实验中学八年级英语期中检测试卷
听力部分（20%）
一．听力
I．听对话，选择正确的图片。(5%)
( ) 1.Who is Sally’s good friend?
A. B. C.
( ) 2.What is James doing this Sunday?
A. B. C.
( ) 3.Where is Pedro going for vacation?
A. B. C.
( ) 4.What’s wrong with Andy?
A. B. C.
( ) 5.What do we need to make fruit salad?
A. B. C.
II．听对话，根据问题选择最佳答案。（5%）
( ) 6.What does Henry thank Sonia for?
A. for Sonia’s letter B. for Sonia’s invitation C. for Sonia’s visit
( ) 7. Why can’t Lucy dance?
A. Because she has a sore back B. because she has a cold C. Because she has a headache
( ) 8. Did she go to school by bus yesterday?
A. Yes, she did B. No, she didn’t C. We don’t know
( ) 9. How many people are going to the Great Wall?
A. two B. three C. four
( ) 10. How much tomato sauce does Ted’s mother need?
A. one teaspoon B. Two teaspoons C. three teaspoon
III．听长对话，回答问题。（10%）
听下面一段长对话，回答11-12 小题。
( ) 11. Where are the speakers?
A. In a tea house B. In a park C. In a shop
( ) 12. What does the woman want to do?
A. Buy shoes B. Borrow some money C. Get something to eat
听下面一段较长对话， 回答13-15小题。
( ) 13. What does the boy do to practice his spoken English?
A. He just read aloud every morning .
B. He often talks to his teacher and classmates in English.
C. He often goes to English corners.(英语角)
( ) 14. What does the boy think of his English?
A. very good B. very poor C. He doesn’t know
( ) 15. Where is the English corner ?
A. in the library B. in the classroom C. in front of the library
笔试部分（80%）
二．单项选择（15%）
( ) 16. Kate isn’t very ______.She likes to stay at home and read.
A. kind B. outgoing C. funny D.quiet
( ) 17. Mother is stressed out and easy to get angry.” I think she should eat _____.
A. beef B. Dangshen C. tofu D. Huangqi herbs
( ) 18. Sandy doesn’t look ________. What’s the trouble ______her?
A. happy, with B. happily, with C. happy, of D. happily, of
( ) 19. _____is good for us _____morning exercises every day.
A. That, doing B. That, to do C. It, doing D. It, to do
( ) 20. Mr. Black ______to China the day after tomorrow.
A. flies B. fly C. is flying D. flew
( ) 21.—You play the guitar very well. ---_______
A. Yes. B. No C. Where? D. Thanks.
( ) 22. I hope there is ______with my eyes
A. nothing wrong B. wrong nothing C. anything wrong D. wrong something
( ) 23. --_____are you staying in China? ---Just for half a year.
A. How often B. How long C. How soon D. How many
( ) 24. What was yesterday ?___________.
A. It was Thursday B. It is Thursday 9th C It was cloudy D. It was Friday 10th
( ) 25. Mary writes as ____ as her brother.
A. careful B. more careful C. carefully D. more carefully
( ) 26. --_____ is the school from here? ---Ten minutes’ walk.
A. How long B. How far C.How D. How much
( ) 27. A horse is _____than a dog..
A. much heavy B. more heavier C. much heavier D. heavy
( ) 28. My father goes to work _____every day.
A. by bike B. in a bike C. on bike D. ride bikes
( ) 29. – Sorry, because I have to look after my brother.
--That’s too _____.Maybe _______time.
A. bad, another B. bad, other C. good another D. good ,other
( ) 30. --I’ll go fishing with my best friend this weekend. ---______.
A. Can’t you fish? B. That’s very kind of you
C. What about more fish? D. Have a good time.
三．完型填空（10%）
Young people today may not know Zhu Mingying. But twenty years 31 ,she was very famous. She was a dancer at first. But one day she thought that she could also sing 32 . So she went to visit a music teacher. The teacher 33 her to sing some songs and then said that she would not be successful(成功的) in singing, 34 she didn’t have a good voice. 35 Zhu Mingying didn’t give up(放弃).She spent a lot of time 36 to have music lessons. She had 37 time to rest. She even didn’t have much 38 to buy herself delicious food. Life was really hard for her at that time. But Zhu Mingying felt very happy, because she proves（证明） she could be a good singer at last 39 she practiced singing for many years.
If you want do something, just 40 you will be successful in the end!
( ) 31. A. ago B. late C. after D. behind
( ) 32. A. good B. better C. best D. well
( ) 33. A. asking B. tells C. asked D. ask
( ) 34. A. so B. but C. because D. why
( ) 35. A. And B. So C. But D.When
( ) 36. A. going B. to go C. goes D.go
( ) 37. A. a little B. few C. a few D.little
( ) 38. A. money B. food C. work D. clothes
( ) 39. A. before B. after C. since D. because
( ) 40. A. have music lesson B. try your best
C. find a teacher D. spend little money
四．阅读理解（20% 其中A篇共10 分， B.C篇10 分）
A
“Ladies and gentlemen, this is your pilot (飞行员) speaking. I hope you are enjoying your flight to Milan this morning. Now we are passing over the nice city of Geneva, in the west of Switzerland. If you are sitting on the left side of the plane, you can see the city from the window. We are flying at 10,000-meter-high sky and we are flying at a speed(速度) of 700 km/h. I’m afraid the weather in Milan this morning is not very good. It’s raining and there’s a light wind blowing. Enjoy the rest of your flight. Thank you for flying with us today.”
( ) 41.They are flying to Milan ________.
A. in the evening B. in the morning
C. at noon D. tomorrow
( ) 42.Geneva city is in the ______ of Switzerland.
A. east B. north C. west D. south
( ) 43.They can see Geneva city _____ of the plane.
A. on the right side B. from the right window
C. next to Milan D. on the left side
( ) 44.The plane is flying ______ kilometers an hour at the moment.
A. 1000 B. 10,000
C.700 D. 700,000
( ) 45.What’s the weather like in Milan this morning?
A. It’s rainy and windy B. It’s very good
C. It’s snowing and there’s a light wind D. It’s nice and sunny
B
Mrs. white was going to have(生育) her first baby very soon. Yesterday her husband took her to a hospital, so Mr. White helped her got into the car and drove her there. A nurse took Mrs. White to her room and told Mr. White that he could go home and she could call him when the baby arrived. But Mr. White said he liked to wait at the hospital. The nurse said, “you may wait outside.”
Mr. White was walking up and down at about midnight when the nurse came out of the room and said with a smile, “ which would you like better, a boy or a girl?”
“ A girl,” said Mr. White. “ I have an elder sister, and she loves me.”
“ Well,” said the nurse, “ it’s a boy this time.”
“That’s all right,” said Mr. White happily. “ that’s my second choice(选择).”
( )46. Why did Mr. White take Mrs.White to a hospital?
A. Because they want to see an old friend. B.Because they wanted to give their child something.
C. Because Mrs White was going to have her first baby. D.Because they needed some help.
( ) 47. Mr. White was ______till midnight.
A. waiting outside B.staying with Mrs. White C.waiting at home D. helping the nurse
( ) 48. Why did Mr. White like to have a girl?
A. Because the girl looked like him. B. Because his elder sister loved him.
B. Because the girl looked like Mr. White. D.Because he didn’t have much time to look after a boy
( ) 49. Mrs. White ______.
A. had a boy B. had a girl
C. had a boy and a girl D. told the nurse that Mr. White wanted a boy
( ) 50. Which of the following is RIGHT?
A. Mr. White didn’t like to have a boy. B. Mrs. White told Mr. White that they had a baby
C. Mr. White was very happy D. Mr. White went to the hospital by bus
C
Once James
Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked（被邀请）to paint some pictures
on the walls of the king's palace in English. Then workers made a big platform(平台)for him . With the help of a
worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. They worked for a whole
year and at last the pictures were ready.Thornhill was happy when he looked at
the pictures, because they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long
time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even
more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge(边缘) of the platform, but he did not
know it because he was thinking of his pictures. The worker saw everything.
"What should I do?" he thought. "Thornhill is at the very edge
of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off it and surely
be killed." So the worker quickly took some paint(颜料) and threw it at the picture. "What
are you doing?" cried the painter, running quickly forward to his
pictures.
( ) 51.What was Thornhill? He was an English ____.
A. writer B. king C. worker D. painter
( ) 52. He was asked to ____.
A. paint a picture for the king
B. paint some pictures on the walls of the king’s palace
C. have his pictures painted in the king's palace
D. have his pictures painted on the walls
( ) 53.How long did James finish his work?
A. a whole year B. more than a year C. some months D. a few years
( ) 54. What did James think of his pictures?
A. he didn’t mind them. B. he didn’t like them C. he liked them very much D. we don’t know
( ) 55.. Which of
the following is right?
A. the worker had to pay for the picture.
B. the painter could not forgave(原谅) the worker.
C. the worker was really sorry for what he did.
D. the painter thanked the worker for what he did when he got to know why.
五．任务型阅读（5%）
Our English teacher is Miss Lu, She is a twenty-year-old girl from Australia, she is really beautiful and kind, she is a little wild and she is taller than my sister. She likes sports and exercises every day, she never eats junk food, so she is pretty healthy. But last week she was stressed out because of the hard work, so she went to see a doctor, the doctor said: “You need to relax yourself.” at last ,Miss Lu decided to go to Hainan for sightseeing. We all hope she will be all right when she comes back .
56. How often does Miss Lu exercise? ___________.
57. What was the matter with Miss Lu? She was __________.
58. She is going _________in Hainan.
59. Miss Lu is _______years old.
60. My sister is _______than Miss Lu.
六．词汇（10%）
61. I have a _______(胃疼), I have to stay in bed.
62. Stop talking, he is ______(设法) to study.
63. Good study ______(习惯) are very important.
64. My father and I have ______(相反的) views and interests.
65. You can call Miss Zhang for more ______(信息).
66. Thursday is the ______(five) day of the week.
67. Chinese medicine is now popular in many ______(west) countries.
68. Who is _______(calm), Holly or Sam?
69. How _______(much) bananas do we need to make a banana milk shake?
70. He is good at _______(ride) bikes.
七．综合填空（10%）
| difference, and, only, family, book, popular, be, leave, in, him |
Jack London was a famous American Write. He was born on January 12.1876. His ___71__was very poor(穷的). Jack had to ___72____school to make money. He worked hard in many ___73____jobs.
Later, Jack came back to school, but he didn’t stay long. ___74___1897, he went to Alaska to find gold. He found ideas there for his ___75____. He went back home ___76____ started to write. Soon he became a ___77____American writer. He ___78____very outgoing. He became rich and famous when he was twenty. But ___79___was not a happy man. He died when he was __80___forty years old.
八．写作（10%）
Look at the pictures carefully, they are Kay and Ted, what are the difference between them, who do you want to make friends with? why? (仔细观察，说说你想与谁交朋友，并写出理由。)