1、2012-2013学年度八年级上学期期末考试英语试题注意事项：1本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷两卷，时间100分钟，共120分。2答题之前须认真填写第II卷上的班级、姓名、考号。3. 选择题答案必须填涂在答题卡上。4. 考试结束时，只将第II卷交回，第I卷自己保存，在第I卷上答题无效。第卷（选择题共 60分）一、听力测试(共20小题，计20分) (一) 录音中有五个句子，听句子一遍后，从每小题A、B、C中选出能与句子相符的答语或图片。(每小题约有5秒钟的读题时间和8秒钟的答题时间)（ ）1. A. I like to exercise. B. Yes, I do. C. Twice a week.
2、 （ ）2. A. You should see a doctor.B. Thats all right. C. You should see a dentist. （ ）3. A. B. C. （ ）4. A. Sure, Id love to.B. Good idea.C. I must come. （ ）5. A. He was born in Lanshan. B. He toured here when he was twenty. C. He stayed here for 25 years. （二）录音中有五组对话，听对话两遍后，从每小题A、B、C中选出能回答所给问题的正确答案。
3、每小题约有5秒钟的读题时间和8秒钟的答题时间)（ ）6. Where is Tom going for vacation?A. Tibet. B. Italy. C. Hawaii.（ ）7. Who is calmer, Sam or Jim?A. Sam. B. Jim. C. Tom.（ ）8. Does Sam like lettuce in sandwiches?A.Yes, he does.B. No, he doesnt. C. Hes not sure.（ ）9. How was the weather?A.It was wonderful. B. It was fine.
4、C. It was terrible.（ ）10. Does Nancy do the dishes first?A. Yes, she does. B. No, she doesnt. C. We dont know.（三）录音中有一段对话，听对话两遍后，从每小题A、B、C中选出能回答所给问题的正确答案。（录音播放前有25秒钟的读题时间，播放后有40秒的答题时间）（ ）11. What are they talking about?A. Their weekend. B. Their homework. C. Their plans.（ ）12. What did Frank do on S
5、aturday?A. He played tennis. B. He cleaned his room. C. He did his homework.（ ）13. Whom did Frank go to the beach with? A. His brother. B. His family. C. His friends.（ ）14. When did Kate study for a math test?A. On Sunday morning. B. On Sunday afternoon. C. On Sunday evening.（ ）15. Why did Kate feel
6、 it was interesting in the evening?A. She cleaned her room. B. She went to the movies. C. She had a party. （四）录音中有一段独白，听独白两遍后，从每小题A、B、C中选出能回答所给问题的正确答案。（录音播放前有25秒钟的读题时间，播放后有40秒的答题时间）（ ）16. Who is Frank?A. He is Roberts uncle. B. He is Roberts brother. C. He is Roberts friend.（ ）17. Robert is than Fra
7、nk.A. quieter B. smarter C. taller（ ）18. Where does Jim come from?A. England. B. America. C. Canada.（ ）19. Who is funnier, Robert or Jim?A. Jim. B. Robert. C. We dont know.（ ）20. From this passage we know Jim likes .A. sports B. swimming C. music二、单项选择（共15小题，计15分）从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入句中空白处的最佳答案。（ ）21.
8、 I dont like swimming at all. So I _ go swimming. A. often B. sometimes C. never D. always（ ）22. He has _ friends in the new school because nobody likes him. A. little B. a little C. fewD. a few（ ）23.-Could please help me choose an MP4 player online? -_. My computer doesnt work. A. I dont care B. I
9、hope so C. Im afraid I cant D. I think so （ ）24. Did you find _ in the sky? Yes, I did. I thought it was a bird. A. strange something B. strange anythingC. something strange D. anything strange（ ）25. Peter is _ in our class! He often makes everyone laugh. A. the quietest B. the funniest C. the most
10、serious D. the calmest （ ）26. Are you doing your homework, Teddy? No, I have nothing to do. I am at the moment.A. busy B. free C. lazyD. tired（ ）27. _ of the two story books are very interesting, so I cant decide which one to choose. A. Both B. Any C. Either D. All（ ）28.- Were there many cats at her
11、 home? -_.But there were many dogs. A. Yes, there are B. Yes, there were C. No, there arent D. No, there werent （ ）29. My father often goes to work _ bike, but yesterday he went there the car. A. by; inB. by; onC. with; in D. on; with（ ）30. This kind of sandwich tastes delicious. I want to have _ on
12、e.A. other B. the other C. othersD. another（ ）31. Ted, the radio is too loud. Please _. A. turn it over B. turn it on C. turn it back D. turn it down（ ）32. -I think people here are friendly. Do you _ me?-Yes, you are right. A. play with B. agree with C. laugh at D. get on well with （ ）33. I _ them t
13、o help the homeless people. A. joined B. joined in C. took part in D. took part（ ）34.- Mr Smith, I dont think we can get there on time. -You mean its _ for us to take a taxi? A. necessary B. important C. possible D. difficult （ ）35. Whose T-shirt is this?-It _ be Johns. Its _ small for him. A. cant;
14、 much too B. cant; too much C. mustnt; much too D. mustnt; too 三、完形填空（共10小题，计10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I want to thank all the people at the Angel Fire Resort. My friends and I had a great 36 there. The place was beautiful, 37 people there were friendly. From the time we 38 to the momen
15、t we left, they looked after us very well. The food was the most 39 in the world! It tasted so great. The guide was also great. One day before anyone else 40 , he wished me a happy birthday at 6:30 am. I was really 41 when I heard that. I just knew 42 for a few days. I didnt know 43 he knew it was m
16、y birthday! I remembered I never 44 him about that. We enjoyed ourselves very much. I 45 our five-day holiday trip there. I want to visit there again.（ ）36. A. day B. holiday C. birthday D. weekend（ ）37. A. but B. because C. and D. although（ ）38. A. arrived B. finished C. met D. ate（ ）39. A. expensi
17、ve B. famous C. delicious D. popular（ ）40. A. ran away B. came back C. looked at D. got up（ ）41. A. sorry B. angry C. surprised D. sad（ ）42. A . you B. her C. him D. them（ ）43. A. how B. who C. where D. what（ ）44. A. asked B. told C. talked D. said（ ）45. A. disliked B. loved C. hoped D. planned四、阅读理
18、解（共15小题，计15分）阅读下列短文，然后从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。 AZoe, 12, FranceI want to be a doctor when I am older because I like helping people and making them feel better.Paige, 13, EnglandIm going to be a teacher. I love children and I love the idea of teaching them. So this job is the best job f
19、or me.Joanne, 14, AmericaIn the future, I would love to be a writer. Writing is one of the things that make me really happy. I love reading, too. But if that doesnt come true, a musician is also OK.Tom, 14, EnglandI want to be an engineer, and I want to live in Greece.（ ）46. Paige wants to become a(
20、n) _. A. doctor B. engineer C. teacher D. musician（ ）47. Who is the youngest of all? A. Zoe. B. Paige. C. Joanne. D. Tom.（ ）48. Where does Tom want to live? A. In France. B. In England. C. In America. D. In Greece.（ ）49. The underlined (下划线的) word “that” refers to (指的是) _. A. reading B. being happy
21、C. being a writer D. teaching children（ ）50. What can we know from the passage?A. Zoe loves reading very much. B. Paige and Tom are from England. C. Paige and Joanne are of the same age.D. Tom likes helping people and making them feel better.BThe weekend is usually a period(一段) of time for resting.
22、But todays Chinese students can hardly rest during the weekend.According to(根据) a survey, 25% of the Grade 8 students in Beijing have classes at the weekend. Over 38% of the middle school students have less than eight hours sleep each night because of the hard study. And this isnt only in Beijing. N
23、an Weitong is a Grade 7 student in Hubei. The 13-year-old girl has to get up at 6:30 am on Saturday. Then she has a whole day of classes. On Sunday, she has extra(额外的) classes for math and English. But Nan Weitong doesnt complain(抱怨). She says her classmates all work very hard.However, some students
24、 are much luckier. They dont have to go to school on weekends.Zhang Qian, a Grade 9 student from Jinan, is one of them. And shes a top student. During the weekend, she usually gets up at 8:00 am. Then she spends some time doing her homework. After that, she is free to go shopping or watch TV. Zhang
25、Qian said her mother once wanted her to try extra classes. “But my teacher said it was unnecessary. I didnt need to push myself too much. Learning well at school is enough,” Zhang Qian said. “I feel pretty lucky.”（ ）51. There are _ of the Grade 8 students in Beijing have classes at the weekend. A. 2
26、5% B. 38% C. 50% D. 75%（ ）52. Over 38% of middle school students have less than eight hours sleep each night because of _. A. watching TV B. playing computer games C. doing housework D. studying（ ）53. During the weekend, Zhang Qian often _ after doing her homework.A. goes to extra classes B. goes sh
27、oppingC. watches TV D. both B and C（ ）54. Zhang Qian feels lucky because _. A. she gets some moneyB. she can join the art club C. she doesnt need to have extra classesD. she doesnt need to go shopping（ ）55. How many students are mentioned in this passage? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.CPeople ma
28、y have many different kinds of hobbies. When we are very young, we usually play with dolls or toys. When we get older, we may not like playing with them. Some kids go out for a sport like football or skating.Kids spend a lot of time developing(发展) a hobby and most children put lots of energy(精力) int
29、o it. Some other children may get interested in reading, painting, stamp collecting, playing the piano or the violin. Some people may change their interests every year.Some of the most popular hobbies include(包括) watching TV or videos, reading books, magazines and newspapers, singing and listening t
30、o music. Many people like to join sports clubs.Now here are some questions for you. Whats a hobby? Why do we need hobbies? The main goal of a hobby is to give you a break(休息) from your work or school. A hobby is something you should do only for yourself.（ ）56. When you get older, you may not be inte
31、rested in _. A. playing ball games B. playing music C. playing with dolls D. reading（ ）57. If painting is your hobby, it means you _. A. spend little time on itB. like to do it C. keep working at it day and nightD. arent interested in it（ ）58. The underlined word “goal” in the passage means “_” in C
32、hinese. A. 球门B. 含义C. 态度D. 目的（ ）59. The passage is mainly about _.A. hobbies B. how to develop a hobby C. different people have the same hobbyD. how to spend the free time（ ）60. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Hobbies can make a person feel relaxed. B. Nearly everyone
33、may have a hobby.C. Watching TV is not a popular hobby.D. Peoples hobbies can change with time. 2012-2013学年度八年级上学期期末考试英语试题第II卷（共五大题60分）五、词汇（共30小题，计20分）（一）根据首字母或汉语提示完成单词，使句意通顺。（20小题，计10分）1. China is f for the Great Wall. Everyone in the word knows it.2. I have two tickets for the c_. Would you like t
34、o go with me tonight? -Id love to and I like pop music very much. 3. There are many v_ coming to our city for sightseeing every year. 4. Youre always kidding around. You should be more s_ about your work. 5. Im t_. Please get me something to drink. 6. You seem to have a bad cold. Take the m_ and you
35、ll feel better. 7. Though they are twins, there are many d_ between them. 8. You neednt take a taxi. Its only about ten m_ on foot. 9. He had a q_ breakfast and hurried off to his office. 10. I have a lot of homework on weekdays. I visit my grandparents only once or t_ a week. 11. My brother has a g
36、reat _ (兴趣)in painting and he can draw well. 12.My grandpa is so old that he has few _(牙齿) left.13. I cant study English well (没有) our English teachers help. 14. The docking of Tiangong-1 Spacecraft and Shengzhou IX was a great (成功). 15. Youd better read the _(说明书) first before using the washer. 16.
37、 Mary didnt take part in the sports meet because of her _(生病).17. The old man is nearly _(九十岁), but he still looks very well. 18. There is _(少的) rain in Xian than in Jinan. 19. This hotel has the _(最差的)service in our city. 20. Surf the Internet and you can get some useful _(信息) for your report. （二）用
38、方框内所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺，完整。（10小题，计10分）take, often, help, make, on other, much, healthy, hour, thanAs a middle school student of Grade 8, I do sports one or two 21 a day, such as playing basketball, doing morning exercises, running and some 22 sports. I think it is very 23 to me. Taking exercise 24 me h
39、ealthier so I am not ill very 25 . Whats more, I get26 relaxed through doing different kinds of sports, and then I do a better job in study. By 27 exercise, Im becoming healthier and healthier 28 before. I think it is necessary for everyone to spend some time 29 sports every day in order to keep in
40、good 30 . 21_22_23_24_25_26_ 27_ 28_29_ 30_六、句型转换 按要求改写下列句子。（每空一词，共10小题，计10分）1. Jack is the cleverest in his class. (改为同义句)Jack is cleverer than _ _ student in his class. 2.There was something wrong with my computer.(变为否定句)There _ _ wrong with my computer.3.That girl did a good job. (改为感叹句) _ _ good
41、 job that girl did! 4. A number of students are going camping.（对划线部分提问）_ _ students are going camping?5. Jim has thirty English storybooks. Tim has twenty-five English storybooks（将两个句子合并成一句） Tim has _ English storybooks _ Jim. 6. The library is about 10 kilometers from my school. (提问划线部分)_ _ is the library from your school?7. It took me three days to finish reading the new novel. (改为同义句)I _three
