第一学期八年级英语科期中考试试卷.doc

～年第一学期八年级 英语 科（期中考试）试卷
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一、听力理解（本大题分A,B,C,D四个部分，共25小题，每题1分，共25分）
听句子（本题有5小题，每题1分，共5分）根据所听句子内容和所提问题，选择符合题意图画回答问题。每题听一遍。
（ ）1. What subject does she not like learning?
A. B. C.
（ ）2. How does Linda improve her English?
A. B. C.
（ ）3. What did he buy for his English study?
A. B. C.
（ ）4. Where would she like to go for a trip this summer?

A. B. C.
（ ）5. What is it in the middle of the city?
A. B. C.
B.听对话（本题有10小题，每题1分，共10分）
回答每段对话背面问题，在各题所给三个选项中选出一种最佳答案。每段对话听两遍。
听第一段对话，回答第6小题。
（ ）6. What mistakes does ChenHong often make?
A. Listening mistakes. B. Writing mistakes. C. Speaking mistakes.
听第二段对话，回答第7小题。
（ ）7. How often does the boy check his vocabulary notebook?
A. Every morning. B. Every afternoon. C. Every evening.
听第三段对话，回答第8小题。
（ ）8. Which city are they talking about?
A. Beijing. B. Shanghai. C. Guangzhou.
听第四段对话，回答第9小题。
（ ）9. What club will Jenny join?
A. The music club. B. The English club. C. The volleywall club.
听第五段对话，回答第10小题。
（ ）10. When did Ann go to London?
A. Last Thursday. B. Last Friday. C. Last Saturday.
听第六段对话，回答第11-12小题。
（ ）11. How old is the town?
A. It is two hundred years old.
B. It is three hundred years old.
C. It is four hundred years old.
（ ）12. What ‘s the population of the town?
A. About ten thousand. B. About six thousand. C. About five thousand.
听第七段对话，回答第13-15小题。
（ ）13. What ‘s Yang Jie good at?
A. Speaking and reading. B. Speaking and writing. C.Reading and listening.
（ ）14. What does Li Tao advise Yang Jie to do to improve her listening?
A. Listening to English songs.
B. Watching English programmes on TV.
C. Watching English movies.
（ ）15. Why can’t Li Tao speak English well?
A. Because he’s shy.
B. Because he thinks it’s boring.
C..Because he doesn’t study carefully.
C.听短文（本题有5小题，每题1分，共5分）
请根据所听内容，在每题给出三个选项中选出一种能完毕句子最佳答案。短文听两遍。
（ ）16. Where is John from?
A. Australia. B. America. C. England.
（ ）17. How old is the city?
A. 15 years. B. 50 years. C. 55 years.
（ ）18. What’s the population of the city?.
A. 8,000 B. 80,000 C. 800,000
（ ）19. What animals is the city famous for?
A. Elephants. B. Monkeys. C. Horses
（ ）20. What’s in the front of the city?
A. A big lake. B.A big church. C. A big river.
D.听填信息（本题有5小题，每题1分，共5分）
你将听到一篇短文，请你根据所听内容填写下面信息卡。短文听两遍。
the ways to learn English
Paul
the best way to learn English(21）. _________is to make（22） _________
Li Lin
Improving her writing a lot by writing to her American (23) _________often
Zhao Gang
to listen to English programmes on the (24). _________or MP3 every day
Lily
Writing down (25)._________is a good way to learn grammar
二. 单项填空（本大题有20小题，每题1分，共20分）
（ ）26. Was there _________ accident on the way to work this morning?
A. a      B. an      C. the      D./ 
（ ）27. Liaoning Province is _________ the north of China. 
A. to     B. on  C. with     D. in
（ ）28. Most people think Hainan is a beautiful _________ .
A. coast      B. island C. mountain     D. village
（ ）29. Could you please give me _________on English study?
A. piece of advice       B. many advices  
C. some advice D. pieces of advices
（ ）30. _________ people visit the Great Wall every day. 
A. Hundred of  B. Hundreds of   
C. Two thousands of   D. Thousand of 
（ ）31.They are going to _________ the plane to Shanghai. 
A. have       B. buy       C. take     D. go 
（ ）32.The TV is _________ than the cinema. 
A. more popular   B. popularer   
C. popular    D. most popular
（ ）33. Remember _________ the windows when you leave home. 
A. close  B. to close    C. closing D. closed
（ ）34.—_________ the population of Shanghai ?  —— About 13 million. 
A. How much is  B. How many are   
C. Which is   D. What’s 
（ ）35. There _________ a sports meeting in our school next month. 
A. is going to have    B. are going to be    
C. will have     D. is going to be 
（ ）36. He always does his homework _________.        
A. careful     B. carefully   C. more carefully    D. care 
（ ）37. Playing table tennis is _________than swimming . 
A. exciting     B. more exciting   C. most exciting D. excited
（ ）38.Which sport do you like _________ ,basketball, tennis or volleyball?
——Volleyball. I often play it with my friends after school.
A. fastest B. earliest C. best D. worst
（ ）39. The fans _________ the players _________yesterday afternoon.
A. cheer ; on     B. cheers ; on C. will cheer ; on D. cheered ; on
（ ）40.——Is your brother_________than you? 
——No,but he is the_________in his class . 
A. taller; taller  B.taller; tallest
C. tallest; tallest D. tallest; taller
（ ）41. I’m sure we can_________the game . In my mind,nobody can_________ us.
A. win; win    B. win;beat C. beat;beat D. beat;win
（ ）42. The girl’s 800-meter race will start in 20 minutes.The students have time
to _________ .
A. warm up B. get up C. hurry up    D. stand up
（ ）43. —— _________ is it from your school to the bus stop?
——It’s about 2 kilometers.
A. How far B. How often  C. How many D. How long
（ ）44._________you speak,_________ your English will be .
A. The less;the more B. The more;the better
C. The less;the better D. The more; the less
（ ）45. —— Would you like to watch a movie with me tomorrow?
——_________, but I have to do my homework.
A. No problem    B. I ’d love to  
C. All right     D. You’re welcome

三．完型填空（本大题有10小题，每题1分，共10分）
My name is Liu Yuqing. I will never46. ______ my first English teacher, Miss Yang, because I learned a lot from her.Miss Yang is a young woman.She has a round face 47. ______big eyes.There is always a 48.______on her face.
She taught me English when I entered the school.When I first met her,I was 49.______ and couldn’t speak a word of English. She said to me, “Come on!Don’t be shy.You can do it well.”She always 50.______me with my English when she was free.
Every day,she prepared （准备）her lessons 51.______ before class.When she came into the classroom,she said hello to 52. ______. She tried to make every class 53. ______. She had all kinds of activities in class and tried to make every student speak English.After class,if we had problems with studies or life,she would give us some 54.______.
With her help,my English 55.______ a lot and she was very happy for me.Miss Yang is really a good teacher.
( )46. A. see B. forget C. remember D. tell
( )47. A. in B. of C. on D. with
( )48. A. message B. mouth C. smile D. club
( )49. A. shy B. sad C. happy D. strict
( )50. A. sent B. matched C. helped D. filled
( )51. A. clearly B. carefully C. loudly D. badly
( )52. A. everybody B. anybody C. somebody D. nobody
( )53. A. tiring B. boring C. interesting D. bad
( )54. A. news B. time C. money D. advice
( )55. A. needed B. improved C. knew D. took
四．阅读理解（本大题有15小题，每题2分，共30分）
A
Hi,my name is Millie. I’m from New York but I’m living in a small town in the UK now.There is one wide road in this town and there is no train. You can see a shop, a restaurant and a pub along the road. There is a church near the shop.We usually go to the church on Sunday mornings.There is a lake to the east of the town. Many people like to have a picnic there.
My house is not very big but it is very beautiful. I have a garden in front of my house and I often grow some flowers in it.There is a table and some chairs in the garden,too. I often read books and drink tea there. Sometimes my friends come to visit me and we like to talk in my garden.My life here is comfortable so I am very happy.
（ ）56. The Millie’s hometown is _______.
A. Cambridge B. Ketton C. New York D. London
（ ）57. When does Millie go to the church?
A. On Saturdays. B. On Sundays. C. On Mondays. D. On Fridays.
（ ）58. What do people there like to do near the lake?
A. Play sports. B. Have a picnic. C. Take photos. D. Drink tea.
（ ）59. The underlined word “grow” means“_______”in Chinese in the passage.
A. 种植 B. 生长 C. 购置 D. 参与
（ ）60. Millie is _______ about her life now.
A. sad B. famous C. busy D.happy
B
Josh lived in a small town in Iran. He had a little white pig.Every day he tied it to a tree in the morning.One day, the pig was missing,”Someone stole my pig”,said Josh.
Josh was angry（生气）.He told himself he must find the thief（贼）.He knew it would not be difficult because the town was very small.Then,someone told him that his neighbour,Richard,suddenly got a new pig.He went to Richard’s house.
“Richard,the pig is my pig .You had better return it to me.If you don’t , I’ll call the police,”Josh said .
“That’s going a bit too far!I just bought one.And, you see,my pig is black,” said Richard,pointing at a black pig under a tree.
“Richard, I’m sorry. This is not my pig.My pig is white.”
As they were talking,it started to rain. Josh was shocked ! The rain was washing it into white! The little black pig was almost white.
（ ）61.What color is Josh’s pig?
A.Black. B.Black and white. C. White. D.Brown .
（ ）62.Why was it not difficult to find the thief according to Josh?
A. Because the town was very small.
B. Because the police would help him.
C. Because the thief left some clues（线索）.
D. Because there was only one pig in the town.
（ ）63.What does the underlined word ”it” refer to（指）?
A. Richard’s house B. The pig
C. The tree D. The ground
（ ）64. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Richard bought a new pig. B. The pig ran away
C. Richard took the pig away. D.Josh’s pig was black.
（ ）65. Which of the following can be the best title（标题） of the story?
A. A Big Town. B. A Poor Man
C. A Kind Neighbour. D. A ”Black” Pig.
C
从方框中选择恰当句子完毕下面对话，有两个多出选项。
A：Good morning,Miss Lee.
B: Good morning,Wang Xing.
A: (66)______________________________
B: Of course you can.What is it?
A: How do you learn English so well ?(67)_____________________________________________
B:Well.English is just a language,so don’t be afraid of it.(68)_______________________________
A: Yes, I do. I study just for the exams.
B :I think you should know your goal（目）.(69)______________________________________
A: I know your meaning, Miss Lee.
B: I think the best way to learn English is to use it every day.
A: (70)______________ Thank you,Miss Lee.
B: You’re welcome.
A. Please help me translate （翻译）the sentence.
B . I’ll try to use it as much as possible.
C. Do you learn English for exams?
D. May I ask you a question?
E. I learn English for communicating（交流） with others.
F. Don’t be shy.
G. I think learning English well is very hard.

五、看图短文填空（本大题有10小题，每空1.5分，共15 分）

A little bird lived in a beautiful fruit tree.He lived there for a long time.He and the tree were good（71）_________ . One year,the rainy season（雨季） did not bring enough（足够） water to the fruit tree. （72）_________ the dry（干燥） season came,the fruit tree began to die.
One day,an old bird came and sat on the tree.He saw the little（73）_______ was not happy and asked him why. After hearing the little bird’s story,he（74）_________ ,”Why don’t you find(75）_________tree to live in?”
“I do not want to（76）________ my friend” the little bird said.The old bird said,“Well then,are you just going to sit there and do nothing to (77)________your friend?What does your friend need?”
The little bird thought about the old bird’s words. And he knew he could do (78)______to help his friend.He flew to the river and brought（带来）（79）________to the fruit tree day after day.Soon, the tree began（80）________grow fruit again.
六、读写综合（本大题分为A，B两部分，共20分）
A．信息归纳（共5小题，每题1分）
仔细阅读如下材料， 并按信息中项目规定填写信息。
Lucy sent a QQ message on her phone on Sunday evening .It read,“What a boring weekend! I stayed at home for two days.Tomorrow is Monday.And I don’t want to go to school .Tell me what you did this weekend.”
Soon,she got two replied（答复）.
Bob :“I went to a farm and picked strawberries with Jenny.We had a lot of fun.Don’t envy （羡慕）us too much! I brought some strawberries back for you.I’ll take them to you tomorrow.”
Maria:“I had a really busy weekend —cleaning the house on Saturday, and helping my brother with his maths homework on Sunday. I feel so tired now”
Information card
What did Lucy think of her weekend?
81.______________________________________________
What did Bob do on the weekend?
82.______________________________________________
Did Jenny pick strawberries?
83.______________________________________________
How many replies did Lucy receive?
84.______________________________________________
How was Maria’s weekend?
85.______________________________________________
B.书面体现（本题15分）
美国笔友Tony想理解一下中国两大都市——北京和上海。请你运用所学知识并根据下表内容提醒，写一篇80词左右英文向他简介一下。
规定：包括所有提醒内容，但不要逐字翻译，可合适发挥。开头已给出，不计入总词数。
北京

1. 中国首都；位于中国北部
2. 人口约20,690,000
3. 历史悠久，名胜古迹(places of interest)众多
上海
1. 中国现代化都市；位于中国南部
2. 人口约23,470,000
3. 高楼林立，东方明珠电视塔(Oriental Pearl TV Tower)闻名于世
Dear Tony,
I’m very glad to tell you something about Beijing and Shanghai.