浙江省温州市瓯海区2013-2014学年八年级上学期英语期中试题

温州市瓯海区2013-2014学年上学期期中检测八年级英语试卷亲爱的同学：1.本卷共2个部分,全卷满分100分。考试时间为80分钟。2卷一的答案一律用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡的相应位置上，卷二答案填写在答卷纸的相应位置上，超出规定范围或写在试题卷上无效。3.试卷上打*的单词可在试卷最后的“小词典”里查找中文意思。祝你在这次考试中发挥自己的水平，取得好成绩！卷一听力部分（20分）一、听力(本题有15小题, 第一、第二节每小题1分，第三节每小题2分，满分20分。)第一节：听小对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选择符合对话内容的图片。1. Which is Lucys sister? A B C2. Who did Nelly visit Beijing with? A B C3. What is Jacks favorite food? A B C4. What did Bill do yesterday evening? A B C5. Where did Peter go for vacation? A B C第二节：听小对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项。听第一段对话，完成6-7小题。6. Why does Peter like Golden-prince Restaurant? A. Because the food is cheap. B. Because the food is sweet.C. Because the food is delicious.7. How is Peter going there? A. On foot. B. By bike. C. By car.听第二段对话，完成8-10小题。8. Who is Alexs best friend? A. Alex. B. Paul. C. Cindy.9. What does Alex think of Paul? A. He is funny and outgoing. B. He is a little serious. C. He is tall and funny.10. How often do they play tennis? A. Every day. B. Three times a week. C. Four times a week. 第三节：听短文，从A, B, C三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。The TwinsNameTomJimAge 11 11 Personality(性格) 12 outgoingDisliketo make parties or bring friends home 13 Schoolworkbetter at English and 14 better at music and PEMothers HopeThe twins can 15 .11. A. 10 B. 14 C. 15 12. A. friendly B. quiet C. outgoing13. A. to fight B. to make parties C. to be in a quiet room 14. A. math B. PE C. music15. A. be friendly to each other B. be healthy and happy C. hate each other 笔试部分(80分）二、语言知识运用 (本题有15小题，每小题1分共15分)16. Oh, it is raining outside! Dont worry. I have _ umbrella. A. a B. an C. the D. /17. How was your weekend?Oh, it was kind of boring，there was _ much to do but read. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing18. What a nice bag! Is it your birthday gift? Yes. My mother _ it to me on my birthday. She made it with my sister. A. bought B. gave C. found D. got 19. How often do you have piano lessons? _, on Wednesday and Friday. A. Once a weekB. Twice a week C. Three times a week D. Every day20. Would you like to go to movies with me, Jack?Sorry, I cant. Tomorrow is quite _ for me.A. free B. full C. interesting D. boring 21. What is the best way to relax? I think the best way to relax is _ exercise.A. through B. in C. for D. with22. I cant get the kite in the tree, its too high! Let me try. I am much _ than you. A. shorter B. stronger C. heavier D. taller23. Do you know the famous singer, Adele? Yes. Her songs are fantastic. I hope I can sing as _ as her one day. A. beautifully B. badly C. carefully D. loudly24. Mike, your car looks very old. Why not buy a new one?_ my car is very old, it still runs very well. A. Although B. When C. Because D. If25. What did you do in class yesterday afternoon? We _. We talked about TV shows happily. A. played volleyball B. did homework C. had a discussion D. read books26. Chiang Mai(清迈) becomes one of _ places for Chinese visitors after the movie Lost in Thailand(泰囧) was on.A. the quietest B. the worst C. the cheapest D. the hottest 27. 80 % of the people think news is more _ than soap operas. I agree. We can learn a lot from news. A. educational B. meaningless C. exciting D. enjoyable 28. Whats the best movie theater to go to?New China. Because _. I can walk there.A. it is the newest B. it has the best service C. it is the oldest. D. it is the closest to my home 29. What do you think of the movie The Wolverine? _. It is so exciting!A. I cant stand it B. I dislike it C. I dont mind it D. I like it very much 30. I plan to go to a movie. Would you like to go with me? _ . Thats my favourite. A. Sounds good B. It doesnt matter C. Youre welcome D. Enjoy yourself 三、完型填空（本题有10小题，每题1分，共10分） 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。AMERICAS first daughters, Malia and Sasha, are excited about getting a pet dog. But their father, President Obama, has told the girls they have to pick up the poop(狗粪) 31 the grass(草). Its true. Keeping a pet needs lots of other work besides(除之外) picking up the poop. For example, youd better know when the dog goes to bed and how it lives happily. It means (意味着)you have to know the animals 32 and be ready.Li Hui, 15, of Beijing, once kept a rabbit and some goldfish. But all of them died. My rabbit ate the wrong food, said Li. My 33 died because they ate too much!Xiao Ting, 15, of Shanghai, wanted to keep a dog a year ago. She got food and a new doghouse ready to 34 the dog, but she only kept the dog for one day. I 35 thought a dog could be so active. It wouldnt stop barking(吠). My father had to walk 36 at 3 oclock in the morning!Youd better think it is like your 37 . said Liu Yining, a 14-year-old Beijinger. She is a (an) 38 pet keeper. Her family has kept a dog named Lele for three years. 39 Lele first came to Lius home, it made her house dirty everywhere. It took a long time to teach Lele to go to the toilet. She talks and plays with Lele a lot. She really 40 Lele. Keeping a pet means you have to be patient and caring.31.A. underB. withC. ofD. from32.A. habitsB. food C. home D. health33.A. rabbitB. goldfishC. dogD. cat34.A. knowB. waitC. welcome D. choose35.A. alreadyB. alwaysC. everD. never36.A. meB. it C. youD. her37.A. dog B. toy C. friendD. student38.A. dangerous B. interestingC. successfulD. friendly39.A. whenB. beforeC. ifD. as 40.A. cares aboutB. worries aboutC. talks aboutD. thinks about四、阅读理解（本题有10小题，每小题分，共2分)A“Do you still remember your dreams from childhood? Theyre like flowers that never go away,” the 23-year-old, an armless pianist* from Beijing, Liu Wei told his people in Chinas Got Talent 2010. Liu once had arms. But in the year of 1997, he touched a high-voltage wire* by accident* and lost his arms. “My family and I were so hopeless then,” Liu said. After the accident, he had to give up* playing soccer but started to learn swimming. Two years later, Liu won two gold medals and a silver one in 2002.At the age of 19, Liu taught himself how to play the piano with his feet. “Given enough time, I could be just as same as anyone.” He said with a big smile. “Now I can only reach five keys at the same time. It means I have to train my feet to move more quickly,” he added.He said he was sure he would keep following his dream. “Music is like water and air to me. I cant live without it.”41. Liu Wei had arms_.A. before 1987 B. before 1997 C. before 2007 D. before 200242. He enjoyed _ before the accident.A. playing soccer B. playing basketball C. swimming D. playing the piano43. From the passage, we know Liu Wei plays the piano _ now. A. with hands B. with arms C. with feet D. with legs BOnce a little boy called Jimmy enjoyed eating candy a lot, and he always asked his father for candy. Too much candy made him unhealthy. Jimmys father was worried and thought hard about how to stop the child from asking for so much candy. One day the boys father wanted to take the boy to a great man living near his house. He might be able to make the child not eat candy. So they did. The father asked the great man to help him. But the great man liked candy himself. He told the father to bring his son back after a month.During the month, the great man tried his best to give up eating candy. At last he made it. When the boy and his father came back after a month, the great man had a talk with the boy. From then on, the boy did not ask for candy any more.The boys father felt surprised, “Why didnt you ask my son to give up candy when we came to you a month ago?” The man answered slowly, “How could I ask a boy to give up candy when I loved candy myself? In the last month I gave up eating candy.”A persons example is always stronger than words. We can not ask others to do what we cant do ourselves.44. The boys father took his son to the great man because _.A. the man lived near his house B. the man also loved eating candyC. the man might help him D. the man didnt like candy45. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. The great man liked eating candy at first.B. The boy didnt give up eating candy at last.C. The great man gave up eating candy after a month.D. Father and his son came back to the man after a month.46. _ could be the best title for the passage.A. Eating candy is bad for children B. A good way to give up eating C. Giving up candy is not difficult D. Examples speak louder than wordsCOne day, my father and I were in line to buy tickets for the circus*. And a family was standing in front of us.The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive but cleanThe children talked about the clowns*, elephants and other things excitedly. It was their first time to go to the circus. The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly answered, “I want eight childrens tickets and two adults tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”The ticket lady said the price. The mans wife lowered her head and there was no smile on the mans face. He quietly asked, “How much did you say?”The ticket lady said the price again. The man didnt have enough money. How could he tell his eight kids the bad news? My dad put his hand into his pocket and pulled out a $20 bill and dropped* it on the ground(In fact, we were not rich!) Then my dad said, “Excuse me, sir, this dropped out of your pocket.”The man knew what was going on. He looked into my dads eyes, held my dads hand in his, and took the $20 bill. “Thank you, sir, thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.” My father and I went back home. We didnt go to see the circus that night, but we didnt care.47. The father wanted to buy _ tickets.A. four B. six C. eight D. ten48. The underlined words “lower” might mean _ in the passage.A. movedown B. jumpdown C. moveup D. jumpup49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The mans family saw the circus that night.B. The writers family saw the circus that night.C. The writers father helped the man find his lost $20 bill.D. The writers and the mans families had a lot of money.50. We can infer(推测)that the writers father is a _ person.A. young B. handsome C. lucky D. kind 五、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分，共5分）这学期我们八年级设立了许多校本选修课。请你根据以下五位同学对自己兴趣爱好的描述帮助他们选定一门选修课程，并将课程序号（A-F）分别填入相应的空格。其中一项多余。SubjectsABCDEFWenzhou HistoryArt ClubMusic ClubHand-made ClubBasketball ClubPhoto ClubNamesHobbiesBill51._I like taking photos. I plan to do it better.Lisa52._I enjoy painting. I want to be an artist.Henry53._I play basketball every day. I want to be better at basketball.Chris 54._I love Wenzhou. I want to know more about the city Wenzhou.Maria 55._I am good at singing. Celine Deon is one of my favorite stars.accident n. 事故 clown n. 小丑 circus n. 马戏团 drop v. 掉下，落下 give up 放弃high-voltage wire 高压电线 pianist n. 钢琴家 卷二六、词汇运用 (本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分)A根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，写出各处单词的正确形式，每空一词。I have a happy family. There are four people in my family. My father and my mother are 56 (牙医) . They are 57 (两个都) hard-working. My brother is a 58 (记者) and Im a student. We all like traveling. We often go traveling _ 59 (一起). We use the _ 60 (互联网) to get _ 61 (大多数) information we need. This summer we plan to go to Xian on vacation because I think we _ 62 (应该) know more about the _ 63 (文化)of our country. But we cant _64 (决定) how to get there. I think it is better to take a plane but my brother _ 65 (期待) to take the train. My parents care about the price of the tickets. We still have a lot of other things to think about.B. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每个单词限用一次。break, creative, seriously, winner, myself66. It is a big problem, we must take it _.67. How unlucky! I _ my arm when I was playing basketball yesterday.68. I am not a child any more. I can look after_.69. Minnie was the best in the comp