2011-2012学年初二年级第一学期英语期中考试试卷.doc

南山外国语学校2011-2012（上）八年级期中考试试卷（试卷总分：100分 测试时间：90分钟 ）听力部分（20分）一、 听录音，在A、B、C选项中选出你听到的句子。（句子念两遍）（9小题，每小题1分，共9分） （1）（ ）1. A.We said something in the end. B. We didnt say anything at last. C.We had nothing at last.（ ）2. A. Everyone likes eating dumplings. B. No one likes making dumplings. C. Some of us like eating dumplings.（ ）3. A. The children didnt talk when they saw the teacher. B. The children stopped talking when they saw the teacher. C. The children stopped to talk when they saw the teacher. （2 ）（ ）1. A. They didnt do there after they had time. B. They didnt go there till now. C. They didnt have time from then on.（ ）2. A. I wasnt afraid any more. B. I was scared that I didnt talk to the police. C. I was afraid talking with the police.（ ）3. A. They decided to hire them to make money for them. （ 3）（ ） 1. A. They get used to living in the old castle. B. They used to live in the old castle long time ago. C. They get used to have lived in the old castle long time ago.（ ） 2. A. Why not fly to France to have a look? B. Why not go the France by ship? C. Why not stop flying to Franch?（ ）3. A. I have much money these days. B. I dont have enough money these days. C. I dont want to have so much money these days.二、 听录音，在A、B、C选项中选出与你听到句子意义最相近的句子。（6小题，每小题1分，共6分） （4 ）（ ）1. A. She made up her mind to go to foreign countries. B. She decided to go on the ship.C. Now she was on the board.（ ）2. A. They didnnt like the bad weather. B. They didnt go to school today. C. They were late for school because the weather was bad. （ 5）（ ）1. A.The sign represents peace and love. B. There are some words on the sign. C. This is sign about the peace.（ ）2. A. My sister didnt like cooking exam. B. They may work hard at learning English. C. My sister passed her cooking exam. （ 6）（ ）1.A. They didnt work hard B. They may work hard at learning English. C. They should work hard at learning English.（ ）2. A. The old bike can work well. B. The old bike cant be used any longer. C. The old bike is broken.三、听短文，选答案。（5小题，每小题1分，共5分）（ ）1. Where did Tom see the advertisement?A. in a shop B. in a newspaper C. in a window （ ）2. How much was the bicycle? A.56 dollars B. 55 dollars C. 54 dollars （ ）3. Where did Tom go to buy the bicycle?A. in a shop B . in a supermaket C. on the Internet （ ） 4. What problem did Tom find in the shop?A. The bicycle was not good enough. B. The price was too high.C. There was no basket on the bicycle. （ ）5. Did the price include the basket?A. Im not sure. B. Yes, it did. C. No, it didnt.笔试部分（80分）一、选择方框里的单词与下列英语解释配对。（10小题，每小题0.5分，共5分）Aessential B. expert C. adopt D. illustrator E. mysteriouslyF. disease G. image H. develop I. create J. tradition1. -someone with special skill or knowledge of a subject.2. -to achieve or improve over a period of time.3. -strangely and not easily explained.4. -to produce something new.5. -pictures or shapes of people or things.6. -the artist who draw pictures for books or magazines.7. -extremely important and neccesary.8. -beliefs and practices that have existed for a long time.9. -to take someone elses child or pet into your home and take full responsibility as a parent.10. -an illness which affects a person, animal or plant.二、 单项选择题。（15 小题，每小题1分，共15分）（ ） 11. Although its an old car, it runs well.A. And B. or C./ D. but （ ）12.-Why does Lily look upset? Is there anything wrong? - She lost her wallet she came back from work. A.While B.when C.as soon as D.until （ ）13. Steven works very . Hes busy with a project . A.Hardly;late B.hard;lately C. hardly;late D. hard;late（ ）14. Evey year, visitors around the world come to Shenzhen.A. two thousands of B. two thousands C. thousand of D.thousands of（ ）15. I wish I could offer you cake but theres left.A. any; none B. some;none C. some;nothing D.any;no （ ）16.-How soon will you come back?- A. In ten minutes B. After two hours C.Once a week D. For two days.（ ） 17. -What is your plan?- If it , we will go hiking.A. wont rain B. doesnt rain C. isnt raining D. dont rain （ ） 18.-How do you like the film?-Its . I almost felt asleep.A. brilliant B.scary C. romantic D. boring（ ）19. Peter loves her girlfriend very much. He is going to ask her to him St Valentines Day.A. Marry;on B. marry to;in C.marry with; on D.get married to ; in（ ）20. The students were leaflets to everyone on the street.A. Giving up B.scooping out C.giving out D. coming out （ ）21. Looking at the children in the park, the mother smiled.A. Played B. paly C. to play D. playing （ ） 22. - How is your Engish? - Very . I can speak as as my English teacher.A. Good;well B.well;fluent C.good; fluently D. well; fluently （ ）23.-Which is your English teacher? -The one standing next to the headmaster. She is dressed in .A. a blue short silk coat B. a short blue silk coatC.a silk short blue coat D. a short silk blue coat （ ）24.-What did he say、-He said he the party that day.A. Has a good time B. enjoys C. enjoyed D. had fun （ ）25.- - He is tall and thin.A. What is your father like? B. What does your father like?C.What is your father? D. What do you think of your father?三、完型填空。（10小题，每小题1分，共10分） Michael Essany is the young star of his own TV talk show. When he was 14, he bought some26machines and asked a local television station to air his show. Michael contacted 500 famous people but only three of them 27to be on his show. However, now many well-known people want to be on his show. In 2003, the Michael Essany Show became so 28that even the E! network made a show about his show! Michaels show is 29from the living room of his familys house. Before the show starts, his parents 30the guests at the airport and make them comfortable. While the show is 31, Michael tells jokes and interviews the guests, and his parents 32the video machines. After Michael finished the show, the guests eat dinner with Michael and his 33in the dining room. Michaels fame (名气) is 34, but he still has plans and goals. “I would like to be the host of The Tonight Show. That is my 35, and its a dream I intend to realize one day.”( ) 26. A. radioB. videoC. Internet( ) 27. A. forgotB. refusedC. agreed( ) 28. A. strangeB. popularC. serious( ) 29. A. recordedB. discoveredC. introduced( ) 30. A. help outB. look afterC. pick up( ) 31. A. onB. offC. up( ) 32. A. mendB. runC. sell( ) 33. A. familyB. audienceC. boss( ) 34. A. fallingB. disappearingC. growing( ) 35. A. adviceB. dreamC. story三、阅读理解（20小题；每小题1分，满分20分AOn a hot summer day, Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine, they lay down in a tent for the night and went to sleep.Some hours later, Holmes woke up and pushed his friend. Watson, look! What can you see in the sky?Watson replied, I see millions and millions of stars.What does that tell you? asked Holmes.Watson thought for a while. “First, it tells me that we will have a beautiful clear day tomorrow. Second, it tells me that the time is about twelve oclock. And .What else? Holmes asked.Well, it also reminds me that the world is so big and we are so small. What does that tell you? Holmes said with a grin on his face, You silly guy! It only tells me that someone has stolen our tent!36. One day, Holmes and Dr.Watson went . A. swimming B. camping C. hiking D. rock-climbing37. Holmes woke up . A. in the middle of the night. B. early in the morning C. soon after he fell asleep D. after Watson pushed him38. Watson thought of at least _ things after he saw the stars.A. two B. three C. four D. five39. When Holmes saw the stars in the sky, he realized that . A. it would be a beautiful clear day B. it was almost twelve oclock C. the world was so big and they were so small D. someone has stolen their tent30. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The story happened in the afternoon.B. They had some wine before they went to sleep.C. Holmes asked Watson questions because Holmes didnt know what happened.D. Holmes thought Watson was clever.B Prana was a beautiful dog, whose name means “breath of life”. Although he died several years ago, I can still remember the days we spent together and what he has taught me about love. I have two apple trees in the garden. Paran loved apples. When he went outside, hed catch an apple and take it into the house to eat later. The apples has been on the ground and were often dirty so I wasnt always happy that Prana had brought them into the house. It was an autumn day inAmerica,but it was very cold. A big snow fell and we had not done anything for its coming. On that special day, Prana went outside and I watched him through the window. I noticed that he was madly digging holes and bringing the apples to the ground so they could be seen above the snow. I did not know why he was doing this. He seemed to want to do something special.When I called him back, he had his usual one apple in his mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The garden was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for his bird friends to eat. He knew that they wouldnt have stored enough food for the coming winter!( ) 41. Paran was A. the writer B. a boy C. a bird D.a dog( ) 42. I wasnt always happy because A. Pana loved apples B. B. Prana caught an apple and ate itC.the apples fell on the ground and were dirty D. Prana brought the dirty apples into the house. ( ) 43. On the snowy day, Prana A. ate up all the apples B. B. dug holes to put the apples in themC. brought the apples under the snow to the groundD. left the house and died ( ) 44. The birds flew to the garden to A.look for Prana B.eat the apple C. make new homes D. store food for the winter ( )45. The topic of the story is about A. apples B. animals C. love D. life CStress is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.The most important reasons of stress are：death, diseases, exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on .How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions?QuestionsYesNo1.Do you easily get angry?2.Do you often sleep badly?3.Do you get headaches a lot?4.Do you take sleeping pills?5.Do you find it difficult to relax?6.Do you usually hide your feelings?7.Do you smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet?8.Do you find it difficult to put your heart into something?If you answer Yes to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways-people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should cry more often, because crying is the natural way of relieving stress.( ) 46. Who has got stress in everyday life?A. Men B. Women C. Young people D. All the above( ) 47. If you have over problems listed in the table, you are the person with stress. A.one B. two C. three D.four( )48. Which of the followings is NOT the reason of stress?A. Taking examms. B. Taking sleeping pills. CC. Making money. D.Getting sick( )49. Whats the easier way to relax your body?A. Talking with friends. B. Doing relaxing exercises.C.Laughing, simling and crying D. listening to light music.( )50. The main idea of the passage is .A. About stress and how to relieve your stress.B. That there are many reasons for having stress.C. That laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stressD. Stress is everywhere.DSharks frighten most of us, but Daniel Weaver, a shark scientist, swims with them for a living! We asked him some questions about this unusual job.So Daniel, whats it like to be a shark scientist?Well, its a great job. I often travel to faraway places like South Africa and Fiji to study sharks. On the other hand, a shark scientist sometimes does boring desk work, such as writing reports. Also, shark scientists dont usually get paid a lot.What qualities (品质) do you need to become a shark scientist?Shark scientists need to be wise and strong. They enjoy working outdoors and they have to be cool and patient. They also have to be quite brave!So do you think its a dangerous job?Well, sharks have up to 15 rows of sharp teeth. However, sharks hardly attack (攻击) humans. There are over 350 kinds of sharks in the world and only about 10 are dangerous to us. In fact, dogs kill more people every year than sharks! Humans kill over 12 million sharks a year for food and sport!How do you become a shark scientist?A shark scientist usually studies Marine Science or Zoology at university. Its also good to get some work experience in an aquarium (水族馆). In my opinion, I have the best job in the world!( ) 51. _ questions were asked about Daniels unusual job. A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeD. Four( ) 52. As a shark scientist, Daniel _. A. studies sharks in his neighbourhoodB. makes lots of money C. swims with sharks for a living D. only writes reports on sharks( ) 53. In Daniels opinion, one needs to be _ to become a shark scientist. excitedpatientbravestrongwise A. B. C. D. ( ) 54. The underlined “Marine Science” and “Zoology” must be two _ at university. A. subjectsB. booksC. scientistsD. prizes( ) 55. From the passage we can know that _. A. sharks are likely to attack humans B. dogs are as dangerous as sharks to humans C. sharks are not dangerous to humans at all D. humans do more harm to sharks than sharks do to humans五、选择下列句子完成下面的对话。（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分） A.What can I do for you?B.Heres a size box.C.What do you think of them?D.Ill take them