八年级英语试题.doc

联谊学校2015年上期半期检测八年级
英语试题
本次考试分A卷和B卷。全卷满分120分，考试时间为120分钟。
A卷（满分90分）
第一部分听力（共三节，满分20分）
第一节、听句子，根据所听到的内容选择正确答语。每小题读两遍。（共4小题，每小题1分，计4分）
（ ）1、A、Yes, please. B、Yes, I do C、No, they won’t.
（ ）2、A、Do more exercise. B、I’m fine, thanks. C、I don’t think so.
（ ）3、A、On foot. B、At seven o’clock. C、With my mother.
（ ）4、A、Of course not. B、Good idea. C、A birthday party.
第二节、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。每段对话或独白朗读两遍。（每小题1分，共11分)
请听一段对话，完成第5-6小题。
（ ）5. What’s 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. 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(海洋). C. The universe（宇宙）.
（ ）11.Where is Mr. Brown from ?
A. America. 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.
听第4段材料，回答第13-15小题。
（ ）13. Who was reading in the city park ?
A. Some girls B. Some boys C. Some old men
（ ）14. How many people were fishing ?
A. One B. Two C. Three
（ ）15. What did Sue do in the city park ?
A. She went boating B. She played soccer . C. She picked up the rubbish
第三节：听短文答题，下面你将听到一段独白，请根据你所听到的内容，选择正确的答案，短文读两遍（5分）
（ ）16. In some Western countries, How do many children do to get pocket money? (零花钱).
A. do chores B. do homework C. do sports .
（ ）17. How old do they usually start to do this ?
A. when they are ten years old.
B. when they are seven years old.
C. when they are nine years old
（ ）18. Do they have much free time on weekdays ?
A. Yes. B. No. C. Sorry, I don’t.
（ ）19. What do young kids only do ?
A. easy chores. B. difficult chores C. nothing
（ ）20.What do many of them only want to buy ?
A. candy B. candle C. cabbage
第二部分 基础知识运用（共两节 满分30分）
第一节：单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
从A、BC、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。
( ) 21.— What’s 　 　　 matter?
— I have 　 　　 stomachache.
A. the; a B. /; a C. the; an D. a; the
( ) 22. Jim didn’t allow me 　 　　 in the room.
A. smoke B. smoked C. smoking D. to smoke
( )23.The city park is so dirty, could you help to_________?
A.clean up it B.clean it up C.put it up D.put up it
( )24.—My father is ill in hospital. I’m looking after him.
—__________.
A.Not at all. B.I’m afraid.
C.I’m sorry to hear that. D.It doesn’t matter.
( )25. ____ you study ，_____ grades you will get .
A. The hard ; the better B. The harder ; the better
C . Harder ; better D . Hard ; better
( )26.I find________ important for us to learn English well.
A.that B.it C.more D.the most
( )27.My alarm didn’t________, so I got up late.
A.take off B.pick up C.go on D.go off
( )28.You drink_____. You need to give up________.
A.too much, drinking B.too much, drink
C.much too, drinking D.much too, drink
( )29.You won’t get good grades_________ you work hard.
A.and B.but C.unless D.if
( )30.—I don’t like Chinese.
—___________.
A.So do I. B.So I do. C.Neither do I. D.Neither I do.
( )31. Betty will ring me up as soon as she _____ in Shanghai.
A. arrive B. arrives C. arrived D. will arrive
( )32. — I was at the cinema at 9 o’clock last night. What about you?
— I _____ at home.
A. am watching TV B. was watching TV C. will watch TV D. watched TV
( )33. ---I have a sore throat.
---You _________drink more hot tea ________honey.
A. should, has B. should, with C. need, has D. need, with
( ) 34.I didn’t understand ______
A. What does he say B. What he said
C .what did he say D what he says
( )35. ---How does Lily usually go to school ?
---She___ ride a bike . but now she____ to lose weight .
A.used to ; is used to walk B. was used to ; is used to walking
C.was used to ; is used to walk D. used to ; is used to walking
第二节：完形填写（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
通读下面这段短文，根据短文内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Two years ago, Martin was a “problem child” and he often caused a lot of trouble. But he didn’t usually give his mother much trouble. However, after his father’s death, Martin’s life became much more 36 . His mother didn’t have enough money to 37 for his education. To do this, she had to work hard, 38 so she was not often at home with him.
His mother looked after him as 39 as she could, but Martin still caused problems. He was not interested in 40 and he was often in trouble with the police. 41 , his mother was very patient, and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she made a difficult decision: to send him to a __42__ boarding school (寄宿学校). But Martin 43 it very much. One day, he told his head teacher he wanted to leave the 44 . The head teacher said it was necessary for Martin to talk with his 45 . So Martin called his mother. To his surprise, this phone call changed his life.
“ 46 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 was watching me, ___47 he had died, and he would always be proud of everything good I did. I realized that after my father died, I was __48 to be alone, and I tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.”
Martin has really changed, and he is now a __ 49 student in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped __50 to feel good about himself. As Martin says it’s very important for parents to be there for their children.
（ ）36 A. careful B. beautiful C. difficult D. wonderful
（ ）37 A. pay B. ask C. look D. wait
（ ）38 A as B but C and D or
（ ）39 A. fast B. well C. soon D. good
（ ）40 A. eating B. playing C. fighting D. studying
（ ）41 A Luckily B Unfortunately C Badly D Quickly
（ ）42 A boy B boys C boys’ D boy’s
（ ）43 A. had B. liked C. hated D. took
（ ）44 A. room B. library C. street D. school
（ ）45 A. mother B. father C. teacher D. head teacher
（ ）46 A. I B. It C. He D. One
（ ）47 A. if B. than C. although D. because
（ ）48 A. nice B. glad C. afraid D. careful
（ ）49 A. bad B. good C. healthy D. lazy
（ ）50 A. it B. me C. her D. him
第三部分 阅读理解（共四节，共40分）
第一节 短文理解（共30分）
阅读下面4篇短文,从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
How do you make friends? Some students are sharing their ideas with us.
Tom
Although 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. It’s always a pleasure to be with him.
Yumi
I spend my spare time mostly with people from other countries. When I’m with them, I really get to know what they’re like and how easy they are to get along with. They help me to improve my English.
Anna
I’ve made some good friends at the gym I go to. People there are very friendly. Talking to them as I take exercise 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.
（ ）51. Adam is ______ friend.
A. Tom’s B. Yumi’s C. Anna’s D. Peter’s
（ ）52. With the help of her friends, Yumi ______.
A. takes more exercise B. learns English better
C. feels happier at picnics D. knows more about the world
（ ）53. 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 overworked can become the new normal. Take sportsmen as examples and do the same yourself, so you’ll know if you’re 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 you’re overworked, 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 can’t put your finger on a clear reason, there may be something wrong with your emotions. Hoping to change the condition won’t help. The only 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 didn’t eat and drink enough. Or maybe you failed to notice that you were eating too much.
（ ）54. How many ways are mentioned to check if we’re overworking?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
（ ）55. When should we check our heart rate?
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. At noon. D. At night.
（ ）56. What is the best way to deal with the problem of overwork?
A. Doing more sports. B. Drinking more water.
C. Having more rest. D. Eating less food.
C
One day, a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to town. Suddenly the bag fell off his horse on the road. He didn’t know what to do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift by himself. He only hoped that somebody would help him.
Just at that moment a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer was very disappointed (失望) when he saw who he was. It was the great man living nearby. The farmer hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him to help him.
But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came near. He said to the farmer, “I see you need help, friend. You are lucky to see me just at the right time.” Then he took one end of the bag, the farmer took the other. They together lifted and put it on the horse.
“Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you?”
“It’s quite easy,” the great man answered with a smile, “wherever you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him.”
( )57. What happened when the farmer went to town?
A. His horse’s leg was hurt B. The bag fell from his horse.
C. The farmer lost his bag. D. The horse was ill.
( )58. The farmer couldn’t lift the bag onto the horse by himself because ________.
A. the bag was broken B. the horse went away
C. the bag was too heavy for him to lift D. the farmer was too old
( )59.Why was the farmer very disappointed when he saw the great man?
 A. Because he thought the great man couldn’t help him.
  B.  Because he thought the great man could take away his bag.
  C.  Because he thought the great man could take away his horse.
  D.  Because he thought the great man couldn’t see him.
( )60. Who helped the farmer?
  A. The great man. B. Another farmer.
  C. A poor man like him. D. A friend of the farmer’s.
D
Do you know the movie I, Robot? It tells us a story about the future. The year is 2035 and robots are just as common as mobile phones. People depend on their robots to do lots of things, for example, babysitting, cooking, doing chores and taking their dogs for a walk. Robots have to obey (听从) human’s orders, because their designers make them do so. A police officer called Spooner hates robots. He doesn’t think humans can get on well with their robots at all! But the scientist Susan has different opinions. Susan works on robots’ mind and she thinks one day robots will become more powerful (强大的) than humans and help humans to make progress (进步).
When Spooner and Susan work together, they find that something is wrong with the world’s robots. A few robots have their own thoughts and they’re trying to get out of humans’ control (控制)! Of course these robots’ dream doesn’t come true.
Humans work hard to control their robots again and they succeed at last.
（ ）61. The story happened (发生) in ______.
A. 2010 B. 2020 C. 2035 D. 2040
（ ）62. The phrase “depend on” in this article means _____.
A. 依靠 B. 悬挂 C. 相信 D. 取决于
（ ）63. Spooner is a _____ and Susan is a_____.
A. scientist; professor B. bank clerk; police officer
C. policeman; doctor D. police officer; scientist
（ ）64. Susan thinks that one day _____________.
A. robots can’t get on well with humans B. robots will help human to make progress
C. robots will have their own thoughts D. robots will control the world
（ ）65. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to this article?
A. The movie I, Robot talks about the future.
B. People use their robots to do everything.
C. A few robots want to get out of human’s control.
D. At last humans succeed in controlling the robots again.
第二节：补全短文( 10分 )
根据短文内容，从短文后的A-F选项中，选出适当的选项补全短文，并将代表句子的字母填写在答题卡相应的题号位置上。
My husband, our younger daughter and I were traveling home from New York one evening. We were driving north when my husband said, “ Look at those lights（光）in the eastern sky（天空）.” 66 Our younger daughter was sitting in the back seat and said, “What is it?”
I tried to stop the car beside the road, but my husband said he couldn’t see it then. 67 Then he said, “ Look, there they are again!” I then stopped the car, got out and looked. It was a round, bright thing with orange lights. 68 It was so amazing. My husband said maybe it was an UFO.
69 So he stayed outside for about two hours after we returned home, but he didn’t see anything else that evening. It was not the first time that we saw things that came and flew away without making a sound.