2011-2012广州(牛津)八年级下学期英语期中试卷.doc

2011-2012学年度八年级第二学期英语期中考试试题(满分100分) Class_ Name_ Mark_一、听力(20分略）二 语言知识及运用 （满分10分）单项选择 （共10题； 每小题1分， 满分10分）从16-25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。16. Its difficult _ English well if you dont study hard. A. learn B. to learn C. learning D. for learning17. Dr. Wang called me to ask when the plane would _. A. turn off B. take off C. set off D. fly off18. I _ housework when you _ me yesterday. A. was doing, was called B. did, called C. was doing, called D. did, was called19. _ she was very tired, _ she went on studying.A. Although, but B. Although, / C. Because, so D. Though, but20. He didnt know _he should go or not.A. if B. weather C. that D. whether21. We couldnt find out _, so we handed it in to the teacher.A. whose pen was it B. whose pen it was C. it was whose pen D. whose pen is it22. Can you give me some _? A. pieces of papers B. papers C. pieces of paper D. piece of papers.23. _ he won first prize in the _ competition.A. Final, final B. finally, finally C. Final, finally D. Finally, final24. There _ an interesting movie tomorrow evening. A. is going to be B. are going to be C. is going to have D. are going to have25. They looked _ when their dog died. A. sadly B. happily C. worriedly D. sad 三 完形填空 （共10小题； 每小题0.5分， 满分5分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26-30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music, and we 26 the national flag(国旗) go up.Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. Hewas 27 and excited ! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too. Can I really do it ？Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher 28 me, I know you want tohave a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down. 29 for it, Im sureyoull do well.Thank you, I answered, It was such a great 30 for me ! When I got home , I was excited. I wrotetwo pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents 31 . I wanted tomake my teacher happy.Monday morning came. I began to feel 32. When did I last give a talk to 33 many people Never!This was my first time. Could I really 34 it Maybe I couldnt finish the talk.When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I 35in front of everyone. I opened my mouth,but I couldnt say anything.26. A. watch B. see C. notice D. look at27. A. surprising B. proud C. amazed D. careful28. A. told B. asked for C. said to D. showed29. A. Look out B. Come on C. Take care D. Get ready30. A. chance B. news C. time D. message31. A. to listen to B. to listen C. listen to D. listen32. A. excited B. happy C. nervous D. surprised33. A. after B. such C. before D. so34. A. do B. speak C. talk D. take35. A. stand B. stood C. was standing D. have stood四、阅读理解 （共20小题； 每小题2分， 满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（A）7465.W.Green Road.77064.281-955-8888Lunch Hours:Mon-Fri 11:00am-2:30pmSat & Sun 11:30am-3:00pmDinner Hours:Sun-Thurs 5:30pm-9:30pmFri & Sat 5:00pm-10:00pmAdditional location:2938W. Sam Houston Pkwy. 713-765-8899BEST SUSHI（寿司）& GRILL RESTAURANT IN HOUSTON!GRAND OPENING!TOKYO ONENow 2 Locations!36. Tokyo One is the name of a _. A. hotel B. restaurant C. food supermarket D. museum37. Tokyo One is in _. A. Tokyo. B. Sydney C. Houston D. London38. We can go to Tokyo One for lunch at _. A. 10:30am on Monday B. 3:00pm on Friday C. 11:00am on Saturday D. 2:30pm on Sunday39. We can have dinner in Tokyo One at 9:40pm _. A. on Saturday B. on Tuesday C. on Wednesday D. on Thursday40. Tokyo One offers us the following information except _. A. location B. telephone number C. website D. food price(B)You may know all kinds of cars names, but many people dont know who was the inventor of the firstcar. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford. Henrywas born in a poor family. He was the eldest of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested inmending watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work ina machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for anotherdollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able. At that time there was another interest in the life of the young ford. He dreamed(梦想) to makea machine. It could run without a horse, so named “horseless carriage.” He over-came(克服) a lot ofdifficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car. LaterHenry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company(福特汽车公司). He was really the first inventor of thecar in the world.41. Who really invented the car first? _.A. A German B. An American C. Frenchman D. Japanese42. From this story we can know the car was invented_.A. more than 100 years ago B. less than 100 years agoC. just 100 years ago D. 50 years ago43. Henry Ford must have_.A. five older brothers and sisters B. six brothers and sistersC. five younger brothers and sisters D. three brothers44. How many dollars did young Ford earn(挣) every week? _.A. 2.5 dollars B. 3.5 dollars C. 3 dollars D. 4 dollars45. Which is not true? _.A. He repaired watches in the evenings for funB. He enjoyed repairing watches and machines when he was very young.C. He met with a lot of difficulties in the invention.D. The first car was invented in 1893.(C)Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was abusinessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said, “Letsdo something to pass the time.” “What do you want to do?” the businessman asked. “We can ask eachother riddles.” The farmer said. “OK. Lets make the rules first,” the businessman said, “If you dontknow the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I dont know the answer, Ill pay you$100.”“Thats not fair(公平). You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things thanI do. I am just a farmer.” the farmer said. “Thats true.” The businessman said, “What do you want us todo?” “If you dont know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I dont know the answer, Illpay you $50.” The farmer said. The businessman thought about this, then he said, “OK. Thats fair. Whowill go first?” “I will,” the farmer said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but onlytwo begs when it flies?” The businessman thought for a long time and said, “Mm, thats a good one. Imafraid I dont know the answer. ” He gave the farmer $100, then said, “Tell me the answer.” “I dontknow.” the farmer said, and gave him $50.46. The story happened_.A. on a farm B. in a shop C. before a long plane journey D. between two passengers47. What does the word “riddle” means in this story?A. Something to win money. B. Something to help to make rules.C. A difficult question to find the answer to. D. A kind of game in doing business.48. Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?A. He made much more money than the farmer. B. He thought he knew more than the farmer.C. He was interested in making riddles. D. He was better at playing riddle games.49. The farmer _ .A. didnt enjoy himself on his long journey B. didnt want to pay even one dollarC. spend all his money on the plane ticket D. won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game50. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The two men made rules for their riddle.B. The farmer was more clever than the businessman.C. The two men made their riddle game more interesting by playing it for money.D. The businessman knew the answer to this riddle. (D) Welcome to the 2012 London Olympic Games! ArcheryArchery has a 10,000-year history, when bows and arrows were first used for hunting and war.Archery first appeared at the Paris Olympics of 1900. It was removed after 1908 and only returned to the Olympics at Munich in 1972.Did you know?In the 14th century, archery was so important that an English law required every man, aged seven to 60, to practise it.BadmintonThis sports was invented by British soldiers in India who called it Poono, the same name as the town in which they lived.It was first played at the Olympics in 1992 at Barcelona. Although the rules of the modern sport were developed in England, Asian countries are now the best.Did you know?The best balls are said to be made from the feathers of the left wing of a goose.FootballThere are two medal competitions for Olympic football, one for mens teams and one for womens.Football was first played at the 1908 Olympic Games and it has been played at every Olympic Games ever since, except for Los Angeles 1932.Did you know?Hungary has won three football gold medals-more than any other country. Taekwondo?This Korean sports name means “the way of the hand and foot”. The players get points by hitting each other with these two pars of the body only. The players mustnt lie on the floor and no equipment can be used. Taekwondo first appeared at the 2000 Sydney Games.Did you know?Over 60 million people from 190 countries around the world regularly take part in this sport. 51. Who invented the sport of badminton? A. Indians. B. British C. Chinese. D. Koreans. 52. Which of these sports appeared earliest at the Olympics? A. Archery. B. Badminton. C. Taekwondo. D. Football. 53. Which sport was first named after a town? A. Badminton B. Football. C. Taekwondo. D. Archery.54. Which of the following pict