初二英语期中考试含答案.doc

班级 姓名 试场号 座位号 密封线 20112012学年度第一学期期中考试八年级英语期中试卷一、单项选择 15分( )1. John is _ honest boy. He said he would come here in _ hour. A. a; a B. a; an C. an; a D. an; an( )2. Though my uncle lives in the USA, he often _ his family. A. thinks for B. thinks of C. thinks out D. thinks over( )3. There are _ advertisements on Channel 7 than on Channel 8. A. few B. little C. fewer D. less( )4. Kitty spends a lot of time _ after-school activities, but Linda spends little time _ it A. doing, in B. to do, in C. doing, on D. to do, on( )5. Shall we go to Laoshe Tea House to drink special Beijing tea tomorrow? _ A. Good idea! B. Thats right. C. Lets not. D. No.( )6.Miss Wu hurt her leg this morning. She has to stay _ hospital for two weeks. A. inB. in theC. to D. at the( )7. _ do you feed your fan-tail goldfish? Twice a day.A. How longB. How often C. How D. When( )8._ your buddy _? He is kind and brave.A. What is; B. How is; C. What does; like D. How is; like( )9.It is _ problem of all. No one can _ it.A. difficult; work outB. the most difficult; work outC. the most difficult; solve D. difficultest; solve( )10._ exciting news!A. HowB. How anC. What an D. What ( )11.The train arrived _ Nanjing _ 6.00_the afternoon of Sep. 13 A. at; at; in B. in; at; in C. in; at; on D. at; in; on( )12. “Lift” is also called _in American English.A. dustbin B. corridor C. elevator D. rubber( )13. Yesterday I read this newspaper, but I couldnt find _.A. something interesting B. anything interesting C. interesting something D. interesting anything( )14 .Johns tie and Tinas tie are _. A. same B. the same C. the same as D. like( )15.What will you choose _in the future？A. do B. to do C. doing D. does二、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共10分，每小题1分） Big schoolbags have been a big problem for students for a long time. Maybe your schoolbag is too 16to carry, and it troubles you a lot 17 you want to find out a book to read. Now e-textbooks will 18you. It is said that many Chinese middle schools are going to use e-textbooks. An e-textbook, in fact, is a small 19_for students. It is much 20_than a usual schoolbag and easy to carry. Though it is as small as a book, it can 21everything for study. The students can read the text page by page on the 22_. Take notes 23_the pointer (屏写笔)，or even “hand in” their 24_ to their teachers by sending e-mails. All they have to do is to press a button (按开关). Some people say e-textbooks are good, but some say they may be 25_for the students eyes. What do you think of it?( )16. A. expensive B. heavy C. useful D. comfortable( )17. A. till B. after C. before D. when( )18. A. trouble B. keep C. help D. understand( )19. A. TV B. radio C. pen D. computer( )20. A. heavier B. lighter C. cheaper D. brighter( )21. A. hold B. build C. find D.ractice( )22. blackboard B. keyboard C. screen D. menu (菜单)( )23. A. use B. in C. by D. with( )24. A. computer B. homework C. e-textbooks D. plans( )25. A. bad B. dangerous C. good D. helpful三、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选出最佳选项。（本大题共15分，每小题1分） (A)Silver is one of the tallest teenagers(青少年) in the world. She is 14 years old now. Can you believe shes 6ft 9in (206cm) tall. Many of the teenagers hope to grow taller. But to Silver, its just a bad dream. She feels uncomfortable to do most of the things. She couldnt go to school because she was too tall for the school bus and for the class. It is said that the pretty girl grows so tall because of a kind of special illness.Nino is 24 years old. He hopes to dance at the party with his friends, dreams of owning a cara Mercedes Benzand wants to see the world. What stops his dream is his height. Hes only 27in (70cm) and weighs just 10kg. Nino is the worlds shortest living man by Guinness World Records. It is said that he hasnt grown since he was two years old. But Nino feels happy. He thinks he is the “Number One”. ( ) 26. The passage is about _.A. the tallest man and the shortest girl in the world B. the uncomfortable school busC. the tallest girl and the shortest man in the worldD. the dreams of teenagers ( ) 27. Silver is _ tall. A. about six metersB. more than 2 meters. C. about 70 inches.D. less than 2 meters.( )28. Silver grows so tall because _. A. she has a special illnessB. she loves sportsC. her parents are very tallD. she eats a lot( )29. Whats Ninos dream?A. Dancing with his friends.B. Driving Benz.C. Seeing the world.D. All the above.( ) 30. Why does Nino feel happy?A. Because he dances very well. B. Because he enjoys life.C. Because he has an expensive car.D. Because he is short. (B)Tom and his cousin took a boat trip. When they got on the boat, every passenger(乘客) should answer the keeper a question. If the passenger answered “yes”, he or she got one gift; if the passenger answered “no”, he or she got two gifts. Tom and his cousin saw all about this. Now it was their turn. The keeper came up to them and asked, “Are you a good sailor(水手)?” Tom wanted to get two gifts, so he answered “no” loudly, at the same time he said, “I have never been a sailor, how could I be a good sailor.” The keeper gave him two gifts. His cousin gave the same answer, so, he got two gifts too.The boat started off. The passengers began to open their gifts. Tom and his cousin did the same. They found that one of the two gifts was a small bottle of drinking water, the other was a seasick tablet(晕船药). Tom had a look at a “yes”-passengers gift. His was a nice chocolate. Tom shouted at the keeper, “We are never seasick. Why do you give us seasick tablets?” ( ) 31. Tom and his cousin _. A. went to eat chocolateB. went on a trip by boat C. worked for the keeperD. needed a bottle of drinking water( ) 32. When did the keeper ask the passengers questions? A. After the trip. B. Before the trip. C. During the trip. D. Never.( )33. Why did Tom and his cousin answer “no”?A. Because they both wanted to get two gifts.B. Because they wanted to have chocolate.C. Because they felt sick on the boat.D. Because they were good sailors.( ) 34.The underlined(下划线) part “a good sailor”means _.A. 好水手 B. 好销售员 C. 晕船 D. 不晕船( ) 35. Which of the following statements is true?A. The keeper cheated(欺骗) Tom and his cousin.B. Tom and his cousin didnt understand the question.C. All the other passengers answered “yes”.D. The keeper didnt want to give Tom and his cousin chocolate.(C)Scientists are trying to make the deserts (沙漠) into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time.Why is more and more land becoming desert? Scientists think that people make deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth.Some places on the earth dont get much rain. But they still dont become deserts. This is because some green plants are growing there. Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places. Plants dont let the hot sun make the earth even drier. Plants dont let the wind blow the dirt away. When a little bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water. Without plants, the land can become a desert much more easily.( )36.Deserts _.班级 姓名 学号 考试号 密封线A. get very little rain B. never have any plants or animals in themC. cant be turned into good land in the future . D. both A and C( )37.Small green plants are very important to dry places because _ .A. they dont let the sun make the earth even drierB. they dont let the wind blow the earth awayC. they hold the water D. A, B and C( )38 Land is becoming desert little by little because _.A. plants cant grow there B. theres not enough rainC. people are doing bad things to the earth D. scientists know little about desert( ) 39. Which is the main idea of the first paragraph?A. Scientists know how to change land into good land .B. Land is becoming desert faster than scientists can change it back into good land. C. If scientists can bring water to the desert, people can live there.D. More and more places are becoming deserts all the time.( ) 40. After reading this, we learn that _.A. plant can stop dry land from becoming desert.B. it is good to get rid of (清除) the grass in the desert .C. all places without much rain will become deserts .D. it is better to grow crops （庄稼）on dry land than to grow grass四、词汇 15 分 (A) 根据中文提示、首字母或句意写出句中所缺单词（5分） 1. He has poor e_, so he must wear glasses all day. 2. I know many _(英雄) in history. And you?3. Which _ do you like best? Maths.4. This evening there will be two tennis _ (决赛).5. Of all the boys, Tom did the _ (糟糕地) in the last Math exam（B）选词并用其适当形式填空。（5分）peace act hunt good hear6. Some _ kill bears for their paws. 7. We hope the world will be _ forever .8 .Do tigers have good smell and _ ? 9. We should take some _ to protect wild animals. 10. Daniel plays basketball as _ as his brother. C. 选择合适的动词并用其适当时态填空。（5分） die take be finish dance11. Look! How wonderfully the children_ !12. If we do nothing, soon giant pandas _ out.13. Our trip starts at 9:30 a.m. and at 4:30 p.m.14.Our teacher _ us to the museum yesterday morning. 15. My buddy, Amy _ (be) a social worker when she grows up.D 英汉互译。10分16.保密_ 17.上驾驶课_18.采取行动_ 19. 深褐色_20. smiling eyes _ 21. score the most points_22.sell elephants tusks _23.have two weeks off _24. share ones joy _ 25. go horse riding _五、句型转换 （5 分）26. Finally he didnt know it at all. (同义句) he didnt know it at all. 27. I saw the film 2046 just now. (一般疑问句)_ you _ the film 2046 just now ?28. Turn on the TV . (否定句) _ _ on the TV .29. Her father is very generous and helpful. (对划线部分提问) _ your father _?30.My home is 5 kilometers away from the school.(对划线部分提问) _ _ is your home away from the school?六、任务型阅读 10分A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day of the year . You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before an exam.If you are taking an English exam, do not only learn rules of grammar.Try to read stories in English. Speak English whenever you can. A few days before the exam you should go to bed early. Do not stay up late at night studying. Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question paper, try to understand the exact meaning of each question. When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answers. Correct the mistakes if there are some and be sure that you have not missed anything out.31.How can we do well in exams ?32.Is learning rules of grammar enough to pass an eexam ?33.What should you do a fews days before the exam ?34.What should you do before you start the exam?35.将文中画线句子翻译成中文。七、缺词填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。（本大题共10分）The pandas face looks like a cats, but its fat body and short tails look like a bears. S 36 people call this animal “bearcat”. But scientists call it “cat-bear”. The panda is very l 37. The panda is an unusual a 38 in China. The southwest of Chinas Sichuan Province and the south of Gansu Province are its h 39 . Pandas like to climb trees best. They l 40 in the thick forest of hig