湖北省鄂州一中八年级英语下学期期中试题.doc

湖北省鄂州一中2013-2014学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题 第一部分 听力部分. 听力测试 ( 共三节, 20小题,满分25分)第一节:听描述或对话, 选图画。下面有2段描述和3段对话。 听完以后, 从a、b、c 三幅图片中选出正确的一幅。每段描述和对话仅读一遍。( 共5小题, 每题1分,计5分)1. ab c2. abc 3. abc4. abc5. abc第二节: 听对话, 选答案。 听下面4段对话, 并根据所提的问题, 从a、b、c 三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读二遍。( 共10小题, 每题1分,计10分) 听第六段材料,完成6、7小题。6. when is kates birthday? a. this saturday b. next sunday c. this sunday7. would bruce like to go to kates party? a. yes, hed love to. b. yes, but he has too much homework. c. no, he cant.听第七段材料,完成8-10小题。8. whats wrong with lucy? a. she is thirsty. b. she is stressed out c. she is hungry9. what should lucy do? a. she should listen to music and relax. b. she should take some medicine. c. she should prepare for her test.10. what test will lucy probably have? a. math b. music c. english听第八段材料,完成11、12小题。听第九段材料,完成13-15小题。13. how does lily usually go to london?a. by train b. by bus c. by taxi.14. how much does a travel card for a year cost?a. sixteen pounds b. thirty-two pounds c. sixty pounds15. what does it need to have a travel card? a. an id card b. two photos c. a letter from parents第三节: 听短文, 选答案。 听下面一段短文, 并根据短文内容选出最佳答案, 短文读二遍。( 共5小题, 每题2分,计10分)16. it was _ yesterday.a. hot b. cold c. cool17. on saturday morning, bill_.a. helped his mother clean the house.b. did his homework.c. studied for his math test18. on saturday afternoon, bill went to the library_. a. by bus b. by bike c. on foot19. it took bill_ minutes to get to the library.a. 20 b. 25 c. 3020. in the library bill met his _. a. teacher b. cousin c. friend第二部分 语言知识ii . 单项选择 ( 共15小题, 每题1分,满分15分)从a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项。21. they arrived _ wuhan _ a cold morning. a. in; in b. at; on c. in; on d. at; in 22.i called you yesterday evening, but nobody answered the phone. -oh, i _ a walk with my parents at that time. a. took b. was taking c. am taking d. take23.mike, you look so excited. -yeah! there_ a basketball game played by yao ming this evening. a. will have b. is going to have c. is going to be d. are going to be24. you are so tired. why dont you _ a rest? a. stop have b. to stop having c. stop having d. stop to have25.how does jack usually go to work? -he _ drive 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 walkingd. used to; is used to walking26. the old man lives _ in the big apartment but he doesnt feel _ at all a. alone; alone b. alone; lonely c. lonely; lonely d. lonely; alone27. they decided to _ the meeting until after christmas. a. cheer up b. put off c. set up d. give up28.do you know when your friend _? -im not sure. i will tell you when he _? a. does come; will come b. comes; comes c. will come; comes d. will come, will come29.they didnt go to the park yesterday - _. a. so did we b. so we did c. neither did we d. neither we did30. fathers day is coming, im thinking about _. a. what present will i give him b. where we had a big meal c. how i will give him a surprise d. if i planned a party for him31. well be away for two weeks because well have a _. a. two-weeks holiday b. two weeks holidays c. two-week holiday d. two-weeks holiday32. -im _ in what _ you -well, dont follow suit. just do what you like. a. interesting; interests b. interested; interests c. interest; interests d. interest; interesting33. _ day it is! lets go out and enjoy the clear air and the sunshine. a. how a sunny b. what sunny c. how sunny d. what a sunny34. -could you please _ so much noise? -sorry, i wont do that. a. not to make b. not make c. not making d. dont make35. - _? - i have a cold and i dont want to eat anything. a. how are you b. what can i do for you c. whats the matter with you d. how do you like it iii. 完型填空 ( 共10小题, 每题1分, 满分10分) 阅读下面短文,从a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项, 使短文完整、通顺。 sam kaye is only 12 years old. but he is a famous photographer (摄影师) not only in the uk, but also in 36countries. he is even the youngest member of the royal photographic society (rps,皇家摄影协会) of the uk. it was 37in 1853 and it has a long history. it was the 38photographic society in the world. about one third of its members are famous photographers all over the world.sam kays started taking photos 39the age of six. last year, the uk schoolboy went on a trip to africa with his parents. he took lots of photos of african 40 such as lions, elephants, foxes and birds. he 41these photos to the royal photographic society of the uk. people at the rps were 42to see sams photos. they said the photos were so great. sam likes photography and his dream is to be a 43in the future. sams parents are 44of their son. they encourage him to 45his dream. they say his dream can come true one day.第三部分 阅读理解iv. 阅读理解 (共20小题, 每题2分, 满分40分) 阅读下面的四篇材料, 根据其内容, 选择正确答案或完成阅读任务。a hello, everyone! im kathy. i live in washington, d.c. im in grade 8. i spend about half an hour on my homework every day. my homework this week is to find out how much homework students have now. please tell me about your homework on the website. benim in grade 7 in macross city. i have too much homework. i usually spend more than two hours on homework every day. i dont use the internet to help with my homeworklindahi! i live in new york. im in grade 6. i guess im lucky, because i dont have too much homework. i usually finish my homework in an hour. i dont use the internet for homework. my brother will come to help me if i have problems with my homework.jackim in grade 8. i usually spend less than an hour on my homework. i sometimes use the internet to find information about homework. i dont think my homework is too much.46.why does kathy want others to tell her about their homework? a. because she wants to know about her classmates. b. because she wants to make friends on the internet. c. because she wants to finish her homework. d. because she wants to find someone to do her homework.47. what will linda do if she has problems with her homework? a. ask her brother for help. b. ask her teacher for help. c. use the internet for help. d. discuss them with her friends.48. spends the most time on homework . a. kathy b. ben c. linda d. jack49. which two students are in the same grade? a. kathy and linda. b. linda and jack. c. ben and jack. d. kathy and jack.50. how many of the four students use the internet for homework? a. one b. two c. three d. four b do you like drinking coke? as a symbol of american culture, coca-cola is liked by many people, especially young people all around the world. but from now on, perhaps it will be hard for students in the us to get it on campus. a new agreement will end almost all sales of high-sugar fizzy drinks in us schools. the agreement allow only unsweetened juice, low-fat milk and water in primary and middle school vending machines(自动销售机) and cafeterias. former american president bill clinton helped the american heart association and the beverage industry(饮料业) to come up with the agreement. he suffered from a weight problem and has had a heart operation since leaving the white house. he takes the agreement as “a bold step forward in the struggle to help 35 million young people lead healthier lives”.rising childhood obesity(肥胖) has become a big problem in america. a federal report noted that obesity has tripled among teenagers in the past 25 years. it called for new limits on the marketing of junk food to children. soda is a particular target because of its caloric content and popularity among children.britain has already taken similar steps to fight obesity. a recent study shows that people in the uk are much healthier than the people in the us. however, its better late than never. now american schools are trying to make new rules to guide the students to choose healthy drinks. american schools say goodbye to coca-cola.51. what kind of beverage is not allowed to sell on campus? a. high-sugar fizzy drinks. b. unsweetened juice. c. low-fat milk. c. water.52. what dose the underlined word “tripled” in the second paragraph mean? a. became as much. b. became twice as much. c. became three times as much. d. became four times as much.53. what is the writers attitude (态度) towards limits on junk food? a. positive b. neutral c. negative d. unclear54. which of the following statements is wrong? a. coca-cola causes students obesity. b. coca-cola makes people unhealthier. c. coca-cola isnt very popular in the world. d. coca-cola is bad for our body.55. which is the best title of the passage? a. say “goodbye” to coca-cola b. the junk coca-cola c. coca-cola in china d. coca-cola in the worldc this summer i will leave the junior high school where i have been for three years. i am generally considered to be a careful and polite boy now. however, five years ago, i was a little bit bossy(专横的). i often fought with other boys and sometimes i even fought with my elder sister. when i saw superman on tv for the first time, i dreamed of being a superman one day. one p.e. class, i called up all of my friends to get together in our classroom. “can anybody jump out of the window?” i asked them. after hearing this, all my friends kept silent. “i know you are all chickens,” i said. “can you?” one of my friends asked me. “sure!” i answered. “if i do it, i will get all the toys that you have. if i fail, you will get all of my toys, ok?” they said, “ok!” then i went up to the window of the second floor. i took a deep breath and then jumped down, stretching out my arms just like superman. then i hit the ground. when i opened my eyes, i found myself lying in the hospital. i was taken to the hospital because my arms were badly hurt. later, i heard that my p.e. teacher nearly lost his job for this, but i never received the serious punishment i feared.56. the story happened when the writer was in _ .a. university b. elementary schoolc. junior high school d. senior high school57. what did the writer mean by “i know you are all chickens”?a. the writer knew that his friends liked eating chicken.b. the writer knew that his friends kept chickens at home.c. the writer thought that his friends were afraid to do that.d. the writer thought that his friends looked like chickens.58. what was the result of the accident?a. the writers p.e. teacher was punished.b. the writer left school because of it.c. the writer hurt his legs during it.d. the writer was punished by his teacher for what he had done59. which of the following is ture according to the passage? a. there was only one child in the writers family. b. the writer used to behave very well. c. the writer was afraid to jump out of the window. d. superman is one of the writers favorite characters.60. what is the best title for this passage? a. an easy flight b. a “brave” superman c. a serious punishment d. my classmatesdi live with my grandmother in a beijing yard house. one day last year, （1）我惊讶的看到一个外国人从我家隔壁的房子里出来. he was very tall with short brown hair and a pair of glasses. the first time i saw him, （2）i was too shy to speak to him. “my english is too bad！”i thought. my grandmother told me that he had just moved into our yard. “i dont like it!” she said, foreigners arent like us. maybe hell play loud music and have parties every night! i m sure hes going to cause trouble.several days later, i met the foreigner as i was walking home after work. hello! he said in chinese! my names tony. ive just moved into the house next door to yours. “while i was wondering what to say, he continued, theres a nice bar down the road. why dont you and your family come to the bar and have dinner with me? “bars are bad places, said my grandmother when i told her, but we decided to go. （3）the bar was not at all what i had expected. it was in a beautiful little yard house, with several large bookshelves and pictures of tibet on the walls. several chinese people and foreigners were sitting drinking or reading books. i noticed that some of the foreigners were speaking reading books. i noticed that some of the foreigners were speaking place.the bar served special hutong pizzas. as we ate, tony told us about himselfhe is an english expert (专家) in environment. he always likes to be quiet. my grandmother said to me, “he really seems like a very nice young man.” yes, tony is my new neighbor, a nice foreigner. 阅读短文，按要求完成下面的任务。61. 把1处的汉语译为英语。62. 把2处改为同义句。63. 把3处的英语译为中文。64. what did the writers grandmother think of tony at first?65. 给短文拟一个标题。第四部分 语言综合运用及写作. 完成句子( 共9小题, 每小题1分, 满分9分) 根据括号内的英(汉)语提示,完成句子。66.the teacher told us that the sun _ (rise) in the east.67.they _(提供) us with delicious food last night68.he fell asleep while he _ ( read) a book.69. a good beating will teach you to tell the _ ( true) in future.70. please _ (允许) me to introduce my best friend mary.71. education is one of the most important parts of a countrys _ (develop)72. the _ ( die ) of my pet dog made me feel sad.73. its too hard for me to learn it. can you show me how _ ( throw) the ball74. its raining _ ( heavy). lets stay at home. 补全对话 (共3小题,每题2分,满分6分) 阅读对话,根据横线后所给标点符号的提示,在横线上填写适当的句子,使对话完整。a: hello, betty. what did you do last summer vacation?b: i visited my uncle.a: _(75)_?b: he lives in dalian, a beautiful city.a: _(76)_?b: i stayed there for a week. have you been to dalian?a: no, i havent. but im going to spend a holiday there.b: youd better go to dalian in summer. so you can enjoy swimming in the sea.a: _(77)_. i will go there this summer vacation. 书面表达 (满分15分) 假设你的妹妹就“怎么才能学习好”这个问题向你请教，根据自己的实际经验，以“how to study well”为题，写一篇约80词左右的短文，告诉你的妹妹一些你觉得比较好的学习方法或习惯。可根据以下提示内容展开写作，也可以增加另外一些比较合理实用的学习方法。 提示：1. 上课认真听讲，记笔记； 2. 课后认真复习，按时完成家庭作业； 3. 遇到不懂的问题要及时请教 听力稿1. i have a stomachache.2. li lei likes playing basketball.3. m: did your mother take the bus to white beach last sunday. w: no, she walked there.4. m: its really cloudy today, isnt it? w: yes, i want to go swimming.5. m: could i borrow some money, mom? w: yes, here you are.听第六段材料回答6,7小题w: hello, bruce. what a beautiful day!m; yes, it is, kate.w: i hope you can come to my party next sunday.m: party? what party?w: its my birthday, and im going to have a party. didnt you know?m: no, i didntw: oh, im sorry. i forgot to tell you. would you like to come?m: sure, i would love to come. thanks.听第七段材料回答8-10小题m; whats the matter, lucy?w: im too stressed out. and i cant remember things well.m: when did it start?w: about two weeks ago.m: oh, thats terrible. you should listen to some music.w: that sounds like a good i