外研版八年级英语上期中试题及答案(2)

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. Wind B. Clothes C. Air

( )57. Moving air is called________

A. wind B. rain C. 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

B

Can we live without salt? No, salt is very important to us, we

need salt in our food. Animals need it, too. Most of the salt in our

country comes from the sea. People dig very big pools and let sea

water in .When the sun dries up the water, people can get salt from

the ground . The salt is white ,clean and beautiful.

There are a lot of salt wells（井）in Sichuan. A salt well is much

like 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 it B. it is the most important to us C. animals need it , too

（ ）61 We get most of the salt from ________.

A. salt lakes B. salt wells C. sea water D. 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 clean

C. People in Jiangxi get salt from salt mines D. There are many salt lakes in Fujian.

（ ）63. there are many salt lakes

A. in the northwest of our country, B. in Guangxi C.in Jiangxi

( ) 64.The best title（题目）for this article is_________

A. Salt B. Why We Need Salt C. Salt Is Important D. We Need Salt

A. Canada B. China C. America D. England

（ ）65You may have a chance to show your inventions on _____________.

A. Monday B. Sunday C. Wednesday D. Friday

（ ）66You may learn how to keep healthy from ______.

A. Dr. West B. Prof. Beet C. Prof. Green D. Prof. Morison

（ ）67If you want to learn something about Mars, you can go to the class from ____.

A. 19:00—21:30 on Monday B. 8:30—11:30 on Sunday

C. 14:00—17:00 on Saturday D. 19:00--- 21:30 on Friday

( ) 68 The computer science is on

A. Monday B. Sunday C. Wednesday D. 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。

We are _______ _______ well with my classmates _______ _______ time.

2. 对我们来说，理解英语电视节目不难。

It’s not difficult ______ ______ _______ ___________ TV programs in English.

3. 现在你应该停止看电视，而做你的家庭作业了。

You should _______ _______ TV and ______ your ______ now.

4. 你曾经去过长城吗？没去过。

Have you ______ ________ _______ the Great Wall? No,______.

5. 在Tom的帮助下，我的语文有了起色。

I have improved a lot in my Chinese ______ ______ _______ ______ Tom.

七、词汇应用：（用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，共10分）

1. As we all know, light (travel) faster than sound.

2. I ________(do) my homework when someone knocked at the door this morning.

3. In the last two years, they _______ (raise) 100 thousand yuan for the poor children.

4. I don’t like classical music. What about ____________ (listen) to pop music?

5. Miss Green gave us a _________(live) and interesting maths lesson yesterday.

6. (take) a bus is much faster than walking,

7. Quiet! The students (have) an English class.

8. Could you tell me how long you ____________(live)here?

9. My mother asks us (not watch) too much TV.

10. There are several ____________(German) taking photos on the Great Wall.

九、书面表达:根据所给的材料，写一篇英语短文（10分）

材料：假如你是李明，学生会（the Student Union）正在招聘新成员，你去应聘，

2. 不得写你真实的姓名和班级。

3. 开头已给出。

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2011-2012学年度第一学期期中质量检测

八年级英语试题答案

一、听力（20分）：1-5 AACAB 6-10 CABCB 11-15 ACBBA

听力第四题：1.instruments 2. pop 3. interested 4. 78699 5. Join

二、单项选择（15分）：16-20 BADBC 21-25. ACDCC 26-30. DBBAA

三、完形填空（10分）： 31-35 DABCA 36-40 BCB AC

四、阅读理解（30分）：41-44 BADD 45-48 BCDA 49-52 DBCA 53-55 CAD

五、阅读表达（共10分, 每小题2分）

1. good at 2. No, he didn’t 3. Music has changed Jam’s life.

4. 他说音乐改变了他得生活。 5. became; was

六、翻译句子 根据汉语完成英语句子，每空一词。（共10分，每小题2分）

1. 1. getting on; all the 2. for us to understand 3. stop watching; do homework

4. ever been to; never 5. with the help of

七、词汇应用：用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空（共10分，每小题1分）

1.travels 2. was doing 3. have raised 4. listening; 5. lively

6. Taking/To take 7. are having 8. have lived 9. not to watch 10. Germans

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