浙江省金华市青共同体八年级英语上学期期中试题.doc

浙江省金华市青春共同体2014-2015学年八年级英语上学期期中试题一、听力（共15小题，满分20分）第一节：听小对话，回答问题。（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）( ) 1. which animal is in danger now? a. dolphin b. monkey c. giraffe( ) 2. what does betty think of beijing opera? a. exciting b. boring c. difficult( ) 3. how will the smith family go back to their hometown? a. by car b. by train c. by plane( ) 4. which sport does wendy think is the most enjoyable? a. tennis b. table tennis c. football( ) 5. what are the two speakers talking about? a. weather b. population c. buildings第二节：听较长对话，回答问题。（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）听下面一段对话，回答6-7两小题。( ) 6.where does the boy want to go?a. the museum b. the cinema c. the shop( ) 7.what time will the boy meet his friends?a. at 1:30 b. at 3:30 c. at 5:30听下面一段较长的对话，回答8-10三小题。( ) 8. what sport cant people do at the sports centre now?a. table tennis b. volleyball c. swimming( ) 9. how much should you pay for a year-ticket if you are 16?a. 40 b. 50c. 60( ) 10. why will they go to the sports centre next friday?a. they wont have any classes. b. they can play there longer. c. the tickets will be cheaper.summer camp for kids aged: 11 price: 800time: between 9:30 am and 11:30 am every day from july 7gift: get 12 as a gift if you pay before june 28 activities: sports club, 13 magic world and so on address: 22 14 , beijing childrens center telephone number: 15 第三节：听独白，从三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）( ) 11. a. 7-13 b. 13-17 c. 7-17( ) 12. a. a mickey mouseb. a mickey watch c. a mickey clock( ) 13. a. childrens centerb. swimming center c. hobby center( ) 14. a. downtown streetb. downriver street c. downhill street( ) 15. a: 8825-0867 b. 8825-0973 c. 8825-0635笔试部分（95分）二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的a.b.c.d四个选项中选出最佳选项。it was “double 11”yesterday. many people say its bachelors day(光棍节) because its named after the _16_november 11th. for most young singles(单身), its such a special day that they usually _17_ lots of shopping online to celebrate themselves. they are happy because they are free.whenever the day comes, i think of my parents. i once doubted(怀疑) whether there was_18_between my parents. every day they were very busy trying to make money for my brother and me. they never act _19_ the romantic(浪漫的) ways that i read in books or see on tv. in their opinion, “i love you” is too _20_for them to say. sending each other flowers on valentines day is _21_ more impossible. finally dad became impatient(不耐心) when he was very tired from the hard work.one day, mum was sewing(缝纫) a quilt（被子）. i silently sat down beside her. “mom, i have a question to ask you. is there love between you and dad?” mom stopped_22_ and raised her head with surprise in her eyes. she didnt answer at once.i was worried because i thought i had hurt her and didnt know _23_ to do. at last she said thoughtfully, “look at this thread(线). sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. the thread really makes the quilt strong. if life is a quilt, then love should be thread. it can hardly be seen _24_ or anytime, but its really _25_. love is inside.”i couldnt understand _26_ until the next spring, when dad suddenly got sick(生病的) seriously. mom had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. when they returned, i read the “love” in their hearts. after that, every day at dusk(黄昏), mom _27_ dad walk slowly on the country road. how _28_i was to see that!.once i thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet _29_. but from this experience, i know life a lot_30_. love is life, it is inside, making life strong and warm.三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项a，b，c，d中，选出最佳选项。 (a) film times(13th june-23th june)futailong film: harry potter(3 hours)date: sunday time: 2:00pm-5:00pmprice: ￥45(adults); ￥35(children under 18) tele:intai film: catch me if you can (2 hours and 35 minutes)date: saturday and sunday time: 4:00pmprice: ￥40(children under 12 are not allowed) tele:inhua film: the twins (1 hour and 40 minutes)date: from monday to friday time: 2:30pmprice: ￥35(free tickets for children under 10) tele:inghong film: i spy (2 hours)date: from monday to friday time: 9:00amprice: ￥30 tele: ) 31. which film lasts the longest?a. harry potter b. catch me if you can c. the twins d. i spy( ) 32. you can see harry potter on _. a. saturday b. sundayc. fridayd. monday( ) 33. when mr wang and his 9-year-old son go to see the twins, they should pay _. a. ￥45b. ￥40c. ￥35d. ￥30 (b)going to a friends house is very exciting. you may spend time with a friend and get to see where he lives. so remember to be polite. when to arrivethe first thing to remember is that when a friend invites you to his/her house, you need to arrive on time. if your friend tells you to come “around 3:00”, that means you can arrive a few minutes after 3:00, but it is also a good idea to arrive at the right time. what to bringoften it is also nice to bring something to your friends house. this could be a box of chocolates for you two to share(分享), or maybe a movie that you can watch together. you can also bring some flowers. a little gift is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house. how to greet (问候)when you visit your friends house, you may also meet his parents. you should tell them who you are and they may tell you their names. as a child, i went to visit my friend paul. i called his parents by their first names john and mary. but now i know it is more polite to call them mr or mrs smith. this will show them more respect(尊重). it is a cool thing to visit a friends house. be polite to your friends parents, and you will be invited again!( )34. if your friend asks you to get to your friends house around 5:00 p.m, it is polite to arrive at _ p.m. a. 4:30 b. 4:50 c. 5:02 d. 5:30( )35. the passage mainly(主要)tells us _. a. when to arrive at your friends houseb. how to greet people c. what to bring to your friendd. how to be a good visitor( )36. its not good to bring your friend _ when you go to his/her house. a. a box of chocolates b. some flowersc. a movie d. some money( )37. the passage may be from _. a. a notice(通知) on a wallb. a letter to a friendc. an article in a magazined. a piece of news in a newspaper (c)plants are very important living things. life could not go on if there were no plants. this is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight.animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. they get their food by eating plants and other animals. if you look carefully at plants around you, you will find there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants. flowering plants can make seeds(种子). the seeds are guarded by the fruits. some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many. but a few fruits have no seeds at all. an exampleof a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. they grow from spores(胚芽). spores are very small. some spores are so small and light that they can float(漂浮) inthe air. we may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. when these spores are all on wet and sandy places, they usually grow into plants. ( d)is your mobile phone just to make phone calls? if yes, you are out of date then. the very recent fashion -apple iphone has started a new _ for mobile phones and developed more and more uses. its touch-to-go function(功能) and shining design make the iphone one of young peoples favorite toys. they take notes, enjoy music, surf the web with it and it can also be used as a picture, video and voice recorder. the iphone is like a mini-computer and can provide all the entertainment that you need. a u.s university has found a new use for the apple iphone -as a musical instrument. professors from the university of michigan have worked together in the past five months to create what they call a 21st century orchestra. there are no traditional instruments, only 20 of apples best selling mobile phones. this mobile phone group can play different parts together, such as the piano, the trumpet, the violin and the saxophone(萨克斯). they wrote programs to let users experiment with the iphones technologies themselves. with their programs, the iphone users can change their iphones into electronic musicians that can play the wanted music. it is said that the first cd recorded by the iphone orchestra will soon go to the market. still waiting? act now and own your personal orchestra!( ) 42. which of the following may be the best word to put in _in the passage? a. plan b. journey c. chance d. life( ) 43. which of the following best describes apple iphones functions?a. a toy most favored by the young people.b. its touch-to-go function and shining design.c. an orchestra that doesnt need a piano, a violin or a saxophone d. a mini entertaining computer and a picture, video and voice recorder. 卷四、词汇运用（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） a) 用方框内所给词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。speak old help successful comfortable46. which city is _, beijing or shanghai? 47. lets do what we can _ those homeless children.48. of all the ways to travel, i think going by train is the_.49. its a good idea to practise _ english in and out of class. 50. mo yan won the nobel prize for literature _ and becomes famous around the world. b）根据所给中文意思拼写单词，使短文完整、正确、通顺。每空限填一词。 my family is 51_(计划) a journey to china in the winter. our first 52_(选择) is to visit beijing, one of the 53_(大) places in the world. so we need to 54_(预订) the plane tickets. to tell you the truth, we like going by train 55_ (好) . but we think it is too slow and it 56_(花费) much time. though going by plane is more 57_(昂贵的)，it goes 58_(快) and saves time. some people may think its not 59_(安全) , but our family all 60 _(赞同)its our favorite way to travel. 五、语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。there are many ways for students to go to school. some students walk to school because they live 61_ to their school. some students live far 62_ their schools, so they may go by car or bus. in big 63_(city), students can take the underground to go to school.now many people drive cars and the fresh 64_ is less and less(更少). i think going to school on foot is good for us.first of all, walking to school is a wonderful way 65_(exercise) and its good for health. 66_, its fun to walk together with friends every day. we can talk about something interesting and know 67_ other. then, if we walk, our parents wont have to drive 68_ (we) to school. there will be fewer cars on the road. more walking and less 69_(drive ) helps to make our city cleaner.i hope more and more students will walk to school.70_ everyone can do so, we will have a better life and a green world.六、任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）下面是某校八年级本学期在进行小组活动时所讨论的英语话题内容。请将话题的字母编号填写到相应的横线上。（有一个话题多余）a. how to learn english b. my hometown c. sportsd. ways to travel e. books and plays f. animals in danger 71_. the wwf is working hard to save pandas-the symbol of animals in danger. 72_ . a journey by train is more relaxing than by coach, but it costs more money. 73_. it was a small village 30 years ago, but now it has more and more tall buildings. 74_. you need to listen for key words and main ideas, just the same as reading. 75_. the match was difficult and no one could score at all. it was really boring. 七、书面表达（共1小题，满分20分）76. 假设你是li dan，你的英国网友sally目前正在上海学习中文。请根据表格中所给的信息给她提出一些学好中文的建议。（80词左右，开头与结尾已给出，不计入词数。） 要求：所给的建议必须包括表中的信息，并适当发挥。sallys problemsyour adviceforget new words easily.remember 4 or 5 words a day, chinese grammar is too difficult.write down the correct answers next to the mistakes ,cant speak chinese well.try to speak chinese as much as possible, dont know how to improve listening.watch chinese films and listening to songs, dear sally, glad to hear you are learning chinese in shanghai. dont worry about your problems. here is some advice for you. _. i really hope my advice helps you a lot. welcome to jinhua! li dan“青春共同体”2014学年第一学期期中考试八年级英语答题卷四、词汇运用（a）46_ 47._ 48. _ 49. _ 50. _ (b) 51. _ 52. _ 53._ 54. _ 55. _ 56. _ 57. _ 58. _ 59. _ 60. _五、语法填空 61. _ 62. _ 63._ 64. _ 65. _ 66. _ 67. _ 68. _ 69. _ 70. _六、任务型阅读 71. _ 72. _ 73._ 74. _ 75. _七、书面表达dear sally, glad to hear that you are learning chinese in shanghai. dont worry about your problems. here is some advice for you. _. i really hope my advice can help you . best wishes! li dan2014学年“青春共同体”期中考试英语卷听力材料及参考答案 2014.11.12听力材料：第一节：听小对话，回答问题。（每个对话仅读一遍）1. m: sandy, which animal do you like better, dolphins or giraffes?w: giraffes, but now they are getting fewer and fewer. 2. m: betty, did you go to lao she teahouse yesterday?w: yes, and we watched beijing opera there. it was really exciting.3. m: hello, mrs. smith. i hear you are going back to your hometown tomorrow.w: you are right. we are flying home because its the fastest way to go.4. m: which sport do you often go in for, wendy?w: table tennis and football, but i dont think they are so enjoyable as tennis. 5. m: london and cambridge are two famous cities in britain.w: yes, london has about seven and a half million people, its bigger than cambridge. 第二节：听较长对话，回答问题。（每段对话读两遍）听下面一段较长的对话，回答6-7两小题。m：mom，can you drive me to the cinema?w：you dont need a ride，do you? why dont you walk?m：but its raining!w：well, you can take a busm：but im meeting my friends at