八年级第二学期期中检测英语试卷
考生须知：
1．本试卷分试题卷和答题卷两部分，满分120分，考试时间为90分钟。 2．答题前，必须在答题卷的密封区内填写校名、班级、姓名、学号。
3．所有答案都必须写在答题卷标定的位置上，务必注意试题序号和答题序号相对应。
第I卷
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有2分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答卷上。
第一节 听短对话，回答问题(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10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选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. When did the math teacher start to teach here?
A. Three years ago. B. Two years ago. C. Last year. 2. What does the man like?
A. Milk. B. Vegetables. C. Meat. 3. Who is more serious?
A. Tom. B. Bob’s brother. C. Bob. 4. What will the weather be like tomorrow?
A. Hot. B. Cold. C. Wet. 5. What does the woman get?
A. The man’s pen. B. Her pen. C. Nothing. 第二节 听长对话和独白，回答问题(共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)
听下面2段对话和1段独白。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选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。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。现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。 6. What did Zhang Yong do last summer?
A. He worked as an English teacher. B. He went to Shanghai Expo. C. He visited a country school. 7. Where did Linda go last summer?
A. She went to the countryside. B. She went to Beijing. C. She went to Shanghai. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 8. Why doesn’t the man feel like having Sichuan food today?
A. Because it’s too expensive. B. Because it’s too hot. C. Because the restaurant is too far.
9. What are the two speakers going to do this evening?
A. Have dinner in a restaurant. B. Go to see friends. C. Make Sichuan food. 10. What kind of food do they both like?
八年级英语问卷(第1页，共6页)
A. Sichuan food. B. Fast food. C. Italian food. 听下面一段独白，回答第11至第15五个小题。现在，你有25秒钟的时间阅读这五个小题。 11. Where does this monologue(独白) probably happen?
A. At a bus stop. B. In a car. C. In a classroom. 12. How is the man going home?
A. He is walking home. B. He is taking a bus home. C. He is driving home.
13. What’s the weather like that night?
A. It’s rainy. B. It’s sunny. C. It’s snowy. 14. How many people are there in the story?
A. Four. B. Three. C. Five. 15. Who saved the driver’s life?
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A. The old lady. B. His best friend. C. The young woman. 第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
A
Summer Vacation Kids & Tens
Children need never be bored again. Our Summer Vacation Kids &Teens course will keep them excited all the summer. The kids can enjoy themselves and make new friends while they are learning the language. With three hours’ language learning per day, Summer Vacation Kids &Teens will improve the kids’ language skills.
* 5 days classroom-based *2 short tours
*1 day trip *Homestay with local families
Evening Class
Evening classes are good for students who want to keep their English without taking part in a full-time course. Two weekly classes offer the perfect chance to improve reading, writing , listening, speaking and grammar.
We provide tea, coffee, biscuit and welcome environment to make learning in the evening a pleasure.
Monday and Wednesday 6:00pm—8:00pm: advanced level Tuesday and Thursday 6:00pm—8:00pm: Intermediate level
16. The passages are both about ________.
A. learning problem B. vacation trips C. language learning D. trip plans 17. The summer course will offer ________ classroom language learning.
A. 5 days’ B. 4 days’ C. 6 days’ D. 3 days’ 18. If a student goes to the evening classes, he can ________.
A. make new friends there B. practice his grammar more C. stay with an English family D. sell something in class
19. After we read the first ad, we can infer (推断)that the classes are for ________. A. native(本土的) English speakers B. non-native(非本土的) English speakers C. the Chinese kids D. the English kids 20. The two ads both tell us ________.
A. when the courses will start B. where the courses are C. what the students can do D. how much the courses are
B
The children grow vegetables and take care of animals, but they are not playing “Farmville (开心农场)” online. Students at Gateway International School have started farming a small piece of land in the school. The students in the school are from different countries, such as Malaysia and the Philippines.
“To make the children self-reliant and develop friendship between children from different countries, we asked them to grow vegetables. They were excited about the idea,” said Grace Alwyn, the head teacher of the school. “They give part of the harvest to us and we cook it for them. We are planning to ask the parents to buy the vegetables planted by the children. This will also teach them the importance of money.”
The students are also encouraged to keep pets. They feed the animals in the morning and check on them through the day. It’s a good way for them to learn to be responsible.
Pritesh, a student in Grade 8, said, “I understand how farmers work. As we grow the vegetables ourselves, we don’t feel like wasting them. It is a very interesting hobby.”
A parent said happily, “Through farming, they are learning to love the environment. They will learn a lot from these activities.”
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21. What do the students do?
a. grow vegetables b. buy vegetables c. cook their lunch d. keep pets A. a.b B. b.c C. a.d D. c.d 22. Which of the following sentence is right?
A. The students in the school are from the same country . B. The students are excited about farming.
C. The students are playing a game of farming.
D. The students don’t feel like eating vegetables after farming.
23. The underlined word “self-reliant” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “________”.
A. 自私的 B.自由的 C. 自尊的 D.自立的 24. The purpose (目的) of the school activities is to _______.
A. introduce farming skills B. encourage the students to keep pets C. help students to be self-reliant and responsible
D. ask the parents to buy the vegetables planted by their children
25. From the last paragraph we can learn that the parent was feeling_______. A. happy B. bored C. worried D. surprised
C
We’d like to agree with the recent report comparing the difference between a computer and a TV. When you use one you turn your brain on, with the other you turn it off.
Your brain may not be the only thing the TV turns off. It seems that men who watch a lot of TV are more sedentary(久坐不动的), eat more food and are generally much fatter. Similar results have been found for women. Experts think that watching TV means that not only are you sedentary, but you have to watch food advertisements inducing(引诱)you to eat more. The food that you are being induced to eat may not be good enough for your health.
If you are a couch potato, here are some suggestions:
●Tape(粘) a piece of paper to the back of your remote control(遥控器)or TV Guide, and every time you watch a show, note how long you sit there and what you eat.
●Review the record after a week. This can be a shock.
●Don't have a TV in your bedroom; having a TV in your bedroom greatly increases viewing time and if you eat while viewing, the results are obvious(明显的).
●Think of a healthy way instead of watching TV that you like. This can be as simple as walking the dog or walking to visit a neighbor regularly.
After a few months you are likely to be surprised about how much more time you seem to have and how much better you feel.
26. The author of this passage believes ________.
A. using a computer turns your brain on B. watching TV can keep your brain healthy C. the more you watch TV, the more you use your brain
D. only after turning off a TV do you start using your brain
27. The underlined phrase “a couch potato” best describes a person who is ________. A. too fat because of eating too many potatoes B. small and round because of sitting for a long time
C. too short because of lying on the couch all the time D. lazy and spends too much time watching TV on a sofa 28. Which of the following is suggested by the author?
A. Doing exercise during TV ads. B. Watching TV at a fixed(固定的)time C. Recording TV viewing time. D. Having more fruit while watching TV. 29. From the last paragraph we can learn that ________. A. you will like a computer better than a TV set B. the author wants to tell you to buy a TV set
C. the author’s suggestion doesn’t work D. you will probably be surprised at how life changes. 30. The best title for the passage should be ________.
A. A Couch Potato B. Differences between a TV and a computer
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