1、2013-2014学年度第二学期八年级英语考试试题笔试部分（总分95，时间80分钟）二、单项填空（本大题有20 小题，每小题1分，共20分）( ) 26. He is an _ boy. A. eight years old B. eight-year-old C. eight-years-old D. eight-years old ( ) 27. - _ does Karen go to the school library?- Twice a month.A. How many times B. How soon C. How long D. How often( ) 28. He _
2、a lot of money on books every year. A. takes B. costs C. spends D. pays( ) 29. William asked Kevin _ to shut down the computer before leaving. A. didnt forget B. to not forget C. not to forget D. dont to forget( ) 30. Your books shouldnt be on the table, Tom. Please _.- Ok, Mom. I will do it right n
3、ow.A. put it away B. put away it C. put them away D. put away them( ) 31. Nancy has _ bananas than Jane, but _ pineapples than her. A. fewer/ more B. less; fewer C. more; more D. more; less( ) 32. He was drawing something on the desk _ I was reading a story at ten yesterday. A. after B. while C. bef
4、ore D. when( ) 33. We were crossing the street _ the car hit the tree. A. while B. when C. before D. after( ) 34. - Did you all enjoy _ in the Water World last Sunday? - Yes, of course. We had a good time there. A. you B. your C. yourself D. yourselves( ) 35. Can you tell us _ when the fire broke ou
5、t? A. what are you doing B. where were you C. what you are doing D. where you were ( ) 36. Mike likes playing _ basketball, but his little brother likes playing _ guitar. A. the; the B. the; / C. /; the D. /; /( ) 37. Keep _ every day, and you ll lose weight. A. run B. ran C. running D. to run( ) 38
6、. Our neighborhood will be _ noisier than it used to be. A. much more B. very C. many D. even ( ) 39. I cant _ my bag. It _ in your car. A. find; may be B. find; maybe C. look; maybe D. look; may be( ) 40. - _, have you heard from your sister? - Yes, I received a letter from her last week. A. As a r
7、esult B. By the way C. At last D. On the way( ) 41. He _ if you _ him tomorrow. A. will come; will invite B. will come; invite C. comes; will invite D. comes; invite( ) 42. I can _ you may dictionary but you can _ it for only a week. A. borrow; return B. lend; return C. lend; borrow D. lend; keep( )
8、 43. Ill have a tennis game tomorrow. Im a little bit nervous.- Believe in _. Youre the best in our club.A. herself B. myself C. yourself D. himself( ) 44. I felt _ when I heard the _ news. A. disappointed; disappointed B. disappointed; disappointing C. disappointing; disappointing D. disappointing;
9、 disappointed( ) 45. Mary is good at _ stories and always makes us _. A. tell, laugh B. telling; laughing C. telling; laugh D. tell; laughing三、 完形填空（本大题有10个小题，每小题1分， 共10分） Long long ago there was a poor farmer called Fred. Fred and his wife, Doris lived _46_ together in their small old house. One wi
10、nter night, the Luck Fairy (仙女)visited them. “ Fred, youre a _47_ farmer. Id like to give you a wish,” said the Luck Fairy. “ A wish ? ” said Fred. Fred and Doris smiled at each other. Then Fred said, “ Thank you, Luck Fairy. Were very _48_ and happy.” “ _49_ were old, we still work in the field eve
11、ry day,” said Doris. YOU work very hard but you _50_ very little monkey. Would you like some gold coins?” asked the Luck fairy. “ Oh no, my dear Luck Fairy. Were poor, but we have _51_ food to eat,” replied Fred. “ You can use the gold coins to buy some clothes. The winter here is very cold,” said t
12、he Luck Fairy. “ Though we havent got _52_ clothes, weve got enough,” said Doris. “ Well, what about a nice new house?” asked the Luck Fairy. “ Thank you, but I _53_ my small old house very much. Ive lived here since I was born. I dont _54_ a new house,” said Fred. “ Youre quite different from other
13、 people. I like you very much,” said the Luck Fairy. “ I wish you happiness and good luck forever.” Then the Luck Fairy _55_ and never came back.( ) 46. A. sadly B. happily C. worriedly D. anxiously ( ) 47. A. bad B. lazy C. good D. unhelpful ( ) 48. A. healthy B. careful C. difficult D. imporrtant(
14、 ) 49. A If B. But C. Because D. Though( ) 50. A. cost B. lose C. make D. borrow( ) 51. A. no B. little C. enough D. expensive( ) 52. A. old B. many C. bad D. clean( ) 53. A. hate B. love C. need D. dislike( ) 54. A. need B. see C. buy D. build( ) 55. A. smiled B. nodded C. laughed D. disappeared四、
15、阅读理解（本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分） ABill went shopping in Guangzhou one day. Here is the receipt (收据).Welcome to QuanduJanuary 15,2014 15:08Name Number Pricecoat 1 ￥680shirt 3 ￥120 eachbag 2 ￥80 eachsweater 1 ￥ 450Total ( 合计) ￥1,650 ( ) 56. Quandu is a _ in Guangzhou. A. room B. shop C. school D. hospital( )
16、57. When did Bill do the shopping? A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the afternoon. D. In the evening.( )58. Bill bought _ kinds if clothes together. A. 3 B. 4 C. 6 D. 7( )59. The bags cost Bill _. A. ￥80 B.￥160 C.￥200 D.￥480( )60. If there is a 10% discount on all the things, Bill will save _. A
17、. ￥165 B.￥825 C.￥1,485 D.￥1,650 B Fifty-three years ago Barbie Millicent Roberts first appeared in the world of toys. Since then, Barbie doll, as everyone called her, has become the most successful toy doll in history. Her parent, the Mattel Company, said that 90% of all American girls between 3 and
18、 10 have at least one Barbie at home. However, Barbie is facing some trouble at present (现在). There are many similar dolls on the market in competition with her. Another doll named Bratz, for example, came to life thirteen years ago. She looks more like todays pop stars with heavy makeup (浓妆) and mi
19、niskirts. And her company offers more kinds of clothes, too. It seems that Barbie has lost her magic among older girls. “ For younger girls, playing with a Barbie is much fun. But when you get older, you want something smarter and more modern,” says Vera Shepherd, a shop assistant in a New York toy
20、store. It is good news that on the international market, Barbie is still No. 1. Although Mattel is selling fewer Barbies in the United States these years, sales in other countries are still going up. In January 2009, Mattel opened its first Barbie store in Shanghai, where girls can shop, eat, drink
21、or even become fashion designers for their own Barbies. Mattel is planning big celebrations for Barbies 53rd birthday. Fashion designers from all over the world have been called to make new dresses for Barbie. How long will Barbie stay popular in the world of toy dolls? It is hard to say, but 53 is
22、surely not the age to retire (退休).( ) 61. Barbies family name is _. A. Roberts B. Millicent C. Shepherd D. Bratz( ) 62. Barbies trouble is that _.A. it wears heavy makeup and miniskirtsB. other dolls are more popular with little girlsC. other dolls are trying to beat her in the markedD. it has becom
23、e less popular in the international market( ) 63. Girls can do the following in the first Barbie shop in Shanghai except _. A. going shopping B. having food C. drinking juice D. taking photos( ) 64. Whats the meaning of the underlined words “ fashion designers” in the passage? A 珠宝设计师 B. 发型设计师 C. 舞台
24、设计师 D. 服装设计师( ) 65. What is the best title for the passage? A. First Barbie Shop in Shanghai B. Barbies Past and Present C. Barbies 53rd Birthday Party D. Barbie Lost Her Magic C 配对阅读。 左栏是5个人的情况介绍，右栏是7则广告。 请为每个人选出他们最感兴趣的广告，并把答案的字母编号填写在题号前的括号内。（其中有两项多余）( ) 66. John is interested in talking with diffe
25、rent people and he is good at writing. He hopes to be a newspaper reporter.( ) 67. Helen lost her handbag on her way to work.( ) 68. Mrs. Browns birthday is coming. Her husband plans to invite her to enjoy dinner at a nice place.( ) 69. The Greens have just moved to London and need to have a place t
26、o live in.( ) 70. Betty is an active girl. She likes sports, singing and dancing. Shes not married now. She wants to find a nice man as her boyfriend.A. SALEA nice house with a small garden in on sale in New York. Call Mr. Green at 8769-0432.B. RENT A 4-bedroom apartment near Hyde Park. Rent fee bel
27、ow $ 600 each month. Call Jack at 2396-4870C. JOB Do you want to work as a reporter in China Daily? It needs 3 new reporters in Guangdong. Call Ms Smith at 4356-2756.D. FOUND A black handbag with some money inside. Call Mr. Lee at 4359-2242.E. HEALTH CLUB A good place for you to keep fit. Its open d
28、uring 18:00 21:00. Activities: parties, meals, swimming, concerts, dances.F. SINGLES CLUB A club for singles who are looking for new friends.G. GREEN LAKE RESTAURANT The restaurant is pretty good, though the food is a little expensive. Call 6453-2888五、短文填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）请用适当的词完成这篇短文，每空只能填写一个词。
29、Many students feel it difficult to remember new words when they begin to study English. Now I will give you 71. _ advice.Do 72. _ waste time in learning a list of English words. It is the hardest way to remember English words. 73. _ do you learn to speak Chinese? You did it by listening carefully to
30、 the people talking to each 74. _. You can find radio programs, TV programs and records, and 75. _to them carefully. The 76. _ way to learn all new words is through ear. As you listen to more and more dialogues, you will learn how English is pronounced in phrases and sentences. 77. _ course, it is n
31、ot enough to learn new words. You must learn how words are put together, and why some words in English are emphasized（重读）.Some people have found that they can learn the names of everyday objects 78. _ as box, bottle, cup, desk and so on, in the following way. They write the names of objects 79. _ pa
32、per and put the paper on them. Try this and see if this way works for you. 80. _ it does not, then go on to practice your dialogues.六、 翻译句子（本大题有5小题，每小题2分， 共10分）81. 当本在睡觉的时候，他的妹妹在做什么？82. 昨晚我父亲工作到九点才回家。83. 请你把垃圾扔出去好吗? 好的。84. 她自愿一周一次去那里帮助孩子们学习阅读。85. 我应该敷些药在它上面吗？是的，你应该。七、读写综合（本大题分为A、B两部分，共15分）A) 信息归纳（本题
33、有5小题，每小题1分，共5分）看电视能帮助孩子更好地学习，阅读下面的短文，填写表格中的信息。Most children like watching TV. It is very interesting. There are many kinds of programs on TV, such as News Reports, Talk Shows, Sports Shows, Animal World, Chinese Culture, etc. By watching TV, they can see a lot, learn a lot and know many things about
34、 their country and about the world. Children need to know more and more things which are very useful for them. Watching TV is the best way to get the knowledge. Of course , they can also learn over the radio. But they can learn better and more easily on TV. Why? Because they can hear and watch at th
35、e same time. But they cant see anything over the radio. So most children enjoy watching TV very much.TV helps to open childrens eyes. TV helps to open their minds (智力). They learn newer and better ways of doing things. They find the world is now smaller than before. In a word, TV is very important a
36、nd our life will become boring without TV. However, We mustnt spend too much time on TV, for it is bad for our study or work. Some parents and teachers worry about that some children pay too much attention to TV programs. We should use TV correctly, then TV will become one of our best friends. Infor
37、mation CardBy watching TV, children cansee a lot.learn a lot.86. _.Children can also learn over 87. _.TV can help children 88. _.89. _like watching TV.They can learn better on TV because 90. _.B）书面表达（本题10分）假设你是中学生王刚，你发现许多学生为了玩电脑游戏（ play computer games ）, 有的不做作业，有的上课不专心，个别学生甚至开始偷钱（ steal money ）。你认为电脑游戏对中学生有哪些不利 （be bad for ）? 政府和学校应该怎样帮助学生远离电脑游戏？请以此为内容给中学生园地的编辑写一封信。要求：1. 英文提示词必须全部用上； 2. 80词左右。Dear editor, _ Yours Wang Gang
