1、浙江省嵊州市马寅初中学2012-2013学年八年级英语下学期期中阶段性测试试题亲爱的同学:经过半学期的学习,你在英语学科方面一定有很大进步。希望你在这次综合训练中,能发挥自己的最佳水平。本试卷由听力部分和笔试部分组成,满分100分,答题时间90分钟。祝你取得优异成绩。听力部分(20%)一、听力(本题共15小题,第一,二节每小题1分,第三节每小题2分,共20分)第一节:听小对话,请从A、B、C三个选项中选择符合对话内容的图片。第二节,听长对话,选择正确答案。(5分)听下列一段对话,回答第6-8三小题。6. What will they do tomorrow? A. Go skating B.
2、Go boating C. Go swimming7. Where are they going to meet? A. In the zoo B. In the park C. At the park gate8. How many people will go tomorrow? A. Two B. Three C. Four听下面一段小对话,回答9-10两小题。9. Why didnt Scott watch the football match?A. He studied for the test. B. He didnt want to watch it. C. He went to
3、 visit his parents.10. Who mon the match?A. Class One B. Class Two C. Class Three听下面一段独白,完成信息表。(10分)A car accidentTimeAt ten oclock last_11_What the man was doingHe was _12_to his office.The carIt ran into a _13_The policeThey arrived _14_minutes later, onePoliceman took her to the _15_11. A. Saturd
4、ay B. Thursday C. Friday12. A. running B. drving C. walking 13. A. tree B. store C. school14. A. twenty B. twelve C. thirty 15. A . home B. police C. hospital笔试部分(80分)二、单项选择(10分)16. -Do you think _a new movie next week ? -Yes, there will . A.there will have B. will there be C. there will be D there
5、are going to be 17. The world will be better with _trees and _ pollution . A. less ;fewer B.few ;little C. more ; more D. more ;less 18.-Why is Ted so unhappy ? - Because he_ the English exam . A.passed B.didnt fail C.fails D.failed19.The bell rang while students _in the classroom . A.talking B.were
6、 talking C.talked D.talk20.-Tom is mad _his brother,because his brother often borrows his things A.at B.in C.on D.to21.Sally _ to see her gramma if she _ free tomorrow . A. will come ; will be B. will come ; is C. comes ; is D.comes ; will be 22.If you dont study English all the time ,youll have a d
7、ifficult time _ it in the future . A.studying B.to study C. study D.studied 23.I _,but I _ nothing. A.listened,heard B. listened ,listened C. heard, listened D. heard ,heard24.-Im sorry ,I _my homework at home . -Dont forget _next time .A. left ; bring B.forgot; to bring it C.left ; bring D.left ;to
8、 bring 25.-You could bring your friend some flowers if you go to visit him. -_. A.Im sorry to hear that B.Have a good time C.Good idea D.Good luck四、阅读理解(30分)(A)Do you want to do well in exams? Sometimes your knowledge is not enough, and you also need good strategies. Here are some for you: Before yo
9、u answer the questions, if you feel a little nervous, take a few deep breaths(深呼吸)to help you relax. Always read each questions carefully and make sure that you understand it. Read it a few times if possible. If you are asked to give one answer, only write one. If there is a difficult question, dont
10、 worry. Go on with the next questions and come back to it if you have time later. Try not to leave questions unanswered when you finish the test. Sometimes a guess may make you get points. After you finish the questions, go back and check your answers. You need to check your writing for spelling mis
11、takes. We can _ if we feel nervous before answering the questions.36. We can _ if we feel nervous before answering the questions. A. go back home and rest. B. ask the teacher for help C. go out for a walk D. take deep breaths37. To make sure we understand the questions,wed better read them_if possib
12、le. A. very fast B. only once C. a few times D. very slowly38. When we finish answering all the questions,we should_. A. hand in the paper B. check the answers C. wait for the points D. discuss with classmates39. The underlined words “strategies“in the passage means _:A. 策略 B. 帮手 C. 工具 D. 智慧40. Whic
13、h of the following is not true according to the passage?A. If theres a difficult question, we should go on with other ones.B. Try not to leave questions unanswered when we finish the testC. If were asked to give one answer,wed better write moreD. Sometimes we can guess the answer to bet points 42. W
14、hat do children do during that week? A. They watch TV muchmore. B. They go to this Website, www. Tvturnoff. org. C. They read some books, or learn to swim, or paint a picture. D. They can play computer games instead.43. The passage tells people if children watch too much TV, they may _. 1. be overwe
15、ight 2. know more about the world 3. be weak in study 4. become violent in real life A. 1, 2,4 B. 1,2, 3 C. 1, 3, 4 D. 1, 2, 3, 444. A group of Americans have the idea about TV-Turnoff Week because they _. A. think watching TV too much is bad B. think watching TV is a waste of time C. think the chil
16、dren should study harder D. want to know what else children will do if they dont watch TV45. Which of the following sentences is NOT true? A. Millions of people have taken part in TV-Turnoff Week since 1995. B. The Website www.tvturnoff.org can tell you more about TV-Turnoff Week. C. Children arent
17、allowed(许诺) to watch too many violent things on TV until they are 18. D. About three fifths of American families dont watch TV when they have dinner. (C)A bag is useful and the word “bag” is useful,too. It reminds us of an interesting phrase(短语), i.e. “to let the cat out of the bag”. In meaning it i
18、s the same as “to tell the secret”. And there is an old interesting story about it.Long ago,when farmers wanted to sell chickens at the market,most of the time they would just throw the chickens in cloth bags. But cats were cheaper than chickens,so many farmers would put cats into the cloth bags ins
19、tead of chickens. One day,a woman asked a man for a chicken. The man gave her a cloth bag in which there was a cat. The woman begged to see the chicken. When the man opened the cloth bag, a big black cat ran out. Not a chicken! The mans secret was out and everyone knew it.Now when someone lets out(泄
20、漏) a secret,he “lets the cat out of the bag”. And that is the story where the interesting phrase comes from.根据短文内容,从A、B、C、D中选择正确答案。46. The phrase “to let the cat out of the bag” came from_.A. a woman and a chicken B. a man and a catC. a chicken and a cat D. an interesting story47. The woman wanted t
21、o buy_.A. a cloth bag B. a chickenC. a black cat D. a bag and a chicken48. Why did the farmers put cats into their cloth bags instead of chickens?A. Because the farmers liked cats. B. Because people liked cats.C. Because cats were cheaper than chickens. D. Because cats were easy to find.49. In “. ev
22、eryone knew it” at the end of the second paragraph(段落),“it” refers to “ _”.A. there was a chicken in the mans bag B. there was a cat in the cloth bagC. the cloth bag D. the mans cat50. John “lets the cat out of the bag” means that he _.A. makes everyone know a secret B. puts the cats away from the b
23、agC. buys a cat in the bag D. sells the cat in the bag五、词汇(15分)A. 用所给词的适当形式填空,每词仅用一次(5分) mile lesson exercise happy lie51. Look,there is a boy _ on the grass52. Li lei is _than me .He always smiles.53. My mother_every day,so she is healthy.54. How far is it from your home to school? Its four_.55. My
24、 daughter has a piano_ this afternoon. B. 根据短文内容和所给中文提示,写出空白处各词的正确形式,每空限填一词。(10分) Billy is a 56 (贫穷)boy of fifteen. His parents died three years ago because of a car 57 (事故). One day, he found a wallet in the street and 58 (归还) it to the owner, Mr Black. He thanked the boy and helped the boy get a j
25、ob in his toy factory. Billy was 59 (兴奋)about the job so that he made a 60 (决定)to work hard there. Also, he was 61 (友好)to everyone and never fought with anyone else. Two years 62 (之后), Mr Black asked Billy to come to his office. Billy was too 63 (紧张)to say anything at first. But the following news r
26、eally 64 (使惊奇)him. Mr Black gave him a chance to take toy designing lessons. What a 65 (幸运)boy!六、任务型阅读(5分)(根据叙述,从A-H的八本畅销书中为每人选择一本合适的书)66. Today people write to, even talk to others on computers. Nancy wants to learn more about it.67. Mary is a good mother. She believes eating right food is importan
27、t .She likes to help her children grow better with right food.68. Kevin often sits at the desk, studying all night, but he still gets poor grades .He hopes to do better in the exams.69. Bobs sister wants him to move to New York .But he isnt sure if that is a good idea .He needs to know more about th
28、e country.70.Amy is worried that there are too much used plastic(塑料)bags and old newspapers at home .She doesnt know what to do with them. A. How to Be Good Learners B. Make Garbage(废物)Useful C. People around the World D. You Are What You Eat E. Money Talks F. E-Communication(通讯) G.101Q 81A About America H. Tips for Shopping七、书面表达(10分)好学生的标准是什么?请根据以下的问题提示,以What is a good student?为题,写一篇80词左右的短文,表明自己的观点.开头已给出Questions: 1. Do you often get high marks? 2. Are you hardworking?3. Do you like reading? 4. Are you helpful to others?In my opinion, a good student should . _ _8