八年级英语下学期期中试题-苏教版(共11页).doc

精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上江苏省泰州中学附属初中2011-2012学年八年级下学期期中英语试题苏教版（考试时间：120分钟 总分:150分）第卷 选择题（共100分）一、 听力（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）A听句子，从每小题所给的三幅图中选出与所听句子意思相符的图画，听两遍。B听对话，从每小题所给的三个选项中选出所给问题的正确答案，听两遍。( ) 5. What does Nick like? A. Monkeys. B. Giant pandas. C. Lions.( ) 6. When is the womans birthday?A. On December 24.B. On December 25.C. On December 26.( ) 7. Where were the woman and her father four years ago?A. In China. B. In England.C. In America.( ) 8. Where are the two speakers?A. In the bus.B. At the bus stop. C. In the Childrens House.( ) 9. Who runs the fastest? A. Lucy. B. Lily. C. Kate.( )10.When did the early bus leave? A. At 6:25. B. At 6:30. C. At 6:35.C听下面几段对话，选择正确答案。听两遍。听第1段材料，回答第11-12题。( ) 11. Where does the woman want to go?A. The bus station. B. The supermarket. C. The post office. ( ) 12. Which bus can take the woman there?A. The No.7 bus. B. The No.1 bus.C. The No.6 bus.听第2段材料，回答第13至15题( ) 13. How is the man going to the zoo tomorrow?A. By bus.B. By car. C. On foot. ( ) 14. When are they going to meet? A. At 9 a.m.B. At 8 a.m.C. At 10 a.m.( ) 15. Where are they going to have lunch?A. In the zoo.B. At Mr. Wus home. C. At school.听第3段材料，回答第16-17题( ) l6. When did the boy go to the party? A. Last night. B. Last week. C. Last month.( ) 17. Why didn't the girl go to the party? A. Because she wasn't invited. B. Because she didn't like the party. C. Because she was ill.听第4段材料回答18-20题 Last saturdayAll students in Grade _(18)_ joined the tripSix busesWaiting in front of our school _(19)_Got on bus at 8:30About _(20)_, we arrived there( ) 18 A.Eight B.Nine C.Seven( ) 19 A.trip B.gate C.get( ) 20 A.7:30 B.8:30 C.9:30D听短文，选择正确答案。听两遍。 ( )21.What's the twins' birthday? A. January 5th. B. January 15th. C, July 15th.( )22. What's the difference between the twins' appearance? A. The smile, B. The nose. C. The hair.( )23. Why aren't they in the same class at school? A. Because they dislike each other. B. Because their parents want them to be a bit more different, C. Because they don't like to be classmates.( ) 24. How were they dressed when they were young? A. They were dressed in differentcolours B. The speaker was in red and his brother was in blue. C. They wore clothes in the same colour.( )25. How is the speaker different from his brother? A. He likes sports B. He is taller C. He is better at study 二、选择填空 从下列每题所给的选项中选出一个最佳答案（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）( )26. Helen is _ girl .A. a eight-years oldB. an eight-year-old C. a eight-years oldD. an eight years old ( )27. These desks will be mended_ 3 days. A. laterB. afterC. inD. since( )28. There is little time left, _ ?A. isnt thereB. is thereC. isnt itD. is it ( )29. Can you connect the keyboard _ the computer properly ?A. byB. up C. to D. on ( )30. I _ my computer for almost ten years. It still works OK. A. bought B. have bought C. have had D. have ( )31. Have you heard of a fund-raising event _Walk for Children? A. is callingB. is calledC. callingD. called( )32. Would you please_ mistakes any more? A. dont makeB. not to makeC. not makeD. to not make( )33. There were_ victims in the war. A. five thousands B. thousands of C. six thousand ofD. two thousands of( )34. The Statue of Liberty is in _. A. Pisa of ItalyB. London of England C. Tokyo of JapanD. New York of the USA( )35. My uncle _ a farmer. Now he is a driver. A. is used to B. is used to be C. used to being D. used to be( )36.The line of people outside the house _ endless on that morning of the day.A. isB. areC. wasD. were( )37. This kind of fish _ good, but _ bad. A. smells; soundsB. smells; tastesC. sounds; looksD. tastes; feels( )38. After hearing the _ news, everyone was _.A. exciting; excitedB. exciting; excitingC. excited; excitingD. excited; excited( )39. These stones will be used_ a bridge. A. to buildingB. to be builtC. to buildD. building( )40. There are so many beautiful things in the shop. I cant decide_. A. which to choose oneB. to choose which one C. which one to chooseD. to choose one which( )41. What _ to you in the last ten years? A. has happened B. was happened C. happened D. has been happened( )42. I dont know if it_ tomorrow, if it _, I will stay at home. A. will rain, rainsB. rains, will rainC. will rain, will rainD. rain, rain( )43. A boy _Tom _by a car yesterday. A. called, was hitB. was called, was hit C. called, is hitD. was called, hit( )44. Try to buy one before all the tickets _.A. will be soldB. will be sold out C. are soldD. are sold out( )45.The package tour _ everything. You dont worry about it.A. coversB. includingC. haveD. owns三、完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（共15分；每空1分，满分15分）Ashley Smith is a single young mother with a daughter. She was moving into her house in Atlanta, Georgia early on the morning of March 12, when a man 46 her to her door, and put a gun(枪) to her side. “I started walking to my door, and I felt really, really 47 ,”she said in a TV interview last week. The man was Brian Nichols, 33 years old. He 48 at an Atlanta courthouse on March 11.The police were 49 him. Nichols tied Smith up with tape（带子）, but set her free after she begged （乞求）him not to take her 50 again and again. “I told him 51_ he hurt me, my little girl wouldnt have a mummy,” she said with tears. “I just talked to him and tried to 52 believe me,” Smith said. She asked Nichols 53 he chose her. “He said he thought I was an angel sent from God, and _54_ asked him to do so.” Smith even 55 for the man before he allowed her to leave. Nichols was 56 when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched TV, seeing 57 looking for him. “I cannot 58 thats me on the TV!” Nichols told the woman. Then, Nichols asked Smith what he 59 do. She said, “I think you should turn yourself in. If you dont, lots of more people are going to get 60 .” Finally, he let her go. Then she called the police. ( )46.A.tookB. followed C. found D. noticed ( )47.A.sadB. angry C. frightened D. amazed ( )48.A.sleptB. lost a car C. caught a thief D. killed three people ( )49.A.waiting forB. thinking of C. looking at D. searching for ( )50.A.moneyB. life C. daughter D. clothes ( )51.A.ifB. unless C. that D. when ( )52.A.make himB. help him C. ask him to D. tell him to ( )53.A.howB why C. when D. where ( )54.A.GodB. my mother C. his fatherD .my daughter( )55.A.cooked dinnerB. made tea C. made cakes D. cooked breakfast ( )56.A.surprisedB. excited C .afraid D. unhappy ( )57.A.his familyB. his friends C .the police D. the little girl ( )58.A.understandB. believe C. say D. expect ( )59.A.mightB. could C. should D. was able to ( )60.A.tiredB. hurt C. caught D. worried 四、阅读理解 阅读下列内容，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）(A)It was quite late at night. I was reading a newspaper in my room when I heard someone knocking at the door. I opened it and saw a young man with glasses standing there. Of course, I didnt know him. He said that he was a friend of my sisters and wanted to have a talk with her. I wanted to know if my sister had such a friend，but I had to let him in. As he talked, I found that he knew nothing about my sister. Then I came to know that his words were not true. Suddenly my sister came back and the young man was so surprised that he didnt know what to do for a moment. I caught the man by the arm at once while my sister was calling the police. ( )61. This happened _. A. on one morningB. on one afternoonC. on one eveningD. on one night( )62. There _ in the room when someone was knocking at the door. A. was one personB. were two persons C. were three personsD. were four persons( )63. The writer saw the young man for the _ time. A. firstB. secondC. thirdD. fourth( )64. The young man _. A. was a friend of the writersB. was a friend of his sisters C. was a stranger to themD. both A and B( )65. The young man was _ when he saw the writers sister. A. sadB. surprisedC. happyD. sorry(B)Mr. Brown was on his way home from the railway station. It was very late, and he was alone on the dark road. Suddenly he heard someone behind him. He began to walk faster. The man behind him walked faster, too. He walked more slowly, and the man moved more slowly, too. He began to run, and the man was following him and he was really scared. There was a wall on one side of the road, and he quickly climbed up on it and jumped down on the other side. “If he passes and doesnt stop,” Mr. Brown thought, “everything will be all right.” But the man didnt pass. He climbed up on the wall and jumped down, too. Mr. Browns only thought was, “Im in great danger!” He stood up and shouted, “What do you want? Why are you following me?”The man was so tired that at first it was difficult for him to speak. “I didnt know that you were a very good runner,” he said at last, “I have to go to Mr. Whites house, but I dont know the way. A man at the station told me that you lived next to Mr. Whites and he told me to follow you. Im too tired to go any farther （更远）.”( )66. Mr. Brown came home from _. A. the police stationB. the railway station C. the hospitalD. Mr. Whites house( )67. Mr. Brown was really _.A. in great dangerB. a policemanC. afraid of the manD. too tired to move( )68. The man followed Mr. Brown because _. A. he wanted to scare Mr. Brown B. he wanted to get some money from Mr. Brown C. Mr. Brown lived next to Mr. WhiteD. Mr. Brown was one of his good friends( )69. The man was _. A. a thiefB. a good runner C. too tired to speakD. very angry with Mr. Brown( )70. Which is wrong?A. There were few people on the road.B. The man didnt know where Mr. White lived.C. Mr. Brown thought he was in great danger. D. Mr. Brown didnt know where Mr. White lived.（C）Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their daily life. For example, they can help people to save much time to do much work, and they can help people to work out many problems they can't do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers before the twenty-first century, except the old people.Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help them improve their studies in school. Yet, many of their children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked in boxes by parents.In some other countries, even some scientists also hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lose their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble. Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness?It will be decided by today's students themselves!( )71.Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _.  Aour country asks us to learn itBit can help us a lotCwe can use it to play gamesDit can help us to find jobs( )72.What do many teachers and parents complain about? They complain that _ .  Atheir students and children use computers to play gamesBcomputers let them lose their jobsCcomputers make their students and children fall behindDcomputers bring people a lot of trouble( )73.In this passage we know computers _.  Aalso bring us troubleBbring us happiness onlyCare hated by peopleDare bad for people's health( )74.Can computers really help children to study?   AYes, they can.BIt's hard to say.CNo, they can't.DOf course not.( )75.How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means _. Acomputers are used by peopleBpeople can live well without computersCone must decide how to use computersDcomputers are strange machines(D)Mr. Green is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a good student when he was young. He was often late for school and didn't like doing his homework. Sometimes he slept in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn't understand much, but he always thought he understood everything.One day the teacher asked the students a question, "When John was ten years old, his brother was twenty. John is fifteen now and how old is his brother?"Mr. Green answered, "That's easy. His brother is twice as old as John, so he is now thirty."Another time, the teacher in a science class asked, "When it thunders, why do we always see the light before we hear the sound? But, Miss White," said Mr. Green quickly, "can't you see our eyes are in front of our ears?"The third time, the teacher in a biology(生物) class asked, "Why can fish swim in the water? But, Miss White," said Mr. Green quickly, "don't you know fish can't walk on land?"( )76. Mr. Green was_ when he was young. A. strong B. lazy C. clever D. kind( )77. Mr. Green_ when he was a student. A. understood much B. didnt like to do his homework C. did a lot of housework D. learned science and biology very well( )78. How old is Johns brother when John is fifteen in the teachers question? A. Ten years old. B. Fifteen years old. C. Twenty years old. D. Twenty-five years old.( )79. According to(根据) Mr. Green, when it thunders, we always see the light before we hear the sound because_ .A. our eyes are in front of our earsB. our eyes are cleverer than our earsC. our eyes can see but our ears can'tD. light goes faster than sound( )80. Why can fish swim in the wat