重庆南开中学初2013级八年级(上)半期考试英语试卷

重庆南开中学初2013级八年级（上）半期考试英语试卷

（全卷共九个大题满分：150分考试时间：120分钟）

注意：全卷分为第I卷和第II卷，第I卷的答案做在机读卡上，第II卷的答案做在答题卷上。

第I卷（95分）

I. 听力测试。（共30分）

第一节、情景反应。（每小题1.5分，共9分）

听一遍。根据你所听到的句子，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最恰当的答语，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

1. A. I’m relaxing at home . B. She is studying for a test . C. They are hiking .

2. A. About 340 kilometers . B. Take a train . C. About three hours .

3. A. You are very healthy . B. It’s bad for your health . C. I’m sorry to hear that .

4. A. Next week . B. Tomorrow . C. Yesterday .

5. A. She is thin . B. She is wild . C. She likes reading .

6. A. Yes , I do . B. You are welcome . C. Good idea !

第二节、对话理解。（每小题1.5分，共9分）

听一遍。根据你所听到的对话和问题，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

7. A. By bike . B. By subway . C. By bus .

8. A. He has a fever . B. He has a stomachache . C. He has a cold .

9. A. Go shopping . B. Take exercise . C. Do their homework .

10. A. Tara . B. Tina . C. Tina is as serious as Tara .

11. A. Yunnan . B. Hong Kong . C. Tibet .

12. A. Yes , he can . B. No , he can’t . C. No , he can .

第三节、短文理解。（每小题1.5分，共12分）

听两遍。根据你所听到的短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

（A）

听第一篇短文，完成13至16题。

13. Sarah and her brother are having their __________ holiday .

A. winter

B. Ssummer

C. spring

14. They went to the museum __________ .

A. by bike

B. by taxi

C. by subway

15. They __________ in the afternoon .

A. went hiking in the mountain

B. walked to the restaurant to have lunch

C. went shopping

16. Sarah was __________ .

A. tired but happy

B. tired and unhappy

C. angry

（B）

听第二篇短文，完成17至20题。

17. Liangliang was __________ years old .

A. four

B. five

C. six

18. Lianglian’s mother was __________ .

A. a nurse

B. A teacher

C. A doctor

19. The boy said “__________ ” to his mother .

A. I’m sorry .

B. How are you !

C. I love you !

20. What kind of boy do you think Liangliang was ?

A. Quiet .

B. Lazy .

C. Clever .

II. 单项选择。（每小题1分，共20分。）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

21. – Can you come to my birthday party tomorrow evening ?

-- __________ .

A. Sorry , I can

B. OK , I’d love

C. Sure , I’d love to

D. No , I can

22. How long does it __________ you __________ to work ?

A. take , getting

B. spend , getting

C. spend , to get

D. take , to get

23. Beijing is a big city famous __________ her history .

A. for

B. as

C. to

D. with

24. In Hong Kong , many people go to work __________ bus .

A. on a

B. by a

C. take a

D. on

25. I have two pencils here . One is black , __________ is yellow .

A. other

B. another

C. the other

D. the others

26. I __________ watch TV on weekends because I have lots of hoework to do every day .

A. often

B. usually

C. hardly ever

D. sometimes

27. Lily is __________ Lucy . Lily likes singing but Lucy likes dancing .

A. same as

B. different in

C. different from

D. the same as

28. __________ my sister is ill , she still wants to go to school .

A. Although

B. Until

C. Burt

D. And

29. – Adam , I’m going to Europe for vacation this summer .

-- __________

A. Have a good time ! C. You’re right .

C. I’m sorry to hear that .

D. That’s OK .

30. -- __________ do you take a shower ? -- Once a week .

A. How long

B. How much

C. How far

D. How often

31. – What’s the matter with you , Henry ? -- __________ .

A. I’m going to the hospital

B. I have a high fever

C. I’m visiting my grandparents

D. I want to go fishing

32. Jackie Chen is coming to Chongqing for vacation and he is staying __________ .

A. two days ago

B. for two days

C. on the 12th

D. last week

33. I forgot __________ my homework to the classroom and the teacher was angry with me .

A. bringing

B. bring

C. brought

D. to bring

34. It’s good for us to __________ .

A. be stressed out

B. go to bed late

C. eat junk food

D. eat a balanced diet

35. I don’t have __________ to tell you .

A. something interesting

B. anything interesting

C. interesting something

D. interesting anything

36. It is very important for us __________ .

A. to keep healthy

B. to keep health

C. keeping healthy

D. keeping in good health

37. She __________ the teacher but __________ nothing .

A. listened , listened to

B. listens to , heard

C. listened , heard

D. listened to , heard

38. I think Zhao Benshan is __________ than Guo Degang , Do you think so ?

A. funny

B. funnyer

C. funnier

D. more funnier

39. The little boy eats __________ food and he is __________ heavy .

A. too many , too much

B. too much , much too

C. too many , much too

D. much too , too much

40. She has __________ books in her room , and __________ the books is 300 .

A. a number of , a number of

B. the number of , the number of

C. the number of , a number of

D. a number of , the number of

III. 完形填空。（每小题1.5分，共15分）

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

Young people today may not know Zhu Mingying . But twenty years 41 , she was very famous . She was a dancer at first . But one day she thought that she could also sing 42 . So she went to visit a music teacher . The teacher 43 her to sing some songs and then said that she would not be successful（成功的）in singing , 44 she didn’t have a good voice（嗓音）. But she didn’t give up（放弃）. She spent a lot of time 45 to have music lessons . She had 46 time to rest . She even didn't have much 47 to buy herself delicious food . Life was really hard for her at that time . She practiced 48 for many years , and at last she felt very 49 , because she proved（证明）she could be a good singer .

If you want to do something , just 50 , and you will be successful in the end !

42. A. good B. bad C. happy D. well

43. A. asking B. tells C. asked D. ask

44. A. so B. but C. because D. why

45. A. going B. to go C. goes D. go

46. A. a little B. few C. a few D. little

47. A. money B. food C. work D. clothes

48. A. sing B. to sing C. singing D. sang

49. A. happy B. sad C. angry D. tired

50. A. have music lesson B. try your best

C. find a teacher

D. spend little money

IV. 阅读理解。（每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

51. Xiao Ming wants to learn computer , he can call up the number __________ .

A. 023-******** or 137********

B. 023-******** or 137********

C. 023-******** or 137********

D. 023-******** or 137********

52. If you want to learn drawing , you must go to __________ .

A. Room 201

B. Room 307

C. Room 503

D. Room 305

53. If you are free on Thursday afternoon , you can go to learn __________ .

A. English

B. drawing

C. swimming

D. computer

B

Peter is thirteen years old . He is in Grade Two this year . He likes to play football and watch football matches . And he often reads newspapers . He tries to know when and where there is going to be a football match . Now Peter is having lunch . He is listening to the radio , too . He is very happy bacause there is going to

be a nice football match on TV at four this afternoon . He wants to watch it very much . But he is going to have English and Chinese lessons . He thinks hard and finds a way .

“ Hello , Mrs. Black , ” Peter says to his teacher on the telephone , “ Peter is ill in bed . He wasnts to ask for half a day’s leave（请半天假）. ”

“ Oh , I’m sorry to hear that , ” says Mrs. Black . “ But who is that ? ”

“ It’s my father , Mrs. Black . ”

54. Peter is a __________ .

A. middle school student

B. doctor

C. worker

D. teacher

55. Peter will be in __________ next year .

A. Grade Two

B. Grade Three

C. Grade One

D. Grade Four

56. Peter often reads newspaper because __________ .

A. he likes to read news

B. he likes to read stories

C. he wants to know when and where a football match will be

D. he doesn’t like reading books

57. Peter wants to ask for a leave because __________ .

A. his father is ill

B. he wants to watch the football match

C. he is ill in bed

D. his motehr is ill

C

Michael Jordan is the most famous basketball player in the world . He was from Brooklyn , New York . He didn’t like to talk to other people about himself . He was very short . He didn’t play very well when he joined the basketball team in his high school at first . But the next year things changed（改变）greatly for him when he was taller .

Michael Jordan was famous when he joined the university basketball team in North Carolina . Michael used his speed（速度）and strength（力量）to reach the basket again . He played so well that people called him “ Air Jordan ” .

After college , Michael became a basketball team member in the Chicago Bulls . The NBA was very surprised at the high-flying player . He was named “ Rookie ”（新秀）of the year in 1985 and “ Most Valuable （价值的）player ” in 1987 . He once set a record（创记录）by getting 63 points in one game .

58. Jordon is a basket5ball super star in __________ .

A. England

B. America

C. Canada

D. Japan

59. When he joined the basketball team in his high school , he __________ at first .

A. didn’t play very well

B. played very well

C. grew much taller

D. set a record

60. He began to become famous in __________ .

A. the university basketball team

B. the NBA

C. his high school at first

D. the Chicago Bulls

61. The NBA was very surprised at the super star when __________ .

A. he was young

B. he joined the basketball team in his high School

C. he joined the university basketball team

D. he joined the Chicago Bulls

D

You may know the English letters A, B and C . But do you know there are people called ABC ? You may like eating bananas . But do you know there are people called “ banana persons ” ? If you don’t know , I will tell you . They are Chinese people like you and me , but they aren’t in China . Why do people call them that ?

ABC means America – born Chinese . An ABC is a Chinese , but was born（出生）in the United States . Sometimes , people also call them “ banana persons ” . A banana is yellow outside and white inside . So when a person is a banana , he or she is white ( American ) inside and yellow ( Chinese ) outside . They are born in America and they live in America for a long time . Even their nationalities are Americans . So they think like Americans and do things like Americans . But they still have Chinese blood（血液）. Their parents , grandparents or great-grandparents were from China . They all have black eyed and black hair . So they look like us , Chinese people . For example , we all know the famous scientist Yang Zhenning . He is an ABC and he is a “ banana

person ” . We like him , although his nationality（国籍）isn’t Chinese .

62. What does ABC here mean ?

A. Australian-born Chinese

B. American-born Chinese

C. China-born American

D. American-born Canadian

63. Why do people call an ABC a “ banana person ” ?

A. They look like Chinese but think like Americans .

B. They look like Americans but think like Chinese .

C. They look like bananans .

D. They like to eat bananans .

64. Why do ABCs think like Americans ?

A. They look like Americans .

B. They are born in America .

C. They live in America for a long time .

D. Both B and C .

65. What’s Yang Zhenning’s nationality ?

A. Chinese

B. American

C. Australian

D. Canadian

第II卷（55分）

V. 口语运用。（每小题1分，共5分）

阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话，并将其番号填入题前括号内。

Tina : Hi , Lucy , How are you ?

Lucy : Fine , thank you. And you ?

Tina : I’m not feeling very well .

Lucy : Oh , 66 What’s the matter with you ?

Tina : I have a bad cold .

Lucy : 67

Tina : Last Saturday . I went to “ Yi Keshu ” to enjoy the night view , and it was really cold that evening , but I didn’t wear enough clothes .

Lucy : 68 Well , how often do you exercise ?

Tina : Once a month .

Lucy: Oh , my God . You are too lzay ! I exercise every day . And I walk to school every day . 69

Tina : In my father’s car .

Lucy : By the way（顺便问一句）, can you come to my birthdayff party next Sunday ?

Tina : 70

Lucy : I hope you are OK then . See you !

Lucy : Bye .

VI. 用所给词的适当形式填空。（每空0.5分，共5分）

71. How many __________ ( tooth ) does an elephant have ?

72. The bus ride __________ ( take ) me half an hour yesterday .

73. What are you planning __________ ( do ) for vacation ?

74. What are you doing for vacation ? I __________ ( babysit ) my younger brother at home .

75. What is the most popular way of __________ ( get ) to school in China ?

76. Paul has a healthy habit . He often __________ ( sleep ) eight hours every night .

77. She finished __________ ( write ) a letter when I got to her house .

78. I always watch many basketball __________ ( match ) on TV. And I like Kobe best .

79. My good friend Lin Hui is __________ ( outgoing ) than me .

80. It’s difficult for me __________ ( work ) out the problem by myself .

VII. 句型转换。（每空0.5分，共10分）

根据所给提示，完成句型转换。每空一词，含缩略词。

81. He is doing his homework at the moment .（同义句）

__________ doing his homework __________ .

82. Lambert sent a postcard to his pen pal last night .（变一般疑问句）

__________ Lambert __________ a postcard to his pen pal last night ?

83. Mary is going to Tibet with her parents this weekend .（对划线部分提问）

__________ __________ is Mary going to Tibet this weekend ?

84. They often take a bus to work .（对划线部分提问）

__________ __________ they often go to work ?

85. I usually watch TV for one hour every night .（对划线部分提问）

How __________ __________ do you usually watch TV every night ?

86. Remember to bring your dictionary to school tomorrow .（同义句）

__________ __________ to bring your dicitonary to school tomorrow .

87. Drinking more milk is good for our lealth .（同义句）

__________ good for our health to __________ more milk .

88. She decided to buy a new car .（同义句）

She decided __________ __________ a new car .

89. You should eat something bnefore you go to bed .（变否定句）

You __________ eat __________ before you go to bed .

90. My friend came home after 10:00 yesterday .（同义句）

My friend __________ come home __________ 10:00 yesterday .

VII. 原文填空。（每空0.5分，共5分）

根据课文内容，按照原文填空。每空一词。

（A）

Lin Fei’s home is about 10 kilometers 91 school . He gets up at six o’clock every day , showers and has a 92 his bicycle to the bus station . That takes about ten 95 . Then the early bus takes him to school .

（B）

Traditional Chinese doctors 96 we need a balance of yin and yang to be healthy . For example , are you often 97 and tired ? Maybe you have too much yin . You should eat hot yang foods , 98 beef .

99 Dangshen and Huangqi herbs is also good for this . But people who are too 100 out and angry may have too much yang .

VIII. 短文填空。（每空1.5分，共15分）

根据下列短文内容，在短文后的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

When I was five years old , my mother first asked me a question , “ What’s the most 101 part of one’s body ? ” she asked me . At that moment , I 102 listening to songs very much , so I answered , “ My ears , mom . ”“ I don’t think so , ” said my mother . She always asked me this 103 , but I never gave her the right answer .

Last year , my grandmother 104 the world . For the first time , I saw my mother cry so badly . All the people in my family were very 105 . That night , my mother asked me the 106 question again . “ You need to learn this important lesson today , my dear , ” she said to me . “ The most important part of one’s body is the shoulder（肩膀）. ”

“107 ? ” I asked .

“Because your shoulders can hold the head of a friend or one of your family , ”my mother said . “ Everyone 108 a shoulder to cry on when he or she meets something sad . I hope that you have lots of love and strong（强壮的）shoulders . Then your 109 and family can cry on them . ”

“ My shoulders are 110 strong now , ” I said . “ You can cry on each of them , Mom . ”

IX. 书面表达。（共15分）

假设你是Emma，你的朋友May邀请你周六去参加她的生日聚会。但你很忙去不了。写一封信给她，向她表示感谢，说明你周末有一些安排：周六上午有很多的家庭作业要完成，下午有钢琴课，晚上要照顾自己的妹妹Linada。周日上午要去看牙医，下午和朋友们去看电影，并邀请May与你一道去看电影。

要求：1、条理清楚，语句通顺，语法正确，书写规范；

2、提示内容全部体现在文章中；

3、60至80字。

Dear May ,

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Yours ,

Emma

命题：刘霞，胡小波，潘登

审题：龚谋