第一学期期中测试
八年级英语试卷

本试卷共10大题，满分135分。考试时间120分钟。

一．听力
第一节、对话理解 （共15小题，15分；每小题1分）
听第一段对话，回答第1~3小题。
1. What is the man going to do tomorrow morning?
A. Have an interview B. Go to school C. Go to work
2. What should not the man do while having an interview?
A. Shake hands firmly with the interviewer.
B. Look at the interviewer in the eye.
C. Sit straight up without a smile on his face.
3. When did the conversation take place?
A. In the morning. B. At night. C. At noon.

听第二段对话，回答第4~6小题。
4. Where are the man and woman talking?
A. At home. B. In the classroom. C. In a shop.
5. What color does the woman choose at last?
A. White. B. Light blue. C. Brown.
6. How much does the woman pay for the dress at last？
A. $67.5. B. $75. C. $70.

听第三段对话，回答第7~9小题。
7. How many family members are mentioned by Tom in the conversation?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 6
8. Which of the following is NOT right?
A. Tom’s father is funny and looks handsome.
B. Tom’s mother is tall with glasses.
C. Tom’s brother is very cute and always smiles.
9. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. Tom’s sister is very popular.
B. Tom’s brother is very popular.
C. Tom’s father is very popular.

听第四段独白，回答第10~12小题。
10. How long will the 2010 Expo last in Shanghai?
A. Seven months. B. Half a year. C. Less than half a year.
11. When was the first World Expo held?
A. In 1815. B. In 1581. C. In 1851.
12. What will happen to the China halls after the Expo is over?
A. They will be taken off. B. They will be left. C. They will be moved.

听第五段对话独白，回答第13~15小题。
13. Where can dolphins be found?
Only in the Pacific Ocean.
In most of the world’s oceans.
Only near Australia.
14. Dolphins can go down to the depth of ______.
56 meters B. 200 meters C. 58 meters

15. What do dolphins use to communicate according to the passage?
A. Sound. B. Body movements. C. Eyes.

第二节 听取信息 (共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)
听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所给的内容中获取必要的信息，填入题号为（A）～（E）的空格中。每条横线不限填一词。听录音前，你将有15秒钟的时间阅读题目。录音读两遍。你有80秒钟的做答时间。
1. Gestures(手势) are special body (A) _________that carry meanings.

2. The “OK” gesture means (B) _________ in Japan.

3. Crossing two fingers is considered(被认为) a sign of washing someone (C) _________luck in the US.

4. To show your (D) _________to a person from Thailand is very impolite.

5. In (E)________ and Japan, it’s considered impolite to put hands in pockets in a business meeting.


二、辨音（共10小题，5分；每小题0.5分）
第一节、找出划线部分读音与其他三个不同的单词
16. A. chess B. check C. rest D. even
17. A. dollar B. dinosaur C. order D. keyboard
18. A. accident B. ability C. carriage D. passenger
19. A. suddenly B. countryside C. double D. amount
20. A. realized B. ordered C. controlled D. depended
第二节、找出重读音节与其他三个不同的单词。
21. A. funny B. century C. operate D. compare
22. A. company B. popular C. telephone D. invent
23. A. monitor B. create C. carriage D. railway
24. A. instruction B. expensive C. however D. accident
25. A. dinosaur B. countryside C. perhaps D. challenge

三．语言知识与应用（共15小题，15分；每小题1分）
26. Miss Li is a secretary. She ________ taking photos.
A. is interested on B. was interesting in C. is interesting in D. is interested in
27. The mountain ______ lots of snow and became very beautiful.
A. is covered with B. is covered to C. was cover with D. was covered with
28. We will publish this book ________.
A. every 3 years B. every 3 year
C. 3 more years D. every other years
29. This meeting lasted ________ longer than that one.
A. a bit of B. a lot of C. even D. a few
30. I am looking forward to ________ part in this activity
A. take B. taking C. be taking D. took
31. When to have the sports meeting ______ the weather.
A. depend on B. depends on C. keeps on D. keep on
32. Tom finished running ________ than any other student at the sports meeting.
A. at a fast speed B. in a faster speed
C. at a fastest speed D. at a faster speed
33. They will also give some ________ how to use this kind of machine.
A. advices on B. advice in C. advices about D. advice on
34. The heavy rain ____________the traffic accident.
A. lead to B. led to C. cause D. caused to
35. The leader often orders them _________the office.
A. clean B. cleaning C. to clean D. cleaned
36. ______ the workers is 3000.
A. A number B. The number C. A number of D. The number of
37. I like playing the piano, but he likes __________.
A. play cards B. playing the cards C. playing card D. playing cards
38. After supper, his parents often ___________.
A. go to a walk B. goes for a walk C. go for a walk D. going to a walk
39. _______anyone________ swimming?
A. Do…like B. Is…like
C. Does…like D. Do…likes
40. ________ wet weather , people are easy to get ill.
A. In B. On C. At D. For
四、语法选择（共10小题，10分；每小题1分）
1970 was World Conservation Year（世界保护年）.The UN wanted everyone ____41___that the world is in danger. They hoped that governments would act ____42___ to conserve（保护）the nature. Here is one example of the problem. Years ago, there ____43___ about 1300 different plants in Holland, but now there are only 860. ____44___ have been destroyed by modern man and his technology. We can’t live without these things. ____45___ the end, we’ll destroy ourselves.
____46___will happen in the future? Many people are hoping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges ___47___ rivers, protect animals and so on. In a small town in the United States, a large group of girls ___48___ the banks of eleven kilometers of their river. Young people may hear of conversation through a record ___49___ “NO ONE’S GOING TO CHANGE OUR WORLD”. It was made by Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it ___50___ to conserve wild animals.
41. A. knew B. to know C. know D. knowing
42. A. quick B. more quickly C. quicker D. more quick
43. A. are B. is C. were D. was
44. A. Other B. Others C. The other D. The others
45. A. At B. By C. To D. In
46. A. How B. Why C. What D. Which
47. A. through B. across C. pass D. past
48. A. clean B. cleaned C. cleaning D. will clean
49. A. called B. calling C. calls D. call
50. A. help B. helping C. will help D. to help

五、 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Several days ago, some students from the US visited our school. When we talked, I discovered 51 differences in school life between the US and China. For example, each class 52 fifty minutes in the US. It is a little 53 than that in China. We usually have forty minutes in each class. Another difference is that they have less break time between 54 . Besides, although most schools in both countries finish their ___55_ classes at 12 o’clock, the students in the US only have one-hour long break, so they 56_ have lunch quickly. Their afternoon classes begin at 1:00 pm and school is over 57 3:00 pm. Then they take part in club activities or play sports.
Many Chinese students don’t work during their high school years, while the US students like to find a part-time job（兼职） in 58 free time. They don’t have a dream job in mind. They think 59 is no difference between jobs. Working is a useful experience for them and they make money at the same time. Some of them even take one-year full time jobs 60 they leave high school and then go to university.
51. A. no B. few C. little D. some
52. A. lasts B. finishes C. starts D. stays
53. A. shorter B. longer C. earlier D. later
54. A. schools B. classes C. meals D. students
55. A. day B. night C. morning D. afternoon
56. A. can’t B. mustn’t C. need to D. are able to
57. A. in B. for C. during D. around
58 A. my B. his C. their D. your
59. A. it B. there C. that D. this
60. A. after B. with C. while D. during

六、阅读理解（共15小题，30分；每小题2分）
(A)
Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车)
A small car can hold(容纳)four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(拥挤). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family with three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They could all travel together.
Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents’ home , the suitcases are brought into. The two seats can then carry the grandparents.
Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.
 61. From the passage, a van is also called ____________.
A. a m