2013-2014学年八年级下期中英语试卷--马润霞

1、2013-2014学年八年级下期中英语试卷出题人：马润霞审题人：赵娟一、听力（20分）A、听句子，选出正确的答案。（5分）( ) 1. A. 20 yuan B. 20 yuansC. 20 kilos( ) 2. A. Yes, I am. B. Yes, she does. C. She does so. ( ) 3. A. Eight B. Fine C. Good ( )4. A. Yesterday B. By bus.C. In Hualian Supermarket( )5. A. I love singers who sing the words clearly.B. Braz

2、ilian dance music.C. Oh, I dont.B听句子，选出该句的最佳答语。（5分）( ) 6. A. Dont go there.B. Neither do I.C. So do I.( ) 7. A. By plane.B. France.C. Next summer holiday.( ) 8. A. Its very beautifulB. Its very educational.C. Its very cheap.( ) 9. A. Its quite hot.B. Its very crowdedC. Its very exciting.( ) 10. A. T

3、hank you.B. Ok, I will.C. Sorry, I dont come.C、听对话，选择正确答案。（5分）( )11. What was Tom doing when Mike called him up?A. Reading.B. Singing.C. Sleeping.( )12. Where was Peter then?A. In the bothroom.B. In the bedroom.C. In the sitting room.( )13. Who got to the classroom earliest?A. Mr. Li.B. Jack.C. John

4、.( )14. How do Chinese spend their Mid-Autumn Festival?A.They have a family dinner.B. They go out to enjoy the moon.C. Both A and B.( )15. Which vacation does David like best?A. Winter vacation.B. Summer vacation.C. Spring vacation.D、听短文，选择正确答案。（5分）( )16. How is Dave?A. Very old.B. Very well.C. Got

5、injured.( )17. Who is Mr. Black?A. Daves fatherB. Daves wifes father.C. Daves friend.( )18. How many people are there in Mr. Blacks family?A. 5B. 6C. 7( )19. Why doesnt the doctor live with his parents?A. His hospital is too far away from the town.B. He is very busy.D. He doesnt love his parents.( )

6、20. Who doesnt go to school in the family?A. All of the children.B. The daughters.C. The youngest daughter.二、单项选择（15分）21. When I was walking past the window, I noticed Wang Fei my homework. I was really angry her.A. copying, atB. copying, withC. copy, atD. copy, with22. What bad weather it was! We d

7、ecided .A. to go outB. not to go outC. to not go outD. not going out.23. He used to football, but now he is used to .A. playing; swimmingB. play; swimC. play, swimmingD. playing swim24. My elder sister a way to work out the math problem.A. thoughtB. ran acrossC. came up withD. went through.25. Mike

8、voluteered wood for the picnic.A. collectB. to collectC. collectingD. collected.26. I half an hour English in the morning. And it helps me a lot.A. cost, readB. spend, readingC. take, to read.D. pay, reads.27. Its very useful English well.A. of us to learnB. for us to learnC. of us learningD. for us

9、 learning.28. Frank to see his grandma if he free tomorrow.A. will come; will beB. comes; isC. will come, isD. comes; will be29. will Tom come back? In a week. Ill call you when he back.A. How soon; comesB. How soon; will comeC. When, comes.D. When; will come.30. People live longer and stay today th

10、an they did 50 years ago.A. health.B. healthierC. healthiestD. the healthiest.31. The accident happened the evening April 16th.A. on, onB. on, inC. on, ofD. in, in32. my little son had dressed himself well when I came into his room yesterday morning.A. To me surpriseB. To my surprise C. To me surpri

11、singD. To my surprised.33. How was the weather yesterday? Oh, it was terrible. It rained heavily few people could go out.A. such, thatB. very. that.C. too, toD. so, that34. Could I use your bike today, Sam? . Im not using it.A. Sure, go ahead.B. I have no idea.C. No, you cantD. Never mind.35. Last y

12、ear was a hard time to my friend Jim, but he didnt his dream.A. pick upB. use upC. put upD. give up三、完型填空。（10分）As a student, your grandparent had a childhood; he or she must have some interesting stories! Learning about your grandparents 36 will not only strengthen family feeling, but also it can be

13、 a great 37 exercise. Heres how to interview, write down about your grandparents past.Have a notebook and a 38 . Call your grandparent up on the telephone. Tell your grandparent you want to learn more about their lives. 39 specific questions, such as “What was your school like?” or “What did you lik

14、e to eat as a 40 ?” then move on to more usual questions, like “Why did you 41 a musician?” and “How did you first meet my grandma/grandpa?” 42 you are talking, take notes. Make sure to write down the 43 and important things.Next, organize your notes into a “story”. If you like, you can 44 photos of

15、 your grandparent into the notebook.Next holiday, you can give it as a 45 to your grandparent! Nothing is better than a handmade gift from the heart to your grandparent.36. A. houseB. pastC. studyD. future37. A. teachingB. speakingC. listeningD. writing38. A. pen B. rulerC. pencil caseD. backpack39.

16、 A. AnswerB. FindC. AskD. Tell40. A. grandmotherB. teacherC. kidD. student41. A. needB. inviteC. becomeD. hate42. A. BecauseB. UntilC. IfD. While43. A. longB. interestingC. short D. boring44. A. putB. takeC. bringD. pour45. A. presentB. wordsC. souvenirD. story四、阅读理解（20分）A根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Dinner, for E

17、nglish people, is the richest meal of the day and is very formal meal. Many people even wear special clothes for dinner, so if you are asked out to dinner, you must find out whether you are expected to wear a dinner suit. When you get there and you find you are the only person in ordinary clothes, y

18、ou will feel unhappy and worried. Dinner is usually served at about half past seven. All the members of the family sit down together and are on their best behavior. The head of the family sits at the other. If there is a guest, he usually sits on the right of the lady of the house. If there are seve

19、ral guests, the most important one is asked to sit there. While the meal conversation is carried on, you should try to get into conversation with the person on your right or left, but you should not try to talk to someone who is long way from you.46. In England, if your family are asked out to dinne

20、r, _ will sit on the right of the housewife.A. your sister B. your father C. your mother D. you47. When you go to dinner together with other guests, you should try _ at table.A. to talk only with the lady of the houseB. to talk as loudly as you canC. to talk with each of the other guestsD. to talk w

21、ith the person beside you48. In England if you wear special clothes for dinner, it shows that _.A. you are a special personB. you are a rich manC. you are a man with good behaviorD. you are the most important guest49. Which of the following shows English dinner is different from Chinese dinner?A. Pe

22、ople have rich dinners when they celebrate their festivals.B. The important guest usually sits on the right of the lady of the house.C. The guests usually wear special suits for formal meals.D. The dinner is usually served in the middle of the day or the evening.50. From this passage, we may know _.

23、A. English families often serve dinners to guestsB. English people are too richC. the person with good behavior is often asked to dinnerD. English people are usually on good behavior at dinnerBDear Editor,Last Sunday, I went to the post office to subscribed(订阅) some magazines, I was there for half a

24、n hour and there was still a long line in front of me.My turn came at last. I quickly got everything done, and was ready to leave. Just then, someone came nearer to me. I looked up and saw him old and thin, with a dirty coat on him which has been worn out. I could see easily that he was a migrant wo

25、rker(农民工). Instinctively(本能地) I stepped backward. I was in my new red coat.He told me he wanted to send some money home but didnt know how to fill out the form. He asked me if I could help him.But you can ask the cashier(出纳员). After these few words, I froze into silence.I have asked her. But I still

26、 dont follow her instructions. Would you kindly help me? Just then, my mobile phone rang. It was an excuse to refuse him. I had my own business to do. Hopelessly and sadly, he gave up begging me and tried to find someone else who would lend him a hand.As I stepped out, I became nervous about it. How

27、 could I refuse some one who was in need of help, especially such an old migrant worker? Was it because he was poor and dirty?I want to say sorry to this migrant worker in this newspaper. Its been on my mind for a long time. And I hope to feel better by doing this.Catherine Jin51.This letter was wri

28、tten to .A. an editorB. a peasantC. a teacherD. a policeman52.Catherine stepped backward when she saw the old migrant worker because .A. she didnt know himB. she was in hurry to leaveC. the old man was wearing an old dirty coatD. she was afraid to be hurt by the old man53. Why didnt Catherine lend t

29、he old migrant worker a hand?A. He could ask the cashier for help.A. She had to answer the mobile phone.C. She didnt like this poor and dirty man.D. She didnt know how to fill out the form, either.54. Catherine felt nervous because .A. she didnt subscribe the magazinesB. the migrant worker was angry

30、 with herC. she was sorry for not helping the old manD. she couldnt decide if she should say sorry to the old man55.From the passage we know that .A. nobody liked to help the old man except the cashierB. it was half an hour before Catherine got everything doneC. the old migrant worker didnt post the

31、 money home at at lastD. the old man didnt know how to do though the cashier showed himCIn one way, it may be thought that failure is a part of life. In another, failure may be regarded as a step towards success. The “spider story” is often told as an example of this. Robert Bruce, leader of the Sco

32、ts in the 13th century, was hiding in a hole on a hill from the English. He watched a spider(蜘蛛) making a web（网）. Bruce is said to have got confidence from this and to have gone on to beat the English. Edison, too, the inventor of the light bulb(电灯泡), made hundreds of models that failed before he fo

33、und the right way to make one.So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were you in high spirit then? What can you change so that things will go right the next time?Second, is the goal you are trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals ma

34、y be. Think about this question: If I am successful in this, where will it get me?” This may help to prevent failure in the things you shouldnt be doing anyway.The third thing to remember about failure is that its a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself!” even though you may have failed. Rememb

35、er, “You cant live with them all.”56. Robert Bruce was mentioned in the passage to show that _.A. people who failed are not lonelyB. animals can help people sometimesC. nature will help if we are hardworkingD. confidence is important for one to be successful57. Edisons example shows us that _.A. he

36、liked to do other kinds of workB. he invented many kinds of light bulbsC. failure may be a way towards successD. he was a man of many important inventions58. If you are not sure about what success will get you, youd better _.A. change your goalB. go on with your goalC. not care for thatD. work even

37、harder on your goal59. It can be learned from the passage that _.A. one should try not to failB. ones failure is anothers successC. one should take failures seriouslyD. one should learn lessons from failures60. This passage is mainly about _.A. two great menB. two sides of failureC. ways to keep awa

38、y from failureD. the right attitude (态度) towards failureD选句子,补全短文Many boys and girls love to watch TV._61_. But many parents let their children watch TV only in special（专门的）time._62_.There are many kinds of TV shows, such as sitcoms（情景剧）, soap operas（肥皂剧）, sports shows, fashion（时装） shows, etc. _63_.

39、 Some shows help children to know the news all over the world. _64_. Boys and girls can see sitcoms, sports shows and game shows athome. _65.Many boys and girls think it is fun to watch TV, but it is also fun to read books, to play games, or to visit friends.A. A child can learn good things and bad

40、things from them.B. TV is bad for kids.C. TV shows are like books or movies.D. They spend many hours a day in front of the TV sets.E. Children dont have to go to the zoo to see animals.F. She likes watching TV.G. Some shows teach children how to cook or how to use tools（工具）.第II卷一、词汇（15分）A、根据汉语提示补全句子

41、66. Should I take my (体温)？67I get such a strong feeling of (满足) when I see the look of joy on their faces.68. My mom come over (一就)I sat down in front of the TV.69. My cousin borrows my things without (归还) them.70. The Taylors are a (典型的)American family.B、根据首字母提示补全句子。71. I had a sore t .72. The girl

42、 could visit the sick kids in the hospital to c them up.73. Tom doesnt do homework, i he watches whatever he wants until late at night.74. As a result, he was often ill and his grades d .75. Doctor says too much homework is not good for a childs d .C、用所给词的适当形式填空76. Aron is used to (take) risks.77. S

43、taying in the sun makes people get (sunburn) easily in summer.78. It also helps them to understand the idea of (fair)79. My parents give me a lot of (press) about school.80. Would you mind (turn) down the radio?二、句型转换：81. He is such a lovely boy that everyone likes him very much(改为同义句) He is boy tha

44、t everyone likes him very much.82. I take after my mother（改为同义句） I my mother.83. Thanks for your invitation（同义句转换） Thanks for .84. He will eat too much chocolate. He will get fat（合并为一个复合句） If he too much chocolate, he fat.85. Why dont you get her a scarf?（改为同义句）。 get her a scarf?86. His mother read

45、a news paper just now.(用when he came in改写句子) His mother a newspaper when he came in.87. Mr Fat has few good friends.(改为反意疑问句) Mr Fat has few good friends, ?88. Its a good idea.(改为感叹句) How is!89. I have a stomachache.(对划线部分提问) the with you?90. I put up some signs yesterday(对划线部分提问) you yesterday?三、完成

46、句子（5分）91、阿伦告诉了我们掌管自己生命的重要性。Aron tells us the importance of of ones life.92、幸运对我的生活有巨大的影响。Lucky to my life.93、当今的孩子们过多地依赖他们的父母。Children these days their parents too much.94、我昨天发现我的妹妹正浏览我的东西。I found my sister my things yesterday.95、当风在大约三点钟停下来的时侯他终于入睡了。He finally when the wind was dying down at around

47、 3:00 am.四、情景交际（5分）A： 96 at eight yesterday evening?B: I was helping my mom clean the floor. How about you?A：I was surfing the Internet.B: 97 ? You look tired.A: No, I went to bed early, but I had a terrible dream at night.B. Really? Thats too bad. 98 ?A: In my dream, I was working on an English tes

48、t, but I couldnt answer any of the questions. I was very worried.B: 99 then?A: I woke up and felt very tired.B. What 100 !五、短文填空（10分）dirty have always time they want speak lesson first drop After a quick breakfast, I went into the lecture hall in a hurry. A famous teacher was 101_to the students. He was holding up a $100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, “Who would like this $ 100 bill?” The students put up 102_hands at once. Then he said, “I am going to give this $100 to one of you, but 103_, let me