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2014-2015学年度下学期八年级期中考试一、听力部分（20分） 第一节：听句子选图片 下面你将听到5个句子，根据每个句子的内容，从每组图片的A、B、C三个选项中选出相应的图片。每个句子读两遍。（5分）第二节: 听对话答题，下面你将听到4段对话，每段对话后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。（10分）听第1段材料，回答67题 6. Whats the matter with the young man? A. He has a cold B. He got sunburned. C. He has a stomachache. 7. Whats the doctors advice? A. To take some medicine. B. To have good eating habits. C. To take more exercise 听第2段材料，回答8-10题8. When will Lucy do some washing? A. This morning. B. This afternoon C. Tomorrow atfernoon9. What does Lucy think of doing some washing? A. Interesting B. Boring. C. Relaxing10. What does Mike like doing? A. Shopping B. Cleaning C. Cooking.听第3段材料，回答11-12题11. Whats Cindys problem? A. She argued with her friend Kim. B. Her friend Kim didnt lend things to her. C. She doesnt want to be kims good friend.12. How will Cindy solve the problem? A. She will call up Kim. B. She will write Kim a letter. C. She will go to Kims house.听第4段材料，回答13-15题13. Who was reading in the city park? A. Some girls B. Some boys C. Some old men14. How many people were fishing? A. One B. Two C. Three 15. What did Sue do in the city park? A. She went boating B. She played soccer. C. She picked up the rubbish第三节：听短文答题，下面你将听到一段独白，请根据你所听到的内容，选择正确的答案，短文读两遍（5分）16. In some Western countries, How do many children do to get pocket money? (零花钱). A. do chores B. do homework C. do sports .17. How old do they usually start to do this ? A. when they are ten years old. B. when they are seven years old. C. when they are nine years old18. Do they have much free time on weekdays ? A. Yes B. NO C. Sorry, I dont. 19. What young kids only do ? A. easy chores. B. difficult chores C. nothing 20. What do many of them only want to buy ? A. candy B. candle C. cabbage 二单项选择 （每小题1分，共10分）21. -Linda has a bad cold. -_. A. Its my pleasure. B.I dont think so. C. Im sorry to hear that. D. Id love to.22. -Im afraid that I dont want to take part in the competition. The competitors are too strong. -Go for it, Jane. We all believe you can _ them. A. beat B. win C. take D. hit23. My brother is notto lift the heavy stone. 21教育名师原创作品A. too weakB. weak tooC. strong enoughD. enough strong24. -_? -Nothing serious, but a bit tired A. Whats wrong with you B. Is there anything else C. Whats this . D. Whats matter with you25.-How can we get to the Childrens House? -You can see some _ on the wall. Just follow them. A. pictures B. signs C. names D. advertisements26.-Could you take out the rubbish, Tom? -_. Im coming. A. Sorry, I cant B. Of course not. C. Yes, I could. D. Sure, Id love to.27.-How about the people in the earthquake area? -The Red Cross _ them _ food and tents. A. agreed; with B. brought; with C. provided; with D. took; with28. China has the _population in the world.5 A . biggestB. biggerC. bigD. bigest29. Some people think Guo Mingyi issilly. A. a kind ofB. a little bit C. a bit ofD. a lot of30.-Could you give me some _ on how to learn English _? -Sure. Practice makes perfect. A. advice; good B. suggestions; good C. advice; well D. suggestion; well三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, “Hi, young man! Im Rose. Im 87 years old. Can I give you a hug? ” I said 31 , “Of course!” “Why are you in college at 32 an age?” I asked. She joked, “Im here to meet a 33 husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.” “No, seriously(严肃地),” I asked. “I always 34 of having a college education. Now Im getting one!” she told me. After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from 35 . At the end of the term we invited Rose to give a 36 at our party. Ill never forget what she taught 37 . “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow 38 because we stop playing. Here are the 39 of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every 40 . Youve got to have a dream. When you 41 your dreams, you die!” she said. “There is a big 42 between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesnt take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to 43 , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually dont have regrets for what we did , 44 for things we did not do.” Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week 45 graduation ( 毕业 ), she died peacefully（平静地） in her sleep. She taught us by example that its never too late to be all you can possibly be. ( ) 31. A. slowlyB. happilyC. heavily D. badly ( ) 32. A. soB. thisC. suchD. that( ) 33. A. richB. badC. poorD. short( ) 34 A. hopedB. wishedC. wantedD. dreamed ( ) 45. A. anotherB. the otherC. the others D. others ( ) 36. A. sayB. speakC. talk D. discuss ( ) 37. A. us B. her C. him D. them( ) 38. A. young B. old C. tall D. thin( ) 39. A. stories B. secrets C. seasons D. surveys ( ) 40. A. weekB. month C. year D. day ( ) 41. A. loseB. haveC. keepD. like ( ) 42. A. chanceB. changeC. difference D. problem( ) 43. A. stand upB. grow upC. grow oldD. keep healthy( ) 44. A. because B. so C. though D. but( ) 45. A. in B. after C. during D. before 四、阅读理解（30分）AMy dear father, You will be glad to hear that I arrived here safe and sound last Friday afternoon, and I am now hard at work again. There are about forty boys in my class, and I hope that by the end of this term I shall stand among the first two or three. For this, I must work hard. I often think of your kind words of advice, and I am trying my best to put them into practice, and to waste as little time as possible. With love to my mother, brothers, sisters, and yourself. Your loving son.46. The reading above is_. A. an email B. an advertisement C. a letter D. a report47. The boy is_. A. a hard-working student B. the only child in his family C. very naughty D. not likely to make a study plan48. We know from the reading the boy_. A. is far behind the others in his class B. has no plan of his study C. doesnt follow others advice D. 1ives away from the family49. The boy hopes _in the new term. A. to make two or three new friends B. to become top in his class C. to think of his fathers advice D. to practice his writing a lot 50. The boys father_. A. cares a lot about his son B. doesnt like the son living at home C. knows little about teaching his son D. loves the son only in the familyBOne morning, a little mouse went out to find something to eat. He was careless and met a fierce(凶猛的)lion. The lion caught the mouse. The lion wanted to eat him. 21世纪教育网版权所有“Please let me go, Mr Lion, ”said the mouse. “One day, I will help you. ”21The lion laughed, “How could a little mouse help a big lion? ”“Well, ”he said, “I will let you go. But you must walk more carefully. ”21世纪*教育网The mouse was very thankful. “Thank you, Mr Lion. You are very kind. I will repay(报答)you one day. ”the little mouse said. The next week, the mouse was looking for something to eat again. He saw the lion under a tree. But the lion was tied tightly(紧系着)in a strong rope. He could not get out. “I will help you, ”said the mouse. His teeth were sharp. Then he bit one rope, and then another. Soon the lion was free. He was very happy. “Thank you, Mr Mouse, ”he said. Later, they became good friends. 51. What did the little mouse do one morning? A. He went to play. B. He went for a walk. C. He looked for something to eat. D. He went out to buy something to eat. 52. Who did the little mouse meet? A. A tiger. B. A monkey. C. An elephant. D. A lion. 53. What did the little mouse think of the lion? A. Kind. B. Fierce. C. Careless. D. Polite. 【来源：21世纪教育网】54. Why did the little mouse help the lion? A. Because the lion gave some food to him. B. Because he wanted to repay the lion. C. Because the lion was fierce. D. Because the lion wanted to repay him. 55. What is the main idea of the passage? A. A lion caught a mouse and let it go. B. The lion didnt like eating a mouse. C. A mouse helped a lion out. D. Dont look down upon(小看)the small things. CThink of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce(弹跳) back.But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?Dont look down on yourself by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.Dont let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is the best for yourself.Dont give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until you stop trying.Dont shut love out of your life. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; the best way to keep love is to give it wings.Dont run through life so fast that you forget not only where youve been, but also where you are going.Dont use time or words carelessly. You cant get them back. Life is not a competition, but a trip.56.Why does the writer say that family, health, friends and spirit are made of glass?A. Because if you drop them, they will bounce back.B. Because they are always the same.C. Because they are easily broken and will never be the same.D. Because they are as bright as glass.57.The sentence “Nothing is really over until you stop trying.” means that _.A. it is difficult to do everything B. if we dont give up, there is always hopeC. you should learn to give up D. although you try, nothing will change58.According to the writer, who knows what is the best for you? A. Yourself. B. Your parents. C. Your teachers. D. Your grandparents.59. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Work is the most important so work must come first.B. You neednt compare yourself with others because each of us is special.C. Dont hold love too tightly, or you will lose it.D. Life is like a trip and you cant get back what you have missed.60. The best title of the passage is “_”. A. You must work hard. B. Glass balls are easy to break. C. Things you cant do. D. Treat your life in a right way. 第二卷五、单词拼写（10小题，每题1分，共10分）61. You are old enough to look after y_, kids.62. At last he realized the i_ of learning English well.63. The n_ says there will be a meeting on Sunday morning. 64. My mother often(提醒)me that I should look after my health.65. Its u_ to blame(责备) one player when one team doesnt play well. 66. To tell the _(真相), he is really a clever boy. 67. My father is much than my mother.（busy）68. Its _(正常的) to have such