江苏省无锡市八年级英语下学期期中试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省无锡市东亭中学2011-2012学年八年级英语下学期期中试题 牛津版第一卷 （选择题，共65分）一听力测试（本大题共20分，每小题1分）第一节（共10小题）听下面10段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中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. which picture are they talking about? a b c ( )2.whats marys dream work?( )3where are the two speakers talking now?()4. .what are they going to do?()5what does mary often do to help her mother? a. she often helps her mother to cook meals. b. she often helps her mother with the washing. c. she often helps her mother to clean the house.( ) 6 .hows jim? a hes ok. b hes ill. c hes returned home.( ) 7 .what would the woman like? a .tea. b. juice. c .coffee with milk.( ) 8 .why did the girl cook for herself? a .because she liked cooking. b because she came back home late. c. because she wanted to help her parents.( ) 9. where is mrs wood from? a japan. b china. c america.( )10. how much should the man pay for the ticket？ a 64 yuan . b 72 yuan c 96 yuan第二节（共10小题）听下面几段对话或短文，每段对话或短文后有几个小题，从题中a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题6秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出6秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或短文读两遍。听第11段材料，回答第11至12题。( ) 11 where is the man going? a the railway station. b the clock tower. c the park.( ) 12 why cant the man find the place? a this is his first time to visit the place. b the railway station is still next to the clock tower. c things have changed a lot over the years.听第12段材料，回答13至15题。13. what are they talking about? a. jims school. b. the weather. c. jims trouble.14. where are they talking? a. in a factory. b. at the doctors c. in the teachers office.15. whats the matter with jim? a. hes got a cold. b. hes got a toothache. c. hes got a stomachache.听第13段材料，回答16至20题。16. what does bob like best? _ a singing b dancing c drawing17. it was difficult for bob to join the school dancing group because _. a. the school only had a girls dancing group b. the school didnt let boys to dance c. the group had enough dancers already18. what was a bigger problem beginning?a. the school didnt let bob stay in the girls group. b. the school didnt let the girls stay in the girls group. c. other schools would laugh at them19. the judge(法官) thought the schools decision was _. a. useful b. right c. wrong20. we can infer(推断) that bob felt _ when he went back to the dancing group. a lonely b happy c angry二、单项填空 在a、b、c、d四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共15分) ( )1. jim is_ dishonest boy. we wont play _chess with him any more.a. an, the b. a, / c. a, the d. an, /( )2.what_you_at nine yesterday morning?a. have, done b. did, do c. were, doing d. do, do ( )3.the weather in hong kong is quite different from _ in beijing. a it b them c that d those( ) 4.-how long _ your parents _? -for about twenty years. a did, marry b have, married c have, got married d have, been married ( ) 5.-look at the boy running on the playground. is it david? -it _ be him. i saw him go to the teachers office just now. a mustnt b cant c couldnt d must ( )6. he_his computer last year. i _ my computer for over ten years. it still works ok. a. bought ,have bought b. have bought , bought c. bought, have had d have had, bought ( ) 7.-wheres your father?-he _ to singapore for a meeting. he _ there twice. a has gone, has been b has been, has gone c has gone, has gone d has been, has been （ ）8. weather! we should stay at home instead of going out. a. what a bad b. how bad c. what bad d. how a bad（ ）9._ is it from your home to school? its about 10 minutes walk.a. how long b. how often c. how far d. how much（ ）10.miss yang used _ a farmer. now shes a worker.a. was b. be c. to be d .is（ ）11.i _ the book for two weeks. i must return it to the school library.a. borrow b. have borrowed c .kept d .have kept（ ）12.the old man lives _ in a _ house, but he doesnt feel_.a. alone, alone, lonely b .lonely, lonely, alone c. alone, lonely, lonely d. alone, lonely, alone ( )13.theyre late. the film _ for half an hour. a. has begun b. has been on c. started d. has started( )14.the lamb _already. it_ _for 2 days.a. has died , has been dead b. died, has been deadc. has been dead, died d. died , has died ( )15.-we could ask jim to sing a song for the party.-_ he isnt good at singing.a. thats a good idea. b. im afraid not. c. why not? d. i hope so.三、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 （本大题共10分，每小题1 分）many students have hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables in their gardens, and looking after animals. some hobbies are relaxing and _(1) are creative（有创造性的）. hobbies can develop your interests and help you learn new skills.david smith is a student. his hobby is writing. _(2) the summer of 2000, he spent four weeks on a summer camp. as well as the usual activities, such as sailing, climbing and mounting biking, there was a writing workshop with a profession _(3). “she asked us to imagine that we were in a story. then we wrote about our _(4) at the camp.”in senior high school david wrote a story about teenage life, and it _(5) as a book in 2003. many teenagers love his book, and as a result, david has become a _(6) young writer.david has been very lucky _(7) his hobby has brought him enjoyment and success. but he is _(8) interested in many other things. “i like playing volleyball, too.” says david. “i spend some of my free time playing volleyball for my school team. _(9) ill write more books in the future, but im not sure.”its something difficult _(10) that we shouldnt spend all our time on our favourite hobby. there are many other interesting things to do in life, and we should try to do something new or different.1. a. other b. others c. the other d. another 2. a. during b. at c. for d. on 3. a. manager b. doctor c. singer d. writer 4. a. experiences b. examples c. excuses d. experiments 5. a. took out b. tried out c. came out d. went out 6. a. successful b. normal c. polite d. lonely 7. a. or b. but c. because d. though 8. a. too b. also c. only d. either 9. a. usually b. immediately c. maybe d. once 10. a. remember b. remembers c. remembered d. to remember 四、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（本大题共20分）( a ) chen guangbiao（陈光标） was born in jiangsu in july,1968. he is the chairperson of a company in jiangsu. now he is one of chinas richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. he says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies. when people are in need of help, he will appear at once. he helped people during the wenchuan earthquake, the yunnan earthquake and the taiwan earthquake. he also gave a helping hand in japans earthquake. he has built many hope primary schools to support the education in poor areas. he doesnt do charity for honour. he wants to encourage more people to make contributions to charity. after announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas(海外)chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity. as a philanthropist(慈善家),he is asked for help every day. sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring. so far, he has received a lot of awards, including pioneer of the year, and national may day labour medal(全国五一劳动奖章).he is considered（认为） as one of chinas top philanthropists.1. how old is chen guangbiao now? a.40 b. 41 c. 52 d. 442. he says he will donate _ to charity after he dies. a. nothing b. some schools c. everything he has d. his whole company3. what does he do charity for? a. he wants to do charity for money.b. he wants to do charity for pleasure.c. he wants to ask people to help him.d. he wants to encourage more people to contribute to charity.4. which of the following is not mentioned（提到，提及） in the passage? a. he is from jiangsu. b. he has visited many countries. c. he has helped people in need. d. he has got a lot of awards.5. which do you think is the best title for the passage? a. earthquakes. b. hope primary schools.c. pioneer of the year. d. philanthropist chen guangbiao ( b ) everyone has worries（忧虑，忧愁）. how do you deal with（处理，对付） your worries? there is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. sitting there worrying is no fun and it wont solve your problems. grades（分数，得分） at school are often a top worry for children. if you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions: why are grades important? what do grades mean to me? how do i get ready for class? do i go over my notes even when there isnt a test? do i have a good place to do my homework? have i tried different ways of studying? if your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down all the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back. you can ask for help when youre worried. you can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.6. what do children often worry most about? a. their hobbies. b. their homework. c. their grades at school. d. a fight with their friends.7. according to the passage, when youre worried, youd better _. a. work hard b. ask for help and talk to someone c. get ready for class d. do your homework8. if youre worried about grades, dont ask yourself _. a. why are grades important? b. what do grades mean to me? c. how do i get ready for class? d. why not give up（放弃） my studies?9. if you had a fight with a friend, you could _. a. invite him or her to watch a game b. put the blame（责备）on him or her c. try to make new friends d. leave him or her alone10. what does the passage mainly tell us? a. who is often worried. b. when people are worried. c. how to deal with worries. d. what kinds of worries people have.第卷（非选择题，共35分）五、单词拼写: （本大题共 12 分， 每小题 0.5 分）( a ) 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。1. his father looked_ (angry)at his son. because he often makes mistakes.2. next sunday will be my brothers _ ( nine ) birthday.3. the children are very happy. they cant hide their_(excite)4. _ (luck), he found his lost pen just now.5. the swallow flies to_ (north) countries in summer every year.6. some people think learning english is_ (use).thats wrong.( b ) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。7.the government_(意识到)that the water pollution was a serious problem.8.we have to face many_ (自然的)disasters, such as earthquakes, typhoons, etc.9.i think hell be a_(成功的)person.10.theyre going to celebrate their 15 years of_(婚姻)11.the changes to wuxi have brought many_(优势)12.it often rains in this area,_(特别，尤其) in summer.六、动词填空: 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共 6分，每小题0.5 分）1. in the past three years, my home town _(change) a lot. already.2. its hard to say what _ (happen) in 100 years in our country.3. they_(not travel)to shanghai next week, are they?4. the students_(chat) from 6 to7 yesterday evening.5. when i got to the station yesterday morning, my friends _(wait ) for me at the entrance.6. if it_ (not rain) tomorrow, well go hiking.7. he_ (not write) a letter to his mother yet. he has to do that soon. his mother misses him very much.8. would you please_(not make) such a big noise. the baby is sleeping.9. its a long time since we _(meet) last time, isnt it?10.-how many times _the girl _(forget) to take the keys to her home? -at least three times. 11.you must spend as much time as you can _ (practise) playing the piano. 12.they_(live) in wuxi since they were born.七、完成句子: 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。（本大题共 9分，每小题1.5 分）1. 湿地为许多动物提供食物和栖息地。 wetlands_ lots of animals.2.他成为足球俱乐部的成员2年了he_ _ the football club for 2 years.3. 国家已采取措施减少污染。 the country _ already.4. 他离开家乡自从去年以来。 he _ _ since last year.5. 春天是参观中国园林的最好时间。spring is _chinese gardens.6. 谢谢你把字典借给我。thank you for_ me.八、缺词填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。 (本大题共6分) earth hour started in sydney o(1) march 31, 2007. m (2) than two million homes and businesses turned off their lights for an hour. a year 1(3) , in 2008, earth hour became the worlds activity and was supported by _m( 4 )_ of people from thirty-five countries. in 2009, over two thousand cities in the world tookpart in it, and earth hour came to china. the purpose of the activity is to save energy and improveclimate. earth hour has _b_(5)_ some new changes to our lives.we may have different ways to spend the hour. for e(6)_, we can go to school on foot or b(7) bike, plant more trees, use water more than once, never _l(8)_ the lights on when we are not at home. try to make full use of paper by using b(9) sides. earth hour is a call for us to work together for a bright f(10) . it is also a message of hope and action. everyone can make a difference. the improvement （改善）of our environment n(11) everyones efforts（努力）. come on! _j(12)_ us in earth hour 2010!九 书面表达 (本大题共8分) 以the changes in my hometown 为题，用英语写一篇80词左右的短文，介绍你家乡的变化。1.当我很小的时候,我离开了我的家乡。现在我住在无锡。2上周日,我去了我的家乡。我家乡过去是一个安静的地方，大多数人步行上班或上学。3最近，我家乡已经发生了很大的变化。 许多人有了他们自己的小汽车，人们去城市更快更容易。4 但是，水污染给人们已经引起了很多问题。我希望我的家乡将来会变得越来越美丽._ 初二英语下学期期中试题参考答案 2012.4 听力材料：第一节（共10小题）听下面10段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中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 m：the statue of liberty is a symbol of america, right? w: yes, thats true. 2. m: did you hear what mary wanted to be in the future?w: yes. she wants to be a singer.3. m: miss wang, can i borrow a book and some magazines? w. of course ,you can.4. m: look, are they flying a kite or having a picnic？ w: they are having a picnic.5 m: mary, do you often help your mother with some housework at home? w: of course. i often help her with the washing.6 m: i miss jim very much. do you know how he is? w: sorry, i havent seen him for a long time. but his mother says he has been in hospital for a week.7m：which would you like, tea or juice? w: neither. give me some coffee with milk, please.8.m: why did you cook for yourself? w; because i went home very late.9 m: this is mrs wood from the united states. she lived most of her life in japan and china. w: nice to meet you here, mrs wood. 10m：how much will it cost for my son and me to go to shanghai？w：64 yuan for you and half of the ticket price for your son. 第二节（共10小题）听下面几段对话或短文，每段对话或短文后有几个小题，从题中a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题6秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出6秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或短文读两遍。听第11段材料，回答第11至12题。m: excuse me, i have lost my map. i want to go to the railway station, but i cant find it. its next to the clock tower, isnt it?w: the railway station was there years ago, but im afraid its not there any more.m: oh, really? i havent visited sunshine town for a very long time. things have changed a lot over the years.w: youre quite right. have you seen our new park?m: yes, i have just seen it. the park is so big and beautiful.w: yes, it is.听第12段材料，回答13至15题。w: good morning, doctor.m: good morning, mrs. brown. well, whats wrong with this young man?w: hes my son, jim. hes got a headache.m: