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枝江英杰学校2014—2015学年度第一学期期中考试

八年级英语试题

（满分120分 时限120分钟 命题人孙海艳）

第一部分 听力测试（共25分）

一、听句子选择图片。共5小题，计5分。

A B C

D E F 1， 2， 3， 4， 5，

二、 听对话回答问题。共10小题，计10分。

请听第一段对话，回答第6小题。

6，How does the man keep in touch with（保持联系）his old friends?

A. By sending e-mails B. By meeting each other. C. By talking on the Internet. 请听第二段对话，回答第7小题。

7，What’s the man going to do this weekend?

A.Chat online. B. Buy a computer. C. Take classes.

请听第三段对话，回答第8小题。

8，When did the boy use to play soccer?

A. In the morning. B.At noon. C.After school.

请听第四段对话，回答第9和10小题。

9，What’s Tom’s problem?

A. His parents fought last night.

B. He fought with his father last night.

C. He fought with his brother last night.

10,What’s Linda’s advice for Tom?

A.Talking with his teacher. B.Talking with his friend. C.Talking with his parents. 请听第五段对话，回答第11和12小题。

11，How far is 306 Hospital?

A. About half an hour’s bus ride.

B. About an hour’s walk.

C. About 15 minutes’ walk.

12，How will the man go to 306 Hospital?

A.On foot. B.By bus. C.By taxi.

请听第六段对话，回答第13，14，15小题。

13，What did Sam do on the weekend?

A. He did some exercise with his friend.

B. He played basketball with his cousin.

C. He played soccer with his cousin.

14，How often does Victor drink milk?

A.Once a week. B.Twice a week. C.Twice a day.

15，How often does Victor exercise?

A.Four times a week. B.Three times a week. C. Twice a week.

三、 听短文选择答案。共5小题，计5分。

16，Which sport did Liu Ming like best?

A. Table tennis（乒乓球）. B.Volleyball. C. Football.

17，When did Liu Ming go to table tennis classes?

A. Every Saturday. B.Every Sunday. C.Every Monday

18，What are Liu Ming’s hobbies now?

A. Swimming and watching movies.

B. Watching movies and reading.

C. Swimming and reading.

19，How often does Liu Ming go to the school library?

A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week.

20，Who taught Liu Ming to swim?

A. Mr. Xu. B. His farther. C.He himself.

四、听短文填写表格。共5小题，计5分。

第二部分 笔试部分（共70分）

五、 单项选择。共15小题，计15分。

( )26, --- Can you tell me the differences between these two boys? --- Differences? Oh, no. They look quite .

A. different B. similar C. interesting D. important ( )27, Tony is not as as Lucy , but he works than her.

A. cleverer , hard B. cleverer , harder

C. clever , harder D. clever , hard

( )28，--- Would you mind the window? It’s so hot.

--- No, not at all.

A. open B. opened C. opens D. opening

( )29，--- Don’t forget the door when you leave the classroom. --- OK. I will.

A. to close B. closes C. closing D. closed

( )30，--- I don’t plan to Qingdao for my vacation. How about you? --- I to Shanghai.

A.go , am going B. going , go C. to go , am going D. to going , go

( )31, It’s cold outside. Please put on .

A.warm something B. warm anything C. anything warm D. something warm

( )32，--- Don’t eat junk food any more. It’s bad for your . --- OK. I should eat more fruit to keep me .

A.health , health B. healthy , healthy

C. health , healthy D. healthy , health ( )33, --- Which month has days in a year?

--- February.

A.few B. little C. the fewest D. the least ( )34, --- Who do you think sings than any other student our class? --- Lily.

A.better , in B. better , of C. the best , in D. the best , of ( )35, Mrs. Green her e-mails next week.

A.checks B. is checking C. checked D. is going to check ( )36, Of all the subjects , English is for me.

A.much more interesting B. more interesting

C. the most interesting D. interesting ( )37, When he was very young , he was good drawing , so I think he is talented it.

A.at , in B. to , at C. for , on D. on , for ( )38, There is going to a basketball match next week.

A.be B. have C. do D. happen

( )39, --- How often does he help with housework? --- .

A.One. B. Twice. C. Once. D. Once a week.

( )40, Chiang Mai(清迈) is one of tourist places for Chinese since the movie

Lost in Thailand（《泰囧》）was born.

A.hot B. hotter C. hottest D. the hottest

六． 完形填空：先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给四个选项中，选出一个

最佳答案。共15小题，计15分。 This is a story of a man who works in a big factory. I have seen him for years , 41 I’ve never paid any attention to him. He was42

strange . He always 43 an old red hat and carried a rubbish bag . He usually spent his break time and his lunch time walking around in that old big factory and collecting 44 tins(铝罐) . One day ,I was fixing one of the broken machines in the factory45 this “tin man”came with his bag . 46 he picked up the tins , which were all 47 the place. My manager was standing watching me.

When I finished my job, I heard my manager ask the “tin man” about 48 he was going to do with those tins he had collected . I never even thought about this kind of 49 , Because I always assumed(推断) that“tin man”would take those tins to the 50 center .

Unexpectedly,“tin man” 51 : “I will give these tins to my neighbor . He has epilepsy (癫痫) and cannot work .” I was so 52 to hear that , so I asked him :“you 53 you collect all those tins just to help your neighbor ? ”“I know this does not help much ,”he said . “But I give everything to him , because he cannot work . He needs 54 ” It was the most beautiful moment in my 55 .It has made me feel humble(谦卑) every day since then .

41. A .so B. but C. and D. or

42. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

43.A.wore B.caught C.took D.brought

44. A. broken B. used C. left D. sold

45.A. after B.before C.until D. when

46.A.In fact B. Instead of C. As usual D. For example

47.A.in B. above C.around D.through

48.A.how B. what C. why D. where

49. A. question B. action C. problem D. stratege

50. A. display B. recycling C. research D.advertising

51. A.answered B. said C. spoke D. asked

52.A. shocked B. excited C. interested D. pleased

53. A. offer B. mean C. find D. wonder

54. A. work B. time C. freedom D.help

55. A. study B. service C.life D. society

七． 阅读理解：读AB两篇短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案；读C篇短文，将其选项中

的五个句子还原到短文当中。读D篇短文，根据短文内容回答问题。共20小题，计

40分。

A

Many people think country music and western music are nearly the

same. In fact, they are two different kinds of music in America.They come from different parts of America. Country music comes from the southeast of America. But western music comes from the southwest of America.

Another difference is the ways of playing them. Country music has a simple (简单的) way of playing. It uses fewer instruments like guitars and harmonicas (口琴). But western music needs more and bigger instruments like trumpets, trombones (长号) and so on.

Country music is folk (民间的) music. It’s the music that travels in the country. Men and women often play it. However, there is much dancing in western music and men often play it.

However, country music and western music often share similar topics (相似的主题) for songs. They have these songs with the topics like love, money, crime and so on. These songs often tell the life of the poor in America.

56. Country music is ________ western music.

A. the same as B. different from C. better than D. worse than

57. Country music comes from the ________ of America.

A. southeast B. southwest C. northeast D. northwest

58. ________ often play western music.

A. Men B. Women C. Children D. Men and women

59. Country music and western music are similar on ________.

A. numbers B. playing ways C. instruments D. topics for songs

60. Country music and western music often tell the life of _______ in America.

A. boys and girls B. the old C. the poor D. the rich

B

One year ago Bertha and Grace became close friends at a college in

Dartmouth.

One day, Bertha said that her aunt Margaret had invited her to spend the summer holiday with her. And they would have picnics and parties as well. But Grace told Bertha that she planned to stay in Clarkman’s bookstore until the new term began.

Grace had to do somethingto feed herself because her parents died many

years ago. Bertha watched her friend’s pale (苍白的) face. Just then she got a good idea. The next day when Grace came back, Bertha showed her an

invitation letter from her aunt Margaret.

“Grace, would you like to spend your holiday with us? I will help you find a