初二期中英语试卷.doc

考场 考号 班级 姓名 _2011-2012学年第二学期期中试卷八年级英语时间：120分钟第一卷（选择题共55分）一 单项选择题（共20题，每小题分，满分20分）1 My food _ here an hour ago.A. is B. are C. was D. were2.Would you like _me?A. play B. to play C. to play with D. play with3.I have lived here _I was born.A. since B. when C. for D.after4.The poor man _ for half a year.A. was dead B. died C. has died D. has been dead5. How long have you _here?A. arrived .B. gone C. worked D. come6. The boy is _ yong _ he cant go to school?A. too.to B. sothat C. enough.to D. so.to7. Thank you for _me with my English.A. help B.helped C. helps D. helping8. It_ you more than an hour to do the work.A. spends B.cost C. pays D. takes9.Meimei is better than me _singing.A.on B. to C. at D.for10.-_will you aunt arrive here -In thirty minutesA.How often B. How C.How soon D. how long11.The room is too small for us _.A.to live B.living C. to live in D.to living12.Look! Millie with her friends_kites in the park.A. is flying B. are flying C. fly D. fiying 13.-I wont go swimming this afternoon.-I wont._A.too B. also C. neither D. either14. -_ have you been learning English? -I have been learning English for 3 years.A. How long B. How soon C. How far D. How often15. -Hi, John. Shall we go to Australia for the long holiday?-Sorry, I _ there twice.A. have gone B. was C. have been D. go16. -Im sorry to have kept you waiting long.-Never mind. I _ here for only a few minutesA. have come B. have been C. have arrived D. had waited17. Mary _ to see the film because she _ it twice.A. wont go; saw B. wont go; will see C. wont go; has seen D. didnt go; sees18. -By the way, wheres Li Xiang?-He _ swimming.A. has gone B. has been C. has gone to D. has been to19. Mr. Black _ China since the summer of 1998.A. has been to B. has been in C. has come to D. came to20. Five people, _ two children visited the Summer Palace. A. includes B. including C. included D. include二完形填空。（共10分，每题1分，满分10分）John lived with his mother in a very big house, and when she 21 , the house became too big 22 him, so he bought a 23 one in the next street. There was a very nice, old clock in his 24 house, and when the man came to take his things to the new house, John thought, “Im not going to let them 25 my beautiful old clock in their truck. Perhaps they will break it, and then it will be very expensive to repair it.” So he 26 and began to carry it down the road in his arms.It was heavy, so he stopped two or three times to have 27 . Then suddenly a small boy came along the road. He stopped and looked at John for 28 seconds. Then he said to John, “Youre a 29 , arent you? 30 dont you buy a watch like everyone else?”21.AworkedBstudiedCdied Dplayed22.AatBwithCabout Dfor23.Alarger BbiggerCnicer Dsmaller24.AsecondBthirdCfirst Dnew25.Ato carryBbring Cto take Dcarry26.Apicked it upBpicks it up Cpicks up it Dpicked up it27.Aa lookBa drink Ca walkDa rest28.Aa few Bfew ClittleDa little29.Agreat Bfool（傻瓜） CcleverDbright30.AWhereBWhy CHowDWhen三阅读理解。（共15题，AB两篇每小题2分，C篇每小题1分，满分25分）AOnce there was a little girl in a village. She spent summers on her grandfathers farm. The year she was four, she knew some ducks. The ducks were white with orange feet. They lived in a little wooden house near the road. The little girl liked these ducks very much.Every day they walked down the road to the pond（池塘）. The ducks went into the water. The little girl sat on the bank（岸） and saw them swimming in the pond. The little girl talked to the ducks and they quacked（嘎嘎叫） back.Then one day the ducks were gone. No one would say anything about them. The little girl was afraid to ask where they were. One night everyone sat down for dinner. The food looked a little like chicken. The girl didnt want to eat. Can you guess why?31、The story is mainly about _.A、eating chicken B、sitting by the pondC、living on a farm D、ducks and a little girl32、The ducks were _.A、yellow and orange B、yellow and white C、white and orange D、white and black33、First the little girl _.A、didnt eat B、sat on the bankC、walked to the pond D、talked to the ducks34、At the end of the story, the ducks were probably _.A、under the water B、on the plate C、in the wooden house D、swimming in the pond35、The little girl didnt eat because _.A、she wanted nice cakes B、the food was ducksC、the food was too hot D、the plate was emptyB (A) For SaleChinese-made bicycle Good condition(状况) Zhang Ying 306, dormitory(寝室)4 (B) Needed25-year-old woman 900 yuan a month speak good English Lan Fleming 422-389506 (C) Roommate WantedMale(男)-English native(本地的) speaker wanted to share(共有)A 2-bedroom apartment(公寓) near campus(校园) washer, dryer, kitchenCall Li, 228-940605Any evening after 5 (D) LostBlack briefcase (公文包) with 3 books on physicsCall: John Smith 843-316065(E)Wanted to Rent (租用)One-bedroom apartment from Feb.1 through June better near campusCall Robert Waller 843-429065(F) FoundBrown briefcase with some moneySee: Joseph Hofman in Chemistry Dept (系)36. You can call Zhang Ying if you want to _ .A. buy a bike B. sell a bikeC. have your bike repaired D. borrow a bike37. If you want to find work , and you can speak English, you can _ .A. telephone 843-429065 B. call 228-940605C. call Hofman D. call Lan Fleming考场 考号 班级 姓名 _38. One of the reasons why Li wants someone to share his room is that _.A. he wants to live near the campusB.he wants to improve his EnglishC. he wants his washer, dryer and kitchen to be usedD. he wants someone to use his kitchen39. Robert Waller wishes to rent a room_ .A. near the school B. far away from the schoolC. inside the school D. outside the city40. Joseph Hofman_ .A. found John Smiths briefcase B. was a teacherC. found the briefcase with many books D. found the brown briefcase with some moneyC Coffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries. People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it. They drink it at work and at home. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy. Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways. Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it. In all ways it is served. Coffee has become an international drink.41.Coffee is an drink.A.interesting B.international C.ice-cream D.American42.Different people like to drink coffee .A.at work or at home B.in different ways C.with cream or sugar D.between meals43.Today Americans drink coffee than people in any of the other countries.A.as much as B.less C.more D.most44. “Coffee is black and very strong.” The word STRONG here means .A.坚固的 B.淡的 C.清的 D.浓的45. is the most popular American drink.A.Black tea B.Coffee C.Water with ice D.Whisky第二卷 （共65分）四词汇运用。（共15题，每小题1分，满分15分。）A根据句子意思，从方框中选用恰当的单词和短语填空。the whole day had a great time in front of such as sounds great found out has no idea take many photos couldnt stop crying1.Jack _ when he heard the bad news.2.The boy _what you mean.3.The light music _ and we want to listen to it again.4.On Sundaysmy brother doesnt do his homework. He plays _.5.I have a lot of hobbies_ listening to music, dancing and reading.6.Can you see the new car _ our teaching building.7.All the students_ in the park yesterday afternoon.8.He _ where I lived by asking my old friend, Mike.B.根据句意，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。9. He likes going_(hike) very much.10.Everything there was so _(beauty) that I wanted to like in it.11.Many people enjoy_(visit) different planes.12.Can you tell me the _(mean) of this word?13.Smoking is _ (harm) to our health.14.My new sweater is _(make) of wool.15.He often tells me funny jokes and makes me _(laugh).五完成句子。（共7题，每题2分，共14分）A根据要求完成句子，每横线一词一分。1）Tom has already finished his work.(改为否定句) Tom _finished his work_.2)I bought the MP3 last week.(同义句)I have _the MP3 _ a week.3) The work is going to be finished in two days.(划线提问)How _ _ the work going to be finished?B. 根据汉语意思完成句型，每空一词一分。4) 当他们在南京的时候，他们拍了许多照片 When they stayed in Nanjing, they _ lots of _5）这个地方改变了许多The place _ _ a lot.6）在阳光下看书对眼睛有危害。 Its _ _ eyes _ _ in the sun.六任务型阅读。（共10题，每小题2分，满分20分）Mr Smiths has two sons. One is seven years old, and the other is five. One morning during the holiday, when Mr Smiths is cleaning the car, his younger son came and asks him for some money for sweets.“Sweets are bad for your teeth,” Mr Smiths said, “Take these two oranges, and give one to your brother.”One orange is even bigger than the other, and as the small boy likes oranges very much, he keeps the bigger one and gives his brother the smaller one. When the other boy saw that, he said, “It is selfish(自私的) to take the bigger one for yourself. If father gives me oranges, I will give you the bigger one.”“I know you will,” answered his brother, “Thats why I take the bigger one.”1. When does the story happen?_2. What is Mr Smiths doing then?_3. What does the younger boy ask for?_4. Does the younger boy get what he wants?_5. Who got the bigger orange, the younger boy or his brother?_BDid you sleep the day away on March 21? Well, you should have done because it was World Sleeping Day. Why do we need sleep? Nobody as yet can give a perfect answer to this question. However tests have shown that lack of sleep over about four weeks leads to a strong drop in body temperature, great weight lose and finally sickness.Different people need different amounts of sleep. Eight hours a night is considered the average amount of sleep. For teenagers, the least hours advised by doctors are: ten hours for primary school students, nin