1、精品文档就在这里-各类专业好文档，值得你下载，教育，管理，论文，制度，方案手册，应有尽有-八年级上学期期中考试 英语试卷（2013.11）命题人：余致晓 审题人：秦玲听力部分（20分）I. 听句子，选答语。（共5小题，共5分）1. A. Music.B. Apple.C. Red.2. A. Not at all.B. Thank you.C. Thats right.3. A. Yes, there is.B. Yes, it is.C. Yes, he is.4. A. I cooked it myself.B. You are right.C. I am glad you like it
2、.5. A. Eight.B. No.8.C. The eighth.II. 听对话，选答案。（共10小题，共10分）6. A. Kevins teacher.B. Kevins father.C. Kevins brother.7. A. Size L.B. Size M.C. Size S.8. A. Because it has a big yard.B. Because it is beautiful.C. Because he likes red.9. A. Sunny.B. Cloudy.C. Rainy.10.A. Next to a bookstore.B. At the se
3、cond crossing.C. Along the street.11.A. 13.B. 12.C. 11.12.A. By bike.B. On foot.C. By car.13.A. At 9 a.m.B. At 10 a.m.C. At 11 a.m.14.A. To a party.B. To the theater.C. To the cinema.15.A. To go travelling with his classmates. B. To go travelling with his uncle. C. To go to his uncles.III. 听短文，选答案。（
4、共5题，共5分）16. What happened to the buildings in the old yard 150 years ago? A. They were pulled down.B. They were moved away.C. They were burnt down.17. What was completely built again last century? A. The yard.B. The tower.C. The village.18. The bell that the visitors see now _ that the old tower had
5、. A. doesnt sound like the oneB. is different from the oneC. is the same one19. The bell is called the sunset bell because _ when the sun goes down every evening. A. it stopsB. it starts to moveC. it sounds.20. According to the speaker, what does the bell bring to them? A. Good luck.B. Good business
6、.C. Peace.笔试部分（80分）I. 词语释义 （ 5分 ） 从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以替代划线部分的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共5小题，每小题1分）21. I hope you will have fun during your visit to Paris. A. get boredB. be funnyC. feel wellD. have a good time22. Dont forget to keep in touch with us while you arrive in London! A. work withB. live wi
7、thC. play withD. communicate with23. Without Mr. Wangs advice, I would not succeed in finishing the model plane. A. helpB. suggestionsC. ideasD. opinions24.He was unaware of our coming. A. knewB. realizedC. didnt realizeD. not know25. My father prefers taking a subway to driving his own car. Because
8、 the petrol is very expensive. A. cheapB. goodC. badD. dearII. 单选填空。从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。(共15小题，每小题1分) 26. -I want to write _ article about the great inventors in the world. Can you help me? -Sorry, I dont know much about _ topic. A. an; aB. an; theC. the; aD. the; the2
9、7. -Who helped you with your English? -_! I learned it all by myself. I think its a _ way than asking for others help. A. Nobody; betterB. Anybody; betterC. Somebody; goodD. Nobody; good 28. When I meet new words while reading, I always _ them _ in the dictionary. A. look; upB. pick; upC. give; upD.
10、 look; out 29. I think _ of the materials I listened to at the beginning of the exam _ easy. A. two thirds; isB. second three; areC. two thirds; areD. two third; are30. -What beautiful shoes youre wearing! How much are they_？-They only _ 10 yuan.A. spentB. tookC. paidD. cost31. -Will you please give
11、 me some ideas on _ English at home? -Well, do a lot of reading and listen to English programs.A. how to readB. how to learnC. when to useD. where to use32. -The classroom is _ clean _ it was yesterday. -Sorry, I forgot to clean it.A; as; asB. so; asC. not so; asD. more; than33. -What _ the number o
12、f students in your school? -More than 2,000. And a number of them _ listening to English songs.A. are; likesB. is; likesC. are; likeD. is; like34. -There is a new film on, will you _ finish your homework before 7:00 tonight? -Im afraid I _. I have too much homework today. Lets see the movie this wee
13、kend!A. can; cantB. be able to; cantC. may; am not able toD. could; may not35. -Many people like to _ things on the Internet nowadays. -But I _ do like that! I enjoy shopping in the Malls.A. order; sometimesB. ask; neverC. get; alwaysD. buy; seldom36. -When do you have _to help me with my English? I
14、 am reading the Encyclopaedia Britannica, but it is too difficult for me! -You can come to me _!A. time; some timeB. times; sometimeC. time; anytimeD. times; anytime37. -Is there anything _ in Mix City today?-Yes. There is an ice skating performance _ held for children. A. specially; speciallyB. spe
15、cial; speciallyC. specially; specialD. special; special38. -With the _ of science and technology, people can talk with each other much more conveniently than before.-But China is still a _ country, people have to work hard to live a better life. A. developed; developing;B. development; developedC. d
16、evelopment; developingD. developing; developed39. -What is 12 divided _ 3? -_.A. by; 4B. with; 15C. by; 36D. from; 940. Which of the following is RIGHT? A. In the early 19th century, the first trains began to carry passenger.B. Dinosaurs lived on Earth more than 60 millions years before human beings
17、.C. The king ordered his men to collect a bag of rice.D. There are many tiny computers around us, and we dependent on them nearly every day.III. 完形填空（10分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 When we were having an English test this morning, I felt somebody was watching me a little too close
18、ly. I turned my 41 quickly and saw Jack, who sat right behind me. My eyes caught 42 and he said very quietly, “I hope you studied for this43 !” “What am I going to do?”I thought to myself. I 44 cheating（作弊）in exams. Besides, Id studied 45_ for the test. Clearly Jack hadnt. During the exam, I tried s
19、everal ways to guard my answers so that Jack couldnt see them. When the exam 46 , I felt I should let him know cheating was 47 . And I didnt want to destroy our friendship. My mind 48 the right words. “Sorry, Jack, 49 you know how I feel about cheating.”I said slowly and gently. “Maybe I could help
20、you 50 before the next test.”“Ok, Bob,” he smiled weakly, “It might not be easy, but Ill have a try.” 41. A.headB.handC.eraserD.pencil 42. A.hersB.hisC.oursD.yours 43. A.examB.jobC.bookD.chance 44. A.suggestB.likeC.hateD.finish 45. A.slowB.slowlyC.hardD.hardly 46. A.endedB.beganC.went onD.took place
21、 47. A.goodB.wrongC.easyD.difficult 48. A.agreed withB.searched forC.took upD.looked at 49. A.andB.alsoC.soD.but 50. A.driveB.moveC.countD.studyIV. 阅读理解（30分） i. 阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项，并在答题卷上将相应的字母符号涂黑。（ 共20小题，每小题1分）( A )Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America. His workma
22、tes gave a nickname (绰号)“Four dollars a bucket of oil” below his name whenever and wherever he wrote down his name. As time went by, people forgot his real name. Later, when Rockefeller, the board chairman(董事长)of the oil company heard of it, he was very surprised, so he invited Albert to his office.
23、“Some people give you a nickname. Why arent you angry?” asked Rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes.“Mr. Rockefeller, I like this nickname very much, because it is our companys advertisement. When someone calls me Four dollars a bucket, I think its free advertisement for our company. Its not
24、necessary for me to get angry. Dont you think so, Mr. Rockefeller?”“What a wonderful man!” Rockfeller said excitedly when hearing Alberts words. “Young man, work harder, you must be successful in the future! I believe in you!”Five years later, Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefelle
25、r. Later Albert said in one of his reports, “I dont think we should feel upset when we have no way to do the worldshaking things.” We should treat everything actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!”51. Albert was _in the oil company at the beginning.A. a workerB. an
26、assistantC. a managerD. the second board chairman52. Albert wasnt angry about his nickname because _.A. he liked to have a nickname B. it could make his workmates happyC. he could become famousD. it was a free advertisement for his company53. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Rockefeller aske
27、d young people to work harder.B. Its very important to do small things well.C. You cant get angry when someone calls your nickname.D. You should make more advertisements for your company.54. What did Rockefeller mean when he said “the world-shaking things”?A. The big thingsB. The interesting things
28、C. The small thingsD. The frightening things 55. What would be the best title for this passage? A. I Believe in YouB. Albert and Rockefeller C. Four Dollars a BucketD. The Second Board Chairman ( B )Skin Diving Interesting & Usefull Skin-diving, a new sport today, takes you into a wonderful new worl
29、d! It is like a visit to the moon!l When under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks because you are no longer heavy, much lighter than on land!l Here, under water, everything is green and blue. During the day, there is plenty of light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hand
30、s!l With a tank of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time, but you must be careful when you dive in deep water.l To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of the sports. Besides, therere more uses for skin diving. You can clean and repair ships without taking them out
31、of water. You can get many things from the deep sea.56. The underlined sentence “takes you into a wonderful new world” in the first paragraph means _.A. the moon is a wonderful place to visit.B. climbing big rocks under water is wonderful.C. skin-diving is a wonderful way for traveling. D. you can s
32、ee many things youve never seen and enjoy yourself.57. With a tank of air on your back, you can _.A. swim like a fish B. have more funC. go deeper under water and stay longer D. catch fish more easily58. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us? A. Skin diving is a new sport today. B. Skin diving
33、 is interesting as well as useful.C. How to catch fish. D. What you can see under water.59. We can probably find this article in a _.A. newspaperB. text bookC. sport magazineD. guidebook60. Which of the following is Not True about skin-diving according to the passage? A. You feel lighter when you go
34、 under water.B. You can clean and fix ships without taking them out of water at skin diving.C. Theres enough light under water all the time.D. You can see fish and catch them at skin-diving. (C )Travel InformationPlace of interestWater CubeWest LakeDisneylandDrangon TowerLocationBeijingHangzhouHong
35、KongHarbinPhone Number010-281355890571-6834557600852-280298220451-82187899Price of Ticket￥60￥50￥300￥150FeatureSpecial bubbly(气泡状的)designThe Broken BridgeCartoon charactersSkywalk根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案。61. It is said that the love story about Xu Xian and the White Snake happened on _. A. Dragon TowerB. Wes
36、t LakeC. Water CubeD. Drangon Tower 62. If a person in Hangzhou feels like visiting Water Cube, he should call _ to get information. A. 0451-82187899B. 0571-68345576C. 010-28135589D. 00852-2808982263. Disneyland, which attracts a lot of tourists from home and abroad every year, is in _ according to
37、the travel information. A. BeijingB. HarbinC. Hong Kong D. Hangzhou64. Two travelers plan to have a birds eye view(俯视) of Harbin, and they need to pay _ from the information above. A. ￥150B. ￥300C. ￥450D. ￥12065. Which of the following is TRUE according to the travel information?A. Water Cube is spe
38、cial in design.B. The price of a ticket for West Lake is the highest.C. In Disneyland, you cant see any cartoon characters.D. Dragon Tower is in Beijing.( D )Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big. And they can eat small animals. One famous
39、 meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap（捕蝇草）.The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the pages of a book. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs. If a fly touches one of the hairs, the le
40、af closes quickly. The fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses the fly until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the fly. Slowly, the plant eats the fly.Why do plants do it? Most plants get what they need from the sun, the air, and the ground. In some places, the ground is very po
41、or. It doesnt have all these important things, especially nitrogen（氮）.Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need. Lets hope that some of the bigger plants dont get the same idea!66. The Venus flytrap is a kind of .A. plantB. animalC. foodD. meat67. The Venus fly
42、trap grows in .A. most parts of the worldB. some parts of AfricaC. dry parts of the United StatesD. wet parts of England68. From the passage, we learn that .A. all plants can eat peopleB. all plants can eat animalsC. some plants can eat peopleD. some plants can eat animals69.The underlined word “pre
43、sses” probably means in Chinese.A.挤压B.关上C.打开D.松开70.Some plants eat animal meat because _.A. plants are dangerous to animals B. animals are dangerous to plantsC. plants want to get what they need from animal meatD. plants want to protect themselves against animalsii. 选择下列方框中的词语或短语完成下面对话。（共5小题，每小题1分）A. come B. recent C. modern D. prefer E. dangerous F. detectiveA: What do you want to be in the future, Sam?B: To be a great (71) _ like my uncle.A: Really? But dont you think it is more (72) _ than any other job?B: Maybe. However, I (7
