高州市2012—2013学年度第一学期
八年级英语期中试卷
第一卷（共75分）
听力部分（30分）
第一节：听句子，回答问题。（5分） 听第一个句子，回答第1小题
1.When did the first Disneyland open?
A.In June 1955. B. In July 1955. C.In July 1855. 听第二个句子，回答第2小题
2.What does Monday get its name from ? A.The moon. B.The sun. C.The Mars. 听第三个句子，回答第3小题
3.How long has Project Hope worked around the world ? A.For 35 years. B. For 45 years. C. For 55 years . 听第四个句子，回答第4小题
4.Has Tony been to any concert?
A.Yes, he has. B.No, he hasn’t . C.We don’t know. 听第五个句子，回答第5小题
5.What advice does the speaker give to improve English? A.To sing English songs. B.To listen to English songs. C.To listen to the radio .
第二节：听对话，根据对话内容，选择最佳答案。（15分） 听第一段对话回答第6小题。
6.How long has the English club started ?
A.About eight years ago. B.For about eight years. C.Since eight years. 听第二段对话回答第7小题。
7.How did Tony go to school today? A.On foot. B.By bike . C. By car. 听第三段对话回答第8-9小题。 8.Has the girl ever been abroad?
A.Yes,she has. B.No, she hasn’t. C.Yes,she has been to Australia. 9.How many times has Daming been to Australia. A.Never. B.Once. C.Twice . 听第四段对话回答第10-11小题。
10.How is the girl’s English listening? A.Very good. B.Very bad. C.Not bad.
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11.Which piece of advice can improve the girl’ vocabulary? A. Listen to some English songs. B. See some English films .
C. Write English words on pieces of paper and place them in the bedroom. 听第五段对话回答第12-13小题。
12.What have the scientists discovered on Mars? A. Water. B. People. C. Life. 13.Where can we find life so far?
A. On Mars. B. On the moon. C. On Earth. 听第六段对话回答第14-15小题。 14.What’s the woman?
A. A guitar player. B. An artist. C. A singer.
15.Why didn’t the man come to the concert last month?
A. Because he didn’t like it. B. Because he didn’t have any time. C. Because he was free.
听第七段对话回答第16-18小题。
16.How many people will the man go to Guangzhou with ? A. One person. B. Two persons. C. Three persons. 17.When will the bus to Guangzhou leave ?
A. At 6:00a.m.. B. At 3:30a.m.. C. At 9:30a.m.. 18.At first, how many tickets did the man want to buy ? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. 听第五段对话回答第19-20小题。
19.What is Jolly trying to find out about Chen Zhong for ? A. Her interest. B. Her project. C. Her plan. 20.Where is Chen Zhong from?
A. Henan. B. Hunan. C. Yunan. Ⅳ.听短文，回答21-25小题。（每小题2分，共10分）
21. How long is the Water World Swimming Pool open every day? A. Eleven hours. B. Seven hours. C. Eleven and a half hours.
22. What is the price for students with a student card to enter the pool? A. Two dollars. B. One dollar forty. C. Two dollars sixty.
23. A ten-year-old boy can't go to the Water World Swimming Pool . A. on Saturday B. on Wednesday afternoon C. on Wednesday morning 24. When will the Water World café be opened ? A. on May 21st B. on June 22nd C. on June 21st 25. This passage is a(n) .
A. advertisement B. note C. story
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二.选择填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） （ ）26,Why not _______ boating with us in the park? A, to go B, going C, go D, goes
（ ）27,There are many new words on the blackboard , please _________ .
A, write down them B, write down it C, write them down D, write it down （ ）28,Mary enjoy ________ to foreign teachers.
A, speak B, to speak C, speaking D, speaks （ ）29,I want to learn swimming .Can you give me _______ ?
A, some advice B, any advices C, an advice D, some advices （ ）30,----Has she read the book? ----- Yes, she _________.
A, has B, have C, hasn’t D, haven’t （ ）31,Let’s have a rest ,______?
A, will you B, won’t you C, shall we D, do you （ ）32,Who is it ______ ?
A, with B, by C, to D, in
（ ）33, She ________ school when she was 12 years old.
A, drop out of B, dropped out of C, fall out of D, fell out of （ ）34,Grandma is ill .I have to _______ her.
A, look at B, look for C, look like D, look after （ ）35,We have to stay at home _________ the heave rain. A, because B, because of C, in D, of （ ）36,Daming is a ________ boy .
A, twelve years old B, twelve- years- old
C, twelve –year-old D, twelve year old （ ）37,He has been in bed _______ 10 years ago. A, for B, when C, since D, in （ ）38,How long have you ______ each other? A, meet B, seen C, know D, saw （ ）39,My dream to be a doctor has ________ .
A, come true B, comes true C, came true D, coming true （ ）40,What are you ______ to ? A, up B, in C, on D, at
三.完形填空（15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
What can people do when natural disasters (灾难）happen? Can we stop them? No, we can't. The only thing we can do is to 41 after the disasters. Last year I met Mr. Flood. It started raining and 42 raining almost a month: the water on the streets got higher and higher every day. We used 43 instead of cars.
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We lost lots of things, including our businesses, our jobs and our homes. Schools 44 and farms were destroyed. We ran out of food and clean water. In some places the water was higher than the buildings. I felt like we lived in a(n) 45 _ world. Because of the flood, lots of 46 broke out. Because of the dead animals, some people 47 . The soil and other things made the water become very, very 48 _. That was in summer time, so though it was raining, the 49 was still high. The hot weather and really dirty water 50 the air very bad. Hospitals didn't have enough rooms for 51 . When the flood was over, I looked around my city. The word ― 52 ‖ can describe the situation. Everything was destroyed and lots of people were sick, but we were very 53 .1 think. We had to 54 our city, take care of the sick people, and start our schools again. I just 55 that one day, people can stop the natural disasters whenever they happen. After all, people are very clever.
（ ）41. A. wake up B. make up C. clean up （ ）42. A. kept B. finished C. stopped （ ）43. A. bikes B. trains C. boats （ ）44. A. started B. closed C. opened （ ）45. A. water. B. fire C. ice
（ ）46. A. happiness B. illnesses C. hardness （ ）47. A. ran B. slept C. died （ ）48. A. dirty B. clean C. clear （ ）49. A. temperature B. weather C. water （ ）50. A. had. B. made C. changed （ ）51. A. nurses B. doctors C. patients （ ）52. A. sad B. beautiful C. good （ ）53. A. weak B. strong C. happy （ ）54. A. rebuild B. return C. remain （ ）55. A, want B. hope C. see 四.阅读理解（共15小题.每小题I分，满分15分）
（A）
We are learning English, but how can we learn English well? A student can know a lot about English, but maybe he can't speak English. If you want to know how to swim, you must get into the river. And if you want to be a football player, you must play football.
So, you see. You can learn English only by using it. You must listen to your teacher in class. You must read your lessons every day. You must speak English to your
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classmates and also you must write something sometimes. Then one day, you may find your English very good.
( ) 56. You know a lot about English but maybe _________.
A. you can speak B. you can study it C. you can't speak it D. you can't use it
( ) 57. You must get into the river __________.
A. to catch a fish B. to learn how to swim C. to go boating D. to play with water
( ) 58. If you want to be a football player, please _________.
A. buy a good football B. play football
C. watch others play football D. put your football away
( ) 59. If you want to study English well, you must often _____.
A. speak English B. write in English C. listen to English D. do all of A, B, C
（ ）60. Then one day, you may find your English very ______.
A. good B. well C .bad D. worse
( ) 61. From the passage we know \"_____\".
A. you know an apple good or not if you eat it
B. you can do anything if you don't know how to do it C. you must speak English before you know how to use it D. swimming is a good example for you to learn English well
（B）
Last week I took a train to Vienna（维也纳）. I had to arrive in Vienna at 7:15. But the train was already half an hour late. I told the conductor, ―I want to catch the 7:25 train to Paris. What can I do?‖ The conductor advised me to get off two stops before Vienna station and take a taxi. When the time came, he even helped me with my bags. He wished me good luck when I jumped off. And a few minutes later, I was taking a taxi to the centre of the city. It was almost（几乎）7:25 when we stopped outside the station. I gave the money to the driver quickly, took my bags quickly and hurried inside. ―Train to Paris‖ was all I had time to say to the official(官员). You can guess how I felt when he pointed to（指着）a train that was just going out of the station. ( ) 62. The writer had to arrive in Vienna at ______.
A. 7: 15 B. 7: 25 C. 7:45 D. 7:55
( ) 63. Why did the writer get off the train two stops before Vienna station?
A. He wanted to have a rest B. He wanted to go to Paris bytaxi C. He wanted to meet the official D. He wanted to catch the train to Paris
( ) 64. Where did the writer want to go? A. Vienna B. London C. Pairs D. New York
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) 65. How did the writer feel at Vienna station?
A. He felt happy B. He felt excited. C. He felt sad. D. He felt relaxed
( ) 66. What does ―conductor‖ mean in Chinese? A. 消防员 B. 销售员 C. 售票员 D. 列车员
（ C）
阅读下面的短文，并从下面的选项中为本文选择恰当的段落大意。
Everyone knows that exercise is important. We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. Children who often exercise are more alert(灵活的). This means they do better in tests and schoolwork than those who don’t exercise.
There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games. Make sure you exercise in the following ways: you have to like what you’re doing. Exercise enough—but not too much. It’s best to exercise twice each week. Thirty minutes each time is enough. Try all kinds of things until you find one, two or even three sports that feel right for you.
You can exercise at fitness centers. They have a lot of equipments(设备) there. The equipments will help exercise you arms, legs and other parts of your body to make you fit. Some people buy equipments for their homes. But it is very expensive.
Exercising can be fun. Friends can exercise together at a fitness center, or they can play sports together. How do you exercise?
A、Exercising can make people have fun
B、The importance of exercise C、The ways to exercise
D、The equipments for exercising can make you fit
67. Paragraph1._______ 68.Paragraph2._______ 69, Paragraph3._______ 70.Paragraph 4._______
第二卷（共45分）
五.单词拼写（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） 71, My sister is a __________ (腼腆) girl.
72, Have you ____________(曾经) entered a competition, 73, We haven’t found life on other __________ (行星) yet. 74, I’ve been a teacher ________ (自从) 2000. 75,My brother is a ________ (迷) of techno.
六.短文填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
Everyone has a hobby (爱好). My hobby is 76________ (keep) a daily in English .When I 77_______(is) nine years old ,I began 78_________ (have) my hobby. I think it’s a good way 79________(improve) my English .After I finish my daily every day, I try 80_______(check) the English words in my daily.
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七.句型转换（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
81. Astronauts have been to the moon several times.（划线部分提问） _________ _________times have astronauts been to the moon? 82. He flew to Beijing last week. (改同义句） He went _______ Beijing by _______ last week. 83. Has Lingling been to the USA? （做否定回答）
No, __ ____ . 84. What about seeing some English films? ( 改同义句） _________ ________ seeing some films? 85. We have already passed the exam. (变否定句) We _______ passed the exam _________.
八.任务型阅读（共5个空格，每个空格1分，满分5分） Country Capital Languages India New Delhi Hindi and English Canada Ottawa English and French Russia Moscow Russian Egypt Cairo Arabic Singapore Singapore Malay, Chinese, Tamil and English City 根据上面的表格用一个或两个词完成下面的句子： 86, If you go to __________________, maybe some people can understand you. 87, Egyptians speak __________________________.
88, If you go to _______________________, you must learn Russian well. 89, The capital of Singapore is ___________________________.
90, From the form(表格), we can see that _____ is the most important language. 九.书面表达（满分25分）
请用英语介绍一下你学习英语的方法。
提示：1，尽量每天记10个单词；2，把单词写在纸上；3，看英语电影；
4，听英语歌；5，多于外籍老师交谈，别害羞。
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高州市2012—2013学年度第一学期
八年级英语期中试卷答案
二，26-30 CCCAA 31-35 CBBDB 36-40 CCBAA 三，41-45 CACBA 46-50 BCAAB 51-55 CABAB 四，56-60 CBBDA 61-65 AADCC 66-70 CBCDA 五，71，shy 72, ever 73, planets 74, since 75,fan
六，76，keeping 77, was 78, to have 79,to improve 80, to check
七，81，How many 82,to air/plane 83, she hasn’t 84 How about 85, haven’t yet 八，86, Singapore 87, Arabic 88,Russia/Moscow
89, Singapore City 90, English 九，
I like English. Now, let me talk about how to learn English. First, you can write the English words down on the paper, and try to remember ten words every day. Second, you should watch some English films and listen to English songs. It’s a good way to improve your English. Third, you can talk with your foreign teachers more. Don’t be shy. In a word, it’s not difficult to learn English if you try to learn it.
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