2012--2013学年八年级英语上册期中考试试卷及答案

2012-2013学年第一学期八年级英语期中考试试卷（满分120分，时间：100分钟）          一、单项选择（每题1分，共20题。总分20分）1．How long are they planning to stay there? ____ two weeks. A．For   B．Of   C．On    D．With 2．--________have you visited the Great Wall?    --Once． A．How many times   B．How often    C．How soon   D．How long3．--- I have a terrible stomachache.---Oh, you should ____.A．see a dentist     B．eat more food    C．listen to some music    D．lie down and rest4.______ is good for our health.A. Drink milk    B. Drinking milk   C. Drinks milk   D. You drink milk5.Today he came to school _____ the school bus, not _____ bike.A.on; on   B. by; by   C. on; by   D. by; on6.It _____ Mary 10 minutes _____ home after school.A. takes; to walk            B. takes; walking   C. took; to walking          D. is taking; to walk7．---____ is Betty going? ---She is going to Europe.A．How   B．Where  C．What   D．When8、Betty and May are in ____ school, but they are in ____ classes.A. same; different              B. same; the different  C. the same; the different        D.the same; different9、Which is _____, the moon or the earth?A. big  B. bigger  C. the bigger   D. a little big10、The little boy often makes his mother ______him ______.A. talk; something interesting      B. tell; something interestingC. say; interesting something      D. speak; interesting something11、We found          impossible to finish the work in such a short time.A. it’s      B. that was      C. it           D. that12、I hope you can give me __________.A. some advices       B. some advice      C. some advise      D. some advises13. I caught _____ bad cold and have to stay in _____ bed .A. a; /       B. a; the        C. a; a        D. /; the14. ---Who is crying in the next room?     ---It ____ be Timmy. He is sleeping now.   A. can’t    B. may not  C. mustn’t   D. couldn’t15. My job is not as ____ as my sister’s.A. exciting  B. more outgoing  C.excited   D. more excited16. He isn’t feeling well. He has to______.A.stops working               B. stop working   C. stops to work               D. stop to work17．---Tom, ____ you help me with my English?---Sure, I’d love to.A．must   B．can   C．need   D．should 18．Thank you for ____ my grandpa when I was away.A．looking at   B．looking out  C．looking after D．looking for19. She did ________ work, so she is _______ tired.A. too many; too much             B. much too; too muchC. too much; much too             D. too many; much too20. The boy enjoys _______ English and he always practices ________ English with his classmates.A. learning; to speak             B. learning; speakingC. to learn ; to speak              D. to learn; speaking 二、完形填空（每题1.5分，共20题。总分30分）ALast year I ___1___a trip to Italy. I visited some places ____2_____it. I like the city ___3___Venice. There is ___4___street in Venice. There are some cannals among the ____5___. There is ___6__ _water in the cannals. People ____7___Venice have their own boats; But we have bikes and buses. They go to work ___8__boat. And we go to work by bus or bike. Venice is famous___9___its cannals and boats. Venice is beautiful because of the ___10___. I hope to visit it again.(   ) 1 A. had        B. having         C. has            D. have(   ) 2. A. to         B. in             C. from           D. on(   ) 3. A. call        B . calls          C. called           D. calling(   ) 4. A. some      B. many          C. any            D. no(   ) 5. A. boats      B. roads           C. streets         D. building(   ) 6. A. many      B. little            C. much          D. few(   ) 7. A. at         B. in             C. for            D. on(   ) 8. A. by        B. with            C. to            D. at(   ) 9. A. on        B. with            C.  for          D. to(   ) 10. A. water     B. grass           C. houses         D. trees BDavid was a doctor. He spent   11   time in playing when he was in the medical college. Of course, he learned nothing. Later on he tried to find a   12   in the cities, but he failed. He   13   return to his hometown. It was   14  and there was only one hospital in it. He thought he knew much and looked down upon (瞧不起) his   15  . But soon the patients(病人) found he was not a good doctor   16   few asked him to look them over. He knew but he didn’t   17 .One day a traveler came into his office. The man caught a cold and wanted some   18  . David hoped to be paid more and lo oked over one of the tr aveler’s eyes   19  . “Oh dear!” called out David, “You have a bad heart disease. You should be in hospital and only I can help you!”“Please   20   my right eye, sir,”said the traveler,“the left one is false (假的).”(    )11.A.much B.a little C. little          D. few(    )12.A.doctor B.job C.hospital        D. work(    )13.A.must B.should C.had to        D.can(    )14.A.new B small C. big          D.old (    )15.A.parents B.workmates C.friends        D. grandparents(    )16.A.but B.and C.however      D. or(    )17.A.say B.fight C. mind.        D.think(    )18.A. medicine B.food C.drink         D.fruit(    )19.A.quickly B.carefully C.softly         D.slowly(    )20.A.look at B.look for C.look after      D.look out 三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共20小题。总分40分）（ A  ）    Here’s how you can take the taxi in Japan   ●From train station or airports(机场), go to the taxi stand and wait there.   ●In the street, look for a taxi that has a red light in the front window. It means the taxi has no passengers(乘客). ( If the light is green, the taxi has passengers. )   ●When you see an empty taxi, wave(挥动) your hand and call it.   ●The back door opens automatically(自动地), so stand back and wait until the door opens.   ●Get in the taxi and tell the driver where you want to go.   ●Before you get out of the taxi, pay it.   ●Wait until the door opens and get out of the taxi. 1 According to the text, “taxi stand” means____in Chinese.      A. 出租车站立   B.  出租车停止  C. 出租车加油站   D. 出租车车站2 If you want to take a taxi, you should____after you come out of the airport.      A. wait at the airport                    B. wait in the street      C. go to the taxi stand and wait there      D. go to the bus stop3 If you see____, you can wave your hand and call it.      A. a taxi wit h a passenger             B. an empty taxi      C. a car  with the “taxi” sign            D. a taxi with a green light on4 Before you get in the taxi, you should____.      A. open the front door                 B. open the back door      C. wait until the back door opens        D. wait until the front door opens5.After you get in the taxi, ____.      A. tell the driver where you want to go  B. tell the driver your family address      C. tell the driver what you are         D. tell the driver your name （  B ）A Policeman and a Thief   One day a policeman was taking a thief to the city . On the way , they saw a shop . The th ief said . “ Let me go into the shop to buy some bread . We can eat it in the train . ”The policeman agreed . The thief went into the shop and ran out of the back door . When the policeman knew that , he began to look for the thief everywhere . At last the policeman caught(抓获) thief again . They went on to the city . On the way they came to the same shop . The thief wanted to buy some bread again . “Oh , no . ” said the policeman , “You did that before , and you ran away . This time I’ll go into the shop and buy bread . You must wait here for me . ”6. What was the policeman doing one day ?      A. Catching a thief with others .        B. Doing nothing.      C. Taking a thief to the city .           D. Walking go the city by himself .  7. On the way the thief asked to         .       A. buy some food to eat .              B. let him free .       C. take a rest .                       D. walk slowly .8. When the thief went into the shop , he ran out of        .      A. the back door .                    B. the back window .       C. the front door .                    D. the front window .9. When the thief ran away the first time , what did the policeman do ?A. The policeman caught the thief again . B. The policeman looked for the thief . but he didn,t find him .C. The thief was caught again by other policemen . D. The policeman went back without(没有) the thief . 10. From the last three sentences, we know that the policeman was very        .      A. brave       B. careful     C. clever       D. foolish    (  C  )Now and then we all get ill. Then we usually go to see a doctor. Doctors know a lot about what makes us ill. They may give us something to take. The medicine often makes us well again.    But sometimes the doctor’s medicine doesn’t work. A sick person does not get well. The pain doesn’t go away. There was such man. He was in hospital, but he wasn’t well. Then he found a new “doctor” inside himself. This “doctor” was his own sense of humor（幽默）. He saw funny films. He read funny books. And he liked to learn something interesting. Laughing took away his pain. Then he was able to sleep and rest. His own happy feeling helped him to feel well again. And he told his story in a book. He said that laughing was his best “medicine”. His doctor thought so, too.Another man was ill, and he had a terrible pain in his back. The doctors could not stop it from hurting. So the man began to “picture” his pain. In his head he “drew” a picture of a dog. He imagined（想象） it as a real dog. And it was biting（咬） his back. It was hurting him. Then t he man talked softly to the dog. He put his hand on the dog’s head. He made friends with the dog. And his pain went away!These stories may surprise you. But more and more people are getting well in this way. So call on the “doctor” inside your  own head. And stay happy and well!11. The medicine given by doctors_______.      A. never works well           B. always tastes terrible      C. doesn’t work sometimes     D. always makes patients feel worse12. In the second paragraph “a new doctor inside himself” means          A .his own d octor             B. his optimism(乐观主义)       C. the doctor in his home       D. the medicine made by himself13. The second patient felt well again because of      .      A. good medicine             B. the doctors      C. his sense of humor          D. the “dog” in his head14. We can stay happy and well by      . A. visiting the “doctor” inside our own heads    B. drawing a picture of a dog     C. going to see a doctor as often as possible    D. taking more medicine15.  We should believe that     .A. doctors can heal all patientsB.  no one can help patients but themselvesC. only medicine can make patients feel betterD.  sometimes a patient can help himself in his own way. （D）Basketball   Basketball, one of the most popular sports in the world ,has a history of over a century. Many people like to play it because they can play it indoors and outdoors.James Naismith was Canadian. He invented basketball in 1891. At that time, he was a P.E. teacher at Springfield College, in the U.S.A. He invented an indoor game for his students so that they could play even in bad weather.Do you know how to score in the game? Well, just put the ball into the other side’s basket. You can throw the ball into the basket from any part of the court and you can throw it with one hand or both hands. But you must follow the rules.Now, over a century later, more and more people play basketball. In the U.S.A., the NBA is very popular. People all over the world like to watch and play basketball. They love this game.(   ) 1. James Naismith was American.(   ) 2. Basketball was an indoor game when it began.(   ) 3. There are rules to follow when you play basketball.(   ) 4. You can only throw a basketball with one hand.(   ) 5. People all over the world love basketball.                                  四．交际运用:（每小题1分，共5空。总分5分）从方框中选择最佳句子补全对话，其中有一项是多余的。 A：Which is more important, wealth or health?B：In my opinion (观点),   1  .A：I agree with you. But how can we keep healthy?B：I think   2   especially (尤其) green vegetables and fruit.A：Can we eat too much meat?B：No, I think   3  .A：What else should we do?B：We should   4  . But remember not to do sports soon after meals.A：I see. Is   5   for our health?B：It is good. Early to bed and early to rise makes you healthy.A.that is bad for our healthB.going to bed early good or badC.health  is more important than wealthD.we should eat healthy foodE.do some sports every day.F.go to bed early good or bad1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4._________ 5._________ 五、按要求完成句子（每小题1分，共5题。总分10分）1.I take the bus to work every day. （同义句转换）I go to work ____  ____ every day.2. What’s your trouble?（同义句转换）What’s                  you?3. You should eat some vegetables. (变为否定句)You ____ eat ____ vegetables.4. Jim isn’t as tall as Tom.Tom is ______  _______  Jim.5.My uncle lives 10 miles from his supermarket .(对划线部分提问)______  ______ does your uncle live from his supermarket? 六、作文 (15分) 根据图表内容，写一篇介绍你的美国笔友Lucy的文章，要求不少于80词， 要点必须写全。与双胞胎Lily比较 看起来很像；但更外向、强健； 生活方式 每天锻炼；吃很多蔬菜水果，从不吃垃圾食品上学方式 学校离家2公里；骑车上学要30分钟度假计划 下周和朋友去北京，呆一星期；观光、购物、吃北京烤鸭等     参考答案一、1-5 AADBC     6-10 ABDBB    11-15 ABAAA    16-20 BBCCB二、1-5 ABCDD     6-10 CBACA    11-15 ABCBB    16-20 BCABA            三、1-5 DCBCA     6-10 CAAAD    11-15 CBDAD    16-20 FTTFT四、1-5 CDAEB五、1.by, bus   2.wrong, with   3.shouldn’t, any   4.taller, than   5.How,far六、作文