2013-2014学年八年级英语上学期期中试题

河南省虞城县第一初级中学2013-2014学年八年级英语上学期期中试题 人教新目标版一、单项选择（15分）1. It’s my first time to Yunnan , so         here is so interesting for me .A. everything   B. nothing   C. someone   D. anywhere2. —Would you like to go to the cinema with me , Helen ?—Sorry , today is quite         for me . Maybe next time .A. free      B. easy     C. full      D. long3. —         do y ou visit your grand parents , Jane ?—Almost every week . I love them very much .A. How often   B. How long    C. How soon    D. How many4. Winter is coming , and the weather is         warm .A. staying    B. making    C. getting    D. trying5. —What do you think of junk food , Sally ?—I think         . So I never eat it .A. It’s delicious.        B. It’s bad for health .  C. I like it very much .       D. It’s good for health .6. —What’s wrong with me , Mr Smith ?—         . You’re just stressed out .A. Something much .  B. Nothing much .  C. Much something .  D. Much nothing .7. —You didn’t come to the meeting yesterday .         ?—I couldn’t get up         the bad cold .A. Why ; because   B. Why ; becaus e of C. How ; because   D. How ; because of8. I decided         English every morning and then I’ll be         at it than before .A. to read ; good   B. reading ; bad   C. to read ; better   D. reading ; worse 9. You father is tired . He is sleeping . Please speak         .A. loudly    B. clearly    C. quietly    D. politely10. —It’s a fine day ,         ?—Yes . Let’s climb mountains this afternoon .A. isn’t it    B. doesn’t it    C. is it     D. does it11. —Do you know who is         actor in China ?—Pan Shangjiang .A. funny    B. a funnier    C. funniest    D. the funniest12. —What do you think can make our dreams         true ?—That’s         to how hard you are working .A. come ; up    B. come ; on    C. to come ; up   D. to come ; on13. —Is the librany close         the bookstore ?—No , it’s far         the books tore .A. to ; to    B. from ; from   C. from ; to    D. to ; from14. —What         you do in class today , Alice ?—We had a discussion         western culture .A. do ; about    B. did ; to    C. did ; about   D. do ; to15. —Tom , you did a good job in the test .—         .A. No problem .   B. Don’t say so .   C. It doesn’t matter .  D. Thank you .二、完型填空（25分）A） 请先阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。（每小题1分）Friends are very  41  in people’s lives. Some friends have  42  views（观点）, and  43  have the same interests. Should friends be different  44  the same? In my opinion, I don't  45  . I have two good friends, Li Qin and Qian Wen. Li Qin is  46  me. I'm  47  than most of the students m my class , and Li Qin  is  48  quiet. And we both  49  going shopping,  50  weekends, we often go to the markets to buy something. But the other friend of mine, Qian Wen , is   51  different from me. She is more outgoing, and she likes  52  jokes and often makes me  53  . She also likes books, so she often goes to the library and do some  54  there. I don't think differences are important in a  55  . What's your opinion?41. A. different   B. important   C. difficult   D. boring42. A. same     B. opposite   C. active    D. different43. A. some    B. another   C. other    D. others44. A. and    B. but    C. or     D. to45. A. think     B. want    C. care     D. like46. A. like     B. better    C. different   D. good47. A. funnier    B. quieter   C. more popular  D. better48. A. too    B. also    C. either    D. and49. A. enjoy    B. hate    C. play     D. take50. A. In     B. On    C. For     D. From51. A. many     B. no    C. quite    D. not52. A. speaking   B. reading   C. talking    D. telling53. A. cry    B. laugh    C. wild     D. walk54. A. washing    B. reading   C. cooking   D. making55. A. match    B. concert   C. friendship    D. bookB） 请先阅读下面短 文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中所给的词中选出最恰当的10个，并用其适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。（每小题1分）fantastic , shows , China , enjoyable , take , make , played , have , about , country , excite , plan Mulan is an  56  action movie . It comes from an old  57  story . The movie is  58  a village girl , Mulan . She dressed up like a boy and  59  her father’s place to fight in the army . I think the actress  60  Mulan’s role well . The other actors are also  61  and they did a good job in the movie . I like Mulan very much . The movie  62  her love for her family , friends and  63  . If you  64  to watch a movie this weekend and you want to see something  65  , choose Mulan .56. _________ 57.__________ 58.__________ 59.__________ 60._________61. _________ 62.__________ 63.__________ 64.__________ 65._________三、阅读理解（40分）A） 请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（每小题2分）APerformer : The FarmersMusic : Country musicPlace : Metro, Chicago, the USA Date : 9th August,2012Starts : 7 p. m.Ends : 8 : 30 p. m.Ticket : $ 25Number of performers : 5Audience  : 750  Performer : The King's ChoirMusic : Church musicPlace : St . Mary's Cathedral,Sydney , AustraliaDate : lst November, 2012Starts : 9 p.m.Ends : 10:30 p. m.Ticket : $150Number of performers : 5Audience : 500  Performer : The GreatsMusic : JazzPlac e : Leeds Town Hall,Leeds,EnglandDate : 3rd June,2012Starts : 9 p. m.Ends : 11:30 p. m.Ticket : $ 70Number of performers : 3Audience : 1,200  Performer : Ann SmithMusic : ClassicalPlace : Carnegie Hall, New. York,the USADate : 12th January, 2012Starts : 8 p. m.Ends : 10 p. m.Ticket : $ 500Number of performers : 1Audience : 3,000 66.         and         both performed in the USA .A. The Farmers ,The King's Choir    B. The King’s Choir ,The GreatsC. The Greats ,Ann Smith     D. Ann Smith ,The Farmers67. The performance of The King's Choir lasts（持续）        hours.A. one and a half   B. two    C. two and a half   D. three68.        is the most popular one acc ording to the number of audience.A. The Farmers  B. The King's Choir C. The Greats   D. Ann Smith 69. If Lucy wants to take her parents to enjoy jazz , she should pay       for it.A. $ 75    B. $140     C. $ 210    D. $45070. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The Farmers and The King's Choir both have three performers.B. The ticket for The Farmers is the cheapest of the four.C. The performance of The Greats was the earliest one. D. The Greats and The king’s Choir performed the same kind of music .  Last month I had a health problem and had to see a doctor. After looking me over , the doctor said to me ,"Your health isn't too bad. But you must exercise often and have healthy food every day. "In fact , I was a lazy person .I never got up early to exercise. I often ate junk food because I liked it, and I drank little water . In order to（为了）be healthy , I decided to change（改变）my habits.Now I get up at 6:00 a. m. every day. Then I go out to run for about an hour. I go to a gym（健身）on Wednesday and Saturday afternoon, and I hardly eat junk food. I eat healthy food , like milk and fish. I of ten eat vegetables and I h ave an apple every day, for I know "An apple a day keeps the doctor away", I also have about eight glasses of water a day , and I go to bed by ten. I'm having a healthy life.71. When did the writer go to see a doctor?A. Last year.    B. Last month.   C. Last week.   D. Yesterday .72. What did the writer like before?A. To get up early .       B. To exercise every day.C. To eat junk food.       D. To go to bed early.73. How often does the writer go to a gym now?A. Twice a week.        B. Once a week.C. Twice a month.       D. Three times a month.74. What does "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" mean?A. The doctor goes away, when he sees an apple .B. The doctor will run away if you give him an apple.C. The doctor gives you an apple and then you don't need to s ee him.D. If you eat an apple every day, you'll stay healthy.75. Which of th e following is TRUE?A. The doctor said the writer had a terrible problem.B. The writer drinks more water now.C. The writer runs two hours every day now.D. The writer sleeps 9 hours a night now. CIf parents want their children to have healthy eating habits, they should ask their children to cook. when children learn to cook, they can learn more about healthy food and cooking skills（技能）. A school in Liverpool found that more children ate fruit and vegetables after taking cooking classes. And it also found that four to eight years olds in cooking clubs improved（提高）their desire to eat and lifestyles（生活方式）.So let children cook and have some cooking classes at school. In the United Kingdom, many schools have cooking classes for 12 – 16 years olds. Students get three hours’ classes before practicing cooking. From 2007, a program called Let's Get Cooking helped more than 1.7 million children improve their cooking skills through more than 5,000 school cooking clubs.A few days ago, the program did a survey among 2,500 of its members, It found that 92% of them used their new skills at home and more than half said they ate mo re healthily as a result of learning to cook.76. When children learn to cook, they can improve the following things EXCEPT（除了）        .A. cook ing skills    B. learning ability  C. eating habits   D. lifestyles77. What does the underlined word “desire” mean in Chinese ?A. 欲望     B. 技能    C. 弊端    D. 梦想78. What can we know from the second paragraph ?A. Students in the United Kingdom all had cooking classes in 2007 .B. Students take lessons for 12 – 16 hours before practicing cooking .C. Let s Get Cooking is a program to improve children’s cooking skills on TV .D. From 2007, over 1.7 million children learned cooking in school cooking clubs in the United Kingdom .79. From the last paragraph, we know that the cooking program is         .A. useless（无益的）  B. relaxing   C. helpful（有用的） D. boring.80. What is the passage mainly about?A. How to improve cooking skills.     B. A new way to improve children's health.C. Where to learn cooking skills.      D. After-school activities in the UK.B）请先阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。 （每小题2分）A little mouse（老鼠）thinks he is the tallest and strongest animal in the world. His mother says to him, "Don't say you are the strongest in front of an elephant.    81   ”The little mouse doesn't listen to his mother. He goes out to look for an elephant, but he doesn't know what it looks like.    82    He asks her ,"Are yo u an elephant ?” “No , I am not ,” says the ant.Then the little mouse meets a hare（野兔）. He asks her, "Are you an el ephant ?    83   ” “No, I am not. An elephant is much bigger," says the hare . The little mouse goes on .Suddenly he sees four big trees. “Aha , let me climb up one of the trees.    84   ” says th e little mouse. Then he begins to climb one tree."Get down! Get down!" someone shouts to him. "I'm the elephant. Go and climb that tall tree nearby. Then you can see me.”"Now I see.    85   " says the little mouse at last.A. You are bigger than me.B. He meets an ant first.C. You are smarter than me. "D. He doesn't like that.E. We have something in common.F. The elephant is the tallest and strongest animal in the world .G.. Then I can see wh ere the elephant is . 81 _________   82 _________ 83 _________ 84 _________ 85 _________五、书面表达（15分）下表内是你的好朋友Betty的生活习惯。请你写一篇70词左右的短文，描述一下Betty的生活习惯，并表达你的看法。短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。Activity How often WhyPlay sports Never BoringUse the Internet Almost every day FunEat junk food Four times a week DeliciousHelp with housework Hardly ever Dirty Betty is my good friend . Here are some of her life habits .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2013~2014学年度第一学期八年级英语期中试卷听力材料及参考答案 听力材料A）请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在题前的括号内。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回 答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。1. M : Mary , c an you come to my birthday party?W : Sorry , I can't. I have to study for a test.2. M : Hello, Sally , do you like to go to the movies?W : Yes, I do it twice a month.3. M : Do you come to school with Judy , Nancy?W : No. I walk to school , and Judy takes a bus to school .4. M : What are you doing tomorrow?W : I'm going fishing in the morning and visiting my grandparents in the afternoon .5. M : Are you feeling tired, Tony?W : No, I have a headache. M : I'm sorry to hear that. You should see a doctor.B) 听下面3段对话和2段独白， 每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在题前括号内。听每段对话和独白前你都有30秒钟的 时间阅读各小题。每段短话或独白读两遍。请听第1段对话，回答第6至第7小题。M : Hello. Is that Cathy speaking ?W : Yes, is that you, Allen?M : Yes. how are you doing?W : Not bad.M : I've  got two tickets for the concert this evening. Would you like to go with me?W : Sure.M : Then I’ll drive to pick you up at 6:30. OK?W : OK, see you.M : See you.请听第2段对话， 回答第8至第10小题。W : Nice to see you again , Karl !M : Nice to see you , too. Ann !W : Where did you go during your summer holiday?M : I went to Yunnan with my friends. W : Have you ever been there before? M :Yes ,I have been there once. I think it's fantastic.W : How long did you stay there ?M : one week.W : Listen ! There goes the ball . Let's go to our classroom .请听第3段对话， 回答第11至第13小题。W : Good morning ! This is Sunshine Hotel, May I help you?M :Yes . I’d like to book a single room . Do you have any?W : No, I'm sorry . None are left at this time. Is a double room OK? M : Well, I'm a student and I have to think about the cost, How much could a double roorn cost?W : The single room is 150 yuan a day and the double room is 180 yuan .M : Is the double room much. larger than the single room?W : Yes ,of course .M : Is there a pool in the hotel ?W : No , there isn’t . But we have many table tennis tables.M : OK. I want a double room for two days.请听第1段独白，回答第14至第16小题In England it is quite usual for students to take jobs during their summer holidays. However , the students must he 16 years old or older. The students  help with work because at this time many of the workers want to go out to spend their holidays with their families. If the students take jobs during their summer holidays, they can make some money for themselves.请听第2段独白，回答第17至第20小题W : Mr Green and his wife are teachers . They’re from England. They teach English in Beijing now. They have a son and a daughter. Their names are Jack and Mary. They have two bikes and  a car . One bike is big , the other is small . The big one is for Jack , and the small one is for Mary . Mrs Green go to work in their car .C）请听下面一段短文，根据短文内容完成5个句子，每个句子一空，每个空格不超过3个单词。 听短文前你将有50秒钟的时间阅读有关句子。短文读两遍。（每小题1分）Hi , Boys and girls . Attention please, I have good news for you . Our favourite pop star, Jay Chou, will come to our city and give a concert on May 1st. The concert will start at 3:00 p.m. and end at 5:00 p. m. at the Workers’ Stadium. The ticket price will be 180 yuan for a student and 380 yuan for an adult . The stadium is across from the Bank of China and Hongxing School. The Number 301 Bus can take you there. Please come before 2:50 p. m. ,or you can’t get into the stadium. 参考答案   书面表达