浙江省杭州市运河镇八年级英语上学期期中考试试题.doc

浙江省杭州市运河镇2012-2013学年八年级英语上学期期中考试试题考生须知：1.本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟。 2.必须在答题纸的对应位置答题，写在其他地方无效。听力部分（25分）一. 听短对话回答问题（共5小题，计5分）听下面五个小对话，请从a、b、c三个选项中选择一个正确的选项。对话只读一遍。1. what are the twins doing? a. they are running.b. they are skating.c. they are reading.2. what does mike want to drink? a. milk.b. water.c. coffee.3. how often does the woman play sports? a. once a year.b. twice a year.c. three times a year.4. where did the talking happen? a. on the road.b. in the school.c. in the hospital.5. whats the relationship(关系) between the two speakers? a: two good friends.b. two strangers (陌生人).c. husband and wife.二. 听较长对话回答问题（共5小题，计10分）听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两题。6. where will they go next sunday? a. go to school.b. go to the park.c. go to the zoo.7. what time will they meet? a. at 7:20. b. at 6:40. c. at 7:12听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三题 8. what are the two speakers doing? a. speaking on the phone.b. talking in the classroom.c. having a meeting.9. how is the boy going to spend his holiday? a. by plane. b. by train. c. by bus.10. what does the boy think of the city of nanjing in summer? a. good but hot. b. good and big. c. good and cool.三听独白回答问题（共5小题，计10分）听下面一段独白，并按要求在试卷上完成任务，你可以边听边完成任务。然后你会看到5个问题和相关的选项。请从每个问题a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。听独白前，你有25秒钟的时间阅读有关材料和5个小题。听完独白后，你有25秒钟的时间来选择有关选项。独白连读两遍。note: age 年龄column acolumn bgroup 11. about two hours time watching tv in the day.2. about one and a half hours time watching tv every day.group 23. favorite shows are cartoons.4. very busy, have only half an hour to watch tv every day.group 35. they are 7 to 12 years old.6. favorite shows are tv plays.11. according to(根据) the table, a child who likes cartoons may be in group _.a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 12. if you are in group 3, you have _ time to watch tv every day.a. the most (最多) b. the least (最少) c. two hours 13. which groups favorite shows are tv plays?a. group 1. b. group 2. c. group 3. 14. how many items (项目) in column b describe (描写) group 1?a. four. b. three. c. two. 15. how many items in column b describe group 2?a. one. b. two. c. three.笔试部分（95分）四、单项选择（共20小题，计20分）16. the underlined part of _ has a different pronunciation（发音） from the others.a. primary b. chemistry c. important d. babysit 17. - _ do you do your homework?- every day.a. how many times b. how c. how often d. when18. - can you go boating with me?-_.a. yes, id love to. b. thats right. c. yes, please. d. quite well.19. - _ does it take you to water the flowers?- for thirty minutes.a. how b. what time c. how long d. how far20. - _?- its tuesday, the 13th.a. what day is it today b. whats the date todayc. when is today d. whats today21. - whats the matter?-_.a. im not hungry. b. she has a sore back. c. im sorry. d. maybe you are right .22. i usually take walks after supper. but today i want to do _.a. different something. b. different anything c. something different d. anything different 23. it was _ yesterday than today.a. hoter b. more hot c. hotter d. hot24. the smiths thought about _ to beijing or shanghai for vacation, but finally decided _ hangzhou.a. going; to b. going; on c. go; to d. go; on25. - is chemistry more difficult than physics?- no, chemistry isnt so _ as physics.a. easy b. difficult c. easier d. more difficult26. since china joined the wto, english has become _.a. more important and more important b. less importantc. the more important d. more and more important27. to protect the environment, i often go to work _. a. ride my bike b. by the bike c. by a bike d. on my bike 28. the doctor says it is necessary _.a. to rest b. doing exercise c. eat healthy food d. take some medicine29. _ it is rainy today, _ he still works outside.a. although; but b. but; although c. /; although d. although; /30. - im going to hawaii with my aunt this month for my holiday.- _.a. have a good time. b. please go. c. best wishes to you. d. congratulations.五、完形填空（共15小题，计15分） as everyone knows, there are many 31 of transportation in the world, like bicycles, buses, ships, trains and 32 . if you are in big 33like shanghai or beijing, maybe you get to school 34 subway; or you have to 35 to school because you live in a mountain village. here i am just trying to say something about36 . ten years37, bicycles were very38in most villages.39 family had one or two of bicycles. children got to school by bicycle; women40bicycles to go shopping. then motorcycles (摩托车) 41 to become popular. people no longer rode bicycles because motorcycles ran much 42 .but now, in some countries bicycles are highly suggested 43 the main means of transportation. they think buses, cars and motorcycles pollute(污染) the air but bicycles 44 . so, to live a low-carbon life, riding a bike is a good 45 .31. a. kindb. kindsc. meand. way32. a. otherb. othersc. the otherd. another33. a. cities b. countriesc. villagesd. countryside34. a. on b. byc. in d. of35. a. on foot b. walk c. walks d. runs36. a. bicyclesb. motorcyclesc. buses d. cars37. a. laterb. beforec. agod. after38. a. cheapb. important c. expensived. popular39. a. all b. both c. every d. most40. a. rode b. ridec. ridedd. rides41. a. beginb. began c. begun d. start42. a.fast b. faster c. slowd. slower43. a. for b. in c. at d. as44. a. not b. dont c. doesnt d. didnt45. a. way b. roadc. route d. kind六、阅读理解（共15题，计30分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中选出最佳选项。(a)when i was seven years old, my family made me an ant（蚂蚁）farm. first , we put clean sand in a thin glass box. then we waited for the ants to arrive.after the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels. i was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. each had its own job.on the fifth day a tragedy happened. i put my face so close to the glass farm that i knocked it over.all the tunnels fell down. although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. i was scared as i watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm .my mother said that the ants were dying of sadness . they simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.although much time has passed , i still think of that ant farm. mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world , but it taught me much more.over the years, i came to realize the importance of teamwork . working together , the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves . i also learned that they should be admired for their hard work.but there was an even larger lesson that i did not realize until recently: adversity(逆境) is a natural part of life , and must be accepted . unlike the ants ,we cannot give up when we are sad . we have to realize that if a tunnel is gone , we must build another .giving up , i say , is not a good choice.46. the writers family made him an ant farm when he was_?a. seven years old b. seventeen years old.c. seventy years old d. six years old47. which statement is true according to the passage?a. the writer broke the glass box because it made his face dirty. b. the ants died one by one because the tunnels were destroyed.c. unlike people , teamwork is not so important for the ants. d. giving up is a good way when we meet trouble.48.the underlined word “teamwork” in the passage means_.a小组工作 b团队合作 c辛勤劳作 d不停工作49. what did the writer come to realize a few years later?a. working together is useless. b. teamwork is important.c. he cant accept adversity. d. working alone is amazing.50. what is the best title for the passage?a. ant fear adversity b. my family and antsc. giving up in adversity d. a good lesson from ants. (b)news 1: a gas explosion (瓦斯爆炸) happened on october 20 in a coal mine in daping, henan. it has killed 129 people so far. another 19 are still missing. more than 400 workers were at the mine at the time. only 298 ran out.news 2: scientists have found some caves in the north part of the mogao grottoes (莫高窟) of dunhuang in gansu. now the north part has 248 caves in all. altogether there are 735 dunhuang mogao grottoes. people began to make mogao grottoes from 366 ad. pictures in the caves show what peoples lives were like in the past.news 3: are girls cleverer than boys? maybe. in a new study, scientists found that female chimps used sticks two years earlier than male chimps in africa. female chimps watched their mums look for food. the males climbed trees. the same thing also happens in the world of people. girls learn to write and draw before boys, while boys learn to play with balls before girls.51. which of the above news stories talks about an accident?a. news 1 b. news 2 c. news 3 d. none52. we can tell from the mogao grottoes pictures _.a. there are many caves in china b. how to live a happy lifec. how people lived long ago d. caves should be protected 53. the reporter of news 3 is_ that girls are cleverer than boys.a. very sure b. doubtful (怀疑的) c. sure d. not sure 54. “chimp” in the last news story probably is _.a. a kind of food b. a kind of animalc. the name of a man d. the name of a game 55. which of the following statements is true?a. more than 400 workers lived through the mine explosion.b. female chimps dont like to learn things from their mums.c. boys learn to play with balls earlier than girls.d. all caves in china have pictures on the walls.第二节：以下五个家庭中的成员都打算购买一些产品。请仔细阅读第5660题中的信息，从a到f的六个选项中，选出适合他/她拟购买产品的最佳广告语，其中一项为多余选项。56. jack is going to study in a famous university. these days, his father is looking for a mobile phone for him so as to keep in touch with each other closely.57. tom is a middle school student. he likes sports very much and plays football every afternoon. but his shoes are too small for him, so after class this afternoon he has to buy a pair of new shoes. 58. mary is going to have her 15th birthday party. her family are making preparations for it. her brothers job is to buy some drink.59. joan doesnt want to forget the past, especially the happy moments. 60. alice is afraid of opening her mouth, because a bad smell will come out. so she needs something which can remove the smell no matter how much it is.abc“just do it!”do something, but only if you think its necessary. and if so, why not do it wearing nike?“always cocacola.” it seems to say “coke is the only drink there is; there are no other forms of drink.”“share moment, share life.” we can remember the happy moments in life by taking photos of them using kodak film of course!def“make yourself heard”. when you hear this slogan, you will know there is sony ericsson product for you to call anyone.“project hope schooling every child.” it educates people about public service projects, such as project hope. “bright-teeth fights bad breath!” it wants you to read the word “fight” and think that the toothpaste can make the bad breath disappear.七、词语填空（共10小题，计10分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。difference, spend, stay, stop, need,make, mean, feel, healthy, muchalmost every day, we talk about health. but what is health? “ health” (61)_ eating well, getting enough exercise, and having a right weight(体重). lets read the following rules. they can help you (62) _healthy. eat (63) _ kinds of food. many of us only eat our favorite food. remember that we can only get what we (64) _ by eating different kinds of food, especially fruits and vegetables. drink water more often. everyone knows that water is important. we should tryto drink (65) _water and less sugary (含糖的) drinks. listen to your body. when you are eating, notice how your body (66) _. when yourstomach feels comfortably full, (67) _ eating. eating too much (68) _ you feeluncomfortable. if you do it too often , it can make you (69) _ and fat. limit(限制) the time you (70) _ on the tv and the computer. try to spend more timedoing outdoor activities, such as playing basketball, walking, and swimming.八、单词拼写（共10小题，计10分）根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，写出各单词的完全形式（每空限填一词）。71. the spring festival is a chinese t_ festival.72. sam is b_ at science than jim.73. its important to keep c_ in danger.74. you should brush your t_ every day.75. the woman made his son l_ finally after she told him some jokes.76. its about ten m_ walk from his home to school.77. she always f_ her homework on time. she never leaves it for tomorrow.78. last night i watched the football match and didnt go to bed u_ 12 oclock. 79. you can get much i_ about the london olympic games on the internet.80. there are more than 8 h_ students in our school. 九、书面表达（共1小题，计15分）假设你是ted，请给你的北京网友alice写封回信。内容需包含介绍你