冀教版八年级下英语期中试卷及答案.doc

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听力部分(共30分)

I．听句子。选出句子中所包含的信息。(共5小题，每小题1分，计5分)
( ) 1．A．cat B．hat C．fat
( )2．A．reading room B．bedroom C．1iving room
( )3．A．use up B．put up C．give up
( )4．A．It’ll be windy tomorrow． B．It’ll be sunny tomorrow．
C．It’ll be rainy tomorrow．
( )5．A．The little girl is afraid of everything．
B．The little girl is not afraid of anything．
C．The little girl is only afraid of snakes．

II．听句子，选出该句的最佳答语。(共5小题，每小题1分。计5分)
( )6．A．I want to go shopping． B．I want to buy a sweater for my son．
C．I had a headache．
( ) 7．A．It’s sunny, isn’t it? B．It’s February 8． C．It’s Friday, isn’t it?
( )8．A．You must push or pull． B．You mustn’t smoke here．
C．You can take photos here．
( ) 9．A．29． B．30． C．31．
( ) 10．A．Yes，please． B．You’d better go． C．Yes，I will．

III．听对话和问题。选择正确的选项。(共5小题．每小题1分，计5分)
( )11．Who’s going to travel in Japan?
A．Mr．White． B．Mrs．White． C．Mr．and Mrs．White．
( )12．What colour are the scientist’s clothes?
A．They’re blue． B．They’re brown． C．They’re black．
( )13．Who invented the robot?
A．ML Turner did． B．Helen’s uncle did． C．Helen did．
( )14．What does Tom often do after school?

( )15．What’s the sigh?

IV．听语段、对话和问题，选择正确答案。（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
( )16．When did Mr．Wilson finish college?
A．Two years ago． B．Three years ago． C．Four years ago．
( )17．What does Mr．Wilson want the robot to do?
A．Do some cleaning and washing． B．Do some shopping and washing．
C．Do some reading and cooking．
( )18．Why can’t Betty’s grandpa pick the oranges himself?
A．Because he is busy． B．Because he is ill． C．Because he is old．
( )19．Who helped Betty’s grandpa pick the oranges?
A．Betty’s father． B．Betty and her friends． C．Betty’s mother．
( )20．What do the Americans celebrate for on Thanksgiving Day?
A．For the harvest． B．For friendship． C．For love and happiness．
( )21．What do the Americans usually eat on that day?
A．Mooncakes with eggs or meat． B．Chicken and turkeys．
C．Turkeys and pumpkins．
( )22．What is the flight number?
A．CA3504． B．CA3054． C．CA3540
( )23．Where does the plane stop?
A．In Shanghai． B．In Beijing． C．In Paris．
( )24．When does the plane arrive in Paris?
A．At 13:30 B．At 6:45． C．At 1:30．
( )25．Which gate do we have to go to?
A．Gate 6． B．Gate 16． C．Gate 60．
V．听短文填空。（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）

笔试部分（共90分）
VI．单项选择。(共20小题，每小题1分。计20分)
( )31．__________ Mother’s Day, we can give our mother some gifts．
A．In B．On C．At D．For
( )32．一___________ will it take me to get to the post office?
一It is fifteen minutes on foot．
A．How much B．How long C．How far D．How soon
( )33．He’s given a report in class, ________?
A．hasn’t he B．isn’t he C．doesn’t he D．wasn't he
( )34．I knew nothing about it _________ my brother told me．
A．if B．since C．until D．because
( )35．Please don’t forget _________ the room while I am away in Beijing．
A．lean B．to clean C．cleaned D．cleaning
( )36．They have searched the _________ for 4 hours for the information.
A．TV B．radio C．Internet D．screen
( )37．_________ is the population of China?
A．What B．How many C．How much D．Where
( )38．I live in a city _________ Shijiazhuang．
A．name B．naming C．named D．call
( )39．There are about ________ different plants in the world that people can eat．
A．eighty thousands B．eighty thousand of
C．eighty thousand D．eighty thousands of
( )40．The sun will set __________ about fifteen minutes．
A．in B．after C．later D．on
( )41．Windows __________ glass．
A．are made of B．are made from C．are made in D．are made into
( )42．My mother’s garden __________ plants
A．is full with B．is fill of C．is filled of D．is full of
( )43．There _________ some shows this afternoon．
A．will have B．will be C．are going to have D．is going to have
( )44．—Thank you for helping me． —__________．
A．No thanks B．Not at all C．You are welcome D．That’s right
( )45．Zoos are working together ________ animals from ________ extinct．
A．to stop；go B．to stop；going C．stopping；go D．stopping；going
( )46．Tables，chairs and beds are furniture．_________．
A．So does your desk B．So is your desk
C．So your desk does D．So your desk is
( )47．I _________ in my diary for a week．
A．didn’t write B．don’t write C．hasn’t written D．haven’t written
( )48．Sam will go swimming with his brother if it _________ tomorrow．
A．isn’t rain B．doesn’t rain C．won’t rain D．don’t rain
( )49．—_________ going out for a walk this evening?
—That’s a good idea．
A．Let’s B．Why not C．Shall we D．What about
( )50．__________ students could work out(解决)the problem，because it is too difficult．
A．A few B．Few C．A little D．Little
VII．完形填空。(共10小题。每小题1分。计10分)
An artist went to the __51__ for a holiday and stayed __52__ a farmer．Every day he went out with his brushes and __53__ from morning till night，and then when it got dark，he went to bed．
At the __54__ of his holiday he wanted to __55__ the farmer, but the farmer said, “No，I don’t want money--give me one of your __56__．What is money? In a week it will be gone，but your picture will still be here．”The artist was very happy and thanked the farmer __57__ that．The farmer smiled and answered，“It is not that．I have a son in London．He wants to be a(n) __58__．When he __59__ here next week，I’ll show him your picture，and then I think, he will not want to be an artist any __60__．”
( )51．A．city B．town C．country D．field
( )52．A．with B．for C．to D．and
( )53．A．played B．painted C．sang D．enjoyed
( )54．A．beginning B．middle C．end D．ending
( )55．A．say goodbye to B．smile to C．give D．pay for
( )56．A．money B．pictures C．picture D．paper
( )57．A．for B．with C．from D．of
( )58．A．soldier B．singer C．artist D．scientist
( )59．A．will come B．come C．coming D．comes
( )60．A．way B．much C．more D．most
阅读理解。(共15小题，每小题2分, 计30分)
A
My friend is a taxi driven He has been a taxi driver for ten years．It’s a nice job most of the time．He can meet a lot of people．He always works at night because there is too much traffic during the day．He usually goes home between I and 3 o’clock in the morning．There are some very strange things，which happen at night．One day my friend was taking a woman home from a party at 3 in the morning．She had her little dog with her．When they got to her house， she found that she had lost her key．So my friend waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window．
My friend waited and waited．After half an hour of ringing the bell，he decided to find out what was going on．He tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window．At that moment some policemen came．They thought my friend was a thief．Luckily the woman came downstairs．She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about my friend and the dog．
( ) 61．Why does the driver always work at night?
A．Because it is easier to drive．
B．Because it is easier to climb in through the window．
C．Because it is easier to make money
D．Because it is easier to meet a lot of people．
( )62．Why did the woman climb in through the window?
A．Because she wanted to have a rest．
B．Because her husband didn’t open the door for her．
C．Because she didn’t want to Pay the money．
D．Because she couldn’t find her key．
( ) 63．When did the story happen?
A．Early in the morning． B．Late at night．
C．At lunchtime． D．At suppertime．
( )64．Which of the following is NOT true?
A．The driver worked until between 1 and 3 o’clock in the morning．
B．The policemen made a mistake．
C．The woman had no money to pay．
D．The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog．
( ) 65．What did the driver climb in through the window for?
A．Getting money from the woman．
B．Phoning the police．
C．Returning the dog to the woman．
D．Seeing what happened in the house．
B
People’s likes and dislikes are different，so they have different ambitions(志向)．Now let’s
look at the following characters’likes，dislikes and ambitions

( )66．What does Jim want to be?
A．A worker or a teacher．
B．A model or an accountant．
C．A salesman or a detective．
D．A doctor or a social worker.
( )67．Who doesn’t enjoy working in the same place?
A．Larry． B．Anita． C．Jill． D．Maria．
( )68．Who wants to be a teacher or a nurse?
A．Anita． B．Jill． C．Maria． D．Jim．
( )69．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Jim likes working nights and weekends．
B．Jill doesn’t like being in noisy places．
C．Maria enjoys wearing different clothes everyday．
D．Anita really likes doing things with her parents．
( )70．What does the phrase(短语)“can’t stand”mean in Chinese?
A．不能忍受 B．不能站立
C．不能坚持 D．不能适应

C
Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again．They want to bring water to the deserts，so people can live and grow food．They are learning a lot about the deserts．But more and more of the earth is becoming deserts all the time．Scientists may not be able to change the deserts．Scientists think that people make deserts．People are doing bad things to the earth．
Some places on the earth don’t get very much rain．But they still don’t become deserts．This is because some green plants are growing there．Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places．Plants don’t let the hot sun make the earth’even drier．Plants don’t let the wind blow the dirt away．When a little bit of rain falls．The plants hold the water．Without plants，the land can become a desert much more easily．
( )71．What are the scientists trying to do?
A．Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again．
B．Scientists are trying to grow food on the moon．
C．Scientists are trying to change the oil into water．
D．Scientists are trying to make the deserts into sea．
( )72．Why are small green plants important to dry places?
A．Because they don’t let the sun make the earth even drier．
B．Because they don’t let the wind blow the dirt away．
C．Because they hold the water．
D．A．B and C．
( )73．Why is some land becoming deserts little by little now?
A．Because plants are not growing there．
B．Because there is not enough rain．
C．Because people haven’t done what scientists wish them to do．
D．Because scientists know little about the deserts．
( )74．Which is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A．Scientists know how to change desert into good land．
B．Land is becoming deserts faster than scientists can change it back into land．
C．If scientists can bring water to desert，people can live and grow food there．
D．More and more places are becoming deserts all the time．
( )75．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Plants can keep dry land from becoming deserts．
B．It is good to get rid of(去除)the grass in the deserts．
C．A11 places without much rain will become deserts．
D．It is better to grow crops on dry land than to grow grass．
IX．任务型阅读。(共5小题，每小题2分。计10分)
阅读短文，并按要求完成76—80题。
The kiwi lives only in New Zealand．It is a very strange bird because it cannot fly．The is as big as a chicken．It has no wings(翅膀)or tail．It does not have any feathers（羽毛）like other
birds．It has hair on its body．Each foot has four toes．Its mouth is very tong．A kiwi likes a lot of trees around it．It sleeps during the day because the sunlight hurts its eyes．It can smell things with its nose．It is the only bird in the world that can smell things．The kiwi's eggs are very big．But There ale only a few kiwis in New Zealand now．The government(政府)says that people cannot kill kiwis．New Zealanders want their kiwis to live．There is a picture of a kiwi in New Zealand money．People from New Zealand are sometimes called kiwis．
76题为判断正误(“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误)；77题为英译汉；78—80题为简略回答问题。
76．The kiwi doesn’t live in New Zealand．
___________________________________________________________________________
77．Put the underlined sentence into Chinese．
___________________________________________________________________________
78．How many toes does a kiwi have?
___________________________________________________________________________
79．When does a kiwi sleep?
___________________________________________________________________________
80．Are there many kiwis in New Zealand?
___________________________________________________________________________
X．词语运用。(共5小题。每小题1分．计5分)
根据下列句子的意思及所给的汉语提示，写出空缺处单词、固定短语或固定搭配的正
确形式。
81．__________(斑马)are black and white．They ale quite beautiful．
82．Today zoos keep animals in __________(不同种类的)cages．
83．Do you want to ___________ (交朋友)your English teacher?
84．Do you need a pair of sunglasses to ___________ (保护)you from the sun?
85．Now about two _________ (三)of the area is covered by forests．
XI．基础写作。(包括A、B两部分．A部分5分，B部分10分，共计15分)
A)连词成句。(共5小题，每小题1分，计5分)
将所给单词连成完整、正确的句子。(单词不得重复使用，标点已给出)
86．interested，swimming，are，in，you
__________________________________________________________________________?
87．last, him，showed，I，to，picture，a，night
__________________________________________________________________________．
88．Li Ming, three, said, he, e-mails, had, written
__________________________________________________________________________．
89．city, beautiful, is, for, its, lake, the, famous
__________________________________________________________________________．
90．would, to, hel