2014-2015学年第二学期八年级英语期中试卷
2015.4.28
满分：120分 考试时间：90分钟 第一卷（客观题，共65分）
一、听力测试（本大题共20分，每小题1分）
A) 听下面10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选项，每段对话读两遍。
1 What does Peter like to read?
2. How does Simon go to school?
3. What is the boy doing?
4. Where is Tom's mother working now?
5. How many foreign countries has Bill been to? A. Two
B. Three.
C. Four.
6. How much did the woman’s daughter pay for her coat? A. ＄100. B. ＄150. C. ＄200. 7.What’s the man’s family name? A. Tom.
B. Brown. C. Green.
8.Where did they have their dinner? A. At the woman’s. B. At the man’s. C. At a restaurant.
9.How many pills will the boy take each time?
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A. Six. B. One. C. Two.
10.When is the father’s birthday? A. March 21st.
B. March 22nd.
C. March 23rd.
B )听对话和短文回答问题。你将听到两段对话和一篇短文，各听两遍。
听第一段对话，回答第11-12小题 11．How long did Li Fang live in Shanghai?
A. For 5 years. B. For 6 years. C. For 7 years. 12．What does Li Fang’s father sell?
A. Apples. B. Football. C. Computers.
听短文，回答第13 -15小题。请根据短文内容，完成信息记录表。 Different Dream Places Mike wants to go to 13 . He wants to visit one of the most modern cities and know the way of life there. Kitty wants to go to Hong Kong to 14 Amy wants to go to the 15 part of France to enjoy the flowers. 13. A. Australia B England
C. America 14. A. visit Disneyland B. do shopping
C. celebrate Christmas 15. A. southern
B. northern
C. western
听短文, 回答第 16-20小题。 16. Where was Helen's hometown? A. In the north of America. B. In the south of America. C. In the west of America.
17. How was Helen when she was born?
A. She was all right.
B. She couldn't see or hear anything. C. She couldn't learn to say any words, 18. Who were worried about Helen a lot? A. Her grandparents. B. Her parents.
C. Her mother.
19. When did Miss Sullivan come into Helen's life?
A. When Helen was nearly 5. B. When Helen was nearly 6. C. When Helen was nearly 7. 20. What did Helen become? A. A speaker.
B. A reporter.
C. A writer.
二、单项选择（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分） 21. ________ book named Harry Potter is ________ good friend of mine. A. A; a
B. The; the
C. The; a
D. A; the
22. Jim _______ ride to school. But now he _______ walking to school because he wants to keep fit. A. was used to; used to B. got used to; is used to C. used to; is used to
D. used to; used to
23. –Shall we watch the movie Gone with the Bullets?
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-- I don’t think it a good movie. I’d read some_______ about it on Douban and many people say it is far from a good movie. A. records
B. reviews
C. reasons
D. dairies
24. --- ________ have you kept the book ?
--- Since last Month. I ________ return it to the library today or I can’t borrow one next time. A. How often; must B. How long; have to C. How soon; have to
D. When; must
25. --- What do you think of my answer to the questions? --- Sorry. I ________ about something else.
A. thought B. had thought C. am thinking D. was thinking
26. ---Your father’s never been to other countries, has he? --- ________. He plans to go abroad for a second time. A. No, he has C. Yes, he has
B. Yes, he hasn’t D. No, he hasn’t
27. --- Where is Mr. Smith?
--- He ________ Guangzhou. He ________ there for a week. A. has gone to; has been to C. has been to; has gone to A. who to talk C. who to say A. has seen month. A. can’t; until C. may not; after
B. maybe; before D. mustn’t ; until
B. did; buy; have had D. have; bought; have had
B. has gone to; has been D. has been in; has gone to
28. Lucy had few close friends. So she didn’t know ________ about the trouble.
B. who to talk to D. what to talk B. have seen
C. saw
D. are seen
29. Everyone except Tom and Jim ________ the film twice.
30. My aunt ________ be at home now, for she left for France this morning. She won’t be back ________ next
31. --- What a beautiful car! When ________ you ________ it? --- I ________ it for two years. A. did; buy; bought C. have; bought; have bought 32. –Must I make the bed now, Mum?
-- No, you _______. You _______ do it later. A. mustn’t; must
B. mustn’t; may
C. don’t have to; may A. advices C. advice
D. don’t have to; must
33. How many ________ has the teacher given you on how to learn English well ?
B. pieces of advices D. pieces of advice
34. ---Is Mr. Liu a teacher with a lot of teaching ________? ---Yes, she is. He always tells us some funny ________ after class. A. experience; experience C. experiences; experience
B. experiences; experiences D. experience; experiences
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35. ---Thank you very much for showing me how to use the computer. --- ________. A. No, thanks C. That’s right
三、完型填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
A post-90s girl named Fan Yi published her first novel Swordbird at the age of 13. The 36 novel appeared (出现) on the bestseller list for children's novels in the USA.
Fan Yi finished her first grade of37school in Beijing and then moved to the USAwith her parents at the age of 7. Two year 38, she started to write her English story.She has been greatly interested in39since she was a little girl. When Fan Yi was studying40at school, she read many articles41the September 11 Attacks(袭击). She wanted all people to live in peace (和平) with each other. Around that time, she had a42one night. In the dream, some birds fought with each other. Fangot an idea from the dream and turned it into a43. In the story, she showed her idea ofpeace in the world.
In order to have her book published in44, Fan translated the whole English version into Chinese. 45 she didn't know many Chinese idioms (谚语), she had to get help from her parents from time to time. In the future, Fan will write more books for the Swordbirdseries. We will have to wait and see. 36. A. Chinese 38. A. after 39. A. birds
B. English
C. French D. Japanese
D. later D. parrots
37. A. primary B. middle C. high D. central
B. before C. late B. dogs C. cats
B. My pleasure
D. With pleasure
40. A. English B. maths C. biology D. history 41. A. about B. of 43. A. work
C. with D. for
42. A. theme B. bird C. dream D. peace
B. book C. fight D. story
44. A. China B. America C. Japan D. After 45. A. Because B. After C. Because of D. If
四、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）
(A)
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46.A Kappa sweater is _______.
A.$20 B.$11 C.$16 D.$12 47.If you buy _______,you can get a hat for free.
A.a sweater B.a pair of shoes C.a tennis skirt D.a T-shirt 48.Bill has $10,so he can buy _______.
A.a pair fo Kappa shorts B.a Li-Ning skirt C.a pair of Nike shoes D.an Anta T-shirt
(B)
Do you get enough sleep? With so much homework, it's often difficult to get the restyou need. But you need to try, because sleep keeps you healthy and it stops you from gettingfat. Recently, a group of US scientists did a study of kids aged between 8 and 13. The studyfound that if kids sleep for just one extra hour each day, the chance of their getting fat is cutby about 30 percent.
Why? When people don't get enough sleep, they become tired. When they are tired, they don't exercise enough. Also, kids like snacks. If they are awake(醒) one more hour or two each day, they have more time to eat snacks or other unhealthy foods.
So, how much sleep should you get? Scientists suggest(建；议) 10 to 11 hours a night for kids aged 5 to 12. For older kids, eight to nine hours will do.
49. How many reasons are given why people might get fat without enough sleep? A. 3.
B. 2.
C. 1.
D. None.
50. What does \ A. Eight to nine hours' sleep will be good and enough. B. Eight to nine hours' sleep will be too long. C. Eight to nine hours' sleep will help get fat.
D. Eight to nine hours' sleep will help eat snacks and unhealthy foods. : 51. What does the passage talk about? A. How to get long sleep. B. How to keep fat.
C. Enough sleep makes people healthy and slim.
D. Long sleep makes people healthy and slim.
(C)
I have a rule for travel-never carry a map. I prefer to ask for direction.
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