【334812】八年级英语上学期期中试卷及答案

上学期八年级英语期中试卷

（满分95分，考试时间100分钟）

本试卷包括四道大题，共8页，满分95分，考试时间为100分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

注意事项：

1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。

2. 答题时，考生务必按照考试要求在答题卡上的指定区域内作答，在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。

一、基础知识（共25分）

I. 在下列各句的空白处填入一个适当的词，使句子意思完整，语法正确。（5分）

1. It’s true that parents play an important ______ in children’s lives.

2. They are cheap and nice. I don’t know which one to ______.

3. Bob is my best friend, but we have nothing ______ common.

4. If you work hard, you can get good ______ in the exams.

5. Jack, please help me find ______ when the plane will take off on the Internet.

II. 用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。（5分）

6. They have some (different).

7. No one seemed __________(be) bored.

8. Nearly 30 percent of the answers ______(be)wrong.

9. We __________(study) math in Jim’s house yesterday evening.

10. Look! The reporter is interviewing the (win).

III.单项选择。（15分）

从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

11. Math ______ one of the _____ subjects in middle schools.

A. are; important B. is; most important

C. is; more important D. are; much important

12.Do you have ________ to say about this?

A. something else B. anything else

C. else something D. else anything

13.When I swim in the river, I _____ I’m a fish.

A. look like B. sound like C. feel like D. am like

14. Your mother isn’t at home. Can you ______ yourself?

A. look for B. look like C. look after D. look out

15.That book is not so ______ as this one.

A. interesting B. more interesting

C. most interesting D. the most interesting

16. Mickey Mouse was the first cartoon sound and music.

A. and B. with C. in D. of

17.My shoes are cheaper than _____.

A. you B. your C. yours D. your one

18._______Simon does well in his studies, he still works really hard.

A. Although B. Because C. D. When

19.We’ll try to do ______ work with ______ time than before.

　A. much; much B. little; little C. less; more D. more; less

20.I don’t mind you with your English.

A.help B.to help C.helping D.helps

21. —________do you read English books?

—Twice a day.

A. How many B. How much C. How long D. How often

22.My father wants me ________the Internet.

A. surf B. not surf C. not to surf D. not surfing

23. We can’t go to the movies____ the bad weather.

A. because B. because of C. although D. but

24. —Next week is quite full for me.

— Really?__________

A. How come? B. No problem . C. Of course. D. Sure.

25. —How often do you drink milk?

—I don’t like it, so I ________drink it.

A.always B.usually C.hardly ever D. often

二、交际运用（共5分）

IV. 根据对话内容，运用方框中所给的句子选项补全对话。选项中有一项是多余的。（5分）

A: Hi, Mr. Hunt! (26)________

B: I practiced tennis in the sports club.

A: Oh? (27)________

B: Twice a week.

A: When do you usually practice it?

B: On weekends. (28)________

A: I usually go fishing.

B: (29)________ Who do you go fishing with?

A: My friend, John.

B: (30)________

A: Sure. Next weekend you won’t practice tennis?

B: No, I won’t. My coach (教练) asked us to relax next weekend.

A: I see.

A. How often do you practice it?

B. That sounds interesting.

C. Would you like some fish?

D. What do you usually do on weekends?

E. What did you do this morning?

F. Can I go fishing with you next weekend?

三、阅读（共45分）

V. 完形填空。（15分）

阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

There're different kinds of animals in the zoo. We see the zoo keepers give them    31    to eat. They don't have to    32    food by themselves. They just eat, walk and    33    all day. So many of    34    may think that the animals there   35    happy and lucky. But most    36    them are sad. Why? They're   37    free.

Animals like elephants, monkeys and tigers    38    live freely and happily in    39    or mountains. Tigers,    40    example, run, jump, play with their children   41    catch small animals for food. But now they have to stay in   42   rooms in the zoo. Their life in the zoo is   43    different from their life in the forests.

Now many of us think    44    animals should go back to forests and mountains so that   45    earth will become better.

31. A. meat B. food C. fruit D. drink

32. A. take B. bring C. find D. get

33. A. sleep B. run C. rest D. leave

34. A. me B. we C. they D. us

35. A. is B.are C. were D. was

36. A. in B. on C. of D. to

37. A. no B. not C.aren’t D.isn’t

38. A. never B. usually C. now D. seldom

39. A. fields B. zoos C. parks D. forests

40. A. for B. in C. on D. at

41. A. but B. and C. or D. yet

42. A. good B. short C. small D. tall

43. A. to B. quite C. even D. real

44. A. much B. many C. more D. most

45. A. the B. an C. this D. that

(A)

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

Mr. Read works in a hospital. He's a good doctor but he often forgets thing. People know him well and don't mind it.

One morning he looked over an old woman and found something was wrong with her eyes. He began to do an operation. It took him three hours to finish it. The old woman could see again and thanked him very much. After that he had a look at his watch and found it was half past twelve. He felt hungry and wanted to buy some food for himself.

When he reached the lift, he remembered he didn't wash his hands. He had to return to his office. He took off his coat and put it on the back of the chair. After that he left. However in the restaurant, he realized he wasn't wearing his coat. All his money was in one of his pockets. He got up and went back to the hospital. The lift was just on the first floor. He ran to it but it was going to close. He put his head into it, and the doors opened. A man in the lift called out, “Oh, dear, sir! Why didn't you hold the doors open with your hands? It's too dangerous to do so with your head!”

“I think my hands are more important than my head, I have to do operation not with my head, but with my hands!”

46. People know ______, so they don't mind it.

A. Mr. Read is a doctor B. Mr. Read isn't careful

C. Mr. Read works in the hospital D. Mr. Read often does operations

47. The operation began at ______ that morning.

A. half past eight B. nine C. half past nine D. ten

48. Mr. Read returned to his office because _______.

A. he forgot to wash his hands B. it was cold and he had to put on his coat

C. he was too tired to reach the restaurant D. he had to borrow some money

49. Mr. Read left the restaurant because ______.

A. he ate much there B. he couldn't find his friend

C. he had no money with him D. it was closed

50. Mr. Read put his head into the lift because _______.

A. he wanted to know who was in it B. he wanted to stop it rising

C. his head was harder than his hands D. he was afraid it could hurt his hands.

(B)

Travel in New York

Public transport （交通）

Traffic is quite good in New York. The bus is cheap and the subway(地铁)is common. What’s more, you can take both the bus and the subway with the same card. If you have something important to do. You’d better take a taxi because that’s fast.

Hotels(宾馆)

There are a lot of hotels in New York. The Plaza Hotel is the best and the most expensive one. If you want to pay less for your stay, there are many smaller hotels. The YMCA near Central Park is suitable for young people.

Eating out[

Restaurants provide good service in New York. You don’t have to eat at McDonald’s every day and you can try different kinds of food from many countries. You can also enjoy delicious Chinese food in Chinatown.

Shopping[

Shopping in New York is fun. You can see big shops everywhere in this modern city. Stores are open seven days a week, but be careful when you look at the prices because you have to pay taxes（付税）on everything you buy. That means you have to pay an extra fee(额外费用) which in New York city is 8 % of the purchase(购买) price.

Places to visits

There are too many places to visit in New York—Times Square, the Empire State Building, and, the Statue of Liberty.

51. If you decide to buy a book ＄10 in New York, you should pay a total of how

much after tax?

A. ＄9.80 B. ＄10.80 C. ＄9.20 D. ＄10.20

52. “The Plaza Hotel” here is the name of a __________

A. house B. station C. city D. hotel

53. You can eat the delicious Chinese food ____________

A. in Chinatown. B. in Piaza C. at McDonald’s D. in YMCA

54.Which of the following is NOT in New York?

A. Central Park. B. The Empire State Building.

C. Times Square D. The White House.

55. How many types of transportation are mentioned in the passage?

A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

(C)

The old name for films was “moving pictures”. In America they still call them “movies” and they say “Shall we go to the movies?” when we say “Shall we go to the cinema?”

A boy once said to his friend, “Do you like moving pictures?”His friend thought that he was going to invite him to go to the cinema, so he said, “Yes, please. I like moving pictures very much.”

“Good,” said the boy, “my father has a picture shop. He sells pictures. This evening I must move pictures from one room to another. You like moving pictures, so I think you will enjoy moving pictures for me.”

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。（5分）

56. In old times people called films “moving pictures”.

57. When they ask their friends to go to see a film with them, the American people

will say “Shall we go to the cinema?”

58. Once a boy asked his friend to move some heavy boxes of pictures from one

room to another for him.

59. His friend liked pictures very much.

60. His friend didn’t understand him when he asked, “Do you like moving pictures?”

(D)

Some girls are doing less exercise. __61_____ Many don’t like P.E. classes and don’t play sports. These girls may face a lot of problems. __62____ And they may get some kinds of illnesses.

A 16-year-old girl says, “ __63___. I just feel too tired. I like watching TV on the sofa more than doing exercise.”

___64___ They must often help their working parents. “We have dishes to do, the house to clean and homework to do.__65____.”

阅读短文，把A-E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整。（5分）

(E)

I was very sleepy in the morning, so I didn’t go running as usual. At nine o’clock, Tom called me to join him in a basketball game. He said that Jack and other boys would also be there too. I had finished my homework and had nothing else to do so I agreed. Tom told me to go to the basketball club at ten o’clock.

On the way there, I bought a hamburger. When I reached the basketball club, I was surprised to see Tom and Jack fighting. Later on, I learnt that they were fighting over who should start throwing the ball. I shouted to them to stop but they would not listen. Luckily, two men came and separated the boys till they calmed down. Then I asked them to go to the coffee shop for a drink. At the coffee shop, I brought out my burger and it was good to see Tom and Jack sharing the burger and laughing once again.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。（10分）

66. Why didn’t the writer go running that morning?

67. Who would also join the game according to Tom?

68. When would they meet at the club?

69. Why did Tom and Jack fight with each other?

70. Where did they share the burger and laugh?

四、书面表达（共20分）

VII. (A)根据文章意思填词，每空一词。（5分）

2. 根据所给信息，请写一篇不少于80词的英语短文，可以适当发挥。（文中不得出现真实的人名和校名）（15分）

假如你有一个最好的朋友Lily，请根据表格所提供的信息进行写作，对你和Lily的相同之处和不同之处做一个简单的描述。

试卷答案

一、基础知识（共25分）

I. 在下列各句的空白处填入一个适当的词，使句子意思完整，语法正确。（5分）

1. role 2. choose/buy/take 3. in 4. grades 5. out

II. 用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。（5分）

6. differences 7. to be 8. are 9.studied 10. winner

III.单项选择。（15分）

11-15 BBCCA 16-20 BCADC 21-25 DCBAC

二、交际运用（共5分）

IV. 根据对话内容，运用方框中所给的句子选项补全对话。选项中有一项是多余的。（5分）

26-30EADBF

三、阅读（共45分）

V. 完形填空。（15分）

31-35BCADB 36-40CBBDA 41-45BCBCA

VI. 阅读理解。（30分）

46-50 CAABB 51-55 BDDCA 56-60 TFTFT 61-65 BACED

66.He is (very)sleepy.

67.Jack and other boys.

68.Ten o’clock.

69.(They were fight over who should start throwing the ball.

70.At the coffee shop.

四、书面表达（共20分）

VII.(A)根据文章意思填词，每空一词。（5分）

71.care 72. laugh/happy 73.fact 74. best 75. time

2. 根据所给信息，请写一篇不少于80词的英语短文，可以适当发挥。（文中不得出现真实的人名和校名）（15分）

参考例文：

I have a best friend, her name is Lily. Lily is from America.

In some ways, we are the the same. We both like sports, like football and tennis. We are both hardworking. Her grades are as good as mine. In our free time, we like reading and go to the library together.

In some ways, we are different. Lily is much taller than me and more outgoing. I like surfing the Internet but she is good at dance and singing. She often goes to the concert while I like traveling with my friends.

I don’t think best friends should be alike. What’s your friend like?

第一档：（13~15分）内容完整，表达充分，层次结构清晰，语言流畅，可读性强，基本上无语法、拼写错误，书写工整。

第三档：（8~12分）内容不够完整，表达基本充分，语句基本通顺，有一些语法、拼写错误，书写不够工整。

第四档：（4~7分）内容不完整，表达不充分，层次结构不合理，语言不流畅，语法、拼写错误较多，书写不工整。

第五档：（0~3分）只写出个别词语，内容不可读。

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