1、河南省信阳市第九中学2017-2018学年八年级英语下学期期中试题一、听力理解（20小题，每小题1分，共20分）第一节(5小题，每小题1分，共5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。( )1. How does the man feel?A.Very happy. B.Very sad. C.Very tired.( ) 2.When must the woman sleep?A. At ten oclock. B.At eight oclock. C.At eleven oclock.( ) 3. Why didnt the
2、woman pass the exam? A. It is hard. B.It is easy. C.She is lazy.( )4. How much will the woman pay for the lessons? A. $120. B.$160. C.$180.( )5. How does the mans young sister go to school?A. By bike. B.By bus. C.By car. 第二节（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号
3、内。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。( ) 6.How does Tom study English? A. By making word cards. B.By reading English books. C. By practicing speaking.( ) 7. Why is the woman happy? A. She passes the exam. B.Tom will help her. C.She learns English well.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。( )8. How will the man go to Nan
4、chang? A. By bus. B.By train. C.By plane.( )9. How much will the man pay for his tickets? A.￥208. B.￥325.C.￥650.听下面一段独白，回答第10至第12三个小题。( )10. What can people buy at half price in the supermarket? A. Potatoes. B.Cabbages. C.Cakes.( )11. How many people will get fresh cakes and bread for free? A. 10. B
5、15. C20.( )12. Where can kids play happily? A. In the Vegetable Hall. B.In the Food Hall. C.In the Clothing Hall.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题。( )13. Who does the man want to go swimming with? A. Alice. B.Jim. C.Eric.( )14. How much is the ticket price for the man? A$35 B$20 C$15( )15. Where does the Cool D
6、ream lie? A. It lies in the Fifth Street. B.It lies in the Fifteenth Street. C. It lies in the Fiftieth Street.第三节(5小题，每小题1分，共5分）听下面一篇短文。根据短文内容，按照你所听到的先后顺序将下列图片排序，并将其标号填写在题号后的横线上。短文读两遍。16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 二、 单项选择（15小题，每小题1分，共15分）（ ）21. Kate, are you only child in your family? Yes, but new baby is on
7、 the way.A. a; theB. an; theC. the; aD. the; the （ ）22.How do you like the cake? Oh, it too sweet. I dont like it.A.looks B. sounds C. tastes D.feels （ ）23.Cant I park my care free here? You can park for four hours you spend over 100 yuan in this supermarket.A. though B. ifC. untilD. because （ ）24.T
8、he fridge is empty. Lets to the supermarket some food and drinks.A. go; buy B. go; to buyC. to go; buyD. to go; to buy （ ）25.I have great in carrying the box by myself. Could you help me? No problem.A. successB. difficultyC. funD. advice（ ）26.Why not ask Susan to play with us? She has son. She has t
9、o care for him at home. A.a eleven years old B. an eleven years oldC. an eleven-year-old D.a eleven-years old （ ）27.If we ride on a busy road, we should to be safe.A. sit down B. slow down C. put down D.look down（ ）28.He is a teacher with a lot of .He often tells us many of his interesting In Africa
10、.A. experiences; experience B. experience; experienceC.experience; experiences D.experiences; experiences （ ）29.It takes me half an hour playing the piano. How about you? I usually spend 20 minutes it.A. practicing; on B. to practice; in C. to practice; on D. practicing; in（ ）30.Ann a gift from Tom,
11、 but she didnt it, because it is too expensive.A. received; acceptB. accepted; receive C. accepted; accept D. received; receive（ ）31.Nancy is very strict herself. Yes. Her parents are proud her.A. in; at B. with; at C. in; of D. with; of （ ）32.Jack, will your family move to Shanghai? Yes. Thats real
12、ly a big my parents made.A. decision B. occasion C. experience D. sense （ ）33.I think math is more useful than English. I dont agree with you. I think English is math, and we should learn both them well.A. so useful as B. less useful than C. more useful than D. as useful as （ ）34. Mom, there are two
13、 apples. Are they for me? Yes. You can have . Leave one for your little brother.A. A. both B. allC. neither D. either（ ）35.Mary the exam this time, and she is upset now.A.passed B.failed C. discussed D. took 三 完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）Once a king was very ill. No one in the palace(宫殿) knew what was wron
14、g 36 him. Perhaps music would help him feel better, said one person. So the man ran along the streets,saying as 37 as he could,“Music for the king ! Music for the king ! If you can play the most beautiful tune(曲子)and make him get 38 ,you will get a lot of money. ”Soon the 39 palace was full of music
15、. All of the music was played by very famous people,and some of the music was wonderful, 40 the king was still weak and unhappy. Gladheart was a little boy. He 41 sheep in a valley(山谷). He played the violin every day. I must go and play before the king, Gladheart said one day, He went into the palac
16、e and 42 a beautiful tune for the king. Then the kings face became 43 with smiles. The tune 44 me a lot, the king said. What is it about,boy? “It is about 45 ,” said Gladheart. “I learned it from the fields(口地) when winter was just over.”( )36.A. ofB. againstC. withD. at( )37.A.loudlyB.quietlyC.comp
17、letelyD.slowly( )38.A.cleverB.youngC.famousD.healthy( )39.A.mostB.allC.wholeD.small( )40. A. thoughB. but C. soD. because( )41. A. depend onB.looked forC.looked afterD. gave up( )42. A. tookB. playedC. sawD. found( )43.A. bright B. darkC. crazyD. sick( )44.A.hurtsB.reportsC.excitesD.worries( )45. A.
18、 autumn B. summerC. winterD. spring四、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。AThe class was very noisy when I came into the room after the lunch break. Ashley was fighting with Shyam. said Swetha,one of the boys.I asked both of them to come near me and listened to hoth versions(版本) of the fight. I
19、 didnt do anything. She hit me for nothing. cried Shyam. No. He started the fight.l was drawing this picture when Shyam came to me and made fun of(取笑) my drawing that it was not beautiful at all. I got angry and hit him. Ashley said.Knowing that Ashley was good at drawing,l asked to see the drawing
20、and found it was really beautiful. Shyam, her drawing is very good and why did you say that it was not beautiful? Ashley,you may go back to your seat while Shyam is going to draw this picture. I said. Even though Shyam started crying and said that he was not good at drawing,l insisted(坚持) that he sh
21、ould draw.With much hesitation(犹豫), Shyam drew the picture and brought that to me. I asked him,Shyam,which picture is better,yours or Ashleys? Ashleys he answered. If so,you should tell Ashley the same. He walked to Ashley and said. Your drawing is better than mine. Then, he walked to his own seat.
22、Ashley suddenly walked to Shyam,took Shyams picture and said, Your drawing is also good. ( )46. When did the fight happen? A. In the morning.B. At lunch. C. After lunch.D. After school.( )47. Whats the reason of the fight? A. Ashley hit Shyam without reasons. B. Shyam made fun of Ashley first. C. As
23、hley made fun of Shyam first. D. They fought for a good book.( )48. Whose picture is better?A. Ashleys. B. Shyams. C. Swethas. D. The teachers.( )49. Why did the teacher ask Shyam to draw the same picture? A. To see who can draw better. B. To make Shyam learn from Ashley. C. To find the reason of th
24、e fight. D. To let Shyam know he is wrong.( )50. From the end of the story,we can guess that Ashley and Shyam . A. will never talk to each other again. B. can be good friends again. C. may fight again later on. D. may never draw again.BLets Explore(探究) The Nature ! Are you interested in animals and
25、nature? Do you want to enjoy your summer holiday and learn something interesting and useful?Here comes your CHANCE ! Youth Explore has provided you with a THREE-DAY SUMMER PROGRAM! You can take part in many hands-on activities and meet with live animalsgiraffes, pandas, tigers,and so on! More inform
26、ation about the program is as follows: Age: Students aged 816 Groups: There are 2 programs for you to choose from. Each program needs at most 15 students.Program ADates: 14 16 July,2017Days: Monday to WednesdayTime: 10:00 a. m.一4:00 p. m.Program BDates: 57 August,2017Days: Tuesday to ThursdayTime: 1
27、0:00 a. m.4:00 p. m.Program cost: $230 for members; $250 for non-membersHow to apply: Simply come to our centre to get an application form(申请表).Send your completed form on or before 14th July,2017 ( Friday).Notes:1. NO FREE LUNCHES ARE PROVIDED because of personal food differences. Youmay either bri
28、ng a lunch box or pay for lunch at our restaurants.2. Both programs will start l DAY later if there is a warning of rainstorms. COME AND JOIN US NOW! ! DONT MISS THE CHANCE! ( )51. Who can join the three-day summer program? A. A kid of 7. B. A boy of 14. C. A girl of 17. D. A man of 21.( )52.If ther
29、e is a rainstorm on 14th July,program A will start on . A. Saturday B. Sunday C. Monday D. Tuesday( )53. Two members and one non-member should pay for the program. A. $690 B. $710 C. $730 D. $750( )54. Free lunches arent provided because . A. the lunches cost too much B. people have different tastes
30、 C. there are many restaurants D. there are no restaurants( )55. What can we know from the passage? A. Youth Explorer is the name of the program. B. More than 15 students are in each program. C. You need to hand in an application for the program. D. You can take part in the programs during the winte
31、r vacation.CIt is the day of Big Bangs concert in Seoul Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium. In front of the stadium, there are lots of rice towers (塔) from over 60 countries. The staff members (工作人员 ) are putting ribbons (丝带), photos and messages from fans around the rice towers to make them more beaut
32、iful. What s happening at the concert?Fan rice, usually in bags, is rice from fans. Fans of Korean pop (K-pop) stars give bags of rice to their favorite stars. Then, the stars donate（捐赠）the bags to the hungry. This started in 2011. Before that, fans usually sent food or flowers to their favorite sta
33、rs. Now, more and more fans are making these donations. They do this to show their love and support for their favorite stars.There are even businesses that buy and deliver (速送) bags of rice for fans. They buy rice from South Korea farmers. And then they make sure the rice is at places of the K-pop c
34、oncerts. It is common that staff members in the business spend hours building towers with the bags of rice. A businessman who does this says that more and more fans are donating rice, and sales have grown very fast. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。( )56. What are staff members putting around the rice towe
35、rs? photos ribbons flowers messages from fans A B C D( )57. Who get the rice from the K-pop stars? AFarmers. BFans. C. Hungry people. D.Business staff members.( )58. What does the underlined word“support in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese? A责任 B指示 C支持 D意见( )59. What do staff members spend hours doing? A
36、Buying bags of rice. BPutting rice in a car. C. Sending rice to a concert. D. Building rice towers.( )60. How might the businessman feel?AExcited. BWorried. CBored. DRelaxed.DToday most of us use WeChat. Because the Internet and smart phones(智能手机) are much easier to use. 61 Why do people like WeChat
37、 so much? I think many people want to show their feelings and ideas. So they like to write something, either interesting or important. 62 WeChat is a good way for them to make their dreams come true. 63 If you want to write something on your WeChat, just use the computer or your smart phones,and the
38、n write anything useful（有用的）or interesting. 64 WeChat really provides a platform（平台）for people to show their feelings and ideas. 65 We should be careful about them. 根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填人文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。A. So many people want to find a way to show their writings.B. But some p
39、eople may use it to do bad things.C. WeChat is becoming more and more popular around us.D. Writing on WeChat is quite easy.E.People can post their favorite photos and videos on WeChat ,too.61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 五、词语运用（10小题，每小题1分，10分）阅读短文，用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空。每空一词，有两个词是多余的。in health she reporter keep though
40、play little because often age of Which do you think is more important,wealth (财富 ) or health? I think it is health. If you want to stay young and healthy,you should have a 66 lifestyle.My aunt,Betty,is an old lady. She can do all the housework, read newspapers,watch TV and search on the Internet to
41、learn something new. I often see 67 do yoga(瑜伽) in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful 68 she is over seventy.Last week a 69 from a magazine interviewed(采访）her and asked how she 70 so young and healthy. She answered with a smile,“I have a secret of staying young and h
42、ealthy. It is quite easy. Keep your mind active, take an interest in the world around you,and learn at 71 one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as 72 as you can. Dont think you are too old to go back to school. I know a man who went to a tennis school at the 7
43、3 of 71 and now he is good at 74 tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. 75 fact, no matter how old you are,you can make it. I hope all people will stay young and healthy. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 六、补全对话（5小题，每小题2分，10分）(A)根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白
44、处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。A: Hi, Lin Tao. What are you going to do this weekend?B: Im going to Beijing with Lily and Tim.A:76 ?B: We are going to visit the Great Wall. 77 ?A: Yes, Id like to.78 ?B: I think the best way for us to go there is by train. It is fast and cheap.A:79 ? B: It takes two hours to
45、 get there.A: How much does one ticket cost?B: About 150 yuan.A:80 ? B: Wed better leave on Friday evening, so that we can have two whole days to visit.A: OK. Lets book tickets now.七、 书面表达（15分）在日常生活和学习中，你一定会遇到一些困惑。那么，如何面对困惑呢？下面是中学生经常面临的问题及解决问题的建议，根据表格内容，写一篇80词左右的英语短文。 ProblemsSolutions和同学相处不好相互理解，分享
46、快乐沉迷于电子游戏累的时候可以玩一会儿成绩差，被人嘲笑请老师指导，认真学习八年级英语答案一、听力1-5 CBACA 6-10 ABBCB 11-15 ACBCA 16-20 DEACB二、选择21-25 CCBBB 26-30 CBCCA 31-35 DADDB三、完形36-40 CADCB 41-45 CBACD四、阅读A 46-50 CBADB B 51-55 BDBBCC 56-60 BCCDA D 61-65 CADEB五、填词66. healthy 67. her 68.though 69.reporter 70.kept71.least 72.often 73.age 74.pla
47、ying 75.In六、补全对话76. What are you going to do there?77. Would you like to go with us?78. How are we going there?79. How long does it take to get there?80. When shall we leave?七、书面表达(仅供参考）It s common for us to have different kinds of problems. Sometimes we can t get on well with our classmates, and ev
48、en fight with each other. We should understand each other, share happiness and sadness with each other. When we do badly in our lessons, we should ask our teachers for advice to improve our ways of study and work harder. Sometimes we lose ourselves in computer games and show no interest in study. It s bad for our health and study. We should stop doing that or play such games only when we feel tired. If we can solve these problems, we will feel better.
