初二上中段考试卷(2013-2014上)

1、2014-2015学年度上学年八年级英语期中考试题班级_ 姓名_ 学号_ 成绩_说明：本试卷满分为120分（其中听力部分20分）听力（共三节，20分）第一节 听句子，选择最佳答案。（共5题，每题1分）每句播放两遍。各句播放前每小题有4秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各句内容及其相关小题，在4秒钟内从各题所给的A、B、C项中选出最佳答语。并把答案写在答题卷上1-5的相应位置上。( ) 1.A. Thanks a lot. B. Good job. C. Not at all.( ) 2.A.I want to be a teacher. B. I like listening to pop music.

2、C.I want to go to the cinema.( )3.A.Its five oclock. B. Its windy. C. Its Wednesday.( )4.A.Youre welcome. B. Thats right. C. Good luck.( )5.A.I am at home. B.I am fine. C. Yes, thirteen.第二节 听力理解。（共10题，每题1分）每段播放两遍。各段播放前每小题有4秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段内容及其相关小题，在4秒钟内从每小题所给的A、B、C项中选出最佳选项。并把答案写在答题卷上6-15的相应位置上。听下面一段材料，

3、回答6-7题( )6.Who answered the boys phone call? A. Lucys father. B. Lucys mother. C. Nobody.( )7.What did Lucy do in the afternoon?A. Did some sports. B. Went shopping. C. Watched a film.听下面一段材料，回答8-9题( )8.What is Kates hobby?A. Borrowing books. B. Collecting stories. C. Reading books.( )9.Why does Kat

4、e like collecting rocks（岩石）?A. Because they have interesting shapes and colours. B. Because theyre old.C. Because they have interesting shapes and colours and because theyre old.听下面一段材料，回答10-12题( )10.Where does this dialogue（对话） happen? A. On a radio. B. At home. C. At school.( )11.How many boys are

5、 there in the boys room? A. Seven. B. Eight. C. Six.( )12.How often does the boy see his parents? A. Once a week. B. Never. C. Once a month.听下面一段材料，回答13-15题( )13.Who is new there? A. The man. B. The woman. C. The policeman.( )14. Which bus can the woman take to go to the theatre?A. No. 12. B. No. 22

6、. C. No. 2.( )15.How is she going to the theatre? A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. On foot.第三节 听取信息（共5小题，每题1分） 听下面独白，根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卷16-20的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。你将有40秒的作答时间。 A trip to ChinaWho visited China last summerMr Black, Mrs Black and their (16)_When they bought the ticketsA (17)_

7、before leavingWhen the plane took off（起飞）At 6:30 am on (18) _ 14thThe flight（航班） number of the first plane(19)_ The flight number of the second planeCA864When they arrived in BeijingAt (20) _ pm 笔试部分（100分）二、语言知识及运用（共两节，满分为25分） 第一节 单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分为15分） 阅读下面各小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。并把答案写在答题卷上

8、21-35的相应位置上。( )21.-Could you give me _ on how to learn English well? -Sure. A. some advices B. a good advice C. some advice ( )22. -Tony, which subject is _ of all? -History, I think. A. difficult B. more difficult C. the most difficult( )23. -Why is his teacher angry? -Because he didnt practise _ a

9、fter school . A. to run B. runs C. running( )24.His uncle is a teacher in _ university. A. an B. a C. /( )25.-I am going to Nanjing. Can you help me _ the cat? -OK. A. look at B. look for C. look after( )26.Lily is a _ girl and she often does her homework _. A. carefully, careful B. careless, carefu

10、lly C. careless, carelessly( )27. -My parents tell me _ the strangers on the Internet. -I think your parents are right. A. not to believe B. dont believe C. to believe( )28.There are over seven _ people in Hong Kong. A. million B. millions C. millions of( )29. -I didnt finish the work last night. -

11、_. I will help you. A. Im not sure about that B. Dont worry C. No idea( )30. The boy showed a beautiful picture _ his friends. A. to B. for C. at( )31.The little boy was very hungry. Peter offered _ some food to him. A. to give B. gives C. giving( )32. -We _ them in the basketball match last night.

12、-Excellent! A. beat B. won C. lost to( )33. -Its a fine day today. -Yes. _ go swimming after school? A. Why not B. Lets C. What about( )34. It is _to know that we will travel to Hong Kong . A. exciting B. excited C. interested( )35.I think it is much _ to go shopping at the weekend. A. good B. bette

13、r C. best第二节 完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-45各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。并把答案写在答题卷上36-45的相应位置上。Americans with small families have a small car or a large one. If _36_ parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, they will sell one of the _37_ and buy a van（客货两用车）

14、.A small car can _38_ four people and a large car can hold six people but it is very crowded. A van holds seven people easily, so a family with three children could ask their _39_ to go on a holiday travel with them. Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them _40_a second car

15、 and buy a van. They put other things on the sixth and seventh seats, for a family of five must carry many _41_ when they travel. When they arrive_42_ their grandparents home, they bring the suitcases into the home and two seats can then carry the grandparents.Americans call vans motor homes. A moto

16、r home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can _43_ in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are _44_ together. This is _45_ motor homes have become very popular. In A

17、merica, there are many parks for motor homes.( )36. A. all B. either C. both( )37. A. houses B. cars C. vans( )38. A. have B. live C. hold( )39. A. sisters B. grandparents C. brothers( )40. A. sell B. borrow C. buy( )41. A. suitcases B. books C. shoes( )42.A. to B. at C. in( )43. A. play B. sit C. l

18、ive( )44. A. eating B. traveling C. talking( )45. A. why B. what C. how三、阅读（共两节，满分30分）第一节 阅读理解（本题有10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。并把答案写在答题卷上46-55的相应位置上。 ADid you know?Getting enough sleep helps you stay healthy, safe, and feel good. A good nights sleep will help:a. You remember

19、 what you learned all day.b. You have more energy（体力）for sports and playing.c. Your body fight illness better.d. You pay attention.e. You feel better about yourself!Tips to help you get a good nights sleepDo:a. Sleep 9 to 10 hours (ages 6-12) every night.b. Go to bed at the same time every time.c. F

20、ollow a bedtime routine（惯例）by doing the same relaxing activities every night before bed, like reading or listening to quiet music.Do Not:a. Stay up late.b. Go to bed at a different time each night.c. Watch TV or play video games because they can disturb your sleep.d. Exercise before bedtime.e. Drink

21、 soda（汽水）or eat chocolate because they contain caffeine（咖啡因）. Caffeine can make it hard to sleep.f. Have TVs, computers, video games, loud noises or bright light in your bedroom.( )46.What is the passage about?A. About how to get a good nights sleep.B. About the benefits(好处) of a good nights sleep.C

22、. About why we cant get a good nights sleep.D. Both A and B.( )47. A good nights sleep will help you EXCEPT _. A. feel better about yourself B. dream less C. have more energy D. remember well( )48. Which of the following is helpful for your sleep? A. Read before bed. B. Eat some chocolate before bed

23、.C. Exercise for an hour before bed. D. Listen to quiet music when you are sleeping.( )49. You should keep away from _ before bedtime. A. video games B. bright light C. soda D. All the above.( )50. What does the underlined word “disturb” mean in Chinese? A. 压抑 B. 刺激 C. 扰乱 D. 混淆 BJohn wants to give h

24、is mother best presents on her birthday. He wants his mother to be happy.“I must find something wonderful for her, and it must be the only one in the world.” John thought. So he advertised in the newspapers.For many days people called him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him “the best pr

25、esent”. But they werent the only one in the world,The birthday is coming soon, a man came to his office. He carried a cage and in the cage there was a large bird.“The bird,” the man said, “can speak ten languages and sing any pop songs. There is no other bird like it in the world.” “I will listen to

26、 it,” John said. “If it is true, I will buy the bird from you.” The man spoke to the bird, “Talk to me in French.” he said. The bird spoke to him in French. “Tell me a story in Japanese,” he said. The bird told a story in Japanese. “Sing a famous pop song,” he said. The bird sang a famous pop song.

27、“I will buy it,” John said, “How much do you want?”“One hundred thousand dollars,” the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him.The day after his mothers birthday, he called her. “Well, mother,” he said, “Is the bird wonderful?” “Oh, it was delicious, dear.” she said.( ) 51. How did peopl

28、e know John wanted the best present in the world? A. They knew it from radio. B. They knew it from the newspapers C. John called them one by one. D. They knew it on TV.( ) 52. What does the underlined word “advertised” mean in Chinese? A.登广告 B.看电视 C.读报道 D. 写信( ) 53. Why did John pay the man a lot of

29、 money for the bird? A. Because it was such a beautiful bird. B. Because he wanted to help the poor man. C. Because the bird could look after his mother. D. Because he thought the bird could make his mother happy.( ) 54.What does the sentence “It was delicious.” really mean in the story? A. His moth

30、er ate the bird. B. His mother let the bird fly away. C. His mother began to learn languages from the bird. D. His mother thought it was the most expensive present in the world.( ) 55. According to the passage, which is the following sentence is true? A. John is the richest man in the world. B. John

31、s mother is very clever. C. At last, John paid 10,000 dollars for the bird. D. The bird can speak ten languages and sing any pop songs.第二节 主题配对 阅读下面五短话，给每段选择一个恰当的主题。并把答案写在答题卷上56-60的相应位置上。（本题有5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）( ) 56. I am a guide dog. My job is to help my owner in her everyday life and lead her to any

32、 place safely. If you meet me on the street, please just look at me. Dont feed me, dont play with me because Im working.( )57. Lots of people think that music is able to change the way people behave. Some people think the sound of western classical music can make people feel good. When a shop plays

33、classical music, people may spend more money on things. ( )58.There are many dogs, cats, rabbits and so on in our shop. They are all healthy and lovely. Besides, there are also some special pets like snakes. The shop is next to Smart Bookshop. If you want to keep a pet, come to our shop.( )59. If yo

34、u dont eat breakfast, do you think you can lose your weight? The answer is “No!” This is because you become so hungry at noon that you eat too much for lunch. This will put on your weight. But its helpful if you reduce（减少）your other meals.( )60. There are many animals in the Joy Zoo. Seven little mo

35、nkeys are jumping in the tree. Under the tree, there is a rabbit and two kangaroos. Next to the kangaroos, there are hippos in the water. By the water, some lions are sleeping. They all live in peace in the zoo.A. The pet shop.B. The way to lose weight.C. A guide dog.D. The use of music.E. To be a p

36、et doctor.F. The peaceful life in Joy Zoo.第三节 回答问题（共5小题，每题2分）。 阅读短文，根据短文内容用完整句子回答下列问题，并将答案写在答题卡相应位置。Dear Sue,Im happy to be your friend. Today I want to tell you something about my city.I live in New Delhi. Its a big city in India. Its really beautiful and clean. There are lots of trees and flowers

37、on the streets.There are many interesting places to visit, like the Red Fort, India Gate, Akshardham Temple. The Taj Mahal is not far from New Delhi and it is one of the most beautiful tombs（坟墓）in the world.My school is near Connaught Place. Connaught Place is very famous in our country and around t

38、he world. Many visitors from different countries come to Connaught Place every day. I often talk to these visitors. Its very interesting to talk with them.New Delhi is a very nice place but the climate is not very good. We have very hot weather for 8 months and we only get 4 months to enjoy winter.

39、I dont like hot weather. It makes me want to sleep.How about your city? Write and tell me something about it. Tony61.Where does Tony come from?_62.Whats the Taj Mahal?_63.What does Tony think of talking with people from different countries?_64.What kind of weather does Tony not like?_65.Do Sue and Tony live in the same city or in different cities ?_四、综合语言运用（共四节，满分为45分）第一节 单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）根据句意和所给的汉语或首字母提示，写出单词的正确形式，每空一词。并将答案写在答题卷上66-75的相应位置上。66.There are some mistakes in your homework, you must _（纠正） them.67. What is the _（人口）of your ho