第一学期期中考试
八年级英语试题
（考试时间：120分钟 总分150分）
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。第Ⅰ卷从第1页至第8页，第Ⅱ卷从第9页至第11页。考试结束后，考生只需交第Ⅱ卷和答题纸。
注意事项：
1．作答试题前，请考生务必将自己的姓名、考试号用钢笔或圆珠笔填写在试卷规定的位置上，并认真核对。
2．第I卷答案必须填在答题纸上，在其他位置作答一律无效。每小题选出答案后，用钢笔或圆珠笔填在答题纸的相应位置。

第一部分 选择题（95分）
一、听力（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）
第一部分 听对话，回答问题。
本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话, 每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。
1. What’s the boy’s favourite animal?
A.
B.
C.

2. How does the boy go to school?
A.
B.
C.

3. What did the boy see last summer?
A.
B.
C.

4. What does the boy want?
A.
B.
C.

5. What does the girl want to do this weekend?
A. Go skiing. B. Go cycling. C. Go hiking.
6. What does the boy think of the film?
A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Exciting.
7. What’s the most important for the boy?
A. Being clever. B. Being honest. C. Being good-looking.
8. Who has the most rubbers?
A. Jack. B. Nancy. C. Daniel.
9. What does the bird look like?
A. It has broad wings and brownish feathers. B. It has white feathers and a long thin neck.
C. It has grey feathers and a forked tail.
10. What does the boy want to be?
A. A computer programmer. B. An editor.
C. A social worker.
第二部分 听对话或短文，回答问题。
这一部分你将听到两段对话和三篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你还有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。
听第11段材料，回答第11、12题。
11. What does Tom’s brother want to be in the future?
A. An animal doctor. B. A teacher. C. A policeman.
12. Why does Tom’s sister want to be a singer?
A. She thinks it’s interesting and helpful.
B. She wants to be popular and famous.
C. She likes music and is good at singing.
听第12段材料，回答第13、14题。
13. What do they know about Yunnan?
A. It’s a large place with many people. B. It’s a nice place.
C. It’s too far away and the weather is bad.
14. How will they get more information about the travel?
A. By going to the travel agency. B. By reading newspapers.
C. By watching TV.
听第一篇短文，回答15-17题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。
Information Sheet

Name
Marry Lee

Interests
Watching 15 and reading.

More important information
 16 .

Part-time job
 17 .

15. A. movies   B. music C. sport
16. A. Swim well B. Speak English well C. Play the violin well
17. A. A newspaper reporter B. An English teacher C. A doctor
听第二篇短文，回答18-20题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。
My friend Sandy

When they became friends
 18 years ago

Appearance
Tall and slim, a 19 face with big eyes

Qualities
Honest and helpful

Wants to be
A 20

18. A. One B. Two C. Three
19. A. round B. square C. flat
20. A. teacher B. taxi driver C. social worker
听第三篇短文，回答第21-25题。
21. How many cities are talked about in the story?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.
22. What is the passage about?
A. Movies. B. Songs. C. Famous stars.
23. Which is the most exciting city?
A. Las Vegas. B. San Francisco. C. Los Angeles.
24. What is I left my heart in San Francisco?
A. The name of a movie. B. The name of a book. C. The name of a song.
25. Why is Los Angeles famous?
A. Because it is larger than any other city in America.
B. Because it is a beautiful city in the west of America.
C. Because the weather there is warm and the sun shines almost all the year.
二、单项选择 从下列每题所给的四个选项中, 选择一个最佳答案。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
26. —Is Mo Yan, the Nobel Prize winner, ______ best writer in China?
—It’s hard to say. But he is really ______ very good writer.
A. a; the B. a; a C. /; a D. the; a
27. —I’m not good at playing the piano. What should I do?
—You need more ______. The more you play, the better you play.
A. support B. rest C. practice D. humour
28. —What is your English teacher like?
—She is a pretty woman _____ a ponytail and she looks smart ____ her small round glasses.
A. in; on B. with; in C. in; with D. on; in
29. The cake smells so ______ and the boy is looking ______ at it.
A. nice; happily B. nicely; happy C. nicely; happily D. nice; happy
30. You have more toys than ________. But mine are better than ________.
A. I; yours B. mine; yours C. I; your D. mine; your
31. My friends and I had fun _______ with each other at the party last Saturday.
A. chat B. chatted C. chatting D. to chat
32. — __________ did Liu Xiang take part in the world competitions last year?
— I’ve no idea. Let’s find it out on the Internet.
A. How many times B. How long
C. How soon D. How much
33. Every year, we _______ a school trip to cemetery of martyrs on Tomb-sweeping Day.
A. come on B. get on C. work on D. go on
34. —Will you go to Nanjing by bus _____ by plane?
—By plane. It is expensive ______ fast.
A. or; but B. or; and C. and; but D. and; and
35. Of all the girls, Jenny was ______ because she got the first prize.
A. more exciting B. the most exciting C. more excited D. the most excited
36. —Did you ______ much time watching Li Na’s match last night?
—Yes. It ______ me a few hours to watch this match.
A. spend; spent B. spend; took C. take; took D. take; cost
37. —What you he is a true friend?
—He always gives me a hand when I have problems.
A. make; think B. makes; think C. make; to think D. makes; to think
38. Please stop to have a rest. I think, to teenagers, health is as ___________ as their study.
A. more important B. less important C. the most important D. important
39. Linda, you _________ water the flowers now. The weather report says it’s going to rain tomorrow.
A. aren’t needing B. needn’t to C. don’t need to D. doesn’t need to
40. —Shall we go to spend the winter holiday in Sanya?
—_______ There must be too many people there.
A. I agree with you. B. I hope we can go there together.
C. What a good idea! D. I’m afraid that’s not a good idea.
三、完形填空 阅读短文, 从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They 41 each other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning 42 night, getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields.
One late autumn evening, after their work in the 43 was done, Simon said to his wife, "Victor got married last month. He has many bills(账单) to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓). “Oh, that's a good idea,” said his wife. “But please don't tell him,” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will 44 take it.”
So, late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor's barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found 45 strange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor's house last night, 46 I still have the same number of bags in my barn. 47 did that happen?”
Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother's barn that night. But the next morning, he found the 48 number of bags in his barn again! “This is very strange,” he thought. That night he 49 again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀); and walked down the road to his younger brother's house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another 50 coming down the road. He was carrying something on his 51 , too. “Younger Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?” “I was 52 you, Older Brother,” said Victor, “Your family is 53 than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly 54 that they had been taking rice to each other. They 55 what had happened. “It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.
41. A. disliked B. hated C. loved D. enjoyed
42. A. until B. at C. through D. with
43. A. shops B. fields C. hospitals D. factories
44. A. never B. sometimes C. usually D. ever
45. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
46. A. so B. and C. but D. or
47. A. How B. What C. Why D. Where
48. A. small B. different C. big D. same
49. A. planned B. failed C. hoped D. tried
50. A. brother B. person C. sister D. wife
51. A. back B. shoulder C. head D. hand
52. A. proud of B. polite to C. angry with D. worried about
53. A. smaller B. richer C. larger D. happier
54. A. remember B. know C. believe D. hope
55. A. laughed about B. dreamed about C. pointed at D. shouted at
四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
（A）
House For Sale
   Red Rose Garden，Pudong
   3-storey home，509 sqm total land area，428.8 sqm built-in, 312.9 sqm garden.
   Asking RMB13 million (USDl.57 million).
   MP: 13761973547   Tel: 021—58609228    Fax: 021—58609728

Job Wanted
Cherry, 24, a shining girl, good at oral English and putonghua. Now I am working at an international trade (国际贸易) company in Guangzhou. I am kind-hearted, hard-working and healthy. I would like part-time weekend work offering putonghua lessons to foreign friends. If you are interested, please e-mail me at cherryif@ hotmail.com.

Beijing Snow World Ski Park
   Price: 18 yuan (ticket),
50 yuan／hour on weekdays and 70 yuan／hour at weekends,
120 yuan／four hours on weekdays and 190 yuan／four hours at weekends.
   Tel: 010—69191617

56. If an Australian student wants to learn Chinese, he or she can __________.
A. call 021—58609228                          B. fax 021—58609728
C. e-mail cherryif@hotmail.com             D. telephone 010-69191617
57. How many square meters is the garden of the house for sale?
A. 509 sqm       B. 428.8 sqm          C. 312.9 sqm     D. 741.7 sqm
58. Where is Cherry working now?
A. Shanghai       B. Guangzhou           C. Beijing     D. Pudong
59. If Nick goes skiing in Beijin