2011—2012学年度第二学期期中学情分析八年级英语试卷.doc

2011—2012学年度第二学期期中学情分析
八年级英语试卷
本试卷共8页，满分100分，考试时间90分钟
注意事项:
1. 答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色水笔将自己的姓名和考号填写在答题卡上相应位置并用2B铅笔将对应考号的信息点涂黑。
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一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
A）听对话回答问题，将正确选项填涂在答题卡相应位置。(读两遍)
1 . What does the man usually use the computer for?
A. B. C.
2 . What was Linda doing when the man called her?
A. B. C.
3 . How is the woman going to the Science Museum?
A. B. C.
4 . Where will Julie go if she gets enough money?
A. B. C.
5 . What is the trouble with the little boy?
A. He has lost his key. B. He has lost his parents. C. He has lost his way.
6 . What is the girl going to do on Thursday?
A. To go to Mount Zijin. B. To prepare for her English test.
C. To work on Mount Zijin.
7 . How many times has Miss Wang been to Guilin?
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times.
8 . What did Susan use to be afraid of?
A. Cats. B. Snakes. C. Mice.
9 . What does the woman mean?
A. The winter has just begun. B. It has snowed for some time.
C. It will snow.
10. What’s the possible relationship(关系) between the two speakers?
A. Doctor and patient. B. Husband and wife. C. Teacher and student.
B）听对话和短文回答问题, 将正确选项填涂在答题卡相应位置。（读两遍）
听第1段材料，回答第11—12小题。
11. What is wrong with the man’s car?
A. His car has been lent to others. B. It has broken down.
C. Nothing is wrong with it.
12. Why does the man ride a bike to work?
A. Because the price of oil is getting higher. B. Riding is good for his health.
C. He wants to ride a bike for a change.
听第2段材料完成信息表第13-15小题。
In the past
Now
People kept in touch with（联系） each other mainly by sending 13 .
People can talk to others on the telephone or on the 14 at home.
Big families lived in a small flat.
More and more people have moved into big and 15 flats with several rooms.
13. A. letters B. e-mails C. call
14. A. letters B. Internet C. TV
15. A. bright B. black C. dark
听第3段材料，回答第16—20小题。
16. What did Mark lose when he was 11 years old?
A. His schoolbag. B. His bike. C. His left leg.
17. When did Mark’s parents die?
A. At the age of 11. B. At his age of 18. C. At the age of 28.
18. When did Mark go to college?
A. When he was 15. B. When he was 18. C. When he was 21.
19. What did Mark do when he was 28 years old?
A. He began to learn in college. B. He began to make much money.
C. He began to travel around the world.
20. Which country hasn’t Mark visited?
A. China. B. Egypt. C. Russia.
二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 填涂在答题卡相应位置。
21. Tommy bought some stationery ▲ souvenirs ▲ his cousin last week.
A. for; for B. as; as C. for; as D. as; for
22. —Did you join in their party with Millie? —No, I ▲ .
A. was invited B. wasn’t invited C. didn’t invite D. hasn’t invited
23. The child isn’t ▲ enough to pass the English exam ▲ .
A. lucky; lucky B. unlucky; luckily C. lucky; luckily D. lucky; unlucky
24. I am interested in travelling and I have visited more than ten cities in China ▲ .
A. last year B. a few years ago C. in a few years D. in the past few years
25. My parents had an interview ▲ my Math teacher last Sunday.
A. on B. with C. to D. at
26. It’s two and a half weeks since the exchange students ▲ Nanjing.
A. arrived B. reached C. have been in D. have arrived in
27. —The girl’s never late for school, ▲ she?
— ▲ , but once she asked for a sick leave（病假）.
A. has; No B. has; Yes C. is; Yes D. is, No
28. We can move the cursor(光标) ▲ the screen ▲ the mouse.
A. around; in B. on; by C. around; with D. on; by
29. －What do you think of my answer to the question?
－Sorry. What’s that? I ▲ about something else.
A. thought B. had thought C. am thinking D. was thinking
30. —Where is your mother?
—She ▲ Hong Kong on business. She ▲ there twice already.
A. has gone to; has gone B. has been to; has been
C. has gone to; has been D. has been to; has gone
31. This CD-ROM can help you learn and have fun ▲ .
A. at times B. on time C. at the same time D. in time
32. —Hi, guys. Do you often have a great time ▲ after-school activities?
—Of course, we do. And we always have much time ▲ volleyball.
A. to do; to practice B. doing; practicing C. to do; practicing D. doing; to practice
33. There are long lines of the green trees on ▲ of the street. How beautiful!
A. both side B. each side C. every side D. all sides
34. Usually the pollution in big cities is ▲ serious than that in the countryside.
A. much more B. many more C. more much D. more many
35. He ▲ a worker in a factory, but he ▲ a pop star two years ago.
A. used to be; has become B. used to be; became
C. was used to be; becomes D. was used to being; has become
三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项, 填涂在答题卡相应位置。
Modern life is impossible without travelling. Of course the fastest way of travelling is by plane. Today with a modern airline, you can travel to many places in one day, 36 hundreds of years ago you needed a month or more to get to the places.
Travelling by train is 37 than by plane, but it has its strong points. You can see the cities you are travelling through. Modern trains have 38 seats and dining cars. They make even the 39 journey enjoyable.
Some people like to travel 40 sea better when possible. There are large lines and river boats. You can visit many other 41 and different parts of your country on them. 42 are not so fast as trains or planes, but travelling by sea is a very good way to 43 a holiday.
Many people like to travel by car. You can 44 your own timetable(时间表). You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop wherever you wish. That is why travelling by car is 45 for enjoyable trips.
36. A and B. or C. but D. while
37. A slower B. faster C. quicker D. noisier
38. A. comfortable B. expensive C. neat D. clean
39. A. best B. shortest C. longest D. worst
40. A. from B. in C. towards D. by
41. A. shops B. factories C. countries D. schools
42. A Ships B. Cars C. Bikes D. Taxis
43. A need B. leave C. spend D. plan
44. A keep B. make C. sell D. write
45. A unpopular B. impossible C. popular D. unwelcome
四、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面内容, 然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项, 填涂在答题卡相应位置。
（A）
Arriving in New York
There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or a taxi to any place in New York.
Eating out
There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn’t eat at McDonalds every day. There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example.
Hotels
There are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is The Plaza on 5th Avenue but you don’t have to pay a lot to stay in the city; there are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA near Central Park is great for young people.
Public Transport
In New York, there’s a good bus and underground. If you are planning to use the underground a lot, you should buy an underground ticket for the journey because it’s cheaper. But you don’t have to use public transport－there are lots of places you can go to on foot－the Empire State Building (帝国大厦), 5th Avenue (第五大道) and Central Park. The New York taxis are a part of the city experience, so you should take at least one taxi during your visit!
Places to see
Finally, there are a lot of places to see in New York－Times Square, the Statue of Liberty. And you shouldn’t go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city.
Shopping
Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on 5th Avenue. They are open seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices; you have to pay a special 8% tax (税) on everything you buy in New York.
46. This passage is useful to you if you are on a trip to ▲ .
A. Sydney B. London C. New York D. Tokyo
47. People can eat nice food ▲ .
A. On Times Square B. On 5th Avenue
C. In Little Italy D. In the Empire State Building
48. If the price of a book is 100 dollars, how much should you pay for it at last?
A. 100 dollars. B. 180 dollars. C. 108 dollars. D. 200 dollars.
（B）
Today computer games are becoming more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy streets have been made into small game houses to get more money. These places are always busy with people, especially young boys.
In the computer game houses, people spend a lot of money competing(较量) with the machines. It's hard for one to win the computer, but one can win after trying again and again. People have a kind of gambling psychology(赌博心理) when they play computer games. The more they lose, the more they want to win. When class is over, the school boys run to the computer game houses nearby. Little by little (渐渐地), they forget all about their lessons and fall behind others. Some of them can get enough money from their parents. But some of them are not lucky enough to get the money. They begin to take away other students' money and become thieves.
49. What must be brought to play games in the game homes?
A. Tickets. B. Paper. C. Cards. D. Money.
50. What will happen to the boys if they keep going to the game houses?
A. They will win a lot of money.
B. They will make a lot of good friends there.
C. They will fail in their study and even break laws(违法).
D. They will live a happy life in the future.
51. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Game houses have a bad effect(影响) on young boys.
B. More and more small shops have been made into game houses.
C. Young boys spend a lot of money playing computer games.
D. People play games better after trying again and again.
（C）
I felt very sad not to be able to get the ticket for the film Kongfu Panda II last Friday. I learned in the newspaper that ticket could be bought at the ticket office in Richland Hill every day between 10:00 and 4:00. Because I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the cinema was during my 45-minute lunch time. It is a pity that the cinema is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round(往返) trip in 45 minutes.
Last Monday I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes, waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip—so I had to go back to the office. The same thing happened on Wednesday. On Thursday my luck changed, I got on a bus right away and arrived at the cinema in twenty minutes. But when I got there, I found a long line of people at the ticket office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for fifty-five minutes. I found that I would not have enough time to wait in line，I caught the next bus and went back.
By Friday I understood my only hope was to make the trip by car. But it was not cheap. The trip by car only took 10 minutes, but it felt like one hour to me. When I got to the cinema, I was delighted to see that nobody was waiting in line. But quickly I found out that it was because they had already sold all the tickets.
52. He tried to go to the cinema to buy a ticket but really got there ▲ .
A. five times B. four times C. three times D. twice
53. The underlined word “delighted” means ▲ .
A. sure B. sorry C. surprised D. pleased
54. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
A. The writer was too busy to have time for a rest during the day.
B. The buses running between his office and Richland Hills were always on time on Thursday.
C. He couldn’t buy the tickets before or after work hours.
D. It always took him about twenty minutes to get to the cinema by bus.
55. What’s the best title of the story?
A. How to Get a Ticket B. Tickets Sold out
C. A Wonderful Film D. The Way to the Cinema
五、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A）根据句意，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空填一词。
56. They are celebrating their parents’ 20 years of ▲ (marry) in the hall.
57. He won’t be able to take part in the party if he ▲ (not be) free tomorrow morning.
58. The water in the river is ▲ (harm). You can’t drink it without cooking.
59. My cousin spent fifteen minutes ▲ (tie) up the old books.
60. —Do you know that knives are used for ▲ (cut) things? —Of course I do.
61. Tom says he would like to be a program ▲ (design) when he grows up.
62. —What is the ▲ (mean) of this sentence? —Sorry, I don’t know.
B）根据句意、汉语或音标提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词。
63. Riding a bike has more ▲ [ǝd’vɑ:ntɪdʒ] than driving a car because of the heavy traffic.
64. When I got there, Mary was busy ▲ [dɪs’kʌs] the project with Mike.
65. Count these book, please! What’s the ▲ [’təʊtl] now?
66. The chemistry factory ▲ (扔) its waste into the river and polluted the river.
67. Our hometown Jurong has changed a lot during the ▲ (最近的) years.
68. The tower has stood on the top of the hill for five ▲ (世纪).
69. Please tell me about your ▲ (经历) in Africa and other areas.
70. As iPhones and iPads are getting more and more ▲ (流行) in China, some people are
choosing paper mode Apple goods as offerings (祭品) to their deceased relatives.
六、任务型阅读，每空一词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
In 2008, Beijing held the 29th Olympic Games successfully. The next Olympic host city, London is opening its arms to the world. It is the capital city of the United Kingdom and it was built around two thousand years ago. The city includes four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; Kew Gardens; the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, and St Margaret's Church and the historic settlement of Greenwich.
Today London is a big city with 7 000 000 people. They are from all parts of the world. Their ways of life are not the same but harmonious(和谐的). English people like pies and mashed potatoes best.
London
The capital of the UK
The （71） Olympic host city
The （72） of London
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