1、八年级英语第一学期期中试题（满分 120 分，答卷时间 100 分钟)第一卷 （共 65 分)一 听力部分 （每小题 1 分，共 15 分)A) 同学们，请根据听到的内容在下列四幅图中选择所听内容相符的图片，并把图片的序号写在题下面的横线上。要仔细哦！（听两遍)1_ 2._ 3._4._B) 聪明的你会根据所听问题选择正确的应答句子吗？听两遍( ) 5. A. Its Friday. B. Its a fine day . C. Its June.( ) 6. A. I want tea instead. B. Id like some tea. C. I prefer tea.( ) 7.
2、A. Its cloudy. B. Good idea. C. On Wednesday.( ) 8. A. He likes smoking . B. He is cooking supper. C. Hes kind and helpful.( ) 9. A. OK, I dont. B. Sorry, I wont. C. Yes , I wont,C) 同学们，请根据所听对话和短文选择正确答案。爱学习的你一定能成功！听第一段材料，回答 10-12 题( ) 10. What is Tom going to do tomorrow?A. He has no idea. B. Hes go
3、ing on a field trip. C. Hes going to fly kites in the field.( ) 11. Does Mary want to go with Tom ?A. Yes. B. No. C. We dont know.( ) 12. What should Mary take with her ?A. Some food . B. Some food and drinks . C. A book and some food.听第二段材料，回答 13-15 题( ) 13. What time did Mike get up one cloudy mor
4、ning ?A. 7.15 B. 6.45 C. 6.15( ) 14. What did he do before he put his books into his bag ?A. He washed his face B. He saw his friend C. He got to school( ) 15.They didnt have classes that day, did they?A. Yes, they did . B. Yes, they didnt. C. No, they didnt.二 单项选择（每小题 1 分，共 20 分)下面是一些选择题，看看谁做得最好，要认
5、真思考啊！( ) 16. Help _ to some fish , Tom.A. yourselves B. youself C. yourself D. you ( ) 17.- _is the farm? - Only a few metres away.A. How far B. How long C. How D. What ( ) 18. _ you speak English , _ your spoken English can be.A. The more, better B. More , the better C. More , better D. The more, t
6、he better ( ) 19. Hurry up! There is _ time left for us.A. little B. a little C. few D. a few( ) 20. The meat smells _, youd better throw it away.A. badly B. bad C. well D. good( ) 21. Marys answer is quite different from _.A. him B. he C. his D. him ( ) 22. - Mum, could you buy me a dress like this
7、 ?- Certainly. We can buy _ one than this , but _ this. A. a better , better than B. a cheaper , as good as C. a worse , as good as D. a more important, as good as ( ) 23.Mary usually _ football on Sundays, but now she _.A. play, swims B. plays , swim C. play, is swimming D. plays , is swimming ( )
8、24. Call a taxi, _ youll catch the train.A. but B. so C. or D. and ( ) 25. Kitty wants _ the singing.A. joins B. joining in C. to join in D. to join ( ) 26. There are so many kinds of pens. He dont know _/A. which one to buy B. to buy which one C. what to buy D. which to buy one ( ) 27. The work is
9、_, so I am _.A. bored, boring B. boring , boring C. bored , bored D. boring , bored( ) 28. Last week they had a great time _ Qingdao.A. to visit B. visiting C. to visiting D. for visiting( ) 29. If I _ the park, Ill call you.A. arrive at B. will arrive atC. arrive in D. will arrive in( ) 30. My room
10、mate is a girl _ round eyes and long hair.A. has B. with C. had D. is having ( ) 31. We looked at the picture carefully, but found _.A. unusual anything B. nothing unusual C. anything unusual D. unusual something ( ) 32. Dont eat _ meat, or youll be _ fat.A. too much , much too B. much too, much too
11、C. too much , too much D. much too, too much ( ) 33. David often talks _but does _.So everyone says he is a good boy .A. little , many B. few , muchC. more , less D. less, more ( ) 34. Its hard to make the house _ with the children.A. cleaning B. to clean C. cleaned D. clean ( ) 35. Bob never does h
12、is homework _ Mary. He does a lot of mistakes.A. as careful as B. as carefully as C. carefully as D. careful as三 完形填空（每小题 1 分，共 10 分) 看看谁的眼睛好，能补全下列短文的空格。要认真考虑哟！Traffic rules are made to keep order on the road. They also help to keep people _1_. The pedestrian(行人 ) has as many rules to _2_ as the dri
13、ver of a car. You should walk at the sidewalk or at the _3_ of the road. Always look carefully before you walk across the street. If you drive, you like riding a bike ,dont ride in the middle of the road or run _4_ red traffic lights. When you ride a bike with a friend , dont look around to talk.If
14、you drive , you should _5_ at the traffic lights. You must always _6_ a seat belt (安全带). Without belts_7_ the driver and the passengers may be badly hurt in a sudden accident. Someone may be thrown out through the window.You may not need to drive a bus , but _8_ if you have to travel in one. Get in
15、or get off a bus only when it has come to a _9_. When it is full, dont try to get inside _10_ you may fall off.Traffic rules are also called Rode Safety rules. The maxim(格言) for all road users is “thinking about others”.( ) 36. A. healthy B. safe C. happy D. careful( ) 37. A. follow B. make C. break
16、 D. pass( ) 38. A. edge B. rim C. end D. side( ) 39. A. through B. across C. along D. around( ) 40. A. speed up(加速) B. go ahead C. get off D. slow down( ) 41. A. take B. wear C. carry D. bring ( ) 42. A. half B. neither C. both D. all( ) 43. A. look around B. take care C. take a seat D. look back( )
17、 44. A. sign B. stop C. corner D. crossing( ) 45. A. and B. so C. or D. but 四 阅读理解（每小题 2 分，共 20 分)下面有两篇短文，看谁阅读得快，做得正确。要耐心阅读哦！ AThere was a pilot(飞行员) and four people in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong with the machine while it was flying in the air. The plane began to fall down. Th
18、e pilot told the people there were only four parachutes(降落伞). They all became worried and started to make excuses( 借口).“I must go,” said the pilot, taking one of the parachutes and jumped out.The first person stood up, “ Im a doctor,” he said. “I help people live longer and I save lives.” He took a
19、parachutes and jumped out.The next person said, “I must have a parachutes. I am a very clever person. I have to attend (参加)an important match. I know Ill win the game because Ill be the cleverest person there.” He picked up a pack and jumped out.Two men were left- an old businessman and a young moun
20、tain climber. At this time the plane was going down fast. The businessman said, “Young man, I am old but you are still young. You take the last parachutes.” The young mountain climber smiled. “Dont worry,” he said. “We can both jump out because there are still two parachutes. Just now the clever man
21、 jumped out with my backpack.”( ) 46. All the people became worried because _.A. they couldnt find the parachutesB. they saw the pilot jump out firstC. they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enough parachutes for each personD. there was too much smoke and they couldnt jum
22、p out from the plane( ) 47. The clever man jumped out with _.A. a parachute B. nothing C. the backpack of the climber D. two parachutes( ) 48. All the people thought of themselves except _.A. the pilot B. the clever man C. the doctor D. the businessman( ) 49. From the story we know _ would be dead.A
23、. the clever man B. the businessman C. the pilot D. the doctor( ) 50. From the passage we know _was a kind-hearted man.A. the pilot B. the mountain climberC. the businessman D. the doctorBMany places in the world need more fresh water. Every country is trying to find ways to turn salt water into fre
24、sh.Why arent there many factories like the Symi factory?In some places, the sun isnt hot enough , or it doesnt shine every day. In these places, other ways of heating sea water can be used. These ways cost more money, but they work faster than the sun. By boiling sea water with high heat, a lot of f
25、resh water can be made quickly.But heating is not the only way to get fresh water from salt water. Other ways are tired . One way is freezing . The fresh part of salt water freezes first. To get fresh water, the pieces of ice are taken out.Which way is best? The one that gives the most water for the
26、 least money. It may be a different way for each place.Symis way seems very good for small, hot places. It doesnt make very much water at a time. But the factory is easy to build and costs little.Thats why people in many dry places talk about Symi!( ) 51 From the passage we know that fresh water _.A
27、. is needed in many countries B. is needed in every countryC. can be used in many countries D. is very important for factories( ) 52. The Symi factory _.A. is a fresh-water factory B. can be built everywhereC. can make much fresh water at a time D. doesnt need sunshine every day ( ) 53. Which is the
28、 best way for small and hot places to get fresh water ? _A. Boiling or heating the sea water B. The way used in sunny placesC. The Symis way D. Freezing the sea water in cold places( ) 54. The writer is mainly talking about _.A. water-making factories in different countries B. the ways of making fre
29、sh water from sea waterC. hot places and dry placesD. how to make good use of the sunlight( ) 55. Which of the following isnt true?A. New ways are tired to get fresh water.B. A lot of fresh water can be made quickly by heatingC. The best way is to get the most fresh water with the least moneyD. The
30、Symis way doesnt work in dry places.第二卷（共 55 分)一.词汇（每小题 1 分，共 20 分)A) 同学们，请根据提示或句意写出所缺单词。1. To our j_, our team won the basketball final.2. My _( 理想的) home has a robot to work for me.3. If you want to be s_, you must take more exercise.4. English is a useful l_.5. Liu Xiang and Yao Ming are my _ ( p
31、eople I admire very much).6. I drank the _ milk in my group because I dont like it.7. You cant borrow _(杂志) from the library.B) 同学们，请你用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空。每词只用一次。8. There are some _ between American school life and British school life.9. They are _ enough to pass the exam.10. There is a building _ the Ei
32、ffel Tower in France.11. I went to China last year. That was a _ trip.12. At the _ of the meeting ,everyone was quiet.13. Young people dislike this song. It is _ now.14. Tom did _ of all the boys in his class.C) 爱学习的你一定回用方框内所给的动词的适当形式填空。每词只用一次。15. There _ a fashion show in the hall tonight.16. Danie
33、l _ himself English at the age of 5.17. He often tells funny jokes and always makes us _.18. As we all know , light _ faster than sound.19. We always have a great time _ with each other after school.20. Dont make any noise. The children _a class.二 句型转换。 （每小题 1 分，共 5 分)把下面的句子换个样子吧，每空格限填一词。21. Shangha
34、i is the biggest city in China. ( 同义句)Shanghai is bigger _ _ _ _ in China.22. It takes Sandy two hours to practice softball on Sunday. (同义句)Sandy _ two hours _ softball on Sunday.23. You picked more apples than I. (同义句)I picked _ _ than you.24. It makes your friend so special. ( 提问)_ _ your friend s
35、o special?25. My coat is size 6, her coat is size 6, too. (同义句)Her coat is _ _ _ as _.三 补全对话（每小题 1 分，共 10 分)根据对话内容和教材中学过的课文及所给首字母的提示，请在标有题号的右边横线上写出begin luck call different bad please popularlaugh teach chat travel be have一个使对话意思通顺，形式正确，完整的单词，每空格限填一词。Linda : What is your ideal school _1_ , Daniel?Da
36、niel: My ideal school starts at 9 a.m. and _2_ at 3 p.m.Linda : How many students are there in _3_ class?Daniel: About 15.Linda : What do you have in your ideal school?Daniel: Well have a big _4_ hall and we can eat lunch and chat there.Linda : What else do you have ?Daniel: There is a park on one s
37、ide and a shopping mall on the _5_.We have a big _6_with lots of useful books.Linda : Will you have _7_ lessons every day?Daniel: Yes. Well _8_ less time on lessons and more time on after-school _9_.Linda : That _10_ nice.1._ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _6._ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _四 任务型阅读。 先读短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列
38、任务。 （每小题 1 分，共 5 分)The Organizing Committee for the Beijing Olympic Games (BOCOG) on Wednesday began the process of collecting smiles of children across the world that will be shown at the opening and closing ceremonies(开闭幕式 ) during the 2008 Games.An applicant( 申请人) may submit up to five photos of
39、one child and is allowed to offer photos of different children before April 30 next year, said a BOCOG official in charge of( 负责管理) the opening and closing ceremonies.The photos must be color with a resolution of no less than 5 million pixels(像素) . Children under the age of 10 are preferred.The offi
40、cial said that BOCOG might make changes to the photos without “damaging the integrity of smiling faces“, and would decide whether and how to use the photos in the opening and closing ceremonies, broadcasting and Olympic Games publications.Applicants should fill in a form, which can be downloaded fro
41、m the official website for the Beijing Olympic Games (), before sending CDs containing the photos to BOCOGS “Smiling Faces Collection Office“.Last month, Chinese film director Zhang Yimou, who is masterminding the 2008 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, said he planned to collect 10,000 childre
42、ns smiles for the opening ceremony.Beijing Olympic committee starts to collect childrens smiles for Games “We will collect the smiles of children of different regions, colors and races all over the world,“ Zhang told Xinhua.“We will show these smiles at the opening ceremony, after our artistic proce
43、ssing, to complement the theme of the Games: One World, One Dream,“ he said.36. What does Beijing Olympic committee start to collect for Games?_37. Can an applicant offer photos of different children after April 30 next year?_38. Li Ping is twelve now, is he allowed to offer the photos?_39. Who is m
44、asterminding the 2008 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies?_40. Tom is from France, he wants to take part in it. What should he do first before sending CDs containing the photos to BOCOGS?_五 书面表达。 （共 15 分)1. Kate 是我的最好的朋友,为人慷慨,乐于助人.2. 她就读于育才中学, 学习优秀, 是班级上英语学得最好的.3. 喜爱打垒球, 每周放学后练习两次.4. 在学校吃饭, 午餐时我们常聊得很开心.5. 喜欢旅游, 上周我们乘船去上海旅游, 拍照并购物,玩得很开心.6. 理想是当一名教师.Keys1. We often go horse riding at weekends.2. D
