南通市通北片2012-2013八年级下英语期中试卷(含答案).doc

八年级英语检测2013.4.18（时间:100分钟 总分:100分）第I卷一. 单项选择。（15分）1. -You are late for school again, Simon.-Sorry, I wont be late _.A. much more B. any more C. no more D. many more 2. There _ many trees around our school. Sadly, we can see few trees but many tall buildings now. A. used to have B. were used to C. used to be D. used to having 3. The old man lives _ in the country, but he doesnt feel _. A. alone, lonely B. lonely, lonely C. alone, alone D. lonely, alone 4. There has been _ homework than before. I have more time _. A. fewer, to relax B. less, to relax C. a few, relax D. a little, relax 5. -When did your uncle arrive in Nanjing? -Well, he _ Nanjing for two days. A. has been in B. has been to C. has come to D. has gone to 6. -Where is Diana now? Someone wants her on the phone. -She _ the printing room. She will be back soon. A. has gone to B. has been to C. has been in D. went to 7. We _ to the Great Wall. Look at the photos! We took them on it. A. are going B. will go C. have gone D. have been 8. -Do you think you will lose the game? -No, _. A. I hope so B. Im sure C. I hope not D. Im afraid not. 9. _ Chinese gardens in summer is a wonderful idea. A. Visit B. Visits C. Visiting D. Visited 10. Most young people find it _ to play QQ games. But Im not _in it. A. excited, interested B. exciting, interesting C. excited, interesting D. exciting, interested 11. Tom is no more an _ boy. You should be strict with him. A. eight year old B. eight years old C. eight-years-old D. eight-year-old 12. The Greens _London _ the morning of May 1st. A. arrived, in B. reached, in C. arrived, on D. reached, on 13. This CD _ well. Get it now before it _ out. A. is sold, is sold B. sells, is sold C. sold, sells D. sells, sells 14. -Do you mind if I smoke here? - _. You can go to smoke in the next door. A. Yes, please B. Never mind C. Of course not D. Youd better not. 15. -Why _ go to the shopping mall with Linda? -Sorry. He hasnt finished his homework yet. A. not let Tom B. dont let Tom C. not let Tom to D. not to let Tom 二. 完形填空。（10分） Umbrellas are common in our everyday life. On rainy days, many people hold them to _1_ the rain. But its not easy to _2_an umbrella when there is heavy rain and a strong wind. And its _3_to make a phone call or ride a bike with an umbrella in the wind. An American whose name is Alan Kaufman and his company spent six years_4_a hand-free umbrella. At last, they_5_it. They called it Nubrella. Just touch a button, and the Nubrella will open_6_. With the help of its “shoulder support” , the umbrella can rest on the users shoulders. So the user _7_hold the umbrella any longer. He can walk with hands free_8_ in the strong wind. The hand-free umbrella is $59.94 each. People all around the world like it very much. Having one such_9_umbrella, they can talk over the phones and send short messages in the rain now. _10_ in the rain under a Nubrella is really cool, isnt it? ( ) 1. A. protect B. provide C. prevent D. prepare ( ) 2. A. get B. hold C. buy D. bring ( ) 3. A. colder B. weaker C. safer D. harder ( ) 4. A. inventing B. finding C. collecting D. repairing ( ) 5. A. lost B. made C. tried D. took ( ) 6. A. comfortably B. suddenly C. easily D. heavily ( ) 7. A. cant B. mustnt C. shouldnt D. neednt ( ) 8. A. still B. even C. ever D. just ( ) 9. A. smart B. simple C. small D. common ( ) 10. A. Talking B. Driving C. Studying D. Walking三阅读理解。（15分） A Most people in Britain live in small family groups. More than a quarter of houses in Britain have only got one person in them. Some of these are old people but some are people of twenty or thirty who choose to live alone. 35% of houses have two people in them, and 17% have three people. 15% have four people in them, and the other homes have five or more. The families in Britain are small. It is unusual for parents to have more than two children. When children are eighteen or nineteen, they leave their parents home, and they often go to a different city. During a year, they only visit their parents two or three times.( ) 1. How many houses in Britain have three people living in them? A. 8% B. 15% C. 17% D. 35%( ) 2. At what age do children in Britain usually leave their parents home? A. About 18 or 19 B. About 20 or 21 C. About 25 or 16 D. About 30 or 31( ) 3. How often do the grown-up children visit their parents? A. Two or three times B. Two or three times a month C. Two or three times a year D. five or more times a year( ) 4. What do you think the passage is? A. An instruction B. A report C. A play D. A joke( ) 5. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. Young people in Britain B. Old people in Britain C. Families in Britain D. The population in Britain B Steven Jobs, the designer of Apple Computer, was not clever when he was in school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. When he went to college, he didnt change a lot. Then he dropped out （辍学）. But he was full of new ideas. After he left college, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life. Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India. In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage. He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden. His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs became famous all over the world.( ) 1. Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he _. A. never did his lessons B. was full of new ideas C. always made troubles with his classmates D. dropped out( ) 2. Steven Jobs didnt finish college, did he? A. Yes, he did B. No, he didnt C. Yes, he didnt D. We dont know.( ) 3. Steven Jobs designed his new computer _ A. in India B. with his friend C. in an apple tree garden D. by himself( ) 4. Steven Jobs was famous for his _ all over the world. A. new ideas B. apple C. Apple Computer D. video games( ) 5. From this passage we know _.A. Steven Jobs didnt finish his studies because he hated his schoolmates.B. Steven Jobs liked travelling in India and California.C. Steven Jobs liked trying new things and making his new ideas become true.D. Steven Jobs could only design video games. C A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. Nick and Jack ignored what the other frogs said and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their strength. The other frogs went on telling them to stop, and that they were as good as dead. Nick listened to them and gave up. Finally, he fell down and died. Jack continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the frogs around the pit shouted at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and finally got out. When he was out, the other frogs asked, “Didnt you hear us?” Jack didnt answer because there was something wrong with his ears. He was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him all the time. ( ) 1. Nick and Jack fell into a pit when they were _. A. holding a meeting B. taking exercise C. traveling through woods D. sleeping in the woods ( ) 2. The other frogs told Nick and Jack to stop because they thought the pit was too _. A. big B. strange C. small D. deep ( ) 3. From the story we know _ died in the end. A. Nick B. Jack C. Nick and Jack D. all the frogs( ) 4. When the other frogs shouted at Jack to stop the pain and just die, he _. A. stopped jumping B. jumped harder C. fell down and died D. agreed with them ( ) 5. Jack finally got out because _. A. the pit wasnt deep B. he thought the others encouraged him C. he climbed the ladder B. his friends pulled him out第II卷一. 词汇。（15分）A. 根据句意及提示写出单词。1. Im not _. I have had my lunch.2. “My coat is not the same as yours” means “My coat is _ from yours.”3. The old man enjoys the life in the country. He doesnt like the m_ life in the big city.4. The young people nowadays can spend the w_(整个) days surfing the Internet.5. More and more parents want to send their children to study a_ because they want to learn more about foreign countries. B. 用所给词的适当形式填空。factory beautiful healthy good real6. Sweet snacks and hamburgers are _ food.7. We are _ happy to win the game.8. Most of us live in the countryside and we all enjoy the _ here.9. The government has built many _ in our town since 2000.10. Spring is the _ time in a year to for people to go outing.C. 用所给动词的适当形式填空。be see give take watch 11. When my friends visited Suzhou, they _ lots of photos.12. He _ the book back to you if he finishes reading it tomorrow.13. I wont see the film tonight because I _ it twice.14. One of the most famous theme parks _ Window of the World in Shenzhen.15. -Where are the boys?-They _ TV in the room.二句型转换。（10分）1. My father has already finished his work. （否定句）My father _ _ his work _.2. The underground in Nanjing has been in service since September, 2006. （一般疑问句）_ the underground in Nanjing _ in service?3. The family plan to go to Yangzhou by train for this May Day holiday. （同义句）The family plan to _ _ _to Yangzhou for this May Day holiday.4. At the age of 3, he was too young to go to school. （同义句）At the age of 3, he was _ young _ he couldnt go to school. 5. Others call him “Wolf Dad” because he trains his son too strictly. He _ _ Wolf Dad by others because he trains his son too strictly.三. 短文填空。（10分） Several days ago, some students from the USA visited our school. When we talked, I found some d_1_ between the USA and China. For example, each class l_2_ fifty minutes in the USA. It is a little longer t_3_that in China. We usually have forty or forty-five minutes in each class. Another difference is that they have less break time between classes. Although most schools in both c_4_finish their morning classes at 12 oclock, the students in the USA only have one-hour-long break, so they need to eat their l_5_quickly. Their afternoon classes begin at 1.00 p.m. and school f_6_at 3.00 p.m. Then they take part in club a_7_ or play sports. Many Chinese students dont work during their high school years, w_8_American students like to find a part-time job in their free time. They dont have a dream job in mind. They think there is no difference between jobs. Working is a u_9_ experience for them and they can make money at the same time. Some of them even take one-year full-time jobs after they l_10_high school and the go to college.1. _2. _ 3. _4. _5._6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _四. 阅读短文,回答问题。 （10分） Mary is an eight-year-old girl. Every day she washes clothes, looks after her younger sister and works hard on the farm. Mary wants to go to school, but her family is so poor that her mother needs her help at home. So Mary stays at home instead of going to school. Do you want to help Mary? Well, join “ Save the Children”, please! Just 6 yuan a day, you can help a child like Mary. With your help, children like Mary will be able to have enough food and have chances to go to school. “Save the Children” is an organization to help poor children like Mary. It has been in service since 1932. The money from kind people will be used to build schools, hospitals and other necessary buildings. If you are a volunteer, there are many wonderful things waiting for you - letters from the children, their photos and subject reports. Now, if you are interested in it, you can fill in the application form, and then you can give some money. In this way, you can help a child like Mary!1.What does Mary do every day?_2. How much does a person need