江苏省泰州市苏陈中学八年级英语下学期期中试题（含听力）.doc

江苏省泰州市苏陈中学2012-2013学年八年级英语下学期期中试题（含听力）本卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。注意事项：1、请考生答题前务必将自己的姓名、考试号用黑水笔填写在试卷规定位置上并认真核对。2、请将第一卷的答案用黑水笔填在答题纸相应的位置，在其他位置做答一律无效。3、考试结束后，考生只需交答题纸.。第卷（选择题 共90分）、一听力测试 (共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)（ ）1. where did the woman go?（ ）2. what will the weather be like tomorrow?（ ）3. what does millie usually have for breakfast? （ ）4. how many students didnt pass in this exam? （ ）5. who was the first in the running competition?a. mary b. ann c. kate（ ）6. what will peter do tomorrow? a. go to the theatre. b. have an exam. c. do the housework.（ ）7. when was jim born?a. in 1992. b. in 1993. c. in 1991.（ ）8. how much money will the man have if alice lends him her money?a. 5 dollars. b. 8 dollars. c. 10 dollars.（ ）9. how long has jack been ill?a. since friday. b. since thursday. c. since saturday.（ ）10.what did the woman mean?a. the man could take the seat.b. the man should not sit there.c. the seat was not for the man.（二）听对话和短文回答问题（本大题共10分，每小题1分） 你将听到两段对话和一篇短文，各听两遍。在听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。听第一段对话，回答第11至12题（ ）11.when did ted catch a cold?a. this morning b. yesterday afternoon c. last night（ ）12.what did the doctor ask ted to do?a. to take some medicine and drink more water.b. to stay in bed for a few days.c. to have a good rest.听第二段对话，回答第13至15题（ ）13.how is the climate(气候) of shanghai in autumn? a. pleasant. b. too hot. c. too cold.（ ）14.what will the woman take to travel around shanghai?a. the train. b. the underground. c. the sightseeing(观光) bus.（ ）15.how much does the woman need to pay in all?a. 900 yuan. b. 1,600 yuan. c. 1,800 yuan.听一篇短文，回答第16 到第20 题（ ）16.when did this happen? a. one afternoon. b. one night. c. one morning.（ ）17.how many persons were there in the room when someone was knocking at the door? a. one person. b. two persons. c. three persons.（ ）18.what did the young man wear? a. a white shirt. b. a pair of glasses. c. long trousers.（ ）19.who was the young man? a. he was a friend of the writers. b. he was a friend of the writers brothers. c. he was a strange man to the writer.（ ）20.what was probably(可能地) the end of the story?a. the young man was taken away by the police. b. the young man became their friend. c. the young man ran away.二单项选择 （15分）( ) 21. - what_ useful book it is! - yeah, it tells you how to play_ piano. a. an; the b. a; a c. a; the d. an; a( ) 22. toms never been late for school, _?a. isnt he b. is he c. hasnt he d. has he ( ) 23. she used_ on the right in china, but she soon got used_ on the left in england.a. to drive; to drive b. to drive; driving c. to driving; to drive d. to drive; to driving ( ) 24. _have you lived there? since i was born.a. how many b. how long c. how soon d. when( ) 25. his talk is so_ that all of us feel_.a. boring, bored b. bored, boring c. interesting , bored d. interested, boring ( ) 26. a football match _ in our school next monday. a. will hold b. will be held c. is going to hold d.holds ( ) 27. my sister spends as much time as she can_.a. practicing to dance b. practicing to dance c. practice dancing d. practicing dancing ( ) 28. a boy_ john _ by an evil witch in the film.a. was called; was caught b. was called; caught c. called; caught d. called; was caught( ) 29.he found_to make a model ship.a. its easy b. it easy c. that easy d. it easily( ) 30. i am_thirsty, i need to drink_water. a. a little，a bitb. a bit of，a little of c. a little，a bit ofd. a bit of，a bit of( ) 31. a story _ by granny yesterday. a. was told us b. was told to us c. is told us d. told us ( ) 32. when and where to build the new factory _ yet. a. is not decidedb. are not decided c. has not been decided d. have not decided( ) 33. this dictionary _ liu yings. look! her name is on the cover. a. may be b. must be c. cant be d. mustnt be( ) 34. mr li _england. he _london for two days.a. has been to ; has been to b. has been to ; has been in c. has gone to ; has been in d. has gone to ; has been to( ) 35. david always looks _. now hes looking_ at his new drawing.a. happy; happily b. happy; happy c. happily; happily d. happily; happy( ) 36. - the letter _ in japanese. can you read it to me? - with pleasure. a. writes b. wrote c. is writing d. is written( ) 37. today the forests have always gone. people must _ down many trees.a. stop to cut b. be stopped to cut c. be stopped from cutting d. stop from cutting( ) 38. i wonder if he_ tonight. if he_, ill let you know.a. will come; comes b. comes; will come c. comes; comes d. will come; will come( ) 39. this book is _hard for us _understand. a. so; that b. enough; to c. such; that d. too; to ( ) 40. would you mind my sitting next to you? _ the seat is for mr wang. a. not at all. b. no, please dont. c. yes,please. d. youd better not.三完形填空 （10分） in our daily life, we always come to the question “what is the real beauty?”. different people hold different _36_. last night, i read a true story from a newspaper. its about a poor, ordinary-looking(长相普通的) old woman. she lived alone _37_ herself, _38_ a living from hand to mouth by picking things from rubbish heaps(垃圾堆). _39_, she took in more than ten homeless children and tried to _40_ them up. every day she worked from morning till night. in order to make as much money as possible to raise the children and to keep them in school, she even went to a local hospital to sell her blood(血) once a month. she got so weak for the loss of blood that she sometimes fell sick on her way_41_.when_42_why she chose to take care of so many children, she smiled and simply answered, “oh, i love children and i like to live together with them because they always bring me great happiness.”though, the old woman did not have much money, _43_ she was full of love and rich in spirit(精神). she was loved dearly by her children. she was also truly respected(尊敬) by the local government and people in her city.maybe you cant help_44_ , “what makes that poor woman so different?” it is nothing else but inner beauty, her true devotion(奉献) of love without any thought of money. therefore(因此), to answer the question “what is the _45_ beauty?”, now i get the answer. it is the beauty in ones heart, that is, the inner beauty!（ ）41. a. thinksb. ideasc. answers d. keys（ ）42. a. by b. withc. tod. on（ ）43. a. makeb. makesc. maded. making（ ）44. a. andb. butc. howeverd. so（ ）45. a. bringb. getc. lookd. make（ ）46. a. to homeb. homec. in homed. at home（ ）47. a. askingb. askc. to askd. asked（ ）48. a. thoughb. butc. /d. so（ ）49. a. to thinkb. thinkingc. thoughtd. thinks（ ）50. a. realb. reallyc. rightd. false四阅读理解（本小题共40分，每小题2分）atoday was not a good day. everything went wrong. first, i sleep late and mom shouted at me to wake me up. when i went to the kitchen for breakfast, there was no cereal(麦片). i decided to have some toast instead, but i burned it. i had to eat it anyway because there was no more bread. there was no juice, either. i just had a glass of water.when i was almost at the bus stop, i realized that i had forgotten my wallet, so i had to go back home and get it. of course, i missed the bus and had to wait for the next one.i was late for school and the teacher told me to stay in the classroom at lunchtime to catch up on(弥补)the schoolwork i missed.after lunch, it was the time to give the teacher our homework. i reached into my bag to get it but it wasnt there. i left it at home. i was in trouble again.when i got home, i went straight to my room to catch up on my homework. mom cooked fish for dinner. she knows i dont like fish, but she thinks it is good for my body. it was a terrible day. however, i hope tomorrow will be better.( )51.what happened to the writer on this bad day? a. the writer argued with his parents.b. the writer heard some terrible news. c. many small things went wrong. d. part of the writers house was on fire.( ) 52.when did the writers bad day begin?a. in the morning. b. at school. c. at lunchtime. d. in the afternoon. ( ) 53.what did the writer do after he went home?a. he did some homework.b. he made a telephone call.c. he made fun with his friend.d. he was tired, so he went to bed. ( ) 54. when you“burn”something, you _a. cook it too long b. eat it too fastc. give it away d. make it very well ( ) 55. according to the passage, we know that _a. the writer fell off from his bikeb. the writer went to schoolc. the writer got up early in the morningd. the writer left his homework at home b trains are becoming an important form of transportation now. yet they changed a lot than before, when the first train moved at 8 km/hr. todays high speed trains can go 300 km/hr or faster. besides their speed, they have many advantages(优点)over other transportation types. japan built the worlds first high speed railway. in 1964, japans “shinkansen” trains started traveling between osaka and tokyo at 200 km/hr. over time, more lines, as well as faster trains, were built. korea, england, and the usa, now have their own high speed systems. taiwan provinces started running in 2007. its trains are based on two types of shinkansen trains. they can carry 989 people and travel from taipei to kaohsiung in less than two hours. these systems are expensive to build, but they have many advantages. for example, they are good for the environment. trains on the london to paris line create 1/10 the pollution that planes create. high speed trains are also safer and cleaner than cars. super fast trains can even help a countrys economy(经济). they make it easier to travel to faraway places. that helps businesses and land values in those areas. its no wonder so many countries are building their own high speed railways.( ) 56. the worlds first high speed trains started traveling at _. a. 8 km/hr b. 200 km/hr c. 300 km/hr d. 400 km/hr( ) 57. in taiwan province, the high speed trains are based on trains from _. a. japan b. korea c. the usa d. china ( )58. according to the passage, high speed trains _ than planes. a. are safer and cleaner b. make traveling easier c. cause less pollution d. are more expensive ( )59. one of the disadvantages(缺点)of high speed trains mentioned in this passage is that _. a. they are safer than some other transportation types b. it costs a lot to build the whole high speed systems c. theyre good for a countrys businesses and land values d. super fast trains can even help a countrys economy ( ) 60. the main idea of this passage is that _. a. trains are the most popular form of transportation in the world b. we should do everything that we can to help the environment c. there are a lot of good reasons to build high speed railways d. many countries are building their own high speed railwaysctwo-day tour between hong kong and macao date: july 1516travel: sightseeing bus in the city and the speedboat(快艇) between hong kong and macaoplaces to visit: hong kong: ocean park(海洋公园) and victoria peak(太平山) macao: mazu temple, the ruins of st. paul(大三巴牌坊)cost: hk 600，including travel, three-star hotel, meals and admission tickets. 40% off for students or children under 1.4m in height. for more information, call 852 3881 3502 or 852 3882 3503.the newest american filmspiderman (蜘蛛侠3)spiderman the newest american film will be shown at victoria cinema from 2.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m.ticket price: adult: hk50 (each) child under 1.2 m in height: hk25 (each) over ten persons (including grown-ups and children)20% offticket office: 313 connaught road, kowloon, hktel for tickets: 852 2552 0291( ) 61. mr li and his wife want to take his son(a boy student) to join the two-day tour between hong kong and macao. how much should they pay at least? a. hk 1,800. b. hk 1,560. c. hk 1,320. d. hk 1,080. ( )62. which of the following views belongs to hong kong? a. victoria peak. b. mazu temple. c. the ruins of st. paul. d. sunmoon lake.( ) 63. mr li is a teacher in a primary school. he will take 10 of his students to victoria cinema. how much should they pay for the tickets at least? a. hk 300. b. hk 250. c. hk 240. d. hk 200.( ) 64. if you want to order the tickets for the film of spiderman , you can call the number_. a. 852 3881 3501 b. 852 3881 3502 c. 852 2552 0219 d. 852 2552 0291( ) 65. which of the following is not true? a. the tour between hong kong and macao will last from july 15 to 16. b. a two-day tour between hong kong and macao ticket for a student or a child under 1.4 m height is hk $ 240. c. spiderman is one of the newest american films. d. victoria cinema is at 313 connaught road, kowloon, hk.(d)captain good fellowdo you children enjoy good stories, interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dance? captain good fellow will be ready to teach all these things to children at the city theatre on saturday morning at10：00, freefilms at the museumtwo european films will be shown on saturday afternoon at the museum theatre. see broken window at 1:30. the worker will be at 3:45. for further information, call 82372266international picnicare you tired of eating the same food every day? come to central park on saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. delicious but not expensive. noon to 5:00 p.m.take me out to the ball gameits october, and saturday night(7:009:00) is your last chance to see the red birds this year. get your tickets at the gate. it might be cold out there. dont forget sweaters and jackets.do you want to hear “the zoo”“the zoo, a popular rock group from australia, will give their first u. s. concert this saturday night, at 8 at rose hall, city college（ ）66.on saturday morning, you can_a. go to watch a ball game btake children to play games at the city theatrecgo to a concert at rose hall, city college dgo to the central park for a picnic（ ）67.the red birds ballgame_ais in the afternoon bis outsidecis at the gate dis inside（ ）68.you can eat many different kinds of food from all over the world if you_.ago to the city theatre bgo to the central parkcgo to the museum theatre dgo to the zoo（ ）69.“the zoo ”is_aa u. s. concert ba big parkca music group da small country（ ）70. mr. turner wants to have a nice saturday. which is not possible for him to do?awatching a ball game and having a picnicbhaving a picnic and seeing a filmclistening to a concert and watching a ball gamedseeing a film and listening to a concert第ii卷（主观题 共60分）五. 用所给词的适当形式填空（15分）1. there is a bus at the _ (enter) of the park.2.do you want to know more about the different _(慈善机构) in china.3.this kind of computer is more (wide) used in beijing than in other parts of china.4.we learn many subjects, _ (include) chinese, math, english and so on. 5. would you mind me _ (smoke) here?6. the boys screamed with _ (excite) when the singer came in.7. some flowers _ (water) by li ming already. 8. last year a large number of trees_（cut）down9. vegetables, eggs and fruits_ (sell) in this shop.10. dont eat hamburgers any more. theyre _ (health). 11. you (punish) if you always tell lies.12. more than a year (pass) since we moved to this new town.13. we can never catch up with the fashion because it (change) all the time.14. xiaoqiang picked up the wallet (lie) on the ground on his way home yesterday.15. its said(据说) that the long bridge_（bui