四川省成都外国语学校学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

成都外国语学校2017-2018学年度上期初二半期考试
英语试卷
考试时间：听力30分钟+笔试120分钟
Part A 80 scores
Listening Test30 scores
Ⅰ. Listen to each sentence carefully and choose the correct response. Each sentence will be read only once.10 scores
1. A. Germany B. Portugal
C. Spanish
D. Brazil
2. A. The camera B. The saxophone
C. The video cassette
D. The computer
3. A. In a theatre B. In a bank
C. In a post office
D. In a restaurant
4. A. It’s half an hour by car. B. It’s sixty pounds.
C. It’s six o’clock.
D. It’s very comfortable.
5. A. Hello; do you want to play football now
B. Hello; where are you
C. Hello; this is Tina.
D. Hello; are you Maria
6. A. She is married. B. She is from Portugal.
C. She is a teacher.
D. She is my classmate.
7. A. Thank you. B. I’m an artist now.
C.How about this afternoon
D. I’m sorry to hear that.
8. A. I’d like to have a rest now.
B. I’d like some tea.
C. I’d like some potatoes.
D. I’d like to buy some cheese.
9. A. It is Japanese.
B.It is from Spain.
C.It is a pizza.
D.It is made of rice; potatoes and beef.
10. A. Cheese.
B.Thank you.
C.What are you going to have today
D.You are so nice.
II. Listen to the dialogues carefully and choose the correct answers. Each dialogue will be read twice.5 scores
11. A. Tomatoes B. Potatoes
C. Apple juice
D. A chicken sandwich.
12. A. At five to nine. B. At twenty to nine.
C.At five past ten.
D. At five past nine.
13. A. He is a marketing manager. B. He is an account manager.
C. He is a doctor.
D. He is a nurse.
14. A. Onions; beef; lettuce; pepper and tomatoes.
B. Onions; potatoes; pepper; lettuce and beef.
C. Onions; tomatoes; pepper; carrots and beef.
D. Onions; tomatoes; lettuce; beef and cheese.
15. A. They’re green. B. They’re red.
C. They’re blue.
D. They’re black.
III.Listen to the conversation carefully and choose the correct answers. The conversation will be read twice. 5 scores
16.Where is Jenny now
A.In Beijing.
B.In Xi’an.
C.In Xinjiang.
D.In Chengdu.
17. Who is Jenny with
A.Her mother.
B.Her father.
C.Her uncle.
D.Her classmates.
18. What is the weather like in Xinjiang
A. Sunny and foggy.
B. Cold; dry and warm.
C.Cold and windy.
D.Rainy and windy.
19. What is Jenny’s father going to do
A.To phone Jenny’s mother.
B.To have some grapes.
C. To climb mountains.
D.To visit beautiful places.
20. Where does Jenny’s father want to go
A. Beijing.
B.Qingdao.
C.The Blue Mountains.
D.Britain.
IV.Listen to the passage carefully and judge if it’s true or false. If it’s true;please write A. If it’s false;please write B. The passage will be read twice. 5 scores
21. A man is standing by the road and eating an apple.
22. The policeman and the man are both fat.
23. The policeman can’t catch the man.
24. The man is a bad man.
25. The policeman runs after the man again because he wants to get thinner.
V.Listen to the passage and choose the correct answers. The passage will be read three times.
5 scores
26. What is this message mainly about
A.Some team players.
B.A sports TV program.
C.A basketball club.
D.Two friends.
27. How often do the members meet
A.Once a week.
B.Twice a week.
C.Three times a week.
D.Once a month.
28. When are there sometimes matches for the team players
A.On Wednesday afternoon.
B.On Saturday afternoon.
C. On Friday evening.
D. On Sunday morning.
29. What should the player take to the hall
A.A map.
B.A watch.
C.A ball.
D.A coat.
30. How much rent do the players spend on it each week
A.$10.
B.$12.
C.$14.
D.$15.
Written Test 50 scores
I. Multiple choice. 25’
31.The company offers accommodation to all the people working for it.
A. food and drink
B. places to live in
C. food to eat
D. main courses
32.Lisa is a student of English.
A. a student who likes England
B. a student who comes from England
C. a student who is interested in English
D. a student who studies English as her main job
33.Actually; the delicious cakes are not made by myself. They’re from my friend.
A. For fact
B. As we know
C. In fact
D. As matter of fact
34.Excuse me. Can you say the question again; please
A. repeat the question again
B. repeat the question
C. answer the question again
D. pardon
35.Peter thinks his new school has usual facilities; but the teachers there are fantastic.
A. boring
B. great
C. busy
D. funny
36.Thank you for_______me ______my math homework.
A. helping; with
B. help; to
C. help; with
D. helping; /
37.The multimedia systems in classrooms are only available _______ the teachers in our school.
A. on
B. to
C. with
D. by
38.It’s becoming more and more difficult to find _______; so people have to try very _______.
A. a work; hard
B. a job; hardly
C. work; hardly
D. jobs; hard
39._______ name is Steven. _______ a baker and _______ job is to bake cakes and bread.
A. His; He’s; his
B. He’s; His; he’s
C. His; He’s; he’s
D. He’s; He’s; his
40.Those are ____________bedrooms. The bedrooms are just next to each other.
A. Lily and Liz’s
B. Lily’s and Liz
C. Lily’s and Liz’s
D. Lily and Liz
41._______ are asked to do our math homework again because we all did a terrible job
yesterday.
A. Billy; you and I
B. I; Billy and you
C. You; I and Billy
D. You; Billy and I
42.A: Whose is this dirty old book
B: It _______ mine. My books are always neat and tidy.
A: Oh It _______ Billy’s. Look There’s his name on the cover.
A. can’t be; may be
B. must be; may be
C. may be; can be
D. can’t be; must be
43.There is _______ “u” and _______ “i” in the word “community”.
A. an; an
B. an; a
C. a; an
D. a; a
44.My parents will take me to a famous place like ______ if I do well in the coming exam.
A. Mount Fuji
B. the Big Ben
C. Eiffel Tower
D. Great Wall
45.Marco wants to rent an apartment _______; but he doesn’t like the one with _______.
A. to live in; few furniture
B. to live in it; a lot of furniture
C. to live in it; much furniture
D. to live in; little furniture
46.After work; many of the parents wait ____________ at the school gate every day.
A. for their children to come out
B. their children come out
C. for their children come out
D. their children to come out
47.Because of the _______ policy 政策in China; a lot of families want to have _______ child.
A. two-child; the other
B. two-children; another
C. two-child; another
D. two-children; other
48.The flight provides the passengers in the first-class coach _______ delicious meals; snacks
and comfortable beds.
A. for
B. with
C. to
D. /
49.Look _______ stars _______ shining in the dark sky. That’s so beautiful
A. A number of; is
B. The number of; is
C. The number of; are
D. A number of; are
50.Tiffany goes to a fitness center _______ to keep fit; while her roommate Cindy enjoys
playing the piano _______.
A. at her leisure; in her leisure time
B. in her leisure time; in her leisure
C. in her leisure; at her leisure time
D. at her leisure; at her leisure time
51.Mr. Harris looks _______ today. He’s looking _______ at every student in his class; even the
naughty boys.
A. happily; happy
B. unhappy; happily
C. happy; unhappily
D. happy; happily
52.It’s quite cold in the room. I’d like _________ to drink. I don’t want to get a cold.
A. some hot thing
B. hot something
C. something cold
D. something hot
53.Banks are open from 9 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon _______ weekdays; but _______
weekends they are open only in the mornings.
A. at; in
B. for; in
C. on; at
D. in; on
54.If you are _______ all the time; you don’t have to go to bed late to _______ the exams.
A. well-prepared; prepare for
B. good-prepared; prepare for
B. badly-prepared; prepare D. well-prepared; prepare
55._____ more information; passengers can contact the air company _____ 0273 330016.
A. With; by
B. As; with
C. By; at
D. For; on
Ⅱ. Cloze test. Fill in the blanks w ith the best choices to complete the passages. 10’What is American food You may think the answer is as easy as pie. To many people; American food means ___56____; hot dogs; fried chicken and pizza. If you have a “___57____ tooth”; you may think of apple p ies or chocolate cakes. But are these the only kind of food in America
Except for Thanksgiving turkey; it’s hard to find a typical “American” food. The United
States is a land of immigrants 移民. When people moved to America; they brought their ___58____ st yles with them. That’s why you can find food from all over the world in America. In some ways; Americans have taken foods from other ___59____as their favorites. They love ___60____ pizzas; Mexican Tacos and Chinese egg rolls.
Americans are living a busy life today. Half-done dinners and fast food make cooking at home very ___61____. They also eat a lot of unhealthy “junk food” like potato chips; candy bars; fried chicken and so on. ___62____ other people prefer healthier eating habits. Some even go “all ___63____”. They don’t eat any food prepared with chemicals化学成分.
American culture is a good example of the saying; “You’re ___64____you eat.” Different kinds of foods enjoyed in the US ___65____different personal tastes. However; no matter the food is from abroad or home; fast or not fast; unhealthy or natural; the style is all-American.
56. A. sushi B. pasta C. noodles D. hamburgers
57. A. salty B. sweet C. spicy D. sour
58. A. cooking B. drinking C. singing D. living
59. A. cities B. towns C. streets D. countries
60. A. French B. English C. German D. Italian
61. A. easy B. difficult C. strange D. special
62. A. So B. Or C. And D. But
63. A. nasty B. natural C. delicious D. unhealthy
64. A. who B. that C. what D. which
65. A. show B. have C. give D. include
III. Reading Comprehension. 15’
A
A. get a movie ticket free
B. get some stamps free
C. get five hours of free parking
D. get 15% off when parking
67. Buy one T-shirt at Fashion Menswear; you may get one ______ free.
A. T-shirt of the same price
B. coat of a higher price
C. shirt of the same price
D. T-shirt of the same kind
68. You can get a 15% discount on any books if you ______ at Maze Book Store.
A．buy five children’s books B．buy some gifts
C．show this coupon D．buy two novels
69. If you want to have a free soft drink; you can go to __________.
A．Maze Book Store B．Judy’s Café
C．Fashion Menswear D．the cinema
70. If John spends 10 dollars on a full-price movie ticket on Tuesday; he can buy a second ticket for only _______.
A．15 dollars B．10 dollars C．8 dollars D．5 dollars
B
A man works on my farmhouse. One day; after a day’s work; his old truck doesn’t work. When I drive him home; he sits quietly.
When we get to his house he asks me to come in to meet his family. When we walk to the front door; he stops at a small tree and touches the branches 树枝with both hands. When he is opening the door; he has a quite different look. He smiles and hugs his two small children and gives his wife a kiss.
Later; he walks me to the car. When we pass the tree; I ask him about what he does at the little tree.
“Oh; that’s my trouble tree;” he says.
“I know I can’t help having troubles on the job; but those troubles aren’t for the house or for my wife and the children. So I put them down to the tree every night when I come home. Then; in the morning; I pick them up again.”
“Funny thing is;” he smiles; “when I come out in the morning to pick up those problems; there aren’t as many as I remember putting down the night before.”
71. The writer drives the man home because ___________.
A. the man can not drive a truck at all
B. the man asks the writer to his house
C. there is something wrong with the man’s truck
D. the man works hard on the writer’s farmhouse
72. What does the underlined word “them” mean
A. Troubles.
B. Branches.
C. Children.
D. Trees.
73. What does the man do at the front door
A. He plants a a small tree.
B. He puts his bag under the branches.
C. He touches the small tree’s branches.
D. He speaks to a small tree
74. When the man goes to the tree the next morning; he usually ____________.
A. takes some branches from the tree
B. feels better than the night before
C. starts to feel bad about his work
D. talks to the tree for a while
75. What can we learn from the story
A. Small trees help you with big problems.
B. Don’t be unhappy when you’re in trouble.
C. There aren’t any real problems in life.
D. Don’t bring work trouble hom e to your family.
C
It is quite strange that when you walk into a store; but you see no shop assistants inside. You pick up things and get ready to wait in line and pay. But it’s also odd that there’s no shopkeeper waiting for you to check out 结账. So what has happened to this store
Well; you may have come into Tao Café; a cashless store designed by Alibaba. The store sells drinks; fast food and snacks. 50 shoppers can go shopping in the store at a time. To get in and shop; people only need a smartphone with a Taobao app and an Alipay account.
By scanning 扫描their Taobao QR code 二维码; shoppers can get into the store. The store has also got the information of all things and their places on the shelves. So when shoppers pick up the things they want; the store it self will can “watch” and “remember” their choice.When shoppers are ready to leave; they don’t wait in line to pay. Instead; they go through two checkout doors. Then the bills will soon be paid with a Taobao account through Alipay.
According to Alibaba; the checkout machines can recognize 识别things of the store even when shoppers put them in pockets or bags. So it is almost impossible to take things away from the store without paying.
76. The underlined word “odd” in the first paragraph probably means “_______”.
A. interesting
B. strange
C. usual
D. different
77. Tao Café is known as _____.
A. a coffee shop
B. a cashless store
C. an online store
D. a Taobao Maker Festival
78. To buy things from Tao Café; you don’t need 需要________.
A. a smartphone
B. a Taobao app
C. an Alipay account
D. a WeChat QR code
79. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about
A. How to check out in Tao Café.
B. Why Tao Café needs cameras.
C. How Tao Café works.
D. How shoppers find things easily in Tao Café.
80. What can we know from the article
A. The old people would enjoy shopping in Tao Café.
B. Lots of things will be lost in the cashless store.
C. Tao Café will be the only place to shop.
D. It saves people much time to shop at Tao Café.
Part B 70 scores
I. Fill in the blanks according to the correct forms of the given words. 15’
1.The dishes in that restaurant are tasty but the prices are quite ___1___ reason. I don’t think
I’ll go there again.
2.On New Year’s Day; people often hold different activities to welcome the ___2___ arrive of
the new year.
3.The book ___3___ call Harry Potter is her favorite.
4.He’s so good at fixing the electrical equipment that his neighbours all think him an
___4___electricity; but actually he’s an artist.
5.Would you like ___5___ travel with us to south Africa this winter vacation
6.The quick development of smart phones and APP makes it easier for people to learn about
___6___ photograph; the art of taking photos.
7.I have a few hobbies;______7_______include swimming and playing the guitar.
8.As a businesswoman; she often ___8___ fly to other countries.
9.Our teachers spend most of their break time at the office ___9___ check our exercise-books.
10.Will you study ___10___ as your second foreign language Spain
11.With these soft cushions; the old man sits ___11___ in the armchair. comfortable
12.At the moment; the twin sisters ___12___ each other tightly after being away for years. hug
13.To have her own life; the famous actress never talks about her ___13___ status. marry
14.As ___14___ from China; we should behave well when we travel to a foreign country. visit
15.It’s important for you ___15___ your passport with you when travelling abroad. take
II. Pattern shift. 10’
16.Women less than 20 years old can’t get married in law in China.
= Women _______ 20 years old can’t get married in law in China.
17.Flight AF402 is going to take off immediately.
= Flight AF402_________ __________ ___________take off.
18.How much are the cassettes
=_______ _______ _______ _______ the cassettes
19.His passport is in his handbag; _______ _______ Ask a tag question.
20.Alan’s got some posters to take when he moves to a new house. Change it into a negative
sentence.
21-25: Raise a question to the underlined part.
21.It’s about half an hour by subway from my school to the city centre.
22.The boy earns pocket money by washing dishes after meals at home.
23.There are three loaves of bread on the bread board.
24.The games room with a billiard table is on the ground floor.
25.Frank enjoys talking with customers at his shop.
III. Find the only mistake in each line and correct them. 5’
This is Anna’s bedroom. It’s not vey big; and it’s 26. _______________
very bright and clean. Anna tidy her room every day. 27. _______________
There is a table opposite the door and on the table is 28. _______________
some beautiful flowers and useful books. As you see;
there’s also a big picture for Anna on the wall. She’s 29. _______________
smiling sweetly in it. Over a picture is a round clock. 30. _______________
Anna likes her bedroom very much.
IV. Fill in the blanks according to the texts and the first letters given. 20’
In our new English book Look Ahead; we meet different people in Britain.
●James is from I____31____. He is in London to start a new job with MAP A____32____.
Tom Hall is his boss and Rita is Tom’s s____33____; while Julia is an account m____34____ like James. They are all very f____35____ to him. But he’s got some problems with his hotel
b ecause there isn’t a car park for his car. And there are no s____36____ facilities. He wants
to live in his own f____37_____.
●Maria; however; enjoys living in Eldon House. It’s a hostel for i____38____ students; which
is only ten m____39____ walk from the station in central Brighton. Maria lives in a big bedroom. It hasn’t got a p____40____ bathroom; but there’s one opposite her room. It’s close and convenient.
●Graziella from S___41___; is also a student of English like Maria. But she lives with the Gay
family as a g___42___. Pauline and Sean Gay are m___43___ with two d___44___ called Hannah and Ella.
●If you want to have a t___45___ of Italian food in the U.S.; Frank MacKondy’s t___46___
food shop is a good choice. It sells h___47___ Italian food and all kinds of sandwiches;
which can all be s___48___ hot or cold. And the s___49___ in his shop is the party sandwich which is big e___50___ for thirty people.
V. Choose 10 from the 12 words in the box to complete the passage with their proper forms.
Mrs. Brown is very fat. “Don’t eat meat____51____”;her doctor says to her. “I ____52___her eating them; doctor.”Her husband says.
The next morning; Mrs. Brown___53____a nice cake for Mr. Brown; and her husband eats ___54___of it . After he goes out ;Mrs. Brown cuts a very small ___55___of the cake and eats it . It is very good . Then she cuts a bigger piece and eats it __56____. In a few minutes she finishes the cake.“My husband is going to be very___57____.”she says.“What am I going to do ”She makes another cake very quickly; eats half of that; and ____58___half on the ___59____ . Her husband comes back later .He sees the half of the cake on the table and he is very ___60 ____.
VI. Writing. 10’
As Thanks-giving Day 感恩节is arriving; do you have anyone you want to say “thanks”to Now write a composition with 100 to 120 words about Thanks-giving Day. The following points should be included.
1. A title.
2. What do you know about Thanks-giving Day
3. Who do you want to thank on this year’s Thanks-giving Day and why Give at least two
reasons.
4. How are you going to show your thanks Write at least two ways.
5. What do you think of your plan 计划for this Thanks-giving Day
成都外国语学校17-18学年上初二期中英语考试答案
Part A 80’
听力：1-5 CBDAC 6-10 CDBCA 11-15 BACAB 16-20:CDBCC 21-25:BABBA 26-30:CADDB
笔试：
I. Multiple C hoice. 25’
31-35 BDCBB 36-40 ABDAC 41-45 DDCAD
46-50 ACBDA 51-55 DDCAD
II. Cloze. 10’
56-60 DBADD 61-65 ADBCA
III. Reading Comprehension. 15’
66-70 CACBD 71-75 CACBD 76-80 BBDCD
Part B 70’
I. Fill in the blanks according to the correct forms of the given words. 15’
1.unreasonable
2. arrival
3. called
4. electrician
5. to travel
6.photography
7. including 8. flies 9. checking
10. Spanish 11fortably 12. are hugging
13. marital 14. visitors 15. to take
II. Pattern shift. 10’
16.under
17.is about to
18.What’s the price of
19.isn’t it
20.Alan hasn’t got any posters to take when he moves to a new house.
21.How far is it from your school to the city centre/center
22.How does the boy earn pocket money at home
23.How much bread is there on the bread board
24.On which floor is the games room with a billiard table / Which floor is the games room with
a billiard table on
25.What does Frank enjoy doing at his shop
III. Find the only mistake in each line and correct them. 5’
26.and---but 27. tidy---tidies 28. is---are 29. for---of 30. a picture---the
picture
IV. Fill in the blanks according to the texts and the first letters given. 20’
31. Ireland 32. Advertising 33. secretary 34. manager
35. friendly 36. sports 37. flat 38. international
39. minutes’40. private 41. Switzerland 42. guest
43. married 44. daughters 45. taste 46. takeaway
47. homemade 48. served 49. speciality 50. enough V. Choose 10 from the 12 words in the box to complete the passage with their proper forms. Each word can be used only once. 10’
51.again 52.will stop 53.makes 54.half
55.piece 56.quickly 57.angry 58.leaves
59.table 60.happy
VI.. Writing. 10’
As Thanks-giving Day is arriving; do you have anyone you want to say “thanks” to Now
write a composition with 100 to 120 words about the Thanks-giving Day. The following points
should be included.
1. A title. 1’
2. What do you know about Thanks-giving Day 1’
3. Who do you want to thank on this year’s Thanks-giving Day and why Give at least two
reasons. 3’
4. How are you going to show your thanks Write at least two ways. 2’
5. What do you think of your plan for this Thanks-giving Day 1’
结构及用词：1’卷面及字迹：1’。