1、四川省雅安中学 2015-2016 学年八年级英语下学期半期考试试题说明：1. 本卷满分为 120 分，时间 100 分钟。2. I 卷为听力部分，II 卷为笔试部分。第 I 卷 听力部份（20 分）一、听力（共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）第一部分 听对话回答问题，录音读两遍。 ( ) 1. Whats the mans favourite animal?A. B. C.( ) 2. Which picture are they looking at?A. B. C.( ) 3. Where are they going this Sunday?A. B. C.( ) 4.
2、What animal are they talking about?A. B. C.( ) 5. Whats the girls opinion?A. The government should build more reserves.B. The government should make more laws to protect wild animals.C. People shouldnt buy fur coats.( ) 6. What is in the picture?A. A zebra. B. A dolphin. C. A horse.( ) 7. What anima
3、l are the speakers talking about?A. The tiger. B. The squirrel. C. The bear.( ) 8. Whats Jacks favourite wild animal?A. The lion. B. The giant panda. C. The monkey.( ) 9. What do the wolves live on?A. Meat. B. Grass. C. Bamboo.( ) 10. What do we know about the elephants?A. They can see things far aw
4、ay.B. Theyre good at remembering things.C. They can hear well.第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题，录音读两遍。听一段对话，回答第 11-12 小题。( ) 11. What are the speakers talking about?A. Their homework. B. Their parents. C. Their holiday plans.( ) 12. What is Mary going to do during this summer holiday?A. Stay at home. B. Go to hospita
5、l. C. Go to Hangzhou.听第一篇短文，回答第 13-15 小题。The tallest land animal the 13 HeightOver 14 metres; A baby one is about 1.9 metres tall at birth.Its neck1.9 metres long; Having 7 bones in it.Main food 15 ( ) 13. A. zebra B. giraffe C. elephant( ) 14. A. 5 B. 6 C. 7( ) 15. A. Leaves B. Grass C. Meat听第二篇短文，
6、回答第 16-20 小题。( ) 16. How many legs does a bat have?A. Two. B. Four. C. Five.( ) 17. What do all bats like to eat?A. Meat. B. Leaves. C. Insects.( ) 18. What helps the bat fly?A. Its legs. B. Its teeth. C. Its eyes.( ) 19. Why can bats fly about in the evening?A. Because they can see well,B. Because
7、they can hear well and feel where a thing is.C: Because they cant see.( ) 20. Which of the following is TRUE about bats?A. Bats have no eyes.B. Bats sleep at night.C. Bats have large ears.第 II 卷 笔试部份（100 分）二、单项选择（每小题 1 分，共 15 分）( ) 21.-What _ honest boy Andy is!-So he is. Thats why he is _ most popu
8、lar child in our class.A. a; a B. a; the C. an; the D. an; a( ) 22.-Youre late for the meeting, Andy.-Im sorry. It _ me an hour to drive through the city centre.A. will take B. took C. will spend D. spent( ) 23.-What do you think of the football match last night?-It was _ and we cheered all the time
9、.A. boring B. exciting C. unpopular D. useless( ) 24. In the talent show, I performed well and Ann did even _.A. well B. better C. badly D. worse( ) 25.-How do you like the food?-It _ delicious. Id like some more.A. hears B. feels C. sounds D. tastes( ) 26. The mother told Torn and his sister to loo
10、k after _ when she went on a trip.A. himself B. herself C. ourselves D. themselves( ) 27. Jack, _, or you will get heavier.A. doesnt play sports any more B. doesnt eat so much meatC. dont play sports any more D. dont eat so much meat( ) 28. I like this computer very much. It is as _ as Jacks.A. well
11、 B. better C. good D. best( ) 29. You had better _ because you have to drive back home.A. not drinking B. not drink C. dont drink D. not to drink( ) 30. I dont think you will be bored _ so many water sports to do.A. of B. with C. for D. to( ) 31. Learning a foreign language well _ easy.A. isnt B. do
12、esnt C. hasnt D. cant( ) 32. Cathy worked very hard so she _ pass the exam.A. may not B. can C. can able to D. was able to( ) 33. There are eleven members in the team. Five are boys and are girls.A. the other B. the others C. others D. other( ) 34. -Shall we go to the Great Wall tomorrow?- _.A. You
13、are welcome B. Good ideaC. Yes, we shall D. Thats all right( ) 35. -Whats your mother like?- _.A. She is very kind B. She likes dancingC. She is an nurse D. She likes my sister三、完形填空（每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）“How was school?” Millies mother asked. “It was terrible! I never want to go 36 again!” Millie almos
14、t cried. Millies mother went to the 37 and got Millie a glass of milk and some cakes that Millie liked. She also 38 a box of tissues(纸巾) for Millie.“Whats wrong?” she asked when she sat down next to Millie. Millie 39 at her mother and said, “I thought Kitty and Amy were my best friends, and I though
15、t we could tell each other everything. But they kept a 40 from me! Today I heard them whispering and I saw them giving notes to each other. I asked them 41 it at lunch, but they said there werent any notes. They are not my true 42 .” Millie started to cry. “Poor Millie,” Mum said, “Its all right. No
16、w go and get some 43 , and tomorrow everything will be fine.”The next morning, Millie went to school sadly. She did not think she had any friends now. She 44 into the classroom and went to her desk, but when she opened her desk she found that there were some colourful presents. “Happy birthday, Mill
17、ie!” Kitty and Amy came to her and shouted 45 , “This is our secret-some birthday presents for you! You are our best friend, Millie!”( ) 36. A. study B. then C. there D. school( ) 37. A. kitchen B. bedroom C. garden D. desk( ) 38. A. sold B. got C. lost D. cut( ) 39. A. saw B. worried C. said D. loo
18、ked( ) 40. A. secret B. result C. joke D. mistake( ) 41. A. for B. about C. from D. away( ) 42. A. friendships B. friends C. family D. classmates( ) 43. A. smiles B. smile C. sleeps D. sleep( ) 44. A. walked B. walks C. walk D. walking( ) 45. A. happy B. luckily C. happily D. friendly四、 阅读理解（每小题 2 分
19、，共 20 分）AIn Britain, children go to school from Monday to Friday. School usually starts at nine oclock in the morning and finishes at about three oclock in the afternoon. Most schools require (要求) their students to wear a school uniform.School always starts with registration. What is registration? E
20、very child going to school each morning and afternoon is recorded (记录) in a special book. The teacher reads out each childs name in turn. On hearing his/her name, the child makes a reply and the teacher writes in the book. From the book, you can see if the child is in school or not.At 9:10, we go to
21、 the meeting place. There we sing songs, listen to a story and pray (祈祷).Our first lesson begins at 9:20. We have break time from 10-20 to 10:35. During break time, the children have a snack and play games outdoors. Afterwards, we go back in for another lesson until lunch at 12:00. Afternoon lessons
22、 begin at 1:10 and end at 3:15, and the children go home. We do not have a break in the afternoon.( ) 46. How much time does a British student usually spend at school in a week?A. Around 20 hours. B. Over 40 hours.C. About 30 hours. D. Only 6 hours.( ) 47. School starts with registration. “Registrat
23、ion” here means “_”.A. record the childrens names B. give the children a callC. call the children back D. call for the children( ) 48. What do they usually do after registration?A. They have a language lesson.B. They meet, sing and pray.C. They do some reading in a classroom.D. They play some games.
24、( ) 49. When do the children have a snack?A. Before they go to school.B. After they have afternoon lessons.C. When they finish their outdoor games.D. At about half past ten in the morning.( ) 50. Which of the following is TRUE?A. In Britain, most students live at school at night.B. Students in Brita
25、in go to school from Monday to Saturday.C. Students in Britain go to school before nine every morning.D. Students in Britain have a long break between the afternoon lessons.BI often dreamt about Pisa when I was a boy. I read about the famous building called the Leaning Tower of Pisa. But when I read
26、 the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizza. I thought this tower was a place to buy pizza. It must be the best place to buy pizza in the world, I thought.Many years later I finally saw the Leaning Tower. I knew then that it was Pisa and no pizza. But there was still something special about it for me. T
27、he tower got its name because it really does lean to one side. Some people want to try to fix it. They are afraid it may fall over and they dont like it lean over the city.I do not think its a good idea to try to fix it. The tower probably will not fall down, though (尽管) it is 600 years old. Why sho
28、uld anything happen to it now? And, if you ask me, I like what it looks like. Nothing is perfect, it seems to say.And who cares? Why do people want things to be perfect? Imperfect things may be more interesting. Lets take the tower in Pisa for an example. Why is it so famous? There are many other ol
29、der, more beautiful towers in Italy. But Pisa tower is the most famous. People from all over the world come to see it.( ) 51. This article tells us _.A. something about the Italian pizzaB. Italys problemsC. how the Leaning Tower of Pisa got its nameD. why the writer likes the Leaning Tower of Pisa(
30、) 52. The writer thought Pisa was _ at first.A. the name of a cake B. not very famousC. not the same as pizza D. the same as pizza( ) 53. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is _.A. a modern tower B. about 600 years oldC. falling down D. the oldest tower in Italy( ) 54. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The w
31、riter doesnt like what the tower looks like.B. Some people want to do something to stop the tower from leaning.C. The writer thinks there is something perfect in the world.D. The Leaning Tower is not the most famous in Italy.( ) 55. The writer likes the Leaning Tower of Pisa becauseA. its old B. its
32、 perfectC. it sells pizza D. its imperfect五、词汇（每小题 1 分，共 10 分）A）根据句意及中文提示，写出句中所缺单词。56. Mr Green is a _(耐心的) teacher and he never gets angry easily.57. The visitors from _(法国) are interested in Chinese gardens in Suzhou. 58. Boys and girls, help _(自己) to some nice food.59. The _(杂志) is very interesti
33、ng and many people like reading it.60. I have bought another copy of the book, so you can _(留着) the one borrowed from me.B）根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。61. Messi is one of the football fans _(hero).62. The sun is much _(far) than the moon from the earth.63. You shouldnt waste your time on _(important) things.6
34、4. _(luck), he. hurt his feet when he fell off the tree.65. My teacher advises me _(go) to bed earlier.六、任务型阅读（每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）The Whites have a very nice garden around their house. There are some tall trees and many flowers in it. Mr and Mrs White often work hard in their garden. Now Mrs White is
35、in the garden getting some flowers. She will put the flowers in the dining room and the sitting room.Their daughter Millie is sitting on a chair in the garden. She is reading a magazine. Millie doesnt go to work today, so she is staying at home. Their son Andy is saying goodbye to his mother. He is
36、running through the gate, and he is going to school. He usually goes to school by bus. But he is going to school by bike today. He has lunch at school. He does not like the food in the school very much, because the cooks in the school cannot cook as well as his mother does. Mr and Mrs White usually
37、have lunch at home. But Mr White will not be able to have todays lunch at home. He is in London now. He is there to see some friends. He will have his lunch there. This afternoon he will come back from London by train, and he will drive home from the train station. This evening, all the family membe
38、rs will have supper together.根据短文内容，完成下列表格，每空一词。The WhitesMr WhiteHe is now in 66. to see some friends. He will drive home from the 67. station. He often works hard in the 68. .Mrs WhiteShe is getting some 69. in the garden, and she will put them in the dining room and the sitting room. She 70. very
39、 well.MillieShe is reading a 71. in the garden. She does not go to 72. today.AndyAndy is saying goodbye to his 73. . he usually goes to school by 74. . but he is going to school by 75. today.七、根据首字母提示，完成短文（每小题 1 分，共 10 分）We have many ways to enjoy ourselves, but why do many people still do some read
40、ing every day? First, reading books is 76. f . You can always 77. k yourself happy if you like reading, especially when you feel bored and have nothing to do. It is a relaxing hobby too. You can really get 78.l in a book. Next, you can read a book almost 79. a : in a car, in a waiting room, on a pla
41、ne, in bed-even in the bath. 80. A you need is a book! Reading is a convenient (方便的) hobby as it is easy to 81. s and then start again. Another good reason for reading is that it is 82. u . If you read as a hobby, you will read faster and become better at 83. u what you read. Then you will find your
42、 schoolwork becomes much 84. e than before. Remember, the more you read, the 85. b you will learn.八、书面表达（共 15 分）假设你叫李俊，你的美国朋友大卫（David）想认识更多的中国朋友。请通过电子邮年向他介绍你最好的朋友王明。王明情况见下表：性别 男 年龄 14外貌 方脸，大眼睛，短发，高个子个性 幽默，守秘密，从不说他人坏话爱好 喜欢动物，在家养了一些宠物理想 当一名校长（headmaster） ，因为他喜欢与孩子们在一起春节计划 寒假到美国旅游，参观美国白宫。要求：1.语言通顺，意思连续，书写规范；2. 词数 80 左右，邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear David,How are you? Im writing to introduce my best friend Wang Ming to you._You can email him at WM2000163. com. I hope you two will become good friends soon.Best wishes,Li Jun
