八年级下册期中考试英语试卷

八年级第二学期期中检测

英语试题

（本卷共140分，考试时间为90分钟）

一、听力（每小题1.5分，共30分)

第一节：听下面十段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的答案。每段对话读两遍。

1.What’s the weather like today?

A. B. C.

2.Which sign do they see?

A. B. C.

3. What are they going to do ?

A. B. C.

4. Who will the man talk to ?

A. B. C.

5. Where are the two speakers?

A. At a supermarket.

B. At a cinema.

C. At a school.

6. How much does the boy still need to buy the dictionary?

A. $15.

B. $ 25.

C. $ 5.

7. How long does the shop open every day?

A.For ten hours.

B. For eighteen hours.

C. For eight hours.

8. What's the relationship of the two speakers?

A. Doctor and patient.

B. Teacher and student.

C. Mom and son.

9. How does Helen keep in touch with her penfriend ?

A. By phone.

B. By email.

C. By We-chat

10.What does the man think of the speech?

A. He thinks it’s boring.

B. He doesn’t like it.

C. He thinks it’s great.

第二节：听下面两段材料，每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的答案。每段材料读两遍。

听第一段材料，回答第11至12小题。

11.What does the girl like?

A. Making friends.

B. Traveling.

C. Going shopping.

12. How many countries has the girl been to?

A. Five

B. Four

C. Three.

听第二段材料，回答第13至15小题，完成信息记录表。

13. A. 2007

B. 2008.

C. 2017

14. A. computers B . TVs C. lights

15. A. first B. last C. third

第三节：听一段材料，填入所缺的信息。材料读两遍。

二、选择填空（每小题1分，共15分）

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21. Mrs. Chen has lived in East Hill _____ more than 50 years.

A. Since

B.at

C. in

D. for

22. She ____ to Germany last summer.

A.Goes

B. has gone

C. went

D. has been

23. I didn’t know what to say _____ .

A. Either

B. also

C.as well

D. too

24. Earthquakes often happen suddenly, so it is hard to know when they come ______.

A. Freely

B. exactly

C. hopefully

D. usually

25. The old couple like to live in the countryside because there is more open____.

A.building

B. space

C. rooms

D. air

26. It is not a good _____ to eat too much ice-cream after meals.

A. Hobby

B. exercise

C. habit

D. result

27. The sign is used ______ tourists to stay away from the animals in the

zoo.

A. to warning

B. to make

C. to making

D. to warn

28.If you want to keep these magazines longer, you must ______ them.

A.review

B. renew

C. repeat

D. report

29. ---Would you like to see the movie Monster Hunt 2 with me tomorrow?

--- I’d love to! But I ______ it.

A.see

B. saw

C. have seen

D. will see

30. I am interested in ______ . They improve my knowledge of the past.

A.history books

B. science fictions

C. cookbooks

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31. --- What’s your mother?

--- She is a _____ . Her job is to collect books and put them in order in

a school .

A.driver

B. teacher

C. shopkeeper

D. librarian

32.---Is David popular in your class?

--- Yes. He is generous. _____ ,he is helpful and modest.

A.Moreover

B. Otherwise

C. However

D. Anyway

33.---_____ is your home from your school? --- It’s about ten minutes’ walk.

A.How much

B. How long

C. How far

D. How soon

34.---Would you mind me taking the seat here?

--- _________. The girl has just gone to take her food.

A.Certainly not

B. of course not

C. Yes, I would

D. Better not

35. Which of the following is Opinion not Fact ?

A.Some subjects are difficult .

B. We have more subjects to learn now.

C. Now I go to school by bike.

D. I used to walk to school with my mum.

三、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

One year, a British expedition (探险队) got 36 in the sandy ocean

of the Sahara Desert. The sun was burning hot. Everyone quickly ran out of water. If they made a wrong decision, then they could all soon 37 .

At this time, the leader took out a water kettle (壶) and said, “I found

a kettle of water in my bag. But 38 we pass through the desert, 39 is allowed to drink it.”

The kettle of water became the 40 for everyone to cross the desert.

It was passed on among the members of the team. It 41 heavy.

Finally, the expedition made it out of the desert and escaped the hand

of Death. With tears of joy, they opened the kettle 42 trembling (颤

抖的) hands – but out poured sand!

Was it a kettle of sand that really saved them in the desert? The answer

is no. Their deep faith in the hope of survival , like a seed, had taken root

and grown in their 43 . That is 44 led them out of the terrible situation in the end.

In fact, life has 45 been a real dead end for anyone. Whatever hard time you face, as long as there is a seed of faith in your heart, you will overcome it. Then someday your life will bloom (开花) and bear much fruit.

36. A. lose B. loss C. lost D.

losing

37. A. die . B. survive . C. escape D. succeed

38. A. when B. before C. after .. D. while

39. A. somebody B. anybody C.everybody D. nobody

40. A. dream B. faith . C. guide D. sign

41. A. sounded . B.smelt C.felt D.looked

42. A. within B. without C. by D. with

43. A. hearts B. eyes . C. mouths D.

minds

44. A. who . B. how . C. what D. where

45. A. ever B. never . C. seldom D. always

四、阅读理解（每小题2分，共20分）

阅读下面三篇短文，从各题所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A.

46. Where will the students finally go in the afternoon? A. The park. B. St Fagans National History Museum. C. The city center. D. The Science and Technology Museum.

47. How much will each student pay for the school trip?

A. $15

B.$20

C. It’s for free.

D. $10.

48. The second notice is supposed (为了) to _____ .

A. repeat the importance of the school trip

B. tell students about changes in the plan

C. tell students about the cancellation (取消) D . further explain the details of the trip

B

School trip Join us on a school trip to Cardiff on Saturday, May 13. We will spend the morning in the city center.For lunch,we'll have a picnic in the park.In the afternoon,we will visit the Science and Technology Museum. Price: $20 Meet in the school parking lot at 8:00 am.Please arrive on time.,We will return to the school at 5:30 pm. Important : School trip update Dear students, We hope you can come on our school trip next weekend.Unfortunately, the Science and Technology Museum is closed for renovations(整修) on Saturday,but we have tickets for St Fagans National History Museum instead. The good news is that the entry is fee, so the trip will just cost $10 each. Arrival and departure(出发) times are the same.

Shang Yang was an official in the state of Qin during the Warring States period. He worked out many reforms for the state, like focusing on farming and giving rewards to soldiers who were successful when at war. However, these reforms were not easily carried out at first. Most peo ple didn’t trust him.

To solve this problem, Shang came up with an idea. He put a thin wooden pole at the south gate of the Qin capital. Many people came to see him. Then, in front of the crowd, he said loudly, “The one who takes this pole to the north gat e will get 10 gold pieces.”

It was a simple job and the reward was large. However, some time passed and no one stepped forward. They all thought Shang was just joking.

Hearing no answer, Shang stepped forward and said,“The reward now goes to 50 gold pieces”. This offer was unbelievable. Finally, a man from the crowd came forward. He put the pole on his shoulders and walked to the north gate. True to his word, Shang gave the man 50 gold pieces.

After that, the people of Qin were all talking about what Shang did at the south gate. They believed he was a man of his word. So when Shang began carrying out his reforms, the people 50 him. Under these great reforms, Qin grew strong and unified all the states, becoming the first empire of China.

49. Why did Shang Yang give gold to the person?

A. Because he wanted to teach people a valuable lesson.

B. Because he needed the pole to be at the north gate.

C. Because he wanted people to know he was a man of his word.

D. Because he planned to introduce his reforms at the north gate.

50. Which of the following word is suitable for the blank?

A. disliked

B. hated

C. refused

D. followed

51. From the passage we can infer that ____________ .

A. reforms are important

B. keeping promises can win peopl e’s trust

C. people’s trust is never easy

D. using a wooden pole to build trust is wrong

C

Black Beauty is one of the best-loved children’s books and it is the only story that Anna Sewell wrote. It became a best-seller as soon as it was published and has sold over 30 million copies.

In the book Black Beauty, a horse, tells the story of his life. It starts with happy memories of when he was young and was living with his mother on Farmer Grey’s farm. Farmer Grey is a kind an d loving master but his mother warns him that not all masters are the same: “There are good men like our master, but there are bad men too.”

Farm Grey sells Black Beauty to Squire Gordon, where he makes two very good friends: Merrylegs and Ginger. After that Black Beauty changes homes and owners many times. He often has to work under difficult conditions,

working long hours and wearing a short rein. At the end of the book he is sold to three ladies who look after him well. And he is reunited with a young

gr oom who loved and looked after him at Squire Gordon’s house.

Anna Sewell was an excellent horsewoman and driver and she believed that we should love and look after animals. During Anna’s lifetime, in Victorian England, horses were work animals and were treated badly. She disapproved

of hunting and of using short reins which were both popular at the time. The book helped abolish short reins which were fashionable but painful for the horses.

52.Where did Anna Sewell come from ?

A.the USA

B. Africa

C. the UK

D. France

52.Who gives Black Beauty good advice when he is young?

A. One kind master.

B.Three ladies

C. A young groom.

D. His mother.

54. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “abolish”?

A. 废除

B.设计

C.推行

D.倡导

55. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The three ladies treated Black Beauty badly.

B. Black Beauty made two friends Merrylegs and Ginger on Grey’s farm.

C. Black Beauty is the only novel that Anna Sewell wrote during her lifetime.

D. Short reins were fashionable and comfortable for the horses.

五、词汇（每小题1分，共15分）

56.It is exciting to see the glass ball falling ▲ the darkness!

57. If you travel abroad, be sure to take your ▲ .

58. I have visited the local museum ▲ times since it opened.

59. My dad ▲ to Hong Kong on business twice.

60. Our Swimming Club ▲ 8 girls and 10 boys.

B) 根据句子意思，写出所给单词的正确形式。每空限填一个单词

61.Starlight Primary School lies in the ▲ (south) part of the city.

62. Tom and Mary got ▲ (marry) two months ago.

63. I met Julia on the ▲ (fly) from Tokyo to Paris.

64. It’s ▲ (possible) for you to make your dream come true if you don’t work hard.

65. You should read some ▲ (review) about the book before writing .

C) 用括号内所给动词的正确形式填空。

Great changes 66 (take) place in my hometown over the past ten years. In the past, the houses in my hometown were very small, but now many people 67 (move) into tall buildings. The water in the rivers used to

68 (be) very dirty, but now the rivers are clean and many people like swimming in them. People also grow many trees along the rivers. In the past ,most people walked or 69 (ride) bikes to go to work or school, but now they can go around by bus or drive their own cars . People are now

70 (enjoy) a comfortable life.

六、阅读与表达（每小题2分，共20分）

A.阅读下面五个句子，选出与句子意思相符的图片。

A B C D E

71.The person is the female ruler of a country.

72.We use it to choose one icon and click on it for more details.

73.It is a place where things are made by machines.

74.It is a kind of bus used for long journeys.

75.It has wings and engines and can carry people or things in the air.

B.阅读短文，回答问题。

If anyone can be called a scientific giant after Albert Einstein, that person must be Stephen Hawking. On March 14, the world-famous British scientist died at 76 in Cambridge, UK.

As a scientist, Hawking was most famous for studying black holes. He thought that the universe (宇宙) started with the Big Bang (大爆炸) and will end in black holes. Black holes suck up(吸进) everything around them –even light. But he believed that black holes will disappear one day.

Hawking’s studies changed how people look at the universe. He also wrote books to help more people understand the universe. A Brief History of Time

is his most popular book. He also wrote books for children, like George and The Big Bang . They help kids learn about space.

However, people admire Hawking not only because of his talents. They also admire him because of his strong will.

Hawking had a serious illness for his whole life, starting from when he was 21. He could not walk or talk. For some time, he had no way to talk with others except by blinking(眨眼). Later, he was able to “speak” using a computerized voice (电脑语音).

However, his illness didn’t stop him from living a meaningful life. He traveled around the world. He wrote books. He even played himself on many TV shows.

76.Who was Stephen Hawking?

77.What happened to Hawking when he was 21 years old?

78.Did his illness stop his meaningful life?

79.How did Hawking live a meaningful life? （at least two points）

80.What do people admire Hawking?

七、连词成句（每小题2分，共10分）

81. are of seasons Australian the opposite ours

82. last her parents month with abroad she went

83. we and laughing through screaming the ride were

84. as finger the same was he my little size

85. to his friends meet where Simon forgot

八、书面表达（共20分）

英语阅读是英语语言学习中的一个重要环节。假如你是Linda，准备参加你们学校的“I like English reading”演讲比赛。请根据下面表格提示，写一篇80词左右的演讲稿。

注意：1. 所写内容需包含以上要点。可适当发挥。

2. 演讲稿已给出的部分（见答题卡）不计入总词数。

3. 演讲稿中不得出现真实姓名和校名。