北京市和平北路学校2013-2014学年八年级下学期期中测试英语试题

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考生须知 1．本试卷共6页，共7道大题，55道小题，满分100分。考试时间100分钟。2．在试卷上准确填写学校名称、班级、和姓名。3．试题答案一律书写在试卷所给答题空白处上，在试卷其它无效空白处作答无效。4．考试结束，将本试卷和草稿纸一并交回。
一、听力（每小题只有一个选项符合题意。共 15 个小题，每小题 1 分，共 15 分。）
I.根据录音材料，选择适当的图片。
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( ) 2. ( ) 3. ( ) 4. ( ) 5. ( )
II. 根据录音材料，完成表格中的空白信息。
Name Linda
Age 20
Country ____6____
Family ____7____, two brothers and I
Good at Playing the ____8___
Interests Singing, ___9__, and playing ___10__
6.___________ 7.________________ 8._____________ 9.____________ 10.______________
III.根据对话材料，选择出适当的答语。
( )11． A. Yes, I think so.
B. No, thanks. I’d rather have a hamburger.
C. Pizza tastes very nice.
( )12. A. Doing puzzles.
B. Playing the piano.
C. Playing football.
( )13. A. Yes, please.
B. No, thanks.
C. OK. Here you are.
( )14. A. Once a week.
B. For a year.
C. 400 yuan.
()15. A. There will be more flyovers.
B. It will be more beautiful.
C. It was a fishing town 10 years ago.
单项选择（共 10 个小题，共 15 分。）
( ) 1. The story was quite ______ and we felt sad about her experience.
A. excited ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. moved C. exciting D. moving
( ) 2. My father a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sks _______ because I am going to have my final exam.
A. me don’t watch TV B. me not watch TV
C. me not to watch TV D. me don’t watching TV
( ) 3. ________ I was doing my homework, my mother was cooking.
A. Because B. Before C.After D. While
( ) 4. Cars, bus ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )es and bikes ______ stop when traffic lights turn to red.
A. can B. may C. must D. need
( ) 5. --Can you go swimming with us this afternoon
--Sorry ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), I can’t. I ____ take care of my little sister at home because my mum is ill.
A. can B. may C. would D. have to
( ) 6. We were ______ holiday in Qingdao last month.
A. at B. in C. on D. to
( ) 7. Mum is _______ her keys. Let’s help her find it.
A. look ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing for B. looking at C. looking after D. looking at
( ) 8. Which is ______ season in Beijing I think it’s spring.
A. good B. well C. best D. the best
( ) 9. The ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) air in Beijing is getting much ______ this year than last year.
A. clean B. cleaner C. cleanest D. the cleanest
( )10. Half the students in our class ____ girls.
A. am B. is C. be D. are
三、完形填空（共 10 个小题，共 15 分。）
The Americans were ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )getting ready to send their first man to the moon, an old Irishman (爱尔兰人) was watching them on TV in a hotel room. There was an Englishman in the room, too. And he __1__the Irishman, “The__2___are very clever, aren’t they They are going __3___ some men to the moon. It’s a long __4___ from our world.”
“Oh, that’s __5___,”the Irishman answered quickly.” “The Irishman are going to send some men to the sun in months. That’s ___6___ away than the moon, you know. ”
“Yes, it is.”The Eng ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lishman said, “__7___ the sun is too __8___for people to visit.”
The Irishman laughed and answered, “Well, the Irish are clever, too, you know. We __9___ go to the sun during the day, of course. We’ll go there __10___.”
( )1. A. said to B. told C. talk to D. speak to
( )2. A. Englishmen B. Americans C. Irish D. French
( )3. A. to reach B. to send C. to give D. to rest
( )4. A. time B. street C. road D. way
( )5. A. good B. nice C. true D. nothing
( )6. A. long B. far C. farther D. much farther
( )7. A. And B.But C.Or D. Because
( ) 8. A. Hot B. warm C. cold D. cool
( )9. A. don’t B. can’t C. won’t D. mustn’t
( )10. A. in the morning B. in the afternoon
C. in the evening D. during the night
四、阅读理解（共 10 个小题，共 20 分。）
A
We each have a memory. That's why we can still remember things after a long time. Some peoplehave very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people canonlyremember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of theworld havegot surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning languages. Everybody learns his mother language whenhe is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children areliving with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easilyas one because theyhear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easyto learn a foreign languagebecause the pupils 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.
( ) 1. Some peo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ple can easily learn many things by heart because _______.
A. they always slee ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )p well
B. they often eat good foot
C. they read a lot of books
D. they have very good memories
( ) 2. Everybody learns his mother language _______.
A. at the age o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f six
B. when he is a small child
C. after he goes to school
D. when he can read and write
( ) 3. Before a child can speak, he must _______.
A. read and write
B. make sentences with the words
C. hear and remember the sounds
D. think hard to make sounds
( ) 4. In school ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the pupils can't learn a foreign language easily because _______.
A. they have no good ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )memories
B. they have no good teachers
C. they don't like it
D. they are busy with other subjects
( ) 5. Your memory will become better and better _______.
A. if you have ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) a lot of good food
B. if you do more and more exercises
C. if you do morning exercises every day
D. if you get up early
B
It's Sunday. Children don't go to school on Sundays. But Kate gets up early in the morning. "It's mybirthday. I'm eight years old today." she thinks, "Where are Dad and Mum I want to know what they cangive me for my birthday."
Her father and mother are not at home. They are going shopping. And now they are talking about whatto buy for Kate.?
Dad: "How about the doll It looks nice. I think Kate would like the doll."?
Mom: "I don't think so. She is not a little girl. I think she likes a new dress. Girls often likenew dressesvery much."?
Dad: "But she has a few new dresses and some new blouses. Oh, I think she must be veryhappy to havea box of colorful pencils and some picture books. Do you think so "
Mom: "Yes. Let's go over there and buy them."
( ) 6._____ often like new dresses.
A. GirlB. The girl
C. GirlsD. The girl's
( ) 7. Kate has _____ new dresses.
A. fewB. a lot of
C. someD. one or two
( ) 8. _____ doesn't want to buy the doll.
A. KateB. Kate's father
C. Kate's motherD. the shopkeeper
( ) 9. From the passage (短文), we can know Kate is ______.
A. in the schoolB. at home
C. going to schoolD. going shopping
( )10. From the passage, we can know Kate _____.
A. doesn't like a d ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )oll
B. doesn't like a dress
C. doesn't know what her parents buy for her
D. doesn’t know how to draw
五选四（共 4 个小题，共 10 分。）
　　When I was about ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Sometimes she said I was lazy. _____1_____. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with her as long as I could. _____2_____ I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
　　He listened to me ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
　　I did as he told me. _____3_____. I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”
　　_____4_____. The sit ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )uation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure（珍惜）all you life!
A. To my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.B. Many years have passed.C. At last, I became very angry.D. I didn’t like her at all.E. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student.
　　
1._________ 2._________ 3._________ 4. __________
完成句子（共 5个小题，共 15 分。）
My dad _________ _______ smoking two years ago.
我爸爸两年前戒烟了。
The athletes __________ _____ Beijing last night.
那些运动员昨天晚上到了北京。
Linda ______ _____ ______ _________ in the match yesterday.
琳达在昨天的比赛中状态很好。
You should answer more questions and________ __________ _________.
你应该上课多回答问题并认真记笔记。
_______ ____ ____________! We missed the fantastic TV programme.
真遗憾！我们错过了那个精彩的电视节目。
文段表达 (10分)
根据中英文提示写一篇作文，可适当发挥 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。词数70词左右。 Peter昨天早上骑自行车去上学，由于匆忙，在十字路口被一辆小汽车撞了，右腿受伤，被送往医院。
可用词汇：got up late, h ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )urried to school by bike, hit, broke his leg, be sent...to hospital, stayed there, felt sad, be more careful
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