江苏省南通市幸福中学八年级英语上学期期中考试试题.doc

江苏省南通市幸福中学20112012年度第一学期期中考试八年级英语试卷（总分140分 答卷时间120分钟）第卷（选择题 共80分）一、听力（本题共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）a根据所听到的句子选择相应的图片和选项。 1. a. b. c. 2. a. b. c. 3. a. b. c. 4. a. b. c.5. a. b. c. 6. when is the womans birthday?a. on december 24. b. on december 25. c. on december 26.7. where were the woman and her father four years ago?a. in china. b. in england. c. in america.8. where are the two speakers?a. in the shop. b. at the bus stop. c. in the childrens house.9. who runs the fastest? a. lucy. b. lily. c. kate.10. when did the early bus leave? a. at 6:25. b. at 6:30. c. at 6:35.b听对话和短文回答问题。（听两遍） 听第一段对话，回答第11-12小题。11. what are they going to do this evening? a. go to the supermarket. b. go to the party.c. go to the office.12. where are they going to meet? a. outside the cinema. b. in the park.c. at bettys house.听第二段对话，回答第13-15小题。13. what does the man want to do?a. to sell the flat. b. to buy the flat.c. to change the flat.14. how many bedrooms are there in the flat?a. one. b. two.c. three.15. when will the man go to the flat?a. at about 2 p.m. b. at about 4 p.m. c. at about 6 p.m.听一篇短文，回答第16-20 小题。16. how did jack go to school every day?a. by bike. b. by bus. c. on foot.17. where was the playground?a. between two classrooms. b. between the cinema and shop.c. between jacks house and school.18. when did the little boy like to play on the playground? a. when it snowed.b. when there was some water there. c. when the children played football there.19. who was jack afraid of most according to his mother (根据妈妈说)?a. his father. b. his mother. c. his teacher.20. why was jack unhappy that afternoon?a. because his mother told his father about it.b. because he couldnt play in the water.c. because his father was angry(生气的) with him.二、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并填写在答题纸上。 21.i have notebook and two pens in my bag. notebook is for you. a. a;the b. a; a c. the; the d. the; a22. he _ because of watching too much tv.a. has a good eyesight b. has good eyesight c. has a poor eyesight d. has poor eyesight 23. whats your friend like? _.a. he is fine. b. he likes playing basketball.c. hes friendly and helpful. d. hes in class four.24. do you have any problems _ your maths?a. with b. on c. of d. to25. _ he had _ to each other! a. what a good time, to talk b. what a good time, talkingc. what good time, talking d. how a good time, talking26. beibei writes _ than helen does. a.more carful b.much more carfully c.more much carefully d.much carfully27. he is sitting there _, looking very _.a. lonely, lonely b. alone, alonec. lonely, alone d.alone, lonely28. the show made us _.a. felt excited b. feel excitingc. exciting d. excited29. im thirsty, but theres _ water in my glass. would you give me _?a. little , some b. little, any c. a little, some d. a little , any30. study hard,_ you will catch up with your classmates. a. but b. or c.and d. /31. he never chats with others. he always _ everything to himself.a. keepsb. letsc. makesd. says32. please dont say a bad word about anyone. _.a. ok, i dob. sorry, i dontc. sorry, i wontd. yes, i wont33. which foreign country should i visit to enjoy the beauty of the opera house? a. australiab. americac. franced. japan34. he _ the big ben at half _eight yesterday morning.a. passed;pastb. passed; passedc. past;pastd. past;passed35. my trousers _the same size _hers.a. is; asb. are; asc. is; liked. are; like 三、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并填写在答题纸上。mrs green opened the door so hard that the door nearly broke. then she looked 36 the window at her neighbour across the yard.（院子）“ she is in my _37_ again.” those are my strawberries(草莓), not_38_. maybe i should call the police.”her friend, alice was sitting at the table_39_ a cup of coffee in her hands. “ you want to call the police because she picks your strawberries?” she asked.“ of course,” mrs green answered _40_. “ what would you do if your neighbour walked into your yard_41_ your permission(允许) and picked your strawberries?”“ i would say, better her than bees(蜜蜂).”“ the bees dont take my strawberries.”“ but the _42_ do,” alice continued. “ that old lady only picks a few strawberries every year, and the only ones she picks are those you leave to the birds. why _43_ you pick some of your good strawberries and give _44_ to her?”“ are you crazy? what are you thinking?” “ i dont think so. do you remember when you were ill in _45_ last year? she went to see you with some chicken soup. if you give her the strawberries, you can tell her you still _46_that.” mrs green was shocked(震惊 ). she almost _47_that little kindness because she was too angry. then she _48_ a basket of good strawberries and went to her _49_. through the window, alice could see that anger on mrs greens face changed into a bright _50_.36. a. through b. out c. on d. past 37. a. house b. garden c. kitchen d. room 38. a. yours b. his c. mine d. hers 39. a. have b. in c. with d. on40. a. luckily b. sadly c. angrily d. happily41. a. with b. without c. in d. under42. a. bees b. birds c. children d. the old lady 43. a. dont b. not c. do d. couldnt 44. a. theirs b. money c. it d. them45. a. home b. hospital c. hurry d. house 46. a. hate b. know c remember d. forget47. a. forgot b. remembered c. missed d. left 48. a. brought b. took c. bought d. picked49. a. sister b. house c. friend d. neighbour50. a. anger b. laugh c. smile d. honest四、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上。 a one morning, mr. smith came into the garden at the back of his house. he saw so much snow in the garden. mr. smith wanted to take his car out, so he asked a man to clean the road from his garage (车库) to the gate. he said to the man, “dont throw any snow on the side. it will damage(破坏) the flowers in my garden, and dont throw any on the other side, because it will damage the wall. and dont throw any into the street, because the policeman will come.” then he went out. when he came back, the road was clean. there was no snow on the flowers, or the wall or the street. but when he opened the garage to get his car out, he saw: the garage was full of snow, the snow from the road, and his car was under the snow.51. in the morning mr. smith found _ was full of snow.a. his garden b. his garage c. his house d. his car52. he wanted a man to clean the road because _.a. he didnt like the snow. b. he liked the very much.c. he wanted to take his car out. d. he often asks the man to clean the road.53. where was mr. smiths car?a. under the snow. b. in the street. c. in the garden. d. in the back of the garage.btoday newtown is a clean place, but many years ago there were millions of rats there. the rats even attacked (攻击 ) the cats and dogs. sometimes many of them tried to bite men or women at night. the rats were very large in size and they harmed (伤害 ) many people.the city office ordered every one to kill rats. however, most people were lazy, so they did not kill many rats. the city office could do nothing with the citizens and could do nothing with the rats, either. some time later, they had to pay some money for each dead rat. that made the people very happy. they at once began to kill rats. they got as many dead rats as they could. and some of them even stopped their own work to kill rats because they could get more pay. every day a city official(官员 ) put all the dead rats together. he was very busy doing that, because sometimes a man brought hundreds of them in one day. two weeks later, there were not so many rats in the city as before, but people still brought many dead rats to the city office. the city officials felt surprised at this but at last they found out people were stealing the dead rats they had collected. so the city official had to order his men to dig a big hole and put the dead rats in it. soon there were no more rats and the city did not have to pay any more money for that.54. the rats in newtown were once _a. as big as cats b. as dangerous as dogsc. huge in size d. run into cars there55. when the city office first ordered the citizens to kill rats, most people _.a. had to pay for each dead rat b. stole dead ratsc. were too lazy to kill rats d. killed nearly all the rats very soon56. a big hole was dug so that _. a. the rats could come out to attack people at night b. people could take many rats c. the people loved dead rats d. people could not steal dead rats for moneycwhat would you do if a stranger gave you some medicine and it would keep you slim or help you do well in exams? would you take it?students at shenzhen luohu foreign language middle school have learned to keep themselves safe by saying “no”. in fact, what those strangers want to give them are drugs (毒品) . drugs are dangerous to your health!“because teens dont know much about drugs, they might want to try them,” said zhang dongsheng, the director of shenzhen drug control office.now, many schools arrange courses or organize some activities to help students know about drugs.liang, 16, was a good student before trying drugs. one day, some old friends told him it would be fun. after taking drugs only once, he found it very hard to stop. liang began to spend all his time and money on drugs. soon, he stopped going to school and started stealing. in the end, he was put in prison.in china, taking drugs is becoming a big problem for teens. according to a survey, about one million people in china were using illegal drugs last year, and 72% of them were young people. worse still, there are about10,000 drug users under 16 now.zhang has some good advice on staying clean. he said, “drugs are dangerous. never try them, even if youre curious! it is the most important for you to keep safe and healthy.”57. teens wants to try drugs because _ .a. they are 18 years old b. they arent curious about drugs c. they have enough money d. they dont know about the harm of drugs58. from liangs story, we can know that its _ to give up drugs even if one tries only once.a. easy b. hard c. foolish d. possible59. according to a survey, about _ young people in china were using illegal drugs last year.a. 1,000,000 b. 100,000 c. 10,000 d. 720,00060.what does the phrase “staying clean” here mean?a. being clean. b. keeping clothes clean.c. staying away from drugs. d. wearing clean clothes.dbritish english and american englisha student is studying british english. he wonders: can i have a talk with americans? can they catch me? learners of english often ask-what are the differences between british english and american english? how important are these differences?certainly, there are some differences between british english and american english. there are a few differences in grammar（语法）. for example, speakers of british english say “in hospital” and “have you a pen?” americans “in the hospital” and “do you have a pen?” pronunciation (发音) is sometimes different. americans usually sound the “r” in words like “car”and “farm”. some speakers of british english do not sound the “r” in these words. there are differences between british english and american english in spelling and vocabulary. for example, “colour”and “honour” are british english spellings. “color” and “honor” are american english spellings.these differences are in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary. however, they are not important. for the most part, british english and american english are the same language.61. in american english, we can say, “ ? ” a. have you a new book b. do you have a new book c. are you have a new book d. can you to have a new book62. between british english and american english, sometimes pronunciation is .a. poor b. different c. high d. short63. in american english, the word “favourite”can be spelt .a. favoruite b. favurite c. favorite d. favrite64.englishmen say “in hospital”, while americans say .a. at the hospital b. in the hospital c. by hospital d. to hospital65. the main idea of the passage is that . a. there are no differences between british english and american english b. british english and american english are two different languages c. speakers of british english and american english speak the same language d. we shouldnt speak english第卷（非选择题 共60分）五、词汇（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)a. 请根据句意或括号中的中文提示、英文释义，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺，并将答案填写在答题纸上。(每小题1分，共5分) 66. after the meal something went wrong with the childrens _(胃). 67. i can talk to my friend about anything, because she can keep s_ . 88. my english teacher always _ a smile on her face and looks happy.69. exercising more is good for your_(健康).70. the girl _ (get)many greeting cards for her 15th birthday last year.b. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺，并将答案填写在答题纸上。(每小题1分，共5分) happy hero i slim twelve 71. -who teaches you english ? -i teach english.72. little beibei is the _ of the three.73. december is the _ month of the year. 74. jack failed his english exam. he looked at the paper _ _ _.75. yang liwei is one of my greatest _ _ _in my life.c. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺，并将答案填写在答题纸上。(每小题1分，共5分) finish become talk be taste 76. dont talk loudly, my father with my uncle _ _ about something.77. the food _better than it looked.78. i hope i _ a singer when i grow up.79. our school year usually _ at the end of june.80. jack_ often nervous before the class in the past.六、句型转换（本题共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 请根据要求改写下列句子，每空一词，并将答案填写在答题纸上。 81. we bought some books from the library last week. (改为一般疑问句) did you_ _ books from the library last week?82. millie is 1.6 metres tall. kitty is also 1.6 metres tall. (将两句和并成一句) millie is_ tall_ kitty. 83. i think this is a good way to keep healthy.(改为否定句) i _ _think this_ _ a good way to keep healthy.84. it took me two hours to finish my homework yesterday. (改为同义句)i_ two hours _ _ my homework yesterday.85. kate will return to china in a week. (对划线部分提问) _ _ will kate return to china?七、短文填空（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺，并将答案填写在答题纸上。i read an article about london in a m 86 yesterday.london is one of the c 87 with a long h 88 in britain. it is also the b 89 city in europe. you can find some of the best theatres and m 90 of the world there, such as the national theatre, the national gallery(画廊) and so on. you may visit many places of i 91 there. most of the old and f 92 buildings are on the n 93 bank of the river thames. on the south bank, there are some fine m 94 buildings.if you want to know the people there better, you should learn more about the l 95 and the culture as well.八、阅读与回答问题 （本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）do you know the pretty girl? her name is tian wei. she was born on april 5, 1986. she was from beijing. she had two big eyes and short hair. she was good at chinese. and she loved writing.she was unlucky. when she was in grade 8, she was seriously ill. her doctor said she would lose her life anytime. but she wasnt afraid of death. she kept on studying and writing. she died on august 13, 2007. she smiled till the end of her life.tian wei had a great dream. she hoped that people could read her book in the bookshops. in march, 2009, her only book hua tian ban mu came out. it had more than 5 thousand words. in her book she said, “ im always aching (疼痛). if possible, ill let my right eye weep (哭泣) but the other one smile.”96. what did tian wei do well in?(请将答案写在答题纸上)97. did she love writing?(请将答案写在答题纸上)98.what happened to tian wei when she was in grade 8?(请将答案写在答题纸上)99.when did the book hua tian ban mu come out?(请将答案写在答题纸上)100. how many words did the book hua tian ban mu have?(请将答案写在答题纸上)九、书面表达 (共20分)假如amy要写一篇以my best friend为题的英语短文，要点如下：1. 李老师是我最好的朋友。她教我们英语。2. 她一米六的个子，齐肩黑发，圆圆的脸，戴着副眼镜，看起来年轻又漂亮。3. 她总是乐于助人，在公交车上经常给需要的人让座。她很幽默，总是笑眯眯的。4. 她喜欢学生，并想做一名学生的好老师和好朋友。在所有老师中，我们最喜欢她。5. 她希望.注意：1.词数：90左右。 2.所给的要点提示必须都用上，并作适当的发挥。 3.文中