彭水苗族土家族自治鹿角镇中学2017_2018八年级英语下学期期中试题人教新目标版

重庆市彭水苗族土家族自治县鹿角镇中学2017-2018学年八年级英语下学期期中试题I. 听力测试（每小题1.5分，共30分）第一节. 听句子，选择正确图片。

每个句子读一遍。

A B C D E1. ____2. ____3. ____4. ____5. ____第二节. 听句子，选择正确答案。

每个句子读一遍。

( )6. A. Beijing. B. San Francisco. C. Athens.( )7. A. Good idea! B. What bad news! C. It’s very kind of you.( )8. A. Travel. B. Book. C. Blue.( )9. A. I’m sorry to hear that. B. What a pity! C. The same to you.( )10. A. Really? B. Good idea! C. Thank you.第三节. 听对话及问题，选择正确答案。

每段对话及问题读两遍。

( )11. A. He played the piano. B. He danced. C. He sang.( )12. A. Traveling by plane. B. Traveling by train. C.Traveling by sea.( )13. A. She is shy. B. She is polite. C. She is attractive. ( )14. A. To see Beijing Opera. B. To go to library. C. To stay at home.( )15. A. Her teacher. B. Her mother. C. Her father.第四节. 听短文，选择正确答案。

短文读两遍。

( )16. Some western people don’t like the number ____.A. 11B. 12C. 13( )17. They don’t like the number because they think it’s ____.A. smallB. b oringC. unlucky( )18. When all the friends arrived, Mr. Smith asked them ____.A. to have dinnerB. to have a partyC. to drink coffee( )19. Mr. Smith invited ____ friends to get together.A. 11B. 12C. 13( )20. Mr. Brown said there were 14 people because ____.A. his wife would have a baby soonB. another friend was comingC. Mrs. Smith was comingⅡ.单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）( )21. The food _______ delicious. But my sister doesn’t like it.A. smellsB. tastesC. looksD. sounds( )22.—After years’ hard work, Jack became a famous writer _______ the end.—Yes. His parents are proud _______ him.A. at; forB. in; forC. in; ofD. at; of( )23. My father doesn’t have much money. I don’t have, ____.A. tooB. alsoC. stillD. either( )24.The foreign visitors are looking forward to ____ Beijing Opera at Haidian Theater.A. watchB. watchesC. watchingD. watched( )25. —How much did your new car ____ you? —￥800 000.A. spendB. payC. costD. take( )26. —I’ll go on a visit to Mount Tai. — ________.A. Thank you.B. Have a good trip!C. Never mind.D. My pleasure. ( )27. ____ Mr. Zhang gave us some good suggestions, we still didn’t deal with those problems very well.A. ThoughB. ButC. BecauseD. /( ) 28. —Where is Japan, do you know?—It lies ____ the east of China.A. inB. atC. toD. on( ) 29. —Mary can’t help ____ the house. Why?—Because she is busy ____ his homework.A. to clean; doingB. cleaning; doingC. cleaning; to doD. to clean; to do( ) 30. My father was watching TV ______ my mother was cooking.A. whenB. untilC. whileD. as soon as( )31. —I’m sorry that John is out.—Please ask him to call me as soon as he ____.A. returnedB. returnsC. will returnD. is returning( )32. It took us _______ to finish the new research protect.A. three hour and a halfB. three and a half hourC. three and half hoursD.three and a half hours( )33.—____ is it from here to the Summer Palace?—About twenty minutes’ walk.A. Hong longB. How farC. How soonD. What time( )34. —Hi, Jim! What’s your plan?—I will be on ____ holiday.A. a two-dayB. a two dayC. a two-day’sD. a two-days( )35.I was late for school yesterday _______ the heavy rain.A. BecauseB. because ofC. soD. andⅢ．完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）“I don’t like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and shouldn’t do that. It often makes me 36 ,” said Zhang Li, a middle school student.Do you have the same problem 37 Zhang Li? Why are some parents so 38 ?On the one hand, parents worry about things from the time you were born and they do a lot 39 you. They worry about your choice of friends, the food you eat and your study at school. 40 these things are part of your life. Don’t blame (责怪) them. They want you 41 up healthily and happily.On the other hand, you 42 introduce (介绍) your friends to your parents. Let them 43 you are making good friends. 44 them if you come back home 45 than usual.Don’t always argue with (与……争吵) them. Talk about your ideas with t hem. You’ll understandthem in the future.( )36. A. excited B. pleased C. unhappy D. lonely( )37 A. about B. as C. with D. to( )38. A. strict B. well C. glad D. Busy( )39. A. at B. for C. in D. of( )40. A. Both B. Whole C. All D. Every( )41. A. grow B. wake C. to wake D. to grow( )42. A. couldn’t B. should C. would D. needn’t( )43. A. know B. to know C. show D. to show( )44. A. Surprise B. Remember C. Call D. Talk( )45. A. early B. late C. earlier D. laterIV．阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）ASmiles send us light in the darkness. Smiles bring us warm sunlight on a cold winter day. Smiles can break the hard ice. Smiles are like rainbows. Rainy days end and the sky is beautiful again.Smiles show love and friendship. Teachers' smiles encourage us. Mothers' smiles warm us. Friends' smiles make us closer.We welcome smiles from others. And we should give others our smiles too. Noone is richer than a man who often smiles at others. If a man doesn't smile atyou,just smile at him. Smiles help you forget your sadness. Life is a long road. Why not cover it with smiles?( ) 46.Smiles can give us_______ .on a cold winter day.A. lightB. warm sunlightC.the hard iceD. the rainbow( )47. Teachers' smiles _______ .A. encourage us.B. warm usC. make us closerD. make us laugh( ) 48. Friends' smiles _______ .A.encourage us.B. make us laughC. make us closerD. warm us( ) 49. If a man doesn't smile at you, _______ .A. don't smile at himB. let him leaveC.just smile at himD. fight with him( )50. Which of the following is NOT true? _______ .A. Smiles can break the hard ice.B. Smiles show love and friendship.C. Smiles help you forget all you problems.D. Don't smile at others if others don't smile at you.( B )Some Advice on Travel★Forget fashion! Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on longjourneys(旅行).★Traveling on trains and buses can be boring, so take a good book to read.★If you’re going somewhere cold, remember to put on your warm c lothes!★If you are going somewhere sunny, remember to bring your sun-block(防晒霜)and sunglasses.★Always take a camera with you to capture those special moments.★Be careful with your things whenever you go to a busy place, like a train station. There are many thieves there!★Most countries have lower prices for students, so if you are a student, take your student card with you.★Always leave room in your bag and buy presents on the way home.★Bus tours often stop at expensive shops along the w ay, save your money bybuying presents at local shops.★If you travel abroad(国外), remember to take your passport. Whatever you do, don’t lose it!( )51. If you go to Hainan Island for a trip in summer, you should take ____with you.A. warm clothes and sports sh oesB. sunglasses and sun-blockC. fashionable(时尚的) clothes and a big bagD. some fruit and drinks( )52. According to the passage, ____ is a good way to keep away from boredomwhile you’re on a train or a bus.A. taking a cameraB. listening to musicC. reading a good bookD. sleeping for some time( )53.You must always ___ while you are at busy places because there are oftenthieves there.A. put your things awayB. look after your things wellC. give your things awayD. get your things ready( )54. If a student wants to buy some presents at lower prices while traveling,he should show ____ to the shop assistant.A. PricesB. his thingsC. his passportD. his student card( )55. The underlined word “capture” in this passage means ____.A. 拍摄B. 感受C. 抓住D. 控制(C )Mr. Hunt came from a poor family. He had three brothers and two sisters. His father work ed hard but wasn’t paid much. And his mother did all the housework at home. They were both able but they couldn’t get enough money fo r their family.Mr. Hunt was in school for only three years and he had to stop to help his parents though he was good at his lessons. When he was sixteen, he came to the city and began to work in a small factory. He learned from an old worker and became a skilled worker. The old worker liked him and married his daughter to him. The young man did not have his own house and had to live with his parents-in-law(岳父母). His mother-in-law always thought he was poor and often chattered(唠叨). So the young man tried to save everything and hoped to have his own house.It was one fine Sunday. The old woman wanted to have a picnic on the top of the hill. She told Mr. Hunt to drive her car. But sometimes she told him to turn left and sometimes to turn right. The young man had to listen to her. At a crossing the lights were red but she made him turn left. The policeman stopped them and told the young man to give his license to him.“If I did wrong, sir,” said Mr. Hunt, “It was my mother-in-law’s fault(过错). She was driving the car though she sat behind me!”( )56. The Hunts were poor because ____.A. they were lazyB. they were too weak to workC. they couldn’t make enough moneyD. they weren’t able enough( )57. Mr. Hunt left the school because ____.A. he didn’t like studyingB. his family was poorC. he wasn’t cleverD. he hoped to stay at home( )58. ____, s o the old man married his daughter to him.A. Mr. Hunt became a skilled workerB. Mr. Hunt was friendly to himC. Mr. Hunt was paid much in the factoryD. Mr. Hunt worked for six years there( )59. The old woman was ____ to Mr. Hunt.A. goodB. badC. friendlyD. useless( )60. Which of the following is wrong?A. The old woman herself drove the car that day.B. It was the old woman’s fault.C. Mr. Hunt hated his mother-in-law.D. The old woman told Mr. Hunt to run the red lights.Ⅴ．口语运用。