初中英语外研版八年级下册——期中检测卷（二）【听力+答案】

期中检测卷（二）

一、听力试题（每小题1分，共25分）

I．听句子，选择与其对应的图片。每个句子读两遍。

1.      2.      3.      4.      5.      

II．听短对话，选择正确的答案。每段对话读两遍。

(    )6. What was the man's sister doing?

    A. She was making a dress.  B. She was reading.   C. She was shopping.

(    )7. How long have the twins been studying at this school?

    A. For two years.      B. For half a year.     C. For two and a half years.

(    )8. Who does James prefer?

    A. Singers.        B. Football players.     C. Basketball players.

(    )9. What does Molly's aunt do?

    A.A nurse.        B.A teacher.       C.A cleaner.

(    )10. How many times have the two speakers been to the history museum?

    A. Never.        B. Twice.       C. Three times.

III.听长对话，选择正确的答案。每段对话读两遍。

    听第一段对话，回答第11-12小题。

(    ) ll. What is Jack doing now?

A. He is watering the flowers.

  B. He is washing the two dishes.

  C. He is having dinner.

(    ) 12.Would Jack like to wash the dishes?

A. No, he hates doing it.   

B. Yes, he'd like to do it right now.

     C. He'd love to, but he is busy with his homework.

    听第二段对话，回答第13-15小题。

(    )  13.What did Ken do this afternoon?

     A. He went to see a film.   B. He went to school.    C. He went to a concert.

(    )  14.What did Ken think of the concert?

    A. It was great.       B. It wasn't good at all.  C. It was just so-so.

(    )  15.What did Ken's mum think at first?

A. Ken didn't go to school.

B. Ken didn't go to the concert.

C. Ken didn't go shopping.

IV所长对话，选择正确答案。本段对话读两遍。

(    )  16.Where are the speakers?

A. Maybe at the clothes shop. 

B. Maybe at the hospital. 

C. Maybe at the seashore.

(    )  17.How long has Jack been like this?

A. For about three months.   

B. For about six months.   

C. For about six week.

(    )  18.What.does Jack worry about?

    A. His exam.      B. Being late for school.     C. Both A and B.

(    )  19.In which season does Jack feel worse?

    A. Winter.       B. Summer.        C. Spring.

(    )  20.What does Jack need to do?

    A. Drink more hot tea.  B. Take some medicine.    C. Take more exercise.

V.听下面一篇短文，根据短文内容，按照所听内容的先后顺序将下列图片排序，并将其标号写在题号后的横线上。短文读两遍。

21.      22.      23.      24.      25.      26.      

二、单项选择（每小题1分，共1 0分）

(   )1.--- What      terrible mess she's made in my room!

--- Sorry, I will clear it up right now.

A. a           B. an         C. the         D．/

(   )2.At times, parents find it difficult      with their teenage children.

A. talk        B. talked      C. talking      D. to talk

(   )3.--- I've been to England twice.

--- Really? Where      on your last visit?

A. have you been    B. did you go   C. have you gone    D. do you go

(   )4.My sister has learnt English      .

A. for twelve years ago          B. since she was four   

C. twelve years ago              D. at the age of four

(   )5.--- How many hours do you play computer games ever3r week?

---      . My mother doesn't allow me to do that at all.

A. Both        B. Either      C.AII        D. None

(   )6.The boy as well as his friends often      football on the playground.

A. have played    B. has played   C. play      D. plays

(   )7.I don't like going out      after dark.

A. alone       B. lonely      C. long        D. along

(   )8.The fans can't wait      to China.

A. come       B. to come     C. coming      D. came

(   )9.It is said that the scientist      this planet five hundred years ago.

A. discovered      B. covered      C. found        D. built

(   )10.--- I will fly to England during the May Day holiday.

       ---      .Have a good time!

A. You're welcome   B. That sounds wonderful  C. What a pity     D.I like it

三、完形填空（每空1分，共10分）

I woke up late because I spent too much time  1  on my computer last night.  2  I didn't have time for a shower. Also, I couldn't find my school uniform(校服) anywhere. Then I remembered I had put it in the washing machine and forgot to take it out to  3  , so it was still wet. Instead, I had to wear some other clothes and may get into trouble when my teacher saw them. I had no time for  4  but took an apple as I left the house and ate it on my way to the bus stop.

On the bus I was still so tired  5  I nearly fell asleep. When I  6  the bus after eight stops as usual, I realized(意识到)  I had been on the  7  bus. My school was not there. I had to take a taxi to school. By the time I rushed into the  8  , I found the classroom was empty.  9  was there because it was Sunday. What's worse, when I got home, the door was  10  . I didn't take the key with me. I waited till my mother came back from work.

       I was in big, big trouble.

(   )1.A. playing     B. to play       C. plays      D. play

(   )2.A. Then       B. So           C. Or         D. But

(   )3.A. wash       B. sell          C. make       D. dry

(   )4.A.breakfast    B. lunch         C. dinner      D. supper

(   )5.A.when        B. that          C. while      D. before

(   )6.A.got into     B. got up        C. got off     D. got on

(   )7.A.right       B. expensive     C. busy       D. wrong

(   )8.A.house       B. restaurant    C. school     D. stop

(   )9.A.Somebody    B. Everybody    C. Nobody     D. Anybody

(   )10.A.closed     B. gone         C. open       D. broken

四、阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）

                                 A

 When I was about 12, I had an“enemy”, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点).Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn't a good student.  Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with（忍受） her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, have you ever wondered what you're really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me and I was very surprised to discover that about half the things were true.

I took the list to my dad. He refused to take it. “That's just for you, ” he said.“You know the truth about yourself better than any other people. When something said about you is true, it will be helpful to you. Don't shut your ears. Listen to them all, but remember the truth and do what you think is right.”

Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet. with some trouble' and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜）all your life!

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

(    ) l. The meaning of the underlined word“enemy” is      in Chinese.

    A．恩人    B．骗子     C．敌人     D．伙伴

(    ) 2.The“enemy” pointed out the writer's shortcomings. The writer felt      at last.

A. happy      B. angry      C. lonely      D. surprised

(    ) 3.What did the writer's father do after he heard her complaints（抱怨）?

A. He agreed with her “enemy”.

B. He let her continue (继续) to put up with her “enemy”.

C. He asked her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her.

D. He asked her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said.

(    ) 4.Which of the following can we know from the passage?

A. The “enemy” thought the writer was pretty.

B. The “enemy” thought the writer studied hard.

C. The writer's father gave her “enemy” a lesson.

D. The writer is grateful to her father.

(     ) 5.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. The Best Advice I Ever Had          

B. My Parents

 C. What People Say About You Is Always Right 

D.A Serious Criticism（批评）

B

These four ads are for four children's books. They talk about the writers, prices, sizes and so on of the books.

根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。

(     )6. Why does Alfie want to be an angel?

A. Because angels can fly.              B. Because angels can do anything.

C. Because angels look like each other.       D. Because angels are cool.

(     )7. How much is That's My Mum ?

A.f7.50.         B.￡6.50.        C.￡5.99.      D.￡8.50.

(     )8. Andy is a Korean boy. Which book can he read?

A.Alfie's Angels.    B. That's My Mum.     C. What Is Peace.    D. Farmer Duck

(     )9.The 5-year-old boy can read

A.Alfie's Angels.    B. That's My Mum.     C. What Is Peace.    D. Farmer Duck

(     )10.According to the passage, which one is NOT TRUE?

A. The size of Alfie's Angels /s 21.5 cm x 27cm.             

B. Kai is Mia's friend.

C. The duck in Farmer Duck lived with a lazy farmer.          

D. Farmer Duck is in English and Japanese.

                                C

      When we talk about the universe, we mean not only the earth, the sun and the moon, but also the stars and space between them. There are millions of stars in our sky. The sun is one of them. Around it there are eight big planets moving, including the earth. The moon is our nearest neighbour in space. If you look at the sky on a clear night, it is possible to see about 3,000 stars. They look small, but they are really very big hot balls of burning(燃烧着的) gas. Some of them are huge (巨大的), but others are much smaller like our planet Earth. The biggest stars are very bright, but they can only live for a short time. Every day new stars are born and old stars die.

       All the stars are very far away. The light from the nearest star(except the sun) takes more than four years to reach the earth.

       Hundreds of years ago, people used stars, like the North Star, to know which direction(有向)to travel in Today you can still see that star.

(     ) ll. The universe means     .

A. the earth           B. the sun, the moon and the stars

C. space between the stars        D. All of the above.

(     ) 12.There are      big planets around the sun.

A. millions of     B. 3,000           C. nine            D. eight

(     ) 13.The light from the nearest star (except the sun) takes more than      to get to the earth.

A. four years     B.  1,000 days      C.100 years       D. four light years

(     ) 14.You can see many stars in the sky at night when     .

A. it is rainy           B. there is a bright moon    

C. it is very cloudy       D. the sky is clear

(     ) 15.People used to look at the North Star     .

A. when they were working            B. to tell them when to do farm work

C. while they were travelling        D. just for fun

D

Little stream ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert.  “ 16 ”she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand. After many tries, she still failed, “Maybe I can't reach the ocean,” she said sadly to herself.

At this time, a deep voice said, “ 17 .”It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered, “That's because a breeze (微风) can fly, but I cannot.”

    “ 18  .Let yourself evaporate（蒸发）into the breeze, and it can take you across,” said the desert. “Give up what I am now? No ! No !” The little stream could not accept this idea. “The breeze can carry the vapor(蒸汽)across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again,” said the desert. “ 19 ”. Hearing this, the little stream went into the open arms of the breeze. It carried her to the next stage of her life.

The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream. 20 .

根据短文内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项。

A. If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success, you should also change the way you are

B. That's because you can't give up what you are

C. And whether you're a river or vapor, your nature never changes

D. I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert

E. If a breeze  can cross the desert, so can a river

五、词语运用（每空1分，共1 0分）

阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当的形式填空，每空一词，每词限用一次。

    Almost every day, we discuss the topic of health. But what is health?“Health” means eating well, getting 1    exercise and having a healthy lifestyle. Here 2    some useful rules.

Eat different kinds of food, 3    fruit and vegetables. We all know that eating fruit and vegetables keeps us 4    , but many of us only eat our favorite food. Remember that we can only get what our body needs by 5    all kinds of food.

    Drink water and milk most often. Everyone knows that water is important. Besides water, kids also need plenty of calcium(钙）to grow strong bones, which is rich in milk. Every day, you should drink at least three 6    of milk when you are 9 years old or older. You'd better try to have drinks 7    little sugar.

    Pay 8    to your body. When you are eating, notice how your body feels. When your stomach is fu11, 9    eating. Eating too much  10    you become fat and unhealthy.

Limit the amount of time you spend watching TV and playing computer games .Try to spend more time doing sports, like running, swimming and so on.

六、补全对话（每空2分，共10分）

根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子。

Tom: Hi, Betty. 1.      ?

Betty: The Adventures of Tintin. It's fantastic. 2.      ?

Tom: No, I have never read a Tintin story. 3.      ?

Betty: Yes, they are popular for more than eighty years. The first Tintin story appeared in 1929.

Tom: 4.      ?

Betty: He works as a newspaper and he has lots of exciting experiences.

Tom: And do the stories have happy endings?

Betty: Oh, yes, they always do.

Tom: Sounds great! Do you mind if I borrow your book?

Betty: 5.      . Anytime is OK.

Tom: Really? Thank you very much.

Betty: Not at all.

七、书面表达(15分)

    同学们经常会和家人外出游玩，去年暑假你去哪儿了呢？根据内容提示，以“My last summer holiday”为题．写一篇短文介绍你暑假游玩的经历及游玩的感受。

    提示内容：Where have you been?  What did you do? How did you feel during the trip?

    要    求：语句通顺，意思连贯，语法正确，书写规范；所有提示必须用上，并做适当

    发挥；文中不得出现真实人名、校名，否则不得分；70词左右。