2016学年度第二学期初二英语期中考试试题

2016学年第二学期八年级期中考试

英语试卷

（考试时间 90 分钟，满分 100分） Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力 ）

I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解) （共25分）

A. Listen and match the pictures to the sentences you hear（.根据听到的内容选择相应的图片）：(共5分)

A B C

D E F 1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________

B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear. (根据你听到的对话和问题选择最适当的答案 ) ：(共7分)

6. A. The boy?s father. B. The boy?s mother. C. The boy?s aunt. D. The boy?s uncle. 7. A. For 6 hours. B. For 4 hours. C. For 5 hours. D. For 7 hours. 8. A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy. D. Windy. 9. A. By car. B. On foot. C. By underground. D. By bus.

10. A. In a bookshop. B. At a restaurant. C. In a hotel. D. At a bank. 11. A. Go shopping with her parents. B. See a movie with her classmates. C. Have a picnic with her friends. D. Go to her cousin's birthday party.

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12. A. Because she had a headache. B. Because she watched too much TV. C. Because she drunk too much coffee. D. Because she ate too many crisps.

C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false. （判断下列句子是否符合你所听到的内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F” 表示）：(共5分) 13. The girl in the story used to have beautiful, black and thick hair.

14. When she woke up one morning, she found she had little hair on her head.

15. The girl decided to wear her hair in a pony tail (马尾辫) when there were two hairs left. 16. When there wasn't a single hair on her head, the girl felt terribly sad. 17. The story told us hairstyle (发型) is very important in our daily life.

D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.（听短文完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）： (共8分)

18. Dogs and other pets can _______ ___________to people?s lives.

19. Dogs can be taught to ___________the “eyes” for a ______ person or “ears” for a deaf person. 20. Americans hold \ week of . 21. If you have a pet, take more time to play with it and give it ____________ ________ this week.

Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar （第二部分 词汇和语法 共40分）

II. Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）：（共15分） ( )22. The Yangtze River is one of ____ longest rivers in China. A. a B. an C. the D. / ( )23. Pansy needs _____money to buy a new flat in the city centre.

A. lot of B. quite a lot C. quite a few D. a large amount of

( )24. An explosion(爆炸) took place in St. Petersburg ___ April 3rd this year.

A. in B. on C. at D. for

( )25. Please _________ the TV set. I?d like to watch the talk show.

A. switch on B. switch off C. put on D put off ( )26. — Where is Johnson?

— He __________ with Professor Wang in the lab at the moment.

A. talks B. has talked C. is talking D. will talk

( )27. The manager warned his staff ____ computer games at work.

A. play B. to play C. not play D. not to play

( )28. Trees are the biggest and oldest ________ things on the Earth.

A. live B. alive C. living D. lived

( )29. — Must I finish the report today?

— I?m afraid you ____. The boss wants to read your report as soon as possible. A. need B. must C. can?t D. mustn?t

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( )30. The young man was cruel to the dog. What he did made the crowd ________.

A. angrily B. angry C. happy D. happily

( )31. Electricity is ________ dangerous than water.

A. a little B. much C. many D. much more

( )32. Everyone should _______ electricity because it may hurt and even kill people.

A. be careful to B. careful with C. careful on D. be careful with

( )33. Remember _________ Sheshan Hill with me this afternoon.

A. to climb B. climb C. climbed D. climbs

( )34. He has been a teacher for 30 years, so he has _________.

A. much teaching experiences B. many teaching experience C. a lot of teaching experience D. a few teaching experiences ( )35. Judy _______ when she saw her poor marks in the chemistry exam paper.

A. freeze B. frozen C. freezing D. froze

( )36. — Carol won the first prize in the English writing contest.

— ____ !

A. What a pity B. What a shame C. That?s wonderful news D. That?s terrible

III. Complete the following with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次): (共5分) A. another B. lives C. take part in D. tired E. relax F. other Mr. and Mrs. Smith have three children. Like many American and British parents, they take their children from one activity to another. After school, Mr. Smith takes the two boys from football lessons to basketball lessons while Mrs. Smith has to take her daughter to piano lessons. The ____37____ children don?t get home until 7 p.m. They have a quick supper, and it?s time for homework. So life for Mr. and Mrs. Smith?s children is very busy every day.

Nowadays most children ____38____ after-school activities. Activities include sports, language learning and Maths classes. Now parents seem to push their children a lot more. They see _____39_____ children doing a lot of things, and they feel their own children should do the same.

It?s crazy. Parents are trying to plan their kid?s _____40______ for them. In fact, parents should learn to give their kids more time to themselves. On one hand, children need organized activities. On the other hand, they also need time and freedom to _____41_____, and they need time to do things by themselves.

IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子）：（共8分）

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42. Electricity is a helpful but dangerous ______________. (serve)

43. The camera use two ____________to get the energy to work. (battery) 44. Let?s take the lift up to the restaurant on the ____________ floor. (twenty)

45. He made a _________________ to finish the work as fast as possible. (decide) 46. Trees are called ___________air conditioners because they can cool the air. (nature) 47. The white cat in the garden was sleeping __________________ in the sun. (comfortable)

48. The little girl is so independent(独立的) that she always washes the toys _____________. (she) 49. Tony ______________ that we should elect Joyce to be the chief editor at the meeting

yesterday. (suggestion)

V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（按要求改写句子）： （共12分） 50. Trees cool the air and trees clean the air, too.（保持句意不变） Trees cool the air as ______ ______ clean it.

51. He hardly has toothache because he eats only a few sweets.（改为反意疑问句） He hardly has toothache because he eats only a few sweets, _________ _________? 52. Could you tell me? Where does electricity come from? (改成宾语从句) Could you tell me _________electricity __________from?

53. The readers ought to write book reviews after reading the novel. (改成否定句)

The readers __________ _______ write book reviews after reading the novel. 54. The trees protect themselves by producing a chemical. (对划线部分提问) ________ ________ the trees protect themselves?

55. the, Betty, difficult, it, for, solve, is, to, problem (连词成句)

______________________________________________________________.

Part 3 Reading and Writing ( 第三部分 读写 共35分 )

VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解 共25分):

A. True or false(判断是否符合短文内容，符合用“T”表示，不符合用“F”表示) (共5分)

There are about 5,000 different kinds of ladybugs in the world. They come in many different colors. Their bright colors warn other animals or insects not to eat them. Ladybugs taste bad. A bird or a frog that eats a ladybug will remember the bright colors and it will not eat another ladybug with the same colors again. When ladybugs are in danger, they will give out a fluid that tastes terrible.

In many cultures, the ladybug is considered to be a symbol of good luck. Most ladybugs are kind to humans. They eat other insects which destroy crops. One ladybug can eat up to 5,000

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insects in its lifetime.

Ladybugs have six short legs. They live in many different places, including green lands, forests, cities, the countryside and along rivers. Different ladybugs have different spots(点). Some of them don?t have spots at all. The most common kind in North America is the 7-spotted ladybug. The 7-spotted ladybugs are the most active from spring to autumn. When the weather turns cold, they look for a warm place to sleep, such as under stones or in houses. ( ) 56. Ladybugs? bright colors can help protect them.

( ) 57. In many cultures, ladybugs are believed to bring bad luck. ( ) 58. Most of the ladybugs are helpful to crops.

( ) 59. Ladybugs live in many different places except cities.

( ) 60. Winter is the best time for 7-spotted ladybugs to find a warm place for food.

B. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): (共5分) Dog walker wanted Are you fit and strong? Are you an early morning person? A well organized and practical young man or woman wanted five days a week. $ 8.5 an hour to walk six dogs before 9:00 a.m. Call Tom at 07542 328 606. Look for May’s Poppins. We are looking for a practical person to cook our dinner, pick our daughters up from school and play with them until we get home at 7:00 pm. Call Miranda at 07162 431 689. Garden Assistant for Marwell Zoo Marwell Zoo is looking for a hard-working garden assistant to help during the summer holiday. The applicant (申请者) has to be fit and strong, and like working outside. Send completed forms to us by 15th May. Email: mz1015 @hotmail. com Carer needed for older people We can?t walk far so we?re looking for someone who can drive to take us shopping and to do general jobs around the house and garden. Sociable, friendly person needed. Part-time, hours to suit. Call Mr. Brown at 01273 648 966. ( ) 61. Adam is healthy and strong and he gets up early every morning. He loves animals, too. So he could take the job as a _________.

A. dog walker B. May?s Poppins C. garden assistant D. carer for older people

( ) 62. The underlined part “well organized and practical” means “__________”.

A. experienced B. honest C. fashionable D. gentle

( ) 63. Joy does well in cook and loves to be with children. She can _______.

A. call 07542 328 606 B. call 07162 431 689

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C. mail to mz1015 @hotmail. com D. call 01273 648 966

( ) 64. If one is interested in “Carer needed for older people”, he must _________.

A. do the full- time job B. be dependent on his friends C. know how to drive D. love sports

( ) 65. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the article?

A. All the work above is part- time.

B. The applicant can call Marwell Zoo if there are some questions. C. Miranda won?t come back home until 7:00 pm. D. There are six dogs in Tom?s home.

C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词完成短文): (共5分)

Paul?s brother bought him a new car as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve, Paul saw a boy walking ______ the new car, admiring（欣赏）it.

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Paul nodded. \brother just gave it to you? Boy, I wish....\— a brother who would buy him a car. But the boy?s answer made Paul ______.

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Astonished, Paul invited the boy to go for a ride in the new car.

After a short ride, the boy said, \the boy wanted to show the car to his ______. But Paul was wrong again.

The boy ran up the steps of his house. Soon he came back carrying his crippled (残废的) little brother. He pointed to the car. \Christmas. Some day I?m gonna give you one just like it!\

Paul ______ and lifted the little boy into his car. The older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them went on a ______ holiday ride.

That Christmas Eve, Paul learned how good it felt to give. ( ) 66. A. around B. in front of C. behind D. along ( ) 67. A. interested B. excited C. pleased D. surprised ( ) 68. A. friends B. neighbours C. relatives D. children ( ) 69. A. took off B. turned up C. got out D. came into ( ) 70. A. awful B. unhappy C. wonderful D. quiet

D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给): (共5分)

I worked for a short time as a cashier(出纳员) at a restaurant a few months ago. I also helped

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to c_______ up the tables when the waiters were very busy. One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I guessed I should check it to find out who was the o_______, but I was very busy at the time. And I imagined that if there was something valuable in the wallet, he or she would be back. Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him to describe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. He expressed his thanks p________ when I handed it to him. He got the wallet back with two hands. He asked me if I had opened it, and when I told him “no”. At once he opened it and showed that it had nearly $ 3000 in cash. He took out a 100-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward(酬劳) for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away.

Thinking about it later, I began wondering w________ I would return the wallet if I knew what was inside. I thought that if I had no way to find the man and no one came back to get it, I might keep it. But it also came into my mind that I actually saved someone?s Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. The good feeling was better than a_______ that money could buy. 71.c___________72.o____________73.p____________ 74.w____________ 75.a___________

E. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题): (共5分)

Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean?s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely.

So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名的), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of online(线上的) friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.

Last year, Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself. He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.

When Jean?s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on David?s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim! 76. Why is Jean lonely?_________________________________________

77. Jean?s online friends know her real name, don?t they?__________________________

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78. What are Jean and ?David? both interested in?____________________________ 79. How old is Jean?s special friend ?David? ?__________________________

80. In your opinion(观点), how did Jean feel when she saw Jim and why do you think so? I think she felt ________________ then because______________________________.

VII. Writing（写话）：（共10分）

81. Write a passage of at least 60 words about the topic “A class meeting”. (以“一次班会”

为题写一篇不少于60词的短文，标点符号不占格。) Use the following points as a reference (以下内容仅供参考) ◆When did you have the class meeting?

◆What did you mainly discuss at the class meeting? ◆What do you think of the class meeting?

(注意：文中不得出现任何姓名、校名及其它相关个人信息，否则不予评分。) ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．

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