八年级英语下学期期中考试试卷.doc

八年级下英语期中试卷12听力部分 (20分)一、听句子，选择恰当的答语(两遍)。(共5分)( )6. A.Yes, I will. B.Yes, there will. C.Yes, they will. ( )7. A.Not at all. B.No, I couldnt. C.sorry, I cant.( )8. A.My mother will be mad at me. B.I will get good grades. C.I will watch TV.( )9. A.Nothing much. Why? B.I am a doctor. C.I like English.( )10.A.Its sunny. B.It will be well. C.It will be good.三、听短文，判断正误，正确的选T；错误的选F(两遍)。 (共10分)( )11. Jack did well in his lessons. ( )12. Jacks parents work in a hospital.( )13. Jacks parents want him to be a cleaner.( )14. Cleaners work only one day a week.( )15. Jack is lazy and not clever.笔试部分(80分)一、单项选择(共15分，每小题1分)( )1. A place to live in space is _. A. a space station B. an apartment C. a rocket ( )2. 10 years ago， _ only one classroom building in our school. And in 10 years， _ five classroom buildings in our school. A. there will be, there are B. there was, there will be C. there will be; there was( )3. He goes to work early on workdays _ Saturday and Sunday. A. except B. besides C. and ( )4. My friends always get better grades than I do. What should I do? A. Maybe you should be more friendly to the teachers. B. Maybe you should ask your parents for help. C. Maybe you should work harder.( )5. “What time does the plane _?” “I think at about 10 oclock.” A. drop off B. get off C. take off ( )6. Lily called me _ Friday morning and told me she was having a birthday party _ me tomorrow. A. at; for B. on; to C on; for( )7. Nina is clever but kind of lazy. If she _harder, she _ better grades. A. will work; gets B. works; will get C. will work; will get ( )8. Tom often makes his friends _.A. laugh B. laughed C .laughing( )9. Well stay at home if it _ tomorrow.A. will rain B. rains C. rained( )10. My parents want me _ at home every night A.stay B.staying C. to stay ( )11. Do you like the city life or the country life?Its hard to say. In the city there is _interesting, but in the country there is _ pollution.A. less; more B. more; less C. more; fewer ( )12.Is _ here? No, Jim is away.A. anybody B. somebody C. everybody ( )13.Hello, is that Mrs Black speaking? Yes,who s that? _Mary.A.I m B. My name is C. That s D. This is( )14.If you come to the party, you _ a great time.A. would have B. have C. will have( )15 .Paul told us he wasnt mad _ Marcia anymore.A. in B. at C. on二、从下列方框中选择适当的句子，完成下列对话。（5分）A. Thats a good idea . B. Im sorry he is not in C. Sure, help yourself D. She should work hard E. I dont have enough money .( )1.Could I have a cup of tea, please. ( )2.What should she do? ( )3.I think you should go to the beach. ( )4.Could I speak to Jim, please? ( )5.You should buy a computer for your son. 三、单词拼写（10分）1.People will have (机器人) in their homes.2.There will be more (空闲的) time.3.You could give him a (入场券) to a ball game.4.My brother (播放) his CDS too loud.5.Microsoft is one of the biggest computer (公司) in the world.6.While the girl was (购物) the alien got out.7.They were (争吵) about money at nine yesterday.8.Ill give my mother some (花) on her birthday.9.There will be (更少) cars and more buses.10.She looks beantiful (今晚).四、补全对话（5分）A: Joe, what do you think your life be like in ten years?B: Oh. I Ill be an astronaut.A: An astronant? Are you kidding?B: No, Im serious. Ill rockets to the moon. Maybe there will flights to other planets.A: Oh, and where will you ?B: Ill live on a space station.五、完形填空（本题共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D中选出最佳选项）。If I become an athlete , will I be happy ?For many young people , (1) a professional athlete might seem like a dream job . If you become a professional athlete , you ll be able to make a living (2) something you love . If you become famous , people all over the world (3) you . Many athletes give money to schools and charities , and do a lot of (4) to help poeple . This is a great chance that many people do not have . (5) , professional athletes can also have many problems . If you are famous , people will watch you all the time and follow you everywhere . This can make life (6) . If you play sports for a living , your job will (7) be very dangerous . Many professional athletes get (8) . And if you become rich , you will have a difficult time knowing who your real friends are . In fact , many famous people complain (9) they are not happy . They say they were (10) before they became rich and famous .( )1.A.becoming B. became C.to becomeing D. will become( )2.A.to do B. doing C. did D.does( )3.A.will know B. know C.to know D. knew ( )4.A.job B. works C. a job D.work( )5.A.Though B. But C. However D. Still( )6.A.to difficult B.difficult C.most difficult D. easy ( )7.A.sometime B.sometimes C.some time D. some times( )8.A.hurt B. cut C. damage D. injured ( )9.A.about B. of C.on D.that ( )10.A.happying B. happyer C. happier D. more happy 六、阅读理解（20分）(A)A traveler came out of the airport . There were a lot of taxis . He asked every taxi driver his name . Then he took the third 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? Its another 100 dollars .” But the man said ,”Thats 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 , “Im 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 youre going home . Where do you come from ?” he asked . “ I come from New York ! ” said the traveler .”I have a sister in New York . Her name is Susanna . Do you know her ?” “Of course I know her . She gave me 200 dollars for you ! ”( )1.Where did the traveler come from ? _ .A.England B.America C.Canada D.France( )2.Why did the traveler take the third taxi ? Because _ .A.the other taxi drivers asked for more money B.the third taxi driver was a kind-hearted man C.he didnt want to spend his own money on the coming visitD.the other drivers didnt like him ( )3.Usually the cost traveling one day by taxi may be _ .A.100 dollars B.200 dollars C.less than 100 dollars D.more than 200 dollars( )4.Who asked the traveler to give the money to the taxi driver ? _ .A.The travelers sister B.The traveler himself C.Nobody D.The drivers sister( )5.The driver was unhappy _ .A.when he heard the travelers last words B.when the traveler asked every taxi driver his nameC.when the traveler asked him for his sisters name D.during the two-day visit(B)Mark Twain,the famous American writer,was traveling in France.Once he was going by train to Dijon.That afternoon he was very tired and wanted to sleep,so he asked the conductor to wake him up when they came to Dijon.But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper.“I ll probably protest(表示不满)loudly when you try to wake me up,” he said to the conductor,“but do not take any notice,just put me off the train anyway.”Then Mark Twain went to sleep.Later,when he woke up,it was night-time and the train was in Paris already.He realized at once that the conductor had forgotten to wake him up at Dijon.He was very angry.He ran up to the conductor and began to shout at him.“I have never been so angry in all my life,”Mark Twain said.The conductor looked at him calmly(冷静地).“You are not half so angry as the American whom I put off at Dijon,”he said.阅读短文选择答案( )1.Who s Mark Twain?A.A French writer. B.A famous artist.C.An American writer. D.A traveler.( )2.Mark Twain wanted to sleep because_.A.he was tired B.he was hungry C.he was a lazy man D.he liked sleeping( )3.He wanted to wake up_.A.in France B.in America C.on the train D.in Dijon( )4.Heavy sleeper means_.A.A person not easily to sleep B.A person not easily to wake upC.A person who liked to protest D.A person who was calmly( )5.When he woke up,the train got to_.A.Dijon B.London C.Paris D.New York七、任务型型阅读（5分）下面是Simon先生对三组不同年龄的孩子看电视的习惯的调查记录。阅读调查记录后，请你根据记录内容，完成后面的表格。I asked children about their TV watching habits in three different group-from four to six, from seven to twelve and from thirteen to sixteen. The children in the first group watch TV for an average(平均) of two hours in the day and an average of one hour at night. The children in the second group watch it for an average two and a half hours at night. The children in the third group watch it for an average of one and a half hours at night.Cartoons are the favorite shows of the first group. The favorite shows of the second group are TV plays and the favorite shows of the third group are quiz programmes.SimonAgeAverage hours of watching TV in the dayAverage hours of watching TV at nightFavorite showsFour to sixtwo1. 2. 3. /Two and a half hours4. Thirteen to sixteen/5. Quiz programmes八、书面表达（本大题共10分）假如你是李华， 最近从报纸上获悉某外资公司需要一名懂英语的销售员（salesman），你愿任此职（apply for the post）。请用英语给招聘单位写一篇介绍。内容要点如下：1.我的名字叫李华；2.在中学生时代，我酷爱英语；3.自中学毕业以来，我坚持自学英语， 讲练口语。4.经过几年的努力学习，我现在已能很好地用英语与外国人交谈；5.若能成公司的一名销售员， 我一定会把工作做好。注意：1.介绍须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；2.介绍的开头已给出， 不计入总词数；3.词数60个左右。Ive learned from the newspapers that your company needs a salesman who knows English . Id like to apply for the post . 初 二 英 语 (笔 试) 试 题 答 案听 力 部 分 (共20分, 每小题1分)听力一、看图，听对话，选择与对话一致的图片（念两遍）。(共5分)1. A：Do you think people will have robots in their homes in 100 years? B：Yes, I do. I saw a robot on TV, and it cleaned the kitchen.2. A：Hi, Joe, what do you think your life will be like in 10 years? B：Oh, I think Ill be an astronaut and Ill fly to the moon and Mars.3. A：What were you doing when the UFO landed? B：I was cutting hair in my barber shop.4. A：While I was walking down the street, I saw a cat in a tree. It was really scared. B：What did you do? A: I climbed the tree and got it.5 A：What are you going to wear to the party? B：Ill wear my new T-shirt. A：If you do, the teachers wont let you in. 二、 听句子，选择恰当的答语（念2遍）。(共5分)1 Will there be robots in the future?2 Could you turn off the music?3 If you work hard, what will happen?4 What are you going to do tomorrow?5 What will the weather be like next week三、听短文，判断正误，正确的选T；错误的选F。（念2遍）(共5分)Jack was ten years old and he was a very lazy boy. He didnt like doing any work. He had to go to school, of course