初二八年级下册英语期中试卷

洪泽实验中学2017-2018学年第二学期期中测试八年级英语试题考试时间：100分钟 总分：120分 第I卷 （满分65分）I听力部分（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。( )1.How is John going to Hong Kong? ( )5. When did Mr Wu come to this school? A. Three years ago. B. Four years ago. C. Five years ago.( )6. Where are the two speakers probably talking? A. At a bus stop. B. In a mall. C. On a bus.( )7. How often does Li Lei do the cleaning? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Every day.( )8. Whose coat is this? A. Kates B. Li Leis C. Jims( )9. What will Jason do? A. He will open the door. B. He will do nothing. C. He will close the door.( )10. What does Jenny think of her school life? A. Its meaningless. B. Its enjoyable.(令人愉快的) C. Its boring. 听对话和短文回答问题 (10分) 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。( )11. What was Alice like in the middle school? A. Tall and pretty. B. Short and quiet. C. Tall and quiet.( )12. What is the man interested in now? A. Swimming. B. Travelling. C. Reading.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入下一篇短文。Free time activitiesJoin a clubIts good for you to improve your _13_ and make new friends.To be a volunteerWork for the _14_ people who live alone.“Meeting a New_15_Experience a new and different kind of life.( )13. A. English B. skills C. health( )14. A. old B. young C. poor( )15. A. Friend B. Family C. Pet听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。( )16.Who is the man speaking to? A. Students. B. Teachers. C. Reporters.( )17.When does the newspaper come out? A. On Mondays. B. On weekdays. C. On Fridays.( )18. What is the best reason for taking the job according to the speaker? A. To learn to write B. To make money. C. To have fun.( )19. What is important for the job? A. Experience. B. Writing skills. C. Excellent marks.( )20. When should volunteers tell the speaker if they are interested in this job? A. Tomorrow. B. Right after the meeting. C. In a few days.II选择题（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）( )21. -fantastic time we had in Hong Kong Disneyland! - Oh, Im glad to hear that. A. What aB. How aC. WhatD. How ( )22. - The old lady lives _ in a lonely house, but she doesnt feel _. A. alone; lonely B. lonely; alone C. lonely; lonely D. alone; alone ( )23She has gone abroad, _? -No. She is still teaching us English at our school now A. is she B. isnt she C. has she D. hasnt she( )24. They got married _ 2010. That means they have been married _ 2010.A. since; in B. since; since C. in; since D. in; in( )25. _ do you write to your parents? Every day. A. How long B. How soon C. How often D. How far( )26. -By the way, how long have you _ your MP3 player? -For almost three years. It still works OK. A. bought B. buy C. had D. have ( )27 - With the _, we can choose one icon and click on it for more details. A. menu B. printer C. screen D. mouse( )28. All of us couldnt stop _while we were enjoying ourselves on the roller coaster. A. scream B. screamed C. screaming D. to scream ( )29.I have collected some information on the Internet. Would you tell me_ next ? Make a chart. A. what to do B. what to do it C. how to do D. when to do it ( )30 How long can I _ the book ? A. borrow B. lend C. to borrow D. keep ( ) 31. People in Yangzhou _walk or ride bikes, but now they_ taking the bus or riding bikes . . A. used to; used to B. were used to; used to C. were used to; are used to D. used to; are used to( )32. - Where is your teacher? - He _ the library. He _ the library for an hour.A. has gone to; has been to B. has gone to; has been inC. has been to; has been in D. has been to; has gone to( )33. - Can children under the age of 12 often ride bicycles in the city? - No. According to the law(法律), they_. A. may not B. neednt C. mustnt D. shouldnt ( )34. Can you give me _ on what to wear to the party, Tom? I think the white dress is OK.A. some advice B. some advices C. an advice D. any advices( )35Do you mind my smoking here? _.Look at the sign. It says“No smoking” A. Youd better not. B. It doesnt matter C. Yes, please D. No, I dontIII. 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Rakesh, he studied and lived in a boarding school(寄宿学校). Every night he jumped over the wall and played outside. He 36 returned before dawn (黎明) and lay on his bed again, so no one knew that Rakesh went out at 37 . One night as usual, Rakesh found 38 asleep. He decided to play outside again. He went into his teacherMrs. Greens room 39 and saw her 40 . Then Rakesh walked out towards the wall. Near the wall, there was a ladder(梯子) in the bushes, he hid it there. He 41 the ladders and he climbed it up , then jumped over the wall. 42 at that time his teacher was awake and saw him going out. 43 got up and took away the 44 from the wall. A few hours 45 , Rakesh returned. In the dark, he tried to climb 46 from the wall. Sadly, there was no ladder, instead, Mrs. Green was standing where the ladder was and waiting for him. Rakesh was very 47 to be punished (处罚), but to his surprise, she just helped Rakesh to get onto the ground , said, Rakesh, at least 48 a warm coat with you, when you go out at night. Mrs. Greens 49 made Rakesh know his own faults. He apologized (道歉) and never went out at night again. It is the 50 lesson that he has ever had.( )36. A. never B. always C. seldom D. sometimes( )37. A. daytime B. weekends C. night D. noon( )38. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone( )39. A. loudly B. quietly C. happily D. quickly( )40. A. sleeping B. reading C. watching TV D. running( )41. A. took care of B. took away C. took a look at D. took out( )42. A. And B. But C. So D. Because( )43. A. He B. They C. She D. It ( )44. A. bed B. chair C. bushes D. ladder( )45. A. ago B. before C. later D. late( )46. A. up B. down C. out D. in ( )47. A. afraid B. glad C. sorry D. surprised( )48. A. buy B. bring C. take D. borrow( )49. A. kindness B. illness C. happiness D. sadness( )50. A. worst B. best C. furthest D. smallestIV. 阅读理解（共10小题；A部分每小题2分，B部分每小题1分，满分15分）A What do you think our life will be like in 2050? Some people are talking about it on QQ.Blue SkyI think there wont be any TV channels (频道) in 2050. People will be able to choose (选择) a programme from a “menu” and a computer will send the programme to the television. In 2050, we will be able to feel the things we see on TV with our hands.JuliaIn 2050, there wont be enough water. Some places will be drier and people will not be able to have enough food. There may be serious water shortage (缺乏).AshleyDont be so pessimistic（悲观的） about that, Julia! People will solve this problem. And I think there will be less water pollution. Water will be much cleaner than it is now.LinkinI quite agree with Ashley. And I believe in 2050 doctors will be able to help blind and deaf people see and hear again. All people will be healthy because they will take a kind of special medicine when they are born.( )51. Linkin believes that a kind of medicine will be able to make people .A. rich B. serious C. live happily D. keep healthy( )52.Where are people talking about the life in 2050?A. On TV B. In the newspaper C. On QQ D. On the phone( )53. Ashley thinks people will have in the future.A. cleaner water B. less healthy food C. more healthy food D. dirtier water ( )54. Julia thinks in 2050.A. the water will be much cleaner B. people will have less food C. there will be more water pollution D. some places will have more water( )55. Blue Sky thinks the computer will send the to the television.A. programmes B. pictures C. menus D. channelsBJohn and Sam were friends. They opened a small shop in a small village. One day, they sold out of all their wine (酒), so they drove to the city to buy some. On their way home, the wind was strong and it was getting colder and colder. Both John and Sam wanted to drink some wine to keep warm, but they had a rule. They couldnt drink any wine because they had to sell it. Because of the rule, if someone wanted to drink some wine, he had to pay the other twice the price. John was a clever man. He took out ten cents and gave it to Sam. He said, Here is ten cents. Would you please sell me some of your wine? Sam was a businessman (商人), so he said, You give me money, so of course I will sell some to you. Then he passed John a cup of wine. After drinking the wine, John felt warm soon, but Sam was still cold. Then he took out the ten cents that John just gave to him and said to John, Here is ten cents. Please sell me some of your wine. John agreed. Sam drank some wine and also felt much warmer. But after some time, they both felt cold again, so they kept buying wine from each other with the same ten cents. Soon they drank up all of the wine. How could so much wine only cost ten cents? the two friends asked each other.( )56. What did Sam and John do?A. They were doctors. B. They were shopkeepers.C. They were officers. D. They were policemen.( )57. What was the weather like when Sam and John went to buy some wine?A. It was sunny and warm. B. It was windy and cold.C. It was rainy and snowy. D. It was rainy and cold.( )58. How much did Sam and John spend on all of the wine?A. Five cents. B. Fifteen cents.C. Ten cents. D. Fifty cents.( )59. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Sam and John walked to the city to buy some wine.B. Sam and John spent ten cents on getting some wine from the city.C. Sam and John would be very happy when they got home.D. Sam and John drank all of the wine because they wanted to keep warm.( )60. Whats the best title for this passage?A. Two Men on the Way Home B. A Small Shop C. The Bad Weather D. Some Cheap Wine第II 卷 （非选择题 共55分）V.词汇运用（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）A) 根据句子意思，从方框中选用恰当的单词或短语填空。 opened up except because of on business taking photos dream of In some ways a couple of from time to time 61. Mr. Chen has moved house, so he feels lonely _62. The university has _ a new world to us .63.As soon as the students from Holland came to Huaian , they couldnt stop _.64. Our hometown has changed a lot over the years. _, life is better now.65. Kitty bought _ key rings for her classmates.66.You can go to xinjiang for sightseeing in any season _ winter .67. I often _ going abroad for further study.68. My father went to Shanghai _ , so he didnt come to our parents meeting .B) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。 69. The air_ (pollute)makes me feel sick70. The old man has been _(die) for two years.71. They _ (plan) how to spend the weekends at this time yesterday.72. It is _(possible) to work out the Maths problem in only five minutes. Its too difficult. 73. -Do you know how many _(stomach) a cow has? - Two.74. Listening to light music can help us relax _(we)75. - Turn off the TV, dear. Baby is sleeping. - There is no need. He (wake) upVI.完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）76.顺便说一下，我很久没有收到他的信了。 By the way , I _ him for a long time 77.丹尼尔已经离开淮安五年了。 Danil _ Huaian _ five years ago 78.我们应该尽早采取行动来改善环境。 We should _ as soon as possible.79.阳光镇的空气污染比其他地方少。 There _ in Sunshine Town_ in other place .80.我在想方设法完成了工作之后，简直是精疲力竭。 I was _ after _ finish the work.VII.任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）A “Mum，I hate you. I dont need a new schoolbag or clothes. Im not afraid of being hit by you. I only want you to come back.”When Chen Jiuying read her daughters letter，she couldnt help crying. Chen and her husband are now working far away from their hometown, so Xiao Lis grandparents are looking after her. Like Chen， many migrant workers(外来务工人员) are dreaming about a better life， so they have to leave their children behind.According to a survey，there are now about 61 million left-behind children(留守儿童) in poor in China. This has brought about many problems. These children care little about others. They do not do well at school. They lost confidence.Luckily many Chinese are now thinking about the life of the left-behind children and actions have been taken to help solve the problem.A charity took place in Beijing before Childrens Day. Its purpose was to raise social awareness (意识) of leftbehind children. The event was held to raise money from businesses and the public to prepare “love bags”. Inside the bags，these are things for children including books，envelopes and stamps so that children can write to their parents.The event was started by Chen Weihong，a television host in China.“The leftbehind children dont have enough parental love and family care. They need to be in touch with their parents. We hope our love bags will help them communicate with their parents， and make them happier,”he said.根据上面短文的内容回答问题。81. Who is looking after Chen s daughter? _ 82. How many leftbehind children are there in poor areas in China according to a survey? _83. Actions have been taken to help solve the problem, havent they?_84. Where did the charity event take place? _ 85. Why did Chen Weihong start the charity event?_BDo you go to school by bus? It is very important for you to know how to be safe when taking a bus, no matter whether you like it or not.First, dont run to the bus stop, but