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题号 得分 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 总分 累分人 复核人 一、听力测试。（20分）A)听下面十段对话，每段对话后有一小题。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
( ) 1. How many hours does Tom sleep every night? A. Eight B. Nine C. Ten
( ) 2. John is staying here for a week, isn’t he? A. Yes B. No C. We don’t know ( ) 3. Where will Sally probably go?
A B C.
( ) 4. Who doesn’t like to drink milk? A. Kangkang B. Maria C. Maria’s father ( ) 5. What does Jim like best?
A B C.
( ) 6. What day is Nick’s birthday? A. Next Saturday B. Next Sunday C. Next Thursday ( ) 7. Is Ann at home right now? A. Yes, she is B. No, she isn’t C. We don’t know ( ) 8. What are they going to play? A. Basketball B. Football C. Baseball
( ) 9. Where was the man? A. In a meeting room B. In the hotel C. In the reading room ( ) 10. What do we call soccer in China? A. Football B. American football C. English football
B)听下面两段对话，听完第一段对话后回答第11—13小题；听完第二段对话后回答第14—16小题。听每段对话前你都有30秒钟的时间阅读各小题。每段对话读两遍。
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( ) 11. Which is John’s favorite sport? A. Swimming B. Basketball C. Both A and B ( ) 12. Does John like playing baseball? A. Yes, he does. B. No, he doesn’t. C. We don’t know. ( ) 13. Who often wins the tennis game? A. John B. Clare C. David
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( ) 14. What is Kang Kang doing? A. Playing games B. Repairing a computer C. Mending a bike ( ) 15. What’s wrong with the computer? A. It works well. B. It is broken. C. It is lost. ( ) 16. Who may help Kang Kang? A. Jane B. Maria C. Maria’s uncle
C)听下面一段短文，然后根据短文内容完成表格。听短文前你有30秒钟的时间阅读表格内容。短文读两遍。
Name Transportation Reason Mary By subway She likes watching people. Marisa On foot Walking can make her 17 and healthy. Mike By bike It’s 18 to ride a bike. Jim 19 He likes looking out of the window. Kate By bus It’s 20 to take a bus. 二、单项选择（10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中找出最佳答案，并把序号填入题前的括号内。 ( ) 21.—What are you going to do when you the work? —I’m going to watch TV.
A. will finish B. finishes C. finished D. finish ( ) 22.—What are you going to do next Sunday? — A. I’m sorry. B. Here you are. C. I’ve no idea. D. No, nothing. ( ) 23. You wash your hands before meals. It is good for your health.
A. may B. can C. have to D. must ( ) 24. China is famous the Great Wall. Many foreigners visit it first of all.
A. as B. for C. with D. of
( ) 25.—What were you doing at this time yesterday? —We in the classroom.
A. read B. were reading C. are reading D. was reading ( ) 26. beautiful music!
A. What an B. How C. What D. What a ( ) 27.—My father used to fishing. —Me, too.
A. is fond B. was fond of C. be fond D. be fond of
( ) 28.—Do you often help your cousin with his English? —No. He learns English by .
A. himself B. yourself C. herself D. myself
( ) 29. He has nothing to do today, ? A. doesn’t he B. do he C. does he D. isn’t he
( ) 30.—How much did the new watch your sister? —She 350yuan for it.
A. cost; paid B. spend; cost C. Pay; cost D. Take; paid 三、词汇。（每题1分，共10分） A．根据中文及首字母提示补全单词。
31. We should (保护) wild animals.
32. In (事实), the moon is smaller than the earth. 33. There are no living things on other p , I think. 34. We don’t have to be a of catching SARS.
35. Would you mind o the window? It is very hot in the room. B．用所给词的适当形式填空。
36. Today, people in Beijing try their best (protect) old city walls. 37. The children (watch) TV when their mother came in. 38. My mother is always busy (do) some housework. 39. After walking so long we were too tired (walk) on. 40. We can go shopping without going out of our (house). 四、句型转换。（10分）
41. The Qomolangma is 8848.13 high. (划线提问) is the Qomolangma? 42. There are few beautiful flowers in the garden, ? (改为反意疑问句) 43. Tom borrowed lots of money from his sister. (改为同义句)
Tom’s sister lots of money him. 44. The lion is the strongest in the zoo. (改为比较级)
The lion is the stronger than animal in the zoo. 45. I believe the football game is wonderful. (改为否定句)
I __________believe the football game ____ wonderful. 五、完形填空。（20分）
A．阅读短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中长出最佳答案，并把序号填入题前的括号内。
Tom and Fred were talking about the year 2050. “What will 46 be like in the year 2050?” asked Tom. “I don’t know,” said Fred. “What do you think?”
“Well, no one knows, But it is 47 to guess,” said Tom. “In the year 2050 everybody will.
48 a pocket (袖珍) computer, The computer will give people the 49 to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets, 50 . And we’ll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps we’ll be able to 51 them at the same time. Machines will do 52 of the work, and people will have more 53 . Perhaps they will work only two or three days a week. They will be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there.”
“I’m very 54 to hear that. I hope to fly to the moon. And I hope I’ll be able to live 55 ,” said Fred. “Won’t that be interesting? Just like a fish.”
( ) 46.A. our home B. the traffic C. a factory D. the world ( ) 47.A. pleased B. no use C. interesting D. unusual ( ) 48.A. carry B. bring C. give D. send ( ) 49.A. news B. ways C. things D. answers ( ) 50.A. either B. again C. too D. also ( ) 51.A. call B. see C. look D. listen ( ) 52.A. most B. many C. lot D. every ( ) 53.A. work B. duty C. holidays D. times ( ) 54.A. sorry B. glad C. sure D. afraid ( ) 55.A. in the sea B. on land C. on the mountain D. under the ground B．从下框中选择正确的单词，每词限用一次，并用其适当形式完成下面短文。（10分） different, collect, interest, make, spend, spare, outside, unpopular, with, wherever A hobby is an interesting way of 56 your free time. There are so many 57 hobbies for different people to choose. Some hobbies are very popular, while others are quite 58 . you may choose one for yourself that 59 you most. You may enjoy 60 things, such as stamps, foreign coins, etc. If you like to work 61 your hands, you may enjoy paper cutting (切割) and model 62 . Or you may enjoy creative (有创造的) hobbies, like planting. Many people prefer the activities 63 to the activities inside, like sailing, riding and so on, which they can enjoy with others. 64 you live, there is always a hobby for you to choose. The bobby will give you many hours of pleasure and make your 65 time interesting. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65.
六、阅读理解。（20分）阅读短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。
A
If someone asks you, “What color is the sky (天空)?” I am sure that you will answer, “Blue.” I want to tell you that you are wrong. The sky has no color. It looks blue because we are looking at blue sunlight. The sunlight is shining (照耀) on dust (灰尘) in the air (空气).
Is the sky full of air? I think you may ask this question, too. We know that there is air around the world, but we can’t fly very high because as (当…的时候) we go higher, the air gets thinner (更加稀薄的). If we go farther and farther from the earth, there is no air at all.
Now we can answer these questions. What is the sky? Where is it? It is all around the world. The sky is space (宇宙). In space there is the sun, the moon and many stars (恒星).
The sun is one of the stars. It is the nearest one to the earth, We can see the sun in the day and see the moon and stars at night.
( ) 66. Why do people think the sky is blue? Because .
A. the air is blue B. the dust is blue C. the sunlight is blue D. the sunlight shining on the dust gets blue ( ) 67. The sky is . A. full of dust B. empty C. the world D. space with the sun, the moon and many stars ( ) 68. Why can’t we fly very high in the sky? Because . A. it is too dangerous B. there is hardly(几乎没有)any air high up in the sky
C. it is very near the sun D. it is very near the moon
( ) 69. What can’t we see in the sky at night?
A. The stars B. The moon C. The earth D. The sun
( ) 70. The is nearest star to the earth. A. moon B. sun C. sky D. space
B
Trees are useful to man in three important ways.
The first important way is that they provide (提供) man with food, wood and the other products. Trees provide not only man with food, but also many animals with food. Without trees many animals could not live on the earth. It’s not easy for man to live on the earth, either.
The second important way is that trees give us shade (阴凉). On a hot summer day, people are eager (渴望) to have a rest under the tree after they have a long walk. You can imagine how important the shade of a tree is to man and animals.
The third important way is that trees help to prevent droughts and floods (防止干旱和洪水). However, in many parts of the world, man hasn’t realized the third way. They were cutting trees down in large numbers. In the end they find that they have lost the best friends they had.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
71. How many important ways are trees useful to man? 72. Trees only provide man with food, don’t they? 73. On a hot summer day, what do trees give us?
74. What does the underlined word “they” means? 75. What’s the best title of the passage? 七、书面表达。（10分）
万里长城。人类的巨著！中华之魂！长城是中国也是世界上修建时间最长，工程量最大的一项古代防御工程，也是世界七大奇迹之一。请根据下面的提示写一篇介绍长城的短文。
提示词：4000miles, 600BC, the emperor Qin Shihuang, joins, symbol, wonder
2009-2010学年度第一学期期末考试八年级英语试题
听力材料 一、听力测试（20分）
A）听下面十段对话，每段对话后有一小题。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
1. M: Lucy, how many hours do you sleep every night? W: Nine hours, I think. What about, Tom? M: About eight hours.
2. W: How long are you staying here, John? M: I’m staying here for 10 days.
3. M: Sally, let’s exercise together. W: Sorry, Mike. I have to go shopping later. 4. W. How often do you drink milk, Kangkang? M: I drink milk every day, and you, Maria? W: I don’t like to drink milk. But my father likes it.
5. W: What do you like best, Jim? M: Playing computer games. How about you, Jill? W: I like singing.
6. W: Hi, Nick! M: Hi, Ann. Next Sunday is my birthday. Can you come to my party? 7. W: Hello. M: Hello. Could I speak to Ann, please? W: I’m afraid she isn’t here right now. Can I take a message for you?
8. W: What a fine day today! M: Yes, it’s sunny but not very hot. Will you play football with me? W: OK. Let’s go and play on our school playground. M: That’s a good idea! 9. W: I called you an hour ago, but you were not in the hotel. Were you out? M: No, I was in a meeting room. Why did you call me?
10. W: We’re going to watch a football game, Would you like to come, too?. M: I’d love to. What kind of football, American or soccer?
W: Soccer. But we don’t call it soccer in China. We call it football.
B)听下面两段对话，听完一段对话后回答第11-13小题；听完第二段对话后回答第14-16小题。听每段对话前你都有30秒钟的时间阅读各小题。每段对话读两遍。 Dialogue 1
W: Hi, John! Your favorite sport is swimming, isn’t it? M: Yes, it is. I love swimming. W: Do you like other sports? M: Well, I like basketball. I often play basketball with my friends. W: Oh, why not? M: It’s too slow for me, I’m afraid. W: How about tennis, John? Do you play tennis much?
M: I play a little with Clare, but I’m not very good at it. Clare always beats me.