八年级2012-2013学年第二学期期中考试试卷

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( )48. We can most probably read this story_______.

A. in a dictionary about read animals C. in a book on art

B. in a newspaper D. in history textbooks

( )49. People asked about buying Ruby's pictures because_______.

A. newspaper reporters bought her picture B. her pictures were better than those of real artists C. they just wanted to have fun D. zoo workers would let them have a free visit to the park

( )50. Ruby rubbed out the marks she had drawn in order to_______.

A. make other ones C. dig a hole in the sand

B. clear her trunk

D. ask for brushes and paints (C)

How much should you save? You may be able to save 100% of your money. Does that mean you should? Not at all. The best way to develop good saving habits is to make saving a regular part of your life, along with spending.

Here’s the rule you should remember: save before spending. Whenever some money gets into your hands from a job or your pocket money or whatever, take your savings out at once before spending any of money. The beauty of this system is that once you’ve taken away your savings, you’re free to spend the rest.

Here is some more advice on how to successfully get into the saving habit from teens. Let’s see!

Tony, 13: I put my money in a bank instead of my wallet, so the money is not there. And I have to take an extra step to get it.

Billy, 14: When thinking about a major purchase (购买), wait a week or so at least. This will help you make sure you still want it, and the price might go down.

Dick, 13: Carry very little money always. You can’t spend money if you don’t have it. A cake would be nice, but without a dollar, you can’t get it. Little things like that really add up quickly.

Steve, 16: I used to be weak when it came to money. I bought something whenever I went into a store. I’m glad I’m not that person now. I taught myself discipline (训练) by keeping a $20 bill in my pocket while walking around the mall all day and not buying anything. Now I have no strong wish to buy things when I go into a store. It works for me.

These ideas should help you get started. If you have some questions about anything you’ve read here, or you would like to share your ideas about saving money, please write to us. ( )51. How does Tony advise you to save money?

A. By keeping money in a bank. B. By putting money in a wallet. C. By making it easy to get your money. D. By buying little things.

( )52. According to Billy, if you want to buy something expensive, you’d better _________. A. wait at least a month B. make sure it is necessary C. wait until it’s on sale D. ask somebody for help ( )53. The writer wrote the passage in order to ask teens to __________.

A. make major purchases B. save 100% of their money

C. spend all their saving regularly D. save money regularly as well as spending

(D)

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Have you ever heard about the Whale Inside Dark Restaurant? The restaurant is in eastern downtown Beijing. It's the first eat-in-the-dark restaurant in China and also in Asia. The restaurant is so welcome, since it's open in January at jianwai SOHO in Chaoyang District.

People go there will experience darkness both during the day and the night. The restaurant offers not only a wonderful choice for food, but also a unique(特别的) environment for friends or parties.

Every day, Whale Inside receives at least 50 guests from everywhere around Beijing. About 10 per cent of them are foreigners. The customers will go to the light to see the menu, and then they have to hand in all mobile phones, watches and other things that can give off light. They then move to the dark world. Waiters will lead them to the dark dining area. Of course, the waiters are all wearing special glasses that can make them see in the dark. Customers cannot see anything including their food or friends. They have to look for their spoons, drinks and anything.

Every table may get a 'secret dish\one who guesses it correctly can win a prize. 'It was not easy,' said the manager, 'because without seeing it, only 30 per cent of the guests can succeed in guessing it.

( )54. About _______foreign guests will visit the restaurant every day according to the passage.

A. 50 B. 5 C. 10 D. 500

( )55. The passage mainly tells us that _______.

A. eat in the darkis very popular today B. it's strange to eat in the darkness

C. many people go to get the prize in Whale Inside

D. the first eat-in-the-dark restaurant is open in China and also in Asia.

第二卷 非选择题 （40分）

五、单词拼写（共10分，每小题1分）

1. There’s less air pollution here. The air here is very ____________(新鲜的). 2. The tower has stood on the top of the hill for five _____________(世纪) 3. I couldn’t __________(控制) myself any more and began to laugh. 4. Line 1 Underground will be in __________ (服务) next month. 5. Computers are ___________(广泛地) used around the world, aren’t they? 6. Our English teacher likes reading ____________(educate) books.

7. Many birds fly to _________________ (south) cities when cold weather comes. 8. Our best friend Jane has been very busy _____________(recent). 9. The shirt is one of the _________(act) over there.

10. Zhanglong is a protected area. It’s ____________(correct) to hunt or fish there. 六、动词填空（共10分，每小题1分）

1. Don’t worry, you have lots of time __________ (choose) the best one from them. 2. The Green family ____________ (have) their meal for five minutes.

3. What ____________ your father ____________ (do) at noon the day before yesterday? 4. Will the stars be able to ____________ (be) there on time? 5. There are two girls _______________ (sing) in the next room.

6. The children are making cards ___________ (show) their love to their parents.

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7. Jim____________ (not be) at home when I came back.

8. __________ these words __________ (write) on the card next time? 9. We search for information by ______________(use) the Internet. 10. Hi, Lucy! You ____________ (want) on the phone. 七、完成句子（共9分，每小题1.5分）

1. 一些动物因为这些变化，失去了它们可居住的区域。

Some animals _________________________________________________. 2. 我们在香港已呆了两个多星期。

We ___________________________________two weeks. 3. 当关天朗在高尔夫比赛中创记录时，我们都忍不住欢呼起来。

All of us __________________________when Guan Tianlang broke the record in the golf competition. 4. 你介意告诉我如何使用这功能吗？

Do you mind _______________________________________________________? 5. 食品安全问题将在我们的日常生活中被越来越多的人意识到。

The safety of food ____________________________________in our daily life. 6. Tom是如此含羞以致于不能向一大群人说话。

Tom is _________________________________________________a large group of people. 八、缺词填空（共6分，每小题0.5分）

Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. It is also the most i 1 way. Some students say they don’t want to read for pleasure. They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the l 2 and new words. They say that pleasure reading is too easy.

Many experts (专家) say pleasure reading is very important for l 3 English. Dr. Stephen Krashen, a f 4 expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading h 5 you learn many important things about English. Students learn more grammar and more words w 6 they read for pleasure. They also learn more about good writing.

Dr. Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different w 7 . Each student needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes it p 8 for each student to learn what he or she needs.

Reading for pleasure is not the s 9 as studying. When you read for pleasure, you c 10 your own books, and you don’t have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure reading will help you: learn how English s 11 use English; read faster in English; find examples of good writing in English; learn new w 12 ; learn about the cultures(文化) of English speakers, and so on.

九、书面表达（共5分）

6月3日在江阴市第一中学将有一场义演，请根据以下提示，为宣传海报写一篇60词左右的文章。 1. 组织这场义演的目的是给“希望工程”捐款。2. “希望工程”帮助建造学校，也帮助贫困儿童上学。 3. 义演的门票为每张20元； 4. 义演于晚上6:30开始，9:30结束； 5. 希望你们都会来并支持“希望工程”。

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