1、1福建省厦门市六校 2017-2018 学年八年级英语下学期期中联考试题（满分：150 分 考试时间：120 分钟 ）姓名：_ 班级：_ 准考证：_联考学校：梧侣学校 、厦门市第二外国语学校等六校注意事项：1.全卷分八部分，共 91 题；2.答案一律写在答题卡上，否则不得分。I.听力（共四节，20 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）第一节听音选择符合内容情景的图片（听两遍）1. A. B. C.2. A. B. C.3. A. B. C.4 . A. B. C.第二节听简短对话，然后挑选最佳答案回答所听到的问题（听两遍）5. Whats the matter with the girl
2、?A. Have a fever. B. Have a nosebleed. C. Have a cold.26. What should the man do?A. Take some medicine. B. Go to bed early. C. Take his temperature.7. Why didnt Alice go to pick Grace?A. She got sunburned. B. She had a toothache. C. She caught a cold.8. What happened on the girls way to school?A. Sh
3、e fell down and hurt. B. She met a car accident. C. She lost her wallet.9. Where is the woman going this weekend?A. In the childrens park. B. In the childrens hospital. C. In the childrens library.10. What does the woman think of the policeman?A. Brave. B. Kind. C. Careful.第三节听一篇较长对话和一篇短文，然后选择正确答案作答
4、 11-16 小题（听两遍）Test A11. Where is the man going this summer vacation?A. Europe. B. Africa. C. America.12. What is the man going to do there?A. Care for animals. B. Plant more trees. C. Teach some children.13. Why cant children there go to school?A. Not enough teachers. B. Not enough money. C. Not eno
5、ugh schools.Test B14. How many times does Jim ask for a leave this month?A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times.15. Which sport does Jim like best?A. Basketball. B. Volleyball. C. Football.16. What doesnt Jim usually do after school every day?B. Do some exercise. B. Play the piano. C. Finish his homework
6、.第四节听一篇短文，用恰当的单词填空，完成 17-20 小题，每空一词。（听三遍）17. for the winter vacation.Elizabeth Fanny AdaDec.21st(Cleaning-up Day) Bedroom 18. Living roomMom Buy beautiful dresses for 3 girls.Dec.22ndGirls:19. to buy presents for grandparents.Dec.23rd Buy food in the supermarket.Mom Make a great dinner. Dec.24thGirl
7、 20. their time.3s:.选择填空（共 15 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）从每小题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。21. Why do you stay here, Jenny?Theres no_ inside. I am afraid of the dark.A. wood B. wind C. light22. Please help me. I cant finish the work on time _ your help.A. without B. under C. for23. Computer technology make
8、s_ possible for many people to work at home.A. it B. this C. that24. How will she deal with the problem?She doesnt want to do it by herself. She wants to ask someone else to do it, _.A. yet B. instead C. either25. Many people still try to climb the highest mountain every year _it is very dangerous.A
9、. though B. or C. however26. A woman with two children _ along the street at that time.A. walks B. was walking C. walked27. Are you going to Toms birthday party?I am not sure. It _ time.A. cares about B. agrees to C. depends on28. We _be more careful, or we will make the same mistake in the exam. A.
10、 could B. should C. might29. Whats the news about?People near the lake didnt allow them to _ a factory so as not to pollute the water.A. look up B. take up C. set up30. A nice day today, isnt it? Yes, _go for a picnic and relax yourself?A. would you like B. why not C. how about31. My mother is hardw
11、orking. _ she does for my family, _she feels.A. The much, the happy B. The most, the happiest C. The more, the happier32. The girl is_. We hope she can hear clearly soon with the help of the doctors.A. deaf B. blind C. quiet433. This bus doesnt go to the train station. I am afraid you will have to _
12、 at the library and take Bus No.25.A. take off B. get off C. put off34. Would you mind putting out your cigarette? This is a smoke-free(无烟的）school._.I wont do it again.A. Not at all B. Sure, Id love to. C. I am sorry to hear that.35. You won the first prize in the English competition!_.I always fail
13、 in English tests.A. Good idea B. Sounds boring C. You are kiddingIII.完形填空（共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）从每小题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。When it comes to the happiest city in China, Chengdu or Hangzhou may first come to your 36 .But a happiest cities list of 2016 from CCTV 37 us with another answer:
14、Lhasa. It makes many people feel 38 . Lhasa is followed by Chengdu, Changchun, Yinchuan, Tianjin, Hefei, Changsha, Wuhan, Haikou, Shijiazhuang.The list 39 that about 76.12 percent of the people living in Lhasa felt happy last year. So what has made Lhasa such a 40 place to live?China Tibet News repo
15、rts that the city of Lhasa has improved peoples 41 life. There are a lot of places for people to visit freely, 42 entertainment centers and museums.Children can have 15-year free education, from the preschool stage to senior middle school, reporter Xinhua. 43 , the natural environment of Lhasa is qu
16、ite pleasant. Air quality in the city is much 44 than most places in China. This year, the city 45 to keep on improving peoples lives. Is your city on the list? Do you feel happy living in your city?36. A .mind B. name C. work37. A. gives B. offers C. provides38. A. sad B. bored C. surprised39. A. w
17、ins B. shows C. puts40. A. happy B. beautiful C. busy41. A. natural B. cultural C. national42. A. like B. likes C. as43. A. However B. Anyway C. instead44. A. better B. dirtier C. cheaper45. A. has B. fails C. plansIV.阅读理解（共两节，25 小题;满分 45 分）5第一节阅读下面 A、B、C、D 四篇短文，根据短文内容，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳答案。 (
18、共 20 小题;每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）AA young poor couple bought a big house from two elderly sisters. They lived there for 30 years. The house was nice and the couple bought it at a low price. The couple was very happy.However, winter was not far away at the time. The couple was a little bit worried about how t
19、hey would keep the old house warm. The house didnt have any fireplaces or heaters.At first, they planned to buy some heaters for the long cold winter. But later, they thought that if the elderly sisters could stay warm and comfortable in the old house during the winter in years past, so could they.
20、Therefore, they just decided to wait for winter to come and did not make any plans.Winter arrived and temperatures soon dropped below zero. The large house became freezing cold. Frost (霜 ) covered the insides of its walls. Life inside the house became miserable. Finally, the husband couldnt stand it
21、 anymore and called the elderly sisters to ask them how they managed to keep the house warm during the winter.After speaking to them on the phone, the husband spoke to his wife sadly, “For the last 30 years, the sisters have spent every winteron vacation in Thailand.”46. The couple bought the house
22、in _.A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter47. The elderly sisters didnt have any fireplaces or heaters in the house because they _.A. never stayed there for winter B. didnt have enough moneyC. could stand the cold winter D. wanted to sell the house 48. The couple _ to the old house before the wint
23、er came.A. bought a new heater. B. covered walls with frost.C. checked the houses temperature. D. just waited for the winter to come.49. The underlined word “miserable” in paragraph 4 means _.A. uncomfortable B. wonderful C. unbelievable D. colorful 50. After hearing the words of the two sisters , t
24、he couple will _.A. feel happy B. build a big fireplaceC. buy an expensive heater D. be upsetBMillions of Chinese have been playing a mobile game called Travel Frog recently. You play as the “mother” of a frog who lives alone and enjoys traveling. You need to prepare food and tools for his trips. Th
25、e frog will travel with a hat and send you 6postcards while he is away. There are visitors like a snail, a bee and a turtle at his door. Each time they visit, you get a lucky ticket. You can choose the food to treat the visitors with. In return, they send you clovers (三叶草) or one four-leaf clover la
26、ter.The reason why the game is so popular may have something to do with how lonely people are these days. Many players have said that the lonely frog is just like them. Loneliness seems to be a common problem today. But we should remember that no one needs to be lonely. There are tips to get rid of
27、loneliness. You can sing your favorite song. And you need to connect with a friend and do something creative, such as drawing a picture. Moreover, you can imagine some place youd like to visit. As UK poet John Donne once wrote, “No man is an island, entire (全部的) of itself; every man is a piece of th
28、e continent (陆地), a part of the main.” 51. “Travel Frog” is a/an _.A. video B. program C. movie D. app52. When the frog is on vacation, he will send_ to you.A. E-mails B. letters C. postcards D. presents52. What cant we get from the visitors?A. B. C. D. 54. From the UK poet, if you want to get rid o
29、f loneliness you can_.A. sing your favorite songs B. connect with your friendsC. do something creative D. imagine a place to go55. From the passage we can know that_.A. all teenagers like playing the game best recently B. people like playing it maybe because they feel lonelyC. players can be his goo
30、d friend when they play the gameD. players need to prepare food and money for his tripsCMany ancient paintings of ladies in the Tang Dynasty (618-907)are famous, and the ladies in the works were not slim（苗条的）. But, the Tang women in films and TV shows now seem slim. So it was surprising that some ph
31、otos of a heavy woman wearing a ruqun, a kind of clothes from the Tang Dynasty, received more than 10,000 likes on Sina Weibo, on March 2, the Lantern Festival. In the photos, the woman at first refuses a bowl of yuanxiao, then eats only one ball, before finally eating them all.The expressions make
32、many Chinese people amused. They laughed and talked about it 7over dinner or drinks. Zheng Qi, the owner of the photos, said she did not expect such a response. “I just wanted people to have fun from my photos,” Zheng, 38, who has owned a store selling hanfu the traditional clothing of Han people si
33、nce 2013, said her weight crossed 90 kilograms after giving birth to a child in 2016. Then, in order to sell her clothes well at her hanfu store, she produced plus-sized hanfu for women and volunteered to be the model.Though Zheng was surprised by her overnight fame(一夜成名）, Wang Xilin, a friend who h
34、elp to put the photos on Zheng Qis Sina Weibo account(账号） says the response was not totally unexpected.He says: “We all know that Make traditional treasures come alive is a slogan（口号） for museums across the country.” As for Zheng, she says: “she will continue to show people traditional culture in a
35、humorous way and go on designing more high-quality plus-sized hanfu for women like her.”56. After wearing a _ and taking photos of it, Zheng Qi became famous.A. B. C. D. 57. The underline word “amused” in the second paragraph means in “_” in Chinese.A. 困惑的 B. 好玩的 C. 无聊的 D. 恐惧的58. From the passage, w
36、e know that Zheng Qis weight was over 90KG when _ .A. she was at school B. became famous C. her child was born D. she began to sell clothes59. _ helped Zheng Qi be well-known on Sina Weibo.A. Zheng Qis sister B. A friend of Zheng Qi C.A boss of the clothes store D. A famous painter60. It can be infe
37、rred from the passage that _.A. The heavy woman dislikes eating “yuanxiao”B. Model is a full-time job for Zheng Qi.C. Zheng Qi loves Chinese culture very much.D. Zheng Qi was sure about her overnight fame before she became famous.DA new rubbish sorting system(垃圾分类系统)has been put into use in Fangchen
38、gyuan Community in Beijing. Local people not only sort their rubbish, but also put QR codes(二维码)on it. When the rubbish is collected and the codes are seen, I will get reward points(积分） to exchange for small gifts and even some money, “ one of the local people told reporters.“Its really creative and
39、 encouraging.”This smart system has been carried out in 350 communities in Beijing. The capital 8of China has joined a list of cities in the country that take actions to support rubbish sorting. For example, Shenzhen and Shanghai have made laws to punish(惩罚） people and organizations for not sorting
40、rubbish correctly.China produces quite a lot of rubbish every year. Much of the rubbish is buried( 填埋) in soil or burned without being sorted. Landfills(填埋场) take up a lot of land and have a risk of polluting the soil and water nearby. And burning rubbish can produce harmful gases（气体）. Through rubbi
41、sh sorting, we can reduce the use of landfills and air pollution. Whats more, rubbish sorting saves resources, which could bring economic benefits(经济利益). For example, a ton of waste paper can be reused to make about 850 kg of paper, saving 17 trees and 50 percent of water. Because of their benefits,
42、 some countries have developed successful sorting systems.Japan has a strict and detailed system. When people throw away a water bottle, the cap, the wrapper(包装纸) and the bottle itself have to go into three different bins. Every year, families get special rubbish sorting timetables and directions fr
43、om their local governments. They are advised to follow the timetables and directions when they throw away rubbish. In Australia, every family is provided with three rubbish bins- the red lid(盖子 ) bin for“ general waste” like food and plastic bags, the yellow lid bin for “ recycling“ like steel and g
44、lass, and the green lid bin for “green waste” such as grass and leaves. On the streets, the bins are printed with pictures of the things that are allowed inside. It makes recycling quite easy.61. Local people will probably get if they put daily rubbish into the new system in Fangchengyuan Community.A. A computer B. Some small gifts C. A lot of money D.A car 62.
