1、1浙江省湖州市第四中学教育集团 2017-2018 学年八年级英语下学期期中试题 考生须知:1. 全卷分试题卷和答题卷两部分,试题卷共 7 页,答题卷共 2 页。全卷满分为 100 分, 时间为 90 分钟。2.试题卷分卷 I 和卷 II 两部分,卷 I 和卷 II 中试题的答案都写在答题卷相应的位置上,写在试题卷上无效。卷 I (共 58 分)说明:本卷共四个大题,45 小题,满分 58 分。一、听力(本题有 15 小题,1-10 题每小题 1 分,11-15 题每小题 2 分;共 20 分)第一节:听小对话,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。 每段对话仅读一遍
2、。1. What doesnt Lisas father allow her to do?A. Play computer games. B.Listen to music. C.Go to the party.2. When will the film start?A. At 7:30 B. At 8:00 C. At 6:303. How could the speakers make money?A.They make money by handing out notices.B.They make money by having a music concert.C.They make
3、money by doing some chores.4. What was the boy doing when his father asked him to eat dinner?A. He was playing in the water.B. He was calling his friends.C. He was reading a book.5. Which story did the man read?A. Yu Gong Moves a Mountain.B. The Emperors New Clothes.2C. Hansel and Gretel.第 2 节:听长对话,
4、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。 每段对话读两遍。听下面一段较长的对话,回答第 6 至 7 两个小题。6.Who wants to be a volunteer?A.The man speaker B. The woman speaker C. Mr. Green.7.What is the woman good at?A.Dancing B. Drawing C. Singing.听下面一段较长的对话,回答第 8 至 10 三个小题。8.Whats wrong with Mike?A.He has a bad cold. B. He has a headach
5、e. C. He has a toothache.9. Did his parents agree with him when he told them his dream?A.Yes, they did. B. No, they didnt. C. Sorry, we dont know. 10.Who can help Mike?A. His friend B. His P.E. teacher C. His parents第三节:听独白,回答问题。请从题中所给 A、B、C 三个选项中选择正确的选项。独白读两遍。11. When did this story happen?A. One e
6、vening. B. One night . C. One morning.12.How many persons were there in the room when someone was knocking at the door?A.One person B. Two persons C. Three persons13.What did the young man wear?A. A white shirt B. Long trousers. C. A pair of glasses.14.Who was the young man?A.He was a friend of the
7、writers.B.He was the friend of the writers brothers.3C.He was a stranger(陌生人)to them.15.What was mostly the end of the story?A.The young man was taken away by the police.B.The young man became their friends.C.The young man ran away.二、完形填空(本题共 15 小题, 每小题 1 分,共 15 分)通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项 中选出一个最佳选项
8、。The situation seemed hopeless.From the first day he came to my junior-high classroom, Willard P. Franklin lived in his own16 , shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher. I tried to build a 17 relationshipwith him but he showed no interest. Even a “Good Morning Willard” received only a grunt(咕
9、哝) that couldnt be 18 . Willard was a loner(孤独的人) who seemed to have no hope or need to break silence. Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the annual(每年的) Christmas collection(收集) of money for the 19 people in our school.“Christmas is a season of 20 ,” I told my students.
10、 “There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season. 21 donating (捐赠) our Christmas collection, you will help buy food, clothing and toys for these needy people. We start the collection tomorrow.”When I called for the donations the next day, I discovered that 22 everyo
11、ne had forgotten, except(除了) Willard P. Franklin. The boy dug deep into his pants pockets 23 he walked up to my desk. Carefully, he 24 two coins into the small box. “I dont need milk for lunch,” he said 25 . For a moment, just a moment, he smiled . Then he turned and walked back to his desk. That ni
12、ght, after school, I took our 26 to the school principal (校长). I couldnt help 27 the incident(事件) that had taken place.4“I may be wrong, but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him,” I told the principal.“Yes, I believe it is 28 for him to get out of his own
13、 world,” he agreed. “And I think we can do something to have him 29 a bit of his world with us. I just received a 30 of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection. Here, take a look at it.” As I read, I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the t
14、op names on the list.( )16. A.class B.school C.world D. home( )17. A. fair B. simple C. friendly D. common( )18. A. seen B. heard C. found D. discovered( )19. A. poor B. good C.sad D. rich( )20. A. giving B. getting C. buying D.receiving( )21. A. By B. With C. For D. On( )22. A. mostly B. hardly C.
15、almost D. simply( )23. A. because B. so C. before D. as( )24. A. bought B. dropped C. brought D. changed( )25. A. angrily B. quietly C.patiently D. sadly( )26. A. students B. classmates C.teachers D. donations( )27. A. taking B. having C. sharing D. getting( )28. A. hopeless B.hopeful C.difficult D.
16、 impossible( )29. A. compare B. begin C. mix D. share( )30. A. list B. note C. message D. letter 三、阅读理解(本题共 11 小题,其中 31-33 题每题 1 分,34-41 题每题两分,共 19 分) 阅读下面各短文,从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 选项中选择最佳答案。( A)Do you like traveling? If you are interested, come to our travel service as soon as possible. We offer the follo
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21、to collect stamps. Others prefer posters or coins. But Pinky 6Bhutia is different. She collects children. In her mountain village, in Sikkim, she is known as the wonderful young woman who adopts(领养) all the children she can.Pinky was 14 when she adopted her first child, a Nepali baby girl, whose pat
22、ents passed away. Pinkys parents did not mind. Pinky left school and started working full time because she had a baby to feed. Today , she has twelve adopted children, and two sons from her marriage.Pinky is about 30 years old and she comes from a common family. If you passed her on the street, you
23、wouldnt give her a second look. She lives in a brown mud-washed(泥刷的) house. There is a vegetable garden outside. Red hens with noisy chicks run all over the garden looking for food.If you ask her why she provides a home to so many kids, she smiles shyly. But her eyes are serious. “I know what it is
24、to be poor and hungry.” As a child, her only dream was to eat a full meal, and her favorite amusement was watching people with shoes and imagining what it felt like. By adopting poor and homeless children she is making sure that they never feel that hopeless.Pinky feels very proud when she sees her
25、children happy and bright, Her oldest baby, Aarita Rai, is now 20 years old, Then, there is 19-year-old Nimbe who came to Pinky because her mother was unable to look after her. She started to work in a government office two years ago. Ten-year-old Bhim and 14-year-old Kumar came to Pinky five years
26、ago, after their fathers death. They started living on a patch of land given by Pinky and grew vegetables for sale.“I like children. Its not one more mouth to feed but one more soul saved,” Pinky says.34After Pinky adopted her first child, she_.A. began to raise some chickensB. didnt go to school an
27、ymoreC. asked her parents for helpD. left her mountain village35By adopting those poor and homeless children, Pinky wants to _.A. teach them to grow vegetables B. offer them good jobs7C. make sure they live in hope D. help them become rich36Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Pinky likes co
28、llecting coins and posters.B. Bhim and Kumar are from the same family.C. People in Pinkys village have no shoes to wear.D. Sartita Rai works in a government office.37We can infer from the passage that Pinky is a _ person.A. kind B. strict C. bright D. careful(C)A friend of mine named Paul received a
29、n expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a boy was walking around the shinning car. “Is this your car ,Paul ?” he asked. Paul answered ,“Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised . “You mean your brother gav
30、e it to you and it didnt cost you anything? Well , I wish” He hesitated.Of course, Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that . But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.“I wish,” the boy went on ,“that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at
31、the boy in surprise, then he said again,“ Would you like to take a ride in my car ?”“Oh yes, Id love that.”After a short ride, the boy with his eyes shining, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighb
32、ors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are ?”the boy asked. He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step
33、 and pointed to the car.8“There it is , Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didnt cost him a cent. And some day Im going to give you one just like itThen you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that Ive been trying to te
34、ll you about.”Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.38From the story we can see the boy .A. wished to give his brother a car B. wanted Pauls brother to give him a ca
35、rC. wished he could have a brother like Pauls D. wished Paul could be a brother like that39The boy asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house .A. to show his neighbors the big car B. to show he has a rich friendC. to let his brother ride in the car D. to tell his brother about his wish40We can
36、 infer from the story that .A. Paul couldnt understand the boy B. the boy had a deep love for his brotherC. the boy wished to have a rich brother D. the boys wish came true in the end41The best title of the passage should be _.A. A Christmas present B. An expensive carC. An unforgettable holiday rid
37、e D. A brother like that 四、任务型阅读(本题共 4 小题,每小题 1 分,共 4 分)请阅读 42-45 题中的内容,并根据内容与 A-E 进行匹配,有一项为多余项。42. Jen loves pets. She often goes to help look after some pets with the animal doctors.One day, she would like to work as an animal doctor too.43Zhao Ting is a teacher from China and she has stayed in th
38、e US for a short time. She likes the country very much. She can speak perfect English and she will stay there and work as a teacher.944David is the boss of a big education company in England. He wants to set up another company in China because he thinks a large number of people in China may join thi
39、s field and as a result he can make more money.45Lin Jun has just come back from England. He is now looking for a job. He wants to work in a big company.A. We need someone who can teach Chinese here and of course, you must speak good English. Its better for you to have some teaching experience.B. Lo
40、ts of people have pets and their pets sometimes get ill. They need to find some people to help them get well.C. Chinese parents think education is really important and they always save money for childrens education. As a result, the education market is very big in China.D. Its not easy to win an Eng
41、lish speaking competition. Read more books about speaking and you will get lots of help from them.E. Many big companies today need workers who can speak English or has the experience of living or working in another country.卷 II (共 42 分)说明:本卷共三个大题,满分 42 分。5、词汇(本题共有 22 小题,每小题 1 分,共 22 分) (1)根据语境,填写适当的
42、单词完成句子。(8 分)46. Tina is always n_ when she has a test, so she usually gets bad grades.47. My bike is broken. Mark o_ to lend his to me.48. His father became b_ in the accident. He couldnt see anything.49. They decided _ (筹集) the money by having a concert.50. The _ (主人)of the house is a woman from th
43、e US.1051. We were _ (excite) about the idea of having the party.52. Would you mind _ (close) the door? Its too cold in the room.53. Jack will make a plan as soon as he _ ( finish ) his work.(2)根据短文内容和所给中文提示,写出单词的正确形式,每空限填一词。(10 分)It was early May. As soon as Sophie got home from school, she 54. _(打
44、开)the mailbox at the gate. There was only one 55. _(信)in it and it was for Sophie. It looked really 56. _(奇怪的),because the envelop (信封)didnt say who it was from. There was no stamp on it, either. Sophie took out the paper. It read, “Who are you?” Nothing else, only the three words, written by hand a
45、nd followed by a large question mark. “Who wrote this?” Sophie said to 57. _(她自己). “Maybe a naughty(淘气的)child in the neighborhood, I 58. _(猜测).” but she couldnt stop thinking about the question. After half an hour, she said, “ why am I 59. _ (浪费)my time on it ? Ill not think about it 60. _ (再也).” Ho
46、wever, the next day Sophie 61. _ (注意到)another letter in the mailbox. In it there was only one sentence, “Where does the world come from?”Why did someone write to Sophie? What did the questions 62. _(意思是)? Do you think Sophie was 63. _(欺骗)? I think maybe you should find out the answers in the famous
47、book, Sophies World , by yourself.(3)按要求完成句子。(4 分)64.the earlier, learn to, their, for, future, kids, independent,be, the better, is, it. (连词成句)_.65.kids, time, and, think for, should, have, relax,to, themselves. (连词成句)_.66.unless, hide, he, can, himself, he, turn, a man, cant, into, his tail. (连词成句)_.67.anything / pos