2015-2016学年度外研版英语八年级上期末考试英语试卷及答案

八年级上期末考试模拟试卷听力部分（20分）一、听句子，选择最佳答语。

每个句子读一遍（5分）( ) 1 A one teaspoon B two slices C three cups( ) 2 A I like it B You are welcome C No, thanks( ) 3 A It’s delicious B I guess so C Good idea( ) 4 A Yes, of course B No, you can’t C Yes, please( ) 5 A Every day B Some butter C Only one二、听对话及问题，选择正确答案，每段对话及问题读两遍（5分）( ) 6 A Twice a week B Three times a week C Four times a week( ) 7 A He had a sore back B He had a fever C He had a toothache( ) 8 A On Tuesday B On Thursday C On Sunday( ) 9 A By car B By subway C By train( ) 10 A No, she can’t B Yes, she can C We don’t know三、听长对话，选择正确答案。

对话读两遍（10分）( ) 11 Where did Tom go when Jeff called ?A To the post officeB To the schoolC To the hospital( ) 12 Who has a cold ?A TomB Tom’s fatherC Tom’s mother( ) 13 Why does Jeff call Tom ?A Because he wants to invite Tom to his houseB Because he wants to visit TomC Because he asks Tom to his party( ) 14 What is Tom going to do on Wednesday ？A To visit JeffB To stay at homeC To go shopping( ) 15 When is Tom going to have a math test ?A Next MondayB Next TuesdayC Next Wednesday笔试部分（100分）一、单项选择（20分）( ) 1 Lisa went to the living room and ________ hands with the guestsA shakeB shakingC shookD to shake( ) 2 I came to _______ goodbye to you . I have to go nowA talkB tellC speakD say( ) 3 There are some ________ in the shop and they want to buy some Chinese productsA GermansB IndianC AmericanD Englishman( ) 4 We hear the _______ of the running water . We feel relaxedA noiseB voiceC soundD shout( ) 5 You don’t like playing computer games , _________?A do youB don’t youC are youD aren’t you( ) 6 Not only my sister but also I ________ crazy about rock musicA amB isC areD be( ) 7 ________ excited the mother was when she heard her son’s voice from the space stationA HowB WhatC What aD What an( ) 8 _________ good advice the teacher gave meA HowB WhatC What aD How a( ) 9 The boy works ______ harder than his elder sisterA evenB veryC prettyD quite( ) 10 My brother won the first prize ______ the age of eightA forB atC withD on( ) 11 ________ fans are waiting for the singer at the airportA Hundred ofB HundredsC Hundred ofD Hundreds of( ) 12 ---Who is the song ____?--- I think Jay Chou wrote itA forB byC toD out( ) 13 Sorry, I can’t play ________ basketball with you this afternoon .My father asked me to stay at home and play ____guitarA the ; theB / ; /C the ; /D /; the( ) 14 Jenny is my _____ sister and she is two years ______ than meA older; olderB elder; elderC older ; elderD elder ; older( ) 15 Your brother hardly plays football, _________?A does heB doesn’t heC isn’t heD is he( ) 16 We decide _______ to Beijing by airA goB goingC to goD went( ) 17 ______ a diary is one of the best ways to learn English wellA KeepB KeepingC KeepsD Kept( ) 18 ---Mum , Bill is coming to dinner this eveningOk. Let’s give him ________ to eatA anything differentB different anythingC something differentD different something( ) 19 He tires ________ English and he practices _______English every dayA to learn; speakingB learn ; speakingC learning ; to speakD to learn; to speak( ) 20 It’s polite ______ a gift when you visit somebody for the first timeA takeB takingC to takeD took二、完型填空（10分）A lot of students are having all kinds of sports on the sports field. A football game is going onright now 1 Class 3 and Class 4. We don't know which team will 2 . Look at those people over there! Some students of Class 1 are practicing the 3 jump. One of them is the best high jumper inthe school. He practices hard every day. Many people think he will 4 the school record (记录) inthe sports meet next spring. Not far away from them, some girls are preparing for a race.They 5 have a 600-meter race in ten minutes. Now on the corner of the field, you can see anothergroup (群) of students. Their teacher is telling them 6 to throw discus (铁饼).In schools, 7 students love sports now. Sports help people to keep 8 . They also help people to live happily. And 9 doing sports on the sports field, many people will 10 good friends, too.Do you think so?( ) 1 A in B between C from D of( ) 2 A win B winning C fall D falling( ) 3 A long B far C high D tall( ) 4 A break B turn C leave D name( ) 5 A were B going to C were going to D will( ) 6 A what B how C which D that( ) 7 A much and much B most and most C many and many D more and more( ) 8 A health B tired C healthy D happy( ) 9 A in B before C after D over( ) 10 A become B change C get D bring三、情景交际（5分）A: Hi, Zhang Li. What are you going to do next week ?B: Hi, Liu Wei! 1A: Where does she live ？B: 2A: Where is your hometown ?B: 3 . It’s famous for bananasA: How large is the population of your hometown ?B: 4A: Is your hometown newer than before ?B: Yes, it is . And it’s more beautifulA: 5 . Can you show me some photos of your hometown when you come back ?B: No problemA She lives in my hometownB What is it famous for ?C I am going to see my grandmaD It’s in the south of GuangdongE That’s greatF What is the weather like in your hometown ?G It’s about 50 thousand四、阅读理解（本题共10分）（A ）Vince is an officer in the Navy (海军). Last week, Vince went to a city for vacation. One evening , after he had supper , he decided to go to a movie . He got on a bus and stood by the door . About ten minutes later , a drunk(醉汉)got on the bus . ―Hey, does the bus go to the zoo ?‖ he asked VinceVince didn’t want to talk to him and was going to the front . But the drunk stopped him and went on asking , ―This bus will take me to the zoo, won’t it ?‖ Vince became angry and said , ―Look carefully. I am nota conductor (售货员) , but an officer in the navy !‖Hearing this , The drunk spoke loudly, ― Stop the ship , then ! I want to take the bus !‖True or false according to the passage (T/F) (本题5分)( ) 1 This story happened on a ship( ) 2 Vince went his vacation in a city( ) 3 Vince went to visit his friends after dinner( ) 4 Vince was angry with the drunk( ) 5 The drunk wanted to go to a movie with Vince（B ）My plan for Learning EnglishMany students and teachers always ask this question "What’s the best way to learn English well?" Different people have different answers. Here is my plan for learning English. It is based on (根据) my own experience(经验) in learning languages. It helped me when I learned English. I hope that it can help you, too.●Speak to Americans as much as possible.●Write, write, write —letters, e-mails, notes, etc.●Make phone calls to practice your Engli sh.●Watch TV and movies.●Listen to the radio.●Read as much as possible.It is important to believe that you will improve your English. Sometimes when you make plans, it seems very difficult. Progress comes little by little. Think about where you are today, and where you were last week or last month. Maybe it doesn’t seem you have come very far. But if you stop and think about where you were six months ago, or even a year ago, then you will see your progress. That progress gives you hope. Keep on studying, you will reach your goal sooner or later!( ) 6 What do students and teachers often ask?A. How to speak English well.B. How to write English well.C. How to read English well.D. How to learn English well.( ) 7 The plan for learning English is based on __________.A. a student’s teaching storyB. a student’s learning storyC. an English teacher’s experienceD. the writer’s experience( ) 8 Which of the following is NOT true about the writer?A. He reads aloud in the morning.B. He watches English movies.C. He often writes English notes.D. He sometimes speaks English with friends on the phone. ( ) 9 What is important for an English learner?A. To study English every day.B. To speak with Americans.C. To listen to the radio.D. To believe that he will improve his English( ) 10 The underlined word ―progress‖ probably means ________ in ChineseA 经历B 错误C 进步D 失败第二节非选择题五、用所给单词的适当形式填空（本题共15分）1 I think we made ________________(mistake) in the test2 He wants to know the _______________(pronounce) of this word3 Don’t forget ______________(close) the door when you leave the classroom4 Can you give me some advice about _______________(improve) English ?5 The mountains are about 1000 ______________(meter) high6 Stop ___________(smoke) . Do you find the sign of the ―No smoking !‖7 My father likes to see the village, _____________(especial) the lakes8 My brother is _____________(thin) than my little sister9 The supermarket at weekends is _____________(busy) than at weekdays10 As a good student , you should listen to the teacher ____________(careful)11 Playing computer games makes us feel ____________(bore)12 They all arrived as __________(early) as they could13 What’s the _______________(mean) of the new word ?14 My teacher advises me ___________(listen) to the radio every day15 His home is ___________(far) from school than mine六、句型转换（10分，每空0.5分）1 There’re 40 million people in the city （对画线部分提问）__________ the ___________ of the city ?2 This river is ten meters wide . That river is ten meters wide , too （同义句）This river is ____________ __________ _________ that river3 What other things are there in the room ? （同义句）___________ __________ are there in the room ?4 What’s the weather like in Beijing ? （同义句）_________ is the ________ in Beijing ?5 The north of China is colder than the south （同义句）The south of China ___________ __________ than the north6 What’s wrong with your mother ? （同义句）What’s __________ ___________ _________ your mother ?7 Practising in winter is more difficult （同义句）It’s ____________ difficult __________ ___________ in winter8 My brother does well in playing tennis （同义句）My brother ___________ __________ ___________ playing tennis七、选词，并用适当形式填空（10分）island busy capital you population hometown question wide hot read1 There is a small river near my ___________________2 The _____________ is too hard for us to answer3 The bridge is two hundred meters long , fifteen meters ____________4 The weather in Ji’nan in summer is ____________ than that in England5 His brother usually ___________ English books after supper6 There is a small village on the _____________7 Sorry, I really want to help you but I am too __________ . I don’t have time8 Beijing is the ___________ of China9 Cambridge has a _______________ of about 12000 people10 My room is cleaner than _______________八、阅读短文，回答以下各题（10分，每小题2分）Kate and Jim are wife and husband . Like many New Age Trave lers, they don’t live in a house, but in a truck. For about three years they moved around the country with other travelers. Now their daughter, Alice, is four years old, and Kate wants to change their life and come back to the city. But Jim likes the travelling life. He thinks they should live on the road. ―We’ve a lot of good friends here. We live in the open a ir. How fresh the air is ! If we like a place, We stay for some time . If we don’t like it, we move on .I don’t like cities. You must live in a small box and you should work hard for all your time to get enough money to live. That’s not lif e. We should stay away from cities. Lucy is a nice girl. She can learn real things about life with us on the road.‖ Jim says―Yes, I like this kind of life better than city life. Travelling is interesting in spring and summer. But winter is always difficult . It is so cold that Lucy gets ill every winter .The most important thing , I think is that Lucy needs a good education(教育) and she should have her own friends and a usual life like other kids. That means we must live in one place. Shall we move back to the city or not? Said Kate1 Where did Kate and Jim live ?________________________________________2 Does Jim want to change his life and go back to the city ?___________________________________________________( ) 3 Kate is tired of their travelling life (T/F)( ) 4 The life of traveling is not very good for Lucy (T/F)5 请把文中画线的句子翻译成汉语_________________________________________________九、写作（10分）假设你是李华，住在昆明，你的澳大利亚笔友Eric来信谈到了他所居住的城市，并希望了解你家Dear Eric ,It’s very kind of you to write to me and let me know about your beautiful city ,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 八年级上期末模拟试卷答案听力部分内容一、听句子，选择对话答语。