2012年期中考试试卷

2012年秋学期期中考试八年级英语试卷时间：90分钟分值：100分注意：答题完毕，请将第一卷答案按要求用2B铅笔填涂到答题卡上第一部分选择题（60分）一.听力（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）A）第一部分听对话回答问题本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。

在听每段对话前，你有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完每段对话后，你将有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的答案。

（）1. Which sign are they talking about?A. B. C.（）2. What does the woman want to learn?A. B. B. C. C.（）3. Which country does the woman want to visit?A B C.（）4. How will they go to the Summer Palace?A. B. C.（）5. What time did Sandy wash her face this morning?A. At 6:00B. At 6:05C. At 6:15（）6. Where is the man going?A. To the zoo.B. To the post office.C. To the park.（）7. Whose hair is the longest?A. Leo’s.B. Joe’s.C. The woman.（）8. When will the train leave?A. At 6:10B. At 6:20C. At 6:30（）9. Why does the girl vote for Max?A. Because he is clever.B. Because he is funny.C. Because he is handsome.（）10. What does Mr. Smith like?A. Tea and Beijing OperaB. Tea and filmsC. Films and drinkB)听短文回答问题，回答第11-15小题。

（）11. How old is Peter?A.16 years old.B. 13 years old.C. 30 years old.（）12. What was he interested in doing?A. Making more money.B. Finding a good job.C. Reading books.（）13. Why did he want to look for a job?A. Because he wanted to buy some booksB. Because he wanted to make a lot of moneyC. Because he didn’t want to go to school.（）14. What is Peter’s first job?A. To buy newspapers.B. To send newspapers.C. To sell newspapers.（）15. Which of the following is true?A. Peter’s family was rich.B. Peter could get only 5 dollars now.C. Peter could get only 3 dollars now.二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）（）16.Y ao Ming is ______ honest boy. He has______ useful book.A. an; anB. a; aC. a; an D .an; a（）17.We can do the work better with ______ money and ______ people.A. little, fewB. few, littleC. less, fewerD. fewer, less（）18.Suzy’s jeans are the same______ Anna’s but different_______ Elsa’s.A. as; asB. as; likeC. like; asD. as; from（）19. —Shall we go to Tibet?—It’s a great idea ，__________we don’t have enough money．A．and B．but C．or D．then（）20.In Home Economics Classes the students learn how to________.A. read and writeB. drive and swimC. cook and sewD. ride and walk （）21.Help __________ to the cakes I made, my children.A. youB. yourselfC. yourselvesD. yours（）22.Sandy is going to see ____ in Washington.A. the Eiffel TowerB. the Opera HouseC. the White HouseD. the Statue of Liberty（）23.English is as ___________ as Chinese.A. importantB. more importantC. much importantD. less important（）24. Ann didn’t feel sick ____when he _______the World Park.A. any more, arrived inB. no more, arrived atC. any more, arrived atD. no more ,arrived in（）25.When she grows ______, she will grow_________ a beautiful woman.A. up, upB. up, intoC. into, into D．into, with( ) 26.If Jim ______ free tomorrow, I’ll ask Tom instead.A. isn’tB. won’t beC. won’tD. doesn’t( ) 27. We are _______in the _________places.A. interest; interestingB. interesting; interestedC. interested; interestingD. interests; interesting（）28. --- Which city do you want to_______?---I want to go to Beijing.A. goB. to go toC. go toD. going（）29 .Her father was too tired_________ too much hard work．A．because B．as C．for D．because of（）30. Thank you for______ let me_______ on the trip today．A. agree to；goB. agreeing；goingC. agreeing to；goD. agree；to go三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分。

）阅读下文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Mr Hu works in a middle school. He likes reading and often 31 some books from the library. He keeps 32 to the radio every morning and reading 33 after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His 34 worship (崇拜)him very much. Mike, Mr Hu's little son, is only nine. He 35 likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Hu always thinks he's too 36 to understand him and choose 37 ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with(满意) it.One day Mike read 38 about the electric lights (电灯）and was 39 it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him 40 questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly(骄傲), “Fathers always know41 than sons!”The boy thought for a while and said, “42 !”“ Oh? Why?”Mike didn't answer and asked 43 , “Who invented（发明）the electric lights?”“Thomas Edison.”44 Mr Hu.“ Why didn't his father invent them, then?”Looking at his son, Mr Hu didn't know 45 to answer!( )31. A. finds B. sells C. buys D. borrows( )32. A. listening B. watching C. going D. touching( )33. A. newspapers B. letters C. stories D. messages( )34. A. teachers B. parents C. classmates D. students( )35. A. also B. never C. even D. only( )36. A. old B. clever C. young D. able( )37. A. more difficult B. the most difficult C. easy D. the easiest( )38. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything( )39. A. worried about B. interested in C. afraid of D. angry with ( )40. A. few B. little C. a little D. a few( )41. A. more B. most C. less D. least( )42. A. So do I. B. Neither am I. C. I agree. D. I don't think so. ( )43. A. instead B. carefully C. quickly D. brightly( )44. A. asked B. answered C. told D. answers( )45. A. when B. what C. where D. which四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。