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1、西山区前卫中学2013-2014学年八年级下学期英语期中考试 (考试时间:120分钟 试卷满分:100分)班级_学号_姓名_分数_ 第一部分:听力 (20分)第一节：听句子，选择与其意思相符的图片。每小题听一遍。（5分）1._2_3_4_5_第二节 听录音，根据所听句子，选择最佳应答语。每小题听两遍。（5分）( )6.A.Im a student B.I have a toothache C.She has a cold( )7.A.No,Idont B.Thats a good idea C.I donthink so( )8.A.Once B.For two days C.Twice a

2、day( )9.A.You should eat an apple. B.You should drink some water. C.You should listen to music.( )10.A.You should lie down and rest. B.You should see a dentist. C.You should drink hot tea.第三节：听对话和问题，选择正确答案。每小题听两遍。（5分）( )11.A. After school B.On weekends C.On vacation( )12.A.Once a day B.Once a week C

3、.Once a month( )13.A.About 8:30 B.About 9:30 C.About 10:30( )14.A.Mikes mother B. Mikes father C.Mike( )15.A.In a library B.In a supermarket C.In a post office第四节：听短文，根据所听内容，选择正确答案。听三遍。（5分）( )16.Whats wrong with the boy?A.He is ill. B.He argued with Kim C.His clothes are out of style. ( )17.When did

4、 they argue?A.Last week B.Yesterday afternoon C.The day before yesterday ( )18.Who tells him to call up his teacher for advice? A.His mother B.His brother C.His sister( )19.How can the boy say sorry to Kim？ A.By writing to him B.By telephoning him C.By sending him an e-mail.( )20.How many people giv

5、e the boy advice in this passage?Three B. Four C.Five第二部分 笔试（ 满分60分）单项选择（15分）( )1.-_, Mike? -I have a headache. A. Whats matter B. Whats the matter to you C. Whats the wrong D. Whats wrong with you( )2.To our _, we saw such a _result. A.surprised, surprise B. surprise, surprising C.surprise, surpris

6、ed D. surprising, surprised( )3.The man was too poor to go to school then. He had to teach _all the subjects at home. A.he B.his C.himself D.him( )4.Excuse me,sir.I cant go to school today because I have a fever. -_.A.I m sorry to hear that. B.Thats all right。C.You are welcome. D. I dont mind.( )5.T

7、om, your room is too dirty. You must _. A.clean up it B.clean up them C.clean them up D.clean it up( )6.They used to _late.getting up B.get up C.got up D.gets up( )7.My idea is similar _. to you B. with you C. to yours D. with yours ( )8.Im not going swimming tomorrow afternoon. -_. I have to clean

8、up my bedroom.A.So am I B.Neither am I C.Neither I am D.So I am( )9.I want to sleep, would you mind_TV?A.watch B.watching C.not watch D.not watching( )10._you are, _grades you will get.Careful, good B. More careful, betterC.The more careful,the bette D.The most careful,the best( )11.Im sorry, I _whe

9、re I dropped my notebook. A.am sure B.have no idea C.forget D.make sure( )12.I didnt go home _the old man was sent to the hospital.until B. when C.while D. after( )13.I argued with my mother. She was very sad. What shouldI do?-_. A You should say sorry to her. B. you can join the English club. C. Wh

10、y not listen to some music? D. Have a rest, please.( )14.What_Tom and his friends_ at this time yestersay?A.did, do B.was, doing C.were, doing D.does, do( )15.-_did the bell ring? -_we were having dinner, the bell rang. A.When,When B.When,While C.While,While D.While,When( )16.It rained _after a _win

11、d went away last night.Heavy, strong B. heavy, strongly C.heavily, strong D.heavily, strongly( )17.Yestersay I used up all the salt to cook dumplings. I need to buy some now. A.ate up B.run out of C.ran of D.ran out of( )18.Can you help me repair my bicycle?fix up B. prepare C. treat D.pack( )19.The

12、 old man gave away a lot of money to the school. A.gave out B.handed out C.gave without payment D.gave off( )20.He is_surprised_he can hardly say anything.very, that B./,so that C. so,that D. too,to第二节完形填空（10分）A king (国王) was old and he knew it was time to choose a new king. He told all the young pe

13、ople in his country, “I will give _36_ of you a seed (种子). Plant it and bring it back one year later. Show me the plants that you bring,_37_ Ill choose a new king from you.”A boy _38_ Peter got a seed, too. He planted it _39_. But the seed didnt grow at all. A year later, Peter had to take his _40_b

14、ox to the palace. Others all brought beautiful plants there and Peter felt _41_. The king _42_ the palace and looked around. When he _43_there was nothing in Peters box, the king smiled and said to the others, “One year ago, I gave everyone a seed which couldnt grow. But all of you, _44_ Peter, have

15、 brought me plants and flowers. Peter was the only one with the honesty (诚实) and courage to bring _45_ a box. So he will be the new king!” ( )21. A. neither B. each C. both( )22. A. but B. although C. and ( )23. A. helped B. asked C. named( )24. A. carefully B. careful C. careless( )25. A. full B. e

16、mpty C. beautiful ( )26. A. excited B. sad C. happy ( )27. A. reached B. got C. arrived ( )28. A. found B. was finding C. find( )29. A. besides B. except C. with ( )30. A. such B. so C. as第四节. 阅读理解.(30分) AOnce there was an Indian beggar(乞丐). He came to a farmers house and asked for some food. The fa

17、rmer told him to com in and sit down to have dinner. There was a German(德国人) and a Frenchman（法国人）, too.The farmer said, “Well , you are the last man to come. You should go to get the chicken for us.” The Indian agreed and a whole chicken was brought in. He cut off the head and gave it to the farmer,

18、 and said, “ You are the headman here. You should have the head.” He gave the neck to the farmers wife and said, “ you are next to the headman. So you should have the neck.” Both of the farmers daughters were given a wing(翅膀). “you will soon fly away from home and you each should have a wing”he said

19、 to the Frenchman and the German, “You two poor men have a long way to go to get home.” He gave each of them a foot. Then he said, “Im just a poor Indian beggar. I ll eat what is left.”根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正（T）误（F）。( )31.The beggar is from England.( )32.There were seven people having dinner at the farmers

20、house.( )33.The head of the chicken was given to the farmers wife.( )34.the beggar said the Frenchman and the German should have the feet nof the chicken because they had a long way to go to get home.( )35.The beggar is a clever man. BWantedFAIRMONT HOTELFive Waiters and Ten Waitresses(女招待)Aged unde

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23、more. Good at computer.Paid 1,800-2,200 dollars monthly.Tel: 447-4398Fax: 3485269( )36. If you dont know how to use a computer, you can work as_.A. a secretary B. a waiter or waitressC. an accountant D. a salesclerk ( )37. If you want to get a job in the Fairmont Hotel, you shouldbe_.A. a woman B. a

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26、on September 22, 1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities, including Taipai, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day.In Beijing, more and more people are

27、joining the campaign(运动). It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5(World Environment Day). The slogan for the day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”So far,

28、 more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. “We cant control the weather, but we can choose not to drive,” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman(主席). Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2012, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less

29、than the number for the same period the year before. Much of the dust(灰尘) comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.( ) 41. The first No Car Day fell on _. A. February 2nd B. June 5th C. July 5th D. September 22nd( ) 42. _ was the first city to h

30、ave No Car Day in China. A. Beijing B. Chengdu C. Shanghai D. Wuhan( ) 43. What does the underlined word “slogan” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. 目的 B. 原因 C. 意义 D. 口号( ) 44. How many blue sky days did Beijing have in the first quarter of 2011 A. 63. B. 52. C. 41. D. 238.( ) 45. Which of th e following state

31、ments is True? A. China is the first country to start No Car Day. B. No Car Day is World Environment Day. C. No Car Day has been supported by over 1,000 cities around the world so far. D. Much of the dust in the air comes from cars 第三部分 写作(25分)第一节：用所给词的适当形式填空.( 10分）An old man saved a girl in a car accident and left without_(leave) his name.2.Tina often _(help)his mother with housework.3.Kate finished _(put)all the books in order.4.Can you tell me how_(deal) with t