1、 江苏省扬州市邗江区2017-2018学年八年级英语上学期期中试题 （满分：140分；考试时间：100分钟） 第I卷（选择题80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（计 10分,每小题 1 分） 本部分共有10道小题,每小题你将听到一段对话,选出你认为最合适的答案,听两遍。 1. Who is the girl? A. B. C. 2. What will they do outside? A. B. C. 3.What is Mr. Morison doing? A. B. C. 4. What are the boys doing? A.
2、B. C. 5. Who didnt go to the Summer Palace? A. I didnt go to the Summer Palace. B. Fang Gang didnt go there. C. All of the children didnt go there. 6. What will the weather be like tomorrow? A. It will be rainy. B. It will be snowy. C. It wont be too cold. 7. What does the boy want to be when he gro
3、ws up? A. A doctor. B. A player. C. A teacher. 8. How much are the CDs? A. Seven yuan. B. Twenty-three yuan. C. Sixteen yuan. 9. Where is Richard going tomorrow? A. The museum. B. The farm. C. The zoo. 10. What will Mike teach the woman? A. Table tennis. B. Tennis. C. Basketball. B. 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听
4、两遍。 听一段对话，回答第11至12小题。 11. Where is Lucy from? A. America. B. Japan. C. Australia. 12. What is John like? A. He is quieter than Mingming. B. He is more outgoing than Mingming. C. He is smarter than Mingming. 听第一篇短文，回答第13至15小题。请根据内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确答案， 完成信息记录表。 An Invitation Card Event a birthday party
5、Date _13_ Start time The party will start at _14_ Place We are going to have the party at a _15_ 13. A. July 9 B. June 6 C. June 9 14. A. 2.00 p.m. B. 6.00 p.m. C. 5.00 p.m. 15. A. Green Park B. farm house C. Happy Restaurant 听第二篇短文，回答第16至20小题。 16. Tom went to visit his uncle with _ . A. his mother
6、B. his father C. his sister 17. They went there _. A. by bike B. on foot C. by bus 18. His uncles home is _ their home. A. far from B. near C. next to 19. Tom ran on the bus because _. A. he is a boy B. he was happy C. he wanted the bus to go faster 20. Mother let Tom _. A. sit down B. run C. stand
7、up 二、单项选择（共 15 小题；每小题分,计 15分） 21. Do you know the man on TV? Yes, he is _ honest person. Now he is planning _ one-day trip. A. an, an B. the, a C. a, an D. an, a 22. The box is too heavy to carry. Whats in it? Oh, I _ it _ books. A. filled, with B. am full, of C. am filled, with D. filled of 23. Id
8、like _ Guo Jingmings Tiny Times. You had better _ his books. The stories he tells are far from real life. A. buying, dont read B. to buy, not read C. buying, not read D. to buy, not to read 24. Did you go to the cinema last night? No. _ seeing a film, I just stayed at home and watched TV. A. While B
9、. Instead C. Instead of D. Because of 25. Which of the two cameras do you like better, the black one or the red one? Ill take _ one of the two. A. more expensive B. the more expensive C. most expensive D. the most expensive 26. How many students are there in your class? _ the students in my class _
10、60. A. A number of, is B. A number of, are C. The number of, is D. The number of, are 27. Shanghai is bigger than _ in China and bigger than _ in America. A. any city, any city B. any other city, any city C. any other city, the other cities D. any city, any other city 28. _ is it from your home to s
11、chool? Its nearly ten minutes walk. A. How long B. How far C. How often D. How soon 29. Your coat looks very nice. Whats it made _? Cotton, and it is made _Wuhan. A. from, of B. of, in C. from, on D. of, on 30. Why do you like Mr Gao so much? Because we dont feel _ when we work with him. He is not a
12、 _ man. A. bored, bored B. bored, boring C. boring, boring D. boring, bored 31. Whats the _ of the trip to the World Park, Daniel? Taking a trip there _ 100 yuan per person. A. cost, takes B. cost, costs C. price, spends D. price, pays 32. He seldom spends money buying new clothes or going traveling
13、, _ he? _. He cant save a coin. A. does, No B. does, Yes C. doesnt, No D. doesnt, Yes 33. I dont know when the foreign friend will_. They will get to Guangzhou _ the morning of October 13 th . A. reach, on B. arrive, in C. arrive, on D. reach, in 34. Mike, I cant stop playing computer games. For you
14、r health, my dear friend. Im afraid you _. A. have to B. may C. must D. neednt 35. Dad, I am fixing the bike. Can you help me? Just _. Be sure of your own ability. A. wait a minute B. do it yourself C. help yourself D. hope for the best. 三、完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题1分,计 15分） 阅读下列短文,从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 One
15、Friday night, a poor young man stood at a gate of the railway station, playing his violin. Many people put 36 into the hat lying in front of him. The next day, 37 came to the gate of the railway station again, and put his hat on the ground. But 38 what he always did in the past days, he took out a l
16、arge piece of paper and placed it on the ground. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put a(an) 39 thing into my hat by mistake. Please come soon, Mr. Sand.” After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran to the young man 40 and said “ Its you! You are here. I know that youre an hone
17、st man and will certainly 41 here. ” The young man asked “Are you Mr. George Sang? Did you 42 anything?” “A lottery(奖券) ticket”, answered the middle-aged man. The young man 43 a lottery ticket and gave it to the man. The prize of the lottery ticket was $ 500, 000. On Friday, when the middle-aged man
18、 knew he won, he was very 44 . He saw the young man playing violin at the station. He took out 50 dollars and put it 45 . However, he also 46 the lottery ticket in. Later, 47 asked the young man, “You play the violin in the railway station every day to make money. Why didnt you just take the prize o
19、f the lottery ticket 48 ? ” The young man said, “ 49 I dont have much money, I live happily. But If I lose 50 . I wont be happy forever.” 36. A. cards B. money C. flowers D. fruit 37. A. a young girl B. the young man C. an old man D. an old woman 38. A. far from B. close to C. different from D. same
20、 as 39. A. important B. useful C. interesting D. boring 40. A. in time B. in a hurry C. in need D. on time 41. A. hide B. come C. talk D. leave 42. A. find B. buy C. lose D. pay 43. A. took off B. took away C. took in D. took out 44. A. unhappy B. happy C. angry D. sad 45. A. in the hat B. on the ch
21、air C. on the ground D. in his pocket 46. A filled B. pulled C. kicked D. threw 47. A. anyone B. everyone C. no one D. someone 48. A. by yourself B. for yourself C. by himself D. for himself 49. A. If B. When C. As D. Though 50. A job B. happiness C. honesty D. money 四、阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题2分,计 30分） 阅读下列
22、短文,根据短文内容,从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 A Hope Middle School Report Student：Tom Subject Grade(等级) Comments Chinese A Does well in this subject. Math D Try harder and do more carefully. PE C Do more exercise and keep healthy. Geography C+ Show interest. Art A+ Very interested and very good job! English B Get
23、 betterDo more practice，please. History F Very poor and spend more time next. Total grade B To parents：Tom is a good student in his favourite subjects，but he should work harder on other subjectsIf he wants to have a great success，he must work harder Date：June 30, 2008 Signed(答名)：Mrs. Liu 51. Whose s
24、chool report is it? A. Junes B. Mrs. Lius C. Toms D. We dont know. 52. The word “comments” in the passage means “_ ”. A. 评语 B. 批评 C. 考核 D. 建议 53. In which subject does Tom have the poorest grade? A. Art B. English C. History D. Geography B Carlton Joseph is a fashion designer(服装设计师), but not just an
25、y fashion designer. He appears on television, he writes books, and he has his fashion house. Born in 1980, Carlton started designing clothes when he was eleven. His father had a clothes store, and Carlton used to work there at the weekend. Then he did a design course at college. When he was 21, some
26、one suggested doing a TV program. He made his first show “Carltons Clothes” in 2004, and he wrote his first book in the same year. Since then he has written four more. Carlton got married to TV producer Susan Mills in 2005. Three months ago, Carlton started his new company. He called it “Design Carl
27、ton”. At work Carlton always wears black trousers and a black coat, but at home, or when he goes out, he wears clothes with bright colors (red, blue and yellow). He is especially crazy about new glasses, he buys a new pair every few weeks. “I like to look different every day,” he says. Carlton start
28、ed wearing glasses when he was twelve. He dyed(给染色) his hair red when he was 18. It is still red, and this year, for the first time, he has grown a beard（胡须）. “My wife likes it, thats why” is his explanation. But his beard is black. 54. How old was Carlton when he wrote his first book? A. 11 B.21 C.
29、 24 D. 25 55. What does the underlined word “it” refer to(指代)? A. Carltons hair. B. Carltons beard. C. Carltons coat. D. Carltons company. 56. What is the main idea of paragraph 5? A. Carlton likes to look different. B. Carlton is a hardworking person. C. Carlton is crazy about new glasses. D. Carlt
30、on loves wearing colorful clothes. 57. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Carlton is just a common fashion designer. B. Carlton started his new fashion company in 2005. C. Carlton made his first show after he got married to Susan. D. Carlton got some design experience (经验) b
31、efore going to college. C Michael McCarthy climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1451 feet(442 meters) tall, the highest building in the USA. As he got to the last step, McCarthy almost fell down, but that didnt stop him. The 14yearold boy finally finished climbing th
32、e 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he enjoyed the cheers from the crowd. “I just want to show people that if a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it, ” McCarthy said. McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a set of crutches(拐杖) to walk. But McCar
33、thy has a strong heart. He believes nothing can stop him from achieving his success. He has been in a karate(空手道) school since he was four years old. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his karate teacher, Jeff Kohn, was moved and offered to help train him. They spent more than 10 hours pract
34、icing every day. “It seems that he never knows what tiredness is. Sometimes, I was so tired that I asked him to call it a day, ” said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more exercise.” Kohn was with McCarthy for the climb. “I saw the last 10 floorshe went faster, ” said Kohn.
35、“ Hes the most hardworking athlete（运动员）Ive ever trained.” McCarthy said he was proud of himself and that the Tower now holds special meaning. “ When Im older, Ill point to the building and say Look at this building I climbed.” he said. 58. Why did McCarthy decide to climb the Willis Tower? A. Becaus
36、e the Tower is very special. B. Because he wanted to set a world record. C. Because he wanted to show that anyone can do it. D. Because he enjoyed climbing stairs very much. 59. What does the underlined phrase “call it a day” mean in Chinese? A. 去打个电话 B. 结束当天的训练 C. 再训练一天 D. 另请高明 60. Which of the fol
37、lowing is True? A. The Willis Tower is 442 feet tall and it is the tallest tower in the world. B. McCarthy had a traffic accident and lost his legs when he was very young. C. While McCarthy was climbing the Tower, nobody was with him. D. Many people cheered when McCarthy arrived at the top of the To
38、wer. 61. What can we learn from this passage? A. No man is born wise and learned. B. Where there is a will, there is a way. C. Time waits for no man. D. A little learning is a dangerous thing. D Childhood（童年） is a time of fun and games. Many people still remember when they were young, they often pla
39、yed games like hide-and- seek and chess. Playing teaches children how to get with others, and it also helps to exercise the mind and body. However, children today spend most of their time in front of the computer, playing video games. A recent survey（调查） found that in the USA, children between 8 and
40、 12 spend at least 13 hours a week playing video games or “gaming”. Boys of this age spend even more rime, almost 16 hours a week. Although some people will say that gaming is helpful, it brings many problems as well. One big problem is that kids who spend most of their time on games might have prob
41、lems communicating （沟通， 交际） with real people. They might have trouble sharing and resolving (解决) problems because they do not practice these skills when sitting alone at a computer. Another problem is about health. Game players usually sit for hours without doing any exercise. And they might not eat
42、 healthily. As a result, they might be out of shape. Next, game players might have trouble with their lessons. Many of them spend more time playing games than working on their homework. In the end, _. Finally, it is always possible that the gamers become addicted (成瘾). Some people play four or five
43、hours a day or even all day. This happened to a 28-year-old Korean man. He spent about 50 hours playing an online game without sleeping or eating well. He died while gaming! This is one example of the dangers of video gaming. It tells us that video gaming, like everything else, should not be done too much. A few hours a week should not hurt, but several hours a day just might be dangerous to your health. 62. Children of 8 to 12 in America spend at least_ hours a week playing video games. A. 13 B. 16 C.28 D. 50 63.
