八年级英语期中试卷2010.4试验品1.doc

20102011学年度第二学期期中学业水平测试八年级英语试卷（本卷总分为140分，答卷时间为120分钟）第卷 （选择题 共80分）第卷共65小题：答案请按要求填写在答题纸上。一、 听力 （本题共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）A. 听对话，从所给的A、B、C三幅图中找出与你所听内容相符的图片。（听两遍）( )6. Whats the present for Anna? A bike. B. A dictionary. C. A dress. ( )7. What did the man and his father think of the game? A. It was very wonderful. B. They liked it very much. C. It wasnt exciting. ( )8. Has Sandy seen the man before? A. Yes, she has. B. No, never. C. No, she doesnt. ( )9. What is the man looking for? A. His rubber . B. His pencil-box. C. His pencil. ( )10. When did Mike finish his homework? A. At 7:30. B. At 8:30. C. At 9:30. B. 听对话和短文回答问题。（听两遍）听第一段对话，回答11-12小题。( )11. Which part of the country had a strong wind? A. The southwest. B. The southeast.C. The northeast. ( )12. Which of the following is true? A. There was no food there. B. Many people died there. C. Many people lost their homes.听第二段对话，回答13-15小题。( ) 13. Which country is Mr. White going back to? A. America. B. England C. France.( ) 14. Why will he arrive late? A. Because of the heavy traffic. B. Because of a heavy rain. C. Because of a big meeting( ) 15.Who might the woman speaker be? A. Mrs. Whites assistant. B. Mrs. Whites daughter. C. Mrs Whites friend.C 听一篇短文，回答16至20小题（听两遍）5分 ( )16. On what day did the three sons come back home? A. Fathers Day. B. mothers birthday. C. Mothers Day. ( )17. Which gift did Jim give his mom? A. A beautiful car. B. A big house. C. A beautiful parrot. ( )18. Why did Dale send his mom a parrot? A. Because the parrot could sing for Mom. B. Because the parrot could dance for Mom. C. Because the parrot could speak to Mom. ( )19. How did Mom like the car? A. She liked it. B. She didnt like it. C. She thought it was the best. ( )20. What happened to the parrot? A. Mom cooked it and ate it. B. It read books for Mom. C. Mom played with it. 二、单项选择 （本题共15小题：每题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 、Can you see one-eyed cow in field? A. an；the B .a; the C. the; the D. a; a( ) 22. Father tells him in the lake.A .not to swimB .to not swimC. dont swimD .no swimming( ) 23. My dad will be back from Beijing _ a week. A. in B. for C. after D. before( ) 24. What do you think of our country? It _ a lot, I really cant believe my eyes. A. changed B. is changed C. changes D. has changed( ) 25. Maybe there is something wrong with your car. I cant _it.A. move B. begin C. start D. work ( ) 26. Tom is _ boy now.A. a 11-years-old B. a 11-year-old C. an 11-year-old D. an 11-years-old( ) 27. These trees were planted _ them.A. on B. with C. of D. by( ) 28. May I speak to Mabel, please? Sorry. Shes _ Paris.A. gone in B. been inC. gone to D. been to( ) 29. With the help of computers, news can _ every corner of the world quickly.A. reach B. get C. arrive D. return( )30. How long has he _?A. kept the book B. had the car C. been in the club D. All the above( )31. When Eddie is _, he sometimes feels _. A. alone; alone B.lonely; lonely C. alone; lonely D. lonely; alone ( )32. Which of the following is in the USA?A. The Big Ben.B. The Great Wall.C. The Leaning Tower of Pisa.D. The Golden Gate Bridge.( )33More than 1400 people_in the earthquake _April 14 Adied；for Bhave been dead；since Chave died；for Dhave been dead；for( )34What is the Internet used for? It_for information Aused to search Bis used to searching Cwas used to searching Dis used to search( )35_ I see him，he looks happyAEvery time BOne time CSome time DSometime三、完型填空 （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。Look at the diagram(图表). It 36 something of home computers used by a group of young people.We asked thirty young people 37 fourteen and eighteen. We asked them how much 38 they usually spent on their computers in a week, but we 39 more interested in 40 they used their computers for.The usual time spent on a computer in a week was about twelve hours, with 41 user about thirty-two hours, and the lowest user only five hours.All the children said that they usually used computers 42 . Fourteen children told us they did some word processing 43 . Only two of them said computers 44 their lessons, and eight people told us they kept addresses and phone numbers on their computers or used 45 as diaries. Only three people said they were learning to make computer programs and nobody looked up databases(数据库). None of them used computers for any 46 use.The 47 show that computer use is quite high among 1418 years old. They also show quite clearly that computers 48 by most young people as little more than game machines. The only other great uses are for word-processing and 49 address lists. By the way, though computers are common in the homes of young people, they have not yet become 50 in everyday life. 36. A. shows B. says C. writes D. gives37. A. amongB. between C. from D. about38. A. hours B. money C. time D. /39. A. isB. was C. are D. were40. A. what B. why C. how D. whether41. A. high B. higher C. the higher D. the highest42. A. to readB. reading C. to play gamesD.playing games43. A. at timesB. as usualC. in the endD. all the time44. A. found out B. worked at C. helped with D. looked over45. A. theirs B. them C. its D. it46. A. another B. otherC. the other D. others47. A. ways B. questions C. reports D. results48. A. are seen B. have seen C. will be seen D. see49. A. keepB. to keep C. keepingD. kept50. A. wonderful B. popular C. useful D. expensive四 阅读理解 (本题共15小题：每题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，并填写在答题纸上。(A)I am 15Now Im studying English in LondonI want to invent a language machine(机器)that can help me understand as many languages as possibleMarie，FranceI am a 12-year-old girlI like traveling very muchHow I wish to visit Egypt some day!Masha，RussiaI am 14 years old I dream of inventing a machine that can send things or people from one place to another in a minuteAndrew，the USA I am 13I dream of going to a top university after I leave schoolI want to be a reporter in the futureMichiko，JapanI am a 16-year-old girl in Tibet(西藏)The Qinghai-Tibet Railway has been builtIll be able to reach Bering by train in about 48 hoursMy dream of going to Beijing to watch the 60th anniversary of RPC came trueJoma，China( ) 51Who is the youngest child? AJoma BMasha CMarie DAndrew( ) 52Where is Andrew from? AFrance BRussia CJapan DAmerica( ) 53What is Michikos dream? AVisiting Egypt BGoing from one place to another in a minute CGoing to a top university DInventing a language machine( ) 54Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage? AMasha wants to be a reporter when she grows up BMarie is now studying English in the USA CThe Qinghai，Tibet Railway hasnt been built yet DPeople in Tibet are able to get to Beijing by train in about two days( ) 55The best title for this passage can be_ AI have a dream BStudents inventions CFive middle school students DStudents from different countries AToday it is found that school students hardly pay much attention to（几乎不注意） sports. Is it because they arent interested in sports? No. They often say they have other more important things to do.What are these important things? Examinations! Students have to spend much time on all kinds of examinations at school. So many of them almost become bookworms (书呆子). Books stop them from doing sports. Because of the pressure from their parents and teachers, the students have to work harder and spend most of their time on books. As for (就而言) the students, they want to get good results so that they can improve their studies. So it is necessary for them to give all of their free time to their studies and stop their school sports.In fact, education cant go without physical (身体的) exercises, because a quick mind hardly goes along with a weak body. If you dont have a strong body, you can never get anything, let alone (更不用说) a great success in your life.( )56. _are the greatest problems, so the school students dont pay much attention to sports now.A. No interest B. Exercises C. Education D. Examinations ( )57. The underlined word “pressure” means “ ”.A. happy feeling B. good care C. nervous feeling D. deep love( )58. If you dont have a , you can never get anything.A. good face B. weak body C. strong body D. good father( )59. The writer thinks the students should .A. work hard all day and all night B. have all kinds of sports after studyingC. do not have sports D. spend the free time on the studies and give up the sports.( )60. Which sentence is TRUE?A. If students want to get better results in studies, they must not do sports.B. If students spend all their time on sports, they will improve studies.C. If you have a weak body, you will have a hard mind.D. If you want to be successful in your life, you must have a strong body.BArriving in New York. There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or a taxi to any place in New York.Public（公共的） Transport. In New York theres a good bus and underground service. If you are planning to use the underground a lot, you should buy an underground ticket for the journey because its cheaper. But you dont have to use public transportthere are lots of places you can go to on foot: the Empire Statue Building, 5th Avenue and Central Park. The New York taxis are a part of the city experience, so you should take at least one taxi during you visit.Hotels. There are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is The Plaza on 5th Avenue but you dont have to pay a lot to stay in the city, there are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA near Central Park is great for young people.Eating out. There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldnt eat at McDonalds every day. There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example.Shopping. Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on 5th Avenue. They are open seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices, you have to pay a special 8% tax (税)on everything you buy in New York.Places to see. Finally , there are a lot of places to see in New York Times Square, the Statue of Liberty. And you shouldnt go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the view of the city.61.How many kinds of public transport are mentioned（提及）in the passage.?A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five62. The underlined words“The Plaza”here is the name of_ A. a restaurant B. a hotel C. an airport D. a shop63. How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of 10 in New York? A. 10.8 B.10.03. C. 18 D. 1064. When you visit New York, you should _. A. eat at McDonalds every day B. take a taxi whenever you go out C. stay at the best hotel D. climb the Statue of Liberty.65. From the passage, we can learn that_ A. people can visit many places of interest in New York on foot. B. New York is not a good place for shopping. C. people must travel by public transport in New York. D. people have to eat only one kind of food in New York.第卷 （非选择题 共60分）共36小题，答案请按要求写在答题纸上。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，使句中通顺，并将答案写在答题纸上。（每题1分，共5分）66. It is good for you to eat f_ fruit every day. 67. The students shouted with _( 激动 ) when their team won the game.68. Could you please tell me something about your e_ (event or activity that affects one in some way) in Hong Kong?69. The c_ ( meeting ) began twenty minutes ago.70. The Whites are going to hold a big party to celebrate their 30 years of _ ( 结婚 ) 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）visit, use, clear, harm, culture 71. Tsim Sha Tsui is the _ centre of Hong Kong and you can visit many museums there. 72. All the bags here are those American _.73. Dont smoke so much. Its _ for your health.74. We think it _ to talk too much but do too little.75. Hes too far away from me. I cant hear him _ .C请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题纸上。（每小题1分，共5分）ride, buy, clap, finish, be 76. She will return the book to the library if she _ reading it tomorrow.77. How long _ your brother _ away from the village?78. Look! The man _ the horse to the tree. 79. All of us _our hands happily while Jay Chou was singing the popular song. 80. Ill show you a lovely purse. I _ it the day before yesterday.六、句型转换 （本题共5小题，每小题1分，满分10分）请根据求改写下列句子，每空一词，并将答案写在答题纸上。81Why did you ask that question? (改为同义句) did you ask that question ?82. Daniel has already finished his homework. (改成否定句) Daniel _ finished his homework _.83. They often dumped the waste into the river in the past.(保持句意基本不变) They _ _ dump the waste into the river.84. John has lived with his grandfather since he was born.(对划线部分提问) _ _ has John lived with his grandfather?85. The little boys name is Wang Hua.(用被动语态改写) The little boy _ _Wang Hua.七、短文填空 （本题共10小题；每小题2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。Mays p_ are going to give a birthday party for h_. Shes going to be fourteen y_ old. She has a lot of friends. They are going to c_ to the party. Mays mother is m_ birthday cakes f_ the party. Her father is going s_. He buys a lot of apples, bananas, oranges a_ pears. I_ four oclock in the afternoon. The party will begin i_ thirty minutes.86._ 87. _ 88. _ 89. _ 90. _91._ 92. _ 93. _ 94. _ 95. _八 阅读与回答问题 （本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。 Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world.Maybe that doesnt sound interesting. But when youre joined to the Internet, there are lots of things you can do. You can send