广东省执信中学学年八年级英语上学期期中考试试题.docx

1、广东省执信中学学年八年级英语上学期期中考试试题执信中学2012-2013学年上学期期中考试八年级英语第一部分选择题(共 85 分)一、听力（共两节，满分20分）二、语言知识及应用（共五节，满分40分）第一节 单词辨音（共3小题；每小题1分，满分3分）请找出下划线部分的字母读音与其它三个不同的单词。16. A. smile B. video C. link D. instant17. A. must B. judge C. stupid D. product18. A. fly B. hardly C. type D. supply第二节 重音辨别（共2小题；每小题1分，满分2分）找出重读音节位

2、置与其他三个不同的单词。19. A. ancient B. operate C. succeed D. railway20. A. instruction B. salesman C. program D. diagram第三节 单项选择题（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. Youre _ more confident than I am. A. far B. very C. too D. a lot of22. The job is so _ that I could _ finish it on time. A. hard; hard B. hardly; hard C. har

3、d; hardly D. hardly; hardly23. Sally is _ of the twin sisters (双胞胎姐妹) . A. clever B. cleverer C. cleverest D. the cleverer24. The weather in Guangzhou is hotter than _ in Beijing in summer. A. it B. that C. this D. them25. Our lives are becoming _. A. good and good B. better and better C. more and m

4、ore good D. more and more better26. My mother lost her key _ her car yesterday. A. at B. of C. to D. for27. When Miss Green asked us _ silent, we stopped _ at once. A. keep; talking B. to keep; talking C. keep; to talk D. to keep; to talk28. I am good at playing the piano, but Lucy is even _ at it.

5、A. good B. better C. best D. well29. He succeeded in _ a gold medal in school sports meeting. A. winning B. win C. wining D. won30. The museum is open every day _ on Sunday. A. besides B. except for C. without D. except31. I was born _ the morning _ February 25th, 1998. A. in; of B. on; in C. in; in

6、 D. on; of32. How much did the mobile phone _ you? A. spend B. cost C. pay D. take33. The piano is too _ for us _. A. expensive; buying B. more expensive; to buy C. expensive; to buy D. more expensive; buying34. He was alone. He was _. A. on his own B. lonely C. with himself D. unique35. I neednt re

7、mind you of that terrible tie. You dont want me to _ that terrible tie. A. recall you B. remember you C. memories you D. make you remember第四节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）We are all busy talking about using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?Many people are _36_ when they fi

8、nd that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers _37_ large and expensive. Computer networks didnt work well. If one computer in the network _38_ down, the whole network stopped. _39_ a new network system（系统）had to be set up. It should be _40_ to be used by many different comput

9、ers. If part of the network was not working, _41_ could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on _42_ all the time. At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. Howe

10、ver, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and _43_ to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing”（浏览）the Internet more convenient. Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that million

11、s of people use the Internet every day. _44_ e-mail is more and more popular among students. The Internet has now become one of _45_ parts of peoples life.36. A. surprise B. surprising C. surprised D. surprises37. A. is B. are C. was D. were38. A. break B. breaks C. broke D. would break39. A. Becaus

12、e B. So C. But D. However40. A. good enough B. well enough C. enough good D .enough well41. A. information B. informations C. an information D. the informations42. A. work B. to work C. working D. worked43. A. easy B. easily C. more easily D. easier44. A. Send B. Sending C. To be sent D. Sent45. A.

13、important B. more important C. most important D. the most important第五节 完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） Build up your vocabulary lists, which youll need lots of. Start to notice words and how they come _52_ as phrases. Learn these words and phrases _53_ listening and reading. Read online, using online dictio

14、naries, and make your own vocabulary lists. Do not _54_ for someone else to show you the language, nor to tell you what to do, and you should discover the language by yourself, like a child growing up. Talk when you feel like it. _55_ when you feel like. You are learning and improving. The language

15、will become clearer in your mind. Just make sure you spend enough time on the language. 46. A. worse B. less C. more D. farther47. A. mean B. point C. bring D. make48. A. song B. report C. news D. language49. A. how B. what C. where D. why50. A. hear B. write C. understand D. check51. A. finish B. s

16、top C. remember D. keep52. A. out B. together C. around D. down53. A. through B. across C. between D. except54. A. look B. care C. wait D. use55. A. Speak B. Listen C. Read D. Write三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AOnce there was a king. He had two old ministers. One was kind and the other was bad. The bad

17、minister often said bad words about the kind minister before the king. The king was very angry. One day the king said to the bad minister, “Write two words on two pieces of paper. Write live on one piece and die on the other. Then put them in a jar and tell him to choose. If he takes out the paper w

18、ith live on it, Ill let him go. If he takes out the paper with die on it, Ill kill him at once. ”The bad minister was quite happy. He got two pieces of paper ready. He wrote die on each piece of paper. The kind old man came. He knew the bad minister wanted to kill him. He also knew the words on the

19、two pieces were both “die”. But he knew what to do. Later the king had to keep his word and let the old minister go. Do you know what the kind man did about this at that time?He chose a piece of paper and ate it, When they saw the word “die” on the other piece, the king and other ministers thought t

20、he word on the piece that the kind man had eaten must be “live”, so he saved his own life by his cleverness . 56. The king was angry with _. A. himself B. the kind minister C. the bad minister D. all the ministers57. Who was told to write “live” and “die”?A. The king. B. The bad minister . C. The ki

21、nd minister. D. The two ministers. 58. The kind minister would _ if he chose the paper with “live” on it. A. die B. live C. give it back D. run59. There is no “live” on both pieces of paper because _. A. The kind minister didnt want it B. the bad minister couldnt write the word C. the king told the

22、bad minister not to write it D. the bad minister hated the kind minister and wanted to kill him60. _ must be disappointed in the end. A. The king B. The kind minister C. The bad minister D. All the other ministers BThats OK if you use your laptop for a short time. But if you use one for hours withou

23、t stopping as do millions of college students, business travelers, telecommuters, video-gamers and growing numbers of office workers your body may feel hurt. Ergonomics experts have warned about laptop problems for years. But people still like laptops better than the desktops. And they use laptops a

24、nywhere in bed, on the floor in all kinds of positions.“How can a mouse or a keyboard hurt you?” says Thomas Caffrey, the founder of Myofactors LLC, “Wrong positions can be bad for your body. As time goes by, a wrong position can lead to pain in the neck, shoulders, back and arms, as well as headach

25、es.”61. When you work at a computer, the keyboard should be _.A. at elbow height B. at eye heightC. on a desk D. on a table62. The writer asks us not to use the laptop _.A. for a short time B. to play video gamesC. for hours without stopping D. to buy things on the Internet63. From the passage, we k

26、now that laptop computers _.A. are not so popular as the desktopsB. are more popular than the desktopsC. are not bad for our bodyD. have no mouse now64. Using a laptop in a wrong position may make _. A. peoples sight lower B. people have cancerC. peoples arm longer D. people feel pain in the body65.

27、 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. When you use a laptop, you should put your monitor at eye height.B. Laptop computers sold more than desktops this autumn.C. To keep healthy, you should use laptop computers.D. Business travelers often use the laptop computers for a lon

28、g time.CLondon is a good place for kids! The museums listed here will welcome children and make their visit fun.Bethnal Green Museum of ChildhoodIts famous for its collection of toys, dolls and childrens costumes. It also offers a lively program of activities on weekends and during holidays. Address

29、: Cambridge, Heath Road, E2Phone: 020 8983 5200Price: FreeTheater MuseumIt tills the history of the performing arts in the UK. The collection includes displays on theater, dance, opera, musicals, rock and pop.Address: Russell Street, WC2EPhone: 020 7943 4700Price: FreeNearest Station: Covent Garden

30、TubeLondons Transport Museum Travel through time and discover the colorful story of Londons famous transportation system, from 1800 to the present day. Through exciting displays of buses, trams and trains. Address: Londons Transport Museum, WCE2Phone: 020 7379 6344Nearest Station: Govent Garden TubeNatural History Museum It has hundreds of exciting exhibits. It also allows visitors to meet museum researchers and find out a