重庆一中八年级下12-13学年(下)半期试题英语试题

1、重庆一中初2014级12-13学年度下期半期考试英 语 试 卷满分150分, 考试时间120分钟第卷(共100分)I听力测试。(共30分)第一节：情景反应。(每小题1.5分，共9分)听一遍。根据你所听到的句子，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最恰当的答语，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。1. A. Yes, they will. B. No, they cant. C. Yes, they can.2. A. It doesnt matter. B. Yes, of course. C. Lets go.3. A. Have a nice trip! B. Good luck to you! C

2、. You are so kind.4. A. I was shopping. B. She was having a class. C. I am sleeping.5. A. Oh, thats good. B. I dont mind. C. Im sorry to hear that. 6. A. She was in the dining hall. B. Im going sightseeing. C. She is dancing. 第二节：对话理解。(每小题1.5分，共9分)听一遍。根据你所听到的对话和问题，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑

3、。7. A. Theyll study at home.B. They will still go to school. C. Both A and B.8. A. Write a letter to her best friend.B. Call her best friend up. C. Buy her best friend a ticket.9. A. Talk with the girl. B. Copy the girls homework. C. Play with the girl.10. A. He did OK. B. He was hard-working. C. He

4、 was good at listening.11. A. She will be out of style. B. She will be ill. C. The teachers wont let her in.12. A. Theyll be rich. B. Theyll be famous. C. People will watch them all the time.第三节：短文理解。(每小题1.5分，共12分) 听两遍。根据你所听到的短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。A13. The old man likes _ better t

5、han anything else in the world.A. bags B. food C. gold 14. One day, when he was traveling in the desert(沙漠), he was _.A. hungry B. thirsty C. both A and B15. When he opened the bag, he found _.A. food and water B. gold C. nothing16. After seeing the thing in the bag, the man was _.A. happy B. sad C.

6、 madB17. Jack asks Tom to _. A. go boating B. go skating C. go swimming 18. In the morning, Tom has to meet his _ at the train station.A. aunt B. grandma C. mother19. Tom has to _ in the afternoon.A. see his grandma B. study for the English test C. study for the math test20. Tom looks after his moth

7、er _.A. at home B. in the hospital C. at the train station.单项选择。 (每小题1分，共20分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。21. - I got _ funny experience while traveling in Australia. A kangaroo danced with me. - Wow, thats really interesting! A. a B. an C. the D. /22. -When did Steve _ the book to

8、 the library? - Yesterday afternoon. A. return B. return back C. returned back D. returned23. Although the man is 90 years old, he exercises every day and is in good _.A. healthy B. health C. healthily D. unhealthy24. - Is Jack a good worker?- Yes. Last month, he did _work with _money and _people. A

9、. more, fewer, less B. less, fewer, less C. more, less, fewer D. fewer, less, fewer 25. When I visited the Art Museum yesterday, I saw a beautiful picture and _in love with it. A. am B. failed C. fell D. felt26. He was mad _ me when I didnt let him copy my homework. A. to B. at C. for D. on27. -Why

10、are you so sad, Gina? - Oh, my friend Lucy said that my clothes were _.A. nice B. beautiful C. in style D. out of style28. - Is the life on the farm better today? - Of course. Farmers dont use animals to do farm work _.They use machines. A. on more B. much more C. any more D. no longer29. When a chi

11、ld is old enough, he is supposed to have _.A. his own ideas B. his owns ideas C. hes own ideas D. him own ideas30. Mr. Brown will try his best to _ who broke the window. A. find B. looked for C. find out D. looked after31. He was waiting _when I met him. A. for the doctors B. at the doctors C. in th

12、e doctor D. at the doctor32. Everyone else in my family went to a movie last Saturday me. A. except B. and C. no D. have33. Carol will come to play with me if he _ busy this weekend. A. is B. wont be C. isnt D. will be34. - How can I learn English well? -_, you should remember some words. Then you s

13、hould speak as much as possible.A. Luckily B. Finally C. At last D. First of all35. I had a difficult time _ my physics homework yesterday evening. A. finish B. to finish C. finishing D. finished 36. What a cold day! Please close the windows to _the cold. A, get out B. keep out C. pass on D. take aw

14、ay37. She was _ last night because we had a _ party for her. A. surprised, surprised B. surprised, surprise C. surprise, surprised D. surprising, surprise38. _ Allen got home after school, his mom was cooking in the kitchen. A. When B. While C. After D. Before39. -Why dont you ask for help from Mr.

15、Green?- _. A. Youre welcome B. Good idea C. Because Im hard-working D. It doesnt matter40. The geography teacher told every student in his class that _. A. the earth went around the sunB. the earth go around the sun C. the earth goes around the sun D. the earth going around the sun完形填空。(每小题2分，共20分)

16、根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。A woman saw three old men sitting outside. She said, “I dont think I know you, but you must be very hungry. Please come in and have 41 to eat.” “We dont go into a house now” they answered.“Why?” she asked.One of the old men said, “His name is W

17、ealth. This is Success, and I am Love. Now go in and 42 with your family which one of us you want in your house.” The woman went in and told her family what 43 . She said, “Lets invite Wealth. We have been so 44 .” Her husband disagreed, “My dear, why dont we invite Success? Dont you want me to be a

18、 successful man?” Then her daughter asked,” Would it be 45 to invite Love? Our life will be full of 46 !” In the end the family decided to take the daughters 47 . So the woman went out and asked,” Which one of you is love? Please come in and be our guest.” Love got up and started walking to the hous

19、e. The other two also got up and 48 him. The lady felt surprised and asked Wealth and Success,” I 49 invite Love .Why are you coming along?” The two old men answered, “If you invited Wealth or Success, the other two would have to stay out, 50 if you invite Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. Whe

20、re there is Love, there is Wealth and Success.”( ) 41. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing( ) 42. A. discuss B. play C. exercise D. think( ) 43. A. was happened B. is happening C. happens D. happened( ) 44. A. lucky B. happy C. rich D. poor( ) 45. A. better B. well C. worse D. less ( )

21、 46. A. wealth B. love C. success D. money ( ) 47. A. information B. message C. advice D. news( ) 48. A. stopped B. left C. asked D. followed( ) 49. A. only B. never C. even D. also( ) 50. A. and B. or C. but D. so阅读理解。(每小题2分，共30分) 阅读下列材料，从B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。A School Report Semester:

22、 Spring Name: Jenny Age:15SubjectsTeachers comments（评论）GradesMathShe is good at math, but lazy. She spends most of her time playing jokes on the boy who sits in front of her. She must concentrate（专心）. BFrenchShe will never succeed in learning French if she keeps on talking in English. BHistoryGettin

23、g better. BGeography Nice work.AArtVery goodlikes drawing pictures of her teachers.AP.E.Excellent.AMusicQuite good.AGeneral: Jenny often gets into trouble with her teachers. She likes talking during lessons. She is good at playing football. She must take things more seriously.( ) 51. Jenny studies _

24、 subjects at school.A. six B. seven C. eight D. nine( ) 52. Her _ teacher says she must concentrate in class.A. English B. math C. French D. geography( ) 53. Jenny always gets into trouble with her teachers because she _.A. likes drawing pictures of her teachers B. is good at playing football.C. lik

25、es talking during lessons D. is lazyBOnce there were two brothers named Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, who were both famous for their aptitude（资质）. They were famous philosophers（哲学家） during the Song Dynasty. Yang Shi was a young man who wanted to learn more knowledge. He stopped his job to learn from the t

26、wo. Later, Cheng Hao died when Yang Shi was in his forties. Without thinking of his age, Yang Shi decided to go on studying. He went to Luoyang to learn from Cheng Yi. One day, Yang Shi went to visit his teacher Cheng Yi, but Cheng Yi was sleeping at that time. Suddenly, it began to snow heavily. Ho

27、wever, he kept waiting outside. He didnt want to wake up Cheng Yi, so he just stood in the heavy snow silently. After waiting for a long time, Cheng Yi finally woke up. To his surprise, he found Yang Shi standing at the door like a snowman. The behavior moved（感动） many people. Since then people use t

28、his idiom of “Cheng Men Li Xue” to say someone respects his teacher.( ) 54. Cheng Yi was a famous philosopher during _.A. the Tang Dynasty B. the Song DynastyC. the Ming Dynasty D. the Qing Dynasty( ) 55. What was his teacher doing when Yang Shi arrived at his teachers house?A. His teacher was writi

29、ng. B. His teacher was working.C. His teacher was having dinner. D. His teacher was sleeping.( ) 56. Yang Shi waited because _.A. he wanted to have a rest B. he liked the snow very muchC. he didnt want to wake up his teacher D. he wanted to move his teacher CDo you think stones can move by themselve

30、s? There are some famous moving stones in Death Valley, the US. Many of the stones are small but a few of them are very big. Some of the big stones are as big as a man. The biggest stone weighs about 350kg.The stones only move at night. Nobody has ever seen them moving, but now scientists know the a

31、nswer to the question. The answer is the wind. When the wind comes from the west, the stones move to the east. When the wind is from the north, they always move to the south. But how can the wind move a very heavy stone?Death Valley is one of the hottest places in the world, but it can be very cold

32、at night. Sometimes, there are even bad storms （风暴） at night. Rain falls, and the wind is strong and cold. The water on the ground turns into ice easily. Then the strong wind can move the stones along the flat （平坦的）ground. In the morning, the sun comes up and dries the ground. So people can find the

33、m move from one place to another in the daytime.( ) 57. When do the stones move in the Death Valley? A. At night. B. During the day. C. All the day. D. Nobody knows.( ) 58. If the wind comes from the northwest, the stones move to the _. A. west B. east C. southeast D. northwest( ) 59. Sometimes ther

34、es some ice on the ground in Death Valley because _.A. its one of the hottest places in the world B. theres strong windC. rain falls and the wind is strong and cold D. its very high( ) 60. Which of the following is TRUE in the passage?A. Most stones in Death Valley are as big as a man.B. At night, t

35、he strong wind can move the stones along the flat ground.C. In Death Valley, it is hot during the day and at night.D. The wind always comes from the west and the north.DOne day, a young man was taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw a pair of old shoes lying in the path. They t

36、hought it belonged to a poor man who worked in a field nearby. The student said to the professor, “Let us play the man a joke: we will take away his shoes, and conceal ourselves behind those trees and wait to see what will happen when he cannot find them. That must be very interesting.” “My young fr

37、iend,” answered the professor, “we should never make ourselves happy at the cost of the poor. But you can put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how the discovery（发现）changes him.” The student did so. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the

38、path. While putting on his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes, he felt something hard. He found the coin. Surprise was seen on his face. He found the coin and looked at it again and again. He then looked around, but there was no person. He now put the money into his pocket. When he put o

39、n the other shoe, he was surprised again to find the other coin. He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and said aloud some thanksgiving words about his family. The student was deeply moved and he said, “You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the truth of those words,

40、 which I never understood before: It is more blessed（神圣的） to give than to receive.” ( ) 61. Whose was the pair of old shoes?A. The students. B. The professors. C. The poor mans. D. The rich mans.( ) 62. What do you think of the professor? A. He is kind. B. He is bad. C. He is serious. D. He is angry

41、.( ) 63. The underlined word “conceal” in Paragraph 1 means”_”. A.暴露 B.停留 C.跑开 D. 躲藏( ) 64. The poor man felt _ when he found the first coin.A. happy B. sad C. surprised D. upset ( ) 65. What can we learn from the passage? A. It is more important to give than to get something from others. B. Playing

42、 a man a joke must be interesting. C. If you help others, others will help you, too. D. People are usually good to others. 第卷(共50分)V任务型阅读。(每小题2分，共6分) 阅读下文并回答问题。In 2005, Chen Yixun first sang the song Exaggerated (浮夸). But this song had new lyrics(歌词) in 2010 by Terry Lin Zhixuan, a 47-year-old Taiwa

43、nese singer. He is famous for his nice voice. In 1996 he was invited to London and became the first Chinese to work together with the famous international band（乐队）there. Terry Lins Exaggerated was in his album（专辑）One Take, which is a live album made in Taiwan. Exaggerated became famous again when Te

44、rry Lin sang it again in the popular Hunan TV showIm a Singer. Lin Zhixuan was No.1 in the fifth week and No. 2 in the seventh week. He said he would sing Exaggerated if he could stay until the final competition of the first season show. 66. Was Lin Zhixuan the first person to sing Exaggerated?_67.

45、What is Lin Zhixuan famous for?_68. When did Exaggerated become famous again?_. 完成句子。(每空l分，共8分) 根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。69. Alexis will be a doctor in ten years. （对划线部分提问）_ _ will Alexis be a doctor?70. There will be less pollution in 20 years. （变为一般疑问句）_ there_ less pollution in 20 years? 71. I was w

46、alking in the park when the UFO arrived.（变为否定句） I _ _ in the park when the UFO arrived.72. David Beckham makes a living by playing football. （同义句转换） David Beckham _ _ for a living. 口语应用。(每小题1分，共5分)阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话。Miss Liu: Can I help you?Wang Hua: Yes, Id like to give back this book,

47、please.Miss Liu: 73 Wang Hua: No, I couldnt read it. I couldnt read a few pages, so I decided to stop reading.Miss Liu: 74 Wang Hua: It wasnt the language. It was the words. They are too small for me.Miss Liu: 75 What shall I do for you then?Wang Hua: Well, Id be glad if you could find me another bo

48、ok.Miss Liu: 76 Wang Hua: Yes, but one with bigger words.Miss Liu: 77 Wang Hua: Oh, The Gift Of The Magi. This one is good. And the words are much bigger. Thank you very much.Miss Liu: Youre welcome.A. What about this one? B. Let me see.C. Did you enjoy the book?D. Oh? But I know you are good at English.E. Another English story book?F. What about that one?G. Yes, they are really small. 短文填空。(每空2分，共16分) 根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的单词，使短文完整、通顺。Have you ever heard someone say “Its raining cats and dogs”? We know it doesnt mean cats and dogs fall down from the sky. In 78 , it mean