江苏省如皋市滨江初中2012-2013学年八年级上学期期中测试英语试题

2012～2013学年度第一学期八年级期中调研考试试卷
英 语
（总分：100分 考试时间：100分钟）
一、听力部分（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分）
A. 听对话，选择合适的图画或答案。每段对话听两遍。（共10分）
( )1.
A.B. C.
( )2.
A. B. C.
( )3. .
A. B. C.
( )4.
A.B. C.
( )5.Why did the children go to the farm?
A. Because the farmers needed help.
B. Because the farmers were hungry.
C. Because the farmers were ill.
( )6.What's the message for Bill?
A. Tom asks Bill to go to the park tomorrow.
B. Jim wants his card back from Bill.
C. Jim asks Bill to go to his birthday party tomorrow.
( )7. Where do they talk?
A. In a park. B. In a shop. C. In a school.
( )8.It's ______ today.
A. snowy and cold B. cold and windy C. snowy and cloudy
( )9.How does the boy go to school?
A. By bus B. By bike. C. On foot.
( )10.Where is Richard going tomorrow?
A. The museum. B. The farm. C. The zoo.
B. 根据所听对话或独白选择正确的答案。每段材料听两遍。（共10分）
听下面一段对话，回答第11至12题。
( )11. Why does the man look tired?
A. Because he went cycling with a friend and forgot the time.
B. Because he did his homework and forgot the time.
C. Because he watched TV very late and forgot the time.
( )12. What does the woman ask him to do?
A. She wants him to walk around the city slowly.
B. She wants him to do his homework earlier.
C. She wants him to go to bed earlier.
听第一篇短文，回答13--15小题。请根据短文内容。选择正确的答案，完成信息记录表。
( )13. A.chat online B.send e-mails C.play games
( )14. A.useful information B.soccer club C.volleyball club
( )15. A.young B.old C.foreign
听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。
( )16. This passage talks about ______.
A.seasons and farmers
B.farmers and students
C.weather and rice
( )17. In ______ rice grows quickly.
A.spring B.summer C.autumn
( )18. Rice grows quickly because ______.
A.it often gets too much rain
B.the weather is hot
C.there is enough rain and the weather is hot
( )19. Why do students often go to help the farmers?
A.The farmers are too busy. They need help.
B.The students like visiting the farm.
C.The students like to go to farms in autumn.
( )20. What kind of weather do farmers hope for their rice?
A.good B.warm C.cold
二、单项选择 (共15小题；每小题l分，计15分)
在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。
( )21. —What do you think of Joe?
—He is ________ honest boy. He can play ________ violin very well.
A. a; an B. an; a C. an; the D. a; /
(??? )22. Lucy is the________ of the twins, and she is the_______ girl in her class.
A. younger; younger B. youngest; youngest
C. younger; youngest D. youngest; younger
(?? ? )23. He always tells funny things to me and ________.
A. makes me to laugh????? B. makes me laughing?????
C. makes me laugh???????? D. makes me laughs
(??? )24. —Don’t forget to close the door after school.
— ________.
A.OK, I won’t???? B. OK, I will.?? C. Yes, I do.?? D. No, I don’t.
(? ?? )25. Helen, ________ her mother, ________ dancing very much.
A. likes; likes?????????B. like; like?? ?????? C. likes; like?????? D. like; likes
( )26. —________ film it is!
—Yes, all of us want to see it again.
A. What a interesting B. How interesting
C. What an interesting D. How interested
( )27. Kate didn’t go to the cinema last night because she had to ________ her sick
dog.
A. look at B. look like C. look for D. look after
( )28. Kitty’s pencil case is ________ Sandy’s. They’re both very small.
A. the same colour as B. different from
C. as new as D. the same size as
( )29. I don’t like eggs ________ milk, ________ I like fish ________ meat.
A. or; and; or B. and; and; but C. or; but; and .D. and; but; and
( )30. Mr Wu is one of ________ in our school.
A. popular teachers B. the most popular teachers
C. more popular teachers D. most popular teachers
( )31. —________ does John go to school?
—He takes the underground.
A. How B. What C. When D. Where
( )32. When it grows ________, it will grow ________ a strong animal.
A. up; up B. up; into C. into; into D. into; with
( )33. The students in our school have ________ days off and spend _________ time doing their homework.
A. less; less B. less; fewer C. more; less D. more; fewer
( )34. Sara kept the secret to ________ and nobody knew about it.
A. hers?????????? ?? B. her C. herself????????????????? D. she
( )35. There ________ elephants if we don’t protect them now.
A. will have no B. won’t be any
C. won’t be some D. will be some
三、完形填空 (共10小题；每小题l分，计10分)
John is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a 36 student when he was young. He was often late for 37 and didn’t like doing his homework.
Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn’t understand much, 38 he always thought he understood everything. One day the teacher 39 the students a question, ‘When Jack was ten years old, 40 brother Bob was twenty. Jack is fifteen now and 41 is his brother Bob?’ John said, ‘ That’s easy. Bob is twice as old as Jack. So he is now thirty.’
Another time, the 42 in a science class asked, ‘ When it thunders（打雷）, 43 do we always see the light before we 44 the sound?’ ‘But, Miss,’ said John quickly. ‘ Don’t you 45 our eyes are in front of our ears?’
( )36.
A good
B tall
C rich
D fat
( )37.
A sleep
B lunch
C class
D play
( )38.
A so
B and
C or
D but
( )39.
A sent
B asked
C told
D found
( )40.
A your
B my
C his
D her
( )41.
A how many
B how old
C what
D who
( )42.
A teacher
B farmer
C nurse
D policeman
( )43.
A what
B when
C where
D why
( )44.
A read
B make
C hear
D smell
( )45.
A say
B hope
C study
D know
四、阅读理解(共l5小题；每小题1分，计15分)
(A)
Lions are big and strong. They have bright eyes, sharp teeth and black points on their brown bodies. So they look beautiful.
Lions can run fast. They are good at catching other animals. Lions like living as a family until baby lions are 2 years old. A lion lives alone during most of its life.
Now, many hunters hurt lions for their fur and meat. They sell their meat to people for meals. They use their fur to make clothes and bags. We must stop this. It is wrong for people to kill lions. We can write to newspapers about the danger the lions are facing. We should tell the government and people about the problems. If we do nothing, soon there will be no lions in the world any more!
( )46. What are lions like?
A. Big and strong B. Big and light
C. Black and white D. Bright and Slim.
( )47. What colour is the lion’s points?
A. Black B. Brown C. Blue D. White
( )48. When do baby lions begin to live alone?
A. 20 years old B. 12 years old
C. 2 years old D. 22 years old
( )49. What do people hunt tigers for?
A. Fur B. Fur and leather bags
C. Fur and meat D. Leather bags and bones
( )50. To save lions, what are NOT in the passage?
A. Write to newspapers.
B. Tell people about the problems.
C. Do a lion count once a year.
D. Ask the government to help.
(B)
One day Jack met his good friend Sue in the park. A dog was looking up at the woman beside her.
　 Jack walked up to Sue and said, “Hello, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a moment?” “Of course, please sit down,” Sue said. Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if( 似乎) waiting to be given some food.
　 “That's a nice dog, isn't he?” Jack said, pointing at the animal.
　 “Yes, he is. He's handsome. He's strong and healthy.”
“And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you've got some food for him.”
　 “That's true,” Sue said. “But I haven't.”
　　They both laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite（咬）?”
　　“No, ”Sue said, “ He's never bitten anyone. He's always gentle and friendly.”
　　Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal's head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit him.
　　“Hey!” Jack shouted. “You said your dog didn't bite.”
　　Sue answered in surprise, “Yeah, I did. But this is not my dog. My dog is at home.”
( )51. Jack and Sue were ________.
　　 A. friends B. neighbours C. classmates D. brother and sister
( )52. The dog looked at the woman because _______.
　　 A. the woman wanted to feed him B. the woman was friendly
　　 C. he was strong and healthy D. he was hungry
( )53. Jack touched the dog because he believed _______.
　　 A. the dog was handsome B. Sue's dog was unfriendly
　　 C. the dog belonged to Sue D. Sue's dog was at home
( )54. We can guess from the story that _______.
　　 A. Sue gave a wrong answer B. Jack made a mistake（错误）
　 　C. the dog wasn’t dangerous D. both Jack and Sue liked the dog
( ) 55. Which of the Following can be the best title of the passage?
　　 A. A Wrong Question B. Sue's Dog
C. A pleasant talk D. Sue's Friend
(C)
We each have memory (记忆力). That’s why we still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things in a shot time, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He learns the sounds, remember them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages easily because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
( )56. Why can some people easily learn many things in a short time?
A. They always sleep very well.
B. They often eat good food and fish.
C. They read a lot of books.
D. They have very good memories.
( )57. When does everyone learn his mother language?
A. At the age of six.
B. When he is a small child.
C. After he goes to school.
D. When he can read and write.
( )58. What does a child need to do before he can speak?
A. He must read and write.
B. He must chat with others.
C. He must hear and remember the sounds.
D. He must think hard and listen to much music.
( )59. What can you do if you want your memory become better?
A. You must eat a lot of food, especially lots of fish.
B. You must keep practicing it.
C. You must say or do things only once.
D. You must become a great man.
( )60. Why can a Chinese learn English easily if he is in England?
A. Because he must speak English every day.
B. Because he will have a good memory in England, not in China.
C. Because his father is an English man.
D. Because his English teacher is better in England.
五、词汇运用 (共l5小题；每小题l分，计l5分)
A)根据句意及所给中文提示,英文解释及首字母提示，写出句中所缺单词
61. Yue Fei was one of the national ____________ (someone you admire very
much) in Chinese history.
62. It was a great day, but they didn’t enjoy it at the____________(开始) .
63. He fell off the tree but didn’t hurt himself at all. How _____________!
64. They enjoyed the ____________（美丽）of the Opera House during their visit
in Australia.
65. It is difficult for giant pandas to ___________(continue to live) in the wild.
B)从方框中选用合适的词，并用其适当形式填空。
please
thin
hear
excite
they
66. An elephant has poor eyesight but good _________ and smell.
67. I went to HK for my holiday, and it was really a __________ trip.
68. Mother giant pandas often leave baby pandas for two whole days by _________.
69. Swimming is not as __________ as cycling.
70. He is as tall as his brother, but his brother is much _________ than he.
C) 请根据句意从方框中选用合适的动词，并用其适当形式填空.
weigh
play
miss
have
not rain
She _________ about 55 kilograms when she was ten .
They will have a picnic in the country if it ______________ tomorrow.
73. They agreed ______________ a Chinese lesson every week.
Get up early , or you ________ the fist train.
The boys ______________football. They are not reading in the room.
六、句型转换（共5题；每小题1分，计5分）
76. My sister is friendly.（对划线部分提问）
_______ your sister ______ ?
77. I think he is right. (改为否定句)
I _________ think he ________ right.
78. Tonny has ten story books. Jimmy has five story books. (保持句意基本不变)
Tonny has books Jimmy.
79. The weather is so lovely on the beach. (改为感叹句)
__________ __________ weather it is on the beach!
80. She was late for school this morning because it rained heavily.( 保持句意基本不变)
She was late for school this morning __________ __________ the heavy rain.
七、根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空1分，计5分）
Kate is both my best friend and my neighbour. She lives next door. I got to her ten years ago . Kate is tall and slim. She has a round face and a long nose. I like her bright , s___81___ eyes . They make her l___82____ really pretty and kind .
Kate is a very clever girl and she likes to help people. She always helps me with my homework. When I feel b___83____ or unhappy, she talks to me and t___84____ me funny jokes . She always wears a smile on her face a____85____ looks happy .
Kate likes to work with children. She would like to be a teacher when she grows up. I believe she will be a very good teacher .
八、阅读与回答问题。（共5题；每小题1分，计5分）
Mr Smith had two sons. One was seven years old, and the other was five. One morning during the holiday, when Mr Smith was cleaning the car, his younger son came and asked him for some money for sweets.
‘Sweets are bad for your teeth,’ Mr Smith said. ‘Take these two oranges instead, and give one to your brother.’
One orange was much bigger than the other, and as the small boy likes oranges very much, he kept the bigger one for himself, and gave his brother the smaller one. When the other boy saw that, he said, ’It’s selfish to take the bigger for yourself. If Father had given me the oranges, I’d have given you the bigger one.’
‘I know you would,’ answered his brother. ‘That’s why I took it.’
86. What was Mr Smith doing one morning?
____________________________________________________________________
87. What did the younger boy ask for?
____________________________________________________________________
88. What did his father give him instead?
____________________________________________________________________
89. Who got the bigger orange?
____________________________________________________________________
90. Why did the elder boy say that his brother was selfish?
____________________________________________________________________
九、书面表达。（10分）
根据提示用英语写一段文字，简要介绍一下中国的国宝（national treasure）—大熊猫，词数70-80。
产地：中国四川、陕西等省份（province）
体貌特征：黑白相间皮毛，大眼睛，圆耳朵，身体虽胖但动作敏捷（move quickly），非常招人喜爱。
爱好：最喜欢吃竹子，会爬树、游泳。
寿命：一般20-25年。
数量：现仅存1000只左右，我们必须尽力保护好它们。
2012～2013学年度第一学期八年级期中调研考试答案
英 语
一．听力部分 (20’)
1-5 CCBBA 6-10 CBABC 11-15 BCBAA 16-20 CBCAA
二．选择填空 (15’)
21-25 CCCAD 26-30 CDDCB 31-35ABCCB
三．完型填空 (10’)
36-40 ACDBC 41-45 BADCD
四．阅读理解 ( 15’)
46-50 AACCC 51-55 ADCBA 56-60 DBCBA
五．词汇 (15’)
A）　1.heroes 2. beginning 3.lucky 4. beauty 5.survive
B ) 1.hearing 2.pleasant 3.themselve 4.exciting 5.thinner
C） 1.weighed 2.doesn’t rain 3.to have 4.will miss 5.are playing
六．句型转换 (5’)
1．What’s , like 　　2．don’t , is 3. more , than
4．What lovely 　 5． because of
七．、短文填空 (5’)
1. smiling 2. look 3.bored 4. tells 5. and
八、任务型阅读 (5’)
1. He was cleaning the car.
2. Some money for sweets.
3. Two oranges.
4. The younger boy.
5. Because the younger brother took the bigger orange for himself.
九、作文 (10’)
略。
听力材料
I.听对话，选择正确的图片。每段对话读两遍。
1. M: What a day!
W: Let’s make a snowman on the snowy day.
2. M: I can’t see Jill. Do you see her?
W: Look! She is behind the tree.
3. M: Have you seen the film Harry Potter?
W: Yes, I have. But I don’t know much about the writer.
4. M: What is your mother doing now ?
W: She is cooking.
II.听对话，完成下面小题，每小题读两遍。
5. W：Why did the children go to the farm?
M: Because the farmers needed help.
6. M：Betty, Jim wants you to take the message for Bill.
W: What is it ?
M: He wants Bill to come to his birthday party tomorrow.
7. M：What can I do for you?
W：I’m looking for a pair of black shoes.
8. M：Look! It’s snowing. Winter is here at last.
W：Yes, and it’s badly cold today.
9. W：I go to school by bike every day..
M：Me too.
10. W：Why don’t you have a rest, Richard ? Tomorrow is Saturday. You can do your homework tomorrow.
M：I hear the mother panda had a baby. I’d like to have a look.
III. 听对话，和短文，回答下面的11至15小题。每段材料读两遍。
听一段对话，完成11~12小题，对话读两遍
W：You look tired today.
M: I went to bed too late last night，I was doing my homework and forgot the time.
W: You’d better go to bed earlier tonight, if you can.
M: Yes, you’re right.
听短文，回答下面13~15小题，短文读两遍。
Japanese schools have many different after-school clubs for the students. Some activities are sports, like soccer, baseball, volleyball and Ping-Pong. Ping-Pong club, computer club and the baseball club are very popular in Japanese schools. Ping-Pong, also called Table Tennis, is a very popular game in Japan. Both boys and girls like to play Ping-Pong. Japanese schools all have good computer rooms. Students can learn to send e-mails, find useful information and so on. Baseball is the most popular sport in Japan. People enjoy watching baseball games on TV, and going to games to cheer for their favourite teams. So many students learn to play baseball at the school baseball club when they are pretty young.
IV．听下面的短文， 短文后有五个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。
Farmers grow rice in many places in China. They begin to grow it in spring. In summer, rice often gets much rain, so it grows quickly at this time of year. The weather in autumn is usually quite nice. It’s harvest time. The farmers are busy. Sometimes students go to their farms and help them with the rice harvest. But when it rains too much, rice can’t grow well. The farmers will not have a good season. The farmers hope the weather is always nice for rice.