实验外国语学校2012-2013学年度八年级下学期英语试题

But my mother thinks rock is boring. “I like some relaxing music,” she says. That’s why she likes country music, I think.

( )44. The writer likes music because he thinks ______.

A. it’s an exciting part of our lives B. it’s an amazing part of our lives C. it’s an interesting part of our lives D. it’s an important part of our lives

( )45. Who likes dancing?

A. The writer. B. Li Lan. C. Jane. D. No one

( )46. The writer’s mother thinks that country music is _____.

A. amazing B. boring C. relaxing D. exciting

( )47. How many people’s ideas about music are talked about in this passage?

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D.7

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A man made a nice talking machine. It could weigh people. The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of these kinds of machines. He put the machine into the waiting room of a station. There were always lots of people in and out there.

The first one began to use the machine. It was an Indian woman. When she stands on the machine, the machine thought for a few minutes to decide which language it should speak. “Good morning, madam, ” it said in Indian. “Your weight is 72 kilos. That’s 3 kilos more. If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right,. Wish you a nice day. ”

The second one who used the machine was a nice Chinese girl. She stood on the machine and waited to hear the weight. “Good morning, Miss”, the machine said i n Chinese. “Your weight is 45 kilos. It’s all right for your age and height. Go on to eat what you eat every day. Wish you a nice day. ”

The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman. She thought for a long time before standing on the machine. But as soon as she stood on the machine, the machine spoke quickly in English, “Good morning. Will one of you get off?” ( )48. The nice talking machine could_____.

A．tell people what they should eat B．weigh and talk to people C．tell people how old they are D．tell a story ( )49.First the man put his machine ______.

A．in the doctor’s waiting room B．in the museum C．in a station D．in a train ( )50.What did the machine tell the Indian woman ?

A．She was a little lighter B．She was just all right C．She needed to eat more and exercise more D. She was a little bit heavy ( )51. The machine said quickly “ Will one of you get off?” because _ A．Two people were on it B．The third woman was too fat C．Something was wrong with it

D. the machine didn’t know where the third woman was from （D） Dear boys and girls，

I'm very happy to be your guest speaker today．It is a great pleasure to visit your school and meet all of you here．I would like to tell you all by myself．I have been a reporter for the past fifteen years．I chose this job so I could travel the world，but the job has taught me many unforgettable lessons．The work is sometimes difficult．I have seen wars，earthquakes，poverty（贫穷）and death．But I have also seen courage，

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In India．I visited a city where there were many homeless children．Some were very young and lived in the streets．But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them．In a year，she was looking after two hundred children，feeding them，teaching them and giving them hope．

Another time，I was in Japan after a terrible earthquake．In a place，I found an old lady whose house fell down．Her son was missing and people around her said that there was no chance that her son was alive．But the lady did not give up hope．For four days，she kept moving heavy stones by herself．She did not stop until she found her son．He was still alive．

Here in China，I met a young boy with a serious illness．He had to have twenty operations in hospital．But when I met him，he was still smiling．

Now when my life is difficult．I always remember the courage of the three people．

( )52．The writer chose the job as a reporter to___ ____． A．meet homeless children B．teach children some lessons C．make a speech D．travel the world ( )53．From the passage，we know Rosa was_______． A．kind B．young C．hopeless D．serious ( )54． _ ______made the old lady in Japan find her son at last． A．Happiness B．Hope C．Reporters D．People around

( )55．When the writer is in trouble，she always thinks of_______．

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A．boring travels B．the courage of the three people C．many homeless children D．the terrible earthquakes and wars 阅读短文，根据短文内容从方框中的七个选项中，选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺，结构完整。

Peter comes from Canada．He speaks English. ___56_____.Now he’s studying Chinese in Beijing. It’s sunny and kind of windy today. He visits Beijing Library.__57_____

Bob is in Guangzhou. He is from France. He likes Chinese food very much. __58_____ It is sunny today. It’s kind of hot. Bob wants to go to Guangzhou Hotel with his friends.__59____. Look, a policeman is helping them.

Jenny is living in Nanjing. She is Japanese. She thinks Chinese people are friendly. She likes them. It’s cloudy today.__60_______ A koala is sleeping in a tree. Some giraffes are eating grass and some birds are singing songs. They are having a good time.

A.But he likes speaking Chinese very much. B.He is eating dinner in the restaurant. C.He usually eats in restaurants D.But he doesn’t know the way. E.They are playing in the park.

F.Jenny and her Chinese friends are watching animals in a zoo. G.Look! He is talking with people there in Chinese now.

四、书面表达.(15分)

你认为将来的生活会是什么样子的?请根据英文提示,以 The life in the future 为题写一篇短文.(要求: 不少于80 词, 使用所有的英文提示,语意通顺,连贯, 符合逻辑,语法,时态,格式正确,书写整洁.)

提示词: computer in each home; know more about the world; talk online; scientists; robots; help; do some cooking/ cleaning/ shopping; see a doctor; without going out of one’s house;(不用出门) wonderful.

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八年级英语答案 一．听力测试。

1-5 AABCB 6-10 BCCAC 11-15 ABABA 16-20CACBA

21.Two 22. soccer games 23. four 24. afternoon 25.Kevin 二．单项选择。

26-30 CBDAA 31-35 BBCDA 36-40 AADBB 三．完型填空。

A) 41-45 BDCAB 46-50 ABDAC 51-55 BBABC

B)56. same 57. beautiful 58. classroom 59. know 60. Because 61. anything 62. deeply 63. friends 64. did 65. successful 四．阅读理解。

66-70 BBCAC 71-75 DBCBC 76-80 ACCCD 81-85 DFBGA 五．书面表达。（略。）