1、八年级期中考试英语（下）八年级英语 （试题卷）一、听力 ( 共两节，满分20分 )第一节 听力理解（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）听下面的对话，各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅读时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A.B.C项中，选出最佳选项，每段播放两遍听下面一段对话，回答第1-3题1. Where does the talk take place?A. In an Internet caf.B. In a coffee shop.C. In a computer store.2. What does the boy want to do?A.
2、 Read some e-mails.B. Play some games.C. Drink a Coke.3. What do we know about the boy?A. He has finished his school project.B. He has been to this place before.C. He doesnt like smoking.听下面一段对话，回答第4-5题4. How long can the girl stay under the water?A. One hour.B. Two hoursC. Three hours5. What are th
3、ey going to do now?A. SwimmingB. DivingC. Doing their homework听下面一段对话，回答第6-7题6. Which outdoor activity is not mentioned?A. SwimmingB. CampingC. Climbing7. How long will the program last?A. Nearly two weeksB. Half a monthC. A month听下面一段对话，回答第8-10题8. How much money should one take with him or her?A. 5
4、13B. 530C. 5409. What must you wear when you arrive in London?A. A beautiful dressB. A red skirtC. A red shirt10. Which time of the following can you find Mrs Belcher?A. 8:30 a.m.B. 9:15 a.m.C.8:00 p.m.第二节 回答问题（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）1. Which two countries were interested in space in the 1950s and 1960s?2.
5、 When was the first satellite, Sputnik sent into space?3. Where did the spacecraft, Luna3 go around and take photographs?4. Who traveled into space and went around the earth before Yuri Gagarin?5. What did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin do?二、语言知识及运用 ( 共两节，满分10分 )第一节 单项选择 ( 共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)从1620各题所给的
6、A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。16. Collecting stamps _my favourite hobby and I have kept _ it for 6 years.A. are; to do B. are; doing C. is; to do D. is; doing17. _ he is only 4 years old, he is able to play the piano very well. A. If B. Although C. Unless D. Until18. A lot of trees _ in the country e
7、very year. A. was cut down B. cut down C. are cut down D. will cut down19. A lovely Mickey Mouse can _ when you walk into the park. A. see B. saw C. seen D. be seen20.-Would you mind _ the window?-Of course not, go ahead.A. me to open B. me open C. my open D. my opening第二节 语法选择 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读
8、下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，第1页，共4页The generation gap has become a serious problem. I read a report about it _1_ the newspaper. Some children have killed themselves after arguing with parents. I think this is because they dont often have a talk with each other. Parents now spend m
9、ore time _2_ in the office, so they dont have much time to stay with their children. As time passes, they both feel that they dont have the same topics to talk about. I want to tell parents _3_ more with your children, get to know them and understand them. And for children, show your feelings _ 4_ y
10、our parents. They are the people who love you. So tell them your thoughts. In this way, you _5_ have a better understanding of each other. 21A. at B. to C. in D. with22A. to work B. workingC. workedD. works23A. was B. to be C. beD. being24A. with B.onC. of D. for25A. can B. should C. mustD. would三.
11、完型填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26-35各题所给的A.B.C.D中，选出最佳选项。 An old man walks into a bar and asks for three beers . The waiter puts them up and then 26 him “Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday!” the old man says the words 27 he drinks each beer. Soon he finishes all 28
12、beers and leaves. One year later he comes to the bar again and asks the same things. Then he drinks 29 in the same way. Of course, the waiter is surprised and asks 30 .“Well,” the old man says, “I have a friend in England 31 a friend in Australia. We three have our birthdays on the same day. We cant
13、 32 together, so on this day, we ask two more drinks for each other. We have done this for 55 years.”The next year the old man comes again. But this time he only asks two beers. The waiter asks, “which friend of 33 passes away?” “No one.” The old man sounds 34 angry.“But why do you get fewer drinks
14、this year?” “Well, I have 35 that because of my health.”26. A. watch B. watches C. watching D. To watch27. A. but B. so C. when D. if28. A. he B. him C. his D. himself29. A. it B. this C. that D. them30. A. how B. why C. when D. where31. A. but B. so C. and D. or32. A. is B. be C. are D. am33. A. yo
15、u B. your C. yours D. yourself34. A. a little B. little C. few D. A few35. A. to doing B. to do C. do D. Does四、阅读 （共两节；满分35分）第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 (A)One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I wa
16、s studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying, “You dont say!” I didnt understand and I thought, “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” So I changed the topic and began to talk about interesting places in China. “Have you ever been to t
17、he Great Wall?” I asked him.“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!”“And it has a history of over two thousand years,” I went on telling him more about it.“You dont say!” he said again.I asked him, Why dont you ask me not to tal
18、k about it?“Well, I dont ask you to do so, he answered, greatly surprised.“Didnt you say You dont say?” Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “ You dont say! means Really?” Perhaps you know little about English idioms (习语).Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been car
19、eful with English idioms.( ) 36. The storey probably happened in _.A. America B. England C. China D. Canada( ) 37. The writer talked about _ to the foreigner. A. the Great Wall B. the English idiom. C. the weather D. different cultures( ) 38. The English idiom “You dont say!” means “_”. A. Stop talk
20、ing! B. Really? C. Be quiet! D. I dont understand.( ) 39. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The writer didnt know the foreigner before.B. The writer didnt understand the meaning of “You dont say!” at first.C. The writer didnt know much about English idioms.D. The foreign
21、er wasnt interested in what the writer said.( ) 40. What does the writer want to tell us?A. Be careful when talking to foreigners第2页，共4页B. Learning English is very useful.C. Its difficult to talk to foreigners.D. Idioms are also important when learning English.(B) Tina did a survey about volunteer w
22、ork on a social networking site. Some volunteers gave their own information about this on the site.TorlinI have been a volunteer as a French teacher for three months and it was a great experience to teach French. I really enjoyed it and I also improved my French.FreedomDuring my college days, I join
23、ed a group called ROS (Reaching Out Society). We provide children and older people with food. It feels great to help other people. And now, I often give food to the homeless people in the street.IndyIm volunteering at an animal shelter (动物收容所)thats just for cats. I feed the cats and play with them.
24、Its very fun. I also volunteered at a hospital for a little more than 2 years. I answered phone calls, looked after patients and helped nurses. I did some cleaning too.MarianI did volunteer work to graduate from high school. It was a requirement. I volunteered at a school for disabled kids. I played
25、 basketball and other sports with them and served food and drinks. It was actually pretty cool. If I werent so busy now, Id do it again. ( ) 41. Torlin has volunteered as a _ for several months. A. nurse B. French teacher C. doctor D. P.E. teacher( ) 42. The group called ROS provides _ for children
26、and older people. A. information B. rooms C. food D. clothes( ) 43. Indy volunteered at a hospital for _. A. three months B. a school year C. around 2 years D. three years( ) 44. One requirement for Marian to graduate from high school was _.A. to do sports B. to feed animals C. to pass a French exam
27、 D. to do volunteer work. ( ) 45. From the reading we can learn _. A. Marian is busy now B. Indy loves dogs very much. C. Torlin isnt very good at French D. Freedom isnt volunteering now.(C)Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their f
28、amily members, especially their parents, dont know them as well as their friends do. In a large family, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they only go to their friends for getting ideas.It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a circle
29、of friends. Even when they are not staying with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking with them on the phone. This communication is very important in childrens growing up because they can discuss anything difficult to their friends.Parents often try to choose their friends for them. Some parents may even sto
