人教版2012年上学期半期检测八年级英语试题及答案.doc

仁寿县文宫学区初中2013级半期检测英语试题满分：120分 考试时间：120分钟第一部分：听力（共4节，满分20分）一、听句子，选择与所听句子内容相符的图片。（5分 ） 二、听句子，选择恰当的答语。（5分）（ ）6、A. I passed the English exam . B. Well, I think it is going to rain . C. Oh. my skirt is out of style . ( ) 7、A. Probably they will live on the room . B. I think they have no place to live now . C. Maybe they are living under the sea now . ( ) 8、A. You are great . B. Bad lucky . C. I should learn from you . ( ) 9、A. Yes, they do . B. Yes. think so . C. No, I wont . ( )10、A. No problem . You should do what you like to do . B. Wonderful ! Youre so lucky . C. Dont worry . You can join our sports team and do more exercise .三、听以下两段对话，选择最佳答案。（5分） Dialogue 1（ ）11、The girl thinks there will be more pollution because_A. more and more people take a bus to work .B. more people begin to drive cars to work .C. more people walk to work .（ ）12、 What does the boy think of the girls view ? A. He disagrees with her . B. He has no idea . C. He agrees with her . Dialogue 2 ( )13、Why does Lily look worried ?A. Because she doesnt study well .B. Because her clothes are out of style .C. Because she argued with her parents .( )14、Lilys parents think _ .A. they dont have enough money to buy original clothes for Lily .B. students shouldnt wear original clothes .C. original clothes are ugly .( )15、What should Lily do ?A. She should get help from the teachers .B. She should take some photos .C. She should let her parents know what other students are wearing .四、（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）PeopleNowIn the futurestudentsGo to school.(16)_momsDo housework(17)_.(18)_ will do the housework.workersGo to work in the(19)_morning.Do some work on the computer .TransportationDrive the car.(20)_ 第二部分：笔试（满分100分）一、单项选择。（每小题1分，共15分）( )21、My father will be back _ the morning of May 15. . in . at . on . since( )22、There is going to_ a football game on TV this evening. A. have B. hold C. be D. has( )23、No one knows _ in fifty years.A. what will our life be like B. what is our life likeC. what our life will be like D. what our life is like( )24、An earthquake _at Dachaidan County in Qinghai province on the morning of April18. A. happened B. rocked C. took place D. appeared( )25、What _ at nine oclock last Sunday morning.? A. was you doing B. were you doing C. are they doing D. do you do ( )26、The result is so _ that we can hardly believe it. A. surprising B. surprised C. amazed D. surprise( )27、My mother often _some money _some useless things.A. spends ; buying B. spends ;to buy C. pays ; buying D. pays ; on( )28、This sweater is not as good as that one, but its much_. A. cheap B. cheaper C. cheapest D. the cheapest( )29、Li Yuchun is_ girl that most of the students are her fans. A. so a popular B. such popular C. such a popular D. so popular( )30、Shes afraid of _ in front of other people.A. speak B. speaks C. speaking D. spoke( )31、May Day is coming. Ill _ up my room. I dont want to live in a dirty place. A. cheer B. clean C. set D. turn( )32、-What he enjoys _ great and interesting. -Yes, but its dangerous. A. sounds B. sounding C. sounded D. to sound ( )33、-Who helped _with the job ?-Nobody , They did it by_.Athem, them Bthem, themselves Cthemselves, them Dthemselves, themselves( )34、-What did your uncle say? -He told me he _ call me the next day. A. will B. should C. can D. would( )35、I dont know if Mr Wang _here tomorrow . If he _ , please tell me .A. comes , comes B. will come ,comes C. comes , will come D. will come ,will come二、完形填空（每小题1分，共15分） A I like movies best. Last week, I 36 a movie called I, Robot . It tells us a story about the future with robots. It is the year of 2035 and people can see robots everywhere. Robots can help people do a lot of things, like looking 37 the old people or babies, washing, cooking, cleaning or taking dogs for a walk. Robot does everything people ask them to do 38 . But a policeman 39 Spooner doesnt like robots. Because he doesnt think that people can live well 40 robots. ( )36. A. watched B. watch C. saw D. see( )37. A. at B. after C. for D. up( )38. A. good B. nice C. well D. fine( )39. A. name B. call C. callingD. called( )40. A. and B. with C. withoutD. or BMartin is an American boy. He is eight years old. His parents 41 _ five years ago and he is now living with his grandmother in New York.One morning, Jimmy , one of his classmates, came to his home with an exercises book in his hand. Jimmy lives in a house not far from Martins. They often go to school together.Would you help me with this maths problem? Jimmy said as soon as he came into the room. Its too hard for me and I cant work it out.Let me try, Martin said. I 42 it isnt too hard for me. Martin tried his best but he couldnt work it out, 43 .If we had a small computer, all the problems would be 44 for us to do. Jimmy said.A small computer . . . , Martin thought for a minute, then he said, Ive got an idea. We can 45 one in a shop. A computer is very 46 , and we dont have enough money. Thats OK, said Martin. We can ask the new president (总统) 47 some money. He said he would help anyone in trouble. I m sure he will help us. He is very rich, you know.So they decided to write a letter to the new president. Soon the letter was finished and they hurried to the post office.In front of the post office stood a small box. They 48 the letter into the box carefully and went home happily.The next morning, they 49 the post office on their way to school. They found 50 , the box was not a post box but trash-box (果皮箱).( )41.A. have died B. had died C. died D. have been death( )42. A. sure B. think C. hope D. wish( )43.A. neither B. either C. too D. also( )44.A. easy enough B. enough easy C. difficult enoughD. enough difficult( )45. A. borrow B. lend C. bring D. buy( )46. A. expensive B. cheap C. important D. useful( )47. A. to B. for C. about D. on( )48. A. place B. took C. dropped D. bring( )49. A. passed B. past C. pasted D. passing( )50. A. with their surprise B. in their surprise C. to their surprise D. of their surprise三、 阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）A An old lady went out shopping last Sunday. She came to a bank（银行）and saw a car near the door . A man got out of it（下车） and went into the bank . She looked into the car. The keys were in the lock. The old lady took the keys and followed the man into the bank. The man took a gun（枪）out of his pockets and said to the clerk（职员）, “ Give me all the money .”But the old lady didnt see this. She went to the man and put the keys in his hand and said, “ Young man , youre foolish . Never leave your keys in your car. Someones going to steal（偷）it . ” The man looked at the old woman for a few seconds. Then he looked at the clerk and then he took the keys and ran off the bank, got into his car and drove away quickly without any money . ( )51.The man got out of the car, and then he went into .A. the police station B. the post office C. the bank D. the shop( )52. The old lady saw in the car.A. a gun B. the keys C. a wallet D. a handbag( )53. The old lady took the keys and .A. went away B. gave them to the policeman C. took them home D. returned to the young man( )54. The young man .A. had nothing to do B. deposited（存）his moneyC. ordered a clerk to give him the money D. walked about to look for something( )55. When she gave the young man the keys, he .A. took them and ran out of the bank without any money B. thanked her very muchC. was very surprisedD. said nothing and went to the police station BIn order to safeguard（保证）the education of all Hope Chinese Scholl（HCS）students and the normal running of the school, the following rules should be followed: Be quiet in classroom and hallways. Do not run or shout in classrooms or hallways. Do not drink or eat in classrooms or hallways. Stay in the school during school time as well as rest time. Do not leave the school or play out of the school area during school time. This includes rest time. Do not scribble on any desks or walls. Be respectful（尊敬）to teachers and parents. Help teachers and other students to keep the classroom clean. Do not move desks, chairs, and other furniture in the classroom without the teachers instructions.( )56. Students in HCS can in classrooms. A. run B. read C. shout D. eat( )57. Students cant during the time between classes at HCS. A. play B. leave school C. speak D. stay in classrooms( )58. The underlined work “scribble” means “ ” in Chinese. A. 肆意摇晃 B. 随意拿走 C. 乱写乱画 D. 胡乱搬动( )59. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Looking after school furniture. B. Keeping the classrooms clean. C. Respecting teachers. D. Doing homework.( )60. The best title for this passage is “ .” A. Hope Chinese School B. How to Keep the School Clean C. The Rules of HCS D. How to Get on with Teachers CThe best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes youll get your words mixed up(混合) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感)，you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Dont be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. Its better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you，because they dont understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is：Dont be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.( )61. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is _. A. writing B. listening C. using it D. learning grammar ( )62. What should you do in learning English? A. Be careful not to make any mistake. B. Write as quickly as you can. C. Laugh more often. D. Speak English as much as you can.( )63. When people laugh at your mistakes，you should _. A. not care B. be happy C. feel worried D. be unhappy( )64. When you make a mistake，you should _. A. keep quiet B. keep your sense of humor C. be kind D. get angry( )65. The story tells us：_. A. Only foolish(愚蠢的) people make mistakes B. Few people make mistakes C. People never make mistakes D. There is no one who doesnt make mistakes DA poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple trees he grew. One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it. He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in his wood. But without sunlight and good soil(土壤), the tree soon died. Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. “Whats the difference? ” the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought. “Yes, ” said the friend, “but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (毁掉) a good apple tree! ”66. What gift did the farmer get from his friend one day? _67. How many people are there in the story? _68. Where did the farmer plant the apple tree at last? _69. Why did the apple tree soon die? _70. Who destroyed the apple tree? _四、补全对话（5分）从方框中选择最佳选项完成对话，有两项多余。A. My parents got angry with me. B. Maybe I can help you with it. C. The teacher said I could do better. D. Whats the matter with you? E. I really had a difficult time studying math. F. Why not go home and say sorry to your parents? G. Thats too bad. A: Hello, Mark! You look unhappy. 71 B: I argued with my parents last night. A: Why did you do that? B: I got my report card yesterday. I didnt do well in math. 72 A: 73 You should work harder at math. B: I know, but I find it really difficult and I really dont know how to improve it. A: 74 B: Thats great. Thanks a lot. A: Youre welcome. 75 B: I will. 五、选词填空（5分）other, move, enough, find ,desert, make, use ,another, friend , carry , trouble, friendlyYou may think there is nothing but sand in the desert of the world, but it is not true. In the desert we can 76 stones. We can see hills, too. There is a little rain in the 77 , but it is not 78 for most plants.The animals are 79 to the desert people in many ways. The desert people eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use their skins to 80 shoes, water bags and even tents(帐篷). They use the camels(骆驼) for 81 things.The people of the desert have to keep 82 from places to place. They must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live in the tents. When there is mo more food for their animals, they take down their tents, put them on the camels and move to 83 place. The desert people are very 84 . No man in the desert would ever refuse to help the people in 85 and give them food and water六、用所给词的正确形式填空。（5分）86、There is a great chance for you _ (meet) the famous athlete .87、Its easy for you _ (finish) the work on computers .88、There are many birds _ (sing) happily in the tree .89、They spent a long time _ (argue) about the boring things .90、I _ (visit) my good friend at this time last night .七、完成句子。（5分）91、如果你上学迟到会发生什么情况？What _ _ if you are late for school ?92、当我在看电视的时候，她进来了。She _ in _ I was watching TV.93、小时候，他靠卖水果谋生.He _ a _ by selling fruits when he was young .94、我们是好朋友，我们相互之间相处得很好。We are good friends , and we _ _well with each other .95、作为一名学生，你应该按时完成作业。As a student, you _ _ to finish your homework on t