八年级下学期期中考试英语试题.doc

第二学期期中测试题 英语试卷 第一卷 （客观题，共70分） 一、听力测试（本大题共20分，每小题1分） 第一节（共10小题） 听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。 听第1至10段材料，回答第1至10题。 1. Which kind of Chinese culture is the man’s favourite? A. B. C. 2. Where does Bob’s father work now? A. B. C. 3. How does Jim usually go to school ? A. B.[来源:学#科#网] C. 4. How much is the blue T-shirt? A. B. C. 5. Where are the two speakers? A. At the bus stop. B. On the bus. C. In Xihui Park. 6. What can we learn about the young lady? A. She hasn’t got married. B. She has a sense of humour. C. She is very busy. 7. Why doesn’t Peter want to have pizza? A. He doesn’t like the taste of pizza. B. He likes sandwiches better. C. He thinks it’s expensive. 8. What will Kate do at 3:00 o’clock this afternoon? A. Have a piano lesson. B. Play volleyball with friends. C. Have a music lesson. 9. What has the man done many times before? A. He has jumped over the gate. B. He has swum across the river. C. He has climbed the tree. 10. What has happened in the woman’s hometown? A. There has been an earthquake. B. There has been a fire. C. There has been a flood. 第二节（共10小题） 听下面3段长对话和短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和短文读两遍。 听第11段材料，回答第11、12题。[来源:Z#xx#k.Com] 11. Why have Betty’s parents gone to Beijing? A. To do some shopping. B. To enjoy the festival. C. To look after her sister. 12. What will Betty bring to Joe’s home? A. Some dumplings. B. Some rice dumplings. C. Some drinks. 听第12段材料，回答第13至15题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。 New York City Things they have done They have seen the Statue of Liberty, the United Nations building and 13 . Things they will do l They will see a nice 14 tonight. l They will 15 on the last day. 13. A. Times Square B. Central Park C. Wall Street 14. A. show B. film C. match 15. A. rest at the hotel B. visit a friend C. go shopping 听第13段材料，回答第16至20题。 16. Where does Andy go hiking? A. In the hills in the north-east of the city. B. In the mountains in the south of the city. C. In the mountains in the south-east of the city. 17. Who often goes hiking with Andy? A. His classmate Timmy. B. His friend Tommy. C. His cousin Ricky. 18. When do the boys usually go hiking? A. On Sundays from 8 to 11 a.m. B. On Saturdays from 1 to 3 p.m. C. On Sundays from 2 to 5 a.m. 19. What do the boys do to be safe? A. They both take a map. B. They take their mobile phones for help. C. They only take short, easy ways. 20. Why is hiking good for Andy? A. He gets exercise and enjoys nature. B. He does not want to do his homework. C. He can think about the problems that he has while hiking. 二、单项填空（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14 分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 21. ________ book named Harry Potter is ________ good friend of mine. A. A; a B. The; the C. The; a D. A; the 22. Jim _______ ride to school. But now he _______ walking to school because he wants to keep fit. A. was used to; used to B. got used to; is used to C. used to; is used to D. used to; used to 23. The poor man lives ________ in the ________ house. A. alone; lonely B. alone; alone C. lonely; lonely D. lonely; alone 24. --- ________ have you kept the book ? --- Since last Month. I ________ return it to the library today or I can’t borrow one next time. A. How often; must B. How long; have to C. How soon; have to D. When; must 25. --- What do you think of my answer to the questions? --- Sorry. I ________ about something else. A. thought B. had thought C. am thinking D. was thinking 26. ---Your father’s never been to other countries, has he? --- ________. He plans to go abroad for a second time. A. No, he has B. Yes, he hasn’t C. Yes, he has D. No, he hasn’t 27. --- Where is Mr. Smith? --- He ________ Guangzhou. He ________ there for a week. A. has gone to; has been to B. has gone to; has been C. has been to; has gone to D. has been in; has gone to 28. Lucy had few close friends. So she didn’t know ________ about the trouble. A. who to talk B. who to talk to C. who to say D. what to talk 29. Everyone except Tom and Jim ________ the film twice. A. has seen B. have seen C. saw D. are seen 30. My aunt ________ be at home now, for she left for France this morning. She won’t be back ________ next month. A. can’t; until B. maybe; before C. may not; after D. mustn’t ; until 31. --- What a beautiful car! When ________ you ________ it? --- I ________ it for two years. A. did; buy; bought B. did; buy; have had C. have; bought; have bought D. have; bought; have had 32. How many ________ has the teacher given you on how to learn English well ? A. advices B. pieces of advices C. advice D. pieces of advice 33. ---Is Mr. Liu a teacher with a lot of teaching ________? ---Yes, she is. He always tells us some funny ________ after class. A. experience; experience B. experiences; experiences C. experiences; experience D. experience; experiences 34. ---Thank you very much for showing me how to use the computer. --- ________. A. No, thanks B. My pleasure C. That’s right D. With pleasure 三、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 “Where is the university（大学）?”This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge(剑桥大学) ask. But no one can give them a 35 answer, for no one can find any walls 36 the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, 37 , museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and 38 of the thirty-one colleges. Cambridge was 39 a common town before the first students and teachers 40 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Cranta, and the river was once 41 the Cam. A 42 was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name “Cambridge”. In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much 43 in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now there are over 100,000 people in it. Many young students in other countries 44 to study at Cambridge. It has become a well-known place all around the world. 35. A. true B. clear C. right D. real 36. A. on B. around C. near D. by 37. A. libraries B. parks C. zoos D. markets 38. A. parents B. farmers C. workers D. teachers 39. A. yet B. already C. very D. also 40. A. reached B. got C. arrived D. arrived in 41. A. said B. called C. spoken D. talked 42. A. bridge B. building C. station D. house 43. A. smaller B. slower C. faster D. cleaner 44. A. stop B. hate C. dream D. need 四、阅读理解（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分） 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 A Museum of Transport at Boylet St , Cheetham, Manchester Enjoy a trip to the Museum of Transport, a working museum showing the development (发展) of road public transport in Manchester. There are over 80 buses from 1890 to 1980. Over 100 shows, from hours-bus to modern train. The museum has small shows describing the history of bus, coach and train. If you are interested in it, welcome to click here and you can see some pictures of them on the screen and get more information about them. Opening hours and ticket prices Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays 9:00 a.m. ~ 4:00 p.m. (Nov. ~ Feb. ) 10:00 a.m. ~ 5:00 p.m. (Mar. ~ Oct.) Adults $3. 00, Students $1.75, Children under 5 free. Family ticket ( up to two adults and three children) $ 9.00 E-mail : www. gmts. co. uk 45. You may read this advertisement in __________. A. a radio program B. a newspaper C. a TV program D. a website  46. If you would like to visit the Museum of Transport , when will it be possible?  A. At 9:30 a.m. on October 26th B. At 2:00 p.m. on Tuesdays  C. At 4:30 p.m. on May Day D. At 4:10 p.m. on New Year’s Day  47. If you and your elder brother are both middle school students, your parents take both of you to visit the museum, you should pay at least __________ in all.  A. $6 B. $9 C. $9.5 D. $12 B Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and went to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office if it wasn’t raining, because it gave him some exercise. One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without any money in my pockets. I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money and you lent me￡5, because you said you were always ready to take a chance (机会) to give a man a start on the way to success.” Mr. Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “would you like to take another chance?” 48. Mr. Grey liked walking to his office because __________. A. he couldn’t pay for the buses B. he wanted to save money C. he wanted to lose weight D. he could do some exercise on the way 49. Mr. Grey was always ready to lend money to a stranger to __________. A