八年级上册英语半期试题

八年级上册英语半期试题

第一卷选择题（共70分）

一、听力部分（满分20分）

（一）.听句子,选择最佳应答语。(每小题1分,共5分)

1. A. You should have a rest. B I’ll go to the hospital. C. I have a fever.

2. A. Yes, please. B. That’s a good idea. C. It doesn’t matter.

3. A. What about you? B. Me, too. C. No problem.

4 A. He passed the exam. B. He is good at math. C. He had a fight with his little sister.

5 A. She was taking a shower. B. She was in the kitchen. C. I am studying for a test. （二）.听对话,选择最佳答案。(每小题1分,共5分)

6. What’s wro ng with the girl?

A. She has a cold.

B. She has a cough.

C. She has a sore throat.

7. What does Linda want to do this Sunday?

A. To give out food at a food bank.

B. To help to clean up the city parks.

C. To volunteer in an after-school study program.

8. When does the girl have to come back home?

A. At half past six.

B. At half past eight.

C. At ten o’clock.

9. Why does Millie look sad?

A. She failed her math test. B She argued with Kim. C. She had a fight with Kim.

10. What was Eric doing when the teacher came in?

A. He was reading an English story.

B. He was drawing pictures.

C. He was listening to music.

（三）.听长对话,选择最佳答案。(每小题1分,共5分)

11. What does Tony invite Maria to do tonight？

A. To watch movies.

B. To play sports.

C. To play chess.

12.What is Maria going to do in an hour?

A. Meet her parents at the station.

B. Have dinner with her parents.

C. Help her parents do housework.

13. What will the weather be like tomorrow?

A .Cloudy. B. Wind. C. Sunny.

14. What will Tony and Maria do tomorrow?

A. Fly kites.

B. Go to a concert.

C. Play games by the lake.

15. When will Tony and Maria meet tomorrow?

A.At1:40.

B.At2:20.

C.At2:30.

（四）.听短文,选择最佳答案。(每小题1分,共5分)

16. Who is Mary？

A. Alice’s teacher.

B. Alice’s classmate.

C. Alice’s sister.

17. Why did Alice feel sad that day?

A. Because she didn’t do well in the exam.

B. Because Mary laughed at her

C. Because Mary didn’t help her

18. What did Alice do when Mary talked to her?

A. Alice smiled at Mary.

B. Alice went out with Mary.

C. Alice said nothing at all.

19. What did Mary do in the end?

A. She left without doing anything.

B. She copied the paper for Alice.

C. She wrote the righ t answers on Alice’s paper.

20. How did Alice feel about this matter?

A Angry. B. Sorry. C Surprised.

二、单项选择。（满分10分）

21. Jane likes the dress but it’s a little expensive, so she can’t make a ______ about it.

A. decision

B. reply

C. discussion

D. plan

22. My cousin washes her hair every day and she is used to ________ it in the morning.

A. wash

B. cut

C. washing

D. cutting

23. Jack, if you have problems ________ the job, you can ask me for help.

A. finish

B. finishing

C. to finish

D. finished

24. As a volunteer, the girl goes to the hospital every weekend ______ the sick children.

A. to cheer up

B. to call up

C. cheering up

D. calling up

25.—I tried to make the little boy ______ but I found it difficult.

—Well, I saw you ______ that when I went past.

A. laughed; do

B. laughed; doing

C. laugh; do

D. laugh; doing

26.Dale asked everybody to stay out of the kitchen _____he could prepare his great surprise

for the party.

A. though

B. unless

C. so that

D. as long as

27. My mother is hard-working. _______ she does for my family, _______ she feels.

A. The much; the happy

B. The more; the happier

C. More; happier

D. The most; the happiest

28. —What a fine day! ______ go for a picnic?

—Sounds great.

A. How about

B. How to

C. Why

D. Why don’t you