2017-2018学年 八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年度第一学期期中测试卷
八年级英语
第一部分：听力部分（满分：20分）
第一节：听力理解（每小题1分，共15分）
听下面一段对话，回答1---2小题。

1.What did the lady buy?
A.A black dress
B.A light brown dress.
C.A dress of size L
2.How much did she pay ？
A.$300
B.$320
C.$240
听下面一段对话，回答3---4题。

3.Why d id the boy borrow the girl’s dictionary ?
A.He left his own dictionary at home.
B.He didn’t have a dictionary.
C.He lost his dictionary.
4.When did Jim borrow Jack’s bike？
A.Yesterday
B.A moment ago
C.This afternoon.
听下面一段对话，回答5---7题。

5.Why does the woman want to sell her house?
A.Because her family don’t like her house.
B.Because she has found a new job in Guangzhou.
C.Because she will move to another city with her husband.
6.How much does the man want to buy the house?
A.$300,000
B.$450,000
C.$350,000
7.According to the talk,which is TRUE?
A.The woman cut down the price of the house.
B.The woman has had the house for 13 years.
C.The man decides to buy the house right away.
听下面一段对话，回答第8---9题。

8.What does the man want to have?
A.Orange juice and a chicken sandwich.
B.Apple juice and a potato sandwich.
C.Orange juice and a tomato sandwich.
9.Where does the conversation take place?
A.In the open air
B.In a restaurant
C.At the school.
听下面一段对话，回答10---12题。

10.What does Alice want to know?
A.What to have for lunch.
B.The way to the school.
C.Something about the trip.
11.When will they leave for Huang Mountain tomorrow morning?
A.At 9:00
B.At 8:45
C.At 10:00
12.What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A.They’re brothers.
B.They’re sisters
C.They’re friends
听下面一段独白，回答第13---15题。

13.Whom is the letter to?
A.Sandy
B.Jessica
C.William
14.What was the weather like when Jessica came to Brighten last time?
A.Very hot
B.Very cold
C.Very rainy.
15.Why did Jessica tell her friend about her visit on the phone?
A.Because she couldn’t get in touch with her.
B.Because she forgot her phone number.
C.Because her friend changed her phone number.
听取信息（每小题1分，共5分）
The conversation is about the plan for ____16____.
The phone call is from ____17____.
Emma’s number is ___18___.
They will have a display(展览）in ___19___
They have to change the place,because it will ___20___on that day.
第二部分：笔试部分（满分：130）
单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）
21.He has already worked for ______ hour.
A.the
B.a
C.an
D.\
22.The number of the students in our school is about nine _____ ______of them are boys.
A.hundred;Two thirds.
B.hundred;Two third.
C.hundreds;Two thirds.
D.hundreds;Two third
23.The farmer keeps _______ cows on his farm.
A.hundred
B.hundreds
C.hundred of
D.hundreds of
24.It’s easy _____him to finish the homework.
A.for
B.to
C.of
D.with
25.Tom _____ 3 hours playing the basketball.
A.spent
B.took
C.cost
D.pay
26._______ salt is enough.Don’t put too much in the soup.
A.bit
B.Little
C.A few
D.A bit of
27.This pencil is___ than that one.
A.Long
B.longer
C.longest
D.as long
28.This book is____ that one, but____ than that one.
A.as difficult as; expensive
B.as more difficult as; more expensive
C.as difficult as; more expensive
D.more difficult as; as expensive
29.This is____ book ___ I'd like to read once more.
A.such an interesting; that
B.so interesting; that
C.such an interesting; as
D.a so interesting; as
30.It’s hard for him _______ the machine.
A.to operate
B.to operating
C.operate
D.operating
31. --This is ______ fascinating town I have ever visited.
--Yes,I’ve never seen a _____ one.
A.the worst ; bigger
B.the most ;better
C.the better; best
D.the worse ; good
32.Now people can keep in touch _____their friends far away by email.
A.on
B.to
C.with
D.up
33.Don’t make so much _______.Your father is sleeping.
A.Voice
B.noises
C.sound
D.noise
34.--- Can the small plane fly ______ the sea.
--- I’m not sure.
A.across
B.along
C.through
D.over
35.Water Park is a good place _________.
A.to have fun
B.have fun
C.having fun
D.have a fun.
36.---I’m sorry I’m late.
---_____________.Come earlier next.
A.No trouble
B.All right
C.It doesn’t matter.
D.You’re welcome.
完形填空（每小题1.5分，共15分）
Peter and Mike were in __36__ class．Peter was born in a __37__family．But Mike’s father was a businessman(商人)and got __38__money．When Peter got into trouble(困难)he always helped him．
Peter liked to have sports．He was good at __39__.He ran __40__than any others in their class .It was Sunday．Mike and Peter went to a forest to have a picnic．Mike took a lot of food there．It was a __41__ day．The birds were singing and there were all kinds of flowers．They ate and drank then went __42__ in the river．They had a good time．Suddenly they heard a great noise．They found it was a tiger behind a big tree．They were both very __43__ .Peter put on his shoes quickly and was going to run away．Mike stopped him and said：”It’s no use for us．The tiger runs __44__ faster than us．Let’s find a way．”“It doesn’t matter．”said Peter．”I’m __45__ I'll run faster than you．”
36.A.same B．different C．difference D．the same
37.A.rich B．happy C．poor D．bad
38.A.many B．lot C．any D．much
39.A.ran B．running C．run D．runs
40.A.fast B．faster C．fastest D．best
41.A.sun B．rain C．rained D．sunny
42.A.fish B．to fishing C．fishing D．fished
43.A.happy B．afraid C．sad D．exciting
44.A.more B．much C．many D．1ittle
45.A.afraid B．worried C．sure D．Glad
阅读理解（共20小题，每题3分）
（一）
Mr. Lewis was a dance teacher. He was a nice man and always had a lot of students. One year he moved to a new town, and was soon teaching many students in the dance school there, but he decided to move again to a big city. He would have more work there.
When one of his stu dents heard that he was going to leave, she said to him ,“The new teacher won’t be as good as you are.”Mr. Lewis was happy whe n he heard this, but he said,“Oh no. I’m sure he’ll be as good as I am ---- or even better.”The student said, “No. Five teachers have come and gone while I’ve been here, and each new one was worse than the last.”
46.______ came to learn dancing from Mr. Lewis.
A.few students
B. Few students
C.Many students
D. No students
47.Mr. Lewis wanted to move to a big city because ______.
A.he hated the small town.
B.he couldn’t make a living in the small town.
C.it would be easy for him to have more work in the city.
D.it made him spend more money in the town.
48.The student thought that _______
A.Mr. Lewis was a good teacher.
B.Mr. Lewis was the best teacher.
C.Mr. Lewis was worse than the last.
D.Mr. Lewis would be worse than the last.
49.Before Mr. Lewis ______ teachers came to the town to teach dancing
A.three
B. four
C. five
D. Six
50.From the story we can conclude that the student wished _____
A.to have a better teacher
B. to have a worse teacher
C. to become a dance teacher
D. to see the sixth teacher
（二）
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’l l get your words mixed up(混合) and people won’t understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you couldn’t understand them. But if you sense of humor (幽默感), you can always have a good laugh at the 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 thing for learning English is :” Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
51.The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is _____
A.writing it
B. using it
C. listening
D. learning grammar
52.What should you do in learning English?
A.Be careful not to make any mistakes
B. Write as quickly as you can
C. Speak English as much as you can
D. Laugh more often
53.When people laugh at your mistakes, you should _____
A.not care
B. be happy
C. feel worried
D. be unhappy
54.When you make a mistake, you should ______
A.keep quiet
B. get angry
C. be kind
D. keep your sense of humor
55.The story tells us :“______”.
A.Only foolish people make mistakes
B. Few people make mistakes
C. People never make mistakes
D. There is no one who doesn’t make mistakes
（三）
TV Programs
Channel 1 Channel 2
18:00 Around China 17:45 computer today
18:30 Children’s programs 18:10 Foreign arts
19:00 News 18:30 English classroom
19:30 Weather report 19:00 Animal world
19:40 Around the world 19:25 China 99
20:10 TV play: sisters 20:20 Sports
21:00 English for today 21:00 TV play: Guo Lanying 21:15 Popular music 21:45 English news
21:55 Talk show 22:05 On TV next week
56.If you want to watch a football game the best program for you would be _____
play
B. Sports
C. Around the world
D. Talk show
57.The program of _____ will let you know much about western countries.
A.Sisters
B. Around China
C. Around the world
D. On TV next week
58.If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best program for you is _____
A.Around China
B. Animal world
C. TV play
D. Foreign arts
59.English classroom is a program that ______
A.let you know something about classroom
B. tells you something about students
C. let you know something about school life
D. teaches you English
60.The program at the end of Channel 2 means ____ on TV next week .
A.news
B. program
C. people
D. Places
（四）
It is widely accepted that television is playing an important part in people's lives. But, there is a heated discussion as to whether television does good or harm. Television keeps one learning more about present events, allows one to follow the most recent developments in politics and science, and offers various programs which are .both instructive and exciting. The most distant countries, the strangest customs and the most attractive scenes of nature are brought right into one's room or house.
However, some people insist that television is bad rather than good. They argue that it has brought about many serious problems. The major one is its effects on young people. Children are now so used to getting their information and entertainment from television that their ability to read and write as well as physical ability has been greatly weakened. Even worse than that, vulgar( 庸俗的) advertisements and poor programs may develop their bad tastes, shape their view points badly towards human life to such a degree that their minds might be destroyed.
In a word, television has both advantages and disadvantages. Whatever effects it has, one point is certain, television in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the use to which it is put that decides its value to society.
61.What are people discussing nowadays?
___________________________________________
62.What are the advantages television has brought us ? (at least two) ___________________________________
63.Why do some people think television is bad rather than good? ____________________________________________
64.It is the use to which it is put that decides its value to society.(translate）___________________________________
65.What's your opinion about television?
______________________________________________
用所给词的适当形式填空（每小题2分，共10分）
66.Your brain can_____(produce)new ideas but computers cannot.
67.Passengers are not _______(allow)to smoke.
68.Teachers are _______(suppose)to know a lot.
69.Whose home is the ________(far) from school,Tom’s,Lucy’s or David’s.
70.They are ________(develop) a new car.
翻译句子（每小题2分，共10分）
71.你在任何时候都可以给我打电话。

You can call me _______
72.我总是盼望着买辆新车。

I’m always _____ ______ ______ ______ a new car.
73.我会说汉语，也会说英语。

I can speak Chinese and I can speak English ____ _____.
74.另外，这家宾馆提供免费的早餐。

_____ ______ ,the hotel provides free breakfast.
75.它们帮助人们过上更好的生活。

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写作（20分）
发明改变了世界，改变了我们的生活。

比如，电灯的发明给我们的生活带来了巨大的变化。

请你以“The most important invention”为题写一篇词数不少于80词的文章。

要求：写出你认为最重要的发明，并且要写出你为什么认为是最重要的发明。

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