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8A期中考试题II.单选题（每小题1分，共15分）( )26. These days Dad is very busy, and he has _ time to rest. A. lots of B. little C. a lot of D. few( )27. The song in the movie _and I really enjoy it. A. sounds good B. smells bad C. sounds well D. feel good( )28. The little girl _ when she saw that big tiger.A. freeze B. afraid C. froze D. frightening( )29. Peter had _ homework to do today, so he went bed late last night. A. too much B. too few C. too many D. a few ( )30. -_ days are there in a year? - There are 365 days. A. How much B. How many C. How long D. How often( )31. Computers are good at calculating. More _, they can operate railways and fly planes.A. importantly B. important C. importance D. unimportant( )32. -Peter, why do you like working as a doctor in the aged care center?-Because I want to help _ old.A. the B. an C. three D. no( )33. -I bought a silver bracelet _ five hundred yuan.- Thats not the same as mine. Mine is a pear bracelet, and its four hundred yuan.A. in B. on C. for D. out( )34. I locked my money in the _ and nobody knows it. A. safety B. safe C. danger D. dangerous( )35. -Whats the article about? -Its about a recent case. A man stole a diamond from a shop. He denied doing that first but at last he _ the diamond.A. admit stealing B. admitted steal C. admit steal D. admitted stealing( )36. The moving movie made me _. A. cried B. cry C. crying D. to cry ( )37. The baby likes drinking fresh milk, but today he hates _ it . A. to drink B. Drinking C. Drank D. drink ( )38. Our English teacher often _ some _ for our lessons on the internet.A. collects, information B. collected, informations C. collect, information D. collects, informations( )39. We should not be _ _ our parents all the time. A. depend on B. dependent on C. independ on D. independent on( )40. Can you find the answer _ this question? Im totally confused.A. to B. at C. on D. inIII完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）There is good news for the children in the countryside. We may still 41 the girl with big eyes. Her big eyes are 42 us her dream: I wish to 43 ! In China, there are still 44 girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their 45 are too poor. If the family has two or three children, it is harder to 46 the money for all the children. So the parents often ask 47 to stay at home, and boys to go to school.Now they neednt 48 the money. From 2006 on, children could go to school for free in some poor places. They dont have to pay for books or other things. Some of them can even get money from the government(政府) to make their life 49 . Soon, all the children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is 50 great.( )41. A. remember B. forget C. hate D. see( )42. A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. talking( )43. A. go to work B. go to bed C. go to school D. go home( )44. A. few B. no C. many D. much( )45. A. schools B. cities C. houses D. families( )46. A. pay B. take C. buy D. lend( )47. A. teachers B. girls C. boys D. all the children( )48. A. look up B. turn on C. worry about D. make sure( )49. A. better B. shorter C. longer D. worse( )50. A. not B. never C. hardly D. reallyIV. 阅读理解 （每小题1分，共20分）AHi, Pansy,Im writing to tell you something about holidays.People always love holidays because on holidays people all over the world dont have to go to school or go to work. But people in different countries have different ways to celebrate(庆祝) holidays.For example, Americans are having a party with friends on New Years Eve and New Years Festival, but people in Japan will spend their time with their family to eat, talk, have fun and then go to the temples. In the USA, everyone will stay at home and exchange gifts with family members at Christmas but in Japan, couples(情侣) will go out and exchange gifts. But I think exchanging gifts is very strange because Christmas was set up(建立)to celebrate the birth of Christ.判断对(T)错(F)( )51. All holidays mean no school and work, so everyone loves holidays.( )52. Different countries celebrate holidays in the same way.( )53. New Years Eve and New Years Festival are both for partying with friends in the America.( )54. Japanese dont go anywhere but stay at home with family members on New Years Festival.( )55. The Author(作者) thinks wed better exchange gifts at Christmas.BLong long ago, there was a rich man and his servant. He and the servant both enjoyed drinking wine and eating delicious food. Each time the rich man left the house for business, his servant drank his masters wine and ate up all the nice food secretly. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had no proof of that.One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “There are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in my room. You must take good care of them.” Then he went out. The servant knew what the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldnt find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself. ( )56. In the story, who liked wine and good food very much? A. the rich man B. the servant C. both A and B D. neither A nor B ( )57.The rich man knew that _ drank the wine and ate up all the nice food. A. the cat B. himself C. nobody D. the servant ( )58. The rich man told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because _. A. he wanted to kill the cat B. he wanted to kill the servant C. he did not want the servant to drink his wine D. he wanted to protect the servant.( )59. In fact, what the rich man told his servant was _. A. true B. right C. false D. correct ( )60. From the story, we know that the servant is very _. A. lazy B. tall C. clever D. kindC Mrs. Smith :At 10 p.m., I was reading a story to my youngest kid. Im sure I know who did it, Sir! It was his boss David. You see, my husband was very good at his job and David was worried that one day he would be fired and my husband would take his place to be the manager. Eric : I was at the cinema with my girlfriend, Linda and some friends at 10 p.m. Our friends were sitting behind us. Im sorry, but I cant help you - I dont know who the murderer is. Perhaps it was a robber, or perhaps it was my dads boss, David. My dad once told me he knew something bad about David - a big secret. David : I was talking to a friend on the phone at 10 p.m. I think It was his wife. You know, she gets all his money after his death. Eric had a motive(动机), too. He wants to marry Linda but Mr Smith hated Linda. He refused to allow them to marry . He could have killed Mr. Smith, too! ( )61. What is the passage probably about?A. A murder B. A robbery C. A theft D. A fight between two men( )62. What does “be fired” mean in the 1st paragraph?A.开火 B. 击打 C. 炒某人鱿鱼 D. 被解雇( )63. What does “you” in the sentence “I cant help you.” in the 2nd paragraph probably refer to?A. a policewoman B. a policeman C. a judge D. Erics boss( )64. What is likely the relationship between Eric and Mr. Smith?A.father and son B. friends C. boss and employee D. father and daughter( )65. Which statement of the following is probably TRUE?A. The crime happened at 10 a.m. B. A boy was murdered.C. David was Erics boss. D. Linda knew Mr. Smith.DA robber returned a mobile phone and other things to Miss.Hu after receiving 21 message from the owner, a local newspaper reported.Miss.Hu, a Chinese teacher in a middle school, never thought her messages could help get her bag back. A young man riding a motorbike robbed her of her bag and a mobile phone as she was walking home after work on Saturday afternoon.Miss.Hu said she considered calling the police at first, but then she decided to persuade(劝说) the young man to return her bag. Mrss.Hu called her phone with her friends, but there was no answer. So she began sending messages. She almost gave up any hope after sending 21 messages with no reply and planned to call the police the next morning. However, when she was leaving home on Sunday morning, she found her lost bag lying at the door. Nothing was lost.“Dear Hu, I am sorry I made a mistake. Please forgive me. You are so kind even though I robbed you of your bag. Ill be an honest man,” a letter said so.( )66.Where was Miss.Hu robbed? A. In the school. B. At home. C. In the store. D. On her way home.( )67. Why didnt Miss.Hu call the policeman at first? A. Because she didnt think the police could help her. B. Because it was too late at that time. C. Because her friend asked her not to do so. D. Because she wanted to persuade the robber.( )68. How long was Miss.Hu bag missing? A. For about two days. B. For about 12 hours. C. For about one week. D. For about 24 hours.( )69. From the passage, we learn that_. A. the young man has realized he made a mistake B. Miss.Hu didnt give up hope after sending 21 message C. the young man would visit Miss.Hu later D. Miss.Hu teaches English in a middle school( )70. Whats the best title for the article? A. The thief stole a bag. B. To be an honest robber. C. Messages help her a lot. D. A teacher.V. 补全对话（每小题1分，共10分）(I) A. Congratulations B. What C. deserve D. Really E. pity F. HowTom: Did you watch the English Show last week, Jack ? (71)_ great the show was! Jack: (72)_? I like the English Show. But I missed it. Tom: What a (73)_! You know，we won the first prize. Jack: What wonderful news! Tom: And I was chosen to be the best actor in the English show. Jack: (74)_! You (75)_ it! Tom: Thanks a lot!(II) A. Sure, Id love to go. B. Bye. C. This is Mary. D. Very well, thanks. E. Are you John? F. At 6:00 in the eveningMary: Hello, (76) _.John: Hi, Mary. Its John. How are you doing?Mary: (77) _. Listen! Jane is having a birthday party this Saturday and she invited us to it. Would you like to come?John: Sounds great. (78)_. When will the party begin?Mary: (79)_.John: OK, Ill be there. Thanks for calling.Mary: So, see you this Saturday.John: (80)_.VI.解释句子（每小题2分，共10分）81.Ken works as a detective. _82.Many people are unaware of the importance of learning English._83. We agreed to conclude the meeting then. _84. We will not begin the meeting until the teacher comes. _85. These books are free to readers. _VII.作文(10分)水是生命之源.没有水,就没有生命，地球就没有生物。而目前在许多的城市、国家缺水已经成为一个很普遍的现象，水污染更是随处可见。针对这种情况，让我们行动起来，号召人们从现在开始节约用水，保护水资源，保护我们的地球。（80字，开头、结尾已经给出。） Lets save waterWater is very important for us._We should try our best to save more water. If we dont save water, the last drop of water will be our tear. 09-10学年第一学期初二年级英语科期中模拟考试参考答案1-5 C A C B A 6-10 C B B A B 11-15 B 啊 B CA 16-20 B A C B C 21. football 22. Wednesday 23. three 24. team work 25. p