2012年期中考试试卷.doc

2012年秋学期期中考试八年级英语试卷时间：90分钟 分值：100分注意：答题完毕，请将第一卷答案按要求用2B铅笔填涂到答题卡上第一部分 选择题（60分）一.听力（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）A）第一部分 听对话回答问题本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完每段对话后，你将有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的答案。（ ）1. Which sign are they talking about?A. B. C.（ ）2. What does the woman want to learn? A. B. B. C. C. （ ）3. Which country does the woman want to visit?A B C.（ ）4. How will they go to the Summer Palace?A. B. C.（ ）5. What time did Sandy wash her face this morning?A. At 6:00 B. At 6:05 C. At 6:15（ ）6. Where is the man going?A. To the zoo. B. To the post office. C. To the park.（ ）7. Whose hair is the longest?A. Leos. B. Joes. C. The woman.（ ）8. When will the train leave?A. At 6:10 B. At 6:20 C. At 6:30（ ）9. Why does the girl vote for Max?A. Because he is clever. B. Because he is funny. C. Because he is handsome.（ ）10. What does Mr. Smith like?A. Tea and Beijing Opera B. Tea and films C. Films and drinkB)听短文回答问题，回答第11-15小题。（ ）11. How old is Peter?A.16 years old. B. 13 years old. C. 30 years old.（ ）12. What was he interested in doing?A. Making more money. B. Finding a good job. C. Reading books.（ ）13. Why did he want to look for a job?A. Because he wanted to buy some books B. Because he wanted to make a lot of money C. Because he didnt want to go to school.（ ）14. What is Peters first job?A. To buy newspapers. B. To send newspapers. C. To sell newspapers.（ ）15. Which of the following is true?A. Peters family was rich. B. Peter could get only 5 dollars now. C. Peter could get only 3 dollars now.二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）（ ）16.Yao Ming is _ honest boy. He has_ useful book.A. an; an B. a; a C. a; an D .an; a（ ）17.We can do the work better with _ money and _ people. A. little, fewB. few, littleC. less, fewerD. fewer, less（ ）18.Suzys jeans are the same_ Annas but different_ Elsas.A. as; asB. as; likeC. like; asD. as; from （ ）19. Shall we go to Tibet?Its a great idea ，_we dont have enough moneyAand Bbut Cor Dthen（ ）20.In Home Economics Classes the students learn how to_. A. read and write B. drive and swim C. cook and sew D. ride and walk（ ）21.Help _ to the cakes I made, my children. A. you B. yourself C. yourselves D. yours（ ）22.Sandy is going to see _ in Washington.A. the Eiffel Tower B. the Opera House C. the White House D. the Statue of Liberty（ ）23.English is as _ as Chinese.A. important B. more important C. much important D. less important（ ）24. Ann didnt feel sick _when he _the World Park.A. any more, arrived in B. no more, arrived at C. any more, arrived at D. no more ,arrived in（ ）25.When she grows _, she will grow_ a beautiful woman.A. up, up B. up, into C. into, into Dinto, with( ) 26.If Jim _ free tomorrow, Ill ask Tom instead.A. isnt B. wont be C. wont D. doesnt( ) 27. We are _in the _places. A. interest; interesting B. interesting; interested C. interested; interesting D. interests; interesting （ ）28. - Which city do you want to_? -I want to go to Beijing. A. go B. to go to C. go to D. going （ ）29 .Her father was too tired_ too much hard work Abecause Bas Cfor Dbecause of（ ）30. Thank you for_ let me_ on the trip today A. agree to；go B. agreeing；going C. agreeing to；go D. agree；to go三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分。） 阅读下文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Mr Hu works in a middle school. He likes reading and often 31 some books from the library. He keeps 32 to the radio every morning and reading 33 after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His 34 worship (崇拜)him very much. Mike, Mr Hus little son, is only nine. He 35 likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Hu always thinks hes too 36 to understand him and choose 37 ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with(满意) it.One day Mike read 38 about the electric lights (电灯）and was 39 it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him 40 questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly(骄傲), “Fathers always know 41 than sons!”The boy thought for a while and said, “ 42 !”“ Oh? Why?”Mike didnt answer and asked 43 , “Who invented（发明）the electric lights?”“Thomas Edison.” 44 Mr Hu.“ Why didnt his father invent them, then?”Looking at his son, Mr Hu didnt know 45 to answer!( )31. A. finds B. sells C. buys D. borrows( )32. A. listening B. watching C. going D. touching( )33. A. newspapers B. lettersC. stories D. messages( )34. A. teachers B. parentsC. classmates D. students( )35. A. also B. never C. even D. only( )36. A. old B. clever C. young D. able( )37. A. more difficult B. the most difficultC. easy D. the easiest( )38. A. something B. nothingC. everything D. anything( )39. A. worried about B. interested inC. afraid of D. angry with( )40. A. few B. little C. a little D. a few( )41. A. moreB. most C. less D. least( )42. A. So do I. B. Neither am I.C. I agree. D. I dont think so.( )43. A. instead B. carefully C. quickly D. brightly( )44. A. asked B. answeredC. told D. answers( )45. A. when B. what C. where D. which四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（A）Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others dont. The White House is a house in the America. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. Its really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war (战争) with America. The British army(军队) got to Washington and set the presidents house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the presidents house were painted (刷)white and it has been the “White House”ever since.( )46. White House is a house for _. A. the American people. B. the soldiers of U.S.A. C. the presidents of U.S.A. D. the patients of U.S.A.( )47. England fought with America in _. A. 1810 B. 1812C. 1814 D. 1916( ) 48. The house is called White House because _. A. its covered with snow B. the house is very clean C. the stone walls of the house were painted white D. they like the white colour( )49. The White House was painted white because _.A. the house is old B. the house is new C. it was once on fire and was with marksD. they have enough paint( )50. ever since means _.A. never B. once C. from then on D. before（B）Many people like to watch TV. Watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day. TV brings the outside closer to peoples homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of TV.Whats going on in the other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere(某个地方)? Whats the life like in the deepest(最深的) part of the sea?If you want to answer these and other kinds of questions, just turn on the TV. Turn it on and watch. You can see a lot and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio. But with TV they can learn better and more easily. Why? Because they can hear and watch, too.TV helps to open our eyes. TV also helps to open our minds(思想). TV often give us new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing something.( )51. Some people say the world is smaller than before because .A. TV makes the earth smaller and smallerB. all people like to watch TVC. watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day.D. TV brings the outside world closer to people.( )52. We can when we watch TV.A. go to live in the other countriesB. answer TV many questions C. get a lot of informationD. ask TV some questions( )53. People learn better through TV than through radio because . A. TV sets are bigger than radiosB. people can hear and watch C. without TV people cant open their eyesD. its easier to turn on TV than to turn on radio( )54. This article(文章) tells us .A. its good to watch TVB. not to watch TV any more C. students shouldnt watch TV at any timeD. to stop reading to watch TV( )55.If we want to see a lot and learn a lot, we can _. A. read B. turn on our TV C. listen to the radio （C）If you go to the fields, you may see hares(野兔) here and there. Hares live in an active（活泼的） life all year. The hare is a small animal with fur all over its body. Its fore（前部的） legs are short, but its hind legs are long; it is a very good runner. The hare is very clever and is afraid of many things. It makes its home in the grass or under the ground. In the daytime, the hare always stays in its home. At night, it often goes out to the fields to look for food. Hares have a lot of enemies（敌人） like tigers and wolves. People are also their enemies. At the first signal of danger, the hare runs away. When people hunt the hare, it runs as fast as it can or goes into the water because it swims well.( )56. Hares look for food_. A. in the morning B. at night C. at any time D. in the daytime( )57. Hares are afraid of all the following things EXCEPT_. A. their home B. tigers C. people D. wolves( )58. What does hind mean? A. 前面的. B. 左面的 C. 右面的. D. 后面的.( )59. What can a hare do? A. It can hunt animals quickly. B. It can swim well. C. It can fly well. D. Hares like tigers.( )60. Which is not true according to the passage?A. You can seldom see hares in the fields. B. Hares are good at runningC. Hares are not big in size. D. Hares always live an active life.第卷(非选择题40分)五.词汇（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）61. In autumn, _(树叶)on the trees turn yellow or brown.62.My teacher often _(鼓励)me to work at my lessons.63.We must do something to _(保护) animals.64. Simon and Linda looked at each other and they kept their secret to _(他们).65.My brother had _(驾驶) lessons for a month last year.66._(luck), I wasnt hurt badly.67. Kitty enjoys cooking. She likes to cook _(taste) meals at weekends.68. I didnt do well in the exam and he did even_(badly).69.The comic book is funny from b_ to end.70. Do you know any _(hero) names in history? 六.短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）Nogoba-the cavegirl Nogoba was a cavegirl. She lived in a cave(洞穴) with about o_71_people. Cavepeople lived in big groups to help each other. Their lives were very d _72_.There were many wild animals near the caves-lions, tigers, bears and elephants.The cavemen hunted. They killed the animals f_73_food. The childrens j