八年级英语下册阶段性检测考试试题

厦门外国语学校

2009-2010学年第二学期初二年级英语科阶段考试卷（试卷满分：150分考试时间：120分钟）

第一部分（选择题）

I.Listen and choose the right picture. (Once) （1*5=5%）

1. A. B C D

2. A. B. C. D.

3. A. B. C. D.

4. A. B. C. D.

5. A. B. C. D.

II.Listen and choose the sentence that is close to the meaning of the sentence you

hear. (Twice). （1*5=5%）

6. A. What do you want? B. Do you need some help?

C. Can I help you?

D. Can you help me?

7. A. Could you mind my using your English book?

B. Could you buy me an English book?

C. I can lend an English book to you.

D. Pass me the English book, please.

8. A. I spent over 400 yuan in the new bike.

B. I spent over 400 yuan on the new bike.

C. It took me less 400 yuan to buy the new bike.

D. I paid more than 400 yuan on the new bike.

9. A. They can’t pay for some books.

B. They keep these books new.

C. Some books on the shelf are not dear.

D. Some books in the bookshop are not clear.

10. A. Wha t’s the price of these apples?

B. How many apples are there?

C. How many apples do you want?

D. How heavy are these apples?

III.Listen to the conversation and questions. Choose the answer. (Twice) （1*5=5%）

11. A. Brown B. Green C. Blue D. None of the above

12. A. 12 B. 8 C. 16 D. 4

13. A. A good shirt. B. A cheap shirt.

C. An expensive and good shirt.

D. A cheap and good shirt.

14. A. 40 dollars. B. 45 dollars. C. 50 dollars. D. 55 dollars.

15. A. Because she hasn’t got enough money.

B. Because it’s sold out.

C. Because it’s worn out.

D. Because she doesn’t like the color.

IV.Listen to the passage and choose the answer. (Twice) （1*5=5%）

16. Mrs King was Mr Green’s ________________.

A. wife

B. daughter

C. classmate

D. workmate

17. Every afternoon Mr Green bought newspapers to ________________.

A. read some interesting stories

B. see the prices

C. know the results of the matches

D. read something about his work

18. Mr Green went home ____________ every day.

A. by bus

B. by car

C. on foot

D. by train

19. Mrs Green praised her husband because _______________.

A. he was happy to do some housework.

B. he got home on time.

C. he bought something both cheap and useful.

D. he was paid more

20. That morning ______________ made Mr. Green worried.

A. the newspaper

B. the price of the newspaper

C. his lighter

D. the price of petrol

V. Multiple Choice (1*10=10%)

21. Our goal is to finish the work with __________ people and _________ time.

A. a few…a little

B. fewer…less

C. less…fewer

D. a little…a few

22. _____________ did he work out in the gym?---Hardly ever.

A. How often

B. How long

C. How soon

D. How much

23. She told me that___________________________ a speech contest the next day.

A. there is going to be

B. there is going to have

C. there was going to be

D. there was going to have

24. Would you please tell me________________________________?

A. how will he come

B. when he would come

C. how he would come

D. when he will come

25. I don’t know if it __________ tomorrow. If it ____________, I won’t go out.

A. will rain …rains

B. will rain…will rain

C. rains…will rain

D. rains…rains

26. I think English is ______ than French. There are more English learners in our life.

A. much more popular

B. much popular

C. the more popular

D. less popular

27. My teacher told us light ____________ faster than sound.

A. travelled

B. travels

C. will travel

D. was travelling

28. Stop ______________ about the game and concentrate __________ your study.

A. considering…on

B. to consider…about

C. considering…about

D. to consider…on

29．It isn’t ___________________ now. You should wear ____________.

A. enough warm…enough clothes

B. warm enough…clothes enough

C. enough warm…clothes enough

D. warm enough…enough clothes

30. To my ___________, he didn’t feel __________ at the news at all.

A. surprise…surprising

B. surprise…surprised

C. surprised…surprised

D. surprised…surprise

VI.Cloze. (1*10=10%)

Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.

One morning, he got up very ____31____ because his clock stopped. He tried to shave quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed, he got blood all over his ____32_____, so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean ___33____ ironing. While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to collect money for water. After he paid the water ____34____ and showed the man out. he found the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he ___35___ he couldn’t go to work by bus. He ____36____ for a taxi to take him to work. the taxi arrived and Harry got in.

In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman __37___ a knife and was

seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman ____38___ to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was ____39____ till 3 o’clock p.m. ___40_____ the police found out that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about 4 p.m.. his boss took a look at him and told him to find another job.

31. A. early B. late C. worriedly D. fast

32. A. coat B. sweater C. jacket D. shirt

33. A. need B. needed C. needing D. to need

34. A. money B. change C. bill D. pay

35. A. wondered B. thought C. believed D. decided

36. A. looked B. wished C. waited D. telephoned

37. A. by B. with C. in D. through

38. A. seemed B. said C. happened D. appeared

39. A. stopped B. caught C. left D. kept

40. A. before B. after C. since D. while

VII.Reading. (2*25=50%)

A

Postcard from Canada

Dear Wei Han,

Hi from Canada! We are having a wonderful holiday. We haven’t seen a bear yet. But there are bears and deer in the forests around the lake where we’re staying. The bears often go to the rubbish dump to look for food. Perhaps we’ll go to see them at the dump. We will need to be careful because bears are quite dangerous. They will attack if you surprise them, so people carry bells when they are out walking to warn the bears away.

On our first night we saw a fireworks show. It doesn’t get dark here until 10 o’clock, so it was a really late night for us.

Today I had a very short swim in the lake. It was cold. The weather has been sunny, but not like the weather at home.

Bye for now. We will be home next week.

Yours

Ling Nan

41. Ling Nan thinks that the probable place to see a bear will be ___________.

A. in the forest

B. at the dump

C. by the lake

D. on the mountain

42. Ling Nan thinks that bears are most dangerous when they ____________.

A. hear bells ring

B. see the deer

C. are surprised by people

D. are looking for food

43. Ling Nan went to bed very late on the first night because he __________.

A. swam in the lake

B. just arrived in Canada

C. went to see the bear

D. watched a fireworks show

44. From the postcard, we can tell that Ling Nan ______________.

A. has seen a bear

B. has seen a deer

C. is enjoying his holiday

D. is traveling with Wei Han

45. From the postcard we can infer that the weather “at home” is ___________.

A. sunny and warm

B. cold and cloudy

C. sunny but cold

D. windy and cold

B

Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also be very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving door. When it does, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

46. Those who have big houses may often feel _________.

A. happy

B. lonely

C. free

D. excited

47. When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmates will _________.

A. laugh at you

B. play jokes on you

C. quarrel with you

D. help you up

48. What will your friends say to you when you make great progress?

A. Oh, so do I.

B. Congratulations

C. Good luck

D. It’s just so-so.

49. Which idea is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.

B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes.

C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.

D. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you.

50. Which of the following is this passage about?

A. Bad luck

B. Good luck

C. Happiness

D. Life

C

All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.

In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. They prefer their tea plain

with nothing else in it.

Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony. It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes. Another tea drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “teatime”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in teapot and drink it with cream and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.

In the United States people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In the summer, many Americans drink cold tea –“iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.

51. The passage is mainly talking about _________.

A. Chinese tea

B. why tea is important

C. the teatime in England

D. different ways of tea drinking

52. The word “plain” in Line 4 may mean _____________.

A. simple

B. going

C. hard

D. drink

53. The Chinese drink tea __________.

A. for breakfast

B. in a special way

C. when they get together

D. only in teahouses

54. Iced tea is popular _____________.

A. in the winter

B. in England

C. for lunch

D. in America

55. The English like to _____________.

A. eat something with their tea

B. drink their tea plain

C. have tea with dinner

D. drink their tea in teahouses

D.

A. Andyfan

B. 1000reasons

C. Movieman

D. Lindalee

57. Why did Andyfan cry?

A. She was sad at the concert.

B. She has a broken heart.

C. She was angry at Jacky Cheung.

D. Andy Lau was very good-looking.

58. What does the underlined word “unique” mean?

A. soft

B. loud

C. special

D. terrible

59. Wha t’s Movieman’s opinion?

A. Andy is a better singer.

B. Jacky is a better singer.

C. They both sing equally well.

D. Jacky is a better actor.

60. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Nobody likes Andy’s movies.

B. 1000reasons enjoys the same idea as Lindalee.

C. 1000reasons thinks Andy’s vice is more special than Jacky’s.

D. Andyfan has never been to an Andy Lau concert.

E

THE 'China Daily', a newspaper, reports that the average student goes to sleep at 00:30 am. Even if that's an exaggeration, it's too close to the truth. Scientists say teens should sleep nine hours each night. But that's hard to do.

Some even "pull all-nighters". These are lazy students who have homework due the next day that they haven't done. In the morning they don't look healthy and you can tell who's been doing it.

One reporter did a survey on the problem. She found that most kids pull all-nighters to finish homework, but some do it for other reasons, such as playing computer games!

Maybe the students’ lack of sleep is because of laziness - But in fact, few of them are lazy- or maybe it's because they have too much to do in middle schools.

Zhang Jialiang, a student in a middle school, usually go to bed around midnight. He says, “If I stayed up past 00:30 am, I wouldn't get any work done. I'd be falling asleep at my desk. My classes begin at 6:50 am. I'm partly awake in my first class. By the second, I'm slightly drowsy. By my third class, I'm sleepy. By midday I'm finally wide-awake. But by 3:00 pm, I'm slowing down again. Yet I get more sleep than the China Daily's 'average student'.”

Most Chinese middle schools seem to have a similar problem with sleepy students.

Middle school classes start at 6:50 am, so students have to wake up one and a half hours before that to get ready and catch the bus. It's believed that lack of sleep can damage both grades and health.

Some schools are paying attention. Classes in those schools start at 7:30 am. 61. What's the problem talked about in the passage?

A. Many kids have too much homework to do.

B. Many teenagers don't have enough sleep.

C. Many children are crazy about playing computer games.

D. Many kids are too lazy to finish their homework on time.

62. The underlined sentence implies that the report in the newspaper _____.

A. is quite true

B. is far from being true

C. is just a lie

D. is probably true

63. Which of the following is NOT a reason mentioned in the passage?

A. Laziness.

B. Homework.

C. Housework.

D. Computer games.

64. What's the solution suggested at the end of the passage?

A. Later start of classes.

B. Less homework.

C. Going to bed early.

D. Eating healthy food.

65.What’s Chinese meaning of the phrase "pull all-nighters" in the reading?

A. 开夜车

B. 混时间

C.太懒惰

D.熬通宵

第二部分（非选择题）

I. V ocabulary. (15%)

A. Fill in the blanks with proper words. (1*8=8%)

1.Earthquakes happened so f____________ around the world recently that many

people are scared.

2.Fever and headache are two typical s___________ of HINI flu.

3.I will r_____________ you this novel to read. It is well worth reading.

4.All the audience were f____________ by the singer’s performance and didn’t

want to leave even after the concert was over.

5.This is a g____________ painting by Qi Baishi. It isn’t fake.

6.Fill in the form with your p_____________ information, such as name, gender

and birthday.

7.I am a_____________ this afternoon and I can meet you at 2 p.m.

8.Thank you for p_____________ in the discussion so actively. You all did very

well.

B. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions. (0.5*6=3%)

1.The clinic is on the second floor ___________ the bookstore.

2.If you like heavy food, you can add more salt and pepper ________ it.

3.The tiger is native __________ India and thus is called India tiger.

4.The new computer game is popular ___________ teenagers.

5.I poured the coke _________ my desk by accident.

6.________ my opinion, we should do more to protect our environment.

C. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given words. (0.5*8=4%)

1.China is _____________ every day. Its ______________ attracts many foreigners

to come to work in China. (develop)

2.The ___________ time of the flight is 10 a.m. As soon as he __________, he will

call you. (arrive)

3.I won’t achieve my dream without my ______________ parents. They have

______________ me all the time. (support)

4. 4. What’s the secret for their happy ___________? I can’t believe they have been

____________ for fifty years. (marry)

II. Sentence. (15%)

A. Translation. (0.5*12=6%)

1.这次活动将提供给人们各种文化的体验.

The activity will provide people ____________ ___________ experience.

2. 乘坐258次航班前往墨西哥的旅客，请到B10号口登机。

________________on Flight 258 for Mexico, please _____________ to Gate B10 to ______________。

3.这个社区很少有犯罪。

There is ____________ ____________ in this ______________.

4.他过着很规律的生活并且极少抽烟喝酒。

He lives a ________________ life and _____________ smokes and drinks alcohol.

5. 我没有任何有趣的事情要告诉你。

I don’t have anything _____________ ___________ tell you.

B. Sentence transformation. (1*9=9%)

1.When did he make the promise? (change the question into an object clause)

Can you tell me _________________________________________?

2.Are you leaving tomorrow? change the question into an object clause)

Sandy asked Jenny ______________________________________.

3.China has a population of 1.3 billion people. The United States has a population of

over 3 billion people. (combine the two sentences into one)_____________________________________________________

4.Sam is taller than other students in his class. (use superlative form to rewrite the

sentence)

=__________________________________________________________

5.He used to spend a long time chatting online.

Q:________________________________________________________?

6.He had to wear a safety code when cleaning the windows.

Neg.______________________________________________________.

Inter.______________________________________________________?

Q:________________________________________________________?

7.He is too young to attend school now. (use “enough”to rewrite the

sentence)________________________________________________.

III. Verb and tense. (0.5*10=5%)

1.He used to ______________ (spend) all his time _________(surf) the Internet, but

now he is used to ____________( pay) more attention to his study.

2.________ (be) your mother at home?---No, she ________ (be) at home just now

but now she _____________(go) shopping.

3._______ they _________(leave) for Chicago tomorrow?---Yes, they are.

4.She doesn’t need _____________(do) the laundry now. I _________, either.

5.I called you so late ______________(ask) for your advice.

IV. Functional language. Complete the conversation with proper words or sentences.

(0.5*10=5)

TV presenter: Good evening. Let’s welcome our guest tonight, Mrs. Johnson. Hi, Mrs, Johnson, I know you are a full-time housewife and an excellent cook as well. ______________________________?

Mrs. Johnson: I cook every day for my family. I love cooking.

TV presenter: _________________________________?

Mrs. Johnson: Usually two times a day, breakfast and supper. My husband usually has lunch in his company.

TV presenter: What course will you show to our viewers tonight?

Mrs. Johnson: A special pizza.

TV presenter: Wow, that’s great! _______________________________?

Mrs. Johnson: well, 1/4 ________ eggs, 2 _____________ of olive oil, 1 ________ of lettuce, 2 ___________ of flour, 1/2 _________ of lamb and three _____________ of cheese.

TV presenter: OK. _________________________________________?

Mrs. Johnson: I think it takes about half an hour.

V.Make a sentence according to the picture and words given. (2*4=8%)

1. (going, do)

2. (want, be, when, grow up)

3. (been, for ten years)

4. (was, when, telephone)

VI.Writing. (12%)

以“My Dream”为题，写一篇文章。根据提示内容进行适当拓展。字数150字左右。

提示：1、我过去的梦想 2、现在的梦想 3、会如何为实现梦想而努力

厦门外国语学校

2009-2010学年第二学期初二年级英语科阶段考试卷

答题卷

I. A. Fill in the blanks with proper words. (1*8=8%)

1. f______________

2. s______________

3. r_____________

4. f_____________

5. g______________

6. p______________

7. a_____________

8. p____________

B. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions. (0.5*6=3%)

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

4. ______

5. _______

6. _______

C. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given words. (0.5*8=4%)

1. ______________ ________________

2. ______________ ________________

3. ______________ ________________

4. ______________ ________________ II. A. Translation. (0.5*12=6%)

1. ____________ ___________

2. _____________ _____________ ____________

3. ____________ ____________ ______________

4. ________________ _____________

5. _____________ ___________

B. Sentence transformation. (1*9=9%)

1. Can you tell me _________________________________________?

2. Sandy asked Jenny ______________________________________.

3._______________________________________________________

4. =__________________________________________________________

5. Q:________________________________________________________?

6. Neg.______________________________________________________.

Inter.______________________________________________________?

Q:________________________________________________________?

7. _________________________________________________________.

III. Verb and tense. (0.5*10=5%)

1.__________ ___________ __________

2. ________ __________ __________

3. _________ ____________

4. ____________ __________

5. _____________ IV. Functional language. (0.5*10=5)

TV presenter: Good evening. Let’s welcome our guest tonight, Mrs. Johnson. Hi, Mrs, Johnson, I know you are a full-time housewife and an excellent cook. ______________________________?

Mrs. Johnson: I cook every day for my family. I love cooking.

TV presenter: _________________________________?

Mrs. Johnson: Usually two times a day, breakfast and supper. My husband usually has lunch in his company.

TV presenter: What course will you show to our viewers tonight?

Mrs. Johnson: A special pizza.

TV presenter: Wow, that’s great! _______________________________?

Mrs. Johnson: well, 1/4 ________ eggs, 2 __________ of olive oil, 1 ________ of lettuce, 2 ________ of flour, 1/2 _________ of lamb and three __________ of cheese. TV presenter: OK. _________________________________________?

Mrs. Johnson: I think it takes about half an hour.

V. Make a sentence according to the picture and words given. (2*4=8%)

1. ____________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________

VI.Writing (12%)

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