◎ 2011-2012学年人教新目标版福建省厦门市莲花中学八年级上学期英语期中考试卷的第一部分试题
  • Listen and choose the right pictures.
    (听音,选择符合内容情景的图片。听两遍)
    (     )1.          
                        A.                           B.                       C.
    (     )2.          
                       A.                   B.                   C.
    (     )3.        
                         A.                        B.                           C.
    (     )4.        
                       A.                           B.                               C.
    (     )5.        
                         A.                          B.                           C.
  • Listen to some short dialogues and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.
    (听简短对话,然后挑选最佳答案回答所听到的问题。听两遍)
    (     )1. A. Tibet.      
    (     )2. A. Surfs the Internet.
    (     )3. A. Go to the movie.
    (     )4. A. 10 minutes.  
    (     )5. A. Outgoing.  
    B. Thailand.
    B. Does homework.
    B. Go shopping.
    B. 25 minutes.
    B. calm.
    C. Hawaii.    
    C. Watches TV.
    C. Cook lunch.
    C. 35 minutes.
    C. Quiet.      
  • Listen to a long dialogue and a passage, then choose the right answers to questions.
    (听一篇较长对话和一篇短文,然后选择正确答案。听两遍)
    1. The man exercises _____ a week.
    A. once
    B. twice
    C. three times
    2. The man drinks _____ every day.
    A. water
    B. green tea
    C. milk
    3. Liu Ying and Liu Ping are _____.
    A. sisters
    B. classmates
    C. friends
    4. Liu Ying and Liu Ping both _____.
    A. have short hair
    B. like sports
    C. like music
    5. Liu Ying's favorite subject is _____.
    A. English
    B. math
    C. Chinese
  • Listen to a passage, then fill in the blanks with the right words.
    (听一篇短文,用恰当的单词填空,每空一词。听三遍)
    听音,填写Ben和Jane的假期计划:
                                    Ben                        Jane
    I'm going to Hong Kong by_1_.
    I'm going shopping.
    I'm leaving this weekend and staying for a _2_.
    I'm going to the _3_.
    I'm taking walks and going   4  .
    I'm leaving on   5   morning.
  • Mother is flying to Xiamen this afternoon. Let's meet her at the _____.  
    [     ]
    A. bus stop
    B. airport
    C. train station
  • This book is boring. There isn't _____ interesting in it.
    [     ]
    A. something
    B. nothing
    C. anything
  • The school sports meeting is _____ the 12th.
    [     ]
    A. in
    B. at
    C. on
  • You're too heavy, you should eat _____ meat.
    [     ]
    A. more
    B. less
    C. fewer
  • We _____ play sports in the school on weekdays, you know, we don't have enough time.
    [     ]
    A. hardly ever
    B. usually
    C. always
  • —Do you have any plans for your summer vacation?  
    —I am _____ for London next Sunday.
    [     ]
    A. going
    B. leaving
    C. getting
◎ 2011-2012学年人教新目标版福建省厦门市莲花中学八年级上学期英语期中考试卷的第二部分试题
  • _____ they are twins, they don't look like each other at all.
    [     ]
    A. Because
    B. Although
    C. But
  • Sandy likes sports a lot. She is _____ than any of her friends.
    [     ]
    A. more athletic
    B. calmer
    C. smarter
  • —_____ is your home from the park? 
    —About ten miles.    
    [     ]
    A. How many
    B. How far
    C. How long
  • I have _____ homework to do today.
    [     ]
    A. too much
    B. too many
    C. much too
  • I have a math test tomorrow. I feel _____.
    [     ]
    A. hungry
    B. thirsty
    C. stressed out
  • I'm free tomorrow. Would you like to _____ to my house?
    [     ]
    A. look over
    B. think over
    C. come over
  • —I have a bad cold.    
    —_____.
    [     ]
    A. I'm sorry to hear that
    B. You should see a dentist
    C. I don't think so
  • —Can you go to the mall with me this Sunday?    
    —Sure, _____.
    [     ]
    A. OK
    B. I'm sorry, I can't
    C. I'd love to
  • —I'm visiting my aunt tonight.  
    —_____

    [     ]
    A. Give my best wishes to her!
    B. I don't like her.
    C. How is she?
  • 完形填空。
         A cold is a common (普通的) illness. It often starts with a sore __1__. You sneeze (打喷嚏) and
    your nose runs. You usually __2__ a headache, too. It's not a serious illness, but you can feel very
    __3__.
         What should you do when you have a cold? You should have a good __4__. It is good to drink a
    lot of water, too. You can __5__ and take some medicine. Maybe you can try some Chinese medicine.
    Chinese medicine is now very  __6__all over the world.
         What should we do to keep from catching a cold (预防感冒)? One important rule is to __7__ often.
    Running, swimming or even walking can help a lot. Try to do it for 30 minutes a day, three or four times
    a __8__. Then go to bed before you are tired. Going to bed at the same time and getting up at the same
    time are also important. Studies show that the cold or flu virus (流感病毒) can live on our hands for long.
    So you should wash your __9__ often with soap. Finally, it's important to have a healthy lifestyle, and it's
    important to eat a balanced diet. If you can do those, you will __10__catch a cold again.
    (     )1. A. throat      
    (     )2. A. give          
    (     )3. A. bad          
    (     )4. A. time         
    (     )5. A. see a dentist
    (     )6. A. difficult    
    (     )7. A. exercise      
    (     )8. A. day          
    (     )9. A. eyes          
    (     )10. A. never        
    B. hand      
    B. have        
    B. happy      
    B. trip        
    B. go to a party
    B. expensive    
    B. sleep        
    B. year        
    B. hands        
    B. always      
    C. leg          
    C. bring        
    C. shy        
    C. rest        
    C. see a doctor
    C. popular      
    C. eat          
    C. week        
    C. feet        
    C. usually      
◎ 2011-2012学年人教新目标版福建省厦门市莲花中学八年级上学期英语期中考试卷的第三部分试题
  • 阅读理解。
         Antony is a strong and young man. He eats a lot, sleeps more, but works less. He doesn't like to
    learn, so he knows little. He can't do any difficult work, so he has to look for a simple (简易的) job.
    One day he finds a job on a farm. When it's work time, he always says he's tired and rests. So he gets
    less money than the others.
         Winter is coming. The workers are getting ready for the next year. Only Antony does nothing. The
    farmer tells him to cut (砍) down some trees in the forest (森林). The young man goes there with a
    chair. He feels lonely (寂寞的) in the forest and is afraid of the animals. So he looks around and sings
    loudly. Nobody knows what he's singing.
         After three days, Antony hasn't cut down any trees. The farmer wants to find out how the young
    man is doing. He is angry when he finds Antony sitting on the chair, cutting the tree. "Why are you sitting
    here to cut the trees?" asks the farmer. "Because I can't work if I am lying down, sir." 
    1. Antony gets less money than others because _____.
    A. he is too tired to work
    B. he doesn't work hard
    C. he eats too much
    2. _____ goes to cut down trees in the forest.
    A. Only Antony.
    B. The farmer and Antony.
    C. Antony and other workers.
    3. Antony sings loudly because _____.
    A. he is glad to be away from the farmer
    B. he is angry that no one wants to help him
    C. he feels afraid of the animals in the forest
    4. The underlined (划线的) sentence means that Antony would like to _____.
    A. make the farmer angry
    B. leave the forest soon
    C. lie down to cut trees
    5. From the story, we know that Antony is _____.
    A. clever
    B. lazy
    C. friendly
  • 阅读理解。
         Do you go to the movies during the holidays? What do you eat there? Popcorn (爆米花)? Yes, of
    course! More and more Chinese youth now like to eat popcorn when they watch movies at the theater.
         However, it may be the Americans who love popcorn the most. Americans do fun things with their
    popcorn. They like to put butter on their popcorn. But that's not all; they also like other kinds of things
    like chocolate, marshmallows (果汁软糖) and even cheese! Americans like to eat popcorn as a snack
    (小吃). These days, there are a lot of  "low-fat" kinds of popcorn in US shops to keep people healthy.
         Americans started eating popcorn in movie theaters in the 1930s.
    Before this, they couldn't because movies were silent (无声的) and
    popcorn made too much noise (噪音). When movies got noisier,
    people could eat noisier food.
         Next time you eat popcorn, why not try to eat it American style?
    1. Many Chinese youth like to eat _____ at the theater.
    A. Nothing.
    B. Popcorn.
    C. Chocolate.
    2. According to the passage, _____ love popcorn the most.
    A. Chinese
    B. Frenchmen
    C. Americans
    3. The low-fat popcorn is popular in US shops because _____.
    A. it is not a snack
    B. it is healthy
    C. it is cheap
    4. Americans couldn't eat popcorn at the theater because it's _____.
    A. noisy
    B. unhealthy
    C. expensive
    5. The main idea of the passage is that _____.
    A. popcorn is now popular at theaters
    B. Americans eat popcorn the most
    C. People eat popcorn as a snack
  • 阅读理解。
         How can you tell (分辨) the twin sisters of Singaporean pop group By2 apart? The secret is in their
    hairstyle: the one with bangs (刘海) is the younger sister, Yumi, and the one without is the elder sister,
    Miko. Miko and Yumi look almost the same. But Miko is quiet and Yumi is more outgoing.
         The sisters became singers when they were only 15. In 2007 they won a talent competition (才艺
    比赛) and signed (签约) with a recording company (唱片公司).
         Earlier this month, By2 released their new single Red Dragonfly (《红蜻蜓》). The song is No.1
    on many music charts (排行榜). By2 made their debut (初次露面) in 2008 on the Internet and has
    released three albums since then. Many of their songs are popular among teenagers (青少年) such as
    I Know and Buy, Buy, Buy.
         By2 now lives in Taipei. They went to cities like Tokyo and Beijing for trainings in singing and dance.
    " We learnt about different cultures in these cities. This is something that most of our friends could not
    learn from books." They said.
    1. By2 comes from _____.
    A. China
    B. Japan
    C. Singapore
    2. From the passage we know that the one with bangs is _____.
    A. more popular
    B. more outgoing
    C. quieter
    3. The twins were born (出生) in _____.
    A. 1990
    B. 1992
    C. 2007
    4. According to the passage, _____ like the twins most.
    A. young people
    B. old people
    C. middle-aged people
    5. The twins had singing and dance training in _____.
    A. big cities
    B. Taipei
    C. Shanghai
  • 阅读理解。
         Mr. White asked a lot of questions about the buses. But Sam couldn't answer them. Here is a
    timetable. Can you answer Mr. White's questions after you read it?
                                                                 Timetable
    1. There are _____ stops between the ferry (渡口) and the market.
    A. four
    B. five
    C. six
    2. The bus gets to the Old Street _____.
    A. every half an hour
    B. every twenty minutes
    C. every ten minutes
    3. Bus Four leaves the hotel at _____.
    A. seven fifty-five
    B. eight o'clock
    C. five past eight
    4. I work in the hospital. It takes me five minutes' walk from the stop to get there. I must get to the
        hospital at ten to eight. I'd better take _____.
    A. Bus 1
    B. Bus 2
    C. Bus 3
    5. Every Sunday I take the first bus to the park. There I can play some sports. After that, I must go to
        the market. I want to do some shopping there. The market opens from seven thirty to eight thirty, so
        I can only stay in the park for _____ at most (最多).
    A. half an hour
    B. an hour
    C. an hour and a half
  • 阅读理解。
         Surveys show that about 90% of junior high school students use QQ. Their QQ spaces (空间) tell
    a lot about their personalities.
         Three students are showing off their QQ spaces here. Let's see how different their QQ spaces are!
    Cool and popular   12, Shenzhen:
         "Being cool" is my lifestyle. You can find only two colors in my QQ space: black and white.
         You can also find lots of cool things in my zone like magic tricks (魔术). I find popular magic trick
    videos on the Internet and put them on my QQ zone. Magic trick fans leave messages in my zone. We
    can discuss a trick and find out how it works. I also do magic tricks myself. It makes me popular with
    girls.
    dreamy poet  13, Beijing:
         I like dreams (梦) and poems (诗歌). I've made my QQ zone a dreamy place.
        My QQ zone is pink, the color of a dream. You can read beautiful stories there. I collected (搜集)
    them from other people's QQ zones. I also put touching (感人的) poems there. I hope my zone can
    give visitors a warm feeling.
    Call me an adventurer 13, Anhui:
         I love adventures (冒险). I'd like to live a different kind of life. In reality (现实), it seems I can't.
    But in my QQ zone, I make my dreams come true by playing games like QQ Farm. I'm so happy when
    the vegetables and animals in my farm grow bigger. It's also exciting to "steal" (偷) vegetables from my
    friends' farms.  
    1. From the passage, we can guess "dreamy poet" must be a _____ person.
    A. emotional (感情丰富的)
    B. cool
    C. wild
    2. If you like magic tricks, you can visit _____QQ space.
    A. Cool and popular's
    B. dreamy poet's
    C. Call me an adventurer's
    3. "Call me an adventurer" wants a _____ life.
    A. dangerous
    B. different
    C. relaxing
    4. The underlined word "personalities" may mean _____.
    A. 外貌
    B. 性格
    C. 表情
    5. The best title (题目) of the passage may be _____.
    A. My QQ space
    B. My dream
    C. I want to be cool
  • 根据对话情景,填入恰当的单词。
    A: Hi, Daniel. I plan to take a vacation in Taiwan.
    B: Really? I hear that Taiwan is a good place to go __1__. It's famous for Mount Ali and Riyuetan Pool.
    A: Yes. Many tourists take trips there every year.
    B: What's the __2__ like there?
    A: It's not cold in winter and not too hot in summer. In fact, it's nearly the __3__ as that in Xiamen.
    B: __4__ are you going there?
    A: By __5__. I don't want to miss (错过) the beautiful view of the sea.
    B: Oh, that __6__ interesting and exciting. Have a good trip!
    A: Thank you.
  • 根据情景提示,用恰当的短语或句子填空。
    1. 你想知道Nancy多久上网一次,你可以这样问:
        __________________________________________________________________, Nancy?
    2. 你想知道Peter这周末要做什么,可以问:
        __________________________________________________________________, Peter?
    3. John 邀请你去打篮球,你告诉他这是个好主意,你说:
        ________________________________________________________________________.
    4. 别人问你和妈妈长得像吗,你说妈妈比你矮、比你瘦。你这样说:
        _________________________________________________________________________.
    5. 你的同学林林看起来不太舒服,你关切地问他:
        Lin Lin, __________________________________________________________________?
  • 根据语篇情景,用恰当的短语或句子填空,使之意思完整。
    Dear Henry,
         Thank you for your invitation. I am sorry I can't visit you this week. I am really busy. Tomorrow I
    have to __1__. You know, my mother wants me to be a pianist (钢琴家). On Wednesday, I have to
    __2__. Our math teacher is very strict with us and hopes we get good grades. On weekends, I have to
    __3__. My parents are both out this weekend, leaving my little sister and I at home. She is much younger
    than I .What a busy week!
                                                                                                                           Write soon!
  • 翻译。
    1. 在北京,大部分的学生乘坐地铁上学。
        _____ students _____ the _____ to school in Beijing.
    2. 我将在欧洲度过一个轻松的假期。
        I'm _____ a _____ vacation in _____.
    3. 我不像他那样擅长于运动。
        I'm not as _____  _____ sports _____ her.
    4. 如果你累了,你就不应该再工作。
        If you're _____, you _____ work any longer.
  • 根据提示词写一篇小短文。
    (要求:50词左右) (自命题)
    healthy, exercise, food, sleep, help
    _________________________________________________________________________
    _________________________________________________________________________
  • 短文写作。(自命题)
        你一定有最要好的朋友。他 / 她和你在外貌、性格、爱好上有什么相同和不同呢?你们
    经常一起做什么呢?请根据提示写一写。
    要点要求:
                      1. 你们外貌、性格、爱好方面的相同和不同, 三方面都要写到。
                      2. 你们经常一起做什么?
    注意:认真审题。字迹工整,80 词左右。
    _______________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________