2005－2006（二）八年级英语期中考试英语试题命题人佐龙二中杨志坤I．听力测试（共20分）（读两遍）一、句子理解从每小题的三个选项中，找出与你听到的内容意思相同或相近有联系的选项。

( )1.A. The children are boating now.B. The children are in the boat now.C. The boat is out of water now( )2.A.I will leave before they come back.B. I will leave after they come back.C. I will wait for them because they will come back( )3 A I am at home B I am at a factory. C I am at a hospital.( )4 A I went shopping in the morning.B. I played pingpong ball in the afternoon. C I went to the cinema in the evening.( )5. A They started the work at 6:15.B. They started the work at 6:45C. They started the work at 7:15.二、对话理解: 听十段简短对话，选出一个与你所听到的每段对话相同的问题的答案( )6.A. Fifteen minutes B. Twenty minutes C. Five minutes( )7.A. Pears B. Apples C. Bananas( )8.A. By the river B. Near the lake C. Near the river( )9.A. Pandas B. Bananas C. Monkeys( )10.A. Tomorrow B. This afternoon C. This morning( )11.A. The woman is asking the way.B. the woman is asking the time.C. The woman is asking the weather.( )12.A. Jane is in England now. B. Jane is in Australia now. C. Jane is in America now. ( )13.A. The can’t find the pen. B. Th e pen is broken. C. The pen is under the desk. ( )14.A. Lin Tao went to see his uncle in the morning.B. Lin Tao may go to see his uncle in the evening.C. Lin Tao may go to see his uncle in the afternoon.( )15.A. Liu Hai knows the word “danger”.B. Li Lei knows the word “danger”.C. Liu Hai doesn’t know the word “danger”.三、短文理解根据你听到的短文内容和所提问题选择正确答案。

( )16.The children will go to theA.bird-houseB. panda-houseC. zoo( )17.They are not going to see there.A. elephantB. birdsC. animals( )18.Mary and Ann like very much.A. monkeyB. birdsC. animals( )19.The children will go there tomorrow becauseA.it will be fineB. they don’t have to go to s choolB.they don’t want to stay at home.( )20.A. Mary will give something to to eat.A. JohnB. AnnC. the monkeysⅡ.笔试部分（共100分）一、单词填空（5分）21. Go the bridge, you ‘ll find the library on the left.22.Who teaches the twins Chinese? Nobody. They teach23.There is a lot of traffic ,please be _____________.24.The terrible noise __ me up last night.25.If you make much noise, you may others.二、选择填空（20分）( )26.—It’s a fine day today.---Yes,A. so it isB. so is itC. so it doesD. so does it( )27.I will let you know as soon as I the news.A. will getB. getsC. gotD. get( )28.The teacher told Xiao Ming late for school again.A.not to beB. not beC. don’t beD. not to( )29.--I’m sorry I my homework at home.--That’s all right. Don’t forget it to school this afternoon.A. forgot; to takeB. forget; to bringC. left; to takeD. left; to bring( )30. Lily Lucy may go with you, because one of them must stay at home.A. Not only, but alsoB. Neither, norC. Both, andD. Either, or( )31.The baby has only two .A. toothB. toothsC. teethD. teeths( )32.The meat has gone bad(变坏了),it smellsA. badlyB. niceC. terribleD. terribly( )33.So much work usually makes them very tired.to feel B. feels C. feeling D. feel( )34.The 2008 Olympic Games will in Beijing. Chinese are learning English.A. The more and the moreB. more and moreC. Fewer and fewerD. Most and most( )35.—Do you mind(介意)if I the TV a bit?---Yes,I do, because I’m busy with my homework now.A. turn onB. turn offC. turn downD. turn up( )36.She’s never late for school, she?A.isB. isn’tC. doesn’tD. hasn’t( )37.There many animals on the island.A.maybeB. maybe haveC. may haveD. may be( )38.I don’t know how to this word in English.A. speakB. sayC. tellD.talk( )39.My grandpa is too old to look after .We can’t leave. A. him; him himself B.himself; him by himselfC. himself;himselfD. him; by himself( )40. terrible cough you had last night.A. WhatB. What aC. HowD. How a( )41.It’s an job, I can finish it .A. easy, aeasyB. easily, easilyC. easy, easilyD. easily, easy( )42. evening, Robert kept playing games on the computer.A. AllB.The allC. The wholeD. Whole of the( )43.Nobody knew the man.A.asleepB.aloneC.tiredD.afraid( )44.The he is, the he feels.A.busy, happilyB. busier, happierC.busiest, happiestD. busier, more happily( )45.Hurry up, you’ll be late for class.A. andB. orC. butD. so三、完形填空：（20分）If you do not use your arms or legs 46 some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody 47 that. Yet many people do not seem 48 the memory works in the same way.When someone 49 that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by 50 it. When someone else says that h is memory is poor, he doesn’t give it enough chance（机会）to become strong.If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is 51 own fault(自己的过错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of 52 think that his parents are to blame（谴责，归咎于）and few of us know that it is just his own fault.Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is 53 they can not write them down in a little notebook. 54 have to remember days,names, songs 55 stories,so their memory is the whole time exercised.So if you want to have good memory, learn from the people: Practise remembering.( )46.A. at B. in C. for D. on( )47.A. know B. knows C. knew D. knowing( )48.A. know B. knows C. knowing D. to know( )49.A. say B. says C. speak D. speaks( )50.A. use B. useful C. using D. to use( )51.A. he B. his C. him D. himself( )52.A. we B. our C. us D. ours( )53.A. so B.because C. yet D. but( )54.A. They B. He C. She D. We( )55.A. and B. but C. or D.\二、阅读理解（40分）(A)Mr King was the manager of a hotel . One weekend all the hotels in the city were full because there was a large meeting. On Friday night, three men came into the hotel and asked for rooms. Mr King said there were no rooms ready because of the meeting. The men were a bit angry.Mr King wanted to help them. He remembered that Room418, a very small room, was empty. He asked them if(是否)they would share(分享)a room. The three men said OK. Mr King said theroom would be thirty dollars: ten for each one. Each man gave him the money and then they went upstairs(上楼). Mr K ing soon began to feel sorry. “Thirty dollars is a lot to ask as price for that small room,”he thought. He called his assistant over and said, “Here is five dollars. Take it to the men in Room418. I asked too much for their room.”While the assistant was on the way upstairs, he started to think with the money, “How can three men do with the five dollars? I’ll give them each only one dollar and keep the two dollars for myself. The men will be happy to get something back, and Mr King will never know.” So th e assistant gave each one dollarAt first each man paid(付款)ten dollars. After the assistant gave them back one dollar each, they each paid nine. There were three men, $9×3=$27. The assistant kept $2. $27+$2=$29. Where is the missing dollar?( )56.The three men were angry because .A.there was a large meeting.B. it was weekendB.there was only one small room. D. they couldn’t have a place to stay( )57.With the help of the manager, the three menA.went to another hotelB. each got a small room for the nightC.stayed together in a small roomD. got a small room Mr King kept for himself( )58.At first A. the three men paid $ 27 B. each of the three paid $30C. the three men paid $ 9D. each of the three paid $ 10( )59.The assistant A. helped the men to divide(分配)the money. B. kept two dollars for himself C. returned three dollars to the manager. D. kept three dollars for himself ( )60.Where is the missing dollar? A. There wasn’t any missing do llar.B. The assistant took it too.C. Mr King kept it.D. The three men took it.(B)Once a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer, because his mother always called him foolish boy.“That’s easy,” answered the fis her man, “I know one way to make you become cleverer.” 阶段“Really?” “Of cou rse. It is said a fish head is good for brain（大脑）.If you eat one, you’ll become clever indeed. Pay only three pounds for one fish head. ”The boy paid him three pounds and the fisherman cut off a fish head and handed it to him.A row(生的)fish head is no good—not even for a hungry boy to eat—but the boy ate it up in two gulps(大口). “Do you feel anything ?” asked the fisherman. “Not in my head,”said the boy. The boy lay on the ground a nd thought, “one whole fish costs(价值)only two pounds. I had paid him three pounds for the fish head, why couldn’t I have the whole fish for the soup, a head of fish and one pond left over?” He jumped up and shouted at the fisherman. “You thief! You are foo ling me!” The fisherman laughed, saying, “the fish head works now, you see.”( )61.The boy thought could help him become cleverer.A.his motherB. the fishermanC. fishD. money( )62.The boy ate up the raw fish head only in two gulps, because heA.enjoyed itB. wanted to taste itC. took it as good medicineD. was a foolish boy( )63.”Not in my head” means “”A.The fish head was not in the boy’s head.B. The boy felt nothing come into his headB.It’s difficult to give an answer right away D. The boy didn’t feel that he was cleverer ( )64.The boy paid three pounds. He could haveA. a whole fish and a fish headB. a whole fish and one pound backC. a fish head and one pound backD. a whole fish, a fish head and one pound back( )65. helped the boy become cleverer.A. A good mialB. The raw fish bodyC. NothingD. What had happened(C)Bill Clinton took office on January 20,1993 and became the 42nd U.S. president.(总统). He is the first U.S. president who was born after World WarⅡ(第二次世界大战).He is also one of the youngest of all U.S. presidents.Clinton was born in a poor family in 1946. Three months before he was born, his father, Willian Blats,died. When he was small, his mother remarried Norger Clinton, so the boy’s family name was changed.In the summer of 1963, Clinton was asked to visited the city of Washington. During this visit, he met President Kinnedy in the White House(白宫). At that time, he wanted to become a president, and then, he was!( )66.When Clinton became the 42 nd US president, he wasA. thirtyB. about fortyC. forty--sevenD. 37 years old( )67.Clinton’s father died A. after 1946 B. before Clinton was bornC. before World WarⅡD. When Clinton was young( )68.Why was the boy’s name changed?A.Because he became a presidentB. Because his family was very poorC. Because his father was deadD. Because his mother remarried Norger Clinton( )69. In 1963 Clinton came to the city of Washington . A. to take part in an examB. for his holidayC. for a visitD. to have a meeting with Kennedy( )70.Which one of the following is NOT true?A.Everybody can visit the president in the White House.B.The U.S. presidents work in the White House.C.Clinton wanted to become a president after he saw President Kennedy.D.Clinton made his dream come to true at last.(D)Miss Tam was a selfish(自私)woman. Her manners(行为)were bad. She never thought of other’s feelings.One day, she got a cold and went to see the doctor. However, it was raining heavily. So she decided to catch a taxi outside the building she lived. She jumped the queue in order to(为了)get on ahead of the other passengers. The other passengers were very angry with her and told her to wait for her turn later. But she did not listen to them and tried to open the door of a taxi. The taxi-driver saw that and did not open the door for her. She was embarrassed and went to the back of the queue.After she arrived at the clinic(诊所), there were many patients. As she waited for the treatment, she sat with two seats. One was for herself and the other for her umbrella! Because of the wet floor, she slipped(滑) on the floor when it was her turn to see the doctor. As a result, she saw the doctor not only for her cold but also for her injury of slip.根据短文内容回答问题：71.Why did she go to see the doctor?72.Why did she jump the queue!73.What did the passengers do when they saw Miss Tam jumped the queue?74.Did Miss Tam listen to them? What did she do then?75. At last, why did she go to see the doctor except for(除了…之外) the cold?三、补全对话：在横线上写上一个适当的句子，使对话完整（10分）A—Jill B--- DoctorA: Good morning, doctor!B: Good morning. Sit down, please. 76. ? A:I’ve got a headache and …(cough)B: 77. ?A: Yes I did, my temperature seems to be all right.B: Open your mouth and say “Ah”.78. . You’re just caught a bit of a cold.A: Re ally? But I don’t think any better now.B: Well, 79. three times a day, have a good rest and drink more water. I’m sure 80. .A: Thank you, doctor.B: Yo u’re welcome.六、书面表达（15分）80．根据下面提示，写一篇2006年4月1日的日记。