第一学期期中学业质量测试
八年级 英语试卷（一）
（考试用时：120分钟 满分：150分）
请注意：试卷共8页，考生答卷前，必须将自己的学校、班级、姓名、学号填写在试卷（二）上的相应位置，本试卷所有答案一律填写在答题纸上；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。
第一部分 选择题（共95分）
听力（共20小题；每小题1分，计20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。（每小题1分，计10分）
1. Who is May?


A. B. C.
2. What are they talking about?

A. B. C.
3. Where is Daniel going for his summer holiday?


A. B. C.
4.What is Simon doing now?

A. B. C.
5. Who is the tallest boy in Mike’s class?
A. Jim B. Simon C. Mike
6. How is Paul feeling?
A. sad B. tired C. excited
7. What is in the bag?
A. Nothing B. Some books C. Betty’s glasses
8. Who is the woman looking for?
A. Carl B. Bob C. Her son
9. Which light does the man like better?
A. The yellow one B. The blue one C. We can’t tell
10. Who is that boy?
A. Jim’s friend. B. Jim’s brother. C. Jim’s neighbour.
第二部分 听对话和独白回答问题。你将听到一段对话和两段独白，每段对话或独白听两遍。（每小题1分，计10分）
听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。
11. Did the man have a trip yesterday?
A. Yes, he did. B. No, he didn’t C. I don’t know.
12. How did they go home?
A. By bus. B. By underground. C. By plane.
听第一段独白，回答第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。

Chinese Schools
American Schools

School day
From 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
From 9 a.m. to 13 p.m.

Homework
Students have much homework to do at 14 .
Students don’t have much homework.

School life
Most students feel 15 at school
Most students enjoy themselves at school.

13. A. 2:30 B. 3:00 C. 3:30
14. A. home B. school C. library
15. A. interesting B. bored C. comfortable
听第二段独白，回答第16—20小题。
16. How old are Jack's friends?
A. Fourteen years old B . Older than Jack C. Younger than Jack
17. What pet does Bill keep?
A. A pet dog B. A pet bird C. A pet cat
18. Who is quite fat?
A. Bill B. Jack C. Polly
19. Where does Jack usually go every Sunday morning?
A. the cinema B. the park C. the library
20. What's the story about?
A. Jack B. Bill C. Jack and Bill
二、选择填空 从下列每题所给的选项中选出一个最佳答案（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分）
21.Jim is ______ honest boy. He is also ______ most hard-working student in our class.
A. an; a B. an; the C. the; the D. the; a
22.Sandy doesn’t know how to make a plan. Could you give her some______, please?
A. tools B. sentences C. tips D. problems
23.I don’t know who ________ the boy stand here. How poor he looks.
A. told B. made C. asked D. wanted
24.－______?　　－He is very friendly and generous.
A. What is David like B. What does David like
C. How does David like D. How is David like
25.－Would you like to share joy or sadness______ us?　　－Yes, I’d love to.
A. with B. to C. at D. on
26.－Can I have ______ bread. I’m still hungry.　　－Sure, here you are.
A. any more B. some more C. much D. any
27. He will not forget that ______ earthquake(地震). Many people lost their lives in it.
A. beautiful B. terrible C. interesting D. exciting
28.－ does Mary usually go to the Bubby Club? 　－Once a week.
A. How often B. How long C. How far D.How much
29.People in the UK say “holiday” while people in the USA say “ ”.
A. yard B.vacation C. truck D. soccer
30.Chinese students have weeks in the summertime than American students.
A. more; on B. fewer; on C. more; off D. less; off
31.The boy is ______ my sister, so he sits in front of her.
A. as tall as B. taller than C. not as tall as D. the tallest
32.Beijing, Nanjing and Hangzhou are all ________ in China.
A. place of interests B. place of interest
C. places of interest D.places of interests
33.________ your help and support, we’re sure to pass all the exams.
A. Without B. Have C. With D.Has
34. －When did his cousin _______ the World Park? －At about 12 o’clock.
A. get B. arrive C. arrive in D. reach
35.－Shall we go to the Great Wall tomorrow? －_______.
A. You’re welcome B. Good idea C. Yes, we shall D. That’s all right
36.It about an hour to take the underground from the town to the city.
A. costs B. spends C. pays D. takes
37.The books couldn’t stay on the shelf because one end of it is much higher than ______.
A.the other B. the others C. another D. another one
38.Something ______ when they made a birthday card.
A. cut out B. went wrong C. tidied up D. made a mistake
39.Now our family has a car so we can travel ______ than before.
A. easier B. less easily C. easily D. more easily
40. The little girl is very young, ______ she can look after herself well.
A. so B. but C. or D. and
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，计15分）
Students’ life in America
Students in America always have a busy but wonderful school day.
They have classes for five days each week. From 41 to Friday students usually get up at seven. Then they wash their faces and have 42 . They usually have eggs, bacon(熏猪肉), bread, fruit and a glass of milk. After that they go to school on foot or by yellow school 43 .Some students ride bikes. They get to school at about half past eight. Then they put their 44 in their lockers and 45 only one book, a notebook and a pencil to each class. In a middle school, students have 46 for six hours. Their classes are English, Writing, Maths, Music 47 and so on(等等).
At noon students don’t go home for lunch. They 48 have lunch at school. They often have meat, fruit, 49 , bread and a drink. 50 most students like pizza, hot dogs and hamburgers better. Students don’t have a short 51 .They go back to have classes 52 lunch until three o’clock. Then they go home.
Students don’t do their homework after they get home. They usually play or watch TV before 53 . They have supper at six in the evening. The supper usually has soup, meat, vegetables, rice or pasta(面食). After supper they do their 54 . Sometimes they play or talk with their 55 at home.
41. A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. Thursday
42. A. dinner B.breakfast C. lunch D. supper
43. A. car B. bike C. bus D. plan
44. A. school bags B. clothes C. pencil boxes D. money
45.A. get B.carry C. bring D.take
46. A. meals B. a rest C. a talk D. classes
47. A. Chatting B. Sleeping C. Drawing D. Eating
48. A.really B.seldom C.usually D. never
49. A. vegetables B. games C. books D. competitions
50. A. So B. And C. Because D. But
51. A. sleep B. talk C. drink D. holiday
52.A. at B. before C. after D. in
53. A. midnight B. supper C. rest D. work
54. A. homework B. housework C. cleaning D. washing
55.A.parents B.friends C.teachers D.classmates
四、阅读理解 阅读下列内容，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（共20小题；每小题2分，计40分）
(A)
Train Schedule(火车时刻表)
From
To
Train Number
Leaving Time
Arriving Time

Tianjin
Beijing
271
8:35
10:21

Taiyuan
Chengdu
185
13:09
19:30

Beijing
Shenyang
11
6:35
17:50

Chengdu
Taiyuan
186
22:50
5:05

56.The train from Beijing to Shenyang leaves at ________.
A. 5:05 B.6:35 C. 8:35 D.17:50
57.We have to spend ________ on the train if we go to Shenyang from Beijing.
A. 6 hours and 35 minutes B. 17 hours and 50 minutes
C. 11 hours and 15 minutes D. 24 hours and 25 minutes
58. If we want to go to Chengdu from Taiyuan, we can take the ________ train.
A. Number 11 B. Number 186 C. Number 185 D. Number 271
59. The Number 186 train arrives in Taiyuan at ________.
A.10:50 a.m. B. 10:50 p.m. C. 5:05 p. m. D. 5:05a.m.
60.It takes ________ from Tianjin to Beijing by train.
A. about two hours B. about half an hour
C. about an hour D. more than two hours
(B)
One day an old man is selling(卖)a big elephant, a young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes to him and says in his ear,“Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it, then I will give you twenty dollars.”“All right,”says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “Now, can you tell me how you found the elephant’s bad ears?”
“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man.“Then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?” asks the old man. The young man answers, “Because I have never seen an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”
61. ________ the elephant.
A. The young man sells B. The old man sells
C. The two men sell D. The old man buys
62. The young man is looking at the elephant slowly. He wants to find out________.
A.which foot of the elephant is bad B.how heavy it is
C.which ear of the elephant is bad D.what it looks like
63. The young man_______.
A.knows the elephant has bad ears B. wants to buy the elephant
C.looks after the elephant D. gets some money from the old man
64. The young man_______.
A.is not interested in elephants B.knows what an elephant looks like
C.saw some elephants before D.didn’t know an elephant before
65. Hearing what the young man said, the old man will probably(可能) be_______.
A. angry B. happy C. dangerous D. hungry
(C)
The date was like any other day in his life. After school Bill walked past the shop on the street corner(角落). He stopped to look at the front row of the shoes. And he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have a new pair for his birthday.
He sadly walked away and th