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英语试题
八年级上学期英语期中测试题
I.听力部分(20分)
第一节:听小对话,选择图片。请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择符合对话内容的图片。对话仅读一遍。(每小题1分,共5分)
1. How is the weather?
A. B. C.
2. Where did the girl spend her winter holiday last year?
A. B. C.
3. What does Jenny like doing in summer?
A. B. C
4. What did the Greens do last weekend?
A. B. C.
5. What is the little boy doing?
A. B. C.
第二节:听长对话,回答问题。请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项。对话读两遍。(每小题1分,共5分)
听下面一段较长对话,回答第6-7两小题。
6. How often does Tony play basketball?
A. Twice a week B. Four times a week. C. Every day
7. What does Jenny want to be in the future?
A. A player B. A teacher. C. A dancer
听下面一段较长对话,回答第8-10三小题。
8. Why doesn’t Tommy look happy?
A. Because he got a C in English test.
B. Because he couldn’t find Jack.
C. Because he had a fight with Jack.
9. What does Jack always do?
A. He always takes a walk with Tommy.
B. He always helps Tommy with his lessons.
C. He always plays sports with Tommy.
10. How is Tommy feeling?
A. Sorry. B. Angry. C. Relaxed.
第三节:听独白,请根据独白的内容,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项,完成下面的表格。独白读两遍。(每小题2分,共10分)
Ben
On Monday and Wednesday, he plays___11__
On Tuesday and ___12___, he plays soccer.
On Saturday, he goes _13.____with his father.
Mark
He is taller and ___14____ than Jim.
Jim
He likes ______15______.
11. A. football B. basketball C. baseball
12. A. Thursday B. Friday C. Saturday
13. A. swimming B. fishing C. hiking
14. A. heavier B. healthier C. thinner
15. A. reading English B. listening to music C. taking photos
II.笔试部分 (80分)
一、单项选择 (本题共15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
1._________ it is snowing, it isn’t very cold.
A. If B. When C. Because D. Although
2. This TV show is very __________, and you can learn many things.
A. educational B. meaningless C. serious D. boring
3.My friend Jane works as _______as his brother.
A. hard B. harder C. hardest D. much hard
4. —Why do you like Zhou Libo’s talk show?
— Because I can find______________.
A. something funny B. anything funny C. nothing funny D. funny something
5. —__________ do you cook for your family?
—Sorry, never.
A. How much B How many C. How often D. How old
6. —What do you think of sitcoms?
—_________. I expect to learn some jokes, and they are interesting.
A. I can’t stand them B. I love them. C. I’m not sure about them. D. I don’t mind them.
7. China’s got talent is ____________of all the talent shows.
A. popular B more popular C the most popular D. much popular
8. — ______ are you going to be an actor?
—I’m going to take acting lessons.
A. How B. When C. What D. Why
9. Please take it _________, I’m not telling a joke.
A. clearly B. quietly C. loudly D. seriously
10. ---What _____ you _____ for vacation next weekend?
--- I’m going to Nanxi River for two days.
A. are; going B. do; go C. are; going to do D. do; do
11. Thanks for me this good news.
A. tell B. telling C. to tell D. tells
12. He is different his brother, but he is similar his father.
A. from, from B. to , to C. from, to D. to, from
13. He often jokes and makes us .
A. talks, laugh B. tells, laugh C. talks, to laugh D. tells, to laugh
14. We can’t go to the mountain ________ the bad weather.
A. because B. because of C. although D. because that
15. ---Next week is quite full for me.
--- Really?__________
A. How come? B. No problem . C. Of course. D. Sure.
二、完型填空 (本题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
Do you like going to the movies? Most of the 16 in high schools like movies very much. Last Sunday I went to a school and asked some students 17 their favorite movies. 18 of their answers were really interesting. Here are their likes and 19 :
Jim, a 20 boy, likes watching thrillers(恐怖片)because they are scary 21 exciting. His classmate, Kate can’t stand documentaries(纪录片). She told me they were 22 parents. But she really likes comedies because they are funny. Jack is a big boy. He said he 23 mind documentaries. But he doesn’t like comedies 24 they are boring! And the coolest movies are action movies. Everyone 25 them very much!
16.A.teachers B. students C. parents D. people
17.A.about B. of C. at D. from
18. A. Any B. Some C. Lot D. Much
19. A. dislike B. dislikes C. hobbies D. enjoyments
20. A.13-year-old B.13-years-old C.11 year-old D.11-years-old
21. A. also B. too C. but D. and
22. A. for B. with C. to D. of
23. A. can’t B. didn’t C. doesn’t D. couldn’t
24. A. so B. why C. because D. before
25. A. enjoy B. enjoys C. watch D. watches
三、阅读理解 (本题共15小题,其中26-34小题每小题1分,35-39小题每小题2分)
A
A School Year Plan
School Year start
Sep.1st ,2013
Classes start
Sep. 8th, 2013
Christmas Vacation
Dec. 22nd, 2013----Jan. 4th, 2014
Classes finish in the first term
Jan. 13th, 2014
Exams
Jan. 16th ---20th, 2014
Start of classes in the second term
Feb. 12th, 2014
Easter(复活节) vacation
Apr. 2nd---- 17th, 2014
Classes finish in the second term
Jun. 22nd, 2014
Exams
1 week after classes finish
Summer Language Lesson A
July 6th----31st, 2014
Summer Language Lesson B
Aug. 3rd---28th, 2014
26. The students have to _________ on January 17th, 2014.
A. finish their first term
B. start their second term
C. take the first term exams
D. take the second term exams
27. We can not find the ________ in the chart(图表)
A. New Year’s vacation
B. Christmas Vacation
C. summer language lessons
D. start of the first term
28. The second term exams start from _______.
A. June 29th B. June 22nd C. July 6th D. July 13th
29. We can learn from the chart that_________.
A. there are three terms in a year
B. the students can go for a trip on Apr. 10th.
C. Summer Language Lesson A finishes on Aug.31st, 2014
D. Christmas vacation is longer than Easter vacation[来源:学科网ZXXK]
B
Lots of people get money from ATMs. If you don’t know how to use an ATM, read the instructions carefully.
● Put your card into the machine.(机器)
● Look at the screen. Input(输入) your password into the machine.
● Input how much money you want on the screen of the machine. Then press (按)“OK”.
● Get the money from the machine. If you want, you can also get a receipt(凭条).
● Take back your card.
Remember these rules:
◆ Don’t write your password on your card.
◆ Don't let other people see your password.
◆ If you lose your card, tell the bank at once.
30. What does the underline word “password” mean in Chinese?
A. 数字 B.密码 C. 金额 D. 银行卡
31. These are the instructions of the ATM. Put these things into the right order(顺序).
①Get the money from the machine.
②Input the password into the machine.
③Take back your card
④Put your card into the machine
⑤Input how much money you want on the screen and press “OK”.
A. ④②⑤①③ B. ⑤①③④② C. ④②①③⑤ D. ⑤①④②③
32. According to the passage, you _____________.
A. shouldn’t write your password on the card.
B. can let your best friend see your password[来源:Zxxk.Com]
C. shouldn’t tell the bank that you lose your card.
D. shouldn’t use the ATM when you lose your card.
33. After reading the passage, we can know___________.
A. how to make money
B. how to own the bank card
C. how to use an ATM
D. when to use an ATM.
34. When you use an ATM, _________ maybe is not necessary to you.
A. money B. a receipt C. password D. a card
C
When my two children were young, we took a trip to Disneyland with their grandma. Although the park is about an hour car ride from our home, we decided to spend the night in a hotel, so we could spend more time in the park. In the evening, the famous Disneyland Parade started. My husband took our daughter and ran to have a look, leaving me with grandma and our son who was in a stroller(婴儿车) . Because I am short, and grandma is shorter, we couldn't see them, and didn’t know where they were. Grandma decided to find them. I told her not to, because I didn't want to lose her. But she walked off, and was soon lost. I made my way to the exit(出口), because I thought everyone would get there, and they did. Then we waited for the hotel bus ——it never came. So we called them. They told us that there was something wrong with their bus, and that we have to take a taxi. We finally got back to our hotel.
Today when I think of Disneyland, I think of that day.
35.________ people in the family went to Disneyland.
A. 2 B. 3 C . 4 D. 5
36. Why did they decide to spend the night in a hotel?
A. Because they didn’t have a car.
B. Because the park is about an hour’s car ride.
C. Because their home was far from the park.
D. Because they wanted to spend more time in the park.
37. The underlined word “they” refers to____________.
A. mother and son
B. father and daughter
C. mother, son and grandma
D. father, daughter and grandma.
38. Which of the following is not true?
A. The Disneyland parade started in the evening.
B. The daughter was older than the son.
C. The grandma was shorter than the mother.
D. They got back to their hotel by bus that day.
39. What’s the right order (顺序)of the story?
①The mother went t