1、如皋初中2009-2010学年第二学期期中考试八年级英语试题考试时间：100分钟 试卷分值：100分命题：陈召宽 审核：司建妹一、听力测试（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）A 听对话，选择合适的图画或答案。每段对话听两遍。( ) 1 Which picture are they talking about? A B C( ) 5 How can we go to the North Street Hospital? A Catch the train. B Walk there. C Take the bus.( ) 6 Hows Jim? A Hes OK. B Hes ill. C H
2、es returned home.( ) 7 What would the man like? A Tea. B Juice. C Coffee with milk.( ) 8 What colour shoes did the man want to buy at first? A Brown. B Blue. C Black.( ) 9 Where is Mrs Wood from? A Japan. B China. C America.( )10 What does the woman mean? A She likes smoking . B She doesnt mind the
3、mans smoking. C She doesnt want him to smoke.B 听对话或独白，选择正确答案。每段材料听两遍。听第一段对话，回答第11至12小题。( ) 11 Where is the man going? A The railway station. B The clock tower. C The park.( ) 12 Why cant the man find the place? A This is his first time to visit the place. B The railway station is still next to the c
4、lock tower. C Things have changed a lot over the years.听第二段对话，回答第13至15小题。( ) 13 How many main icons does the program have? A Four. B Five. C Six.( ) 14 Which icon should be clicked if you want to listen to people talking? A Book B Tour C Ear.( ) 15 What can you do if you click on the Pencil icon? A
5、Go on short tours. B Do some exercises. C Read stories and articles.听一段独白，回答第16至20小题。( ) 16 Bobs favourite was _. A singing B dancing C drawing( ) 17 It was difficult for Bob to join the school dancing group because _. A the school only had a girls dancing group B the school didnt allow（允许）boys to d
6、ance C the group had enough dancers already( ) 18 The school worried that _ if Bob stayed in the group. A nobody would watch their dance B other boys would join and the girls might leave C other schools would laugh at them( ) 19 The judge(法官) thought the schools decision was _. A useful B necessary
7、C wrong( ) 20 We can infer(推断) that Bob felt _ when he went back to the group. A sad B happy C hungry二、选择填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）( ) 21 -How long _ your parents _? -For about twenty years. A did, marry B have, married C have, got married D have, been married( ) 22 Mr Chen is over 80, _ he still looks h
8、ealthy. A and B or C but D for( ) 23 -Look at the boy running on the playground. Is it Davis? -It _ be him. I saw him go to the teachers office just now. A mustnt B cant C couldnt D must( ) 24 My uncle _ a farmer. Now he is a driver. A is used to B is used to be C used to being D used to be( ) 25 Th
9、ere is little coffee in the bottle,_? A is there B isnt there C is it D isnt it( ) 26 -When will the plane _? - In an hour. A reach B arrive in C get to D arrive( ) 27 _ great fun it is to fly kites! _ great time the childre are having! A What, What a B What, What C How, How a D What a, What( ) 28 M
10、y father _ a letter yesterday, but Im not sure if he has finished it. A wrote B was writing C has written D writes( ) 29 The weather in Hong Kong is quite different from _ in Beijing. A it B them C that D those( ) 30 I _ my computer for almost ten years. It still works OK. A bought B have bought C h
11、ave had D have ( ) 31 My dad _ to Singapore for a meeting. He _ there twice. A has gone, has been B has been, has gone C has gone, has gone D has been, has been( ) 32 The Story of Ah Q _Lu Xun A writes B wrote by C was written D was written by( ) 33 Dont wake up the _ baby. She has just fallen _. A
12、sleepy, asleep B asleep, sleeping C sleeping, asleep D sleeping, sleepy( ) 34 The _ is used for typing. A printer B keyboard C mouse D menu( ) 35 The volunteers _ leave the hospital until all their work _. A wont, will be done B dont, will finish C wont, is finished D didnt, finished三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题
13、1分，满分10分）Martin Henfield talks about some of his experiences as a twin. When we were small, my mother dressed us 36 the same clothes. That was bad enough and we didnt like it. But when we went on our first camping trip, it was even 37 . We were only ten years old, and while 38 went into their sleepi
14、ng bags for the night, we were not happy to sleep inside a double sleeping bag my mother made for us.At school, our classmates 39 us Henfield One and Henfield Two, so people couldnt even see our difference according to our initials(姓名开头的字母) because 40 of us were M.H. It was only when I went to colle
15、ge(大学) and began to have my own friends that I started to feel my own freedom of identity(身份)Before I went to college, during my last secondary school 41 , I got a job on a building site.(工地). My twin brother, Mike Henfield , didnt work. He was resting. One day I said to the foreman(工头), “Can I have
16、 a week off?” “Certainly,” he said, “but you wont have the job when you 42 back.”I didnt want to 43 the job. So on Monday morning, Mike went down in my jeans, jacket and hat and he worked for me for one week. 44 of them knew the difference.Now I am growing old and I feel very different 45 my twin br
17、other. And he will tell you the same. We have really worked towards that for forty years.( ) 36 A in B for C on D with ( ) 37 A bad B worse C good D best( ) 38 A all boys B another boy C all the other boys D all the boys( ) 39 A called B asked C understood D knew( ) 40 A every B each C both D all( )
18、 41 A holidays B year C week D weekend( ) 42 A get B will get C got D are getting( ) 43 A lose B missing C lost D fail( ) 44 A All B None C Each D Both( ) 45 A in B from C with D as四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） A( ) 46 Zhang Shuxia and her daddy dont get on well because _. A her daddy doesnt talk to her
19、 B her parents dont love her. C she doesnt like her parents D they cant understand each other( ) 47 The purpose(目的) of _ is to let people in the world think more about families and family problems. A the writer of the article B International Day of Families C the story of Zhang Shuxia D the study of
20、 Beijing families( ) 48 The problem discussed in the passage mostly happens to _. A junior school students B families in Beijing C families in Hebei D primary school students( ) 49 The underlined word “ that” in the last paragraph means “_”. A going out for a walk or watching TV B something your par
21、ents are interested in C your parents lives in the past D some way to have a good look( ) 50 Which of the following is NOT a good way for kids to get closer to their families? A Find a good time to talk B Dont talk to their parents. C Listen to them carefully D Be honest to their parents B Everyone
22、needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others its very difficult. Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get on with others. If you have t
23、rouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.lRealize your own good points. You have skills and talents(才能) that others will like.lBelieve that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.lBe humourous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to s
24、mile at others.lRespect(尊敬) the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others ideas without trying to make them accept(接受) yours.lBe kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show your kindness. Open the do
25、or for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.lDont complain(抱怨). Learn to accept what you cant change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaints all the time.lNever give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someo
26、ne who will understand you.( ) 51 Why do we need friends according to the passage? A Friends can do everything for us. B Friends can bring us happiness. C Friends accept our ideas all the time. D Without friends, we could not live.( ) 52 Whats the first thing we should learn in order to make friends
27、? A To help others. B To smile to others. C To get on with others. D To listen to others complaints.( ) 53 Which of the following shows a sense of humour? A Opening the door for someone. B Complaining to others all the time. C Laughing at ourselves and our weakness. D Finding someone wo will underst
28、and us.( ) 54 How many pieces of advice does the writer provide when we have trouble in making friends? A Five. B Seven. C Nine. D Eleven.( ) 55 What should we do when we have trouble in making friends? A Respect others. B Complain. C Give up. D Laugh at them C ( ) 56 Why do people type acronyms? A
29、To show their feelings. B To make jokes. C Because people can type them quickly. D In this way newbies wont understand them.( ) 57 What does “BTW, my puter is not working well.：-（” mean? A The person is happy about getting a new computer. B The person has to go away from their computer. C The person
30、 is angry at somebody. D The person is sad that his computer is having problems.( ) 58 If someone is angry, what may he type? A B C LOL D BRB( ) 59 E- talk will probaly _. A keep changing B stay the same C be used by people on the telephone D be easy for newbies to understand( ) 60 People can do the
31、 following through internet except _. A doing shopping B writing diaries C eating foods D playing games五、词汇运用（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）A 根据句意和提示，填写所缺单词。61 Im free now. Shall we go to the c_ to see a film?62 Many topics are _ (cover) in the course.63 -Which country will you go to if you have the chance to t
32、ravel _? -The USA or Japan.64 Who is the _ of the Water Cube in Beijing?(设计人)65 The audience couldnt help _ their hands when the host appeared at the charity show.B 选用方框内所给词的适当形式填空。develop die simple correct harm66 When a question is answered _, the witch will cut an inch of the princesss hair.67 Th
33、e water in the river is _. You can drink it without cooking.68 The visitors are all amazed to see the _ in Rugao in recent years.69 The lamb has been _ for quite some time.70 Of all the questions, this one is the _.C选用方框内所给动词的适当形式填空。speak not be take talk sing71 The students _ in loud voices when th
34、e teacher came into the classroom.72 _ English _ in that country?73 Great changes _ place in China since she opened to the world in 1980s.74 There _ any trees here in the past.75 The children, together with their teacher _ happily. Can you hear them?六、句型转换（每空限填一词）（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）76 The boy left hom
35、e last Sunday. (同义替换) The boy has been _ from home _ last Sunday.77 Yang Su hosts the news programme.(改为被动语态) The news programme is _ _ Yang Su.78 Kitty likes visiting Shanghai in any season because she loves shopping.(提问) _ _ Kitty like visiting Shanghai in any season?79 The information is so usefu
36、l.(改为感叹句) _ _ information it is!80 We must do our homework by ourselves.(同义替换) We must do our homework _ our _. 七、短文填词（首字母已给出）（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） My family and I went on h to the USA last year. We had a wonderful time. The best part of the trip was our visit to Disneyland. There was so much to see and
37、 to do that we spent two days there. Once, when I was taking a photo, Mickey Mouse walked in front of me. I was so excited that I almost dropped my c . We visited some other t parks too, and we ate a lot. The food was d . I hope to go back again. When the plane was taking off, I w goodbye to America
38、 and all the interesting things I saw in Disneyland.81.h_ 82.c_ 83.t_ 84.d_ 85.w_八、阅读短文并回答问题（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） Balzac was a famous French writer. He often told his friends that he could know anybodys character by his handwriting. One day a woman brought him a page from a young boys exercise book. She
39、 said that she wanted to know what Balzac thought of the boys character. Balzac studied the handwriting carefully for a few minutes. The woman told him that the boy wasnt her son and that he might tell her the truth. “All right,” said Balzac, “I will tell you the truth.” And he said that the boy was a bad boy. “It is very interesting,”sa
