2006-2007学年度临沂市莒县下学期期中考试

八年级英语试题

（时间：90分钟  分数：120分）

听力部分（20分）

I．（一）听句子，选择正确答语。每个句子听两遍。

(    )1．A．Yes, there will．                  B．Yes, I do．                    C．Yes, I will．

(    )2．A．Ask her to turn it on．                        B．Ask her to turn it up．

C．Ask her to turn it down．

(    )3．A．In the library．                    B．At the barber’s．            C．At the gym．

(    )4．A．My teacher said it was boring．           B．I am lucky．

C．You can copy my homework．

(    )5．A．Let’s have it today．                           B．Half the class won’t come．

C．You can’t do that．

（二）听对话及问题，选择正确答案。对话及问题读两遍。

(    )1．A．Tuesday．                    B．Thursday．                    C．Friday．

(    )2．A．In the supermarket．     B．In the classroom．          C．In the cinema．

(    )3．A．She watched a ruble tennis match．

B．She plied table tennis match．

C．She Saw a film．

(    )4．A．She is reading               B．She is writing．             C．She is drawing．

(    )5．A．His car may be broken．

B．His leg may be broken．

C．His neck may be broken．

（三）听对话，根据对话内容，判断正（T）、误（F）。每个对话听两遍。

(    )1．Kate was here just now．

(    )2．Jim was born in November,1968．

(    )3．Sally’s father went to work at six yesterday morning．

(    )4．Helen didn’t have lunch at school．

(    )5．Jack played football with his classmates after schoo1．

（四）听短文，选择正确答案。短文听两遍。

(    )1．What’s the story about?

A．It’s about an English boy．

B．It’s about an American boy．

C．It’s about a Chinese boy．

(    )2．When did it happen?

A．It happened in the year l 909．

B．It happened in the year l 900．

C．It happened in the year l919．

(    )3．Who died when Tom was a young child?

A．His brother died．                 B．His father died．            C．His mother died．

(    )4．How was Tom’s mother then?

A．She was often ill．                B．She was hungry．          C．She was strong．

(    )5．When did Tom become very famous?

A．Thirteen years later．            B．Thirty years later．         C．At the age of thirty．

笔试部分（100分）

II．单项选择。从每小题A、B、C、D四个答案中选出一个最佳答案，将答案序号填入下面表格内。（15分）

1． --Will there be         pollution on the earth in the future?

-- Yes, there will．The sea will become more and more dirty．

A． fewer                       B． more                           C． less                       D． few

2．-- I need some money to pay for summer cap．What should I do?

--        get a part- time job?

A．Why do you             B．How about              C．Why don't you         D．What about

3．-- What's wrong, Jenny? You look so unhappy．

-- Betty has the same clothes         I do．I want to be original．

A．as                            B．with                       C．to                           D．than

4．-- An alien came to my room         I was sleeping last night．

-- Really? Were you scared?

A．while                       B．when                      C．until                       D．as

5．-- What did he say?

-- He said he         my house this weekend．

A．came to                    B．will come to            C．would come to        D．comes to

6．--         if I have not enough money to buy a new bike?

--You could ask your parents for some money．

A．What should I do                                         B．What will happen

C．What about it                                               D．How to do

7．-- Oh, sorry, I'm late．I couldn't remember        ．

-- That's all right．Come on．

A．where was your house                                   B．where is your house

C．where your house was                                   D．where your house is

8．-- I like to eat ice-cream every day．

-- If you         ice-cream every day, you         fat．

A．eat; will get                                                        B．eat; get

C．will eat; will get                                           D．will eat; get

9．--What happened in your math class?

-- Mr. Zhang was mad at me and he         my mobile phone in class．

A．called up                  B．took off                  C．took away               D． paid for

10．It's         for people to live to be 500 hundred years．

A．simple                    B．possible                  C．impossible              D．true

11．-- Don't forget to come to the party at six．

-- Sorry, I        ．A minute ago my mother telephoned me to meet my grandpa at the station．

A．won't                      B．don't                       C．am not going           D．can't

12．-- What are you doing these days?

--        ．Just read some newspaper every day．

A．I have no idea         B．Nothing much         C．Very busy               D．I'm not sure

13．Mr. Li said you were late again．        this, you didn't bring your homework．

A．Besides                   B．Except for                     C．Beside                    D．Except

14．You should         your problems         your best friend．

A．talk with; about                                                 B．talk about; with

C．talk to; about                                              D．talk with; with

15．-- Maybe you can take a taxi to the bank．It's faster．

--                 ．

A．Thanks, I will．                                         B．Yes, please．

C．Good idea．Let's hurry．                            D．I think I will not．

III．日常交谈（共5分）请从8栏中挑选最恰当的句子，并将其序号填在A栏的横线上，使对话完整、正确，有两个句子是多余的。

A

R= Reporter S= Sarah

R: 1．                  

S: Two days ago at 9:30 pm．

R: 2．                  

S: I saw four people．Well, at first I thought they were people, but then I saw they had strange suits．

R: 3．                  

S: They were light blue and metallic

R: 4．                  

S: Yes, they were very tall, about two meters．

R: I see．5．                  

S: One of them made strange movements with his hands． I thought he wanted to speak to me, but I didn't understand． I got out of the car and they disappeared． I don't know where they went．

R: OK, thank you．

B

A: Anything else?

B: What did they do?

C: When did you have this strange experience?

D: What were they doing?

E: What did you see?

F: What were the suits like?

G: Could you tell me how it started?

IV．完型填空。请从每小题的A、B、C、D、四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，将代表该答案的字母填入题前的括号内（10分）

"Where is the university (大学)?" This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge (剑桥大学) ask．But no one can give them a   1   answer, for there is no wall to be found    2   the university．The university is the city．You can find classroom buildings,   3   , museums and offices of the university all over the city．And most of its members are students and   4   of the thirty-one colleges．

Cambridge was already a   5   town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago．It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once   6   the Cam．A   7   was built over the fiver as early as 875．So the town got its name "Cambridge"．

In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much  8   in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a  9   in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100,000．Many young students in other countries  10   to study at Cambridge．Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town．It has become a famous place all around the world．

(    ) 1． A．true                    B．clear                       C．fight                       D．real

(    ) 2． A．around                B．in                           C．near                       D．by

(    ) 3． A．cinemas                     B．parks                      C．zoos                       D．libraries

(    ) 4． A．parents                B．farmers                   C．workers                  D．teachers

(    ) 5． A．interesting           B．usual                      C．developing              D．common

(    ) 6． A．said                    B．called                     C．spoken                    D．talked

(    ) 7． A．bridge                 B．building                  C．station                    D．house

(    ) 8． A．smaller               B．slower                    C．faster                      D．cleaner

(    ) 9． A．city                    B．college                   C．university               D．country

(    ) 10．A．stop                    B．hate                        C．hope                       D．need

V．阅读理解（共20分，每题2分）

A

Thank you very much for your letter．I'm glad that you will come to the USA this fall．You asked about what you might need to take with you．

Plan carefully because if your baggage (行李) weighs more than 32 kilos or your case is larger than 158 cm, most international airlines will ask you to pay a high amount of money for over-weight or oversized baggage．You may take two pieces of baggage on most international flights and you may bring two carry-on bags for free．Students and professors dress casually at US schools, particularly in summer．Students wear T-shirts, jeans, tennis shoes and sometimes shorts to class．There probably will be some special events for more formal wear．Men will want to have a sports jacket, pants (or a suit ), a shirt and a tie．Women will want to have at least one nice dress．Should you bring any sports equipment (设备)? Certainly you can bring your swimsuit, but leave your heavy bicycle, soccer balls, etc, at home．You can easily rent (租赁) or borrow this equipment．If you don't know what you will find in the place where you are going to live, bring soap and a towel (毛巾) for the first night――buy anything else you need after you have got to the place where you are going to live．

You'll probably find that you miss many things about Chinese life．You will learn the new rules and habits of this new place and meet lots of difficulties here．Just remember that you left China to learn and that means losing a little bit of your Chinese life style．North American people admire (欣赏) individual personal experience．Get ready to be independent (独立的)!

Have a good trip and enjoy your educational adventure．

Yours,

David

阅读上面来信,判断下列句子正（T）/误（F）。

(    ) 1． Airlines usually have rules for the baggage each passenger can take for free．

(    ) 2． Take nothing with you and buy anything you need after you get to the USA．

(    ) 3． If you attend an important party, you should dress formally．

(    ) 4． You'll learn to do things by yourself if you live in the USA．

(    ) 5． The person who received David's letter will go traveling in the USA．

B

I met a friend yesterday but had forgotten his name．I know that he had forgotten mine, too．I felt very embarrassing (令人为难的) at that time and didn't know what to do．My question is: What would you do if you met this embarrassing situation (情况) ?

Bring in a third person．Pretend (假装) you know that person．The third person will (with luck) be too polite to say that he has never met you．You say to the third person, "I'm sorry, but I've forgotten your name．" This person will then introduce himself．You can then introduce yourself．Your friend will now introduce himself．Now you have gotten your friend's name．

Jane,

Lincoln, England

Move to France．"Bonjour monsieur/madame" is OK if you don't know someone really well．

Joseph,

London, England

The orchestra conductor (交响乐指挥家) Sir Thomas Beecham told this story: After conducting a concert, a woman started a conversation with him, but he didn't know her．When she mentioned her brother, Beecham saw his chance: He asked about her brother's health and asked if he was still doing the same job．"Oh, yes," she said, "he is very well and is still king．"

Mark

Oxford, England

You could try the Samoan method．There, people greet one another with their own name．So Dick Collins would say in Samoa, "Hi, Dick Collins!" And Jonathan Green would answer, "Hi, Jonathan Green．"

Mike,

Country Cork, Ireland

6．The passage is most probably from

A．a BBS of Internet (网络留言版、论坛 )

B．a letter

C．a story book

7．What would Jane do if she met this situation?

A．She would pretend to know her friend and talk with him\her．

B．She would get her friend's name by bringing in a third person．

C．She would have a third person ask her friend's name．

8．Why did Sir Thomas Beecham ask something about the woman's brother?

A．Because her brother was king．

B．Because her brother was one of his good friends．

C．Because he wanted to know who she is．

9．If you are Charles Jackson and meet Bill Jones in Samoa, what will you do?

A．You will say," Hi, Bill．"

B．You will say," Hi, Bill Jones．"

C．You will say," Hi, Charles Jackson．"

10．Which of the following is correct?

A．Jane thinks it's OK to ask someone's name directly．

B．It's very interesting to remember names in France．

C．Sir Thomas Beecham spoke to the sister of a king．

VI．词汇考查（每空l分，共10分）

请根据提示将下列词汇或短语归类。（有两个多余的）

easygoing,  polite,  swimming,  nice,  computer,  delicious,  o more exercise,

have a cold,  go sight seeing,  football,  read some books,  help with the house

1．I have made many friends．They are       ,        ,         and friendly just like me．

2．We all have our own vacation plans．Some will join the chess, music,        , or        club．

3．Others are going to eat healthy food, get a part-time job,          ,          ,          and        during the summer．

VII．请用方框内所给动词的正确形式填空（每小题2分，计10分）。

happen,  fly,  shop,  fail,  argue

1．-- What are you going to be when you grow up?

-- I'm going to be an astronaut and I want to         to the moon one day．

2．-- What are they doing over there?

-- They         about the best place for a holiday．

3．-- What were you doing at that time?

-- I         when the lights went out．

4．-- What         in 2008?

-- The Olympic Games will be held (举行) in China in 2008．

5．-- What's wrong with you?

-- Oh, I         my test yesterday．

VIII．根据对话内容,填写对话中所遗漏的部分，使对话内容完整、正确。（10分）

Sam: Hello, Susan．

Susan: 1．               ．Have you heard what's happened to Henry?

Sam: 2．                     

Susan: He's Rose's husband．

Sam: Oh, yes．I know．3．                 

Susan: He was walking past a school when a car came out of the gate and hit him．

Sam: How horrible! 4．                    

Susan: About an hour ago．

Sam: 5．                    

Susan：He’s in hospital．

Sam：I hope he’ll be fit and healthy soon．

Susan：Yes, I hope so, too．

IX．写作（20分）

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