20108A期中试卷

1、2010-2011学年度镇江市外国语学校八年级第一学期英语期中测试（出卷人：董艳 审核人：施小忠）听力部分（20分）第一部分 听对话回答问题本部分共有10道小题，每个小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听一遍。( ) 1. How does Lindas father go to work every day?A. B. C.( ) 2. Where is the girls teacher going?A. B. C.( ) 3. Where is the man from?A. B. C.( ) 4. Whats the girl going to be?A. B. C.( ) 5. What

2、do you think of Toms school work?A. His parents are strict with him. B. He is poor in his lessons.C. He is good at his lessons.( ) 6. Where does the man want to go?A. To the station. B. To the bus stop. C. To the zoo.( ) 7. What is the man going to do this summer?A. To ask his friend for a job. B. T

3、o work in Beijing.C. To travel instead of working.( ) 8. What will Kate do?A. Catch a cold. B. Go to see a doctor. C. Go shopping.( ) 9. How many people went to New York together?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.( ) 10. How often does the boy write letters to his father now?A. Once a week. B. Twice a week.

4、C. Never.第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题你将听到两段对话和一篇短文，各听两遍。听第一段对话回答第11-12小题。( ) 11. Why is the man calling?A. He wants to rent a house from the woman.B. He wants to sell a house to the woman.C. He wants to buy a house from the woman.( ) 12. How many bedrooms are there in the house?A. 8. B. 3. C. 5.听第二段对话，回答第13-15小题

5、。( ) 13. Where will the students go tomorrow?A. The Palace Museum. B. The Great Wall. C. The Summer Palace.( ) 14. How will they go there?A. By bike. B. By car. C. By bus.( ) 15. What is the weather like tomorrow?A. Its cloudy. B. Its rainy. C. Its sunny.听一篇短文回答16-20题。( ) 16. When is their birthday?

6、A. January 5th. B. January 15th. C. July 15th.( ) 17. What is the difference between the twins looks?A. The nose. B. The eyes. C. The hair.( ) 18. Why werent they always in the same classes?A. Because Daniel didnt like school.B. Because they disliked each other.C. Because their parents wanted them t

7、o be more different.( ) 19. How were they dressed when they are young?A. They were dressed beautifully.B. The speaker was in red and his brother was in blue.C. The speaker was in blue and his brother was in red.( ) 20. How is the speaker different from his brother?A. He likes sports. B. He is taller

8、. C. He is better at study.笔试部分（100分）一单选选择（15分）( ) 21. -Whats your favorite _? -Home Economics.A. sport B. subject C. food D. fruit( ) 22. Jenny is so kind that she often _ her toys with her friends.A. shows B. gives C. shares D. brings( ) 23. Max is _ at playing football than me.A. good B. well C.

9、better D. best( ) 24. I didnt like the trip because it was long _ boring.A. but B. and C. or D. so( ) 25. -Our team won the basketball final today. -_.A. I hope not B. Im not sure C. I know D. Thats great( ) 26. People is the UK say autumn while people in the USA say _.A. hall B. movie C. soccer D.

10、fall( ) 27. Taking a plane is faster than _ a train.A. take B. to take C. taking D. takes( ) 28. -Can I have _ more food? -Sorry, there isnt _ in the fridge.A. some; anything else B. some; nothing else C. any; anything else D. any; nothing else( ) 29. I dont think Kate writes as _ as Jim.A. beautifu

11、lly B. more beautifulC. beautiful D. more beautifully( ) 30. We must do _ work with _ money.A. many; much B. more; less C. much; fewer D. fewer; least ( ) 31. He often does everything _. No one knows what he plans _.A. himself; to do B. himself; doing C. herself; to do D. herself ; doing( ) 32. The

12、weather in Guangzhou is different from _ in Harbin.A. that B. it C. this D. one( ) 33. He was not good at PE, so he spends much time _.A. practise B. practises C. practising D. to practise( ) 34. The park looks _. The children feel _ in it.A. nice; happy B. nicely; happy C. nice; happily D. nicely;

13、happily( ) 35. Mother decided _ a pair of new shoes for me.A. buying B. for buying C. to buy D. bought二完形填空（10分）Tom and Fred were talking about the year 2050. What will 36 be like in the year 2050? asked Tom. I dont know, said Fred. What do you think?Well, no one knows. But it is 37 to guess, said T

14、om. In the year 2050 everybody will 38 a pocket computer. The computer will give people the 39 to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets, 40 . And well be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps well be able to 41 them at the same time. Machines will do 42 of

15、 the work, and people will have more 43 . Perhaps they will work only two or three days a week. They will be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there.Im very 44 to hear that. I hope to fly to the moon. And I hope Ill be able to live 45 , said Fred. Wont that be interesting

16、? Just like a fish.( ) 36. A. our home B. the traffic C. a factory D. the world( ) 37. A. pleased B. useless C. interesting D. unusual( ) 38. A. carry B. bring C. give D. send( ) 39. A. news B. ways C. things D. answers( ) 40. A. either B. again C. too D. also( ) 41. A. call B. see C. look D. listen

17、( ) 42. A. most B. many C. few D. little( ) 43. A. work B. duty C. holidays D. times( ) 44. A. sorry B. glad C. sure D. afraid( ) 45. A. in the sea B. on land C. on the mountain D. under the ground三阅读理解（30分）(A)Modern life is impossible without travelling. The fastest way of travelling is by air. Wit

18、h a modern airline you can travel in one day to places which took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.Travelling by train is slower than by air, but it has its advantages. You can see the country you are travelling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining-cars. They make ev

19、en the longest journey enjoyable.Some people prefer to travel by sea when it is possible. There are large liners (邮轮) and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them. Ships are not so fast as trains or planes, but travelling by sea is a very pleasant w

20、ay to spend a holiday.Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop wherever you wish where there is something interesting to see, a good restaurant where you can

21、 enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is why travelling by car is popular for pleasant trips, while people usually take a train or plane when they are travelling on business.( ) 46. From the passage, we know that the fastest way of travelling is _. A. by train B. by sea C. by ai

22、r D. by car( ) 47. If we travel by car, we can_. A. make the longest journey enjoyable B. make our own timetableC. travel to a very far place in several minutesD. travel only fifty or one hundred miles a day( ) 48. The underlined word they in the passage refers to_.A. modern trains in the country B.

23、 the travelers in the modern trainsC. comfortable seats and dining cars D. the slower ways of travelling( ) 49. When people travel on business, they usually take_. A. a plane or a car B. a car or a boatC. a boat or a train D. a train or a plane( ) 50. How many ways of travelling are mentioned in the

24、 passage? A. Four. B. Three. C. Two. D. Six(B)Hong Kong Disneyland opened on 12 September 2005 and became the first Disney Theme Park in China. It looks like a Disney theme park, which is in the USA, but has a Chinese flavor to attract millions of tourists from all over China. The opening day was ch

25、osen for good luck. Its restaurants offer Chinese menus, Mickey Mouse and his friends can be seen wearing traditional Chinese costumes. The park hopes to welcome five million visitors in its first year and is going to be very busy if the facts about operations in Orlando Disney World are anything to

26、 go by.Orlando Disney World Facts and Figures:The park employs 35,000 people. About 15,000 visitors on any one day in 2003. The parks 263 buses travel around 18 million miles every year. The park has more than 7 million trees and flowers. More than 50 million soft drinks are sold every year. People

27、at the park consume (消耗) 7 million hot dogs, 10 million hamburgers, 9 million pounds of French Fries every year. The park uses 606,000 pounds of bananas each year. The park orders more than 3.8 million ball-pens and 337,000 pencils every year. In 2004, the park recycled 18.3 million pounds of paper

28、products.( ) 51. Hong Kong Disneyland _.A. is the first Disney theme park in the worldB. looks like the Disney theme park in AmericaC. was built to welcome only Chinese people( ) 52. Why was Hong Kong Disneyland decided to open on 12 September 2005?A. Because it was a holiday. B. Because of no speci

29、al reasons.C. Because it was for good luck.( ) 53. How many people work in Orlando Disney World?A. Five million. B. Two hundred thousand. C. Thirty-five thousand.( ) 54. We can infer from this passage that in Orlando Disney World there are a lot of _.A. restaurants B. animals C. trains( ) 55. Which

30、of the following statements about Orlando Disney World is NOT true?A. People can take buses to travel around the park.B. The park must be very beautiful and popular.C. About 15,000 people visited the park in 2003.(C)What do students think of their teachers? The following table shows the results of a

31、 survey. 1,000 students at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School were asked about their opinions towards their teachers. In this table, new teachers have taught for less than three years, middle-aged teachers have taught for ten to twenty years and old teachers have taught for twenty to thirty years.Que

32、stionsNew teachersMiddle-aged teachersOld teachers1. show a sense of humor in class46%52%66%2. teach in a relaxed way30%46%65%3. write neatly on the blackboard9%43%56%4. let students ask questions in class57%30%28%5. speak loudly and clearly45%85%54%6. treat students equally43%58%42%7. care about st

33、udents opinions47%43%17%8. spend time with students between classes25%10%6%9. are open to new ideas85%62%28%根据上文内容判断正（T）误（F）( ) 56. In this survey middle-aged teachers have taught for 10 to 20 years.( ) 57. According to this table, new teachers are the most humorous.( ) 58. According to this table,

34、57% of the students think that middle-aged teachers let them ask questions in class.( ) 59. Middle-aged teachers and old teachers do better than new teachers in speaking clearly.( ) 60. New teachers are the most interested in students ideas.四词汇（10分）A） 用括号中所给词的适当形式完成句子61. Our parents often make us _

35、(study) all day.62. He didnt finish his homework because of _ (play) computer games.63. Monday is my _ (busy) day in a week.64. All the social workers are willing _ (help) people in trouble.65. Lucy does her homework as _ (careful) as Lily.B） 根据汉语或首字母提示完成句子66. My teacher gave me some useful _ (建议) o

36、n Math study.67. The girl is very young, but she can speak several foreign _(语言).68. Can you tell me the differences b_ the two pictures.69. The Eiffel Tower is made of m_.70. -What do you want to be in the f_? -A singer.五任务型阅读（10分）(A)When astronauts are in space, they eat, sleep, wash, work and pla

37、y. They do the same things as us, but they do them differently. On Earth, we put food on a plate and water in a glass. Gravity (重力) holds the food down and keeps the water in the glass. But in space, there is almost no gravity. So food can float away, and astronauts must eat and drink carefully. Sle

38、eping is very different in space. Some astronauts like to float in the air, but most astronauts like to be in a sleeping bag. They tie the bag to a wall so that they cant float away.Washing is difficult. There is no shower or bath, so astronauts must use a wet sponge. They brush their teeth normally

39、, but very carefully. They dont want wet toothpaste to float around the spacecraft! Toilets are easy to use. A space toilet is like a vacuum (真空) cleaner with a seat.Exercise is very important in space. On Earth, your legs carry your body, but in space, astronauts float, so they do not use their leg

40、s. This is very bad for their legs, so they must exercise for thirty minutes every day. They often use an exercise bicycle for this.After a days work, astronauts relax. They listen to music, read, watch films, play games, write e-mails or talk to their friends and families by radio. Sometimes they j

41、ust enjoy floating in the air. On the international Space Station, astronauts sometimes race from one end of the station to the other. The most popular pastime is looking out of the window, looking at space and watching the Earth.根据上文完成以下给宇航员的建议，每空一词71. Eat and drink carefully because food and water

42、 can _.72. Tie your sleeping bag to a _ so that you dont float away.73. Wash with a _ sponge.74. Exercise for _minutes every day.75. Bring music books and videos with you so that you can _.(B)In America each student works as hard as he or she wants in high school. If they dont work hard to get good

43、grades, they will not pass. If they fail, they might not get into the college they want to. However, in high school they have more time to do things than in college. Many students take part in hobby groups. Other students go in for sports, such as football. baseball or basketball. Nearly all high sc

44、hools have sports teams. Also students usually get their first jobs when they are in high school, though the jobs arent very good. For example, a lot of students work at fast-food restaurants. In American high schools, fashion seems very important. If you dont have the newest and coolest clothes as

45、those children who certainly already have them, they will think you are not cool.根据上文完成表格，每空一词What are the ball games in high schools?Football, baseball and 76. _.Why high school students work hard?To get good grades to go into 77. _.What activities are there in high schools?Joining the 78. _groups,

46、 going in for 79. _, and playing for sports 80._.六短文首字母（10分）This year Chengdu schools decide to start morning classes an hour later. This will help students feel (81) l_ tired. And most schools will begin the (82) f_ class at about 8.30a.m. The students are happy about the change.Liu Ming told us that his class were (83) e_ by the news on the first day of school, Great! From now on we students dont have to get up so (84) e_! Liu said that he used to get up at 6.40 a.m. Now he can get up at 7.40a.m.,