八年级上学期期中英语试卷

2016年秋季学期期中考试八年级英语试卷命题人：CXF 分值：120分考试时间：100分钟听力部分（共20分）Ⅰ. 听1-5段对话，根据所听内容选择合适的应答语。

句子读两遍。

（每小题1分，共5分）( )1. How often does John watch TV?A. Five times a week.B. Twice a week.C. Every day..( )2. Who is smarter?A. Lily.B. Lucy.C. We don’t know..( )3.Where does Alan’s father exercise on week-ends?A. On the street.B. At home.C. In the park.( )4. Which box is heavier?A. The red one.B. The blue one.C. The green one.( )5. What did Gina’s grandparents cook for her last Sunday?A. Dumplings.B. Salad.C. Noodles.Ⅱ. 听对话，根据所听内容选择正确答案。

对话读两遍。

（每小题1分，共15分）听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

( )6. What color is the girl’s hair？A. Yellow.B. Black.C. Brown.( )7. Is Lily more outgoing than Lucy？A. Yes, she is.B. No, she isn’t.C. We don’t know.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

( )8.What is Tara doing this Saturday？A. She is going to a party.B. She is going to Pedro’s house.C. She is going to the movies. ( )9. What does Tara think is a good way for Pedro to learn English well？A. Talking with others in English.B. Watching English movies.C. Singing English songs. 听第8段材料，回答第10-12小题。

( )10. How often does David go bike riding？A. Once a week.B. Twice a week.C. Three times a week..( )11. Does Lisa look healthy?A. Yes, she does.B. No, she doesn’t.C. We don’t know.( )12. What does Lisa exercise every day？A.In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. In the evening.听第9段对话，回答第13-16小题。

( )13. When does Jim run？A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. After dinner.( )14. Does Jim eat breakfast every day？A. Yes, he does.B. No, he doesn’t.C. We don’t know.( )15. What does Jim have twice a day？A. Fruit.B. Vegetables.C. Meat.( )16. What does Jim dislike？A. Cabbages.B. Carrots.C. Oranges.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

( )17. How many times does Tina watch TV every week？A. Three times.B. Four times.C. Five times.( )18. Who almost does homework every every evening？A.Tina.B. Mary.C. Jim.( )19. How many times does Jim play basketball every day？A. Three times.B. Twice.C. Four times.( )20. What does Jim want to be in the future(将来)？A. A trader.B. A dentist.C. A basketball player.基础知识运用（共100分）Ⅰ. 单项选择。

（每小题1分，共15分）( )21. _______ the snow，many students were late for school this morning.A. soB. BecauseC. Because ofD. For( )22. Bob likes to do the same things _______.A. as meB. likes meC. as I doD. Both A and C( )23. A:I don’t think English is more useful French. .B: I disagree .I think French is English.A. the most useful ofB. less useful thanC.not so useful asD. as useful as ( )24 For lunch，we had _______，Malaysian yellow noodles.A. specialB. things specialC. special somethingD. something special ( )25. With the help of the Internet，information can _______ every corner of the world quickly.A. goB. getC. arriveD. reach( )26. —What kind of music do you like _______，pop music or country music？—_______. I like Jazz(爵士).A. better，BothB. better，NeitherC. well，BothD. better，None ( )27. Can I _______ the umbrella with you？I forget to bring mine. Ok.A. openB. shareC. buyD. hold( )28. —what did you do on your uncle’s farm，Sally？—I _______ the horse and _______ some chickens there.A. ride；feedB. rode；fedC. ride，feelD. rode，feed( )29. History seems _______ of all subjects.A. more interestingB. to more interestingC. to be interestingD. to be the most interesting( )30. The children decide _______ their schoolyard this Friday afternoon.A. cleanB. to cleanC. cleaningD. cleaned( )31. —What do you think of her teaching English？—Great！No one teaches _______ in our school.A. goodB. worseC. betterD. best( )32. It’s necessary _______ us _______ English well.A. of；learningB. for；to learnC. of；to learnD. for；learn( )33. The beautiful girl _______ long straight hair is Linda.A. ofB. forC. aboutD. with( )34. I think a good friend should make me _______.A. laughB. laughingC. to laughD. laughed( )35. It is terrible,it’s raining so that we can go out .A.hard, hardly B .hard ;hard C .hardly;hardly D.hardly:hardⅡ. 完形填空。

（每小题1分，共15分）It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is 36 . She does all the housework，37 newspapers，watches TV and searches on the Internet to learn something new. I often see 38 do taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful 39 she is over seventy. Last week a 40 from a magazine interviewed her and asked 41 she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile：“I have a secret(秘密) of 42 young and healthy. It is quite 43 . Keep your mind active，take an interest in the world 44 you，and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as 45 as you can.”Don’t think you are too old to go back to 46 . I know a man who entered（进入）a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. 47 man went to a tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at 48 tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In 49 ，no matter how old you are，you can make it.Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to 50 the lady’s example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.( )36. A. a young lady B. an old lady C. a famous girl D. a beautiful girl( )37. A. looks B. reads C. sees D. watches( )38. A. her B. him C. other D. others( )39. A. than B. since C. though D. because( )40. A. teacher B. worker C. reporter D. doctor( )41. A. what B. why C. who D. how( )42. A. looking B. taking C. making D. staying( )43. A. early B. dear C. easy D. late( )44. A. under B. around C. above D. between( )45. A. soon B. busily C. hardly D. often( )46. A. place B. song C. school D. dance( )47. A. Other B. The other C. Another D. Others( )48. A. buying B. losing C. sending D. playing ( )49. A. common B. fact C. me D. general( )50. A. follow B. give C. make D. bringⅢ. 阅读理解（共30分,每题1.5分）(A)Glad is a nice and beautiful jungle(丛林). It rains a lot there. The rain helps trees grow. Lucy lives in Glad. Trees are home for many jungle animals. Lucy is a happy monkey. She loves to play in the jungle with other animals. She loves to swing from tree to tree. The animals eat their food in the trees. They live in the trees with the birds.When autumn came，the leaves on the trees became yellow and they kept falling off the trees. The animals felt sad. When Lucy was swinging from a tree，she fell off the tree and fainted. After a while，she woke up. She found nothing but a frog(青蛙). The frog was sitting beside her.“Are you OK？”asked the frog.“There’s nothing serious，I think，”answered Lucy.“I think you should leave the jungle now. You see，you are easy to get hurt in this jungle. Go with me to our sea. It’s soft(软) there and you won’t get hurt there，”said the frog.“No，I won’t go with you. The jungle is my home. If it doesn’t give me a lesson，I can’t learn my real life，”answered Lucy.( )51. Glad is very important to many jungle animals because _______.A. it’s their homeB. it often rainsC. it’s nice and beautifulD. Lucy lives there( )52. The underlined word“fainted”here means“_______”in Chinese.A. 爬起来B. 大哭C. 大怒D. 昏迷( )53. What did the frog want Lucy to do？A. To help him.B. To leave Glad.C. To play with him.D. To swim with him. ( )54. From the passage we can infer(推断) that _______.A. It’s easy to get hurt in the jungle.B. In fact all the animals want to leave the jungle.C. Lucy loves her home very much.D. The frog helped Lucy a lot.(B)American boys and girls love watching television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Saturday.Televisions are like books or films. A child can learn both bad things and good things from them. Some programs help children to understand the news, and others show people and places from other countries or other time in history. With television, a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home.Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programs show crimes (犯罪活动) and other things that are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.( )55. On television children can see ________.A. gamesB. big animalsC. oceansD. almost everything( )56. Children usually spend ________ a day in school.A. six hoursB. more than eight hoursC. only a few hoursD. four hours( )57. "Television brings many places and events into homes. " means ________.A. television makes things happen in homesB. we can know places and events without going to see themC. we can see houses and buildings on TVD. we can find them easily( )58. Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is ______ for children.A. a bad programB. an animalC. a gameD. an uninteresting film(C)Are you a person who has high EQ（情商）？If you want to be a successful man，you should have high EQ. Some people even say that EQ is more important than IQ（智商）. I think so. So we can know the importance(重要性) of having high EQ.If you don’t have high EQ，try to make yourself become a person with a good temper(脾气). In this way，your EQ may become higher and higher. Here are some ways for you to control(控制) your temper when you are angry.First，don’t say anything when you are in a bad mood(心情) because it’s possible for you to hurt others. In fact，maybe you don’t mean to hurt them.Second，take a deep breath when you can’t stop your anger(愤怒). In this way，you will feel relaxed and you won’t be that furious.Third，when you are angry，ask yourself some questions：“Why am I so angry？”“Do I have to be so irritated（恼怒）？”“What will happen if I don’t get angry？”So，try the ways above. Everything could be simple since you try to think it in other ways.( )59. The writer thinks that _______A. EQ is more important than IQB. EQ is less important than IQC. EQ is as important as IQD. EQ and IQ are not important( )60. What’s the second way mentioned in the passage？A. Don’t say anything.B. Take a deep breath.C. Ask yourself some questions.D. Find a person you can talk with.( )61. The underlined word“furious”probably means“_______”in English.A. very happyB. very angryC. very excitedD. very disappointed( )62. The passage is about how to become a person _______.A. who has a good temperB. who has high EQC. who is popular among friendsD. who has high IQ(D)Good news！For the coming film festival，there are some promotions(优惠) in Times Cinema. This festivalA. the price of filmsB. the place of the cinemaC. the time of the film festivalD. the phone number of the cinema( )64. If you are a student，and you want to watch Captain America with your father and your five-year-old brother，you need to pay _______.A. ￥80B. ￥120C. ￥160D. ￥240( )65. When can you watch films with 50% off？A. On June 20th.B. On June 22nd.C. On June 23rd.D. On June 25th.( )66. Which of the following is TRUE about the poster？A. All the people can get a free bottle of soft drink.B. All the people will pay for the tickets during the film festival.C. People will not enter（进入）the cinema if they don’t have student ID.D. People without student ID can also enjoy the special price on Tuesday.(E)One of my best days at school was a field trip to the seaside. Field trips are very common in the UK. Most schools take their students on geography field trips. Teachers usually take the students somewhere they can do a scientific experiment (试验). Popular trips are to woodland areas and the seaside.My school trip to the seaside was with my biology class. We were allowed to wear home clothes instead of our school uniforms. When we got to the seaside, we were put into groups. Each group was asked to find a different sea creature (生物) in the water in the rocks, which we call rock pools.My group had to find little crabs (螃蟹). We had to catch them and then find the names of the crabs in our science books. When my friend Ella picked up a larger crab, it hurt her with its claw (钳子) and she started crying. After that, she didn’t want to catch the crabs, so she was moved into another group.For lunch, we sat in the sun on the rocks and ate sandwiches. After lunch, we went back to school where we wrote down everything we had found out that day. I remembered feeling sad that we could not take back the crabs we had found. We had to put them back in their rock pool.( )67. In the UK, field trips are .A. enoughB. commonC. differentD. unusual( )68. My school trip to the seaside was with my class.A. biologyB. geographyC. physicsD. chemistry( )69. Why was Ella moved to another group?A. Because she often cried loudly.B. Because she was interested in fish.C. Because the crab hurt her with its claw.D. Because the group members were not friendly. ( )70. At the end of the trip we felt sad because .A. we went back to school lateB. we could not take back the crabs we had foundC. we sat on the rocks eating sandwichesD. we didn’t want to write down everything we saw2016年秋季学期期中考试八年级英语试卷答题卡(75分）Ⅳ. 根据提示补全单词，使句子完整、通顺。