安徽省马鞍山博望中学2012-2013学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题.doc

一、单项选择(15分) 1. I think dog is _ animal in the world.A. the kindiest B. very kind C. very clever D. cleverer2. -Whats wrong with you?-I feel very _. I heard _ noise just now.A. frightening, frightened B. frightening, frighteningC. frightened, frightening D. frightened, frightened3. The room is big enough for ten people _.A. to live B. to live in C. living D. live4. One of the boys suggested _ and we were happy about this.A. go camping B. going camping C. to go camping D. go for camping5. _ exciting news it is!A. How an B. What an C. How D. what6. What house _ he _?A. do, live B. does, live in C. do live in D. does, live7. She _her tortoises, it moves_.A. like, slow B. love, slowly C. likes, slower D. loves, slowly8.Miss Su is such a kind lady that all of us like to_her.A.make friend with B.make friends of C.make friends D.make friends with9.-What _you _he is an interesting person? -His sense of humour.A.makes;thinking B.makes;thinkC.makes;to think D.make;think 10.You look so smart in your new T-shirt. -_.A.Oh,no B.Not at allC.Thank you D.I dont think so11.Maths _my favourite subject . -But I like Chinese better.A.is B.am C.are D.be12.Look!those kids look _.They are playing_.A.happy,happy B.happy,happilyC.happily,happy D.happily;happily13.What do you want _when you grow up? -A teacher.A.to do B.to be C.doing D.being14.Colours can change our moods and make us _happy or sad.A.to feel B.feeling C.felt D.feel15.Peter is very helpful. -Yes,he is .He often gives his seat to someone _need_the bus.A.in;on B.on ;in C.in;in D.on;on二、 完型填空：(20分)John is a famous writer now. But he said that he was not a _16_student when he was young. He was often late for _17_ and didnt like doing his homework. Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher was teaching. He didnt understand much, _18_ he always thought he understood everything. One day the teacher _19_ the students a question, “when Jack was ten years old, _20_ brother Bob was twenty. Jack is fifteen now and _21_ is his brother Bob?” John said, “Thats easy. Bob is twice as old as Jack, so he is now thirty.”Another time, the _22_ in a science class asked, “when it thunders(打雷), _23_ do we always see the light before we _24_ the sound“But, Miss,” said John quickly, “dont you _25_ out eyes are in front of our ears?”( ) 16. A. good B. tall C. rich D. fat( ) 17. A. sleep B. lunch C. class D. play( ) 18. A. so B. and C. or D. but( ) 19. A. sent B. asked C. told D. found( ) 20. A. your B. my C. his D. her( ) 21. A. how many B. how old C. what D. who ( ) 22. A. teacher B. farmer C. nurse D. policeman( ) 23. A. what B. when C. where D. why( ) 24. A. break B. make C. hear D. smell( ) 25.A. read B. hope C. study D. knowToday is a happy day .Its _26_birthday.I have a big party for it.Many of my _27_come to the party.We have a good time together.All of us feel very happy.Look,there are some_28_,food and juice on the table.There are some beautiful_29_,too.I _30_a lot of presents.My uncle buys me some comic books.My grandfather buys me some CDs.He knows I like _31_music.I must thank him.All of us have a good time.Some of us _32_our favourite films.Tom and Peter chat_33_each other on the chairs.At last,all my friends come to me and _34_“Happy Birthday”to me .After that,we share the_35_.Its very sweet.How happy we are !( )26. A. I B.mine C.my( )27. A.parents B.friends C.students( )28. A.drink B.milk C.drinks( )29. A.bread B.flower C.flowers( )30. A.buy B.give C.get( )31. A.reading B.listening C.listening to ( )32. A.talk about B.read about C.talk with( )33. A.about B.with C.for ( )34. A.sing B.read C.talk( )35.A.song B.presents C.cake七、 阅读理解：(20分)Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time.Why is more and more land becoming desert? Scientists think that people make deserts. People are doing bad things t o the earth.Some places on the earth don t get much rain. But they still dont become deserts. This is because some green plants are growing there. Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places. Plants dont let the hot sun make the earth even drier. Plants dont let the wind blow the dirt away. When a little bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water. Without plants, the land can become a desert much more easily.36. Deserts _.A. get very little rainB. never have any plants or animals in themC. can all be turned into good land in the futureD. both A and C37. Small green plants are very important to dry places because _.A. they dont let the sun make the earth even drierB. they dont let the wind blow the earth awayC. they hold the waterD. A, B and C38. Land is becoming desert little by little because _.A. plants cant grow thereB. theres not enough rainC. people are doing bad things to the earth.D. scientists know little about desert39. Which is the main idea of the first paragraph?A. Scientists know how to change land into good land.B. Land is becoming desert faster than scientists can change it back into good land.C. If scientists can bring water to the desert, people can live there.D. More and more places are becoming deserts all the time.40. After reading this, we learn that _.A. plant can keep dry land from becoming desert.B. it is good to get rid of (清除) the grass in the desertC. all places without much rain will become desertsD. it is better to grow crops on dry land than to grow grassA 50-year-old American officer (官员) came back to his school. The teacher asked him to give a talk to the small boys and girls there. The talk was about the love of their great country. All the little ones were sitting in a large meeting-room. The old officer went up and began speaking. He said, “boys and girls, I studied in this school forty years ago. When I was your age, we were not as happy as you are today. Think about it and answer me, why are you so happy now?”No sound came from the children. The old man waited for a long time. Then a short boy in front put up his small dirty hand. “Good boy! Please answer me, dear.” Said the officer.With a big smile on his face, the boy stood up and said, “if you speak long enough, we wont have maths and biology (生物学) lessons this morning.”41. The old man came back to school _.A. to listen to a talkB. to have lessonsC. to give a talkD. to see his children42. The officer studied in this school when he was _.A. fifty B. ten C. twenty D. children43. The children were _ before.A. as good as B. as well asC. as happy as D. much happier than44. The short boy in the front _.A. didnt understand the question and answer itB. told the truthC. wanted to make others laugh D. wanted to make the officer angry45. After reading the last part of the story, we know that _.A. the short boy liked the talk very muchB. all the children like the talkC. the short boy didnt like studying his lessonsD. some of the children liked to listen to a funny storyOne day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river. It was very hot. How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while.On their way back, Henry saw some flowers. He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them. Now Allan was walking by himself.Then he heard Henry calling out, “A snake! Help! ”“Whats wrong with you?” asked Allan.“A snake bit（咬）me in the leg. Come here!”Allan ran over and saw a small red wound（伤口）on Henrys leg.“The snake was in the grass. I didnt see it.”“Sit down quickly!” Allan told Henry.Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck（吸）at it. In this way he saved（挽救）Henrys life. “Oh, Allan, its very kind of you to help me.”“Thats all fight. We are friends and we must always help each other.”46. It was _ when Allan and Henry went out. A. hot B. cold C. raining D. wet47. After swimming, they played in the sun _.A. the whole morning B. for 2 hours C. long D. for a while48. On their way home, _ got something wrong with his _.A. Allan; leg B. Allan; head C. Henry; leg D. Henry; head49. Henry and Allan are _. A. workers B. good friends c. brothers D. farmers50. Which of the following（下面的）is true?A. Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan. B. Allan saved Henrys life.C. Allan was bitten by the sanke, too. D. Allan died at last.判断正（T）误（F）判断正（T）误（F）Lucys mother wants to go shopping.She wants Lucy to help her.She is making a shopping list.She wants to buy some eggs ,some oranges,some milk and some meat for supper. But she doesnt know what to have for lunch tomorrow.Tomorrow is Sunday.Lucy asks her mother to buy something nice to eat.Her father likes to eat fish.So she asks her mother to buy some fish and cakes in the market .Lucy