1、 1 2017学年度第一学期期中考试八年级上英语试题（考试时间：120 分钟 总分 150 分）本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第卷从第 1 页至第 8 页，第卷从第 9 页至第 11 页。考试结束后，考生只需交第卷和答题纸。注意事项：1作答试题前，请考生务必将自己的姓名、考试号用钢笔或圆珠笔填写在试卷规定的位置上，并认真核对。2第 I 卷答案必须填在答题纸上，在其他位置作答一律无效。每小题选出答案后，用钢笔或圆珠笔填在答题纸的相应位置。第一部分 选择题（95分）一、听力（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）第一部分 听对话，回答问题。本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对
2、话, 每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。1. Whats the boys favourite animal?A. B. C. 2. How does the boy go to school?A. B. C. 3. What did the boy see last summer?A. B. C. 4. What does the boy want?A. B. C. 2 5. What does the girl want to do this weekend?A. Go skiing. B. Go cyclin
3、g. C. Go hiking.6. What does the boy think of the film?A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Exciting.7. Whats the most important for the boy?A. Being clever. B. Being honest. C. Being good-looking.8. Who has the most rubbers?A. Jack. B. Nancy. C. Daniel.9. What does the bird look like?A. It has broad wings
4、 and brownish feathers. B. It has white feathers and a long thin neck.C. It has grey feathers and a forked tail.10. What does the boy want to be?A. A computer programmer. B. An editor.C. A social worker.第二部分 听对话或短文，回答问题。这一部分你将听到两段对话和三篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，每小题你还有 5 秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适
5、的备选答案。听第 11 段材料，回答第 11、12 题。11. What does Toms brother want to be in the future?A. An animal doctor. B. A teacher. C. A policeman.12. Why does Toms sister want to be a singer?A. She thinks its interesting and helpful. B. She wants to be popular and famous.C. She likes music and is good at singing.听第
6、 12 段材料，回答第 13、14 题。13. What do they know about Yunnan?A. Its a large place with many people. B. Its a nice place.C. Its too far away and the weather is bad.14. How will they get more information about the travel?A. By going to the travel agency. B. By reading newspapers.C. By watching TV.听第一篇短文，回答
7、15-17 题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。Information SheetName Marry LeeInterests Watching 15 and reading.More important information 16 .Part-time job 17 .15. A. movies B. music C. sport 16. A. Swim well B. Speak English well C. Play the violin well17. A. A newspaper reporter B. An English teacher C. A doctor
8、听第二篇短文，回答 18-20 题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。My friend Sandy3 When they became friends 18 years agoAppearance Tall and slim, a 19 face with big eyesQualities Honest and helpfulWants to be A 20 18. A. One B. Two C. Three19. A. round B. square C. flat20. A. teacher B. taxi driver C. social worker听第三篇短文，回答
9、第 21-25 题。21. How many cities are talked about in the story?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.22. What is the passage about?A. Movies. B. Songs. C. Famous stars.23. Which is the most exciting city?A. Las Vegas. B. San Francisco. C. Los Angeles.24. What is I left my heart in San Francisco?A. The name of a m
10、ovie. B. The name of a book. C. The name of a song.25. Why is Los Angeles famous?A. Because it is larger than any other city in America.B. Because it is a beautiful city in the west of America.C. Because the weather there is warm and the sun shines almost all the year.二、单项选择 从下列每题所给的四个选项中, 选择一个最佳答案。
11、 （共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）26. Is Mo Yan, the Nobel Prize winner, _ best writer in China?Its hard to say. But he is really _ very good writer.A. a; the B. a; a C. /; a D. the; a27. Im not good at playing the piano. What should I do?You need more _. The more you play, the better you play.A. support B.
12、 rest C. practice D. humour28. What is your English teacher like?She is a pretty woman _ a ponytail and she looks smart _ her small round glasses.A. in; on B. with; in C. in; with D. on; in29. The cake smells so _ and the boy is looking _ at it.A. nice; happily B. nicely; happy C. nicely; happily D.
13、 nice; happy30. You have more toys than _. But mine are better than _.A. I; yours B. mine; yours C. I; your D. mine; your31. My friends and I had fun _ with each other at the party last Saturday.A. chat B. chatted C. chatting D. to chat32. _ did Liu Xiang take part in the world competitions last yea
14、r? Ive no idea. Lets find it out on the Internet. A. How many times B. How long C. How soon D. How much33. Every year, we _ a school trip to cemetery of martyrs on Tomb-sweeping Day.4 A. come on B. get on C. work on D. go on34. Will you go to Nanjing by bus _ by plane?By plane. It is expensive _ fas
15、t.A. or; but B. or; and C. and; but D. and; and35. Of all the girls, Jenny was _ because she got the first prize.A. more exciting B. the most exciting C. more excited D. the most excited 36. Did you _ much time watching Li Nas match last night?Yes. It _ me a few hours to watch this match.A. spend; s
16、pent B. spend; took C. take; took D. take; cost37. What you he is a true friend?He always gives me a hand when I have problems.A. make; think B. makes; think C. make; to think D. makes; to think38. Please stop to have a rest. I think, to teenagers, health is as _ as their study.A. more important B.
17、less important C. the most important D. important39. Linda, you _ water the flowers now. The weather report says its going to rain tomorrow. A. arent needing B. neednt to C. dont need to D. doesnt need to40. Shall we go to spend the winter holiday in Sanya?_ There must be too many people there.A. I
18、agree with you. B. I hope we can go there together.C. What a good idea! D. Im afraid thats not a good idea.三、完形填空 阅读短文, 从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 （共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They 41 each other very much, and always took car
19、e of one another. Every day they worked from morning 42 night, getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields.One late autumn evening, after their work in the 43 was done, Simon said to his wife, “Victor got married last month. He has many bills(账单) to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice
20、in his barn(谷仓). “Oh, thats a good idea,” said his wife. “But please dont tell him,” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will 44 take it.”So, late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victors barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found 45 strange. “I took a bag of ric
21、e to Victors house last night, 46 I still have the same number of bags in my barn. 47 did that happen?”Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brothers barn that night. But the next morning, he found the 48 number of bags in his barn again! “This is very strange,” he thought. That night he
22、49 again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀); and walked down the road to his younger brothers house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another 50 coming down the road. He was carrying something on his 51 , too. “Younger Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?” “I was 52 you,
23、 Older Brother,” said Victor, “Your family is 53 than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly 54 that they had been taking rice to each other. They 55 what had happened. “It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.41. A. disliked
24、 B. hated C. loved D. enjoyed42. A. until B. at C. through D. with5 43. A. shops B. fields C. hospitals D. factories44. A. never B. sometimes C. usually D. ever45. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something46. A. so B. and C. but D. or47. A. How B. What C. Why D. Where48. A. small B. differen
25、t C. big D. same49. A. planned B. failed C. hoped D. tried50. A. brother B. person C. sister D. wife51. A. back B. shoulder C. head D. hand52. A. proud of B. polite to C. angry with D. worried about53. A. smaller B. richer C. larger D. happier54. A. remember B. know C. believe D. hope55. A. laughed
26、about B. dreamed about C. pointed at D. shouted at四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 （共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40分）（A）House For SaleRed Rose Garden，Pudong3-storey home，509 sqm total land area，428.8 sqm built-in, 312.9 sqm garden.Asking RMB13 million (USDl.57 million).MP: 13761973547 Tel: 02158609228 Fax: 021586
27、09728Job WantedCherry, 24, a shining girl, good at oral English and putonghua. Now I am working at an international trade (国际贸易) company in Guangzhou. I am kind-hearted, hard-working and healthy. I would like part-time weekend work offering putonghua lessons to foreign friends. If you are interested
28、, please e-mail me at cherryif .Beijing Snow World Ski ParkPrice: 18 yuan (ticket), 50 yuanhour on weekdays and 70 yuanhour at weekends, 120 yuanfour hours on weekdays and 190 yuan four hours at weekends.Tel: 0106919161756. If an Australian student wants to learn Chinese, he or she can _.A. call 021
29、58609228 B. fax 02158609728C. e-mail D. telephone 010-6919161757. How many square meters is the garden of the house for sale? A. 509 sqm B. 428.8 sqm C. 312.9 sqm D. 741.7 sqm58. Where is Cherry working now?A. Shanghai B. Guangzhou C. Beijing D. Pudong59. If Nick goes skiing in Beijing Snow World S
30、ki Park，he has to pay more money on _ than on Tuesday.A. Sunday B. Friday C. Wednesday D. Monday60. If you want to ski for eight hours on weekdays, how much money will you pay at least? 6 A. 240 yuan B. 138 yuan C. 258 yuan D. 398 yuan（B ）Jodies Daddy Is a Garbageman(垃圾清理工)Mr Swales wanted to find o
31、ut what his students parents did. He had just called Jodie when some girls burst out laughing. Shirley shouted, “Jodies daddy is a garbageman!”Everybody in the class laughed out loud, except Jodie. She felt her face turn red.“Silence!” Mr Swales said, “Being a garbagemen is a difficult and useful jo
32、b. We should all be grateful to Jodies father.”Jodies father came to walk her home from school as usual, but she didnt run up to him the way she always did. When they got back home, Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time.Her father came into her room, “What happened, Jodie? Why are you so
33、sad?”Jodie told her father what had happened and looked at him. He didnt seem angry or hurt. “Well,” he said, “they are right. Being a garbageman is a dirty job. Tomorrows Saturday. Come to work with me, Jodie.”The place really smelt too bad. Jodie wrinkled her nose. “Dont worry, kid. In five minute
34、 you wont smell a thing.” said her father.Everybody there was working hard, and they seemed to have a good time. Jodies father handed her a pair of gloves and told her to get the little plastic bags and throw them into the truck.It was fun, but also hard work. Jodies arms soon got tired. At last, no
35、 more garbage was left and Jodie felt very happy.“Garbage is disgusting, but when we clear it away, everythings nice and clean. You can make yourself happy only by making other happy. Thats why I like being a garbageman so much.”Jodie gave her dirty, smelly garbageman daddy a big kiss(吻). She said,
36、“When I grow up, I will be a garbage-girl!”Now whenever someone asks Jodie what her daddy does, she says, “Hes a garbageman! Everybody makes garbage, but my daddy takes it away!”61. What happened in Mr Swales class?A. He wanted to show what job was the most useful.B. He asked an improper (不适宜的）quest
37、ion.C. Jodie gave an honest answer.D. The other students laughed at Jodie.62. Which of the following is Not True according to this story?A. She didnt run up to her father the way she always did.B. Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time after she got back home.C. She gave her father a sweet
38、 kiss as usual.D. Jodie told her father what had happened and had a talk with her father.63. Why did Jodies father take her to his workplace?A. To make Jodie cool down. B. To prove how dirty his job was.C. To help Jodie learn about his job. D. To keep Jodie away from her classmates.64. Jodie gave he
39、r father a big kiss mainly because _.A. he was kind B. he was unselfish7 C. he was cheerful D. he was hardworking65. How does Jodie feel about her father now?A. Sad B. Dirty C. Angry D. Proud(C)It is not easy for people to sail (航海) around the world in quite small boats. Sometimes the weather gets b
40、ad. Accidents(事故) can happen easily and quickly.One family once had an accident. A big fish swam under their boat and bit holes(洞) in it. Sea water came in and the boat soon went down. Luckily these people had another small boata lifeboat, so they all got into the lifeboat. They lived in the boat fo
41、r many days. They ate and slept, and always hoped. At last people in a ship saved them.How do people live in a very small lifeboat for a long time? They must be strong in every way. They must have a hope, and they must have a strong desire（愿望）to live. People cannot drink seawater. If they drink a lo
42、t of sea water, they will quickly die. They must catch rainwater and drink it. They must also catch fish and birds for food. Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. So people cannot cook their food in the lifeboats. Raw (生的) fish and birds are not very nice but they are their only food. They must eat
43、raw food, or they will die.66. When the boat sank (下沉), the lifeboat gave the people _.A. food B. beds C. rainwater D. hope67. One family once had an accident at sea, because _.A. their boat met bad weather B. their boat hit a big rock and it was brokenC. none of them knew how to sail D. a fish bit
44、holes in their boat68. People can catch _ for food and drink at sea in a lifeboat.A. fish and birds B. rainwaterC. both sea water and rainwater D. both A and B69. Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. The word “cookers“ here means _.A. 厨师 B. 食物 C. 炊具 D. 大盒子70. From the article (文章) we can know that
45、_.A. Its not interesting to sail around the worldB. Fish in the sea are so dangerousC. we must have a strong desire（愿望）to live when we are in dangerD. Nobody knows when we will die(D)You want to run across the street to catch the bus which is leaving soon? But wait! Youd better not. If a policeman s
46、ees you, youll have to pay a fine (罚款).New traffic laws (交通法) say that if people cross the street when the light is red, they can be fined as much as 50 yuan.Traffic accidents killed more than 104,000 people in China last year. Chinese cities have more cars than ever. Drivers and pedestrians (行人) must work together to make the streets safer.The law has new rules for drivers and pedestrians. Drivers have to slow down when they are close to crosswalks. If people are in a crosswalk, cars must stop t
