1、杭州市滨江区2012-2013学年第二学期期中考试八年级英语试卷I 听力部分（25分）一、听短对话，回答问题（5分）1. Where did Bob live at the age of five?A. In New York B. In a small town C. In China2. What was Bill doing When the teacher came into the classroom?A. He was reading a storybook B. He was listening to music. C. He was talking with Tim3. Wha
2、t did Mary say?A. She said Linda wasnt beautiful B. She said Linda was lazy C. She said Lindas new dress wasnt beautiful.4. What is the boy doing?A. Watching TV B. Listening to music. C. Talking with his friend5. Who saw the alien?A. The boy. B. The girl C. Neither of them.二、听较长对话，回答问题（10分）听对话，回答6-7
3、题6. What was Jim doing when the earthquake happened?A. He was watching TV B. He was reading C. He was playing computer games7. What was Kitty doing when the earthquake happened?A. She was shopping. B. She was in the park. C. She was taking a walk.听对话，回答8-10题8.When will the mans family go to Yellow m
4、ountain?A. Tomorrow B. At a weekend C. In a month9. Where will they stay ?A. Their friends home B. A comfortable and expensive hotel C. Holiday Home10. Which of the following is Not true?A. The man himself will fill in the formB. They will pay the money by cardC. The man is talking with a clerk at a
5、 travel agency.三、听独白，回答问题（10分）Means of transportationThe number of boysThe number of girlsBy bicycle(3)(7) By bus(4)(8)(1)9(9)(2)(5)On foot(6)(10)11. What should you write in the first blank(空白处)?A. By car B. By train C. By subway12.How many boys go to school by bicycle?A. two B. Three C. Five13. Ho
6、w many students go to school by bus?A. Ten B. Eight C. Five14. Which means of transportation do the most students take?A. By bus B. By train C. By car15. How many students took part in the survey?A. forty B. forty-five C. thirty-fiveII 笔试部分（95分）四单项选择(15%)16. The underlined part in the word “human” i
7、s pronounced as _.A e B. C D. e17.-Listen! Mary is singing _ song.-It is _ American country song and_ song sounds beautiful.A. a, a ,the B. a, the, the C. the , an, a D. a, an, the18. -I think there will be _ pollution in the future if we dont protect our earth. - I agree with you. So we should plan
8、t more trees and use cars less now. A less B more C. fewer D. much19.-_ do you think Billy will be in six years? -I think he will be an actor.A. who B. How C. What D./20. I called you at7:30 yesterday evening, but nobody answered. Oh, I _ in the gym at that time.A. played basketballB. was playing th
9、e basketball C. would play basketballD. was playing basketball21.-Whats the matter ? -I _ my best friend. She doesnt talk to me now.A. discussed with B. played with C argued with D. angry with 22.-Isnt the movie boring ? -_. I cant stand it anymore.A. Yes, it isntB. No, it isnt C. Yes, it is D. No,
10、it is.23.If you bring the snacks to the classroom, the teacher will _.A. take it away B take them away C. take away it D. take away them 24. Some scientists think that it may take _ years to make robots look like people, and do the same things as us. A. hundred of B. two hundreds of C. hundreds of D
11、. two hundred of 25. _ the boy was walking down the street, the UFO landed. A. While B. After C .Before D. until26. I find _ a little difficult to follow the new traffic rules. A. that B. it C. this D. them27. What did Sally say?-She asked_.A. how can she get to the zoo. B. how she could get to the
12、zoo. C. where was the zoo. D. where the zoo is28- _ I borrow your dictionary? -Yes, you can _ it for two days.A. May, keep B. Can, borrow C. May, borrow D. Must, keep29. Lily said you would go shopping with her the next day. Oh, no. it is _, I will be very busy tomorrow.A. wrong B. important C. stra
13、nge D. impossible30.Remember to ask her to call me back. -_.A. Never mind B. Thats right C. Up to you D. Got it五完形填空(15%) One day, when I was five years old , my mother was washing the kitchen floor. I was telling her about a new girl in my school when she suddenly asked. “Who are your _31_ friends
14、?” “Jill and Jaime.” I had been friends with Jill_32_ I was about three years old, and I really liked Jaime. My mother stopped cleaning the _33_. “Well, what about your _34_Karen and Cindy?” Why arent they your best friends ?” She seemed _35_ as if I hurt her feeling. “But theyre my sisters.” “Yes,
15、but they can still be your best friends. Friends may come and go, your sister will _36_ be there for you.” At that time, the idea of my two sisters being my closest friends seemed _37_ to me. We sometimes _38_ about toys, food or watching on TV. And they werent the same _39_ as me. We all had our ow
16、n friends in school. However, my mother never let the three of us_40_ it: Sisters are lifelong friends. She would often tell us how_41_ we were. She took us to places _42_.So we developed common_43_. Today I share(分享) things with my sister that I dont share with_44_ else. It was twenty-three years a
17、go that my mother first asked me _45_ were my best friends. Today she doesnt have to. She always knows.31. A .newB. foreignC. bestD. normal32.A. sinceB. beforeC. whenD. until33.A. roomB. windowsC. dishesD. floor34. A. brothersB. sistersC. classmatesD. friends35.A. nervousB. politeC. upsetD. happy36.
18、A.neverB. oftenC. sometimesD. always37.A. similarB. strangeC. interestingD. excellent38.A. foughtB. playedC. livedD. studied39. A. classB. heightC. ageD. weight40. A. knowB. forgetC. remindD. remember41. A. luckyB cleverC. lazyD. naughty42.A. differentlyB. togetherC. aloneD. secretly43.A. booksB. co
19、mpanyC. interestsD. language44.A.anyoneB. someoneC. nobodyD. others45.A.whoB. whereC. whatD. how六阅读理解 30%AAn eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation (手术) could save him now
20、and there was no one to lend them the money. When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle (奇迹) can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully. She hurried to a drugstore（药店）with the money in her hand.
21、“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “Its for my little brother,” the girl answered. “Hes really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman. “My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does
22、 a miracle cost?” “We dont sell a miracle here, child. Im sorry,” the salesman said with a smile. “Listen, if it isnt enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?” “I dont know,” she answer
23、ed with her eyes full of tears. “Hes really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy cant pay for it, so I have brought all my money.” “How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered. “Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of
24、 a miracle for little brothers.” He took up the girls hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Lets see if I have the kind of miracle you need.” That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong， a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wa
25、snt long before Andrew was home again How much did the miracle cost?46. What was the trouble in the little girls family?A. Her brother was seriously ill. B. They had no money.C. Nothing could save her brother. D. Bother A and B47. In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be _.A. something inte
26、resting B. something beautiful C. some wonderful medicine D. some good food48. The little girl said again and again “ I can try and get some more.” That shows _. A. She had still kept some money B. she hoped not to be refused C. there was no need to worry about money D. she thought money was easy to
27、 get49. What made the miracle happen?A. The girls love for her brother. B. The girls money.C. The medicine from the drugstore. D. Nobody can tell.50. From the passage we can infer（推测） that _.A. the doctor didnt ask for any pay B. a miracle is sure to happen if you keep onC. the little girl is lovely
28、 but not so clever D. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thoughtBRobots are smart. They can help people do some difficult jobs. Some robots do everyday jobs. People use them in many ways. They are different from people and they never get tired and dont need sleep. And they can do dangerous a
29、nd dirty jobs. They also do the job nicely again and again.People use robots in space, too. It is much cheaper to send an unmanned spacecraft into space than to send a manned one. In space, robots can take photos of things in space, do experiments (实验), send the information back to the earth.Robots
30、are also useful in hospital. Now with the improvement of science, doctors only need to make a small hole when they operate on a sick person. A tiny robot can be put into the persons body. Then doctors can watch what it is doing on a computer. The robot deep inside the body listens to the instruction
31、s and do as the doctors says.51.Which of the following CANT a robot do in a space ?A. Take photos of the things in space B. Do experimentsC. Send the information back to the earth D. Talk with the workers52. How can the doctors know what the robot is doing in the sick persons body?A. By talking to t
32、he robot B. By listening to the robotC. By watching a computer D. By listening to the radio53. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Robots are very useful in our life B. Robots cant do the job well again and againC. Robots cant work in dangerous places D. Robots are not very us
33、eful in hospital54.What does the underlined word “tiny” mean ?A. quite big B. quite small C. quite long D. quite heavy55. What is the main idea of the passage ?A. People are not as smart as robots B. Robots can do many things like peopleC. We can only use robots to do everyday jobs D. Robots can hel
34、p people in many different ways 第二节：请仔细阅读第56-60 题中的个人情况说明，然后从A到F六个选项中选出最适合每个个人的城市，其中有一项多余。56. Sarah, a college student in Beijing, likes skiing very much. Shes planning to go somewhere for skiing during the winter holidays.57. ChenLin is a big fan of Yao Ming .He hopes to see the famous basketball p
35、layer in his restaurant.58. Jennifer is a dancer. She dislikes cold days. In winter, she likes to go to somewhere warm and relaxing. Also she likes to swim in the sea.59. Tracy is designer of a clothes designing company in Hangzhou. She likes to go to different exhibitions to look for new kinds of c
36、lothes materials.60. Bill is an exchange student of Texas University. He will have a one-week holiday in October. He would like to know more about Chinese history.A. Beijing is the capital of China . It has many tourist attractions, such as the Great Wall， the Forbidden City，the Temple of heaven，the
37、 Summer Palace and so on. Many foreigners want to be there to learn more about Chinese history.B. Jinan is a beautiful city. And its famous for Spring. The Baotu Spring , letting out water all day long, is the largest of them, and is called the first spring in the world.C. Its very cold in Harbin in
38、 winter. There is more snow in Harbin than in Beijing . People often go there to ski or watch the ice statuary show.D. Shanghai , one of the biggest cities in China, has developed into a modern city. Yao Ming, the great player was born in shanghai, and he opened his restaurant there.E. Hainan Island
39、 is in the south of China. Its warm and sunny all year round. Its a good place to travel.F. Yiwu is a small city in Zhejiang Province. But it has the biggest cotton market. And its also famous for the most exhibitions.七词语填空，用所给词的正确形式填空,每词只能用一次。 （10%）except decide jump swim tire arrive with cry warm
40、takeIt was a sunny afternoon. It was very _61_and nobody was glad to stay at home. Mike _62_ to go swimming in the river. His brother ,little Jim, wanted to go with him.“_63_ him with you, Mike.” said their father.They _64_ at the river soon. A lot of people were _65_ in it. Mike told Jim to play on
41、 the bank. And then he _66_ into the water. About an hour later, Mike swam to the bank _67_ a fish in his hands. Jim was happy. He found a bottle and put the fish in it.That evening little Jim did nothing _68_ watching the fish. Suddenly Mike heard Jim _69_ in the room. He ran to him and asked, “Wha
42、t is wrong with you, Jim?” “The fish died, ”Jim said in tears( 眼泪) . I thought it was _70_. So I bought it out of the bottle and put it on the chair. I only wanted it to have a rest.八单词拼写(10%)71. It was raining when the plane l_ in New york.72. I hope all of my dreams will come t_ in the future.73 T
43、his is my o_ book, not yours74. Sally borrowed my jacket, but she didnt r_ it to me.75.Yang Liwei , Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng are our national h_ in China.76.The meeting l_ 3 hours so that we all got bored.77.The boy was having fun c_ the tree when the bell rang.78.My father often drives to work
44、, but he r_ a bike yesterday.79.More and more people like to send m_ with mobile phones.80. If you dont study hard, you will f_ the exam.九、书面表达(15%) 假设你是Jack, 这是你上学期的report card ,请将老师的评价写信给在美国的cousin(Bob),交流你们的学习情况。同时，写一下这个学期的学习打算。(80字)科目教师评语数学很聪明，不过还要再细心一些。语文擅长写作，学习努力英语成绩不够理想，需要多读多写科学有点吃力，但如果努力可以做得更好体育有点懒,平时要多锻炼Dear Bob,I finished my end-of-year exams last week and got my report card today._
