2011-2012学年第一学期期中考试八年级英语试卷及答案解析

八年级英语第一学期期中模拟试题
Ⅰ．单项选择(15分)
1．—Having ________ good balanced diet is good for our health．
—I agree．As a saying goes，“An apple ________ day keeps the doctor away．”
A．a；a B．a；the C．the；a D．the；the
2．—Are you interested in joining the school basketball team?
—Sure．I’d love to．I’d like to do some basketball ________ as much as possible．A．lessons B．training C．interest D．health
3．—You look so tired and ________，John．
—Yes．I had my PE lesson just now．I’d get some water to drink．A．stressed B．boring C．athletic D．thirsty
4．—What makes you ________ all the way，Peter?
—Look! Dave．What a dirty shirt the man is wearing over there!
A．laugh B．laughs C．to laugh D．laughing
5．—Well done! Linda．You ________ Betty in math this time．
—Thank you, Miss Lin．Thanks a lot for your great help!
A．won B．got C．beat D．made
6．—Can you speak French，Mr Brown?
—Yes．But only ________ French words．
A．few B．little C．a little D．a few
7．—_______ do you exercise，Miss Lin?
—Once a week．I usually play tennis with my friends in the city gym．A．How long B．How often C．How far D．How soon
8．—I think taking a bike to school is the best way ________ exercising.
—I agree ________ you．Can we take our bikes from tomorrow?
A．to；with B．to；against C．of；with D．of；against
9．—What do you think of the new student，Mike?
—Oh，he’s really athletic and much ________ than me．
A．outgoing B．quiet C．more outgoing D．more quieter 10．—Is your home far from your school?
—No, it ________ me ten minutes by bike．
A．spends B．takes C．uses D．rides
11．—How do you usually go to work，Miss Green?
—I usually go to work _______ foot，but sometimes ________ my bike．A．on；by B．on；on C．by；on D．by；by
12．—What are you doing for vacation?
—I’m ________ to visit Shanghai World Expo．
A．planning B．hoping C．deciding D．leaving
13．—How’s your idea about your coming weekend?
—I ________flying to Hainan，but my wife ________ Shenzhen．
A．thought about；decided
B．decided on；thought of
C．thought about；decided on
D．thought of；concentrate on
14．—Nina moved to her new house．I can’t find her now．
—Don’t worry．Let me tell you ________．
A．where does she lives
B．where she lives
C．she lives where
D．where she to live
15．—Can you come to my birthday party this Friday evening?
—________．When is the best time for me to come?
A．Sure，I’d love to
B．I’m sorry to hear that
C．That’s a good idea
D．You’re welcome
Ⅱ．完形填空(10分)
Until a few years ago，only boys could become students at the university of Ruritania(鲁里坦尼亚大学)．Later the university decided 1girls in．But one of the teachers Mr Goller，was not 2at all．He did not want to let girl students in．
Mr Goller always 3his lessons with the word “Gentlemen!” What could he do now? Well，4the girl students came to his lesson for the first time，he still began with the 5．For him the girls were just not there．Then one day 6was only one boy in his class among 7girls．For a moment．Mr Goller didn’t know what 8．Then he began，“Sir!”
Finally a 9day came when there were no boys in his class．He came into the room，10 the girls and said，“Oh，nobody’s here today!”He turned and went out without givi ng his lesson．1．A．take B．took C．taking D．to take 2．A．sad B．surprised C．pleased D．free
3．A．began B．1iked C．became D．invited 4．A．before B．when C．because D．if
5．A．lesson B．word C．schoolwork D．note
6．A．there B．it C．that D．he
7．A．much B．a little C．a lot of D．a lot
8．A．did he do B．he does C．doing D．to do
9．A．terrible B．happy C．interesting D．important 10．A．looked for B．looked at C．looked after D．looked like Ⅲ．阅读理解(30分)
A
Jack is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a good student when he was young. He was often late for class and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometim es he slept in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn’t understand much, but he always thought he understood everything.
One day the teacher asked the students a question, “When John was ten years old, his brother was twenty. John is fifteen now and how old is his brother? ”Jack answered, “That’s easy. His brother is twice as old as John, so he is now thirty. ”
Another time, the teacher in a science class asked, “When it thunders （打雷）, why do we always see the light before we hear the sound? ”“But, Miss White, ”said Jack quickly, “can’t you see our eyes are in front of our ears? ”
The third time, the teacher in a biology class asked, “Why can fish swim in the water? ”“But, Miss White, ”said Jack quickly. “don’t you know fish can’t walk on land?”
1．Jack was not _______ when he was young.
A. strong
B. lazy
C. clever
D. well
2．Jack didn’t like to _______ when he was a student.
A. write compositions
B. do his homework
C. do the housework
D. learn science or biology
3．How old is Jack’s brother now when Jack is fifteen in the story?
A. Ten years old
B. Fifteen years old
C. Twenty years old
D. Twenty-five years old
4．When it thunders, we always see the light before we hear the sound. It’s because ____.
A. our eyes are in front of our ears
B. our eyes are cleverer than our ears
C. our eyes can see but our ears can’t
D. light goes faster than sound
5．Why can fish swim in the water? Jack’s answer is ______.
A. fish can’t walk on land
B. fish c an’t swim on land
C. fish can’t walk in the water
D. fish has no legs or hands
B
An old lady went to the shop last Sunday. She passed a bank and saw a car near the door. A man got out of it and went into the bank. She looked into the car. The keys were in the lock.
The old lady took the keys and followed the man into the bank. The man took a gun out of the pocket and said to the clerk, “Give me all the money.” But the old lady didn’t see this. She went to the man and put the keys in his hand and said, “Young man, you are foolish. Never leave your keys in your car. Someone is going to steal it. ” The man looked at the old lady for a few seconds. Then he looked at the clerk. He took the keys, ran out of the bank, got into his car and drove away quickly without any money.
6. Last Sunday, an old woman ______.
A. had nothing to do
B. went out for a walk
C. went to buy something
D. went to see the man
7. The man got off his car and went into _____.
A. a police station
B. the post office
C. the shop
D. the bank
8. The old lady saw ______ on the car.
A. a gun
B. a bag
C. a lot of money
D. the keys
9. The old lady ______.
A. knew the man
B. thought the man was a thief
C. didn’t know the man
D. wanted to catch the thief
10. When she gave the young man his keys, he ____.
A. took them and ran out of the bank
B. thanked her very much
C. was very surprised
D. said nothing and went to the police station
C
Why play sports? You might say “to get exercise” and you’d be right．To have fun? That’s true，too．But there’s more．In fact，there are at least 5 more reasons for girls to play sports a lot more than to keep fit．
★Girls who play sports do better in school．Exercise improves learning，memory，and concentration(专心)．They can give active girls all advantage in the classroom．★Girls who play sports learn teamwork skills．Sports teach great life skills．Working with
others helps you to win games and learn how to be successful．
★Sports are good for a gi rl’s health．Girls who play sports are not easy to get ill later in life．★Playing sports boosts self-confidence(提高自信)．Girls who play sports feel better about themselves．It builds confidence when you know you can practice，improve，and achieve your goals(目标)．Sports are also a feel-good activity because they help girls get in shape，keep a healthy weight，and make new friends．
★Exercise cuts the pressure(压力)．Playing sports can make you relaxed and help you feel a little happier．
根据短文内容，回答下列问题
11．How many reasons are for playing sports in this reading?
________________________________________________________ 12．What can a girl do if she wants to improve learning and get away from illness?
________________________________________________________ 13．Can exercising make you heavier?
________________________________________________________ 14．从文章中找出一句与下面一句话意思相同的句子。

If you don’t want to be stressed out，just play sports．
________________________________________________________ 15．将文章中画线部分译成汉语。

________________________________________________________
Ⅳ．词汇(共10分)
A．根据句意及中英文提示，补全所缺单词，每空一词
1．Traditional Chinese medicine is quite different from ________(西方的) medicine．
2．Now more and more people are interested in spending their time in the ________(大自然) during their free time．
3．Don’t forget ________(wear) your sports shoes．We’ll take a PE test tomorrow．
4．I can’t go out to play soccer with you now．I’m ________(babysit)my cousin at home．5．The man told me it would take twenty ______(minute) walk to get to the next bus stop．B．根据要求进行句型转换，每空一词
6．They usually go to work by bus．(句意不变)
They usually ________ ________ to work．
7．I believe they will visit us this Sunday．(改为否定句)
I ________ believe they ________ visit us this Sunday．
8．The boys are playing Soccer happily in the park flow．(句意不变)
The boys are playing soccer happily in the park __________________.
9．John isn’t as tall as his brother．(句意不变)
John’s brother is ________ ________ him．
10．Mr Smith had breakfast quickly and left．(句意不变)
Mr Smith had ________________ and left．
Ⅴ．词语运用(共10分)
阅读短文，用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。

(注意：①每个单词只能用一次。

②每空限填一个单词，有些单词需要做相应的变化。

③其中有两个多余选项。

)
there，another，other，cry，keep，think，go，it，what，something，smile，at
I can still(仍然) remember my first day at school．I was only six years old at that time．________(1) was a very big room．I sat ________(2) the desk near the window，but I couldn’t see ________(3) because the windows were too high．There was a big map on the wall．I don’t ________(4)I was worried or afraid at that time．There was ________(5)little boy next to me．He sat there and ________(6) quiet at first．Then he began to cry，because he didn’t want to stay there．
More and more students came in，but the boy didn’t stop ________(7)．“Morn，1 want to go home．”He cried again and again．Later，the teacher came in and ________(8) to the little boy，and said something to him．I couldn’t hear ________(9)she said．Soon the boy stopped and began ________(10)．To this day，I still don’t know w hat the teacher said to the little boy．
Ⅵ．补全对话(共10分)
根据下面的对话情景，在空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意义连贯、完整。

A：How do you get to school，Jack?
B：________(1)，because my home is only 2 kilometres from school．And bike riding is good for health．
A：________(2)?
B：About 6 minutes．But when it rains. I usually go to school in my father’s car．How about you，Mary?
A：________(3)．My home is only half a kilometre from school．And walking is good exercise
for me．
B：Alice，________(4)?
C：By bus．
B：Is your home far from school?
C：________(5)．It takes me about twenty minutes to take a bus to school．
Ⅶ．书面表达(15分)
根据提示写一封60—80词的信。

Tom邀请Li Ping参加他这周日的生日宴会，但Li Ping 的父母出差要到下个月才回来，奶奶又卧病在床，需要人照顾，再说英语考试即将来临，因此，无法前去参加生日宴会。

Li Ping感到很抱歉，只好写信辞谢。

Dear Tom，
Thank you very much for inviting me to your birthday party．I’d love to go．but I can’t．My
parents
_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
答案与解析
I．
1．A。

第一空构成短语have a balanced diet；第二空是一则谚语：An apple a day keeps the doctor away。

2．B。

构成常见的搭配形式do some training(训练)。

3．D。

回答中使用了get some water to drink，说明口渴，因此使用thirsty。

4．A。

make sb. do sth. 为固定搭配，其他三项形式错误。

5．C。

用beat构成beat sb. in...，表示“在某方面战胜某人”。

6．D。

副词only后只能使用肯定形式的a little或a few，用来修饰复数名词words，所以使用a few。

7．B。

用once a week来回答，说明上面询问的是频率，也就是how often。

8．C。

构成句型the way of doing sth.和短语agree with sb.。

9．C。

根据句中的than可知用比较级，而正确的比较级形式只有选项C。

10．B。

it作主语时，表示“花费”使用动词take。

11．B。

构成介词短语on foot和on one’s bike。

12．A。

构成plan to do sth.，表示“计划做某事”。

13．C。

第一空用think about，表示“考虑做某事”，后接动词ing形式；而短语decide on后接地点名
词，表示“决定去某地”。

14．B。

宾语从句只能使用陈述句语序。

15．A。

能用肯定形式来回答Can you...? 句型的只有选项A，表示“同意”。

因为后面询问的问题是
“我什么时候来最好呢?”
Ⅱ．
1．D。

动词decide后接不定式，表示“决定做某事”。

2．C。

后面说他不愿意让女生听课，所以他显然是一点儿也不高兴的，也就是not pleased。

3．A。

后面给出的是称呼语gentlemen，这是用来称呼男性的，同时他是老师，所以应该是开始上课时
的称呼用语，因此填began，表示“以……来开始上课”。

4．B。

用when来引导一个时间状语从句，表示“当……时”。

5．B。

他上课的称呼是一个词：gentlemen，因此这里用单数形式的word。

6．A。

构成there be句型。

7．C。

用a lot of来修饰girls，与only one boy形成鲜明的对比。

8．D。

构成“疑问词+动词不定式”形式。

9．A。

后面说没有男孩来上课了，而Goller先生又不喜欢女生，所以这一天是很糟糕
的(terrible)。

10．B。

用look at表示“看看，看了一眼”的意思。

Ⅲ．
A
1. C。

由第一段最后一句可知。

“他听懂的不多，但总认为自己什么都懂”。

2. B。

由第一段第三句可知。

3. D。

John十岁的时候，他哥哥二十，可知他的哥哥比他大十岁。

John15岁的时候，哥哥应该是25岁。

4. D。

常识：闪电在空气中传播速度比声音快。

5. A。

由最后一段最后一句可知。

注意题目要求的是Jack的回答。

B
6. C。

细节题。

由第一句An old lady went to the shop last Sunday.可知。

7. D。

细节题。

由第一段第三句A man got out of it and went into the bank.可知。

8. D。

细节题。

由第一段最后两句可知。

9. C。

推断题。

如果这个老妇人知道那个人是来抢银行的，一定不会靠近这个人的。

10. C。

推断题。

由倒数二三句推断。

“那个人看着老妇人几秒钟，然后看了看职员”。

并不是马上出
了银行。

C
11．Five。

五个星号的内容就是给出的五个体育锻炼的理由。

12．Play sports/Exercise。

本文一开始的In fact后面说明了女孩锻炼身体的好处(同时在后面的五点
中分别加以说明)。

13．No，it can’t。

文章就是在说明锻炼有利于健康，而不是会增加体重。

14．Playing sports can make you relaxed。

本题的题干内容与原文最后的一句话意思完全一致。

15．和他人一起工作有助于你赢得比赛，并学会如何获得成功本句画线部分的主语是Working with
others(和别人一起工作)，谓语是helps，宾语时you，后面的to win...为宾语的补足语。

Ⅳ．
1．western。

用形容词形式来修饰名词medicine，构成“西药”。

2．nature。

构成短语in the nature(在大自然中)。

3．to wear。

构成forget to do sth.的句型，表示“忘记做某事”。

4．babysitting。

be 动词后接现在分词，构成现在进行时。

5．minutes’。

表示时间的名词后再接其他的名词时，要使用其名词所有格形式。

如果该时间名词前
有超过一的数词，则要使用其复数形式的名词所有格。

6．take a bus。

短语go... by bus与习惯用法take a bus(to...)的形式进行转换。

7．don’t；will。

带有I think/believe的句子(后接宾语从句)，变为否定句时，要将not
放在think或
believe的前面，构成don’t think/believe...。

8．at the moment。

原句中的now与at the moment同义，可以相互转换。

9．taller than。

句型not as/so... as....常与“比较级+than”的句型进行转换。

10．a quick breakfast。

短语have breakfast quickly可以与have a quick breakfast进行转换，表
示“匆忙吃完早饭”。

Ⅴ．
1．It。

用代词it指代前面说到的学校。

2．at。

构成sit at the desk，表示“坐在书桌旁”。

3．anything。

anything与否定词not搭配使用，表示nothing，也就是“什么也看不见”。

4．think。

构成I don’t think...的句型，表示“我想我那时既不担心也不害怕”。

5．another。

用another修饰单数名词，表示“另一个；又一个”的意思。

6．kept。

用keep(系动词)，后接形容词，表示“保持安静”。

7．crying。

前面已经在说他cry了，这里用来强调：虽然来的人越来越多了，但他还是不停地哭。

8．went。

使用过去式是为了与前面的动词came保持时态一致。

9．what。

what she said(她说的话)作hear的宾语。

10．to smile / smiling。

动词begin后面接不定式或动词-ing形式，在意思上是一样的。

Ⅵ．
1．I go to school by bike。

是用来回答上面的以how开头的问句。

2．How long does it take you(to get to school) 。

回答中使用about 6 minutes，说明这里的问句
一定是询问持续的时间的，所以使用how long。

3．I walk to school / I go to school on foot。

后面说walking is good exercise for me，说明这里是要说明“我步行上学”。

4．how do you usually go／get to school。

答语是by bus，说明上面是问交通方式的。

5．Sure／Of course／Certainly／That’s right。

用来回答Is your home far from school?的问
句。

当然也可以直接使用Yes，it is来回答。

Ⅶ．
One possible version：
Dear Tom，
Thank you very much for inviting me to your birthday party．I’d love to go，but I can’t．My parents are very busy．At present they are both out on business．They are coming back next month．And now I have to look after my grandma at home because she is ill in bed．And I also need to study for my coming English exam．I’m very sorry that I can't go to your party．Thank you for asking me．I hope you can have a good time．
Li Ping。