黄冈教育网2014—2015学年下学期期中考试
八年级英语试题
（时间：120分钟 满分：120分） 命题人：武穴市第二实验中学 熊 锦
第一部分 选择题（共计89分）
一、听力（共二节，计25分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段小对话，每段对话后面对应一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中找出与所听对话内容相符的图片的最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有5秒钟的答题时间并阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
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第二节 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
听下面7段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后面有几个小题，从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的答题时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，完成第6至7小题。 6. What happened to the girl?
A. She fell down. B. She got hit on the head. C. She cut herself. 7. What does the boy advice her to do?
A. Put some medicine on it. B. Lie down and rest. C. Go to the hospital.
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听第7段材料，完成第8至9小题。 8. When is Peter’s grandma coming over?
A. At six. B. At seven. C. At eight. 9. What is Peter doing the minute his mother calls him?
A. Cleaning the house. B. Doing his homework. C. Taking out the rubbish. 听第8段材料，完成第10至11小题。 10. What can Jack fix up?
A. Pens. B. Kites. C. Bikes. 11.Who makes Jack always help the kids who are poor?
A. His mother. B. His father. C. His teacher. 听第9段材料，完成第12至14小题。 12. What’s the matter with the woman?
A. She has a cold. B. She has a headache. C. She has a sore throat. 13. How long has the woman been like she’s not feeling well?
A. About five hours. B. About one day. C. About three days. 14. What does the doctor ask the woman to do?
A. To drink more water. B. To do more exercise. C. To have a good rest. 听第10段材料，完成第15至17小题。
15. What were Mike doing when Linda called him at eight o’clock?
A. Helping his mom cook. B. Taking a shower. C. Sleeping. 16. How many times did Linda called Mike?
A. Twice. B. Three times. C. Four times. 17. Why did Linda call Mike?
A. She needed help with her math homework.
B. She asked Mike for help with her science homework. C. She asked Mike to call Jenny.
听第11段材料，完成第18至20小题。 18. What’s the girl’s problem?
A. Having no hobbies. B. Getting bad grades. C. Too much homework. 19. What’s Jack’s advice?
A. To give up all hobbies. B. To give up homework. C. To choose a favorite hobby. 20. Does Jack have any problems?
A. No, he doesn’t. B. Yes, he does. C. He always feels worried. 听第12段材料，完成第21至25小题。 21. What was the weather like that night?
A. It was warm. B. It was cold. C. It was hot. 22. Where did the young man come out of?
A. The train station. B. His office. C.The radio station. 23. Why did the driver feel unhappy?
A. Because the hotel was very far.
B. Because the hotel was near. He can’t get more money. C. Because the young man was a policeman.
24. How much did the young man think he should pay for the trip?
A. 3 dollars. B. 17 dollars. C. 15 dollars.
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25. From the passage, we know that ________.
A. the taxi driver was honest (诚实的)
B. the young man knew the way to the Golden Hotel C. the young man came to the Golden Hotel last week 二、基础知识（共三节，计40分）
第一节、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中 ，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 26. —Has Linda finished writing the report_________? —Yes. And I have __________finished it.
A. ever, yet B. already ,yet C. yet, never D. yet, already 27. She was trying to pass her driving test and she finally _______.
A. succeed B. success C. successful D. succeeded 28. —Is Qomolangma _________mountain?
—Yes, it is_______________ than any other mountanin.
A. higher; the highest B. the highest; higher C. the highest; the highest D. higher; higher
29. Many old people often get up early in order to ________ some fresh air.
A. take up B. take in C. take off D. take out
30. Mary _______ reading the book last week and she ______ 50 pages already
A. has started, finished B. has started, has finished C. started; has finished D. started; finished 31. —Could you please _________? —Sure, but I’ll fold the clothes first.
A. take the dog for a walk B. making your bed C. to stay out late D. going out for dinner
32. The famous writer has sold more than three ________ books around the world.
A. millon B. millons C. millon of D. millions of 33. —Why does Wei Fang study so hard?
—She studies hard _________ she can get into a good university.
A. so that B. in order to C. because of D. thanks to 34. The tigers are a kind of _________ animals, but they will be________
A. dangerous; in dangered B. danger; endangered C. in danger; endangered D. dangerous ; endangered 35. —There is a big lake in our school. Do you know ________ is it? —I guess about 60 meters.
A.how big B. how far C. how high D.how deep 36. — When will Mary get to the station?
— I’m not sure, but she will call you as soon as she ________. A. arrives B. arrived C. was arriving D. will arrive
37. —What do you think of the song “See you again”? —A little sad! It ______ me of the famous actor Paul. A. asks B. provides C. advises D. reminds
38. —Did you and your brother do any housework at home last weekend, Sally?
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—_________ did, because we went out for a trip with our parents.
A. Either B. Both C. Neither D. Each 39. — Which singer do you like best?
— Wang Fei. I think her _________is very special. A. sound B. voice C. noise D. cry
40. －Linda, you read the book the Old Man and Sea yesterday._______________? － It’s wonderful . I want to read it again. A. how do you know that B. how do you think of it C. what’s it about D. What’s it like
第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。
Dear Sir or Madam,
I don’t like doing chores. But I have 41 choice to do them 42 doing chores is a rule in my family. When I come back from school, my mom 43 says, “Could you take out the rubbish?” or “Could you help me 44 cooking?” I know she is just trying to make me 45 and teach me how to 46 myself. But 47 does she make me do all the housework? Oh, I know I am the oldest and I 48 do the chores. But it’s not 49 for me. My sister should do them, too.
Yesterday I did all the 50 again. My parents went to visit my aunt with my sister in the morning. They left me 51 at home because I had to do my housework. After I finish my homework, I found it was really a 52 at home. They didn’t do any chores. So I cleaned the rooms, 53 the dishes and watered the garden. Oh, I must look like a(n) 54 .
What should I do? I hate doing chores all alone. Could you give me 55 advice, please? 46. A. no B. some C. every D. any 47. A. when B. if C. because D. although 48. A. never B. hardly C. always D. almost 49. A. about B. in C. for D. with
50. A. more satisfied B. more creative C. more enjoyable D. more independent 51. A. take after B. run out of C. take care of D. get into 52. A. what B. why C. where D. how 53. A. should B. could C. would D. may 54. A. hard B. fair C. much D. heavy 55. A. time B. chores C. cleaning D. cooking 56. A. alone B. sick C. quiet D. worried 57. A. job B. matter C. problem D. mess 58. A. bought B. made C. carried D. washed 59. A. cook B. doctor C. servant D. actor 60. A. some B. an C. any D. many 三、综合阅读（共二节，计32分）
第一节 阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）
阅读下面三篇短文，根据短文内容，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
(1)
A poor man worked for a rich man. The rich man made the poor man work all day, but didn’t
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give him enough food. So the poor man often felt hungry.
One day, when the poor man was having breakfast, the rich man came in and said to the poor man, “It’s very troublesome to come back for the other meals. So I want you to have your breakfast, lunch and dinner together now before you go to the fields.” “How can I eat three meals at breakfast time?” the poor man answered but he said, “All right.” He finished his meals and went out. Two hours later, the rich man went out for a walk, he saw the poor man sleeping under a tree. He was very angry and said, “Why don’t you work in the fields?” the poor man sat up and said with a smile, “I have already had my dinner and you know very well that after dinner it is time to go to sleep.”
61. Why did the poor man often feel hungry?
A. The rich man didn’t give him enough food. B. His parents didn’t give him enough food. C. He ate only one meal a day.
D. He was poor and lazy. 62. What was the poor man doing when the rich man saw him again?
A. He was working in the fields. B. He was sleeping under a tree. C. He was still having breakfast. C. He was cutting a tree. 63. What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “troublesome”?
A. 迅速的 B. 悠闲的 C. 麻烦的 D. 辛苦的 64. From the story, we can learn that ________
A. the poor man ate too much. B. the rich man had only one meal a day. C. the poor man was cleaver. C. the rich man was kind to the poor man.
(2)
When William Brown taught at Boston University, he once thought about the people that he hadn’t thanked in his life. They taught him, encouraged (鼓励) him or cared a lot about him.
Tina Johnson was a teacher. She once taught William geography, and William loved geography all his life. So he wrote a letter of thanks to her.
He got the teacher’s letter later. It began, “My dear Willie”. He was happy. Now over 50, he didn’t think someone would called him “Willie”. Here is that letter. My dear Willie,
I cannot tell you how much your letter meant to me. I am in my eighties, living alone in a small room and cooking my own meals. You will be interested to know that I taught school for 50 years and yours is the first letter of appreciation (感激) I ever got. It came on a cold morning and it made me feel very warm.
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William cried when he read the letter. She was one of the people that William hadn’t thanked in his past. She helped him to believe in himself. He would never forget her.
There are some people we should always remember, because they helped to shape our life. William Brown found a way to show his appreciation—he wrote them letters.
Who are some of the people that you need to say thank you to in your past? It may be too late to say “Thanks”.
65. William thought about the people that he hadn’t thanked in his past when he ________.
A. was in a hospital B. worked in a library C. was over 50 years old D. studied at a university
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