1、2015 2016 学 年 度 第 一 学 期 期 中 考 试八年级英语试卷考试时间：80 分钟 卷面总分：120 分 考试形式：闭卷第 I 卷 （选择题，共 60 分）友情提醒:1.答题前务必将姓名、准考证号、科目填涂在答题卡上。2.第卷每小题选出答案后，请用 2B 铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号(A B C D)涂黑，答在试卷上无效。一、听力（共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，计 20 分）第一部分 听对话回答问题。本部分共有 10 道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话读两遍。 (每小题 1 分，计 10 分)( ) 1. Whats Kittys favourite animal?A
2、. B. C.( ) 2. How do Jims parents and Jim travel? A. B. C. ( ) 3.Whats the weather like tomorrow?A. B. C. ( ) 4. What does the woman want to do? A. B. C. ( ) 5. When will the womans train leave?A. 9:15 B. 9:50 C. 10:50( ) 6. What did they do yesterday? A. Went shopping. B. Went swimming. C. Went fis
3、hing.( ) 7. Where is Davids English book? A. Its under the desk. B. Its on the desk. C. Its beside Lucys.( ) 8.How much did an old car cost? A. $ 2,000. B. $ 4,000. C. $ 3,000.( ) 9. What are they doing? A. They are shopping. B. They are cooking C. They are making a call.( ) 10.Where is the hotel? A
4、. To the north of the bank. B. To the south of the cinema. C. Next to the bank.第二部分 听对话和短文，回答问题（计 10 分，每小题 1 分）你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。每段对话或短文各有几道小题。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，每小题你将有 5 秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案听第一段对话，回答第 11 至 12 小题。( ) 11. Which shirt did the man like?A. The white one. B. The black one.
5、 C. Neither.( ) 12. How much did the man pay for the shirt?A. 37.9 pounds. B. 36.9 pounds. C. 39.9 pounds.听第一篇短文，回答第 13 至 15 小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。Summer holiday in the USAPlace: New York Time: From July 5th to 13 .He went there to learn English. He lived with an American family.The course (课程)
6、includes: listening, speaking, reading and writing, mostly 14 .American classes are different from our class because the students are very 15 .( ) 13. A. Aug. 5th B. Aug. 25th C. Aug. 15th( ) 14. A. speaking B. writing C. listening( ) 15. A. free B. few C. fun听第二篇短文，回答第 16 至 20 小题。( ) 16. Mr. Brown
7、is _.A. a gatekeeper B. a shop owner C. doing some shopping( ) 17. The young man wanted to know when Mr. Brown would_.A. open his shop B. close his shop C. go shopping( ) 18. Mr. Brown got the second call when he _.A. was going to bed B. was closing the shop C. was getting to sleep( ) 19. Mr. Brown
8、shouted at the young man because_.A. he didnt know the man B. he was angry (生气) C. he was asleep( ) 20. The young man was_.A. outside Mr Browns home B. at home C. inside Mr. Browns shop二、单项选择（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，计 10 分）( ) 21. There are some differences between American English and British English.Right
9、. “Autumn” means “_” in American English. A. soccer B. fall C. eraser D. Elevator( ) 22. The students have two days _ in a week.A. on B. over C. off D. of( ) 23. Here comes the bus. Lets _.A. get on it B. get it on C. to get on it D. to get it on ( ) 24. I have _ money than you, but I have _ friends
10、 than you.A. more; more B. less; more C. fewer; more D. more; less( ) 25. Kate is one of _ in her class.A. the thin girl B. the most thin girls C. the thinnest girls D. the thinest girls( ) 26. The flowers look_, so they sell_. A. good; good B. well; well C. good; well D. well; good( ) 27. Swimming
11、is _ hiking.A. not as interesting as B. not interesting asC. not more interesting as D. not the most interesting( ) 28. My fathers new hair style makes _ .A. him to look young B. him look young C. him looks young D. him looking young ( ) 29. She is better at English than _ in her class.A. any other
12、student B. the other studentC. the one of any other student D. those of any other student ( ) 30. I just dont think zoo is a good place for animals. They are not free in the zoo._ . But dont you think the zoo looks after animals well?A. I dont agree B. I dont think so C. Maybe youre right D. You mus
13、t be joking三、完形填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，计 10 分）When I was little, I wanted to play basketball for school. But I wasnt good at it. I kept on 31 though. I started playing in the 2nd grade. My brother, who was 32 the 7th grade, would always help me. He would 33 the basket on purpose(故意) so I wouldnt lose aga
14、inst him. One day, though, another boy shouted at my brother: “ Go away! You fool!” My brother had to stop 34 basketball with me. I felt so 35 that I wanted to stop playing. About a week later, though, I saw my brother play in a real game. He was so good that I realized I had to keep playing. Now fi
15、ve years later I start in my schools basketball 36 . All my hard work has paid off. I always tell others never to give up, either. If someone puts you 37 , remember they are only one person, and you must never stop trying. Never giving up helped me in other ways too. At school, when someone told me
16、that algebra (代数) is too hard for me to understand, I decided not to give up. I knew that if I just kept on trying, I would 38 it in the end. Again, it took a lot of work, but now I understand algebra well. You have to keep on trying, even when it hurts you so much that every part of your body 39 yo
17、u to stop. When you finally become a success, youll know that the reason you have become successful is that you 40 gave up. ( ) 31. A. try B. trying C. tried D. to try( ) 32. A. in B. on C. over D. under( ) 33. A. catch B. miss C. hit D. get( ) 34. A. play B. played C. playing D. to play( ) 35. A. w
18、orried B. sad C. afraid D. lonely( ) 36. A. team B. lesson C. school D. fan( ) 37. A. up B. down C. in D. on( ) 38. A. get B. have C. know D. find( ) 39. A. hopes B. wants C. helps D. troubles( ) 40. A. always B. sometimes C. ever D. never四、阅读理解（计 30 分）A. 阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共 10 小题，
19、每小题 2 分，计 20 分）AThe students were having their Chemistry（化学）class. Miss Hua was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “Whats water?” No one spoke for a few minutesMiss Hua asked again，“Why dont you answer my question？Didnt I tell you what water is like？” Just
20、then a boy put up his hand and said, “Miss Hua, you told us that water has no colour and no smell. But where to find such kind of water？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell. ”Most of the children agreed with him“Im sorry, children”said the teacher，“Our water
21、is getting dirtier and dirtier. Thats a problem ( ) 41. Miss Hua was telling the children what _ is like A. river B. water C. earth D. weather ( ) 42. A boy said，“The water in the river behind my house is always _” A. clean B. black C. white D. clear ( ) 43. The water in the river has a bad smell be
22、cause it is getting _ A. more and more B. less and less C. cleaner and cleaner D. dirtier and dirtier BIn America, when people say “mans best friend”, they dont mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animala dog! These words show the friendship(友谊) between people and animals.
23、Dogs and other pets can give joy to peoples lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to be the “eyes” for a blind person or “ears” for a deaf person. Scientists have f
24、ound that pets help people live longer! They make people happier, too. Because of that, they bring animals into hospitals for “visits”.Americans hold “Be Kind to Animals Week” in the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you dont live in America, you can do this too. How? Fi
25、rst think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food.If you dont have a pet, be kind to animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, just leave it alone, or make friends with it. If others arou
26、nd you do bad things to animals, try to speak up. As people, we must protect animals who cant speak for themselves.( ) 44. “Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!” is used to show that .A. pets have the right to inherit(继承) money B. money can make pets happyC. its the be
27、st way to save money D. some pets are as important to their owners as their children( ) 45. Which of the following sentence is WRONG?A. We should make friends with a street dog. B. Dogs can help people live happier.C. Dogs can help people make everything. D. Dogs can make peoples lives richer.( ) 46
28、. What is the main idea of the passage?A. A lot of people are interested in dogs. B. Dogs can help people do many things. C. Pets are lovely and need care and protection. D. We have done a lot of things for pets. CYou may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called A
29、BCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white insideth
30、inking like a Westerner and yellow outsidelooking like a Chinese.Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them dont speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas（海外的）Chinese. These people may be
31、 citizens（公民）of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of the Peoples Republic of China. For exam
32、ple, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang（杨振宁）. He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.( ) 47. “ABC” in this passage means .A. an English song B. three English lettersC. Chinese born in America D. Americans born in China( ) 48. Chine
33、se in Western countries are called “banana persons” because .A. their bodies are white inside but yellow outsideB. they think like Westerners but look like ChineseC. they were born in China but go to study in AmericaD. they like to eat bananas( ) 49. The underlined word “blood” may probably mean .A.
34、 血统 B. 祖先 C.洪水 D. 身份( ) 50. Which of the sentences is NOT true about ABCs?A. ABCs may know little about China. B. They are overseas Chinese.C. They may speak little Chinese. D. They are Chinese citizens.B. 任务型阅读。根据短文内容完成表格所缺信息，每空一词。（每小题 1 分，计 10分）Wild animals are our friends, but many of them are ge
35、tting fewer and fewer. We should try to protect them. The animals below are now in danger.ElephantsElephants are very big and strong. They are bigger than any other animal on land. They are grey and have long trunks and tusks. They have poor eyesight, but very good hearing and smell.They can lift he
36、avy things and break down branches with their trunks. Elephants are very friendlytowards each other and towards their neighbours. Normally, they live in a group for many years. Young male(雄性) elephants do not leave the group until they are about 12 years old. Now, there are very few elephants in the
37、 world. The number of them is becoming smaller and smaller becausetheir living areas are used for farming. Also, people hunt them for their tusks.WolvesWolves are not very big. They have grey fur. Wolves have very good eyesight, hearing and smell. Wolves food is various（各种各样的）. They eat animals, ins
38、ects and snails. They are friendly to each other and never attack people. They do not kill for fun. Wolves are in danger, too. They are losing their living areas because people cut down forests. Soon they will have no home or food.Elephants1. Elephants are bigger than the other 51 on land.2. They ha
39、ve good smell and hearing, but poor 52 .3. They can do many things 53 their trunks.4. They are 54 to each other.5. There are 55 elephants than before.Wolves1. Wolves 56 is grey.2. They eat different 57 of food, such as animals, snails and 58 .3. They 59 for food.4. They have 60 place to live.第 II 卷
40、（非选择题，共 60 分）B. 任务型阅读。根据短文内容完成表格所缺信息，每空一词。（每小题 1 分，计 10 分）51. _ 52. _53._ 54. _ 55. _56. _57. _ 58. _59. _ 60. _ 五、词汇（共 25 小题，每小题 1 分，计 25 分）a. 根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子。61. All the _(游泳者) names are on the paper. You can have a look.62.Yesterday Jim gave me a _ (外国的) present.63.Were sure to _ (到达) at the P
41、alace Museum at 4 p.m.64.Andrew says he _ (已经) knows everything about DIY.65.I dont know the _ (意思) of the picture.B根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。66. We cant do anything in the _ (dark) without light.67. Lucy tries her best but did _ (bad) among all the members in the team. 68. Nancys brother taught _ (he) how
42、to cook.69. Tom is a _ (honest) boy. We dont like him.70. He is _ (terrible) ill, we must send him to hospital at once.C根据句意，用所给动词的适当形式填空。71. My parents ask me _ (not go) there alone.72. My mother _ (cut) a piece of cake for me now.73. She spends a lot of time _(plan) her trip and enjoyed the holida
43、y very much.74. Thank you for _ (invite) me to your party. Its great!75. If it _ (not rain) tomorrow, we will go shopping.D根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。The DIY is very popular with us today. But whats DIY？DIY s 76 for “do-it-yourself”. When you do DIY, you make, repair or decorate things yourself instead of p 77 someone to do it. DIY is very new and fashionable. In my opinion, I b 78 it is a very good thing. First, it can give you r 79 experience in doing something or making something and this experience is very helpful. S 80 , it is a good way to express
