江苏省江都市宜陵镇中学八年级英语下学期期中试题

江苏省江都市宜陵镇中学2012-2013学年八年级英语下学期期中试
题
（满分：140分；考试时间：110分钟）
第Ⅰ卷（选择题80分）
一、听力（共20题，每小题1分，计20分）
第一部分听对话回答问题（每段对话听一遍）
5. What does the woman think of the dress?
A. She doesn’t like it at all.
B. She doesn’t like this color.
C. The dress does not fit her.
6. Where are the speakers?
A. In a hospital.
B. On a beach.
C. In a street.
7. Where is the tall man running?
A. In the park.
B. In the street.
C. On the playground.
8. What isn’t Mary allowed to do?
A. Hang out on weekends.
B. Choose her own clothes.
C. Go out on school nights.
9. What are the speakers doing?
A. They’re climbing a mountain.
B. They’re celebrating the man's birthday.
C. They’re celebrating the woman's birthday.
10. What does the man want to do?
A. Buy a new car.
B. Drive his car to work at once.
C. Change a wheel for his car.
第二部分听对话和短文回答问题（每段对话或短文听两遍）
听第一段对话，回答第11-12小题。

11. Why does the woman call the man?
A. To book (预订) tickets.
B. To check the date.
C. To invite him to a show.
12. When will the woman go to see the show?
A. On Friday.
B. On Saturday.
C. On Sunday.
听一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。

请根据内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，完
13. A. England B. the USA C. France
14. A. Class 7, Grade 8 B. Class 6, Grade 8 C. Class 6, Grade 7
15. A. tall and strong B. slim and tall C. slim and strong 听一篇短文，回答第16 - 20小题。

16. Why is the writer so worried?
A. He dislikes TV.
B. He is ill.
C. His children watch too much TV.
17. According to the passage, why do many students wear glasses?
A. Because they study too hard.
B. Because they watch too much TV.
C. Because they read too many books.
18. Do the children know the bad sides of watching too much TV?
A. Yes, they do.
B. No, they don’t.
C. We don’t know.
19. What did the writer decide to do in the end?
A. To sell the TV set.
B. To buy a computer.
C. To write more books for the children.
20. What is this passage?
A. A mother’s letter.
B. A father’s diary.
C. A news report on TV.
二、单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分，计15分）
在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。

21. “Will the charity show be __________success?” I kept asking myself.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. 不填
22. --- When will Mo Y an’s new book ________?
--- Sorry, I don't know. But I’m sure it will sell well.
A. come on
B. come out
C. come in
D. come down
23. --- She has gone abroad, _________?
---No. She is still teaching us English at our school now.
A. is she
B. isn’t she
C. has she
D. hasn’t she`
24. Ma n’s understanding of nature is developing __________. It never stays at the same level.
A. from time to time
B. for the first time
C. all the time
D. at the right time
25. ---Have you seen Dr. Adams recently?
---No. He __________ Hong Kong for an important meeting. He’ll come back tomorrow.
A. has gone in
B. has been in
C. has gone to
D. has been to
26. ---Someone is knocking at the door. Who may it be?
---It ______ be Tom. He is still in the school.
A. can’t
B. mus tn’t
C. couldn’t
D. may not
--- Yes. It ______ by Nancy Jackson.
A. has designed
B. designed
C. designs
D. was designed
28. ---Good news! They will __________ on May Day holiday.
--- Sounds exciting!
A. get married
B. marry
C. be married with
D. get married to
29. ----How about the pollution in the countryside?
--- Luckily, it's not as serious as _______ in the big cities.
A. that
B. it
C. one
D. those
30. ---By the way, how long have you __________ your MP3 player?
---For almost three years. It still works OK.
A. bought
B. buy
C. had
D. have
31. Look! __________ high speed the roller coaster is __________.
A. How; moving
B. What; moving
C. How; moving at
D. What; moving at
32. ---Is there anything wrong with your computer?
---I’ve checked it. There ________ nothing serious with it.
A. seem
B. seems
C. seems to be
D. seems to have
33. ---Can you hear me?
---No, I can’t. Would you please speak ________?
A. clearly enough
B. clear enough
C. enough clearly
D. enough clear
34. ---What’s up, Lucy?
---Could you think of a way to make this baby__________?
A. stop crying
B. to stop crying
C. stop to cry
D. to stop to cry
35. ---We could ask Jim to sing a song at the party.
---________ He isn’t good at singing.
A. That’s a good idea.
B. I’m afraid not.
C. Why not?
D. I hope so.
三、完形填空（共15小题;每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Last summer holidays, my classmates and I helped with a charity show. Its aim was to raise money for those children who __36__ go to school in poor areas. We did a lot for that.
I felt happy when I __37 to be the host. Though it was __38__, I was very nervous
__39 the TV cameras. I knew that lots of people would come __40 the show, also there would be a large audience __41 the TV.
As some famous stars would come to the show, one of my __42 was to introduce each of them. I also had __43 things to do. So I often worked from morning till night. It was hard work, __44 I was happy.
I practiced a lot before the show. I had to remember all the words and do everything right at the same time. At first, I thought I would never be able to
do it well. I kept __45 myself not to be nervous. Slowly everything became easier.
The big day came very fast. __46 people came to the show. They donated money and materials. And the local businesses also gave __47 a lot of support. _ 48 generous they are.
After the show, we sent the donations to those poor children. Soon they wrote back. They were _49 grateful to us. I was very proud that I could help them. I hope __50 people will help them.
36. A. mustn't B. couldn't C. needn't D. shouldn't
37. A. choose B. chose C. am chosen D. was chosen
38. A. exciting B. excited C. frightening D. frightened
39. A. as B. since C. because D. because of
40. A. to look B. to watch C. to notice D. to find
41. A. in front B. in front of C. in the front of D. in the front
42. A. duty B. work C. duties D. works
43. A. some other B. others C. another D. some others
44. A. or B. but C. and D. so
45. A. tell B. telling C. told D. to tell
46. A. Hundred B. Hundreds C. Hundred of D. Hundreds of
47. A. we B. us C. our D. ourselves
48. A. How B. What C. How a D. What a
49. A. recently B. really C. usually D. especially
50. A. little and little B. less and less C. many and many D.
more and more
四、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，计30分）
阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Saturday, 17th March
Today I got my dream job in New York!
However, it’s far away from my home
town and I’ve never visited New York
before. Yesterday I took the train here
and one of my workmates met me at the
railway station.
Then he showed me to the company.
There they had a welcome party for me.
Great!
My company offered no living place, so
I had to find somewhere to live. I stayed
in a hotel while I looked for a new home.
Sunday, 1st April
I’ve found the perfect flat! It’s
small but very nice. It’s near my
office, so I can walk to work. The only
problem is that it’s $1,000 a month.
That’s too much for a young man like
me!
I’ve soon got used to the life
here. I love it! There’s a supermarket
nearby and some restaurants I can go to
when I do not want to cook. My workmates
and new neighbours are friendly. It’s
April Fool’s Day today and I even
played a trick on my neighbour next
door. Cool!
51. How did Daniel get to New York?
A. By train
B. By plane
C. By car
D. By sea
52.What is Daniel’s flat like?
A. It’s far away from his office.
B. It’s quite cheap
C. It’s very big.
D. It’s very nice.
53. What does Daniel NOT tell us?
A. Whether he has visited New York before.
B. Where he stayed before he found a flat.
C. Why he had a party on April Fool’s Day.
D. What his workmates and new neighbours are like.
(B)
Taking away a city’s rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can’t eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.
In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of the city to a dump(垃圾站). Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs(澡盆) and other places.
To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish.
Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.
In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus(腐殖土), which looks like black earth. It is rich with kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow.
54. You can most probably read the passage in _______.
A. a history book
B. a TV guide
C. a science book
D. a telephone book
55. The underlined word “sewage” in the passage means_______.
A. 排污
B. 染色
C. 洗涤
D. 吸尘
56. According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used again_______.
A. to feed animals
B. to feed plants
C. to build a house
D. to make machines
57. How should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?
A. By burning it off.
B. By putting it in water.
C. By throwing it away.
D. By reusing and recycling it. (C)
Ruby, the artist, is an Asian elephant, She is17 years old. She lives in the zoo. Ruby has produced about 100 paintings since last year. She has made more than $ 40,000 for the zoo. Zoo leaders say Ruby first showed the talent (才能) about four years ago. Zoo workers watched her make the marks in the sand with her trunk. She rubbed (擦掉) out the marks, then made the new ones. The zoo worker gave her brushes and paints. Soon Ruby painted pictures.
Newspaper reporters wrote Ruby, and then people asked about buying her pictures. And in this way, she made a lot of money for the zoo. This is how Ruby does the paintings. A zoo worker holds different color paints. Ruby touches the colors she wants. Then the worker gives her brushes with the chosen colors in her trunk and Ruby begins painting.
58. We can most probably read this story_______.
A. in a dictionary about read animals
B. in a newspaper
C. in a book on art
D. in history textbooks
59. People asked about buying Ruby's pictures because_______.
A. newspaper reporters bought her picture
B. her pictures were better than those of real artists
C. they just wanted to have fun
D. zoo workers would let them have a free visit to the park
60. Ruby rubbed out the marks she had drawn in order to_______.
A. make other ones
B. clear her trunk
C. dig a hole in the sand
D. ask for brushes and paints
61. From the story, we can know that_______.
A. Ruby can paint a picture all by herself
B. Ruby can draw better pictures than the other animals in the zoo
C. Ruby has to finish a painting with the help of zoo workers
D. Ruby will ask for money if she finishes a picture
(D)
Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You only need to follow the bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go.
But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the city of London, from the loneliest street to the popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service of all kinds of passengers (乘客) at all times.
A London taxi driver said the following about his job.
During the night it is usual for him to stop two or three times for some food. He said, “I never drink when I’m working, otherwise I’d lose my license (驾驶执照).”
He normally goes home between two and three o’clock in the morning. There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make money, no one is going to give it to you. ”
London taxi drivers not only “take” but also “give”. Every summer hundreds of poor children from London go for a day at the sea ― by taxi! There rides are paid by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are met by the mayor (市长) , and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day’s running around the beaches and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course!
62. London taxi drivers try to make more runs sometimes mainly because __________.
A. they make a living by driving
B. they prefer to work for themselves
C. they want to help more passengers
D. they are used to working deep into the night
63. How do London taxi drivers “give”?
A. They give the poor children a lunch party at he sea each summer.
B. They give poor children the chance to meet the major.
C. They pay for some poor children’s rides for a day’s tour each summer.
D. They play with some poor children at the sea for a day each summer.
64. Which of the following words can be used to describe London taxi drivers?
A. Brave and careful.
B. Rich and generous
C. Modest and easy-going
D. Hard-working and kind.
65. The passage is most likely to be found from __________.
A. an advertisement of a taxi company
B. an online travel guide
C. a website about the taxi drivers in London
D. a report about living conditions in London
第II卷（选择题60分）
五、词汇运用（共10小题;每小题1分，计10分）
根据句子意思.用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。

（每空一词）
66. He is some one that I find it easy to do _____________（生意）with.
67. The traffic lights are ___________ (控制) by a central computer.
68. It is true that smoking too much does ___________(伤害)to our health.
69. Amy’s handbag is the same as my ____________(妻子).
70. When you smile or laugh, your body ____________ (放松).
71. Chinese is now used widely by _____________ (travel) all over the world.
72. Wenchang Square is one of the most important __________ (culture) centers of the city.
73. He answered few questions______________ (correct), so he got a high grade in the exam.
74. The fans screamed with ___________ (excited) when the famous singer appeared on the stage.
75. I’ve never met our new neighbours. I _________(simple) know them by sight.
六、任务型阅读(共10空；每至1分，计10分）
阅读下列短文,根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。

（每空一词）
‘USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?’ We often hear different ideas. As China opens its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.
It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be better and it may be easier to find jobs.
But there are problems that should be thought over. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.
Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and solve all kinds of things they haven’t had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into lots of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.
Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden（负担）to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth (值得)it?
We know that there are many famous people who have got success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused(拒绝). He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when
◆It is helpful for Chinese students to find jobs more
81 .
Disadvantages ◆It 82 Chinese students too much time to learn a foreign language.
◆It’s hard for Chinese students to get used to the life abroad 83 parents’ care.
◆Parents may feel worried because the cost of studying abroad is very 84 .
Purpose: To tell us studying abroad is not the only way to be 85 by describing Liu Xiang’s example.
七、缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分）
根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。

Born in the city, we regard the country life as something far away.
We are used to e___86_____in the city. We are even getting used
to the noises and pollution in the city. It has become a p___87___
of our life. I have never been to the country. Nature is a word
strange to us. This summer I had the chance to go with my parents
on a v___88____ to countryside.
For the first time in my life I have the experience with the country life. Here I r 89___ what a life of nature is. This is a small village far from cities. It is at the foot of a mountain. The life there is simple. It is quite d___90___ from the city life.
There are few cars or other t___91___ on the way. The air is fresh. The sky is high. The people are friendly. They are not as busy as t___92___ in the big city. Everywhere you can find people bathing i___93___ the sun. They drink clean water. The water comes from the mountain. They e___94___the quiet life very much. What's more, there you can hear the sound of nature. You can find the children p__95___ with water in the river and the dogs running after the people. All these make a wonderful picture of countryside. How I love the country life!
八、书面表达(计30分）
A.句子翻译(共5小题;每小题2分，计10分）
96. 谢谢你把电子字典借给我。

97. 这个火车站从2008年就投入使用了。

98. 这些照片是去年在扬州拍的。

99. 春天是游玩中国园林最佳时节。

100. 你介意告诉我怎样使用这台电脑吗？
B.写作(计20分)
假设你是扬州日报英文周刊English Weekly的特约小记者，请以“A New Town” 为题，
简介位于扬州南部，近五年来变化巨大
过去有很多大型工厂, ……
现在政府已迁走所有工厂，空气清新，没有污染
问题尚存一些，其中之一是公交线路(bus lines)太少
展望1)…… 2)…… (自拟)
2.简讯的标题已在答题卡上给出，不计入总词数。

A New Town
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（满分：140分；考试时间：110分钟）
第Ⅰ卷（选择题80分）
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题60分）
五、词汇运用（共10小题;每小题1分，计10分）
66. ____________ 67. ____________ 68. ____________ 69. __________ 70. __________
71. ____________72. _____________73. ____________ 74.___________75. __________
六、任务型阅读(共10空；每至1分，计10分）
76. ____________77. _____________78. ____________ 79. ___________80. ___________
81. ____________82. _____________ 83. ____________ 84.___________85. ___________
七、缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分）
86. ____________ 87. ____________88. ____________89. ____________90. ____________
91. ____________92. ____________93. ____________94. ____________95. ____________
八、书面表达(计30分）
A.句子翻译(共5小题;每小题2分，计10分）
96. _________________________________________________________________________
97. _________________________________________________________________________
98. _________________________________________________________________________
99. __________________________________________________________________________ 100. _________________________________________________________________________ B.写作(计20分)
A New Town
_____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
八年级英语试题参考答案 2013.04
一、听力
1-5CBABC 6—10 BBCAA 11—15 ABAAB 16—20 CBBAA
二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）
21-25 ABDCC 26-30 ADAAC 31-35 DCAAB
三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）
36---40 BDADB 41---45 BCABB 46---50 DBABD
四、阅读理解（共l5小题；每小题2分，计30分）
51-53. ADC 54-57. CABD 58-61.BCA C 62-65. ACDC
五、词汇运用（共l0小题；每小题l分，计l0分）
66.business 67.controlled 68.harm 69. wife’s 70. relaxes
71.travellers 72. cultural 73.incorrectly 74. excitement 75. simply
六、任务型阅读（共l0空；每空l分，计l0分）
76. abroad 77. dream 78. Advantages 79.jobs 80. better
81. easily 82.takes 83. without 84. high
85.successful
七、缺词填空（共10空；每空l分，计l0分）
86everything 87. part 88.visit 89. realize 90. different
91.traffic 92.those 93.in 94.enjoy 95. playing
八、书面表达（计30分）
A. 句子翻译(共5小题；每小题2分，计10分)
96. Thank you for/Tanks for lending me the e-dictionary.
98. The railway station has been in use/service since 2008.
99. These photos were taken in Yangzhou last year.
100. Do/Would you mind telling me how to use the computer?
B. 写作（计20分）
A New Town
Yunhe New Town is in the south/southern part of Yangzhou. It has changed
a lot in the past five years. There used to be many big factories here. The
factories usually dumped its waste into the river nearby. The river was polluted
seriously and many fish died.
Now the local government has moved all away, so the air is fresh and there is no pollution. There are still a few problems. One of them is that there are
too few bus lines.
But I believe all these problems will be solved soon. The new town will become
a wonderful place to live. Welcome to the new town.
听力材料
一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
A)听下面10段对话。

每段对话后有1个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选
项中选出最佳选项，每段对话读两遍。

1. M. Oh, Susan. What happened to you?
W. I fell over and hurt my hand quite badly.
2. M: Did you hear the weather report?
W: Yes. It is said that tomorrow will be a fine and hot day.
3. M: Mrs. Wang, I know you live in the countryside. How can you come to work so
early every day?
W. I drive a car to work.
4. W: Excuse me, sir. I' m afraid you can’t smoke here.
M: Sorry, I didn't see the sign.
5. M: Do you like this dress, madam?
W: I like the color a lot, but it's a little small for me.
6. M: Your whole body is getting red. How much longer are we going to stay out here?
W: Ah, another hour at least. I just love this beach.
7. W: Why is the tall man running in the street?
M: He could be running for work. He might be late.
8. W: Mary, are you allowed to choose your own clothes?
M: Yes. But I’m not allowed to go out on school nights.
9. M: The mountain seems higher. I really have difficulty climbing up to the top.
W: The mountain may not be higher, but we're older. You celebrated your 50th birthday last month.
10. W: I don't think we should buy a new car.
M: But our car is too old to drive, and it only has three wheels. I can’t drive it to work.
第二部分听对话和短文回答问题（每段对话或短文听两遍）
听第一段对话，回答第11-12小题。

M: Hello! Central Theatre.
W: Hello. I’d like to ask about tickets for the dance show. How many shows will be given here?
M: Three. One on Friday, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. They're all evening shows and they start at 7:30.
W: All at 7:30? Well, could I book three of the best seats for the Saturday evening show? My name is Sara.
M: OK. Three seats at $50 each for the Saturday performance. Can I have your card number to hold those?
W: OK. Wait for a moment.
听一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。

请根据内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。

Hello, everyone! My name is Lucy. I am English. My parents work in China, so
I come here too. I am twelve. Now I am in Class Seven, Grade Eight at No.5 Secondary School. I am a new student. My Chinese teacher is Miss Li. She is very nice to me.
I have a sister. Her name is Mary. She is at a different school. I have many hobbies.
I like walking. I like drawing. I also like swimming. I wear glasses, but my sister doesn’t. At the weekend, I often go to the cinema. I like eating fish, and I look very slim and tall.
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Dear editor
Like many other parents, I often worry that my children watch too much TV. Why? First, there are lots of bad programmes on TV. Children may copy. Second, sitting in front of the TV all time is bad for their eyes. Many students wear glasses because of it. And, watching too much TV makes them become fatter and fatter. I think it is very important for children to stay healthy. Also, children will have little time to think if they are busy watching TV. But my children do not understand this. So I want to sell our TV set this weekend. And this is why I write to you. Yours
Tina。