广东省深圳市文汇中学2015-2016学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题.doc

汇中学20152016学年度八年级第一学期期中考试一听力部分（15分）I. 听录音, 在A、B、C选项中选出你所听到的句子。每小题念两遍。(共3小题，每小题1分)( ) 1. A. My grandparents live on the fifth floor. B. My grandparents home is on the fifteenth floor. C. My grandparents live on the fifteenth floor.( ) 2. A. Its twenty to seven. B. Its six forty. C. Its twelve to seven.( ) 3. A. My elder sister is thirteen years old. B. My elder sister is thirty years old. C. My elder sister is twenty years old.II. 听录音, 在A、B、C选项中选出与你所听到的句子的意思最相近的句子。每小题念两遍。（共2小题，每小题1分）( ) 4. A. The number of the students in our class is thirty-fiver B. The number of the students in our class is forty-five. C. The number of the teachers in our school is forty-five.( ) 5. A. My birthday is on the sixth of March. B. My birthday is on the sixteenth of March. C. I was born on the sixth of May.III. 听句子, 选择最佳答句。每小题念两遍。（共5小题, 每小题1分）( ) 6. A. One hundred and twenty-seven yuan. B. I like it very much. C. I bought three dresses.( ) 7. A. No, I dont. B. Thats all right. C. Thank you.( ) 8. A. Fifty-two. B. Twenty-five. C. Fifty.( ) 9. A. Numbers are interesting. B. Youre welcome. C. Sounds good.( ) 10. A. Yes, it is. B. Thats nice. C. Yes, thats all right.IV. 听短文, 根据所听内容选择最佳答案。短文念两遍。(共5小题, 每小题1分)( ) 11. Whats wrong with the boys grandfather? A. His hearing is poor. B. He is blind. C. He cant sleep well.( ) 12. How long does it take the grandfather to arrive at the park?A. 22 minutes. B. 12 minutes. C. 20 minutes.( ) 13. Why did the grandfather take a taxi to the park? A. Because he didnt want to go there on foot. B. Because he got up late that morning. C. Because he was too tired to walk.( ) 14. How much did the grandfather pay?A. 30 yuan. B. 13 yuan. C. 3 yuan.( ) 15. What did the grandfather always do when he took a taxi?A. Took a look at the ticket. B. Took a look at the driver.C. Took a look at the seat.二 单项选择题：（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分） （16-20划线部分同义替换）( ) 16. Doctor Smith warmly invited Mary to his hometown this summer. Perhaps she will pay a visit to London. A. Maybe B. Suddenly C. Finally ( ) 17. Why do you stop the children from getting into the room? because I got instructions not to let anyone get into this room just now. A. examplesB. ordersC. rules( ) 18. Why did you give up playing computer games? Because I just realized the importance of study. I should spend more time on my lessons. A. forgot B. knew C. replied( )19. Some computers in this machine are tiny, so you cant see them easily with your eyes.A. very bigB. very tall C. very small( ) 20. This is a practical invention.I cant agree more. Almost everyone can use it.A. uselessB. expensive C. useful( ) 21. - I want to learn _ basketball. Could you teach me? - Of course. A. plays B. playing C. to play( ) 22. Tim looked unhappy and I must _what happened to him. A. look out B. find out C. look up( ) 23. - Jack, is there _ in todays newspaper? - No, _.A. something important; nothing B. important something; everythingC. anything important; nothing ( )24. _ equals double 2.A. 4 minus 2 B. 2 multiplied by 2 C. 2 divided by 2( ) 25. -Angela is _ at Science. - But I think I can do _ than him. A. good; better B. better; best C. best; good ( ) 26. We are all looking forward to _ a computer class this week. Well, computer classes are always _ with students.A. having; happy B. having; popular C. have; happy( ) 27. This box is_ that one.A. heavy than B. as heavy as C. heavier as ( ) 28. _ girls took part in the Happy Girl Competition, but only a few of them _.A. Million of, successful B. Ten millions of, succeeded C. Millions of, succeeded ( ) 29. Id like _ a car. Then I can go to work in my _car.A. own, own B. to own, own C. buy, one ( ) 30. Remember this, children. _ careful you are, _ mistakes you will make. A. The more; the more B. The fewer; the more C. The more; the fewer 三 完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day he _31_ out with his paints (绘画颜料) and his brushes and _32_ from morning to evening, and when it _33 _ dark, he went back to the farm and had a good _34_ before he went to bed. At the end of his holiday he wanted to_35_ the farmer, but the farmer said, No, I do not want money, but _36_ me one of your pictures. Because in a week the money will all be used up, but your painting will still be here. The artist was very _37_ and thanked the farmer for _38_ such kind things about his paintings. The farmer smiled and answered, Its not that. I have a son in London. He wants to _39_ an artist. When he comes here next month, I will _40_ him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.( ) 31. A. returned B. left C. went( ) 32. A. painted B. walked C. played( ) 33. A. looked B. seemed C. got( ) 34. A. lunch B. dinner C. breakfast( ) 35. A. take B. spend C. pay( ) 36. A. bring B. borrow C. give( ) 37. A. nervous B. pleased C. angry( ) 38. A. saying B. speaking C. telling( ) 39. A. keep B. develop C. become( ) 40. A. teach B. show C. lead 四. 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题1.5分, 共30分）A Music ClubFriday-Sunday 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.￥20/hour for children(under 12)￥30/hour for adults264 Center StreetTel: 504-525-2951 Holiday RestaurantMonday-Friday 11:00a.m.-10:00p.m.Saturday-Sunday 11:00a.m.-10:30p.m.1403 Jinjiang RoadTel: 504-410-9997Come to enjoy Dandong seafood. Movie WorldTuesday-Sunday 10:30a.m.-9:30p.m.￥48 for adults ￥30 for children (under 15)162 Guangming Street Tel: [phone] Science MuseumThursday-Sunday 10:00a.m.-4:30p.m.Ticket price:￥50 132 Xueyuan StreetTel: 504-732-9406If you want to learn about robots, welcome to the science museum.41. Nick is 8 years old, he wants to see a movie with his parents. How much should they pay?A.￥96. B.￥78. C.￥126. D. ￥136.42. If you want to go to the music club, you can go there on _. A. Saturday B. Monday C. Thursday D. Tuesday43. Fred wants to learn about robots, he can go to _.A. Music Club B. Holiday Restaurant C. Movie World D. Science Museum44. You can call _ if you are interested in music.A. 504-732-9406 B. 504-822-9503C. 504-525-2951 D. 504-410-999745. Lucy is free on Monday, she can _.A. go to the music club B. watch a movieC. visit the science museum D. eat seafoodBBill, Frank, Dave and Tom were brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday. They liked to show her how rich they were. The eldest brother, Bill, had lots of money and wanted his mother to have the most expensive gift, but he didnt know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper, “Wantedthe greatest gift for my mother”.About a week before his mothers birthday, a man came to his office. He brought a big bird, this bird can speak foreign languages and sing pop songs. The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. The next day, Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card. The day after his mothers birthday, he called his mother, “Well, mother,” he asked, “what do you think of the bird?” “Oh, its very delicious, dear.” said his mother.46. Bill put an ad _ to find the greatest gift. A. on the radio B. on TV C. in the newspaper D. on the Internet47. What could the bird do? A. Talk in French. B. Tell a joke in Japanese. C. Sing. D. All of the above.48. The next day, Bill sent the bird to his mother with _.A. a birthday cake B. some flowers C. nine thousand dollars D. a birthday card49. We can infer (推理) _.A. the mother cooked the bird B. the bird flew awayC. the mother kept the bird as a pet D. the mother sent the bird to Frank50. The best title (标题) for this passage is _.A. a clever son B. a birthday gift C. a lucky mother D. a talented bird C A long time ago, a king put a huge rock in the middle of a roadway, and then he hid (藏) himself to watch because he wanted to know who would move the huge rock out of the roadway. Some of the richest people came by and simply walked around it. Many of them loudly blamed (谴责)the king for not keeping the road clean, but none did anything to get the rock out of the way. Then a farmer came along carrying a heavy bag of vegetables. Upon walking close to the rock, the farmer put down his heavy bag and tried to move the rock to the side of the road. After much pushing, he finally succeeded. After the farmer picked up his bag of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying on the road where the rock had been. The purse included many gold coins and a note from the king saying that the gold was for the person who moved the rock away from the roadway. The farmer learnt what many of us never know! Every obstacle (障碍) means an opportunity(机会） to improve our condition.( )51. Why did the king hide himself? A. Because he didnt want anyone to find that he was watching. B. Because he wanted to make himself have a rest quietly. C. Because he knew who would move the rock away.D. Because he didnt want to see anybody.( )52 . What does the underlined word them refer to? A. The ordinary people. B. The young people. C. The richest people. D. The poor people.( ) 53. What did the farmer do when seeing the rock? A. He walked around it. B. He blamed the king for not cleaning it. C. He saw the rock for a while and said nothing. D. He tried his best to move the rock out of the roadway.( ) 54. Who got the purse?A. A rich man. B. The farmer. C. A king. D. No one.( ) 55. What can we learn from the passage? A. Solving（解决） a problem will make you go further. B. Do good things when others wont do them. C. We will always get money after doing a good thing. D. The richest persons dont like to help people.DA Small Invention, Big Help An invention is an invention - big or small. A big invention makes us feel it all the time, such as the TV and the computer. There are also several small things around us even if we seldom pay much attention to them.A paper clip helps hold pieces of paper together without making a hole. A big paper clip was put up in Norway to help people remember the inventor of the paper clip, Johann Vaaler. He invented the paper clip in 1900 when working in Germany. A paper clip is in fact a piece of wire (金属丝) that is made in such a way that it can hold together many pieces of paper. Now millions of them are made and sold all over the world.The ballpoint pen was invented in 1938 by a Hungarian, had been trying to find another use for the quick drying ink (快干油墨) and designed this pen. Later, a Frenchman, Marcel Bich thought up the idea of making a use-and-throw pen and sold it cheap. It was named BIC and became very popular.( ) 56. Where was the paper clip invented? A. In America. B. In France. C. In Germany. D. In Norway. ( ) 57. How many years was the paper clip invented earlier than the ballpoint pen? A. Sixty-five. B. Fifty-six. C. Eighty-three. D. Thirty-eight.( ) 58. Who invented the ballpoint pen? A. Johann Vaaler. B. Biro. C. Marcel Bich. D. We dont know. ( ) 59. Which of the following is NOT true? A. A paper clip holds the paper through a hole. B. Marcel Bich is a Frenchman. C. A big paper clip in Norway is used to remember its inventor. D. BIC. is cheap and popular,( ) 60. Whats the passage mainly about? A. How to invent small things. B. Who invented the small things.C. Small things are very useful. D. Two small inventions.五词汇填空（1分*16题=16分） I. 请在下面的空格中填入一个合适的词。（1分*6题=6分） 61. Dinosaurs lived everywhere _ Earth. 62._ he grew older, he learn