八年级下英语半期考试试题

2017年春季学期 联谊学校八年级半期试题

英 语

本试卷分A卷和B卷。全卷满分120分，考试时间为120分钟。

A卷 （共三个部分，满分90分）

第一部分 听力题（20分） Ⅰ.听句子，选择与其意思相符的图片。(其中有两幅图是多余的)(5分) 1．________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________ Ⅱ.听句子，选择最佳答语。(5分) 6.A.It can understand English words. B．Its name is Doudou. C．I feed it every morning. 7.A.I'm not sure. B．I hope so. C．No problem. 8.A.Drink much water. B．I have a headache. C．I love running. 9.A.I like doing it. B．My English teacher. C．Great. 10.A.Good idea. B．I agree with you. C．Hope things work out. Ⅲ.听长对话，选择正确答案。(5分) 听第一段对话，完成第11－12小题。 11.What's the matter with Susan?

A．She is ill. B．She has cold. C．She is worried about the exam. 12.What does Susan think of math?

A．Interesting. B．Difficult. C．Boring.

听第二段对话，完成第13－15小题。 13.What did Li Yan do last night?

A．Played computer games. B．Copied others' homework. C．Watched TV. 14.What does Yu Ming think of Li Yan?

A．She isn't a good friend. B．She is too busy. C．She has a bad habit. 15.How long will it take Li Yan to finish her homework?

A．About half an hour. B．About one and a half hours. C．About two hours. Ⅳ.听短文，选择最佳答案完成下面的表格。(5分) 16. A . Run B . Swim C .Go for a walk 17. A. morning B. eye C. evening 18. A. vegetables B. fruit C. vegetables and fruit 19. A. Watch Tv B Play games C. Watch the movies 20. A. Do homework B Go to bed C. Exercise How to Be Healthy __16__ after supper. Dos Do __17__ exercise. Eat lots of __18__. __19__ too much. Read in bed. Don'ts Eat too much. __20__ late. 第二部分：基础知识运用 （共两节，满分30分） 第一节：单项选择 根据题意，选出最佳选项（每小题1分，满分15分） 21. Peter has ______ cough and he has to get ______ X-ray. A.a; an B.a; a C.an; a D.an; an 22. Though he is at home, he doesn't feel______ for he has many things to do. A. alone; alone B. alone; lonely C. lonely; alone D. lonely; lonely 23. This girl was so afraid that she had trouble clearly. A. thinks B. thought C. thinking D. thoughts 24.Do you feel good about ______ others ? Yes , I usually spend a few hours_____ songs to the children.

A.Helping ; to sing B. helping; singing C. help; singing D. help; to sing 25.Nina is clever but kind of lazy. If she____harder, she__ better grades.

A. will work; gets B. work, get C. will work; will get D. works; will get 26. I ________ him a question，but he didn't reply.

—Maybe he ________ about something else while you were asking. A. asked；thought B．asked；was thinking C．was asking；thought D．was asking；was thinking

27.—There is no need for you ________ him up. —I will ask him to take a bus，then.

A．pick B．picking C．to pick D．to picking 28. What do you usually have for breakfast?

—I used to ______ dumplings，but these days I'm used to ______ bread and milk. A．eat；have B．eating；having C．eating；have D．eat；having 29. Could you please ________ pictures on the wall?

A．not to draw B．don't draw C．not draw D．not drawing

30.Many people give money to Project Hope ________ help the poor children to go to school. A．as soon as B．even though C．so that D．in order to 31. —Look！She's skiing so fast! —Hard to________ her legs were once broken. A．know B．find C．imagine D．see 32. .All the students felt ________ after hearing the ________ story. A．excited；excited B．excited；exciting C．exciting；excited D．exciting；exciting 33. .—Would you like to go to the movies this evening? —I'd like to，but my parents don't allow me ________ out at night. A．go B．going C．to go D．went 34. .—What are you doing，Mike? —Oh，I'm making a ________ about the activity. A．notice B．situation C．news D．information 35. —As a student, we should study hard. —Yes. ______ we study, ______ results we’ll get. A. The harder; the good B. The harder; the best C. The harder; the better D.Harder, best 第二节：完形填空（每小题1分，满分15分） It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother. I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong! My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the 36 quickly. A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely 37 our parents were at home.Without thinking, my brother said, “No.” Then the man asked if we would like to 38 some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very 39 and came into our house. He took out a 40 and ordered me to tie(栓、系) up my brother’s hands with a rope. I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie 41 easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked 42 of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to 43 money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his 44 . He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, 45 the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man 46 to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the 47 pay phone to call the police.

Soon 48 came to our house and the man was caught. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were 49 that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from 50 the door to strangers. I learn a lesson on safety.

36. A. window B. door C. book D. fridge

37. A. if B. why C. when D. how 38.A. lend B. borrow C. sell D. buy 39.A. politely B. slowly C. hard D. quietly 40. A. book B. knife C. gift D. pen

41. A. himself B. myself C. herself D. themselves 42. A. none B. neither C. both D. all

43. A. look at B. look after C. look like D. look for 44. A. feet B. hands C. neck D. legs 45. A. and B. so C. or D. but 46. A. wanted B. remembered C. forgot D. tried 47. A. farthest B. nearest C. largest D. smallest 48. A. my friends B. the police C. the neighbors D. my parents 49. A. glad B. angry C. sad D. sorry 50. A. cleaning B. closing C. locking D. opening 第三部分：阅读理解（满分40分） 第一节：阅读下面3篇短文，从题中所给的A、B、C四个选项中选出最佳选项完成各小题。（每小题2分，满分30分） A I have a question for you. I make some money by doing chores at home. I sweep the floor, clean the table and walk the dog every day and I also take out the rubbish on Mondays, Wednesday and Sundays. I think I do too much because I take part in some activities after school and I have to do my homework every night. I can only get 20 dollars a week. And the amount I get is barely enough(勉强够) to go to the movies and buy popcorn. I want more money. I know my parents are going to say “no”, but it’s not fair. I’m 14, so I can’t get a job yet. But I really need more money to spend time with my friends. I don’t

know how to make them understand me. Could you please help me? Ryan 51. Ryan does the following chores EXCEPT(除了)______. A.weep the floor B. clean the table C. walk the dog D. make the bed 52. Ryan takes out the rubbish ______ A.every day B. once a week C. twice a week D. three times a week 53. Ryan can get ______ dollars a week by doing chores. A. twenty B. thirty C. forty D. sixty 54. Ryan spends his money ______.

A.buying books B. going to the movies C. helping friends D. buying clothes 55. The underlined word “amount” means ______ in Chinese.

A. 二十元 B. 一部分钱 C. 所有的钱 D. 多数

B On Christmas Eve,Mrs. Clare was doing some shopping in the supermarket when she

passed a stall (摊位) .The stall was selling the lottery tickets(彩票) . She decided to buy one for her son. As soon as she bought the ticket,she went home to Wrap (包装) her gifts and put them under the Christmas tree. While she was wrapping her son’s gift,she put the lottery ticket into the bag. And then she forgot all about it. On Christmas Day,her son and daughter came to her house. They all sat around the tree and opened their gifts. Mrs. Clare totally forgot about the lottery ticket. After her son opened his gift and thanked his mom,he threw the bag in the (垃圾箱) .

A few days later,Mrs. Clare and her son Jack,were having coffee together in town. A piece of news came from the radio. It said the winning lottery ticket for the Christmas was sold in that supermarket. “Listen,” said Jack, “that is the stall where you usually buy your tickets. And the winning number is the same as my birthday!” Suddenly Mrs. Clare remembered her son's Christmas gift. “Oh no!” she cried and jumped out of her seat. She explained what had happened to her son on their way home. When they got home,Mrs. Clare and Jack ran to the bin and started emptying it. Finally,they found it 一 the winning ticket! 56 Mrs. Clare bought the lottery ticket for her_______. A. father B. mother C. son D. daughter 57. What does the underlined word “totally” in Paragraph 1 mean? A. Suddenly. B. Completely C. Luckily D. Hardly. 58. What was Mrs. Clare doing when she knew she won the lottery ticket for the Christmas? A. Shopping. B. Driving C. Drinking coffee. D. Wrapping gifts. 59. How may Mrs. Clare feel at the end of the story? A. Excited. B. Worried C. Bored. D. Shocked. 60. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Mrs. Clare put the lottery ticket under the bed. B. The winning lottery number was Jack's birthday. C. Mrs. Clare didn't like shopping in the supermarket. D. It was the first time for Mrs. Clare to buy a lottery ticket. C Mr.Clarke hated to do the housework.He wouldn't stay at home on weekends.As his wife always told him to do some washing or cleaning，or he had to cook for his family.So he always made some excuses (借口)on Friday evenings.

Recently Mr.Clarke was interested in playing cards，but he was afraid to let his wife know.So every Sunday afternoon he brought some fish home.It made his wife happy and she never asked where he spent his weekends.

One Saturday morning，Mr.Clarke left home at 7 o'clock.He took a bus and got off at a stop near a small town.His friends were waiting for him in a small hotel.They played cards there.Mr.Clarke didn't go home until 7 o'clock on Sunday evening.He went in the shop near the

bus stop as usual.As soon as the shopkeeper saw him，the man said，“I'm sorry，Mr.Clarke.I have no fish today.What about some chicken legs？” “Don't be silly！” said Mr.Clarke，“I can't tell my wife that I have fished some chicken legs，can I？”

61.Mr.Clarke didn't want to stay at home on weekends because ________. A．he wouldn't do any housework B．he didn't love his wife C．he was very busy

D．he wanted to stay in a hotel 62.What was Mr.Clarke interested in? A．Fishing. B．Playing cards. C．Shopping. D．Swimming. 63.How long was Mr.Clarke away from his home? A．About 24 hours. B．About 36 hours. C．About 48 hours. D．About 72 hours. .Mr.Clarke played cards with his friends ________. A．at home B．in a shop C．in a hotel D．at hospital 65.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A．Mr.Clarke hardly stayed at home on weekends. B．Mr.Clarke played cards only this weekend. C．Mrs.Clarke believed he fished on weekends. D．Mr.Clarke didn't like to do the housework. 第二节：补全短文 阅读下面篇短文，从短文后所给的A-E选项中选出能补全短文的最佳选项。（每小题2分，满分10分） Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit (精神) and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber（橡皮） ball. If you drop it, it will bounce (弹跳) back. But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, 66 . They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How? Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. 67 。 Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself. Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. Don’t be afraid of difficulties. 68 .

Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest way to receive

love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly (紧紧地); 69 . Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.

Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure (珍宝) you can always carry easily.

Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, 70 ; that’s why we call it “the present”. Life is not a

competition, but a trip, step by step.

A . It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave B. It is because we are different and each of us is special. C. they will be broken. D. and today is a gift E . the best way to keep love is to give it wings. B卷（共三节，满分30分） 第一节：短文填空 阅读短文，用下面方框中单词的适当形式填空，使短文意思正确、通顺。每词限用一次。(共10个小题; 每小题1分，满分10分) three，find，give，swim，sad，river，hear，fall，happy，you Alan，a woodcutter(伐木工)，lived a hard life.One day when he was cutting wood near a river，his axe(斧)__71__ into the river.Alan had only one axe and did not know how to __72__ .He felt so __73__ and began to cry. An old man __74__ and walked to him.“What's the matter，young man？” he asked. “Help me，” said Alan.“My axe is in the water.I can't __75__ it.” “You'll have your axe，” said the old man.“I'll help you.” Then he jumped into the __76__ and brought up a gold axe. “Is this __77__ axe？” he asked. “No，” said Alan，“that is not my axe.” Then the old man brought up a silver(银的) axe.Alan again said that it was not his axe.The __78__ time the old man brought up the woodcutter's axe. Alan was very happy.“This is my axe.” The old man was __79__ with the woodcutter's honesty(诚实)．He also __80__ the gold axe and the silver axe to him. 71．________ 72.________ 73.________ 74.________ 75.________ 76．________ 77.________ 78.________ 79.________ 80.________ 第二节：根据汉语提示完成句子（共10个空，每空1分，满分10分） 81．你能帮我拆除这帐篷吗？ Would you help me________ ________ this tent？ 82. 安不能算出这道数学题。 Ann can't________ ________ the math problem。 83. 饭后你不应该躺在床上。 You ________ ________ in bed after meals。 84. 不要过多的依赖你的父母。 Don’t _______ _______ your parents too much。 85. 我的钱用完了，你能借给我一些吗？

I've ________ ________ of my money.Can you lend me some? 第三节：书面表达 （10分）

假如你叫李萌，班主任张老师想了解班里学生的状况，以便有针对性地对学生进行心理疏导。请你根据下面的内容要点及提示词语，用英语给张老师写一封email，说明自己的情况，并请她给你提一些意见。

内容要点：

1 学习任务重、睡眠不足、没有时间做自己喜欢的事，同学之间缺乏沟通和交流； 2 在家不能看电视、上网、听音乐等。

提示词语：enough,hardly,allow,lonely,advice

要求：80词左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Ms Zhang, I’m very glad to write to you. I think I have too much pressure. Best wishes! Li Meng