1、1江苏省苏州市相城区 2017-2018 学年八年级英语上学期期中试题本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。共七大题 76 小题，满分 120 分。考试用时 100 分钟。注意事项:1.答题前，考生务必将学校、班级、姓名、考试号填写在答题卷相应的位置上;将学校、姓名、年级、考场、座号、考试号填写(涂)在答题卡相应的位置上。2.答选择题必须用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;答非选择题必须用 0.5mm的黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卷指定的位置上，不在答题区域的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题。3.考生答题必须在答题卡和答题卷上，答在试卷上和草稿纸上一律无效。第卷(三大题，共 69
2、 分)一、听力选择(共 20 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 20 分)(请先用两分钟时间熟悉听力试题，然后再动笔答题。做题时，请先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。)第一部分 听对话回答问题(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)本部分共有 10 道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读题目;听完后，你还有 5 秒钟时间在试卷上圈出你认为最合适的备选答案。1 .Where does the woman work?2. What is Tony doing?3. What did the w
3、oman leave at home?4. What does the man have to catch?5. When did Simon arrive at school this morning?A. At 6:45. B. At 6:55. C. At 6:356. What will the weather be like soon?A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy.7. What do we know about the new mobile phone?A. The man bought it himself.2B. It was a present
4、from the mans uncle.C. The man got it from a friend.8. How long has it rained?A. For three hours. B. For five hours. C. For two hours.9. What does the man mean?A. He is good at climbing high. B. It is not high at all. C. He may fall and hurt himself.10. What does Miss Zhang think of David?A. He walk
5、s too fast. B. He walks very slowly. C. He cant walk any farther.第二部分 听对话和短文答题(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。在听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小每小题 5 秒钟;听完后，你还有 5 秒钟时间在试卷上圈出你认为最合适的备选答案。听一段对话，回答第 11-12 小题。11.Who is Hector visiting?A. His parents. B. His grandparents. C. His cousins.12. Where is Susan
6、going?A. To Shanghai. B. To the countryside. C. To the Central Park.听第一篇短文，回答第 13-15 小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。Ways to save eyesHow AdvantagesWay 1 Wear 13 and soft socks or walk without socks or shoes at home.Make blood circulation better.Way 2 Walk on 14 . Fight against eyesight trouble.Way 3 Skip
7、 rope so that one has to move quickly.*Be good for ones eyesight. *Also help one grow taller.Way 4 Pull ones ears 15 . Keep ones eyes healthy.13. A. tight. B. small. C. comfortable.14. A. Foot. B. tiptoe. C. legs.15. A. 10 times. B. 20 times. C. 50 times.听第二篇短文，回答第 16-20 小题。16. Simon is a member of
8、the school team.A. basketball. B. football. C. baseball.17. Linda didnt go to see the final because she .A. didnt like to watch it. B. was on her way to the airport.C. needed to pack her bags at home.18. How was the other team?3A. Fast but weak. B. Slow but strong. C. Fast and strong.19. Simons team
9、 played better .A. in the beginning. B. in the second half. C. at half-time.20. Whats the secret between Linda and Simon?A. Lindas going to airport. B. Simons going climbing. C. Winning of the final.二、选择填空(共 25 小题;每小题 1分，满分 25 分)A)单项填空从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.一 Do you think it i
10、s useful book?一 No. 1 got “D“ in my writing exam last week after I read the book.A. a; the B. a; an C. the; a D. a; a22.一 do you write a letter to your father?一 I seldom or never do that now. Instead, I call or e-mail him almost every day.A. How often B. How long C. How much D. How soon23.一 Jack, yo
11、ur room is clean it was yesterday.一 Sorry, 1 forgot to clean it.A. as; as B. so; as C. not so; as D. more; than24. How it was for them to watch the movie! They all felt quite .A. boring; tiring B. bored; tired C. bored; tiring D. boring; tired25. Please try your best to finish the work with money an
12、d people.A. few; little B. a little; a few C. less; fewer D. fewer; less26. Starbucks as a small coffee shop in a market in Seattle in 1971.A. start B. started C. was starting D. starts27. You play in th new skirt in the street or youll get it dirty. The note on the wall says No.A. couldnt B. mustnt
13、 C. may not D. neednt28. fun the computer games bring us!A. What a B. How C. What D. What an29. Nowadays square dance has become one of exercises for the Chinese aunties.A. popular B. more popular C. most popular D. the most popular30. The post is free, there is no need for you to buy a stamp.A. so
14、B. or C. but D. for431.一 Hello! May I speak to Diana, please?一 . I will go and get her.A. Speaking B. Hold on, please C. Hurry up, please D. I dont think so32.一 What do you think of his teaching?一 Oh, no one teaches .A. good B. well C. better D. best33.一 Whats your best friend Bob like?一 .A. He is f
15、ine. Thank you. B. He is a doctor.C. He likes watching TV. D. He is generous and helpful.34. People in the UK say “garden“ while people in the USA say “ “.A. yard B. eraser C. truck D. soccer35. Here is the book. First it and then tell me what you think of it.A. look into B. look up C. look through
16、D. look outB)完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was standing in line behind a woman in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the shop owner greeted her and asked how she was doing.The woman looked down, shook her head and said, “Not so good, my husband just lost h
17、is job. I dont know how I can 36 the holidays.“Then she gave the shop owner the food stamps(食品券)for poor families.My heart hurt, I wanted to help but didnt know 37 . Should I offer to pay for her food, or ask for her husbands resume(简历)?As I walked towards my car, I met the woman again. I remembered
18、 something in my wallet. It wasnt any money or an offer of a job, but 38 it would help.“Excuse me,“ I said, “I heard what you said to the shop owner. It sounds like youre going through a really 39 time right now. Im so sorry. Id like to give you something.“I handed her the small card from my wallet.
19、When the woman read the two 40 on the card, she began to cry. Through her tears, she said,“You have no idea how much this 41 to me.“To tell the truth, her reply was a little 42 . Having never done anything like this before, I didnt know what could happen. All I could say was, “Would it be OK to give
20、 you a hug?“After that, I walked into my car and began to 43 away.What are the words on the card?“You Matter(你是重要的). “5A few weeks earlier, a friend gave me a similar 44 as encouragement(鼓励)for my work.When I read it, I really felt 45 . So I ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started sharing
21、 them.36. A. get through B. give up C. put off D. talk about37. A. how B. when C. where D. why38. A. again B. usually C. maybe D. often39. A. boring B. hard C. pleasant D. special40. A. expressions B. letters C. sentences D. words41 .A. explains B. introduces C. means D. says42. A. boring B. excitin
22、g C. relaxing D. surprising43. A. chat B. drive C. cry D. shake44. A. card B. resume C. stamp D. wallet45. A. silly B. sorry C. well D. warm三、阅读理解(共 12 小题;每小题 2 分，满分 24 分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWe surveyed 300 young people on what they like to do at weekends. One hundred peo
23、ple are from the ages of 11-18, one hundred 19-26 and one hundred 27-35. The following shows their answers:46. How many people enjoy playing computer games in the 11-18 group?A. 20. B. 50. C. 60. D. 75.47. The people of 27-35 enjoy most.A. watching TV B. playing computer games C. going to the movie
24、D. taking a walk48. According to the survey, which two activities do most people enjoy doing?A. Playing computer games and watching TV. B. Watching TV and going to the movies.C. Playing computer games and taking a walk. D. Going to the movies and 6taking a walk.49. Which of the following is TRUE acc
25、ording to the chart?A. Fewest people like taking a walk.B. The people of 11-18 like taking a walk most.C. 90 people like going to the movies in the 19-26 group.D. The people of 27-35 like playing computer games most.BTom and Joseph are best friends. They spent their summer vacation in Africa. When t
26、hey were walking through the desert(沙漠)，they started to argue(争吵)about something. Tom became very angry and slapped(掌击)Joseph in the face.Joseph felt hurt, but he didnt say anything to Tom. Then Joseph wrote in the sand(沙地):“Today my best friend slapped me in the face.“They kept on walking until the
27、y found a small lake. They decided to have a bath. But when Joseph got in the water, he started to sin(下沉).Tom jumped in after him and pulled him out. His friend saved his life.After he became well again, Joseph wrote on a stone: “Today my best friend saved my life.“Tom couldnt understand it. “After
28、 I hurt you, you wrote in the sand. Now you write on a stone. Why?“ he asked.“When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand,and the wind can take it away.“ Joseph answered. “But when someone does something good for us, we must write it in stone so that no wind can ever take it away.“z50. To
29、m slapped Joseph because .A. he wanted to play a trick on JosephB. he argued with Joseph and got angry with himC. Joseph took him the wrong way in the desertD. Joseph played with sand51. When they found a nice place, they decided to .A. buy some sand and stones for their friends B. find something de
30、licious to eatC. have a swimming competition D. have a rest and wash themselves52. The underlined(划线的)sentence means that we should .A. let others know we are angry with themB. forgive(原谅)others for bad things as time goes byC. make sure what we write will always be thereD. keep important things in
31、sand but not on stone53. The most suitable title(题目)of this article may be .A. Tom saved Joseph B. Tom slapped JosephC. A friendship saved in stone D. Travel in Africa7CI am Alice. My sister and I spent our last summer holidays with our uncle who is a geologist(地质学家)and loves to collect stones(石头).O
32、ne day he bought us two backpacks(背包)and asked us to go to the mountain with him. We walked the whole day. Every now and then he put stones in our backpacks. To our surprise, he also took some stones out from them. But we thought he had just found better stones.When we returned to the house, we were
33、 very tired. The backpacks were so heavy that we felt relief(轻松)when we took them off. Yet our uncles backpack was half empty.“Why did you give us so many stones?“ we asked.“I didnt. You did.“ he said. “You didnt know it, but I gave you a little attitude(态度)test today. I listened to every word you s
34、aid. Whenever you were complaining(抱怨)，I added a stone to your backpacks. whenever you talked about something with positive(积极的)thinking, I took out a stone. And now look at your backpacks.“Our backpacks were full of stones.“Your negative(消极的)thoughts are just like stones. You carry them in your min
35、d just like those stones in your backpacks. The more negative thoughts you have, the heavier your mind will be.“ said our uncle.With great love, our uncle taught us one of the most important lessons in life-the power(力量) of the attitude.54. Alices uncle likes to .A. collect coins B. collect stamps C
36、. collect stones D. collect books55. Alices and her sisters backpacks were full of stones because they .A. complained(抱怨)too much on the way B. were hard workingC. enjoyed collecting stones very much D. chose wrong backpacks to carry the stones56. The underlined(划线的)word “them“ refers to “ “ in the
37、passage.A. the stones B. the backpacksC. the positive thoughts D. the negative thoughts57. The writer wrote this passage to encourage us to .A. be pleased to take others advice B. have a positive attitude towards lifeC. make a plan before doing something D. help people in trouble第 II 卷(四大题，共 51 分)四、
38、词汇检测(共 10 小题; 每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，在答题纸标有题号的横线上，写出空缺8处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。58. If you want to do a good job, you have to read these (指示).59. You can search the Internet for (进一步)information.60. I dont know which skirt to (选择).Can you give me some advice?61. (英国的)students spend less time do
39、ing homework than Chinese students.62. After they walked for a long time, they (最后)found the place.63. We are all looking forward to (赢)the match.64. Black is to colour as shirt is to .65.一 Which are the most popular?一 I think they are Chinese and English.66.一 Can you talk to Tom about anything?一 Ye
40、s. He can keep a .67.一 Why do you believe in Eric so much?一 Because he is a generous man, and he always his things with others in need.五、句子翻译(共 5 小题;每小题 3 分，满分 15 分)68.你最好不要在公园里骑自行车。69.那个面带笑容的女孩有一副好的嗓子。70.你每周有多少时间用来做运动?71.孩子们等不及想要圣诞礼物。72.昨天那个穿着红衣服的女孩跳得最远.六、阅读表达(共 3 小题;73 题 1 分，74 题 2 分，75 题 3 分，满分 6
41、 分)阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，并将答案写在横线上。Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to England! Im your guide, Alice. Im very glad to be with you when you stay in the UK. To have a goodtime here, please be careful with yourselves! Here are some useful tips for you.First, the weather here is very changeable. It can be rainy,
42、 sunny, cloudy, windy, stormy, warm, foggy, or cold at any time of the year. If it is raining when you get up in the morning, it can be hot and dry in the afternoon. It may be sunny when you get up, but when you go out, it may be rainy. So dont forget to take an umbrella with you. The west of Englan
43、d is wetter than the east, and the north is colder than the south. You should be used to any kind of weather.Second, in England, shops are usually open from 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. On Sundays, some shops are open from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. But a lot of shops are not open. Banks, museums or other pl
44、aces are open from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. You can go to the parks at any time.Third, all the cities have buses, trains and taxis. People wait in line for 9buses and they will be unhappy if you push in at the front. Dont forget that traffic goes on the left.Thats all! Enjoy yourselves and please give me a call if necessary!73. Whats the weather like in the UK?74. How will they feel if you push in at the front when they wait in line?75. Do you like to go travelling in the U
