2017 学年第二学期期中考试
八年级英语试题卷
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2018.05
卷 I 听力部分（共 15 分）
一、听力（本题有 15 小题，每小题 1 分，共 15 分）
第一节：听小对话，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选择符合对话内容的图片。 ( ▲ )1. What is mum cooking ?
A. B. C.
( ▲ )2.What was the matter with the boy?
A. B. C.
( ▲ )3. Where has Jack been?
A. B. ( ▲ )4. Which cartoon is Sam’s favourite?
C.
A. B. C.
( ▲ )5. Which hobby does Linda think is expensive?
A. B. C.
第二节：听长对话，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选择选择正确的选项。 听
第一段较长对话，回答 6、7 两个小题。
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( ▲ )6. Which club is May in?
A. Sports club. B. Dance club. ( ▲ )7. How does May keep fit?
A. By swimming. B. By playing tennis. 听第二段较长对话，回答 8、9、10 三个小题。 ( ▲ )8. Has Tom seen Lucy before?
A. No, he hasn’t. B. Yes, he has. ( ▲ )9. How long have they been friends? A. For a year. B. For two years. ( ▲ )10 What does Lucy look like?
C. English club. C. By riding to work.
C. We don’t know. C. For two weeks.
A. She’s tall and thin, with short hair. B. She’s tall and thin, with long hair. C. She’s tall and heavy, with long hair.
第三节：听独白，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。独白念两遍。
Sue Paul Thomas Jenny She is good at making 11 . 13 prize He has entered the 12 competition and won the 14 has been his favourite cartoon for many years. She thinks to be an astronaut is very B .pizzas B. dancing B. second B. Mickey Mouse B.wonderful
15 . C. apples pies C. writing C. third C. Spiderman C.dangerous
( ▲) 11. A. cookies ( ▲) 12. A. singing ( ▲) 13. A. first ( ▲) 14. A. Snoopy ( ▲) 15. A.boring
卷 II
( ▲ ) 16.--Hello, how can I help you?
-- I have 笔试部分（共 85 分）
二、单项选择题（本题有 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分）
fever and my head hurts.
C. an
D. /
A. the B. a ( ▲ ) 17. --What a hot day!
-- Yeah, it’s hot so I often use a to keep me cool in the classroom.
D. dollar
A. fan B. shelf C. coin ( ▲ ) 18.--Do you know the song Where has the time gone?
--Sure. It beautiful. I like it a lot. C. looks
A. smells B. tastes ( ▲ )19. --Do you know the girl over there?
--No, I’ve met her before.
C. just
_.
A. never B. ever ( ▲ ) 20. --I’ll be away for a long time.
--Don’t worry. She can look after your pet
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D. sounds
D. yet
A. careful enough B. careless enough
C. carefully enough D. carelessly enough ( ▲) 21. --Tom, have you entered the English singing competition?
--No, I haven’t, but I find A. its
--Because I B. it
hard to pronounce the words. C. this
D. that
( ▲ ) 22. --Lily, why are you still here ? School was over for half an hour.
my project yet. I need one more hour. C. won’t finish
D. don’t finish
A. haven’t finished B. didn’t finish ( ▲ ) 23. --Look, Tom. What a mess!
-- Sorry, mum. I’ll A. look up ( ▲ ) 24. -- my room right now.
D. tidy up
B. climb up C. make up have you been a member of Greener China? B. How long , Li Ming? C. When
--For two years. We have already planted a lot of trees.
A. How often ( ▲ ) 25. -- D. How far
--I’m looking for my pencil case. A. What do you think C. How are you today
B. What are you up to D. Guess what
三、完形填空（本题 15 小题，每小题 1 分，共 15 分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
There is a photo of my grandpa on my desk. Looking at the photo, I always can’t help 26 . I miss him so much. I always think if he is happy in heaven. 27 he has been dead for many years, the sweet 28 together with him are still in my mind.
During the summer holidays, my grandpa went 29 and let me come with him. He handed me the rod*, held my arms and taught me how I can throw my line into the water.
Then it was time for me to 30 by myself. The 31 warmed us and we talked happily. I felt proud of him when he told me his interesting experiences.
“While fishing, we have to wait 32 , if you worry a lot, the fish won’t come.” he went on, “The fish may come 33 they may not. It doesn’t matter. We’re out in the sun. It’s a beautiful day. If it rained, we couldn’t be here. We’re 34 to have the warmth of the sun.” He sat there with his back against a tree. “Yes, it’s a great day,” he said 35 a smile on his face. I watched our bobbers*. No fish pulled them under the water that day. It didn’t matter. When I was with grandpa, I felt I was not a little child any more. I was like a friend of his. Just being with him was 36 from being with others. Everyone liked him. He enjoyed all his life and always easily found something 37 when he was in trouble. Even sometimes he could get 38 from it. I wanted to be like him in the future. He was an amazing man. In the past few years together with him, he has taught me not just 39 to fish. He has also taught me the importance of working hard and the 40 of a good laugh. It will be valuable in my life forever. (▲)26.A. crying B. laughing C. smiling D. shouting
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(▲)27.A. However B. Although C. While (▲)28.A. times B. interests C. successes (▲)29.A. fishing B. boating C. hiking (▲)30.A. have a rest B. have a look C. have a try (▲)31.A. coat B. sun C. wind (▲)32.A. quickly B. quietly C. excitedly (▲)33.A. or B. but C. and (▲)34.A. weak B. awful C. lucky (▲)35.A. by B. in C. with different B. free C. difficult (▲)37.A. to laugh B. to reach C. to agree (▲)38.A. something B. nothing C. everything (▲)39.A. how B. what C. when (▲)40.A.condition B. prize C. value
四、阅读理解（本题有 15 小题，每小题 2 分，共 30 分）
A
Enjoy different kinds of exercise
D. Because D. moments D. climbing D. have a taste D. cloud D. carelessly D. so
D. unlucky D. at (▲)36.A. D. far
D. to refuse D. anything D. why D. art
China
A study shows fast walking has become the most popular exercise in China and many people walk more than 5,000 steps a day. Fast walking is easier than running , cost less and work better. And many people like doing exercise in nature better than going to gyms. It seems that people in the country are enjoying fast walking.
America
Goat yoga* is finally coming to New York City. It's interesting exercise for people to do outdoors with the goats. Several baby goats jump onto your back and enjoy working with human. The goats are relaxed and help people get more comfortable with the practice. It’s a lot less afraid when you have five baby goats running around, jumping on you.
England
People in London are too busy to go to the gym. But they will soon get the chance to work out during their way to work, thanks to special buses with bikes. It is called “The Wheels on the Bus”. The modern public bus will have bikes, not seats as usual. Riders spend time doing exercise while travelling to work and they have to pay 12 to 15 pounds for a 45-minute ride.
( ▲) 41. Most Chinese people choose as their favorite exercise. A. running B. fast walking C. goat yoga D. riding a bike ( ▲) 42. The writer probably agrees that A. people live in big cities fast walking B. goats can help people practise yoga
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_.
C. people will do exercise easily while travelling to work in New York D. bike ride on the bus is popular and doesn't cost any.
( ▲) 43. We can read this passage in the _part of a newspaper.
A. Mum’s Kitchen
B. Music Today
C. Health & Sports
D. School life
B
Stephen Hawking’s family said their final goodbyes on March 31, 2018. Thousands of people from all over the world lined the streets of Cambridge for the funeral* of Stephen Hawking, the famous physicist*. He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge on March 14, 2018.
Stephen Hawking was born on January 8, 1942. He was an active and healthy boy when he was young. Unluckily, he got a very terrible
illness at the age of 21. The illness made him only sit on a wheelchair. The doctor said there were only a few years for him. But he never gave up both his life and his work. When he was 42, he even lost his ability* of speak. He had to communicate with others by a computer-speaker. He was not able to move any more except his three fingers on one hand. But nothing could stop his love of life and science. He enjoyed his life and tried his best to show the world how the universe began.
The British scientist, Hawking, was famous for his work with black hole and relativity*. He wrote several famous science books. One of his most famous books, A Brief History of Time,
made him be one of the most famous scientists in the world in 1988. In this book, he explained the knowledge about the universe in simple words. It encourages people, especially the young people， love the science. His book became an international bestseller in a short time. Though he left us, his books and ideas will live on forever. ( ▲)44. Stephen Hawking is from . A. England B. France ( ▲)45. Stephen Hawking died A. on March 31, 2018 C. on March 14, 2018
( ▲)46. Hawking could C. Japan .
D. America
B. in 1988
D. on January 8, 1942
in his life when he was 42 .
A. He could move his hands. B. He could play basketball.
C. He could speak without any help. D. He could move his a few fingers.
( ▲)47. From the passage, we know A Brief History of Time is A. the only famous book by Stephen Hawking B. a famous book about universe
C. difficult to understand for the common people D. only popular in England
. C
Mr Green worked in a police station, but he has had a backache and a stomachache for a long time because of his long non-stop work. One day his wife broke her leg and was sent to the hospital. So Mr Green had to look for a servant* to look after her. He tried several, but nobody could do the job well. The next day, one of his friends brought a girl to Mr Green. She looked beautiful and strong. Mr Green liked her at once, and wanted to hire her to look after his wife.
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