无锡市锡山区锡东片2011～2012学年第二学期八年级期中考试英语试卷

初二英语下学期期中试题 2012.4

第一卷（选择题，共65分）

一．听力测试（本大题共20分，每小题1分）

第一节（共10小题）

听下面10段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。

() 1. Which picture are they talking about?

A B C

( )2.What’s Mary’s dream work?

( )3．Where are the two speakers talking now?

()4. .What are they going to do?

（）5．What does Mary often do to help her mother?

A. She often helps her mother to cook meals.

B. She often helps her mother with the washing.

C. She often helps her mother to clean the house.

( ) 6 .How’s Jim?

A He’s OK.

B He’s ill.

C He’s returned home.

( ) 7 .What would the woman like?

A .Tea. B. Juice. C .Coffee with milk. ( ) 8 .Why did the girl cook for herself?

A .Because she liked cooking.

B Because she came back home late.

C. Because she wanted to help her parents.

( ) 9. Where is Mrs Wood from?

A Japan.

B China.

C America. ( )10. How much should the man pay for the ticket？

A 64 yuan .

B 72 yuan

C 96 yuan

第二节（共10小题）

听下面几段对话或短文，每段对话或短文后有几个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题6秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出6秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或短文读两遍。听第11段材料，回答第11至12题。

( ) 11 Where is the man going?

A The railway station.

B The clock tower.

C The park. ( ) 12 Why can’t the man find the place?

A This is his first time to visit the place.

B The railway station is still next to the clock tower.

C Things have changed a lot over the years.

听第12段材料，回答13至15题。

13. What are they talking about?

A. Jim’s school.

B. The weather.

C. Jim’s trouble.

14. Where are they talking?

A. In a factory.

B. At the doctor’s

C.In the teacher’s office.

15. What’s the matter with Jim?

A. He’s got a cold.

B. He’s got a toothache.

C. He’s got a stomachache.

听第13段材料，回答16至20题。

16. What does Bob like best? ________

A singing

B dancing

C drawing

17. It was difficult for Bob to join the school dancing group because ________.

A. the school only had a girls’ dancing group

B. the school didn’t let boys to dance

C. the group had enough dancers already

18. What was a bigger problem beginning?

A. The school didn’t let Bob stay in the girls’ group.

B. The school didn’t let the girls stay in the girls’ group.

C. other schools would laugh at them

19. The judge(法官) thought the school’s decision was ___________.

A. useful

B. right

C. wrong

20. We can infer(推断) that Bob felt ________ when he went back to the dancing group.

A lonely

B happy

C angry

二、单项填空在A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共15分)

( )1. Jim is____ dishonest boy. We won’t play _____chess with him any more.

A. an, the

B. a, /

C. a, the

D. an, /

( )2.What_____you_____at nine yesterday morning?

A. have, done

B. did, do

C. were, doing

D. do, do

( )3.The weather in Hong Kong is quite different from __________ in Beijing.

A it

B them

C that

D those ( ) 4.---How long __________ your parents ___________?

---For about twenty years.

A did, marry

B have, married

C have, got married

D have, been married ( ) 5.---Look at the boy running on the playground. Is it David?

---It ______ be him. I saw him go to the teachers’ office just now.

A mustn’t

B can’t

C couldn’t

D must ( )6. He______his computer last year. I ___________ my computer for over ten years. It still works OK.

A. bought ,have bought

B. have bought , bought

C. bought, have had D have had, bought

( ) 7.---Where’s your father?

---He __________ to Singapore for a meeting. He ________ there twice.

A has gone, has been

B has been, has gone

C has gone, has gone

D has been, has been

（）8. weather! We should stay at home instead of going out.

A. What a bad

B. How bad

C. What bad

D. How a bad （）9._______ is it from your home to school? It’s about 10 minutes’ walk.

A. How long

B. How often

C. How far

D. How much （）10.Miss Y ang used _____ a farmer. Now she’s a worker.

A. was

B. be

C. to be D .is

（）11.I _______ the book for two weeks. I must return it to the school library.

A. borrow

B. have borrowed C .kept D .have kept （）12.The old man lives ____ in a ____ house, but he doesn’t feel____.

A. alone, alone, lonely B .lonely, lonely, alone

C. alone, lonely, lonely

D. alone, lonely, alone

( )13.T hey’re late. The film _______ for half an hour.

A. Has begun

B. has been on

C. started

D. has started

( )14.The lamb _________already. It_ __________for 2 days.

A. has died , has been dead

B. died, has been dead

C. has been dead, died

D. died , has died

( )15.--We could ask Jim to sing a song for the party.

--_____________ He isn’t good at singing.

A. That’s a good idea.

B. I’m afraid not.

C. Why not?

D. I hope so.

三、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1 分）Many students have hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables in their gardens, and looking after animals. Some hobbies are relaxing and ___(1) are creative（有创造性的）. Hobbies can develop your interests and help you learn new skills.

David Smith is a student. His hobby is writing. ___(2) the summer of 2000, he spent four weeks on a summer camp. As well as the usual activities, such as sailing, climbing and mounting biking, there was a writing workshop with a profession ___(3). “She asked us to imagine that we were in a story. Then we wrote about our ___(4) at the camp.”

In senior high school David wrote a story about teenage life, and it ___(5) as a book in 2003. Many teenagers love his book, and as a result, David has become a ___(6) young writer.

David has been very lucky ___(7) his hobby has brought him enjoyment and success. But he is ___(8) interested in many other things. “I like playing volleyball, too.” says David. “I spend some of my free time playing volleyball for my school team. ___(9) I’ll write more books in the future, but I’m not sure.”

It's something difficult ___(10) that we shouldn't spend all our time on our favourite hobby. There are many other interesting things to do in life, and we should try to do something new or different.

1. A. other B. others C. the other D. another

2. A. During B. At C. For D. On

3. A. manager B. doctor C. singer D. writer

4. A. experiences B. examples C. excuses D. experiments

5. A. took out B. tried out C. came out D. went out

6. A. successful B. normal C. polite D. lonely

7. A. or B. but C. because D. though

8. A. too B. also C. only D. either

9. A. Usually B. Immediately C. Maybe D. Once

10. A. remember B. remembers C. remembered D. to remember

四、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（本大题共

20分）

( A )

Chen Guangbiao（陈光标）was born in Jiangsu

in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company

in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men

and he has donated a great amount of money to

charity projects. He says he will donate everything

he has to charity after he dies.

When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japa n’s earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.

He doesn’t do charity for honour. He wants to encourage more people to make contributions to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas(海外)Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.

As a philanthropist(慈善家),he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.

So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Y ear, and National May Day Labour Medal(全国五一劳动奖章).He is considered（认为）as one of china’s top philanthropists.

1. How old is Chen Guangbiao now?

A.40

B. 41

C. 52

D. 44

2. He says he will donate _____ to charity after he dies.

A. nothing

B. some schools

C. everything he has

D. his whole company

3. What does he do charity for?

A. He wants to do charity for money.

B. He wants to do charity for pleasure.

C. He wants to ask people to help him.

D. He wants to encourage more people to contribute to charity.

4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned（提到，提及）in the passage?

A. He is from Jiangsu.

B. He has visited many countries.

C. He has helped people in need.

D. He has got a lot of awards.

5. Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

A. Earthquakes.

B. Hope Primary Schools.

C. Pioneer of the Y ear.

D. Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao

( B )

Everyone has worries（忧虑，忧愁）. How do you deal with（处理，对付）your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problems.

Grades（分数，得分）at school are often a top worry for children. If you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:

● Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?

● How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?

● Do I have a good place to do my homework?

● Have I tried different ways of studying?

If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down all the things you could do----write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.

Y ou can ask for help when you're worried. Y ou can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.

6. What do children often worry most about?

A. Their hobbies.

B. Their homework.

C. Their grades at school.

D. A fight with their friends.

7. According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _______.

A. work hard

B. ask for help and talk to someone

C. get ready for class

D. do your homework

8. If you're worried about grades, DON'T ask yourself "_______".

A. Why are grades important?

B. What do grades mean to me?

C. How do I get ready for class?

D. Why not give up（放弃）my studies?

9. If you had a fight with a friend, you could _______.

A. invite him or her to watch a game

B. put the blame（责备）on him or her

C. try to make new friends

D. leave him or her alone

10. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Who is often worried.

B. When people are worried.

C. How to deal with worries.

D. What kinds of worries people have.

第Π卷（非选择题，共35分）

五、单词拼写: （本大题共 6 分，每小题0.5 分）

( A )根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

1. His father looked______ (angry)at his son. Because he often makes mistakes.

2. Next Sunday will be my brother’s __________ ( nine ) birthday.

3. The children are very happy. They can’t hide their_________(excite)

4._______ (luck), he found his lost pen just now.

5. The swallow flies to_________ (north) countries in summer every year.

6. Some people think learning English is________ (use).That’s wrong.

( B )根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

7.The government________(意识到)that the water pollution was a serious problem.

8.We have to face many_________ (自然的)disasters, such as earthquakes, typhoons, etc.

9.I think he’ll be a_________(成功的)person.

10.They’re going to celebrate their 15 years of___________(婚姻)

11.The changes to Wuxi have brought many_____________(优势)

12.It often rains in this area,_________(特别，尤其) in summer.

六、动词填空:用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共6分，每小题

0.5 分）

1. In the past three years, my home town ______________(change) a lot. already.

2. It’s hard to say what ____________ (happen) in 100 years in our country.

3. They_______________(not travel)to Shanghai next week, are they?

4. The students________(chat) from 6 to7 yesterday evening.

5. When I got to the station yesterday morning, my friends _______(wait ) for me at the entrance.

6. If it__________ (not rain) tomorrow, we’ll go hiking.

7. He____________ (not write) a letter to his mother yet. He has to do that soon.

His mother misses him very much.

8. Would you please__________(not make) such a big noise. The baby is sleeping.

9. It’s a long time since we ________(meet) last time, isn’t it?

10.----How many times _______the girl __________(forget) to take the keys to her home?

----At least three times.

11.Y ou must spend as much time as you can ________ (practise) playing the

piano.

12.They_______(live) in Wuxi since they were born.

七、完成句子:按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。（本大题共9分，每小题1.5 分）

1. 湿地为许多动物提供食物和栖息地。

Wetlands___________________________________ lots of animals.

2.他成为足球俱乐部的成员2年了

He___________________________ _ the Football Club for 2 years.

3. 国家已采取措施减少污染。

The country __________________________________________________ already.

4. 他离开阳光镇自从去年以来。

He _ ___________________________________ since last year.

5. 春天是参观中国园林的最好时间。

Spring is _____________________________________Chinese gardens.

6. 谢谢你把字典借给我。

Thank you for___________________________________ me.

八、缺词填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字

母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在题

后横线上必须完整写出。(本大题共6分)

Earth Hour started in Sydney o(1) March 31, 2007.

M (2) than two million homes and Businesses turned off their

lights for an hour. A year 1 (3) , in 2008, Earth Hour became

the world's activity and was supported by _m( 4 )_ of people

from thirty-five countries. In 2009, over two thousand cities in the world took part in it, and Earth Hour came to China. The purpose of the activity is to save energy and improve climate. Earth Hour has _b_(5)____ some new changes to our lives.

We may have different ways to spend the hour. For e(6)_______, we can go to school on foot or b (7) bike, plant more trees, use water more than once, never _l(8)_____ the lights on when we are not at home. Try to make full use of paper by using

b (9) sides. Earth Hour is a call for us to work together for a bright f (10) . It is also a message of hope and action. Everyone can make a difference. The improvement （改善）of our environment n (11) everyone's efforts（努力）. Come on! _J(12)_____ us in Earth Hour 2010!

九书面表达(本大题共8分)以The changes in my hometown 为题，用英

语写一篇80词左右的短文，介绍你家乡的变化。

1.当我很小的时候,我离开了我的家乡。现在我住在无锡。

2上周日,我去了我的家乡。我家乡过去是一个安静的地方，大多数人步行上班或上学。

3最近，我家乡已经发生了很大的变化。许多人有了他们自己的小汽车，人们去城市更快更容易。

4 但是，水污染给人们已经引起了很多问题。我希望我的家乡将来会变得越来越美丽.

初二英语下学期期中试题答卷 2012.4

年级班级成绩_____________

一、听力部分：（20分）

二、单项选择：（15分）

三、完形填空：（10分）

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

六、动词填空。（6分）

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

七、完成句子。（9分）

1. 湿地为许多动物提供食物和栖息地。

Wetlands___________________________________ lots of animals.

2.他成为足球俱乐部的成员2年了

He___________________________ _ the Football Club for 2 years.

3. 国家已采取措施减少污染。

The country _______________________________________________ already.

4.自从去年以来他离开了阳光镇。

He ___________________________________ since last year.

5. 春天是参观中国园林的最好时间。

Spring is _____________________________________Chinese gardens.

6. 谢谢你把字典借给我。

Thank you for ___________________________________ me.

八、缺词填空(所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出,本大题共6分)

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

九书面表达(本大题共8分)以The changes in my hometown 为题，用英语写一篇80词左右的短文，介绍你家乡的变化。

1.当我很小的时候,我离开了我的家乡。现在我住在无锡。（2分）

2上周日,我去了我的家乡。我家乡过去是一个安静的地方，大多数人步行上班或上学。（2分）

3最近，我家乡已经发生了很大的变化。许多人有了他们自己的小汽车，人们去城市更快更容易。（2分）

4 但是，水污染给人们已经引起了很多问题。我希望我的家乡将来会变得越来越美丽. （2分）————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

初二英语下学期期中试题参考答案 2012.4

听力材料：

第一节（共10小题）

听下面10段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。

1 M：The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of America, right?

W: Y es, that’s true.

2. M: Did you hear what Mary wanted to be in the future?

W: Y es. She wants to be a singer.

3. M: Miss W ang, can I borrow a book and some magazines?

W. Of course ,you can.

4. M: Look, are they flying a kite or having a picnic？

W: They are having a picnic.

5．M: Mary, do you often help your mother with some housework at home?

W: Of course. I often help her with the washing.

6 M: I miss Jim very much. Do you know how he is?

W: Sorry, I haven’t seen him for a long time. But his mother says he has been in hospital for a week.

7．M：Which would you like, tea or juice?

W: Neither. Give me some coffee with milk, please.

8.M: Why did you cook for yourself?

W; Because I went home very late.

9 M: This is Mrs W ood from the United States. She lived most of her life in Japan and China.

W: Nice to meet you here, Mrs W ood.

10．M：How much will it cost for my son and me to go to Shanghai？

W：64 yuan for you and half of the ticket price for your son.

第二节（共10小题）

听下面几段对话或短文，每段对话或短文后有几个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题6秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出6秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或短文读两遍。听第11段材料，回答第11至12题。

M: Excuse me, I have lost my map. I want to go to the railway station, but I can’t find it. It’s next to the clock tower, isn’t it?

W: The railway station was there years ago, but I’m afraid it’s not there any more.

M: Oh, really? I haven’t visited Sunshine Town for a very long time. Things have changed a lot over the years.

W: Y ou’re quite right. Have yo u seen our new park?

M: Y es, I have just seen it. The park is so big and beautiful.

W: Y es, it is.

听第12段材料，回答13至15题。

W: Good morning, doctor.

M: Good morning, Mrs. Brown. W ell, What’s wrong with this young man?

W: He’s my son, Jim. He’s got a headache.

M: Have you taken his temperature, Mrs. Brown?

W: Y es. His temperature seems to be OK.

M: How long has he been like this?

W: Since last night.

M: Has he had anything to eat this morning?

W: Y es. For breakfast he had a little milk and an egg.

M: W ell, Mrs. B rown, I think he’s caught a cold.

W: Is there anything serious with him?

M : No, nothing serious, but he’d better stay at home and have a good rest.

W: Thank you very much. (CBA)

听第13段材料，回答16至20题

Last summer,15-year-old Bob had a problem. Like a lot of children, Bob was interested in doing many things. He liked dancing best and wanted to join a dancing group. But Bob’s school didn’t have a boys’ dancing group but a girls’ group. He tried to join the girls’ group. And he made it!

Bob thought this problem was over after he had been a member of the Dancing Group. But a bigger problem was just beginning. The school didn’t let Bob stay in the girls’ group. “If we let Bob stay in the group,” the school said, “other boys will want to join too. The girls w ill leave the group. Soon, there won’t be any girls in the group.” So they took Bob off the group.

Bob was very angry about it, so he went to a judge. The judge said it was not right and told the school to let Bob go back to the dancing group.

一、听力部分：（20分）

二、单项选择：（15分）

三、完形填空：（15分）

1 angrily

2 ninth

3 excitement

4 Luckily

5 northern

6 useless

7 realized

8 natural

9 successful 10 marriage 11advantages 12 especially

六、动词填空。（6分）

1 has changed

2 will happen 3__aren’t going to travel__4 were chatting 5were waiting 6 doesn’t rain 7 hasn’t written 8 not

make 9 met 10 has---forgotten 11 practising 12 have lived

七、完成句子。（9分）

1. 湿地为许多动物提供食物和栖息地。

W etlands __provide food and shelter for___ lots of animals.

2.他成为足球俱乐部的成员2年了

He_ _has been a member of/has been in____ the Football Club for 2 years. 3. 国家已采取措施减少污染。

The country _has taken action(s) to reduce the pollution_ _already.

4.自从去年以来他离开了阳光镇。

He __has been away from Sunshine Town_ since last year.

5. 春天是参观中国园林的最好时间。

Spring is_the best time to visit/for visiting_ Chinese gardens.

6. 谢谢你把字典借给我。

Thank you for ___lending the dictionary to__ me.

八、缺词填空(所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出,本大题共6分)

1 on

2 More

3 later

4 millions

5 brought

6 example

7 by

8 leave

9 both 10 future 11 needs 12 Join

九书面表达(本大题共8分)

The changes in my hometown

When I was very young, I left my hometown. Now I live in Wuxi. （2分）Last Sunday I went to my hometown. It used to be a quiet place. (It was a quiet place in the past). Most people went to school or work on foot. (---walked to school or work.)（2分）My hometown has changed a lot recently. Many people have their own cars. It’s faster and easier for people to go to the city .（2分）W ater pollution has caused many problems for people. I hope my hometown will become more and more beautiful in the future. （2分）