第二学期期中质量检测试题
八年级英语
时间：100 分钟 满分：120 分
一、
听力部分（共25 分）
A.根据所听句子的内容和所提的问题，选择符合题意的图画回答问题，并将最佳选项的字母
编号填写在题后的括号内。（每小题听一遍）
( )1．How does Peter go to school every day？
( )2．What did Linda have for breakfast this morning？
( )3．Where does the girl come from？
( )4．What will Mike probably do this weekend？
( )5．What does the boy want to be when he grows up？
B．听对话
根据所听内容回答每段对话后面的问题，在各题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将其字母编号填
写在题后的括号内。(每段对话听两遍)
听第一段对话，回答第6 小题。
( )6．What is Anna going to be in the future？
A．A scientist.
B．A dancer.
C．An artist.
听第二段对话，回答第7 小题。
( )7．What’s the matter with the woman？
A．She is relaxed.
B．She has nothing to do.
C．She has a lot of work to do.
听第三段对话，回答第8 小题。
( )8．What do you think of Kate？
A．She’s beautiful.
B．She’s helpful.
C．She’s lazy.
听第四段对话，回答第9 小题。
( )9．W here are the speakers going this Sunday？
A．The aquarium.
B．The zoo.
C．The museum.
听第五段对话，回答第10 小题。
( )10．How long can the man keep the magazines？
A．For two days.
B．For three days.
C．For seven days.
听第六段对话，回答第11～12 小题。
( )11．What test did Liu Hua fail？
A．English.
B．French.
C．Chinese.
( )12．How many times has Liu Hua failed？
A．Once.
B．Twice.
C．Three times.
听第七段对话，回答第13～15 小题。
( )13．What’s the weather like？
A．Fine but cool.
B．Lovely and warm.
C．Cloudy but warm.
( )14．Where are the two speakers？
A．In a park.
B．At a station.
C．In a building.
( )15．What’s the boy doing in England？
A．Spending his holiday.
B．Practicing his English.
C．Visiting a Russian family.
C．听短文
根据所听短文内容，在各题所给的三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并将其字母编号填写在题后的括号内。
(短文听两遍)
( )16．What happened to the three boys on a cold day？
A．They lost their way.
B．They couldn’t find the big house.
C．They had to spend the night in the open air.
( )17．What did the three boys ask the farmer to do？
A．To give them some water and food.
B．To let them stay in his house for a night.
C．To tell them the way to walk out of the forest.
( )18．Why did one of the boys have to sleep in the big house？
A．The farmer didn’t like the third boy.
B．One of the boys made a loud noise when he slept.
C．There wasn’t enough room in the farmer’s house.
( )19．Who was the first to sleep with the horses？
A．Tom.
B．Mike
C．Jack.
( )20．Why were all the horses outside at the house door？
A．Because someone drove them out of the house.
B．Because the smell in the big house was really terrible.
C．Because the horses didn’t like to stay with people at night.
D．听填信息
请根据题目要求，从听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填写下面的信息卡。(本题听两遍)
Tony’s Birthday Party
Tony will be 21.________ years old.
Day of the party: on 22.________.
Time: At 7：30.
Address: Near the town 23.________ on Shindy Street.
Place：At the 24.________ Hotel.
Jenny can bring some pencils and two 25.________.
二、
单项选择（20 小题，每题1 分，共20 分）
( )26. —Will you go to Hangzhou by _____ car? —No, I'll take _____ train.
A. a；不填
B. a；the
C. 不填；不填
D. 不填；a
( )27. It’s impossible for us ____ there on foot in two hours.
A. to get
B. get
C. getting
D. got
( )28. It is about _______by bus from here to Harbin.
A. one and half hours B. one and a half hour C. one hour and half
D. one and a half
hours
( )29. —Mary can’t help ___the house. Why? —Because she is busy ____a hotel reservation.
A. to clean; making
B. cleaning; making
C. cleaning; to make
D. to clean; to make
( )30. I was doing my homework _______ a dog came in.
A. when
B. while
C. as
D. at
( )31. I can’t swim. And she can’t, _______.
A. too
B. also
C. but
D. either
( )32. ---- why not swim in the river?
---oh, no. our teacher told us _____ here. It’s dangerous.
A. will swim
B. will not swim C. to swim
D. not to swim
( )33.It ______ forty-five minutes ______ there by bus.
A. cost; to get B. takes; getting C. takes; to get
D. takes; to get to
( )34. —We'll go to visit Chengdu next week.
—_____
A. It's hard to say.
B. Thank you.
C. How time flies!
D. Have a good trip!
( )35. --–Excuse me, ______is Qinhuangdao from Beijing?
----It’s about three hours by car.
A. how wide
B. how long
C. how far
D. how fast
( )36. —We’ll go hiking if it ____ rain tomorrow.
—That would be fine.
A. isn’t
B. won’t
C. don’t
D. doesn’t
( )37. Li Lei isn’t ____ Liu Ming.
A. tall as
B. as taller as
C. as tall as
D. as the taller as
( )38. My parents are always strict ____ me.
A. with
B. in
C. on
D. at
( )39. On my way ____ home, I lost a ticket ____ Titanic.
A. to; to
B. to; of
C. /; of
D. /; to
( )40. —John isn’t happy today. Let’s go and ____.
—Good idea.
A. cheer up him
B. cheer him up
C. to cheer up
D. cheer up
( )41. The weather in Beijing is not ____ good ____ that in Hainan.
A. as; than
B. so; as
C. than; as
D. as; so
( )42. Chinese culture stands for the culture in the east. It is different from that in the ______.
A. south
B. north
C. west
D. foreign
( )43. Guangzhou is ___ the southeast of China .
A. in
B. on
C. to
D. into
( )44. —I’m sorry that John is out. —Please ask him to call me as soon as he ____.
A. returned
B. returns
C. will return
D. is returning
( )45. Sally always likes to sit ____________ Mr. zhang, because she enjoys talking ______ him.
A. in; with
B. on; to
C. beside; with D. between; to
三、
完形填空（10 小题，每题1 分，共10 分）
Everyone wants to be successful. But failure is a common(普通的) thing for us to meet with.
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, sometimes we fail the exams, sometimes in the sports meet, others
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but we fail. So
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everybody meets with the failure in his life.
However, different people have different
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to deal with the failure. Some people lose hope when
they fail. They seem to think that it is the
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of the world. Others, on the other hand, don’t take
failure
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. They seem to think that failure is the first step(步骤) to success. They will keep up and
try their best
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the final success.[来源:学科网ZXXK]
Now let’s imagine (猜想) the ends of the two ways. If we are afraid of the failure and always feel
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, and don’t try our best to change ourselves, we may meet with more and more failures. But as
long as we are hopeful and brave to face them, and never give up, we will
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successful and our
dreams will come true some day.
So, please remember: Life doesn’t give us the pleasure we want. But if we never give up and
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do little by little, it will make a big difference.
( )46. A. At first
B. All the time
C. For example
D. Of course
( )47. A. lose hope
B. win
C. get
D. accept
( )48. A. almost
B. never
C. always
D. still
( )49. A. activities
B. answers
C. ideas
D. ways
( )50. A. area
B. end
C. start
D. shock
( )51. A. seriously
B. serious
C. angry
D. angrily
( )52. A. getting
B. gets
C. to get
D. get
( )53. A. careful
B. happy
C. angry
D. upset
( )54. A. become
B. turn
C. get
D. grow
( )55. A. often
B. always
C. never
D. seldom
四、
阅读理解（15 小题，每题2 分，共30 分）
(A)
Some Advice on Travel
1. Forget fashion(时尚)! Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on long
journeys(旅行).
2. Traveling on trains and buses can be boring, so take a good book to read.
3. If you’re going somewhere cold, remember to put on your warm clothes!
4. If you are going somewhere sunny, remember to bring your sun-block(防晒霜) and sunglasses.
5. Always take a camera with you to capture those special moments.
6. Be careful with your things whenever you go to a busy place, like a train station. There are many
thieves there!
7. Most countries have lower prices for students, so if you are a student, take your student card with you.
8. Always leave room in your bag and buy presents on the way home.
9. Bus tours often stop at expensive shops along the way, save your money by buying presents at local
shops.
10. If you travel abroad(国外), remember to take your passport. Whatever you do, don’t lose it!
( )56. If you go to Hainan Island for a trip in summer, you should take ____ with you.
A. warm clothes and sports shoes
B. sunglasses and sun-block
C. fashionable(时尚的) clothes and a big bag
D. some fruit and drinks
( )57. According to the passage, ____ is a good way to keep away from boredom(单调) while
you’re on a train or a bus.
A. taking a camera
B. reading a good book
C. listening to music
D. sleeping for some time
( )58. You must always ____ while you are at busy places because there are often thieves there.
A. put your things away
B. look after your things well
C. give your things away
D. get your things ready
( )59. If a student wants to buy some presents at lower prices while traveling, he should show
____ to the shop assistant.
A. prices
B. his things
C. his passport
D. his student card
( )60. The underlined word “capture” in this passage means ____.
A. 拍摄
B. 感受
C. 抓住
D. 控制
(B)
Mr. Zhang, our geography teacher, held a map of the world and asked us where we would like to travel. [来源:学科网ZXXK]
Li Ming said, “I like countries with an interesting history, such as China, Egypt, Greece and Italy. They are
all old countries with a long history. You can see many old buildings in these countries, such as the Great Wall,
the Pyramids(金字塔) and the Acropolis(卫城).”
The teacher asked, “Do you want to go to places with beautiful beaches?”
Yang Ying said, “Of course. It’s pleasant to visit places with fine weather and beautiful beaches. For
example, the U.S.A., Australia and Malaysia(马来西亚) have beautiful beaches.”
Shanshan said, “I know many countries in Southeast Asia have beautiful beaches. But I like visiting countries
where the people are very friendly and helpful to visitors.”
Mr. Zhang said, “Remember: hotel, food and souvenirs (纪念品) always cost us much money. So we should
make a good plan before we go to visit other countries.”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
( )61. How many countries were mentioned (提到) in the passage?
A.4.
B. 5.
C. 7.
D.8.
( )62. Mr. Zhang and his students were talking about _______ in class.
A. how much a trip cost
B. traveling around the world
C. how to travel
D. what to take for traveling
( )63. Who wants to visit countries with a long history?
A. Li Ming.
B. Yang Ying.
C. Shanshan.
D. Mr. Zhang.
( )64. Which of the following countries do you think Yang Ying would like to visit?
A. Japan.
B. America.
C. Italy.
D. Egypt.
( )65. Which do you think is the most important thing for you before you go to visit other countries?
A. A long history. B. A lot of money.
C. Beaches.
D. A good plan.
（C）
Do you want to make friends with others? Please remember to keep
your
words
all the time. In
this way, people around you will get along well with you.
To make friends and keep them, you have to keep your words. If you agree to meet someone at a
certain time, you should arrive at the place on time or a little earlier. If you agree to help others, you
must do it. Of course if there is something unexpected(没有预料到的) happening and you can’t do what
you have agreed to do, your friends will understand this.
He is always lying or making excuses for breaking his words. Would you like to have him as one
of your best friends? You wouldn’t. And your own friends feel the same way.
So, be more careful when you have to agree to do something for your friends. Don’t have
“Maybe”in your mind when you say something about what you are going to do.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( )66. The underlined phrase keep one’s words means ____ in Chinese.
A. 记住单词
B. 记录语言
C. 保存语言
D. 信守诺言
( )67. If you want to make friends, it is very important to ____.
A. keep your words
B. be funny
C. be kind to them
D. be helpful for them
( )68. You wouldn’t mind if ____.
A. your friends agree to help you
B. they are helpful
C. there is something unexpected happening
D. they are late
( )69. Who can be your best friend?
A. He is always being late.
B. He is always lying.
C. He is always breaking his words.
D. He is always keeping.
( )70. We can know that ____ from the passage.
A. we shouldn’t agree to help others
B. we should be ready to help others
C. it’s difficult to make friends
D. we should keep our words when we make friends
五、
单词拼写（10 小题，每题1 分，共10 分）
71. David wants to _____________(邀请) some friends to his birthday party this Friday evening.
72. The old man lives _____________(单独地) and he often feels very lonely.
73. They both study at Beijing ______________（国际的）School now.
74. The _____________ (气味) of roses is very nice.
75. My classmates all ___________( 接受 ) me and they are very kind tome.
76. I want to book a ____________(标准的)room with two single beds.
77. The fresh air in the countryside makes me feel _____________(舒服的).
78. I saw a traffic accident yesterday. Many__________(乘客) were hurt.
79. It has the highest altitude _______(在．．．．．．中) all races hosted by the International Cycling Union.
80. I spent Christmas Eve with my _____________(法国的) friends in Paris.
六、
完成句子（10 空，每空1 分，每空一个单词，共10 分）
81. 我一停好自行车就去爬山了。
I climbed the mountain __________ __________ ___________ I parked my bike.
82. 别紧张！ 我会帮助你。
___________ it ___________ ! I will help you.
83. 请不要拒接帮助我。
Please don’t __________ _________ __________ me.
84. 明天似乎要下雨了。
It __________ ___________ it will rain tomorrow.
七、选择合适的单词或短语，并用其适当形式填空（5 空，每空1 分，共5 分）
visit ，decide on，relax，find out，high
Lin Xin’s family like traveling very much. May Day is coming, and they plan 85.________ Beijing. After a
year’s hard work, they all want 86.___________ themselves. Now they’re preparing for the trip. They want to go
by plane. So Lin Xin and her father 87._____________ some information about the cost on the Internet. Oh , the
cost for plane is too 88._______ and they can’t afford (付得起)it. Tomorrow the family will have a meeting and
89.___________ the best way. I hope they’ll have a good trip.
85._________ 86.__________ 87.___________ 88._________ 89.___________
八、书面表达 （10 分）
随着人口的增长和家庭轿车的普及，交通安全问题已成为千家万户关注的焦点。作为初中生的你是怎
样去上学的呢？围绕下面的几点要求展开思考，写一篇80 词左右的短文。
1. 乘什么交通工具去上学？是公交车，小汽车还是自行车？
2. 乘车时应注意哪些交通规则？
要求：结构完整，条理清晰，语言通顺。
福泉奥林匹克学校2013-2014 学年度第二学期期中质量检测
八年级英语答案
一、
听力部分（共25 分）选择部分(每题1 分，共20 分)
题号
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
答案
B
A
C
C
A
A
C
B
A
C
题号
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
答案
A
B
B
A
B
A
B
C
A
A
完成表格（每题1 分，共5 分）
21. 12
22. Tuesday
23. center/centre
24. Garden
25. basketballs
二、单项选择题（每题1 分，共20 分）
题号
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
答案
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A
D
B
A
D
D
C
D
C[来源:学§科§网
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题号
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
答案
D
C
A
D
B
B
C
A
B
C
三、完形填空（每题1 分，共10 分）
题号
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
答案
C
B
A
D
B
A
C
D
A
B
四、阅读理解（每题2 分，共30 分）
题号
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
答案
B
B
B
D
A
C
B
A
B
D
题号
66
67
68
69[来源:学#科#网
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70
答案
D
A
C
D
D
五、单词拼写（10 小题，每题1 分，共10 分）
六、完成句子（10 空，每空1 分，每空一个单词，共10 分）
81.as soon as
82.Take easy
83. refuse to help
84. seems that
七、选词填空（每题1 分，共5 分）
85.to visit
86.to relax
87.find out
88.high
89.decide on
八、书面表达(共10 分）
请老师按要点酌情给分
