浙江省杭州地区八年级英语下学期期中考试试题.doc

浙江省杭州地区2011-2012学年第二学期期中考试八年级英语试卷 （2012.4.18）（本试卷满分120分，考试时间90分）1. 听力部分（25分）一. 听短对话，回答问题(共5小题，计5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. where are the two speakers probably?a. at school. b. at home. c. in the shop.2. how many hours does dean sleep every night? a. seven hours. b. eight hours. c. nine hours.3. whats the matter with alices father? a. he has a bad stomachache.b. he is fine.c. he has a sore back.4. how long has the boy been doing his homework? a. for an hour and a half.b. for two hours.c. for six hours.5. what do they think of the film? a. they like it very much. b. they think it hard to understand. c. they think it too easy for them.二. 听较长对话，回答问题（共6小题，计12分）听下面两段较长对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。6. what are the speakers talking about? a. the earth and the moon. b. population.c. life in the future.7. what does davy think will happen in the future at first? a. life in the future will be more and more comfortable.b. there may be more and more people on the earth.c. people will live on the moon and go there by spaceship.8. what wont people have to take to the moon in the future?a. money. b. credit cards. c. spacesuit.听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。9. what are they going to do?a. to get a watch. b. to go to a party. c. to stay at home.10. why hasnt rose had her watch with her?a. she has left it at home. b. she has lost it.c. it has broken down.11. how will they go there? a. by bus. b. by bike. c. by taxi.三. 听独白，回答问题( 共4小题,计8分)听下面一段独白,并按要求在试卷上完成任务,你可以边听边完成任务。然后你会看到4个问题和相关的选项。请从每个问题a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。听独白前，你有20秒钟的时间阅读有关材料和4个小题。听完独白后，你有20秒钟的时间来选择有关选项。独白连读两遍。 cabbagechicken applestrawberry2/kilo34/kilo_ /kilo_ /kilo_ kilo(s)_ kilo(s)3 kilos2 kilos_ yuan_ yuan_ yuan_ yuan12. how much should david pay for cabbage?a. 2 yuan. b. 7 yuan. c. 8 yuan.13. how much chicken should david buy? a. 0.5 kilo. b. 1 kilo. c. 2 kilos.14. what cost david the same money? a. cabbage and apples.b. apples and strawberries. c. cabbage and strawberries.15. if david gives the shop assistant 100 yuan, how much money can he get back? a. 42 yuan. b. 48 yuan. c. 52 yuan.ii. 笔试部分（95分）四、单项填空(共15小题，计15分)从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。16the underlined part in the word “lucky ”is pronounced as_ . a. / b. /e/ c. / / d./a:/17. i hear there _ a meeting tomorrow morning. a. will have b. have c. will be d. will 18. - youd better hurry, my dear. - just a minute. it wont _ me long to change. a. take b. spend c. cost d. pay19. when my mother got home, i _ an e-mail to my friend. a. sent b. am sending c. was sending d. send20. his mother makes him _ the room every day. a. cleaning b. cleaned c. to clean d. clean21. -youd better not eat too much salt. its bad for your health. - _. a. not at all b. youre welcomec. it doesnt matter d. thanks for your advice22. - mingzhou bridge was open to traffic in may. - _. the traffic in ningbo is becoming better. a. good luck b. wonderful c. good idea d. best wishes23. if it _, we will stay at home. a. wont rain b. rains c. doesnt rain d. is raining24. there is some food on the desk. _ , please. a. take it off b. take them off c. take them off d. take it away25. alison has been playing the piano _ he was four years old. a. for b. since c. after d. when26. in english, im _ reading than listening. a. good at b. better in c. better at d. worse for27. - how about going hiking tomorrow?- _ ! im sure we will have an exciting day!a. good idea b. it sounds boring c. thats ok d. ill go with you28. - i hear that george got an a in his math test. - _. a. sounds terrible b. i dont think so c. youre kidding d. im sorry to hear that 29. he found _ hard to finish the work in such a short time. a. that b. this c. it d. its 30. kelly, _ girl, wants to be a reporter. a. a 8-year-old b. an 8-year-old c. an 8-years-old d. an 8 years old五、完型填空 （共15小题， 计15分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中选出一个最佳选项。“if mum finds that im going to the beach, ill be in trouble.” i said to myself.i walked 31 and tried not to make any noise. a few minutes later, i got out of the house and started 32 to the bus stop quickly.after half an hour, i was at the 33 with my friends, jimmy and bobby. we began to play volleyball 34 .suddenly, bobby 35 the ball too hard and it flew into the sea. i thought my swimming skill was 36 , so i decided to get the ball.i jumped into the water and started swimming 37 the ball. however, after about ten minutes, i got cramp （抽筋）in my leg and i 38 swim.i tried hard to control my body and after several minutes i 39 . i began to swim back to the beach. but soon i felt too 40 to swim any further. luckily, a boat soon reached and 41 me.when i woke up, i was in a(n) 42 . after a few minutes, my parents walked in with angry and 43 faces. they were angry with me for my going out of the house 44 they were glad because the doctor said i was not badly hurt. i will never forget that terrible 45 and never want to do it again. ( ) 31. a. quickly b. easily c. loudly d. slowly ( ) 32. a. walking b. driving c. running d. riding( ) 33. a. house b. beach c . station d. school( ) 34. a. angrily b. sadly c. quietly d. happily( ) 35. a. held b. threw c. hit d. caught( ) 36. a. good b. poor c. new d. kind( ) 37. a. over b. towards c. under d. with( ) 38. a. neednt b. must c. couldnt d. could( ) 39. a. failed b. lost c. hurt d. succeeded( ) 40. a. lazy b. tired c. short d. strong( ) 41. a. missed b. saved c. followed d. left( ) 42. a. hospital b. shop c. boat d. office( ) 43. a. excited b. relaxed c. worried d. bored( ) 44. a. and b. so c. or d. but( ) 45. a. experience b. news c. matter d. story六、阅读理解 （共15小题，计30分。其中第一节10小题，计20分；第二节5小题，计10分。）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（a、b、c和d）选出最佳选项。a men have built and used bridges for a very long time. it is hard to say just when they began to do so. maybe hundreds and hundreds of years ago a man needed to cross a stream. he may have seen a log(圆木) that had fallen across it like a little bridge. so he went across on the log and did not get wet. after this happened a number of times, the man placed a log across a small stream himself when he didnt feel like getting his feet wet. then, much later, men began to tie logs together to make longer bridges. in the jungles(丛林), the men of long ago might have crossed streams by swinging（摇摆） on long, strong vines（藤）. the vines hung from trees on the river banks. later, people began to use thick vines or ropes to make bridges. rope bridges are still in use in a number of places. they may make people feel dizzy(头晕目眩), for they move back and front as people walk on them. today, bridges may be made of wood, stone or steel(钢铁). some bridges can be lifted up in part to let large boats pass. bridges help us a lot in many ways. people, cars, trucks, and trains use a bridge than to waste time by going to the bottom of one hill and then going up the next one. ( ) 46. what do we know from the passage?a. people know the time when the first bridge was built. b. rope bridges still can be found in use in some places.c. log bridges are more dangerous than stone bridges.d. vines couldnt be used to make bridges.( ) 47. the first bridge may have been made by_ . a. tying vines from tress on the river banksb. tying ropes together from the river banksc. placing stones together across a small streamd. tying logs together across a small stream( ) 48. how did people in the jungles go across a stream at the very beginning?a. they used thick ropes to make bridges. b. they used logs to make bridges. c. they swung on long and strong vines. d. they hung ropes on both sides of the river banks.( ) 49. the bridges that can be lifted up are built_ . a. to make people feel something new and funny b. to change the appearance of ordinary bridges c. to let people walk on them d. to let ships pass( ) 50. on dry land, bridges can _ . a. help people go from one hill to the next b. help people rest when climbing hills c. help people cross streams without getting wet d. help people get to the bottom of a hill easilyb indians often shake their heads when they talk to others. it doesnt have the same meaning as our no”. if someone wants to visit india, he should know this, or he will have some trouble. one day, a foreign officer went to india on business. he hired a car and an indian driver drove it. when he told his driver to send him to his office, the driver shook his head at once. the officer said it again, and the driver shook his head again. at last, the officer, of course, got angry. “how dare(敢) you refuse my order?” he shouted. “drive me to my office immediately.” the driver answered in a very loud voice, “yes, sir.” but to the officers surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time. the car started, and the foreign officer was too angry to say a word. he thought for a while and then nodded with a smile, “shaking heads means yes here.”( ) 51. which of the following is true?a. shaking heads always has the same meaning in different countries.b. when indians dont agree with you, they shake their heads.c. its completely wrong to shake your head before a visitor.d. when an indian shakes his bead, it doesnt mean “no” but “yes”.( ) 52. why did the foreign officer get angry?a. because the driver had accepted his order.b. because the indian driver didnt understand him.c. because he didnt know what to do next.d. because he thought the indian driver didnt obey his order.( ) 53. how many times did the officer give his order to the indian driver?a. once.b. twice.c. three times.d. four times.( ) 54. what made the officer surprised?a. the indian answered, “yes, sir.”b. the indian nodded with a smile.c. the indian shook his head.d. the indian answered “yes” and shook his head at the same time.( ) 55. how did the officer know “shaking heads” meant “yes”?a. he found the answer by himself.b. he was told of it.c. he asked the indian.d. he saw the notice.第二节：请仔细阅读56-60题中的信息，从a-f选项中为每个人找到合适的笔友。有一个多余选项。( ) 56. hi! im from brazil. i want to improve my english and i can help you with portuguese. please write to me.( ) 57. i love making new friends and i am looking for a pen pal from bolivia. i like talking about movies, clothes, music and reading.( ) 58. hi, im looking for a boy or girl between 8 and 10 years old to be my e-pal. im sure we will be good friends. e-mail me, please.( ) 59. i can speak english, french and spanish. i love sports and i practice football every day. if you like them too, please write to me.( ) 60. hello! im from japan. i really want to learn chinese. so i want to find a pen pal from china.a. sally is a fourteen-year-old girl. she comes from bolivia. she can speak spanish.b. larry is a ten-year-old boy. he is from argentina(阿根廷). he is funny.c. hi, im from canada. im sixteen. i love art very much. do you want to be my pen pal?d. im a soccer fan. i want to have a pen pal. we can talk about sports together.e. wilbur is a teacher. he speaks english well. but he wants to learn a new language.f. mariko is twelve years old. he comes from harbin. he can speak chinese. 七、词语填空（共10小题，计10分） 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。little strange another or like be often either real even are you afraid to put up your hand in class, 61 when you know the answer? if you 62 , most people would say you are shy. if you feel shy, you are not the only shy person. at 63 , nine out of ten people are a bit shy. but no matter how shy you are, the scientist can show that it isnt your mistake. you may have been born that way. how do scientists measure shyness? one way is by watching. they keep a lot of records of peoples action-like how 64 these people speak to others, 65 how long it takes someone to say hello to a 66 . 67 way to measure shyness is to ask people questions. the test only takes about ten minutes, it asks questions 68 “do you like going out a lot?” or “do you have many friends?”, people must answer 69 yes or no. these questions can tell how people act. when scientists say people are shy, they are exactly examining degrees of shyness. in other words, when the researchers say people are shy, they 70 mean they are shier than others.八单词拼写 （共10小题，计10分） 根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的完全形式（每空限填一词）。71. im very tired. i want to go to bed early t_ .72. a ufo l_ in front of me when i was walking in the street.73. li lei often c_ others homework.74. im s_ to hear the bad news.75. every year many f_ come to visit the great wall of china.76. everyone went to play soccer e_ tom and me because we dont like it.77. - what h_ to jim? - he hurt his left leg.78. she didnt go to bed u_ her mother came back last night.79. i often borrow books from the school l_ .80. the old mans wife died ten years ago and he lives a_ now.九、书面表达 （共1小题，计15分） 根据表格所提供的信息，写一封信，把老师对你的学习评价介绍给你的朋友。词数70左右。teachers what they said math hard-workingchinese good at writingenglish do well in listeningphysics can do betterdear john, things are fine here. i finished my mid-term exams last week, and i got my report card today. what about you? write to me soon. yours, mike 八年级英语试题卷听力材料一听短对话，回答问题(共5小题，计5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. m: theres little milk in the fridge. could you get some this afternoon, amy?w: ok, i will.2. m: dean, you always get good grades. you must have a good lifestyle.w: yes. i exercise every morning and sleep nine hours every night. it makes me relaxed all day.3. m: whats the matter with you, alice?w: im ok, but my father has a bad stomachache. i have to look after him.m: im sorry to hear that.4. w: its time to go to bed. what are you doing? m: im doing my homework. whats the time now? w: its nine oclock. when did you start doing your homework? m: at seven thirty.5. m: the film is very good, isnt it? w: no, the story is too simple. only children like it. m: i agree with you. 二. 听较长对话，回答问题（共6小题，计12分）听下面两段较长对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。w: davy, do you think life in the future will be more comfortable? m: no, i dont think so. maybe there will be more and more people on the earth in the future.w: i dont agree. we may live on the moon in the future. m: thats interesting! how will people get there?w: by spaceship. and people wont spend a lot of money on it.m: will it be cheaper?w: yes. and everyone needs to book a ticket and buy the spacesuit, which will make you do things easier on the moonm: will people have to take money with them?w: no. they will only need to take their credit cards. and that is enough. because there will be houses, banks and shops on the moon.听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。w: we have waited here for twenty minutes now and there still isnt a bus. m: im afraid well be late for the party.w: whats the time, jack?m: i