外研版八年級英語上期中試題及答案

1、2011-2012學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期中質(zhì)量檢測八年級英語試題友情提示：自信是走向成功的第一步！相信自己，祝你成功！1 .本試題分第I卷和第II卷兩部分，考試時(shí)間為 90分鐘；2 .請?jiān)诖鹁砬皩懮献约旱男彰⒖继?、學(xué)校和班級；3 .請將第I卷答案寫在答題紙上?？荚嚱Y(jié)束時(shí)，只交答題紙。第I卷一、聽力部分（共20小題）（一）聽句子，選擇適當(dāng)?shù)拇鹫Z，每個(gè)句子讀兩遍。1. A. That ' s a good idBa .I don ' t know. C. No, you can ' t.2. A. Yes, I 2 like to.3. A. I ' m not sur

2、e4. A. Yes, I think so.B. I hope so.C. Why?B. He must be too old. C. He must have much experience.B. No, I don . ' t C. I do.5. A. In 2009.B. For two years. C. Two years ago.（二）聽對話，從A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出符合每個(gè)問題答案的圖畫。對話讀兩遍。6. Where did he go last summer?ABC7. What is Tony ' s favourite about China ?CBA

3、9. What does Sara want to be?（三）聽對話選擇正確答案。對話讀兩遍。聽第一段對話完成11-13小題。11. What is Mary doing now?A. Doing her homework. B. Doing some washing. C. Watching TV. 12. What is Mary going to do tomorrow?A. Play basketball. B. See a film. C. Have a picnic. 13. Who went to buy some food for Mary?A. Tom. B. Mary &

4、#39; s moth er C. Jack. 聽第二段對話完成14-15小題。14. Where are they talking ?A. At Tian 'anmen Square. B. At the airport. C. On the plane.15. The man works in Beijing , doesn 't he?A. No, he doesn't.B. Yes, he does.C. We don't know.（四）聽招聘啟事，根據(jù)所聽內(nèi)容完成短文。短文讀兩遍（答案寫在II卷上）Our band wants good musici

5、ans. Can you play any J? Can you play the guitar, the violin, the piano or the drums? Can you sing _2_or classical music? If you are 3 in music, please call us at 4 . I'm sure you will have fun with us. 5 the lively band quickly. We are waiting for you. 二、單項(xiàng)選擇（共 15小題） 16. Tim is boy. He is very

6、lovely.A. a 8-year-old B. an 8-year-old C. a 8-years-old D. an 8-years-old 17. -have you been at this school?-Since I finished primary school.A. How long B. How soon C. When D. How many times 18. - Betty, long time no see.?-Everything is Ok. ThanksA. Where are youB. What were you doingC. What are yo

7、u up to D. How is it going19. There is nothing interesting in the newspaper,?A. isn ;t thereB. is there C. isn't it D. is it20. Is there in the bag?A. something newB. new somethingC. anything elseD. else anything21. -Is this coat yours? I found it on the playground.-Yes. Thank you . And I must m

8、y things well.A. look after B. look for C. look at D. look like 22. When _ the spacecraft the Mars?A. has, reached B. did, get C. did, reach D. has; got to 23. -Is your brother a basketball player?-Of course. He the basketball club for four years.A. has joined B. has come to C. has taken part D. has

9、 been in 24. Remember this book to the library tomorrow.A. returning B. to borrow C. to return D. borrowing 25. - What do you know about Steve Jobs?一He was _an amazing leader the father of the computer. He died on October 5 thA. not ; but B. not ;or C. not only; but also D. either; or 26. I saw some

10、 students on the playground while I was walking by it.A. enjoy himself B. enjoy myself C. enjoying yourself D. enjoying themselves 27. How much does an iphone 4s?A.spend B.cost C. pay D. pay for 28. His family Austria. They aren 't back yet.A. have been to B. have gone to C. has been to D. has b

11、een in 29. The old man lives, but he doesn't feel.A. alone; lonely B. lonely; alone C. alone; alone D. lonely; lonely 30. My brother prefers football.A. swimming to playingB. to swim to playC. swim to playD. swimming than playinghis is三、完形填空（共 10小題）I believe that listening is powerful （ 強(qiáng)效的）medi

12、cine.It was Sunday. I had the last patient （ 病人）to see and I got into her room. She was an old woman, sitting on the bed, tryingto 31 her socks. I said to her “ Howare you feeling? The nurse says your son is visiting you today. I m sure you ' be _32 to see him. ”She 33 me with a serious voice,“

13、Sit down, doctor.my story, not yours. ”noI was surprised. I sat down and helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her, 34 she had not seen him for five years. She believed her health problems were worse 35 missing her son. After hearing her story and helpi

14、ng her put on her socks, I asked if there was36 I could do for her. She saidand smiled. All she wanted me to do was to 37 .Each story is 38 . Some are clear; others are not. Some are true; others are not, yet all those things do not really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is

15、 heard.Listening to someone ' scstoty nothing but it is the key to healing （ 康復(fù)）.I often 39_what the woman taught me, and I always tell myself it is 40 to stop, sit down and truly listen. I believe in the power of listening.31. A. put offB. get off C. take off D. put on32. A. happyB. angryC. luc

16、kyD. sorry33. A. showedB. stoppedC.askedD. caught34. A. orB. soC. butD. if35. A. because ofB. becauseC. byD. in addition to36. A. allB. anythingC. nothingD. everything37. A. seeB. waitC. listenD.speak38. A. terribleB. differentC. difficultD. true39. A. think ofB. dream ofC. talk aboutD. laugh at40.

17、A. wrongB. difficultC. importantD. different四、閱讀理解（共 15小題）（席琳迪AMany young people in China know about Celine Dion翁），the famous French Canadian pop singer. She sang the song heart will go on“ for the movie Titanic. But do you know she had already become popular before she sang this song.Celine Dion &#

18、39; s hometown was in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Sh the youngest of the fourteen children in a musical family. Her parents and large family formed a singing group. They traveled and playedfolk music. They were well known in their hometown. Celine' s mother wrote her first songfor her, and she rec

19、orded （錄制）it with her brother when she was twelve years old. Then a local rock manager named Rene Angelil was interested in them. He asked Mrs Dion to take her two children to come to his office. Later on he gave strong support（ 支持）for Celine. In 1994, they were married.As a singing star, Celine Dio

20、n won many prizes and soon became popular all over the world. She sang at the opening of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA. In 1997, she made the whole world hit with the song“My heart will go on ".41. There were people in C eline ' s family.A. 15 B. 16C. 17 D. 1842. Celine Dion '

21、s family were in their hometown.A. famous B. richC. poor D. kind43. Celine Dion recorded her first song with.A. her sister B. her mother C. her father D. her brother44. In, Celine Dion sang at the opening of the Olympic Cames.A. 1999 B. 1998 C. 1997 D. 1996BCan we live without salt? No, salt is very

22、 important to us, we need salt in our food. Animals need it, too. Most of the salt in our country comes from the sea. People dig very big pools and let sea water in .When the sun dries up the water, people can get salt from the ground . The salt is white ,clean and beautiful.There are a lot of salt

23、wells （井）in Sichuan. A salt well is much like a water well. People bring the well water up to the ground and then dry it in big jars over fire. In this way, they get salt.We can also get salt from salt mines（ 礦）.A salt mine may be found under the ground. Some years ago, people in Jiangxi found a big

24、 salt mine and soon opened it. People there don't need salt from other places any more.In the northwest of our country, there are many salt lakes. Some of these lakes are verybig. The salt even in a big lake will be enough for our people for centuries.45. We can't live without salt ,so.A. we

25、 need itB. it is the most important to usC. animals need it , tooD. there is salt in all our food46. We get most of the salt from.A. salt lakes B. salt wells C. sea water D. salt mines47. Which statement is not true according to the passage?A. People in Sichuan get salt from salt wells.B. Salt is wh

26、ite and cleanC. People in Jiangxi get salt from salt minesD. There are many salt lakes in Fujian.48. The best title (題目)for this article isA. Salt B. Why We Need Salt C. Salt Is Important D. We Need SaltCTimetableMonday19:00 21:30Space and ManDr. Thomas WestWould you like to know more about the univ

27、erse?(4 weeks)Wednesday 18:30 21:00 Computer ScienceProf. Harry Morison from Cambridge UniversityLearn to use Windows 2000 (12 weeks)Friday19:00 21:30Modern MedicineProf. Lucy Green Would you like to know medical science?(6 weeks)Saturday 14:00 17:00Technical EnglishProf. Rose BeetDo you want to lea

28、rn technical words and read technical articles?(16 weeks)Sunday8:30-11:30Exhibition of personal InventionsYou can see many inventions by the students; you may also bring your own inventions.(2 weeks)49. The computer science teacher comes from.A. CanadaB. ChinaC. AmericaD. England50. You may have a c

29、hance to show your inventions on.A. MondayB. SundayC. WednesdayD. Friday51. You may learn how to keep healthy from.A. Dr. WestB. Prof. Beet C. Prof. Green D. Prof. Morison52. If you want to learn something about Mars, you can go to the class from.A. 19:00 21:30 on Monday B. 8:3011:30 on SundayC. 14:

30、00 17:00 on Saturday D. 19:00- 21:30 on FridayDMany American presidents in the 19 th century were born in poor families. They spent their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little education. Washington and Lincoln, for example, never went to school and they taught themselves. Lincoln once di

31、d jobs of a worker, a shopkeeper and a postmaster in his early years.A large number of American presidents had experiences in the army. The two best known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Grant was a general in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero in World War II. It happened

32、 that they graduated from the same school - West Point Military Academy （西點(diǎn)軍校）.One may be surprised to learn that both of them did not do well in the school. Eisenhower, for example, was once fined （ 罰款 ）because he broke the rules of the school.The jobs of the US presidents are tiring. He must keep

33、an eye on anything important that happens both at home and abroad. Every day, a lot of work waits for him to do and he has to make many important decisions. When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he was once brought to visit President Taft. The old president said to him, “Whenyou grow up, you should n

34、ot be president. It' s a tiring job. ”53. How many American presidents in the 19 th century are mentioned（提至U） in thispassage?A. FourB. Five C. Six D. Seven54. In this passage,“keep an eye on " means "”.A. take care ofB. see C. look at D. stare at55. The second paragraph mainly tells u

35、s.A. that Eisenhower became famous in World War IIB. how Grant became a generalC. that Grant and Eisenhower were both schoolmatesD. that many of the US presidents had served in the army請將第I卷第I卷答題紙X卜表格中等級之答案填寫在L123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495

36、05152535455聽力第四題答案：.5.第II卷五、閱讀表達(dá)（閱讀短文，然后完成所給的任務(wù)，共 5小題）Taiwan's pop star Jam Hsiao is a man of few words. But you can get to know about him from his latest book Jam Hsiao 's Adulthood Ceremony （蕭敬騰的成年禮 ）.It will be in bookstores in early November.Xiao （A ）（become） famous as a challenge

37、r （挑戰(zhàn)者） on Taiwan's popular singing competition show The One Million Star （星光大道 ）in 2007. He is a good singer. He says music has changed his life.Back in his junior middle school （初中） years, Jam （B ）（be） a headache' Kid. He often got into bad fights（打架）.It was a way of killing time. He was a

38、lways at the bottom（底部）of his class in school.However, one day, his teacher suggested(建議), Why not put your time into making music. He decided to learn jazz drumming first. Then he taught himself other musical instruments including(包括)keyboards, piano, guitar, flute, and saxophone.It's music tha

39、t took me off the streets. Music is my way in life, " said 21-year-old Jam.1 .根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在空白處填上恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~(每空一詞)Jam Hsiao wasn't his lessons in school.2 . Jam learned to play the instruments from his teacher, didn 't he?3 . What has changed Jam's life?(用完整句子回答)4 .將劃線句翻譯成漢語。5 .根據(jù)上下文可知文中 A處和B處應(yīng)

40、填入的單詞是：(A)(B)六、翻譯句子(根據(jù)漢語完成英語句子，共 5小題)1 .我和同學(xué)們一直相處得很融洽。We are well with my classmates time.2 .對我們來說，理解英語電視節(jié)目不難。It's not difficult TV programs in English3 .現(xiàn)在你應(yīng)該停止看電視，而做你的家庭作業(yè)了。You should TV and your now.4 .你曾經(jīng)去過長城嗎？沒去過。Have you the Great Wall? No,.5 .在Tom的幫助下，我的語文有了起色。I have improved a lot in my

41、ChineseTom.七、詞匯應(yīng)用：(用括號內(nèi)所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，羹 10小題)1. As we all know, light (travel) faster than sound.2. I(do) my homework when someone knocked at the door this morning.3. In the last two years, they(raise) 100 thousand yuan for the poor children.4. I don't like classical music. What about(listen) to po

42、p music?5. Miss Green gave us a(live) and interesting maths lesson yesterday.6. (take) a bus is much faster than walking,7. Quiet! The students (have) an English class.8. Could you tell me how long you(live)here?9. My mother asks us (not watch) too much TV.10. There are several(German) taking photos

43、 on the Great Wall.八、句型轉(zhuǎn)換(請寫出下列句子的同義句，共 5小題)1. I spent a long time getting to the zoo.It a long time to the zoo.2. Lily has read the storybook. Lucy has read the storybook, too.Not Lily Lucy read the storybook.3. My parents went to Beijing last week, and they haven t come back yet.My parents Beijing a week.4. When he was 20, he became famo