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学校 班级 姓名考场 考号 座号密封线绝密启用前 试卷类型：A2011-2012学年度第二学期期中质量调研八年级英语试题（满分120分，考试时间120分钟）得 分评卷人第卷 （选择题， 共65分）一、听力选择（共15小题，计15分；每小题约有8秒钟的答题时间）(一) 录音中有五个句子，每个句子听一遍，然后从每小题A、B、C中选出能对每个句子做出适当反应的答语。1.A.Not at all. B. Yes, Id love to. C. Thats all right.2.A. No, thanks. B. Two dollars in all. C.A dictionary, please.3.A.He never wastes time. B. He always plays computer games. C. He gets on well with his friends.4. A. B C. 5. A. B C.（二）录音中有五组对话，听对话两遍后，从每小题A、B、C中选出能回答所给问题的正确答案。6. Wheres the boys computer game? A. Under the table. B. On the TV set. C. In the drawer7.What time will Miss Li leave?A. At 6:00. B.At 6:15 C.At 6:558.Who is Mr.Wang?A.The womans friend. B.The womans workmate. C.The womans boss.9.Where are the two speakers going?A.To the bus stop. B. To the train station. C.To the supermarket10.What is Lingling going to do this evening?A.Take a test. B.Have an exam. C.Go on studying.（三）录音中有一段对话，听对话两遍后，从每小题A、B、C中选出能回答所给问题的正确答案。11. What are they talking about? A.The exam. B.The weather. C.The summer holidays.12.Where is Sarah going? A.Dalian B.Hainan C.North China13.How is Sarah going there? A.By plane. B. By ship. C.Not mentioned.14. When is Sarah leaving? A.On Monday next week. B.On the fifth of this month. C.On the fifth of next month.15.Who will Mike spend his holidays with? A.Sarah. B.No one. C.His parents.（注意：请同学们翻到第9页第卷第四大题，继续做听力填表题。）二、单项选择题（共25题，计25分）16.I have been skating _ nine oclock. A. for B. since C. at D. from17.Would you mind _ those old jeans?A. dont wear B. not to wear C. arent wearing D. not wearing18.-Hes never been to an aquarium. -_. A. Neither have I B. Neither do I C. I never too D. I dont too19.Its really cold today, _ ? A. does it B. doesnt it C. isnt it D. is it20._ have you been swimming? For five years. A. How many times B. How long C. How often D. How much21.-Could you please _ in the room? -Oh, Im sorry. A. not smoking B. not smoke C. not to smoke D. dont smoke22.-Could we buy a piano, Jack? -Im afraid there _ enough room for one in the house. A. arent B. are C. isnt D. is 23.I got home _ they were having dinner. A. as soon as B. while C. because D. after24. We got mad _ the team for losing the match. A. at B. in C. on D. about25.She _ a lot of money on clothes. A. takes B. costs C. spends D. buys26.I will stay at home and read books if it _ tomorrow. A. is raining B. rains C. rain D. will rain27.The teacher encourages her students _ English as much as possible. A. to speak B. speaking C. speak D. spoke28.His father _ to Nanjing. He _ back next week.A. has been, is B has been, will beC. has gone, is D. has gone, will be29.The teacher said that they _ hard-working students. A. is B. are C. were D. was 30. It is polite Miss Yang to carry these books . A. of you helping B. for you to help C. of you to help D. for you helping 31.Mary asked her mother . A. what to do it B. how to do C. where to live D. where to live in 32. The soldiers are always ready the old people if they any trouble .A. help ; have B. to help ; have C. helped ; will have D. helping ;33. The weather yesterday was today .A. not so cold as isB. not so colder as it isC. not so cold as it wasD. not so cold as it is 34. Take a plane , youll be able to get to Shanghai this afternoon . A. and B. or C. because D. so35. the boy is to learn to talk ! A. How slow B. How slowly C. What a slow D. What a slowly 36. Jones won the gold medal in the race in the 27th Olympic Games .A. womens 100-metres B. womens 100-metre C. womens 100 metresD. women 100 metre 37 Lucys phone number is 5-6-3-2-6-4 , please . on a piece of paper . A. Write down them B. Write them down C. Write it down D. Write down it 38. Tom Peter may go with you because one of them must stay at home . A. Not only ; but also B. Neither ; nor C. Both ; and D. Either ; or 39. students from the universities went to the west of China after they graduated. A. Thousand of B. Thousands of C. About ten hundreds D. Hundred of 40. he read the book , he got in it .A. The more ; the more interesting B. The less ; the more interesting C. The more ; the more interested D. More ; more interested 三、阅读理解（共25小题，计25分）A A great French writer has said that we should help everyone as much as we can because we often need help ourselvesThe small even can help the greatAbout this，he told the followingstoryAn ant（蚂蚁） was drinking at a small river and fell inshe tried her best to reach the sidebut she couldnt move at allThe poor ant got too tired but was still doing her best when a big bird saw herWith a pity, the bird threw a piece of wood（木头）With it the ant reached the bank againWhile she was resting and drying herself in grass she heard a man coming upHe was walking without shoes on his feet and carrying a gun（枪） in his handAs soon as he saw the bird, he wished to kill herand he would certainly do so，but the ant bit(咬)him in one of his feet and at that moment the bird flew away at onceIt was an animal much weaker and smaller than the bird herself that had saved her life41.According to the French writer, we often need help from others，so we should _Ahelp others as much as we can Bhelp the people who may be useful to us Cget as much help as we can Dfirst need to help ourselves42.Why could the bird fly away at once? ABecause the bird could fly very fast BBecause the man hurt his feet himself CBecause the man didnt want to kill herDBecause the ant bit the marl in one of his feet43.An ant fell in the river and could not reach the side because _ Ashe didnt try to Bshe wanted to swim in the riverCshe didnt cry for help Dshe wasnt able to move in the water44.The writer tells this story to show _ Ahow brave the bird is Beven the small can help the great Chow an ant saved a bird Dhow clever the antis45.The title of this story can be“_”.AThe Ant BPity CHelp DThe BirdBIt is raining money !Imagine this . A big bag full of money falls from the sky and lands right next to you . What would you do with the money ?This is the question faced by British seven-year-old Damian in the film “ Millions .”Damian and his brother moved to a new place with their dad , after their mother passed away .Damian tries to make new friends , but he feels lonely .When Damian is watching some trains one day , a bag full of money falls out of the sky and lands at Damians feet . The bag has 265,000 pounds in it !He cant wait to tell his brother , nine-year-old Anthony . But Anthony doesnt want to tell their dad .Soon the money brings trouble . They have different ideas about what to do with it . Damian is kind-hearted . He wants to give money away to the poor . But Anthony wants to use it all to make more money ! As a kid , he also wants to buy a lot of fun toys !But they have only one week to spend the money before Britain starts using euros（欧元）!They also find out where the money came from ! The terrible owner wants it back !At the same time , their father works hard to give them a bigger house .What will they do with the money ? Watch the film to find out . Together with the two kids , youll learn that true wealth（财富）has nothing to do with money !46. Who found the bag full of money which falls from the sky ?A. Two real British boys .B. Two boys in a film .C. The father of two boys .D. A boy in a film .47. What does Damian sometimes do when he feels lonely ?A. Stays at home and watches TV. B. Plays with a lot of friends .C. Goes out and watches trains .D. We dont know .48. What does Damians brother want to do with the money ?A. Give the money to the poor .B. Make more money with all of it .C. Buy a lot of toys .D. Both B and C .49. How much time do they have to spend the money ?A. A long time .B. Only one week .C. Before the owner find them .D. Before their father knows .50. We can tell from the story that .A. money is important B. we should tell everything to our father C. money wont bring true wealth D. we should go and watch trains to get money C.Learn about the emperor penguins lifeIts already cold in Antarctica（南极洲）by March . Remember , seasons in the southern half of the world are opposite to those in the north . Nearly all animals leave there in the winter but not the emperors .In April , emperor penguins start to travel thousands of miles inland to give birth to their baby .The mother lays her egg during the Antarctic winter months of May and June . Hatching（孵卵）should be the mothers work , right ? But no ! Penguin mums leave their eggs on the fathers feet and go far away to get food from the sea . Its the fathers job to hatch the egg . It takes around 65 days !After about two months , the mother returns with food for the hatched baby . Now its the fathers turn to pig out !By December , the weather becomes warmer and the food gets richer . Baby penguins have now grown old enough to fish for their own food in the sea !51. How many months does the winter in Antarctica last ? A. 2 months . B. 3 months . C. 4 months . D. 5 months .52. Why do emperor penguins travel thousands of miles in land in April ?A. Because they want to have fun .B. Because they want to get food for winter .C. Because they give birth to their babies there .D. Because they want to go to the north .53. Whats the mother penguins job ?A. To lay eggs .B. To hatch eggs .C. To go far away to get food from the sea .D. Both A and C54. How long does it take to hatch the eggs ? A. 30 days . B. 50 days . C. 65 days . D. 100 days .55. The passage mainly tells us .A. how emperor penguins live through year B. what emperor penguins look like and what they like to do C. when and where people can find emperor penguins D. how emperor penguins live in winterD.When Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it. But to his surprise, many visitors came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night, there were visitors outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into the house. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said，“If you want to satisfy your curiosity(好奇心),come in and look around. Price: twenty dollars.”Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide”, he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.56. Mr. Davids house was that many visitors came to see it.A. so small B. so quiet C. so interesting D. such interesting57 Mr. David put a notice on the window in order .A. to drive the visitors awayB. to satisfy the visitors curiosityC. to let visitors come in and look aroundD. to get some money out of the visitors58. The notice made the visitors .A. more interested in his house B. lost interest in his houseC. angry at the unfair price D. feel happy about the price59.After Mr. David put up the notice .A. the visitors didnt come any moreB. fewer and fewer visitors came to see his houseC. more and more visitors came for a visitD. no visitor would pay the money for a visit60 .At last he had to sell his house and move away because .A. he did not like it at all B. he could not work as a guideC. he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive houseD. he could not live a quiet life in it E.One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe (斧子) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy (仙女) came out and asked the man what the was matter.“I have lost my axe.” he said, “It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.”The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, “Is that yours?”“No.” said the man.The fairy then showed him a silver (银) axe and asked again, “Is this yours?”“No.” again answered the man.Then she showed him the old axe.“Yes, that is mine.” called out the happy man.“I know it well enough.” said the fairy, “I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now Ill give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides (包括) your own one.”根据短文，判断正（A）误（B）。( )61. The man was poor, he had nothing but an old axe.( )62. The old axe fell into the river when the man was cutting the wood.( )63. The fairy asked the man if he lost a gold axe, then the man said “No”.( )64. When he saw his own axe, the man was very happy.( )65. At last, the man had two axes.得 分评卷人第II卷（非选择题，共55分 ）四、听力填表（共5小题，计5分）录音中是一家宾馆对Peter电话的回复。听两遍录音后，根据所听内容完成下面的表格(每空不多于两个词)。Floor of the 2 rooms on the ( 66 ) _floorPrice for each room ( 67 )_per（每） nightMeals（ 68 ）_freeThings to bringhis (69)_Time to arriveon(70)_五、根据首字母完成单词，或者根据汉语提示完成句子（10）71.I want to travel, e_ to English-speaking countries.72.Keeping p_, such as dogs and cats is more and more popular among young and old.73.Have you ever h_ of the interesting story?74Every year，many_ (foreign)come to China to visit some places of interest75Dont ask her ageIt is _ (polite) 76It is a bad habit to _(抄袭) others homework 77She is an excellent teacher with rich _(经验). 78The class will begin soonPlease be in _(安静) 79The _ (交通)is very busy at this time80.Three quarters of_(人口) are Chinese in Singapore.六、用所给词的适当形式填空572. Is it （wet）today than it was yesterday ?73. The women over there were talking （noise）.74. Excuse me , can I have a talk with one of the （win）of the match .78. They cant find their way to the station , they need （look）at a map .80. The ship Californian arrived so late that it couldnt save so many peoples _（life）.七、综合填空， 用方框中的词的适当形式填空。（一空一词）共5分parent, tell, call, celebrate, together, why, start, after, shop, newspaperMost people buy lots of presents just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much. They start a special day 81 Buy Nothing Day. They dont want anyone to go 82 on that day. Buy Nothing Day is on November 29. It is 83 Thanksgiving. Often, before Christmas we see many ads. in 84 and on TV 85 us to“buy, buy, buy!”The idea for Buy Nothing Day 86 in Vancouver, Canada. Now people all over the world 87 Buy Nothing Day. In California, the U.S., 88 and children get 89 to read stories, sing songs and draw pictures. The children talk about 90 they cant get many toys. 81. _ 82. _ 83. _ 84. _ 85. _ 86. _ 87. _ 88. _ 89. _ 90. _八、根据对话内容，从方框中选出合适的句子完成对话，选项中有两项是多余的(共5分)。A：Hi，HarveyI havent seen you for a long timeWhere have you been?B：(91)_A：Really? What did you do there?B：(92)_ Have you ever been to Beijing?A：(93)_ I think I can go there this summerB：(94)_ I will go to Qingdao this summer, tooA：It sounds cool，but I dont know where to goB：Dont worry(95)_ A：Thank you very muchB：Not at all九、阅读表达 (共5小题，计10分) 阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。 (任务一、二小题，每题