江苏省无锡市八年级英语下学期期中试题（无答案）.doc

江苏省无锡市天一实验学校2011-2012学年八年级英语下学期期中试题（无答案）一、听力：20分第一部分：听下面10段短对话，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。听第1至10段材料，回答第1至10题。( )1. where has the woman been?( )2. which season does the woman like best?( )3. which is the womans uncle?( )4. what do they decide to do?( )5. when will the woman meet the mans sister? a. last friday.b. this tuesday.c. this thursday.( )6. how much does one model plane cost if the man buys two? a. 50 dollars.b. 60 dollars.c. 100 dollars.( )7. how is mrs. smith going to xian tomorrow? a. by plane.b. by train.c. by ship.( )8. when does jim go to school every day? a. at six.b. at seven.c. at five.( )9. why did mr. smith go to nanjing? a. to visit a factory.b. to give a talk.c. to have a holiday.( )10. what does lin tao think of his trip to yunnan? a. just so-so.b. boring.c. wonderful.第二部分：你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听2遍。听一段对话，完成第11-12小题。( )11. why was the woman late? a. she got up late. b. she went to the wrong place. c. there were too many cars on the street.( )12. what can we learn from the conversation? a. the bus which the woman took was very crowded(拥挤的). b. the woman started too late. c. it was in winter.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。an american writerflew to britain for his 13 the young farmerdidnt know language, 14 or history at allthe writerfell into the 15 carelessly( )13. a. weekdaysb. holidaysc. sundays( )14. a. biology(生物)b. chemistry(化学)c. geography( )15. a. riverb. lakec. sea听第二篇短文，回答第16至20题。( )16. how long will toms summer holiday be? a. one week.b. fourteen days.c. ten days.( )17. whats the relationship(关系) between the speaker and mr. bell? a. friends.b. teacher and student. c. brother and sister.( )18. how many countries did mr. bell visit last summer? a. only one.b. three.c. four.( )19. why did mr. bell feel very tired after returning home? a. he visited too many places in a hurry. b. he walked everywhere on foot. c. he didnt take a plane.( )20. what will be a good idea to spend such a summer holiday? a. visiting only one city by the sea with a friend. b. visiting only a few cities near the sea with some friends. c. visiting some museums and famous palaces in different cities.二、单项选择：15分（ ）1. the man said he saw ufo hour ago. a. a; an b. an; a c. a; a d. the; the（ ）2. the man from the tree and hurt his leg. he very sad. a. fell, fall b. felt, fell c. fall, feel d. fell, felt （ ）3- what do you think of the colour of my dress?- sorry, i about something else. i didnt see it. .a. am thinking b. thought c. was thinking d. think （ ）4. -can you speak chinese? - yes, i can. i china for three years. a. have been in b. have been to c. have gone to d. have come （ ）5im sorry i my homework at home this morning.a. forgot b. took c. had d. left （ ）6you must not put _ into the rubbish bin.a. hot something b. something hot c. hot anything d. anything hot （ ）7li lei talks _ but does _. so everyone says he is a good boy.a. less; more b. few; much c. more; little d. little; many （ ）8shanghai is bigger than _ in japan.a. any other city b. all the other cities c. any city d. any other cities （ ）9the film was really and everyone got very . . a. excited, exciting b. exciting, excited c. excited, excited d. exciting, exciting （ ）10-i saw wu dong just now. -it _ be wu dong. he went to beijing yesterday.a. mustnt b. neednt c. cant d. may not （ ）11-lucy didnt come to school, did she? -_. she was ill in bed.a. no, she did b. yes, she did c. no, she didnt d. yes, she didnt（ ）12the book is very interesting and i it for a few days.a. have bought b. have had c. bought d. had ( ) 13. look! it is today ! a. what a bad weather b. how fine weather c. what bad weather d. how a fine weather ( ) 14. the old man lives_ , but he never feels _. a. alone, alone b. lonely, alone c. alone, lonely d. lonely, lonely( ) 15. - ill fly to beijing for my holiday this weekend. - wonderful! a. why not b. i hope so c. with pleasure d. have a good time!三、完形填空：5分 the world includes two parts. one half of the world is the rich and the other is the poor. in the poor part, a lot of people have nevergot enough to eat. when they are ill, 1 hospitals wont receive them because they have 2 . in the rich part, a lot of people eat too much. for example, a dog 3 a cat in north america eats 4 than a child in the poor countries. the poor countries have some difficult problems. sometimes the land is too poor to grow 5 on. people there have norich land orenough water. the land can be made better, but a lot of things must be done. the people must 6 and the water must be found.but rich countries have problems, too. there are not always good places to 7 . sometimes the air is not clean and the rivers are 8 dirty that people cant swim in or drink. the roads and streets are full of people and buses. cars and buses have to 9 carefully. noise is too much. some people dont have houses. something must be done about these problems. the air and the rivers must be cleaned . more houses have to be built, 10 these cant be done easily.( ) 1. a. all of b. most c. none d. any of( ) 2. a. money b. no money c. many moneys d. much money( ) 3. a. like b. as c. or d. and( ) 4. a. more b. less c. better d. well( ) 5. a. everything b. something c. nothing d. anything( ) 6. a. teach b. be taught c. to teach d. teaching( ) 7. a. play b. live in c. sleep d. stay( ) 8. a. very b. so c. too d. more( ) 9. a. leave b. run c. come d. drive( ) 10. a. but b. and c. so d. because四、阅读理解：15分 (a)the teacher was giving the students a written exam. he wanted them to write a composition (作文)“my dog”, no less than 150 words .little tommy thought for a minute . then he wrote “i have a dog. i call him bobby. i like my dog. he is all black, only the nose is white ”tommy stopped writing and counted the words 21. he scratched（搔，抓） his head , thought for a few minutes and went on. “every day, i take bobby out for a walk in the park . but when it rains, i do not take him out for a walk.” another 24 words. tommy scratched his head again, looked at the ceiling（天花板）, then looked at the blackboard . he found nothing there. he sighed（叹了一口气）. suddenly an idea came to him. he smiled happily, and wrote quickly. “when i want bobby to come, i call bobby! bobby! bobby! if he still does not come , i just shout, bobby! bobby! bobby! bobby” tommy counted the words 149. he added one more “bobby!”. he wrote down his name and handed it in to the teacher.( ) 1 .the teacher asked the students to write a composition about .a. his dog b. tommy c. a dog d. bobby( ) 2. tommy found on the ceiling .a. an idea b. a dog c. nothing d. some words ( ) 3. which word comes most in tommys composition ? .a. dog b. bobby c. i d. he ( ) 4. the sentence “suddenly an idea came to him” means “ ” . a. suddenly he thought of something b. suddenly he had an idea.c. suddenly he had a headache.d. suddenly he thought of his dog bobby.( ) 5. this passage is mainly about .a. tommys compositionb. tommys dogc. a dog called bobby d. tommys teacher (b)many teenagers(青少年)feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. they believe that their family members dont know them as well as their friends do. in large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas. it is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. this communication is very important in childrens growing up, because friends can discuss something. these things are difficult to say to their family members. however, parents often try to choose their childrens friends for them. some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. have you ever thought of the following questions? who chooses your friends? do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? have you got a good friend your parents dont like? your answers are welcome.( ) 6. many teenagers think that _ can understand them better. a. friends b. brothers c. sisters d. parents( ) 7. _ is very important to teenagers. a. to make friends b. to have good communication c. to stop meeting friends d. both a and b.( ) 8. when teenagers have something difficult to say to their parents, they usually _ . a. stay alone at home b. fight with their parents c. discuss it with their friends d. go to their brothers and sisters for help.( ) 9. the sentence “ you answers are welcome” means “_”.a. you are welcome to discuss the questions with us. b. weve got no idea, so your answers are welcome.c. your answers are always right.d. you can give us all the right answers.( ) 10. which of the following is the writers attitude(态度)?a. parents should choose friends for their children.b. children should choose everything they like.c. parents should understand their children better.d. teenagers should only go to their friends for help. (c )one thing that british and chinese cultures(文化) share is a love for fine tea. today, when we think of western tea culture, we often think of the english and beautiful china tea cups.afternoon teapeople believe that an english lady. anna, first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. in the 18th and 19th centuries, the english ate only two main meals each day breakfast and a heavy supper that would last for several hours in the evening. as a result, people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. to solve this problem, anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five oclock. this meal included cakes and sandwiches, and tea was served(提供) to wash down the food. in order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups and plates, and silver(银的) teapots, knives, forks and spoons were used. soon, afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions. today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modern britain.will you come for coffeecoffee also has an important role in british culture. people often use the words “will you come for coffee?” to mean “would you like to come to my home for a chat?” normally, several different drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange juice will be served as well as coffee, and you will be asked what you would like. however, you will not normally be offered wine at a “coffee” party.coffeehouses and the london stock exchange(股票交易所)in the 17th century, coffeehouses in london were busy and noisy places. businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business, as well as to drink coffee. in fact, the london stock exchange is believed to have started from these coffeehouses.( )11. anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tea because she _. a. enjoyed chatting with her friends at home b. loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cups c. wanted to share nice food with her friends d. found people felt hungry during the long wait between the two meals( )12. what does the expression “social occasions” mean in chinese? a. 集体婚礼 b. 社交活动 c. 社区表演 d. 公共场合( )13. if someone says to you “will you come for coffee?” you _. a. will be offered coffee only b. are asked what you would like to drink c. will be asked to have a chat with him or her d. are invited to take part in an afternoon tea party( )14. from the last paragraph we can see _. a. a new business was started in coffeehouses b. coffeehouses are still used by businessmen and bankers c. businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses just for coffee d. most people wouldnt like to go to coffeehouses because of the noise( )15. which is the best title of the article? a. british and chinese cultures b. the beginning of tea and coffee c. coffeehouses and business d. english tea and coffee culture五、单词拼写：10分a）根据句意和所给中文，写出单词的正确形式：（5分）1he likes the country, (尤其, 特别) in spring.2. children need a happy home (环境). 3. two hundred years means two (世纪)4. we should be kind and help those (无助的) people. 5.the little boy knows lots of (知识) of computer.6. computers are (广泛地) used in the world. 7. the government has (意识到) it is a serious problem. 8. the great wall is a (象征) of china. 9. my lovely dog has been (死) since two weeks ago. 10. mr. li has had much (经验) in teaching english. b）用所给词的适当形式填空：（5分）1. with the (develop) of science, we can enjoy life better.2. fast food tastes delicious but it is (health). 3. next sunday my parents will celebrate their forty years of (marry) 4. the problem is not very hard. you can do it (easy).5. , he survived the sandstorm. (luck)6. of all the students, jim is the (thin). 7. listen to me carefully then you can do it by , boys. (you)8. since we have finished lesson eleven, lets go on to learn the lesson. (twelve)9. we study many courses at school, ( include) chinese, math, and other subjects. 10. - how often does your friend write to you? - he writes to me a month. (two) 六、动词填空: ( 10分)1. its a long time since we (meet) last time.2. some new machines (send) to that school last week. 3when the teacher came into her classroom, all the students (discuss) the problem.4i hope you _ (enjoy) yourselves during the following days.5listen! toms jokes made everyone _. (laugh) 6the policeman told those children _ (not play) in the street. 7the lady didnt know which sweater _. (choose)8daniel, with his parents _ (brush) the dogs fur every day. 9_ (take) a bus there can save us lots of time.10- can i borrow your bike? - sorry, i (lend) it to jim already.七、完成句子：10分 (第1-4题，每空0.5分，第5-7题，每题1.5分) 1汽车撞在墙上,我的脑中掠过一阵恐惧. the car the wall. a moment of fear my mind.2那些孩子很害怕, 他们到处乱跑. those children were very frightened , and they ran . .3. 当游行开始时, 人们兴奋得尖叫. people screamed when the parade began. 4. 昨天因为天气寒冷汽车坏了, 我只好改骑自行车上学. yesterday the car broke down the cold weather, so i had to ride to school instead. 5. 错误用鲜红