人教版八年级英语上册期中试卷

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听力部分（25%）

I 、听对话，选择正确的图画. （共5小题，每小题1分，共5分） ( )1.Where did Tom go on vacation?

A. B. C.

( )2. Which TV shows does Helen like?

A. B. C.

( )3. How ’s the weather in Taizhou?

A. B. C. ( )4. What does Lin do to keep healthy?

A. B. C. ( )5. Who is Ben?

Ben Ben Ben

A. B. C

II 、听长对话，回答问题（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分） 听第一段长对话，回答第6-7两小题。 ( )6. What do they think of soap operas?

A. Long.

B. Boring.

C. Relaxing. ( )7. What kind of TV shows do they want to watch?

A. Sports shows.

B. Sitcoms.

C. Soap operas. 听第二段较长对话，回答8-10三小题。

( )8. Where did Gina go on her vacation?

A. Climbed mountains.

B. Went swimming.

C. Watched TV at home.

( )9.How was the weather when Gina was on vacation?

A. Sunny but not warm.

B. Cold and windy.

C. Sunny and warm.

( )10. Did John have a good time on vacation?

A. No, he didn’t.

B. Yes, he did.

C. Yes, because the weather was fine.

( )11. A. An English teacher B. A doctor C. A reporter

( )12. A. short B. long curly C. short curly

( )13. A.played volleyball B. made two new friends C. went hiking

( )14. A. met a lost girl B. found a lost dog C. helped a lost boy

( )15. A. dumplings, chicken and green tea B. bread, meat and milk

C. noodles, meat and green tea

笔试部分（95%）

二、单项选择题（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

( )16. --How ______ the beaches in Hainan?

-- Really beautiful.

A. did

B. was

C. were

D. do

( )17. She ______ gets up early, so she is ______ late for school.

A. always; never

B. usually; often

C. often; sometimes

D. often; always

( )18. . --______ do you read English newspapers?

-- I read 21st Century every day.

A. How long

B. How often

C. How many

D. How much ( )19. There is ______ with him.

A. anything serious

B. nothing serious

C. serious something

D. serious anything ( )20. He put the book on the desk and ______ for an hour.A. read

B. reads

C. watches

D. watched

( )21. An apple a day is good ______ your health.

A. at

B. to

C. with

D. for

( )22. Are you as ______ at English as she is?

A. well

B. good

C. best

D. better

( )23. ______ is difficult for me ______ good grades.

A. It; to get

B. It; getting

C. This; to get

D. That; getting

( )24. Summer is ______ season of the year.

A. very hot

B. the hottest

C. the hotter

D. hottest

( )25. I think this book is ______ useful than that one.

A. much more

B. much

C. a little

D. very

( )26. – Sam isn’t here; he’s ill.

-- ________.

A. I don’t believe

B. I hope he can be good

C. I’m sorry to hear that

D. He can’t be ill

( ) 27. Of my parents, my father looks ______.

A. older

B. old

C. the older

D. the oldest

( )28. Is Tara’s book cheaper than ______?

A. he’s

B. her

C. him

D. yours

( )29. ______ he is very young, ______ he plays ping-pong very well.

A. Although; but

B. But; although

C. Although; /

D. But; /

( ) 30. We hope our life can get ________.

A. best and best

B. better and better

C. good and good

D. well and well

三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

When we are young, we love to play with Mom and Dad. When we grow up, we leave them. Only come to them when we need 31 . Our parents are like the big apple tree here.

Long time ago, a little boy played around the tree every day. As the little boy was 32 , he didn’t play around it.. One day the boy 33 back to it. He looked 34 .

“What’s the matter with you, dear?” asked the tree.

The boy answered, “I want 35 a house. But I can’t afford it.”

“You can pick (摘) my apples and 36 them. Then you will have enough money.”

The boy was so excited. He picked all the apples on the tree and left 37 .

A few years 38 , the boy came back. He told the tree that he wanted to travel around theworld by sea.

“Use my braches(树干) to build your 39 . You can travel far and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree branches 40 a boat. He went sightseeing and didn’t see his parents 41 a long time.

The boy came back after many years. “Sorry, but I don’t have 42 for you anymore,” the tree said, crying.

“All I need is a place to rest. I am tired 43 my long traveling.”

“Good! Old tree roots (根) are the best place to rest.” The boy 44 and the tree smiled.

The tree is stable(可靠的). So are our parents. They will 45 love us and be there for us.

31. A. success B. help C. future D. friendship

32. A. older B. younger C. richer D. healthier

33. A. comes B. comed C. come D. came

34. A. sad B. angry C. excited D. hungry

35. A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. buys

36. A. sell B. buy C. try D. keep

37. A. carefully B. quietly C. seriously D. happily

38. A. after B. before C. later D. ago

39. A. car B. boat C. train D. bus

40. A. to make B. make C. makes D. made

41. A. from B. on C. for D. at

42. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything

43. A. because B. because of C. because for D. because about

44. A. sat down B. stopped cutting C. hung out D. ran away

45. A. sometimes B. never C. always D. hardly

四、阅读理解（共１５小题，每小题２分，满分３０分）

A

Mr. Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr. Smith asked her, "But how did you spend all that money?" She answered, "I don't know." So one Friday evening, Mr. Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife, "Please write down how you spend the money." Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr. Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it. "I have done what you told me," she said gladly. She had written (写着) "Friday, I got 18 pounds (英镑) from Mr. Smith." on the first page(页), and on the second page, she wrote, "Tuesday, I have spent it all."

46. Mrs. Smith always spent all the money _________.

A. the next day

B. in four days

C. in a week

D. on next Wednesday

47. Mr. Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her _________.

A. to do homework

B. to have a look

C. to write down how she spent the money

D. to draw a picture on it

48. Mrs. Smith was _________ to do what Mr. Smith asked her to.

A. happy

B. sad

C. sorry

D. excited

49. Mr. Smith gave his wife money _________ a week.

A. once

B. twice

C. three times

D. four times

50. The story tells us that Mrs. Smith was not very _________.

A. glad

B. tall

C. careful

D. good

B

A traveler came out of the airport. There were a lot of taxis. He asked every taxi-driver his name. Then he took the t hird one. It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel. “How much does it cost for the whole day?” the man asked. “100 dollars,” said the taxi-driver. This was very expensive, but the man said it was OK. The taxi-driver took the man everywhere. He showed him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening they went back to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxi-driver 100 dollars and said, ”What about tomorrow?” The taxi-driver looked at the man and said, “Tomorrow? It’s another 100 dollars. “But the man said, “That’s OK! See you tomorrow.” The taxi-driver was very pleased.

The next day the taxi-driver took the traveler everywhere again. They visited all the parks and museums again. And in the evening they went back to the hotel. The man gave the taxi-driver 100 dollars again and said, “I’m going home tomorrow.” The taxi-driver was sorry because he liked the traveler and, above all, 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. “So you’re going home. Where do you come from?” he asked. “I come from New York.” ”New York!” said the taxi-driver. ”I have a sister in New York. Her name is Susannah. Do you know her?” “Of course I know her. She gave me 200 dollars for you!”

51. Why the traveler ask every taxi-driver’s name?

A. Because he wanted a driver to show him around

B. Because he wanted to know the price.

C. Because he wanted to find Susannah’s brother.

D. Because he wanted to know them

52. Why did the traveler take the third taxi? Because________A. the other taxi-driver asked for more money

B. the third taxi-driver was a kind-hearted man

C. he didn’t want to spend his own money on the coming visit

D. the other drivers didn’t like to take him

53. The underlined phrase “above all” means________

A. most important

B. and then

C. all he said

D. clearly

54. Usually the cost of traveling one day by taxi may be________

A.$100

B.$200

C. less than $100

D. more than $200

55. The driver was unhappy________

A. when he heard the traveler’s last words

B. when the traveler asked every taxi-driver his name

C. w hen the traveler asked him for his sister’s name

D .during the two-day visit

C

If you go to Hong Kong by air, you will arrive at Hong Kong International Airport. Because there was not enough land, this was built out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big cities in Hong Kong.

The other city is Hong Kong itself. It is on an island. You can get there by ship or through a tunnel(隧道) under the sea. Much of Hong Kong is farmland and mountains.

The population of Hong Kong is over six million. Chinese and English are spoken by many people. Clothes, computers, radios and TVs are made in Hong Kong. You can buy all kinds of things, such as watches and computers there.

People from all over the world travel to Hong Kong every year. You can watch dog-racing or motor-racing. Some places are quiet and beautiful. When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest in. There are also a lot of hotels to live in. Hong Kong is also a good place for wonderful Chinese food. You can enjoy many kinds of food, for example, fish, vegetables and the famous Beijing Duck. There is certainly a lot to see and to do in Hong Kong.

56. The airport was built out into the sea because ________.

A. it is near the sea.

B. there was not enough land.

C. planes arrive safely

D. it would be good

57. Kowloon is ___________.

A. the name of a country

B. the name of an airport

C. one of the two big cities in Hong Kong

D. a big city under the sea

58. Most people in Hong Kong speak ___________.

A. neither Chinese nor English

B. Chinese only

C. English only

D. Chinese and English

59. There are ________ travelers in Hong Kong every year.

A. a lot of

B. few

C. several

D. some

60. The main idea （大意）of the fourth paragraph is “________”.

A. Dog-racing is interesting

B. Beijing Duck is famous

C. Chinese food is famous

D. Hong Kong is a good place for traveling.

五、词汇运用（15分）

（A ）单词拼写, 每空限填一词。

I am a student. I enjoy watching TV very much. But I only watch TV (61)______(一次) a week. When I am (62)_______(空闲的), I usually do some sports. I like (63)________(喝) milk and eating healthy food. I never eat junk food. I often play basketball with my friends to keep in good

() _______(健康). Last (65)_______(周末), I played basketball for three hours. Next week I am going to Tibet with my family. It ’s a (66)________(有名的) place. We are (67)_______(计划) to go there (68)________(乘坐) train. We will (69)________(花费) three hours to get there. I

(70)_______(希望) we can have fun there.

(B)用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。

71. He can’t go with you because he is as _______ as before.

72. Mr. Xu gave me some _______ about the matter.

73. Tina is _______ than her sister.

74. –Let ’s go camping tomorrow.

-- That _______cool.

75. Both of _______ are very good at singing.

六、任务型阅读（5分）

亲爱的同学们，你们想提高自己的学习成绩吗？下面是专家提出的几条建议，请你对这些建议做些归纳，给每条建议选出一个恰当的标题。

( )76. Eat good meals every day. You should eat a little meat, some fruit and lots of vegetables

every day. Don ’t eat too much junk food, like French fries. Go to bed on time and make

sure you have enough sleep. Do more sports to build a strong body.

( )77. Never put off(推迟) till tomorrow what can be done today. Don ’t make any excuse(借口)

if you can ’t finish today ’s things. Tomorrow upon tomorrow, so many tomorrow

have

( )78. In school, don’t feel that something is difficult or boring. You should join in all kinds of activities. Use your heads and think along with the teacher. You should learn to ask

questions and try your best to answer the teacher’s questions while you are listening to

the teacher.

( )79. Don’t spend your weekends just using the Internet or playing games with others. Try to save certain time for yourself and use the time for gardening, reading, exercising and

thinking. If others ask you to do other things, just tell them you have plans.

( )80. Have a good look at what you have done and what you need to do today. If your last grade was a C, you should work harder for a B. Always think, “I’ll speak in class five

times this week” or “I’ll remember ten English words a day”.

七、书面表达(15分)

81.随着年龄的增长，同学们的外形和喜好都有所改变，请根据以下表格的内容，从度假地、

外貌、性格、饮食习惯等方面的改变写一篇介绍你自己变化的短文。80词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

As time passed by, we changed a lot. In the past, I ….