杨庄镇一中2012-2013学年上期期末考试试题
八年级英语

一、 单项选择。（每小题1分，共15分）
( )1.—iss Chen teaches _______ English this ter.
—You’re lucky. _______ is a very good teacher.
A.our; SheB.us; HeC.us; SheD.ours; He
( )2.—Do you usually wash clothes at hoe?
—Yes, although I think it’s _______, I have to help y other.
A.necessaryB.boringC.excitingD.interesting
( )3.—Would you ind _______ in the classroo?
—Sorry, I won’t do that again.
A.not runningB.don’t runC.not to runD.to not run
( )4.—Did Alice sleep well last night?
—No, she didn’t. She didn’t go to bed ____ 12 o’clock last night.
A.afterB.whenC.untilD.if
( )5.—What happened to ike?
—He had a stoachache. He began to work _______ having breakfast this orning.
A.withB.ofC.froD.without
( )6.The girl is eight years old. She is _______ to go to school.
A.old enoughB.young enough
C.too oldD.too young
( )7.—How does Bob usually go to work?
—He _______ take a bus, but now he is used to(习惯于) walking.
A. usedB. was used to
C.used toD.is used to
( )8.—How uch did the neatch _______ your sister?
—She _______ 350 yuan for it.
A. cost; paidB. spend; cost
C. pay; costD. take; paid
( )9.—Do you often help your cousin with his English?
—No. He learns English _______.
A. by hiselfB. for hiself
C. hiselfD. on hiself
( )10.—He is often late for school, isn’t he?
—_______ He always goes to school earlier than others.
A.Yes, he is.B.No, he isn’t.
C.Yes, of course.D.No, soeties.
( )11.—Would you please pass e today’s newspaper?
—_______
A.Yes, please.B.Here you are.
C.You are welcoe.D.Not at all.
( )12.The new road is uch _______ than before. Six cars can pass it at the sae tie.wwXk b1.co
A.largerB.widerC.fartherD.longer
( )13.Suzhou is one of _______ ost beautiful tourist cities and I believe I’ll coe for _______ second tie.
A.the; aB.a; aC.the; theD.a; the
( )14.We _______ play on this road. There is too uch traffic.
A.ustB.ustn’tC.needD.needn’t
( )15.—Well, let’s go to visit the Ren’ai Park this Saturday.
—That _______ great.
A.feelsB.looksC.soundsD.sells
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二、完形。（每小题1分，共10分）
any students have hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables in their gardens, and looking 26 anials. 27 can ake you grow, develop your interests and help you learn new skills.
David Sith is a student. His hobby is 28 . In senior high school, he wrote a book and it cae out in 2007. any teenagers(青少年) 29 his book. As a result, David is a successful (有成就的) young 30 no
David is very lucky 31 his hobby has brought hi enjoyent and success. But he thinks of writing 32 only one of his any hobbies or interests. He is 33 in any other things.“I like playing badinton (羽毛球), too.”says David. And he is a eber of the school badinton tea.
Reeber that we 34 spend all our tie on our favorite hobby. There are any other interesting things 35 in life, and we should try to do soething new or different.
( )26.A.atB.forC.upD.after
( )27.A.FriendsB.HobbiesC.HabitsD.Life
( )28.A.readingB.paintingC.writingD.fishing
( )29.A.likeB.showC.hateD.sell
( )30.A.writerB.editorC.scientistD.lawyer (律师)
( )31.A.thoughB.becauseC.howeverD.if
( )32.A.asB.withC.forD.to
( )33.A.interestingB.interestC.interestedD.interests
( )34.A.shouldB.shouldn’tC.ustD.needn’t
( )35.A.akingB.to akeC.doingD.to do

三、理解。（每小题2分，共40分）

（A）
The giraffe is the tallest odern land anial. It can be over 5.5 eters tall. Its neck alone ay be 1.9 eters long. Yet the giraffe has only seven bones in its neck, the sae nuber as in the huans’. Even a sall bird has any ore bones in its neck than a tall giraffe. Each bone in a giraffe’s neck is very long, while the bones in a huan’s neck are short. That akes the difference. A feale giraffe gives birth to one baby at a tie. The baby, called a calf, is about 1.9 eters tall at birth. By the age of eight it is full-grown. The giraffe eats ostly leaves. Because it has a long neck, it can reach the leaves high up on the trees.
( )1.In this passage the underlined word “giraffe” eans _______.
A.鲸鱼B.长颈鹿C.大象D.河马
( )2.The bones in a bird’s neck are _______.
A.as big as in a huan’s neck
B.as big as in a giraffe’s neck
C.any ore than in a huan’s neck
D.uch saller in a giraffe’s neck
( )3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.A giraffe has only seven bones.
B.The giraffe is the largest anial on the land.
C.It takes eight years for a giraffe to grow up.
D.ost of the leaves on the trees are eaten up by giraffes.
( )4.When a giraffe is born, it is about _______.
A.5.5 eters longB.5.5 eters tall
C.1.9 eters longD.1.9 eters tall
( )5.We can guess when a giraffe sees a tiger _______.
A.it will run away as fast as possible
B.it will run to eat the tiger
C.it will ake the tiger bring it soething to eat
D.it will ake one of the sallest anials bring the tiger soething
to eat
（B）
Early to bed and early to rise akes a an healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying. It eans that we should go to bed early at night and get up early in the orning. If we do, we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever.
Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body ust have enough sleep. Children of your age need ten hours’ sleep every night. If you do not go to bed early, you can not have enough sleep. Then you can not think properly and you can not do your work properly. You will not be wise and you ay not becoe wealthy!
Soe people go to bed late at night and get up late in the orning. This is not good for the. We should sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us to sleep well. When the daylight coes, we should get up. This is the tie for exercise. If the body is not used, it will becoe weak. Exercise keeps it strong.
Exercise helps the blood to ove around inside the body. This is very iportant. Blood takes nutrition (营养) to all parts of our bodies. The brains in our heads also need blood. We think with our brains. If we keep our bodies healthy, and take exercise, we can think better!
Our bodies also need air to breathe. Without air we will die. Get up early in the orning and we can have plenty of clean, fresh air. That will keep us healthy and happy.
( )6.The old English saying“Early to bed and early to rise akes a an healthy, wealthy and wise.”ainly shows _______.
A.what good habits are
B.what bad habits are
C.how to becoe healthy, rich and clever
D.it’s easy for people to get up and go to bed early
( )7.It’s iportant for people to have enough sleep. If not, they _______.
A.ay not be strong
B.ay not becoe wealthy
C.can not think and do their work properly
D.will not get up early
( )8.The word“properly”eans“_______”.
A.correctlyB.carefully
C.quicklyD.easily
( )9.The last paragraph but one (倒数第2段) tells us that _______ helps the blood to ove around inside the body.
A.fresh airB.enough sleep
C.good habitsD.exercise
( )10.This passage is probably written for _______.
A.old peopleB.iddle-aged people
C.weak peopleD.children

（C）
ary likes sports. Her school sports eet will be held on ay 4th. She entered for the high jup and long jup, and the other girls in her class are sure she will win both. But ten days before the school sports eet, when ary clibed a hill, she hurt her left leg.
She worried about the school sports eet. Would her leg be all right by ay 4th? Four of her friends took her to the hospital. The doctor said it was not serious. ary’s left leg would be uch better by the end of April, and on ay 4th she would be able to run and jup at the school sports eet.
( )11.ary will enter _______.
A.the high jupB.the long jup
C.the hill clibing D.A and B
( )12.ary hurt her left leg on _______.
A.ay 4thB.April 24th
C.April 3rdD.ay 14th
( )13.When ary hurt her left leg, she worried about _______.
A.her walkingB.her going to hospital
C.her going to school D.the school sports eet
( )14. The doctor said she would be better soon, because _______.
A.ary was not badly hurt
B.four friends took her to the hospital on tie
C.ary was strong enough
D.ary had a lot of tie before the school sports eet
( )15.Which is TRUE?
A.ary won’t enter for the school sports eet.
B.ary won the high jup and long jup at last.
C.ary will enter for the school sports eet.
D.ary couldn’t watch the school sports eet.
（D）
In the world, soccer(or football) is the ost popular sport. This is because any countries have wonderful teas for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.
To reeber the 2002 FIFA World Cup, children fro different countries and ore than 60 children fro Japanese schools cae together and spent three weeks drawing a big picture called“Drea(梦幻)World Cup”in Japan. The children drew anials, flowers and people playing soccer under a bright blue sky. They wished each football tea good luck by drawing the flags(旗帜) of all countries that would take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohaa.
Are you a football fan? The World Cup akes ore and ore people interested in football. Teenagers like playing and watching football. any of the love soe football stars so uch that they get pictures of their favorite players such as Figo, Oven and Pauleta. And they put the pictures up on the walls of their roos. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup.
( )16.If a country wants to take part in the World Cup, it ust have _______.
A.any football fansB.a very good football tea
C.any football playersD.a big playground
( )17.The next World Cup will be held in _______, after 2006.
A.2007B.2008
C.2009D.2010
( )18.Fro the passage, in the picture children drew any things except (除了) _______.
A. soe football starsB. people playing football
C.a sunny skyD.flowers
( )19.In“Drea World Cup”, the children drew the flags of soe countries _______.
A.to show their love for their own countries
B.to tell the people their stories
C.to show their good wishes for the football teas
D.to show their new ideas about football
( )20.any teenagers (青少年) own pictures of soe football stars because _______.
A.they are interested in football
B.they are football fans
C.they think their favorite players are great
D. A, B and C

四、词语应用（每题一分，每词限用一次，共10分）

collect, share, ake, early, buy, on, use, know, world, by

r. Wang loves 1 staps. It not only brings hi happiness but also 2 hi know a lot about history. Last year he 3 a set of four staps to reeber the great book aster Sun’s Art of War. This book is one of the 4 and the ost iportant ilitary (军事的) books in the 5 . The book is so 6 and iportant that it’s known 7 any other countries in the world. The face values of the staps were 20，30，60 fen and one yuan, but r. Wang spent about 2,000 yuan 8 the. He often 9 the fun of collecting staps with his friends. He says,“I a very happy when I’ looking at y staps. They let e 10 ore about the history of our country and ake ore friends.”
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五、 补全对话。（每小题1分，共10分）
选择方框中的句子完成对话，其中有两项多余。
A：What were you doing yesterday afternoon?
B： 1
A：Where did you fly the kites?
B： 2 A lot of children were flying kites there.
A： 3
B：Yes, but the wind wasn’t strong. The weather was good for flying a kite.
A： 4
B：Li Lei and Chen Yang. They both bought two new kites and got there earlier than I did.
A： 5
B：Yes, we played there for about three hours.

A. Who helped you end the kite?
B. By the river.
C. Who did you fly kites with?
D. Was it windy yesterday?
E. Were you very busy yesterday?
F. We were flying kites.
G. Did you enjoy yourselves?

1． 2. 3. 4. 5.
六、书面表达。（15分）
繁华的都市，宁静的乡村，你喜欢居住在哪里？说说你选择的理由，写一篇70个单词左右的短。

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