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1、PAGE 8第 PAGE 12 页 共 NUMPAGES 12 页8A英语期中测试试卷 命题人 张云考试时间：100分钟 总分：130分第卷（选择题 共75分） 一、听力部分。（本题共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A) 听对话回答问题本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选择出你认为最合适的备选答案。在听到“嘀”的信号后，进入下一小题。（ ）1. A. B. C. （ ）2. A. B. C. （ ）3. A. B. C. （ ）4. A. B. C.（ ）5. A. B. C. ( ) 6. Wh

2、ats Marys favourite subject?A. English.B. Chinese.C. Maths.( ) 7. When will the womans train leave? A. 9:15.B. 9:50.C. 10:50.( ) 8. What can we learn about Bill?A. Hes fine.B. He needs to have more rest.C. He has to stay with a doctor.( ) 9. What will the woman do? A. Watch TV.B. Read a book. C. Rea

3、d newspapers.( ) 10. Who is the man looking for?A. A man.B. A boy.C. A ball.B) 听第一段材料，回答第11-12小题。听两遍。( )11. Which one does John decide to buy?A. The white one.B. The green one.C. Both of them.( )12. Who is Mary? A. His wife.B. His sister.C. We dont know.听第二段对话，回答第13-15小题。听两遍。( )13. What subject can

4、American Grade 8 student choose? A. Home Economics. B. Driving lessons. C. Wood arts.( )14. What subject is Mike good at? A. History. B. Science. C. Geography.( )15. What kind of homework does Mike have? A. Sports. B. Writing. C. Reading.C) 听一篇短文，回答第16-20小题。听两遍。( ) 16. Where does Jim come from? A. E

5、ngland. B. Canada. C. America.( ) 17. When did Jim come to China? A. Three weeks ago.B. Three months ago. C. Three years ago.( ) 18. How many children are there in Jims family? A. Three. B. Two. C. One.( ) 19. What does Jim look like? A. He is tall and slim. B. He is tall and strong with a square fa

6、ce and bright eyes. C. He has a round face with brown hair.( ) 20. Which sport does Jim like best? A.Basketball. B. Badminton. C. Swimming. 二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）( )21. What _ useful advice it is ! A. a B. an. C. the D. /( )22. Miss.Green has _ free time than Mr.Green. She is busy all day. A. muc

7、h B. less C. moreD. fewer( )23. I dont think maths is _ science.A. so easy asB. less easy C. easierD. as easier as( )24. Helen told me that she had some problems _ his English.A. onB. for C. inD. with( )25. He made so much noise that we had to make him _. A. stop talkingB. to stop talkingC. stops ta

8、lkingD. stopped to talk( )26.I dont like summer, as it is hot and we have to do homework. A. too much, too muchB. much too, much too C. much too, too much D. too much, much too( )27. Dont forget to give my best wishes to your family. No, _. A. I dontB. I wontC. I cantD. I havent( )28. I think he is

9、_ of us two. A. funnyB. the funnierC. funniestD. the funniest( )29. We dont have enough pens . Give us .A. to write; much more B. to write with; a few moreC. writing with; few more D. writing; another two( )30. Look! She _ a smile on her face and _ happy. A. wear, looks B. with, look C. is wearing,

10、is looking D. is wearing, looks( )31. Julie is my buddy. When something _ me, I can always go to her. A. will worryB. worries aboutC. worryD. worries ( )32. Hurry up, _ you wont be late for the meeting. A. or B. but C. and D. so( )33. Whats wrong with you? I feel _. I dont know _. A. comfortably; ho

11、w to doB. uncomfortably; to do what C. uncomfortable; what to doD. uncomfortable; what can I do( )34. _ all the stars, the sun is _ to the earth. A. In; the nearest B. Of; the nearer C. In; the most near D. Of; the nearest( )35. Would you like to go camping with us this weekend? _A. Im afraid so. B.

12、 Im glad to hear that.C. Yes, Id love. D. Great! Why not?三、完型填空（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分） Long long ago, there was a king who had a rich country. One day, he went for a long trip. 36 he was back to his palace, he complained (抱怨) that his 37 were very painful. Because it was his first time to have such a lon

13、g trip. And the road was very 38 .Then he ordered his people to cover every road of the whole country 39 leather. It was crazy! Everyone knew, this would need thousands of cows skin and would cost 40 money. But no one had enough courage (勇气) to stop him except his youngest 41 . He told his father br

14、avely, Why do you 42 that unnecessary money? 43 make comfortable shoes with a little piece of leather?The king was 44 but later he agreed to the advice, to make a pair of leather shoes for himself.In fact, there is a meaningful lesson of life in this story: To make the world a happy place 45 , youd

15、better change yourself your mind, but not the world.( )36. A. Science B. When C. If D. Because( )37. A. head B. hands C. back D. feet( )38. A. soft B. terrible C. comfortable D. short( )39. A. with B. on C. in D. for( )40. A. a little B. little C. lots of D. many( )41. A. wife B. daughter C. son D.

16、cousin( )42. A. spend B. paid C. cost D. take( )43. A. How about B. Why not C. Lets D. Why dont( )44. A. sad B. happy C. surprised D. afraid( )45. A. to live B. to live in C. to living D. live in四、阅读理解 （共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）AADVERTISEMENTSHONGNAN RESTAURANTTel: 83386223Add: 635 Grand RoadOpen: Mon. to F

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19、 a.m.10:00 p.m.( )46. If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, you can call at .A. 83386223 or 83338989 B. 87679690 or 83386223C. 83338989 or 87872738 D. 87872738 or 876796960( )47. If you want to buy a new dress, you can go to .A. 69 Hong Kong Road B. 368 East Huanshi RoadC. 5300 Shanghai Road D.

20、 635 Grand Road( )48. When you visit History Museum, you can know .A. the history of South China B. the history of Guangdongs native peopleC. the history of Shanghai D. the history of Hong KongB When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy hol

21、iday presents. On the third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket. I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he c

22、ame to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tear（眼泪）falling down his face. Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “You wo

23、uld help me a lot if you let me pay for you,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, Iwould like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, 1 know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”

24、( )49. When did the story probably happen? A. On Christmas Day. B. Before Christmas Day. C. On New Years Day. D. After New Years Day.( )50. When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in_ . A. with the writer B. by himself C. with the woman D. with his friends( )51. Whats the best title for this pas

25、sage? A. A big supermarket B. A kind woman C. A happy family D. A wonderful gift CIt is a very usual thing for a person to have a good friend. My good friend is Diana. She is a rich and proud (骄傲) girl. She often thinks that she is too good for anyone. One day after school, I was waiting for Diana w

26、hen Vivien came up to me. She gave me a cake, I got it. We talked and joked. From then on, I began to spend more time with Vivien than Diana. However, I also began to feel a little uneasy. After a few days, I went to see Diana with some snacks and at that time Vivien came and sat with me. She gave m

27、e a sandwich. She also gave one to Diana, but Diana didnt get it. She walked away. I was angry with Diana for being so rude. “ Never mind,” Vivien said , “ Im used to (习惯) it.” After school, I tried to catch up with Diana. When we walked home, I tried to correct her attitude (态度), but she would not

28、listen to me. She said, “Go and join your dear Vivien. I know you make new friends and forget the old ones.” For the next few weeks, we did not talk to each other. Then, one day, Diana came to Vivien and me, saying, “Im really sorry about what I did. Im a spoiled (宠坏) girl, but I also need good frie

29、nds just like you. Would you please forgive (原谅) me? Vivien and I looked at each other and smiled. From then on, Diana, Vivien and I are best friends.( )52. The underlined word “uneasy” means _. A. 不容易的 B. 忐忑不安的 C. 不简单的 D. 想不开的( )53. The writer was angry with Diana . A. because she was too good for

30、anyone B. when Diana got Viviens sandwich C. though (虽然) she asked the writer to forgive D. because she didnt get Viviens sandwich and walked away( )54. Viviens saying “Im used to it.” shows that .A. someone didnt want to give her their thingsB. she liked to be polite C. Diana wasnt often rude to ot

31、hersD. some people were rude to her before( )55. From the passage, we can know that .A. Diana and the writer were good friends B. Diana didnt like sandwiches C. Vivien didnt want to make new friends at all D. the writer forgot her old friends after she had new ones DTom and his cousin took a boat tr

32、ip. When they got on the boat, every passenger(乘客) should answer the keeper a question. If the passenger answered “yes”, he or she got one gift; if the passenger answered “no”, he or she got two gifts. Tom and his cousin saw all about this. Now it was their turn. The keeper came up to them and asked

33、, “Are you a good sailor(水手)?” Tom wanted to get two gifts, so he answered “no” loudly, at the same time he said, “I have never been a sailor, how could I be a good sailor?” The keeper gave him two gifts. His cousin gave the same answer, so, he got two gifts too.The boat started off(出发). The passeng

34、ers began to open their gifts. Tom and his cousin did the same. They found that one of the two gifts was a small bottle of drinking water, the other was a seasick tablet(晕船药). Tom had a look at a “yes”-passengers gift. His was a nice chocolate. Tom shouted at the keeper, “We are never seasick. Why d

35、o you give us seasick tablets?” ( )56. Tom and his cousin _.A. went to eat chocolate B. went on a trip by boat C. worked for the keeperD. needed a bottle of drinking water( )57. When did the keeper ask the passengers questions?A. After the trip. B. Before the trip. C. During the trip. D. Never.( )58

36、. Why did Tom and his cousin answer “no”?A. Because they both wanted to get two gifts.B. Because they wanted to have chocolate.C. Because they felt sick on the boat.D. Because they were good sailors.( )59. How did Tom feel after he opened his gifts?A. Happy B. angry C. sick D. comfortable( )60. Whic

37、h of the following statements（下面的陈述）is true?A. The keeper cheated (欺骗) Tom and his cousin.B. Tom and his cousin didnt understand the question.C. All the other passengers answered “yes”.D. The keeper didnt want to give Tom and his cousin chocolate. 第 卷 （非选择题 共55分）五、词汇 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）A.根据句意、中文提示或释

38、义写单词。61. Wonderful! How is the _ (模型) plane made?62. Chinese players got 88 _ in 30th Olympic Games in London.63. There is always a lot of _ (movement of cars) during the rush hour.64. I believe him, because what he says is always_.65. What a poor boy! He is too _ (紧张的) to say a word.B.选用方框里所给词的适当形式

39、填空。begin they bad please taste66. Look! He is enjoying the _ food.67. Where did you go? I went to Beijing last week. It was a_ trip.68. At the _ of each English class, we have a five-minute talk.69. There was an accident on the highway. Luckily, they didnt hurt _.70. Tom is not so strong. He plays f

40、ootball _ than others.C.选用方框里所给动词的正确形式填空。cheer rain teach not agree receive 71. Look! How hard it _！72. Kitty _ herself computer when she was 7 years old.73. If we can go to the final, we _ for our team.74. He _ an email from his parents once a week.75. At last, Millie _ to solve problems in this wa

41、y.六、句型转换（共5小题；每题1分，满分5分）76. My jacket is not the same as Millies. (同义句) My jacket is _ _ Millies.（同义句）77. Simon doesnt do homework as carefully as Daniel. Daniel does homework _ _ than Simon.78. My parents fly to Beijing once a year. ( 对划线部分提问) _ _ do your parents fly to Beijing?79. Whats the meanin

42、g of the word sporty? (同义句)What _ the word sporty _?80. He didnt do his homework. He watched TV instead. (合并句子)He watched TV _ _doing his homework.七、短文填空（每格1分，共10分）How do you get to k 81 and like your classmates? One way is to find o 82 more about them. During the break between c 83 you can talk wit

43、h them. You may ask them q 84 . Perhaps they want to know about you, too. You may t 85 them about your i 86 as well as your hobbies. It is often e 87 to make friends with people with the same interests. As you talk, the other may be thinking, “It should be g 88 to be friends with you.” R 89 : Talkin

44、g friendly is the b 90 way to make friends.八、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? D

45、o you ever try to make your dream come true? How can you make your dream real?Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making the dreams real is lifes biggest challenge（挑战）.You may think youre not very good at some school subjects, or that its impossible for you to become a winner. Those

46、 kinds of ideas stop you from realizing (实现) your dream.In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Dont let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that

47、a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. So its hard for you to make your dream come true. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what to do and what not to do.91.

48、What is lifes biggest challenge according to Andrew Matthewss idea ?_.92. What is the first thing you must do to make your dream come true?_.93. What is a big dream made up of ? _.94. Why is it hard for you to make your dream come true?_.95. What will you do if you want to make your dream come true?

49、_.九、书面表达（共1小题；满分15分）光明教育代表团将来我校参观访问。请你根据下表提示的信息，向来宾介绍学校近年来所发生的变化，并谈谈你对理想学校的愿望。 过 去 现 在 愿 望60个班级94个班级班级不要太多操场小，树木不多操场大，篮球场多，树木品种多校园美如花园课外活动少各种各样的课外活动能参加学校组织的郊游学校是著名的南通最好的中学要求： 语句通顺，书写规范； 词数: 80词左右，开头结尾已给出，不计人总词数。Ladies and gentleman! Its my honour to tell you something about our school._I hope you wi

50、ll enjoy your stay in our school. Thank you very much!如东县实验中学2012-2013学年度第一学期期中考试初二年级英语试卷听力部分一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A) 从A、B、C三幅图中找出与你所听内容相符的选项。听两遍。1. Beckham plays soccer very well.2. Now many people are learning how to drive. 3. My sisters hairstyle is different from your sisters.4. We have History

51、, Geography, Science and many other lessons. Science is my favourite.5. Nancy lives on the 12th floor and she goes up and down by elevator.B) 听对话，根据所听对话及问题选择正确答案。听两遍。6. M: Do you like English, Mary? W: No, I dont. I like Chinese best of all.7. M: What time is your train? W: 10:50. And Ill leave at a

52、bout 9:15.8. M: Is Bill feeling better today? W: Yes. Hes much better but the doctor says hell have to stay in bed for a few more days.9. M: Will you watch TV programmes? W: I dont think any of them is interesting. I think I will read newspapers instead.10. M: Excuse me, did you see a boy with a bal

53、l? W: A boy with a ball, sir?C)听下面几段材料，选择正确答案。听第一段对话，回答第11-12题。听两遍。M: Hi, Mary! I cant decide which shirt to buy.W: Let me help! Do you like this one, John?M: Oh, no. I dont like green.W: What about this white one? M: OK! I like the colour. I like it very much! I decide!听第二段对话短文，回答第13-15小题。听两遍。W: Mike, what subjects do students in Grade 8 have in America?M: We usually have English, Maths, Science, Geography, Computer Studies, History, Art and PE. We can also choose Home Economics.W: Are you good at any of them?M: I think I am clever at Geog