江苏省徐州市部分学校2017-1018年度八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷

江苏省徐州市部分学校2017-1018年度八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷八年级英语试题第页2017-2018学年度第二学期期中检测八年级英语试题（本卷共140分，考试时间为90分钟）听力（每小题1.5分，共30分)第一节：听下面十段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的答案。每段对话读两遍。What’stheweatherliketoday? B. C.Whichsigndotheysee? B. C.3.Whataretheygoingtodo? B. C.4.Whowillthemantalkto?A. B. C.5.Wherearethetwospeakers?A.Atasupermarket. B.Atacinema. C.Ataschool.6.Howmuchdoestheboystillneedtobuythedictionary?A.$15. B.$25. C.$5.7.Howlongdoestheshopopeneveryday?A.Fortenhours. B.Foreighteenhours. C.Foreighthours.8.What'stherelationshipofthetwospeakers?A.Doctorandpatient. B.Teacherandstudent. C.Momandson.9.HowdoesHelenkeepintouchwithherpenfriend?A.Byphone.B.Byemail. C.ByWe-chat 10.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthespeech?A.Hethinksit’sboring.B.Hedoesn’tlikeit.C.Hethinksit’sgreat.第二节：听下面两段材料，每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的答案。每段材料读两遍。听第一段材料，回答第11至12小题。11.Whatdoesthegirllike?A.Makingfriends. B.Traveling. C.Goingshopping.12.Howmanycountrieshasthegirlbeento?Five B.Four C.Three.听第二段材料，回答第13至15小题，完成信息记录表。EarthHourWhatisit?Itisaworldwideactivity.ItwasstartedbyWWFin13.Whatdoesitdo?Itencouragespeopletoturnoff14from20:30to21:30onthe15SaturdayofMarch.13.A.2007 B.2008. C.201714.A.computers B.TVs C.lights15.A.first B.last C.third第三节：听一段材料，填入所缺的信息。材料读两遍。Amobilegame16TravelFrogMaincharacter●afrogwholives17andenjoystraveling●send18duringhistripYourtask●playasa“mother”●preparefoodand19forhistripsEffect●itispopularand20withfroghelpstoforgetloneliness二、选择填空（每小题1分，共15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Mrs.ChenhaslivedinEastHill_____morethan50years.Since B.at C.in D.forShe____toGermanylastsummer.A.Goes B.hasgone C.went D.hasbeen23.Ididn’tknowwhattosay_____.A.Becausehewantedtoteachpeopleavaluablelesson.B.Becauseheneededthepoletobeatthenorthgate.C.Becausehewantedpeopletoknowhewasamanofhisword.D.Becauseheplannedtointroducehisreformsatthenorthgate.50.Whichofthefollowingwordissuitablefortheblank?A.disliked B.hated C.refused D.followed51.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat____________.A.reformsareimportantB.keepingpromisescanwinpeople’strustC.people’strustisnevereasyD.usingawoodenpoletobuildtrustiswrongCBlackBeautyisoneofthebest-lovedchildren’sbooksanditistheonlystorythatAnnaSewellwrote.Itbecameabest-sellerassoonasitwaspublishedandhassoldover30millioncopies.InthebookBlackBeauty,ahorse,tellsthestoryofhislife.ItstartswithhappymemoriesofwhenhewasyoungandwaslivingwithhismotheronFarmerGrey’sfarm.FarmerGreyisakindandlovingmasterbuthismotherwarnshimthatnotallmastersarethesame:“Therearegoodmenlikeourmaster,buttherearebadmentoo.”FarmGreysellsBlackBeautytoSquireGordon,wherehemakestwoverygoodfriends:MerrylegsandGinger.AfterthatBlackBeautychangeshomesandownersmanytimes.Heoftenhastoworkunderdifficultconditions,workinglonghoursandwearingashortrein.Attheendofthebookheissoldtothreeladieswholookafterhimwell.AndheisreunitedwithayounggroomwholovedandlookedafterhimatSquireGordon’shouse.AnnaSewellwasanexcellenthorsewomananddriverandshebelievedthatweshouldloveandlookafteranimals.DuringAnna’slifetime,inVictorianEngland,horseswereworkanimalsandweretreatedbadly.Shedisapprovedofhuntingandofusingshortreinswhichwerebothpopularatthetime.Thebookhelpedabolishshortreinswhichwerefashionablebutpainfulforthehorses.WheredidAnnaSewellcomefrom?A.theUSA B.Africa C.theUK D.FranceWhogivesBlackBeautygoodadvicewhenheisyoung?A.Onekindmaster. B.Threeladies C.Ayounggroom. D.Hismother.54.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“abolish”?A.废除 B.设计 C.推行 D.倡导55.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThethreeladiestreatedBlackBeautybadly.B.BlackBeautymadetwofriendsMerrylegsandGingeronGrey’sfarm.C.BlackBeautyistheonlynovelthatAnnaSewellwroteduringherlifetime.D.Shortreinswerefashionableandcomfortableforthehorses.五、词汇（每小题1分，共15分）A）选用方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余的。hasgonethroughacoupleofismadeupofpassporthasbeen56.Itisexcitingtoseetheglassballfalling▲thedarkness!57.Ifyoutravelabroad,besuretotakeyour▲.58.Ihavevisitedthelocalmuseum▲timessinceitopened.59.Mydad▲toHongKongonbusinesstwice.60.OurSwimmingClub▲8girlsand10boys.B)根据句子意思，写出所给单词的正确形式。每空限填一个单词StarlightPrimarySchoolliesinthe▲(south)partofthecity.62.TomandMarygot▲(marry)twomonthsago.63.ImetJuliaonthe▲(fly)fromTokyotoParis. 64.It’s▲(possible)foryoutomakeyourdreamcometrueifyoudon’tworkhard.65.Youshouldreadsome▲(review)aboutthebookbeforewriting.C)用括号内所给动词的正确形式填空。Greatchanges66(take)placeinmyhometownoverthepasttenyears.Inthepast,thehousesinmyhometownwereverysmall,butnowmanypeople67(move)intotallbuildings.Thewaterintheriversusedto68(be)verydirty,butnowtheriversarecleanandmanypeoplelikeswimminginthem.Peoplealsogrowmanytreesalongtherivers.Inthepast,mostpeoplewalkedor69(ride)bikestogotoworkorschool,butnowtheycangoaroundbybusordrivetheirowncars.Peoplearenow70(enjoy)acomfortablelife.六、阅读与表达（每小题2分，共20分）A.阅读下面五个句子，选出与句子意思相符的图片。ABCDEThepersonisthefemalerulerofacountry.Weuseittochooseoneiconandclickonitformoredetails.Itisaplacewherethingsaremadebymachines.Itisakindofbususedforlongjourneys.Ithaswingsandenginesandcancarrypeopleorthingsintheair.B.阅读短文，回答问题。IfanyonecanbecalledascientificgiantafterAlbertEinstein,thatpersonmustbeStephenHawking.OnMarch14,theworld-famousBritishscientistdiedat76inCambridge,UK.Asascientist,Hawkingwasmostfamousforstudyingblackholes.Hethoughtthattheuniverse(宇宙)startedwiththeBigBang(大爆炸)andwillendinblackholes.Blackholessuckup(吸进)everythingaroundthem–evenlight.Buthebelievedthatblackholeswilldisappearoneday.Hawking’sstudieschangedhowpeoplelookattheuniverse.Healsowrotebookstohelpmorepeopleunderstandtheuniverse.ABriefHistoryofTimeishismostpopularbook.Healsowrotebooksforchildren,likeGeorgeandTheBigBang.Theyhelpkidslearnaboutspace.However,peopleadmireHawkingnotonlybecauseofhistalents.Theyalsoadmirehimbecauseofhisstrongwill.Hawkinghadaseriousillnessforhiswholelife,startingfromwhenhewas21.Hecouldnotwalkortalk.Forsometime,hehadnowaytotalkwithothersexceptbyblinking(眨眼).Later,hewasableto“speak”usingacomputerizedvoice(电脑语音).However,hisillnessdidn’tstophimfromlivingameaningfullife.Hetraveledaroundtheworld.Hewrotebook