大雁二中 2010-2011学年八年级上期中考试英语试卷
听力部分(20%)
一、听小对话,选择正确的图片。(5%)
1. What is Alice doing tomorrow?
A. B. C.
2. How does Jim go to work when it rains?
A. B. C.
3.What did Lily have for breakfast?
A. B. C. C.
4. What’s wrong with Andy?
A. B. C.
5. What are they talking about?
A. B. B. C. C.
二、听长对话,回答问题。(5%)
6. Who wants to study science? A. Alan B. Lisa C. Peter
7. When is Alan free? A. This evening B. Tomorrow evening C. Tomorrow afternoon
8. When is Mike’s birthday?
A. Thursday, 14th B. Friday, 16th C. Saturday, 16th
9. What’s Mike doing for his birthday?
A. Having a party B. Having a picnic C. Having a game
10. Why can’t Charlie go there?
A. His friends are visiting him. B. His friends are having a party.
C. He’s visiting his friends.
三、听独白,完成信息记录表。
Day and Date ____11____ 10th
Subjects English, ____12____
Presents ____13____ and fresh flowers
Activities ____14____ and play badminton
Favorite foods ____15____
11. A. August B. September C. October
12. A. Math B. Math and Chinese C. Math, Chinese and History
13. A. cards B. pictures C. cards, pictures
14. A. Play volleyball B. Running C. Play games
15. A. Carrots and fish B. Carrots and orange juice C. Carrots, orange juice and fish
笔试部分(80%)
四、单项选择。(10%)
16. I want you to say _____ about this concert.
A. anything different B. something different
C. different anything D. different anything
17. My father always makes me _______.
A. laughing B. to laugh C. laugh D. laughs
18. _______ milk is ________ your health.
A. Drinking, good for B. Drink, good at
C. Drinking, good at D. Drinking, good to
19. The doctor says I eat _______ meat.
A. much too B. too much C. too many D. very much
20. Beijing is about 140 kilometers ______ from Tianjin.
A. near B. far C. long D. away
21. My school is about twenty ________ walk from here.
A. minute B. minutes’ C. minute’s D. minutes
22. ---I have a bad cold.
---_______________.
A. No problem. B. Yes, you don’t look well
C. Thanks. D. I’m sorry to hear that.
23. Can you come to play soccer with me this Sunday, Bob?
A. Yes, I can. B. That’s all right C. Sure, I’d love to D. No, I can’t
24. ---I can’t stop smoking, doctor.
---For your health, I’m afraid you________.
A. must B. have to C. will D. can
25. ______ it take you to walk from your home to your office?
A. How long is B. How far is C. How long does D. How far does
五、完型填空。(15%)
“I don’t like my parents. They __26_ tell me I should do this, and I should not do that. It
sometimes makes me angry.” Said Hang Hua, a middle school student in Nanjing. Do you have the
same _27__? Why does it seem that some parents are so __28__ in their children’s eyes?
Since(自从……以来) you were born, your parents have worried about everything about you.
They __29__ about your choice(选择 ) of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, __30__
sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up __31__ and
happily.
So how can you __32__ things easier on yourself? It’s easier __33__ you think. Just let your
parents know what you’re doing. Get them to know your friends. Call them if you stay somewhere
else __34__ than usual. Say __35__ to them when you are wrong. Take responsibility(责任 ) for
what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about __36__ with you. Most
of all, try __37__ them. They are still __38__ being parents and need your help, too. Someday,
when you become a parent, they may give you __39__ on how to get on with your __40__.
26. A. never B. hardly C. always D. sometimes
27. A. result B. habit C. way D. problem
28. A. happy B. friendly C. beautiful D. serious
29. A. worry B. talk C. think D. hear
30. A. how much B. how many C. how long D. how many hours
31. A. quickly B. healthily C. slowly D. early
32. A. stay B. believe C. look after D. make
33. A. as B. till C. than D. when
34. A. earlier B. later C. shorter D. sooner
35. A. hello B. no C. sorry D. yes
36. A. theirs B. them C. themselves D. their
37. A. to understand B. to leave C. to care D. to forget
38. A. practice B. practicing C. plan D. planning
39. A. medicine B. rest C. vacation D. advice
40. A. friends B. parents C. children D. teachers
六、阅读理解。(20%) A
Xia Ming was worried about his study, so he wrote a letter to a magazine.
Dear editors,
I’m a slow student in my class. Most of my classmates are much better than me. So I get very
stressed out. It’s difficult to keep on working hard and it’s really not fun. And I think although I
spend much time studying for the tests. I can’t get good grades. My father gives me some help
sometimes. He tells me not to worry about it. But what do you think I should do?
Xia Ming
Two readers read the letter from the magazine and here are their answers:
Dear Xia Ming,
Many famous people are not so good at the age like you. Edison, the famous scientist, had a
bad headache for his studies when he was a 12-year-old boy. But everyone knows that he did a lot
for the people in the world. And Newton had the same story like him. You should take it easy, then
try your best. I believe you can do better.
Thumbelina
Dear Xia Ming,
When you are feeling stressed out, just smile and take a deep breath(深呼吸 ), you should
believe tomorrow is another day.
Mr Unsmart
41. Xia Ming worried about ______.
A. his classmates B. his life C. his study D. his father
42. Thumbelina gave ______ examples in the letter.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
43. Thumbelina wrote about those famous people _______.
A. to make Xia Ming feel better B. to make Xia Ming laugh
C. to show how much she knows D. to show that she dislike them
44. Which is NOT true?
A. Xia Ming doesn’t have fun studying at school.
B. Xia Ming’s father always helps him with his study.
C. Smiling can reduce the pressure.
D. Edison is famous in the world.
45. “Tomorrow is another day.” tells us ______.
A. it’s the weekend tomorrow B. Xia Ming can get good grades tomorrow
C. tomorrow is different from today D. there are hopes in our lives
(B)
Dogs like living with people. A dog can be a very good friend. He can do a lot of things for people. Some
dogs help people to look after sheep, other dogs help them to find lost children. And some of the dogs
can help the blind (盲人的,看不见的) do things.
Many years ago there was a very good dog. His name was Seeing Eye dog. Now we can see this kind of
dogs all over the world. They are working for the blind.
The Seeing Eye dog is strong, good and easy to train(训练). He helps the blind to walk from place to
place.
Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye dog, he must go to a training school for about three months. First the
dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainer’s call. In his next lesson the dog learns to make
his trainer across busy streets.
The dog has many things to learn. And in every lesson he must learn to do one thing again and again for
many times.
At the end of the training school he must take tests. When he passes the tests, the Seeing Eye dog will do
the things by himself.
Now he can help blind people. The new master may be a man, a woman, or even a child. It takes the dog
and his blind master about a month to learn to work and live together.
46. We can see the Seeing Eye dog _______.
A. only in the country B. only in small cities C. all over the world D. only on the busy street
47. What can the Seeing Eye dog do?
A. Look after sheep B. Help blind people C. Find lost children D. Train blind people
48. If you want a dog to become a Seeing Eye dog, you must let him ________.
A. go to a training school B. go to a middle school
C. go to an evening school D. go to a children school
49. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay __________.
A. when he hears the telephone call B. when he hears another dog’s call
C. when he hears the master’s call D. when he hears the trainer’s call
50. How long will it take the dog and his blind master to learn to work and live together?
A. one year B. five years C. about a month D. one week
(C)
A Russian, a Cuban, an American businessman and an American lawyer were on a train traveling across
England. The Russian took out a large bottle of vodka, gave each of the men a drink and then threw the
rest half bottle of vodka out of the window. “Why did you do that?” asked the American businessman.
“There’s too much vodka in my country,” said the Russian, “And really we have more than we will ever
use.” A little later, the Cuban passed around fine Havana Cigars. Then he threw his out of the window. “I
thought Cuba is not a rich country,” the businessman said. “But you threw that very good cigars out of
the window!” “Cigars,” the Cuban answered, “are the cheapest in my country. We have more of them
than we know what to do with.” The American businessman sat quietly for a moment. Then he got up,
caught the lawyer by the arm and threw him of the window.
51. The people in the story are from ______ countries.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
52. The four people are traveling by _______.
A. bus B. air C. train D. sea
53. Vodka is a kind of _______.
A. treasure(珍宝) B. wine C. food D. medicine
54. The Russian and the Cuban both wanted to _______.
A. tell the businessman that their countries are rich
B. prove(证明) that they were rich
C. ask the two Americans to visit their countries
D. make the businessman happy
55. What did the businessman want to say by throwing the lawyer out of the window?
A. I want to buy some vodka.
B. We have too many lawyers in my country.
C. I’ll go to Cuba and do some business of cigars.
D. If you need lawyers, come to America.
七、选词填空。(用方框中所给的词的适当形式填空)(5%)
ill, whole, invite, healthy, hundred
56. I’m ______ than most of the kids in my class because I exercise everyday.
57. Don’t worry about your mother’s _______.
58. Thanks for _______ me to visit next week.
59. There are _______ of people buying things on weekends.
60. Please tell me the _______ story, we want to know all about it.
八、词汇运用。(10%)
阅读下面的短文, 根据短文内容及所给的中文意思,写出正确的英文单词。(每空一词)
Tom is a schoolboy of Grade Eight. He lives a little far from the city. But his parents ___61___
(送) him to study in a ___62____ (有名的) school in the center of the city last summer. They rented
a house near the school. On ____63__(工作日), he ___64__ (走路) to school. It ___65__ (花费)
him about 10 minutes. In the daytime, he has to have classes one and ___66__ (另一个). He has to
stay at school for 11hours every day. After school, he __67__ (锻炼) on the playground for an hour,
and gets home for dinner. He has a good habit and __68__ (保持) healthy. On weekends, he goes to
the __69___ (培训) center. And that usually makes him feel __70___ (紧张的) out.
九、任务型阅读。(5%)
请仔细阅读短文,然后在信息卡上填入相关信息。
English and Chinese speaking maid wanted in Shanghai. Very good salary!
Hi! We are an English family living in Shanghai and we are now looking for a maid(女佣) to
help us take care of our house, my 6-year-old son (He speaks Chinese.) and our 2 new babies. We
will give you a very good salary. You should
a. like children be good at cooking be funny and kind
if you want to be a member of our family. Please call me at 1305056009.
Information card
Where does the family live? 71. ________________
How many children do they live? 72. ________________
What language does their son speak? 73. ________________
The maid should_____ a. speak both 74.____ and Chinese
b. be kind and like children
c. be good at 75.____________
十、书面表达。(15%)
(A) 天气转凉,不少学生感冒发烧。如果你是医生的话,请你给学生一些建议。请例举五条:
1._________________________________________.
2._________________________________________.
3._________________________________________.
4._________________________________________.
5._________________________________________.
(B) 假如你叫 John,你和 Tom 是好朋友,他邀请你去参观他家的农场,你因为太忙,不能去。
请根据以下提示写一篇 60词的 e-mail,开头和结尾已给出。
提示:今天是星期五,晚上要去看爷爷奶奶。明天下午要帮爸爸妈妈在花园干活,下午
要与妈妈一起去购物。星期天,白天要为汉语考试做准备,晚上要与朋友去参加音乐会。
Dear Tom,
Thanks for _________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
John
2010学年第一学期八年级英语
期中试卷答题纸
(一)听力测试(共 20分)
一.听小对话,选择正确的图片。听 1遍(5分)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
二. 听长对话,回答问题。听 1遍(5分)
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
三.听短文,完成信息表。听二遍(10分)
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
(二)笔试部分(共 80分)
四、单项选择题(共 10分,每小题 1分)
16. 17. 18 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
五、完形填空。(共 15分)
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
六、阅读理解。(20分)
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
51. 52. 53. 54. 55.
七、选词填空。(用方框中所给的词的适当形式填空)(5分)
56. 57. 58 59. 60.__________
八、词汇运用。(10%)
61. 62. 63. 64. 65.
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
九、任务型阅读。(5%)
71. 72. 73. 74. 75.
十、 书面表达(15分)
(A) 1. _______________________________________________________.
2. _______________________________________________________.
3. _______________________________________________________.
4. _______________________________________________________.
5. ________________________________________________________.
(B)
Dear Tom,
Thanks for _________________________________________________________
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Yours,
John
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听力材料
一. 听小对话,选择正确的图片。听一遍(5分)
1.A: What are you doing tomorrow?
B: I’m going fishing, it’s interesting
2.A: Hello, Jim. How do you get to work when it rains.
B: I usually get to work by bike. But when it rains I often get to work by bus.
3. A: Did you have dumplings for breakfast this morning, Li Ling?
B: No, I had a hamburger.
4.A: You look terrible. Andy. Do you have a fever?
B: No, I don’t think so. It’s my throat. I can hardly speak
5. A: Don’t swim in the pool, it’s dangerous.
B: Sorry, sir.
二.听长对话,回答问题。听一遍 (5分)
6-7 A: Hi, Alan. Can you help me with my science?
B: When?
A: This evening.
B: Sorry, Lisa. I have to go to my piano lesson with Petter. What about tomorrow afternoon?
8-10 A: What’s today, Kate?
B: It’s Thursday 14th.
A: The day after tomorrow is Mike’s birthday.
B: Are you going to his party, Charlie?
A: I’d love to, but I can’t. My friends are visiting me this weekend.
三.听短文,完成信息表。听二遍 (10分)
It was Teachers’ Day, September 10th. We sent presents to our English, math, Chinese and
history teachers. Our teachers received pictures, cards and fresh flowers as presents. They were
very glad. In the afternoon, we ran and played badminton together with teachers. Then we had a
party from 18:30 to 20:30. I think carrots, orange juice and fish are the best foods.
2010学年第一学期八年级英语参考答案
1---5 A B CAC 6---10 B C CAA 11 ---15 B C C B C 16---20 B CAB D
21---25 B D C B C 26---30 C D DAA 31---35 B D C B C 36---40 CAB D C
41---45 C BAB B 46---50 C BAD C 51---55 C C BA B
56---60 healthier illness inviting hundreds whole
61---70 sent famous weekdays walks takes another exercises keeps training
Stressed
71---75 Shanghai 3 Chinese English Cooking