北京市西城区2011-2012年初二第一学期期末试卷(北区).doc

北京市西城区2011-2012年第一学期期末试卷八年级英语（A卷）四、单项选择 (15分, 每题0.5分)16.- You _ smoke here. Look, “ No smoking”!- Oh, sorry. I wont do that again.A. canB. musn tC. mayD. needn t17.- Im learning Chinese. Would you please give me some _?- With pleasure!A. adviceB. projectsC. problemsD. information18.- What were you doing at 9 o clock last night?- I was so tired. I _.A. sleepB. sleptC. am sleepingD. was sleeping19.- _ you were _ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?- Not yet, but Im going to see it.A. Have, seenB. Will, seeC. Do, seeD. Did, see20.- That _ delicious! What are you doing, grandma?- Im making chocolate cookies.A. looksB. feelsC. tastesD. smells21.- Why are you standing, Daming?- I cant see the blackboard. Two big boys are sitting _ me.A. behindB. oppositeC. in front ofD. close to22.- Finally you are here. Why are you so late?- Sorry. The plane couldn t _ because of the 23.- Guess what! Well have some concerts this winter vacation in Vienna. - How exciting! _ is my dream country!A. AustriaB. AmericaC. RussiaD. Greece24.- How is the trip?- Fantastic! We all enjoyed _.A. ourB. usC. oursD. ourselves25.- Your mother is a teacher, _?- Yes. She teaches in a middle school.A. doesn t sheB. isn t sheC. does sheD. is she26.- _ have you stayed in the USA?- More than a year27.- Hey! Tony, what are you planning for the winter holiday?- Oh, I have decided _ my hometown.A. to visitB. visitingC. visitedD. visit28.- Does your sister know Tom very well?- Yes, she has known him _ 2005.A. forB. sinceC. inD. from29.- Where is Jim?- I saw him _ to the library.30. You should return the book to the library.A. from time to timeD. at timeC. all the timeD. on time五、完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）One afternoon, Mike, a man of fifty-five years old, went to the doctors to tall about his wife. He said to the doctor, “Doctor, I think my wife Anna is deaf (聋的) because she never _ (31) me the first time and I _ (32) have to say the same thing many times.”“Well, “ the doctor answered, “ go home, stand about 15 feet away from her and _ (33) something to her. If she doesnt _ (34), move about 5 feet closer and do it again. Keep doing this _ (35) youll find if she is deaf.”Mike went home and die as the doctor told him. He stood about 15 feet away from his wife in the kitchen _ (36) she was washing some tomatoes and said, “ Anna, whats for _ (37)?”He heard _ (38) at all. He moved about 5 feet closer and asked again. No answer. He moved 5 feet closer. Still no answer. He moved and stood right _ (39) her and shouted, “ Anna, whats for supper?”Anna said loudly, “Thats the _ (40) time you asked me. Its chicken soup!31.A. listen toB. hearsC. talks toD. sees32.A. alwaysB. sometimesC. everD. never33.A. giveB. showC. sayD. bring34.A. repeatB. mindC. answerD. see35.A. butB. andC. soD. or36.A. whenB. beforeC. afterD. until37.A. breakfastB. lunchC. dinnerD. meal38.A. everythingB. somethingC. anythingD. meal39.A. behindB. nearC. aroundD. across40.A. firstB. secondC. thirdD. fourth六、阅读理解（共20分，每小题2分）AThe Mark Twain MuseumHoursMonday - Saturday 9:30am -5:30pmSunday Noon - 5:30pmLast tour leaves at 4:30pmTuesday ClosedThe Museum of Modern ArtHoursSaturday - Monday 10: 30am - 5: 30pmFriday 10: 30am - 8: 30pmTuesday ClosedThe Cloisters MuseumHoursTuesday - Sunday 9:30am - 5: 15pm(March - October)Tuesday - Sunday 9:30pm - 4: 45pm(November - February)Monday ClosedThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtHoursTuesday - Thursday, Sunday 9:30am-5: 15pmFriday - Saturday 9: 30am - 8: 45pmMonday Closed41. There are _ museums in the table.A. oneB. twoC. threeD. four42. People cant go to the Cloisters Museum on _.A. TuesdayB. MondayC. SundayD. Friday43. Im interested in famous story writers, so Id like to go to _.A. The Mark Twain MuseumB. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtC. The Cloisters MuseumD. The Museum of Modern ArtBOne day a father took his young son on a trip to the country to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, how was the trip?Very good, Dad!Did you see how poor people can be? the father asked.Yeah! And what did you learn, then?The son answered, I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a swimming pool that reaches to the middle of the garden; they have a spring (山泉) that has no end. We have three or four in the garden; they have millions of the stars. Our windows open to the front yard (院子); they have a whole view of the beautiful field, blue sky and green forests.As the little boy was finishing, his father was speechless (无语的).His son added, Thanks, dad, for showing me how poor we are!Isnt it true that it all depends on the way you look at things? If you have love, friends, family, health, and a smiling face toward life, youve got everything!44. Why did the father take the son to the countryside?A. To enjoy the beauty of the countryside.B. To laugh at the poor people in the country.C. To show him how poor people can be in the country.D. To tell him he should work hard to get a better life.45. People in the country dont have _.A. four little dogsB. millions of starsC. the beautiful fieldD. a swimming pool46. Why do they have different ideas?A. Because they different ways to look at thingsB. Because the son shows a smiling face toward life.C. Because they are of different ages.D. Because they son is more clever.47. What would be the best title of the passage?A. A father and a sonB. The countryside and the city.C. Rich or poorD. A lesson from lifeCSleep and dreams have interested people for centuries. Scientists are learning more about sleep, but they still know very little about why we dream. Modern research can tell us some important things about dreams. First, we have most of our dreams during REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep. At this time, the brain (头脑)is very active. Second, everyone dreams even if we cannot remember doing so when we wake up. Finally, a part of our brain helps us understand daily experiences. While we are asleep, it works more slowly, and sometimes puts our thoughts (想法)and memories together in strange ways. Scientists dont know for certain why we dream. Some believe that our dreams are connected with thoughts and feelings that we experience while we are awake. For example, many researchers think that a dream about death is really thought to be about giving or receiving an important message. Dreams about a car or travel often feelings about your own life. Dreams about teeth especially broken or loose (松动的) ones mean freedom.Dream researchers think that people in our dreams can tell us something about ourselves. If the person in the dream was shouting loudly, for example, maybe you are angry. If he or she was nervous, then maybe you are afraid of something. There is still a lot about dreaming we don t understand. By learning more about our dreams, we may learn more about ourselves. 48. When do we have most of our dreams?A. At the beginning of sleep.B. At the end of asleep.C. During REM sleep.D. When we close our eyes.49. Dreams about death mean _.A. you are afraidB. your are freeC. you are angryD. giving a message50. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Not everyone has their dreams while they are sleeping.B. Scientists havent discovered why we dream during sleep so far.C. A dream about going abroad means freedom.D. Dreams have nothing to do with our thoughts and feelings.七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共4分，每小题1分）Tony has had his new mobile phone for only three months. _, because Tony received a phone bill for over 450 after he sent 3,500 short messages in just one month.Tony asked his father for a mobile phone for years because all his friends had one. His father finally bought one for him for his birthday. However, he and his classmates are crazy about sides of the school playground. Tony thought it was much cheaper to send short messages than to make a phone call, so he did all day long and even into the early hours of the morning. Sometimes his hand hurt from pressing the phone buttons(按钮) so much. Tony got a lot of fun from it. _.His father is angry with the phone company because they are encouraging this. He makes his son promise (承认) to pay back the money. _. He has found a job in a shoe shop. S far he has paid back 46. “I think it will take me about a year to pay back this debt (债务)”, said Tony.A. So Tony has to work on Saturdays.B. They do it all the time - on buses and in the street.C. But now his father has taken it away.D. They always talk about it.E. He just couldnt stop.八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共6分，55-58每小题1分，59小题2分） I was born in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old. I came to New York in 1956. At first, I held several jobs to earn a few dollars. Later, to live a better life, I bought my own taxi car. Till now, Ive been in the taxi car business for thirty-five years. I know there is a lot about taxi drivers that is not so good. Because of this, people get the wrong impression that they are bad.In fact, taxi drivers are just like other honest (诚实的) people. You can read in the papers almost every week where a taxi driver turns in money or jewels people leave in their taxis. One time in Brooklyn, I found a ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of bags that day, so I went back to the store where I had dropped her off. It took me almost two days to look for her in order to return the iPhone. I didnt get as much as a “ Thank you.” Still, I felt good b