八年级下期英语半期考试题.doc

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八年级下期英语半期考试题
选择题（三部分，满分100分）
第一部分 听力部分（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题，各小题1分，满分5分）
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选项。
( )1.What was the boy doing at about ten o’clock last night?
A. Doing his homework.
B. Watching TV with his mom.
C. Playing computer games.
( )2.What can the girl do?
A.Open the window.
B. Leave the classroom.
C. Open the front door.
( )3. How did Jack go to school yesterday morning ?
A. By bike. B. By taxi. C.By bus.
( )4. Where was Tim at the time of the rainstorm?
A. At home. B.At the bus stop. C. In the library.
( )5.What would the girl like to do?
A. Do sports with her cousin.
B. Buy a birthday gift for her cousin.
C. Buy a pair of sports shoes for herself.

第二节（共10小题，各小题 1分，满分10分）
听下面3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选项。
听第6段材料，回答第6至第8三个小题。
( )6. What happened while Lingling was doing her homework last night?
A. The pen was lost.
B. The lights went out.
C. The book was missing.
( )7.Where were Lingling’s parents last night?
A.In the library. B. In the factory. C. In the hospital.
( )8.When did Lingling get up this morning?
A. At 8:20. B. At 7:40. C. At 8:00.
听第7段材料，回答第9至第11三个小题。
( )9.What does Linda Love?
A. Music. B.Sports. C.Dance
( )10. What does Linda’s mother think of listening to music?
A. Not good for health.
B. Not good for sleep.
C. Not good for study.
( )11. What is Larry’s advice?
A. Help with her mother.
B. Talk with her mother.
C. Fight with her mother.
听第8段材料，回答第12至第15四个小题。
( )12.What qre they looking at?
A. A book. B. A photo. C. A newspaper.
( )13.Where did the boy’s uncle live?
( )14. What did the boy’s parents do?
A. Teachers. B. Doctors. C. Actors.
( )15. How old is the boy now?
A. Five. B. Twelve. C. Actors.
第三节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
听下面一段独白，每段独白后有5个小题，从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
回答第16至第20五个小题。
( )16. When did the accident happen?
A. On Saturday. B On Sunday. C. On Monday.
( )17. Where was the speaker?
A. In a restaurant.
B. At a bus station.
C. In front of a supermarket.
( )18. What was the man doing while he was driving a car?
A. Talking on the phone.
B. Playing computer games.
C. Looking at others on the road
( )19. What was the woman drinking while she was driving?
A. Water. B. Coffee C. Juice.
( )20. How were the man and the woman?
A. They fought with each other.
B. They helped with each other.
C. They weren’t hurt badly
第二部分 基础知识运用（共两节，满分25分）
第一节 单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
( )21. His brother was taking a shower Tom was watching TV.
A. after B. when C.while D. until
( )22. My father when the rainstorm came.
A. is reading B. was reading C. read D. reads.
( )23. Tom used to a bike to work, but he is used to a bus
to work now.
A. riding.... take B. ride ... taking
C. ride... take D. riding ... taking
( )24. He ran fast he could catch the bus.
A.because of B.so that C.because D.that
( )25. The old man lives _______,but he never feels______.
A. alone…alone B. lonely…alone
C. alone…lonely D. lonely…alone
( )26. he was ill, he still went to work yesterday.
A. Although B. So C. because D. As long as
( )27. He is tired __ he can’t move again.
A. so…that B. such…that C. too…to D.enough…that
( )28. There are 66 students in our class,34 are girls, ______ are boys.
A. the others B. another C. others D. the other
( )29. After hearing these words,the old man kept______the mountains.
A. to move B. moving C. to moving D. move
( )30. She did not do any housework and__________.
A. Neither I did B. So did I
C. So I did D. Neither did I
第二节 完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
Many parents want their children to be 31 one day. But do children have the same 32 ?
A new 33 Hi,Ke’ai is at Beijing Children’s Art Theatre. It tells the story of a boy called Ke’ai. His parents would like him to become a painter or a 34 one day. They teach him to 35 and to play the violin, but Ke’ai doesn’t enjoy these 36 . Then one day Ke’ai’s parents see Liu Xiang win a 37 medal(奖牌) at the Athens Olympic Game, and they want him to be a 38 .
“ 39 do they want me to be someone else?” Ke’ai asks and says, “I only want to be 40 ”
The play shows us that it is 41 for parents to learn to 42 their children. It helps parents to think about 43 kids want to do.
Young audience enjoy the story, and also the 44 in the play. There are two songs in the play. One of them, “Ke’ai’s song” is very 45 to learn, so the audience can sing the song on their way home after the play.
（ ）31.A.difficult B.successful C.beautiful D.hard
（ ）32.A.jobs B.dreams C.habits D.hobbies
（ ）33.A.song B.film C.match D.opera
（ ）34.A.writer B.teacher C.sportsman D.musician
（ ）35.A.paint B.write C.tun D.drive
（ ）36.A.activities B.pictures C.songs D.teachers
（ ）37.A.wood B.iron C.silver D.gold
（ ）38.A.salesman B.artist C.sportsman D.singer
（ ）39.A.How B.Why C.When D.Where
（　 ）40.A.myself B.them C.parents D.Liu Xiang
（　 ）41.A.good B.bad C.wrong D.easy
（　 ）42.A.push B.understand C.hit D.punish(惩罚)
（　 ）43.A.what B.who C.how D.why
（　 ）44.A.lights B.clothes C.skill D.music
（　 45.A.easy B.difficult C.important D.necessary
第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题 2分 ，满分40分）
A
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time. “Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”
　　“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?” “I left it at home.”Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
　　The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
　（ ）46. Jack was _____ when he finished middle school.
　　 A. sixteen　B. eighteen　C twenty　D. fifteen
　（ ）47. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
A. he's her grandson　　 B. he's clever
C. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time
　（ ）48. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.
A. classmate B. colleague (同事) C. aunt D. wife
　（ ）49.Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order ________.
A. to wake his grandma up　
B. to make his grandma angry.
C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time　
D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch
B
The hard-working blacksmith (铁匠), John, used to work all day in his workshop. Dave, the son of Mr Brown, a rich neighbor, used to stay in the workshop the whole day and enjoy himself watching how John worked.
“Young man, why not learn to make shoe tacks (钉子), even if you learn only to pass the time?” said the blacksmith. “Who knows, one day, it may be useful to you.’
The lazy Dave wanted to see what he could do. After a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he could make some of the finest tacks.
Later Old Brown died and Dave lost all his wealth (财富) because of the war. He had to move to another place. It happened that in the village there were many shoemakers who were spending a lot of money buying tacks. Sometimes they couldn’t get what they wanted, though they paid high prices, because in that part of the country there was a great need for soldiers’ shoes.
Dave, who was finding it difficult to earn（挣钱） his daily bread, remembered that he had learned how to make tacks. He told the shoemakers that he could make tacks for them if they would help him build his workshop. The shoemakers were glad to do that. Then Dave had his own shop and soon he could make the finest tacks. Making tacks brought him wealth.
( )50. Dave used to stay in John’s workshop to______every day.
A.learn how to make tacks. B. watch John working
C. help John with his work D.spend time with Tom
( )51. At first, Dave learned to make shoe tacks from John in order
to .
A. make some money B. see what he could do
C. waste the time D. Help John make the tacks.
( )52. Later, Dave became poor because .
A. his father died B. he was very lazy
C. there was a war D. he spent too much money
( )53. Dave made the tacks to .
A. make shoes for the soldiers. B. remember John
C. sell to the shoemakers D. save much money
C
In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes. When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don’t take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret later in the day.
( )54. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?
A. Because they may have four seasons in one day
B. Because they often have very good weather
C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring
D. Because they like talking about the weather.
( )55. From the story we know that when come, there is a heavy
rain.
A. sunshine and snow B. black clouds
C. summer and winter D.the clouds
( )56. “People can also have summer in winter.” Means “it is sometimes
too in winter.”
A. warm B. cold C. rainy D.windy
( )57. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat
or an umbrella with them because .
A. their friends ask them to do so B. it often rains in England
C. they are their favorite things D. it often snows in England
D
My name is Betty Sanders. I’m a telephone operator(话务员)， and work for a company. My job is very interesting. I love it very much. I work five days a week，and my hours are from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. I do a lot of things—I place long-distance(长途)calls for people；I answered questions，and I help people when they are in trouble.
Today，for example，I had an interesting experience. At 11 o’clock this morning，I got a call from a man. I don’t know who he was. He was in trouble and I could tell that he was worried about something. He gave me address and asked me to send an ambulance(救护车)right away. I asked him if somebody was hurt，but he didn’t answer my question. He told me he needed a doctor at once，so I said I’d call an ambulance for him but I still wanted to know what was wrong. Then he said，“Our keys are gone!”I didn’t understand that! Why would he need an ambulance just because he couldn’t find his keys? Then I found out what the trouble was. The man and his wife left the car keys on a coffee table，and later they couldn’t find them. Their little boy Johnny was playing in the room，and they thought he swallowed them.
But before I could help him，he told me he wouldn’t need an ambulance anymore. His wife found the keys in her bag. They were there all the time.
( )58.Betty Sanders works .
A. in a factory B. in a shop C. in a company D. in a hospital
( )59.She works .
A. forty hours a week B. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
C. from Monday to Saturday D. seven days a week
( )60.When did Betty get a call from a man this morning?.
A. At eleven B. At twelve C. At ten D. At nine
( )61.In fact，his keys .
A. were swallowed by his little son B. were on a coffee table
C. were left in the car D. were put in his wife’s bag

E
Dear editor,
I am not a good-looking boy and I'm not good at studying, either. Some people don't even want to talk to me. So I usually feel lonely. Sometimes I think that if I wanted to leave home, nobody would care. How can I stop feeling like this?
Peter
Dear Peter,
Without knowing more about you, it is hard for me to give you some good advice.
But first, I am sure that you are wrong that nobody would care if you left home. What about your parents? And other family members? It seems that you are very sad. You'd better go to see a doctor or talk to your parents. They will be able to help you.
Secondly, I'm sure there is someone in your class who feels lonely, too. You never know how other people feel inside. Try to make friends with them.
Or you may join a club to meet new people and to keep yourself busy.
You need to find happiness in yourself. Write a list of all the good things about yourself, learn to like yourself, and then others will see your confidence and like you, too.
Editor
( )62.