浙江省杭州市萧山区八年级英语下学期期中试题(1).doc

浙江省杭州市萧山区2013-2014学年八年级英语下学期期中试题2. whats the relationship between the two speakers? a. teacher and student. b. customer and saleswoman. c. husband and wife.3. when should the man return the book? a. on wednesday. b. on thursday. c. on friday.4. how many people will stay in the room? a. only one. b. two c. maybe a few.5. what news did the woman get from the man? a. sam will leave new york very soon. b. sams sister will leave for los angeles very soon. c. sams sister will leave for new york very soon.二、听较长对话，回答问题（共6小题，计12分）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 is the possible relation between the two speakers? a. good friends. b. mother and son. c. teacher and student.7. what did the boy often do at school? a. he was often late for school. b. he often fell asleep in class. c. he often stayed after class.8. which of the following statements is true? a. the boy prefers to go out and work. b. the boy has neither much interest in school nor in work. c. the boy is not happy because he hasnt passed the exam.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. where are the two speakers? a. in the woman speakers house. b. in a classroom. c. in the woman speakers office.10. why did the man come into the room? a. because he worked there himself. b. because he wanted to talk to kate. c. because he wanted jane to type a letter for him.11. what was jane doing on the day when the conversation took place? a. she was taking a rest. b. she was preparing for an exam. c. she was studying in a night school.三、听独白，回答问题（共4小题，计8分）听下面一段独白。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。 (小词典：diameter n.直径)12. how big is the hole in the paper? a. as big as a coin of one fen. b. as big as a coin of one yuan.c. bigger than a coin of one yuan.13. what should you do with the paper first? a. pull it. b. fold it. c. hold it.14. why can you move the coin through the hole in the paper?a. because the paper is broken when you pull two sizes of it. b. because the hole in the paper is bigger than the coin. c. because the diameter of the hole becomes wider and wider.15. which of the following pictures best describes the experiment you hear? a b c. 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。16. the underlined part in the word “deaf” is pronounced as_.a. /i:/ b. /i/ c./e/ d./ei/17. i saw him when i passed by.a. ran b. run c. runs d. running18. he _ his father. they both like to help others.a. looks like b. takes after c. looks after d. looks the same19. my mother _dinner when i got home.a. was cooking b. cooked c. has cooked d. cooks20. the baby is no longer crying. how did you make him_.a. stop crying b. stop to cry c. to stop crying d. to stop to cry21. -whats wrong?-i cant do my homework now. i my homework in the classroom this morning.a. leave b. forget c. forgot d. left22. could you please _ the window? its cold outside. -sorry, i wont. a. dont open b. not to open c. not open d. open23. we are going for a picnic tomorrow. ill call wendy to make sure_. a. why to start b. when to start c. what to start d. which to start 24. the boy found _ hard to get along with the other classmates. a. this b. that c. it d. /25. how does jack usually go to work?he _ drive a car, but now he _ there to lose weight. a. used to; is used to walk b. was used to; is used to walkingc. was used to; is used to walk d. used to; is used to walking26.my parents never stop asking me to study harder.- _. a. so do my parents b. neither my parents do c. neither do my parents d. so my parents do27. _his surprise, she succeeded in climbing up the high mountain. a at b. to c. in d. on28. the teacher speaks very loudly _ all the students can hear her.a. so that b. because c. since d. when29. -do you know _?-at 8:45 on march 8th, 2014.a. what time did the plane from malaysia to beijing lose connecting(失联)b. what time the plane from malaysia to beijing lose connecting c. what time does the plane from malaysia to beijing lose connectingd. what time the plane from malaysia to beijing lost connecting30. - well study in different schools next term. enjoy your time in the new school!- _ a. ill take your advice. b. the same to you. c. good luck! d. me, too.五、完形填空（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。 “im really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. the training greatly helps us live well. i will certainly study hard and learn the skills. then i can 31 my family difficulties and do good to other people.” a learner on the job training program said, feeling 32 .the learners grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and his mother is 33 in bed. so his father, who is a farmer, is the main 34 of the family. the family is poor. the learner graduated from high school and did not 35 the college entrance exam. the job training program helps him learn the skills that hell 36 in the work place.the story reminds me of another 37 . it goes like this: once upon a time, there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was 38 to catch lots of fish every day. the man was a kind-hearted person, so he always 39 his fish with his neighbors who did not know how to fish. one day, he thought that it would be 40 if he taught them how to fish. so he 41 his neighbors together and showed them how to fish. everybody was very happy that they could 42 the fish they themselves caught.at present, there are still a lot of poor people throughout the world. but its not good if we give only 43 to them. 44 , we should give them a chance to learn new skills. therefore, a technical training is very important to people in need, and the will learn the ability to 45 money. people can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them on the way to find jobs.31. a. solveb. changec. studyd. find32. a. surprisedb. excitedc. relaxedd. interested33. a. illb. alonec. silentd. dangerous34. a. problemb. examplec. relatived. support35. a. passb. copyc. knowd. mind36. a. repeatb. forgetc. needd. test37. a. storyb. learnerc. familyd. program38. a. afraidb. luckyc. sorryd. able39. a. sharedb. cookedc. exchangedd. weighed40. a. easyb. greatc. uselessd. crazy41. a. droveb. stoppedc. calledd. searched42. a. feedb. savec. touchd. eat43. a. timeb. fishc. foodd. clothing44. a. nextb. insteadc. luckilyd. especially45. a. payb. givec. used. make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（a、b、c和d）中选出最佳选项。anot long ago, i answered a telephone call from an old friend who id not heard from for a long time.“hi, my good friend,” said the voice on the end. “i just wanted to see how youre getting along.”at the end of the conversation, he said, “if you need me in any way, ill be happy to help out.” and he meant it! that call came at just the right time. i needed those words of encouragement . i hung up the phone and felt very warm in my heart.and that day i relearned something important about life: life is first about people, not plans, not todo lists and a million tasks left undone its about people.to love and to know that we are loved is the greatest happiness. and happiness seems to be something that is in short supply for too many of us! my friend reminded me that it is never enough just to love; we must also express it.george william childs put it like this: “ do not keep the box of your love and friendship closed up until your friends are gone. fill their lives with sweetness. speak cheering words while their ears can hear them and while their hearts can be made happier.”happiness may be just a phone call.46. the writers friend called the writer because _.a. he wanted the writer to help himb. he wanted to help the writer outc. he knew the writer needed those words of encouragementd. he just wanted to know how the writer was getting along47. the writers friends telephone call made the writer _.a. very surprisedb. feel very happy and thankfulc. know how hes getting alongd. know something important about telephone call48. from this passage we know the greatest happiness is _.a. to love othersb. to be loved c. to express our loved. to love and to know that we are loved49. the underlined word means _ in chinese.a. 提醒 b. 又想起 c. 介意 d. 想象50. “do not keep the box of your love and friendship closed up until your friends are gone.”tells us _.a. to put our love in the boxb. to show our love to our friendsc. when our friends go, give them our loved. not to express our love and friendshipbdifferent weather makes people feel different. it influences health, intelligence(智力) and feelings.in august, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of theunited states. people there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. in the northeast and themiddle west, it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times. people in these states(州) have more heart trouble after the weather changes in february or march.the weather can also influence intelligence. for example, in a 1983 report by scientists, iq(智商) of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their iq was 10% lower. the wind can help people have more intelligence. very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. students in many schools of theunited statesoften get worse on exams in the hot months of the year (july and august).weather also has a strong influence on peoples feelings. winter may be a bad time for thin people. they usually feel cold during these months. they might feel unhappy during cold weather. but fat people may have a hard time in hot summer. at about 18, people become stronger. low air pressure(气压) may make people forgetful(健忘). people leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days. people feel best at a temperature of about 18.are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? it may be the weathers problem.根据短文内容，从a、b、c、d四个选项中选择最恰当的答案。51.what can cause problems on health？a. hot and wet weather b. a strong windc. warm weather d. low air pressure52. a report shows that people may have more intelligence when _ comes.a. rain b. a strong wind c. very hot weather d. low air pressure53.according to(根据) the writer, fat people may feel bad in _ weather.a. cold b. cool c. warm d. hot54. the writer wants to tell us that _.a. hot and cold weather influences all people in the same wayb. weather influences peoples behavior(行为)c. iq changes when weather changes d. people feel good on low pressure days55.which is the best title(标题) for this passage？a. hot weather causes health problemsb. different weather makes people feel badc. weather influences feelingsd. weather influences health, intelligence and feelings第二节：英语中有许多俚语在日常生活中被广泛使用。请阅读下面的几则俚语和它们的意思，然后选择恰当的俚语完成句子。56. there are still a few things you can do before you _. dont lose hope.57. these names _ but i cant remember where we met.58. mary is often late for work. yesterday she was late again. her boss _ and let her go.59. _! how did she get 100% on such a difficult exam?60. when you travel in the country in america, some kind drivers will _ to the place you want to get to.a. holy cow: it shows a feeling of surprise. you say “holy cow” when you are surprised by something.b. throw in the towel: give up on doing something because it is too difficult.c. give someone a lift: it means “give someone a ride”. if someone gives you a lift, youll get a free ride in his or her car to a place you want to go.d. work out: it means “to do exercise”.e. hit the ceiling: to suddenly become very angry.f. ring a bell: if you say something rings a bell, you mean that you have heard it before or it reminds you of something.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，是短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个词限用一次）other, loud, soft, think, so, get, answer, happen, say, shouta wise man was visiting a village with his students. he found a group of family members61 in anger at each other. he turned to his students and asked, “why do people shout in anger at each other?”his students62for a while, and one of them said, “because when we lose our calm, we shout.”“but, why should you shout when the 63 person is just besideyou? you can just as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner.”students gave some other64but none were any good.“when two people are angry at each other, their hearts became distanced (疏远的),” the wise man explained. “to cover the distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. the angrier they are, the65they will have to shout to hear each other.”“what66when two people fall in love? they dont shout at each other but talk67 because their hearts are very close.” the wise man said. he looked at his students and said, “so when you argue, do not let your hearts68 distant. stop69 words that distance you from others. otherwise, there will come a day when the distance is70great that you will not find the way back.”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每个单词的完全形式（每空限填一词）。71. luckily, the car a_ wasnt serious and nobody was badly hurt.72. dont go outside. its raining h_.73. can you e_ the meaning of this word for me?74. i didnt go to school u_ i was seven years old.75. dont believe him. he is not telling the t_.76. can you lend me your bike? m _is broken.77. his parents are very busy. they have little time to c with their children.78. he is no less clever than his e_ brother.79. last week, he v at an after-school study program. he helped the kids read some interesting books.80. a malaysia airplane was missing on march 8th, can you i what happened to this plane? was it exploded （爆炸）or being hijacked (劫持了)?九、书面表达（共1小题，计15分）假如你叫刘明，你班上进行了“is daily homework necessary?”的分组讨论，你代表第五小组，用英语向全班汇报讨论结果。请你根据提示和要求，完成汇报稿。提示：is daily homework necessary?different students have different ideas.三分之二的学生同意1.有助于理解2.有助于自我提高三分之一的学生不同意1.业余爱好时间少2.疲劳3.学习兴趣降低你的看法（至少两点）in my opinion, 1.2.要求：（1）汇报内容包含三大点：自我介绍 讨论情况 你自己的看法（2）以第一人称写。dear class,it is our turn to report._ thats all. thanks.九、书面表达dear class, it is our turn to report.im liu ming. im in team five. ill give a report about different ideas on daily homework. two thirds of the students think homework is necessary. they say practice makes perfect. while one third of students disagree. they think homework takes them too much time. they have little time for their hobbies. they often feel tired and less interested in study. in my opinion, daily homework is necessary for students. but they shouldnt be too much. they can improve our skills. it might be some extensive reading, a paper or even just a game. it should leave enough freedom to us so that we could do things we really like to do.thats all. thanks.各档次的给分范围和要求：1、第五档（很好）：（1513分）完全完成试题规定的任务。1）信息全。2）语言可读性强，语言结构基本正确，有少量错误。2、第四档（好）：（1210分）完全完成试题规定的任务。1）有主要信息。2）语言基本正确，有一些错误。3、第三档（还好）：（97分）基本完成试题规定的任务。1）有主要信息。2）语言尚可读，有一些错误，但尚能达意。4、第二档（较差）：（64分）未能恰当完成试题规定的任务。1）信息不全。2）只有个别句子可读，语言错误较多，且不能达意。5、第一档（差）：（31分）未能完成试题规定的任务。1）不能表达有关信息。2）只有几个有关单词，语言错误很多，不能达意。注意：凡不写任何内容、抄袭其他内容、所写内容无法看清者一律给0分。听力材料一、听短对话，回答问题听下面5短对话。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：may i speak to jason daniels, please?w: nobody by that name works here.2. w: the toy is ten pounds.m: all right. ill take it. will you wrap it for me?3. m: how long can i keep this book?w: today is monday. youll have to return it the day after tomorrow.4. m: what kind of room would you like?w: id like a single room facing the sea.5. m: i met sam on the street today.w: really? did he say anything about his sister?m: yes. she should be leaving new york very soon, because her husband has taken a job in los angeles.二、听较长对话，回答问题听下面一段对话，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: hi, tom. dont y