八年级英语上期期中试卷

八年级英语上期期中试卷 （时间：100 分钟，满分：120 分） 一、听力理解（20 小题，每小题 1 分，共 20 分） 第一节 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。 ( ).1. How often does Mary play basketball? A. Every day. B. Hardly ever. C. Twice. ( ).2.What should the boy do first? A. He should have ice cream B. He should drink some water. C. He should have some fruit. ( ).3. Whose eyes are bigger? A. Helen B. Lucy C. Not mentioned. ( ).4. How does Mrs Green usually go to the town? A. By train B. By car C. By bike ( ).5. Whats the relationship between the two speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor and patient. 第二节 听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳答案。每 段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第 6 至第 7 两个小题。 ( ).6.What does the boy think of himself? A. Calm and serious B. Funny and smart C. Friendly and easygoing ( ).7.What can the boy do well? A. He can dance well. B. He can speak English well C. He can draw well. 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 9 两个小题。 ( ).8.How long did the boy sleep last night? A. For 5 hours B. For 4 hours C. For 8 hours ( ).9.What did the boy do last night? A. He did his homework B. He watched TV. C. He did nothing. 听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 两个小题。 ( ).10.Whats wrong with Mary? A. Her knee hurts. B. She cant walk. C. Her foot hurts. ( ).11.Which of the following is NOT true according to the dialogue? A. It doesnt hurt when Mary walks B. It doesnt hurt on sunny days. C. It hurts when it rains. ( ).12. Is Marys problem serious? A. Yes. B. Im not sure. C. No. 听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 15 三个小题。 ( ).13.Why is the man going to Beijing? A. On business B. For a holiday C. To give a talk at a meeting ( ).14.When is the man going to meet his friend? A. On June20th B. On June 21th C. On June 22th ( ).15.Where are they going to meet? A. At the mans office B. At womans home C. In a restaurant 第三节 听下面一篇短文。将下列人物与其相应的活动连线。 A B C D E ( ).16.Frank ( ).17.Hector ( ).18.Peter ( ).19.Tony ( ).20.Jim 二、单项选择（15 小题，每小题 1 分，共 15 分） ( )21. -_ do you go to the old peoples house, Tom? -Once a month. A. How long B. How far C. How soon D. How often ( ) 22. _ Michael Jackson has left us, his songs will be in our hearts forever. A. However B. Because C. Although D. But ( ) 23. As we all know the H1N1 Flu is so serious, students cant go into the school _ they take the temperature and get sure they dont have a fever. A. till B. after C. when D. until ( ) 24.- Mum, I dont like drinking milk. - For your health, dear, you _ . A. must B. have to C. need D. could ( )25. It rains so _ that people can _ go hiking in the mountains. A. hardly, hardly B. hard, hard C. hard, hardly D. hardly, hard ( )26. - Shall we go to the sea animal show tomorrow? - _. A. Thank you B. Good idea C. It doesnt matter D. Its very kind of you. ( ) 27. My best friend Tim is studying in _ school now , I cant play with him. I really miss him. A other B. another C. others D. the other ( ) 28. I like the clothes in the shop very much. They look so cool and they are much_ than the ones in other shops. A. more cheaper B. more expensive C. cheaper D. expensive ( ) 29.Liu Xuan is really _,she is very good at math, physics and chemistry. A. outgoing B. smart C. athletic D. quiet ( ) 30. I always_ my brother at chess. But I dont do so _ as him in basketball. A. win, good B. beat, good C. win, well D. beat, well ( ) 31. What should I do, doctor? _ healthy , you should take more exercise. A. Keep B. Keeping C. To keep D. Kept ( ) 32. - Will you go there by _ train? - No. Ill take _ taxi. A. /, a B. a, the C. /, / D the, a ( ) 33. Many people like Xiao Shenyang because he often makes people _ happily A. laughing B. to laugh C. laugh laughs ( )34. What _ you _ for this winter holiday? Im not sure, Maybe Ill just stay at home. Ill have a big text after the holiday. A. did, do B. are, doing C. do, do D. were, do ( )35. Can you buy me a birthday cake _ the afternoon? Sorry, I busy. I can do it _ Sunday afternoon. A. on, in B. in, on C. in, at D. on, at 三、完形填空（10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分） 先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 Sally is 96 years old. She has no sons or daughters. Her husband 36 fifteen years ago. But she didnt move into a nursing home. She would like to 37 herself every day. Every night she spends two hours 38 kids with their maths for twenty years. All kids living on her street can get her help without payment（付费）. She was a famous 39 before she retired from a middle school. She gets up early in the morning, then does sports, goes shopping or helps cleaners 40 the street. And she does these happily. When the kids come for help, she is always 41 and tries her best to help them. People asked her 42 _ . She said, “ I love it, it makes me happy to help them.” She is always happy every day and always says hello to people around her 43 a smile. “Ive decided to love everything around me. So Im happy to do 44 . Im thankful for those kids who come to me for help. Each kid is a 45 for me. I love each day to help them.” She said. Really, a good decision decides what a person does in life. ( )36. A. died B. woke C. slept D. went ( )37. A. look like B. look at C. look after D. look for ( )38. A. helping B. working C. studying D. teaching ( )39. A. cleaner B. nurse C. worker D. teacher ( )40. A. walk B. run C. sweep D. talk ( )41. A. awful B. tired C. happy D. boring ( )42. A. Why B. where C. when D. how ( )43. A. for B. on C. with D. in ( )44. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything ( )45. A. example B. gift C. teacher D. helper 四、阅读理解(每小题 2 分，共 40 分) 阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。 A One day, a little monkey and a little fox went out to play. They saw an apple tree on the other side of the river. There were many big and red apples on it. But there was no bridge over the river. The monkey thought hard and had an idea. They pulled down a tree and put it over the river as a bridge. The monkey said, “My old friend, you go there first.” But after the fox went to the other side, he kicked(踢) the tree into the river and ran to the apple tree. “How can I get there without the tree?” cried the monkey. The fox laughed and said, “You just stand there and watch me eating the apples.” The monkey was very angry. Suddenly it began to rain. The water level(水位) in the river rose（上涨） and tree flew away with the water. “You can eat all the apples. But you cant come back,” shouted the monkey. The fox stopped eating and looked at the monkey sadly. ( )46. The little monkey and the little fox wanted to _ on the other side of the river. A. build a bridge B. eat the apples C. pull down a tree D. play games ( )47. The fox kicked the tree into the river because he wanted to _. A. eat all the apples by himself B. share the apples with the monkey C. get the apples first D. play a joke on the monkey ( )48. The fox could not come back because _. A. the monkey had taken away the tree B. the tree had flown away C. it began to rain D. he was angry with the monkey ( )49. The fox was sad because _. A. the monkey was laughing B. he couldnt reach the apples C. he couldnt come back D. the monkey went home first ( )50. The story tells us that _. A. the fox shouldnt go first B. the monkey should go first C. the fox was cleverer than the monkey D. one shouldnt care only about himself B In England people can go to see a doctor nearby when they are ill. When the doctor see them, they usually ask about their troubles and soon give them a prescription（处方） for some medicine. Usually, when people feel ill, they go to see their doctors. But when they only have a cold, they dont go to see their doctors. They usually go to the medicine shop to buy some medicine. Only when they are terribly ill, the doctor will go to their houses. In an emergency(紧急), people can call 999for an ambulance. The ambulance can take them to the hospital very soon. When they are in hospital, their friends or families can go to see them at a certain time, but they cant stay long. Usually people have to pay for the doctors prescriptions. And the price is the same for any kind of medicine. But when children, students, old people or people without jobs go to see their doctors, they dont have to pay for their prescription. ( )51. When people are ill in England, theyll _. A. go to see the doctor nearby B. go to the medicine shop C. ask the doctor to their houses. D. call 999 for an ambulance ( )52. If people have a cold, they usually _ . A. go to see a doctor B. buy some medicine themselves C. ask to be in hospital D. go to the hospital at a certain time ( )53. What does the underlined words “ambulance” in the second paragraph mean? A. 救援 B. 报警 C. 救护车 D. 担架 ( )54. When people without jobs go to the doctors, they _ . A. get free medical care at home B. get free prescriptions. C. get free medicine in the hospital. D. get free medicine in the medicine shop. ( )55. Which of the following is not true? A. If people lost their jobs, theyll get free prescriptions B. In an emergency, people can call 999 for help. C. people can see friends in the hospital at a certain time D. All the medicine has the same price in England. C Jack is a high school student. He is seventeen years old. He is in Grade two now. he had a bad stomachache three days ago. He went to see the doctor. The doctor gave him a bottle of medicine. Here are the words on the bottle: Stomachache medicine You must shake（摇晃） the bottle before you take it. You must take it three times a day. You should take it after meals. Age Dose（剂量） More than 16 three teaspoons （药勺）each time 8-15 two teaspoons each time 5-7 one teaspoon each time Notes: the children under 4 years old CANNOT take this medicine. Please put it in a dry and cold place. Take it before Oct.31, 2009. 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 ( )56. Jack should take the medicine _. A. before meals B. after meals C. before sleep D. after sleep ( )57. Jack should take _of the medicine a day. A. 1 teaspoon B. 4 teaspoons C. 9 teaspoons D. 2 teaspoons ( )58. Jack should _ before taking the medicine. A. eat no food B. drink no milk C. shake the bottle D. drink some water ( )59. Children can take the medicine when theyre _ years old. A. under 4 B. more than 4 C. more than 16 D. between 8and 15 ( )60. Jack _ the medicine after October 31,2009. A. has to take B. has to sold C. can take D. cant take D Tea is a very important kind of drink in our everyday life.61._ In China, people often have tea when they get together. Chinese people can have tea at any time of the day. 62._ There are lots of nice and big tea houses in the towns or cities. There are green and black tea in China. They never put sugar or milk in tea. 63. _ In England, people have tea at certain tea time. 64. _ English people think its important to drink tea at a certain time. They like to drink tea with cream, sugar or milk. They also eat something like cakes, cookies and sandwiches at the tea time. 65. _ They have their own way of serving tea. They have their own tea ceremony（茶道）. Japanese tea ceremony is very famous in the world. And Japanese people see the tea ceremony as a very important thing. 阅读短文，根据短文内容，将下列五个句子还原到文中，将其标号填入对应的横线上。 A. They have morning tea, afternoon tea and evening tea B. different countries have different tea culture. C. Chinese people like tea with nothing in it. D. Japanese people also like having tea very much. E. They have tea at home or in a teahouse. 61._ 62. _ 63._ 64._ 65. _ 五、短文填空（10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分） 阅读短文，用方框内所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。注意：每个词只能用一次。每空限填一词，有 一些词需要做相应的变化。其中有两个多余选项。 never sad happy when need if away way health different think always Everyone 66._ friendship. Friends are our real wealth（财富） in life. We all enjoy getting close to friends. 67._ we are happy, we would like friends to have a talk and share（分享） the good news. When we are 68._, we need our friends to share our bad news. Its nice to have friends to talk, to laugh, to cry and to share. If we dont have any friends, well feel very lonely(孤独). Sometimes our friend may be 69._ from us, well feel sad and miss them. We can keep friendship by writing letters or E- mails, making phone calls or in many other70. _. We are often making 71._ new friends in our life. But we shouldnt forget old friends when we have new friends. The more friends we have, the 72._ well be. We should look after our friendship a lot. 73._ more about our friends and dont see them by their looks. Believe in your friends. And 74._ leave them when they are in trouble. Keep your words and youll have real friends in life. Theres more good news from people who have many friends. They also live longer. So good friendship also helps you stay in good 75._. 六、补全对话（5 个小题，每小题 2 分，共 10 分） 根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意义连贯、完整。 A：Bob，can you play tennis with me on Sun