2013晋梅中学八下英语期中考试 吴文娟

晋梅中学2013春八年级英语期中考试
(考试时间120分钟满分120分)
命题人：吴文娟
考生注意：所有答案必须书写在答题卡上，书写在试卷上的无效，考试结束时只收取答题卡。

第一部分选择题（共80分）
一、听力（共二节，计25分）
第一节（共9小题；每小题1分，满分9分）
听下面9段对话。

每段对话后面有一个小题，从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. A. Kids won’t go to school. B. Kids will study on computer at home.
C. Kids will go to school.
2. A. Because his shoes are out of style. B. Because his haircut is out of style.
C. Because his clothes are out of style.
3. A. She was riding a bike to school. B. She was eating ice cream on the street.
C. She was walking down the street.
4. A. He could do better. B. He was good at it. C. He was poor in it.
5. A. Next year. B. This summer vacation. C. This weekend.
6. A: At 9:30. B. At 10:00. C. At 10:30.
7. A. Y es, he can. B. No, he can’t. C. Y es, his teacher can.
8. A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy.
9. A. A dress. B. A T-shirt. C. Jeans.
第二节（共16小题；每小题1分，满分16分）
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后面有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后各题将给出5秒钟的答题时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第10段材料，回答第10—11小题。

10. What’s Peter’s problem?
A. He argued with his best friend.
B. His brother played CD too loud.
C. He had a fight with his best friend.
11. What will he do?
A. Write him a letter.
B. Talk about it on the phone.
C. Give him a ticket to a ball game.
听第11段材料，回答12—14小题。

12. When is the game?
A. On Friday.
B. On Saturday.
C. On Sunday.
13. Does Jenny need to bring her ball?
A. Y es, she does.
B. No, she doesn’t.
C. We don’t know.
14. Where will the party be held (举行)?
A. At Leo’s house.
B. At Jenny’s house.
C. At Mark’s house.
听第12段材料，回答第15—17小题。

15．When did the accident happen?
A. Y esterday afternoon.
B. Y esterday morning.
C. This morning.
16．Did the driver drive away at once?
A．No, he didn’t. He sat in the car crying.B．Y es, he drove away as fast as he could.
C．No, he took the woman to the hospital at once.
17．Why did this accident happen?
A．Because the driver drove too fast and too carelessly.
B．Because the old woman didn’t follow the traffic rules.C．Both B and C.
听第13 段材料，回答第18—21小题。

18. How many people are there in the conversation?
A. There
B. Four.
C. Five.
19. Where was Alice when the fire (火灾) started?
A. In the library.
B. In the gym.
C. In the dining room
20. What was Dong doing when the fire started?
A. Studying..
B. Eating lunch.
C. Talking on the phone.
21. What does Alice think of Dong?
A. Great.
B. Lucky.
C. Silly(傻).
听第14 段材料，回答第22—25小题。

22. Who is the speaker?
A. A writer
B. A guide(导游)
C. A reporter
23．Where are they now?
A．On the Great Wall. B．At the top of the Great Wall C．At the foot of the Great Wall.
24. How long can they stay there?
A. Two hours
B. Two hours and a half
C. Three hours and a half 25．What must they do before they leave the bus?
A．Wear sports shoes. B．Take money and important things with them.
C．Check the time.
二、语言知识运用（共二节，计35分）
第一节单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
A）从A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出与所给句子划线部分意义相同或相近并能代替的那一项。

26. Mr. Wang said I was hard-working because I got a “A” in English this term.
A. worked hard
B. worked hardly
C. had trouble in English
D. had a hard time with English
27. Boys and girls, Don’t forget to return your books to the library.
A. call back
B. come back
C. give back
D. go back
28. Mary’s mom was ill yesterday, so she cared for her mother for a whole day.
A. looked for
B. looked after
C. take care
D. take care of
29. Fortunately, he passed the end-of-year test, or he can’t graduate.
A. Probably
B. Finally
C. Badly
D. Luckily
30. “I am going to visit your house tomorrow” Jack told Lana.
A. Jack told Lana that he is going to visit her house tomorrow.
B. Jack told Lana that he was going to visit his house the next day.
C. Jack told Lana that he was going to visit her house the next day
D. Jack told Lana why he was going to visit her house the next day.
B ）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。

31. —If there are _______ people driving, there will be _______ air pollution.
—Y es, the air around us will be cleaner.
A. less, less
B. less, fewer
C. fewer, less
D. fewer, fewer
32. —When did Y a’an (雅安) earthquake ________?
—________ the morning of April 20th, 2013.
A. happen, in
B. happen, on
C. take place, in
D. take place, on
33. —Mike, you are weak in English. Y ou must work hard.
—I see. I believe I will _______ learn English well.
A. can
B. could
C. be able to
D. was able to
34. —What were they doing _______ the teacher went into the classroom?
—Jimmy was doing homework _______ Tommy was listening to mp5.
A. when, when
B. while, while
C. when, while
D. while, when
35. —How many students are there in Grade Eight?
—There are eight _______ students.
A. hundred
B. hundreds
C. hundred of
D. hundreds of
36. —It’s a fine day today. Let’s go shopping.
—Sorry, I feel upset today. I don’t want to go _______.
A. everywhere
B. anywhere
C. somewhere
D. nowhere
37. —Last night while I was walking outside, I saw a UFO ______ over his head.
—Are you kidding?
A. to fly
B. flies
C. flew
D. flying
38. —What are you going to do tomorrow?
—If it _______, I _______ mountains with my friends.
A. won’t rain, will climb
B. doesn’t rain, will climb
C. won’t rain, climb
D. doesn’t rain, climb
39. —So many problems! I’m too tired.
—Y ou should try to ________ by yourself. Y ou are not a child any longer.
A. get it over
B. get over it
C. get them over
D. get over them
40. —I don’t know where to go on May Day.
—Oh, I’ve no idea, ______.
A. too
B. also
C. either
D. neither
41. —I bought a new dictionary.
—How much did you ______ for it?
A. buy
B. cost
C. pay
D. spend
42.—Bob got an “A” in his math exam.
—Really? I am very at the result. He never does math exercises after class.
A. surprised, surprised
B. surprising, surprising
C. surprised, surprising
D. surprising, surprised 43. —Would you like to see Lost in Thailand (泰囧) with me tonight?
—I’d love to, but there ________ a football game on CCTV5 at seven.
A. will have
B. is going to have
C. will be
D. are going to be
44. —I think people will be busier in 100 years.
—_______. Robots will do most of our work and people will have more free time.
A. I agree
B. I disagree
C. I think so
D. I don’t know
45.—China is beginning to test the air quality with the new standard (标准) PM2.5.
—Good news! Then the old PMIO standard will be ______.
A. in style
B. out of style
C. on the way
D. here and there
第二节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1 分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. Their school days are __46__. After school, though, Cathy takes the two boys from football to basketball. Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons. The tired children don’t get home __47__ 7 pm. They have supper __48___, and it’s time for homework.
The Taylors are like many American and British parents. They take their children from activity to activity, and try to make their children __49__ many things in their free time. Doctors say many children are under __50__ pressure. Teachers complain about teaching __51__ kids in the classroom.
Most children take part in after-school clubs. Activities include sports, language learning, music, and math classes. Pushy parents are __52__, but now parents seem to push their children __53__ more. Parents see other children doing a lot of things, and they feel their own children should do the same.
Linda Miller, a mother of three in London, knows all about __54__ pressure “In some families, competition starts from a very young age,” she says. “Mothers send their kids to __55___ classes when they are very young. And they are always __56__ them with other children. It’s crazy. People shouldn’t their kids so hard.”
Dr Alice Green agrees. She also says that these children may find __57__ hard to think for themselves when they __58__. “Parents are trying to plan their kids’lives for them. When these kids are adults, they might find it difficult to plan things for themselves.” Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves. On the one hand, children need organized activities. On __59___ hand, they also need time and freedom to relax, and they need time to do things __60__
46. A. enough busy B. busy enough C. enough free D. free enough
47. A. in B. when C. until D. after
48. A. quick B. a quick C. quickly D. slowly
49. A. to do B. do C. doing D. did
50. A. too many B. many too C. too much D. much too
51. A. hard-working B. tired C. clever D. sad
52. A. new nothing B. nothing new C. new anything D. anything new
53. A. quite B. very C. even D. too
54. A. such B. so C. many D. a lot
55. A. kind of B. a kind of C. all kinds of D. this kind of
56. A compare B. comparing C. compared D. to compare
57. A. that B. this C. it D. one
58. A are taller B. grow up C. are healthier D. get married(结婚)
59. A. other B. another C. the other D. the others
60. A. alone B. lonely C. by myself D. by ourselves
三、综合阅读（共三节，计34分）
第一节综合知识（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）
根据所掌握的文化或背景知识，选择正确答案。

61. In China, Y ang Liwei was the first ________ who went into space.
A. scientist
B. astronaut
C. engineer
D. computer programmer
62. The world Trade Center was destroyed on _________.
A. September 11, 2001
B. October 15, 2003
C. July 20, 1969
D.April4, 1968
63. Before 1929, when people went to the movies, they could _________.
A. only hear the actors talk
B. enjoy colored movies
C. only hear the sound
D. enjoy movies without sound
64. Which group is to help children in poor countries?
A. WWF
B. Doctors Without Borders
C. Greenpeace
D. UNICEF
65. _______ is one of the most important events in modern American history.
A. Gandhi(甘地)’s murder
B. Martin Luther King’s murder
C. Kim Jong Il(金正日)’s death
D. Mrs. Thatcher(撒切尔夫人)’s death
66. China held Olympics in 2008. England held Olympics in 2012. ________ will hold Olympics in 2016.
A. Brazil
B. Australia C America D. Canada
第二节阅读理解（共7小题；每小题2分，满分14分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的各题的4个选项中，选择最佳选项。

(1)
Do you always want to go to space? Well. NASA (美国国家航空航天局) has found a way to get you there. NASA has made it quite easy. Just visit facein-space. Nasa. gov. and upload (上传) a photo of your face and write your name. Y our face will then be up in space on a spaceship. Y our dream can be true without any money. Don’t you think it’s really exciting?
Y ou may want to know how they will get it into space. Well, later this year, during one of the two space shuttle missions (航天飞行任务), STS-133 or STS-134, your photo will go into international space station while one of the two space shuttles. So you ask yourself, is this true? Well, when the mission is over, the person can get a souvenir for the Fight, too.
If you are older than 13 years, you can join this activity without money freely. If you’re younger, you must ask your parents to let you join it first. If you want to take part in the mission in right time, you can follow it by visiting Facebook.
67. The first paragraph (段落) mainly (主要) told us ________.
A. how to let your face be up in space
B. where to upload a photo.
C. how to surf the Internet.
D. where to write your name.
68. How much should you pay to let your face be up in space?
A.﹩0.
B.﹩16.
C.﹩13.
D.﹩34.
69. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. STS-133 or STS-134 can take your photo to space.
B. The person can get a souvenir for the Fight after the mission.
C. If you are 11 years old you can join the activity without money freely.
D. If you want to take part in the mission in right time, you can follow it by visiting Facebook.
(2)
Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, there’s too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills (技巧) to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are very good.
Preview—if it’s long and hard. Previewing is very useful for getting a general (概括性的) idea of heavy reading like long magazine (杂志) articles and science reports.
Here’s how to preview.
●Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs (段落) carefully.
●Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.
Previewing doesn’t give you all the details. It tells you not to spend time on things you don’t really want —or need —to read.
Skim—if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading—like popular magazines or the sports of your daily paper.
Here’s how to skim.
●Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.
●Pick up only a few key words in each line.
Everybody skims differently. Y ou and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but perhaps we’ll get the same idea of what it’s all about.
70．How many skills are talked about in this passage?
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
71．What does the underlined word “preview” mean in Chinese?
A．略读B．精读C．默读D．朗读72．According to (根据) the passage, what should we NOT do when we read popular magazines or the sports of our daily paper?
A．Get our eyes to move fast. B．Read the last two paragraphs carefully.
C．Sweep our eyes across each line.D．Pick up only a few key words in each line. 73．What is the best title (标题) for this passage?
A．Why we should read B．What to read C．When to read D．How to read faster
第二部分非选择题共40 分）
第三节任务型阅读（共7 小题，每小题2 分，满分14 分）
(3)
阅读下面短文，根据所给语境，按要求完成下列各题。

Are you the only child in the family? If so, you are the most important in your family. Parents are the closest people to you in the world. But a lot of middle school students have a problem. They feel they’re not as close to their parents as before. They even think their parents are unfair(不公平) to them.
Some students complain that their parents say a lot to them, but never listen to them. Y an Ting, a student from Jinmei, loves playing computer games. ①“Don’t play computer games,” her parents always say to her. She thinks she studies really hard at school, so she just wants to relax herself when she is at home. Others say when they’re making phone calls to friends, their parents like to ask if they’re speaking to a boy or a girl. These make them very unhappy. Some students even decide to leave home.②But they don’t know running away may bring them some more problems. Show your parents you’re growing up. Then they’ll feel you’re no longer a small child.
③Follow the advice and you’ll have a happy life and never think of running away.
74. 将①处的直接引语改成间接引语。

Her parents always tell her _______ _______ play computer games.
75．将②处译成中文。

__________________________________________________________________________
76．根据③处改成条件状语从句。

_______ you follow the advice, you _______ have a happy life and never think of running away.
(4)
Where do you go for shopping? Supermarkets or department stores? In the United States people may do some other kinds of shopping.
American people often shop from catalogs (目录). There are special catalogs for almost every need including (包含) clothing, furniture(家具), health and beauty products, and things for the kitchen. When people decide to buy something on a catalog, they just order it. People order about 40% of their music, for example, from music catalogs.
Television shopping began in 1986. About 5% to 8% of the American people now shop by television. There are many TV shopping channels in the USA. People say that TV shopping channel, find a thing they want, make a telephone call and pay for the thing by their credit-card (信用卡). TV shopping channels are on late at night, so people can “go shopping” at any time.
Now a new kind of shopping has found its way into American families—computer shopping. About 37% of American families now have computers and shopping by computer (or “shopping online) is interesting to more people every day. Already, people can use their computers to order different things, such as computer products, flowers, food, T-shirts, and so on. Computer shopping is even better than TV shopping because people can not only shop for any time, but also anywhere in the world.
阅读上面短文，完成表格填写。

四、写（共三节，计26分）
第一节完成句子（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）
根据括号内的汉语提示，完成句子。

( 每空一词)
81. Parents should let their children make their own __________(决定).
82. Roberts can help with the housework and do the most _________ (令人不愉快的) jobs.
83. Taipei Financial Center is one of the tallest _________ (建筑物) in China.
84. Mr. Brown was taking a shower when his mobile phone _________(响).
85. He won’t get good grades if he _______ (抄袭) others’ homework.
86. Everyone was invited to the party _______ (除了) me.
第二节补全对话（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10 分）
根据语境，用恰当的语言完成对话。

Jack: Hey, Lily. Y ou look unhappy. 87.___________________________________________?
Lily: I argued with my mom yesterday evening. She did n’t talk with me any more.
88.________________________________________?
Jack: Mother’s Day is coming. Y ou could buy her some flowers and say you are sorry.
Lily: That sounds like a good idea. Jack, I called you up yesterday evening, but there was no answer. Jack: When did you call me?
Lily: At 7:15. 89.___________________________________________?
Jack: I was watching CCTV news from Boston at that time. I’m sorry I didn't hear it.
Lily: That’s OK. 90.____________________________________________?
Jack: The reporter said two explosions (爆炸) had taken place near the Boston (波士顿) Marathon finish line.
176 people had got injured and 3 people had died (死) including Lv Lingzi, a Chinese girl.
Lily: 91.__________________________________________.
第二节书面表达(1题，满分10分)
晋梅中学准备举行一个预测20年后生活的英文征文比赛活动，获奖的作文将会刊登在这一期的晋梅印象中。

同学们赶快行动起来，发挥你们的想象吧!
内容提示：1) 20年后我们的周围将会发生什么样变化呢？2) 20年后你的生活将会是怎样的呢？
表达要求：语言流畅、书写规范、卷面整洁、字数不少于80个。

_______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
笔试部分（95分）
完形填空（15分）
综合知识（6分）
任务型阅读（14分）
C) 74. __________;
75. _____________________________________________________________________.
76. __________; ___________
D). 77. ______________ 78. _____________ 79. _______________ 80. ______________
填词(6分)
81. __________ 82.__________ 83. _________
84. __________ 85. __________ 86._________
补全对话（10分）
87 ._______________________________________________________?
88.______________________________________________________?
89._______________________________________________________?
90.________________________________________________________?
91._____________ __________________________________________.
书面表达（10分）
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