云南省昆明三中、滇池中学八年级英语下学期期中试题 人教新目标版.doc

云南省昆明三中、滇池中学2012-2013学年八年级英语下学期期中试题 人教新目标版听力部分 （共4节，满分20分）第一部分 听力（共四节，满分20分）第一节 听句子，选出与所听句子内容相符的图画。听录音前你有10秒钟的读题时间，注意听两遍。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）第二节 根据所听到的句子，选出恰当的应答语。听录音前你有10秒钟的读题时间，注意听两遍。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）( ) 6. a. yes, there be. b. yes, there wont. c. no, there wont.( ) 7. a. not at all. b. ok, i will. c. thank you.( ) 8. a. i was sleeping. b. yes, i was. c. he was in the barber shop.( ) 9. a. it doesnt matter. b. youre welcome. c. you should say sorry to your teacher( ) 10. a. have a good time. b. good luck. c. the same to you.第三节 听对话及问题，选择正确答案。听录音前你有10秒钟的读题时间，注意听两遍。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）( ) 11. a. he argued with his mother. b. he is ill. c. his haircut is out of style.( ) 12. a. on may 1st. b. on june 1st. c. on july 1st.( ) 13. a. he thinks its boring. b. yes, he does. c. no, he doesnt.( ) 14. a. english b. math c. yes, he is.( ) 15. a. a watch b. some flowers. c. a watch and some flowers第四节 听短文，根据短文内容回答问题。听录音前你有15秒钟的读题时间，注意听三遍。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）( ) 16. when did the terrible earthquake happen? a. on may 12th, 2009 b. on may 13th, 2008 c. on may 12th, 2008( ) 17. what is the story about? a. love b. home c. hope ( ) 18. why were the soldiers(士兵) surprised when they found the baby? a. because the baby was dead. b. because the baby was alive. c. because the baby was in his mothers arms.( ) 19. what was the baby doing when the soldiers found him? a. he was crying. b. he was playing. c. he was sleeping. ( ) 20. did the baby hurt? a. yes, he did. b. no, he did. c. no, he didnt.第二部分 笔试（满分80分）一、词组互译（10分，每小题0.5分）1、in the future _ 2、去滑冰 3、hear about _ 4、发生 5、on the other hand _ 6、进来 7、world trade center _ 8、理发店 9、keep out _ 10、打电话给 11、whats wrong? _ 12、不时髦的 13、the same as _ 14、世界杯 15、be able to _ 16、爱上 17、as as possible _ 18、实现 19、run away _ 20、各种各样 二、单项选择（15分，每小题1分）( )1. he said it was _ better if she did her _ work. a. more, own b. much, herself c. more, herself d. much, own( )2. i was born _ the morning of june 25, 2001. a. on b. in c. at d./( )3. all the students must come to school _uniforms. a. wear b. in c. have d. on( )4. my mother _the newspaper when i arrived home. a. reads b. is reading c. have read d. was reading( )5. how _ i was at that time! a. surprise b. surprises c. surprised d. surprising( )6. there _ a football mach tomorrow. a. is going to have b. has c. will be d. will has( )7. tom is tall but jim is _taller. a. very b. even c. too d. more( )8. your brother is sleeping. youd better _. a. not wake up him b. not to wake up him c. not wake him up d. not to wake him up( )9. there are more than two _ languages spoken in nigeria. a. hundred b. hundreds c. hundreds of d. hundred of( )10.i dont know _. a. where is he b. where does he live c. where he lives d. where lives he( )11.you shouldnt _here. my baby _. a. playing; sleeps b. to play; is sleeping c. plays; sleeps d. play; is sleeping( )12.i looked for my lost key everywhere, but i didnt find it _. a. somewhere b. anywhere c. nowhere d. everywhere( )13.the teacher didnt begin her class _ the students stopped talking. a. until b. because c. after d. when( )14.she said _ she was having a party for lana. a. that b. which c. where d. when( )15.what were you doing when the world trade center in new york _ terrorists. a. destroyed by b. destroyed to c. was destroyed by d. was destroyed to 三、完型填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）these days, it is found that school students hardly have any sports. is it because they have no interest in sports? it may not be true. they often say they have 1 more important things to do.what are these important things? exams! they have to get 2 ready(准备) for all kinds of exams and tests in school. so many of them almost become bookworms(书呆子). in the past, in the summer holidays，they could do 3 they liked, but now they have to 4 all their time preparing(准备) . so 5 have kept them away from going in for sports.because of the pressure from 6 parents and teachers, they 7 to work harder and spend most of their time 8 books. as for the students themselves, they dont want to fail the lessons because they want to further their studies(深造). so it is necessary to give 9 of their spare(空闲的) time to their studies and give up their school sports.its true a good education cannot go without physical training, the same is true, a quick mind hardly goes along with a 10 body. without a strong body, you can never do anything well, how can you make great success in life?( ) 1. a. a little b. still c. much d. rather( ) 2. a. himself b. themself c. themselves d. you( ) 3. a. some thing b. something c. everything d. nothing( ) 4. a. give b. spend c. take d. cost( ) 5. a. teachers b. parents c. studies d. holidays( ) 6. a .his b. ones c. their d. others( ) 7. a .try b. hope c. have d. enjoy( ) 8. a .in b. at c. to d. on( ) 9. a .few b. any c. all d. none( ) 10. a strong b. heavy c. weak d. ill四、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）alinda felt unhappy. the weather was cold, it was raining a lot. a week ago she had the flu.(流感), and she was still looking for a job. every night she studied the newspaper ads for job openings. but none of them suited her fine(对很合适).one evening, she talked to her cousin margaret about it.“of course you are depressed(沮丧),” said margaret.“you had the flu last week, the weather is terrible, and you are worried .you dont look well, linda. you should eat better, exercise every day and get some sunshine. you should be healthier before you look for a job.margaret showed linda a newspaper ad. it said that there was a special three-day trip to mexico, and it was not expensive. she said to linda, “why dont you have a three-day vacation there? there are delicious food and lots of sports. you can do a lot there.”“what a good idea!” linda said,“maybe i should have a good rest.”根据短文内容，判断正误，正确的填“t”错误的填“f”。( ) 1.the weather was cold and wet.( ) 2.linda was depressed because of the flu.( ) 3.linda should be healthier after she looks for a job.( ) 4.margaret asked linda to buy something that was not expensive.( ) 5.linda agreed with her cousin and wanted to have a trip to mexico.bin a small village there was a postman. when he was 20 years old, he started sending all kinds of happy or sad stories to the villagers homes 50 kilometers away day after day. twenty years flew by, and many changes took place, but there were still no trees along the road, only flying dust.“how long shall i go along this dusty road?”as soon as he thought he has to spend his life riding the bike on the road with no flowers or trees, he felt very sad.one day when he finished sending the letters and was ready to return, he passed by a flower shop. “right, thats it!” he walked into the shop, bought some wild flower seeds(种子), and the next day he began to drop these seeds along the road. after one day, two days, one month, two months he always kept dropping the wild flower seeds.after long, a lot of little flowers came out along the road, blooming(开花)in all seasons. for the villagers, the flowers and the sweet smell were more pleasant than any letters the postman sent in all his life.on the road without dust but full of flowers, the postman rode his bike happily. he never felt lonely or anxious any more.根据短文内容，判断正误，正确的填“t”错误的填“f”。( )1. the postman began sending letters to the villagers at the age of 20.( )2. the postman felt sad because there were no flowers or trees along the road.( )3. the postman went to the shop to send a letter.( )4. the villagers and the postman were anxious after the flowers came out.( )5. we can learn from the story that everyone can make life more beautiful.cdo you know weibo? do you write a weibo? if you dont, you are “out” ! weibo means micro-blog. people may spend much time writing a blog, but it takes a little time to write a micro-blog. why? because every message on a micro-blog is less than 140 words.micro-blog started in the usa. it came to china in 2009 and it has developed very fast. in 2011, the number of chinese micro-bloggers grew to 300 million. now more and more people are interested in writing micro-blogs. for many micro-blog users, it is a great way of learning the freshest news, talking with friends and sharing (分享)different kinds of information, including news, daily life, pictures, music and so on. many stars and famous people also write micro-blogs and share good things with their fans. and they can send micro-blog through computer or mobile phones anytime, anywhere.it is easy and fast to send a message on a micro-blog. however, this can also lead to problems and even cause panic (恐怖) . for example, when the big earthquake and tsunami(海啸) hit japan in march, 2011, message like “salt can protect(保护) people from radiation(辐射) ” were hot on micro-blogs. it soon caused a crazy buying of salt, later people realized it was just a rumor(谣言).in a word, micro-blog has played a new role in the life of chinese people.根据短文内容，选出最佳选项。( ) 1. people can write words on a micro-blog.a. more than 140 b. more than 300 c. less than 140 d. at most 1000( ) 2. , the number of chinese micro-bloggers grew to300 million. a. in 2009 b. in 2010 c. in 2011 d. in 2012( ) 3. micro-blog users cant through micro-blog.a. learn the latest news b. play computer games with friends c. talk with friends d. share different kinds of information( ) 4. which of the following is true?a. micro-blog appeared in china only one year ago but it has developed rapidly.b. writing a micro-blog is a personal action and cant lead to problems and cause panicc. as a popular thing, micro-blog has its advantages and disadvantages.d. more and more chinese show great interest in micro-blog because it started in the usa.( ) 5. we can probably find this passage in .a. an advertisement b. a music magazine c. a film magazine d. a newspaperd john and bobby worked in the same company. both of them worked very hard. however, several years later, mr. ted, the boss of the company, asked bobby to be market manager. john could not accept the fact. he thought the boss only liked those who flattered(奉承) him. so he decided not to work there. the boss knew john well and asked john to do one thing before he left. he asked john to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market. soon john returned and said that he found a man selling watermelon. the boss asked him how much the watermelon was. john shook his head. the boss asked john to wait a moment. then he called bobby to come to his office. he asked bobby to do the same thing. when bobby returned, he told the boss that only one person was selling watermelon. it was $1.2 a kilo and $10 for 10 kilos. each watermelon weighed about 2 kilos. all came from the south two days ago. john was much moved and realized the difference between himself and bobby. chances are in the daily details(细节) and a more successful person sees more and farther.根据短文内容，选出最佳选项。( ) 1. who was the market manager? a. john. b. bobby. c. ted. d.jack( ) 2. how did john feel about teds choice first? a. moved. b. annoyed. c. accepted. d. excited( ) 3. why did ted ask john and bobby to do the same thing?a. to buy some fresh watermelons for the workers.b. to find the price of watermelon in the market.c. to help john know the difference between himself and bobby.d. to buy the cheaper one( ) 4. what can be the best title(标题) for the passage?a. more details, more chances.b. more practice, more success.c. better luck, better jobs.d. more questions, more chances.( ) 5. the underlined(下划线的)word meansa. 移动的 b. 生气的 c. 激动的 d. 感动的五、句型转换（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）1、he was so tired that he couldnt get up early.（改为同义句） _2、mary said “ i can dance well.”（改为间接引语） _3、my brother plays computer games once a week.（对划线部分提问） _4、they went to beijing last week.（用next week改写） _5、the alien visited the museum of flight.（改为否定句） _六、用括号里的词的正确形式填空（共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分）dear grandma, hows it _1_ (go)? i hope that grandpa is well now. i was sorry _2_ (hear) that he had a cold last week. i hope you are in good health.things are fine here. i finished my end-of-year exams last week and _3_ (get) my report card. i always get nervous when i see the envelope from school in the mail but _4_ (lucky) i did ok this time. i had a really hard time _5_ (study) my science this term, and i _6_ ( was) surprised to find that my _7_ (bad) report was from my science teacher. she said i _8_ (be) lazy, which isnt true. its just that i find science really difficult. another disappointing result was in history. my history teacher said i _9_ (can) do better. the good news is that my math teacher said i was hardworking. and my spanish teacher said my listening was good. well, thats about all the news i have for now. mom and dad send their _10_ (love) love, alan七、补全对话（5分）补全对话：根据对话内容，在空白处写出恰当的句子，使对话意思连贯完整。所写句子应与所给的标点符号一致。（5分）a: you look unhappy._1_? b: oh. my clothes are out of style. i dont look cool. a: well, maybe you should