湖北省鄂州市八年级英语下学期期中试题.doc

湖北省鄂州市第三中学2011-2012学年八年级英语下学期期中试题（考试时间:120分钟 满分:120分）温馨提示：1、本试题共七大题，满分120分； 2、听力选择题的答案请填在答题卡指定区域内；非选择题的答案直接书写在答题卡相应的题号后的位置上。做在试卷上无效。第i卷（选择题，共90分）第一部分 听力测试i. 听力测试（共三节，计25分）第一节：听对话或描述，先图画，下面有2段描述和3段对话，听完以后，从a、b、c三幅图画中选出正确的一幅，每段描述和对话读一遍。（每题1分，共5分）（ ）1. a b c（ ）2. a b c（ ）3. a b c（ ）4. a b c（ ）5. a b c第二节：听对话，选答案。听下面5段对话，并根据所提问题，从a、b、c三个选择选出最佳答案，每段对话读两遍。（每题1分，共10分）听第6段材料，完成6、7小题。（ ）6. what did the boy dream about? a. a snakeb. a bousec. a kite（ ）7. what happened to the boy finally? a. he climbed a treeb. he fell downc. he flew a kite听第7段材料，完成8、9、10小题。（ ）8. how many people are there in mr braons family? a. 3b.4c.5（ ）9. who are scientists in mr browns family? a. mr brown and his sonb. mrs brown and her sonc. mr brown and his daughter（ ）10. where does mrs brown work? a. in a schoolb. in a companyc. in a bank听第8段材料，完成11、12小题。（ ）11. whats jenny going to do? a. she is going to the park.b. she is going to the movise. c. she is going to finish her homework.（ ）12. what will happen if tom copies jennys homework? a. his mother will be mad at him.b. his mother wont take him to the park.c. his mother wont take him to the movie.听第9段材料，完成13、14、15小题。（ ）13. where are the speakers talking? a. in the english help center.b. on the telephone c. in the language club.（ ）14. what is the man weak in? a. speaking and writingb. speaking and listening c. reading and listening（ ）15. what does the woman tell the man to do? a. to try to speak english as much as possible. b. to keep a diary in english and listen to english songs. c. to listen to tapes and watch english films.第三节，听短文，选答案。听下面的短文，并根据短文内容选出最佳答案，短文读两遍。（共5小题，每题2分，计10分）（ ）16. according to the passage in which country does the writen talk about etiquette（礼节）？ a. america b. britainc. chian（ ）17. what should one never talk about if he wants to be a polite person? a. jobs or moneyb. cate or dogsc. money or age（ ）18. if an englishman walks with a woman, what should he do to show his politeness? a. hold the womans handb. walk before the womanc. open the door for the woman（ ）19. what do people talk about every day according to the passage? a. the trafficb. the weatherc. animals（ ）20. what does it mean when a woman tells you her age? a. it means she will tell you all.b. it means she will love you. c. it means she wants to be your friend.第二部分 语言知识ii. 单项选择（共15小题，计15分）。（ ）21. will you leave the town? in two days. a. how oftenb. how longc. how soond. what time（ ）22. they trees now? no, they next week. a. do, plant, are plantingb. are, planting, will plant c. are, planting, plantd. will, plant, are planting（ ）23. when will the sports meeting ? next week. a. happenb.take placec. be happenedd. be taken place（ ）24. jane, do you know if frank to the zoo this sunday if it ? sorry, i have no idea. a. will go, is fineb. will go, is going to be fine c. goes, is fined. goes, will be fine（ ）25. how do you like ezhou? its a beautiful and clean city. they are many flowers and trees on sides of the streets. a. eitherb. bothc. neitherd. all（ ）26. there will be more trees later. i disagree, i think there will be trees. a. manyb. fewerc. mored.less（ ）27. what did he say? he said . a. he is having a surprise party for lana b. the earth moves around the sun. c. why she wants to do that d. if she went to her house（ ）28. what you at this time yesterday? housework. a. did, dob. are, doingc. were, doingd. do, do（ ）29. ? i have had a bad cold. a. whats wrong for youb. what do you like c. whats the matterd. whats the wrong（ ）30. bob, may i your mp4? sure. but youd better not it to other. a. lend, borrowb. borrow, to lendc. borrow, lendd. lend, to borrow（ ）31. he got an a in last weeks english test. it is ! his english is always the worst a. impossibleb. simplec. boredd. possible（ ）32. when do you think ? about half past five. ill pick him up at the airport. a. he will comeb. will he comec. did he comed. he came（ ）33. dear, could you tina? im busy cooking now. ok, ill do it right now. a. wear b. dressc. put ond. in（ ）34. if you fall into trouble please let me know. . a. i will think it overb. i will never fall into trouble c. i will. its very kind of youd. im very happy to hear that（ ）35. what do you think of the bridge?. i have never seen before. a. so a long oneb. so long onec. such a long oned. a such long oneiii、完形填空（共10小题，计10分）。 have you ever had problems in your life and dont know how to be happy? if 36 , you will find“being a happy teenager（青少年）”written by an australian writer andrew matthews useful. in his book, mattthews tells us how to have a happy life and 37 the questions of teenagers.there are many subjects, such as parents and friends, and the book says we should stop 38 and forgive（宽恕）. the book tells us some useful skills（技能）, such as how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to 39 your memory better. many teenagers think that happiness comes from a good exam result or praise（赞扬）from other people. but you can 40 be happy when there are no 41 “good”things.success comes from a good attitude（态度）. if you 42 problems, you will have success in the future.some school students have problems, such as being too tall or too short. but matthews tells us that happiness comes from thinking about things 43 a positive（积极的）way. if you are tall, people notice you can get a 44 view（视线）at the movie, if you are short, your clothes and shoes take less 45 in your bedroom! this is matthews most important lesson, you choose to be happy!（ ）36. a. sob. notc. dod. such（ ）37. a. answeredb. answersc. answeringd. answer（ ）38. a. to be angryb. be angryc. being angryd. angry（ ）39. a. makeb. letc. changed. do（ ）40. a. yetb.alreadyc. stilld. too（ ）41. a. suchb. soc. such ad. so a （ ）42. a. hear fromb. learn fromc. come fromd. learn to（ ）43. a. atb. inc. ond. by（ ）44. a. lowerb. worsec. betterd. taller（ ）45. a. roomb. roomsc. placed. places第三部分 阅读理解iv. 阅读理解（共20小题，计40分）。 阅读下面四篇材料，根据其内容选择正确答案或完成阅读任务。ainvitation to a going-away partysunday, june 12dear li yang and lu ming,you are invited to a party for our foreign teacher miss greens return to england for her holiday. she leaves on june 21.the best part of the party will be when we sing and dance together.party given by: students uniondate: saturday, june 18, 2008time: 6:00pm to 9:30 pmplace: the students dining hall reply by: friday, june 17phone: 882-6895food and drinks will be provided（提供）at the party. zhang yups: this event is not to be missed! we hope to see you there!（ ）46. why is miss green leaving? a. because she will return to england for singing and dancing. b. because she will return to england for the party. c. because she will return to england for her holiday. d. no one knows.（ ）47. when will they have the party? a. on sunday, june 12 th.b. on friday, june 17th. c. on saturday, june 18th.d. on tuesday, june 21st.（ ）48. how long will the party last? a. for three hours.b. for two hours and a half. c. for four hours and a half.d. for three hours and a half.（ ）49. to whom was the invitation given? a. miss green.b. li yand and lu ming. c. zhang yu.d. students union.（ ）50. who are li yang and lu ming? a. zhang yus teachers.b. zhang yus students. c. zhang yus schoolmates.d. zhang yus sisters.b we were standing at the top of a tower（塔）. i wanted to know why father brought me here.“look down, elsa,”father said. i did so. i saw the square in the center of our village. i also saw some roads leading to the square.“see, my dear, there is more than one way to the square. life is like that. if you cant get to the place you want to go by one road, try another.” now i understood why he took me there. earlier that day, i asked my mother to do something about the school lunch because it was getting worse. but she said she would not believe the lunch was so badd as i said. when i went to father for help, he brought me to the high tower to give me a lesson. after we returned home, i had a plan. at school the next day, i secretly（秘密地）poured some soup into a bottle and brought it home. then i took the soup into the kitchen and gave it to mother at dinner. the plan worked well. when mother had the soup, she said, “the cook must have gone mad!”quickly i told her what i had done, and mother said she would talk to the school about the lunch the next day. i often remember the lesson my father taught me. when i cant solve problems in one way, ill try another.（ ）51. elsa and her family lived in a . a. villageb. towerc.cityd. school（ ）52. elsa wanted . a. to cook lunch at schoolb. to bring her school lunch homec. her mother to eat her school lunchd. her mother to do something about the school lunch（ ）53. elsa poured some of her school soup into a . a. lunch boxb.bagc.bottled. bowl（ ）54. which of the following is true? a. elsas mother didnt do as elsa wantedb. elsa got what she wantedc. elsas father talked to her schoold. elsa wanted to go to the tower again（ ）55. what can you learn from this passage? a. if you have any problems, go to the tower.b. if you have any problems, go to your father.c. if you cant do something, give it up.d. there are many ways to do something, just try them.csometimes, even the best friends have fights. they disagree with each other and begin to argue. sometimes, they even stop talking to each other.what can be done to help the two friends make up? finding a good friend who knows both of them very well to be a peacemaker is a good way. maybe one day you will be a peacemaker for your good friends. here are some useful communication strategic for you to use:state your feelings clearly but dont criticize（批评）them. begin with“i feel”instead of“you always”.dont stop or finish the other persons sentences.listen carefully to what the other person is saying. try to see the other persons side of the disagreement.look at the other person in the eyes when you are talking.ask questions to make sure that you understand the other person.repeat the other persons idea as you understand them.never put anyone down. saying thing like“youre stupid（愚蠢的，傻的）”makes communication difficult.try to find a solution that make the two friends happy. never decide their own“win-win”solution. a“win-win”solution allows（允许）each of them to feel good. in this way, their friendship can be continued（继续）.（ ）56. who can be a good peacemaker to stop fights between two friends? a. one of their parents.b. one of their friends c. one of their teachers.d. anyone（ ）57. which of the following is the suitable（合适的）language for a peacemaker? a. “i feel.”b. “you always.”c. “you are stupid.”d. “you cant.”（ ）58. how should the peacemaker behave when talking with the two friends? a. stop the other persons sentences in time. b. repeat his own ideas to make himself understand. c. listen to the other person carefully and ask some questions. d. tell them your ideas.（ ）59. what does the phrase“put anyone down”mean in the article? a. 令人失望b. 提醒人c. 羞辱人d.打倒人（ ）60. how do you understand a “win-win”solution? a. it is a way that helps make new friends. b. it is a way that makes both people pleased. c. it is a way that tells who is right and who is wrong. d. it is a way that helps you to win a match.d阅读短文，按要求完成下列任务(1) if you go into the forest(森林) with your friends, stay with them. if you dont , you may get lost. (2) should, get lost, you, if, what, do, you? you should sit down and stay where you are. you mustnt try to find your friendslet them find you. (3) if you want your friends to find you, you should stay in one place. you can also shout three times. then stop. then shout three times again. keep up shouting. always three times together. when people hear you, they (a) (know) that you need help and where you are.if you (b) ( not think ) that you can get help before night comes, you should make a little house with some small trees and branches (树枝) or something else. and make yourself a bed with leaves and grass.when you need some water and you have to leave your little house to look for it, dont just walk away. (4) leave small branches or something else on the way and then you can find your way back easily.61. 任务一：在(a)、(b)处用所给词的正确形式填空。(a) (b) 任务二：将划线句子(1)、(4)译为汉语。62. (1) 63. (4) 64. 任务三：将(2)处所给单词连词成句。 65. 任务四：对(3)处划线部分提问。 if you want your friends to find you?第卷（非选择题）第四部分 语言综合运用及写作. 完成句子（共9小题，计9分）66. its (usual) for the trees to flower so early.67. i think shanghai is one of (beautiful) cities in china.68. there are many (hero) in the history of the world.69. what time does the (fly) to new york take off?70. the cat (jump) down the tree when i saw it.71. the old man makes a living (sell) vegetables.72. if you forget (bring) your id card, you cant go to the meeting.73. mr wu offen goes to work by car but yesterday he (ride) his bike.74. i can do it (my) 补全对话（共3小题，满分6分）a: 75 b: i had a fight with my best friend yesterday. im very upset and i dont know what to do. could you please help me?a: yes, id love to. why dont you talk with him? 76 b: but im afraid he wont forgive (原谅) me. maybe he wouldnt like to talk with me.a: then what about asking your friends to talk with him first? they can help you communicate with him.b: 77 , thanks for giving me good advice.a: you are welcome. 书面表达根据以下提示及要点完成作文：1、王红爱好广泛，为人友善，经常帮父母做家务。2、本周六是王红的生日，许多同学将去她家参加生日聚会。3、一些同学打算向父母要钱，买礼物送给她。4、你对同学们花钱买礼物一事的看法及理由。要求：1、不要逐句翻译。 2、词数60802012年春季期中考试听力材料八 年 级 听力测试（共三节，计25分）第一节：听对话或描述选图画，下面有2段描述和3段对话，听完以后，从a、b、c三幅图画中选出正确的一幅，每段描述和对话读一遍。1. dave was cleaning the windows when the teacher came in.2. ginas backpacks color was the same as that of her new dress.3. a: my watch doesnt work. i want to buy a new one. would you like to go with me?b: certainly.4. a: hey. mary. do you know that tom found a wallet in the street? b: really? was there anything in the wallet? a: of course. there was a lot of money in it. b: he must be very rich now. a: but he gave the wallet to the policeman.5. a: tom, i called you last night but you were not at home. b：i was out. a: did you go to the cinema last night? the movie was very good. b: no. i visited my uncle.第二节，听对话，选答案。听下面5段对话，并根据所提问题，从a、b、c三个选择中选出最佳答案，每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，完成6、7小题。a: i had a terrible dream last night. i dreamed a big snake was running after me.b: a snake? its really scary. what happened then?a: first i climbed a big tree. and then i flew like a kite. but finally i fell down.听第7段材料，完成8、9、10小题。a: does mr brown have any sons and daughters?b: yes, he has a son and a daughter.a: what are they?b: his son is a scientist like his father. his daughter is a student now she also wants to be a scientist in the future.a: what about mrs brown?b: she works in a middle school.听第8段材料，完成11、12小题a: would you like to go to the movies with me this evening, tom?b: i really want to go. but i have to finish my homework. if i cant fini