上海版 2011年第一学期期中考试八年级英语试卷（附答案）

C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）:（6分）

When I was young, every year I looked forward to my birthday. On that day, my friends and family made me feel like the __1____ special person in the world.

The night before my birthday each year, my parents walked into my bedroom while I __2____. They hung balloons on my walls with a big sign that said “Happy Birthday!” When I __3____, I was always surprised.

If my birthday was on a school day, I shared with my teachers and classmates. If it was on the weekend, I __4____my closest friends to my birthday party.

When I was young, we had parties at my house. My parents made up lots of fun games for us to play. We painted pictures, played outside, and ate __5____ cakes and ice cream. My friends bought gifts for me.

When I got older, I had my birthday parties in different places. My friends and I stayed up all night watching films, chatting, and sharing secrets. At night we ate pizza and cakes, and the next morning my parents made pancakes for us.

The saddest day of the year for me was the day after my birthday. Then I knew I had to wait ___6_____ whole year before it would come again.

1. A. many B. most C. more D. much 2. A. am sleeping B. sleep C. was asleep D. slept 3. A. put up B. gave up C. took up D. woke up 4. A. invited B. told C. made D. took 5. A. few B. a lot of C. many D. a few 6. A. the other B. the others C. another D. others

D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）:（6分） When I was 13, a boy gave me an important present. It was a smile. It was the early autumn of my f___1___ year at a junior high school. My old school was far away, so nobody knew who I was. I was very lonely, and a___2____to make friends with anyone. Every time I heard the other students talking and

laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.

Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, b __3___ I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then t___4____ back. He looked at me and, without a word, smiled.

Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel h___5___, lively and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to e___6____ in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.

One day, I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t remember smiling at me!

E. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）: ( 6分)

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Have you ever heard about teleworking? It means working from a distance, in other words, not working in an office but working at home. You use the computer and the Internet to keep in touch with your boss, but instead of being tired of an office worker, you can work in your own comfortable room.

The idea sounds nice, doesn’t it? You can do your research on the World Wide Web, and send in all your work by e-mail. Well, that’s exactly what my boss said to me two years ago. “Jenny, how would you like to work at home?” He said.

At first everything was great. My job was to edit articles for a university, and I spent most of my time sitting in front of a monitor and typing busily at the keyboard. It was really good being at home, too. I didn’t have to waste any time travelling, and I could stop and make myself a cup of coffee or a sandwich if I wanted –I was quite free and happy. But then things started to change. I put on weight, because I wasn’t going out as much as I had before. I stopped wearing smart dresses because a jogging suit (运动服) and trainers were so much more comfortable. My friends stopped telephoning because I didn’t meet them on the bus or in the cafeteria.

I knew something had to change. I needed to get back into the world, so I telephoned my boss, “ Please let me come back to the office – I’m going mad on my own.”

And thank goodness, he did. If you want my personal opinion, teleworking may become popular in the future?but not for me.

1. What does the word “teleworking” in the first paragraph mean? It means ___________________________________. 2. What was Jenny’s job?

Her job ____________________________________. 3. Did she go out as much as she had before?

________, ___________________________________. 4. Why did Jenny telephone her boss?

Because ___________________________________.

5. The writer changed her opinion about teleworking, didn’t she? ________, _________________________________. 6. How do you like teleworking?

__________________________________________.

II. Writing (写话): (共12分)

Write at least 60 words about the topic ‘My close friend’.（以“我亲密的朋友”为题，写一篇不少于60个单词的短文）

(注意：短文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。) Use the following points as a guide. (短文须包含下列要点) ．．．．．．．．．? ? ? ?

Who is your close friend? What does he / she look like? What does he / she like to do?

Why do you think he /she is your close friend?

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八年级英语期中试卷听力及答案

I. Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）：（共6分） 1. Ben has bought a lot of things in the supermarket. 2. Lots of Chinese children love the cartoon character, Monkey King. 3. Mike likes reading and he spends much of his pocket money on books. 4. We should brush our teeth twice a day and it’s good for our health. 5. The Eiffel Tower is the landmark of Paris and it attracts millions of tourists every year. 6. Nowadays it’s much more convenient for people to keep in touch with others on the internet.

II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）：（共10分） 7. M: How is the weather in Shanghai today?

W: It’s sunny today, but according to the weatherman, it will be rainy tomorrow. Q: What’s the weather like today?

8. W: Tom, will you go and get some pictures, please? M: Sure, Mrs. Brown. I’ll be back in a minute. Q: Who’s going to get some pictures?

9. M: How much are the shirt and the sweater?

W: The shirt is 40 dollars and the sweater is 10 dollars cheaper. Q: How much is the sweater?

10. M: Shall we go to see a film or stay at home watching TV this evening? W: Why not have a walk in the park? M: Good idea.

Q: What are they going to do this evening?

11．W: You are going to move to a new house, aren’t you?

M: Yes. The house is a bit more expensive, but it’s much bigger. We’ll have one more bedroom. W: It sounds good.

Q: Why is the man going to move to a new house? 12. M: Where have you been, Alice?

W: I have just come back from my study trip to Britain. M: When did you go there? W: Three weeks ago.

Q: How long has Alice stayed in Britain?

13. W: What’s the matter with you, young man? M: I…I’ve got a headache and …(cough) W: Have you had breakfast this morning? M: No, I don’t feel like eating.

W: Well, you’ve got a cold. It’s nothing serious. Take some medicine and have a good rest. Q: Where are the two speakers?

III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你所听到的内容，符合的用“T”表示， 不符合的用“F”表示)：

The students were having a math lesson in the classroom. It was the last lesson in the morning. When the class was coming to an end, the teacher told the pupils not to draw anything on the wall in order to keep it clean.

After class, David was so excited that he forgot the teacher’s words. Then he took a piece of chalk and drew a sun on the wall. Just at that moment, he noticed that the teacher was coming into the classroom

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again. He thought the teacher would be angry about that. So he quickly covered his drawing with his back. The teacher didn’t find out what he was doing. When she passed, she smiled at David. “How lucky I am!” David said to himself. He felt very happy. But when he turned around to see his drawing, he didn’t find anything on the wall.

He was very surprised. “Where is my drawing?” David thought. IV. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences（听对话，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词）：（共7分）

In your life, you may have an experience to live with a roommate. Flats are very expensive. It is a good idea to share a flat with a roommate. Sharing a flat can be fun.

But living with a roommate can also be bad experience. For example, if you can’t get along well with your roommate, you’ll feel unhappy. Here is some advice:

1. Living with a friend can be hard. When you live with friends all the time, you will find that they may be different. So before you decide to live with a friend, think it over.

2. Before you decide to live with a stranger, think it over as well. Because you may have trouble in living together.

3. When you move in with a roommate, make rules. Decide how you will share housework and decide if you will share food and so on.

4. Don’t be angry at small things. Remember that no one is a perfect person.

听力答案 I. 1.D 2.C 3.B 4.G 5.A 6.E

II. 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.C 11.A 12.C 13.C III. TFTFFT

IV. share unhappy different trouble rules small 词汇语法 I. BACDC, CBBAC, DABCAD II. argument quietly successful eighth photos unusual ourselves III. 1. doesn’t have 2. Did…leave 3. shall we

4. How can 5. keen on

阅读写话 I. A. FTTFFT

B. CBDCDA C. B C D A B C

D. first afraid but turned happy everyone E. 1.It means working at home 2. Her job was to edit articles for a university 3. No, she didn’t. 4. Because she needed to get back into the world. 5, Yes, she did. 6. （Any reasonable answer is OK.）

写话评分标准：

作文共12分，其中内容5分，语言5分，组织结构分2分。 （一） 内容：

前3个问题，每一个问题1分，第四个问题两个原因各1分，共5分。

（二） 语言：

① 拼写：每错扣0.5分，同一错误不重复计数。

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② 语法：同①

③ 标点符号、大小写：每两处错误扣0.5分，但标点符号和大小写的扣分总和均不得

超过一分。

④ 语言分最多扣5分。 （三）词数：

① 词数不足30词者，得分最多不得超过4分； ② 词数不足40词者，得分最多不得超过6分； ③ 词数不足50词者，得分最多不得超过8分； ④ 词数在50-59词之间者，每少5个词扣0.5分； ⑤ 只写出个别单词、词不成句不给分。 （四） 组织结构：

① 内容充实，不写废话；上下文连贯、用语规范、表达正确、无或少见语法错误；

词汇和句型句式运用恰当，多见好句型和习惯表达用语者，可给1到2分。

② 通篇句型、句式单一。词汇贫乏者，即使无语法错误，一般亦不于给组织结构

分。

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