第一学期八年级英语期中测试题1

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2012—2013学年度立新中学第一学期

八年级英语期中测试题

（考试时间：90分钟 试卷满分：100分 考试形式：闭卷）

第一部分 （选择题，共55分）

一、听力（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）

A. 听对话 下面你将听到10小段对话，请根据所听到的对话，选出正确的选项，将其序号填入题前的括号内。每段对话读两遍。 ( ) 1. What does the boy want to learn?

A. B. C.

( ) 2. What is Tom’s favourite pet?

A. B. C.

( ) 3. What is Betty doing?

A. B. C.

( ) 4. Which boy is Daniel? A. B. C.

( ) 5. What do you think Peter is going to do? A. He is going to chat with his friend. B. He is going to mend his bike. C. He is going to use his computer.

( ) 6. What do you know about the woman’s daughter? A. She is shy. B. She’s polite. C. She’s friendly. ( ) 7. What are they doing?

A. They’re having a rest. B. They’re shopping. C. They’re having dinner.

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( ) 8. Which outdoor activity does the boy think is the most dangerous? A. Skiing. B. Camping. C. Diving. ( ) 9. How will they go to the party? A. On foot. B. By bike. C. By taxi. ( )10. Whose dog is it?

A. It’s Andy’s father’s. B. It’s Andy’s grandfather’s. C. It’s Andy’s.

B. 听下面的对话和一篇短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，请根据你所听到的内容。从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个适当的答语,将其序号填入题前的括号内。每段对话或短文读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答11～12题。 ( )11. What’s wrong with David?

A. He has no time to play computer games. B. He can’t understand his mother.

C. He has problems with his Math homework.

( )12. Why does he have such a problem?

A. Because his teacher is not good at all.

B. Because he spends too much time on computer games. C. Because he doesn’t like Math at all. 听下面一段对话，回答13～15题。 ( )13. How old is Peter?

A. 12. B. 14. C. 15. ( )14. What do we know about Tom?

A. He is clever. B. He is polite. C. He always does his homework well. ( )15. What does Peter do in his free time?

A. He plays tennis. B. He plays basketball. C. He goes to the film club.

听下面一段独白，完成16～20题。

( )16. Where did the speaker learn the story of Wang Ling? A. On TV. B. In the newspaper. C. Over the radio. ( )17. When did the accident happen? A. On 2nd October. B. On 2nd September. C. On 2nd November. ( )18. What was wrong with the old man? A. He hurt his feet. B. He hurt his hands. C. He broke his leg. ( )19. What did the old man recommended Wang Ling for? A. A study award. B. A youth award. C. A bravery medal. ( )20. What kind of person is Wang Ling? A. Smart and hard-working.

B. Honest and shy. C. Brave and helpful. 二、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案，将其序号填入题前的括号内。

( )21. Sam doesn’t like playing ______piano, but he likes playing _______basketball. A. the; the B. the; / C. /; the D. /; / ( )22. A plane is like a bird. Its two ________help it fly high in the sky. A. necks B. feathers C. wings D. tails ( )23. ---Look, Simon and Jim are helping Mrs. Li clean the house. ---Yes. __________children!

A. How helpful B. How a helpful C. What helpful D. What a helpful ( )24. My dog will ________if a stranger comes. He is a good guard(守卫). A. smile B. sing C. bark D. miaow

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( )25. ---_________I play computer games now, Mum?

---Sorry, dear. You _______finish your homework first.

A. Can; can B. Can; must C. Must; can D. Must; must

( )26. --- Could you help me ______this Math problem, Lin Tao? It’s too hard for me? ---OK. Let me have a try.

A. look after B. work out C. think of D. put on

( )27. I think Kate is better at playing basketball because she is ______than Jenny. A. shorter B. quieter C. taller D. fatter

( )28. Maria is______ geography, but she can get better results if she does her best.

A. interested in B. good at C. weak in D. fond of

( )29. ---Which season do you like_______, autumn or winter?

A. well B. better C. best D. the best ( )30. The sweater is too small. Could you show me ______ one, please? A. another B. the other C. others D. other ( )31. ---________does Mary go to the Bubby Club? ---Once a week.

A. How often B. How long C. How far D. How much ( )32. Look out! The knife is very sharp. You _______ cut your finger. A. must B. need C. should D. may ( )33. Kate always wears a smile _______her face and looks happy. A. in B. on C. at D. over ( )34. Both Li Lei and Mike are thirteen years old. Li Lei is _________Mike. A. the same age as B. not as old as C. older than D. younger than ( )35. ---Peter is the fastest swimmer of us here. ---________. Simon is.

A. Yes, I agree B. I don’t know C. I don’t think so D. Of course 三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案,将其序号填入题前括号内。 Dear Editor,

I am a reader of your magazine and I need help. I am very ___36____ these days because I have some problems with my new school. I am a Grade 8 student. I just moved to Beijing with my parents two months ago. Now, I am ___37____ at a new secondary school in Sunshine Town. It is bigger than my old school. I do not know the new school very well ___38____ I have no friends here. I do not know ___39____ to talk to my new classmates. ___40___, I am very nervous and I cannot answer their questions. I feel really uncomfortable when they talk to me. ___41____ lunchtime, I always sit alone in the playground and ___42___ books. I hope they will not ___43____ because I feel so shy when they try to talk to me.

I ___44___ my old classmates very much, but I really want to make friends with my new classmates. I do not know what to do. I hope you ____45___ give me some advice.

Cindy ( )36. A. afraid B. sorry C. unhappy D. worried ( )37. A. studying B. working C. teaching D. learning ( )38. A. so B. and C. but D. or ( )39. A. what B. when C. where D. how ( )40. A. Sometimes B. Some time C. Some time D. Some times ( )41. A. After B. Before C. During D. For ( )42. A. watch B. look C. see D. read

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( )43. A. come back B. come out C. come over D. come on ( )44. A. miss B. forget C. remember D. share ( )45. A. must B. can C. need D. should 四、阅读理解（一）（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的三个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案，将其序号填入题前括号内。

Once upon a time there was a poor family in a small village. The family had a son called Jackson. He was a kind boy. He always saved his pocket money to help pay for his sister’s school fees. One day, they had no food to eat. Jackson’s mother asked him to go fishing. So he went to the nearby river. He waited for a long time and caught a cod(鳕鱼)at last. The cod said to him, “If you don’t eat me, I will give you a pair of magic scissors(剪刀). And you can use the scissors to cut anything you want.” Jackson believed it and got the scissors.

When he got home, he told his parents and his sister about the magic scissors. They cut some food, and the delicious food was on the table. Then they cut a house, and they had a new house. They were very happy, and didn’t worry about the food any more. ( )46. There could be _______people in Jackson’s family. A. two B. three C. four D. five ( )47. Jackson saved his pocket money because _________________. A. he wanted to buy a computer

B. his sister needed money to go to school C. his mother told him to do so

D. he wanted to buy a pair of magic scissors ( )48. Jackson’s mother asked him to go fishing because _____________. A. he was good at fishing B. he wanted to eat fish

C. he enjoyed fishing D. his family had no food to eat ( )49. The underlined phrase “school feed” means “__________” in Chinese. A. 学籍 B. 学分 C. 学科 D. 学费 ( )50. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Jackson’s sister wasn’t old enough to go to school. B. The cod gave Jackson a pair of magic scissors. C. Jackson put the cod back into the river at last. D. Jackson’s family had a new house after getting the scissors.

第二部分 （非选择题，共45分）

五、阅读理解（二）（共5小题，每题2分，计10分）

Yesterday morning when I opened my eyes, it was half past six already. I got up quickly and ran to the bus stop without having breakfast. As soon as I got on the bus, it started raining. “I am sure I can get to the school on time,” I thought. Suddenly, the bus stopped. There was something wrong with the bus. The driver asked us to wait for another one.

“I can’t wait. The school is not far. I can run to school,” I thought. Then I began to run, but it began to rain hard.

I reached the classroom, but I was all wet. The Math teacher, Mr. Li, was in the classroom. We were afraid of him and I didn’t like his Math lessons. I said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Li. I’m late.”

“It’s you again, Wang Bin. I told you not to be late, but you…” He suddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes. Then he took off his jacket and gave it to me.

“Now, take off your wet coat and put this one on,” he said kindly.

I went to my seat, wearing Mr. Li’s jacket. It was too big but I felt very warm in it. I

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