江西省吉安市朝宗实验学校八年级英语下学期期中试题 人教新目标版.doc

江西省吉安市朝宗实验学校2012-2013学年八年级英语下学期期中试题 人教新目标版一、听力测试(20分) （a）请听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。(每小题1分)1. what will anna do this saturday if she is free?a. go shopping. b. listen to music. c. make some food at home.2. when will the speakers have the party?a. on friday. b. on saturday. c. on sunday.3. where will the speakers go tomorrow?a. to a flower shop. b. to marks home. c. to the hospital.4. what should the girl take to the party?a. nothing. b. food. c. drinks.5. who will organize the party?a. andrea. b. ann. c. andy.（b）请听下面两段对话和一段独白，每段对话和独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。(每小题1分)conversation 16. how did tom know the weather report?a. from the tv. b. from the radio. c. from the internet.7. what are the two speakers going to do if it rains tomorrow?a. plant trees. b. do some reading. c. play computer games.8. which floor does tom live on?a. the fourth floor. b. the fifth floor. c. the fourteenth floor.conversation 29. what does the man do?a. a travel agent. b. a hotel clerk. c. a guide.10. whom will the woman go for vacation with?a. her husband. b. her friend. c. her mother.11. which is not the reason that the woman plans to travel by train?a. she has lots of time.b. she can enjoy the sights on the way.c. she thinks it is more comfortable than by plane.monologue(独白)12. what is jenny going to be in the future?a. a teacher or a doctor. b. a teacher or a lawyer. c. a doctor or a lawyer.13. what does jenny think of staying with children?a. tiring. b. happy. c. boring.14. where will jenny live when she is old?a. somewhere quiet. b. somewhere beautiful. c. somewhere crowded.15. what will jenny not have when she is old?a. a dog. b. a cat. c. a pig.（c）请听下面一段短文，根据短文内容完成表格。短文读两遍。（每小题1分）my decisionwhat day is it today?its 16. _.whats the speakers favorite tv program?the 17. _.when did the party start?at 18. _.what was the matter with the speaker?he had to make a decision on 19. _ things.what did the speaker decide to do in the end?he decided to go to 20. _.二、单项选择（15分）请阅读下面各小题，从题中所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将其填到相应位置。（每小题1分，共15分）21. it is not so _ as yesterday, so there are _ people sitting in the square.a. cold; fewer b. warm; more c. cold; more d. cold; less22. these shoes arent comfortable. you _ wear them.a. should b. could c. shouldnt d. can23. how _ she was when she didnt see the famous star!a. disappointing b. disappointment c. disappoint d. disappointed24. i _ the cds to you if i have time tomorrow.a. will return b. returned c. have returned d. return25. where was daly _ linda was looking for him?a. that b. while c. at d. where26. xiao li was supposed _ her homework before nine oclock. but she couldnt.a. to finish b. to finishing c. finish d. finishing27. our physics teacher told us light _ faster than sound last term.a. travels b. travel c. travelled d. travelling28. maybe you should _.a. call on her b. call him at c. call him up d. call up her29. i had _ unusual experience last week.a. a b. an c. the d. /30. can you tell me what you _ when the teacher came into the classroom?a. did b. do c. are doing d. were doing31. the boy was able to _ himself when he was very young.a. dress b. wear c. put on d. wears32. there is going to _ an english party tomorrow evening.a. have b. hold c. be d. take33. would you please tell me _?ok, her name is cici.a. what was her name b. what her name was c. what is her name d. what her name is34. what did your son say in the letter?he told me that he _ the great wall the next day.a. will visit b. has visited c. is going to visit d. would visit35. hi, mary. _?not so well. i cant keep up with the other students.a. how long have you studied chemistry b. who is teaching you chemistryc. how is your chemistry study going d. where are you learning chemistry三、完形填空（25分）a）请先阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将其填到相应位置。（每小题1分，共15分）when i was a teenager growing up in france, i wanted to leave school and have my own life. the only way i could 36 this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. i was very nervous when i told my 37 i wanted to leave school. i thought he would say, “ 38 you are going to college (大学).” i was very 39 when he said, “ok. lets go to the paper factory.”two days later, 40 took me to the factory. i imagined everyone to be friends 41 together and having fun. i even imagined there would be music and singing. i 42 i had watched too many movies as a teenager.when we 43 the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard (门卫) and one minute later we were 44 . i walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. it was 45 . i ran back to my father and said, “i want to go home.” he asked me, “what do you think of the 46 ?”“too bad,” i answered.“and marriage(婚姻) is even 47 !” he said.i went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard 48 i could get into a good college. i 49 studying english so i decided to major in languages at college. thanks to my father and our 50 to the paper factory, i now work at the united nations and my father is very proud of me. i married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!36. a. say b. do c. receive d. find37. a. teacher b. friend c. father d. husband38. a. yes! b. no! c. really? d. ok?39. a. angry b. tired c. nervous d. surprised40. a. he b. she c. it d. they41. a. working b. studying c. singing d. farming42. a. guess b. mean c. say d. hope43. a. looked at b. returned to c. arrived at d. left for44. a. outside b. inside c. back d. away45. a. terrible b. wonderful c. funny d. special46. a. workers b. guard c. building d. factory47. a. better b. harder c. worse d. easier48. a. but b. if c. so d. or49. a. enjoyed b. stopped c. disliked d. minded50. a. way b. idea c. plan d. tripb）先阅读短文，掌握其大意。然后从方框中所给的词中选出恰当的10个，并用其适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。（每小题1分）finish, advice, on, be, excited, inslow, like interest, open, real, friendif you are a teenager and you have lost interest in reading or never like it so much, this is for you. here is some 51 on finding your favorite books: ask around. ask your 52 or favorite teachers to suggest books they enjoy. go to the library. dont be shy about it. you can ask a librarian(图书管理员) a question 53 this: do you have any books 54 rock music? try a few pages. if a book doesnt interest you after you read a few pages, leave it and try another, until you find an 55 one. read at your own pace(速度). reading isnt a test. so when you read 56 , you can have a look at words here and there and think. if you 57 interested in it, youll read to the end quickly. then you can read another one. let one good thing lead to another. when you read something that 58 interests you, you may be sorry when you 59 it. because the end is never really the end for a person who reads. you can always 60 another book, and another, and another.51. _ 52. _ 53. _ 54. _ 55. _56. _ 57. _ 58. _ 59. _ 60. _四、阅读理解（30分）a）请阅读下列短文。根据短文内容从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项。（每小题2分）aone day we invited some friends to dinner. when it was about six oclock, my wife found that we had little bread. so she asked our five-year-old daughter, kathy, to buy some. “heres a dollar,” my wife said, “get two loaves(条) of bread, if they have it. if they dont have it, get anything. but hurry!” kathy hurried off, and we waited and waited. by a quarter past six, all the friends had arrived. but kathy had not returned. finally we saw her dancing around the corner with a bright new hula hoop(呼啦圈) whirling(旋转) round her middle. “kathy!” her mother cried. “where did you get that hula hoop, and where is the bread?” “well, when i got to the shop, they had sold all their bread,” answered kathy. “and you said if they dont have that, get anything!”61. one day kathys parents invited some friends to _.a. have breakfast b. have lunch c. have supper d. have a party62. what did kathy buy at last?a. other food. b. nothing.c. hula hoop. d. two loaves of bread.63. why did she do this?a. because the shop had sold all their bread.b. because her mother asked her to get anything if they hadnt had bread.c. because she loved playing with hula hoop.d. all above.bare you looking for something fun and would you like to help other people in your spare time? then join us to be a volunteer. we are a non-profit organization(非盈利组织).we have volunteer jobs for people of all ages. anyone from 12-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer.you can help people in many ways. schools need help with taking care of children while their parents are working. hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents see a doctor. animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without houses. there is something for everyone.“as a volunteer, i dont want to get anything. seeing the childrens happy faces, im happy, too.” said carlos domingo an old woman of 62. “i often help older people learn how to use computers.” says another volunteer at the age of 18.if everyone helps out a bit, well have a better world to live in. interested? call us at 1-800-555-5756, or visit our website:.64. _ can be a volunteer.a. children b. old womenc. anyone aged 12-70 d. young people65. carlos domingo does volunteer work with _.a. animals b. children c. computers d. older people66. we can read such a passage _.a. in a newspaper b. in a storybook c. in a picture book d. in a textbookcevery child has his own dream. every child hopes to be an adult. however, is it truly like what they imagine? as a boy who lives in modern times and in a modern city, i feel greater pressure on me with the citys development. although we seldom(很少) worry about money, we still have a lot of others such as competition among classmates and expectations(期待) from parents. these experiences are very useful to our future, but in fact, they really give me a lot of pressure. i still clearly remembered the happiness of my childhood. unluckily, we had to face the fact with time passing by. we began to feel this invisible pressure come upon us. we get up before sunrise and return after sunset. we work and study like an adult, even harder. what we do is in order to get an excellent mark. oh, growing up is completely boring. we must try to find happiness while growing up. i think the friendship among our friends, the support(支持) from our parents and the encouragement from our teachers can help us. why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and its delicious taste?67. the chinese for the underlined word invisible is _.a. 不显眼的 b. 无所谓的 c. 无形的 d. 不露面的68. what do you think the writer is?a. a parent. b. an adult. c. a teacher. d. a student.69. how does the writer think we can find happiness?a. from friends, parents and teachers. b. by studying hard like an adult.c. with the help of classmates. d. through talking with parents.70. the best title of the text is “_”.a. my dream b. my worries c. my pleasure d. my school lifedcan you or do you wash your clothes? can you cook meals for yourself when your parents are not at home? 71 today, many young people cant look after themselves when they leave home. 72 i dont want to be a p