陕西省西安市第二十六中学2018-2019年八年级第二学期期中英语试题卷(无答案)

西安市第二十六中学

2018-2019学年度第二学期期中测试初二年级

英语试卷

第Ⅰ卷选择题

Ⅰ. 听力（本题有15小题，第一二节每小题1分，第三节每小题2分）

第一节：听小对话，请从A、B、C三个选项中选择与对话内容相符的选项。

1.Where does the conversation take place?

A. In the classroom

B. On the road

C. In a hospital

2. What does the man ask the woman to eat?

A. Beef

B. Noodles

C. Bananas

3. How can the girl raise some money for the charity?

A. She can clean the street.

B. She can look after the old people.

C. She can sell newspapers.

4. What does John think of volunteer work?

A. He hates it.

B. He has no idea.

C. He thinks it’s very meaningful.

5. Why can’t Rosa use Danny’s computer?

A. Because it doesn’t work.

B. Because Danny is going to use it.

C. Because Danny lent it to others.

第二节：听长对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，回答问题。听下面一段较长对话，回答第6-7 两个小题。

6. How many people got hurt in the accident?

A. 10

B. 17

C. 20

7. How did the accident happen?

A. The driver kept driving when he was tired.

B. The driver drove after drinking.

C. The truck was broken.

听下面一段较长的对话，回答第8-10 三个小题。

8. What would the girl like to do?

A. To talk with the old people.

B. To work with kids.

C. To look after animals.

9. When does a volunteer probably need to go to the hospital?

A. On weekends.

B. On Mondays

C. Every afternoon.

10. Where will the girl volunteer?

A. At a food bank.

B. In the hospital.

C. In an after-school study program.

第三节：听独白，回答第11-15 五个小题。

11. When did Tina start doing chores?

A. At the age of six.

B. At the age of eight.

C. At the age of twelve.

12. What is Tina doing now?

A. Sweeping the floor.

B. Making the bed.

C. Doing the dishes.

13. Who often helps Tina sweep the floor in Mrs. Smith’s family?

A. Janet

B. Alice

C. Mrs. Smith

14. How is Janet’s work at home?

A. Not so good.

B. Wonderful.

C. Too bad.

15. How many daughters does the family have?

A. Four.

B. Three.

C. Two.

Ⅱ. 完形填空（每小题1分，共20分）

A

Molly is a very kind girl. She is ___16_ ready to help people in trouble. Now Molly is studying in a university in New York. __17__, in her free time she is doing volunteer work at the Heart House, which is a local after-school program for children. It gives __18__ to those children who are not doing well at school.

Molly goes to the Heart House to teach the children twice a week. She has also __19__ a website for the Heart House. In this way, more people will have chances to __20__ the Heart House and help the children there.

For Molly, volunteer work is good for both others and __21__ “I like teaching those kids and telling them how to study. The __22__ thing is that I can also learn a lot from them,” says Molly.

Now, thanks to Molly’s website, every week, about 50 volunteers __23__ about four hours helping the children at the Heart House.” __24__ Molly’s website, the Heart House wouldn’t have enough volunteers. We appreciate her help.” the program leader says.

Molly says that she won’t give up __25__ after leaving school. She hopes to go on teaching children who need help.

( ) 16. A. never B. hardly C. always D. sometimes

( ) 17. A. As a result B. All in all

C. First of all

D. At the same time

( ) 18. A. money B. classes C. food D. clothes

( ) 19. A. put up B. made up C. set up D. cut up

( ) 20. A. look for B. wait for C. learn about D. think about ( ) 21. A. yourself B. myself C. himself D. herself

( ) 22. A. happier B. sadder C. weaker D. stronger

( ) 23. A. use B. take C. spend D. choose

( ) 24. A. For B. On C. Through D. Without

( ) 25. A sharing B. risking C. studying D. volunteering

B

David is a middle school student. He lived in a small __26__ for fifteen years. His father, Mr. Hill. Was a rich farmer and later on he __27__ a shop in our town. He bought a house here last month. His __28__ moved to the new house and his son began to study in our class. But he had __29__ friends here. At first he often played by __30__. His neighbor Cathy is a kind girl. She has many friends. She finds the boy never talks with anybody and decides to help him. David __31__ to stay with her and talks to her a lot. Now they’re good friends.

One afternoon, Cathy told David, “It’ll be my sixteenth birthday tomorrow. I’ll have a birthday party. Will you please come?”

“__32__. I’m glad to.” the boy said happily.

David got home and thought of a __33__ he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he __34__ to ask the girl what she liked. He couldn’t call her because he didn’t know her telephone __35__. At that moment Mrs. Hill came and asked,” What’s the matter, dear?”

“What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday, Mummy?”“Nothing.” the woman said, “I just wish I were 16.”

( ) 26. A. town B. city C. village D. country

( ) 27. A. open B. opens C. opened D. opening

( ) 28. A. home B. house C. building D. family

( ) 29. A. a few B. few C. a little D. little

( ) 30. A. himself B. him C. his D. he

( ) 31. A. enjoy B. enjoys C. like D. likes

( ) 32. A. Well B. Oh C. Mm D. Certainly

( ) 33. A. prize B. praise C. present D. price

( ) 34. A. forgot B. forget C. remember D. remembered

( ) 35. A. code B. number C. place D. address

Ⅲ. 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

A

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的用”A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。Hi, Louis!

I’m writing to tell you something about the customs and festivals. Everyone loves holidays since one doesn’t need to go to school or work. Although all holidays mean no school and work, but not all of them are the same. On some of them you go out with friends; on others you stay home to eat, talk, and have fun with your family. For example in the U.S., everyone thinks New Year’s Eve and New Year are both for partying with friends. Christmas is the time to stay home and exchange gifts with family members. The opposite is true in Japan though. For example, in Japan, New Year is for spending time with the family to eat, talk, have fun and go to the temples. But Christmas is for boy

and girl friends to go out and exchange gifts. Originally Christmas should be to celebrate the birth of Christ.

I have been interested in foreign customs since I was little. If you learn these different holiday customs, you will learn about different histories and cultures. This is much more interesting than learning them at the library from morning to evening.

Love,

Sue

( ) 36. Usually, nobody goes to school or works during holidays. ( ) 37. Christmas is the time to stay home to eat, talk, and have fun with the family.

( ) 38. All the countries have the same way to celebrate the holidays. ( ) 39. Being interested in foreign customs means being interested in different histories and cultures.

( ) 40. This passage is about the customs and holidays in Japan. 读下面两篇文章，根据文章以及问题，选出与文章内容相符的正确答案。

B

A young man once went to buy a pair of pants. When he got home, he went upstairs（上楼） to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were two inches（英寸） long.

Then he came out of his room to see his mother and his two sisters. They were washing something in the kitchen. “These new pants are too long, they need to shortened （缩短）about two inches. Would one of you like to do this for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything. The mother went upstairs after she had finished washing and shortened the pants two inches. But she didn’t tell her daughters about it.

Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s pants. So she went upstairs without saying to anyone, and shortened the pants two inches.

The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she also remembered what her brother had said. So she ran upstairs and took two inches off the legs of the new pants.

41. The new pants were ______.

A. too long for the young man

B. two inches long

C. six inches long

D. too short for the young man

42. The young man asked ______ to shorten his pants.

A. his mother and his two sisters

B. his mother and one of his sister

C. his mother

D. his mother or one of his two sisters

43. ______, his elder sister shorten his pants.

A. After supper

B. After the mother finished washing

C. After the young man went upstairs

D. After the younger sister went to the cinema

44. How many inches were the legs of the new pants shortened by at last?

A. Two

B. Four

C. Six

D. Eight

45. When the young man put on the pants, he would ______.

A. feel happy

B. be very sad

C. thank his family

D. be very excited

C

Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way to travel is by air. With a modern plane you can travel in one day to places which book a month or more one hundred years ago.

Travelling by train is slower than by air, but it has its advantages. You can see the country you are travelling in. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable.

Some people prefer to travel by sea when it is possible. There are large liners and river boats with which you can visit many other countries and different places. Travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.

Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty miles a day, just as you like. You can stop wherever you wish: where there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or a hotel to spend the night. That is why travelling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are travelling on business.

46. From the passage we know that the fastest way to travel is _____

A. by car

B. by train

C. by plane D, by boat

47. If we travel by car, we can ______

A. only stop at the destination

B. make our own timetable

C. travel to a very far place in several minutes

D. travel one thousand miles a day

48. The underlined word “They” in the passage refers to _____

A. modern trains in the country

B. the travelers on the modern trains

C. comfortable seats and dining cars

D. the slower ways to travel

49. How many ways to travel are mentioned in the passage?

A. Five

B. Six

C. Three

D. Four

50. The best title of this passage is ______

A. ways to travel

B. travels

C. transportation

D. modern life

第Ⅱ卷非选择题

Ⅳ. 完成句子。根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。（每空0.5分，共10分） 51. 老师不允许我们在教室吃东西。

The teacher doesn’t ______ ______ ______ ______ in the classroom.

52. 你为什么不忘掉它呢？这样你们还能再次成为朋友。

Why ______ you ______ ______ it so that you can be friends ______.

53. 谢谢你挽救了他的生命。

Thank you ______ ______ ______ ______.

54. 我觉得我妈妈随时会下班回家。

I think Mom will ______ ______ home for work ______ ______ now.

55. 虽然你的父母可能会给你很大的压力，但是他们是真的爱你。

It’s true that your parents love you ______ they may give you ______ ______ ______.

Ⅴ. 短文填空。（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。

I had a long weekend last week. I went to a barbecue in a big park

(56) ______ my parents and three of our neighbor. We (57) ______ everything we needed in a supermarket, for example, food, drink, and charcoal. We got all the things (58) ______ the night before. I really looked forward to the barbecue.

The next day, we (59) ______ home at 10.00a.m. We hoped to reach the place before noon. After driving for an hour, we arrived. (60) ______ there were too many people in the park. We found now here for barbecue. Then we decide to walk up the (61) ______ and look for a place some where. We walked for half an hour. Everyone was tired and hungry. (62) ______, we found a quiet place under the tree. All of us were very happy and started to take the things out.

My (63) ______ job was to light the fire. He took out the charcoal and asked (64) ______,”Can somebody get me a lighter?” We began to search all the bags. However, we could not find any lighters. He said, “OH no! We (65) ______the most important thing!”

Ⅵ. 任务型阅读。（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）

Giving children chores to do at home can help them to play an important part in family life. Younger children often love the chance to help with simple chores. But when they get older, they may not like to do them! What chores do children in western countries do? You can find the answer in the following “Age Appropriate Chores Chart”.

Age Appropriate Chores Chart

Ⅶ.情景交际（每小题1分，共10分）

A）用所给句子完成对话，并将所选的句子抄写在横线上，其中有两项多余。

A: Hello. This is Emily. (71) __________

B: Yes, speaking.

A: Hi, Tom. I’m calling to tell you that I’m very sorry but I can’t go to the Science Museum with you and Mike this weekend.

B: How come?

A: (72) __________ I must stay at home and study for it this weekend.

B: Don’t worry. Study always comes first. We can go there next weekend.

A: Well, but I don’t want to ruin your weekend. (73) __________

B: Well, Mike just called me about twenty minutes age. Some old friends of his are coming to visit him this weekend, so he’ll have to spend time with them.

A: (74) __________ I’m sorry we’ve ruined your weekend.

B: Never mind. (75) __________ And we’ll have much fun.

A: OK!

B)根据对话内容在空白处填入一个适当的句子，是对话完整，合乎情境。

A: Good morning, Doctor.

B: Good morning, my boy! 76 __________?

A: I’ve got a headache and a cough. I’m sure there’s something wrong with me.

B: 77 __________

A: I’m feeling even worse now?

B: 78 __________. Oh, it’s a bit high. I’m afraid you ‘ve got a cold. How long have you been like this?

A: Even since last night. Is it serious, doctor?

B: No. Nothing serious. 79 ___________

A: No, I didn’t feel like eating anything this morning. What should I do, doctor?

B: Well, don’t worry about it. Take the medicine three times a day. Stay in bed to have a good rest and drink more water. You’ll get well soon.

A: 80 __________. Doctor. Goodbye.

B: That’s all right. Goodbye.

Ⅷ. 书面表达。（10分）

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