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内蒙古巴彦淖尔市磴口县临河四中2012-2013学年八年级英语下学期期中试题（无答案）1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._.补全对话(5分)从方框中选择正确的句子补全对话,有两项是多余的。a: hi, lily! did you go to the concert last night?b: yes, 1a: 2b: its moving. many famous singers sang at the concert. 3a: what does it mean?b: 4 you know many children in the world dont have enough food.a: 5 b: i think people all over the world should help them.a: thats right!1. _ 2._ 3. _4. _ 5. _.完形填空(10分)cars were invented in the last century. today they have touched the lives of everyone in the united states. most americans feel that they are poor when they have 1 cars.why are cars widely used in the united states? here are three reasons.2, the 3 is very large and americans enjoy 4 trips here and there. with cars they can go anywhere easily.the second reason is 5 trains have never been as common(普通)in the united states as they are in other parts of the world. whats more, americans have to 6 a lot of money traveling 7.the third 8 is the most important one. americans dont like to 9 buses or trains or even planes.they like cars 10 they want to travel fast at any time.( )1. a. no b. some c. many( )2. a. first of all b. all the first c. the firstly( )3. a. country b. people c. way( )4. a. to have b. making c. to make( )5. a. why b. where c. that( )6. a. cost b. spend c. take( )7. a. by a plane b. by plane c. by planes( )8. a. thing b. matter c. reason( )9. a. wait for b. work on c. wait on( )10a. because b. before c. after.阅读理解(15分)(a)water is the life blood of our earth. it is in every living thing. it is in the air. it runs through mountains and valleys. it forms lakes and seas. nature has a great water system(系统).rainwater finds its way to rivers and lakes. river water runs into the sea. at the mouths of the rivers, fresh water joins the salt water of the sea.here at the mouth of a river there is much important plant and animal life. but pollution destroys this life. we have to clean our rivers. man has to work with nature, not against it.( )1.water is like_.a. clouds b. blood c. life( )2. _ is in every living thing.a. blood b. water c. salt( )3. _the mouth of a river is near _.a. the sea b. a lake c. a mountain( )4. there is much plant and animal life at the _ of a river.a. head b. top c. mouth( )5.we have to _ our rivers.a. find b. clean c. pollute(b)when you are in hongkong, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. it is different from that in other areas of china. if you are the first time to come to hongkong, you must look to the right side and then the left before you cross the street.if the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. then people on foot can cross the road carefully. but if the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. people on foot mustnt cross.when people go to or come from work in the morning and evening, the streets are very busy. traffic is the most dangerous then, especially for the children.when you go by bus in hongkong, you have to be careful, too. you must always remember the traffic moves on the left. so you must be careful. have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.in hongkong, there are many big buses with two floors you can sit on the second floor. from there you can see the view of the whole city well. its very interesting.notes:1.the view of the whole city 城市的全景read the passage and mark (t) for true or (f) for false to each statement.( 阅读短文，判断正(t)误(f)。)( )1.the traffic in hongkong drives on the right.( )2.the traffic in hongkong is the same as that in other areas of china.( )3.if the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go.( )4.you can sit on the first floor and see the view of the whole city.( )5.according to the passage we know we must obey the traffic rules in hongkong.(c)most people in the usa, britain, australia, new zealand, ireland and canada speak english as a first language. however, english is spoken all over the world: it is the main (主要的) language in more than 60 countries, such as india, singapore and in many of the caribbean (加勒比) and pacific (太平洋) islands. in these places english is often a second language.english is also uesd as an important international language in many other countries, like china and japan. people in these countries use it for business, and travellers to these countries use english when they get there. other people may learn english because they enjoy reading books in english, listening to british or american music and watching american films.english has changed a lot over the years and still goes on changing. it is no longer right to talk about british english or american english if the speakers come or dont come from those countries. people in japan or korea, for example, may use the american spelling but may not sound like americans, english will be the most widely used language in the world in the 21st century. this language no longer belongs to only british, american or australian speakers, it belongs to anyone in the world. so, as a high school student of english today, think about how you can use this language. after you leave school, you will almost certainly need it.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。( )1. how many countries use english as a first language in the world?a. five b. four c. three d. six( )2. in which other countries is english spoken as a main language?a. britain, the usa, australia.b. india, singapore and many of the carbbean and pacific islands.c. china, japan.d. over 60 countries.( )3. people