八年级下期中英语试卷.doc

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2014--2015年度上学期八年级期中考试试卷
英 语 （总分120分）

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一、听力理解。（20分）
第一节 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答案，并将其标号填入题前括号中。每段对话读两遍。 ( ) 1.what’s the woman’s advice ?
A. Have a good rest B. Drink some hot tea C. take some medicine
( ) 2.What can Ms. Jones do as volunteer work?
A. Help to take care of homeless children.
B. Give him some advice. C. Give him some work.
( ) 3.How long may the girl stay out?
A. For four hours. B. For five hours. C. For three hours.
( ) 4.What should we do to improve the environment?
A. Plant more trees. B . Drive cars. C. Waste water.
( )5.What was Bob’s sister doing when the doorbell rang?
A. Watching cartoons. B. Reading a book . C .Doing her homework.
第二节 听下面几段对话或独白。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答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答6至第8三个小题.
( ) 6. What’s coming according to the dialogue?
A. Mother’s Day. B. Tree-planting Day. C. Clean-up Day.
( ) 7. Why will they put up some posters in the school?
A. Because they want to ask their teachers for help.
B. Because they want to ask some students for help.
C. Because they want to ask foreign volunteers for help.
( ) 8. What will they plan to do for the Day?
A. To clean up their school. B. To clean up some public places.
C. Both A and B.
听下面一段对话，回答第9至第10两个小题。
( ) 9. How long does it take to walk to the Blue Tea House?
A. Fifteen minutes. B. Ten minutes. C. Five minutes.
( )10. Where will they go at last?
A. The Spring Tea House. B. The Blue Tea House. C. Home.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第12两个小题。
（ ）11. What’s the matter with the boy?
A. He has a headache. B. He has a toothache. C. He has a sore throat.
( ) 12. What does the doctor tell the boy to do?
A. Go to see a dentist B. Get some rest. C. Take some medicine.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题。
（ ）13.What was Jim doing when the man went into their house?
A. Doing the homework. B. Watching TV. C. Doing his housework.
( ) 14.What were their parents doing when the man come?
A. Going for a walk. B. Sleeping. C. Visiting grandparents.
( ) 15.What happened to the man at last?
A. He ran away. B. The police caught him. C. He took something away.
第三节：听短文，选择正确的答案。听两遍。（5分）
( ) 16. Sally usually ______on Sundays.
A. goes to the zoo by bus B. goes to the park by bike
C .swims in the swimming pool
( ) 17. Sally put her bike_____.
A .under a tree B .behind a tree C. near the swimming pool
( ) 18. While she was swimming in the lake.
A. a thief took her bike a way B. the police came
C .she found there was a thief behind the tree
( ) 19. Sally_____ when she couldn’ t find her bike.
A .got out of the water B .called the police C .cried
( ) 20. How long did it take the police to catch the thief?
A .An hour. B .Half an hour. C. About forty minutes.
二 、单项选择。(15分)
( )1.The news ________me ,that is,I’m _________at the _______news
A. surprise ;surprising ;surprised B. surprises; surprised ; surprised
C. surprise ; surprised ; surprising D. surprises; surprised ; surprising
( )2. The man _______by the police in the restaurant
A. caught B. catch C. was caught D. catches
( )3. The doctor bandaged the girl _______she wouldn’t lose too much ______.
A. so----blood B. in order to----blood
C. and ----bloods D. so that---blood
( )4.We can’t put off _________a plan .Clean-Up Day is coming .
A. make B. to make C. making D. to making
( )5.The Chinese Dreams will certainly _______.
A. come in B. come true C. come up D. come on
( )6.She is a blind girl ,and she isn't _____to see anything .
A.can B. able C. can't D. unable
( )7.The boy looks sad because of his broken bike . Let’s help to _____ and cheer _____.
A.fix up it ;him up B. fix up it ; up him
C. fix it up ; up him D. fix it up ; him up
( )8.----A new shop ________for a week nearby .Let’s have a look there .
-----Good idea .But it doesn’t_______ on Monday .
A.opened ; opened B. has been opened ;open
C. has opened ; opened D. has been open ;open
( )9.---Could I please _______a dictionary from you ,Linda ?
----Sorry , I_________it to my cousin yesterday .
A.lent ; borrow B. lend ; borrow
C. borrow; lent D. lent ; borrowed
( )10.Neither my father nor my father ______ coffee ,they like Chinese tea with nothing .
A.doesn’t like B. like C.likes D.dislikes
( )11.The old man lives _________, and She often feels __________.
A.lonely ; alone B. alone ; alone
C. alone ; lonely D. lonely ; lonely
( )12.As a student ,we have too much ______ and we have to _________with classmates .
A. pressures ; compete B. pressure ; complete
C. pressure; competition D. pressure ; compete
( )13.________my opinion , you are wrong because you shouldn’t ________with your mother .
A in ; argue B. At ; argues C.On ; fight D. For ; fights
( )14. “I am a singer ” is _______ an interesting TV show _______many people like watching it .
A.so; that B. such ; that C.so; as D. such; as
( )15. After finish writing your test paper , please _______________carefully .
A.look it through B. pick it up
C. look through it D. pick up it

三、完形填空。（10分）
China's Liu Xiang has shown that he is one of the world's 1 men!
In the 28th Olympics, Liu Xiang _2 the 110-metre hurdles with 12. 91 seconds. It's as fast as the world record, and the best ever in the Olympics! It was the first men's athletics gold for China in the Olympics.
"I 3 Asians can run fast, too," he said.
Liu loved sports _4 he was a child in Shanghai. "He kept running and jumping every day. He never sat there _5_,"said his mother.
In the fourth grade, Liu tried high jump. He was always the first to try a higher jump. He would jump
until he 6 it! But people said he was not 7 enough.
"I told my mother that I wanted to be in the Olympics," Liu said.
Luckily, at the age of 15, Liu 8 his coach Sun Haiping. Sun thought he could be No. 1 in the 110-metre hurdles. He was right.
But young people love Liu not just for his sporting talent (才能) , _9 for his fashion (时尚).He likes
singing with his friends. He sings like a karaoke star. He likes to make fun of his pimples (痘) on his face,
"I would be better-looking if I 10 them."
( )1. A. fastest B. slowest C. tallest D. youngest
( )2. A. beat B. broke C. won D. kept
( )3. A. knew B. showed C. believed D. hoped
( )4. A. because B. before C. when D. after
( )5. A. lonely B. loudly C. quietly D. quickly
( )6. A. made B. tried C. lost D. failed
( )7. A. high B. tall C. fast D. strong
( )8. A. rang B. visited C. met D. missed
( )9. A. and B. or C. however D. but also
( )10. A. have B. didn't have C. stop D. keep

四、阅读理解。（40分）

A
Barbara couldn’t take it any more. Her upstairs neighbor was blasting his stereo again. She had asked him twice already to turn the volume down. The first time she asked, he was surprised. He said he didn’t know that she could hear his stereo.　　
"Yes," she said, "it’s just like your stereo was in my living room. I can hear every note!"　
　He said he would keep it down. She hoped that he was telling the truth. Of course, he wasn’t. The very next day, he blasted his stereo. She marched upstairs to remind(提醒) him of his promise. He said the volume was so low that he could barely hear it. She asked him to turn it lower. He said he would try. Barbara could swear that when she reentered her apartment, the music was louder than when she had walked upstairs.
　So, this was the third time. She took her baseball bat upstairs with her. She knocked very loudly on his door. When he opened the door, she screamed at him like a crazy person. She told him she would kill him if he didn’t turn the music down and keep it down. His eyes got big.　
　She went back downstairs. She couldn’t hear a note.
　“I can’t believe I said that”, she told herself.
( )1.When Barbara asked her neighbor to turn the volume down at first he was surprised because_______________.
A. she was friendly to him B. she was his neighbor downstairs
C. he knew the volume was so loud. D. he didn’t know she could hear his stereo
( )2.The underlined word “promise” means_____________.
A. 工作 B. 兴趣 C. 诺言 D. 责任
( )3.Barbara asked her neighbor to turn the volume down _____________.
A. once B. twice C. three times D. four times
( )4.When Barbara walked upstairs with a baseball bat she felt ________________.
A. happy B. angry C. surprised D. sad
( )5.Which is true according to the passage?
A. The volume was not loud at all
B. Barbara was interested in the stereo
C. Finally, her neighbor was more surprised
D. Barbara and her neighbor were good friends

B
No one can change the weather. But if we read correctly the signs around us, we can tell howthe weather will be. This way of telling of what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting.
For many centuries and in all countries, people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Rings around the sun are a sigh of coming rain. Many people feel in their bones the coming of wet weather, their joints(关节) ache. Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way. It is probably because of the insects which they are hunting that they fly low. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fine weather will continue. If a fog appears in the evening, then the day will be warm. If the sunset is mostly red in color, then in the next morning, rainy weather will probably come. Most of the above saying have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.
( )6. People's joints ache _______.
A. is a sign of coming rain B. without any reason
C. because they are ill D. because of the insects
( )7. Which is true about weather forecasting?
A. Weather forecasting can’t be made by people.
B. Weather forecasting is a way of telling what the weather will be like.
C. Weather forecasting is a sign of coming rain.
D. People can change the weather forecasting.
( )8. The birds fly high and the stars twinkle clearly is a sign that the weather will _______.
A. be warm B. be rainy C. become clear and fine D. be cold
( )9. A rainbow during rainy weather is a sign of the__________ weather.
A. fine B. rainy C. cool D. cold
( )10. We must _______ to make weather forecasting.
A. use our eyes and brains B. study the weather hard
C. read the signs correctly D. All of the above

C
Last month we made a survey among 300 students at our school. The questions we asked were,"Who would you talk with when in trouble?" and "Why?" Here are some answers from them.
Zheng Hao I would talk with my parents or teachers when in trouble. They are older than I and have more experience of life. They always listen to me carefully and give me helpful ideas. I trust them.
Chen Lei Life is full of small, troubles but I'm never afraid of them. I would talk with my friends when in trouble because weunderstand each other and they always give me good suggestions. I won't feel worried.
Li Yan I am a quiet girl. I like to keep my secrets. I think nobody can really understand me except myself So I never tell others when I' m in trouble.
( )11. Zheng Hao likes to talk with his _________ when in trouble.
A. parents B. classmates C. friends D. brothers
( )12. Chen Lei likes to talk with his friends when in trouble because _________.
A. they are older than he B. they always give him good suggestions
C. he likes to keep secrets D. they have more experience of life
( )13. From Li Yan's answer we know she is _________.
A. brave B. active C. funny D. quiet
( )14.From the passage we know that ________ often ask others for help.
A. Zheng Hao and Chen Lei B. Zheng Hao and Li Yan
C. Chen Lei and Li Yan D. all of the three
( )15. Which is true according to the passage?
A. Chen Lei is afraid to face the troubles in life.
B. Zheng Hao and Li Yan like to keep secrets to themselves.
C. Li Yan only trusts herself so she never tells others her secrets.
D. Zheng Hao doesn’t have any friends but Chen Lei has many.

D
I used to live in my own room alone. But one day it all changed when my brother Mike asked to share my room . At first, my parents said “no” to him, but at last my mother agreed. 16
As soon as Mike began to live in my room, it become dirty . I was angry that he often left his unwashed clothes and toys everywhere!
One evening, I was doing some homework on my computer while Mike was listening to music. Later , I left my seat to get some water. 17 He was using my computer to play games. Sadly, he had closed my homework without saving it—all I had done had disappeared! I shouted at him. 18 Then I did my homework once again . At 10: 00 pm. I finished it. When I was going to turn off the computer , I saw the photo of my brother that he had put on my table. 19
I really felt sorry . I went to see what he was doing. I found he was sleeping in my parents’ bed. I kissed his face. He woke up, got up and said. “I’m sorry. I won’t bring you any more trouble.”
I was as moved and said. “ 20 ” That night, Mike and I shared not only the room, but the bed.
A. A big surprise was waiting for me when I returned
B. I looked at his lovely face and remembered how sad he was when he left my room.
C. I cried and asked my parents not to do this, but it didn’t work..
D. From now on, my room is not only mine. It is ours !
E. My mother came and asked him to leave my room at once.

五、词语运用。（10分）

other, move, enough, find ,desert, make, use , another, friend , carry , trouble, friend

You may think there is nothing but sand in the desert（沙漠