2013学年度第一学期八年级英语期中考试试卷

1、2013学年度第一学期八年级英语期中考试试卷Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）1. Listening Comprehension（阅读理解）（共 25 分）A. Listen and choose the right picture（根据你所听到的句子，选出相应的图片，用 A,B,C等表示，填入括号内）（5分）(D)(E)(F)1. 2. 3. 4. 5.B. Listen to the short dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hearC. Listen to the passage and

2、 tell whether the following statements are true or false 句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T'表示，不符合的用“ F听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案，用( )6. A. In a shop.C. In a restaurant.( )7. A. Yes, they did.C. Yes, they do.( )8. A. 70 yuan.C. 120 yuan.()9. A. He's right.C. He's broken his leg.()10. A. Cinemas.C. Hair salons

3、.()11. A. Jenny.C. Both.()12. A. Write an invitation card.C. Send an E-mail.()13. A. 9:00.C. 10:00.(根据你A,B,C或D表示，填入括号内)(8分)B. In a library.D. At home.B. No, they didn 't.D. No, they don't.B. 100 yuan.D. 190 yuan.B. He isn't well.D. He's tired.B. HotelsD. Airports.B. Tom.D. Neither.B.

4、 Write a letter.D. Make a telephone call.B. 9:30.D. 10:30.(判断下列表示)(6分)()14. People always make mistakes like computers.()15.Acomputeris slower than people.()16.Acomputeris fast but sometimes it makes mistakes.()17.Acomputeris useful in almost every field.()18.Acomputercan do almost everything.() 19.

5、 A computer is too clever to listen to people now.D. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences (听对话，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词) ( 6 分)20. The girl ate out yesterday because it was her .21. The steak from Italy was .22. The prawns came from .23. They ate many other foods, such as fish, salad an

6、d a lot of vegetables.24. After lunch the girl s family went in the park and took a lot of photos.25. They went back home at about o clock.Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar ( 第二部分 词汇和语法 )II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (共 15 分)() 26. Since this is your first visit to Britain, you d better learn so

7、mething about Britishculture.A. aB. anC. theD. /() 27. I m already fourteen. Don t treat me a child.A. toB. asC. withD. for() 28. it doesn t rain tomorrow, we will visit the Palace Museum.A. SinceB. IfC. BecauseD. After() 29. carefully Linda does her homework!A. HowB. How aC. WhatD. What a() 30. Sun

8、glasses are used to keep out the sunshine, but now they can also make you .A. happyB. happilyC. wrongD. sadly() 31. More smartphones (智能手机 ) are now sold in China than , even the US.A .other anywhereB. other somewhereC. anywhere elseD. somewhere else() 32. A: Do you think Mike will be able to help u

9、s make a homepage?B. I m not sure. He be able to help us.A. canB. mayC. mustD. need() 33. The robot us to have more free time to enjoy ourselves.A. enablesB. makesC. letsD. keeps() 34. If you want to be on time for an important meeting in a crowded city like Beijing, you dbetter home early.A. leaveB

10、. leavingC. to leaveD. not to leave() 35. AIDS is one of the on the Earth. Every minute, about 3.5 people die of AIDS.A. more dangerous human diseaseB. more dangerous human diseasesC. most dangerous human diseaseD. most dangerous human diseases() 36. Many people know the importance of books, but how

11、 much do you spend ?A. to reading B. to readC. readingD. read()37. The country will develop its city bus and subway systems and will also thenumber of new cars.A. controlB. operateC. processD. perform()38. When we reached Mary's home, it was already six o'clock in the evening. Theunderlined

12、part means.A. wentB. arrivedC. cameD. got to()39. A: Could you show me how to use the TV remote?B:.A. It's a pleasureB. With pleasureC. You're welcomeD. Certainly. Here you are()40. A: You should get familiar with the people in this city if you want to be a businessman.B:.A. Yes, I wouldB. T

13、hanks for your adviceC. No, I don't think soD. I'm glad you think soIII. Complete the following passage with the words or expression in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或短语前的序号填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)(共6分)A. cost B. more convenient C. development D. time E. clean F. rapidly G. require

14、E-book is short for electronic book. It is generally read on personal computers. Some cell phones can also be used to read e-books.Earlier, e-books were written for a specific group of readers and were about only a few subjects. With the 41 of the Internet, they have emerged (形成)as the main source o

15、f knowledge and answers to a lot of questions. This is why the e-book business is increasing 42.E-books have many advantages. First, they save 43. They save us from going to abookshop to buy books; besides, it's easy for us to search the topic we want to know about on the Internet and then get n

16、umerous e-books on similar topics. Second, e-books save money. Some e-books 44 us little money, and there are millions of e-books on the Internet that we can get for free. Third, more trees are saved because e-books don't need to be printed on paper. Fourth, e-books make reading 45. You can carr

17、y a whole library of hundreds of books with you, ina laptop or any e-book reader, without worrying about their weight.However, on the other hand, e-books 46 a personal computer or an e-book reader, and the data (数据)can be lost if its file format (文件格式)is not supported or changed in the reader; s com

18、puter.Nevertheless, e-books provide us with a new way of reading. That is good.IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms(用括号内所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词)(共8分)47. I have been to the Great Wall since I came to China. ( two)48. His was very exciting. We all clapped our hands. (i

19、ntroduce)49. We should do our work with money and fewer people. (little)50. A dictionary is very in learning English. (help)51. With modern technology we can keep in touch with each other more. (easy) 52. Let's at half past seven tomorrow. Don't be late. ( starter)53. Internet brings us much

20、 convenience but it also has many. (advantage)54. Xiao Li works very carefully. I 'm with his survey. （please）V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空限填一词）（共10分）55. There is something interesting in today 's newspaper.（改为般疑问句 ） there interesting in today 's newspap

21、er?56. Frank is very young. He can 't take care of himself.（合并成一句 ）Frank is young he can't take care of himself.57. This kind of robot is for helping with the housework.（对划线部分进行提问 ）the of this kind of robot?58. In some western countries arriving too early is not very polite.（ 保持句意基本不变 ） not

22、very polite to too early in some western countries.59. What about sending her a smartphone?（保持句意基本不变） send her a smartphone?Part 3 Reading and Writing（第三部分阅读和写话）VI. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）（共 26 分）A. Choose the best answer （根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）（6分）A little boy named Johnny was visiting his grandparen

23、ts on their farm, and they gave him a slingshot （弹弓）to play with out in the woods. He practiced for some time but he could never hit the target he had set for himself and got a little upset.Getting out of the woods, he went back to the farmhouse for dinner. As he was walking back, he saw his grandma

24、's pet duck. Just out of impulse （冲动）,he let the slingshot fly, hitting the duck in the head and killing it.He was afraid and hid the dead duck in the woodpile, but suddenly found his sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing. After lunch the next day, Sally said, Grandma, Joh

25、nny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen. " Then she whispered （彳氐声说）to Johnny, Remember the duck?” So Johnny did the washing up.Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing, and Grandma said, “ m sorry but I need Sally to help me make supper.”Sally just smiled and sai

26、d:Well, that's all right because Johnny told me he wanted to helpyou." She whispered again, Remember the duck?"So Sally went fishing and Johnny stayed behind to help make supper. After several days of doing both his chores and Sally's, Johnny finally couldn 't stand it any more

27、.He went to his grandma and said that he had killed the duck.Grandma smiled and gave him a big hug. Sweetheart, I know,“ said Grandma. 'You see, I was standing at the window the other day and I saw the whole thing, but because I love you, I forgave （原谅）you. I just wanted to find out how long you

28、 would let Sally make a slave （奴隶） of you!”（）60. Johnny's grandparents gave him a to play with out in the woods.A. basketballB. footballC. duckD. slingshot（）61. Johnny felt when he couldn 't hit the target.A. afraidB. upsetC. boredD. nervous（）62. Johnny killed the pet duck.A. on his way back

29、 to the farmhouseB. in the farmhouseC. in the woodsD. in the woodpile()63. Johnny kept helping Sally do the chores because.A. Sally was too small to do them.B. Sally didn't know how to do them.C. He didn't want Sally to tell the truth to their grandparents.D. He liked doing the chores very m

30、uch.()64. The word stand" in the passage means in Chinese.D.逼迫A.站立B.忍受C.坚持()65. Grandma found out what he did.A. after Johnny told herB. after Sally told herC. when Johnny killed the duckD. when Johnny helped Sally to do the choresB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰

31、当 的单词或词语完成短文)(7分)Nowadays more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents. They don't know 66 to do housework. Because their parents do almost everything for them at home. This is a big 67 .Joy is 14 years old. One day her parents went away on business, so she had

32、to stay at home 68. At first she thought she would be happy because her parents were not in. She could do everything that she liked. But when it was six o 'clock in the afternoon, she felt 69 . Oh, it's time to have supper. Where can I get my food? ” she said to herself. Later she found some

33、 food in the fridge, but she 70 know how to cook. At that moment, she missed her parents very much. At last she had to go to the supermarket and 71 some food to eat.Many teenagers are 72 as Joy. So I think they should learn some basic life skills, like cooking, tidying up their rooms or dressing the

34、mselves properly. They shouldn 't depend (依赖)too much on their parents.()66. A. whatB. howC. whenD.where()67. A. problemB. jobC.hobbyD.dream()68. A. quietlyB. quicklyC. aloneD.aloud()69. A. hungryB. fullC. excitedD.bored()70. A. couldn 'tB. didn'tC. might notD.wouldn't()71. A. madeB.

35、boughtC. gaveD.saw()72. A. easyB. difficultC. differentD.the sameC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) (7分)Mary is one of my closest friends. She is from America. Last year she i _73 me to herChristmas party. We have known each other for abo

36、ut four years. She told me a lot about the Christmas tradition.On arriving at her home, I caught sight of a large Christmas tree. The tree was green and wasdecorated with s 74 ornaments （装饰物）as small bells, color stripes and a lot of presents. With so many ornaments, the tree looked very b 75. Mary

37、told me that a Christmas tree is thesymbol of good luckThe d 76 was very nice. They prepared turkey, smoked ham, salmon and so on. I preferred turkey to other foods, because it was very delicious I asked Mary why e 77 turkey is tradition on Christmas Day. She told me that there were no food but turk

38、eys centuries ago, so people could o 78 cram （塞?） themselves with turkeys. Turkeys are nutritious （有营养的）, too.That night, I accepted Mary 's invitation to stay at her home. When I woke up in the morning, I found a present beside my pillow. It was wrapped up with colorful paper, and a package of

39、candies. I was s 79 that Santa Claus sent presents to me. Later, Mary told me that the Santa Claus" was her father.D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（6分）FIRE! FIRE! ” Student were running out of the classroom. They used wet towels or sleeves to cover their mouths and noses. Was there a fire?

40、 No, it was just a fire drill （演练）.On Oct. 31, students in a middle school in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, learned some safety skills when a fire broke out （发生）.As the National Fire Prevention Day （全国消防安全教育日）is coming soon on Nov. 9, it 's time for us to learn a bit more about fire.What can we do to make

41、 our houses safer?Don't put phone chargers （充电器）on your books or bed.Don't use candles in your bedroom.Turn off your computer when you are not using it.Check to see if you have broken electric wires （电线）in your house, and if so, change them at once.What should we do if we are caught in a bur

42、ning building?If the fire is not too big, stay low and get out quickly. Make your clothes wet so they will not catch fire. Use wet clothes to cover your mouth and nose. Always use the stairs （楼梯）.An elevator may break down （损坏）at any time.Dall 119.If the room is full of smoke, keep close to the floo

43、r where the air is cleaner and cooler. Close all doors between you and the fire to stop the smoke. Then open a window so fresh air can enter.Once help arrives, wave a flashlight （手电筒）or cloth at the window to let the firefighters know where you are.80. Was there a fire in a middle school in Zhangjia

44、jie, Hunan on Oct. 31?,.81. When is the National Fire Prevention Day?It.82. How many rules are mentioned （提至U） in the passage to make our house safer? are mentioned in the passage.83. Wet clothes can keep ourselves safer, can they?,.84. Why should we use the stairs instead of elevators?Because eleva

45、tors.85. How can you let the firefighters know where you are?By .VII. Writing （ 作文 ） （共 10分）86. Write a passage in at least 50 words about the topic“Our Future Life ” （根据下列问题提示，写 50 字左右有关“我们未来的生活”的短文，标点符号不占格 ）Use the following questions as a reference:（ 以下内容仅供参考）1. What will our future life be like?2. What do you think of our future life?2013学年度第一学期八年级英语期中考试答题纸Part