1、学年第二学期初中英语八年级期中考试 42014-2015学年第二学期初中八年级期中考试英语试卷说明：本试卷满分100分，其中书写质量3分，卷面安排2分；考试时间120分钟。第卷（满分70分）一、听力测试（共25小题， 25分）（一）听句子，从ABC三个选项中选出与画面内容一致的选项。每个句子读一遍。每小题1分。1ABC 2ABC 3ABC 4ABC 5ABC（二）听句子，选择最佳答语。每个句子读两遍。每小题1分。6ABlue Water Aquarium great BNot bad CI went there7ANo，you dont BYes，you did CWelcomeThanks8
2、AIts far BBy bikeCAbout fifteen minutes9AShe is Lucy BShe is tall CShe has short hair10AThats a good idea BSorry，I wont do that againCThats all right（三）听下面五组对话和对话后面的问题，选择正确答案。每组对话及问题读两遍。每小题1分。11AHamburgers BSandwiches CNoodles12AIn a bookshop BIn a store CIn a library13ABecause he wants to travel to
3、 HainanBBecause he wants to look after his brotherCBecause he wants to visit his brother in Hainan14ACleaning the table BDoing sortie dishes CDoing the laundry15AGo hiking BGo shopping CGo swimming（四）听一段长对话，根据对话内容选择最佳答案。对话读两遍。每小题1分。16How was the girls day off?AIt was great BIt was not bad CIt was aw
4、ful17What was the weather like on the gifts day off?AIt was sunny BIt was rainy CIt was windy18How did the girl go camping?AShe went for a drive BShe went by bike CShe went on foot19Why did the boy sleep late on his day off?ABecause he was very lazyBBecause he studied hard for his math examCBecause
5、he had nothing to do20So what did the boy do on his day off?AHe went to the beach BHe washed TVCHe helped his parents clean the yard（五）听短文，根据短文内容填写表格，每空词数不限。短文读两遍。每小题1分。What pet?Jacks pet is a _（21）Where to go?Jacks family will go to _（22）for vacationHow many times?Sandy can feed the pet _（23）a dayW
6、hat to do?Jack asks Sandy to _（24）the pct to the parkWhen?Sandy should change the water _（25）二、基础知识运用（共15小题，共15分）26-Im going m visit my friend in Hong Kong for four days-Well，_!Agood luck Bhave a great time Ca good place DI agree27-I dont get your postcardWhen did you _ it?-Last FridayAshow Bsend Cg
7、ive Dmake28- _ are you staying in Now York?-For about a monthAHow soon BHow long CWhat DWhen29- _-I went to a movie with my friendsAHow was your weekend? BWhat did you do yesterday?CHow are you? DWhat do you usually do on weekend?30Its _ beautiful day and the children are watching _ interestingAa；an
8、 Ban；a Can；an Da；a31I want m be a reporter because I _ talking with peopleApractice Bkeep Cenjoy Dgo on32-Must I finish all the math exercises this afternoon?-No，you _Acant Bmustnt Cmay not Dneednt33-Could you stay here a little longer?- _，but I have to go back home tomorrowANo problem BIm afraid no
9、tCId love to DNo，thank you34Mike _ finish the work at onceHe can finish it tomorrowAmust Bhave to Cshouldnt Ddoesnt have to35-Do you like English?-YesBut I think its _ subject of allAthe easiest Bthe most difficultCthe most interesting Dthe most boring36In my hometown its _ in July，bat its even _ in
10、 AugustAhotter；hottest Bhot；hot Chotter；hot Dhot；hotter37You are _ nowSo you should wash your clothes by yourselfAyoung enough Benough old Cold enough Denough young38Did she have a hard time _ these new words?Amemorizing Bto memorize Cmemorize Dmemories39-Do you think the heavy rain will stop tomorr
11、ow morning?- _I want to fly my kite in the park tomorrowAso do I BI hope soCI hope not DIt doesnt matter40-Have a good day to Sandy Beach!- _ANever mind BThe same to you CIm not sure DThanks a lot三、完形填空（共10小题，计10分）In the United States，people enjoy entertaining（招待）guests at homeSo they often _41_ fri
12、ends over a meal，a party，or just _42_ coffeePeople often _43_ their invitations by saying，“Would you come over for dinner this Saturday evening?” “Hey，were having a party on FridayCould you _44_ us?”If people accept（接受）the invitation，they often say，“Yes，thank you” If they can not go，they may say，“Im
13、 sorry，” and give a（an）_45_ for itSometimes，people use some other expressions（表达，说法）They _46_ like invitations，_47_ they are not real invitationsFor example：“Please come over for a drink sometime” “Why dont you come over and see us sometime soon?”In fact，these are not real invitations _48_ they dont
14、 have a specific（具体的）time or dateThey just show that the person is trying to be _49_，and he is trying to end a conversation in a polite wayWhen people reply（答复）to expressions like these，they just say，“Sure，that would be _50_” or “OK，thanks” So next time you hear something like an invitation，listen c
15、arefully to make sure if it is a real invitation or the person is just being friendly to you41Aask Binvite Clet Dmake42Aover Bon Cto Dfor43Asend Btake Ctalk Dhold44Ajoin Bcome Cplay with Dtake part in45Aletter Banswer Cexcuse Dway46Alook Bseem Csound Dfeel47Ahowever Bbut Cthough Dfor48Abecause Bbefo
16、re Cafter Dsince49Aworried Bbusy Ckindly Dfriendly50Agreat Bright Ctrue Dhard四、阅读理解（共15小题，计20分）AIn some Western countries，many children do chores to get pocket moneyThey usually start to do this when they are ten years oldSchool students have to do homework and study for testsThey dont have much fre
17、e time on weekdaysThey often do chores on weekendsYoung kids only do easy choresSo they dont get much moneyBut thats enoughMany of them only want to buy candy（糖果）And candy is cheap! They often help do the dishes，sweep the floor，or feed the pet cat or dogWhen they get older，they want to buy more and
18、more thingsThey want things that are more expensive than candySo they have to work harder! They often help their parents wash the family car，cut the grass，or cook mealsSome jobs life a good way for kids to learn new thingsFor example，they can learn how to use a lawnmower（割草机）or how to cookOf course，
19、their parents help them at first51How do many children get pocket money in some Western countries?AThey study hard BThey do choresCThey do part-time jobs DThey ask their parents for it52When do many children usually begin to do chores in some Western countries?AAt the age of 10 BAt the age of 13CAt
20、the age of 15 DAt the age of 1753Mary wants to get more pocket money to buy something expensiveShe may _Ado the dishes Bfeed the pet eat Ccook meals Dsweep the floor54Which of the following is NOT true?AYoung kids do easy chores because they can get much money from their parentsBSchool students ofte
21、n do chores on Saturdays and SundaysCIf kids get older and want something more expensive，they have to work harderDgads can learn how to cook with the help of their parents55The passage mainly tells us how children in some Western countries _Afind jobs Bget pocket money Cstudy at school Ddo choresBDa
22、ne and Alex are on their way homeDane：Oh，the “Air Jordan” sports shoes on your feet! You must be crazy about Michael JordanAlex：You can say that againHe is a real superstarDane：Im his fan，tooHow I wish to dunk（扣蓝）like him! When he jumped up to dank the ball，it seemed he could flyAlex：Yeah，thats how
23、he got the nickname（绰号）“Air Jordan”Dane：I thought he was very tall，but once I found he was quite short when he stood among other playersHow can he make it?Alex：Well，last week I read a story about thisWhen he was young，he was short，and didnt look like a born basketball player at allBesides，he was too
24、 shy to talk with othersBut in high school yearshe began to go crazy about basketball and wanted to be a pro（职业选手）He practiced so hard that be even cut classes（逃学）His father told him to be an outstanding proBut no school would be interested in him if he had bad gradesJordan began to study hard from
25、then onFinally，he made a great success and set many NBA recordsDane：Another example to show that hard work brings success56The two men are talking about _Asports shoes Bbasketball Ca basketball star Dbasketball fans57When Alex says “You can say that again” to Dane，he _Awants to know what Dane was ta
26、lking aboutBhates what Dane saidCthinks what Dane said is rightDasks Dane to say something again58From the conversation，we know Jordan has got his nickname because he _Ajumps very high Bruns very fast Ccan fly Dis very tall59From the conversation，we can guess a shy person _Alikes to play basketball
27、Blikes to say something about himselfCoften cuts classes Ddoes not like to talk about himself60Which is NOT true about Michael Jordan?AHe is well-known for his dunk BHe didnt go to collegeCHe is not a very tall basketball player DHe worked very hard to be a successC任务型阅读：（10分）阅读短文，按照要求完成下列任务。Christi
28、na （1）出生 in SpainShe，（2）grew up in a small townWhen she was five years old，she went to elementary school （小学），but later she didnt go to high schoolHer family was very poor，and she，as a girl of twelve，had to go to workShe worked on an assembly line（装配线）in a toy factory（3）When Christina was eighteen years old，her family moved to the United StatesFirst they lived in Los Angeles，and then they moved to San FranciscoWhen Christina arrived （4） the United States，she wasnt very happy because she missed her friends in Spain，and she couldnt speak one word of EnglishSo s
