1、2009-2010学年度八年级第二学期期中考试英语试题（考试时间：120分钟，满分150分）一、听力 25%A）听对话回答问题（听两遍）( ) 5. How did the womans uncle go to work today? A. By motorbike. B. By bike. C. On foot.( )6. Whats the mans family name? A. Henry John. B. John. C. Brown.( )7. Who is the mans favourite basketball player? A. Michael Jordan. B. Ya
2、o Ming. C. Kong Linghui.( ) 8. What language can Han Mei learn from them? A. Chinese and Japanese. B. Chinese and English. C. English and Japanese.( )9. Where will the young lady put the rubbish? A. In the dustbin. B. In front of the house. C. Behind the house.( )10. What does Mary often do to help
3、her mother? A. She often help her mother to cook meals. B. She often help her mother with the washing. C. She often help her mother to clean the house.B)听下面4段对话，选择最佳答案（听两遍） 听第一段对话，回答第11-13题。( )11. What does the woman want to know? A. The flight to Canada. B. The information about Ottawa. C. The pric
4、e for the air ticket to Ottawa.( )12. How much does it cost to fly to Ottawa in July? A. $480. B. $418. C. $525.( )13. Which of the following is TRUE according to the dialogue? A. It costs more in March than in May. B. It costs less in April than in July. C. The woman wants to go to Ottawa in July.
5、听第二段对话,回答第 14-16题。( )14. How far is the bookshop from here? A. About an hour on foot. B. About half an hour by bus. C. We dont know.( )15. Why does the man take the bus? A. Because it is￥ 1 cheaper than taking a taxi. B. Because it is￥14 cheaper than taking a taxi. C. Because it is￥15 cheaper than t
6、aking a taxi.( )16. How does the man get to the bus stop? A. Walk across the road and turn left. B. Walk over the footbridge and turn right. C. Cross the road at the traffic lights. 听第三段对话，回答17-18题。( )17. Where are the speakers talking? A. In a school. B, In a hospital. C. In a supermarket.( )18. Ho
7、w much are the apples? A. Two yuan. B. Nine yuan. C. Ten yuan. 听第四段对话，回答19-20题。( )19. When is Daddys birthday? A. Next Sunday. B. Next Wednesday. C. Next Thursday.( )20. What will they buy for their father? A. A football T-shirt. B. A book. C.A pen.C）听短文，从所给的选项中选出最佳答案。( )21. Where will they go? A. A
8、 town. B. A city. C. A school.( )22. How will they go there? A. By train. B. By bus. C. On foot.( )23. How long will it take them to get there? A. Over 3 hours. B. Over 2 hours. C. Over 5 hours.( )24. What will they take for lunch? A. Rice. B. Bread. C. Sandwiches.( )25. What can they do after lunch
9、? A. Go swimming. B. Go shopping. C. Go boating.二、选择填空 20%( )1.Have you taken your medicine today? Yes, I_ it after breakfast. A.have taken B. took C. taken D. take( )2.Jim_ to the shop. Hell be back_ an hour. A. has gone; after B. has been; in C. has gone; in D. has been;after( )3.My sisters never
10、late for work,_? A. is she B. isnt she C. has she D. hasnt she( )4.I know Beijing well, because I_ many times. A. have been there B. have gone there C. went there D. go there( )5.He has worked for a whole day. He_ be very tired. A. cant B. many C. need D. must( )6._ will your father come back? _ tom
11、orrow. A. How long; Not until B. How long; Until C. How son; Not until D. How soon; Until( )7.How long have you_? A. borrowed the book B. bought the bike C. been back D. joined the Party( )8.Marry told me not to driver_ high speed. A. in B. at C. on D. with( )9.It_ heavily when we got to the top of
12、the mountain. A. rained B. raining C. was raining D. will rain( )10.The package tour_ everything. You will enjoy yousself. A. covers B. including C. have D. owns( )11.The important points in the book_ red. A. write in B. are written in C. have written by D. are writtying with( )12.Bananas are usuall
13、y_ in the south of China. A. produced B. grown C. made D. eaten( )13.Its too hot inside. Do you mind_ the window? A. closing B. to close C. opening D. to open( )14.This kink of milk_ well . It_ out soon. A. is sold, sells B. sells; is sold C. is sold, will be sold D. sells, will be sold( )15.Compute
14、r are used_ people _ doing problems. A. for, for B. for, by C. by, for D. by,in( )16.We couldnt wait for him any more, we decideds to go to the park_. A.with B. except C. instead D. without( )17.You didnt call lily last night, did you? _ Because. I didnt have her telephone number. A. No, I didnt B.N
15、o, I did C. Yes, I did D. Yes, I didnt( )18.Great changes_ in our hometown since ten years ago. A. happended B. have taken place C. have happen D. have been taken place( )19.I hope_ to our birthday party. A. you to come B. yout can come C. to come D. him to come( )20.Do you have any problems_ in the
16、 modern city? A. to love B. for living C. about living D. living三、完形填空 15%Mr West was born in a small English town. His father had a shop there. The shop keeper didn t think it was 1 for his son to go to school. So he taught him how to get 2 money. They got much money there and then 3 to the city. N
17、ow Old West cant manage his shop and his son, Mr West has to do it 4 him. As he has lilfle knowledge, Mr West is often 5 in public and sometimes he gets into trouble. So he 6 a lot of books and shelves and put them in his sitting room so that the visitors can see them 7 they go in. He often goes to
18、the parties and carefully 8 what the learned men say. He hopes to make friends with them.Once Mr West was told that it was a 9 writers birthday that day. He hurried there with his wife. He gave the writer some 10 presents and the old man thanked him. After 11 they began to talk about the literary wo
19、rks. He could hardly answer any questions. The writer had to ask him 12 one, What was Shakespeare (莎士比亚 ) ?It was a kind of drink, answered Mr West. But people do not like it now. The writer had a smile and soon he stopped 13 .On their way home, his wife said, You made a mistake just now, Shakespear
20、e is a 14 cake, 15 the Chinese moon cake. ( ) 1. A. possible B. useful C. easy D. difficult( ) 2. A. much B. more C. little D. less( ) 3. A. went B. got C. moved D. ran( ) 4. A. with B. after C. before D. instead of( ) 5. A. beaten B. helped C. hurt D. laughed at( ) 6. A. borrowed B. made C. bought
21、D. wrote( ) 7. A. because B. that C. as soon as D. if( ) 8. A. listens to B. hears C. looks at D. sees( ) 9. A. strange B. famous C. kind D. foreign( )10. A. cheap B. expensive C. useless D. small( )11. A. dinner B. school C. discussion D. class( ) 12. A. more difficult B. easy C. the easiest D. the
22、 most difficult( )13. A. talking B. to talk C. to answer D. answering( )14. A. thin B. thick C. delicious D. Iorge( )15. A. likes B. like C. liking D. is like四、阅读理解 40%ATea bag drinking is most Westerners favorite way of drinking tea. Do you know how it came about?The tea bag was invented in 1908 by
23、 Thomas Sullivan, an American tea seller. He was sending out free tea in silk bags for people to try. People put the bags together with the tea leaves into the cup and added(增加) hot water. The tea tasted good, and people thought it was easy to clean the cup. They were not happy when Sullivan started
24、 sending them loose (散的) tea again.Sullivan realized that he had a hot new thing in his hands, and he built a machine to pack the bags. As tea bags became popular, they were changed from silk to gauze (薄纱) and later paper. In 1952, Lipton Tea made the tea bag even more popular with its invention of
25、the four-sided tea bag. Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK, and today 85%of the tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.However, many people still prefer loose-leaf tea. This is because some tea companies put not very good tea in their tea bags. But for most drinkers, tea bags are still the easy and t
26、asly way to go.( ) 1. Who invented the tea bag?A. An English tea seller. B. Chinese.C. Lipton. D. Thomas Sullivan.( ) 2. The tea in silk bags was welcome because_.A. the tea in bags was free and very goodB. the tea tasted good and the cup was easy to washC. people were happy, with the loose teaD. pe
27、ople didnt know any better way to enjoy the tea( ) 3. The material of the tea bags is usually_now.A. silk B. gauze C. paper D. plastic( ) 4. The underlined sentence Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK probably means “_in the UK”.A. Tea bags soon became popularB. Tea bags surprised everyone very muchC
28、. Tea bags kicked the loose-leaf tea out of the marketD. Tea bags werent allowed to be sold( )5. The reading mainly talks about_. A. the invention of tea B. the way of drinking tea C. the history of tea bags D. people s favorite tea in the worldBA man came back home from work late, tired, to find hi
29、s six-year-old son waiting for him at the door.“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”“If you want to know, I make $ 20 an hour.”“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, Daddy, could you lend me $107The father was furious, “If you asked for
30、money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think why you are being so selfish (自私的 ) !”The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, Maybe he really needs to buy something and he di
31、dn t ask for money very often. So he went to the little boy s room.Sorry ! Maybe I was too hard on you just now, said the man. Here s $10. Oh, thank you, Daddy! the boy said gladly. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had some money, he got angry again.Why d
32、o you want more money since you already have some? the father shouted angrily.Because I didn t have enough, but now I do, the little boy replied, Daddy, I have $ 20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow, I would like to have dinner with you. ( )6. How much does the man
33、 make if he works 10 hours? A. $10. B. $20. C. $100. D. $200.( )7. In this passage, the underlined (下划线) word furious means A. very angry B. quite happy C. too excited D. a little nervous( )8. At first, the father refused to give the boy any money because A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the mon
34、ey for himself B. he did not have enough money at that moment C. he thought the boy would buy something of no use D. the boy always borrowed money from him( ) 9. The boy wanted to buy _with twenty dollars. A. a new book for himself B. a nice present for his father C. a toy for his own birthday D. an
35、 hour of his fathers time( )10. From this passage, we can infer (推断) that the boys father A. often played with his son B. spent little time with his son C. didnt love his son at all D. often came back home earlyC It is easy that we see advertisements in English all around us every day. Look at your
36、own bags and clothes, and at the bags and clothes of your classmates. How many different advertisements can you see which use English words? Often bags and clothes show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form. A special picture or symbol called a logo(标识) is sometimes used. Lo
37、gos appear on many different products (产品). They are popular because when you see a logo, it is hard to forget that product or company. It is common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio. Most advertisements are very short. Sometimes the advertisers use a short sentence, which is ea
38、sy for people to say and remember. Nike, for example, has a simple English sentence which is used all around the world: Just do it. Advertisements often use funny situations as well. It is simple to remember it. All advertisements are designed (设计)to make people buy a product. An advertisement for a
39、 soft drink, for example, might show a group of young people who are having fun. The young people are all drinking the soft drink. Advertisers are saying to you, Why dont you buy this drink and be like these people? You can be young and modern. You might think that advertisements are not after you,
40、but the next time you buy a soft drink, ask yourself this question : Why am I buying this particular(特别的 ) product?( ) 11. From the passage,we know that_.A. all the advertisements around us are written in EnglishB. many bags have the name of the company that made themC. having soft drinks makes a pe
41、rson young and modernD. advertisements are only after young people( ) 12. A good logo is_.A. easy to remember B. a useful productC. difficult to understand D. easy to buy( )13. People are most likely to remember an advertisement that is_.A. in English B. long C. funny D. famous( )14. All advertiseme
42、nts are designed to_. A. sell you something you dont want B. make you buy the product C. make you young and modern D. show you what you need to buy( ) 15. The best title of this passage may be_. A. Advertisements for Bags and Clothes B. Advertisements on TV and Radio C. Advertisements About Sports D. Advertisements Around UsDRuby, the artist, is an Asian elephant, She is17 years old. S
