八年级上英语半期试题

1、初2015级英语期中综合能力评估试题Class: _ Name: _ 满分：120分 总得分：_本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷两部分，请将第I卷的答案填到后面的答题卡上，第II卷的答案直接填入每题的答题处。第I卷（选择题 共85分）第一部分 听力（共20分）第一节（本节5个小题，每小题1分，共5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，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。( )1. How often does Tonys sister go shopping?A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.(

2、 )2. Where did June go on vacation?A. To the mountains. B. To the farm. C. To the beach.( )3. Who often helps the girl when she has problems?A. Her friend. B. Her mother. C. Her teacher.( )4. Why is Jeans Corner the best clothes store?A. Because it has the best quality clothes.B. Because it has the

3、cheapest clothes.C. Because it has the most popular clothes.( )5. What TV shows does Peters father like?A. Game shows. B. Sports shows. C. Talent shows.第二节（本节15个小题，每小题1分，共15分） 听下面4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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至第8三个小题。( )6. When did Jim go to Shanghai?A. Last year

4、. B. Last month. C. Last week.( )7. Where did Mary watch TV?A. At home. B. In a hotel. C. On the train. ( )8. How many soap operas did Mary watch?A. 1. B. 2. C. 3. 听第7段材料，回答第9至第11三个小题。( )9. Where is Ted from?A. Australia. B. America. C. India.( )10. How does Ted go to school every day?A. He walks. B

5、. He rides his bike. C. He runs.( )11. When does Ted usually arrive at school?A. At about 7:40. B. At about 7:20.C. At about 7:00.听第8段材料，回答第12至第15四个小题。( )12. When does Ben play soccer?A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday.( )13. Who is taking photos?A. Ben. B. Mark.C. Jim.( )14. What does Mar

6、k like?A. Going fishing.B. Taking photos.C. Drawing pictures.( )15. Where did the conversation take place（发生）?A. In a park. B. In a zoo. C. In a school.听第9段材料，回答第16至第20五个小题。( )16. How was the weather last Sunday?A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.( )17. Who has a farm?A. Alices father. B. Jacks father.C.

7、 Alices friend.( )18. How old is Jack?A. He is one year older than Alice.B. He is one year younger than Alice.C. He is the same age as Alice.( )19. What did Alices family eat for dinner?A. Rice, eggs and fish.B. Noodles, carrots and fish.C. Hamburgers, eggs and carrots.( )20. How did Alices family g

8、o home?A. By bus. B. By car. C. By train.第二部分 基础知识运用（共25分）第一节 单项选择（本节15个小题，每小题1分，共15分）从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入题内空白处的最佳答案。( )21. My cousin is a beautiful girl _ big eyes and long hair.A. at B. in C. for D. with( )22. Hello, Mr. Green. What did you buy in the shop?I dont like anything , so I bought _.

9、A. anything B. somethingC. nothingD. everything( )23. My parents work in the same school. They _ English.A. all teach B. teach allC. teach both D. both teach( )24. _ does Helen visit her friend in Canada?-Once a year.A. How many B. How longC. How often D. How far( )25. Would you like a hamburger, Na

10、ncy?No, thanks. I am not _ now.A. tired B. hungryC. busy D. bored( )26. Why is your sister so _?Because she is planning(计划) to take an _ vacation.A. excited; exciting B. excited; excitedC. exciting; excited D. exciting; exciting( )27. She always eats meat. A. too many B. too much C. much too D.many(

11、 )28. We a few photos last week. A. took B. takes C. is taking D. taked( )29. Alex can _ see the way because it is raining _.A. hard; hard B. hardly; hardlyC. hard; hardly D. hardly; hard( )30. I am enough to school. A. old; go B. money; go C. old; to go D. money; to( )31. Sally plays tennis _. But

12、Grace plays it _ than her.A. good; best B. well; betterC. bad; worse D. badly; worst( )32. Town Cinema has _ seats of all the cinemas.A. comfortableB. more comfortableC. most comfortableD. the most comfortable( )33. Lisa, can you tell me _?Yes. She lives in Tianjin.A. where does your friend liveB. w

13、here your friend livesC. where did your friend liveD. where your friend lived( )34. I have _books on the desk.A. a few B. little C. a little D. much( )35. I hope youll have a great weekend._.A. Have a good day B. Of courseC. No problem D. Thanks a lot第二节 完形填空（本节10个小题，每小题1分，共10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C

14、、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。What do the people usually do on weekends? Some people like to   _36_   at home, but others like to go out for a walk, play football

15、 or do some other exercise. Mr Smith  _37_   hard in a factory during （在期间） the   _38_  . On the weekends ,  he usually _39_   the 

16、;same thing. On Saturday he washes his car and on   _40_  he goes with his family to a village （村庄） by car. His uncle and aunt   _41_  

17、a farm there . It isnt a big one, but there is always   _42_   to do on the farm. The children help with the animals and give them some 

18、;   _43_   . Mr and Mrs Smith help them do the farm  work in the field(田). At the end of the day, they are all   _44_   and M

19、r Smiths aunt _45_   them a big meal. 36Aplays                 Bstay               Care D. stay

20、s37Aplays           Bdoes             Cmakes D. works38Aday            Byear          

21、0;  Cweek D. weekend39Adoes            Bdo             Cmake D. makes40AFriday          BSaturday     

22、60;    CSunday D. Monday41Aare            Bhas              Cbring D. have 42Amany         Bany     

23、        Cmuch D. very43Afruit             Bfood              Ccakes D. money44Ahungry          Bangr

24、y           Cfull D. big45Agive            Bputs             Cmakes   D. make第三部分 阅读理解（本部分20个小题，每小题2分，共40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选

25、项中，选出最佳答案。AJim is ten years old. One day his friend Tom says to him, “Im going to have a birthday party on Saturday. Jim, can you come to my party? ” “ Ill be&#

26、160;glad to.” answers Jim. Before Jim goes to the party on Saturday afternoon, his mother says to him, "Now, Jim, Do not forget to be polite. Dont ask for food&

27、#160;until someone gives it to you."  "All right, Mum." Jim answers and he goes to Toms house on his new bike.  There are a lot of children 

28、at the party. They play together for an hour.Then Toms mother gives them some food. But she forgets to give any to Jim. He waits politely（礼貌） for ten minutes and

29、0;then he holds his plate up in the air and says loudly. "Does anyone want a nice and clean plate?" 46How old is Jim? He is _.    Aeight  &#

30、160;               Bten                 Ctwenty D. nine47Tom is going to _ on Saturday.    

31、0; Ahave a birthday party       Bhave a talk            Chave a football game D. go to school 48Jim goes to Toms house _.     

32、;Aby bus                 Bon foot              Cby bike D. by taxi49Which of these sentences is right(对的)

33、? AThere are few children at the party.        BJim throws his plate out of the window.      CJim goes to the party on Monday afternoon D  T

34、oms mother forgets to give Jim any food. 50We can see that Jim is _.     Aclever                   Bold   

35、;             Ctall D. smallBThere are many kinds of ants （蚂蚁） in America. One kind is very strong. People are afraid (害怕) of it, and a

36、nimals are afraid of it, too. These ants move in large groups. They eat all the  animals on their way. They can kill(杀死） and eat elephants, and they can eat

37、0; wood houses. Sometimes they even kill people.When the ants come near, people leave their homes. But people are sometimes glad after the ants pass through（经过）, because 

38、they can see no insects（昆虫）or snakes. 51. Some ants in America can be very _. A. heavy      B. strong         C. light    

39、60;   D.small52. People and animals are afraid of _. A. one kind of strong ants           B. all kinds of ants C. small ants  

40、;       D.  elephants    53. People go away from(远离) the ants because they _. A. can eat and kill elephants      B. can 

41、also eat wood housesC. can even kill people D. can run fast54. Where are the insects or the snakes after the ants pass through? A. They hide(藏) themselves under the ground B.&

42、#160;They move to other places before the ants come C. They are at homeD. Ants kill and eat them . 55. Which is the best title of the story?    A. A Strong Ant  

43、;   B. American Ants     C. Big Ant     D. Small AntCMy favorite place to visit is Florida. There are a lot of fun things to do there. This March, I went to Florida to visit my relatives (亲戚). I will share about my famil

44、y being there, some fun I had and my best fishing trip.I have two sides of family. My moms side lives in Minnesota. For my dads side, its a little different. They all started in New York, and then they all moved to Florida except (除外) my uncle. He teaches English at a high school in New York. My fam

45、ily lives in Minnesota with my moms side. So we often take vacations to Florida.There are some “must-dos” in Florida. Going to the beach is one of them. Everyone loves the beach, because we can go fishing and swimming there. There are many big theme (主题) parks and these are my favorites. Another thi

46、ng to do is going to the Port St. Lucie County Fair. I went to a rodeo (竞技表演) for the first time. It was great.One of my favorite hobbies is fishing. One morning my dad and I went fishing with my grandpa, and my twin cousins. I caught an octopus (章鱼)! It was really cool and exciting. I think everybo

47、dy should try deep-sea fishing. It is wonderful.Family, theme parks, and fishing are the three best things of Florida. I hope you can take a vacation to Florida one day.( )56. When did the writer go to Florida this year?A. In January. B. In March. C. In May. D. In July.( )57. Where does the writers

48、uncle live?A. In Florida. B. In Minnesota.C. In Hawaii. D. In New York.( )58. Which of the following is NOT a “must-do” according to the third paragraph?A. Going to the beach. B. Going to theme parks.C. Going to an octopus show.D. Going to the Port St. Lucie County Fair.( )59. I went to a rodeo (竞技表

49、演) for -A. the first time. B. the second time. C. the third time. D. the fifth time.( )60. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The writer went fishing in the afternoon.B. The writer often takes vacations to New York.C. The writer went to the Port St. Lucie County Fair twice.D.

50、 The writer thought deep-sea fishing a wonderful activity.DNew York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do.

51、60;You can go to different kinds of museums, plays and films. You can also buy things from all over the world. But there are serious problems in big cities, too

52、. It is expensive to live there. Everyyear too many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools and receive good medical care. But sometime

53、s these people cannot find work or good places to live in.  Also it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean. Some people enjoy living in big cities. Othe

54、rs do not. Before people move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there. 61. In big cities, people can _ . A. go to different kin

55、ds of museums B. see all kinds of plays and films C. A and B D. go swimming62. Which of the following is true? A. Big cities are not clean and safe enough. B. In

56、0;big cities people can easily find good places to live in. C. People can easily have chances to find work to do. D. it is easy to keep the cities safe and

57、 clean.63. In this passage, the writer thinks it is right for people_. A. not to move to big cities before they think about the problems of living there. B. not

58、 to move to big cities. C. to move to big cities without thinking of any problems .D. to go to countryside(乡村)64. This passage doesnt tell us that_. A. Paris is an exciting

59、60;place for people to live in B. big cities have a lot of serious problems C.  you can also buy things from all over the world.Dbig cities are all very dirty 6

60、5. Which is the best title for this passage? A. Interesting Things in Big Cities      B. Big Cities. C. Good Schools in Big Cities.      

61、60;   D. Small place 第II卷（非选择题 共35分）第一节 句子成分（本节5个小题，每小题1分，共5分）指出下列句子划线部分是什么句子成分。66. I often visit my sister.67. There is a pen on the desk.68. They never heard the story.69. You used to have long hair.70. Xiao Ming and Xiao Hua are my good friends.66. _67. _68. _ 69. _ 70. _第二节 汉翻英 （本节5个小题

62、，每小题2分，共10分）将下列汉语翻译成英语。71. 她爷爷几乎从不看电视。_ 72. 对于我来说，学英语是很有趣的。_ 73. Lily的头发比我的头发更长。_ 74. 去年我去了北京。_ 75. 由于这个坏天气，我们不得不呆在家里并学习。 _ 第三节 任务型阅读（本节5个小题，每小题2分，共10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Katrina lived with her mother and father in a small white house. All the other houses in the neighborhood looked the same except t

63、he house next to Katrinas. This house needed a lot of fixing (修理). Everyone in the neighborhood thought this house looked bad. No one lived there.On Saturday morning, a car arrived in front of the house. Katrina saw a man, a woman and a boy get out of the car. They looked at their new home. Then the

64、y took things from the car and put them in the house.On Monday morning, Katrina left for school. In the classroom, she heard her teacher say, “This is David. Please make him feel welcome.” Katrina knew the boy he just moved into the house next to hers. The teacher asked Katrina to show him around the school.At lunchtime, Katrina showed David the way to the lunchroom. When they ate their lunch, David told Katrina he was excited to live in his new house. Katrina looked surprised and asked, “Dont you think it needs a lot of fixing?”David sai