八年级上学期期中试卷

一 A C B A B CC B A C A B C B A 初二英语期中试卷 2009.11命题人：周琴成绩________一、听力：（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A)为每句话选择一个正确的答语。

（听两遍）1.A.It isn ’t long.B.On foot.C.Two hours.2.A.No, I can ’t.B.No, I didn ’t.C.Yes,I ’d love to. 3.A.That ’s great.B.That ’s nothing.C.I ’m sorry to hear that. 4.A.She likes music. B.She is slim. C.She would like to be a teacher. 5.A.About 2 hours.B.Once a day.C.In two hours. B)听对话，选择正确的图片。

（听两遍） 6.7.8.9.10.C)听对话, 然后根据问句选择正确的答案。

(听两遍)11.A.Yes, she is. B.No,she isn't. C.I don't know.12.A.Jim is taller. B.Tom is taller. C.Yes, Tom is.13.A.Jim does. B.Jack does. C.Yes, Jim does.14.A.By bike. B.By bus. C.By taxi.15.A.Tea and Beijing Opera. B. Tea and Films. C. Films and drink.D)根据所听短文，选出正确的答案。

（听两遍）16.The library windows are _______.A.brightB.whiteC.small17.We can borrow books from the library on ________.A.ThursdayB.FridayC.Saturday18.In the library there are ________ reading rooms for the students.A.oneB.twoC.three19.A student can keep the books for ______.A.only a weekB.two weeksC.a month20.There are so many interesting things and new ideas in _____, so we love them.A.reading roomsB.the libraryC.books二、单项选择：（15分）21.What________ your school life_________ ?A.does; likeB.do; likeC.is; likeD.is; likes22.He has a good of humour.A.feelB.senseC.feelingD.feels23.Why do you always make your father ______ angry with you?A.becomeB.becomesC.becomingD.became24.He likes singing, ______ he doesn’t sing well.A.andB.butC.soD.or25.Diving is not as as skiing . Diving is than skiing .A.dangerous, dangerousB.more dangerous , dangerousC.dangerous, much dangerousD.dangerous, much more dangerous26.They call elevator in British English.A.leftB.liftC.hallD.fall27.Would you like to do some reading? Yes, .A.I doB.I wouldC.I would likeD.I'd like to二28.There ______ a basketball final next week.A.will haveB.is going to haveC.areD.is going to be29.Why _____ he ask his parents?A.doesn’tB.don’tC.notD.isn’t30.He goes to the same university ____ his father did.A.likeB.thatC.whereD.as31.I think American English is a little ________ British English.A.different fromB.difference fromC.difference inD.different with32.I’m so hungry. We must find a restaurant ______.A.eatingB.to eatC.to eat atD.to eat with33.There are models over ______ places of interest from all over the world.A.two hundred ofB.two hundredsC. two hundredD.hundred of34.The house is ________ wood.That kind of computer is _______China.A.made with;made inB.made of; made inC.made in; make ofD.made in; made of35.Simon scored__________ points in the exam in his class.A.mostB.the fewestC.lessD.the least三、完形填空：(10分)Once upon a time，a great boxer（拳击手），Tick Black，went to a restaurant（饭店） 36 dinner．He took off his coat and 37 it at the door，but he was 38 that someone would take it away．So he took a piece of paper and wrote on it，“The great boxer，Tick Black， leaves his 39 here，he will be back 40 a few minutes．”Then he put the paper 41 his coat and went to have his dinner． 42 he came back after dinner，he 43 that his coat was not there．But another 44 was left there．It said，“A great runner 45 your coat，and he will never come back．”36.A.with B.for C.by D.at37.A.gave B.threw C.forgot D.left38.A.surprised B.excited C.afraid D.glad39.A.bag B.coat C.cap D.shirt40.A.on B.in C.for D.after41.A.under B.away C.in D.on42.A.If B.Before C.When D.Until43.A.heard B.found C.learned D.knew44.A.note B.coat C.bag D.cap45.A.buys B.looks for C.looks after D.takes away三四、阅读理解：(40分=2*20)AThere are forty-seven different kinds of kangaroos（袋鼠）. The smallest are about a quarter of a meter long; the biggest are taller than a man.Kangaroos have very long strong back legs. These are used for jumping. They also have long strong tails（尾巴）used for resting on. Kangaroos’front legs are much shorter, and are almost like arms. Kangaroos’ heads are quite small, but their ears are quite large.Mother kangaroos have a pocket at the front. They have one baby each year. When it is born, the baby kangaroo is straight into its mother’s pocket. The baby kangaroos stay there for six months.The biggest kangaroos stand more than 2 meters tall, and their legs are so strong that they can jump more than 9 meters. They are very fast, and can travel at more than 50 kilometers an hour. They are very strong, but only eat fruit, leaves and grass.46.How many different kinds of kangaroos are there?A.37B.74C.47D.4047.How large are the biggest kangaroos?A.Smaller than a manB.Bigger than a manC.The same size as a manD.A quarter of a meter long.48.Does a mother kangaroo have a pocket?A.Yes, it does.B.No, it does.C.No, it doesn’t.D.It doesn’t tell us.49.How long does a baby kangaroo stay in its mother’s pocket?A.One monthB.Three monthsC.Six monthsD.Five months50.How far can kangaroos jump?A.More than 2 meters.B.More than 9 meters.C.Less than 2 meters.D.Less than 9 meters.BCoffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries. People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it.They drink it at work and at home. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy. Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways. Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both四cream and sugar in it. In all ways it is served. Coffee has become an international drink.51.Coffee has become an drink.A.interestingB.internationalC.ice-creamD.Chinese52.Different people like to drink coffee .A.at work or at homeB.in different waysC.with cream or sugarD.between meals53.Today Americans drink coffee than people in any of the other countries.A.as much asB.lessC.moreD.most54.“Coffee is black and very strong.”The word strong here means .A.坚固的B.淡的C.清的D.浓的55. is the most popular American drink.A.Black teaB.CoffeeC.Water with iceD.WhiskyCCome and meet the Indian(印度的) elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you. The giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.Tickets Opening timeAdults:＄2.00Children:＄1.00 Under 12: Free 8:30a.m----3:00p.m.(Monday--Friday) 9:00a.m----4:30p.m.(Saturday,Sunday)Keep the zoo clean!Do not touch, give food to or go near the animals.56.How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage？A.FourB.FiveC.SixD.Seven57.Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other 10.Howmuch are the tickets altogether(总共)?A.＄4.00B.＄2.00C.＄3.00D.＄1.0058.Which of the following is visiting time?A.8:00 a.m. Monday.B.9:30 a.m. Friday.C.4:00 p.m. Tuesday.D.8:00 p.m. Sunday.59.From the passage we can guess the animal “giraffe” must be very _____.A.fatB.longC.tallD.strong60.Which of the following can we do in the zoo?五A.Take a few nice photos.B.Give some food to the fish.C.Touch the monkey on the head.D.Throw things everywhere.DWhen the world was very young, people lived in hot places .They didn’t live in cold places because they could not keep warm there.At first men didn’t know how to make a fire.Sometimes trees were hit by lightning .Then a fire was started .People took some of the fire near their homes. A fire was very important for three reasons. It kept them warm. Wild animals were frightened when they saw it. And when food was cooked, it tasted much better.But men didn’t know how to make a fire. When they had a fire, they didn’t let it stop burning. If it went out, they couldn't start it again. They had to wait for lightning to start another fire. Sometimes they had to wait for years.Later, they learned how to make a fire. But it was not easy to make something burn.Now we have matches. We can carry them in our pockets and make a fire when we want to.lions of years ago people didn’t live in cold places because____________.A.they were afraid of coldB.they didn’t know how to keep warmC.they couldn’t make a fireD.they couldn’t find cold places62.People found that _______.A.wild animals enjoyed fire very muchB.the cooked food tasted better than uncooked foodC.the uncooked food tasted much betterD.wild animals needed fire to keep them warm63.People didn’t let a fire stop burning because_______.A.they were not able to make a fireB.it was very coldC.they had no time to wait for another fireD.they had no trouble in making a fire64.Now we can make a fire___________.A.in cold placesB.in our pocketsC.if it is necessaryD.in the forest65.Which of the following is NOT true,according to the passage.A.People are much cleverer now than they were long before.B.A fire could be made by lightning.C.We can make a fire with matchesD.After man knew how to make a fire, it became very easy to burn something .六五、用所给词的适当形式填空：(10分)1.Woodland School near London is a _______ (mix) school.2.They will have a trip to the Great Wall if it (not rain) tomorrow.3.This book is not as ( interest ) as that one .4.There are （many）students in Class One than in Class Two5.We had a great time (sing) at the party yesterday.6.See the Monument to the People’s ______ (hero) at Tian’anmen Square.7.The comic book is funny from_______(begin) to end.8.You can have _______ (drive) lessons at the age of 16 in the USA .e on, let’s enjoy _______ (we)!10.You can feel the _______ (beautiful) of the old park in the Summer Palace.六、按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子,每个空格只能填一个单词。