1、2014-2015学年第二学期期中考试试卷八年级英语（满分100分，考试时间100分钟）一、听力部分 （每小题1分 满分20分）（ ）1. How does Jane usually travel back to her hometown? A. B. C. ( )2. What will the weather be like tomorrow? A. B. C.( )3.What is David wearing? A. B. C.( ）4. What is Simon doing now?. A B. C（ ）5. What time did Sandy wash her face th
2、is morning? A. At 6:00 B. At 6:05 C. At 6:15( )6. Why isnt Betty allowed to drive his mothers car?A. Because she has to study for a text. B. Because she is not calm enough.C. Because she is not old enough.( )7. How long has the woman been here? A. For 5 minutes. B. For 20 minutes. C. For 15 minutes.
3、( )8. How much should the woman pay? A. 64 yuan. B. 72 yuan. C. 96 yuan.( )9. How often does Peter play basketball? A. Every day. B. Never. C. Twice a week( )10. Where are they talking? A. In a market. B. At a bus stop. C. At the traffic lights.听对话, 回答问题.每段对话读两遍。( )11. When are they going to have a
4、picnic? A. Next Sunday. B. This Sunday. C. Tomorrow.( )12. What is Jane going to bring for a picnic? A. A guitar. B. A violin. C. A camera.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。Summer holiday in AmericaPlace: New YorkTime: From July 5th to _13_He went there to learn English. He lived with an Amer
5、ican family.The course includes: listening, speaking, reading and _14_American classes are different from our class because the students are very _15_.( C) 13. A. Aug.5th. B. Aug.15thC.Aug.25th.( A) 14. A. drawing.B. writing.C. singing.( B) 15. A. few. B. free.C. fun.听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。（ ）16.Jim was
6、in his_ _when he saw two men in his neighbors garden. A .living room B. car C. kitchen（ ）17.Jim asked the two men to take his TV because he wanted _. A .to throw it away B .to give it to them C .them to mend it（ ）18.The two men took away the TV Sets_. A. by bicycle B. by taxi C. in a car（ ）19.The tw
7、o men and the car_. A. came back the next day B. never came back again C. lost their way（ ）20.From the passage we can guess when Jim cant get back his color TV, _. A. he must be very glad B .he will tell the police about it C. he will never watch TV again二、单项选择 （每小题1分 满分15分）( )1. There is _ “s” at t
8、he end of _word “has”. A. a ; aB. an ;an C. an ;the D. a ,;the( )2. I think _is _great fun. A. play the piano; a B. play piano; / C. playing the piano , a D. playing the piano ; /( )3. -Could you tell me _? -He is very fat. And he _ playing football. A. what is his father like; likes B. how his fath
9、er is like; likes C. what his father likes; likes D. what his father is like; likes( )4. -Have you seen Mr. King these days? -No, he together with his members, _ Shanghai for an international meeting. Hell come back in three days.A. has gone to B. has been to C. has gone in D. has been in( )5. To th
10、e students, its _ to enjoy a video during the class.A. relaxed B. relaxing C. bored D. boring ( )6.- do you write a letter to your cousin? - I seldom or never do that now. Instead, I often e-mail him. A. How soonB. How longC. How much D. How often( )7. I _in the factory for 2 years when I was young.
11、 A. was working B. has workedC. workD. worked( )8. The old farmer lived in a _house on the farm _ . A. alone; lonelyB. lonely; aloneC. lonely; lonelyD. alone; lonely ( )9. -Must I return the dictionary today? -No, you _. But you _ return it tomorrow.A. mustnt; canB. cant; canC. neednt; mustD. dont h
12、ave to; may( )10. He looks and he looks at the crazy driver.A. angry; angry B. angrily; angrily C. angry; angrily D. angrily; angry ( )11. -Im hungry. Is there any bread in the fridge? - _, but we have some cakes. Would you like to have one? A. Some B. Much C. None D. Nothing( )12. Mother thinks coo
13、king and cleaning much time every day. A. spend B. take C. cost D. pay( )13. Jack, _ read newspapers when you are walking in the street. A. dontB. doesntC. wontD. cant( )14. It is such that you must on it. A. hard work; work hard B. a hard work; hard work C. work hardly; work hard D. hard work; hard
14、 work( )15. -Hello, Jack! How are you doing? - .A. Reading a magazine B. Thats all right C. Not bad D. Its nice三、完形填空 （每小题1分 满分10分）Imagine a life without arms or legs! You cant hold anyone in your 1 . You cant walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you 2 at yourself
15、in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?Nick was born without limbs(四肢)，so life was not 3 for him. At school many students played jokes on him because he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be their friends, so he always felt 4 . However, he faced that bravely.
16、 He 5 to type and write with two toes (脚趾) at the age of six, and he could 6 surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the 7 students in the studies. And he decided on 8 to do later in his lifeto encourage others to work hard for their dreams. Now Nick is one of the mos
17、t popular speakers in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story against difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you 9 , not what you dont have.” He said. His story encourages millions of people.“I tell people to keep on getting up when they 10 and t
18、o always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”1. A. armsB. earsC. eyesD. teeth2. A. laughB. cryC. smile D. shout3. A. oldB. easyC. modernD. difficult4. A. happyB. aloneC. lonely D. surprised5. A. failedB. forgotC. helpedD. learned6. A. eve
19、nB. ever C. neverD. hardly7. A. tallB. lazyC. sleepyD. excellent8. A. howB. whoC. whatD. where9. A. make B. haveC. wantD. win10. A. fallB. exerciseC. hearD. play四、阅读理解 （每小题2分 满分20分）ASunshine TVGolden TV18:30 Cartoon World: Hello Kitty18:00 TV Classroom:Modern English19:00 Todays News18:30 Animal wor
20、ld19:30 Weather Report19:00 Documentary:In Asia19:40 Food and Health19:40 News in English20:10 Drama series:The Three Kingdoms20:10 Sports World:Football Match21:25 Game Show: Lucky Winner22:00 Chat Show23:00 China Music TV22:30 News Round-up23:30 On the Screen Next Week23:00 Film: Roman Holiday( )1
21、.“Modern English”is a programme that .A. tells you something about English classroom B. lets you know English newsC. teaches you English D .makes foreign friends( )2. Our class is going to have a picnic tomorrow. We should pay attention to the program at .A19:00 on Sunshine TV B.19:30 on Sunshine TV
22、 C.19:00 on Golden TV D.19:30 on Golden TV( )3. If you are interested in football games, you will choose first.A. Food and Health B. Sports World C. Todays News D. Games ShowBAsk any student which subject he or she hates most.9 out of 10 students will answer “math”No matter which country you visit，n
23、o matter which grade you are in，you may not learn art，geography，chemistry or Chinese，but you always learn math. Why is this so？How come so many students hate math，and yet cannot avoid learning it in school? Jenny Sanders，a high school student in California，asks，“What good do we get from learning mat
24、h？We can use computers to compute numbers，and we can use computers to store information. I think learning math at school is a waste of time.” However，there is much more to math than just learning to add and subtract(减) numbers. In fact，math is not so much about calculation (计算) as it is about learni
25、ng to think logically (逻辑地) and solving problems. Of course，Jenny was right that we can use computers to do calculations，but how would we even know how to use the computer if we cant think logically？In short，computers are only tools when solving problems. For example，imagine you are a cook and must
26、serve dinner to 100 guests. How should you divide (分)your resources so that you can get the job done most efficiently (高效地)？In situations like this，the ability to think logically will get you to a reasonable answer and solve your problem.( )4According to the passage，which subject do students always
27、learn in different grades at school? AChinese. BMath.C. Geography.( )5What does Jenny Sanders think of learning math? AInteresting B.Boring. C.Useless.( )6What does the underlined word “resources” mean in the passage? A科目 B资源C效率( )7What does the writer want to tell us? AMath is just learning to add
28、and subtract numbers. BMath can be good for both our body and our mind. CMath helps us think logically and solve problems.CAll my friends at school smoked. My dad smoked; he didnt want me to smoke but my friends kept saying I was stupid. They asked when I was going to grow up. So I started when I wa
29、s sixteen and after a month I couldnt stop. But two years later I could feel what smoking was doing to me. I couldnt run far, and I coughed every morning. I got very ill and decided to stop. It wasnt easy, but now Ive done it, and I feel better. Now I have money for other things.If you smoke, you ar
30、e twice as likely to die from a heart attack. And the more you smoke, the earlier the heart attack is likely to be. For example, a 50-year-old who smokes more than 20 cigarettes a day, is four times more likely to have heart disease than a non-smoker of the same age.What does smoking do to the heart
31、? First of all, it makes the heart beat faster and increases the blood pressure. The cigarette smoke also reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood. Consequently, the heart has to work harder, with less oxygen. Finally, your arteries will narrow faster if you smoke.So if you want to reduce your chan
32、ces of getting heart disease, the answer is easy not to smoke. Dont copy your friends and other people who smoke. If you smoke, find out how to stop. Stopping isnt easy, but youll be healthier, and ( )8. Who is more likely to have heart disease? A. A smoker B. A non-smoker C. A 50-year-old person( )
33、9. What does the writer think of smoking? A. It is good for his health B. Smoking is bad for him C. It is interesting( )10. What happens after the writer stopped smoking?A. He becomes richB. He has more friendsC. He becomes healthier and has money to do other things五、词汇运用 (本大题共8分，每小题1分)(A)根据句意，写出括号内
34、所给单词的适当形式。1. Reading is a way to bring us much (please).Books are many peoples best friends.2. Which planet is (far) from the sun, the earth or the Mars?3. When the police arrived, they found the girl (die).4. PM2.5 (pollute) has become a serious problem which does harm to our health.(B)根据句意和汉语注释，写出
35、单词的正确形式。 5. His concert will be on in Shanghai in a (几个) of months.6. There was a ring on each of his (手指).7. The dog looks much (丑陋) than it was.8. He didnt say anything to her, and she didnt speak to him (也).六、动词填空 (本大题共8分，每小题1分)1. The harder you work, the better marks you (get), Im sure.2. -Did y
36、ou notice a man with sunglasses pass by just now? -Sorry, I (watch) TV.3. Look! The rain (stop). Lets go out to play.4. You cant imagine what great trouble I had (chat) with the foreigner.5. The class (train) hard for the coming sports meeting.6. I have no idea which country to go to (spend) my holi
37、day.7. Listen! How beautiful this piece of music (sound)!8. -Who (drive) you to the party? -My dad did.七、完成句子 (本大题共9分，每句1.5分)1.我无法想象他们结婚已经这么多年了。I cant imagine for so many years. 2.小时侯，每当小女孩想念她亲爱的妈妈时，她忍不住地哭泣。Each time the little girl missed her dear mum at a very young age，she . 3.Tom过去常梦想成为一个成功的记者。T
38、om used .4.老师总是建议我们制作DIY时尽可能小心。The teacher always when we do DIY.5.北风吹起巨浪撞击着岩石。The north wind blows up huge waves to .6.一本好的读物有时能帮助我们与他人交流。Sometimes .八、任务型阅读5分In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were not many people on earth, and natural resources (资
39、源) seemed to be unlimited (无限的). Today, things are different. The world has become too crowded (拥挤的). We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue like this, human life on earth will not survive. Eve
40、ryone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods (方法), more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. We realize that if rivers are
41、polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. However, in mostcountries, waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this. We know, too, that if the population (人口) of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will
42、 not be enough food. What can we do to solve these problems? If we eat more vegetables and less meat, we will easily get more food. Land that is used to grow cropscan feed five times more people that land where animals are kept. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern meth
43、ods of birth control. Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner living place in the future. The importance of protecting the environmentProblems1. More fish being caught.2. More _1_ being cut down.3. More waste products being put into rivers.4. Mor
44、e _2_ being born.CausesThe world is becoming too_3_.Modern methods make the situation worse.ResultWe human beings (人类) will not survive on the earth. Solutions1. Eat more vegetables and less meat so that more food will be available(可以获得的) for everyone.2. Use modern methods of_4_ control so that the
45、populationwill not grow too fast. 3. Educate people so that the _5_ will be better and cleaner.九、书面表达 (本大题共5分) 请根据所给中文提示，以“My hometown Wuxi”为名用英语写一篇短文，向大家介绍。内容要点如下：1. 无锡是由市区、江阴和宜兴组成。它是居住的好地方；2. 无锡有悠久的历史，还有许多名胜；3. 太湖广场是人们工作一天后放松的好地方；4. 如果你来无锡旅游，你可以在南禅寺（Nanchan Temple）品尝到各种当地的风味小吃；5. 最佳的旅游时间是春天和秋天，因为天
46、气非常舒适；6 我认为我们的家乡注意：1. 文章须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；2. 最句后一点用两句发挥。 学校 班级 姓名 考试号 . 装订线2014-2015学年第二学期八年级英语期中答题卷 一、听力（本大题共20分，每小题1分）1234567891011121314151617181920二、单项填空（本大题共15分，每小题1分）123456789101112131415三、完形填空（本大题共10分，每小题1分）12345678910四、阅读理解（本大题共20分，每小题2分）12345678910五、词汇运用（本大题共8分，每小题1分） (A) 1._ 2._ 3._ 4.
47、_ (B) 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 六、动词填空（本大题共8分，每小题1分） 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 七、完成句子（本大题共9分，每题1.5分）1.我无法想象他们结婚已经这么多年了。I cant imagine for so many years. 2.小时侯，每当小女孩想念她亲爱的妈妈时，她忍不住地哭泣。Each time the little girl missed her dear mum at a very young age，she . 3.Tom过去常梦想成为一个成功的记者。Tom used .4.老师总是建议我们制作DIY时尽可能小
48、心。The teacher always when we do DIY.5.北风吹起巨浪撞击着岩石。The north wind blows up huge waves to .6.一本好的读物有时能帮助我们与他人交流。Sometimes .八、任务型阅读（本大题共5分，每小题1分） 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5. _九、书面表达（本大题共5分） 2014-2015学年第二学期期中考试试卷一 听力部分 （每小题1分 满分20分）15 BACCC 610 CBCAC 1115 BACBB 1620 ACCBB二 单项选择 （每小题1分 满分15分）15 CDDAB 610 DDBCC 11
49、15 CBAAC三 完形填空 （每小题1分 满分10分）15 ACBCD 610 ADCBA四 阅读理解 （每小题2分 满分20分）15 CBBBC 610BCABC五 词汇 （每小题1分 满分8分）1.pleasure 2.farther 3.dead 4.pollution 5.couple 6.fingers 7.uglier 8.either六、动词填空（每小题1分 满分8分）1.will get 2.was watching 3.has stopped 4.chatting 5.are training 6.to spend 7.sounds8.drove七、完成句子 (本大题共9分
50、，每句1.5分)1.they have been married2.she couldnt help/stop crying3.to dream of/about being a successful interviewer/reporter4.advises us to be as careful as possible5.crash against the rocks6.a good read can help us communicate with others八、任务型阅读5分1.trees 2.babies 3.crowded 4.birth 5.earth/environment九
51、、书面表达 (本大题共5分) Wuxi is made up of the city center, Jiangyin and Yixing. It is a good place to live. Wuxi has a long history. There are many famous places of interest. The Taihu Square is a good place to relax after a days work. If you come to visit Wuxi, you can have different kinds of local food at Nanchan Temple. The best time to visit Wuxi is spring and autumn. Because the weather is very pleasant. I think our hometown is a good place. I love my hometown.
