厦门一中＆松柏中学2007-2008学年八年(上)
期中英语试卷
(满分：120分；考试时间：90分钟)
考生须知：
1、本试卷共计120分,共五个部分，12大题，试卷共10页。
2、一律作答于答题卷上。
第一部分：听力测试 (共20分，每小题1分)
II.听句子，选出意思相近的选项。(注意：录音中No.11对应卷子中No.6，
依此类推。)
6. A. Mr Miller is not well now.
B. Mr Miller feels well.
C. I am better than Mr Miller.
7. A. Anna?s mother has to drink milk every day.
B. Anna never drinks milk.
C. Anna has to drink milk every day.
8. A. Lisa is younger than Leila.
B. Lisa is the same age as Leila.
C. Lisa is older than Leila.
9. A. I really like volleyball.
B. I like playing soccer better than volleyball.
C.Soccer and volleyball are both interesting.
10. A. It often takes me half an hour to walk to school.
B. It often takes me thirteen minutes to walk to school.
C. I often spend thirty minutes finishing my homework at s chool.
III．听短文，选择正确答案。
11. What does Molly do ?
A. She?s a teacher.
B. She?s a student.
C. She?s a cook in a s chool.
12. Where is Molly?
A. In Australia.
B. In America.
C. In France.
13. How long does it take Molly to walk to s chool?
A. About ten minutes.
B. Thirty minutes.
C. About an hour.
14. Where does Molly have breakfast?
A. At home
B. On the way to s chool.
C. In her s chool.
15. Why does Molly sometimes run to s chool?
A. Because she has no money to take a bus.
B. Because she doesn?t want to be late.
C. Because she wants to do exercise.
第二部分：基础知识与运用 (共30分，每小题1分) V、选择填空：从A、B、C中，选出一个最佳答案完成句子（共20题）
21. He brushes his _____ every day.
A. tooths
B. teeth
C. teeths
22. Please show_____your photos.
A. mine
B.I
C. me
23. My mother says exercise is good _____my health.
A. for
B. to
C. at
24. I like to have friends who are different _____me.
A. as
B.from
C. for
25. Does the radio say _____________?
A. important something
B. important anything
C. anything important
26. _____is he staying there?
A. How long
B. How many
C. How often
27. Kate?s parents ask him _________ more milk.
A. drink
B. to drink
C. drinks
28. _____enough is important to be healthy.
A. Sleep
B. Sleeps
C. Sleeping
29. You must try_____a lot of vegetables.
A. to eat
B. eating
C. eat
30. She has a toothache. She should _____ a dentist now.
A. sees
B. see
C. seeing
31. It took them an hour _____ the park.
A. get to B . to get C. to get to
32. Wait for me I come back.
A. and
B. until
C. but
33. ---Can you understand me? ---Sorry, I can ______ understand you.
A. hardly
B. almost
C. nearly
34. ---Do you want ___________ cup of tea?
---No, thanks.
A. other
B. another
C. the other
35. The people in Xiamen are _____ than you think.
A. more friendly
B. very friendly
C. friendly
36.Who is _____your sister?
A. babysiting
B. babysit
C. babysitting
37. ---How are you?---I?m not _____.
A. feeling well
B.feeling good
C. feel well
38.---We?re going camping next week.
--- __________.
A. That?s boring.
B. Have a good time
C. Really? What is it?
39. ---Would you like to go out for a walk with me?
---___________________.
A. Yes, I like.
B. Yes, I would.
C. Yes, I?d like to.
40. --- Let?s surf the Internet..
---_______________.
A. That sounds nice
B. That?s nothing
C. That?s right
VI、完形填空 (本题共10空，每空1分)
Yao Ming has fans all over the world. Yao Ming made his NBA debut （初次登台）41 October 23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the 42 . The next day, he got 13 points in another game.
Though most people think that Yao Ming is a born 43 player. Yao Ming said, “When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. 44 when you are playing in the NBA, it is really difficult. I hope that through hard work I can make everyone 45 and through hard work I can help the Rockets 46 more games.
Yao Ming 47 some English. He and his teammates can both understand each other. The people of Houston have great 48 in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy（活力）to the Rockets. The team 49 having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work 50 the Rockets started to learn Chinese. Yao Ming made people all over the world know more about China.
41、A. in B. on C. at
42、A. game B. year C. play
43、A. football B. basketball C. volleyball
44、A. So B. And C. But
45、A. happy B. sad C. tired
46、A. win B. get C. lose
47、A. says B. reads C. speaks
48、A. love B. fun C. interest
49、A. wanted B. started C. stopped
50、A. for B. as C. to
第三部分：阅读理解 (共30分)
VII、阅读下面三篇短文，根据文章的内容选择最佳答案作答。(每小题2分)
A
There is a bar(酒吧) in our town with the name “The White Horse”. It is Mr. Webster?s. Few people wen t to the bar last year, but things are quite different now.
There was a picture of a white horse on the door of the bar. Then a stranger came in one day, drank something, looked around the bar, and then said to Mr. Webster, “Few people come here. Take down the picture of the white horse and put a picture of a black horse instead.”
“But the name of the bar is …The White Horse?,” Mr. Webster said.
“Yes, but do it.” The man said. Then he went out of the bar.
Mr. Webster went to an artist and s aid, “I want a picture of a black horse.”
The next day a picture of a black horse was on the door of the bar instead of that of the white horse. Soon after the door opened, a man came in and said, “There?s a mistake(错误) on the door of your bar, and the picture is different from the name.” The man looked, sat down and drank something.
Then another man came in and said the same, and then another and another. A lot of people came in and said, “The picture on your door is wrong,” and they all stopped an d drank in Mr. Webster?s bar.
51. The stranger told Mr. Webster to take down the picture of the white horse because
he knew__________.
A.a picture of a black horse showed good luck
B.the picture of the white horse wasn?t good for the bar
C.people would come in and tell the picture was different from the name
52.Mr. Webster agreed with the stranger__________.
A．b ecause he knew the stranger was an artist
B．t hough he didn?t like the black horse
C．b ecause he also wanted to change the picture
53.More and more people came to the bar because__________.
A. it had changed its name
B. the bar had a black horse
C. they wanted to show the mistake
54.According to the passage, the stranger___________.
A. was cleverer than Mr. Webster
B. didn?t like the white horse at the beginn ing
C. got much money by teaching Mr. Webster
55. From the story we have learnt that _________.
A.people like black horses better than white horses
B.we can ask the stranger for help if we have the same trouble
C. a good name is important for a shop to get success
B
56. If you want to work in the south, you can apply for a job as ___________.
A. a driver
B. an air hostess
C. a teacher
57.You may call ______________ when you wish to be a teacher.
A. 0592-*******
B. 010-********
C. 0411-*******
58. Mary is a 26- year-old girl, and she knows English and Japanese. She can work
for ________________.
A. Haixia Taxi
B.Instant Language Ltd
C. China Airlines
59. Jack is an experienced taxi driver, but he can’t work for Haixia Taxi because
________________.
A.He is 20 years old.
B.He can?t speak a foreign language
C. He doesn?t have college education
60.If you can ____________________,you can work in Shanghai.
A. drive fast and safely
B. speak two foreign languages
C. sing and play the guitar
C
Birds live in trees. Squirrels live in trees. But did you know some frogs(青蛙) live in trees, too?
The tree frog is hard to find. This frog can change color. On green leaves, it is green. On a brown branch, it turns brown. Some tree frogs can change from green to gold or blue.
Tree frogs have legs and wide feet. They have sticky pads (爪垫) at the end of their toes. These sticky toe pads keep the tree frogs from falling.
Tree frogs have different colors on their skins. Their eyes are different, too. Some have green eyes, some gray. Some frogs' eyes are gold, and some are bright red.
The sounds they make in spring and summer are different, too. One frog makes a sound like a dog barking. Another frog makes a noise like a cat.
61. The tree frog is hard to find because it can _____________.
A. stand on its toes.
B. make a dog bark.
C. change color.
62. The sticky pads can _________________.
A. help tree frogs jump faster
B. change frogs' sounds
C. keep frogs from falling off
63. The tree frog can’t _______________.
A.change their colors
B. fly in the sky
C. make different sounds
64. T his passage doesn?t mention (提及) _________________.
A. birds and squirrels
B. snakes and tigers
C.cats and frogs
65. Which of the following is true? ____________________.
A. The tree frog is a special kind of frog
B. In summer, tree frogs make a noise like dogs
C. All of the the tree frogs have green eyes
第四部分：情景交际运用(共22分)
VIII、根据对话情景，填入恰当的单词。(每空1词，每词1分，共8分)
A: Hi, Mary. You were not 66 school yesterday. What was the 67 ?
B: Oh, I had a bad headache.
A: I?m 68 to hear that. Did you 69 the doctor?
B: Yes. The doctor said I 70 a cold.
A: Was it serious?
B: Yes, a little. The doctor told me to take the 71 three times a day and drink
72 water.
A: Have a good 73 and keep healthy.
B: I will. Thanks a lot.
IX、根据对话情景，填入恰当的短语或句子。(每空2分，共6分)
A: Good morning, Peter.
B: Good morning, Dennis.
A: I saw you come to work on foot today. Don?t you come by bike?
B: Yes, I do. 74 . But my bike was broken today.
Luckily, my house isn?t far from the office.
A: 75 ?
B: About 500 meters. By the way, 76 ?
A: I usually take the subway.
B: My brother takes the subway to work ,too.
X.根据中文提示的情景完成句子。（本题共8分，每句2分）
77.你想问朋友明天是什么日子，你会这样问：___________________________？
78.你的朋友跟你说她压力很大，你会向她提什么好建议？___________________.
79.想知道朋友多久看一次电影，该如何问？______________________________？
80.当朋友邀请你参加聚会，你因作业太多无法去，该如何拒绝并说明原因？
_________________________________________________________.
第五部分：书面表达 (共18分)
XI、看图写句 (本题共8分，每句2分)
Hong Kong
English
81. Jim, fly, next week 82. important, us, well
83. Miss Lin, often, ride, work
XII、短文写作 (本题10分)
中学生都希望自己学习进步，身体健康。请你以“To be better and healthier”为题，写一篇80词左右的短文，介绍你健康的生活学习方式；说说你在新的一年里有什么新的目标并且打算如何实现它。
厦门一中＆松柏中学2007-2008学年八年(上)期中英语试卷答题卷 （满分：120分；考试时间：90分钟） 一、听力测试（每小题1分，共20分） 1. _______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ________ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. ______ 11._______ 12. ______ 13. ______ 14. ______ 15.______ 16._______ 17. ______ 18. ______ 19. ______ 20. ______ 二、基础知识与运用 （每小题1分，共30分） 21.______ 22. _______ 23. ________24. _______ 25. ______ 26.______ 27. _______ 28. _______ 29. ________30. ______ 31.______ 32. _______ 33. _______ 34. ________35. ______ 36.______ 37. ______ 38. _______ 39. _______ 40. _______ 41.______ 42. ______ 43. _______ 44. _______ 45. _______ 46.______ 47. _______ 48. ________49. ________50. ______ 三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分） 51._____ 52. ______ 53. ______ 54. ______55. ______ 56._____ 57. ______ 58. ______ 59. ______60. ______ 61._____ 62. ______ 63. ______ 64. ______65. ______ 四 、情景交际运用(66--73每词1分，74--80每句2分，共22分) 66. ___________ 67. ___________ 68. ___________ 69. ___________ 70. ___________ 71. ___________ 72. ___________ 73. ___________ 74. __________________________________________________. 75. __________________________________________________？ 76. __________________________________________________？ 学校：__________中学 班级 ：初二_______班 姓名：___________考号：___________ 密 封 线 内 不 许 作 答*
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五、书面表达(共18分)
X．看图写句(本题共8分，每句2分)
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82. ___________________________________________________.
83. ___________________________________________________.
84. ___________________________________________________. XII．短文写作(10分)
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厦门一中＆松柏中学2007-2008学年八年(上)
期中英语试卷
参考答案
听力部分：1---5 BBABC 6---10 ACBBA 11---15 BACBB
16 running\run 17 star 18 four 19 walk 20 Chinese
笔试部分：V. 21---25 BCABC 26---30 ABCAB 31---35 CBABA
36---40 CABCA
VI. 41---45 BABCA 46---50 ACCBA
VII.51---55 CBCAC 56---60 ACCAC 61---65 CCBBA
VIII.66 at 67 matter 68 sorry 69 see 70 had 71 medicine
72more\much\some\enough 73 rest
IX. 74. I usually come by bike.
75. How far is it from your home to work/ the office?
76. How do you get / come/go to work?
X. 77. What?s tomorrow?
78.Answers will vary.
79. How often do you go to the movies?
80. Sorry, I can?t. I have too much homework..\
I?d love to, but I have too much homework.
XI.81. Jim is flying / Jim will fly to Hong Kong next week.
82. It?s important for us to learn English well.
83. Miss Lin often rides her bike to work.
84. Tom enjoys watching TV.
XII.评分标准
第一档（0----2分）白卷或文不对题或不知所云。
第二档（3-----4分）漏掉一些主要内容，语法和词汇有较多错误，影响意
思表达。
第三档（5-----6分）漏掉一些内容，语法和词汇有少量错误，能表达清楚
部份意思。
第四档（7----8分）覆盖所有内容，能基本正确使用所学的语法结构与词
汇进行表达，行文连贯。
第五档（9---10分）覆盖所有内容，能用较多的语法结构和词汇，表达清
楚，全文结构紧凑，语言基本无误。