广东省深圳市北环中学八年级下学期期中考试英语试题(1).doc

广东省深圳市北环中学2013-2014学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题i听力部分（15分）i）听录音，选出你所听到的句子。每小题念两遍。(共5小题，每小题1分)( ) 1. a. they have difficulty in working and moving. b. they have difficulty in walking and moving. c. they have different ways of walking and moving.( ) 2. a. they have been taught to be friendly to others. b. they have taught me to be kind to others. c.they have been taught to be kind to others.( ) 3. a. we have planted forty trees so far. b. we have planted fourteen trees so far c. we have planned to plant forty trees so far. ( ) 4. a. you should sit up when the man comes. b. you should look up when the woman comes. c. you should look up when the man comes.( ) 5. a. a number of people are over there b. the number of people is over there c. a number of people are on the river.ii）. 听句子，根据所听内容选择最佳应答语。每小题念两遍。（共5小题，每小题1分）( ) 6. a. no, i am very busy . b. thats a good idea. c. why not going for a swim? ( ) 7. a. with pleasure . b. its my pleasure. c. no, thanks. ( ) 8. a. no, i am using it myself. b. no, thanks. c. yes, of course. here is the key.( ) 9. a. for a week b. in a week. c. once a week. ( ) 10. a. ok，i will b. ok，i wont. c. ok，i dont. iii）听短文，根据所听内容选择最佳答案。短文念两遍。(共5小题，每小题1分)( ) 11. the letter is from _. a.john b. smith c. zhang ming d. john zhang( ) 12. they would like to live in a(n)_ hotel. a. cheap b. expensive c. dear d. more expensive ( ) 13. they dont _ going to a place far away from their home. a. mind b. like c. enjoy d.love( ) 14. theyd like to have rooms with_. a. a chicken b. a kitchen c. a chick d a garden( ) 15. how long will they be away? a. for a month b. for two weeks c.for three months d. for about 21 days.ii. 选择填空（共20小题，每小题1分）a) 从每小题的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出可以替代划线部分的最佳选项。（共5小题，每小题1分）( ) 16. he made a serious mistake in his work, so he felt very sad. a.funny b.bad or dangerous c.interesting d.useless( ) 17. tom held his head up when he heard that he had won the first prize. a. has b.keep c. caught d. kept( ) 18. simon decided to improve his body language after hearing mr yangs words. a. make important b. make . well c. makebetter d.make.worse( )19. he set off for beijing at 8 yesterday morning. a. leave b. start c. began d. started( )20.before you write the article, you should think of the basic idea of your story.a. simple as well as important b. most important c.general d.mainb) 从每小题的a、b、c、d四个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）( ) 21.my brother wants to be _actor but i want to be _nba player. a. a, an b. an, a c. the,a d. an, an( )22.does the _ boy feel _ in the hospital? -no. his friends often go to visit him. a. ill , alone b.sick, lonely c.sick, alone d. ill, lonely( )23.mary is in good _because she spends an hour _around the playground every day. a. healthy, run b. healthy, running c. health,in running d. health, on running ( ) 24.did you feel _when you saw the old man moving the big stone? -although he was over 70,_ he was strong enough to move the heavy stone. a. surprised, / b. surprised, but c. surprising, but d. surprising, /( )25.-have you tried to stop him _eating too much junk food? -yes. but he still keeps _ eating a lot of fried chicken wings. a. from, from b. from , / c. /, from d. for, from ( )26.-_ can cormorants stay under the water?-_ up to two minutes.a. how soon, for b. how often, / c. how long, for d. when ,for ( )27.-_ will the weather be like tomorrow? -there will be a thunder storm. i dont know _ to do when the storm comes. a. what, how b. how, what c. how, how d. what, what ( ) 28.the old man is ill. he _ to the hospital at once. -dont worry. a doctor _to come already. a. must be sent , has asked b. must send, have askedc. must be sent, has been asked d. must send, have been asked ( ) 29.why not _us and have a good time at the party? -i would love to. _ i have a lot of homework to do. a. join in , but b. take part in, and c. join, and d. join. but ( )30. do you mind my _ here?-_. smoking is not allowed here.a. smoking , please dont b. smoking, yes, of course c. smoke, certainly d. to smoke, sorry.( )31.-how much did you_ for the new ipad? -it _ me 5000 yuan. a. spend, took b. cost, paid c. pay, cost d. paid, cost ( )32.-who _ the book _? - it was written by lu xun. a. is written by b did ,write c. was, written d. was, written by( )33.-what is the shirt made _? -silk(丝绸). its made _ shanghai. a. from, in b. of ,by c. of, in d. from, into ( )34.when did you_?-i _ the airport at 8 a.m. this morning. a. arrive, arrived at b. get to, got to c. reach, reached d. arrive, got ( )35. which of the following is right?a. he goes to fishing every weekend.b. i am looking forward to visit beijing soon.c. many trees have planted since last year.d. you had better not leave here before i come back. iii. 完形填空 （共10小题，每小题1分）you are 21 years old and live a happy life.36_ one day, your doctor tells you that you have a serious disease and may not live more than one year.how would you 37 _ ? what would you do? i think most of us might feel very 38_ and give up our dreams and hopes for the future. here is 39_ one of the greatest scientists, stephen hawking , did.hawking didnt let the disease stop him from living his dream life. he went on with his study of the universe (宇宙) and 40_ around the world to give talks . in 2002, hawking visited china and 41_ to students in hangzhou and beijing. because of the disease，hawking had to sit in his wheelchair and speak 42_ a computer. he told the students about his theories（理论） on some questions, for example,43_ time is , how the universe began, and what black holes are. hawking became famous in the early 1970s. in 1988, he wrote a brief history of time. the 44_ explains a difficult theory in an easy way and it sold very well. stephen hawking is a man with a 45_ will（意志） and people think he is the greatest scientist in physics since albert einstein. a b c d ( )36 and but so or ( )37. do study stay feel ( )38. happy tired sad excited ( ) 39. where when how what ( )40 . walked turned travelled looked ( )41. told said shouted spoke ( )42. of in through for ( )43. how when where what ( )44. book man talk question ( )45. big dark strong new iv. 阅读理解（25分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题的四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共25小题，每小题1分）( a )hello ,everyone! thank you very much for coming to this concert. i hope you have enjoyed the performance. as you may know, all the performers have given their time to help us. this concert is to raise money for children in africa. every day hundreds of children in africa die because they dont have enough to eat. there are two reasons. first, there is no work for the childrens parents. second, the governments in many african countries do not have the money to help the poor. most african countries are poor. the land is not good for growing food and the weather is also bad for farming. the feed africa fund spends millions of dollars every year on food for poor people in africa. this money comes from people like you- kind, generous people who do not want to see children die from hunger. every dollar you give this evening will go to the feed africa fund. just one dollar can buy enough food to feed a family of four for three days. think about it: only one dollar can feed four people for three days. how much do you spend on food every day? ten dollars? twenty dollars? i am sure you can spend a little less on your own food so that you have a few dollars for the feed africa fund. please be kind and generous! give your money with a helping hand. your money can make a difference in others life and yours. thank you!( )46. in the speech , the biggest problem in many african countries is_. a. hunger b. the poor land c. the bad weather d. water pollution( )47.the speaker is trying to help the audience believe that_. a. things will be better soon b. they should spend less money on their food c. the concert is really wonderful d. their money will help a lot ( )48.the chinese meaning for “generous” is _. a. 聪明的 b. 慷慨的 c. 富裕的 d. 明智的( )49. the feed africa fund is a(n)_. a. group that travels in africa b. programme at the concert to help the poor c. organization that offers food to african countries d. activity to help poor children to go to school( )50. if a person gives five dollars, the money will be able to feed four people for _. a. three days b. six days c. ten days d. fifteen daysb.new books this monththe long nightthis is david reillys first book. david became a writer after teaching english for several years.maha is a nurse in northern australia. she works in a hospital. one day a baby is so ill that maha has to drive all night to get her to the nearest big city. they have a lot of problems getting there and hard work hard work is about sombat. he works with his father, a carpenter, in thailand. they work long, hard hours making tables and chairs, but they do not have any money. then one day a man dressed all in black buys the most beautiful table in the shophospital or cinema marcie jacome, who studies english in london, wrote this story earlier this year. tina is a young indian woman whose dream is to become a doctor. she goes to london to study english and medicine, but one day, she meets a man who asks her to go to the usa with him to become a film starwhat will tina do? ( )51.the long night was written by_.a. david reilly b. maha c. joanna d. marcie jacome( )52.the story of hard work happened in _.a. australia b. thailand c. india d. england( )53.from the passage we can see tina is_. a. a doctor b. a film star c. a writer d. a student ( )54._ is about a difficult journey.a. hospital or cinema b. hard work c. the long night d. harry potter( )55.the passage above is _.a. an ad.(广告) b. a story c. a novel d. a diary c.michael jackson was one of the worlds best singers. he was born in the middle west of the city of gary, indiana, in 1958. he began singing with his four brothers. they called the group “ the jackson five”. the group became very popular after appearing on a television program. in 1970 the group made their first record with the name of i want you back. it was very popular. one of their hit records was never say goodbye. michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking. he was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time, and in the same year he made a record on his own, which sold eight million copies all over the world. michael nearly didnt go out because he was too famous. once his fans went off in a faint (晕倒) when they saw him at the concert. no one can do it by now. he lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. he never ate meat. he often raised money for charity. this made him win the guinness world records(吉尼斯世界纪录)in2006. he died on june 25th,2009. but he would live in our hearts forever. ( )56.how many people are there in michaelss group? a. three b. five c. four d. six( )57.whats the name of their first record?a. never say goodbye. b.see you,see me. c. i want you back d. on the world( )58.the underlined word “copies” means _ in chinese. a.抄写 b.张/份 c.复制 d.模仿( )59.michael was good at _. a. rock music b. street dance c. playing the piano d. moon walking( )60.why did michael have to stay at home most of the time? a. because he was too famous b. because he often felt lonely c. because he had no friends d. because his company told him to do so.dbody language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! it is said that our body movements communicate about 50 percent of what we really mean while words only express 7 percent. so, while your mouth is closed, your body is just saying. arms. how you hold your arms shows how open and receptive(能容纳的) you are to people you meet. if you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back, this suggests you are not afraid of anything. outgoing people generally use their arms with big movements, while quieter people keep them close to their bodies. if someone upsets you, just cross your arms to show youre unhappy! head. when you want to appear confident, keep your head level（水平）. however, to be friendly in listening or speaking, you must move your head a little. legs. your legs will move around a lot more than usual when you are nervous or telling lies. posture (姿势). a good posture makes you feel better about yourself. if you are feeling unhappy, you usually dont sit straight, with your shoulders inwards. this makes breathing more difficult and makes you feel nervous or uncomfortable. face. when you lie, you might put on a false face. but that expression would not last long. and your true emotions such as happiness, sadness, fear and so on will come through. ( ) 61. when someone is keeping his arms behind his back, he tries to tell you that .a. he is outgoing b. he is angry c. he is not afraid d. he is cool( ) 62. if you want to appear confident, you should .a. move your arms a lot b. keep your head level c. move your head a little d. cross your arms()3. which of the following movements tells you are nervous?a. your legs move around a lot more than usual.b. you sit straight and hold your head up. c. you put on a false faced. you keep the arms to the sides of the body.（）4. what can we infer(推断) from the passage?a. different people in different countries must have the same understanding of the same body movement.b. body language can express more meanings than words c. we cannot communicate with others without words.d. its not polite to use body language in communication.（）5. which of the following can be the best title of the passage?a. body language, the most powerful languageb. arms tell more than legsc. facial expressions tell the truthd. posture shows the mind.emaking a film takes a long time and is very hard work. writing the story for the film may take many weeks. filming the story is also called shooting the film.it often takes at least six months. actors and cameramen work from very early in the morning till late at night. each scene has to be acted and reacted, filmed and refilmed, until it is just right. sometimes the same scene may have to be acted twenty or thirty times. the film studio(电影制片厂) is like a large factory, and their door stages are very big indeed. scenery of all kinds is made in the studio, churches， houses, castles and forests are all built of wood and cardboard（纸板盒）. seven hundred people work together to make one film. some of these people are actors and actresses. the director of the film, however, is the most important person in a film studio. he decides how the scenes should be filmed and how the actors should act. most people go to see a film because they know the film stars in it. sometimes the film may be very boring. its best to choose a film made by a good director. some famous directors make their films very real. people feel that they themselves are among the people in the film.( )66. which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? a. a good director may make a film real. b. people like to see a film when they know the actors and actress in the film.c. when the director is not famous, the film he made is boring.d. we should choose to see a film that is made by a good director( )67. according to the passage , most people like to see a film which _.a. is made by a director they know b. seems to be real c. takes a long time and a lot of people to maked. has the famous actors and actresses they know.( ) 68.the scenes have to be reacted and refilmed many times because_.a. it takes time to make a film.b. it is difficult to make them real.c. it is not easy to make them good enoughd. several hundred people work together.( )69.the word” shooting” in the first paragraph means_. a 导演 b.拍摄 c.制作 d.编剧（ ）70.according to the passage , which of the following sentence is true? a. making a film is a very interesting job. b. making a film is a very tiring job. c. making a film is a very good job. d. making a film is a very poor job.v.补全对话：（共10分）a) 从方框中的六个选项中选出五个合适的选项补全对话。（共5小题，每小题1分） a. perfect b. trip c. information d. boring e. sounds f. boreda: