2013学年第二学期期中联考
八年级英语试卷
第一部分 听力部分（20分）
听力（1—10每小题1分，11—15每小题2分，共20分）
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
第二部分 笔试部分 （80分）
二、 单项填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
三、 完形填空（本题有10 小题，每小题1分，共10分）
26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
四、 阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
五、 词汇运用（本题A、B两部分。每小题1分，共15分）
51_________ 52___________53___________ 54____________ 55___________
56__________57___________58___________59____________60___________
61__________62___________63___________64____________65____________
六、 任务型阅读 (每小题1分，共5分）
66 67 68 69 70
七、书面表达（本题有1小题，共10分）
Dear Tom,
I’m sorry to hear that you have so many problems._____________
_____________________________________________________________
Yours,
Jenny
学校__________________班级_____________姓名________________学号__________________得分__________________
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第一部分 听力部分（20分）
第一节：听小对话，选择符合对话内容的图片。（每小题1分，共5分）
( )1. What does the girl have to do first
A ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) C ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )
( )2. What sport will Eric do this weekend
A HYPERLINK "http://www.21cnjy.com" B HYPERLINK "http://www.21cnjy.com" C HYPERLINK "http://www.21cnjy.com"
( )3. What food would Tony like to have more
A HYPERLINK "http://www.21cnjy.com" B ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) HYPERLINK "http://www.21cnjy.com" C HYPERLINK "http://www.21cnjy.com"
( )4. How did the man go to the movie last night
A ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) C ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )
( ) 5. What was Mary doing when the rainstorm came
A B C
第二节：听两段长对话，选择正确答案。（每小题1分，共5分）
听下面一段对话，回答第6-7小题。
( )6. What did Tom want Jane to do
A. work for Tom B. teach Tom Japanese C. write the letter
( )7. What will Kate do next year
A. go to Japan. B. change her job C. go to night school.
听下面一段对话，回答第8-10小题。
( )8. What’s wrong with the young man
A. He had a cold. B. He had a headache. C. He had a toothache.
( )9. How long was Jim ill
A. About four days B. About three days C. About two days
( )10. What did the doctor tell Jim to do
A. To take more exercise.
B. To take some medicine
C. To take a walk every day.
第三节：听短文，完成信息记录表。（每小题2分，共10分）
Where will they go 11
How will they go there 12
How long will it take them to get there 13
What will they take for lunch 14
What can they do after lunch 15
( )11. A. A town. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. A city. C. A school.
( )12. A. By train. B. By bus. C. On foot.
( )13. A. 2 hours. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. more than 2 hours. C. more than 3 hours.
( )14. A. Rice. B. Bread. C. Sandwiches.
( )15. A. Give a call. B. Go to the market. C. Ask questions.
第二部分 笔试部分（80分）
二、单项填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
( )16. ---What’s the matter with you
---I have a ___________. I have to see the dentist.
A. cold B. sore throat C. toothache D. headache
( )17. _________ her mother, she became a famous doctor.
A. Thanks f ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )or B. Thanks to C. As a result D. With the help
( )18. Mr. Kin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g was happy to see her son again she couldn’t say a word.
A. so, a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s B. as, as C. so, that D. such, that
( ) 19. _________ you study, _________ grades you’ll get.
A. Harder, better B. Harder, much better
C. The harder, the better D. The harder, the best
( ) 20. The boy is 8 years old, he is ______ to go to school.
A. enough old B. enough young C. old enough D. young enough
( ) 21. ---What bad weather! It’s raining again.
---Yeah. We have to ______our school sports meeting.
A. put away B. put off C. put up D. put on
( ) 22. My grandfat ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )her lives ______ but he doesn’t feel _______ at all.
A. lonely, lonely B. alone, alone C. alone, lonely D. lonely, alone
( ) 23. ---Tom fell down and hurt in the sports meeting.
---Bad luck! He should be careful next time.
A. he B. his C. him D. himself
( ) 24. ---It’s too noisy here. I can’t stand it.
---Me, too. We have to ______ new ways to solve the problem.
A. come up with B. keep up with C. catch up with D. help out with
( ) 25. ---Could you please sweep the floor
--- ___________. I am busy looking after my sister.
A. Yes, sure B. No, I couldn’t
C. No problem D. Sorry, I’m afraid not
三、完形填空（本题有10 小题，每小题1分，共10分）
A boy lost his arms ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) in an accident and his father lost his life later. Since then, he had to 26_ the arms of his younger brother. Except for writing with his toes*, he could hardly do _27 in his life.
As the two brothe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rs grew up together, they had lots of 28 and they often argued. Then one day, his younger brother 29 him. So he was very sad and didn't know 30 to do.
A girl lost her ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) hands because of a fire. Though her elder sister wanted to 31 her, she decided to be completely independent. At school, she always studied hard. Once she wrote the following in her composition*, "I am 32 . Though I lost my hands, I still have legs. Though my wings* are broken, my heart can still fly."
One day, the boy and ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the girl were both invited to a television interview program. They both were asked to 33 something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote "My younger brother's arms are my arms" 34 the girl wrote "Broken wings, 35 heart".
( ) 26. A. go on B. get on C. work on D. depend on
( ) 27. A. noth ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing B. something C. anything D. everything
( ) 28. A. inter ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ests B. hobbies C. questions D. differences
( ) 29. A. hit B. left C. loved D. hated
( ) 30. A. who B. what C. where D. which
( ) 31. A. look at B. look for C. look like D. look after
( ) 32. A. happy B. sorry C. excited D. lucky
( ) 33. A. say B. write C. draw D. paint
( ) 34. A. and B. so C. while D. when
( ) 35. A. flying B. jumping C. beating D. running
四、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
A
Our Family Bulletin *Board*
Family Movie TheatreMovie: Home Alone 5Time: This Saturday night 7:00Place: The living roomEveryone of the family is welcome!Any questions, talk to me Dad
Nancy’s Art ShowMy daughter, Nancy ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )is showing her drawing this Sunday night from 7:00-9:00.There will be 10 wonderful pieces to show. Mom
To Mum,Next Thursday is the day of our trip to the zoo.Don’t forget to prepare lunch for me. Everything is OK except fish sandwiches. Thanks. Ben
Riddle* ----Just for FunIt helps teachers t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 )each their students. As students get more, he gets smaller. (Guess a kind of stationery*) David
( ) 36. The family has at least __________ people.
A. four B. five C. six D. seven
( ) 37. The answer to the riddle is a _________.
A. bag B. pencil-box C. book D. chalk
( ) 38. Which of the following is TRUE
A. Only those who guess the riddles can see the movie.
B. David will show some pictures on Sunday.
C. The family plans to go shopping on Saturday night.
D. The family will see a movie in the living room.
B
Lily, an outgoing gir ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l, is from a rich family. So she can afford* almost everything. But Lily’s parents are too busy to spend enough time with her, which makes Lily more lonely. So, she always goes to WeChat. On WeChat, she can do a lot of things like buying things, reading articles, and making friends with those she doesn’t know.
She uses the n ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ame Linda on WeChat and has made a lot of friends there. Last year Lily made a foreign friend on WeChat. Her name was Cindy and she lived in Sydney. Cindy once sent a picture of “herself”: a tall, good-looking young woman with big eyes. Cindy and Lily were both interested in rock music and modern dance. So, they liked each other very much.
When Lucy’s father ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )told her that he was meeting a friend in Sydney this summer, she went with him to give Cindy a surprise for her birthday. When Lucy came to Cindy’s house in Sydney, she found that her foreign “girlfriend” was a ten-year-old boy named Tony! What a surprise!
( ) 39. Lily doesn’t spend time on WeChat to .
A. make fri ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ends B. read articles C. buy things D. listen to music
( ) 40. What is the real name of Lucy’s “girlfriend”
A. Lucy B. Tony C. Cindy D. Linda
( ) 41. From this article, we know .
A. Lucy uses her real name on WeChat
B. On WeChat, we can only talk with Chinese people.
C. On WeChat, we can talk with people in other country.
D. Lucy’s father went to Sydney to meet Lucy’s friend Cindy.
( ) 42. What’s the best title of the passage
A. A lonely Girl B. A Special Meeting
C. A Real Surprise D. A Boy Called Tony
C
Now many people like ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the game Angry Birds. Here is a piece of good news for them—soon there will be a lot of Angry Birds-themed activity parks around the world.
The first two parks opened in Finland last year, and a few other parks are going to open in the UK. However, people still don’t know when and where Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK.
“As a kind of onl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ine game, it is popular with people of all ages. It’s really an interesting game. And the parks will be interesting places for everyone around the world.” said Peter Vesterbacka, an officer of Angry Birds Company. He also said, “ We want to make Angry Birds a part of pop culture. We’re just getting started.”
Angry Birds-t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hemed activity parks have many interesting places for children to play. They like them very much. People can see the characters and colors from the game in the park. People can also play the Angry Birds game on large screens* in the park. The company wants to invite people to not only play it on the sofa, but to go out, move around and have fun. So everyone will be happy in Angry Birds-themed activity parks.
( ) 43. Where di ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d the first two Angry Birds-themed activity parks open
A. In the UK. B. In Finland. C. In Australia. D. In the USA.
( ) 44. Angry Birds is _______.
A. an online game B. an online movie
C. a talk show on TV D. a game show on TV
( ) 45. Lots of people think Angry Birds is very ______.
A. boring B. easy C. interesting D. difficult
( ) 46. From the passage, we can know_______.
A. Angry Birds is only popular with young people
B. Peter Vesterbacka works for Angry Birds Company
C. there is no screen in Angry Birds-themed activity parks
D. Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK in 2015
D
Every year thousands ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) of young people in England finish school . Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers for a year before they start work or go to university. They give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment*.
Pauline Jones ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), 18, is from Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral* reefs* in the sea. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted*, the coral dies. I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”
“I’m stayi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 )ng with a family here and I also help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself! When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and America.”
( ) 47. Some yo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ung people from England _______ after they finish school.
A. go to u ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )niversity B. spend one year as volunteers
C. go ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to work for money D. start work in schools or hospitals
( ) 48. The underlined word “ research” means _______in Chinese.
A. 搜集 B. 寻找 C. 研究 D. 了解
( ) 49. Pa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )uline Jones wants to _______ after she finishes her work .
A. do some research in Wales
B. study Chinese in a university
C. travel around Belize and America.
D. help do some housework in Belize
( ) 50. From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ______.
A. will die bec ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 )ause of the pollution* B. are not as beautiful as before
C. can’t live wi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 )thout fish in the sea D. will probably be sold for money
五、词汇运用（本题A、B两部分。每小题1分，共15分）
A: 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次。
take difficulty death America heavy
51. The ______ of her little dog made him very sad.
52. He ______ after his father. They are both kind and clever.
53. I think that disa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )bled person may have __________ in using his arms.
54. We were c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 )limbing up the mountain when it began to rain ___________.
55. It is said that ma ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ny ______ teenagers will come to watch the 2014 Youth Olympic Games.
B: 根据所给汉语意思及文章内容，写出单词的正确形式。（每空限填一词）
Sarah is my 56 (邻居 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )). She is one of the best volunteers that I have ever known. She is always ready to 57 (提供) help for people in need. Specially speaking, she likes to visit 58 (生病的) children in hospital to cheer them up; she never minds 59 (募捐) money for those poor people; she often 60 (借) money to friends. She once told me the 61 (事实): “Someone once saved my life. He asked me to 62 (传递) his love to your family, friends and even strangers. I followed him. Now, you can’t 63 (想象) how happy I am when helping those in difficult situations. ” Do you have the same 64 (精神) as Sarah Do you want to join her I 65 (认识到) it’s great to help others, I want to join her at once.
小词典：afford vt. 支付得 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )起 board n. 公告牌 bulletin n.公告 composition n. 作文 coral n. 珊瑚 environment n. 环境 mask n.面罩 pollute vt. 污染 pollution n. 污染 reef n. 礁 riddle n. 谜语 screen n. 屏幕 stationery n. 文具 toe n. 脚趾头 wing n. 翅膀
五、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
阅读下面关于雾霾天气(hazy weather)的注意事项，将图片序号写在对应题号前的横线上。
_____ 66. If you have to go out, please wear a face mask*.
_____ 67. Wash ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )your face and clean your nose as soon as you get home.
_____ 68. Poor air is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 ) bad for people’s health, especially for kids and the old people, so try not to exercise too often outside.
_____ 69. On haz ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 )y days, you’d better close the windows, or open the windows a little and let the air in.
_____ 70. Drink more ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) water or tea, and eat more vegetables and fruit.
A B. C.
D. E.
六、书面表达。(10分)
Tom 最近遇到了难题，他给某医学杂志的专栏作者Jenny 写了一封信，以寻求帮助。
Dear Jenny, I was a very goo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d student before, but these days I can’t follow my teachers at school. I’m very worried about my lessons. I’m always under too much pressure. Now I can’t sleep well at night. I don’t know what I should do. Can you help me Thanks a lot. Yours, Tom
请根据信件内容及下列所给提示，帮Jenny 给Tom 写一封回信。
词数要求：80词左右。
提示： 1.向老师和父母求助，让他们在学习上给予帮助；
2.尽量放松，不要考虑太多；
3.睡前做些运动；
4.在床上听一些轻音乐。
Dear Tom,
I’m sorry to hear that you have so many problems. _______________
Yours,
Jenny听力材料
第一节，听对话，选图片（读一遍）
1. W: Could I watch TV now, mum
M: No, you have to play the guitar first.
2. W: Hello, Eric. Will you go swimming this weekend？
M: Yes, I will. That’s my favorite.
3. W: Tony, please take more fruit and vegetables.
M: Oh, mum. I would like to have more fish.
4. W: Did you go to the movie by bike last night
M: No. I took a bus there.
5. M：What were you doing when the rainstorm came, Mary
W：I was sleeping at home.
第二节：听长对话，回答问题（读一遍）
请听下面一段较长的对话，回答第６、７两小题.
W: Hello, Tom.
M: Hello, Kate, whe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re is Jane I want her to write the letter for me.
W: She isn't working today.
M: Why
W: Because she's lea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rning Japanese in night school.
M: I see. Are you going to night school , too
W: No, I'm not, not this year. But I am going to night school next year.
M: That's a good idea.
2. 听下面一段较长对话 ,回答第８~１０三小题
M: Good morning, doctor .
W: Good morning, Jim . What's your trouble, young man
M: I have a headache and I don't feel well.
W: When did you start
M: Yesterday.
W: let me see. Oh , it's nothing serious, but you'd better take this medicine and stay in bed for a day or two.
M: Thank you very much . Goodbye.
W: Goodbye.
第三节， 听短文，完成信息记录表（读一遍）
Hello, boys and gi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rls. Here’s some information about our trip to the Sun Town. We will go there by bus. It’s a long trip, more than three hours, so we have to get up early. The bus will wait for you at the school gate at 8:00 tomorrow morning. We will take sandwiches for lunch and we will eat together in a park. After that we will walk around the old market. The market sells different kinds of things. You will be able to buy all your presents there. We will meet at the place where our bus stops. If you are lost, please give me a call. My telephone number is 8472894. See you tomorrow.2013学年第二学期期中联考
八年级英语试卷 出卷：钟冬梅 审核：周海平
第一部分 听力部分（20分）
听力（1—10每小题1分，11—15每小题2分，共20分）
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
C B A C B C C B C B A B C C B
第二部分 笔试部分（80分）
二、 单项填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
C B C C C B C D A D
三、 完形填空（本题有10 小题，每小题1分，共10分）
26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
D C D B B D D B C A
四、 阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
B D D D B C C B A C B B C C A
五、 词汇运用（本题A、B两部分。每小题1分，共15分）
51__death___ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )__ 52___takes_____ 53___difficulty__54___heavily____ 55__American_
56 neighbor/ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )neighbour 57____offer___58 __sick___ 59___raising___60___lends__
61___truth____ 62___pass____ 63___imagine___ 64____spirit____65____realize____
六、 任务型阅读 (每小题1分，共5分）
66 67 68 69 70
C B A E D
学校__________________班级_____________姓名________________学号__________________得分__________________
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