第一学期八年级期末质量检测
英 语 学 科 试 题
时间：120分钟 分值：120分
第一卷 （75分）
I. 听力测试
听录音，在每组句子中选出一个你所听到的句子。每个句子听一遍。（5分）
1. A. She never drinks water. B. She drinks tea every day.
C. She drinks milk every day.
2. A. John is quieter than Tony. B. Tony is quieter than John.
C. John and Tony are both quiet.
3. A. We like playing in the water. B. We had a good time playing in the water.
C. We don’t like playing in the water.
4. A. They’ll work in the factory. B. They’ll take vacations on the farm.
C. They’ll take vacations on the moon.
5. A. He wants to be a reporter when he grows up.
B. He is going to study science when he grows up.
C. He is going to take acting lessons when he grows up.
听录音，请根据听到的对话内容，从每题A、B、C三幅图画中选出与听到的对话内容相符的一项。每段对话听两遍。(5分)
6. A.
B.
C.
7．A. B.
C.


8.
、 A. B. C.
9.
A. B. C.
10.
A. B. C
在录音中你将听到一段对话及五个问题，请根据对话内容及问题选择正确答案，对话及问题听两遍(5分)
11. A. Peter likes to do the same things as Molly B. Peter is very friendly .
C. Peter is good at studying
12. A. Yes , he does B. No, he doesn’t C. Sorry , I don’t know .
13. A. talks shows B. talent shows C. sitcoms
14. A. Played the Guitar upside down. B. Kept on dropping the balls.
C. Played the Piano
15. A. He was the most creative actor. B. He was the funniest actor.
C. He was the worst actor.
在录音中你将听到一篇短文及五个问题。请根据短文内容及问题选择正确答案。短文及问题听两遍。（5分）
16. A．On a farm.     B．At a station C．At a hotel  
17. A．At 4:45        B．At 4:30 C．At 5:00      
18. A. To take a train. B．To catch a bus. C．To travel by plane.              
19. A. Because he wouldn’t like to help Mike .
B. Because he had no time to wake Mike up.
C. Because he couldn’t get up that early.
20. A. It would ring on time. B. It couldn’t ring itself. C. It would wake Mike up.
II．选择填空：从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。（20分）
21. Lily likes playing _______piano, she wants to be a pianist in the future.
A. the B. a C. an D. /
22. —When will you finish building the apartment ? — _______ two years .
A. In B. On C. At D. Of
23. — _______ do you go to a movie, Jack? — Twice a month .
How soon B. How far C. How often D. How long
24. — Mom, Bill is coming to dinner this evening . — OK, Let’s give him ______ to eat .
A. anything different B. different anything C. something different D. different something
25. There will be ______ pollution if we take public transport more.
A. most B. fewer C. less D. least
26. In fact, listening is just as _______ as speaking in language learning.
A. important B. more important C. more difficult D. more interesting
27. — ________? — It’s Monday 16th .
A. What’s today B. What’s the date? C. What day is it ? D. What time is it?
28. Which of the following pictures is one famous Chinese symbol？



A B C D
29. —What do you think of ________?
—I love them. They always make me laugh.
A. news B. soap opera C. sports shows D. sitcoms
30. — Hello ! Can you go to the movie with me tonight?
—_______ . I have to look after my pet dog.
A. Yes, I’d love to. B. Why not? C. Sorry, I can’t. D. I’ll go with you.
31. Lang Lang is _________Li Yundi because they are both good at the piano.
A. different from B. similar to C. ready to D. sure about
32. If you go to visit London, Don’t forget your __________ because it rains a lot.

A. B. C. D.
33. — _________ are you going to become a writer ?
— I’m going to keep on writing stories .
A. How B. What C. Why D. Which
34. We can’t _________ a book from the library.
A. turn on B. cut up C. take out D. take up
35. There _________ an opening of the library in our city next month.
A. is B. will have C. is going to have D. is going to be
36. — Will people live to be 200 years old ? — _________. People can’t live so long.
A. No, they won’t B. No, they don’t C. Yes, they do D. Yes, they will
37. — ________ water do we need to make the soup ? — Three cups.
A. How many B. How much C. How long D. How soon
38. —I wonder if the famous movie star will come to our school this weekend .
— If he ________, we will be excited .
A. come B. comes C. will come D. came
39. —________ the workers are very tired , ________ they keep on working .
—They are great. We must learn from them .
A. Because; / B. Though; / C. Because; so D. Though; but
40. — Can I help you, sir ？
— Yeah, but I don’t know ________ for my daughter.
A. what to buy B. when to buy C. how to buy D. why to buy
III．英英互译：根据所给句子，从A、B、C、D中选出与句中划线部分意义相近的选项 。
41. Cindy is good at running
A. runs the fastest B. does well in running C. runs very slowly D. does badly in running .
42. I look forward to taking a vacation to Europe.
A. look over B. prepare for C. play a part in D. expect to
43. If you wear the jeans to the party, the teacher will ask you to leave.
A. won’t let you out B. won’t let you in
C. will ask you to come in D. will invite you to have dinner.
44. Keeping the problems to yourself is bad for your health .
A. Keeping on solving the problems B. Asking others for help about the problems
C. Telling others about the problems D. Keeping the problems as secrets
45. My teacher always helps me to bring out the best in me .
A. enjoy the best things B. try my best to help others
C. bring the best things to me . D. make me be in the best way that I can .
IV．完型填空： 阅读短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。（10分）
My uncle Sid is a famous scientist. He likes to make 46 predictions about the future. He says that 47 100 years some things will be 48 than now. For example, we won’t 49 do the dishes or sweep the floor because we’ll all have robots in our homes. Also, we won’t need to use paper money. We’ll all use credit cards(信用卡) 50 things. We’ll have more free time, and traveling will be faster and cheaper than it is now. Maybe some people will 51 their vacations in space stations.
52 ,Uncle Sid says that more things will get worse in the next century. If more people use cars, there will be more 53 .Also, if there are fewer trees, the air 54 dirtier. If pollution gets bad, maybe people will have to live on Mars. Uncle Sid says 55 should try to protect the environment.
46. A. much B. lots of C. a lot D. a little
47. A. in B. at C. for D. on
48. A. well B. good C. better D. best
49. A. be able to B. may C. can D. have to
50. A. buy B. buys C. to buy D. buying
51. A. spend B. keep C. pay D. send
52. A. Because B. However C. So D. And
53. A. robots B. money C. pollution D. factories
54. A. became B. become C. becomes D. will become
55. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone
V．阅读理解：阅读下面短文,按照要求回答问题。（20分）
A
When people say “culture”, we think of art and history. But one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears-Mickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago, he first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie .When this cartoon came out in New York on November 18, 1928, it was the first cartoon with sound and music. The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and successful. In the 1930s, he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.
Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so popular. One of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a common man, but he always tried to face any danger. In his early films, Mickey was unlucky and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend, Minnie. However, he was always ready to try his best. People went to the cinema to see the “little man” win. Most of them wanted to be like Mickey.
On November 18, 1978, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Today’s cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse, but everyone still knows and loves him. Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickey’s?
56. When people say “culture”，what do they think of ?
A. a famous symbol B. cartoon C. the black mouse D. art and history
57. Which was the first cartoon with sound and music?
A. Steamboat Willie B. Snow White and Seven Dwarfs
C. The Lion King D. Alice in Wonderland
58. Why do many people want to be like Mickey？
A．Because he was very popular B. Because he was very cute and smart
C. Because he was a common man D. Because he always tried his best to do everything
59. When did Mickey have the star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
A. on November 18, 1928 B. Over 80 years ago
C. In the 1930s D. On November 18, 1978
60. According to passage, Which of the statements is not true ?
A. Steamboat Willie came out in New York on November 18, 1928
B. Mickey Mouse first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie over 80 years ago.
C. Minnie is Mickey’s girlfriend.
D. In Walt Disney’ whole life, he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.
B
Students these days often have a lot of worries. Sometimes they have problems with their school-work, and sometimes with their friends. What can they do about this? Some people believe the worst thing is to do nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager from London, agrees. “Problems