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迎中2011-2012学年度第二学期八年级期中测试题本试卷包括第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。全卷满分120分，考试时间90分钟。第卷（选择题 共75分）第一部分 听力（共30分）第一节（本节5个小题，每小题1.5分，共7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A.B.C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。( ）1.What does Mr Green teach? A. Chinese B. English C. P.E( ) 2. What is Lucys advice for the boy?A. Asking his parents for some money.B. Getting a part-time job.C. Borrowing some money from his friends.( ) 3. What was Mary doing when it began to rain yesterday? A. Playing the piano. B. Playing basketball C. Playing football( ) 4. When does the boy plan to leave home? A. At 6:00 pm B. At 6:30 pm C. At 7:00 pm( ) 5. What does Kate think of living in the country?A. There is more fun. B. There is less pollution. C. There are fewer people.第二节（本节15个小题，每小题1.5分，共22.5分）听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至第8三个小题。( ）6. What is Miss Yang doing? A. Buying a book. B. Borrowing a book. C. Reading a book.( ) 7. How does Miss Yang think of the book? A. Terrible B. Great. C. Interesting.( ) 8. What is the book talking about?A. Animals. B. Forests. C. The earth.听第7段材料，回答第9至第11三个小题。( ）9. What will Jenny do tomorrow? A. Go to the zoo. B. Go to the park. C. Go to the library.( ) 10. What day is it today? A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.( ) 11. What will Mr Brown teach Tony at school tomorrow?A. History. B. Science. C. Math.听第8段材料，回答第12至第15四个小题。( ) 12. What was the woman doing when she heard something strange? A. Watching TV. B. Sleeping. C. Doing housework.( ) 13. What color is the dog? A. Brown. B. White. C. Black.( ) 14. Which part of the dog is very big? A. Its ears. B. Its nose. C. Its eyes.( ) 15. What is the mans job probably?A. A doctor. B. A reporter. C. A policeman.听第9段材料，回答第16至第20五个小题。( ) 16. What was wrong with Alices grandpa last week? A. He had a cold. B. He had a headache. C. He had a fever.( ) 17. When did Alice finish her final exams? A. Two weeks ago. B. Last week. C. The day before yesterday.( ) 18. Alices science teacher said Alice was _. A. lazy. B. hard-working. C. clever.( ) 19. Who said Alice could do better?A. Her English teacher. B. Her chemistry teacher.C. Her Chinese teacher.( ) 20. When will Alice visit her grand parents? A. Tomorrow. B. Next week. C. Next month.第二部分 基础知识运用（共25分）第一节 单项选择（本节15个小题，每小题1分， 共15分）从各题所给的A. B. C 三个选项中，选出可以填入题内空白处的正确答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。( ）21. There _ more flowers in the garden next year. A. are B. will be C. will have( ) 22. -Tony, dont play football in the street anymore! -Oh, sorry. I _ do it again. A. wont B. couldnt C. can( ) 23. He doesn t feel well. He should _ in bed and have a rest.A. stay B. stays C. staying( ) 24. They asked me some questions, but I didnt know _ . A. what I should say B. what should I say C. when I should say( ) 25. I dont have any close friends here. I feel _ from time to time. A. alone B. lonely C. happy( ) 26. In class, Zhang Min listens to the teacher _ . A. as careful as possible B. as carefully as possible C. more careful( ) 27. Tom was just washing clothes _ the telephone rang. A. while B. when C. if( ) 28. My sister was dancing while I _ the piano. A. played B. was playing C. am playing( ) 29. Jay does well _ singing and dancing. A. at B. in C. for( ) 30. The teacher told us the earth _ around the sun. A. travel B. travels C. travelled( ) 31. -Will Lilly come to our party tomorrow? -No. She said she _ for the math test. A. will study B. studies C. would study( ) 32. I dont know if he _ to the park tomorrow. If he _ . I will go, too. A. goes; goes B. will go ; goes C. goes; will go( ) 33. Most people think they have a difficult time _ a foreign language well. A. to study B. study C. studying( ) 34. Try to forget those _ things. Everything will be better. A. unusual B. possible C. unpleasant( ) 35. -Have a great time at the dinner party! - _A. I dont think so. B. It doesnt matter C. Thank you.第二节 完形填空（本节10个小题，每小题1分，共10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将其标号填入题前括号内。On August20, 2011, when a pilot in Shanghai was flying, he saw a huge bright object（物体）. He thought it was very 36 and told the other pilots in the plane.At first, they found the object was 37 . But it got bigger and bigger as time passed. 38 a few minutes, it was much bigger than the moon. After 20 minutes, the bright object became darker and 39 lost in the sky.That night, the pilot wrote an article on the Internet about 40 he saw. At once lots of people said they saw it, 41 . Some people even showed the photos they 42 on the Internet.That whole night, people were 43 it. It was so big and so round that they thought it was just an illusion（幻觉）. But 44 people in other cities said they also saw the bright object at about the same time.Shortly after the object was seen, some 45 like “UFO” “Aliens” and so on became hot keywords on the Internet. And the subject of why the object came up in China was quite popular on the Internet.( ) 36. A. common B. boring C. disappointing D. strange( ) 37. A. small B. clean C. dry D. far( ) 38. A. In B. Before C. For D. At( ) 39. A. easily B. finally C. luckily D. really( ) 40. A. how B. when C. what D. where( ) 41. A. also B. either C. too D. already( ) 42. bought B. took C. found D. won( ) 43. A. using B. comparing C. calling D. discussing( ) 44. A. all B. few C. some D. no( ) 45. A. articles B. words C. reports D. plans第三部分 阅读理解（本部分15个小题，每小题2分，共30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将其标号填入题前括号内。AComputers and the Internet in China are more popular than ever before, so some schools ask their students to do electronic homework. Teachers send homework to students by e-mail, QQ or blog. Students finish the homework on their computers and send it back to their teachers.People have different ideas about electronic homework.Lin Hai, 14, comes from Shanghai. In his class, 25of all homework is electronic. His teachers return the corrected （改过的）home work with comments（评语） and suggestions in two days. Lin thinks its a good way to communicate with his teachers after school.However, Chen Yan, 13, from Shanxi, is not excited about electronic homework. “ Some of my classmates copy the answers from the Internet or ask for help from other students on QQ,” Chen said. “That will not be good for their studies. It will start a bad habit for some students.”Chinese education specialist（专家） Xiong Bingqi thinks that students , teachers and parents should support（支持） this new kind of homework. “ Students may spend less time finishing homework and have more time to do what they like,” Xiong said. “ And doing electronic homework can also help them use computers and the Internet skillfully（熟练地）.”( ) 46. The underlined work “electronic” means “_” in Chinese. A. 大量的 B. 电子的 C. 额外的 D. 特殊的( ) 47. _ of all homework is electronic in Lin Hais class. A. 1/10 B. 1/5 C. 1/4 D. 1/2( ) 48. _ thinks it will be bad for students studies to do electronic homework. A. Lin Hai B. Chen Yan C. Xiong Bingqi D. Lin Hais teachers( ) 49. Chen Yan comes from _. A. Anhui B. Shanghai C. Liaoning D. Shanxi( ) 50. Which of the following is NOT Xiong Bingqis idea?A. Students should do less homework.B. Electronic homework should be supported.C. Electronic homework may take less time.D. Students should have more time to do what they like.BMrs Hand was old but she was very strong and healthy. One day when she was returning to her car after doing some shopping, she found four young men were sitting in her car. At once she put down her shopping bags and took out her handgun（手枪）, pointed（指） it at them and shouted at the top of her voice, “I have a handgun and I know how to use it! Get out of my car!”The four men didnt wait for a second（秒）. They got out and ran as quickly as possible. Mrs Hand put her shopping bags into the back of the car and got into the drivers seat.The old lady was surprised to find that she could not start the car with her key. She tried again and again and then felt something strange. A few minutes later she saw her own car parked four or five meters away! She got in her own car and drove to the police station.When the policeman heard her story, he couldnt help laughing loudly and pointed to another information desk. There the four young men were reporting a car robbery（抢劫案） by a crazy old woman.( ) 51. What did Mrs Hand look like? A. She was young and healthy. B. She was old but strong. C. She was old and unhealthy. D. She was young but unhealthy.( ) 52. What did Mrs Hand do before she returned to the car? A. She did some shopping. B. She went to a hospital. C. She went to a movie. D. She went to a zoo.( ) 53. Why did Mrs Hand point her handgun at the four young men?A. Because they were breaking her car windows.B. Because they were taking away one of her car wheels.C. Because she thought they were trying to take away her car.D. Because she thought they robbed a bank.( ) 54. What did Mrs Hand find after the four young men ran away? A. Her car ran out of water. B. Her car number was wrong. C. She couldnt find her key in the car. D. She could not start the car with her key.( ) 55. Where did Mrs Hand see the four young men again? A. In the hospital B. In the police station C. Outside her house. D. In the bankCEveryone wants to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends on ourselves.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future-for example, getting into college or getting a good job-that we fail to enjoy the present moment. You should enjoy lifes simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have close friends often live happier and healthier lives.Another secret of living a happy life is to be active. Many people go dancing or play sports. People can forget about their problems and only think about the activities.Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.( ) 56. What does the second paragraph(段落)tell us?A. We shouldnt think about our future.B. Some people fail to live a happy life. C. The more friends you have, the happier youll be. D. Happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life.( ) 57. The underlined word “secret” means “ _” in Chinese. A. 技能 B.策略 C.秘诀 D.目的( ) 58. From the third paragraph, we can know people who _ live happier lives. A. sleep a lot B. often do sports C. often watch TV D. eat a lot( ) 59. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Traveling to a foreign country. B. Reading a good book. C. Doing something good for others. D. Spending time with close friends.( ) 60. Whats the best title(标题) for the passage? A. The kinds of happiness. B. How to help others. C. How to live a happy life. D. Friends can bring you happiness.第卷 （非选择题 共45分）第一节 词语填空（本节10个小题，每小题1分，共10分）用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使短文正确、通顺、连贯（每词限用一次）。long, enough, move, life, what,they, many, do, be able to, buyA boat came into a small Mexican fishing village. A tourist spoke highly of he fishermen to the quality of _fish and asked how long it took them to catch(捕获) fish.“Not very _ ,” they answered.“Why didnt you stay out longer and catch _ ?”The fishermen said that their small catches were _ to meet their needs and those of their families.“But _do you do with the rest of your time?”“We sleep late, fish a while and play with our children. In the evenings, we go into the village to see our friends, have a drink, play the guitar, and sing songs. We have a full _ .”The tourist said, “ I have some good ways and I can help you. You should start to fish longer every day. Then you can _ a bigger boat.”“ And after that ?”“You can make more money. Then leave this little village and _ to a big city! Maybe you will be very rich.”“Really? And after that?” asked the