浙江省乐清市育英寄宿学校八年级英语上学期期中试题 人教新目标版.doc

浙江省乐清市育英寄宿学校2014-2015学年八年级英语上学期期中试题1. how does lily learn english? a. b. c.2. whats marys favorite sport?a. b. c. 3. what is the boy going to do tomorrow? a. b. c.4. what did sally see in the zoo? a. b. c.5. how does paul usually go to school?a. b. c.二、听对话，选择正确的答案（5 分）6. why does alice take a plane to hong kong? a. because its the most comfortable. b. because its the fastest. c. because its the safest.7. what advice does lily give bob? a. talking with his friends. b. listening to the radio in english. c. reading a newspaper every day.8. how much is the blue bag? a. $ 20 b. $30 c. $409. whose hair is longer? a. lilys b. lucys c. helens10. what does betty think of the movie? a. it was great. b. it was boring c. it was funny.三、听独白,完成信息记录表（5 分）helens planplace to visit: 11 with whom: 12 time for leaving: 13 how long to stay: 14 activities: visiting friends; go sightseeing; 15 11. a. paris b. london c. sydney12. a. her friends b. her parents c. her cousins13. a. in june b. in july c. in august14. a. three weeks b. four weeks c. five weeks15. a. go fishing b. go swimming c. go shopping笔试部分四、单项选择（10分）16. yao ming is _excellent player and he can play _ basketball very well. a. a; the b. an; / c. a; / d. an; the 17. i often go to school_. i like walking. a. by bus b. by car c. on foot d. by train18. he decided_ to visit his grandparents tomorrow. a. to go b. go c. went d. going19. _the population of china? a. what b. whats c how many d. how many are20. australia is famous its beautiful beaches in the world.a. with b. to c. as d. for 21.the ipad is very popular now, but it too much.a. spends b. takes c. pays d. costs五、完形填空 （10分）once in the countryside, there was a farmer who had a lot of workers on his farm. one morning, the farmer said to john, one of the workers, “today my friends are having a party in the city, and i want to 26 them. will you water the young trees when im away?”“oh, yes!” said john. “we shall be 27 to do that.” “do not 28 to water the trees when the sun goes down. make sure they have plenty of water, 29 not too much,” said the farmer. then he went away.when the sun went down, the workers 30 to water the trees. “make sure that each tree has 31 water,” said john.“ 32 can we know if each tree has enough?” another worker asked.john had no good 33_ , so he said, “pull up (拔起) each tree and look at the length of its roots . give more water to the trees with long roots, but only a little to those with short roots.”then those workers pulled up all the young trees to 34 their roots. when the farmer 35 the next day, the poor trees were all dead.26. a. hurt b. kill c. join d. leave27. a. afraid b. pleased c. sad d. angry28. a. forget b. remember c. look d. listen29. a. and b. or c. so d. but30. a. began b. became c. asked d. hoped31. a. little b. few c. enough d. more32. a. what b. when c. how d. where 33. a. time b. pleasure c. money d. idea34. a. hear b. see c. do d. write35. a. took off b. went away c. came back d. got up六、阅读理解（30分）awelcome to jay chous concertdate: october 1stoctober 3rdplace: the workers stadiumtime: 7:00 pm9:00 pmprice: 380 yuan for a student 580 yuan for an adult (成人) the stadium is across from (对面) the bank of china and hongxing school. you can take the no. 110 bus there. please come before 6:50 pm, or you cant get into the stadium.36. the concert will last for days. a. two b. three c. four d. five37.we can listen to jay chous music at .a. the workers stadium b. hongxing schoolc. the bank of china d. great restaurant38. we can go to the concert at .a. 9:00 pm b. 8:00 pm c. 7:00 pm d. 6:30 pmbwhat is the biggest animal in the world? of course the whale is! a blue whale is more than a hundred tons in weights(重量). whales live in the sea, but they are not fish. they are mammals (哺乳动物). the babies drink milk from the mothers body. every spring, groups of whales swim hundreds of kilometers to warm places.each group goes to the same place every year. the mothers look after their babies carefully. whales are gentle animals. they always live together and help each other. they talk to each other in the water with a big sound that sounds like singing.however, people kill many whales. they kill them to make many things. some people kill every whale they can find, even mother whales and babies. if things go on like this, there will be no young whales to grow up and no mother whales to have more young ones.39. the biggest animal in the world is _.a. pandas b. tigers c. whales d. lions40. from the passage we know the word “gentle” in para 3 is _in chinese. a.凶恶的 b.温和的 c.孤僻的 d可怕的41. which one is not right? a. whales live in the sea. b. whales are the biggest fish in the world. c. when whales talk, it sounds like singing. d. people kill not only the mother whales but also the babies.42. this passage mainly talks about _. a. the whales b. animals in danger c. the mammals d. people and animalscthere are always something interesting happening in my neighborhood. my neighbor, mr black, is an engineer in a big company. he is always very humorous (幽默的). let me tell you what happened to him the other day.mr black was sitting in his chair, reading a newspaper when his wife, anna, quietly walked up behind him and hit him on the head with a frying pan.“what on earth was that for?” he asked.“that was for the piece of paper in your pants pocket with the name mary ellen written on it.” she replied.“dont be silly,” he explained. “two weeks ago when i went to the races, mary ellen was the name of one of the horses i bet on (在上下赌注)” she seemed satisfied (满意的) at this, and she felt sorry for what she had done.three days later, the man was again sitting in his chair reading when she hit him with an even bigger flying pan.he asked again, “what on earth was that for? why are you always hitting me with a frying pan?”“your horse just phoned you.” 43. who is mr black?a. he is the writers father. b. he is the writers friend.c. he is the writer s husband. d. he is the writers neighbor.44. what was mr black doing when his wife hit him with a frying pan? a. he was cooking dinner. b. he was riding a horse. c. he was reading a newspaper. d. he was making a telephone call.45. why did anna hit mr black the first time? a. because mary ellen wrote to him all the time. b. because he just read and didnt do any housework. c. because he used up all the money to bet on the horses. d. because she found a piece of paper with a ladys name on it in his pants pocket.46. from the last sentence, we can infer (推断)that_. a. anna knew that mary ellen was a horse. b. mary ellen was a lady and had called up mr black. c. anna wanted to make friends with mary ellen. d. mary ellen was really a horse which mr black bet on.dsome students love to ask their teachers for help when they meet problems in studying. now some experts (专家) say it may not the best way to learn. they suggest students should work out the problems by themselves. the reason is that the more youthink about it on your own, the better you can remember it later.manu kapur, an expert, first tested the idea on some students in singapore. he divided(分) the students into two groups. in group a, students could solve maths problems with the teachers help. in group b, students could solve the same problems by helping one another. with the teachers help, students in group a found the correct answers. students in group b did not solve the problems correctly. but they did come up with a lot of good ideas.then they tested the students on what they had learned. students in group b scored much higher than students in group a. kapur said trying to find the answers helped students understand the process, not just the answers.47. why do the experts ask students to work out problems by themselves? a. teachers can save more time. b. teachers will like them more. c. students can become happier. d. students can remember better.48. where did kapur test his idea?a. in china b. in england c. in singapore d. in australia49. what could the students in group b do? a. they could ask their teacher for help. b. they must remember the answers. c. they could discuss the problems with each other. d. they must solve the problems correctly.50. what did the students in group b get? a. the first prize. b. good ideas. c. correct answers. d. poor scores.七、单词拼写（15分）a. 选用方框里词的适当形式填空 (5分)million, mistake, raise, enough, crowded 51. he doesnt have _ time to finish his work.52. we should _ some money to help those homeless children.53._of foreign tourists come to visit beijing every year.54. lucy is careless, so she always makes many _ in her homework.55. nowadays, the roads are becoming more and more _.b. 根据中文提示拼写单词 (10分)56. dont speak so (快地). i cant follow you.57. all the students shouted when they heard the （令人激动的）news.58. my father is (已经) over 60 years old.59.my parents (允许) me to watch tv every day.60. the dove is a symbol of (和平).61. she is one of the greatest writers in the (第二十) century.62. there was a car (事故) last night.63.we have a good (机会) to win the game.64. i (忘记) to close the door this morning.65. everyone was invited to the party (除之外) the little boy.八、任务型阅读（5分）请根据游客们的不同情况，分别给他们推荐一个旅游城市66. tom likes sports, so he wants to go to southern city to have a good swimming. 67. kate is interested in history. she is now studying old cities.68. mike is a photographer, and he enjoys traveling around the great lakes.69. linda wants to go to the north, but she doesnt like the cold weather.70. lora has a dream that one day she will become a famous film star.a. los angeles is the home of hollywood. it is leading the world in the movies.b. chicago is on the west of lake michigan, one of those five great lakes.c. seattle is in the northwestern corner of the united states. the climate is warm.d. boston is one of americans oldest cities. it is a city rich in history and tradition.e. miami is warm. outdoor sports and swimming are popular. so be sure to bring your swimming suit.九、书面表达（15分）请根据提示以“my hometown”为题，写一篇80字左右的短文，介绍一下我们的家乡温州。提示：1.东部沿海城市； 2. 大约有780万人口；3.以雁荡山闻名； 4.与上海、北京等城市，有什么不同。my hometown_育英学校八年级普通班期中考试英语答题卡七、单词拼写（15分）51._ 52._ 53._ 54. _ 55. _56._ 57._ 58._ 59. _ 60. _61._ 62._ 63._ 64. _ 65. _九、书面表达（15分）_八年级期中考试英语听力资料一、听句子，选择与句子内容相符的图片(读一遍)1. reading the textbook aloud is a good way to learn english.2. i like swimming very much and i can swim very fast.3. i am going to stay at home and do my homework tomorrow.4. look at those pandas. how lovely they are!5. my home is far from school, so i usually take a bus to school. 二、听小对话，选择正确的答案(读一遍)6. m: