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1、2008-2009学年度潍坊昌邑第一学期八年级期中考试英语试卷（90分钟，满分120分） 注意：请把160小题的选项填在后面的表格中，只交卷。一、听力（20分）一）听句子，选出该句的最佳答案。1AA few weeksBIn a weekCA few weeks later2AIts October 1 stBIts SundayCIts a rainy day3AI like the weather hereBI dont like Beijing CIts not very cold in winter and not very hot in summer4AYesit isBIt oft
2、en snowed hereCIt rained5ABecause I failed in the exam BMy failing in the exam CBecause I passed the exam二）听下面5段对话，并根据问题选出最佳答案。6When is the woman astronaut going to Mars? ANext MondayBNext TuesdayCNext Wednesday7Who wants to go to the Mars? AThe womanBThe manCThe woman and the man8How much time is t
3、he man going to spend in space? AFive monthsBFour yearsCThree months9Whats the weather like？ AThe wind has stoppedBIts still raining hardCThe rain has stopped10What do we learn from the conversation? AThey are talking a movie BThey are talking about study CThey are talking about spacemen三）听对话及问题，选出正
4、确的答案。11AThe small islandBThe first islandCthe farthest island12AFiveBSixCSeven13AThey are at home for lunch BThey are having a class in the playground CThey are working on a farm14AAt twenty to twoBAt two tenCAt one fifty15四）听短文，根据短文内容及问题，选择正确答案。16What day is Pauls birthday? ASaturdayBSundayCYesterd
5、ay17What does Peters mother want Peter to do？ AShe wants him to be polite BShe wants him eat anything CShe doesnt want him to take any food with him18Were there many children at the party? AYes，there wereBNo，there werentCThere were 100 adults19Why didnt Pauls mother give food to Peter? ABecause she
6、didnt like him BBecause she forgot to CBecause she had no more food20How long was it before Pauls mother gave the children food? ATwo hoursBHalf an hourCOne hour二、单项选择（20分）21Im sorry I _ my exercise book at home AforgetBleaveCforgotDleft22Many students ask for advice about _ their English Aimproving
7、Bto improveCimprovedDimproves23“How about going for a walk outside?” “_” AI would beBI likeCI do DId like to24Can you _ it in English? AsayBspeakCtalkDtell25I have no money with meCan I _ some from you？ AlendBborrowCpay Dreturn26She has _ been to Shanghai，so she knows nothing about it AalreadyBeverC
8、yet Dnever27”Have you watered flowers yet?” “_，I will do it at once” AYes，I haveBYes，I doCNo，I dontDNo，I havent28”Is that Jack specking? ” “Sorry，he isnt in right nowHe _ the cinema with his aunt Ahas been toBhas gone toChave been to Dhave gone to29I dont like tea _ coffeeI like milk AandBbutCor Dye
9、t30“Where have you _?” “England” AgoneBbeenCgone toDbeen to31Have the astronauts _ life on Mars ？ AfoundBfound outClooked forDdiscovered32They _ thousands of buildings in the last few years AbuildBbuiltCwill buildDhave built33Mr Black _ China for many years Ahas been toBhas gone toChas been in Dhas
10、come to34The film _ for five minutes AbeganBhas begunChas been Dhas been on35 _ the help of Project Hope，the poor boy has returned to school AUnderBForCWith DAt36On his way home，he felt hungry，so he stopped _ some food Ato eatBeatingCeat Date37There is nothing in my backpack，_? Ais itBis thereCisnt
11、itDisnt there38Do you think the piece of dramatic opera him famous all over the country? AtookBmadeCturned Dchanged39The King looked into the hall and found many people _ there AdanceBdancingCare dancing Ddances40There is _ in the world if you put your heart into it Anothing difficultBsomething diff
12、icult Cdifficult nothing Ddifficult something三、完形填空（10分） 41 knows how big the universe isWhen we talk 42 the universewe mean the earth，the sun，the moon and the stars Now let me tell you something about our earthThe earth is a big ballIt turns round and round 43 space 44 surface is covered by water a
13、nd landIf you are in a spaceship and look 45 at the earth from spaceyou will see 46 clouds over the surface of the earthThrough the clouds you will see the blue colour of the oceans and seasAlmost two-thirds of the earth is covered with water We live on the outside 47 of the earthAround and above us
14、 is the airThe earth 48 twenty-four hours to turn all the way round-that is one day and one nightWhen your country is facing the sun，it is daytime for youBut as the earth turns you away from the sun，everything a round you grows 49 Can you tell me 50 more about the earth or the universe?41AmanBNobody
15、CHumans DAnybody42AtoBwithCabout Din43Aon theBinCin the Din44AItsBitsCIt has D，The earth45AupBoverCoffDdown46Alots ofBmanyCa few Da little47ApartBpointCpole Dtop48AspendsBcostsCtales Dpays49AclearerBbrighterCwarmer Ddarker50AnothingBsomethingCanything Dsome四、阅读理解（20分）A English is one of the importan
16、t subjects in our studiesBut it is not easy to learn it well Everyone wants to remember all the new words and expressionsEveryone wants to use them correctlyOf course，we cannot expect to do this in a few monthsWe must read and write every dayWe must study grammarAnd we must practice more Everyone ca
17、n make mistakes when speakingSo we neednt worry about itAs the old saying goes“Practice makes perfect” Everyone can learn English well if he studies hard enough51The man idea of this passage is that _ AEnglish is important and we should work hard on it Bwe cant expect to learn English well Cyou need
18、nt worry when you make some mistakes Dthe more you speak，the fewer mistakes you make52To learn English well，we must _ Aremember all the new words and expressions Bread and write every day Cstudy grammar and practice more Dall of the above53Which of the following is TRUE? AEnglish is the most importa
19、nt subject in our studies BEnglish is too difficult to learn CBesides English there are some other important subjects DWe can remember all the new words and expressions in a few months54Which of the following is NOT true? AEveryone wants to use English correctly BEveryone can learn English well if h
20、e studies hard enough CThe old saying goes，“Practice makes perfect” is quite right DYoud better stop speaking English when you make mistakes55_ can learn English well if he doesnt study hard enough ANobodyBSomebodyCAnybody DEverybodyB One day，Tom was up on the roof of his houseHe was mending a holeA
21、fter he nearly finished，looking at the roof，he was pleased with itSuddenly，he heard a voice below calling “Hello”When he looked down from the houseTom saw an old man in ditty clothes standing belowHe didnt know or remember the old mallSo he asked what the old woman wanted to do”Come down and Ill tel
22、l you”the old man said loudly Tom was angry with the old man，but he was a polite man，so he put down his toolsCarefully，he climbed all the way down to the groundWhen he reached the ground，he asked what the old man wanted“Could you give a little money to an old beggar?”asked the old manTom thought for
23、 a minuteThen he said，“Come with me”He began climbing the ladder againThe old man followed him all the way to the topWhen they were both sitting on the roof，Tom turned to the beggar and said，“No，I didnt want to lend a cent to youDo you know?”56Why was Tom on the roof of his house? AHe was looking at
24、 the viewBHe was waiting for the man CHe was mending the roofDHe was looking for the man57Who was the old man？ AA beggarBToms friendCA teacherDA roof-mender58Why was Tom angry? ABecause it was a hot dayBBecause the ladder was broken CBecause the old man asked him down without saying any reasons DBec
25、ause the old man didnt want to help him59Why did Tom go down the ladder？ AHe wanted to get away from his workBThe beggar was poor CHe liked the old marl DHe was a polite man and didnt want to say no to the old man60Why did Tom make the beggar climb up the ladder? AHe wanted to show him the view from
26、 the roof BHe wanted to punish the old man CHe wanted the beggar to help him mend the roof DHe wanted to laugh at the beggarC Mr Read lives in SydneyHis house is about four kilometers away from his factoryHe goes to work by busHe likes music very much and wants to listen to the concertHis wife likes
27、 to buy nice clothes and makes her husband give all his wages to her and he has to do what she saidThen she always gives some money back to him for his bus fares（车费）Of course he doesnt have any money to buy tickets for the concert One evening，he went to listen to the concertHe bought a ticket and us
28、ed up all his money and he had to go home on footWhen he got home，he was tiredbut felt happyAfter that he began to go to work on footBut he was afraid his wife would find out This morning，when he was having breakfast，he heard a piece of news over the radiothe bus fares were going to drop in priceHe
29、hurried to turn it off，but it was too lateHis wife asked，“What did the radio say?”He had to tell her all he had heardThen he said“What a pity” “You should be happy，”said the wife“Youll save some money” “sorry，I cant agree with you”said Mr Read”Ill have to listen to two concerts fewer a month”61Mr Re
30、ads house is about _ kilometers away from his factory AtwoBfourCfiveDone62Mr Reads couldnt listen to the concert because _ Ahe was very busyBhis eye-sight was poor Che had to go to workDhis wife didnt give him any money except for the bus fare63That evening Mr Read was happy because _ Ahe had listen
31、ed to a concertBit was good for his health to walk home Che had found a way to save money Dhis wire didnt know about it64The word “drop” in the story means _ A滴B流C落后D降价65Mr Read was afraid _，so he felt sorry Ahe was going to have to take a bus again Bhe was going to get less money for bus fares than
32、 before Chis wife wasnt going to give him any longer Dhe couldnt watch matches any longerD Most American families are smaller than the families in other countriesMost American families have one or two parents and one or two children each Children in the US will leave their parentss home when they gr
33、ow upThey usually live far from their parentss home because they want to find good jobsThey often write to their parents or telephone themAnd they often go to visit their parents on holiday Parents usually let their children choose their own jobsAmericans think its important for young people to deci
34、de to their lives by themselves Children are asked to do some work around their houseAnd in many familieschildren are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use66The size of most American families is _ that of other countries Alarger thanBsmaller thanCas big
35、 asDas small as67When children grow up，they leave their parentss home to _ Aget marriedBbe freeCfind good jobsDstudy68They visit their parents _ AOn weekdaysBOn weekendsCat any timeDon holiday69Which of the following statements is WRONG? AChildren have the freedom to choose their own jobs BParents d
36、ont ask their children to do the housework CParents think its important for children to make their own decision DWhen children grow up，they usually live far away from their parents s home70Some parents pay their children for doing some housework because _ Achildren can learn how to make money for th
37、emselves Btheir children required them to do so Cthey are rich Dit is required by law五、词汇（10分）一）根据句意及首字母完成单词（10分）1Try not to t _ everyword when you read2I hear theyve gone to Shanghai on b _3The earth is a p _ and it goes around the sun4S _ have discovered many other galaxies in the universe5Mozart
38、wrote his first opera at the a _ of 14二）根据句意及汉语写出单词6Many people are _（不好意思）when they speak English7Who on _（究竟） told you the news?8Have you heard the _ （最新的）news?9_ 用）this money，Project Hope has built many schools and libraries10His waltzes made him _ （闻名）all over Europe六、用所给词的适当形式填空（5分）1She wants t
39、o knew the _of this word（pronounce）2There are many differences between Chinese people and _ people（west）3Im afraid your _ is not correct（translate）4Help _ for fruit，please（you）5Its _ to learn a foreign language when you visit the country（easy）七、用所给动词的适当形式填空（10分）1How about _ （listen）to the radio in E
40、nglish?2He _ （work）in this factory since 20003We _ （not be）to Mars yet4In the last 15 years，Project Hope _ （build）many schools5”Have you seen this film?” ”YesI _ （see）it last Sunday”6When he was five，he _ （love）to listen to radio music7When I came in，they _ （watch） TV8All the students stopped _ （tal
41、k）when the teacher came in9He always _ （do）exercises every morning10During the day，he had nothing _ （do） 八、根据提示词，汉译英下列句子（10分）1你为什么不记下这些正确的单词?（write down）2你参加过竞赛吗?（enter）3别再烦我们了!（break）4这是谁创作的?（by）5我与他们相处得很好。（get on with）6你在干什么呢?（up to）7微笑总能起作用的。（help）8你听说过中国的希望工程吗?（hear of）9这儿没有什么可奇怪的。（nothing）10要学好英语不是很难。（It is + adj）九、书面表达（15分） 根据下面提示：以小强的身份写一封信，感谢Mrs Brown的帮助。 提示：小强来自农村，家穷，去年退学了。在Mrs Brown的帮助下，他重返校园继续学业。并有希望实现他当教师的理想。信的开头与结尾均已写好。Dear Mrs Brown Im Xiao Qiang，_Best wishes！Yours，Xiao Qiang