江苏省仪征市八年级英语上学期期中考试试题.doc

江苏省仪征市2011-2012学年八年级英语上学期期中考试试题请将答案写在答案纸上一、听力部分。（每小题1分，计10分）a本部分你将听到10段对话，请根据对话内容选择正确答案。（听两遍）（ ）1. （ ）2 ( ) 3 ( ) 4 ( ) 5. what is the man doing?a. hes driving the car. b. hes mending the car. c. hes cleaning the car.( ) 6. what did the woman borrow two weeks ago?a. some days. b. some pictures. c. some magazines.( ) 7. what are they talking about?a. weather. b. swimming. c. having a holiday.( ) 8. how will they go to see mr. green?a. by car b. by bus c. on foot( ) 9. where are they talking?a. in a shop. b. at home. c. in a school.( ) 10. whats marys skirt made of?a. it is made of silk. b. it is made of wool. c. it is made of cotton. b本部分你将听到两段对话和一篇短文内容，请根据内容选择正确答案。（听两遍）（5分）听第一段对话，回答11-12 小题。( ) 11. what does the woman want the man to do?a. to look after a dog. b. to look after a cat. c. to look after a parrot.( ) 12. when will the woman leave for hainan?a. next sunday. b. next friday. c. next tuesday.听第二段对话，回答13-15小题。( ) 13. how did the doctor treat mikes problem?a. she gave mike some medicine. b. she gave mike some advice.c. she did nothing to mike.( ) 14. what did the doctor tell mike to do?a. not to watch tv any more. b. not to overuse(过分使用) his eyes. c. not to go on internet at all.( ) 15. when did mike find his problem?a. for about two weeks. b. last week. c. in a week.c. 听下面一段材料， 回答第16至20小题（听两遍）( )16. in the past, most chinese have _ meals a day.a. two b. three c. only one( )17. chinese usually have _ for breakfast.a. fish, orange and tofu b. rice, cakes and meat c. eggs, milk and bread ( )18.why do the people in big cities have a light lunch now?a. they like chinese takeaway food better than home cooking. b. they want to finish their lunch quickly. c. they are busy with their work. they dont have enough time for a big lunch. ( )19. most chinese usually have their supper _.a. at home b. at their work places c. in restaurants( )20.people living in the north of china like_.a. sweet food b. hamburgers c. dumplings and noodles 二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）( ) 1. when he walks _ my desk, he often knocks my books _ the desk.a. pass; off b. past; off c. pass; on d. past; on( ) 2. the boy is very fat _too much food. a .so b. so of c. because d. because of( ) 3. -are you going to buy a camera? -yes. but there are so many kinds that i cant decide _ to buy. a. what b. which c. how d. where( ) 4. could you please give me _? a. any advice b. some advice c. an advice d. some advices( ) 5. of all the cd players in the shop, this one is _. a. cheap b. very cheap c. cheaper d. the cheapest( ) 6. the dress fits me well, _i dont want to buy it because its too expensive. a. so b. and c. or d. but( ) 7. millie has_ than kitty. a. more egg b. fewer carrots c. least rice d. most bananas( ) 8.do you and your brother_ each other?a. is like b. be like c. are like d. look like( ) 9. liu dehua is one of _teachers in our school. a. famousest b. the famousest c. the most famous d. most famous( )10. beijing is bigger than in jiangsu. a. all the other cities b. all the city c. any other city d. any city( )11. my friend jack looks fine, he always _a smile _his face. a. wears; on b. puts; on c. puts; in d. wear; on( )12.we will have 7 days _during national day. a. rest b. leave c. holiday d. off( )13. you should tell your mother _now.a. what you are doing b. what are you doing c. what you were doing d. what were you doing( )14.dont worry! ill send you an e-mail .a. as soon as possible b. as soon as possiblyc. as soon as can d. as quick as possible( )15. the white house is a beautiful building _ a big garden and many trees.a .there is b with c has d have三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）once upon a time, a rich（富有的） man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. he tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to 1 things with. he 2 to take ten servants （佣人）with him. they would 3 the things to sell and the food to 4 on their trip. before they started, a little boy ran up to 5 and asked to 6 with them.the rich man said to the little boy, “well, 7 may go with us. 8 you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my 9 , you cant carry a 10 load (担子). you must 11 the lightest one to carry.” the boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. that was bread.“you are 12 .” said his master, “that is the biggest and the heaviest one.” the boy said 13 and lifted the load gladly.on the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. all the servants were tired except the little servant. do you know 14 ? most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they 15 _the town.( )1. a. eatb. buyc. changed. get( )2. a. decidedb. likedc. hopedd. tried( )3. a. take b. bringc. carryd. borrow( )4. a. cookb. eatc. buyd. drink( )5. a. themb. the servants （仆人）c. the roadd. the rich man( )6. a. stopb. stayc. god. talk( )7. a. youb. hec. id. they( )8. a. sinceb. ifc. becaused. but( )9. a. familyb. guestsc. servantsd. things( )10. a. heavyb. lightc. smalld. difficult( )11. a. eatb. choosec. pick upd. understand( )12. a. correct b. rightc. cleverd. foolish( )13. a. sorryb. nothingc. angrilyd. good-bye( )14. a. whob. himc. thatd. why( )15. a. arrived atb. gotc. reached atd. arrived四阅读理解（共15小题； 每小题2分，计30分）( a)val is a six-year-old boy. he begins to go to school this term. he studies very hard and listens to the teachers carefully. he is polite and has many friends. they all like him very much.val washed the apples and then gave them back to his mother. mother asked, “which apple do you want, val?”“the biggest one, mum.”“what?” said his mother, “you should be polite and want the smallest one.”“should i tell a lie to be polite, mum?”( )1. why did his mother ask val to wash the apples?a. because he was free. b. because he liked washing apples.c. because his mother was lazy. d. because he didnt like apples.( )2. who was going to eat the biggest apple?a. his mother. b. his father. c. his sister. d. val.( )3. which is right?a. val is not polite and he has no friends. b. mother was cooking in the kitchen.c. his sister was doing her homework. d. vals father came back for some apples. （b）mrs. clark moved to the small village when she was twenty-four. and she has lived there for thirty-nine years. she has a poor farm. she works hard on it, but she is often hungry. her son henry joined the army(参军) eight years ago and then found a job at a post office in london after he left the army.ticket to the conductor. the man looked at it and said, you must take a train to london. but it is a train to manchester. i am afraid youve taken a wrong train. is it possible? mrs. clark said angrily, i am sure its your drivers fault (过错).( )4. mrs. clark is _ years old now.a. twenty-four b. thirty-nine c. sixty-three d. eighty( )5. the old woman took a wrong train because _a. she had never taken a train before. b. her daughter took her to a wrong train.c. she never visited manchester and she wanted to go there.d. the driver is silly (愚蠢) and it was his fault.( )6. a conductor means _a. 司机 b. 售票员 c. 检票员 d. 乘警( )7. which of the following is not true?a. mrs. clark took a wrong train. b. the driver drove to a wrong place.c. mrs. clarks daughter bought a right ticket for her mother.d. the conductor wanted to see mrs. clarks ticket. (c)before christmas mr. smith broke his right leg and had to stay in hospital. when he was there, he always asked his doctor when he could go home. he didnt like to spend christmas in hospital. though the doctor did his best, mr. smith didnt get better. so on christmas day he was still in hospital. he spent a bad day in bed thinking that he missed a lot of fun on such a happy day. ( ) 8.mr. smith spent christmas day in hospital because _.a. he like tob. his wife told him to c. he broke his left leg d. he had to( ) 9.he had a good time on _.a. christmas eveb. christmas dayc. new years eved. new years day( ) 10. because _, he drank so much on new years eve.a. he was too happyb. both of his two legs got wellc. he had a falld. he was in hospital( ) 11.mr. smith would have to spend new years day _.a. at homeb. at a partyc. in hospitald. outside hospital( d )the day is like any other day in his life. tom walks past the shop on the street corner. he stops to look at the front row of shoes, and he feels happy to see that the pair of shoes he wants very much is still there. looking down at his old shoes, he feels sorry for himself. he really wants to have them for his birthday. he sadly walks away and thinks how to tell his mother about it. he knows very well she has little money. he decides not to go home at once , as he looks sad and his mother will notice(注意) it. so he goes to the park and sits on the grass. there he sees a boy moving a wheelchair（轮椅）with his hands . tom looks at him and is surprised to see that the boy has no feet. he looks at his own feet. “its much better to be without shoes than without feet”, he thinks. there is no reason or him to feel so sorry and sad. he goes away and smiles, thinking he is happier.( )12 tom passes the shop _.a on foot b by bike c in a wheelchair d by bus( )13 tom stops in front of the shop because he wants to _ .a buy the shoes b look at the shoes he likedc buy a present for his friend d get something for his birthday party( )14 why did tom go to the park? because _.a many nice shoes are sold(卖) there b he wants to play there for a whilec he wants to see his disabled(残疾的) friendd he doesnt want to make his mother worried( )15 we can learn from the story that tom _ .a doesnt like old shoes b loves his mother very muchc doesnt want to stay at home d has no feet五、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）根据括号中的汉语提示或用括号内英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词)1. do you know the name of the first _（总统）of the usa ?2.whats your _ (理想的) school like?3.without your _ (支持),i cant finish the work on time .4. _ (幸运), he wasnt hurt badly.5. the building is about 30 meters in _.(高度)6. millie is clever, she can always answer the questions_ (correct).7. what a _ (music) girl lucy is! she can sing many beautiful songs. 8. the _(long)of winter holiday is nearly one month.9. the students enjoyed the _(beautiful) of the west lake.10. they really enjoyed (them) at the party.六、任务型阅读（共10空计10分）根据短文内容完成下列图表，每空一词。have you ever studied in a foreign country? maybe it is an amazing experience(经历), especially（特别） when you come to australia as a foreign high school student. you can have a lot of fun there, especially on holidays.there are many festivals in australia. the most important one is christmas. each year, the summer holidays at every high school last about two months from the beginning of december to february, which covers （包括）the christmas time. since it is a long holiday, most foreign students in australia students love to fly back to their home countries to stay with their family members and friends, but a few students still stay in australia during the holiday to get jobs. it is quite easy to find a job at christmas. students often take part in some social activities. they go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine. the summer in australia is from december to february, so going to the beach in december is very popular among australians.easter in march is another important holiday in the year. it actually combines “good friday” and “easter monday”. almost every shop closes on good friday. and people usually go to see easter show.the chinese new year is not a public(公开的) holiday in australia, so every chinese student still has to go to school to study and do the same things as usual.information about_1_summer and activitiesstarting from the beginning of december and finishes in februarythe most important_2_ comes.most foreign students _3_to their home countries to _4_ with their families and friends. but _5_of them will do some jobs instead.going to the beach to have fun in the sunshine is very_6_.easterfew shops_7_ on good friday, and people usually go to see _8_show.chinese new yearit is not a _9_ holiday in australia, so chinese students all have to do the _10_ as usual.七、缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分）the mobile phone is a useful thing, but maybe i dont know h 1 to use it. sometimes it makes things difficult for me.one day i wanted to see my friend nearby. i could a 2 at his house in five minutes, but i looked at my mobile phone and thought i 3 would be better to ring him up. i r 4 him for the first time, but the line was busy. five minutes later, there was an answer, but it was the wrong number. then i tried a 8 and this time i got an answer from him.i asked him if he was at home in the afternoon. and