浙江省衢州市菁才中学2013-2014学年度第二学期期中测试八年级英语试卷

衢州市菁才中学2013-2014学年度第二学期期中测试八年级英语试卷卷I一、听力（共15小题，每题1分，共15分）第一节：听小对话，请从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，回答问题。

对话读一遍。

1. What’s the weather going to be like this afternoon?A. warmB. coldC. sunny2. What does Alice do?A. a doctorB. a teacherC. a nurse3. What colour is the boy’s bag?A. redB. greenC. black4. What has the girl decided to do?A. To go shopping.B. To go cycling.C. To go fishing.5. How long has the man worked in the factory?A. 4 yearsB. 14 yearsC. 40 years第二节：听长对话，请从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，回答问题。

对话读两遍。

听下面一段较长的对话，回答第6-7小题。

6. When did the man’s sore back start?A. Three days ago.B. Two days ago.C. A week ago.7. What should the man do?A. Do more exercise.B. Go on working.C. Lie down and rest.听下面一段较长的对话，回答第8-10小题。

8. What does Jack’s grandfather look like?A. Tall and fat.B. Thin and short.C. Thin and tall.9. What sport does Jack’s grandfather like?A. Playing basketballB. Playing baseball.C. Playing volleyball.10. What does Jack’s grandfather think of the sport?A. Relaxing.B. Difficult.C. Boring.第三节：听独白，请从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成下面信息记录表。

独白读11. A. The Art Museum B. The Science Museum C. The History Museum12. A. This Sunday B. Last Sunday C. Last Saturday13. A. The students in Grade SevenB. The students in Grade EightC. The students in Grade Nine14. A. At about 8:00 B. At about 9:00 C. At about 10:0015. A. On foot B. By bike C. By bus二、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）16. Eddie is eight-year-old boy and he is from France.A. A; theB. An; theC. an; /D. /; /17. He has finished his homework, but he hasn’t cleaned his room ______.A. already; alreadyB. yet; yetC. just; alreadyD. just; yet18. –What’s your , Rick?- I like playing basketball.A. jobB. nameC. ageD. hobby19. Can you tell me to improve my writing skill? I want to learn English better.A. whatB. howC. whyD. where20. The children look . Look! They are playing basketball .A. happy; happyB. happily; happyC. happily; happilyD. happy; happily21. The boy’s parents were so poor that they could not to send him to schol.A.offerB.payC.orderD.afford22. -Will you go to Nanjing by bus by plane?-By plane. It is expensive fast.A. or; butB. or; andC. and; butD. and; and23. Her song ______ sweet. We all like it.A. soundsB. tastesC. looksD. feels24. people will be able to go into space in the future.A. May beB. PerhapsC. MayD. Might25. -Have you ever been to Disneyland?-Yes. And I there with my parents last summer.A. have beenB. wentC. have visitedD. did26. The day after tomorrow is my brother’s birthday and he can’t wait a party.A. to haveB. haveC. to hasD. having27. My English teacher is tall long balck hair.A. withB. hasC. ofD. in28. -How long have you China?-For ten years.A. moved toB. left forC. lived inD. gone to29. He has studied English _______.A. for two years agoB. for two yearsC. since two yearsD. two years ago30. -I’m going to take part in a speaking competition next week.-_____________.A. Good luckB. Well doneC. CongratulationsD. That’s a pity三、完形填空。

（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）Mr. and Mrs. Brown lived in a small house near London with their child. Sometimes Mr. Brown came 31 from his work very late when his wife and the child were asleep. Then he usually 32 the front door of his house with his key and came in very 33 . He didn’t want to disturb (打扰) them.But one night when he was coming home late, he lost his 34 . So when he reached his home, he 35 the bell, but nothing happened. He rang it again. Again nothing happened—36 moved inside the house. Mr. Brown knocked at the bedroom windows, he spoke to his wife, he shouted, 37 she did not wake up. At last he stopped and 38 for a few seconds. He had a good 39 . Then he began to speak like a small child, “Mother!” he said, “I want to go to thetoilet!” He spoke quietly but at once40 woke up. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him.31. A. up B. back C. to D. on32. A. opened B. closed C. made D. drove33. A. quickly B. happily C. fast D. quietly34. A. bike B. car C. key D. knife35. A. rang B. knocked C. opened D. made36. A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody37. A. and B. but C. or D. so38. A. sang B. cried C. thought D. thinks39. A. idea B. plan C. key D. way40. A. Mr. Brown B. Mrs. Brown C. the child D. neighbor四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）ADo you like Lee Min Ho, the “flower boy”? Li Min Ho is a SouthKorean actor, singer and model. He was born on June 22, 1987. There are hismother, his father, and his elder sister in his family. As a young child, Leehoped to become a professional football player, but an injury in the 5th gradeof elementary school ended his dream. In the second year of high school, Leeturned to modeling and acting.His new TV drama The Inheritors (继承者们) shows a group of rich highschool students. They have everthing under their control (控制), except theirlove life. However, Lee is madly in love with a woman despite her poorbackground. There is no doubt that the TV drama is a success and perhaps thesecret of its success is that people still believe in Cinderella-type (灰姑娘)stories.41. Where is Lee Min Ho from?A. JapanB. North KoreaC. South KoreaD. China42. What did Lee Min Ho hope to be when he was a young child?A. an actorB. a football playerC. a singerD. a model43. How many people are there in Lee’s family?A. threeB. fourC. fiveD. we don’t know44. What’s the name of Lee’s new TV drama?A. City HunterB. My Love from the StarC. The InheritorsD. Boys Over Flowers45. Which of the following is not under the control of the high school students in the TV drama?A. school lifeB. future jobC. love lifeD. hobbyBFrom a plane you can see the fields, cities, mountains or rivers below. If you go into space, you see more and more of the Earth. Many man-made satellites (人造卫星）are sent into space to look at the Earth, the stars and other planets and to learn more about them.The Moon is our neighbour in space. It is smaller than the Earth. Plants can't grow on the Moon because there's no air or water on it.The Moon doesn’t have its own light. It shines back the light of the Sun. When the Sun is shining on the side of the Moon that faces us, it looks like a great round ball. We can't see the Moon when the Sun is shining on the side of the Moon that faces away from us.In fact, the Moon is far away from us. It is three hundred and eighty thousand kilometers away from the Earth. Of course, we can fly to the Moon in a spaceship. A spaceship flies very, very fast. It only takes more than three days to get there by spaceship!46. From you can see the fields, cities, mountains or rives below.A. a planeB. a busC. a trainD. the Moon47. can’t grow on the Moon.A. TreesB. PlantsC. NothingD. People48. According to the passage, sometimes we can’t see the Moon because .A. it is too far away from usB. it is rainy or cloudyC. the Sun is shining on the side of the Moon that faces away from usD. the Sun is shining on the side of the Moon that facing us49. The underline words in the passage mean “ “.A. 背对着B. 反射C. 回来D. 照耀50. The human can fly to the Moon by .A. spaceshipB. planeC. kiteD. trainCOne day, a farme r was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There’s a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It isn’t worth(值得) the trouble.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn’t a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, “My d ear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe. it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.51. Who picked up the horseshoe at last?A. ThomasB. The old fatherC. Both the father and the sonD. No one52. When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe, the father _______.A. felt very happyB. didn’t say anythingC. beat the sonD. became a little angry53. The farmer bought _______ with the money after he sold the horseshoe.A. some foodB. some waterC. some cherriesD. some pennies54. The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _______.A. he wanted his son to eat them allB. he wanted his son to do more exerciseC. he wanted to teach his son a lessonD. he didn’t want to eat the cherries55. From the story, we can learn that _______.A. cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat themB. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of moneyC. if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoeD. if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones卷II五、词汇运用（共5小题，每小题1分，共10分）56. Wow! Your pizza lovely and smells delicous.57. Edison about 1,000 inventions in his life.58. You spend too much time in front of the computer. It can be very harmful to your .59. We have football for a year now and we all feel very fit.60. Tom and Jerry are very funny. I can’t help when I watch them!B．根据所给中文提示，写出空白处单词的正确形式。