江苏省无锡市东林中学八年级下学期期中考试英语试题.doc

江苏省无锡市东林中学2012-2013学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题i 听力部分（20%）一、听对话回答问题 （本大题共10分，每小题1分） 本部分共10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后你还有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。在听到“嘀”的信号后，进入下一小题。听第1至10段材料，回答第1-10题。1. which sport did the man do in harbin? a.b.c.2. how did jim go to school today? a.b. c. 3. where does the boys father work now? a. b. c. 4. what is the time now? 5. what will the weather be like? a. sunny. b. cloudy. c. rainy.6 . what is jane probably doing now? a. she is singing. b. she is reading comics.c. she is doing housework.7. what do we know about the new mobile phone? a. the man bought it himself. b. it was a present from the mans uncle. c. the man got it from a friend.8. how long has it rained? a. for three hours. b. for five hours. c. for two hours.9. what does the man mean? a. he is good at climbing high. b. it is not high at all. c. he may fall and hurt himself.10. what does miss zhang think of david? a. he walks too fast. b. he walks very slowly. c. he cant walk any farther.二、听对话和短文回答问题 （本大题共10分，每小题1分）你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，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，你还有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。11. where does the dialogue probably happen? a. in a park. b. in a library. c. in a cinema.12. why does the woman like running outside? a. because she can often meet some friends. b. because she loves fresh air. c. because she likes to be alone.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。the greens weekendmr. greenwent fishing with his 13 on sunday mrs. greencleaned the house did some cookingwent shopping in 14 david went for a 15 played computer games13. a. neighbour b. friend c. father 14. a. sunshine shopping mall b. moonlight shopping mallc. starlight shopping mall15. a. barbecue b. picnic c. walk 听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。16. when did tom last write to zhang wei? a. at the beginning of this year. b. at the beginning of this term. c. at the beginning of this summer holiday.17. who has gone to canada? a. tom. b. bill. c. betty.18. how many countries are zhang weis stamps from? a. 14. b. 15. c. 40. 19. who has given zhang wei some american and canadian stamps? a. his teacher. b. betty. c. tom.20. what stamps does zhang wei hope to get from tom?a. australian stamps. b. british stamps. c. japanese stamps.ii 笔试部分（80%）一、单项选择 （本大题共15分，每小题1分）1. its _ useless program. you _ it. a. a; neednt to keepb. a; dont need to keep c. an; dont need keepd. an; neednt keep2. that book is _. it brings the readers _. a. delightful; delightfulb. delight; delight c. delightful; delightd. delight; delightful 3. im interested in this function. can you tell me _ about it? no problem! a. few detailsb. little detailc. a bit detaild. more details4. a new book called “teenagers in the 21st century” will soon _. a. come outb. come inc. come downd. come up 5. do you mind _ me how _ things online? a. tell; to orderb. telling; orderc. telling; to orderd. tell; order6. susans daily course _ simple. i dont think so. iam afraid she cant _ the final exam. a. sounds; passb. is sounded; passc. is sounded; pastd. sounds; past7. her husband is a doctor, but now he is _ everyone else. a. so helpless asb. as helpless asc. so helpful as d. as helpful as8. it _ be lily. she went to the center to see the exhibition a moment ago. a. mustntb. may notc. cant d. must 9. what a high speed he is driving his car _! a. withb. atc. byd. in10.have you returned the motorcycle to him _? yes, i have _ returned it. a. yet; alreadyb. already; alreadyc. already; yetd. yet; yet 11.where have you_ all day? i came back at noon and i _ in this factory since then. a. been in; had beenb. been in; wasc. been; have beend. been; am12.do you think life is better now? well, _ it is. a. in some waysb. by the wayc. on the wayd. all the way13. adverbs can _modify(修饰) adjectives, _ “really” in “really shiny”. a. be used to; for exampleb. be used to; such as c. used to; for exampled. used to; such as14. _ has the programme been on? for 10 minutes. a. how longb. how oftenc. whend. how much15.im going to have a trip to ocean park. _. a. goodbyeb. im sorry to hear thatc. help yourself d. enjoy yourself 二、完型填空 （本大题共10分，每小题1分） bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. but his parents told him, “you wont be a real man until you begin to 1 helping others.” one morning, his parents gave him some money to 2 some milk for them. outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very 3 . bill went to him and asked, “ whats wrong with you?” the old man answered, “ im hungry. i havent had any food for two days.” thinking of his parents words, bill said to the old man, “lets go to the 4 .” when they got there, bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. the old man finished the meal quickly. after the waiter 5 the plate and the cup, the old man said, “sorry for giving you too much 6 . im fine now. ill 7 forget your kindness! you are a very good young man.” bill was 8 when he heard this. just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. bill and the old man learned 9 that his food was free 10 it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customers(顾客) that day.1.a. think aboutb. do your bestc. give outd. go on2.a. lendb. buyc. drinkd. borrow3.a. afraidb. gladc. sickd. angry4.a. bankb. libraryc. hospitald. restaurant5.a. sent outb. got downc. gave backd. took away6.a. excuseb. advicec. troubled. interview7.a. neverb. always c. usuallyd. sometimes8.a. nervousb. pleasedc. sorryd. shy9.a. in surpriseb. as usualc. once againd. at first10.a. whenb. untilc. yetd. because三、阅读理解 （本大题共15分，每小题1分）a most animals protect their young until they are old enough to take care of themselves. a fish that swims in the rivers of south america protects its young in a very strange way. this fish, a kind of catfish, uses its mouth to keep its babies from danger. when this catfish lays its eggs, it carries them in its mouth. from what we know, it does not eat during this time. after the eggs hatch(孵化), the fish swims with its young to protect them. it opens its mouth when danger appears, and the young fish swim inside. they swim out only when it is safe again. these catfish may have a peculiar way to protect their young, but it seems to work.1. the best title is _. a. staying away from danger b. how a fish protects its young c. laying eggs d. a cat that swims2. the catfish in the story live in _. a. lakes b. the sea c. rivers d. north america3. the young fish are _. a. very small b. large c. yellow and goldd. very brave4. if the young fish were not near their parents, they would be _. a. safer b. in greater danger c. happier d. less hungry5. the word “peculiar” in line eight means _. a. easy b. useless c. strange d. dangerousbcome to austria! soil is a village in the mountains in western austria. and the hotel post, opened by a local family, is clean and not expensive. from the hotel you can see the whole village, the forest and the mountains. temperatures in summer are usually 20 to 25 in the daytime, but much cooler in the evening. enjoy thailand! when you visit bangkok in thailand, dont miss the early morning river boat trip to the floating(漂浮的)market just outside the city. there youll find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. there you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. dont forget your hat. the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40 at noon! visit hawaii! maybe the most beautiful place in hawaii is kauai. you can visit its long, sandy beaches in the south and west and land, mountains and forests in the north, but dont be surprised if it rains in the middle of the island. daytime temperatures there are usually around 24 to 26 by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening.1. the advertisements above are about _. a. shoppingb. foodc. traveld. hotels2. you can enjoy _ near the hotel post. a. the view of the forests and mountainsb. many kinds of fruits and vegetables b. long and sandy beachesd. a river boat trip3. _is a good way to stop the strong sunshine in bangkok. a. going to the long beachesb. wearing a hat c. climbing up the mountainsd. staying in the forests4. which place will you choose if you want to visit both mountains and beaches? a. soil in austria.b. bangkok in thailand.c. the floating market.d. kauai in hawaii.5. according to the advertisements, we know that _. a. the hottest travel place is soil b. maybe it often rains in the centre of kauai c. the floating market is in the middle of bangkok d. the post hotel in austria is clean but the price is high c the red phone box in britain is a good example of the british traditional culture. however, with the fast development of mobile phones, it has lost its place in peoples everyday life. to save their loved red phone boxes, people have thought of many ideas, for example, to turn them into toilets or art houses.in a village in somerset, a place in south west england, villagers have found a novel way to save their red phone box. they turned it into a mini library, for there were few libraries in their area. the idea was given by a local villager, janet fisher, who lives opposite the phone box. villagers got together to set up the book box. over 100 books and a lot of movies and music cds are now at this mini library. the books are of different kinds, including from cooking books to the classics and childrens books. people can put the books that they have read inside the phone box, and take away the books that theyd like to read. the books are always changing. there is a regular check on the books to keep the phone box collection fresh.anyone is free to come to read books there. the phone box library is open every day around the clock and is lit (the past participle form of “light”) at night.“its very pleasing that the red phone box has been saved. more importantly, it can continue providing a service for us,” said one of the villagers.1. the red phone box has been a symbol of _. a. the british cultureb. the european(欧洲的) art of building c. the development of mobile phonesd. british peoples daily life2. people in somerset turned the red phone box into a mini library to _. a. make it like the new one b. help solve the shortage(短缺) of library service c. provide a place to exchange ideas d. make the collection of the local library larger3. the underlined word “novel” in paragraph 2 means _. a. traditionalb. newc. cuted. simple4. which of the following didnt british people turn the red phone boxes into in the article? a. toilets.b. art houses.c. libraries.d. shops.5. which of the following statements is true about the red phone box? a. people can borrow books and enjoy the films and cds there. b. the library was set up by a local villager living opposite a phone box. c. the library is open to the public day and night. d. regular check is made to keep the books in good order.四、词汇运用 （本大题共10分，每小题1分）1. he realized the problem and took action to _(减少)the the loss before it was too late.2. im afraid we have no _(优势) in this match.3. as travelling is getting easier, people begin to travel for _(激动) .4. alaska became the _(四十九) state of the united states in 1958. 5. mr wu has a rich _(知识) of painting and music.6. we are sorry to hear that granny li closes her eyes in _(end) night.7. she is busy preparing for the conference on _(education) work.8. _(marry) people usually have a different view of life.9. do you know the handbag is one of the_(producer) over there?10. he himself didnt believe that the song would become _(wide) popular.五、动词填空 （本大题共10分，每小题1分）1. mr. chen often _(meet) up with his old friends in the new park.2. wheres steven? he _ just _(go) to the cinema. 3. the smiths _(plan) their holiday at the moment.4. they _(tell) her the news as soon as she reaches home.5. do you know who _ (control) that company last year?6. did you go to jacks birthday party? no. i _(not invite).7. tell the boys _(not clap) hands in the reading room.8. my father spent two hours _(tie) the packages together.9. _ daniel _(eat) dinner when the phone rang? yes. he is a bit excited now.10.spring festival _(set) in late january or early february.六、完成句子 （本大题共10分，每空0.5分）1. 陈先生独自居住，他不时感到孤独。 mr chen lives 1 . he feels 2 3 time 4 time.2. 现在我儿子每天早晨独自骑自行车上学，但是两年前他还不会。 now my son 5 to school 6 7 8 every morning, but two years ago he couldnt.3. 事实上，父母在孩子成长过程中扮演着非常重要的角色。