八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

1、PAGE 2014.5试卷说明：1本试卷共 十 道大题，共 9 页。2卷面满分 100 分，考试时间 90 分钟。3试题答案一律在答题纸上作答，在试卷上作答无效。听力理解（共17分）一、听对话，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中选择与对话内容相符的图片。每段对话朗读两遍。（每小题1分，共4分）请听一段对话，完成第1小题。 A. B. C. 请听一段对话，完成第2小题。2. A. B. C.请听一段对话，完成第3小题。3. A. B. C. 请听一段对话，完成第4小题。4. A. B. C. 二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下列各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳选项。每段对话或独

2、白朗读两遍。（每小题1分，共8分)请听一段对话，完成第5-6小题。5. Whats Sara like ?A. She is shy. B. She is quiet. C. She is noisy. 6. When did Sara and Jenny leave London?A. In June. B. In September. C. In December.请听一段对话，完成第7-9小题。7. What did they talk about?A. A book about Rose. B. A cartoon about dogs. C. A movie about love.8

3、. When did Dave see the movie Titanic?A. On Friday night. B. On Saturday night. C. On Sunday night. 9. How many times has the girl seen the movie?A. 8. B. 4. C. 2.请听一段对话，完成第10-12小题。10. What is the passage talk about?A. The earth. B. The ocean. C. The universe.11.Where is Mr. Brown from ?A. America.

4、B. Canada. C. Australia.12. On which floor of the Office Building will Mr. Brown give the students a talk?A. On the first floor. B. On the second floor. C. On the third floor.三、听对话或独白记录信息，每段对话或独白读两遍。（每小题1分，共5分）请根据听到的短文和提示词语，记录关键信息, 短文读两遍。 Bettys Information Card Age_13 years old.How to get to school

5、She usually goes in her fathers car or by _ 14 _. ExerciseShe has done 15 exercise. FruitIn the past, she ate apples, 16 and other kinds of fruit.Now, she only eats oranges 17 a week.知识运用（共83分）四、单项选择。（每小题1分,共17分）18. Its my mothers birthday tomorrow. I will buy _ a CD as a present.A. himB. herC. meD.

6、 you19. Liu Xiang was born in Shanghai _ 13th July, 1983.A. atB. inC. onD. to20. Mum, Harry Potter is my favorite great book. I _ it three times already. A. read B. am readingC. will read D. have read21. Who listens _ , Eric , Brad or Rick? Of course Brad.A. the most carefully B. more carefully C. t

7、he most careful D. more careful22. Some boys of Class One enjoy _ pop music. A. listen toB. listens toC. listening to D. listened to23. Mr. Smith came to our school in 2003. He _ here for 10 years.A. works B. workedC. will work D. has worked24. Betty will ring me up as soon as she _ in Shanghai.A. a

8、rrive B. arrives C. arrived D. will arrive 25. Must I finish the work today? No, you _.A. mustntB. wouldnt C. neednt D. couldnt26. _ do you go to the cinema? Once a month. A. How soon B. How long C. How often D. How far27. They missed the school bus, _ they were late for class.A. or B. but C. becaus

9、e D. so28. I was at the cinema at 9 oclock last night. What about you? I _ at home.A. am watching TV B. was watching TV C. will watch TV D. watched TV29. Jack is funny. He often tells jokes to make us _.A. laugh B. laughs C. to laugh D. laughed30. Theres _ wrong with my chair. Can you mend it? No pr

10、oblem.A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything31. Could you tell me how _ cakes? Sorry, I dont know.A. make B. making C. to make D. made32. I have been to London. I _ there last month.A. go B. went C. have gone D. will go33. We have a lovely room. Its one of _ in the hotel. A. nice B. nicer

11、 C. nicest D. the nicest34. We _ more than 1,600 words since we began to learn English. A. learn B. have learned C. learned D. are learning 五、完形填空。（每小题1分,共12分）Two years ago, Martin was a “problem child” and he often caused a lot of trouble. But he didnt usually give his mother much trouble. However,

12、 after his fathers death, Martins life became much more 35 . His mother didnt have enough money to 36 for his education. To do this, she had to work hard, and so she was not often at home with him.His mother looked after him as 37 as she could, but Martin still caused problems. He was not interested

13、 in 38 and he was often in trouble with the police. Luckily, his mother was very patient, and didnt give up trying to help him. In the end, she made a difficult decision: to send him to a boys boarding school (寄宿学校). But Martin 39 it very much. One day, he told his head teacher he wanted to leave th

14、e 40 . The head teacher said it was necessary for Martin to talk with his 41 . So Martin called his mother. To his surprise, this phone call changed his life.“ 42 was really what I needed,” he said later. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that my father w

15、as watching me, _43 he had died, and he would always be proud of everything good I did. I realized that after my father died, I was _44 to be alone, and I tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.”Martin has really changed, and he is now a _ 45 student in his class. How was he able to change

16、? His mothers love helped _46 to feel good about himself. As Martin says its very important for parents to be there for their children. 35. A. carefulB. beautifulC. difficultD. wonderful36. A. payB. askC. lookD. wait37. A. fastB. wellC. soonD. good38. A. eating B. playingC. fightingD. studying39. A.

17、 hadB. likedC. hatedD. took40. A. room B. libraryC. streetD. school41. A. motherB. fatherC. teacherD. head teacher42. A. I B. ItC. HeD. One43. A. ifB. thanC. althoughD. because44. A. nice B. gladC. afraidD. careful45. A. bad B. goodC. healthyD. lazy46. A. itB. meC. herD. him六、阅读理解。 (每小题2分,共20分)A How

18、 do you make friends? Some students are sharing their ideas with us.TomAlthough we are quite different, Adam and I have been close friends for 5 years. We have a lot to talk. We play basketball together after school. We go for a picnic at weekends. Its always a pleasure to be with him. Yumi I spend

19、my spare time mostly with people from other countries. When Im with them, I really get to know what theyre like and how easy they are to get along with. They help me to improve my English. AnnaIve made some good friends at the gym I go to. People there are very friendly. Talking to them as I take ex

20、ercise is a good way for us to get to know each other. Peter I can make more friends on the Internet because it keeps me in touch with the whole world. I can get worldwide stories from my friends all over the world.47. Adam is _ friend. A. Toms B. YumisC. Annas D. Peters48. With the help of her frie

21、nds, Yumi _.A. takes more exercise B. learns English betterC. feels happier at picnics D. knows more about the world 49. What helps Peter make more friends?A. The story. B. The sport.C. The Internet. D. The language.B When you work long hours and Sundays are no longer a day to rest, feeling overwork

22、ed can become the new normal. Take sportsmen as examples and do the same yourself, so youll know if youre overworking.Check your resting heart rate (率). Every day, before you get out of bed, take your pulse (脉搏). Usually your heart rate will stay within a few beats every minute. But when youre overw

23、orked, the rate increases. If your heart rate is up in the morning, get a little more rest or sleep that night.Check your emotions. Getting angry easily? If you cant put your finger on a clear reason, there may be something wrong with your emotions. Hoping to change the condition wont help. The only

24、 way out is a break.Check your weight. If you lose or increase more than 1% of body weight from one day to the next, something is wrong. Maybe yesterday you were too busy and failed to notice you didnt eat and drink enough. Or maybe you failed to notice that you were eating too much.50. How many way

25、s are mentioned to check if were overworking?A. Two. B. Three.C. Four. D. Five.51. When should we check our heart rate?A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon.C. At noon. D. At night.52. What is the best way to deal with the problem of overwork?A. Doing more sports.B. Drinking more water.C. Having mo

26、re rest.D. Eating less food.C“No man is an island” is a well-known line from John Donnes Devotion, written more than three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him. No one can live a completely isolated life. Without other people, life became empty and sad. We all need friends.For som

27、e of us, though making friends is not difficult, feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegies How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famo

28、us. This “how to” book about getting along with other people became a best-seller. It was later put into 28 languages.Dale Carnegies advice seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book.1. Be friendly and polite.Alway

29、s greet with a smile. Begin with “excuse me” or “would you please”, when you want to ask somebody. Remember to say “thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can.2. Go out of your way to be nice.Find some time to do special things for other people. Making some soup for a sick neighbour may seem lik

30、e a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbour feel a lot better.3. Remember names.They say that the sweetest music to a persons ears is the sound of his or her own name.4. Be open-minded.Try to understand other peoples ways and ideas and learn something from them.5. Listen patiently.When

31、someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.53. The first sentence “No man is an island” means_. A. no one can live on an island B. everyone needs friends C. man enjoys living alone D. we all should be friendly54. We can learn from this passage th

32、at _. A. John Donne learned something from Dale Carnegie B. the writer mainly tells people to behave politely C. Carnegies book was read by a small number of people D. the writer agrees with John Donne and Dale Carnegie 55. Dale Carnegie advises you _. A. not to visit your neighbour too often B. not

33、 to say anything when someone talks to you C. not to forget other peoples names D. not to spend time doing something for others 56. The best possible title for this passage should be “_”. A. A Famous Book B. How To Make Friends C. Friendship First D. John Donne and Dale Carnegie七、阅读短文还原句子。（每小题1分,共4分

34、）One day a young girl was driving with her father and it started to rain. “What should I do?” the girl asked. “Keep driving,” her father said. Cars began to pull over (靠 . 停车) to the side of the road. “What should I do?” the young girl asked. “57._” her father said. “But dont stop.” A few feet up th

35、e road, she noticed that even more drivers were also pulling over. “58._ Everyone else is pulling over!” she told her father. “Dont give up, just keep driving!” her father told her. The rain continued, but she never stopped driving and soon she could see a little more clearly. After a few miles she

36、was again on dry land and the sun came out. “59._” her father said. “But why now?” the girl asked. “When you get out, look back at all the people that gave up and are still in the rain. 60._ ” said her father.A. I must pull over.B. Drive slowly and carefully.A. I must pull over.B. Drive slowly and c

37、arefully. C. Drive as fast as possible.D. Now you can pull over and get out. E. You never gave up and your storm is now over. 八、阅读短文回答问题。（每小题2分,共10分） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。We are told breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and dinner the most enjoyable. But what about lunch? In todays fast-paced

38、 society, not many people take time to enjoy this midday meal. We just take a quick salad, or buy a sandwich and eat at our computers. Sometimes, if there is a deadline around the corner, we just give up lunch. The development of technology hasnt done our eating habits much good, either. We are cons

39、tantly distracted（分神） by e-mails, social media, 24-hour news, and hand-held electronic devices.Long working hours can cause all kinds of health problems. Employers（雇主）should encourage workers to take time off for lunch. This is because long lunch breaks can benefit both people and society. To take a lunch break is to slow down and gain some views. A break from work allows us to think cleverly and outside the box. It also puts our daily tasks into a wider context（环境）.What we eat at lunch is also important. A fast-food lunch is more harmfu