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20152016学年度第一学期期中考试八年级英语试卷考试时间：80分钟 卷面总分：120分 考试形式：闭卷第i卷 （选择题，共60分）友情提醒:1.答题前务必将姓名、准考证号、科目填涂在答题卡上。2.第卷每小题选出答案后，请用2b铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号(a b c d)涂黑，答在试卷上无效。一、听力（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）第一部分 听对话回答问题。本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话读两遍。 (每小题1分，计10分)( ) 1. whats kittys favourite animal? a. b. c.( ) 2. how do jims parents and jim travel? a. b. c. ( ) 3.whats the weather like tomorrow? a. b. c. ( ) 4. what does the woman want to do? a. b. c. ( ) 5. when will the womans train leave?a. 9:15 b. 9:50 c. 10:50( ) 6. what did they do yesterday? a. went shopping. b. went swimming. c. went fishing.( ) 7. where is davids english book? a. its under the desk. b. its on the desk. c. its beside lucys.( ) 8.how much did an old car cost? a. $ 2,000. b. $ 4,000. c. $ 3,000.( ) 9. what are they doing? a. they are shopping. b. they are cooking c. they are making a call.( ) 10.where is the hotel? a. to the north of the bank. b. to the south of the cinema. c. next to the bank.第二部分 听对话和短文，回答问题（计10分，每小题1分）你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。每段对话或短文各有几道小题。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你将有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案听第一段对话，回答第11至12小题。( ) 11. which shirt did the man like? a. the white one. b. the black one. c. neither.( ) 12. how much did the man pay for the shirt? a. 37.9 pounds. b. 36.9 pounds. c. 39.9 pounds.听第一篇短文，回答第13至15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。summer holiday in the usaplace: new yorktime: from july 5th to 13 .he went there to learn english. he lived with an american family.the course (课程) includes: listening, speaking, reading and writing, mostly 14 .american classes are different from our class because the students are very 15 .( ) 13. a. aug. 5th b. aug. 25thc. aug. 15th( ) 14. a. speakingb. writingc. listening( ) 15. a. free b. fewc. fun听第二篇短文，回答第16至20小题。( ) 16. mr. brown is_. a. a gatekeeper b.a shop owner c. doing some shopping( ) 17. the young manwanted to know when mr. brown would_.a. open his shop b. close his shop c.go shopping( ) 18. mr. brown got the second call when he_.a. was going to bed b. was closing the shop c. was getting to sleep( ) 19. mr. brown shouted at the young man because_.a. he didnt know the manb. he was angry (生气) c.he was asleep( ) 20. the young man was_.a. outside mr browns home b. at home c.inside mr. browns shop二、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）( ) 21. there are some differences between american english and british english.right. “autumn” means “_” in american english. a. soccer b. fall c. eraser d. elevator( ) 22. the students have two days _ in a week.a. on b. over c. off d. of( ) 23. here comes the bus. lets _.a. get on it b. get it on c. to get on it d. to get it on ( ) 24. i have _ money than you, but i have _ friends than you.a. more; more b. less; more c. fewer; more d. more; less( ) 25. kate is one of _ in her class. a. the thin girl b. the most thin girls c. the thinnest girls d. the thinest girls( ) 26. the flowers look_, so they sell_. a. good; good b. well; well c. good; well d. well; good( ) 27. swimming is _ hiking. a. not as interesting as b. not interesting as c. not more interesting as d. not the most interesting( ) 28. my fathers new hair style makes _ .a. him to look young b. him look young c. him looks young d. him looking young ( ) 29. she is better at english than _ in her class.a. any other student b. the other studentc. the one of any other student d. those of any other student ( ) 30. i just dont think zoo is a good place for animals. they are not free in the zoo. _ . but dont you think the zoo looks after animals well?a. i dont agree b. i dont think so c. maybe youre right d. you must be joking三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）when i was little, i wanted to play basketball for school. but i wasnt good at it. i kept on 31 though. i started playing in the 2nd grade. my brother, who was 32 the 7th grade, would always help me. he would 33 the basket on purpose(故意) so i wouldnt lose against him. one day, though, another boy shouted at my brother: “ go away! you fool!” my brother had to stop 34 basketball with me. i felt so 35 that i wanted to stop playing. about a week later, though, i saw my brother play in a real game. he was so good that i realized i had to keep playing. now five years later i start in my schools basketball 36 . all my hard work has paid off. i always tell others never to give up, either. if someone puts you 37 , remember they are only one person, and you must never stop trying. never giving up helped me in other ways too. at school, when someone told me that algebra (代数) is too hard for me to understand, i decided not to give up. i knew that if i just kept on trying, i would 38 it in the end. again, it took a lot of work, but now i understand algebra well. you have to keep on trying, even when it hurts you so much that every part of your body 39 you to stop. when you finally become a success, youll know that the reason you have become successful is that you 40 gave up. ( ) 31. a. try b. trying c. tried d. to try( ) 32. a. in b. on c. over d. under( ) 33. a. catch b. miss c. hit d. get( ) 34. a. play b. played c. playing d. to play( ) 35. a. worried b. sad c. afraid d. lonely( ) 36. a. team b. lesson c. school d. fan( ) 37. a. up b. down c. in d. on( ) 38. a. get b. have c. know d. find( ) 39. a. hopes b. wants c. helps d. troubles( ) 40. a. always b. sometimes c. ever d. never四、阅读理解（计30分）a. 阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共10小题，每小题2分，计20分）athe students were having their chemistry（化学）class. miss hua was telling the children what water was like. after that, she asked her students, “whats water?” no one spoke for a few minutesmiss hua asked again，“why dont you answer my question？didnt i tell you what water is like？” just then a boy put up his hand and said, “miss hua, you told us that water has no colour and no smell. but where to find such kind of water？the water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell. ”most of the children agreed with him“im sorry, children”said the teacher，“our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. thats a problem ( ) 41. miss hua was telling the children what _ is like a. river b. water c. earth d. weather ( ) 42. a boy said，“the water in the river behind my house is always _” a. clean b. black c.white d. clear ( ) 43. the water in the river has a bad smell because it is getting _ a. more and moreb. less and less c. cleaner and cleanerd. dirtier and dirtier bin america, when people say “mans best friend”, they dont mean another person. instead, they are talking about a lovely animala dog! these words show the friendship(友谊) between people and animals. dogs and other pets can give joy to peoples lives. some people think of their pets as their children. some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!animals can help people, too. dogs can be taught to be the “eyes” for a blind person or “ears” for a deaf person. scientists have found that pets help people live longer! they make people happier, too. because of that, they bring animals into hospitals for “visits”.americans hold “be kind to animals week” in the first week of may. pet shows are held during the week. even if you dont live in america, you can do this too. how? first think about how animals make your life richer. if you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. remember to give it delicious food.if you dont have a pet, be kind to animals around you. for example, if you see a street dog, just leave it alone, or make friends with it. if others around you do bad things to animals, try to speak up. as people, we must protect animals who cant speak for themselves.( ) 44. “some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!” is used to show that .a. pets have the right to inherit(继承) moneyb. money can make pets happyc. its the best way to save money d. some pets are as important to their owners as their children( ) 45. which of the following sentence is wrong?a. we should make friends with a street dog.b. dogs can help people live happier.c. dogs can help people make everything.d. dogs can make peoples lives richer.( ) 46. what is the main idea of the passage?a. a lot of people are interested in dogs. b. dogs can help people do many things. c. pets are lovely and need care and protection. d. we have done a lot of things for pets.cyou may know the english letters a, b and c. but do you know there are people called abcs? do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? how strange! abc means american-born chinese. an abc is a chinese, but was born in the united states. sometimes, people call an abc a “banana person”. a banana is yellow outside. so, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white insidethinking like a westerner and yellow outsidelooking like a chinese.usually, abcs know little about china or the chinese language. some of them dont speak chinese. but if abcs cannot speak chinese, can we still call them chinese people? yes, of course. they are overseas（海外的）chinese. these people may be citizens（公民）of another country like the us, canada or singapore. but they have chinese blood. their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from china. they all have black eyes and black hair.but they are not chinese citizens. they are people of the peoples republic of china. for example, we all know the famous scientist c. n. yang（杨振宁）. he got the nobel prize for physics in 1957. chinese people love him. but he is an american citizen.( ) 47. “abc” in this passage means .a. an english song b. three english lettersc. chinese born in america d. americans born in china( ) 48. chinese in western countries are called “banana persons” because .a. their bodies are white inside but yellow outsideb. they think like westerners but look like chinesec. they were born in china but go to study in americad. they like to eat bananas( ) 49. the underlined word “blood” may probably mean .a. 血统 b. 祖先 c.洪水 d. 身份( ) 50. which of the sentences is not true about abcs?a. abcs may know little about china. b. they are overseas chinese.c. they may speak little chinese. d. they are chinese citizens.b. 任务型阅读。根据短文内容完成表格所缺信息，每空一词。（每小题1分，计10分）wild animals are our friends, but many of them are getting fewer and fewer. we should try to protect them. the animals below are now in danger.elephants elephants are very big and strong. they are bigger than any other animal on land. they aregrey and have long trunks and tusks. they have poor eyesight, but very good hearing and smell.they can lift heavy things and break down branches with their trunks. elephants are very friendlytowards each other and towards their neighbours. normally, they live in a group for many years.young male(雄性) elephants do not leave the group until they are about 12 years old. now, there are very few elephants in the world. the number of them is becoming smaller and smaller becausetheir living areas are used for farming. also, people hunt them for their tusks.wolves wolves are not very big. they have grey fur. wolves have very good eyesight, hearing andsmell. wolves food is various（各种各样的）. they eat animals, insects and snails. they are friendly to eachother and never attack people. they do not kill for fun. wolves are in danger, too. they are losing their living areas because people cut down forests. soon they will have no home or food.elephants1. elephants are bigger than the other 51 on land.2. they have good smell and hearing, but poor 52 .3. they can do many things 53 their trunks.4. they are 54 to each other.5. there are 55 elephants than before.wolves1. wolves 56 is grey.2. they eat different 57 of food, such as animals, snails and 58 .3. they 59 for food.4. they have 60 place to live.第ii卷 （非选择题，共60分）b. 任务型阅读。根据短文内容完成表格所缺信息，每空一词。（每小题1分，计10分）51. _ 52. _53._ 54. _ 55. _56. _57. _ 58. _59. _ 60. _ 五、词汇（共25小题，每小题1分，计25分）a 根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子。61. all the _(游泳者) names are on the paper. you can have a look.62.yesterday jim gave me a _ (外国的) present.63. were sure to _ (到达) at the palace museum at 4 p.m.64. andrew says he _ (已经) knows everything about diy.65.i dont know the _ (意思) of the picture.b根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。66. we cant do anything in the _ (dark) without light.67. lucy tries her best but did _ (bad) among all the members in the team. 68. nancys brother taught _ (he) how to cook.69. tom is a _ (honest) boy. we dont like him.70. he is _ (terrible) ill, we must send him to hospital at once.c根据句意，用所给动词的适当形式填空。71. my parents ask me _ (not go) there alone.72. my mother _ (cut) a piece of cake for me now.73. she spends a lot of time _(plan) her trip and enjoyed the holiday very much.74. thank you for _ (invite) me to your party. its great!75. if it _ (not rain) tomorrow, we will go shopping.d根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。the diy is very popular with us today. but whats diy？diy s 76 for “do-it-yourself”. when you do diy, you make, repair or decorate things yourself instead of p 77 someone to do it. diy is very new and fashionable. in my opinion, i b 78 it is a very good thing. first, it can give you r 79 experience in doing something or making something and this experience is very helpful. s 80 , it is a good way to express your o 81 idea. you can realize your idea by diy, for example, you can make a cake or dish by your own idea. whats more, today, by diy, we can enjoy the h 82 from it and get the sense of success or achievement by diy. you can have fun doing it and when it is f 83 , you will be very excited. f 84 , diy is a good way to reduce(减少) c 85 when we make something. all in all, it is a very good thing and suitable（合适的） for many youth.76._ 77._ 78._ 79._ 80._81._ 82._83._ 84._ 85._六、写作a根据所给汉语提示完成下列句子。（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）86. 我信任我最好的朋友，因为他从来不撒谎。i _ because he _.87.昨天他迫不及待地告诉了他爸爸那个好消息。he_his father the good news yesterday.88. 当我们阅读有趣的书的时候，时间似乎过得很快。time _ when we are reading _.89. 他曾经犯过一些错误，但现在正努力变得更好。he once _, but now he is trying to _.90. 不幸的是，大熊猫在野外面临严重的问题。_, giant pandas _.b书面表达（共1题，计15分）假设你有一名叫daniel的好朋友。请根据以下信息以my best friend 为题，用英语写一篇介绍他的短文。 要点：looksa square face; small eyes; short hair; strongpersonalityfriendly; generous, share with; patienthis ideal school10 a.m.- 3 p.m. ; choose subjects to study; love computershobbytravelling; be crazy about diy future plando something to protect wild animals 要求：1. 词数: 80个左右；2. 内容必须包括上表中的要点，并在适当地方展开合理想象，作适当发挥； 3. 条理清楚、语句连贯； 4文中不得出现真实的地名、校名和人名my best friend 20152016学年度第一学期期中考试八年级英语听力材料一、听力第一部分 听对话回答问题。本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话读两遍。1. m: kitty, heres a book about lions. is it yours? w: yes, i like lions best. 2. w: how do you spend your summer holiday, jim？m: ill fly to hainan with my parents.3. w: its cold and rainy these days. m: well! the radio says itll be sunny tomorrow.4. m: i like cooking. id li