1、第 1 页 共 8 页兴化市板桥初中20102011 学年度第一学期期中考试八年级英语试卷一、听力（30 分）. 听录音，选出与你所听到的句子意思相同或相近的选项（听两遍） （5 分）( ) 1. A. I think he can help you. B. He can help you, I think.C. He cant help you, I think. ( ) 2. A. He liked Maths best. B. He liked science best.C. He liked both science and Maths best.( ) 3. A. Im sure w
2、hat to buy for my mother. B. I cant decide what to buy for my mother.C. I know what to buy for my mother.( ) 4. A. I cant buy the car because its too expensive.B. The car is expensive, but I can buy it.C. The car isnt expensive, so I can buy it.( ) 5. A. He is very young, so he can go to work. B. He
3、 is very old, so he can go to work.C. He is not old enough, so he cant go to work. 根据所听对话和问题，选择正确答案。 （听两遍） （5 分）( ) 1. A. In 1982. B. In 1983. C. In 1993.( ) 2. A. Kate. B. Kates sister. C. Mary.( ) 3. A. In the shop. B. In the park. C. In the classroom.( ) 4. A. Summer. B. Autumn. C. Winter.( ) 5.
4、A. Tea with sugar. B. Tea with milk. C. Tea with nothing. 听对话及问题，选择正确答案。 （听两遍） （10 分）听第一段材料，回答 12 小题。( ) 1. Where will they go?A. A school. B. A library. C. A hospital.( ) 2. When will they go?A. Next Monday. B. Next Tuesday. C. Next Saturday.听第二段材料，回答 35 小题。( ) 3. Why does the boy telephone English
5、-help Club?A. He wants to join the English Club. B. He has some problems with English.C. He wants to help others with their English.( ) 4. What is the boy weak in?A. Speaking and writing. B. Speaking and listening. C. Only listening.第 2 页 共 8 页( ) 5. What does the woman tell the boy to do?A.Try to s
6、peak English as much as possible. B. Keep an Engllish diary and listen to Englilsh songs.C. Join a language club, listen to more tapes and learn English songs.听第三段材料，回答 610 小题( ) 6. Where does the woman want to go?A. No. 1 Middle School. B. No.4 bus stop. C. A post offfice.( ) 7. How long will it ta
7、ke the woman to get to the school on foot?A. About half an hour. B. About an hour. C. About ten minutes.( ) 8. Which bus can the woman take to the school?A. The No. 1 bus. B. The No. 14 bus. C. The No. 4 bus.( ) 9. Where can the woman find the bus stop?A. Near the white birdge. B. In fornt of the po
8、st office. C. Near a shop.( ) 10. How will the woman go to the school?A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By taxi.听短文，选出正确答案（听两遍） （10 分）( ) 1. What does Linda do?A. Shes a teacher. B. Shes a doctor. C. Shes a nurse.( ) 2. How does Linda go to work?A. By car. B. On a bike. C. On foot. ( ) 3. How far is it from
9、 Lindas home to her work place?A. About 20 minutesride. B. About 16 minutes ride. C. About 30 minutes ride.( ) 4. What time does Linda finish work every day?A. At 4 pm in the afternoon. B. At 8 pm in the evening. C. At 6 pm in the evening.( ) 5. Why does Linda like her job? A. Because her job is ver
10、y easy. B. Because she wants to make people healthy.C. Because she can make much money.二、单项选择（15 分）1. What about your school life? It watching TV.A. like B. likes C. is like D. liking.2. do you go to the cinema? Twice a month.A. How long B. How often C. How many D. When3. Do you know who they are wa
11、iting the bus stop?A. for B. for at C. at D. for on4. He help his friends.A. ready to B. is ready to C. ready for D. is ready for 第 3 页 共 8 页5. I like that restaurant KFC, the fast food is delicious.A. name B. named C. naming D. to name6. He eats food, so hes fat.A. much too; too much B. too many; t
12、oo muchC. too much; much too D. too much; too more7. The film was so that I was when I saw it.A. frightening; frightenful B. frightened; frighteningC. frightened; frightful D. frightening; frightened8. I decided with him.A. not to play B. not play C. no play D. no to play9. important work it is!A. W
13、hat an B. What C. How D. How an10. Xing hua seems quite different what it was 20 years ago.A. with B. of C. from D. for11. I didnt visit my teacher yesterday, I studied at home .A. instead B. insteadly C. instead of D. insteadly of12. He knocked the glass of water my desk when he came .A. off; in B.
14、 off ; into C. down; into D. down, in13. Does he to get up early? No, theres no for him to get up so early.A. need; need B. needs; needs C. need; needs D. needs; need14. Our hometown is famous crabs.（螃蟹）A. as B. for C. with D. by15. We should be generous old people.A.to B. at C. with D. for三、完型填空（15
15、 分）Once a Frenchman 1 to England. He knew a little English. One day 2 he was sitting by the window of a restaurant and having lunch, he 3 a voice “ Look out”. So he put his head 4 of the window to find 5 what was the 6 outside. At this monent a basin 7 water poured over his 8 . He was very angry. He
16、 shouted , “ Damn you（该死）. See 9 you are doing.” Some men passed by and laughed at him and he got even angry. One of the man said to him, “ You must be a foreigner, Look out in English means Be 10 .”( ) 1 . A. got B. reached C. arrived D. walked( ) 2 . A. when B. if C. because D. after( ) 3 . A. lis
17、tened to B. listened C. heard D. hear( ) 4 . A. out B. in C. on D. down( ) 5 . A. up B. about C. out D. of( ) 6 . A. wrong B. matter C. thing D. danger第 4 页 共 8 页( ) 7 . A. in B. with C. for D. of( ) 8 . A. had B. head C. foot D. back( ) 9 . A. what B. why C. when D. where( ) 10. A. careful B. afrai
18、d C. ready D. pleased四、阅读理解(A)If you do not use your arms for some time, they will become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows, yet people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.When somebody says that he has a good memory, he really
19、means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chances to be strong.If a friend says that his arms and his legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault（过错）,But if he tells us that he has a poo
20、r memory, many of us think that his parents are to be blamed（责备）,and few of us know it is also his own fault. Have you ever found that some people cant read or write but they usually have better memories? This is because they cant read or write and they have to remember days, names, songs and storie
21、s, so their memories are being exercised the whole time.So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people practise remembering.( ) 1. When we see a man with strong arms and legs, we know that he .A. is a sportsman B. uses them very often C. never uses them D. is will( ) 2. If a man has a g
22、ood memory , it means that .A. his memory is often used B. his father or mother has a good memory ,tooC. he cant read or write D. he does not use his arms or legs often( ) 3. Some people cant read or write, .A. so they have many troubles B. because they have good memoriesC. because they practise the
23、ir memories too littleD. but their memories are very good( ) 4. Your memory becomes weak if .A. you do not give it enough chances for practisingB. your arms and legs become weakC. you learn to read and writeD. you go to school( ) 5. Which do you think is the best title of the passage?A. Dont Stop Us
24、ing Your Arms and Legs. B. How to Have a Good Memory.C. Strong Arms and Good Memory. D. Why Some People Cant Read.(B)Hi, I am Annie. I live in a building on a hill. I like my flat because it has big windows. We 第 5 页 共 8 页can see the green hills from our sitting room. We dont have a garden but we ha
25、ve some plants on the roof （屋顶）. We often go up to the roof in summer.My building is on a quiet street, but it is not far from the bus stop. If I want to go shopping, I can walk too Sunnyside Shopping Mall. You can buy lots of souvenirs there. My favourite place is Summer Road. We like to go walking
26、 there after dinner. It is very quiet and peaceful and the air is clean.( ) 6. Annie lives in a building .A. near a lake B. on a hill C. near the sea D. near a park( ) 7. Annie likes her flat because it has windows.A. small B. nice C. green D.big( ) 8. After dinner, they like to .A. go shopping B. p
27、lay badminton C. go walking D. listen to music( ) 9. The air in Summer Road is .A. clean B. quiet C. peaceful D. polluted( ) 10. Annie likes Summer Road because .A. its on the hill B. its quiet and peaceful C. the air is clean there D. B and C(C)O. Henry, A famous American writer of short stories, w
28、as born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry w
29、ent to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked for a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen（偷）it, so he was sent to prison（监狱）. During the three years in prison, he learn
30、ed to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.( ) 11. was the real name
31、of the famous American writer.A. O. Henry B. William Sydney Porter C. Carolina D. Texas( )12. O. Henry was sent to prison because .A. people thought he had stolen the money from the newspaperB. people thought he had stolen the money from the bankC. he wanted to write stories about prisonersD. he bro
32、ke the law（法律）by not using his own name( ) 13. Which of the following is true?A. O. Henry was from a rich family.B. O. Henry was in school for a long time.C. O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.第 6 页 共 8 页D. O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.( ) 14. O. Henry got mo
33、st materials（材料）for his stories from .A. his happy life as a boy B. New York and the poor of the cityC. the newspaper D. his life in prison( ) 15. People enjoyed reading O. Henrys stories because .A. they had surprising endings B. they were easy to understandC. they showed love for the poor D. they
34、were about New York(D)American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school year: the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students
35、are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.High school students take only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things.After high school, many students go to c
36、ollege. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get money for their studies.( ) 16. In America a school year has .A. three terms B. four terms C. two terms D. one term( ) 17. Most American children begin to go
37、to school when they are years old.A. five B. six C. seven D. eight( ) 18. After high school, many students go to .A. factories B. parks C. cities D. college( ) 19. High school students take subjects each term.A. only nine or ten B. only one or twoC. only two or three D. only four or five( ) 20. Many
38、 college students after class.A. go to a large college B. work for moneyC. go to a small college D. give a lot of money五、根据所给单词的正确形式填空（10 分）1. It is an (amaze) animal, it has long teeth.2. I taught myself how (make) a home page.3. I think (dive) is much more interesting than swimming.4. He hopes (be
39、come) a doctor in the future.5. The patient（病人）feels much (well) today.6. There are over a hundred places of (interest) from all over the world.7. Yesterday they had a good time (play) in the zoo.8. Marry Curie is (famous) woman scientist I have known about.第 7 页 共 8 页9. His father didnt agree (lend
40、) him the bike.10. The girl is old enough to dress (she).六、任务型阅读（10 分）We often talk about snails（蜗牛）and their slow move. But much of the time snails dont move at all. They are in their shells（壳）, sleeping.Hot sun will dry out（使变干）a snails body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail puts its body
41、into its shell. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So when it rains ,a snail does thething, (1) . A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It spends all the winter months in its shell, sleeping.In spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out from the shell. While hungr
42、y, the snail looks for food. Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers（触角）,are very weak, but its sense of smell is very good.(2) It helps the snail find food.no bigger, than, mouth, is, a snails, the point. of a pin.(大头针） (3) Yet it has 256,000 teeth!The teeth are very small, and you cant see them. I
43、f you put a snail into a hard paper box, it will bite a hole in the box and move out! And if a snail wears out（磨损）its teeth it will grow new ones.1 将句（1）划线处填上正确单词，使句意完整。; 2 请将句（2）翻译成中文3 请将句（3）中的单词连成一个符合语境的句子。4 请根据短文内容，判断句子的正（T）误（F） 。( ) A snail can find food by its eyes at the end of the top feelers.5 请根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。( ) If you put a snail into a hard paper box, it will .A. die B. put its body into its shell.C. fall asleep D. eat its way out七、首字母填空（10 分）Yesterday we had a good time. Mr Wu i 1 us to join in their trip to the World Park. We got on a c 2 . The trip took us about two
