黄冈中学初二年级期末考试英语试题及答案

八年级上学期英语试题

第一部分 选择题 （共80分）

第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，计35分） 第一节

单项选择（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）

A)从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出与所给句子划线部分意义相同或相近并能代替的那一项。 26. The students had fun on their school trip last week. A. have a good time B. enjoyed oneself C. enjoyed themselves D. had good time 27.I usually hung out with my friends after school last year.

A. did some shopping B. walked around C. went for a drive D. played sports 28.Do you often help your mother do chores at home ? A. do housework B. do homework C. do the dishes D. do the laundry 29.Kate won her first gold medal at the age of 7 .

A. when it was 7 B. when she was 7 C. at 7 D. when I was 7 30. Mrs. King helped me take care of my daughter when I was away. A. look up B. look out C. look after D. look like B)从A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

31．Teachers should _____ better _____ their students.

A．communicate; with B．communicate; to C．to communicate; with D．communicated; by 32．He borrowed some books _______ the school library last week.

A. to B. from C. of D. with 33．His home is _____ his school. So he walks to school.

A．close B．close to C．far from D．the near 34．Jack is ___________boy in my class.

A．taller B．the taller C．as tall as D．the tallest 35．—What ________ your brother ______ last weekend? —He visited his friends.

A．are /doing B. is /doing C. does /do D. did / do 36．Town Cinema __________ the most comfortable seats.

A．is B．has C．are D. have 37．It’s Sunday tomorrow, so you _______ get up so early.

A．needn’t to B．need to C．don’t need to D．don’t need 38．Jim _______Betty ______see a film once a week last year.

A．invite; to B．invite; for C．invite; for D．invite; to 39．I like _______the floor, it’s _______.

A．sweep; relaxing B．to sweep; relax C．sweeping; relax D．to sweep; relaxing 40．Is there _____ in today’s newspaper?

A. interesting anything B．anything interesting C．interesting nothing D. everything interesting

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41．There is going to _____ a sports meeting in our school next week.

A．have B．hold C．be D．do

42．－_____ are you going to be a math teacher? －I must study hard at math from now on.

A．Why B．How C．When D．What 43．— Could you please take out the trash? —_________________.

A. All right B. That’s all right C. Not at all D. Sorry, I don’t 44．— _____________?

—I’m sorry, I’m busy cooking. Do it yourself.

A．Dad, could I use your CD player B．Mom, could you please clean my bedroom C. Tom, could you please make your bed D. Jack , could I borrow your bike 45．―_______ did he _______ hiccupping?

―He started hiccupping in 1922.

A．How; started B．When; start C．How long; start D．Why; start 46．He didn’t __________ the singing competition.

A．join B．take part in C. went D．listen 47. She likes cooking but she hates _______ the dishes. She thinks it’s so boring.

A．doing B．do C．does D．did 48．Mom, I’m going to do my homework now. Please __________ the TV a little.

A．turn down B．turn on C．turn off D．turn up 49．He wants to find a job ______ a language teacher.

A．likes B．like C．of D．as 50．― __________________? ―He wants to be a teacher.

A．What is Jim going to be when he grow up B．What did Jim do when he grows up C．What’ s Jim going to be when he grows up D．What’s Jim when he grow up 第二节 完形填空（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分） Dear Nancy,

You asked about places to go and things to do in our town. The Downtown Mall is always 51 . It’s a 52 place in the oldest part of town. There are some good stores and restaurants there. 53 , Trendy Clothing Store is in Downtown Mall. It’s a fun place to shop, and it has the 54 quality clothes. The shop assistants are friendly 55 people. My favorite 56 in town is Nick’s Restaurant. It is close to my house. It’s cheap and the hamburgers there are great. I like Dragon City Restaurant, 57 . You can eat wonderful noodles there and the beef noodles are the most delicious! You must try the dumplings there, too. But it’s more expensive than Nick’s. The Big Cinema is the best cinema in town. It has the biggest screen and the most 58 seats. The Del Ray Complex is also a good place to see movies. It doesn’t have the 59 movies, but the tickets are the cheapest.

Anyway, there are lots of things to do and to see here. Come for a 60 soon!

Love, Kate

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51．A．ugly 52．A．fishing 53．A．So that 54．A．better 55．A．with 56．A．school 57．A．too

B．fun B．skating B．best B．for B．also B．newer B．see

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C．dull C．reading C．worse C．to

D．boring D．shopping D．In fact D．worst D．at D．park D．neither D．boring D．oldest D．dinner

B．For example C．Such as

B．restaurant B．comfortable

C．hospital C．either C．newest C．walk C．important

58．A．dangerous 59．A．older 60．A．visit

第三部分 阅读理解（共10小题，每题2分，共20分）

The Year of the Rabbit(兔) will begin on February 3, 2011. We Chinese use 12 different animals to stand for（象征）the order of our birth year. What does it mean to be a “rabbit” ? The rabbit is a symbol(象征) for kind, elegance(优雅) and a love of beauty. People born in the Year of the Rabbit are kind and quick-minded(思维敏捷的). Although they are sometimes shy, they have a strong mind and will run after their dreams all their lives.

Rabbit people are talented and they like artistic activities, such as music and painting. They are so kind and well organized (有良好组织能力的) that they can be great teachers. There are some famous people who were born in the Year of the Rabbit. For example, actress US Angelina Jolie and England soccer star David Beckham. In China, famous director Zhang Yimou and kung fu star Jet Li are rabbits, too.

61．2011 is the Year of ________.

A．Tiger A．音乐的 A．wild

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Many parents make their children do chores around the house. For some families, teaching children what to do and how to do chores is easy. But in other families, getting children to do some housework can be a very big problem.

It is a good idea for parents to teach their children at an early age. All family members must work together to make the house clean, and each person must do his or her share(份) of the work. We can do this by starting plan of chores and responsibilities(责任) when children are young.

Chores are good for children—even very young ones. Doing chores can teach children many important skills(技能) like working together. Jobs also teach children what is fair(公平). The skills and value(价值) from doing chores will be good to children all their lives.

64．The first paragraph(段) tells us ____________.

A．all the parents make their children do chores B．it’s easy to teach children to do chores

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B．Rabbit B．体育的 B．quiet

C．Horse D．Monkey D．运动的 D．calm

62．What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “artistic”?

C．艺术的 C．kind

63．According to the passage, rabbit people may be __________.

C．some children think doing chores is difficult

D．teaching children to do chores is different in different families 65．Children can learn ___________ from doing chores.

A．working together with others C．what is fair

B．how to write D．Both A and C

66．Which of the following sentence is TRUE?

A．It’s a small thing to teach children to do chores. B．Only the children who do chores know what is fair. C．Some children like to do chores but some don’t. D．In a family, young children don’t need to do chores.

C

Lang Lang, the young Chinese pianist, was born in Shenyang in 1982. He began to play the piano when he was 3. At the age of 5, he won first place in a piano competition in Shenyang. People thought he was a genius(天才). From then on, playing the piano became the dream of Lang and his parents.

When Lang was 9 years old, he and his father went to Beijing to study piano. His father even left his work. Although he endured(忍受) great pressure(压力), Lang never gave up his dream of becoming a concert pianist. When he was 17, Lang became famous after he played in a great concert in Chicago, US.

Now 28-year-old Lang is famous all over the world for his great performances. He played at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. He was also one of Times magazine’s 100 Most Influential(有影响力的) People in the World in 2009. He is one of the world’s great musicians. 67．What does Lang Lang do?

A．He is a violinist. B．He is a pianist. C．He is a music teacher. D．He is an engineer. 68．When did Lang Lang win first place in a piano competition in Shenyang?

A．In 1982. B．In 1985. C．In 1987. D．In 1991. 69．Why did Lang Lang’s father leave his work?

A．Because he wanted to find a job in Beijing. B．Because he wanted to learn the piano. C．Because he could find better jobs in Shenyang.

D．Because Lang Lang went to Beijing to study piano and he wanted to give much help. 70．Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Lang Lang works very hard at piano. B．Lang Lang wasn’t famous before 2009. C．Lang Lang was born in Liaoning Province. D．Lang Lang played at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

第二卷 非选择题部分（共40分）

一、任务型阅读(每空1分，共5分)

假设你是Steve, 收到Diana的电子邮件，要你替她租房子。现在请根据邮件内容在租房公司填写有关表格。（第73和74小题请你在横线上填上正确的选项）

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