2013-2014学年新目标八年级英语下学期期中考试试卷
新目标2013-2014学年度第二学期期中考试
八年级英语试题（B）
第一部分 听力（满分20分）
一．听句子，选出与句子内容相符的图画。每个句子听两遍。（每题1分，满分5分）
二．听下面5段对话，选择正确答案。
（ ）6. Who keeps the dictionary?
A. Helen. B. Jack. C. Maria.
（ ）7. What will Sam do next Saturday?
A. Fly a kite. B. Play football. C. Go out with Kate.
（ ）8. How often does Mike play basketball?
A. He plays basketball once a day.
B. He plays basketball once a week.
C. He plays basketball twice a day.
（ ）9. Why can’t Lisa answer the phone?
A. Because she is not in.
B. Because she is sleeping.
C. Because she is in the yard.
（ ）10. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. A lucky dog.
B. Linda’s going to Cambridge.
C. How to enter a good university.
(三)听对话，根据对话内容选择每个问题的正确答案，对话读两遍。
11.Did Jane take part in any volunteer activities?
A.Yes,she did. B.No,she didn’t. C.Yes,she is.
12.When did Jane work as a volunteer?
A.Last week. B.Last Saturday. C.Last weekend.
13.Where did Jane work as a volunteer?
A.At Children’s Hospital. B.At Old People’s Home. C.At a park.
14.How long did it take them to clean the rooms?
A.An hour. B.Two hours. C.Three hours.
15.What didn’t Jane and Sally volunteer to do there?
A.Clean the rooms. B.Tell jokes. C.Sing songs.
IV．短文理解。听短文，根据其内容判断句子正(T)、误(F)。短文读两遍。
( )16. Jim isn"t healthy now.
( )17. Jim knows how to stay healthy.
( )18. Eating too much is good for Jim"s health.
( )19. The doctor told Jim to do eye exercises.
( )20. Mr Hu is a good doctor.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共二节，满分25分）
第一节 (共5题,每题1分,满分5分)
词语释义，选出与句中划线部分意义最相近的解释，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
( )1. Michel does well in playing football.
A. do good at B. is well in C. is good at D. does good at
( )2. Mom asked to take care of my little dog.
A. look out B. look for C. look after D. look up
( )3. Could you please give the book back to me?
A．borrow B．lend C．return D．keep
( )4. He thought of a good plan which we all agreed to.
A. call up B.got over C. came up with D. put off
( )5. Jack is able to speak English very well.
A. should B. can C. could D. will
第二节 单项填空(共20题,每题1分,满分20分)
6. ---___________________? ---He’s a headache.
A. What’s the matter B. What’s the wrong
C. What’s trouble D. What’s the matter with he
7. I am used to _______ early and going to bed early. It’s a good habit.
A. get up B. getting up C. to get up D. got up
8. The disabled man has trouble ________common things like carrying things.
A. do B. to do C. does D. doing
9. We found necessary to protect animals in danger.
A.it B.this C.that D./
10. –I was studying for a math test at 9 o’clock yesterday evening. What about you?
--I the room.
A. clean B. will clean C. am cleaning D. was cleaning
11. —Mum, Could I go shopping with you?
—Yes, ________ But you have to finish your homework first.
A. you can B. you could C. you can’t D. you must
12. ---I have a sore throat. ---You _________drink more hot tea ________honey.
A. should, has B. should, with C. need, has D. need, with
13. They plan to write some notices and ________after school.
A. give away them B. give them away
C. hand out them D. hand them out
14. I _________ some money from him, but I’ll _______ it to him in a few days.
A. borrow, return B. lend, borrow
C. borrow, keep D. lend, return
15. Why _______home tomorrow?
A. not go B. not going C. not to go D. didn’t go
16. The old man lives _______,but he does not feel _______
A.alone,alone B.lonely,lonely C. lonely, alone D. alone,lonely
17. Tom, your room is too dirty .You must _______
A. clean up it B.clean up them
C.clean them up D. clean it up
18. Jim is very sad. Because he has money.
A. ran out B. ran out of C. run out of D. run out
19._____Daming’s help , the problems are solved successfully .
A .As for , B Thanks for C Thanks to D According to
20. —You _______ write him a letter to say you are sorry for it.
—I ’m not good at writing letters.I want to talk about it _______ the phone.
A.could；on B.should；in C.can；over D.must；by
21. — I had a fight with my brother this morning. — _________
A. That’s nothing. B. Great!You are right.
C. You should say sorry to him. D.You shouldn’t talk to him first.
22. This is a nice watch. But she ______ only one hundred dollars for it.
A, spent B. cost C. bought D. paid
23. Don’t the meeting. Because it’s important.
A. put off B. put away C. put on D. put up
24. If you don’t go, I won’t go _______.
A.too B.also C.either D.neither
25. After the death of their parents, the sisters _______ well and never argued.
A.got up B.got on C.got down D.got to
三．完形填空。通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将其字母编号写在题号前的括号内。(10分)
Tom and Steve were twin brothers. Tom loved to play basketball. But Steve loved to read books. One day Tom was playing basketball 36 he fell and broke his leg. When they took him to the hospital, the doctor said he wouldn’t be able to play for six months. Steve went 37 him and brought him books on basketball. At first Tom wasn’t going to read them. Then he began to read them and 38 that there were ways he could play basketball better. He began to think that books weren’t 39 .
When Tom’s leg started getting better, Steve would help him by going for walks with him. 40 Tom’s doctor said he could start playing basketball again. Then Tom showed Steve how to toss(投) for baskets. Steve found that he enjoyed it.
Then Tom was ready to 41 the basketball games. Steve went to watch the games and enjoyed himself. They then 42 practiced basketball and read books together.
So you can see, when 43 happens, something good may also happen. Steve showed Tom about books and Tom showed Steve about basketball. So you can also 44 showing others something that you like to do and they can show you something that they like to do. 45 you can find new things to do.
( ) 36.A.until B. when C. after D. where
( ) 37.A.on seeing B. to call C. to visit D. to look
( ) 38.A.saw B. looked C. read D. found
( ) 39.A.good B. bad C. better D. worse
( ) 40.A.But B. However C. Finally D. So
( ) 41.A.take B.win C. lose D. join in
( ) 42.A.always B. never C. seldom D. much
( ) 43.A.anything good B. something nice C. something bad D. anything wrong
( ) 44.A.try B. practice C. enjoy D. like
( ) 45.A.On the way B. By the way C. In a way D. In this way
四、阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。（30分）
A
Dear Sir,
I read your ad. In the newspaper yesterday. I’m writing to tell you I’d like to work as a volunteer for the 2008 Olympics. My name is Fanny. I am 16. I study in No.46 Middle School from September, 2002. I love sports, and table tennis is my favorite. I can speak English very well and I am quite healthy. If I am lucky enough to become a volunteer for the 2008 Olympics, please call me as soon as possible. My telephone number is 028 -- 84661314. I will try my best to do the job well.
Best wishes! Truly yours
Fanny
( ) 1. Where did Fanny get the ad.? __________
A. In the newspaper. B. Somebody told her. C. On TV. D. On radio.
( ) 2. What does Fanny want to do for the 2008 Olympics?
A. She wants to be a player. B. She wants to work as a volunteer.
C. She wants to work as a cleaner D. She wants to be a reporter.
( ) 3. What sport does Fanny love best?____
A. All kinds of sports. B. Basketball.
C. Table tennis. D. Basketball and table tennis.
( ) 4. What’s Fanny’s telephone number? ______
A. 028-84661314 B.021-84661314. C. 028-84991314. D. 028-88661314.
( ) 5. Which of the following statement is true? _______
A. Fanny is a worker now.
C. Fanny can speak two foreign languages.
B. Fanny is good at sports.
D. Fanny wants to work as a volunteer for the 2008 Olympics.
B
One of the most popular items (项目) in the class newspaper is the advice column(专栏). Here are some of them and their answers:
Question1: I’m always late for school. I try not to be late, but I can’t help it. Please advise me what to do. —Tommy.
Answer: You are probably late for school because you don’t really like school. My advice to you is to enjoy school more, and then you won’t be late so often.
Question 2: I find it difficult to make friends. What do you think I should do? —Sara.
Answer : I can’t advise you until I know more about you. Your problem may be that you are shy. On the other hand, it may be the opposite. You can try to be brave.Write and tell me more about yourself.
Question3: I’m always at the bottom of the class. What do you advise me to do? —Molly.
Answer : I advise you to concentrate (集中注意力) on improving your grades in one subject at first. Next, try to improve your grades in another subject. If you do this, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your subjects.
61.What is the main idea of this passage?
A. The school newspaper has an advice column.
B Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice.
C. Sara finds it difficult to make friends.
D. The advice column in the school newspaper is very popular.
62. What is Tommy’s problem?
A. He is always late for school.
B. He finds it difficult to make friends.
C. He is always at the bottom of the class.
D. He needs help with his homework.
63. What does the adviser (建议者) want Sara to do?
A. Stop being so shy. B. Stop being so brave.
C. Make more friends. D. Give more information about herself.
64. What does Molly want to do?
A. Make more friends. B Improve her grades.
C. Stay at the bottom of her class. D. Concentrate on one subject at a time.
65. By the end of the year, what should Molly have in all her subjects?
A. At the bottom.
B. At little way up from the bottom.
C. Quite a long way up from the bottom.
D. At the top.
C
Many students have fun with their school life. But many Japanese students are unhappy. They have lots of pressure from their family. Most of Japanese students must study hard at school to please their parents and for future. So it’s tired and boring for some students. Japanese students always try their best in school, but sometimes they may fail exams and make their parents lose hope for them. The students may have bigger pressure from both family and the school. So they finally don’t get interested in their schoolwork. In this way, more pressure and problems are waiting for them. That’s really a terrible thing.
To a report, most Japanese parents would like to send their children to different schools on weekends, but it only helps kids to get good grades. They never mind the students’ healthy development (成长). For example, many school students said they don’t know how to get on well with and how to take care of others. That’s bad for kids’ whole development.
In Japan，many schools usually own their strict rules from hair to clothes. So Japanese students live with great pressure both in school and at home.
( ) 51. Japanese school students are unhappy because ______.
A. their parents give them too much pressure
B. they have to work hard on weekends schools
C. schools teach them too much knowledge
B. they have to work hard on weekends schools
C. schools teach them too much knowledge
D. Many Japanese students live a strict life
( ) 52. Most Japanese students have to work hard at school for ______. A. themselves B. parents C. future D. Both B and C
( ) 53. Greater pressure may make Japanese students ____ in schoolwork. A. hope B. interest C. success D. development
( ) 54. Parents and schools should mind both students’ lessons and _____ A. grades B. feelings C. rules D. development
( ) 55. Which is NOT true about Japanese students?
( ) 52. Most Japanese students have to work hard at school for ______. A. themselves B. parents C. future D. Both B and C
( ) 53. Greater pressure may make Japanese students ____ in schoolwork. A. hope B. interest C. success D. development
( ) 54. Parents and schools should mind both students’ lessons and _____ A. grades B. feelings C. rules D. development
( ) 55. Which is NOT true about Japanese students?
A. Japanese students have great pressure in school.
B. Most Japanese parents take care of only grades.
C. All Japanese students like strict school rules.
D. Some Japanese students hate their schoolwork.
B. Most Japanese parents take care of only grades.
C. All Japanese students like strict school rules.
D. Some Japanese students hate their schoolwork.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共45分）
三．用所给单词适当形式填空。（10分）
1. Let’s think about Aron before we have to make a_________(decide).
2. Did Mary cut ________(she) ? Yes , she did .
3.David left the meeting without_________(say) a word.
4. He has a __________(stomach). He doesn’t want to eat anything.
5. To our ___ （surprised），we found the owner of the lost dog.
6. Please allow me ______________ (introduce) myself first.
7. Jim _________________ (talk) on the phone when the man came in.
8. John often spends a lot of time _______ ( play) computer games.
9. Why don’t you sit down and ____________ (communication) with your brother?
10. It’s crazy for Mothers to keep on ____________ (compare)their kids with others .
六、改写句子按括号中的要求完成，每空一词。（每题1分，共5分）
1. I want to know what I should do next. (同义句)
I want to know what _______ _______ next.
2. Reading in bed is bad for your eyes.（同义句）
__________ bad for your eyes __________ __________ in bed.
3.He studied English yesterday. (用at 8: 00 yesterday 替换yesterday)
He ______ _________ English at 8: 00 yesterday
4. He should eat some Chinese medicine. (改否定句)
He _______ eat _______ Chinese medicine.
5. What’s the matter with the pet dog? ( 同义句)
________ _________ with the pet dog?
七．完成句子，每空一词。（每题1分，共5分）
1. 你应该自己学会叠衣服。
You should learn to ______ ______ ________ by yourself.
2. 我愿意帮助无家可归的人。
I’d like to help __________ ___________.
3. 我能邀请我的朋友参加party吗？
Could I ________ my friends _______ a party?
4. 我上个星期和我父母吵了一架。
I ______ ______ _________ with my parents last week.
5. 我们的父母给了我们太多学习上的压力。
Our parents give too _______ ________ about schoolwork.
从框中选择适当的句子补全对话。（5分）
A. I cleaned it last week. B. Could I borrow some money? C. That sounds like fun. D. I need to buy some drinks and snacks. E. Could you take out the trash? |
A. Could I invite my friends to my birthday party on Saturday, Mom?
B. Of course! ____1____. A. Yeah, Um… ____2____.
B. What for? A. ____3____.
B. Well, I am shopping tomorrow. And I can buy some drinks and snacks for you.
A. Oh, good. Thank you, Mom.
B. You’re welcome. Oh, could you clean your room? A. ____4____.
B. You need to clean it again for your party.
A. Ok, but I need to do my homework first.
B. That’s right. After you finish your homework, let’s clean the room. I can sweep the floor and do the dishes.
A. ____5____. B. Yes, sure.
八．书面表达 （共1小题；满分10分）
你的朋友经常和父母吵架，请你写一封信给他建议：1. 如果是他遇到问题，应该和父母谈谈，父母会乐意帮助他 2. 在家经常帮忙做做家务 3. 告诉父母自己的喜好 4. 少玩电脑游戏
Dear Mike,
I’m sorry to know that you often argue with your parents. Well , I think I can provide you with some advice.