2014-2015学年第二学期八年级期中考试（英语）

1、2014-2015学年第二学期八年级期中考试（Module1-Module 6）卷 听力（共20小题，每小题1分；共20分）第一节：听小对话，请从A、B、C三个选项中选择符合对话内容的图片。 1. Where is Alices pen pal from?2. What was Helen doing when the accident happened?3. When will the man have his birthday party?4. What is the man going to buy for his father?5. Whats the weather like now

2、?第二节：听短对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答问题。请听一段对话，完成第6和第7小题。6. What colour does the woman like? A. Blue.B. White. C. Black. 7. How much does the woman pay for the sports shoes at last? A. $50.B. $150. C. $200. 请听一段对话，完成第8至第10小题。8. What do Jims parents want him to do? A. Do some housework.B. Get a part-time j

3、ob.C. Take summer courses. 9. Who will visit Beijing by bike with the two speakers? A. Bob and Betty. B. Jim and Helen.C. Jims parents.10. Why do they decide to have a visit around Beijing? A. They want to kill the time. B. They want to relax themselves.C. They want to make new friends.第三节：听长对话，从A、B

4、、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答问题。听下面一段较长对话，回答1112两个问题。11. What does Mr. White do?A. A teacher.B. A doctor.C. A student.12. Whats wrong with Michael?A. He is late for school.B. He has a toothache.C. He has a cold.听下面一段较长对话，回答1315三个问题。13. Why hasnt Amy done her math homework yet?A. Because she wants to do it with

5、Tom.B. Because its too difficult for her.C. Because she wants to watch TV first.14. Is Tom good at English?A. Yes, he is. B. No, he isnt C. Yes, he isnt.15. When are they going to meet in order to do homework?A. At 5:30. B. At 6:30. C. At 5:00.第四节：听独白，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，完成信息记录表。What subjectSusan is

6、interested in 16 What hobby 17 is an important part in her life.Which monthThis 18 ， her family are coming to China.How many daysThey will stay here for 19 days.What transportation(交通)Then they will take a 20 to Beijing.16. A. mathsB. ChineseC. science17. A. TravellingB. SwimmingC. Studying18. A. Ju

7、ne B. July C. September19. A. three B. four C. two20. A. train B. car C. plane二、单项填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分；共15分）请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. That is _ awful colour, I dont like it at all.A. aB. anC. theD. /22. Oh, dear! What _ so terrible?The food on the table goes bad. Ill throw it away in a minute.A.

8、soundsB. tastesC. smellsD. looks23. We find _ impossible to get there before 7 oclock. A. usB. itC. thisD. that24. Hello, may I speak to Mr. Li?Oh, sorry! He _ to Hong Kong. He will come back in three days. A. has beenB. has goneC. wentD. goes25. Ive _ arrived at our school, but I havent entered the

9、 classroom _. A. already; alreadyB. yet; alreadyC. yet; yetD. already; yet26. Its time for us _ morning exercises. Lets _ downstairs. A. do; goB. to do; to goC. to do; goD. doing; go27. How long have you studied here?_ about 5 years _ my family moved to the city. A. Since; forB. For; sinceC. For; fo

10、rD. Since; since28. Sorry, I really dont know _. A. to say what B. to what say C. what to say D. how to say 29. Sometimes it _ heavily in Taiyuan in summer.A. rainsB. has rainedC. is raining D. will rain30._?Im looking for a book about the universe. A. Whats wrong with youB. What do you doC. What ar

11、e you up toD. Can I help you31.-Which hobby do you think _ the least time?- Collecting stamps.A. takes up B. puts up C. gives up D. makes up32.-What a nice MP3 player! Is it yours? -Yes. I _ 300 yuan on it. A. cost. B. spent C. paid D. took33.Our teacher asked us_ a hobby questions.A. make B. making

12、 C. made D. to make34. Many students like playing basketball, _ Jim, Tom and Ken. A. for example B. such as C. as for D. as a result35. His sister_ her hometown for three years. She will return next year. A. left B. has left C. has been away D. has been away from三、完形填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分；共10分） Many stude

13、nts have hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables in their gardens, and looking after animals. Some hobbies are relaxing and _(36) are creative（有创造性的）. Hobbies can develop your interests and help you learn new skills.David Smith is a student. His hobby is writing. _(37) the summer of 2

14、000, he spent four weeks on a summer camp. As well as the usual activities, such as sailing, climbing and mounting biking, there was a writing workshop with a profession _(38). “She asked us to imagine that we were in a story. Then we wrote about our _(39) at the camp.”In senior high school David wr

15、ote a story about teenage life, and it _(40) as a book in 2003. Many teenagers love his book, and as a result, David has become a _(41) young writer.David has been very lucky _(42) his hobby has brought him enjoyment and success. But he is _(43) interested in many other things. “I like playing volle

16、yball, too.” says David. “I spend some of my free time playing volleyball for my school team. _(44) Ill write more books in the future, but Im not sure.”It's something difficult _(45) that we shouldn't spend all our time on our favourite hobby. There are many other interesting things to do i

17、n life, and we should try to do something new or different.36. A. other            B. others           C. the other       D. another 37. A. During  &#

18、160;        B. At              C. For            D. On 38. A. manager         B. doctor  &

19、#160;        C. singer         D. writer  39. A. experiences       B. examples        C. excuses        D. experime

20、nts 40. A. took out          B. tried out         C. came out       D. went out 41. A. successful        B. normal    &#

21、160;     C. polite          D. lonely 42. A. or              B. but              C. because 

22、60;      D. though 43. A. too             B. also             C. only           D. either  

23、;44. A. Usually          B. Immediately      C. Maybe        D. Once 45. A. remember        B. remembers      C. remembered &

24、#160;  D. to remember四、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分；共30分）阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ASpanish DancingSpanish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Come and learn this wonderful dance from Spain.Place: John Smiths Date: July 1-31 Price: ￥60Time: 7:30 pm- 9:30 pm Tel: 301-2768Live Pop MusicEnjoy the music

25、from Jay Chou, the famous pop singer.Place: The music hall Date: July 20-22Price: ￥200 -￥250 Time: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Shows Daqian MuseumDaqian Museum has over 1000 pieces on display here.Come and see the whole of Chinese history!Place: Daqian Museum Date: July 1-August 31Price: ￥50 (half for studen

26、ts) Tel: 271-1399Time: Monday to Friday: 8:30 am-5:30 pmWeekends: 9:00 am- 8:00pm 46. If you want to learn dancing, you can call _. A. 271-1399B. 488-6888C. 231-2899D. 301-276847. You can enjoy Jay Chous music at _ in the music hall.A. 9:00 pm on July 23 B. 8:00 pm on July 21 C. 7:30 pm every day D.

27、 9:30 pm on July 148. If Mr Zhong wants to go to the museum with his wife and ten-year-old daughter, how much should he pay for it? A. ￥70. B.￥100. C.￥125. D.￥200.BASK THE BLOG!Post your problems on the blog（博客） and get other bloggers' advice!My problem is my parents. They never stop g

28、oing on about how I should keep my room tidy, keep my hair tidy and wear smart clothes. They even make me do the washing-up after dinner every night! None of my friends have got such terrible parents. What should I do?Helen, USAHi, Helen. I think you should do what your parents ask. They're much

29、 older than you and you should respect them. It's their house you live in and their money you spend!Emily, AustraliaWhy do you think you're the only one with parents like that? All parents are the same. They want us to look like them. They don't understand that fashions have changed in t

30、he last 30 y ears!Tom, CanadaHelen, why should your parents do all the washing-up? They may feel tired after work. You should help around the house. I don't think you should wear smart clothes. Teenagers should look like teenagers.Simon, England   49. What is Helen's

31、 problem? A. Her parents treat her badly.  B. She always worries about her parents.  C. Her parents don't care about her feelings.  D. she wouldn't like to d

32、o what her parents ask. 50. From the bloggers' advice, we may guess Helen is _.  A. a teenager   B. an German girl  C. a university student  D. a girl 

33、with many friends  51. Helen's problem can be thought as “_”.  A. a special storyB. a growing worry  C. a private secret D. a terrible experienceCRico is a dog who lives in Germany.

34、 His owners trained him from a young age to find his toys. When they say the name of a certain toy, Rico can find it. In fact, he seems to know the names of 200 toys!Some researchers in Germany wanted to test Rico. They put his toys in a room and then told him to go into the room and find a certain

35、toy. Since nobody was in the room with Rico, he had no help from anyone finding the right toy. The researchers did this test forty times. Rico found the right toy thirty-seven times.Then the researchers tried something else. They put seven of Ricos toys in the room and one new toy that Rico had neve

36、r seen before. Then they told Rico to go into the room and get the new toy. This new toy had a name Rico had never heard before. Rico found the right toy seven out of ten times! Researchers cannot really say that Rico knows words or language. However, these tests seem to show that Rico can think abo

37、ut what he hears and think about what he knows. In fact, Rico seems to think and remember things as well as a three-year-old child.From these tests, animal researchers know one thing for sure. Rico has given them a lot to think about.52. What is Rico good at?A. Pulling things in order. B. Catching t

38、hings.C. Counting things. D. Finding things.53. What did researchers ask Rico to do at First?A. Bring a certain toy out of a room. B. Name toys and put them away.C. Choose a toy that he liked playing with. D. Put his toys into his room.54. How many times did Rico go into the room to find a new toy t

39、hat he did not know?A. Seven. B. Ten. C. Forty. D. Thirty-seven.55. A good title for the passage is _. A. German Dogs Are the Smartest DogsB. Rico Surprises Researchers C. How Dogs Use language D. The Best Toys for DogsDA rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. T

40、here was a young tree lying on the ground. The rich man asked the old man, “What kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?“This is a fig (无花果）tree，sir. ” He said.“A fig tree?” the rich man was very surprised. “Why, how old are you, may I ask?”“I am ninety years old. “What!” shouted the rich

41、man. “Youre ninety years old. You are planting a very young tree now and it ll take years to give fruit. You certainly dont hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree.” The old man smiled and said，“Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?” “Sure,” the man did not know why he

42、 asked this question.The old man asked，“Who planted the fig trees?”“ Why? I dont know.”“You see, sir. ”The old man said slowly, “our forefathers(祖先) planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me.The rich man was quiet, then said, “you are right, my good man. We should

43、 do some things for the people after us. Thank you very much.” Then he rode away.56. The old man was planting _ when the rich man saw him.A. an apple treeB. a fig treeC. a pear treeD. a banana tree57. The old man was _.A. 80 years oldB. 60 years oldC. 90 years oldD. 70 years old58. The old man was p

44、lanting the tree _.A. to get himself some fruit to eatB. for the people after himC. to make his garden more beautifulD. just for fun59. The sentence in the last paragraph “The rich man was quiet” means _.A. he was thinking about who were his forefathersB. he didn t want to disturb the old manC. he c

45、ouldnt communicate with the old manD. he understood why the old man planted the young tree60. We can express the main idea of this passage “_ in Chinese.A.前人栽树，后人乘凉B.光阴似箭，一去不返C.君子爱财，取之有道D.财多惹祸，树大招风卷 （说明：本卷共五大题，满分45分。）五、根据汉语提示，完成句子。（每空一词，每题2分。） 61.莫言在少年时期就创作了不少小说。 Mo Yan _ _ lots of novels when he wa

46、s in his tens. 62.他们在倒计时呢。 They are _ _ the days. 63.我腿疼，而且全身发热。 My legs hurt and I am hot _ _. 64.他从来不收拾房间。 He has never _ _ his room. 65. 春天到了，花儿开放了。 Spring comes, flowers _ _.六、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分；共5分）阅读下面商场平面图，完成句子。每空限填一词。STORE DIRECTORY3rd floorToy Rooms Restaurant Office2nd floorChildrens Cloth

47、ing Womens Clothing1st floorHats Mens Clothing66. There are _ floors in the shop.67. Childrens clothing and _ clothing are on the same floor.68. You are looking for a hat for your father; you should go to the _ floor.69. While shopping, you can have meals in the _ on the third floor.70. Childrens clothing is on the _ hand side on the second floor.七、首字母填空（每空一分）Reading is an activity, people enjoy a lot in their free time.Some like reading newspapers and o _71_ enjoy novels or com