成都市武侯外国语学校八年级半期考试卷(新版)

成都市武侯外国语学校2013--2014八年级半期考试卷

姓名：__________ 满分125分时间90分钟得分:__________

一.单项选择（25分）

A.选择方框内与句中的单词意思相近的单词。

A.near

B.can

C.arrived in

D.easy

26.The visitors reached Chengdu on a rainy morning.

27.I’d like to buy a house close to my workplace.

28.I think the answer to this question is very simple.

29.The boy is able to help his parents with housework though he is only six years old.

B. 从各题的A 、B、C三个选项中选择正确的答案

30.It seems to be rainy. You should take ________ umbrella with you.

A.a

B.an

C.the

31.--It’s three o’clock by my watch. --Oh, my watch goes faster than _________.

A.yours

B.your

C.you

32.The student ________ a reason for his being late for class.

A.made up

B.picked up

C.put up

33.The little girl has to look after herself because _____ of her parents are working far away.

A.all

B.each

C.both

34.--_______ do you eat in a fast food restaurant? --Never. I don’t like eating junk food.

A.How often

B.How long

C.How much

35.The new washing machine uses ________ water than the old one.

A.little

B.less

C.the least

36.Be quiet, everyone! I have ________ to tell you.

A.anything important

B.important something

C.something important

37.The teacher expected _______ with Mr Green about his son.

A.talk

B.talking

C.to talk

38.Wait for me! You know I can’t walk as _______ as you.

A.quick

B.quickly

C.more quickly

39.--Did you enjoy ________ in the park? --Not at all. It began to rain hard when we got there.

A.yourself

B.yourselves

C.themselves

40.--________ do you think of soap operas? --Oh, I can’t stand them.

A.What

B.How

C.Why

41.--Can you help me get the book on the bookcase?

--I’m sorry. I’m not _______ to reach it.

A.enough tall

B.tall enough

C.taller enough

42.Mary hardly has breakfast every morning, _______?

A.has she

B.does she

C.doesn’t she

43.Chengdu is one of _________ cities to live in China.

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B.more comfortable

C.the most comfortable

44.--Jim was late for class this morning, wasn’t he?

--No, he wasn’t, __________ it was raining.

A.although

B.if

C.because

45.Although they were tired and hungry, they kept on ______.

A.walk

B.to walk

C.walking

46.--I’m terribly sorry, but may I use your phone?

--Yes, _______.

A.of course

B.it doesn’t matter

C.it’s up to you

C. 根据对话内容，从方框中选出适当的选项补全对话，并将选项的编号依次填入题号后横线上。

A:Hi! I’m a reporter. Can I ask you some questions?

B:Of course.

A:___47_____

B:Yes, very much. And I watch them once a week.

A:What do you think is the best movie theater in town?

B:Rose Cinema, I think.

A:____48______

B:Because it has the biggest screens and the best sound.

A:Well, what do you think of Town Cinema?

B:____49_____

A:What about Movie Palace?

B:It is the cheapest, but he movie there are always boring.

A:I see. Thank you very much.

B:____50______

A.It’s popular, but it is the most expensive.

B.Do you like watching movies?

C.No problem.

D.Why do you think so?

二、完型填空（共20小题，每小题1分；计20分）

分别通读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

A

I had my worst trip last year. I still remember everything very 51 . My family planned to stay for a few days in my 52 house in the countryside. I like taking vacations there 53 the clean, fresh air and the quiet forest.

We decided to start our trip early in the morning before the 54 hours on the roads, but we were still late. The road was full of cars and buses! We didn’t 55 for one hour! We were all very bored and tired. All the drivers were 56 shouting. Oh! How terrible!

When we arrived at the countryside, it was already dark. A high wind started to blow. The weather was cold. The worst thing was that we didn’t know 57 we were. We wanted to 58 my uncle but the cellphone had no power (电)! Luckily, when we were ready to give up, we saw my uncle. He was 59 us.

Today maybe my story can make you 60 , but I’m sure it was the most terrible trip I ever had.

51. A.carefully B.easily C.clearly

52. A.friend’s B.uncle’s C.grandparents’

53. A.such as B.in fact C.because of

54. A.busy B.tidy C.noisy

55. A.sleep B.move C.eat

56. A.hardly B.maybe C.almost

57. A.where B.when C.why

58. A.thank B.call C.watch

59. A.looking for B.paying for C.thinking about

60. A.touch B.cry https://www.360docs.net/doc/744396035.html,ugh

B

In life, people come and go. But there isn’t anyone that is like you. 61 is different from everyone else(其他的).

As you know, some people are 62 than you, and some are shorter. Maybe your friend’s 63 has the same color as your hair. Maybe it is longer than 64 . You must have some friends smarter than you. And you must also have some other friends and they are not as good ____65____sports as you.

Some people say that they can’t 66 the differences between friends. So, they like to have friends with the same interests. 67 that is just wrong. In fact, how fantastic a 68 is for you! It can make the world become a 69 place.

So, when you decide to make a friend, 70 care if you are the same or different. As long as you can share everything and enjoy yourselves, it will be great.

61.A.Somebody B.Nobody C.Everybody

62.A.taller B.heavier C.richer

63.A.T-shirt B.schoolbag C.hair

64.A.his B.hers C.yours

65.A.at B.for C.in

66.A.mind B.stand C.find

67.A.So B.But C.Or

68.A.reason https://www.360docs.net/doc/744396035.html,petition C.difference

69.A.terrible B.wonderful C.similar

70.A.never B.always https://www.360docs.net/doc/744396035.html,ually

第三部分阅读理解（共10小题，计20分）

三、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的选A，错误的选B。（共5小题，每小题2分；计10分）

A

Last Sunday Sam went to visit a place of interest by bike. On his way home, it began to rain heavily. He had to stand under a tree. When the rain stopped, his clothes were wet. He got a bad cold（感冒）when he got home. He went to see a doctor at once. The doctor looked him over carefully and asked him to stay in hospital for about one week. He felt very terrible. He wanted to go out for a walk,but the doctor didn’t let him go out of the ward（病房）.

One day, Sam went out secretly（偷偷地）. It was warm that day. The sun was shining and there were a lot of flowers in the hospital. Sam was very happy. Half an hour later he felt tired, so he sat on a chair in the garden. There was an old woman not far from him. She was reading a newspaper.

Sam went up to her and said, “Could you tell me what the date is today, Granny? ”

“ I’m I don’t know, ” answered the old woman.

“ What day is it today,then? ”

“ I don’t know either.”

“ May I read the newspaper? ”

“ It’s no use for you,” said the old woman. “It’s yesterday’s newspaper!”

71. It began to rain on Sam’s way to the place of interest.

72.Sam got a bad cold because of the heavy rain.

73.Sam had to stay in hospital for about a week.

74.Sam asked the old woman for help because he felt tired after walk.

75.The woman was too old to read a newspaper.

四、根据短文内容选择正确答案。（共10小题，每小题2分；计20分）

B

Do you want to improve (提高) your English? If you answer is yes, you can join the English club.

As a member of the English club, you can do many English exercises, watch films and listen to English songs. Of course, you can also borrow (借) English CDs from the club. Every club member can only borrow three CDs at a time. If you want to keep the CDs, you should spend money on them ( non-members : 10 yuan; members: 20% lower (低) than the non-members ).

How to join the club:

You can come to our club at 5 Green Street, write to Mr Green (room 501, 5 Green Street, New York), call Mr Smith at 8456-4365 or visit our website: https://www.360docs.net/doc/744396035.html,.

Opening time:

10:00a.m.—7:00 p.m.( Tuesday-Thursday )

9:30 a.m.—9:30 p.m ( Friday—Sunday )

76.What can you di in the English club?

○1Play games ○2Do English ○3Borrow English CDs ○4Watch films

A.○1○2○3

B.○2○3○4

C. ○1○2○4

77.Lisa, a member of the English club, wants to buy three CDs, and she needs to spend ____on them .

A. 30

B.24

C.20

78.There are _____ ways to join the English club.

A. two

B.three

C.four

79.You can go to the English club at ______ on Wednesday.

A. 9:30 a.m.

B.8:00 p.m

C.11:00 a.m.

80. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The English club at 5 Green Street.

B. The English club opens five days a week.

C. The English club opens 9 hours on weekends.

C

If you are like me and you love drawing a lot, then I’m sure you’ll love “Drawing With Mark”.

“Drawing With Mark” is a great show and Mark is really helpful. He gives kids some tips on how to draw and often teaches kids some history about the things they draw. Kids can also learn three or four fun facts about what they are drawing.

“Happy Tails ” is about cats and dogs. Mark shows how to draw them and talks about how to look after them, too.

In “A Day With The Dinosaurs (恐龙) ”, Mark visits the Museum of Boston and speaks to an expert (专家) to learn how the dinosaurs lived, what they ate and how long they lived.

In “Reach For The Stars ”, Mark is also at the the Museum of Boston. He speaks to another expert about the stars. “ I learned how far we are from the stars. I thought that the stars were just about 100 miles(英里) from us, but they are millions of (几百万的) miles from us. That’s really far! ”

If you love drawing, you can watch this show. You can have fun with the tips Mark gives you. The tips will help you to become an artist.

81. What’s “Drawing With Mark”?

A. A movie

B. A show

C.A magazine

82. What’s “Happy Tails” about?

A. Cats and dogs

B.Stars and the moon

C.Dinosaurs.

83.How does Mark learn how long the dinosaurs lived?

A.By reading a book

B.By talking with an expert

C.By watching TV.

84.Where does Mark go to learn about the stars?

A.To a zoo

B. To a museum

C.To a library

85.Where does Mark go to learn about the stars?

A.Kids can’t learn any history about the things they draw.

B.Mark thought the stars were very far from us.

C.The writer likes “Drawing With Mark ” a lot.

B卷（50分）

一、完成对话。在对话的空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。一空一词。按编号把答案依次填入下面的表格内。（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）

A: Hi,Kate. Your skirt looks so nice. Where did you buy it?

B: On the 1 . It’s only 30 yuan.

A: 30 yuan online? It’s so 2 .

B: Yes. Isn’t it great to save money?

A: But I’m afraid they are not good enough.

B: Don’t worry about the 3 . I’ve bought many things, they are really nice.

A: Sounds great! I 4 ever bought anything online. Could you please tell me 5 to do it?

B: All right. First, you should go into Taobao. Next, go through the things and 6 the things you want to buy.

A: And then?

B: Read the instructions(说明) 7 before you decide to buy it. Click (单击) on it and 8 the instructions.

A: How 9 can I receive (收到) it afterwards?

B: You’ll get it in a few fays.

A: I’m really interested in this new way of shopping, and I myself will have a 10 . Thank you for telling me!

B: No problem.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

二、短文填空。从下面的方框中选择适当的单词并用正确形式填入短文空格内。（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）

happy ; become ; bring ; quiet ; success ; well ;

talent ; happen ; surprised ; play ; appear teacher

Kate was a 10-year old girl. She was 1 in baseball. She hoped to be a baseball player in the school team. She practiced 2 baseball almost every day.

Kate’s grandfather was nearly 70 years old now, but he was a 3 baseball player when he was young. So Kate wrote him an e-mail, saying “I want to play baseball much 4 . When you come here for a vacation, would you like to 5 me how to do it?” The next week, Kate got his e-mail. It said, “Sorry, my life is very full now.” She was kind of 6 . But in fact, her grandfather decided to come. He didn’t tell Kate the truth (真相) because he wanted to give her a 7 .

The door bell (门铃) rang on Saturday morning. Kate opened the door and her grandfather 8 outside. Kate was so surprised. He 9 Kate a baseball as a gift. Kate liked it very much.

With his help, Kate improved (提高) a lot and 10 a player of the school team in the end.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

三、阅读表达（共20小题；计15分）

A.阅读排序。阅读下列各句，根据其内容重新排列所有句子的顺序，使其构成意义完整正确、逻辑顺序合理的语篇，并将代表句子的字母填写在答题卡上相应的位置。（共10小题，每小题0.5分；计5分）Potatoes are very popular with people around the world today. But in the past this was not true.

A.Germans eat potato salad; the USA has the baked potato, and of course, the French created vegetable.

B.In the 1600s, when the Spanish first took the potato to Europe, people disliked this strange vegetable.

C.Potatoes soon became the main food in many countries.

D.Potatoes grew in South America 5000 years ago.

E. This made them feel bad because there is poison(毒药) in the leaves (叶子).

F. So they only ate the leaves of potatoes.

G.In the 1800s, people started to eat potatoes and found the food delicious and healthy.

H.Some thought that their skins (皮肤) would look like the skin of the plant if they ate the potato.

I.Today each country has its way of cooking potatoes.

J.But they only became popular in other places 200 years ago.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

B. 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出适当的选项补全短文（有一多余选项），并将选项的编号依次填入题后表格中。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）

Junior high school is often a difficult time. You are growing every year. 1 sometimes you have many problems and feel unhappy. You don’t know what to do about them. I hope that you can think about some ways to help yourself.

I remember what made me unhappy back in my school days. I cared too much about what other people thought of me. 2 When I spoke in class, my face went red because I knew my classmates were all looking at me. It was really terrible. Now I am going to finish high school and I know what my problem is. 3 Now I feel a lot more relaxed about life.

school life should be some of the best and the happiest days of our life. 4 Don’t say things are difficult and boring. Don’t lose heart if things sometimes go badly. Don’t let small problems seem very big.

5 Believe in yourself, go and play sports, or help someone with problems.

A.We should try to enjoy this wonderful time.

B.You look different and I feel different.

C.When I was in school, I was very shy.

D.There are always a lot of things to do to relax yourself and make you happy.

E.It is not easy to get good grades.

F.I no longer worry about what people think of me.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

C. 阅读下面短文，补全表格中所缺的信息。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）

When you sleep somewhere else, like at a summer camp or a friend’s house, you know you’re there for a fun time. But for some kids, when you are free from home they feel sad. They start to miss their own beds, their own parents and all the things at home. It’s called being homesick (想家的). Do you want to feel less homesick? Here’s how:

Spend more time in doing fun things. the more fun things you do, the less time you’ll have to feel homesick. So try to join in activities and soon you might start to have a good time.

You can make a plan to call your mum or dad. For a night visit, maybe you can call once that night, and again in the morning. You can also send e-mails to your friends and tell them the fun things you are doing. If

you’re going away for a long time, you might even write them a letter!

Sometimes, just tell someone that you’re feeling homesick. This will help you feel better. Maybe you can tell a friend that you feel homesick. And the two of you can do something fun together, such as telling jokes. If you are at a camp. a camp teacher would be a good person to talk to. He or she might have some ideas to help you feel better.

How to feel 1.__________

find fun You should try to take part in a lot of 2_________and then you may

have a good time.

talk to your family and friends A.Make a call to your parents at night and in the morning.

B.Send e-mails to your friends and 3.____________our fun things with them.

C.4.____________ if you are away for a long time.

talk to someone

A.Talk to your friend and 5.________________with him/her.

B.Talk to your teacher to get some helpful ideas.

五．书面表达（15分）

假如你叫王娜，你的笔友Mary给你发来电子邮件，询问你国庆节(the National Holiday)过得怎么样。请你根据以下要点提示，用英语给她回信：

1.在家里待了两天：做作业，练习钢琴；

2.去看望祖父母：陪他们聊天、帮他们做家务；

3.和父母去成都：逛动物园、购物。

注意：1. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2. 词数：80左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。

Dear Mary,

I had an interesting National Holiday......

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案：A卷

一、A选词填空：1-4 C A D B

B 单项选择：5-21 B A A

C A B C C B B A B B C A C A

C 补全对话：22-25 B

D A C

二、完型填空

26-35 C B C A B C A B A C

36-45 C A C C A B B C B A

三、阅读理解46-50 B A A B B

51-60 B B B C A B A C B C

B卷

一、完成对话

1.Internet

2.cheap

3. quality

4.hardly

5.how

6.choose

7.carefully

8.follow

9.soon

10.try

二、短文填空

1.talented

2.playing

3.successful

4.better

5.teach

6.unhappy

7.surprise

8.appeared 9.brought 10.became

三、

1.排序

D J B H F

E G C I A

2.补全对话

B C F A D

3.补全信息

1).less homesick 2).activities 3).share 4).write them a letter 5).your family

四、作文（略）