2008学年度八年级第一学期期中考试(1).doc

班级 姓名 学号 2008学年度第一学期期中考试八年级英语试卷题号一二三四五总分得分Part OneListeningI. Listen and choose the right picture (2.5%) 1._ 2._ 3._4_5_ II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear. (8%)( ) 1.A. Because Jane passed her English examination. B. Because she is very kind. C. Because his English I is poor. D. Because he passed his English examination.( ) 2. A. A bank clerkB. A manager C. A reporterD. A bank manager( ) 3. A. Go for a walkB. Do some exciting activities C. Ride a bicycleD. Go outside( ) 4. A. They are introducing themselves B. They are visiting their own school. C. They are going to their classroom D. They are talking about their future study.( ) 5. A. She wants to speak to Jim. B. She wants to know Mr. Whites telephone number. C. She wants to see a film with Jim D. She wants Jim to go out with her.( ) 6. A. $0.5B. $0.25C. $1.25D. $.1.75( ) 7. A. On footB. By bikeC. By busD. All of them( ) 8. A. Its 3:00 B. Its 3:10C. Its 3:20D. Its 2:40 III. Listen to passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (6%)( ) 1. Mr. Li comes from the north of China( ) 2. I know about Shanghai much better than Mr. Li( ) 3. Im not quite clear about how to show Mr. Li.( ) 4. We are going to visit the two big bridges and the Great Wall before lunch time.( ) 5. Well travel around the City by bus and taxi.( ) 6. We are going to the Great World and a concert before lunch.IV. Listen and complete the table. (6%)NameGeorge StephensonYear of birth1._Fathers job2._When to learn ABCAt the age of 3._When to write his nameOn his 4._ birthdayThe greatest inventionThe reason of inventing many thingsThe 5._ locomotive Because of his 6._Part TwoUsing EnglishI. Put each part of the letter in the right place (7%)A) 15 SeptemberB) We are the students of Class 8B, Rose Garden School. We are conducting a survey about Old Town. If it were possible, we would like to come to visit your centre together. We would like to collect as much information as possible, especially the future of Old Town. We would also like to learn about if there are any price reductions for a schoolchild groupWe are looking forward to hearing from you.C) Angela Wang & David ZhuClass representativesD) Rose Garden School123 Rose Garden EstateGarden CityE) Yours sincerelyF) Dear Sir or MadamG) The ManagerGarden City Planning Exhibition Hall 1_2_3_4_5_6_7_ II. What are the things in the pictures? Write a.of. for each picture. 9%Use the words in the boxes. 1. a bottle of juice2. _ 3._4._ 5._6._ 7._8._ 9._ Part ThreeGrammar & Vocabulary I. Choose the best answer (16%)（1） When I was a child, my mother _ me a story every night.A. saidB. told C. spoke D. talked (2) I am planning to travel to Beijing _next summer holiday. A. by a trainB. on trainC. take a trainD. by train (3) Her aunt has cooked a turkey. It looks _ but tastes_. A. good.badlyB. well.bad C. nice.badD. wonderfully.badly (4) They tell us that about _ of the English teachers in Shanghai are under the age of 35. A. three-fifthB. three-fifthsC. third-fifthD. third-fifths (5) It is very interesting_ snowmen in winter. A. makingB. buildingC. to makeD. to build (6) After having dinner with her parents, she continued _ her homework. A. doingB. to doC. doesD. did (7) He ran _ to catch the bus in order not to be late for school. A. fast enoughB. slowly enoughC. enough fastD. enough slowly (8) Have you got _ to tell me? A. important somethingB. anything importantC. something importantD. important anything (9) He seldom put his books in order, _ he? A. doesB. did C. doesnt D. didnt (10) Two _ from Beijing are enjoying the night views in Shanghai from the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. A. woman touristsB. women touristsC. woman touristD. women tourist (11) Its raining heavily outside. Youd better _ out now. A. goB. not go C. to go D. not to go (12) It takes only an hour _ to Xiamen from Shanghai by plane. A. goingB. went C. goD. to go (13) _ of the new students should go to Room 411 to take the entrance examination. A. Two hundredsB. HundredsC. Two hundredD. Hundred (14) Computers can store_ information. A. a lot ofB. a lotC. manyD. a few (15) Would you please give me _ orange juice? Im very thirsty. A. someB. anyC. noD. other (16) I was afraid _ in an airplane when I was a little girl. A. of flyB. to flyC. flyingD. of to flyIIFill in the blanks with the verbs in their proper forms(时态填空) 7%1. Shanghai _ (change) greatly in the past 10 years.2. Where _ (be) Li Ming?He _(make) a phone call in his room.3. Dont worry. Your mother _ (arrive) here in 10 minutes.4._ you ever _(write) to Jack?Yes.When did you write to him?I _to him last week.III. Fill in the blanks with the given words in their proper forms.（词性转换）9%1. He is a very clever boy. He can do the _ within second. (calculate)2. I was _ to hear the news. (amaze)3. He _me not to let anyone in. (instruction) 4. _nation sometimes try to control weaker ones. (power)5. _ this line into 20 equal parts. (division)6. Last week Chenming got the first prize in the reading room contest_ (luck)7. The great scientist has many _ (invent) for the world.8. My grandma looks _ now than she was in hospital. (health)9. Lets have a discussion about air _ (pollute)IV. Rewrite the sentences as required (4.5%)1. Jane goes to visit her grandparents once a week. (对划线部分提问)_ _ does Jane go to visit her grandma?2. He was so busy that he couldnt help me with the cooking. (改写句子，保持句意不变)He was _ free _ to help me with the cooking.3. Let us drive to Hangzhou and have a visit. (反意疑问句) Let us drive to Hangzhou and have a visit, _ _?4. Im very interested in playing computer games. ( (改写句子，保持句意不变) Im _ on _ computer games.5. Tom weighs 50 kg. Mike weighs 100 kg. (将2句合并成一句)Mike is _ than Tom.Part FourReading( C) (5%)TV PROGRAMMESChannel 1Channel 218:00 Around China18:30 Childrens programme19:00 News19:30 Weather report19:40 Around the world20:10 TV play: Sisters21:00 English for today21:15 Popular music21:55 Talk show 17:45 Computers today18:10 Foreign arts18:30 English classroom19:00 Animal world19:25 China 200420:20 Sports21:00 TV play: Cats21:45 English news22:05 On TV next week Choose the best answer:( ) 1. If you want to watch a football game, the best programe for you would be _ A. TV playB. SportsC. Around the world D. Talk show( ) 2. The programme of _ will let you know much about western countries. A. Sisters B. Around ChinaC. Around the world D. On TV next week( ) 3. If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best choice for you is _. A. Around ChinaB. Animal world C. TV playD. Foreign arts( ) 4. English classroom is a programme that _.A. lets you know something about classroomsB. tells you something about studentsC. lets you know something about school lifeD. teaches you English( ) 5. The programme at the end of Channel 2 means _ on TV next week. A. newsB. programmesC. people D. places(B)Read and choose the best answer. (阅读并选择最恰当的答案) 5%Wrong TotalThe Cheap House567 East 62nd StreetNew York, NY 10036 25/06/2003 6:17 PMQuality Item Product# Price1 Pair of jeans 3597981144 $280.003 Pairs of socks 8294653379 $40.00/each1 Sweater 3607889911 $320.00Subtotal $720.00Tax (10%) $72.00Total $792.00WELCOME NEXT TIME!Cashier: 792 dollars, please.Eddy: What? Thats impossible. Show me the receipt.Cashier: Here it is.Eddy: Look. The price on the jeans says $230, but your receipt says its $280.Cashier: Youre right. The receipt is wrong.Eddy: And whats the $72 for?Cashier: Its for tax (税)（ ） 1. When did Eddy go shopping? A) In the morning.B) In the afternoon C) In the eveningD) I dont know( ) 2. How many things did Eddy buy? A) TwoB) ThreeC) FourD) Five( ) 3. Whats the problem? A) Eddy is wrongB) The total is wrong C) Eddy doesnt have any money D) The jeans are too small.( ) 4. The cashier may_.A) tell Eddy to pay more moneyB) give Eddy the jeansC) make the total lessD) give Eddy $ 72.00 ( ) 5. How much should the total be? A) $ 720.00B) $ 670C) $742.00D)$737.00Close (7%) It is interesting to visit another country, but there are sometimes problems when we dont know the language