安徽省阜阳市谢桥镇中心学校八年级下学期期中考试试卷a(英语)

----八年级英语第二学期期中试卷
听力部分
Ⅰ.关键词语选择。

（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分。

你将听到五个句子。

请在每小题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出你所听到的单词或短语。

每个句子读两遍。

1. A. probable B. possibly C. probably
2. A. with B. visited C. weather
3. A. population B. education C. translation
4. A. grow B. green C. great
5. A. get on with B. keep up with C. catch up with
Ⅱ.短对话理解。

（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
你将听到时段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。

请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

每段对话读两遍。

6. What will the weather be like tomorrow?
A. sunny
B. snowy
C. windy
7. What is the girl doing now?
A. She is watering flowers
B. She is doing her math homework.
C. She is drawing picture.
8. What was Linda doing when the man called her?
A. She is shopping.
B. She is cooking.
C. She is playing piano.
9. What can’t Tom do again?
A. Play computer games
B. Talk on the phone.
C. Play with cat.
10. What may Tom pick tomorrow ?
A. Grape
B. Orange
C. Apple
11. How will the man go to the zoo?
A. By bike
B. By car
C. By bus
12. What are they doing now?
A. Talking on the phone
B. Shopping
C. Asking the way
13. What does the man want、
A. Coffee.
B. A glass of water
C. Tea
14. How much does one pen cost if you buy two?
A. Ten yuan
B. Nine yuan
C. Eighteen yuan
15. What does the woman mean?
A. Mr. Black is free.
B. Mr. Black is out
C. Mr. Black is busy.
Ⅲ. 长对话理解。

（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。

请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答16和17 两个小题。

16. When did Bob move to France?
A. In 1993.
B. In .
C. In .
17. Where did Bob’s father find a good job?
A. In Paris.
B. In London.
C. In Beijing.
听下面一段对话，回答18至小题。

18. What’s the weather like today?
A. Cloudy
B. Nice
C. Windy
19. What don’t they bring?
A. Chocolates
B. Bread.
C. Books
When are they going to have a picnic?
A. On Sunday.
B. On Saturday.
C. On Friday.
Ⅳ. 短文理解。

（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。

请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

短文读两遍。

21. What do librarians do?
A. To borrow books every day.
B. To look after books.
C. To sell books.
22. How many books are there in the library of the British Museum?
A. 7,000,000.
B. 700,000.
C. 1,500,000.
23. What will happen to a person if he doesn’t borrow books?
A. He will save much money.
B. He will lose a lot.
C. He will be poor.
24. What does the person have to do if he wants to borrow books from a public library?
A. He has to pay some money for the books.
B. He has to learn how to play a computer.
C. He has to join the library.
25. Which of the following statements is not right?
A. Many schools have their own libraries.
B. Sometimes it’s free to join a library.
C. There are fewer and fewer public libraries.
Ⅴ. 信息转换。

（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）
你将听到一篇短文。

请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺德单词，每空仅填一词。

短文读两遍。

If you go to a birthday party in England or the USA, you should
笔试部分
I. 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分。

）
( ) 1. We’ll go for a walk if it_____ tomorrow.
A. will not rain
B. isn’t raining
C. doesn’t rain
D. isn’t rain
( )2.----What to the little baby a moment ago?
----He fell off the bed.
A. happens
B. happened
C. was happened
D. is happening
( )3.Be quick! The plane is going to , or we’ll miss it.
A. call up
B. take down
C. go up
D. take off
( )4．He finds ______ hard to finish the work in two days.
A. its
B. that
C. it
D. it’s
( )5. Some scientists think that it may take ______ years to make robots look like people, and do the same things as us.
A. hundreds of
B. two hundreds of
C. two hundreds
D. two hundred of
( )6. Kids won’t go to school. They will study _____ h ome ______computers.
A. in, in
B. at, on
C. at , by
D. at; from
( )7.David’s friend don’t want to _______any money to him, because he never returns anything he ______ from them.
A. lend, lends
B. lend, borrows
C. borrow, lends
D. borrow, borrows
( ) 8. What_____you______at 9：00 last Sunday?
A．are；doing、 B did；do C．were；doing D．do：do
( ) 9He is mad_______ Lucy．He is ill
A．at B. with C．from D．of
( )10 In Spanish, he __________listening.
A. do better in
B. does well in
C. is good in
D. do OK in
( )11. If you want to talk to your teacher ,you should _ _first.
A. called to her
B. called up her
C. call her up
D. called her up
( ) 12. He is interested in _______ English songs.
A. to collect
B. collect
C. collecting
D. collected
( ) 13. They have been skating __________.
A. for three hours ago
B. since three hours ago
C. three hours ago
D. since three hours
( ) 14. There are many trees on _______ sides of the road.
A. each
B. every
C. both
D. all
( )15. -----Do you know if they to play football with us tomorrow?
-----I think they will come if they free.
A. will come; will be
B. will come; are
C. come; are
D. come; will be
II．完形填空（共；每小题1.5分，共
A
A fox is 16 food. He is very hungry. Now he 17 near a wall. The wall is very
18 . The fox is looking up. He sees 19 fine grapes the wall. He smiles says,”
21 nice they are! I want to eat them. ” The fox is jumping. He jumps and jumps, 22 the
wall is too high. He 23 get the grapes. The fox says,”I must go now, I don’t like those
grapes. 24 are green. They are not 25 to eat.”
( )16.A.seeing B. finding out C. looking for D. finding
( )17.A.gets B. comes C. goes D. stands ( )18.A.much B. small C. strong D. high
( )19.A.a little B. few C. much D. a lot of
( ). in B. on C. at D. for
( )21.A.What B. How C. What a D. How a
( )22.A.and B. or C. but D. where
( )23.A.can’t B. can C. hasn’t D. isn’t
( )24A.We B. It C. You D. They
( )25.A.bad B. good C. hard D. better
B
All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports are 26 people’s health. Many people like to watch 27 play sports games. They buy tickets 28 turn on their TV sets to
sit 29 them. Sports 30 with the season. People play 31 games in different seasons. Sometimes they play inside the room, sometimes they play outside. We can 32 sports here and there. Some sports are rather interesting. 33 people 34 different countries cannot understand each other, but after a game they often become very__35___ to each other.
( ) 26. A. good for B. good at C. good D. good to
( ) 2.7 A. other B. others C. the other D. the others
( ) 28. A. and B. but C. or D. so
( ) 29. A. in front B. in the front C. in the front of D. in front of ( ) 30. A. change B. are C. play D. start
( ) 31. A. same B. different C. the same D. the different
( ) 32. A. see B. look C. find D. watch
( ) 33. A. Sometimes B. When C. Or D. So
( ) 34. A. from B. to C. outside D. inside
( )35. A. friend B. friendly C. friends D. more friendly
III．补全对话。

（共5小题；每题1分，共5分）
A: Jim, what are you going to do tonight？
B: I have no idea.What about you?
A: 36
B: Sounds good ! But I hear there will be a talk at 7:00 in
the City Hall
A: 37
B: The History of Music. 38
A: Me,too. 39
B: Good idea! But we must be quick. We have only
twenty minutes left.
A: 40
B: We have to take a taxi because it’s quite a long way.
A: OK! Let’s go!
IV．阅读理解。

（共；每题2分，共40分）
(A)
Mr. Gao lives in a town. When he was twenty-five, his son was born. He calls him Gao Ling. The little boy is clever. He and his wife love him very much. It’s September 1st today. A new school year begins. Gao Ling is happy and wears his most beautiful clothes. He’s going to school with his new bag. “Let me take you to school, dear.” said Mrs. G ao. “Thank you, Mummy,” said the boy. “The school is not far from here. I can go there myself.”
At school a teacher met the little bo y and asked, “What’s your name, my little friend?” “G ao Ling, sir.”answered the boy. “How old are you?”“Six, sir.”“What’s your father’s name?”“Gao Daling, sir.”“How old is he?”“He is six, too, sir.”“Oh,” the teacher said in surprise. “Is he as old as you?”
“Yes, sir,” said the boy. “He became a father only on the day when I was born.”
( ) 41. Mr. Gao is _____now.
A. six
B. twenty-five
C. thirty one
D. thirty-five
( ) 42. Mr. and Mrs. Gao love their son because_____.
A. the boy is clever
B. he likes to go to school
C. he can go to school himself
D. he can answer their question
( ) 43. Gao Ling didn’t let his mother take him to school because_____.
A. she was too busy
B. his friends could took him
C. the policeman could help him
D. the school is near and he could take care of himself
( ) 44. Gao Ling went to school_____.
A. by car
B. on foot
C. by train
D. by bike
( ) 45. Gao Ling thought_____.
A. his father and he were born on the same day
B. his father was younger than him
C. his father forgot to tell him about his age
D. Gao Daling became a father only for six years
(B)
The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up(混淆) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感), you can always have a good laugh at your mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important things for learning English is: “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
( ) 46. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is_____.
A. writing in it
B. using it
C. listening to it
D. learning its grammar ( ) 47. What should you do in learning English?
A. We should be careful not to make any mistakes.
B. We should write as quickly as we can.
C. We should speak English as much as we can.
D. we should laugh more often.
( ) 48. When people laugh at your mistakes, you should_____.
A. not care
B. be happy
C. feel worried
D. be unhappy
( ) 49. When you make a mistake, you should_____.
A. keep quiet
B. get angry
C. be kind
D. keep your sense of humor
( ) 50. The story tells us that_____.
A. only foolish (愚蠢的) people make mistakes
B. few people make mistakes
C. people never make mistakes
D. there is no one who doesn’t make mistakes
(C )
Where do you think people will live in the future? Can you predict people will work and live
in the sea? But how will people go to work then? By submarine(潜水艇)
Some scientists believe that some day submarine will be as many as today’s cars. A famous French drivers says ‘One day,man will work on the ocean floor as they do on the street!’If people want to live in the sea, they have to solve a lot of problems, similar to those of living on the moon, are lack of oxygen(氧气) and weightlessness(失重) .Many questions are hard to solve. For example, what will happen to our bodies if we live in the sea for a very long time? Scientists are looking for answers.
Maybe in 50 years man will be able to live in the sea,away from the crowded and noisy cities on land. Man will find it fun and interesting to live in the sea. And life in the sea is more comfortable. Don’t you think so?
( )51. Maybe people in the future will______to work on the ocean floor.
A. drive a car
B. take a bus
C. take a submarine
D. swim
( )52. People have to ______ first before living in the sea.
A.build houses
B. learn to swim
C. learn to drive submarine
D. solve some problems
( )53. What problem will people have if they live in the sea?
A.They will have difficulty in breathing.(呼吸)
B.They will become quite short.
C. They will feel cold.
D. They will feel tired.
( )54.The writer thinks living in the sea is ______ than living on land
A. more comfortable
B. less comfortable
C. easier
D. more crowded
( )55. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.There are also some problems for people to solve if they want to live in the sea.
B.The sea is noisy and crowed for man to live in.
C.Some of the problems are very hard to solve.
D.Some scientists believe submarines will be popular in the future.
(D)
One day when Jack was walking in the park, he saw Sue, a friend of his, sitting on a bench with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at Sue.
Jack walked up to her and said ,” Hello, Sue. How are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?”
“Of course . Please sit down,” Sue said.
Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked together. The dog went on looking at Sue. It seemed that it wanted some food.
“ That’s a nice dog,” Jack said, pointing at the animal.
“Yes, he’s handsome .He’s strong and healthy.”
“And hungry,” Jack said,” He hasn’t taken his eyes off you. He thinks you’ve got some food for him.”
“ That’s true,” Sue said,” But I haven’t.”
The two friends laughed and then Jack said,” Does your dog bite?”
“No, ”Sue said. “He’s never bitten anyone. He’s always gentle and good-tempered.”
Hearing this, Jack decided to pet the dog. He put out his hand and touched the animal’s head. At once it jumped up and bit him.
“Hey!” Jack shouted.” You said he didn’t bite.”
“No, I didn’t ” Sue answered. “ You asked me if my dog bit, and I said no. But that’s not my dog. My dog’s at home.”
( )56.Jack and Sue didn’t know each other before they met in the park.
( )57.Jack asked to sit next to Sue because he wanted to have a rest.
( )58.Jack thought that the dog belonged to Sue.
( )59.Sue’s dog had never bit strangers.
( )60.The dog in the park wasn’t gentle and good-tempered.
V根据首字母提示和句意拼写单词。

（共10小题；每题1分，共10分）
61. Tom isn’t in. May I take a m for him?
62.F of all, I’ll have to finish my homework.
63. Everyone is s to know the rules in our school.
64. I had a very unusual e on Sunday.
65. What’s the m of this English word?
66. E is ready. Let’s start the meeting.
67. My grandma likes living a
68. She is a lazy girl, every day she always c_______my homework.
69. “Don’t worry,my dear young man; there’s nothing s_______.” the doctor said to me
70. All the students laugh at me because my clothes are out of s________.
VI.书面表达。

你认识了一个美国朋友（Tom），他想了解一下你的学习和生活情况。

所以你用英文给他写了一封信。

要求如下：
1.学习很努力，喜欢英语和数学。

2。

和同学相处的很好，愿意帮助别人。

2.喜欢体育运动，课余有时打篮球。

4.在家有时上网，有时看书。

注意：1.要求包括以上内容，语句通顺、意思连贯；
2. 词数60--80
3.信的开头已给出。

Dear Tom
I’m very glad to tell you something about my study and everyday life.___________
参考答案：
听力部分：1—5 CDACB 6—10 BBAAC 11—15 CABBC 16—ABCA
21—25 BABCC 26. present 27. late 28. relax 29. follow 30. note
笔试部分：
I.单项选择： 1—5 CBDCB 6—10 BBCAB 11—15 CCBCB
II.完形填空：16—DDDB 21—25 BCADB 26—30 ABCDA 31—35 BDAAB
III.补全对话：36—40 EBDGA
IV.阅读理解：41—45 CADBD 46—50 BCADD 51—55 CDAAB 56—60 FFTTT
V.单词拼写：61. message 62. First 63. supposed 64. experience 65.matter
66. Everything 67.alone 68.copies 69.serious 70.style
VI．Dear Tom
I’m v ery glad to tell you something about my study and everyday life. I work hard at all my subjects. Especially I’m good at maths and English. I got first prize at school last year. I get on well with my classmates and always help them when they’re in trouble. I also have a healthy lifestyle. I like fruit and vegetables. I also like sports and play basketball with my friends after school every day. M y favourite TV program is NBA. So I’m very strong and athletic. Oh, I also like surfing Internet. Sometimes I read books on it.。