2012-2013学年度上学期八年级英语期中试卷

2012-2013学年度上学期八年级英语期中试卷

Ⅰ.听句子， 选择与所听内容最佳答语（5分）

( )1.A. I like it very much B> It’s very young C. I t tells someething about the moon

( )2. A. Look left and right B. Make sure if the street is clear.C. Make sure if the weather is fine. ( )3. A. In the office B. In the shop C. In the post office

( )4. A. Five minutes walk B. Five minute’swalk C. Five minutes’ walk ( )5. A. I am busy B. What a goo idea! C. I don’t like the seaside

Ⅱ.听对话，选择正确的答案。（5分）

( )6. How ofetn does Lin Tao exercise?

A. Twice a week B. Three times a week C. Four times a week ( ) 7. Who is the tallest?

A. Tom B. Jack C. Tom’s brother ( ) 8. When is Bob coming back from Beijing?

A. On Tuesday B. On Thursday C. On Sunday ( ) 9. How is Bill’s father going to Shanghai?

A. By car B. By subway C. By train ( ) 10. Why can’t David go to the birthday party?

A. He has to look after his mother . B. He has to do his homework. C. He has to study for the English test.

Ⅲ.短文理解(共5小题， 每小题1分， 满分5分)

( ) 11. What is David like?

A. He is serious B. He is outgoing C. He is funny. ( )12. Who is David going to invite?

A. His teachers B. His friends C. His students ( )13. What is Mrs Smith buying?

A. Some drinks and a bike B. Some food and a watch. C. Some fruit and a cake ( )14. What color pants is David wearing? A. Black B. White C. Blue ( )15. When does the party start?

A. At 6:00 B. At 6:30 C. At 7:00

Ⅳ. 信息转换（共5小题， 每小题1分，满分5分）

你将听到一篇短文。 根据短文内容， 写出下面表格中所缺的单词， 每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。

The advice from the doctor to a 16. _____________- year-old boy Advice one Advice two Advice three Don’t always surf the Internet. Have a rest every 17.______________ minutes. Eat more 18.__________ and less 19.__________. Don’t eat hamburgers or ice cream. Go to bed at 20.__________ and get up at 6:00

Ⅴ.单项选择。(15 分)

( )21. Mr Smith is leaving ________ England next week.

A. in B. to C. from D. for ( ) 22. Is he studying _____ the test _____Monday morning. A. for, at B. on, at C. on, for D. for, on

( )23. I don’t like the color of the shoes. Would you please give me________pair( 双)?

A. another B. other C. others D. the other. ( ) 24.Can you _______ my house to have dinner together?

A. come over to B. go over to C. leave for D. have a look at ( ) 25. Thirty years ago, only _____ people knew how to use the computer. A. little B. a little C. few D. a few ( ) 26. It’s important ______ a _______ diet.

A. eating, balance B. to eat, balance C. to eat, balanced D. eats,balanced ( ) 27. ---- Where are you going for vacation? ----- ______. A. It depends on my mother B. Have a good time C. We enjoyed ourselves D. That sounds interesting ( ) 28. . ----A number of students _______ in the dining hall.

----Let me count. The number of students ________ about 200. A. is; is B. is; are C. are; is D. are; are

( )29. ----________ is it from here to the supermarket? ----About twenty minutes’ walk.

A. How much B. How far C. How often D. How many （ ）30. ----________ a year does your school have sports meetings? ----Twice a year.

A. How often B. How soon C. How long D. How many times （ ）31. ----What’s your favourite ______? ----I like Animal World best.

A. animal B. TV program C. sport D. activity （ ）32.----_______________?-----It’s Friday the 12th.

A. What’s the date B. What time is it C. What day is it today D. What’s today （ ）33.---Would you like to join us in basketball?

----_________, but I’m afraid I have to babysit my sister.

A. I wouldn’t B. I’d love to C. I’d like D. I don’t like it （ ）34. -----You look so healthy.

-----Yeah, I like eating apples. An apple a day keeps the _____ away. A. teacher B. worker C. doctor D. farmer

（ ）35. ---I’m going for a summer camp in Qingdao next week. -----____________!

A.What a pity B. Not at all C. Don’t worry D. Have a good time Ⅵ.完形填空 （10分） Dear Hector,

I’m in England now. Here I have a good time. The food is 36 and the people are

nice. Now I’d like to tell you 37 about its traffic(交通). The traffic in England goes on the 38 ! You see, this is very 39 the traffic in our country. As we know, the traffic in our country goes on the right of the streets. If you want to walk 40 a street, you can have many 41 : a subway, a footbridge, or a sidewalk(人行道). And in some places, there are black and white poles(杆) with a button(按钮) in the streets. If you press(按) the button, cars will usually 42 to let you go. Taxis in London(a city in England) are really expensive, so if you come to London, you should have enough 43 with you. Taxi drivers are usually 44 . They’ll give you some help if you 45 . See you soon！

Yours,

Cindy （ ）36. A. delicious B. awful C. unhealthy D. expensive （ ）37. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything （ ）38. A. right B. middle C. left D. center

（ ）39. A. the same B. the same as C. different D. different from （ ）40. A. down B. through C. across D. on （ ）41. A. plans B. ways C. times D. friends （ ）42. A. stop B. start C. finish D. come （ ）43. A. time B. money C. food D. drink （ ）44. A. weak B. clever C. friendly D. busy （ ）45. A. leave B. rest C. cry D. need

Ⅶ. 阅读理解 (20分)

A

Nancy’s Gym Keep fit! Lose weight (减肥)! $25/hour Open two days a week: Saturday and Sunday Tel: 45562233 Water World Open: 9 am to 9 pm Adults: $10

Children (aged 15 or under): $7 Tel: 21518296

根据以上内容，选择正确答案。

Ice World Have fun skating here! $20/hour for children $30/hour for adults (成人) Tel: 88682526

( )46. Mrs Green is a little fat and she wants to lose weight. Where should she go? A. To Nancy’s Gym. B. To Ice World. C. To Water World. D. To Gina’s Shop.

( )47. Mrs Green wants to go to Water World with her 11-year-old son. How much

does she need to pay? A. $7. B. $10. C. $17. D. $20. ( )48. Jane is interested in skating. She should call __________. A. 45562233 B. 88682526

C. 5326748 D. 21518296

( )49. When is Nancy’s Gym open? A. Every day. B. On weekdays. C. From Monday to Wednesday. D. On weekends. ( )50. How long is Water World open every day?

A. Eight hours. B. Ten hours.

C. Twelve hours. D. Fifteen hours.

B

You must know the song Happy Birthday. But do you know who wrote this song and for whom the writer wrote it?

About one hundred years ago, there was a girl in the U.S. She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the song Good Morning To You. The song was very popular with children at that time, but not all grown-ups (成年人) knew it.

The girl was very poor (贫穷的). Once her friends invited her to a little boy’s birthday party. She felt happy but sad because she had no money to buy something for him. So she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday in the melody (曲调) of Good Morning To You for the little boy. When her friends heard the song at the party, they were very happy. And they all learned to sing it. Later, the song became very popular around the world.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

( ) 51. When did the song Happy Birthday become popular? A. About one thousand years ago. B. Hundreds of years ago.

C. About one hundred years ago. D. About ten years ago.

( )52. At first, the song Happy Birthday was for a(n) . A. old lady B. little boy C. little girl D. old man

( )53. When her friends invited her to a party, the girl was . A. happy and excited B. angry and stressed out C. excited but angry D. happy but sad ( )54. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The girl didn’t love children at all. B. The girl was very rich.

C. The girl didn’t go to the party D. The girl decided to sing a song at the party. ( )55. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. The story of Happy Birthday B. A clever poor girl C. Let’s sing Happy Birthday D. A story of a poor girl

Ⅷ. 词汇 (10分)

A. 根据句意及首字母提示，完成下列句中的单词。