2013----2014学年八年级（上）英语期中试卷.doc

2013-2014学年八年级（上）期中考试英语试题姓名 班级 成绩 (试卷满分100分,考试时间120分钟)第一部分：听力（20分）I.听句子，选择与其意思相符的图片（有两幅多余图片）。（每小题1分，共5分） A B C D E F G II.听句子，选择正确答案。（每小题1分，共5分）6. A. She is English B. She is young C. She is out-going7. A. Dont say so B. But I like them very much C. Not at all8. A. It was warm and sunnyB. It is rainingC. It is cloudy9. A. She likes it very much B. Yes, I do C. Yes, she likes it very much10. A. It was pretty good B. It was cold C. It was friendlyIII 听对话，选择正确答案。（每小题2分，共10分）11. What is the name of this show? A. Monday Chat B. Evening News C. Sports Show12. When does Dave watch TV? A. On school nights B. Every nights C. On weekends13. What does Dave think of Evening News? A. He doesnt like it B. He cant stand it C. He enjoys it14. What does Dave like? A. Soap operas B. Sports shows C. Evening News15. Who likes soap operas? A. Yao Ming B. The host C. Daves mum第二部分：英语知识运用（20分）一、词语释义（5分）16. The girl can run very fast. A. quickly B. slowly C. quietly D. quite17. Mr. Wang arrived at Yong Xiu yesterday. A. left B. went C. arrived in D. got to 18. Some of students enjoy English classes, while the others hate them. A. like B. have C. take D. give19. What do you think of English teacher? A. How do you think of B. Whos your English teacher? C. How do you feel about D. What did you think of 20. Dont forget to do your homework, Tom. OK, I will do it right now. A. Dont forget doing B. Remember to do C. Dont remember to do D. Remember doing二、 单项选择（15）21. - How do you like the game show? - , I cant stand it. A. Funny B. Important C. Perfect D. Awful22. Emily hardly drinks milk, because she doesnt like milk at all. A. usually B. often C. ever D. never23. - ? - I love it. A. How about it B. What do you think of it C. Whats it D. What do you love it24. - do you go home? - Once a month. A. How often B. How much C. How far D. How long25. Lets go shopping at the new store? Why not shop online? Its . A. more expensive B. less expensive C. expensive D. the most expensive26. it was very cold, my friend still went swimming this morning. A. /; although B. But; although C. Although; / D. Although; but27. There is in todays newspaper. A. anything new B. new anything C. something new D. new something28. This coat is of the two? A. the more beautiful B. the most beautiful C. beautiful D. most beautiful29. He is a very student. He does homework in our class. A. careful; carefully B. careful; the most carefully C. carefully; careful D. more careful; the most carefully 30. All the children expect their parents them to the Green Street. A. to take B. takes C. taking D. took31. - was your vacation? -It exciting. A. How; was B. What; were C. What; was D. How; were32. -what does Gina usually do in the morning? -She usually . A. watch TV B. exercises C. read books D. walking33. Getting up early and going to bed early your health. A. is good for B. is good in C. is good at D. is bad for 34. Mr. Li goes to his hometown a year. A. One or two B. Once or two C. One or twice D. Once or twice 35. Its dangerous with the wild animals.A. for us to play B. of us playing C. for us playing D. of us to play三、 完形填空（10分）Its very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework, 36 newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see 37 do taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful 38 she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked 39 she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile: I have secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite 40 . Keep your mind active, take an interest in the world 41 you, and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as 42 as you can. Dont think you are too old to go back to 43 . I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at 44 tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to 45 the ladys example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.36. A. look B. read C. see D. watch37. A. her B. him C. other D. others38. A. than B. since C. though D. because39. A. what B. why C. who D. how40. A. early B. dear C. easy D. late41. A. under B. around C. above D. between42. A. soon B. busily C. hardly D. often43. A. place B. song C. school D. dance44. A. buying B. losing C. sending D. playing45. A. follow B. give C. make D. bringVI.阅读理解（30分）A Bobs Bargain Department Store is the cheapest store in town. However, even though(即使）its the cheapest, it isnt the most popular. People dont shop there very often because the products(商品）are bad. In fact, some people say the products there are the worst in town. The clothes arent very fashionable(时尚), the appliances(用具）arent very dependable(可靠的), and the record players and tape recorders arent very good. Besides that(除此以外) , the location(位置) isnt very convenient(便利的), and the salespersons(服务员)arent very helpful. The Lord and Lady Department Store sells very good products. In fact, some people say the products there are the best in town. They sell the most fashionable clothes. The most dependable appliances, and the best record players and tape recorders. And besides that, their location is the most convenient(便利的), and their salespersons are the most helpful in town. However, even though it is the best store in town, people dont often shop there because its also the most expensive. The Super Saver Department Store is the most popular store in town. It isnt the cheapest, and it isnt the most expensive. It doesnt have the best products, and it doesnt have the worst. The clothes arent the most fashionable you can buy, but theyre more fashionable than the clothes at many other stores. The appliances arent the most dependable you can buy, but theyre more dependable than the appliances at many other stores. The record players and tape recorders arent the best you can buy, but theyre better than the ones at many other stores. In addition(另外), the location is convenient, and the salespersons are helpful.根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)误(F).( )46. Bobs Bargain Department Store is the most popular store in town.( )47. The salespersons at the Lord and Lady Department Store are more helpful than the salespersons at Super Saver.( )48. The location of Lord and Lady Department Store isnt as convenient as the location of Bobs( )49. The Super Saver Department Store is the most expensive store.( )50. People in this town say the cheapest department store is the Super Saver Department Store.BCindy, Frank and Mary have opposite views about what a good friend should be.CindyI think a good friend should be honest. Thats more important than any other thing. If a friend isnt honest, he may lose his friends trust.FrankI think a good friend has to be generous. Here “generous” doesnt mean he has to give his friends his money or his clothes. It means he should share his ideas and feelings with his friends. In fact, his friends can know him better in this way MaryIn my opinion, a good friend should understand his friends. When theres something wrong between him and his friends, he must put himself in his friends places and think more for his friends.( )51. Whats the main topic of the passage? A. Favorite sports B. Schoolwork C. Good friends D. Good food( )52. What does the underlined sentence mean？ A. Its more important to be honest. B. To be honest is as important as other things. C. To be honest is not very important. D. To be honest isnt as important as other things.( )53. Frank would like to make friends with a person who A. give him money B. know him very well. C. share his ideas and feelings. D. give him some clothes.( )54. Mary thinks friends should A. visit each other often B. go to more places to play C. understand each other D.help each other do more things( )55. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Frank thinks friends should be honest. B. Mary likes to share ideas with friends. C. They are talking about study.D. They are talking about what they think a good friend should be C The quickest way to make friends with others is to smile. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk to. It may not be easy to smile at first, but you can practice it in front of a mirror. When you look at yourself in the mirror, think about the difference between a smiling face and a sad or an angry face.The easiest way to start a conversation with someone is to say something nice about him or her. For example, you can comment on someones great answer to a teachers question, a great prize, a nice shirt, etc. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesnt it make you want to keep talking with that person? Also, ask your new friends questions about themselves. For example, who are their favorite singers and what do they do after school are all good questions to start a conversation. ( )56. is the quickest way to make friends with others. A. Smiling B. Practicing C. Asking questions D. saying nice words( )57. When you start a conversation with a new friend, youd better NOT talk about his or her A. nice shoes B. great answer C. good prize D. bad grade( )58. The underlined word “comment” means “ ” according to the passage. A. 信赖 B. 推测 C . 评论 D。批评( )59. The follow questions are good to start a conversation EXCEPT(除-之外) “ ” A. How do you go to school? B. What do you think of my new hat? C. What is your favorite instrument? D. How do you spend your holiday?( )60. According