2016–2017学年第一学期期中考试
八年级英语试卷
（满分：140分；考试时间：110分钟）
2016.11
第Ⅰ卷（选择题80分）
一、听力 (计20分)
A. 听对话回答问题 (共10 小题；每小题1分；计 10分)
本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，根据所听到的内容， 选择正确答案。(听两遍) ( ) 1. What was the weather like in London yesterday afternoon?
A B
( ) 2. What did the girl do last night?
C
A
( ) 3. How did they go to Sanya?
B C
A B
( ) 4. What did Betty do last Sunday?
C
A B C
( ) 5. How wide is the swimming pool?
A. 52m. B. 62m. C. 72m.
( ) 6. Where did the woman go last week?
A. The zoo. B. The water park. C. The Space Museum.
( ) 7. How did Mary spend her weekend?
A. She played volleyball with her friends. B. She stayed in bed and watched TV. C. She went to the cinema.
( ) 8. How much was the ticket?
A. $ 30. B. $ 13. C. ￥ 30.
( ) 9. What was the weather like most of the time?
A. Cool. B. Wet. C. Warm.
( ) 10. When does the train leave for Beijing?
A. At 3:45. B. At 4:15. C. At 4:45.
B. 听一段对话，回答11---12小题，听两遍。 ( ) 11. What are they going to do this afternoon?
A. To watch a fashion show. B. To visit the Science Museum. C. To have a science lesson. ( ) 12. How much is the ticket?
A. Ten dollars. B. Five dollars. C. Free.
C. 听一篇短文，回答13---15小题。请根据内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。听两遍。 David’s family Father an___13___, tall, with short black hair Mother a college teacher, has___14___hair Brother ___15___years old, has short black hair and wears glasses ( ) 13. A.artist B. engineer C. actor ( )14. A. long golden B. long black C. short brown ( )15. A. 14 B. 16 C. 24 D. 听一篇短文，回答第16—20小题。听两遍。 ( ) 16.Why did people around Mark dislike him?
A. He was lazy. B. He drank too much. C. He had many bad habits.
( ) 17. What did Mark promise God not to do?
A. Not to steal. B. Not to drink. C. Not to lie.
( ) 18. What would he think of when he wanted to do something bad?
A. The people around him. B. His promise. C. His father.
( ) 19. How many bad habits did he give up?
A. One. B. Two. C. All.
( ) 20. Why could Mark be a popular one?
A. He followed God’s advice. B. He didn’t steal anything any more. C. His neighbours helped him.
二、单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分，计15分）
在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。 21. Lily is_______ active girl and she is fond of playing_______chess. A. an; a B. a; the C. an; / D. a; /
22. ---The box is too heavy to carry. What’s in it? ---Oh, I _________ it ________books. A. am filled; with B. am full; of
C. filled; with D. filled; of
23. ---Are you the same weight as Tom? ----No, I am not _____ Tom. A. as same heavy as B. as same as C.so heavy as D. the same heavy as 24. Max and his online friend had fun_______ on the Internet last night. A. talking B.to talk C. talk D.to talking 25. The light on the wall is broken. He wants to __________a new one. A. put up B. put in C. put on D. put down 26. _______ the salad in the fridge for a while can make it_______ nicer. A. Keeping; taste B. To keep; to taste C. Keep; taste D. Keeping; to taste
27. It’s quite hot in the room. You’d better_____________the windows or the door. A. close B. not to close C. don’t close D. not close
28. The weather here is different from ________ in Beijing, but the people here are as friendly as _________ in Beijing.
A. those; that B. the one; those C. the one; that D. that; those
29. The trip to the World Park __________ almost two hours and it was _________. A. spent; bored B. took; boring C. cost; boring D. paid; bored
30. Daniel had one month_______ last summer and he took a course_______ DIY. A. off; in B. for; about C. in; in D. away; about 31. You must be tired now. Why not _________ a rest? A. to stop to have B. to stop having C. stop to have D. stop having 32. Here comes the bus. Let’s . A. get on it B. get it off C. to get on it D. to get it off 33. Tom, ______ too much TV.
A. not watch B. doesn’t watch C. don’t watch D．watches
34. ---Why is the woman crying there?
---Because she is ______. Her only son is lost and no one can help find him now. A. hopeful B. useless C. cheerful D. helpless 35. --- Tom, would you please not make so loud noise? Dad is sleeping. ---- _________, mom. A. Yes, I know B. OK, I know C. Sorry, I won’t D. Sorry, I will
三、完形填空（共15小题;每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Don't Let the Candle Off A man had a little daughter---an only and much-loved child. He lived for her--- she was his whole___36___. He was so happy to hear his girl's voice that he hardly imagined what he would do___37___her. But unluckily ,one day, his daughter became seriously ill. He was very__38____. He tried all he could to___39___her. At last, his efforts (努力) was __40___ and the child died. The father became a bitter recluse (隐士) after that, shutting ____41_____ away from his friends and refusing(拒绝) every activity that might____42__ him back to his normal self. But one night he had a dream. He was in heaven, seeing a group of little child angels. They were dressed in white and___43___in a line passing by the Great White Throne. Every angel____44___a candle. He noticed that all the candles were bright except one. Then he found that the child with the___45___candle was his own little daughter. ____46__ to her, he held her in his___47___,hugged her gently, and then asked, \darling, that your candle alone is unlighted?\His daughter said, \they often relight it, but your ___48___always put it out.\Just then he___49___.The lesson was very clear, and its effects were immediate. From that hour on he was not a recluse, but socialized (交际)freely and gladly with his former friends and colleagues. No longer would his darling's candle be put out by his useless tears.
We can't avoid having a sad___50___during lifetime, but we should remember not to let our beloved person's candle off. 36. A. heart B. life C. faith D. mood 37. A. without B. by C. through D. over 38. A. angry B. worried C. calm D. satisfied 39. A. help B. persuade (劝说) C. save D. serve 40. A. useful B. useless C. important D. unimportant 41. A. herself B. himself C. themselves D. itself 42. A. put B. fetch C. hold D. bring 43. A. running B. walking C. speeding D. travelling 44. A. carried B. picked C. packed D. caught 45. A. little B. beautiful C. dark D. bright 46. A. Smiling B. Talking C. Rushing D. Jumping 47. A. hands B. arms C. breast D. face 48. A. tears B. dreams C. hopes D. complaints 49. A. got up B. turned around C. went back D. woke up 50. A. part B. spirit（精神） C. feeling D. behavior
四、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，计30分）
阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A Do you like fruit salad? Do you want to make fruit salad by yourself? Then you can follow the steps: Step 1: Prepare some fresh fruit, such as strawberries, bananas, apples and oranges. Yogurt is very important. It can make your fruit salad more tasty. Don’t forget salad. You may choose different salad as you wish. Step 2: Wash the fruit carefully. Make sure they are clean enough. Step 3: Cut them in different shapes if you like. Anyway, cut them into pieces. Step 4: Put all your fruit into the plate and sprinkle some yogurt and salad. Mix and stir. Now, your delicious fruit salad is coming. Prepare your forks and your mouth! Enjoy yourself! 51. _______ can make your fruit salad more tasty. A. Fruit B. Salad C. Yogurt D. Sugar 52. _______ isn’t mentioned (提及) in the instruction.