重庆市万州中学2011-2012学年度第一学期期中考试八年级英语试题

万州中学2011—2012学年度第一学期中期考试 八年级 英语试题 （全卷共八个大题 满分：150分 考试时间120分钟） Ⅰ. 听力测试 （ 30 分） 第一节：情景反映。

（每小题1.5分，共9分） （ ）1. A. Twice a week. B. At 10:00. C. On weekends. （ ）2. A. You should work hard. B. You should sleep late. C. You should eat healthy food. （ ）3. A. Yes, please. B. Sure, I’d love to. C. That’s a long time. （ ）4. A. You’re welcome. B. Thank you. C. That ’s easy. （ ）5. A. Yes, we’re different. B. I agree with them. C. You can call her back. （ ）6. A. Peter is more popular than Tara. B. Tara. Because she is more outgoing. C. Tara is good at schoolwork. 第二节：对话理解 （每小题1.5分，共9分） （ ）7. A. Listen to some music. B. Go to bed early. C. Go to see the doctors. （ ）8. A. Never. B. Every day C. Twice a week. （ ）9. A. Go to see a dentist. B. Lie down and rest. C. Drink hot tea with honey. （ ）10. A. On Nov. 26th. B. On Nov.21st . C. On Nov. 20th . （ ）11. A. 40 minutes. B. 10 minutes. C. 20 minutes. （ ）12. A . vegetables B. hamburgers C. fruit 第三节：短文理解(每小题1.5分，共12分) A ( ) 13.Vince went to Boston by_____. A. boat B. bus C. train ( ) 14. He saw cities and ______during the trip. A. towns B. people C. animals ( ) 15. It took Vince ______ from New York to Boston. A. 3 hours B. 4 hours C. 5 hours （ ）16. Vince felt _______ but happy when he arrived at the hotel. A. hungry B. tired C. bored B ( ) 17. Tina is the speaker’s _______. A. friend B. sister C. cousin. ( ) 18. Tina is _________. A. quiet B. outgoing C. tall( ) 19. Tina’s fath er is a ___________.A. teacherB. workerC. doctor( ) 20. Tina began to learn singing when she was only _____years old.A. twoB. threeC. fourⅡ. 单项选择 （ 每小题1分，共20 分）××××××××××××××××××××××× 生答题不得超过此线 ×××××××××××××××××××××××密 封 线( )21. — ___ do you watch the film? — Every day.A. How longB. How oftenC. How farD. How soon( ) 22. My English teacher goes to school ___ his bike.A. byB. fromC. toD. on( ) 23. —Can you come to my party? —Yes, ___.A. I loveB. I’d loveC. I’d love toD. I can( ) 24. Thanks a lot for _______me _______your party.A invite ,for B. invite ,to C. inviting ,to D. inviting ,for( ) 25. The number of the students _______ 1200. A number of students _______absent （缺席）yesterday.A. are, wereB. is, wereC. is wasD. are, was( ) 26. — ___ —I have a headache, doctor.A. What is your trouble?B. What wrong with you?C. What is your name?D. How old are you?( ) 27. There is _____ with him.A. anything seriousB. nothing seriousC. serious somethingD. serious anything( ) 28. The meat is ______expensive and eating _______meat is bad for your health.A. too much , muchB. much too ,too muchC. too much ,too muchD. much too, much too( ) 29. ______ is important for all of us ___ English loudly in the morning.A. It; to readB. That; to readC. It; readingD. That; reading( ) 30. My funny joke made my grandparents ___ happy.A. feelB. to feelC. feelingD. is feeling( ) 31. Jack never stops talking. He is much ___ than his brother.A. outgoingB. more outgoingC. outgoingerD. outgoingest( ) 32. —How are you feeling today?—Much ___. I think I can go to school tomorrow.A. betterB. wellC. goodD. best( ) 33. If you want to speak English well, it’s ___ for you to practice as often as you can.A. necessaryB. differentC. famousD. serious( ) 34. — Can you tell me ___ it is from here to the history museum?—It’s about half an hour’s walk.A. how muchB. how oftenC. how longD. how far( ) 35. David watches TV six hours a day and eats much junk food, but he never exercises. So he is ___.A. healthyB. unhealthyC. seriousD. smart( ) 36. Her best friend likes to do ＿＿same things ＿＿she does.A. the, withB. the, asC. a, toD. a, as( ) 37. .My sister still wants to go to school ____she is ill.A. althoughB. forC. butD. and( ) 38. The doctors said that there was ___ wrong with Jane’s legs, but they could do ___ to help her.A. something, nothingB. anything, somethingC. nothing, everythingD. everything, something( ) 39. My sister has to study ___ her Chinese test ___ Tuesday morning.A. at, onB. on, forC. for, inD. for, on( ) 40. —How about giving the money to One Foundation(壹基金)?— ________.A. You’re welcomeB. Good idea.C. Enjoy yourselfD. Have a good timeⅢ．完形填空（20分）More and more Americans are going to work by bike. Do you know why more people are 41 bikes to work? We can answer the question in 42 ways. First, bikes don’t need gasoline (汽油), so it takes 43 money to use them. Second, a bike do esn’t44 much space (空间), so it is 45 to find a place for it. And riding a bike is good for one’s 46 . People often drive their 47 to offices or to shops, but now people think riding bikes is a good way of doing sports.That’s 48 more Americans are now riding to work 49 bike, and they are 50 their own cars at home.( ) 41. A. making B. riding C. jumping D. believing( ) 42. A. popular B. different C. famous D. friendly( ) 43. A. less B. more C. much D. many( ) 44. A. mend B. need C. have D. find( ) 45. A. easy B. hard C. cheap D. expensive( ) 46. A. journey B. health C. study D. work( ) 47. A. buses B. trains C. cars D. boats( ) 48. A. what B. why C. how D. where( ) 49. A. by B. on C. at D. in( ) 50. A. cleaning B. leaving C. staying D. learningⅣ. 阅读理解（每小题2分,共30分）( A )“Which meal do we all need most, breakfast, lunch or dinner?” Miss Baker asks. Boys and girls wave their hands in the air. They know the answer.“What do you think, Jim?” Miss Baker asks.“Dinner,” Jim answers.“Dinner is the big meal of the day,” says Miss Baker. “But I don’t think we need it most.”Tom puts up his hands. “ Do we need lunch most?”“No,” says Miss Baker. “We need breakfast most.” “Why is this so?”“From night to morning is a long time to go without food,” says Ann.“That’s right,”says Miss Baker. “We need food every morning. What may happen to us if we have no breakfast?”The students have many answers to give.“We may feel hungry.”“We may not feel like working.”“We may feel sick.”“Yes, you are right,” says Miss Baker. “Now let’s talk about what makes a good breakfast. Give me your answers. I will write them on the blackboard.”( ) 51. ____ are discussing （讨论）eating.A.The mother and childrenB. Some of the boys and girlsC. The teacher and her studentsD. A group of friends( ) 52. Miss Baker thinks ______ is a big meal of the day.A. breakfastB. lunchC. dinnerD. picnic( ) 53. Why is breakfast the most important meal? Because_____.A. it is the last mealB. there are usually a lot of nice things to eat at breakfast.C. people like to enjoy food before going to work.D.from night to morning is a long time to go without food.( B )How much of an addict(成癖/嗜好) are you? Are you like any of the people?①I dislike haircut(理发). I seldom(很少) get a haircut. So when I get one, my hair is reallyshort. My hair gets really long before my next haircut. --- Harry②I hardly drink soda(苏打水).I usually drink coffee. I sometimes drink eight cups a day.---Rose③I exercise regularly（有规律地）.Sometimes I spend 4 or 5 hours on it in oneday. ---Sam④I have a bar(条/根) of chocolate sometimes. I can’t eat a lot of it, because it makes meheavy. ---Kim⑤I have a TV in my living room, one is in my dining room, one is in my bedroom. I evenhave one in the bathroom(浴室). --- John⑥I spend a lot of time shopping, but I don’t spend a great deal of (大的量)money. I mostly(主要) do window shopping. ---Jenny( ) 54. How often does Harry get a haircut?A. Once a monthB. Twice a yearC. hardly everD. Always( ) 55. How many TVs does John have?A. FourB. ThreeC. TwoD. Five( ) 56. How much time does Sam spend on exercise?A. Four or five hours in a day.B. Five hours in one day.C. Four hours in one day.D. One day.( )57. Kim has chocolate _________ ,while(而) Jenny spends ________ shopping.A. once, a lot of timeB. sometimes, a great deal of moneyC. sometimes, a lot of timeD. once, a great deal of money(C)Americans like traveling on vacations. Today more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns instead of(而不是) hotels. They get a room for the night and breakfast for the next morning.Rooms for the night in private homes with the breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years.In the past five to ten years, these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms. Others are much larger. Some inns do not provide （提供）telephones or televisions in the rooms while others do.Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home. The owners are glad to t ell about the area and the interesting places to visit. Many people who take such vocations say they enjoy the chance to meet local families.( ) 58. Americans like _______ on their vacations every year.A. to stay at homeB. travelingC. to sleep at homeD. watching TV( ) 59. More and more travelers in the United States are spending nights _______.A. at hotelsB. at small houses or innsC. in their carsD. in the open air( ) 60. The bed-and-breakfast places have been popular in the USA _______.A. for less than five yearsB. for one yearC. for over ten yearsD. for a few years( ) 61. American travelers like staying at bed-and- breakfast inns because _______.A. these inns are cheap.B. these inns are small and quiet.C. they can meet and talk with local peopleD. both A and C(D)There once was an old man aged 50．who had a lazy son aged 30. The son couldn’t earn his own living(谋生), and still lived on his old father for food and clothing.The old man was very worried about him. So he took him to the fortune teller(算命先生)to have his fortune told．The father and son both believed what the fortune teller said —the father would live to 80 and the son to 62.After they found out how long they were going to live, the son was very sad. His father comforted(安慰)him, “Don’t be so sad! You are only 30 now, and still have 32 years of good days ahead of you.”“I'm not worrying about my own age. It’s your age which causes me great worry,” the son said.The father was greatly moved and said, “Don’t worry about me so much. I've got 30 years ahead of me too．”“I’m not worried about your age either,” said the son. “I have found out that you’11 die two years earlier than I. So who will I depend on in the two years after your death?”( )62．The old man had a son ______.A．thirty years younger than him。