广东省深圳市西丽第二中学八年级英语上学期期中试题.doc

广东省深圳市西丽第二中学2014-2015学年八年级英语上学期期中试题听力部分（15分）i. 听句子，选出你听到的句子。每题听两遍。2.5分1. a. the firemen are trying to control the fire. b. the firemen couldnt control the fire engine. c. the firemen couldnt control the fire.2. a. the computer is the greatest invention in the world. b. the computer was invented a long time ago. c. the computer is the most expensive invention in the world. 3. a. there is something on my keyboard. b. there is something wrong with my keyboard. c. there is something wrong with my chessboard.4. a. sam is going to buy a computer near the college. b. sam is going to play computer games after school. c. sam is going to study computer science at college.5. a. the hotel we stay in is the most expensive. b. the hotel we stay in is very expensive. c. the hotel we stay in is very wonderful. 听句子，选出与你听到的句子意思最相近的句子。每题听两遍。2.5分6. a. how often do you use the computer? b. how many computers are there? c. how much is the computer?7. a. the red handbag is cheaper than the black one. b. the red handbag is more expensive than the black one. c. the red handbag is as expensive as the black one. 8. a. of all the subjects, i think english is the most boring. b. i think english is more interesting than any other subject. c. i think english is difficult to learn.9. a. the train is going very fast. b. the train is going very slowly. c. the train is going to the next station. 10. a. more and more people like playing football. b. few people like playing football all over the world. c. football is popular all over the world. 听对话及对话后的问题，选择正确答案。对话听两遍。2.5分11. what will the boy do if it isnt sunny tomorrow? a. go camping. b. play chess. c. stay at home.12. what subject does mike like best? a. maths. b. english. c. art.13. what is the girl doing now? a. watching a film. b. playing computer games. c. typing.14. what number did the woman call? a. 809612. b. 809621. c. 801962.15. whats in jacks hand? a. an ipad. b. a computer. c. an iphone. 听短文，选择正确答案。短文听两遍。2.5分16. what does emma do? a. a salesgirl. b. an engineer. c. a nurse.17. what does emma sell? a. computer parts. b. handbags. c. clothes.18. how much does emma make a year? a. $5,000. b. $500,000. c. $50,000.19. why does emma like the job? a. because she is popular. b. because she is good at computers. c. because she works hard.20. what classes did emma take in the united states?a. music and computer. b. english and computer.c. english and music. 听短文，做笔记。每空一词。短文听两遍。5分a speech whomr. smith a famous 21. _.placethe speech will be given in room 22. _.titlean 23._ robot.timeit will begin at half past 24._ on friday afternoon. whats morethere will be a robot 25. _ after the speech.笔试部分（85分）. 选择填空（20分）. 从下面每小题的a、b、c三个选项中选出可以替换划线部分的最佳选项。26. the camera in the watch is so tiny that no one notices it.a. small b. clever c. big27. ten of my classmates are in the playground and the rest are in the classroom.a. the others b. others c. the other 28. a number of visitors go to beijing to watch the rising of the national flag.a. few b. many c. any 29. why did dinosaurs die out suddenly? sorry, but i dont know. i think nobody knows the reason.a. go out b. disappear c. run 30. will he come here tonight? perhaps. im not sure.a. exactly b. maybe c. quickly . 从下面每小题的a、b、c三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 31. look! there is _ car flying on the road. yes. how dangerous it is to drive _ such a high speed！ a. a; at b. the; at c. a; to32. how many mice did we _ last month? about 200. and it was a grand _ of 3,000 yuan.a. sell; total b. sold; total c. sold; money 33. peter is _ than you, right? yes, but he is _ runner in my class. a. heavier; better b. heavy; the best c. heavier; the best 34. our school is going to hold the _ english festival. i see. and everyone can take part in at least _ activities. a. ninth; fifth b. ninth; five c. nine; fifth 35. what is six _ two? it _ four. a. plus; times b. times; equals c. minus; equals 36. peter, would you like _ orange? its really delicious. _ , mum. im thirsty. a. some; yes b. any; no c. some; no 37. is mr. smith a successful man? yes. he has made _ dollars and he gave two _ dollars to his home town last year. a. million of; millions of b. millions of; million c. million; millions38. is david good _? yes. he can draw many _ pictures. a. at drawing; interesting b. for drawing; interesting c. at drawing; interested39. can _ in your class answer these questions? well, they are too difficult. im afraid _ can answer them. a. somebody; somebody b. somebody; anybody c. anybody; nobody 40. _ did people count things before the invention of written numbers? they used many different ways _ things. a. what; to count b. what; counting c. how; to count 41. do you know _ of computers of our computer room? there are _ . a. a number; sixty-one b. the number; sixty-one c. the number; sixty one42. can you work out the problem _? yes, of course. a. on the way b. by the way c. in this way 43. did your father go to beijing last month? no, he went to shanghai _. a. ever b. instead c. yet 44. shall we go for a picnic tomorrow? well, it all _ the weather. a. depends on b. happens to c. belongs to 45. we are all looking forward to _ a computer class this week. well, computer classes are always _ with students. a. having; popular b. having; happy c. have; happy ii. 完形填空（10分）life in 30 years will be different because many changes will 46 , but what will the changes be?the population (人口) is growing fast. there will be more and more people in the world and most of 47 will live longer than they do now. computers will be 48 smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in each home. computer learning will be one of the important 49 at school. people will work fewer hours than they do now, so they will have more free time for doing sports, watching tv, travelling and so on. travelling will be much cheaper and 50 . more people will go to other countries 51 their holidays.there will be changes in our food too. more land will be used for 52_ new towns and new houses. so there will be less 53 for cows and sheep, and meat will be more expensive. maybe people wont eat it every day. they will eat more vegetables and fruit instead. maybe people will be healthier.work in the future will be different 54 . dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. because of this, many people will not have 55 work to do. it will be a problem. 46. a. give away b. think of c. take place 47. a. them b. us c. you 48. a. much b. many c. more 49. a. ideas b. subjects c. ways 50. a. fresher b. shorter c. easier 51. a. for b. with c. at 52. a. operating b. building c. inventing 53. a. time b. room c. energy 54. a. even b. quite c. too 55. a. enough b. few c. little iii. 阅读理解（共35分） i. 阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项。aaccident a car bumped into a tree. some people were trapped (陷入困境) in the car. weather condition a heavy raintime of the call 9:30 p.m. on july 10, 2013name of the callermrs linplace wuyi roadcondition of victims (受害人)mr lin hurt his head. mrs lin hurt her left leg. their daughter was afraid. actionpolicemen arrived at 9:40 p.m. and sent the victims to zhongshan hospital at 9:45 p.m.56. mrs lin called the police at _. a. 9:30 a.m.b. 9:30 p.m.c. 9:40 p.m.57. how many people were trapped in the car? a. one.b. two.c. three. 58. what was the weather like that day? a. snowy.b. windy.c. rainy.59. _ head was hurt. a. mr lins b. mrs lins c. their daughters 60. the above table is _. a. a poster b. a test c. an accident report bone day, bob took two of his friends into the mountains. they put up their tents (帐篷) and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing there.in the afternoon, when they were about ten kilometres away from their tents, it started to snow. more and more snow fell. soon bob could hardly see his hands before his face. he could not find the road. bob knew there were two roads. one road went to the tents and the other went to his house. but everything was the same because of the snow. how could he take his friends back to the tents?bob had an idea. he would let the horses take them back. but what would happen if the horses took the road to his house? that would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres!it was getting late. they rode on and on. at last, the horses stopped. none of them could tell where they were. bob looked around. what was that under the tree? it was one of their tents!61. bob and his two friends went to the forest to _.a. put up the tents b. watch the trees there c. enjoy the snow 62. they could not find their way back because _.a. there were no roads in the mountains at all b. they couldnt decide what to do next c. everything was covered by the snow63. it is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to _.a. bobs house b. the tents c. the forest 64. finally, bob found one of the tents _. a. in his car b. on the road c. under the tree 65. the story happened _. a. on a cold snowy day b. on a rainy evening c. at night when nothing could be seen cdo you want to travel in new york? heres some advice. eating outthere are many kinds of food in new york, so you neednt eat at mcdonalds every day. there are good restaurants in little italy and chinatown.hotelsthe best hotel in new york is the plaza on 5th avenue, but you dont have to pay a lot to stay in the city. there are lots of smaller hotels and the ymca near the central park is great for young people.public transportin new york, if you plan to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket because its cheaper. you can also travel on foot. the new york taxi is part of the city experience, so you should take at least one taxi during your visit! places to seethere are a lot of places to see in new york, such as times square, the statue of liberty and so on. you shouldnt go home without climbing the statue of liberty to enjoy the view of the city.shoppingthere are big shops on 5th avenue. they are open seven days a week. but be careful when you look at the prices. you have to pay a special 8% tax (税) for everything you buy.66. how many aspects (方面) are mentioned in the passage? a. two. b. three. c. five.67. the plaza is the name of _. a. a restaurant b. a hotelc. a shop68. when you visit new york, you should _. a. eat at mcdonalds every day b. stay at the best hotel c. climb the statue of liberty 69. youll pay _ if you buy a book of $10 in new york. a. $10.8 b. $10.08 c. $18 70. from the passage, we can know that _. a. people dont have to eat only one kind of food in new york b. new york is not a good place for shopping c. people have to travel by taxi in new york dwe often see people waste food because they order too much for their meals or the food is not delicious or not properly kept.a survey shows that each year china wastes 200 billion yuan worth of food. it is much enough to feed over 200 million people.now an activity called “clear your plate” becomes popular. it suggests saving against wasting. nearly 750 restaurants in beijing have taken part in the activity by offering smaller dishes.lets look at wasting at school. some students throw away a lot of food in the dining hall. and some lights are still on when there is nobody in classrooms. besides, many students spend much money buying unnecessary things. the activity is meaningful. it can help us realize how difficult it is for a grain of rice to come to our plate and how important it is to save food. its wise to order a proper amount of food for our meals. if therere leftovers, its better to take them home. in addition, we should save electricity and water. wed better make sure that the lights are turned off when we finish our work and leave the room. it is also important to have the habit of turning off the tap after it is used. 71. “clear your plate” is _. a. a restaurantb. an activity c. a survey 72. what do the nearly 750 restaurants do to support the activity? a. make their plates clean. b. offer better service. c. offer smaller dishes. 73. which of the following wasting dont we find at school? a. some students throw away lots of food. b. lights arent turned off when no one is in classrooms. c. a lot of plastic bags are thrown away everywhere. 74. the underlined word “leftovers” means “_” in chinese. a. 剩饭b. 垃圾c. 凉菜75. what can we learn from the passage? a. its not our mistake to waste so much food every year. b. we should save food, water and electricity and protect our earth. c. the “clear your plate” activity isnt for saving things. ean invention is a new way of making or doing things. many inventions save time and effort to make life easier. some inventions make safety standards (标准) better and others just add more fun and enjoyment to life. life saversmany inventions help save lives and protect people. in 1959, a swedish company put the first seat belts inside its cars to keep passengers safe in their seats. now most cars around the world have seat belts. seat belts are important for road safety.time saversthe first electric washing machine was made in 1906. before that, all the clothes had to be washed by hand. it took a lot of time and effort. today washing machines can wash, rinse (漂清) and spin dry (甩干) our clothes, leaving us time to do other things.just for funinventions are often popular simply because they are interesting. the first paper straws (吸管) were invented in 1880. they were used as a way of keeping drinks cold. people liked using straws to drink, and they have been popular ever since. straws today come in different shapes and are often made of plastic. marvin stone, who invented the drinking straw, copied the simple shape from a stalk (茎) of grass.76. the passage talks about _ purposes (目的) of inventions. a. two b. three c. four 77. seat belts were first invented in _.a. asia b. europe c. america 78. among the inventions in the passage, _ were the earliest.a. seat belts b. washing machines c. paper straws 79. which of the following is not true according to the passage?a. washing machines help people save time.b. all inventions can make life easier.c. marvin stone invented the drinking straw.80. whats the best title of the passage?a. lets enjoy inventions!b. life savers and time saversc. seat belts, washing machines and drinking straws. 选择下列词汇完成下面对话。（如果答案选e, 请在答题卡上涂a和b; 选f, 涂a和c）a. countryside b. everyone c. include d. inventor e. ability f. nobody a: do you know anything about leonardo da vinci?b: yes, he was not only a famous painter but also a great (81) _ .a: did he come from america?b: no. he was born in the (82) _ in italy.a: do you know anything about his works?b: yes. his works (83) _ the most famous painting in the world, the mona lisa. im sure (84) _ knows it. a: did he have any other (85) _?b: sure. he was also a great musician. . 选择下列句子完成下面对话。（如果答案选e, 请在答题卡上涂a和b; 选f, 涂a和c; 选g, 涂a和d）a. what are you doing?b. why not come to my house?c. you can check them with me.d. why do you tell me this?e. what can i do for you?f. how do you know this?g. dont you think numbers are very interesting?a: hey, joyce. 86._b: im doing maths exercises. you know, my favourite subject is maths.a: why do you like maths so much?b: 87._a: maybe. i am not interested in numbers. i always copy the maths problems wrong.b: well, i can help you. 88._ by the way, do you know there is going to be a maths exam next week?a: really? 89._ our teacher hasnt said anything about it.b: when i went to the teachers o