江苏省兴化市陶庄中心校八年级英语上学期期中试题.doc

江苏省兴化市陶庄中心校2013-2014学年八年级英语上学期期中试题（考试用时：120分钟 满分：150分）请注意：试卷共8页，考生答卷前，必须将自己的学校、班级、姓名、学号填写在试卷（二）上的相应位置，本试卷所有答案一律填写在答题纸上；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。 第一部分 选择题（共95分）一、 听力（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分）第一部分 听对话回答问题 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。（每小题1分，计10分）1. who is may? a. b. c.2. what are they talking about? a. b. c.3. where is daniel going for his summer holiday? a. b. c.4.what is simon doing now? a. b. c.5. who is the tallest boy in mikes class?a. jim b. simon c. mike6. how is paul feeling?a. sad b. tired c. excited7. what is in the bag?a. nothing b. some books c. bettys glasses8. who is the woman looking for?a. carl b. bob c. her son9. which light does the man like better?a. the yellow one b. the blue one c. we cant tell10. who is that boy?a. jims friend. b. jims brother. c. jims neighbour.第二部分 听对话和独白回答问题。你将听到一段对话和两段独白，每段对话或独白听两遍。（每小题1分，计10分） 听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。11. did the man have a trip yesterday?a. yes, he did. b. no, he didnt c. i dont know.12. how did they go home?a. by bus. b. by underground.c. by plane. 听第一段独白，回答第13-15小题。请根据内容从a、b、c三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。 chinese schoolsamerican schoolsschool dayfrom 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.from 9 a.m. to 13 p.m.homeworkstudents have much homework to do at 14 .students dont have much homework.school lifemost students feel 15 at schoolmost students enjoy themselves at school.13. a. 2:30 b. 3:00 c. 3:30 14. a. home b. school c. library15. a. interesting b. boredc. comfortable 听第二段独白，回答第1620小题。16. how old are jacks friends? a. fourteen years old b . older than jack c. younger than jack 17. what pet does bill keep?a. a pet dog b. a pet bird c. a pet cat18. who is quite fat? a. bill b. jack c. polly 19. where does jack usually go every sunday morning? a. the cinema b. the park c. the library20. whats the story about? a. jack b. bill c. jack and bill二、选择填空 从下列每题所给的选项中选出一个最佳答案（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分）21.jim is _ honest boy. he is also _ most hard-working student in our class.a. an; a b. an; the c. the; the d. the; a22.sandy doesnt know how to make a plan. could you give her some_, please? a. tools b. sentences c. tips d. problems23.i dont know who _ the boy stand here. how poor he looks. a. told b. made c. asked d. wanted24._?he is very friendly and generous.a. what is david like b. what does david likec. how does david like d. how is david like25.would you like to share joy or sadness_ us?yes, id love to.a. with b. to c. at d. on26.can i have _ bread. im still hungry.sure, here you are.a. any more b. some more c. much d. any27. he will not forget that _ earthquake(地震). many people lost their lives in it.a. beautiful b. terrible c. interesting d. exciting28. does mary usually go to the bubby club? once a week.a. how often b. how long c. how far d.how much29.people in the uk say “holiday” while people in the usa say “ ”.a. yard b.vacation c. truck d. soccer30.chinese students have weeks in the summertime than american students.a. more; on b. fewer; on c. more; off d. less; off31.the boy is _ my sister, so he sits in front of her.a. as tall as b. taller than c. not as tall as d. the tallest32.beijing, nanjing and hangzhou are all _ in china.a. place of interests b. place of interest c. places of interest d.places of interests33._ your help and support, were sure to pass all the exams.a. without b. have c. with d.has34. when did his cousin _ the world park? at about 12 oclock.a. get b. arrive c. arrive in d. reach35.shall we go to the great wall tomorrow? _.a. youre welcomeb. good idea c. yes, we shall d. thats all right36.it about an hour to take the underground from the town to the city.a. costs b. spends c. pays d. takes37.the books couldnt stay on the shelf because one end of it is much higher than _.a.the other b. the others c. another d. another one38.something _ when they made a birthday card.a. cut out b. went wrong c. tidied up d. made a mistake39.now our family has a car so we can travel _ than before.a. easier b. less easily c. easily d. more easily40. the little girl is very young, _ she can look after herself well.a. so b. but c. or d. and三、完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）students life in americastudents in america always have a busy but wonderful school day. they have classes for five days each week. from 41 to friday students usually get up at seven. then they wash their faces and have 42 . they usually have eggs, bacon(熏猪肉), bread, fruit and a glass of milk. after that they go to school on foot or by yellow school 43 .some students ride bikes. they get to school at about half past eight. then they put their 44 in their lockers and 45 only one book, a notebook and a pencil to each class. in a middle school, students have 46 for six hours. their classes are english, writing, maths, music 47 and so on(等等).at noon students dont go home for lunch. they 48 have lunch at school. they often have meat, fruit, 49 , bread and a drink. 50 most students like pizza, hot dogs and hamburgers better. students dont have a short 51 .they go back to have classes 52 lunch until three oclock. then they go home.students dont do their homework after they get home. they usually play or watch tv before 53 . they have supper at six in the evening. the supper usually has soup, meat, vegetables, rice or pasta(面食). after supper they do their 54 . sometimes they play or talk with their 55 at home.41. a. monday b. tuesday c. wednesday d. thursday42. a. dinner b.breakfast c. lunch d. supper43. a. car b. bike c. bus d. plan44. a. school bags b. clothes c. pencil boxes d. money45.a. get b.carry c. bring d.take46. a. meals b. a rest c. a talk d. classes47. a. chatting b. sleeping c. drawing d. eating48. a.really b.seldom c.usually d. never49. a. vegetables b. games c. books d. competitions50. a. so b. and c. because d. but51. a. sleep b. talk c. drink d. holiday52.a. at b. before c. after d. in53. a. midnight b. supper c. rest d. work54. a. homework b. housework c. cleaning d. washing55.a.parents b.friends c.teachers d.classmates四、阅读理解 阅读下列内容，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（共20小题；每小题2分，计40分）(a)train schedule(火车时刻表)fromtotrain numberleaving timearriving timetianjinbeijing2718:3510:21taiyuanchengdu18513:0919:30beijingshenyang116:3517:50chengdutaiyuan18622:505:0556.the train from beijing to shenyang leaves at _. a. 5:05 b.6:35 c. 8:35 d.17:5057.we have to spend _ on the train if we go to shenyang from beijing.a. 6 hours and 35 minutes b. 17 hours and 50 minutes c. 11 hours and 15 minutes d. 24 hours and 25 minutes58. if we want to go to chengdu from taiyuan, we can take the _ train. a. number 11 b. number 186 c. number 185 d. number 27159. the number 186 train arrives in taiyuan at _. a.10:50 a.m. b. 10:50 p.m. c. 5:05 p. m. d. 5:05a.m.60.it takes _ from tianjin to beijing by train.a. about two hours b. about half an hourc. about an hour d. more than two hours(b)one day an old man is selling(卖)a big elephant, a young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. the old man goes to him and says in his ear,“dont say anything about the elephant before i sell it, then i will give you twenty dollars.”“all right,”says the young man. after the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “now, can you tell me how you found the elephants bad ears?”“i didnt find the bad ears,” says the young man.“then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?” asks the old man. the young man answers, “because i have never seen an elephant before, and i want to know what it looks like.” 61. _ the elephant.a. the young man sells b. the old man sellsc. the two men sell d. the old man buys 62. the young man is looking at the elephant slowly. he wants to find out_.a.which foot of the elephant is bad b.how heavy it isc.which ear of the elephant is bad d.what it looks like 63. the young man_.a.knows the elephant has bad ears b. wants to buy the elephantc.looks after the elephant d. gets some money from the old man 64. the young man_.a.is not interested in elephants b.knows what an elephant looks likec.saw some elephants before d.didnt know an elephant before 65. hearing what the young man said, the old man will probably(可能) be_. a. angry b. happy c. dangerous d. hungry(c) the date was like any other day in his life. after school bill walked past the shop on the street corner(角落). he stopped to look at the front row of the shoes. and he felt sorry for himself. he really wanted to have a new pair for his birthday.he sadly walked away and thought of what to tell his mother. he knew she would give him anything if she could. but he also knew very well she had little money. he decided not to go home at once, as he looked worried and he didnt want to make his mother worry about it. so he went to the park and there he sat on the grass. then he saw a girl in a wheel chair (轮椅). he found that the girl moved the wheels with her hands. bill looked at her carefully and was surprised to see that the girl had no feet. he looked down at his own feet. it is much better to be without shoes than without feet, he thought. it was not right for him to feel so sorry and sad. he went away and smiled , thinking he was luckier in life. 66. bill was sorry that _. a. the shoes in the shop were not the right size for him b. he forgot to bring any money with him c. he walked past the shoe shop d. his shoes were old67. which of the following is right? a. bills mother had much money. b. bills mother was a kind -hearted woman. c. bills mother wouldnt buy him anything. d. bills mother often bought presents for bills birthday.68. why didnt bill go home at once? a . because his mother was at work. b. because he wanted to sit on the grass in the park. c. because his mother wouldnt give him any money. d. because he didnt want to give his mother any trouble.69. in the park, bill found a girl _. a. without hands b. without feet c. looking down at his shoes d. walking slowly 70. at last bill _. a . left the park sadly b. decided to buy a new pair of shoes c. didnt know how to help the girl d. thought he was luckier in life than the girl in the wheel chair (d) many children think mobile phones are cool. mobile phones have nice colours and you can use it to talk with a friend at anytime and anywhere. in the usa，more than 90 million people use mobile phones. many of them are children. for children，mobile phones are more than phone calls. they are fashionable. most mobile phone users dont know that some health problems have something to do