2017-2018学年度第一学期期中考试
八年级英语试卷
考试时间：7:40-9:40 满分：150分
一、听力选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） A) 听对话回答问题
1. Which subject does the man like best?
A. B. C.
2. Where would Jim like to go if he gets enough money?
A. B. C.
3. How did the woman visit many places in Beijing?
A. B.
4. Where can the woman get the information?
C.
A. B. C.
5. When did the film start?
A. At 3:15 p.m. B. At 3:00 p.m. C. At 2:45 p.m. 6. What’s Mike’s room like?
A. Things are all over the floor. B. Things are all on the road. C. Clothes are all over the floor. 7. What size does the man want? A. Size 6. B. Size 7. C. Size 8. 8. How often does Linda’s aunt go to the supermarket? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week. 9. Who will probably go climbing in the vacation? A. Millie and Jack. B. Millie and Jim. C. Jack and Jim. 10. Why doesn’t Gina eat too much today? A. She has a toothache. B. She has a stomachache. C. The food isn’t delicious. B) 听对话和短文回答问题
听一段长对话，回答第11-12小题。 11. Where will they work this Saturday? A. In Susan’s aunt’s hotel. B. In Susan’s uncle’s hotel. C. In Susan’s aunt’s home. 12. What is John buying for his sister?
A. A bike. B. A dictionary. 听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。
C. A book.
Airplane History Museum Opening hours What a visitor needs to buy Ticket price From 13 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. A 14 Children under 15 : free Others: 5 dollars 13. A. 9:30 B. 10:00 C. 10:30 14. A. book B. model C. map 15. A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。 16. Simon is a member of the school team. A. basketball B. football C. baseball 17. Linda didn’t go to see the final because she . A. didn’t like to watch it B. was on her way to the airport C. needed to pack her bags at home 18. How was the other team? A. Fast but weak. B. Slow but strong. C. Fast and strong. 19. Simon’s team played better . A. in the beginning B. in the second half C. at half-time 20. What’s the secret between Linda and Simon?
A. Linda’s going to airport. B. Simon’s going climbing. C. Winning of the final. 二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 21. — Kate is only 8-year-old girl, but you can believe her. — Yes, I know. She is honest child. A. a; a B. an; a C. a; an D. an; an 22. — What a(n) girl! She often leaves things somewhere.
— I think it’s for her to make a change right now. A. careless; unpossible
B. uncareful; impossible
C. careless; impossible D. uncareful; possible 23. He arrived Nanjing a cold winter morning. A. in; in B. in; on C. at; on D. at; in 24. As we know that dogs have a pretty good of smell. A. sense B. idea C. feeling D. taste 25. — She doesn’t speak her friends.
— I agree with you. But her written work is wonderful. A. as often as B. so well as C. as good as D. as many as 26. What does “biscuit” mean in American English?
A. eraser B. vacation C. cookie D. truck 27. Andrew was afraid to fill the room with water again, so he the pipe carefully. A. put on B. put out C. put in D. put off 28. There is a park on one side of the street and a shopping mall on . A. the other B. the others C. another D. other 29. It’s really you to drive so fast on such a rainy day.Slow down.
A. crazy for B. crazy of C. wise for D. wise of 30. Don’t forget to post the letter,?
A. do you B. don’t you C. will you D. won’t you 31. — How much does this young elephant ? — 50 pounds , it eats a lot for a meal.
A. weight; at most B. weigh; at least C. weigh; at most D.weight; at least 32. This is my twin sister, Lucy. Not only she but also I good at drawing. A. is B. am C. are D. be
33. Max is one of teachers in our school, and he teaches better than teacher here. A. famousest; any B. the famousest; any other C. the most famous; any other D. the more famous; the other
34. The young mother kept the house with three children in it, because she wanted to keep it . ? A. cleaning; clean B. cleaning; cleaning C. clean; cleanD. clean; cleaning 35. — Are you willing to live on Mars(火星) one day?
— It sounds exciting, but it still worries me.
A. Of course I am. B. Are you joking? C. Why not? D. I’m not sure. 三、完形填空 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个
选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卷上。
When I had something difficult to do, I used to ask my mother for 36 . But she always said: “Do it yourself, dear.” I was not happy about this at all. I thought she was the 37 mother in the world!
For example, one day, I decided to 38 some friends to my home. My bedroom was 39 . Books were everywhere, and I didn’t make the bed. I asked my mother to help me clean it, 40 she still said: “Do it yourself.”
Because of my “lazy mother”, I had to 41 my clothes and clean my room. I had to help my parents do housework. I even had to go to the 42 on my own if I was not feeling well. It was really hard for me to do a good job, but I 43 a lot.
As time goes by, I start to understand my mother. She made me 44 and hard-working. What a great mother! A 45 mother is worth(值) 100 teachers! Don’t you think so? 36. A. money B. life C. time D. help 37. A. saddest B. nicest C. laziest D. cutest 38. A. advise B. invite C. drive D. choose 39. A. bad B. untidy C. useless D. active 40. A. or B. when C. but D. so 41. A. wash B. shine C. sell D. cut 42. A. square B. doctor C. cinema D. police 43. A. showed B. told C. learned D. trained 44. A. clever B. funny C. sweet D. generous 45. A. young B. pretty C. happy D. good 四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卷上。
A