湖北省宜城市八年级英语上学期期中考试试题.doc

湖北省宜城市2012-2013学年八年级英语上学期期中考试试题（总分：120分 考试时间：120分 命题人：）（温馨提示:请同学们将所有的答案填写在答题卡中）听力部分（20分）一、听下面9段对话，每段对话后面有一个小题，从题后所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 1. a. school buildings b. playground c. library2. a. lily b. linda c. lucy3. a. by taxi. b. by bike. c. by car.4. a. has a stomachache b. has a headache c. has a toothache 5. a. 60 miles. b. 16 miles. c. 6 miles. 6. a. once a week. b. twice a month. c. twice a week. 7. a. 7:00 b. 7:20 c. 7:40 8. a. cloudy. b. rainy. c. snowy. 9. a. on the road. b. in the cinema. c.in the shop. 二、听下面三段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后都有一个小题，请根据所听内容选择正确答案。对话或独白听两遍。 听第一段材料，回答第1012小题。 10. where does the man want to go ? a. east hospital b. the first peoples hospital c. center hospital 11. how long does it take by taking the bus ? a. 5 minutes b. 35 minutes c. 30 minutes 12. how far is it from the place where they are talking to the hospital ? a. 5miles b. 15 miles c. 35 miles 听第二段材料，回答第1315小题。 13. who is toms best friend ? a. bill b. jack c. jason 14. what is jason like ? a. outgoing and wild b. popular and funny c. shy and quiet 15. what is their favorite vacation ? a. singing b. hiking c. swimming 听第三段材料，回答第1620小题。 16. what is the speaker? a. a guide. b. a driver. c. a teacher.17. what is the speaker doing? a. giving a history lesson. b. showing the visitors around london. c. telling the visitors something about london.18. where are the visitors? a. 1n the london museum. b. in front of big ben. c. on the way to london.19. what season is it now? a. summer. b. autumn(秋天). c. spring（春天）.20. what is london like? a. big and noisy. b. busy and interesting. c. busy and beautiful.笔试部分（100分）一、 单项选择（15分）21. -how are you going to the park tomorrow? - i _there. a. am by bike b. ride my bike c. am riding a bike d. go on bike22. i dont like this pen. could you show me ? ok. here you are.a. the other one b. other one c. another one d. others23. im tired, because i have homework. a. too much, too many b. much too , too much c. much too, too many d. too many , too much24. hi, kate! im going to hangzhou with my parents next week. _!a. thats a good trip b. good idea c. have a good time d. help yourself25. thanks for _ me to your party. a. invite b. invitation c. inviting d. ask26. this house is than that one. a. much bigger b. more bigger c. more biger d. much biger27. if you want to be healthier，you have to eat_ meat and take_exerciseafewer，more bfew，fewer cless，more dless，fewer28. _ important for us _english well.a. its, to learn b. this is, to learn c. its, learning d. this is, learning29. there are_ students in my school._ students in my school is over 5000.a. a number of, a number of b. the number of, the number of c. the number of, a number of d. a number of, the number of,30. -can you go to the concert with us on weekends ? -_, but i have to babysit my sister.a. no, i cant. b. sorry, i cant. c. id love to d. yes, i can31. we _ used (使用) computers many years ago, but now theyre everywhere. a. always b. often c. usually d. hardly ever32. lets _ the date when we are going camping.a. depend onb. decide onc. look ond. put on33. _ hours do you sleep every night? eight hours. a. how much b. how many c. how long d. how often34. mr. bean enjoys _ jokes and often makes us _.a. to tell, to laugh b. tells, laugh c. telling, laugh d .telling, laughing35. it _ me about two hours to get there by plane yesterday.a. spent b. paid c. took d. takes二、完形填空。（10分）basketball is a very popular game in 36 . people all 1ike it. most(绝大多数的) people can 37 it. a basketball is a 38 and big ball. its bigger and heavier than a football. its 39 of all the balls. there are 40 players in each team. basketball is quite popular in china 41 . children often take a 42 to school and play it after school. in china some girls can play basketball 43 than boys. nba games are very 44 in the world. many people like 45 them.36. a. the usab. englandc. brazild. china37. a. haveb. playc. watchd. take38. a. ovalb. squarec. roundd. light39. a. bigb. biggerc. biggestd. the biggest40. a. twob. fourc. fived. eleven41 .a. againb. alsoc. sod. as well42 .a. basketballb. footballc. volleyballd. soccer 43. a. goodb. wellc. betterd. best44 .a. interestingb. famousc. boringd. good45. a. watchingb. seeingc. lookingd. playing三、 阅读理解。（15分）（a）swimming is very popular in the world. people like swimming in summer, even in the other three seasons. water makes people feel cool and swimming makes people keep fit. if you swim in a wrong place, it may not be safe. a lot of people died when they were enjoying themselves in the water, and most of them were students. now some people are not careful enough in swimming. they often think they can swim so well that nothing will happen to them in water. if you go swimming in summer, dont forget that a lot of good swimmers have died in water. they died not because they couldnt swim, but because of their carelessness (粗心). dont get into water when you are alone. if there is a “no swimming” sign（标记）, dont get into water. if you remember these, swimming will be safe and enjoyable (舒服的).46. like swimming in summer.a. few people b. lots of people c. only students d.only swimmers47. swimming can make people keep a. cleanb. fatc. healthyd. thin48. its to swim in a wrong place.a. wonderfulb. interestingc. not safed. not careful49 . some swimmers died in water because they are a. studentsb. childrenc. not strongd. too careless50if you go swimming, you shouldnt when you are alone.a. get into water b. die in water c. swim too long d. swim too badly(b)xia ming was worried about his study, so he wrote a letter to a magazine.dear editors,im a slow student in my class. most of my classmates are much better than me. so i get very stressed out. its difficult to keep on working hard and its really not fun. and i think although i spend much time studying for the tests. i cant get good grades. my father gives me some help sometimes. he tells me not to worry about it. but what do you think i should do? xia mingtwo readers read the letter from the magazine and here are their answers:dear xia ming,many famous people are not so good at the age like you. edison, the famous scientist, had a bad headache for his studies when he was a 12-year-old boy. but everyone knows that he did a lot for the people in the world. and newton had the same story like him. you should take it easy, then try your best. i believe you can do better. thumbelinadear xia ming,when you are feeling stressed out, just smile and take a deep breath(深呼吸), you should believe tomorrow is another day. mr. unsmart51. xia ming worried about _. a. his classmates b. his life c. his study d. his father52. thumbelina gave _ examples in the letter. a. one b. two c. three d. four53. thumbelina wrote about those famous people _. a. to make xia ming feel better b. to make xia ming laugh c. to show how much she knows d. to show that she dislikes them54. which is not true? a. xia ming doesnt have fun studying at school. b. xia mings father often helps him with his study. c. smiling can reduce the pressure. d. edison is famous in the world.55.“tomorrow is another day.” tells us _.a. its the weekend tomorrow b. xia ming can get good grades tomorrow c. tomorrow is different from today d. there are hopes in our lives (c)long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. do you know what he did one day? when he wanted to steal (偷) the bell on his neighbors door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and pulled hard. the bell made a very loud noise. the thief was afraid and went home.then he sat down to think, “i must do something about the noise,” he said. he thought and thought. at last he had an idea. “ah, ill put some cotton in my ears. then i wont be able to hear the noise.” the next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. this time he pulled even harder. the bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. with another hard pull he got the bell out. just then the neighbor came running out. “steal my bell? ill teach you a lesson (教训),”the angry man shouted. and he hit the thief on the nose.the foolish thief did not know how the neighbor found out he was stealing the bell. “why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑).56. the thief was trying to get .a. his neighbor b. his neighbors doorbell c. some cotton d. a door with a bell on it57. the thief put some cotton in his ears. he thought it would be for him to steal the doorbell.a. safe b. difficult c. dangerous d. easy58. the neighbor ran out probably (很可能) because_. a. he knew his doorbell was being stolen b. he thought someone was eager (渴望的) to visit him c. he realized (意识到) something strange happened d. both b and c59. the neighbor hit the thief to _. a. give him lessons b. punish (惩罚) him for stealing c. help him with the bell d. be his teacher60. which of the following is true? a. the thief understood why he was hit on the nose. b. the thief knew why the neighbor came out. c .the thief thought the neighbor could not hear the bell. d. the thief didnt want to know why the neighbor ran out just at the timehe stole the doorbell.四.补全对话。（10分）a: whats the matter with you, young man?b: oh, doctor. im not feeling well. 61 i think i will die.a: die? i dont think so. take it easy.（放轻松） 62 b: ahh. i must have a terrible illness.a: em. 63 i am sure you will be all right soon.b: but i really feel very terrible. what should i do now?a: 64 b: is that all?a: you should drink more water and you shouldnt eat spicy（辣的）food.b: 65 a: no, you neednta. take this medicine three times a day.b. can i take you temperature?c. you only got a cold.d. open you mouth and say “ah”.e. i have a lot of headaches , and i feel tired.f. you should see the doctor.g. must i stay in bed?五、 词汇。（15分）（1）根据句意及首字母提示完成单词。1. here are the r of the student activity survey at green high school.2. im t , i want something to drink.3. beijing is f for the great wall.4. i dont think d are important in a friendship.5. its n for us to learn english well, because its useful.6.- how often do you e ? every day.7. every year lots of t come to china to visit.（2）用所给词的适当形式填空。8. dont worry about your mothers _（ill）.9. this kind of animal has two (foot).10. i think august is much (hot) than may. 11. there are _(hundred) of people buying things on weekends.12. he plans (spend) time in the beautiful countryside.13. (drink) milk is good for us.14. “i just finished (make) my last movie ,”she says.15. a lot of vegetables help you to keep (health).六、完成句子。（10分）1. my (help)(我健康的生活方式帮助我取得好成绩)2. i believe its (sleep)(一晚睡八小时是重要的)3. i hear thailand is (go)(一个观光的好地方)4. -how do you get to school?-it (take)( 步行去上学花费我25分钟)5. i (be)(我比我妹妹严肃)七、短文综合填空。（10分） health help run time away much relax keep become active do you like running? running is 1 one of the most popular activities these days. many of us run for our 2 . doctors say many of the healthy problems come from such bad habits as eating too 3 ,drinking too much, smoking, staying up late and not have enough exercise. doctor tell us ,”eat less, dont smoke, have enough sleep and exercise more.” running is good exercise because it 4 build a strong body. it also helps many people lose weight. one 25yearold woman teacher runs for half an hour in the morning five 5 a week. she runs to lose weight. “i feel comfortable and im not fat any more,” she says. running is good for health in other ways, too. many 6 say running makes some small healthy problems go 7 .“running is my doctor,” says the man. running can also help people to 8 . “after school, i like to run for ten minutes. then i feel 9 and energetic,” says yang min, a middle school student. so today men and woman of all ages enjoy running. do you want to 10 fit? come on! lets join in the running.八、书面表达。（15分）提示：山姆和汤姆是双胞胎兄弟，根据图表提示，可适当发挥他们各自喜欢的学科以及爱好，写一篇60词左右的作文。代表此方面的优势samtomsmarttallathleticquietthinfunny听力材料一、听下面9段对话，每段对话后面有一个小题，从题后所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。每段对话读两遍。1. a: whats jim doing now ? b: he is reading in the library . q: where is jim now ?2. a: is that girl lucy ? b: no , she is lily . lucy is taller than lily . q: who is that girl ?3. a: how does your father get to work , mike ? b: he drives his car . q: how does mikes father go to work ?4. a: whats the matter , little boy ? b: my stomachs sore. q: whats the matter with the little boy ?5. a: lin tao , how far is it form your home to school ? b: its about 16 miles . q: how far is it form lin taos home to school ?6: a: how often do you exercise , linda ? b: i run once a week and go surfing twice a week . q: how often does linda go surfing .7. a: its 7:40 oclock now . the film started 20 minutes ago . we are late . b: ok. q: what time did the film start ?8. a: hows the weather today ? b: its cloudy , and it will be rainy tomorrow . q: what will the weather be like tomorrow ?9、a: wait here until the red lights change, tom. b: ok.q：where is tom?二、听下面三段对话或独白，选择正确答案。每段对话或独白后都有一个小题，请根据所听内容选择正确答案。对话或独白读两遍。听第一段材料，回答第10-12小题。woman: can i help you? man: yes, please. could you tell me the way to the first peoples hospital? woman: let me see. oh, its far from here. man: how far is it?woman: about five miles. you can take a bus to go there. man: which bus should i take? woman: the no.1 bus will take you there. man: how long does it take to get there? woman: its about 30 minutes. man: thanks for your help. woman: you are welcome 听第二段材料，回答第13-15小题。woman: who is your best friend ，tom?man: jasonwoman: why is he a good friend?man: because he likes to do the same things as i do .he is good at singing.woman: are you good at singing, too?man: well, i like singing, but jason is more popular than me.woman: what else do you like about jason?man: hes more out