高新区2008—2009学年度第一学期期中调研测试
八 年 级 英 语 2008.11
本试卷分第I卷 (选择题) 和第II卷 (非选择题) 两部分。共7大题，满分100分。考试用时100分钟。
第I卷 (三大题，共60分)
注意事项：
1．答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级用钢笔或圆珠笔写在答题卡上，将考试号、考试科目用铅笔涂在答题卡上。
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一、听力选择 (满分15分)
(请先用两分钟时间熟悉听力试题，然后再动笔答题。做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。)
A) 对话理解 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
听下面10段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
1. How does Miss Wang usually come to work?
A. On foot. B. By bicycle. C. By bus.
2. What are they doing now?
A. They are getting ready for a birthday party. B. They are doing some shopping.
C. They are making dinner.
3. What are they talking about?
A. The life in Shanghai. B. The weather in Shanghai. C. The seasons in Shanghai.
4. Whose room is the smallest?
A. Mary’s. B. Jane’s. C. Ann’s.
5. How long do they spend at school?
A. 7 hours. B. 8 hours. C. 9 hours.
6. What does Jim think of the West Lake?
A. He liked the view. B. It was terrible． C. He didn’t enjoy the trip at all.
7. Why did the woman miss the train?
A. She started late. B. She was very busy. C. There was a lot of traffic.
8. What is Millie like?
A. She is short. B. Her hair is short. C. She is polite and helpful.
9. What time did Wang Ling get up this morning?
A. At 6:15. B. At 6:30. C. At 6:45.
10. How many people play football?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4
B) 短文理解 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
听下面的短文。短文后有5个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。
11. Tony begins to go to school when he was ______ years old.
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7
12. What’s Tony’s sister?
A. She’s a teacher. B. She’s a student. C. She’s a farmer.
13. Tony’s mother asks him to wash four apples because ______.
A. she doesn’t want Tony to eat too many apples B. Tony cannot carry more apples
C. there are four people in the house
14. Tony wants to eat ______.
A. the biggest apple B. the smallest apple C. four apples
15. From the story we can know ______.
A. Tony’s mother wants him to tell a lie B. Tony likes apples best
C. Tony is an honest boy
二、选择填空 (共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分)
A) 单项填空 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
16. — Can I throw ______ bag away, Tom?
— Please don’t, mum. It’s ______ useful one.
A. a; an B. the; an C. the; a D. the; 不填
17. — I’m so hungry, mum. Could I have ______ in the fridge?
— Yes, you can choose ______ food you like.
A. something; no B. anything; some C. anything; any D. something; any
18. Woodland School has ______ students than our schoo1. The number of the students there ______
550.
A. less; is B. fewer; is C. less; are D. more; are
19. — Our teacher won’t give us the answer to the question.
— Why not work it out all by ______?
A. ourselves B. themselves C. myself D. herself
20. Our English teacher always tells ______ stories to make us ______.
A. interested; laugh B. interesting; laugh C. interested; to laugh D. interesting; to laugh
21. Tom is one of my best friends now, ______ I didn’t like him ______.
A. but; at last B. and; at the beginning C. but; at the beginning D. and; at first
22. Amy would like ______ a teacher when she ______ up.
A. to be; grew B. to be; grows C. being; grows D. be; grew
23. Simon, ______ the other boys in my class, ______ playing games.
A. like; likes B. likes; like C. likes; likes D. like; like
24. — I don’t know ______.
— In two days.
A. where to go B. how to go there C. what to do D. when to go there
25. — Which month has ______ days in a year?
— February, of course.
A. more B. fewer C. the fewest D. the most
26. Daniel is my friend. I like sharing my ______ with him when I am happy.
A. joy B. happy C. sadness D. secrets
27. — ______?
— She’s pretty and slim.
A. How is your sister B. What is your sister
C. What does your sister like D. What is your sister like
28. — Mr. Wang went to Shanghai for an exhibition this morning.
— Really? That’s why he had two days ______.
A. out B. off C. on D. away
29. — Look! They are playing under the tree. Let’s go and ______ them.
— OK.
A. join in B. take part in C. join D. joining
30. — Why not go to the Palace Museum?
— ______
A. Because it’s too expensive. B. That’s all right.
C. Yes, I’d like to. D. What a great idea!
B) 完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once my father and I went to see a circus (马戏团). A family was standing in front of us 31
for tickets. The family had eight children. Their clothes were 32 but they were clean. They were talking about the clowns (小丑) and elephants excitedly.
“I want 33 tickets, eight for children and two for adults.” said the father to the ticket lady.
The ticket lady told him the 34 . When he heard that, the man couldn’t believe his 35 . He asked again, “How much?”
The ticket lady spoke again. The father looked sad. Clearly, he didn’t have 36 money.
My dad took a $20 bill and dropped (掉落) it on the ground. Then he 37 the bill, and said to the man, “Sir, this fell out of your pocket.”
The man knew what was 38 . He looked into my dad’s eyes and took the 39 . “Thank you, thank you, sir. This 40 means a lot to me and my family.”
We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t feel sorry for it at all.
31. A. waiting B. looking C. working D. preparing
32. A. new B. not cheap C. not old D. not expensive
33. A. eight B. ten C. two D. five
34. A. money B. number C. price D. time
35. A. eyes B. ears C. nose D. head
36. A. spare B. any C. little D. enough
37. A. picked up B. took away C. put down D. looked up
38. A. going B. happening C. doing D. wrong
39. A. tickets B. pocket C. bill D. bag
40. A. already B. certainly C. only D. really
三、阅读理解 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
New York is a very large city with 8,000,000 people. How do so many people move about the city on their way to work and school?
In New York you can travel about the city by underground, bus, taxi and car. The underground runs on the railroad lines under the city. It crosses the city at different points and goes to all parts of the city. Traveling by underground is the fastest way to get around the city.
The second way to travel around the city is by public bus. It’s a slower way to travel. This is because the bus moves in road traffic which is often heavy.
You can also travel around the city by taxi. This is the most expensive way, but the taxi will take you to the very place you wish to go to. If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow. During the mornings and afternoons, there is the “rush hour”. This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work.
The last way to get around New York is using your own car. However, it’s not easy for you to drive, especially when you are driving in the “rush hour”. If there is an accident on the road, you will have to wait for a long time.
The best time to travel around the city is from 9 a.m. to 4 a. m. This is the time after the morning “rush hour” and before the evening “rush hour”. Traffic will be less crowded because most people are already at school or at work.
41. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. the heavy traffic in New York B. ways to travel around in New York
C. the rush hour in New York D. traffic accidents in New York
42. How many ways of traveling around New York are talked about in the passage?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1
43. It you travel around New York in your own car, which of the following is the best time?
A. From 8 a. m. to 10 a. m. B. From 3 p. m. to 5 p. m.
C. From 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. D. From 10 a. m. to 3 p. m.
B
Very often, new-born babies are not beautiful. They are wrinkled (多皱的) or hairless, or they
have an angry look on their faces. They seem (好像) to say, “Get away! I hate everybody.” But to parents, their hairless, wrinkled, angry-faced baby is the most beautiful child in the world. When that proud (骄傲的) father or mother asks you, “Well, what do you think of our baby? Isn’t she beautiful?” What are you going to say? Is this the time for the truth? Of course not!
You look that proud father in the eye and say, “Yes, she is! She’s really a beauty. She’s one in a million. She’s going to be a movie star! I’m sure.”
In English, this is a white lie. White lies don’t hurt people. They are not cruel (残忍的) or angry words. People use them to make a difficult thing a little easier. When people don’t want to meet anyone or eat anything new that they really don’t like at a friend’s house, they tell a white lie. They are trying to be kind. They don’t want to hurt someone. It’s important to be honest, but many people feel that being kind is something more important.
44. When a father and a mother asks what you think of their new baby, they want you to ______.
A. tell the truth B. say good words C. say bad words D. say as you like
45. From the passage we can know that ______.
A. a new-born baby hates everyone around her or him
B. a new-born baby is the most beautiful one
C. people who tell white lies are not kind
D. people who tell white lies want to be kind
46. Which of the following is a white lie?
A. You broke the window but you say you didn’t.
B. You know Jack has stolen (偷) a watch but you say he hasn’t.
C. You don’t think someone’s first drawing is great but you say it is.
D. You tell a parent that the new-born baby isn’t beautiful.
C
Dear Dad and Mum,
I want to tell you about my first week of classes at school. I get up at 6:00 every morning. That is really early for me. You know I don’t like to get up early. I usually have breakfast at school. The food here is very tasty. I have German class at 7:30 every morning. After German class, I have Business class on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10:00. I have lots of homework in that class, but I really like it.
The campus (校园) here is really big. The first day I was lost. Now I know where all the buildings are and I know where my classrooms are. That’s the most important. My dormitory is close to the classroom, so I walk to the classrooms.
My roommate’s name is Eric. He is from Los Angeles. We get along well with each other. He is quiet and doesn’t make a lot of noise. Sometimes Eric and I have dinner together. However, we don’t often see each other because our schedules (日程安排) are different.
In the evening, I usually study by myself. Sometimes I study in the library and sometimes in the dormitory. I have to write three reports this term, so I have to read some books in the library. I usually go to bed at about 11 o’clock.
Mum, I miss your cooking. Do you think you could send me some of your home-made chocolate chip cookies?
Well, I have to go to the library now. Dad and Mum, take care.
Love,
Sam
47. How long has Sam been studying in the school?
A. One term. B. One week. C. One month. D. One year.
48. What problem did Sam have on the first day of school?
A. He didn’t like the food. B. He was lonely.
C. He had to write a lot of reports. D. He didn’t know the campus well.
49. Why don’t Sam and Eric often see each other?
A. Because they have lessons at different times. B. Because they live in different rooms.
C. Because Eric is very quiet. D. Because Sam always studies in the library.
50. A “dormitory” means ______ according to the passage.
A. a place for doing exercise B. a large library
C. a place where students live D. an office building
高新区2008—2009学年度第一学期期中调研测试
八年级英语答题纸 2008.11
第II卷 (四大题，共40分)
注意事项：
1．第II卷共2页，用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试卷中的指定位置。
2．答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。
四、词汇 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
A) 单词拼写 根据所给的中文注释和句子意思，写出该单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。
51. The museum is just a few ____________ (街区) away. We can walk there.
52. Will you be _____________ (能够) to come to my house to help me with my English tonight?
53. Today is my birthday. It’s a very ____________ (特殊的) day for me.
54. ____________ (几乎) no one in our class could work out the difficult Maths problem.
55. My dream is to become a fashion ____________ (模特儿) in the future.
B) 词型转换 用所给单词的适当形式填空。每空只写一词。
56. All of us like Kitty’s big ____________ (smile) eyes very much.
57. He got ill yesterday. Today he feels even ____________ (bad).
58. Did you have a ____________ (please) time in the zoo yesterday?
59. He always says to ____________ (he), “I’m the best!”
60. ____________ (luck), we caught the early bus though we got up late.
C) 动词填空 用所给动词的适当形式填空。
61. I ____________ (admire) Li Xiaolong very much when I was young.
62. She is practicing ____________ (sew) with her mother’s help.
63. He agreed ____________ (finish) the homework before he went out.
64. I ____________ (miss) you very much if I cannot see you for a long time.
65. When ____________ you ____________ (receive) your pen friend’s e-mail?
五、句型转换 (共5小题；每空0.5分，满分5分)
66. Millie’s pencil box is as big as mine. (改为同义句)
Millie’s pencil box is ____________ ____________ ____________ as mine.
67. The little girl could read and write at six years old. (改为否定句)
The little girl ____________ read ____________ write at six years old.
68. Peter jumps farther than any other student in his class. (改为同义句)
Peter jumps ____________ in his class.
69. We have a big library. There are a lot of useful books in it. (合并为一句)
We have a big library ____________ a lot of useful books in it.
70. I didn’t ask the teacher for help. I solved the problem on my own. (合并为一句)
I solved the problem on my own ___________ ___________ ___________ the teacher for help.
六、完成句子 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 根据所给汉语，完成下列句子。
71. 我认为看电视不如攀爬有趣。
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72. 一个好老师应该有好的幽默感。
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73. 妈妈让我尽可能多花时间锻炼身体。
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74. 每天许多父母开车送他们的孩子上学。
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75. 她正在学习如何和新同学交朋友。
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七、书面表达 (共1小题；满分10分)
提示：为欢迎外教Mr. King来你校任教，你们班将于本周六带领他参观苏州名胜。请你以班长的名义写一封信，向全班同学发出邀请，并对行程和交通工具做出安排。
要点：1. 上午8：00 校门口集合上车；参观虎丘(the Tiger Hill)，拙政园( the Humble
Administrator’s Garden)；
2. 中饭后，到东山(the East Hill) 采桔子，欣赏太湖( the Tailu Lake)美景；
3. 傍晚，到观前街购物，品尝苏州小吃；
4. 每人费用100元。
注意：1. 词数70左右。日记的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；
2. 邀请信须包括所有内容要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使其连贯、通顺。
Dear classmates,
Mr. King, our new foreign teacher, has just come to teach in our school. We are planning a day
out for him. We want to invite you to the trip on Saturday. ________________________________
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I hope all of you will have a good time then.
Best wish
John
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