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2011学年第一学期期中考试试卷八年级英语（满分100分，考试时间90分钟）Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力)I. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片): (共6分) A B C D E F G7. A) 6.30. B) 7.0. C) 6.45. D) 7.15.8. A) Her father. B) Her mother. C) Her friends. D) Her aunt.9. A) Five dollars. B) Twenty dollars. C) Fifteen dollars. D) Six dollars. 10.A) He got on the wrong bus. B) He was late. C) He wasnt careful. D) He missed the bus.11. A) 23. B) 730. C) 6. D) 300.12.A) 15 minutes. B) 20minutes. C) 50 minutes. D) 30minutes.13.A) In the cinema. B) At the post office. C) At home. D) In the street.14. A) Ten miles. B) Sixty miles. C) Fifty miles. D) Forty miles.III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (共6分)15.The first robot was made by a Greek.16. Robots can only be seen in films.17. Robots can help some people look after themselves.18. Todays robots have a lot of different uses.19. All blind people use dogs to help themselves move around.20. Robots will take the place of human beings.IV. Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks (根据你听到的内容，完成下列句子，每空格限填一词): (共5分) 21. Tony will have a study trip to Ireland during _ holidays.22. The English teacher and some _ students will go there.23. They will leave on June _ and return on August 28th.24. Some will stay at local _ and some will live in the school dormitory.25. The holidays will cost twenty _ yuan. Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分 词汇和语法)V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)26. Youve got _ e-mail address, havent you? -Yes, its _ 11. A) a, / B) an, the C) an, / D) /, an27. Mr. Jackson gained a great _ in writing novels. A) succeed B) successful C) successfully D) success 28. Gardeners are very helpful to keep our housing estates _. A) wonderfully B) beautiful C) clearly D) well29. No one _ where he is from and what his name is. A) know B) knows C) have noticed D) is noticed30. Its very nice _ you to teach _ English for so long a time.A) of, my B) for, me C) of, me D) for, my31. When I went in the classroom, Miss Liu _ some words on the black board.A) writes B) wrote C) was writing D) has written32. Im waiting for my mum. If she _, Ill go shopping with you. A) doesnt come B) wont come C) comes D) will come33. Every major has much_ to read.A) letters B) information C) stories D) books34. _fun it is to jump into a swimming pool to swim in summer! A) What a B) How C) How a D) What35. He _ medicine. He just _ have a good rest. A) doesnt need anyneeds to B) neednt anyneed C) doesnt need any needs any D) neednt anyneeds to 36. My brother likes making a phone call to his friends _ A) by the way home B)by the way to school C) on his way school D) on his way home37. _ one night, something unusual happened while the woman was sleeping. A) In B) At C) On D) /38. It is very hot in Africa. So it _ there. A) never snows B) usually snows C)always snows D) often snows39. About _ of the books in our school library are written in Chinese. A) four-fifth B) four-fifths C) fourth-fifths D) fourth-fifth40. -Im afraid English is too hard for me. -_. You can do it! A) Im sorry to hear that. B) So am I. C) Its terrible. D) Dont give it up.41. Mike _ be here now because he has just gone to Washington. A) mustnt B) neednt C) shouldnt D) cant42.We are keen on using MSN to talk with each other online. The underlined part means “ _”. A) are in favour of B) are pleased with C) like D) hate43. Dont lose your temper easily. It is bad for your health. The underlined part means “ _”. A) be happy B) be sad C) get very angry D) get excited44. I really sorry about that. - _. Which of the following is Wrong? A) Thats right. B) It doesnt matter. C) Not at all. D) Never mind.45. Summer holidays are coming. Why not go to Hainan Island? A) Good luck! B) Good idea! C) Thats right. D) Im afraid not.VI. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子): (共8分)46. John and Tom went on a trip with a cousin of _. (they)47. My neighbour looked _ at the broken window and said “Who did it?”. (angry)48. I _ in the Maths test and felt upset. (failure)49. Last Sunday was my little brother Johns _ birthday. (five)50. After supper Mary went on _ her homework. (do)51. They have worked as _ for quite a few years . (engine)52. The children are _ than before because they have more to learn. (busy) 53. Its about 15 _ walk from my home to school. (minute)VII. Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词): (共12分)54. James has a piano lesson every Sunday. (改为一般疑问句) _ James _ a piano lesson every Sunday?55. It is about 3000 kilometres from shanghai to Tibet. (对划线部分提问) _ _ is it from Shanghai to Tibet?56. This answer is wrong. That one is wrong, too. ( 合并为一句) _ this answer nor that one _right.57. There are some interesting books in the library. (用just now改写成否定句) There _ _ interesting books in the library just now.58. If you read more books, you will get more knowledge. (保持句意基本不变) _ more books, _ you will get more knowledge59. Hes never absent from school. (改为反意疑问句) Hes never absent from school，_ _? Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)VIII. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共25分)A. True or False (判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): ( 5分)London is planning to host the 2012 Olympic Games. They will need to plan carefully. Local people are worried that plans were made carelessly and too quickly because the organizers wanted to win the bid(投标). So, while some Londoners are excited about what will happen, others are more worried. Here are just a few things some ordinary people said in the week following the bid.It is really good news for the businesses in the area. London gets a lot of tourists anyway, but this will bring more. Local people are thinking of things to do that will make the area more fun over the Olympics and also make them some money. London is busy anyway. Im not sure that the government will get the transport right. The underground and the buses are too full now. The underground is so full at rush hour that it is dangerous. It will be ten times worse in 2012. Im going to rent（租）out my flat and go on holiday when the Games are happening!Its great! I love sportits exciting! I like to watch it and I like to play it. We will see all these great athletes(运动员) at the Games. It will be good afterwards, because the stadium and swimming pools and so on will all still be there, so they will let us use them. 60. London will host the 2012 Olympic Games.61. Everyone is excited about what will happen in 2012.62. The 2012 Olympic Games will help local people bring few tourists.63. Some people are not pleased with the terrible transport in London.64. The Olympic Games were popular with some sport-lovers.B. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): ( 5分) Leanna Archer is a successful business leader. And shes only 13. Leanna runs a company that sells all-natural hair products(产品). She got the idea when she was 8 years old. Now, her business is famous. Leannas business made $100,000 last year. Leanna was invited to ring the opening bell at the NASDAQ stock market(股市) in New York City on October 16. I couldnt fall asleep the night before, you know, she said later. “It was really great.” It started with my great-grandmothers hair product, Leanna explains. My mom has been using it in my hair since I was 3 years old. As I grew older, everyone asked me what I used in my hair, and I didnt know. Leanna suggested that her parents sell the product. But the parents didnt think about this seriously. Leanna wanted to have a try. So she gave out the product to her friends at school. She told them to try it and tell her what they thought of it. Soon the product became popular at school. Leanna began to make money and her parents didnt know why at first.When Leanna explained what had happened, her family did some research to learn how to run a home business. Her great-grandmother told Leanna her secret of making the product. Now the company sells all-natural hair products.So how does she have time to be a student and a boss? Her family helps a lot. Im very busy, but its something that I like to do, so I dont mind at all, she says.65. Leanna Archers company sells products . A) used on the body B) of food C) used in the hair D) used in the classroom66. Leanna has used her great-grandmothers hair product for about years. A) 10 B) 8 C) 3 D) 1367. When Leanna suggested her parents sell the product, they _ . A) took her advice at once B) did some research C) didnt accept the suggestion D) thought it was a great idea68. From the story, we know that Leanna is a girl who _ . A) can make different hair products B) likes to work at the stock market C) is poor at study D) is good at doing business69. According to the story, which of the following is true ?A) Leanna got the idea of starting a business at the age of 13 . B) Leanna enjoys her busy life as a student and a boss .C) Leannas company doesnt make any money. D) Leanna asked her relatives to try the product for her.C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文): (5分)Lleyton Hewitt was born in Adelaide, Australia on 24 February, 1981. There is a grass court at their home. This was where young Lleyton began to learn tennis. When he showed an unusual _70_ at the age of 4, his parents decided it was time to find him a coach(教练). Two years later, they got Peter Smith as his coach.At the age of five, when _71_ children that age are getting into all kinds of trouble, Lleyton and his family would make the trip to Melbourne for the Australian Open（澳大利亚公开赛）. Lleyton would _72_ for up to 12 hours a day watching players practise.Lleytons being a tennis player was planned by his parents who tried their best to keep him away from football. Lleytons parents thought _73_ was too dangerous to play football since he might get hurt. As his mother says, “I think we led him into things we felt _74_for him.”By the time Lleyton was eight, he was winning “under-10 games”. Lleyton became a professional player in 1997.70. A) mark B) ability C) humour D) energy71. A) few B) no C) most D) several72. A) run B) walk C) jump D) sit73. A) this B) thats C) it D) its74. A) good B) gentle C) bad D) hardD. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给): (5分)There is no one in the world who can control(控制) the weather. But we can tell w_75_ the weather will be like in the following day or two. That is called weather forecast.For many centuries and in all countries, people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Sometimes faraway objects, such as hill and tall trees s_76_ to be very clear and near. This is a sign of m_77_ water vapor(蒸汽) in the air, and then rain will probably come. If you see a rainbow in rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such a rainbow always comes in the evening. If the s _78_ twinkle clearly at night, the fine weather will come the next day. If a fog appears in the morning, just about sunrise, then the day will be warm. If the sunset is mostly red in color, then the following day will be fine. Most of the a 79 sayings have been made by people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.E. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题): ( 5分)Life is filled with things that must be done and problems that must be faced. Life is not “just a bowl of cherries” as an old song says; its often a “bowl of worries.” Many students today complain of being stressed out because of all the pressure they get from school and from their parents. But there are certain stress management techniques（技术）that you can use to deal with stress.First of all, learn how to manage your time. This means arranging blocks of time to get your work doneperhaps fifteen to thirty minutes for each task and also some time to review past lessons.