八年级下册英语期中试卷

1、2018年春期中考试八年级英语试题( 命题人：李爽 总分：120分 时间：120分钟 )一、听力测试（共两节，25小题，每小题1分， 满分25分）第一节：（共5小题，每小题1分， 满分5分） 听下面五段对话,每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三幅图画中选出最佳选项，并填在答题栏相应题号位置。每段对话读两遍。1. What animal does Mike like best? A B C 2. How is Lucy going to Xiamen? A B C 3. Where would Sam like to go?A B C 4. What will the weather

2、be like next Sunday? 5. How much is the blue T-shirt? A. 19 B. 99 C. 90 第二节：（共20小题，每小题1分，满分 20分）听对话或独白。每段对话或独白后都有几个问题，根据对话或独白内容，从每组题目所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，将其字母代号填入答题栏相应的题号内。对话听两遍,独白听三遍。听第6段材料,完成6-7 小题6. Why have Bettys parents gone to Beijing? A. To do some shopping. B. To enjoy the festival.C. To loo

3、k after her sister.7. What will Betty bring to Joes home? A. Some dumplings. B. Some rice dumplings. C. Some drinks.听第7段材料,完成8-9小题.8. What caused the fire? A. Car accident. B. Stoves. C. Lightning.9. When did the house catch fire? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening听第8段材料，回答第10

4、12小题。 10. Where are the two speakers talking? A. At the doctors. B. In a shop. C. At school.11. Whats the matter with the woman? A. She failed in the exam. B. She had a cold. C. She lost her bag.12. What did the man told the woman to do? A. To work harder. B. To call the police. C. To drink more wat

5、er.听第9段材料，回答1316小题。13. What does the boy want to do? A. Have a party at his house. B. Have a party at school.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】 C. Have an exhibition at school.14. Which room does the boy need to clean? A. The bedroom. B. The living room. C. The bathroom.15. What is the boy's father

6、doing? A. He is writing a report. B. He is writing a letter.【出处：21教育名师】 C. He is writing a book.16. What will the boy's mother buy for the party? A. Fruit and drinks. B. Drinks and vegetables. C. Drinks and snacks.听第10段材料，回答第1720小题。17. How many times did Li Jun call Wang Hong?A. Three times. B.

7、Twice. C. Once.18.What was Wang Hong doing when Li Jun called her?2·1·c·n·j·yA. Answering a call. B. Practicing dancing herself. C. Dancing with many women in the city square.19.Why did Li Jun call Wang Hong?A. To ask her to a foreign country. B. To ask her to a small party.

8、C. To ask her to a movie theater.20 Where does Jack come from?A. Canada . B. America. C. Japan.听第11段材料，回答第2125小题。21.Whats the matter with the girl?A. She has a cold. B. She has a fever. C. She cant sleep well.22.When did the girl begin to feel terrible? A. About two weeks ago. B. About two days ago.

9、 C. About two months ago.23.How long does the girl have to work a day?A. Eight hours. B. Nine hours. C. Ten hours.24. Where does the girl work?A. In the bookstore. B. In the library. C. In the park.25. Whats the doctors advice?A. To take the medicine. B. To have a good rest. C. To drink more water.二

10、、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。26. - Which of the two T-shirts will you take?- Ill take _. One is for my brother and the other is for myself.A. both B. either C. neither D. all27. - Whats the matter with you?- I have a stomachache. Maybe I ate _ last night. A. too many B. to

11、o much C. much too D. many too28. We all know that exercise we take , we will be . A. the much ; the healthy B. the more ; the healthy C.the much ; the healthier D. the more ;the healthier 29.- I didn't go swimming yesterday afternoon. - _. I had to clean up my bedroom. A. So did I B. Neither di

12、d I C. Neither I did D. So I did30. - Why do you often go to this restaurant? - I like that restaurant because it _ both delicious food and good service for us. A. uses B. gives C. shares D. provides31. Maria _watch TV, but now she listening to music. A. used to; used to B. is used to; used to C. us

13、ed to; is used to D. is used to; is used to32. While the sun _, he was still asleep at home. A. rise B. rises C. is rising D. was rising33. He is so little. Its _ for him _ a car. A. impossible , to driveB. possible , to drive C. impossible , drive D. possible , drive34. - We wont go hiking if it _

14、tomorrow. - That would be fine. A. rained B. will rain C. is raining D. rains35. - Though Mike is _ boy, he can say many words. -How clever!A. an-one-year-old B. a one-year-old C. an one-year old D. a one-year old 36. Ill work hard to make a lot of money _ I can buy a big house.A. if B. because C. a

15、lthough D. so that37. - John isnt happy today. Lets go and _. - Good idea. A. cheer up him B. cheer him up C. to cheer him up D. cheer up38. Our teacher dont _ us to listen to music in the classroom. A. make B. hear C. deal D. allow39. - Were you in the kitchen at that time? - Yeah! I was _.A. foldi

16、ng my clothes B. making my bed C. washing the dishes D. cleaning my bedroom 40. - Do you mind my sitting here?- _. Its Jims seat and he will come back soon.A. Of course not. B. Better not C. Yes, please D. No, you cant三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个可以填入短文空白处的最佳选项。Have you ev

17、er complained (抱怨) why life isnt so easy? Does the sky sometimes 41 dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and 42 all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you. Not long ago, a friend of mine decided to

18、read a lot of books to get 43 knowledge. So he went to the library and 44 happily with several books. But after a few days, he felt unhappy. Finishing all of the books seemed 45 , because it wasnt 46 for him to sit quietly to read a whole book. He didnt know what to do. Then one day, he suddenly tho

19、ught of “Why not make reading fun?” It gave him 47 again. Reading is a journey of spirit(心灵之旅). In fact, every time when we 48 a book, we are talking 49 the writer. After that, he tried to spend more time reading books, so he could feel all of the writers happiness and 50_ . And reading is no longer

20、 boring, but kind of interesting.Attitude(态度) can make a great 51 . Someone once said, “ 52 the situation is bad, people are free to decide their attitude.” So, dont complain about the situation. It helps 53 . For example, one day the weather is fine. You and your friends want to go for a picnic. Ju

21、st before you go, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very 54 and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why dont you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼) will grow better and farmers will have a good har

22、vest (收成).Attitude decides everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and happy. Lets smile to 55 we meet and the whole world will smile to us.41. A. seem B. feel C. sound D. smell42. A. cry B. smile C. complain D. shout43. A. more B. less C. many D. a lot44. A. sang B. jumped C. re

23、turned D. danced45. A. easy B. exciting C. possible D. difficult46. A. easy B. interesting C. happy D. necessary47. A. money B. hope C. time D. knowledge48. A. buy B. borrow C. read D. write49. A. on B. about C. of D. with50. A. thoughts B. sadness C. ideas D. dreams51. A. idea B. difference C. disc

24、ussion D. problem52. A. Although B. Because C. but D. So53. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something54. A. comfortable B. nervous C. sad D. happy55. A. wherever B. whenever C. however D. whatever四、综合阅读理（共两节；计32分）第一节 阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）阅读下面三篇短文，根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。（ 1 ）Everyone needs friends b

25、ecause friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability(能力) to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, but to others, its very difficult. Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get on with others. If you have trou

26、ble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents(才能) that others will like.Believe that you are a good man and have something nice to share with others. Be humorous(幽默). Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile

27、at others. Respect(尊敬) the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others ideas without trying to make them accept yours. Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show your kindness. Such as opening the

28、door for someone. 56. Why do we need friends? A. Friends can do everything for us. B. Without friends, we could not live. C. Friends accept our ideas all the time. D. Friends can bring us happiness.57. Whats the first thing we should know in order to make friends? A. To get on with others. B. To smi

29、le at others. C. To help others. D. To listen to others ideas.58. Which of the following shows a sense of humor? A. Opening the door for someone. B. Laughing at ourselves and our weaknesses. C. Complaining(抱怨) to others all the time. D. Listening to others ideas. 59. What should we do when we have t

30、rouble in making friends? A. Give up. B. Worried. C. Respect others. D. Laugh at them. （ 2 ）Sally was a student. It was going to be her mother's birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not expensive.She went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. After she l

31、ooked for half an hour，she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas，and she decided to take a black one.She thought，“Mom can carry it when she is wearing clothes of any color.” So she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it to school with her until her classes finished.On her way home on the

32、 train she felt hungry because she had so little for lunch. So she went to the buffet car(餐车)She left the umbrella on her seat.But when she got back，it was lost!Sally began to cry. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what was the matter. She told them the black umbrella she bought

33、 for her mother was lost，and she had to get off at the next station. After the three passengers heard this，they asked her for her mother's address so that they could send the umbrella to her if someone took it by mistake and brought it back.And now a week passed. Sally got a letter from her moth

34、er. It said “Thank you very much for your lovely gifts，but why do you send me three black umbrellas?”60Which sentence has the same meaning as “Mom can carry it when she is wearing clothes of any color”?AThe color of the umbrella is OK for Mom's clothes of any color.BMom is beautiful in any cloth

35、es.CMom must carry it when she is wearing any clothes.DMom can buy any clothes that she likes to wear.61Where did Sally find the umbrella was lost? AAt her school. BOn the train. CAt the train station. DIn the shop.62From the passage，we can know that _.ASally's mother would write to her if Sally

36、 didn't send a gift to her.BSally sent one umbrella to her mom at last.Cthe three passengers sent the three umbrellas to Sallys mother.Dnobody on the train took away the umbrella63The best title(题目) for the story is “_”AThe story of an umbrella BA lucky girlCOn the train DA happy mother （ 3 ）Do

37、teenagers in small villages do chores at home? How about the teenagers in big cities? Here is a survey. We asked 4,000 teenagers in China several questions. Half of them come from big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The others are from small villages. We made a diagram(图表）of the result

38、of our survey. Lets have a look at it. We found out that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. Maybe it is because they live a harder life. Our advice to parents in big cities is that parents should give their children some chores to do. Doing chores teaches teenag

39、ers to take care of themselves.Chores2000 teenagers in small villages2000 teenagers in big citiesTake out the rubbish16001000Sweep the floor1200850Make the bed1400750Do the dishes1100600Fold the clothes900 150064. There are 1,000 teenagers from the cities who _.A. make the bed B. do the dishes C. ta

40、ke out the rubbish D.sweep the floor65. Fewer than _ teenagers in big cities sweep the floor and make the bed.A. 2000 B. 1,000 C. 1,500 D. 75066. The number of teenagers _ in big cities is bigger than that in small villages.A. making the bed B. folding the clothes C. doing the dishes D. making the b

41、ed67. Why did they make the survey?A. Because they dont want teenagers in China to do chores at home.B. Because they thought itll help teenagers to take good care of themselves.C. Because they wanted to know if teenagers in China do chores at home.D. Because they want to give advice to parents in bi

42、g cities.第二节 阅读还原 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。（提示：每个选项只用一次。共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）How to improve your reading skillsWhen you are learning English, listening, speaking and writing are important. 68._ When you read, you not only learn some new words, but also learn how to use them in sentences whi

43、ch are good examples for writing. 69._ First, try to read something that you can understand. If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary , it means you still have a long way to go to improve your English. 70._If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook. B

44、ut dont write them while you are reading. 71._Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary book. Then try to remember them. Third, read what you think is interesting. Choose a book or a magazine about a theme that you like, 72._You can also read newspapers because there are always popular themes for you to choose. A Second, try to make your vocabulary larger .B Here are some sugg