2014年广州第二十一中八年级上英语期中试题(附解答)

2014-2015 学年第一学期八年级英语学科期中考试一试题
二、语言知识及应用
第一节单项选择（共10 小题；每题 1 分，满分 10 分）
请从各题多给的 A 、B、C 和 D 项中，选出能够填入空白处的最正确选项，并有答题卡上
将该项涂黑。

16.They have _____ apples, but I don't have _____.
A. some; any
B. any; some
C. any; any
D. some; some
17.Why not ask ____ to help you?
A everyone
B someone
C anyone
D none
18.September is the _____ month of the year
A. nineth
B. ninth
C. nine
D. nineteen
19.On May _____, _____people traveled round the country.
A. first, millions
B. first, millions of
C. the first, three millions
D. the first, millions of
20.The Pearl River is one of _____ in China.
A. longest river
B. longest rivers
C. the longest rivers
D. the longest river
21.Which do you like _____, Art or Science?
A. well
B. better
C. best
D. much
22.No one is _____ Mary in the class.
A. so tallest as
B. so taller as
C. as tall as
D. as taller as
23.Alice ’s home is _____from school than Daisy ’s.
A. farther
B. further
C. farthest
D. the furthest
24.When the traffic light is red, he stopped_____ until it turned green.
A. wait
B. waiting
C. to wait
D. to waiting
25.Lily is going to Britain soon. She will arrive _____ London _____the morning of November 20 th.
A. at; in
C. in; on B. in; in
D. at; on
第二节语法选择(共10小题;每题1分，满分10 分 )
阅读下边短文，依据句子构造的语法性和上下文连接的要求，从各题所给的 A 、B、C和
D项中选出最正确选项，并在答题卡大将该项涂黑。

Linda has an interesting hobby. She collects stamps. She spends a lot of time ___26___ collecting stamps after school. She ___27___ hundreds of stamps from all over the world. They
___28___ in colour.
Linda likes stamps ___29___ pictures of animals. In this way, she learns the names of many animals. Sometimes Linda has a lot of stamps of ___30___ kind. She gives them ___31___ her friends. They give her ___32___ stamps in return.
Linda writes to her friends in different countries. She sends them stamps of her country. In return, they send her stamps of ___33___. Linda’s father also gives her stamps. He brings them from his office.
Linda’s friends collect other things, for example, collecting coins. ___34___ all of them say that Linda ’s collection is ___35___ interesting of all.
26.A. in B. with C. on D. to
27.A. has collected B. collecting C. collect D. collected
28.A. all B. are all C. all are D. were
29.A. of B. in C. for D. with
30.A. the same B. same the C. same D. a same
31.A. of B. to C. for D. with
32.A. another B. the other C. others D. other
33.A. theirs B. them C. their D. they
34.A. And B. Or C. So D. But
35.A. most B. a most C. the most D. very most
三、完形填空 (共 10 小题 ;每题 1 分，满分
阅读下边的短文，依据内容，而后从所给的文章意思和语法正确的正确选项。

10 分)
A 、B、C 和D四个选项中选择一个切合
Do you know Bill Gates? He ___36___on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington in the US. He was a very ___37___ boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and math.
___38___ he was 13 years old, Bill Gates started to play with computers. At that time,
computers ___39___ large machines. Once he was very interested ___40___a very old computer.
He and some of his friends ___41___ lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they
worked out a software program （软件程序）with the old machine. Bill ___42___ it for $4,200 when he was only 17.
In 1973, Bill ___43___ Harvard University. In his third year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft. Bill began his company in 1975 ___44___ his friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing the software for personal computers. They improved( 改良 ) the software to __45___ it easier for people to use computers.
36.A. is born B. was born C. did born D. born
37.A. clever B. lucky C. loving D. shy
38.A. At B. Until C. When D. At the moment
39.A. is B. are C. was D. were
40.A. at B. in C. on D. for
41.A. took B. put C. paid D. spent
42.A. sell B. sale C. sold D. bought
43.A. went B. went to C. want D. wanted
44.A. and B. with C. for D. by
45.A. take B. begin C. make D. smart
四.阅读理解 ( 共 20 小题 ;每题 2 分，满分 40 分 ) 阅读下
边的短文，而后依据短文内容选择最正确答案。

(A)
The Shirt Shop
New Arrivals from Europe
Shirt Patterns
From Material （资料）Colour Sizes Prices(RMB) Germany cotton black/brown L/M165-170
France Silk Checked(格子 )L/M/170-180 England Wool Red/yellow M/S180-185
Italy cotton White/blue XXL/XL/L190-195 Welcome mail orders for all our shirts and we also welcome credit card(信誉卡).
Tel: 22889978
46.If you are very heavy and tall, what shirts can you buy?
A. English-made
B. Italian-made
C. German-made
D. French -made
47.Which are the most expensive shirts?
A. The black cotton shirts.
B. The checked silk shirts.
C. The blue cotton shirts.
D. The red wool shirts.
48.How much will you pay if you buy a checked shirt and a red wool shirt?
A. ￥340
B. Less than350￥
C. More than365￥
D. No more than 365￥
49.If you want to buy a shirt from France, you can buy _____
A. a cotton black shirt
B. a silk brown shirt
C. a silk checked shirt
D. a wool yellow shirt
50.You cannot buy the shirts_____.
A. by radio
B. By mail
C. by credit card
D. by telephone
(B)
Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning. Others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world. Sometimes, we do not
have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. At
other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines
of the passage.
Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers. Some newspapers are published twice a day! Different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some
like world news and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are interested in.
Today newspapers in English have the largest numbers of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 2lst Century. Also they bring us more and more information with Internet.
51. People read newspapers in order to _____.
A. learn the latest news C. read the short stories
B. meet their own different needs D. find the morning news
52. From the passage we can see that _____when people get newspapers.
A. they read them very carefully
B. they just read the headlines
C. not everyone reads all the pages
D. they have not time to read them
53. Newspapers have so many pages because_____.
A. people just read the titles
B. people enjoy reading something different
C. paper become cheaper
D. more pages mean more money
54. Newspapers _____are the most popular in the world.
A. in English
B. in China
C. in other language
D. with many pages
55. According to the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from_____.
A. magazines
B. advertisements
C. e-mails
D. Internet
(C)
We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know about the history of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were very expensive. Computer networks( 网络 ) didn’ t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could still be sent through another part. In this way the computer network would keep on working all the time.
At first, the Internet was only used by the government, but, in the early 1970s, the Internet was used more widely. Universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it. But computers were still expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers become
cheaper and easier to use. Computer engineer had also developed software that made surfing the internet more swiftly( 快地 ) and conveniently.
Today it is easy to get on-line and millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending
e-mail is more and more popular among students. The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’ s life.
56. A new networks system was set up to_____.
A. make computers cheaper
B. make itself keep on working all the time
C. break down the whole work
D. make computers large and expensive
57. _____ computers were large and expensive, and computer network didn ’twork well.
A. In the 1960s
B. At the end of the eighteenth century
C. Today
D. By the start of the nineteenth century
58. At first the computer itself was only used by _____.
A. the government
B. universities
C. hospitals and banks
D. school
59. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. In the 1960s, computer networks worked well.
B. In the 1970s, the Internet was easy to use.
C. Sending e-mails is now more popular among people than before.
D. Today it ’s still not easy to get on-line.
60. The best title of the passage may be “ _____. ”
A. The computer
B. How to use the computer
C. How to get up a new network
D. The history of the Internet
(D)
If you were the headmaster, what would you do to change the school rules?
Zhang Hongying, girl, 14
Now our lunch time is short. We can ’thave a good rest after lunch and most of us feel sleepy in
the afternoon. If I were the headmaster, I would make lunch time longer and let the students take a nap after lunch. In that way, the students will learn better in the afternoon.
Zhao Pengran, girl,15
The oral English classes are not enough for us. If I were the headmaster, I would set a day out of every week for everyone to speak English. All the students should only speak English that day.
Zhou Jiacheng, boy, 15
Our school uniforms are the same. If I were the headmaster, I would ask the students to design the uniforms themselves. We could have a competition among them. Then we could ask others to vote for their favorite one. This way, we ’ll be able to wear what we like!
61.What does Zhang Hongying want to change?
A. Lunch time
B. Studying time C .The oral English class D. Headmaster
62.How old is Zhao Pengran ？
A. 14
B.15
C.16
D.17
63.What does Zhao Pengran think of the oral English classes ？
A.The time of the oral English class is long enough.
B.Students should be allowed to speak Chinese in the oral English.
C.There should be more English listening classes every day.
D.The oral English classes are too short for students to practise English.
64.What would Zhou Jiacheng like to do?
A.He would like their uniforms be the same.
B.He would like to have a sports competition among students.
C.He would like to wear his own clothes to go to school.
D.He would like to ask students to design uniforms themselves.
65.Which of the following statements is not true?
A.The students have enough time to sleep at noon.
B.Zhao Pengran and Zhou Jiacheng are at the same age.
C.The three students want to change some of the school rules.
D.The students don’thave enough lunch time and oral English classes.
五、写作（共三节，满分30 分）
第一节单词拼写
A. 请依据以下句子中所给单词的首字母写出所缺的单词。

在填写答题卷时，要求写出完整单词，每空只写一词。

（共 6 小题，每题 1 分，满分 6 分）
66.When the t_____ light is red, you must stop your car.
67.The p_____ of this dress is too high. I don ’thave enough money.
68.If you w_____ the match, you ’ll get a big prize.
69.Ants are t_____ animals. Sometimes we can ’tsee them.
70.Teddy doesn’tfeel well today, so Kathy will go to the meeting i_____.
71.Don’tc_____ other students’homework. Do it by yourself, Aki.
B. 用括号中所给单词的适合形式填空。

（共 4 小题，每题 1 分，满分 4 分）
72.They say the _____ （ twelve ） lesson is quite easy.
73.Please come to school a little _____ (early) next time.
74.The box is 20 _____ (inch) high.
75.Everybody is looking forward to _____ (have) a long holiday.
第二节达成句子（按提示达成句子。

每横线只填一词，每空格0.5分，满分10分）
76.好久从前，地球上有好多漂亮的生物。

_____ ____ ____ ___ there were many beautiful living things on Earth.
77.我们很喜爱饭后出去漫步。

We like to _____ ____ ____ ___ after dinner.
78.大雨阻碍了我们踢足球。

The heavy rain _____ ____ ____ ___ football.
79.这家旅馆没有市中心的那家那么舒畅。

This hotel _____ ____ ____ ___that one in the city center.
80.我们没有人知道恐龙为何忽然消逝了。

Nobody knows why dinosaurs _________ _______suddenly.
81.好多中学生还没存心识到学习英语的重要性。

Lots of students are _________ _______ the importance of learning English.
第三节书面表达（10分）
若是你们学校要展开学生读报状况的检查，以下是最受学生欢迎的两份报纸的状况。

依据表格内容，写一篇 80 词左右的英语短文。

介绍这两份报纸的不一样之处，说明你更喜爱此中哪份报纸并说明原因。

（起码两个原因）
English Times School life
喜爱的人数全校 70%的学生全校 80%的学生
初次刊行（ publish ）的时间1988年 1月1990年9月
刊行周期每周一次每两周一次
板块（ section） 3 个 5 个
价钱 2 元 3 元
（写作时，请注意句子构造要完好，单词拼写要正确，标点符号要使用适合，句子开
头要大写，卷面要保持整齐，先起底稿，写完后要仔细检查。

）
答案 :
16-20 ABBDC21-25 BCACC
26-30 AABDA31-35 BDADC
36-40BACDB41-45 DCBBC
46-50 BCDCA51-55 ACBAD
56-60 BAACD61-65 ABDDA
66-71 traffic, price, win tiny, instead, copy 72-75 twelfth, earlier, inches, having
76.a long time ago
77.go for a walk
78.stopped us from playing
79.isn’tas comfortable as
80.died out
81.unaware of
作文（略）。