1、 20102011 学年度第二学期期中考试八年级英语 试 卷 一、听力部分（20 分）I、听句子，选择恰当答语。句子只读一遍。 （5 分）（ ）1. A Yes , there are B. Yes , there is C. No, there wont ( ) 2. A Maybe she should write him a letter B. You should call him up C. He could say he is sorry ( ) 3. A Yes , he was shopping B . He did his homework C. He was walking
2、 down the street ( ) 4. A I like the movie B She said I was lazy C I wont go there ( ) 5. A Yes , Id like to B I dont think so C Youre wrong .II、听对话，回答问题。对话连续读两遍。 （5 分）( ) 6. A. Yes, she thinks so. B. No, she doesnt think so. C. She thinks there will be less pollution.( ) 7. A. His clothes are in st
3、yle. B. He should buy some new clothes.C. His clothes are not in style.( ) 8. A: She was eating ice-cream. B. She was standing in front of the Center Store. C. She was in the UFO.( ) 9. A. Lana B. Mary C. Marcia( )10. A. On Sunday. B. On Friday. C. On SaturdayIII、短文填空，一空一词，听三遍（ 10 分）Mr. Smith , a yo
4、ung man ,works for a _ company . One day his girl friend told him that the next day would be her _ . And then , the next _ Mr. Smith called a shopkeeper and asked him to send 24 roses to her . When the shopkeeper was preparing the _ , he thought , “ Mr. Smith is a kind man . Ill give him ten _ roses
5、 .” And so he did . 二、笔试部分。 （80 分）I、选择填空。 （15 分）( ) 1. There will be _ pollution this year than last year. A. fewer B. much C. less D. many ( ) 2. I hope your dream will _. A. come true B. come out C. come in D. come over ( ) 3. How many birds can you see in the trees?I can see _ birds in them. A hu
6、ndreds of B. five hundreds C. hundred of D. five hundreds of ( ) 4. You didnt do your homework _, Tom. Im sorry, mom. But I dont have _ for such things. A. careful enough; enough time B. enough carefully; time enoughC. carefully enough; enough time D. enough careful , time enough 座位号( ) 5. Our teach
7、er told us that we _ a surprise party the next day .A. would have B. are going to have C. have had D. will have ( ) 6.There an English party this Sunday.A. is going to have B. will have C. is going to be D. are going to be ( ) 7. What _ you _ when she came in? A. did, do B. are, doing C. were, doing
8、 D. do ,do ( )8. Ill send you an e-mail as _ as possible when I get there .A. soon B. much C. many D. early ( )9. Excuse me , but can you tell me _?A. where can I get to the library B. where I can get to the library C. how can I get to the library D. how I can get to the library ( )10. You may find
9、_ hard to get on well with them .A. they B. them C. it D. ( ) 11. I wont go if it _ tomorrow.A. rain B. will rain C. rains D . rained ( ) 12. Well have a _holiday.A. two month B. two-month C. two-months D. two months ( ) 13. If you try your best, youll _ pass the exams. A. can B. could C. be able to
10、 D. is able to ( ) 14. My gramma lives _ , but she doesnt feel _ .A. alone , lonely B. alone , alone C. lonely , alone D. lonely , lonely ( ) 15. _bad weather！AWhat a BHow a CHow DWhatII、完形填空（10 分）Coffee has been a part of peoples lives for 1 years , and it is still a favorite drink in the world _2_
11、 was it discovered ( 发现 ) ? Here is a story of coffee.The story 3 us that people discovered coffee in Africa long , long time 4 . One day a farmer 5 his goats , and he saw them 6 some berries ( 种子) from a plant . The goats became 7 after they ate the berries . The man felt tired , 8 he decided to tr
12、y the berries , too . To his great 9 , he didnt feel tired any more . Then people discovered coffee plants . After that , someone 10 coffee from Africa to other countries . And the farmers started to grow coffee plants there , especially in South America .( )1. A. thousand of B. thousand C. thousand
13、s of D. a thousand of ( )2. A. How B. Why C. What D. Who ( )3. A. says B. speaks C. talks D. tells ( )4. A.ago B. after C. before D. later ( )5. A. watch B. watches C. was watching D. is watching ( )6. A.eat B. eats C. ate D. has eaten ( ) 7. A. very tired B. very active C. badly ill D. fast asleep
14、( ) 8. A. but B. or C. because D. so ( ) 9. A. surprise B. surpring C. surprised D. surprises ( ) 10. A. takes B. brought C. took D.brings III、阅读理解。 （20 分）(A)Why keep them?People keep dogs and cats because they enjoy their friendship. Fish cannot be friendly, but they have beautiful shapes(形状) and c
15、olors. They are a pleasure to watch as they swim in their tanks （水槽）. What do they need?First of all, the fish need a suitable tank, and you must fill the tank with suitable water. It is also good for them to have a few water plants in the tank to keep the water pure. A few snails in the tank are a
16、good idea, too. They will keep it clean.What about feeding them?There are many kinds of fish food that you can get in pet shops. Most are suitable for all kinds of fish. You should feed your fish once a day only. It is not important to give them too much food. Just give them as much as they can eat
17、in about 15 minutes. This will keep them healthy.( )1. It is not good to put _in the fish tank. A. a few snails B. a few water plants C. little water ( ) 2. People enjoy keeping fish because _.A. fish can be very friendly B. fish can clean the tanksC. people love to watch them swimming in the tanks(
18、 ) 3. You should feed your fish _.A. once a week. B. once a day. C. every fifteen minutes ( ) 4. If you feed too much food to the fish, it will make the fish _.A. unhealthy B. tired C. dirty( )5. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE?A. Some people love to keep fish of beautiful shapes and co
19、lors.B. All the fish food sold in the pet shops is suitable for any (任何) kind of fish.C. If it takes the fish 30 minutes to eat up the fish food, the food is too much.(B )Many people believe that , by the year 2100 , we will live on Mars . Here is what life could be like .First of all , tranport wil
20、l be much faster than that on the earth . At present , our spaceship ( 太空船) cant carry large number of people to Mars . However , by 2100 , it might take lots of people to Mars . Secondly , humans need food , water and air to live . We will grow plants on Mars . These plants will give us food and ai
21、r . However , can these plants produce water for us ? There is no answer now .Life on Mars will be better than that on the earth in many ways . People will have more space . Living in a building with only 10 bedrooms is highly possible . Many people believe that robots will do most of our work , so
22、we have more time for our hobbies . There will probably be no schools on Mars .根据短文内容，判断正（ T）误（ F） 。( ) 1. The transport on Mars will be faster in 2100.( ) 2. People wont grow plants on Mars in 2100 .( ) 3. People will take food from the earth to Mars in 2100 .( ) 4. Life on Mars will be better than
23、 that on the earth .( ) 5. Robots on Mars will do most of the work .IV、补全对话。 （10 分）Alice A David - B A: Hello , David . I want to have a party at home . Will you help me organize it , please ?B:Sure . Glad to give you a hand . 1 A: Lets have it after class this afternoon .B:No , Im afraid its too ea
24、rly . Today is Thursday . 2 A:What about tomrrow ? B: Hmm There is going to be a basketball match tomorrow afternoon . I like basketball a lot and I am going to watch it . 3 Everyone will be free . A:Good idea. If we have it on the weekend , we will have more time to play party games . 4 B:Yes . 5 1
25、._ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _V、按要求填空。 （10 分）( A ) 根据句意和提示写单词，首字母已给出。 （5 分）1. All the boys finished their homework e_ Tony .2. Why did you make a d_ to be an English teacher at that time ?3. Its not right to c_ others homework .4. Please write your address and telephone number on this piece of p_ .5. They f
26、inished all the work by t_ .( B) 按所给词的适当形式填空。 （5 分）6. If Ted _( wear ) his old jeans to the party , his teacher will be unhappy .7. This term , he always had a hard time _ ( study ) maths .8. Mr Jones doesnt know how _ ( use ) this machine .9. Sports can make people _ ( health ) . 10. What _ ( happe
27、n ) to your Chinese teacher last night ?VI、句型转换。 （5 分）1. He should go to bed at 9:00 p.m. (改为同义句)He _ _ _ go to bed at 9:00 p.m 2. “Dont talk loudly .” Alice said to Tom . （直接引语变间接引语）Alice _ Tom _ _ talk loudly .3. Tom watched TV yesterday afternoon . （ 用 at 3 oclock yesterday 改写） Tom _ _ TV at 3 oc
28、lock yesterday.4. Was your brother good at swimming three years ago ? ( 改为同义句)_ your brother _ _ _ swimming three years ago ?5. While the boy was walking down the street the UFO landed . ( 就划线部分提问)A.If we have the party today , half of our friends wont come .B.So when shall we have the party ?C.Can you organize the party games ?D.Why not have it on the weekend ?E.Thats no problem . _ _ the UFO land ? VII、书面表达。 （10 分） 假如你是李明，你是第一中学、八（4）班的一名学生。你每个周末都参加学校组织的志愿者活动。根据以下要点，以“Being a volunteer is great ”为题，写出你参加志愿者活动情况和你的感受。6080 词。1、 到小学帮助小学生阅读 2、到动物医院照料动物。 3、到敬老院看望老人，为他们表演节目。
