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班级 姓名 学号 考号 / 密 封 线 内 不 要 答 /八年级英语上学期半期试题第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面5段对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出与其意思相符的图片。第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。( )6. What does the girl want to do?A. Fly a kite B. Go shoppingC. Stay at home ( )7. What is the weather going to be like?A. RainyB. Sunny C. Snowy听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。( )8. What does Mike want to be?A. A singer B. An engineerC. A doctor ( )9. Where is Mike going to study?A. In London B. In New York C. In Beijing ( )10. When is Mike going to start?A. Next month B. Next week C. Next year听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。( )11. What is the date today?A. January 1st B. January 2nd C. December 31st( )12. What is Nancy going to learn next year?A. The drums B. The pianoC. The guitar( )13. What does Ben want to be?A. A volleyball playerB. A basketball player C. A football player 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。( )14. What does Anna want to be?A. A reporter B. A teacherC. A dancer( )15. Where is Anna going next year?A. To ChinaB. To Japan C. To America( )16. How many hours does Dave play the piano every day?A. Two B. ThreeC. Four听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。( )17. How can we make fewer English mistakes(错误)according to the speaker?A. By reading moreB. By practicing moreC. By making more mistakes ( )18. What is the speaker?A. A teacherB. A student C. A doctor ( )19. Why do people make mistakes according to the speaker?A. Because they are not careful enoughB. Because they are learning something newC. Because they dont want to use English( )20. What should we remember not to do?A. Make fewer next timeB. Make the same one next timeC. Correct them 第二部分： 英语知识运用（一）（共两节，满分 25分）第一节 单项选择（每小题1分，满分10分）( )21Mr. Black , _eighty-year-old man likes playing _chess.A. a ; / B. a ; the C. an; / D. a; the( )22He tries _English well. And he practices _English every day.A. to learn, to speak B. learning, speaking C. to learn, speaking D. learning, to speak( )23My hair is shorter than . A. his B. her C. she D. he( )24. What happened _ Dave _ May 3rd?A. to, in B. for, in C. to, on D. with, on( )25Listen! Can you hear someone _ the violin in the next room? A. play B. playing C. to play D. are playing( )26He expects _ more _ about the town. A. to get, information B. getting, news C. to get, informationsD. get, news ( )27Xian is one of _capital _in China .A. the oldest ; cities B, older ; city C. the older ; city D. oldest ; cities( )28My sister is not _ to look after herself . She is only 3 .A. young enough B. enough young C. old enough D. enough old ( )29We still find _about it though we tried our best.A. nothing new B. anything new C. something new D. new something( )30There _a sports meeting in our school next Monday.A. is going to have B. will have C. is going to be D. was第二节 完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） Thanksgiving Day is a very 31 day for people in the United States. They celebrate(庆祝)it 32 the last Thursday in November. Canadians (加拿大人) also celebrate Thanksgiving Day, 33 they do it on 34 second Monday of October. In Britain (英国), people call it Harvest Festival and celebrate it earlier in the year, in September. A harvest is the 35 you take from the trees and the crops (谷物) you take from the ground (土地). In North America and Britain, harvest time for most fruit and crops is in 36 . In these countries and other Christian (基督教的) places, people give 37 to God (上帝) on a special day of the year. They thank God 38 the good things that have happened during the year and for the good harvest they have had. People 39 take small boxes of fruit, flowers, and vegetables to their churches (教堂) to show their 40 . The first thanksgiving service (仪式) in North America took place (发生) on December 4th, 1619 when 38 English people arrived in America to make their home in the new country. They held this service not to thank God for the harvest, but to thank God for their safe joumey (旅程). The next year, many more English people arrived. They had a/an 41 winter, but luckily the harvest was good. They decided 42 it with a big 43 . They killed small animals to eat and cooked everything outside on large 44 . About 90 Indians also came to the meal. Everyone ate at tables outside their houses and played games together. The festival lasted (持续) three days. People hold a Thanksgiving Day celebration every 45 for a long time, but not always on the same day of the year. Then, in 1789, President (总统) George Washington named November 26th as the Day of Thanksgiving. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln said that the last Thursday in November should be Thanksgiving Day. Now, North Americans around the world get together (团聚) with their families on this day to eat good food and have a happy time.( ) 31. A. sad B. special C. terrible D. funny( ) 32. A. in B. at C. for D. on( ) 33. A. but B. so C. because D. and( ) 34. A. a B. / C. an D. the( ) 35. A. food B. leaves (叶子) C. drink D. fruit( ) 36: A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter( ) 37. A. hello B. thanks C. clothes D. money( ) 38. A. to B. for C. at D. in( ) 39. A. never B. hardly C. usually D. sometimes( ) 40. A. love B. smile C. life D. thanks( ) 41. A. bad B. exciting C. happy D. interesting( ) 42. A. celebrate B. celebrated C. celebrating D. to celebrate( ) 43. A. party B. meal C. flower D. fruit( ) 44. A. tables B. fires C. rooms .D. kitchen( ) 45. A. day B. month C. year D. season (季节)第三部分 阅读理解 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节 阅读理解 （共16小题，每小题1.5分，满分24分）ABruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry and said, “Dont play in the water on your way home from school!”The next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty(脏的)clothes. His mother became even angrier. “Ill tell your father if you come back wet again,” said his mother. “Hell punish(惩罚)You, you know.” The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.“Youre a good boy today”, his mother said happily. “You didnt play in the water.”“No,” the boy said unhappily. “There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasnt any room(空地方)for me at all!”根据文章内容选择正确答案( )46.Bruno went to school every day.A. by bikeB. by busC. by carD. on foot( )47.The playground was between .A. two classrooms B. the cinema and shop C. Brunos house and school D. the shop and Brunos school( )48. The little boy liked to play on the playground .A. when it snowedB. when there was some water there C. when the children played football thereD. when his father was busy with his work( )49. That afternoon, the boys clothes were dry because .A. nobody made room（地方）for him in the waterB. there was no water on the playgroundC. he took off his clothes before he played thereD. he played in the water carefullyBStudents learn their lessons in classIn class teachers teach themStudents sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. This is a way of learningIs this the only way for students to learn? Of course notThere is another way to learnThat is students can teach themselvesEvery student can teach himself, and every student is teaching himself when he is learning somethingFor example，if you cannot remember something when you are doing your homeworkWhat will you do? You can look at your book to find the answerThis is a way to teach yourselfAnd it is not a difficult wayWe can do this at any place and at any timeHow to teach yourself? The first thing you must do is readingRead something you are interested in，not you have to readThe second is that you must ask yourself questionsThe question is something you dont understand，or you want to know more aboutYou call write down these questionsA clever student is usually good at asking questionsThe third is to answer the question yourself by thinking hard，by reading the text or other books，and sometimes by asking other peopleThese are the ways of teaching yourselfAnd you must do these all by yourselfIf you keep doing like these for a long time，you are sure to succeed in your study( )50Listening to the teachers is _for students to learnAnot a way Bthe best wayCthe only wayDnot the only way( )51If you want to succeed，youd better learn Ayour lessons in the classroom Bhow to teach yourself Cto read and write carefullyDhow to ask questions( )52A clever student is usually good at_ Aasking questions Banswering questionsCfinding answersDasking others( )53Which of the following ideas do you think is right? AA student can teach himself but he doesnt like to BIt is a difficult way to learn from the teacher CA student can learn to teach himself if he wants to DStudents know very well how to teach themselvesCLittle Peter is a boy of nine. He began to go to school the year before last and now hes in Grade Three. He lives not far from the school but he is often late for class. He likes watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late, so he cant get up on time in the morning.This term, Mrs. Black, Peters aunt, works in Peters school. She teaches Grade Three math. Shes strict with Peter and often tells the boy to obey the school rules and come to school on time. Yesterday morning Peter got up late. When he hurried to school, it was half past eight. His aunt was waiting for him at the school gate.“Youre ten minutes late for the first class, Peter,” Mrs. Black said angrily. “Why are you often late for class?” “Every time I get to the street corner, I see a guidepost(路标). It says:SCHOOL-GO SLOW! ”( ) 54. Peter is at school for _.A. one and a half years B. two years C. more than two years D. more than three years( ) 55. Peter is often late for school because _. A. he likes playing very much B. he goes to school slowly C. he cant sleep well at night D. he cant get up on time in the morning( ) 56. The first class begins at _. A. ten to eight B. eight C. eight-twenty D. ten past eight( ) 57. The guidepost is for _. A. drivers B. Peter C. workers D. teachersDIt was two weeks before Christmas, and Mrs Smith was very busy. She bought a lot of Christmas cards to send to her and her husbands friends, and she put them on her table in the living-room. Then, when her husband came home from work she said to him, “Here are the Christmas cards for friends, and here are some stamps, a pen and our book of address(地址). Will you please write the cards while Im cooking the dinner?”Mr. Smith did not say anything, but walked out of the living-room and went to his study(书房). Mrs Smith was very angry with him, but she didnt say anything. In a minute Mr. Smith came back with a box full of Christmas cards. All of them had addresses and stamps on them. Mrs Smith was surprised.“These are for last year,” he said to her. “I forgot to post them all.”( ) 58. This story happened on_. A. December 25 B. November 25 C. January 15 D. December 11( ) 59. Mrs. Smith was _write the cards. A. too free to B. so busy that she had no time to C. not busy enough to D. so free that she couldnt( ) 60. There was a box filled with Christmas cards_. A. in his study B. in the living-room C. out of his study D. out of the living-room( ) 61. Which of the following is wrong?A. Mr Smith was perhaps working while his wife bought the cards.B. The cards would only be sent to Mr Smiths friends.C. The cards would be sent to Mr and Mrs Smiths friends.D. Mr Smith didnt remember to send the cards last year.第二节 补全短文（共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项限选一次。When Andy came to school, he was surprised to find he was the first to arrive that day. “Where is Susie?” he thought. 62 She was the smartest student in the class and was always the earliest to class. Andy was always the second smartest and the second earliest.In class, Andy learned that Susie went to visit her grandma in London and that she would not be back until Friday. 63 He was happy because he was the smartest kid and also the earliest to class for four days. He was sad because he could not see Susie, the girl he was secretly in love with.Over the following days, Andy felt bad about being the smartest kid and the earliest to class. 64 . 65 When Andy entered the classroom, he found Susie was already there. At that moment he decided one thing: Susie was the smartest girl in the class, and he was the smartest boy in the class. And that was enough.A. Finally, Friday came.B. Andy was happy and sad at the same time. C. It was like he was taking something that was not his.D. In all Andys primary school life, Susie was never later than him.62._ 63._ 64._ 65._第四部分 英语知识运用（二）（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）根据短文内容，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。left, sister, work, talk, neck, surprise, say, music, stand, take Mr. Wang was a worker. He went to 66 by bike. It 67 him about an hour to get there. He was very tired when he came back from work. One evening he said to his family, “No one 68 to me when I come home. You always watch TV. You dont care me at all.” The next evening, when Mr Wang got home, he saw his wife (妻子) 69 at the door. There was a pair of slippers (拖鞋) in her 70 hand and a glass of water in her right hand. His daughter was shaking a flag (摇旗) and said, “Welcome!” His son was carrying a radio. It was playing 71 .The dog ran to him. There was a card hanging (挂) on its 72 . The card 73 “Welcome back, Dad!” Mr Wang was 74. “What are you doing?” he asked. “We are showing that we all care you, Dad. Its my 75 idea,” answered his son.66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 第五部分 写作 （共两节，满分30分）第一