2011-2012学年度第一学期期中质量检测八年级英语试题一、听力部分（共20分）(一)听句子，选择适当的答语，每个句子读两遍。

（ ）1. A. That’s a good idea. B. I don’t know. C. No, you can’t.（ ）2. A. Yes, I ’d like to. B. I hope so. C. Why?（ ）3. A. I’m not sure B. He must be too old. C. He must have much experience. （ ）4. A. Yes, I think so. B. No, I don’t . C. I do.（ ）5. A. In 2009. B. For two years. C. Two years ago.(二)听对话，从A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出符合每个问题答案的图画。

对话读两遍。

（ ）6. Where did he go last summer?（ ）7. What is Tony’s favourite about China ?（ ）8. When did the meeting start ?（ ）9. What does Sara want to be?A BC A B C A BC（）10. Why didn’t Tony hear the phone ?(三) 听对话选择正确答案。

对话读两遍。

听第一段对话完成11-13小题。

（）11. What is Mary doing now?A. Doing her homework.B. Doing some washing.C. Watching TV.（）12. What is Mary going to do tomorrow?A. Play basketball.B. See a film.C. Have a picnic.（）13. Who went to buy some food for Mary?A. Tom.B. Mary’s mother.C. Jack.听第二段对话完成14-15 小题。

（）14. Where are they talking ?A. At Tian’anmen Square.B. At the airport.C. On the plane.（）15. The man works in Beijing , doesn’t he?A. No, he doesn’t .B. Yes, he does.C. We don’t know.(四)听招聘启事，根据所听内容完成短文。

短文读两遍Our band wants good musicians. Can you play any 1 ? Can you play the guitar, the violin, the piano or the drums? Can you sing 2 or classical music? If you are 3 in music, please call us at 4 . I’m sure you will have fun with us. 5 the lively band quickly. We are waiting for you.1 2 3 4 5二、单项选择（共30分）（）16. Tim is___ ___ boy. He is very lovely.A. a 8-year-oldB. an 8-year-oldC. a 8-years-old（）17. – ______have you been at this school?– Since I finished primary school.A. How longB. How soonC. When（）18. – Betty, long time no ?– Everything is Ok. ThanksA. Where are you Ｂ. How is it going C. What are you up to（）19. There is nothing interesting in the newspaper, ________?A. isn’t thereB. is thereC. isn’t it（）20. Is there _____ in the bag?A. something newB. new somethingC. anything else（）21. – Is this coat yours? I found it on the playground.–Yes. Thank you . And I must ________ my things well.A. look afterB. look forC. look atA B C（）22. When __ the spacecraft ______ the Mars?A. has, reachedB. did, getC. did, reach( )23. – Is your brother a basketball player?– Of course. He ___________the basketball club for four years.A. has joinedB. has come toC. has been in( )24. Remember ______ this book to the library tomorrow.A. returningB. to borrowC. to return( )25. – What do you know about Steve Jobs?– He was __an amazing leader ____ the father of the computer. He died on October 5th.A. not ; butB. not ;orC. not only; but also( )26. I saw some students _________ on the playground while I was walking by it.A. enjoy himselfB. enjoy myselfC. enjoying themselves( )27. How much does an iphone 4s _________ ?A. spendB. costC. pay( )28. His family ________ Austria. They aren’t back yet.A. have been toB. have gone toC. has been in( )29. The old man lives _______, but he doesn’t feel _______.A. alone; lonelyB. lonely; aloneC. alone; alone( )30. My brother prefers ___________ football.A. swimming to playingB. to swim to playC. swimming than playing ( )31. We bought some beautiful flowers for our mother. _______, she doesn’t like t hem.A. ButB. SoC. However（）32. -Where’s your homework? -Oh, I ______ it at home.A. forget B remember C left（）33. Can you give me some _______?A. adviceB. advicesC. advise.（）34. When the teacher came in, the students_________ about the film.A. are talkingB. were talkingC. talked（）35 -What else do you need, Mum? -______ else, I think. We’ve got everything ready.A. SomethingB. AnythingC. Nothing（）36. -Where’s your father? -He ______ to work.A. has goneB. wentC. has beenD. will go（）37. Jim has never been to Japan, _____?A. was heB. has heC. didn’t heD. has not he（）38. -______ do you have an English party? -Once a month.A. How oldB. How farC. How oftenD. How long( ) 39.It’s bad for you, _________ do it again.A. don’t tryB. try notC. try not toD. don’t try to( )40-How about _____ for walks after dinner? -That’s a good idea.A. goB. to goC. goingD. goes( ) _____ this English book since I came to Dong’e Middle School.A. have boughtB. boughtC. have hadD. buy( ) 42. She _____ the waiter ten dollars for lunch.A. spentB. costC. tookD. paid( )43 We have learned English _____ six years ago.A. sinceB. forC. onD. at( )44 -Have you finished your work ______? -Yes, I have. I’ve ______ finished it.A. yet; alreadyB. already; yetC. just; alreadyD. already; yet( )45 My father often ____ newspapers in the eveningA. look atB. watchesC. reads三、完形填空（共10小题）I believe that listening is powerful (强效的) medicine.It was Sunday. I had the last patient (病人) to see and I got intoher room. She was an old woman, sitting on the bed, tryingto 31 her socks. I said to her “How are you feeling? Thenurse says y our son is visiting you today. I’m sure you’ll be 32to see him.”She 33 me with a serious voice, “Sit down, d octor. This ismy story, not yours.”I was surprised. I sat down and helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her, 34 she had not seen him for five years. She believed her health problems were worse 35 missing her son. After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks, I asked if there was 36 I could do for her. She said “no” and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to 37 .Each story is 38 . Some are clear; others are not. Some are true; others are not, yet all those things do not really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard.Listening to someone’s story costs nothing but it is the key to healing (康复). I often 39 what the woman taught me, and I always tell myself it is 40 to stop, sit down and truly listen. I believe in the power of listening.( )46 A. put off B. get off C. take off D. put on( )47. A. happy B. angry C. lucky D. sorry( )48. A. showed B. stopped C. asked D. caught( )49. A. or B. so C. but D. if( )50. A. because of B. because C. by D. in addition to( )51. A. all B. anything C. nothing D. everything( )51 A. see B. wait C. listen D. speak( )52. A. terrible B. different C. difficult D. true( )53. A. think of B. dream of C. talk about D. laugh at( )54 A. wrong B. difficult C. important D. different四、阅读理解（共15分）AAir is all around us. At the time we are born，air is around us everywhere. We live in air．All living things need air. Living things can not live without air. We can live without food or water for a few days, but we can't live a few minutes without air. When we are working, we need more air. When we are sleeping, we need less air．We live in air but we can not see it．moving．Moving air is called wind．How can you make air move? Here is one way．Take an open book in your hands in front of your face. Close it quickly. What can you feel? It is air．( )55. Where is air?A. It's on the table．B. It's all around us．C. It's near us．( )56 What do all living thing need?A. WindB. ClothesC. Air( )57. Moving air is called________A. windB. rainC. snow( )58. When do we need more air?A. Sleeping．B. Sitting．C. Working( )59 What does the word “less” in the passage mean?A.较少B.少量C.大量BCan we live without salt? No, salt is very important to us, weneed salt in our food. Animals need it, too. Most of the salt in ourcountry comes from the sea. People dig very big pools and let seawater in .When the sun dries up the water, people can get salt fromthe ground . The salt is white ,clean and beautiful.There are a lot of salt wells（井）in Sichuan. A salt well is muchlike a water well. People bring the well water up to the ground and then dry it in big jars over fire. In this way, they get salt.We can also get salt from salt mines(矿). A salt mine may be found under the ground. Some years ago, people in Jiangxi found a big salt mine and soon opened it. People there don’t need salt from other places any more.In the northwest of our country, there are many salt lakes. Some of these lakes are very big. The salt even in a big lake will be enough for our people for centuries.（）60. We can’t live without salt ,so __________.A. we need itB. it is the most important to usC. animals need it , too（）61 We get most of the salt from ________.A. salt lakesB. salt wellsC. sea waterD. salt mines（）62. Which statement is not true according to the passage?A. People in Sichuan get salt from salt wells.B. Salt is white and cleanC. People in Jiangxi get salt from salt minesD. There are many salt lakes in Fujian. （）63. there are many salt lakesA. in the northwest of our country,B. in Guangxi Jiangxi( ) best title（题目）for this article is_________A. SaltB. Why We Need SaltC. Salt Is ImportantD. We Need SaltCTimetableMonday19:00—21:30Space and ManDr. Thomas WestWould you like to know more about the universe?(4 weeks) Wednesday18:30—21:00Computer ScienceProf. Harry Morison fromCambridge UniversityLearn to use Windows 2000(12 weeks)Friday19:00—21:30Modern MedicineProf. Lucy GreenWould you like to knowmedical science?(6 weeks)Saturday14:00—17:00Technical EnglishProf. Rose BeetDo you want to learn technical words and read technical articles?(16 weeks) Sunday8:30—11:30Exhibition of personal InventionsYou can see many inventions by the students; you may also bring your own inventions.(2 weeks)A. CanadaB. ChinaC. AmericaD. England（）65You may have a chance to show your inventions on _____________.A. MondayB. SundayC. WednesdayD. Friday（）66You may learn how to keep healthy from ______.A. Dr. WestB. Prof. BeetC. Prof. GreenD. Prof. Morison （）67If you want to learn something about Mars, you can go to the class from ____.A. 19:00—21:30 on MondayB. 8:30—11:30 on SundayC. 14:00—17:00 on SaturdayD. 19:00--- 21:30 on Friday( ) 68 The computer science is onA. MondayB. SundayC. WednesdayD. Friday六、翻译句子（根据汉语完成英语句子，共5分）1. 我和同学们一直相处得很融洽。