新目标英语八年级第一学期期中教学质量检测
八 年 级 英 语 试 题
提示：请将第Ⅰ卷所有选择题的答案填写在第Ⅱ卷前的答案栏内！ 第Ⅰ卷
二、单项选择（20分）
21. －Are you going to Beijing by ______ train? －No. I’m taking ______ car.
A. /; a B. a; the C. /; / D. the; a
22. My best friend Wang Ying said she would come ______ Saturday morning. A. in B. to C. on D. at
23. This physics problem is kind of difficult. Not ______ can work it out. A. everybody B. anybody C. somebody D. nobody
24. Jack and his friends often play sports or watch movies for ______ on weekends. A. exercise B. wishes C. hobbies D. fun
25. －We are going to the beach next month. －That ______ great. A. hears B. listens C. sees D. sounds
26. －Gina is ill in hospital. She can’t come to school today. －________ A. I don’t think so B. It doesn’t matter C. I’m sorry to hear that D. That’s not a good idea
27. I have ______ things to do. I can’t spend ______ time playing computer games. A. too much; too many B. too much; too much C. too many; too much D. too many; too many 28. I feel very ______. Please give me some water.
A. thirsty B. relaxed C. sad D. angry 29. He doesn’t feel well, so he ______ stop smoking.
A. has to B. doesn’t C. likes to D. have to 30. Thanks a lot for ______ me ______ my English.
A. help; on B. helping; with C. to help; about D. helping; to 31. I didn’t know your sister came back ______ I met her in the street. A. ago B. when C. until D. after
32. －Would you like to visit the museum this Saturday? －________.
A. Yes, please B. Sure, I’d love to C. Yes, I would D. No, I wouldn’t 33. His mother often makes him ______ TV after supper.
A. watch B. watching C. to watch D. watches 34. －How are you feeling today?
－Much ______. I think I can go to school tomorrow.
A. good B. well C. better D. best 35. There ______ rainy and windy in Yuncheng tomorrow.
A. will have B. will has C. is having D. will be
36. －Did you go to the beach with them yesterday? －No. I ______ go there. You know, I can’t swim.
A. sometimes B. often C. never D. usually 37. －Tomorrow is Sunday. Are you going swimming? －I’m not sure. It ______ the weather.
A. looks like B. waits for C. looks after D. depends on 38. －______ do you have a speech contest? －Twice a year.
A. How long B. How much C. How many D. How often 39. It’s very kind of you to ______ so much time showing me around your school. A. spend B. take C. cost D. have
40. －Tina, you didn’t come to school yesterday. ______? －I had a high fever. A. How about you B. What was the matter C. Where did you go D. What do you do
三、完形填空（10分）
Jack planned to celebrate (庆祝) his birthday in the afternoon. He would like to celebrate his birthday party in his 41 . As a middle school student, it was his first time to do so. He wanted 42 to know that he was a middle school student! Mike invited (邀请) his classmates to his party. His classmates 43 him many birthday presents (礼物). His mother made a big birthday cake and a lot of delicious food, and Jack 44 them to school. Some of Jack’s classmates played games and some ate food. Jack 45 very happy.
When the party was nearly (几乎) over, Mrs White, Jack’s teacher, came to the classroom 46 a small beautiful box in her hand. Jack was very 47 . “Happy Birthday, Jack.” Jack was so happy that he 48 know what to say. Mrs White said, “ 49 didn’t you tell me? I’d like to come here to celebrate the first birthday party in 50 class. Here’s my present for you.” 41. A. home B. office C. classroom D. restaurant 42. A. others B. another C. other D. they 43. A. thanked B. watched C. liked D. gave 44. A. took B. bought C. taught D. stopped 45. A. improved B. felt C. practiced D. talked 46. A. with B. on C. to D. in
47. A. opposite B. early C. boring D. surprised 48. A. doesn’t B. can’t C. didn’t D. isn’t
49. A. What B. Why C. Where D. When 50. A. his B. her C. their D. our
四、阅读理解（20分）
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Mr White works in an office. He’s very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes back from his office, he’s always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after dinner. She doesn’t stop talking until she falls asleep (入睡). But it’s usually too late and Mr White has to get up early in the morning when she is still sleeping.
One day Mr White felt terrible and couldn’t go to work. He decided to go to see a doctor. Mrs
White went to the hospital with him. Before her husband said what was the matter with him, the woman told the doctor all. The doctor wrote out a prescription (处方). When Mrs White took the medicine to the doctor’s room, the doctor said to her, “The bottle of medicine is for your husband and the pills (药片) are for you.”
“For me?” the woman said in surprise. “I’m fine. I don’t need any medicine!”
“I don’t think so, madam,” said the doctor. “They are sleeping pills. Your husband will be all right soon if you take them.” 51. Mr White ______.
A. has time to have a good sleep B. is busy but he can have a good sleep
C. isn’t tired and doesn’t like to go to bed early D. can’t have a good rest because he’s too busy 52. Mr White’s wife ______ every evening.
A. works late B. writes things C. keeps talking late D. watches TV late 53. Mr White has to get up when his wife is sleeping in the morning because ______. A. he can’t fall asleep B. he has to go to work
C. he doesn’t want to sleep D. his wife asks him to get up 54. One day Mr White couldn’t go to work because ______. A. he was ill B. his wife was ill
C. his wife didn’t let him go D. he didn’t want to go to work
55. The sentence “Your husband will be all right soon if you take them.” means Mr White will soon be all right if ______.
A. Mr White takes the pills B. Mr White takes the bottle of medicine C. Mrs White takes the bottle of medicine D. Mrs White stops talking too much at night B ＃117: Some people like to have friends who are different from them. Others like to have friends who are similar to them. What kind of friends do you want for yourself? Kate Join Date: March, 2011 Location: the United Kingdom Ditlady Join Date: April, 2011 Location: Canada I like to have friends who are like me. Both my best friend Vades and I like traveling. We went to Italy last month and stayed there for a week. Next month we want to go to Paris. However, Vades is more athletic than me. I like to have friends who are like me. It can be very helpful. I’m a little quiet and my good friend Libby is quiet, too. Sometimes I don’t know what to do with my problems and she can tell me what I should do, because she knows about me better than people who are different from me. Hi, everyone! I had a cold last week and just got here. In my opinion, it is important to have both kinds of friends. That makes your life more interesting. Harbinger Join Date: May, 2011 56. Where is Kate going next month?
A. To the USA. B. To the UK. C. To Italy. D. To France. 57. What’s Libby like?
A. She’s as beautiful as Ditlady. B. She’s more outgoing than Ditlady. C. She’s as quiet as Ditlady. D. She’s more athletic than Ditlady.
58. What was the matter with Harbinger last week?
A. He had a cold. B. He had a headache. C. He had a fever. D. He had a toothache. 59. What kind of friends does Harbinger like to have?
A. Those who are different from him. B. Those who are the same as him.
C. He doesn’t like to make friends. D. He likes to have different kinds of friends. 60. What does the underlined word “similar” mean?
A. 一致的 B. 相似的 C. 友好的 D. 简单的
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五、词汇和句子（15分）
A) 根据句意及汉语或首字母提示，补全单词。（5分）
61. Chinese medicine is very popular in some __________ (西方的) countries. 62. If you need more __________ (信息), you can call Gina.
63. The post office is not f__________ from here. You can walk there. 64. T__________ she is very quiet, I still want to make friends with her. 65. The weather is much __________ (冷) than it was yesterday.
B) 按要求完成句子，每空一词。（10分）
66. 这次我想做点不同的事情。(根据汉语提示完成英语句子) I want do __________ __________ this time.
67. 至于作业，他每天都能够按时完成。(根据汉语提示完成英语句子)
__________ __________ homework, he can finish it on time every day. 68. They are staying in Beijing for two weeks. (对划线部分提问) __________ __________ are they staying in Beijing? 69. I have two pencils. She has four pencils. (合并为一句) She has two __________ pencils __________ I.
70. Lucy went to bed after she read a story. (改为同义句)
Lucy __________ go to bed __________ she finished reading a story. 六、任务型阅读（10分）
Mr and Mrs Cooper are very forgetful (健忘的). For example, Mr Cooper sometimes goes to his office for work on Sunday morning, for he thinks it is Monday. And Mrs Cooper sometimes forgets to cook supper for the family.
One summer they planned to fly to New York for their vacation. They got to the airport only ten minutes before the plane took off. So time was short. But suddenly Mrs Cooper said she must tell Alice, their daughter, not to forget lock (锁) the front door when she went to school. As Alice was then at school, they couldn’t tell her about it by telephone. So they hurried (赶快) to the post office. Mrs Cooper wrote a short note to Alice while Mr Cooper bought a stamp and an envelope (信封). Soon the note was ready. They put the stamp on the envelope in a hurry and put it in the postbox, but suddenly Mrs Cooper began to cry. The short note was still in her hand. She
put the plane (飞机) tickets in the envelope! 任务（一）：根据短文内容回答下列问题：
71. Why does Mr Cooper go to work on Sunday morning?
________________________________________________________________________ 72. Why did the Coopers decide to write a note to Alice?
________________________________________________________________________ 73. Do you think the Coopers could fly to New York that day? Why or why not?
________________________________________________________________________ 任务（二）：把文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。
74. ________________________________________________________________________ 任务（三）：给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
75. ________________________________________________________________________ 七、情景表达（25分）
A) 从方框内选择恰当的句子补全对话，有两个是多余的。（5分） A: Jimmy, you look unhappy. What’s the matter? B: My best friend, Jackie, is ill in the hospital. A: 76.________ What’s wrong with him?
B: He has a stomachache and can’t eat anything. A: But he looks very healthy.
B: 77.________ He’s too fat (胖) because he eats too much meat. A: 78.________
B: You are right. His doctor told him to take more exercise and eat less meat, but he didn’t listen to him.
A: 79.________
B: Yes. Now he thinks his doctor is right and he begins to do as he told him. A: 80.________ B: Me, too. A. I hope he’ll be better soon. B. I’m sorry to hear that. C. It’s bad for his health. D. I don’t think so. E. He hopes to be thin (瘦). F. I’m sure he must feel sorry for it. G. He didn’t like to eat. B) 你喜欢旅游吗？假设你是李明，你的网友Anna发电子邮件征求你对旅游的看法，请你根据下面的内容提示，给她回一封电子邮件，说说你对旅游的看法吧！
1. 旅游是一种非常好的活动，使身心放松，有益于健康和更好地学习； 2. 旅游有时会有很多麻烦，比如车上拥挤，天气多变，容易生病； 3. 旅游时应先了解那里的天气情况，保管好自己的东西。 要求：80词左右；内容可适当发挥。
提示词：changeable adj. 多变的 crowded adj. 拥挤的 Dear Anna,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours,
Wu Shuang
八年级英语试题参考答案
一 ～ 四答案：
1—5 ACBBA 6—10 BAACB 11—15 CCBAA 16—20 CCABC
21—25 ACADD 26—30 CCAAB 31—35 CBACD 36—40 CDDAB
41—45 CADAB 46—50 ADCBD 51—55 DCBAD 56—60 DCADB
评分说明： 1．1—50小题，每小题1分，共50分；2．51—60小题，每小题2分，共20分； 五、词汇和句子
A) 61. western 62. information 63. far 64. Though 65. colder
评分说明：1．本题每小题1分，共5分；2．所填单词虽与答案不同，但能使上
下文意思通顺，又无语法错误或拼写错误也给分；
B) 66. something different 67. As for 68. How long 69. more; than 70. didn’t until
评分说明：1．本题每空1分，共10分；2．所填单词虽与答案不同，但所填单
词能使上下文意思通顺，又无语法错误或拼写错误也给分；3. 大小写错误不得分。
六、任务型阅读
71. Because he thinks it is Monday. 72. Because Alice was then at school. 73. No, I don’t. Because they couldn’t get their tickets back before the plane took off. 74. 一年夏天他们计划乘飞机去纽约度假。75. How forgetful the Coopers are!
评分说明：1．本题每小题2分，共10分。回答问题用完整的句子或短语均可；
2．以上仅提供了参考答案，凡答案符合题意，又无语法错误的都给分；3．答案有语法错误，每个扣0.5分，每小题扣完2分为止。
七、情景交际
A. 76—80 BDCFA
评分说明：1．每小题1分，共5 分；2．凡与本答案不符者不得分。 B. 书面表达 参考范文： Dear Anna,
You asked me my idea about traveling. Now I’d like to tell you about it.
In my opinion, traveling is a good activity. When we are traveling, we get relaxed. It is good for our health and it can make us work better. We can also enjoy the beautiful scenery. But sometimes the buses are too crowded and the weather is changeable. We may get sick. So we should know some information about the weather when traveling. Remember to take good care of our things.
What’s your opinion? Please let me know.
Yours