2012-2013学年第一学期期中质量检测八年级英语试题

1、 2012-2013学年第一学期期中质量检测八年级英语试题注意事项：1、本试题分第卷和第卷两部分。第卷8页为选择题，75分；第卷4页为非选择题，45分；共120分。考试时间为120分钟。2、答第卷前务必将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。考试结束，试题和答题卡一并收回。3、第卷每题选出答案后，都必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号（ABCD）涂黑。如需改动，必须先用橡皮擦干净，再改涂其它答案。4、听力填表题为第卷的第四大题，在试卷第9页上。卷听力部分（20分）（2） 听录音，选出句中所包含的信息。每个句子读一遍。（5分）( )1. A $9 B $19 C $90 ( )2. A

2、 Austria B Australia C American( )3. A This afternoon B Sunday afternoon C Saturday afternoon( )4. A white shirt B bright shirt C white skirt ( )5. A You will fail the exam. B Prepare for the exam or youll fail C The exam is too difficult.二、听对话，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。（5分）( )6. A They are on the bed . B They

3、 are right here C They are over there. D They are on Jims bed.( )7. A He is at home. B He is in the hospital. C He is at work. D He is at cinema.( )8. A Jane B James C Jim D Tom( )9. A No, she wont B Yes, she will. C No, she didnt D She doesnt know ( )10. A On foot B By train C By bus D By plane三、听对

4、话，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。（5分）( )11.A He said he would go to visit a small factory. B He said he was going to mend his bike.C He said he was going to visit a small factory.( )12. A For sixty years. B For about fifty-nine years. C For sixty-one years.( )13.A He wants to turn off the radio. B He wants to turn

5、down the radio C He wants the woman to turn down the radio.( )14.A an engineer B an actor C an artist( )15.A a teacher B a student C a journalist四、听短文，填入所缺单词。短文读两遍。（5分）American young people make friends in many _16_ ways. Some young People are good at _17_friends and other young people have to work

6、harder at making friends. Many young people make friends _18_group activities. In middle school and high school, the members of a sports team or a school_19_ often share an _20_in the same activity. They work and play together, and they meet together often.16._ 17._18._19._20._ 卷（3） 单项选择（20分）1.Nice

7、to meet you , Mike._? Everything is OK. Thanks.A What are you doing B Where have you been C How is it going D Whats wrong with you2.Susan stays alone in the classroom and looks sad. _to her?A What happens B What has happened C What is happening D What was happening3.I think shell like pop music,_? A

8、 dont I B do I C wont she D will she4.When you read English newspapers, please _translate every word.A do try to B try to not C not try to D try not to 5. This sweater is too small. Would you mind giving me a bigger one? _.Here you are. A I disagree B Good idea C Thanks a lot D Not at all6. Lets pla

9、y football together,_?A has he B will you C shall we D is he 7. Can you give me some _ of advice? A piece B a piece C one piece D pieces8. Most young people find _exciting to watch a football match. A it B this C that D one9. It will _us several years to learn a foreign language well. A cost B take

10、C spend D use 10. She will leave her homework _the teachers desk after school today. A from B to C for D on11. Have you read a book called Jane Eyre? Who _it ? A writes B has written C was writing D wrote12. How long _your grandma_? A has; died B has; been dead C did; die D did; dead13. While I _to

11、the English programes, mother_outside. A. listened; was washing B was listening;washed C was listening; was washing D listened; was washing14. Theres little milk in the bottle,_? A isnt there B is there C is it D isnt it 15. LiLei runs faster than _in his class. A the other student B any other stude

12、nts C any other student D other students16. _you _the football match yesterday? Yes, I did . It was great. A Did;see B Have;seen C Will ;see D were; seen17. My uncle has just _abroad. He wont come back this month. A gone to B gone C been D been to 18. How long have you _the computer? For about half

13、a year.A bought B found C had D borrowed19. The boys _themselves last night, did they? A enjoyed B didnt enjoy C havent enjoyed D have enjoyed20. Dont forget _ your pens and books next time; A to bring B to take C bringing D taking二、阅读理解（共20小题，40分）AYour Passport(护照) Please!Mr. Hill arrives at London

14、 Airport at the end of a three-week holiday in France. Usually he wears a beard(留胡须). Since it has been hot there, he has taken it off(剃掉). But his passport photo shows him with his beard.An office looks at the photo for a moment and says: "Will you excuse me? Please sit down. I wont keep you l

15、ong." With this, he walks away, shows the photo to a second office and says: "I know that face." The second officer looks at the passport and asks where Mr. Hill has come from. When he hears that Mr. Hill has arrived back from Paris, the second officer smiled and says: "An Englis

16、hman with a beard stole a painting in Paris on Friday, and that man just looks the kind of man ."Suddenly it comes to the first officer who Mr. Hill is. He returns to him and asks: "Did you teach at the No.2 . High School?" When Mr. Hill answers in surprise that he did, the first offi

17、cer smiles and says: "I thought so. I'm Jack Smith. You taught me French. You haven't changed a bit."1. Mr. Hill _.A. has just come back from the airport.B. is on his way to Paris.C. spent three weeks in Paris before he went to France.D. has been in France for three weeks2. Mr. Hil

18、l _.A. has a beard on his face but not in his photoB. grew a beard while he was on holidayC. has a beard in his photo but not on his faceD. took his beard off long before he went on holiday.3. The first officer is sure _.A. Mr. Hill stole the paintingB. he has seen the face in the photo beforeC. he

19、knows the second officer's faceD. a man without a beard stole the painting4. The second officer says that _.A. Mr. Hill stole the paintingB. a man with a beard, from France, stole a painting in EnglishC. an Englishman took his beard off and stole a paintingD. a man with a beard, from England, st

20、ole a painting in Paris.5. Mr. Hill taught _.A. Jack Smith French at the No. 2 High SchoolB. Jack Smith to be a first officerC. at the No.2 High School, in FranceD. French some years ago and his name was Smith, not HillBOnce there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. H

21、e set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It's a long way to market(市场). " The farmer know

22、 that this was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked. Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired the boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.Next, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you wal

23、king, farmer? Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on. Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you walking?" she asked, "It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest.

24、" So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse _.A. before it was deadB. before it become too tiredC. before it market was overD. before it was as old as he was2. The two men on the road _

25、.A. asked how far it was to the marketB. said they thought the horse looked very tiredC. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horseD. told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk3. The two old women said it was wrong for _.A. the farmer to ride such a tired horseB. the farmer to rid

26、e while his young son walkedC. the boy to ride instead of his fatherD. only one person to ride such a long way4. The farmer got up behind his son because _.A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walkB. the three old men stopped them on the roadC. he did not know why he was walkingD. his son c

27、ould not ride the horse by himself5. The young woman was most sorry _.A. for the old manB. for the farmer's young sonC. that it was not far to the marketD. for the horseCHere is a story told an American general (将军) who was a very important figure in the American army during the First World War.

28、 Everybody in the Untied States knew him and many people wished to have a picture or something of his in their homes. Soon after the war, the general returned to Washington. One day he went to a dentist (牙医) and had six teeth pulled out. A week later the general heard that his teeth were being sold

29、in curiosity shops at $5 each. On each of the teeth there was a label (标签) with the name of the general and words, “Buy these teeth and show them to your friends at home.” The general got angry. He rushed to his office and ordered six officers to go around the city and buy all his teeth. The officer

30、s went out and visited every curiosity shop in the capital. They were away from the office all day. In the evening they returned and put on the table in front of the general the teeth they had bought. They had collected 175 teeth. ( ) 1. The generals teeth were sold in _. A. the museum B. the specia

31、l shops selling some rare and interesting things C. the department store D. the hospital ( ) 2. In the evening, the officers went back with all the teeth which cost _. A. $785 B. $1, 050 C. $157 D. $875 ( ) 3. The general felt _ when he heard his teeth were sold. A. happy B. excited C. sad D. angry

32、( ) 4. There was the generals name on the label of each tooth. This shows that _. A. the generals name was known by most of the people in Washington B. the shop-keeper wanted to have more customers buy the teeth C. the shop-keeper tried to make the general more popular D. Both A and C ( ) 5. The gen

33、eral ordered his men to_. A. look for his teeth and buy all of them B. arrest the dentist at once C. make all the shops stop selling teeth D. buy all the teeth in all the shops DAn old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a days hard work. When he was not far from his hous

34、e, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend (修理) it. He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter. “Where is your light?” asked the policeman. “No man may take a cart along the road at night without a lig

35、ht. You know that. You have broken the law (法律).” “I had a light, but it has just gone out,” said the old man. “I dont believe that story,” said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write. Whats your name and where do you live?” he asked. “Please dont take my name,” said the old man. “

36、My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. I havent come far without a light.” “You came all the way without a light. Whats your name?” The carter quickly took the policemans hand and put it down on top of the light. The light was still hot and burnt the pol

37、icemans hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry. “Now, what do you think?” said the carter. “Did I come all the way without a light?” ( ) 6. In the passage the word “cart” is _. A. something like a car B. something like a light C. something pulled by a horse D. something with a light ( ) 7.

38、 The old man drove home _. A. on the back of his horse B. late one night C. very late every night D. with a policeman ( ) 8. Where did the policeman stop the old man? A. Near the old mans home. B. At the traffic lights. C. Under a road light. D. Far from the old mans home. ( ) 9. The cart was stoppe

39、d by the policeman because _. A. the old man didnt have a light B. the policeman didnt believe the old mans words C. the old man didnt want to tell his name D. the light on the old mans cart was not on ( ) 10. What made the policeman believe the old mans words? A. He made the policeman touch the lig

40、ht. B. He jumped and shouted angrily. C. He made the policeman angry. D. The light burnt the policemans hands. 三、用动词的适当形式填空。（10分）Yesterday Tom had no work to do after lunch. So his father asked him _(go) to the bookstore to buy a few books. He _(hurry)to the bus stop and arrived there at three. When

41、 he _(wait) for a bus, he saw a little dog. It _(go) across the street. Just then a car _(come), driving fast. But it _(be) too late. The dog _(fall) down and (not move)_“Poor dog!” he cried .But look! Suddenly it _(stand) up and went away.He was very glad _(find) it was safe.四综合填空阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示填

42、单词（10分）Were having a w_time in New Orleans. Its so great to be here during Carnival time or Mardi Gras, as its called in the brochure. New Orleans is always lively,but its so much more fun to go s_here at the moment. We have eaten some d_food here very hot! We have enjoyed music played by a great ba

43、nd on the famous Bourbon Street and have d_lots of beer! Weve even been on a boat t_on Mississippi and luckily I didnt f_into the river!Then ,sadly, its just one more night before we have to get on our p_.It has been such an enjoyable time and it seems Ive lived in a d_.Ive taken many p_and I want t

44、o s_them to my classmates.五、书面表达（一）翻译下列句子（5分）1.他们在世界各地举办音乐会，音乐会的票总是销售一空。Theyve _ _ all over the world and the tickets have always_ _.2.因为下雨，他没有去公园。He didnt go to the park _ _the rain.3.冼星海融合了西方音乐和中国音乐。Xian Xinghai _western and Chinese music_4.直到玛丽来我校我才认识她。I _ _Mary _ she started _ to my school.5.科学家

45、认为地球上的生命已有几百万年的历史。Scientists think that _ _ _ _on Earth for millions of years. (二)以My Favorite TV Program为题目写一篇作文。（15分）要求如下：1. 字数80字左右，开头已给出，不计入字数。2.介绍你最喜爱的电视节目，并介绍喜爱的原因，或节目的特色。There are many kinds of TV programs on TV. I like_参考答案：听力（4） CBBAB二、CBCAD三、CBBAB四、different making through club interest一、1

46、-5CBCDD 6-10CDABD 11-15DBCBC 16-20ABCBA二（A）DCBDA （B）ACBAD （C）BDDBA （D）CBADD三、1.to go 2. hurried 3.was waiting 4.was going 5 came 6 was 7 fell 8 didnt move 9.stood 10.to find四、1.wonderful 2.sightseeing 3.deliciouse 4.drunk 5.trip 6.fall 7.plane 8 dream 9.photos 10.show.五、（一）翻译句子1. given concerts sold

47、 out 2.because of 3.brought together 4.didnt know until coming/going 5.there has been life（二）作文There are many kinds of TV programs on TV. I like to watch cartoons, game shows and comedies. But cartoons are my favorite. I usually watch TV for thirty minutes a day and the program I watch is a cartoon

48、called Doraemon. It is on TV from six thirty to seven o'clock, Monday to Friday. A lot of people watch it at that time. It's an interesting cartoon. Doraemon is drawn by a Japanese cartoonist. Doraemon is a smart robot and the star of the cartoon. He can do many incredible things. For exampl

49、e, he can go traveling everywhere or make people smaller or bigger. Doraemon is a good TV program. It is my favorite TV show.听力材料一、听录音，选出句中所包含的信息。每个句子读一遍。1. I cant believe this shirt costs ninety dollars.2.My best friend ,Paul, is from Australia.3.Do you think you can come this Sunday afternoon?4.I hope Dad will like this white shirt we bought him.;5.You may fail this exam if you dont spend some time preparing for it.二、听对话，选择正确答