浙江省绍兴县成章中学八年级英语下学期期中考试试题.doc

浙江省绍兴县成章中学2011-2012学年八年级英语下学期期中考试试题考生须知：1. 全卷分试题卷、试题卷和答题卷。满分为100分，考试时间为90分钟。试题卷听小对话，选择图片（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）1. what will the weather be like this weekend?2. what would mike like to do?3.what is jenny going to do this weekend?4. how did paul go to shanghai?5. where does the dialogue probably happen?听小对话，回答问题（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）6. what should the woman do?a. she should ask the pilot for help. b. she should ask the policeman for help. c. she should ask the policewoman for help7. what do you know about the boys test?a. he passed his test. b. he failed his test c. he didnt get his report card.8. where is the boy?a. he is in a bank.b. he is in a shop.c. he is in a book shop.9. what was jack doing when a ufo landed?a.he was reading.b. he was in a park. c. he was walking to the park.10. what happened this morning? a: the boy was angry with his teacher. b: the boy got to school late. c: the boy got up early.听长对话，回答问题（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面一段较长的对话，回答第11至第12两小题11. who is jenny going with?a. her friends. b. her parents. c. her teachers. 12. when are they going?a. next week. b. next sunday. c. next year. 听下面一段较长的对话，回答第13至第15三小题13. which subject is mentioned in the conversation? a. english. b. history. c. chinese. 14. what did mary forget to bring? a. her homework. b. her books. c. her computer.15. whats the date today? a. november 1st. b. november 3rd. c. november 7th. 听短文，回答问题（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）16. where did mr. and mrs. black go yesterday evening?a. the cinema. b. the supermarket.c. the restaurant. 17. how old was their son?a. two months old. b. eight months old.c. ten months old. 18. who stopped them when they walked in? a a policeman. b. an office worker.c. a shop assistant. 19. what did they think of the movie?a. interesting. b. relaxing.c. boring. 20. why did they want to let their son cry?a. to get all their money back.b. to make him see the movie. c. to give him something to eat.单项选择（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。21. -will there be more trees? - _. i think well have a more beautiful world in the future. a. yes, there are b. yes, there will c. no, there arent d. no, there wont.22. -which club would you like to join, art club or basketball? - _ is ok. im good at them.a. neither b. either c. both d. all23. -where were you at 10 oclock yesterday morning?- i was in _. a. the barber b. the barbers c. the barbers d. barbers 24. the story _ me, that is, i am _ at the _ story. a. surprise; surprising; surprised b. surprises; surprised; surprised c. surprise; surprised; surprising d. surprises; surprised; surprising25. -jackie chan donated _ dollars to charity. -he is an example to us all. a. thousand b. thousands c. thousand of d. thousands of26. the boss will try his best to do the work with _ money and _ people. a. few; little b. a few; a little c. less; fewer d. fewer; less27. -can you go shopping with me tomorrow? -sorry. i have to _ my sick mother at home. a. pay for b. look for c. go for d. care for28. -why are you driving so fast? -because my flight is _. a. getting off b. taking off c. turning off d. putting off29. -i dont know what _ if i do that. -i think you _ tell him the whole thing first. a. happens; shouldb. happens; shouldnt c. will happen; shouldd. will happen; shouldnt30. i found _ difficult to work out the problem without a computer. a. that b. it c. this d. myself31. could you please tell me _? a. where do you live b. what time you usually get home c. why are you late for school d. what did you do last weekend32. all the students went home after school _ linda, for the teacher said he had something to talk about with her. a. except b. without c. besides d. with33. if you dont study english all the time, youll have a difficult time _ it in the future.a. studyingb. to studyingc. studied d. be studying34. i dont know if it _ tomorrow. if it _, i will stay at home. a. will rain; rainsb. rains; will rainc. will rain; will rain d. rained; rains35. -my english teacher said im hard-working. -really? youre _. a. luckb. luckyc. luckilyd. lucks完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。i sat down to read under an old tree in the park. i felt my life was 36 , for my whole world was dark. a young boy ran up to me, out of breath. he stood 37 before me with his head down and said 38 , “look what i found!” in his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! the flower was dry and 39 . i gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play. 40 , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his 41 and said in surprise, “it smells sweet and its beautiful, too. thats 42 i picked it. here, its for you. ” the flower before me was dead. but i knew i must 43 it, or he might never leave. so i accepted the flower, and replied, “this is just what i 44 . ” just then, for the first time i noticed that the boy could not 45 he was blind. tears (眼泪) came down my face as i 46 him for picking the best one. “youre welcome. ” he smiled, and then ran off to 47 . i sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦). through the eyes of a blind child, 48 i could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. and for all those years i myself had been 49 . i decided to see the beauty in life, and 50 every second of my life. and then i held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose. 36. a. hopelessb. colourfulc. simple(简单的)d. wonderful37. a. justb. rightc. straightd. along38. a. sadlyb. strictlyc. angrilyd. excitedly39. a. deadb. freshc. alived. heavy40. a. sob. orc. howeverd. and41. a. headb. nosec. eard. neck42. a. howb. whenc. whered. why43. a. buyb. sellc. acceptd. break44. a. admireb. dislikec. wantd. have45. a. cryb. speakc. smiled. see46. a. forgaveb. thankedc. paidd. hated47. a. sleepb. studyc. danced. play48. a. at mostb. at timesc. at firstd. at last49. a. cheerfulb. usefulc. blindd. deaf50. a. wasteb. enjoyc. losed. forget阅读理解（共15小题；a.b两篇每小题1分，c两篇每小题2分，满分15分）阅读下列短文，从a、b、四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。aa man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.“daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”“if you must know, i make $20 an hour,”“oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. he thought for a moment, looked up and said, “daddy, could you lend me $10?”the father was furious, “if you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish（自私的）!”the little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. after about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, “maybe he really needs to buy something and he didnt really ask for money very often.” so he went to the little boys room.“sorry! maybe i was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “heres $10.”“oh, thank you, daddy!” he said happily. then, the boy took out some coins. when the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.“why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.“because i didnt have enough, but now i do.” the little boy replied, “daddy, i have $20 now. can i buy an hour of your time? please come home early tomorrow. i would like to have dinner with you.”51. how much does the boys father make an hour? a. $10b. $20c. $30d. $4052. the underlined word “furious” in para.5 means _.a. very angryb. quite happyc. very strange d. a little nervous53. at first, the father refused to give the boy any money because _.a. he thought the boy was too selfishb. he did not have enough money at that moment c. he thought the boy would buy something of no used. the boy always asked for money from him54. the boy wanted to buy _ with the twenty dollars.a. a new book for himselfb. a nice present for his fatherc. a toy for his own birthdayd. an hour of his fathers time55. from the passage, we can infer（推断）that the boys father _.a. often played with his sonb. spent little time with his sonc. didnt love his son at alld. often came back home early b when you finish high school or university, is learning done? the answer is “no”. in many countries, people continue learning all their lives. why is lifelong learning important? how can it help you? lets look at one example of lifelong learning in japan.why is lifelong learning important? you go to school and learn. you take tests. but learning doesnt only happen in school. and learning doesnt stop when you graduate from high school or college. you are learning all the time. for example, learning can happen when you go to a museum. it can also happen when you get a job. you learn when you play a sport or when you take a trip. learning is life! we never stop learning. every day, you can improve yourself by learning something new.lifelong learning in japanin japan, life learning is very important. people in japan like to try new learning activities. except music calligraphy, flower arranging, and foreign languages are some of their favorite classes. the japanese take classes to improve their skills and learn new things.conclusionwhen we graduate from school, we can continue to learn. make lifelong learning one of your goals!56. why is lifelong learning important?a. it helps you improve yourself. b. its the best way to learn. c. its fun and easy. d. its an important goal.57. some people in japan take foreign language classes to . a. get a job b. learn new things c. get good grades d. finish college58. people in japan like to try new learning activities. except . a. music calligraphy b. foreign languages c. flower arranging d.sports learning59. which of the following is true according to the passage? a. learning only happens in school. b. when we graduate from school, learning is done.c. you cant learn anything when you play a sport. d. music, calligraphy, flower arranging and foreign languages are popular classes in japan. cwhen you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of “good luck!” from a friend can be helpful. but if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?in the uk and us there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer.have you heard the saying “when you wish upon a star”? if you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star! seeing one doesnt happen very often. the saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky, and so if you make a wish, it will come true.maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbits foot. some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. there are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbits feet is the luckiest. it is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. however, as the funny saying goes, “depend on the rabbits foot if you will, but remember it didnt work for the rabbit!”people in britain love trees. if it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees, some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following yearthey will need to catch 12 falling leaves to have a whole of good luck!60. from paragraph 3, we know that _.a. shooting stars can often be seenb. people can see a shooting star on a rainy nightc. your wish may come true if you see a shooting stard. people believe that its unlucky to see a shooting star61. british people try to catch 12 falling leaves because _. a. the leaves fall in autumn b. there are so many leaves to catchc. the leaves can bring them a lucky monthd. they want to have a whole year of good luck62. in paragraph 5, the underlined word “them” refers to（指）_. a. treesb. peoplec. leavesd. years任务型阅读（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）五位中国学生要去英国留学，他们想要找住家。请仔细阅读第66-70题中的学生个人情况说明，并a至f六个选项中，帮助他们选择最合适的住家（其中一项为多余选项）。_ 63. zhang chao likes chinese food. he hopes his host family speak a little chinese._ 64. li wei likes doing sports. he wants to live near a park._ 65. liu yong hopes to live near his school reading school. he prefers a bedroom with a bathroom._ 66. chen yao wants to live in a big bedroom cheaper than 350 a month. she cant stand pets._ 67. hu mei loves pets. she would like a bedroom cheaper than 220 a month.ahost family: the browns nationality: englishaddress: 16 church road (near reading school)room: small with a bathroomprice: 280 / monthbhost family: the johnsonsnationality: englishaddress:10shinfield road (near wallen school)room: smallprice: 260 / monthchost family: wang lin nationality: chineseaddress: 48queens road room: smallprice: 230 / monthother information: good at cooking chinese fooddhost family: the kings nationality: englishaddress: 75 ereigh road room: bigprice: 300 / monthehost family: judynationality: englishaddress: 6 king road room: smallprice: 120 / monthother information: a petfhost family: the rays nationality: englishaddress: 22 workingham road (near palmer park )room: bigprice: 370 / month试题卷词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）（a）根据下列句子的意思及所给汉语注解，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。68. we _(听到) him singing in the next room when we passed.69. the tired children dont get home _（直到）7 pm.70. while the boy was (争吵) with his sister, their mother came into the room.71. the dog has three legs. how _(奇怪的) it is!72. many athletes give money to schools and charities, and do a lot of work to help people. this is a great _(机会) that many people do not have.（b）在下列各句的每个空格内填入一个适当的完整的单词，该词的首字母已给。73. tom and jack are interested in science and want to be s_ when they grow up.74. yang lei enjoyed her time as a volunteer very much, she said she would r_ to that mountain village after finishing her studies.75. do you like to live a_ or with your parents?76. wheres my pen? i cant find it a_.77. dont c_ others homework. you should do it yourself.句型转换。（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）78. the new bike cost me 200 yuan. (改为同义句)i _ 200 yuan _ the new bike.79. joe said that she would go there again the next sunday.（改为直接引语）“_ will _ here again next sunday,” joe said.80. the boy was walking down the street when the ufo came. _ the boy was walking down the street, the ufo _.81. work hard, and youll get good grades.(改为含有条件状语从句的复合句) _ _ work hard, youll get good grades.82. i dont know what i should say.(改为简单句) i dont know what _ _.短文填空（共10小题，每小题0.5分，计5分） 用所给单词的适当形式填空，每空一词 one anything should but begin few enjoy dad empty evenhow do you usually get to school? by bus? on foot? roby burch, 16, a us student, gets to school a little differently-he goes by horse . burch has been riding his white horse 4 miles to and from school since(自从)the 83 _ of the semester. “every morning, wearing my blue jacket and jeans, im on my way at 6 am. ” burch says, “the streets are mostly 84_ at this time of morning. its a nice way to start the day. ” the idea was his 85_. his family were 86_ their vacation on their farm this summer, “my dad just said, roby, you 87_ ride your horse to school every day. ” says burch. he thought it really was a good idea. when they got back home, burch asked for permission from the headmaster (校长), joe cox, and surprisingly, he got the green light. cox 88_ allowed（允许）burch to keep the horse next to the headmasters house. then his dad helped burch find the best route to school. it is along back streets and has 89_ cars than the others. for the return trip every afternoon, burch leaves school at 5:45 pm. even now, as the days grow shorter and colder, he continues to ride his horse. “ i will ride my horse even in the coldest weather. ” he says. burch says the 90_ time he sat on a horse as a four-year-old boy he was afraid. 91_ now, “its what i do best. ” its no surprise that he wants to be a cowboy (牛仔) when he grows up. “i love riding horses more than 92 _ else. ” he says, “its really a guy thing. ” 书面表达（满分10分）现在，越来越多的中学生利用周末时间参加各种各样的培训班或请家教。对于这一现象，不同的人有