八年级期中英语测试卷 2016.4
（本试卷满分140分，考试时间110分钟）
一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
A)听下面10段对话，每段对话后有1个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
How do the man's parents go to work now?
2. Where has the woman been?
A. B. C.
3. Which place are they talking about?
A. B. C.
4. How's the weather now?
5. Who runs fastest?
A. Lucy. B. Ann. C. Lily.
6. When will the supermarket close?
A. At 5:00. B. At 5:15. C. At 4:45.
7. What subjects will the boy work hard at next term?
A. English and Physics B. Maths and Geography C. History and English
8. What was the woman doing when the man saw her just now?
A. She was searching for some photos on the Internet.
B. She was discussing the project.
C. She was talking with Lucy.
9. Why did the man’s daughter go to ?
A. To study. B. To have a holiday. C. To visit her friends.
10. Where does the dialogue take place?
A. In a shoe shop. B. In a clothes shop. C. At a bookshop.
B) 听下面一段对话和两篇短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话和短文读两遍。
听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。
11. Why have Betty’s parents gone to ?
A. To do some shopping. B. To enjoy the festival. C. To look after her sister.
12. What will Betty bring to Joe’s home?
A. Some dumplings. B. Some rice dumplings. C. Some rice.
听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。
13. A. sell out B. take out C. throw out
14. A. In the evening B. In the afternoon C. In the morning
15. A. dumplings B. noodles C. grapes
听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。
16. What day is it in the story? A. Tuesday. B. Wednesday. C. Thursday. 17. What class is Tom in? A. Drawing. B. Math. C. Chinese. 18. What did Tom draw? A. A dog. B. Some bread. C. Nothing.
19. When did Tom hand in his homework?
A. In the middle of the class. B. At the end of the class. C. We don’t know.
20. What do you think of Tom? A. He’s kind. B. He’s lazy. C. He’s honest.
二、单项选择：（共15小题；每小题１分，满分15分）
21.Some people think that Russia is in Asia, in fact it is European country.
A. / a B. an an C. / an D. the a
22.Newton say the famous words,“If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the of giants (巨人).”
A.used to，shoulders B. used to ，heads C.got used to，shoulders D. was used to, heads
23.---Sorry, Sir,I am afraid you can’t smoke at school,look at the sign!
---Very sorry,I see it.
A.didn’t B. don’t C.haven’t D.won’t
24. great fun they have kites in Jinghua city Spuare!
A. What ；flying B. What a ； to fly C. How a ；flew D. what ； flown
25.When a policeman holding a gun came ,the bad man quickly .
A. put away B. got away C. threw away D. gave away
26.--- When did your Mum __________your father?
--- They ___________ for 15 years.
A. marry to; got married B. get married to; have got married
C. marry with; have got married D. marry; have been married
27---Hi,I didn't see you at the party in the company yesterday evening.
---Oh, all my family my son's birthday at home.
A.have celebrated B.has celebrated C. was celebrating D. were celebrating
28．Our English teacher has gave us lots of and ideas how to study well.
A.advice for B.advices ,about C. advice, on D.advices, to
29 ---___________ have you been away from your Yangzhou, Janet?
---- 5 years ago.
A. How long, Since B. How long, For C. How far, Since D. How far, For
30.---He is _______ in class and has _________ for two hour.
---He is so tired these days preparing for the mid-term exam.
A. slept; asleep B. sleepy; slept C. sleeping; been sleepy D. alseep; been asleep
31.A computer is ususlly a screen,a main unit ,a mouse and so on.
A.made of B.made from C. made up of D made out of
32-----What do you think of the 3 young boys—TFBOYS?
----Oh, they are fresh meat and my favorite,I have heard a voice before.
A.never good B.never better C. ever better D ever best
33.--- When shall we go to watch the basketball match in the sports centre?
--- we the work tomorrow.
A. Until /finish B. Not until/ will finish C. Until/will finish D. Not until / finish
34-----Where are the students now?
-----Everyone except the twins to .
A. has gone B.has been C. have gone D. have been
35.---Would you please look after my pet cat while I am on holiday in ?
--- .
A.With pleasure B. My pleasure C.That’s OK D. You are welcome
三、完型填空（共15小题；每小题１分，满分15分）
阅读以下一篇节选自英国女作家夏洛蒂·勃朗特所写的《简爱》的片段，略有改动。根据上下文意思，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My name is Jane Eyre and my parents died when I was a baby. For ten years I lived a__36__life with my aunt and cousins who treated me unfriendly. My cousins played jokes on me and my aunt never showed me any__37__.The only person who cared about me was the maid（仆人）, Bessie. One day my cousin John shouted at me: "You should go and beg, not live with us!" After fighting with him I was locked in a room, where I __38__for hours crying. Things kept the same until a tall gentleman called Mr Brockehurst came to visit. My aunt told me that I was going to a school __39__by the gentleman. "Train her to be useful and polite," said Aunt. Two days later I left my home. At first my 40 at Lowood School was easy. The food was bad and I was often cold but I made __41__and enjoyed studying. But after an illness killed several students, new owners took over (接管)the school and life improved. Six years later I __42__ a teacher and was very happy. But finally I felt that I should explore more of the world and found a job as a private（私人的） teacher in a __43__. Before I left Lowood, Bessie came to visit me, she told me that seven years ago my father's brother had come __44 _me but he left again to go abroad. "He looked like quite a gentleman," said Bessie. I wondered if he would ever look for me again. My new life __45__at Thornfield Hall, a large country house, __46__a little girl called Adele. She was the adopted(被收养的) daughter of the owner of the house, Mr Rochester. He __47_stayed at Thornfield and __48__my time was mainly spent with Adele and 49 people. My life was quite happy now although there was something__50__about my new home. Often I heard strange sounds come from the top floor of the house.---------Based upon《Jane Eyre》
四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
( )51. Nick wants to have a trip for a week . He can go _______.
A. hiking in the mountain B. fishing in the park
C. swimming in the lake D. walking along a valley
( )52. Mr and Mrs. King want to stay in Na Mountain with their seven-year-old son and eleven-year-old daughter. They need to pay _______ for the trip.
A. $280 B. $ C. $210 D. $105
( )53. Lily likes smelling flowers. Which of the following is her best choice?
A. Trip 1 B. Trip 2. C. Trip 3. D. Trip 4.
B
“Reading makes a full man” (Bacon, 1597). Novels written by the writers like Jane Austen, Victor Hugo and Ernest Hemingway help us to know more about our history, culture and many other things.
Jane Austen(简.奥斯汀) was one of the most well-known women writers of the world. She was born in England in 1775. Jane loved reading and writing. She wrote a number of famous novels in her life. Among them, Pride and Prejudice《傲慢与偏见》 written in 1779 was the most popular.
Victor Hugo(维克多.雨果), born in France, was one of the best writers in the19th century. The talent in writing and hard work brought great success to Hugo at an early age. His most popular novel, the Hunchback of Notre-Dame<巴黎圣母院>, was written in 1831. The book was so successful that it was quickly translated into many other languages across Europe.
Ernest Hemingway（欧内斯特.海明威）, an outstanding American writer and reporter, was born in 1899. His life experience had a great influence on his writing style. Hemingway lived in France and Italy between the 1920s and 1950s. Most of his books such as The Sun Also Rises were written at that time. He won the Nobel Prize in 1954 mainly because of the novel The Old Man and the Sea.
54. When was Jane Austen born?
A. In 1775 B. In . In 1597 D. In 1899
55. Where was Victor Hugo from?
A. England. B. America. C. Italy. D. France.
56. Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize mainly because of _________.
A. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame B. Pride and Prejudice
C. The Old man and the Sea D. The Sun Also Rises
57.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Bacon said the famous words: “Reading makes a full man”.
B. Maybe,Hemingway wrote The Sun Also Rises in France or Italy.
C. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame was very famous in Europe in the 18th century.
D. English woman writer Jane Austen is famous for Pride and Prejudice.
C
Are you “Weibo Addicts” ? You may spend too much time on Webo if you are a “Weibo Addict”.Do you write a Weibo ? If you don’t , you are “ out ”!
Weibo means microblog . People may spend much time writing a blog , but it takes a little time to write a microblog. Why ? Because every message on a microblog is less than 140 words .
Microblog started in the USA. It came to China in 2009 and it grows very fast. In 2011, the number of Chinese micro-bloggers grew to 300 million. People write microblogs for many reasons . For many microblog users , it is a great way of learning the freshest news, talking with friends and sharing different kinds of information , including news, everyday life, pictures, music, videos and so on .
It is easy and fast to send a message on a microblog . However, this can also bring some problems . For example, when the big earthquake and tsunami (海啸) hit Japan in March, 2011, messages like “Salt can help people fight radiation (辐射)” were hot on microblogs. Then a crazy buying of salt followed. Later people knew it was just a rumor (谣言).
In a word , microblog plays a new part in the life of Chinese people.
58. What does Weibo Addicts in the first paragraph mean?
A. People who are crazy about Weibo. B. People who seldom use Weibo.
C. People who first made Weibo. D. People who need Weibo least.
59. What is NOT an advantage (优势) of Weibo?
A. It is short but carries many meanings. B. It can help us learn the latest news.
C. It can send rumors. D. It is easy to use.
60. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Writing a microblog needs much time.
B. Microblog appeared in only one year ago but it is so popular now.
C. As a popular thing, microblog has its advantages and problems.
D. More and more Chinese show great interest in microblog because it started in the .
61. What does . 2 mainly talk about?
A. How to use Weibo. B. Why Weibo is so popular.
C. Who is using Weibo. D. What Weibo is.
D
Are you a gourmand(吃货)? Do you want to eat every delicious food in the world? Then do you watch the popular program? “A Bite of China” is a documentary on Chinese delicious food which has been broadcast by CCTV. Can you find any holiday celebrated without a special festival food? Food is very important in China. Here are several traditional Chinese foods:
Eggs hold a special meaning in many cultures. Chinese believe that eggs mean producing something new. For example, after a baby is born, parents may hold a " feast party," where they pass out eggs to announce the birth. In some areas of China the number of eggs represents the sex of the child, the number(1,3,5…) for a girl, and (2,4,6…) for a boy.
Noodles are a symbol of long life in Chinese culture. They are as much a part of a Chinese birthday celebration as a birthday cake with lit candles(蜡烛) in many countries. Since noodles represent long life, it is considered very unlucky to cut them off.
Although westerners sometimes may be very sorry to see fish lying on a plate, in a whole fish is a symbol of richness. In fact, at a party it is traditional to serve the whole fish last, fish head pointed toward the valued guest. Fish also has a special meaning because the Chinese word for fish, yu, sounds like the word for richness or plenty, and it is believed that eating fish will help your wishes come true in the future.
Another very popular food during the Dragon Boat Festival is Zongzi. This tasty food is made of rice with meat, peanut or other delicious food in bamboo leaves. The tradition of Zongzi is meant to remind us of a great man, Qu Yuan.
The 50-minute program tries to bring something new by presenting more cultural elements(元素),such as eating habits and the quality of eating.
62. A bite of is _______.
A. a history B. a TV program C. a guide book D. a radio talk
63. The underlined phrase means_____ .
A. give presents B.get presents C. ask for D. stand for
64. In this part the documentary tells us about Chinese food ______ in the history.
A. cooking B. eating C. making D. meaning
65 . How many kinds of traditional food are mentioned in the passage?
A．two B．three C．four D．five
五、词汇应用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
66.We must take more action to protect the .(环境)
67.It’s said that the best way to improve your spoken English is to study . (国外)
68. Surprisingly, it says that a small ant has two .(胃)
69.My grandpa always told me about his in Shanghai，they touched me a lot.(经历)
70.What the girl said makes her look even _________(丑陋的).
71.The museum has been _______ (open) to the public for nearly two months.
72.To avoid (fail) the test,you should work hard before it
73.Look,the boy is (tie)his shoes at the school gate.
74.As a ________ (Canada),he is always proud of his country’s fresh air .
75. Most of us have no with our parents ,so we can’t understand each other.(communicate)
六、任务型阅读(共10空；每至1分，计10分）
Hey! Mother's Day is coming. Have you planned something good for your mom? If not, try one of these tips.
What's Her Favorite?
Most teens don't know what their mom's favorite is. You do? Then, what are you waiting for? Buy her something she likes and wrap it carefully. The best time to give her that is while she is sleeping at night. Put it on the drawer next to her so that when she wakes up, she'll be surprised to see it.
Treat a Queen
Your house is a palace with a king and queen (it doesn't matter if you're rich or poor). Our mother is the real queen in our life and in our family, though her duties make her look like she is not. Give the lady a day off and you can do the housework.
Because of stress and the problems that she is facing right now, she doesn't look good any more. Perhaps you could take some of your savings to treat her in a salon or the department store. Then, choose nice clothes that would make her look beautiful!
Have Some of Your Time
Our mothers have special memories in mind. It is the time that they gave birth to their healthy baby. How about you? What's your best moment with her? Have you ever had a good time with your mother not talking about your problems? Have you ever told her how much you thank her for the life she gave to you, the time she cared for you? Maybe you can tell her how happy you are when she was there looking after you during your painful days in your life.
Tell the magic words
Life is short. We don't know what will happen tomorrow. Those three words can make her heart jump for happiness, you know? Just tell her “I love you!” and it would make her smile so sweetly. Just try! We don't want to miss a thing, right?
七、缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分）
The computer and the Internet have become part of teens’ life. The number of teen Internet users in China is (86) g bigger, up to 700 million. The number shows a great increase (增长) in Internet users in China over the last (87) f years, especially among teenagers. And China becomes a large market for Internet (88) b .
A new survey (调查) shows that Chinese teens show (89) i_______ in online activities. They seem not to know that spending too much time before a computer screen is bad for their (90)h .According to the survey, 42.6% of teens have built their (91) o web blogs. More than half enjoy (92) c online with friends and 10.6% of teens play Internet games. It is a pity that only 6% use the Internet to get information for their learning projects! Also, the survey finds that the teens have different favourite (93) p to use the Internet. For teens in towns, 35% choose Internet bars as a main place to go online. For those living in large cities, 86% use home computers.
Too much time online certainly (94) l to problems for their young life. I think teens should think more about (95) w role (角色) a computer plays.
八、书面表达（计30分）
A．句子翻译（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
96我好久没有吃这么美味的食物。
97老年人时不时会感到孤独，所以我们需要关心他们。
98对于我们来说按时上交作业是很重要的。
99扬泰机场（Yangtai Airport）已经投入使用多久了？
100年轻人现在习惯于用微信（wechat）彼此保持联系。
B．作文（20分）
“故人西辞黄鹤楼，烟花三月下扬州”，春天是扬州最美的季节。假设你是Justin，你的北京网友Andy在电子邮件上说想在五一小长假来扬州参观，请回一封电子邮件向他介绍扬州。请以
“A guide to Yangzhou”为题，写一篇100字左右的文章，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总字数；文中不得出现真实人名、班级及校名，要点如下：
Dear Andy：
I’m happy that you’ll visitYangzhou next month.let me tell you something about her. is the centre of .
Best wishes,
Justin
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八年级英语听力原稿及答案
一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
A)听下面10段对话。每段对话后有1个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，每段对话读两遍。
1. W: How do your parents go to work?
M: They used to drive their car to work, but now they take a bus.
2. M: You’ve just come back from . What’s it like there?
W: It’s a fantastic place. It is the second largest island in our country. It has beautiful beaches.
3.. W: Look at the picture, It’s a place of interest in .
M: Yes. it’s becoming more and more beautiful. The Olympic Games were held here in 2008.
4. W: the radio says it is going to be sunny.
M: really? I hope so .look at the heavy rain,I am afraid I should buy a raincoat.
W: Oh ,you don’t have to.you can use mine .
5. W: They say Lucy runs very fast. But I think Lily runs faster.
M: You’re right. But Ann runs much faster than Lily
6. W: It’s five o’clock now.
M: Oh, dear! The supermarket will close in 15 minutes. I hope I can get there in time.
7. M: Mum, here is my school report.
W: You do well in Maths, Physics and Geography. But you are not good at English and history.
M: I’ll work hard at them next term.
8. M: I saw you in the computer room just now.
W: Oh, I was searching the Internet. I was looking for some photos of the 1976 earthquake with Lucy.
9. W: I heard that your daughter went to to spend a holiday?
M: No. She went there to study English with her friends.
10. W: Would you please show me a pair of brown shoes in Size Six?
M: Oh, sorry. We have no Size Six in that colour.
B) 听下面一段对话和两篇短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话和短文读两遍。
听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。
W: Joe, where are you spending the Dragon Boat Festival?
M: With my family at home. What about you, Betty?
W: I will be on my own. My parents have gone to to look after my sister. She has just had a baby.
M: You are welcome to join us. I’m sure my parents will welcome you.
W: That would be lovely! But you must ask them first.
M: I’ll talk to them this evening.
W: Tell them that I can bring some rice dumplings along too.
M: That’s cool!
听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。
On New Year’s Eve, people in throw out all the old things. So there are chairs, beds, clothes and plates in the streets. In , the New Year comes more quickly. In the evening, people come to the streets together. Each holds a bag of grapes. When twelve o’clock comes, people start eating the grapes. In , people eat noodles on New Year’s Eve. This food is said to bring long life. Early in the next morning, some families climb . There they watch the first sunrise of the year.
听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。
It is Thursday. In drawing class everyone is busy drawing pictures, but Tom is doing nothing. When the bell rings, Tom gives his picture to the teacher. The teacher looks at it and gets angry: “Why did you give me a piece of paper with nothing on it?” asks the teacher. “I’m sorry, sir,” says Tom. “I drew a dog and some bread on the paper.” “Where’s the dog and where’s the bread?” asks the teacher. “I drew the bread first. When I finished drawing the dog, he ate the bread. When I gave it to you, he ran away,” Tom answers.
邗江区2015-2016学年度第二学期八年级
英语期中调研试卷答案
一、听力（每小题1分，计20分）
二、单项选择（每小题1分，计15分）
三、完形填空（每小题1分，计 15分）
四、阅读理解（每小题2分，计30分）
五、词汇运用（每小题1分，计10分）
66. environment 67. abroad 68. stomachs 69. experiences 70. uglier
71. open 72. failing 73. tying 74. Canadian 75. communication
六、任务型阅读（每小题1分，计10分）
76. how 77. present/gift 78. best 79. surprise 80. as
81. instead 82. Have 83. take 84. happy/excited 85. try
七、缺词填空（每小题1分，计10分）
86. growing/getting 87. few 88. business 89. interest 90. health
91. own 92. chatting 93. places 94. leads 95. what
八、书面表达 (计30分)
A．句子翻译（计10分）
96. I haven’t had/eaten such delicious food for a long time.
97.Old people feel lonely from time to time,so we need to take care of them.
98.It is important for us to hand in homework on time.
99.How long has Yangtai Airport been in use/service ?
100.The young are/get used to keeping in touch with each other by wechat.
B 作文（略）