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江苏江阴20082009学年第二学期八年级英语期中考试试题华士实验中学 赵海娟命题 王会明审核一、 听力测试 （ 本大题共20 分，每小题1分 ）第一节（共10小题）听下面10段短对话，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。1. How is Linda? A. She is ill. B. She is exciting. C. She is free.2. Why is Mike so happy?A. He has seen his friend. B. He has got a letter from his family. C. He has written a letter to his family.3.Which country is the most popular travel place in the world now?A. China. B.Japan C. France.4. When does the man usually get to his office in the morning? A. At 7：30.B. At 8：00.C. At 8：30.5. How do they usually go to work? A.By bike. B.By bus. C. On foot.6. What is Peters favourite colour? A. White B. Blue C. Black7. What are they talking about? A. An earthquake B. A flood. C. A typhoon.8. Which number is Jerry reading? A. 6,008. B. 6,080. C. 8,060.9. What is Marys sisters job? A. A nurse. B. A doctor. C. A worker.10. What will the weather be like tomorrow? A. cloudy B. rainy C. sunny.第二节（共10小题）听下面3段长对话和短文，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听第11段材料， 回答第11、12题。11. How is Jane now? A. She is sick. B. She is fine. C. She is unhappy.12. Why does Jane phone Nick? A. To say hello to him. B. To tell him what the homework is.C. To ask him what the homework is.听第12段材料，回答第13至15题。13.Who is Mr. Johnson? A. Millies history teacher. B. Millies father. C. Millies geography teacher.14. What will Millie do on Saturday? A. Go climbing. B. Take an exam. C. Stay at home and study.15. Which season is it? A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn.听第13段材料，回答第16至20题。16. Where will they go? A. A town. B. A city. C. A school.17. How will they go there ? A. By train. B. By bus. C. On foot.18. How long will it take them to get there?A. Over 3 hours. B. Over 2 hours. C. Less than 3 hours.19. What will they take for lunch?A. Rice. B. Bread. C. Sandwiches.20. What can they do after lunch?A. Give a call. B. Go shopping. C. Ask questions. 二、单项选择 (本大题共15分，每小题1分)1. This morning, Jack came to school _ than _ student in his class. A. much late; any other B. much later; the other C. much later; the other D. much later; any other2. We can _food _ the hungry children.A. provide; with B. take; with C. provide; for D. take; for3.The correct symbol of “at” is _.A. B. & C. $ D. %4. Simon _ a computer already. He wants to learn_.A. bought; what to use B. has bought; how to useit C. bought; how to useit D. has bought; what to use it 5. He did everything _, his parents were angry with him.A. careful B. careless C. carefully D. carelessly6. Simon _ the photos when I came to visit him. A. enjoyed B. is enjoyingC. was enjoyingD. has enjoyed7. Look! The one-eyed dog is still _after the flood.A. to live B. living C. lived D. alive8. He fell off his bike yesterday, _, he wasnt hurt_.A. unluckily;badB. luckily; badly C. luckily;badD. unluckily; badly9. Excuse me, what _ just now?A. happened B.to happen C.is happening D. did happen10. The flood killed _people. A. over five hundred B. hundreds of C. hundred of D. A&B11. Now the shop factory _ a big shopping mall. A. is turning into B. has turned into C. turned intoD. turns into 12. All of us were _ to hear the _news.A. surprised; surprising B. surprise; surprising C. surprised; surprise D. surprising; surprised 13. - How long have Mr. and Mrs. _? - For more than twenty years.A. married B. been marry C. get married D. been married14. I got quite worried _the coming final exam.A. because B. because of C. so D. since15.- If you have any trouble, be sure to call me. -_. A. Im sorry to hear that. B. I have no trouble. C. I will. Thanks very much. D. I will think it over.三、完形填空 (本大题共5分，每小题0.5分)In 1608, an Englishman named Thomas traveled in Italy. He liked the country and _1_ down everything interesting. But he found one thing _2_ interesting than the others. In his diary Thomas wrote:_3_ the Italians eat meat, they use small forks. They do not eat with their hands because, as they say, people do not always have _4_ hands. Before he went back to England, Thomas bought a few _5_. At home Thomas had a dinner party to show the forks to his friends. When the steak(牛排) was brought out, he took out a fork and wanted to _6_ the steak as the Italians did in Italy. His friends were _7_ when they saw this. He told them what the fork was. They all said that Italians were very strange people because the fork was not easy to use at all. Thomas tried to prove that his friends were _8_, so he began to show that it was easy to use the fork. But the first _9_ of meat he took with the fork fell to the floor. His friends began to _10_ at him and he had to take the fork away. People in England began to use forks only fifty years later. 1. A. broke B. wrote C. went D. put2. A. less B. much C. even D. more 3. A. Why B. When C. Which D. Where 4. A. clean B. big C. dirty D. safe 5. A. knives B. dishes C. forks D. plates 6. A. use B. eat C. make D. cut 7. A. worried B. bored C. tired D. surprised 8. A. honest B. correct C. wrong D. clever 9. A. piece B. kilo C. pound D. packet 10. A. scream B. look C. shout D. laugh四、阅读理解 （本大题共20分，每小题2分）AMr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, “If anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.OK, Dad, said his son. But he was afraid his son couldnt remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then. Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening. The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, Where is your father? The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, No more. The man was very surprised. He asked, No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen? Burnt yesterday evening.1. Mr. Brown told his son that _.A. he would be away from home for four days B. he would be back in seven days C. he would be back in a month D. he liked a cup of tea2. Mr. Brown wrote the words down on _.A. the wall B. the door C. a piece of paper D. his sons pocket3. A man came to visit the boys father on _.A. the second day B. the third day C. the fourth day D. the fifth day4. The man was very surprised because _.A. he thought the childs father was dead B. the child didnt ask him to sit downC. the child gave him a cup of tea D. he couldnt find that piece of paper5. What was burnt? _.A. The piece of paper B. Mr. Smith C. The visitor D. The boyBYears ago, many zoos kept all kinds of animals in small cages. Small cages made it easy for people to see the animals, but a small cage is not a good place for an animal to live in.Today zoos keep animals in different kinds of cages .The cages are very big and open. They usually have plants and little lake. The cages look like the animals habits.Zoos help to protect all kinds of animals. They protect animals in the zoo and they protect animals in the wild. How do they do this? Zoos teach people how animals live in the wild. Zoos want people to help protect the animals wild habitats. Many plants and animals are going extinct(灭绝). Mammoths, which related with theAsian elephants, are now extinct. There are no mammoths in the world today. Scientists say that seventy-four different kinds of living things go extinct every day！Zoos are working together to stop animals from going extinct.1. Zoos kept animals in small cages so that people can _. A. protect them B. see them better C. feed them D. save them2.Today, zoos keep animals_. A. in bigger cages B. in the wild C. in smaller cages D. in the field3. To protect animals, zoos_.A. are trying to keep all kinds of animals B. are trying to free the animalsC. teach people more about animals D. want people to feed the animals4. A mammoth is a kind of _ that has gone extinct. A. plant B. bird C. animal D. tree5. An animal or a plant that is going extinct_.A. no longer exists (存在) in the world B. comes into this world soon C. becomes very dangerous D. has fewer and fewer living members五、单词拼写 (本大题共10分，每小题1分)(A) 根据句意,用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。1. They will lose _ (they) if they go down that path.2. Jack is a _ (honest) boy. He often tells lies.3. The food smells _ (terrible) bad, you wont like it.4. Are you pleased with these _ (dance) performances.5. We held a party to celebrate our fathers _ (forty) birthday yesterday. (B) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。6. His coming can bring many _ (好处) to the villagers.7. We all know that some birds fly to _ (南方的) places in winter.8. Jim _ (借) me a book about animals three days ago.9. Many plants only grow well in _（自然）.10. Noise is unpleasant, _ (尤其) when you are trying to sleep.六、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(本大题共10分，每小题1分)1. Look! Someone _ (lie) on the floor. What is happening?2. If it _ (snow) tomorrow, we wont go to the cinema.3. His friends did all they could _ (help) him out of difficulty.4. On May 12, 2008, a strong earthquake _ (hit) Sichuan, it killed many people. 5. _ (spend) too much time playing computer games is bad for our eyes.6. We must prevent hunters from_ (kill) the animals.7. Many changes _ (take) place in our daily life since the invention of the computer.8. One of the cleaners _ (remove) the snow from 5 to 7 yesterday morning.9. The boy is very happy because he _ (sell) out all the newspaper. 10. There _ (be) two football matches in your school, are there?七、句子翻译 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。（本大题9分，每小题1.5分）1. 上周，我采访了姚明，我最喜欢的篮球运动员。Last week, I _ with Yao Ming-my favourite basketball player.2. 地震后，人们匆忙的移开砖头和石块。People were _the bricks and stones after the earthquake.3. 我希望我所有学生都对学英语感兴趣。 I hope all my students _ English.4. 我们已经很长时间没有见面了，但我们不时的打电话。 We _ each other for a long time, but we make telephone calls _.5.这个机场投入使用三个月了。The airport _ _ for three months .6. 由于搬到了另一个城市，他经常感到有点孤单。 Because of _ another city, he often _.八、缺词填空 根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。 (本大题共6分，每格0.5分) In the p 1 few years, reading has become more and more i 2 in entrance examination(入学考试). So it is quite n 3 for the students to raise their reading a 4 . Here are a few donts that may be h 5 for faster and b 6 reading.1. Dont point at words or hold a pencil under the line w 7 you are reading. This might help little children.2. Dont move your head f 8 side to side while reading. Some students t 9 to read fast, so they move their heads often. But neck muscles（肌肉）can not be moved as q 10 as muscles. 3. Dont say the words to y 11 . Some poor readers often think that it is necessary to mumble（咕噜）the words to themselves while r 12 . In bad cases even their lips（嘴唇）move. This should be avoided(避免).九、书面表达 (本大题共5分)根据所给提示用英语写一篇题为“Saving our earth”的短文。内容要点如下：1.多年以前我们拥有蓝天白云，现在一切都已经改变；2.空气不如以前新鲜了，水污染已经变成了一个很严重的问题；3.由于人们大量砍伐树木，许多野生动物濒临灭绝；4.我们应该尽我们所能保护环境。我们必须注意： 1.第4 要点的内容须用1-2句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；2.短文内容须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；3.词数60个左右。初二年级英语期中试卷答卷纸华士实验中学 赵海娟命题 王会明审核一. 听力（20）1234567891011121314151617181920二单项选择（15）123456789101112131415三完形填空（5）12345678910四阅读理解（20）12345678910五单词拼写（10）1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _10._六动词填空（10）1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _10._七句子翻译（9）1. .2. .3. .4. .5. .6. .八缺词填空（6）1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _6. _7. _ 8. _ 9. _10._11. _ 12. _九书面表达 (5)根据所给提示用英语写一篇题为“Saving our earth”的短文。内容要点如下：1.多年以前我们拥有蓝天白云，现在一切都已经改变；2.空气不如以前新鲜了，水污染已经变成了一个很严重的问题；3.由于人们大量砍伐树木，许多野生动物濒临灭绝；4.我们应该尽我们所能保护环境。我们必须注意： 1.第4 要点的内容须用1-2句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；2.短文内容须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；3.词数60个左右。 英语期中试卷听力材料一、 听力测试 （ 本大题共20 分，每小题1分 ）第一节（共10小题）听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。1. M: Hello, may I speak to Linda?W: Sorry. She isnt in. She has gone to see the doctor. 2. W: Here is a letter for you, Mike!M: Oh, great! I havent heard from my family for a long time. Thank you.3. W: Which country is the most popular travel place in the world now? M: China is the third, only after France and Spain.4. W: What time did you get to your office this morning? M: Eight thirty, but I was half an hour late. 5. M: How beautiful the world is! It snowed heavily last night. W: Its really beautiful, but we cant go to work by bike as usual. Wed better walk today.6: W: Hello, Peter, you are wearing white again. Is white your favourite colour? M: I like white, but of all the colours I like blue best.7: W: Do you know a strong wind hit the city yesterday? It killed several people. M: Oh, really? It sounds terrible.8: W: Can you read this number, little Jerry? M: Let me have a try, Er- Its six thousand and eighty.9: M: What does your sister do, Mary? W: She works in Doctor Wilsons office. She is a nurse. 10. M: What a sunny day today! Shall we go out for a picnic?W: Yes, Id like to, but the radio says it will be rainy tomorrow.第二节（共10小题）听下面3段长对话和短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听第11段材料， 回答第11、12题M: Hello! W: Hi, Nike. This is Jane.M: How are you feeling, Jane? Are you still sick? W: No, I feel better, thanks. Im going to school tomorrow. Whats the homework for the English class?M: The homework? Just a minute-Ok, here it is. Read pages 25 and 26. W: Pages 25 and 26. Ok. Thanks.听第12段材料，回答第13至15题。M: Heres some orange for you, Millie.W: Thank you, Dad.M: What about your history class this afternoon?W: Mr. Johnson was ill in hospital, so we had a Geography class instead.M: Your mother and I will go climbing on Saturday. Will you join us?W: Id like to, but I have to take an exam on Sunday. Id better stay at home and prepare it. By the way, will you go climbing in the mountains?M: Yes, why?W: I know its summer, but it can get quite cold in the mountains, so bring a coat with you.M: Ok, we will.听第13段材料，回答第16至20题。 Hello, boys and girls. Heres some information about our trip to the Sunshine Town. We will go there by bus. Its a long trip, more than three hours, so we have to get up early. The bus will w