2017-2018学年甘肃省酒泉市肃州区新苑学校八下期中英语试卷（无答案）

2017-2018学年第二学期八年级英语期中考试试卷

        Class                  Name              Score          

                         (听力部分15分)

Ⅰ、听句子，选出句子中所包含的信息（5分）

(   ) 1.A.paper         B. singer        C. supper

(   ) 2. A. 9:30AM        B. 9:30PM      C. 8:30 PM

(   ) 3. A. hit the card     B. put the mud   C. hit the mud 

(   ) 4. A. Ann is not very good at math .

B. Ann doesn’t study math hard.

C. Ann does quite well in math.

(   )5. A. My home is bigger than Ben’s.

B. Ben’s home is smaller than Jim’s.

C. Ben’s home is the biggest.

Ⅱ、听句子，选出该句的最佳答语（5分）

(   ) 6. A. Sure, of course     B. No, you can’t.   C. That’s all right.

(   )7. A. No, it’s in Asia. B. Yes, it’s an African country. C. Oh, yes. It’s in Europe.

(   )8. A. We are good friends.  B.OK! I agree with you.  C. You’re welcome.

(   )9. A I’ve been to the zoo many times.     B. Yes, I have.  

C. I went to the zoo only yesterday.

(   )10. A. It’s a western festival.   B. We have April Fools’ Day in China, too. 

C. It’s on April first

Ⅲ、听对话和问题，选择正确的选项。（5分）

(   ) 11. A. An MP4.       B. A CD player      C. A mobile phone 

(   )12. A Twice a week.    B. Once a week      C. Never 

(   )13. A. Go to Ann’s birthday party.  B. Meet his uncle.  C. Work at the station.

(   )14.A    B.C.

(   )15.A.   B.     C.

                     (笔试部分95分)

Ⅰ、词汇考查（10分）

A.用所给单词的适当形式填空

1..It will be          (rain) the day after tomorrow.

2..I am scared of               (go) out alone at night.

3..Remember             (close)the window when you leave.

4..Mr. Li always enjoys            (sing) English songs in the morning.

5.Please speak             (gentle)to the children.

B.根据汉语提示，完成单词。

6.Do you know who           (偷窃)the gold from the bank last night?

7.You should             (保护) yourself when you are out.

8.Danny            (隐藏) behind the door and we didn’t find him..

9.The ground is            (覆盖) with the snow.

10.Jiuquan is a              (北方的) city.

Ⅱ、单项选择（20分）

(  )11.The Smiths arrived in Beijing in     the morning of March 10th.

A. in          B. at        C . on          D with

(  )12.There are        children playing in the garden.

A. hundred     B. hundred of      C. five hundreds    D. hundreds of

(  )13.We must do the job as       as possible.

A. carefully      B. careful      C. more careful     D. more carefully

(  )14.         Bad news ! We can’t go to Dunhuang for our holiday.

A. What        B. How       C. What a        D. How a

(  )15.There          a football match on CCTV-5 tonight.

1. will have   B. is going to have  C. will be   D. are going to be

(  )16. —I’m going to Hangzhou for a holiday this weekend.

-—____ you are there, can you buy me some green tea?

A. Because      B. If        C. While         D. After

(  )17.The rain         stop         tomorrow.

A. doesn’t; until    B. will; till    C. never; till   D. won’t ; until

(  )18.It’s time       us         go to bed.

A. for; for      B. for ; to      C. to ; for       D. to ; to

(  )19.I        35 yuan on this book. 

A. took        B. cost         C. spent        D. paid

(  )20.The heavy snow stopped us      out, so we played at home instead.

A. to go      B. from going     C. by going        D. went

(  )21.—Did you see the boy in black pass by just now?

---No ,sir. I       a newspaper.  

A. read      B. was reading      C. has read   D. would read 

(  )22.Tina is        to answer all the questions all by herself.

A. too clever   B. so clever  C. clever enough   D. such clever

(  )23.I heard        an English song when I walked past her room.

A. her sang    B. she singing    C. her to sing    D. her singing

(  )24.He’ll go skating with us if he       his homework.

A. will finish     B. finishes      C. is finishing      D. finished

(  )25.Hangzhou is a beautiful city. It         tea and silk.

A. Is interested in  B. is scared of  C. is famous for  D. is proud of

(  )26.---Flying kites        very interesting,            ?

---- Oh, yes, I think so.

1. are; aren’t they   B. is ; isn’t it    C. are; are they   D. is; is it

(  )27.---Li Ming, will you please     put your bicycle here? ---sorry, I        .  

A. don’t      B. not      C. won’t      D. can’t

(  )28.---I can’t find my markers. May I use       some pictures?

--- Yes, here you are.

A. you to draw  B. you drawing   C. yours to draw  D. yours drawing

(  )29. Her brother has worked in this factory        .

A. three years    B. in three years   C. for three years  D. since three years

(  )30.Here are five answers. I really don’t know        .

A. which one choosing       B. choosing which one 

C. which one to choose       D. to choose which one

Ⅲ、根据汉语提示，完成下列句子(每空1分，10分)

31.北京的天气如何？            the weather           Beijing?

32.她既不喜欢打篮球也不喜欢踢足球。

She likes           playing basketball          playing football.

33.你还需要为你的花园考虑什么？

                      Do you need to consider for your garden?

34.野生老虎的数量正迅速地减少，我们必须为它采取行动。

                            of tigers in the wild is quickly decreasing and we must do something about it.

35.我已经学会了如何使用聊天程序。

I have learned how                      a chat program.

Ⅳ. 句型转换 （每空0.5分，共5分）

36. My mother washes clothes once a week .（就划线部分提问）

   _______ _______ does your mother wash clothes?

37. She’s  already finished her work.（改为否定句）

  She ________ __________ her work yet.

38. The mother told her son, “Don’t  read  in  bed.”（改为简单句）

  The mother asked her son ______ ________read in bed.

39. The boy is very young. He can’t go to school.（改为同义句）

  The boy is _______young _______ go to school.

40. How cold it is today !（改为同义句）

                    Cold day it is today!

Ⅴ、完形填空（10分）

         The computer is a very wonderful machine, and it is so popular that it seems we cannot live or work without it. Computers are used in many  51  --in offices, in factories, in big shops, at schools and even at home. With the computer people are living a better  52 .

         The computer is one of the greatest inventions in the  53  century. The first computer was  54  in the United States, and it was not only very  55 , but also quite heavy. It was as big as two rooms.

  But the computer is developing very fast. Today they are  56  smaller and smaller, lighter and lighter, and working faster and faster.

As the computer can do lots of things for people, it  57  us to learn about the real world. With the computer you can  58  e-mails just in a few seconds to your friend far away from the place you are living, but if you post the letter, it will  59  quite a long time for your friend to receive your letter.

As students in the 21st century, we should work hard and learn how to use the computer very  60 . Don’t you think so?

(   )41.A. homes     B. places       C. families     D. countries

(   )42.A. life        B. home       C. family      D. country

(   )43.A. 18th       B. 19th         C. 20th        D. 21st

(   )44.A. build      B. building     C. built       D. builded

(   )45.A. useful      B. large        C. small      D. cheap

(   )46.A. becoming    B. taking      C. making    D. looking

(   )47.A.makes       B. lets        C. has        D. helps

(   )48.A.give        B. post        C. sell        D. send

(   )49.A. spend      B. take       C. pay        D. cost

(   )50.A.good       B. better      C. well        D. fine

Ⅵ、阅读理解（每小题2分，共20分

A

(   )51．If you want to know something about Yao Ming, the best program for you is ______.

    A. Talk Show       B. Sports       C. Sports player       D. TV play

(   )52． You’ll know something about _____ at 19:00 on Channel 2.

    A. animals         B. news       C. foreign arts      D. Asia

(   )53． If you want to watch NBA, the best program for you would be______.

A. Sports       B. Around the world   C. Foreign arts      D. English news

(   )54． If you like music very much, the best program is______.

 A. at 21:45 on Channel 2             B. at 21:55 on Channel 1

    C. at 21:00 on Channel 2             D. at 21:15 on Channel 1

(   )55． “Modern English” is a program that ______.

    A. teaches you English    

B. tells you something about English classroom

C. let you know English news   

D. helps you make foreign friends

B

One evening Charlie was on his way home from the railway station. When he turned round a corner, he heard footsteps behind him and he thought someone was coming near. He began to walk fast. The footsteps came fast, too. He slowed down. The footsteps also slowed down. Now he was sure that someone must be going after him. He tried to hide. Still the steps followed him. He didn't know how to save himself, so he jumped over some tall grass and hid himself in a cemetery(墓地). He threw himself down on one of tombs(坟墓).

The man behind came near. Charlie could hear the man jump over the grass. Thoughts of thieves and robbers filled his mind. Charlie stood up and faced the man. "What do you want? Why are you coming after me?" He asked."I say," the stranger asked, "do you always go home like this, or are you taking some special exercise tonight? I want to go to Mr. Green's and don't know the way. The station master told me to follow you as you live next door. Excuse me for asking, but is there much farther to go before we get there?"

(   )56.That day Charlie was ＿＿＿＿.

A. leaving the station for a cemetery  B. walking slowly along the street

C. on his way to Mr. Green's house    D. on his way back home

(   )57.When he found someone following him, Charlie ＿＿＿＿.

A. was too frightened to move     B. stopped to ask the man why

C. hid himself in a cemetery       D. knew clearly what to do

(   )58．Charlie went into a cemetery because he ＿＿＿＿.

A. tried to get rid of the stranger  B. got tired after a day's walk

C. walked too fast and lost       D. wanted to hide his things there

(   )59．When the stranger followed him into the cemetery, Charlie thought ＿＿.

A. the stranger would ask him the way

B. the stranger would come to stay with him

C. he was in danger of losing his money or even his life

D. he could be asked about Mr. Green

(   )60.The stranger followed Charlie because ＿＿＿＿.

A. he wanted to kill Charlie.      

B. he wanted to steal things.

C. he wanted to go to Charlie's place.

D. he wanted to go to Mr. Green's and he didn't know the way there.

Ⅶ.任务型阅读（10分）

     Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. It is also the most important way. Some students say they don’t want to read for pleasure. 

     They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words. They say that pleasure reading is too easy. Many experts say pleasure reading is very important for learning English. Dr. Stephn Krashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learn many important things about English. Students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure. They also learn more about good writing. Dr. Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way. Each student needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs. 

     Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you don’t have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure reading will help you: 

●learn how English speakers use English 

●read faster in English 

●find examples of good writing in English 

●learn new words 

●learn about the cultures of English speakers 

61题完成句子；62题简略回答问题；63选择划线部分单词的正确的汉语意思；64同义句转换；65.请给这篇文章拟定一个合适的题目。

（61）          is the easiest way to become a better reader in English.

（62）What do some students think of pleasure reading?

（63）（ ）Many experts say pleasure reading is very important for learning English.  A.读者   B 科学家   C专家     D 作家                                                                                                                                        

（64）Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying.( 同义句)

      Reading for pleasure                            studying.                                                                                                                                   

（65）                                                                                  

Ⅷ.补全对话。（每空1分，共5分）

A: What are you doing, Linda?

B:     66  

A: An experiment? What is it about?

B: A theory about air pressure. I fill a jar with water. I cover the top with a piece of cardboard. Then, I turn the jar upside down.  67   

A: I think we can’t do it inside. I’m sure that the floor will get wet.

B: No,  68   

A: Why? The water won’t stay in the jar.

B:  69     .

A: Great!  70     .

76.       77.        78.         79.         80.         

Ⅸ.写作（5分）

随着科技的发展, 电脑越来越便宜, 在人们生活中也越来越普及。电脑在给人们提供方便的同时也带来了一些不利的方面, 请以The Advantages and Disadvantages (缺点) of computers为题, 写一篇作文, 发表你的看法。

要点提示: 1. 电脑给人们生活带来便利;

2. 电脑也带来不好的影响;

3. 你对电脑所持的态度。

要求: 1. 表达清楚, 语句通顺, 意思连贯, 书写规范;

2. 词数80左右 (开头已给出, 不计入总词数)。

The Advantages and Disadvantages of computers

Nowadays, computers are becoming cheaper and cheaper and almost every family has at least one computer.