2011-2012学年度海门市期末质量调研
八年级英语试卷
（时间：100分钟 总分：100分）
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共52分）
一、听力部分（本题共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分） 从A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A. 听对话，回答问题 。对话听两遍。 1. What are they talking about?
2. which is Daniel’s favourite charity?
3. Where is the man going?
4. Where are they talking?
A. In a restaurant. B. At home. C. In the street. 5. What will the man probably do tomorrow afternoon?
A. Take part in the charity show. B. Go to the cinema. C. Take an important exam. 6. Why didn’t the woman see the film?
A. Because she didn’t have a ticket. B. Because she was too busy to go. C. Because she was not interested in it. 7. What can we learn from the dialogue? A. Andy enjoys playing baseball now.
B. Andy hasn’t played baseball for ten years. C. Andy used to play baseball five years ago.
B. 听下面一段对话，完成第8-9小题。对话听两遍。 8. How far is it from Beijing to London?
A. 200,000 kilometers. B. 2,000 kilometers. C. 20,000 kilometers. 9. Who will take the car trip to London?
A. David and his friends. B. David’s family. C. David alone.
C. 听下面一篇短文，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表第10-12小题。短文听两遍。
Introduction of Li Yan Hometown Personality Favourite activity Dream job Nantong 10 11 12 10. A. Nervous B. Outgoing C. Shy
11. A. Having sports B. Shopping C. Listening to music 12. A. A weather reporter B. A news reporter C. A sports reporter 二、单项选择（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
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。
13. Everybody knows ______ sun rises in ______ east.
A. the; / B. /; the C. /; / D. the; the 14. Dave has lived in Haimen ______ November, 2011.
A. since B. on C. in D. from 15. A good ______ helps you learn how to use a new word.
A. notebook B. memory C. dictionary D. vocabulary 16. —Do you usually go to school by bike?
—I ______ ride a bike, but now I ______ there to lose weight. A. used to; am used to walk B. was used to; am used to walking C. was used to; am used to walk D. used to; am used to walking 17. —Where is Matt? I looked for him everywhere but I can’t find him.
—Don’t you know? He ______ to Hong Kong for a meeting. A. has been B. has gone C. is going D. went 18. —I am sorry I am late.
—That’s OK. But why don't you drive to work _________walking?
A. instead B. instead of C. because D. because of 19. —Do you mind telling me how to use this function? — _________. Let me show you how to do it.
A. Yes, of course. B. Of course not. C. Yes, I do. D. Sorry, I don’t 20. —Bob, hurry up. You ______ on the phone.
—Thanks. I am coming. A. wanted B. want C. is wanted D. are wanted
21. —You start to read books about psychology. How amazing! —Well, you know, it’s never ______ to learn. A. old too B. too old C. enough old D. old enough 22. — ______ does your little brother use the pot and the stove for?
—Learning to cook. A. What B. How C. Why D. When 三、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。
Chen was practising a new song on the piano. His father was sitting across the room, reading a 23 . Suddenly Chen stopped and said to his father, “This is the 24 song I’ve ever played! I don’t think I’ll be able to learn it. It’s called ‘No More Blues’. What does that mean?”
Chen’s father 25 his book and said, “The word ‘blues’ means that a person is feeling sad, so your song is about not being unhappy any more. Maybe you need a 26 . Let’s take a walk, for it’s 27 a nice sunny day.”
Chen and his father 28 walking down the street. It was a cool 29 day, and the leaves on the trees had begun to turn yellow.
An hour later, Chen and his father 30 the house. Chen sat down at the 31 again and began to play. His fingers (手指) moved more easily 32 the keys, and music filled the room. “I don’t understand 33 the same song seems easier to play now,” he said.
“How did you feel before the walk?” Chen’s father asked. “ 34 ,” Chen said with a frown (皱眉).
“And how do you feel now 35 taking a walk?” Chen’s father continued.
“Great!” Chen answered. Then he smiled, “Taking a walk helped 36 relax. Just like the 37 , I have no more blues! I think I’ll play the song again.” 23. A. book 24. A. longest 26. A. break
B. newspaper
C. letter C. put up
D. magazine
D. most popular D. found
B. most beautiful C. most difficult
25. A. picked up B. closed
B. drink C. shower D. a teacher
D. such
D. continued D. winter
D. arrived at D. desk
B. stopped C. began B. returned to B. door
27. A. too B. very C. so 28. A. finished 30. A. left
29. A. spring B. summer C. autumn 31. A. piano
C. table
C. saw
32. A. through B. from C. under D. over 33. A. why B. whether C. how D. that 34. A. Nervous B. Terrible
C. Relaxed D. Confident
35. A. when B. while C. before 36. A. me B. you 37. A. story
B. word
C. him
D. after D. her
C. song D. boy
四、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的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。
A Welcome to the 2012 London Olympic Games! Archery Archery has a 10,000-year history, it first appeared at the Paris Olympics of 1900. It was removed after 1908 and only returned to the Olympics at Munich in 1972. Badminton This sport was invented by British soldiers. It was first played at the Olympics in 1992 at Barcelona. Now Asian (亚洲的) countries are the best. Football Football was first played at the 1908 Olympic Games and it has been played at every Olympic Games ever since, except for the Los Angeles Olympics of 1932. Taekwondo This Korean (朝鲜的) sport’s name means “the way of the hand and foot”. The players get points by hitting each other with these two parts of the body only. The players mustn’t lie on the floor and no equipment (设备) can be used. Taekwondo first appeared at the 2000 Sydney Games. 38. Who invented the sport of badminton?
A. Americans. B. English. C. Chinese. D. Koreans. 39. Which of these sports appeared earliest at the Olympics?
A. Archery. B. Badminton. C. Taekwondo. D. Football. 40. which sports have been played at every Olympics since it appeared at the Olympic Games?
A. Archery and Badminton. B. Badminton and Taekwondo. C. Taekwondo and Archery. D. Football and Taekwondo. 41. Which of the following picture shows the sport of “Taekwondo”?
A. B. C. D.
B
When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.
Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. \will help me a lot if you let me pay for you,\said the woman, \ll be the most wonderful gift you can give me. I only hope that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help, and you will feel as good about it as I do now.\
Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts from Mark.
I would like to say \Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise (允诺) her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on. 42. When did the story probably happen?
A. On Christmas Day. B. Before Christmas Day. C. At Halloween. D. Before Halloween. 43. What happened to Mark in the supermarket?
A. He lost his presents. B. He broke his basket. C. He lost his money. D. He lost his way. 44. Why did the writer want to say \ A. Because she bought Mark a nice present. B. Because she always paid money for others. C. Because she collected clothes for the homeless. D. Because she taught Mark to help people in need. 45. What’s the best title for this passage?
A. A wonderful gift B. A kind woman C. A happy family D. A big supermarket
初二英语期末试卷
