八年级上学期英语期中测试题
一、听力测试（25 分）
A） 请听下面5 段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选
项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读
下一小题。每段对话读两遍。（每小题1 分）
1. Why can't Mary go to the birthday party?
A. She has to study for a test.
B. She has to take
her piano lesson.
C. She has to help her brother.
2. How often does Sally go to the movies?
A. Never.
B. Twice a week.
C. Twice a
month.
3. Who takes a bus to school?
A. Nancy .
B. Judy .
C. Nancy and Judy.
4. Is the girl going to visit her grandparents tomorrow morning?
A. Yes, she is.
B. No, she isn't.
C. We don't know.
5. What's wrong with Tony?
A. He has a headache.
B. He is tired.
C. He can't
sleep.
B）听下面3 段对话和2 段独白， 每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给
的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在题前括号内。听每段对话和独白前
你都有30 秒钟的 时间阅读各小题。每段短话或独白读两遍。（每小题1 分）
请听第1 段对话，回答第6 至第7 小题。
6. What does Allen ask Cathy to do?
A. To go to the cinema.
B. To go to the concert.
C. To go to a
meeting.
7. How will they go there?
A, By car.
B. By bike .
C. On foot,
请听第2 段对话， 回答第8 至第10 小题。
8. Where did Karl spend his summer holidays?
A. In Yunnan.
B. In Nanning.
C. In his hometown.
9. How long did Karl stay there?
A. About one month.
B. Two weeks.
C. One week.
10. Where may the two speakers be?
A. At home.
B. At the school.
C. At the shop.
请听第3 段对话， 回答第11 至第13 小题。
11. What is the man doing?
A. Buying a house.
B. Booking a room.
C. Washing clothes.
12. How much does a double room cost a day?
A. 120 yuan.
B. 150 yuan.
C.
180
yuan.
13. What can't the man do in the hotel?
A. Swim.
B. Play table tennis.
C. Wash clothes.
请听第1 段独白，回答第14 至第16 小题。
14. When do English students take jobs?
A. On weekends.
B. During the summer holidays.
C. During
the winter holidays.
15. How old must the students be to find jobs?
A. 13 or older.
B. 15 or older.
C. 16 or older.
16. Why do the students help with work at this timer ?
A. Because many of the workers are ill.
B. Because many of the workers are asked to go home .
C. Because many of the workers go out to spend their holidays.
请听第2 段独白，回答第17 至第20 小题
17. The Green family is from .
A. England
B. Canada
C. the USA
18. The Greens teach English .
A. in Beijing
B. in Shanghai
C. in Tianjin
19. The small bike is .
A. Mr Green's
B. Jack’s
C. Mary’s
20. Mr and Mrs Green go to work .
A. on their bikes
B. in their car
C. on foot
C）请听下面一段短文，根据短文内容完成5 个句子，每个句子一空，每个空
格不超过3 个单词。 听短文前你将有50 秒钟的时间阅读有关句子。短文读两遍。
（每小题1 分）
21. Jay Chou will come to our city and give a on May 1st .
22. The concert will last for hours .
23. The ticket for a student will be .
24. The Workers' Stadium is the Bank of China and Hongxing School .
25. You can take a No. bus there .
二、单项选择（15 分）
26. It’s my first time to Yunnan , so here is so interesting for me .
A. everything
B. nothing
C. someone
D.
anywhere
27. —Would you like to go to the cinema with me , Helen ?
—Sorry , today is quite for me . Maybe next time .
A. free
B. easy
C. full
D. long
28. — do you visit your grand parents , Jane ?
—Almost every week . I love them very much .
A. How often
B. How long
C. How soon
D.
How many
29. Winter is coming , and the weather is warm .
A. staying
B. making
C. getting
D. trying
30. —What do you think of junk food , Sally ?
—I think . So I never eat it .
A. It’s delicious.
B. It’s bad for health .
C. I like it very much .
D. It’s good for health .
31. —What’s wrong with me , Mr Smith ?
— . You’re just stressed out .
A. Something much . B. Nothing much . C. Much something .
D.
Much nothing .
32. —You didn’t come to the meeting yesterday . ?
—I couldn’t get up the bad cold .
A. Why ; because
B. Why ; because of
C. How ; because
D.
How ; because of
33. I decided English every morning and then I’ll be at it
than before .
A. to read ; good
B. reading ; bad
C. to read ; better
D.
reading ; worse
34. You father is tired . He is sleeping . Please speak .
A. loudly
B. clearly
C. quietly
D. politely
35. —It’s a fine day , ?
—Yes . Let’s climb mountains this afternoon .
A. isn’t it
B. doesn’t it
C. is it
D.
does it
36. —Do you know who is actor in China ?
—Pan Shangjiang .
A. funny
B. a funnier
C. funniest
D.
the
funniest
37. —What do you think can make our dreams true ?
—That’s to how hard you are working .
A. come ; up
B. come ; on
C. to come ; up
D.
to come ; on
38. —Is the librany close the bookstore ?
—No , it’s far the bookstore .
A. to ; to
B. from ; from
C. from ; to
D. to ;
from
39. —What you do in class today , Alice ?
—We had a discussion western culture .
A. do ; about
B. did ; to
C. did ; about
D. do ; to
40. —Tom , you did a good job in the test .
— .
A. No problem .
B. Don’t say so .
C. It doesn’t matter .
D.
Thank you .
三、完型填空（25 分）
A） 请先阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D 四
个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。（每小题1 分）
Friends are very 41
in people’s lives. Some friends have 42
views（观点）,
and 43
have the same interests. Should friends be different 44
the same? In my
opinion, I don't 45
. I have two good friends, Li Qin and Qian Wen. Li Qin is 46
me. I'm 47
than most of the students m my class , and Li Qin is 48
quiet. And
we both 49
going shopping, 50
weekends, we often go to the markets to buy
something. But the other friend of mine, Qian Wen , is 51
different from me. She
is more outgoing, and she likes 52
jokes and often makes me 53
. She also likes
books, so she often goes to the library and do some 54
there. I don't think
differences are important in a 55
. What's your opinion?
41. A. different
B. important
C. difficult
D. boring
42. A. same
B. opposite
C. active
D. different
43. A. some
B. another
C. other
D. others
44. A. and
B. but
C. or
D. to
45. A. think
B. want
C. care
D. like
46. A. like
B. better
C. different
D. good
47. A. funnier
B. quieter
C. more popular
D. better
48. A. too
B. also
C. either
D. and
49. A. enjoy
B. hate
C. play
D. take
50. A. In
B. On
C. For
D. From
51. A. many
B. no
C. quite
D. not
52. A. speaking
B. reading
C. talking
D. telling
53. A. cry
B. laugh
C. wild
D. walk
54. A. washing
B. reading
C. cooking
D. making[来源:学|科|网]
55. A. match
B. concert
C. friendship
D.
book
B） 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中所给的词中选出最恰当
的10 个，并用其适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。（每小题1 分）
fantastic , shows , China , enjoyable , take , make , played , have ,
about , country , excite , plan
Mulan is an 56
action movie . It comes from an old 57
story . The
movie is 58
a village girl , Mulan . She dressed up like a boy and 59
her father’s place to fight in the army . I think the actress 60
Mulan’s role
well . The other actors are also 61
and they did a good job in the movie .
I like Mulan very much . The movie 62
her love for her family , friends
and 63
. If you 64
to watch a movie this weekend and you want to see
something 65
, choose Mulan .
56. _________ 57.__________ 58.__________ 59.__________ 60._________
61. _________ 62.__________ 63.__________ 64.__________ 65._________
四、阅读理解（40 分）
A） 请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中
选出最佳选项。（每小题2 分）
A[来源:Zxxk.Com]
Performer : The Farmers
Music : Country music
Place : Metro, Chicago, the
USA
Date : 9th August,2012
Starts : 7 p. m.
Ends : 8 : 30 p. m.
Ticket : $ 25
Number of performers : 5
Audience : 750
Performer : The King's Choir
Music : Church music
Place : St . Mary's Cathedral,
Sydney , Australia
Date : lst November, 2012
Starts : 9 p.m.
Ends : 10:30 p. m.
Ticket : $150
Number of performers : 5
Audience : 500
Performer : The Greats
Music : Jazz
Place : Leeds Town Hall,
Leeds,
England
Performer : Ann Smith[来源:学&科&网]
Music : Classical
Place : Carnegie Hall, New.
York,
the USA
Date : 3rd June,2012
Starts : 9 p. m.
Ends : 11:30 p. m.
Ticket : $ 70
Number of performers : 3
Audience : 1,200
Date : 12th January, 2012[来源:学科网ZXXK]
Starts : 8 p. m.
Ends : 10 p. m.
Ticket : $ 500
Number of performers : 1
Audience : 3,000
66. and both performed in the USA .
A. The Farmers ,The King's Choir
B. The King’s Choir ,The Greats
C. The Greats ,Ann Smith
D. Ann Smith ,The Farmers
67. The performance of The King's Choir lasts（持续） hours.
A. one and a half
B. two
C. two and a half
D.
three
68. is the most popular one according to the number of audience.
A. The Farmers
B. The King's Choir C. The Greats
D. Ann Smith
69. If Lucy wants to take her parents to enjoy jazz , she should pay for it.
A. $ 75
B. $140
C. $ 210
D. $450
70. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The Farmers and The King's Choir both have three performers.
B. The ticket for The Farmers is the cheapest of the four.
C. The performance of The Greats was the earliest one.
D. The Greats and The king’s Choir performed the same kind of music .[来源:学|科|
网Z|X|X|K]
Last month I had a health problem and had to see a doctor. After looking me over
, the doctor said to me ,"Your health isn't too bad. But you must exercise often
and have healthy food every day. "
In fact , I was a lazy person .I never got up early to exercise. I often ate junk
food because I liked it, and I drank little water . In order to（为了）be healthy , I
decided to change（改变）my habits.
Now I get up at 6:00 a. m. every day. Then I go out to run for about an hour. I go
to a gym（健身）on Wednesday and Saturday afternoon, and I hardly eat junk food. I
eat healthy food , like milk and fish. I often eat vegetables and I have an apple
every day, for I know "An apple a day keeps the doctor away", I also have about
eight glasses of water a day , and I go to bed by ten. I'm having a healthy life.
71. When did the writer go to see a doctor?
A. Last year.
B. Last month.
C. Last week.
D.
Yesterday .
72. What did the writer like before?
A. To get up early .
B. To exercise every day.
C. To eat junk food.
D. To go to bed early.
73. How often does the writer go to a gym now?
A. Twice a week.
B. Once a week.
C. Twice a month.
D. Three times a month.
74. What does "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" mean?
A. The doctor goes away, when he sees an apple .
B. The doctor will run away if you give him an apple.
C. The doctor gives you an apple and then you don't need to see him.
D. If you eat an apple every day, you'll stay healthy.
75. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The doctor said the writer had a terrible problem.
B. The writer drinks more water now.
C. The writer runs two hours every day now.
D. The writer sleeps 9 hours a night now.
C
If parents want their children to have healthy eating habits, they should ask their
children to cook. when children learn to cook, they can learn more about healthy food
and cooking skills（技能）. A school in Liverpool found that more children ate fruit
and vegetables after taking cooking classes. And it also found that four to eight years
olds in cooking clubs improved（提高）their d es
ir e to eat and lifestyles（生活方式）.
So let children cook and have some cooking classes at school. In the United
Kingdom, many schools have cooking classes for 12 – 16 years olds. Students get
three hours’ classes before practicing cooking. From 2007, a program called Let's Get
Cooking helped more than 1.7 million children improve their cooking skills through
more than 5,000 school cooking clubs.
A few days ago, the program did a survey among 2,500 of its members, It found
that 92% of them used their new skills at home and more than half said they ate more
healthily as a result of learning to cook.
76. When children learn to cook, they can improve the following things EXCEPT（除
了） .
A. cooking skills
B. learning ability
C. eating habits
D.
lifestyles
77. What does the underlined word “desire” mean in Chinese ?
A. 欲望
B. 技能
C. 弊端
D. 梦想
78. What can we know from the second paragraph ?
A. Students in the United Kingdom all had cooking classes in 2007 .
B. Students take lessons for 12 – 16 hours before practicing cooking .
C. Let s Get Cooking is a program to improve children’s cooking skills on TV .
D. From 2007, over 1.7 million children learned cooking in school cooking clubs in
the United Kingdom .
79. From the last paragraph, we know that the cooking program is .
A. useless（无益的）
B. relaxing
C. helpful（有用的）D. boring.
80. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to improve cooking skills.
B. A new way to improve
children's health.
C. Where to learn cooking skills.
D. After-school activities in the
UK.
B）请先阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个还
原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。 （每小题2 分）
A little mouse（老鼠）thinks he is the tallest and strongest animal in the world.
His mother says to him, "Don't say you are the strongest in front of an elephant.
81
”
The little mouse doesn't listen to his mother. He goes out to look for an elephant,
but he doesn't know what it looks like.
82
He asks her ,"Are you an elephant
?” “No , I am not ,” says the ant.
Then the little mouse meets a hare（野兔）. He asks her, "Are you an elephant?
83
” “No, I am not. An elephant is much bigger," says the hare . The little
mouse goes on .
Suddenly he sees four big trees. “Aha , let me climb up one of the trees.
84
” says the little mouse. Then he begins to climb one tree.
"Get down! Get down!" someone shouts to him. "I'm the elephant. Go and climb
that tall tree nearby. Then you can see me.”
"Now I see.
85
" says the little mouse at last.
A. You are bigger than me.
B. He meets an ant first.
C. You are smarter than me. "
D. He doesn't like that.
E. We have something in common.
F. The elephant is the tallest and strongest animal in the world .
G.. Then I can see where the elephant is .
81 _________ 82 _________ 83 _________ 84 _________ 85 _________
五、书面表达（15 分）
下表内是你的好朋友Betty 的生活习惯。请你写一篇70 词左右的短文，描述
一下Betty 的生活习惯，并表达你的看法。短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Activity
How often
Why
Play sports
Never
Boring
Use the Internet
Almost every day
Fun
Eat junk food
Four times a week
Delicious
Help with
housework
Hardly ever
Dirty
Betty is my good friend . Here are some of her life habits .
第一学期八年级英语
期中试卷听力材料及参考答案
听力材料
A）请听下面5 段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中
选出最佳选项，并标在题前的括号内。听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间回
答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
1. M : Mary , c an you come to my birthday party?
W : Sorry , I can't. I have to study for a test.
2. M : Hello, Sally , do you like to go to the movies?
W : Yes, I do it twice a month.
3. M : Do you come to school with Judy , Nancy?
W : No. I walk to school , and Judy takes a bus to school .
4. M : What are you doing tomorrow?
W : I'm going fishing in the morning and visiting my grandparents in the
afternoon .
5. M : Are you feeling tired, Tony?
W : No, I have a headache.
M : I'm sorry to hear that. You should see a doctor.
B) 听下面3 段对话和2 段独白， 每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的
A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在题前括号内。听每段对话和独白前你都
有30 秒钟的 时间阅读各小题。每段短话或独白读两遍。
请听第1 段对话，回答第6 至第7 小题。
M : Hello. Is that Cathy speaking ?
W : Yes, is that you, Allen?
M : Yes. how are you doing?
W : Not bad.
M : I've got two tickets for the concert this evening. Would you like to go with me?
W : Sure.
M : Then I’ll drive to pick you up at 6:30. OK?
W : OK, see you.
M : See you.
请听第2 段对话， 回答第8 至第10 小题。
W : Nice to see you again , Karl !
M : Nice to see you , too. Ann !
W : Where did you go during your summer holiday?
M : I went to Yunnan with my friends.
W : Have you ever been there before?
M :Yes ,I have been there once. I think it's fantastic.
W : How long did you stay there ?
M : one week.
W : Listen ! There goes the ball . Let's go to our classroom .
请听第3 段对话， 回答第11 至第13 小题。
W : Good morning ! This is Sunshine Hotel, May I help you?
M :Yes . I’d like to book a single room . Do you have any?
W : No, I'm sorry . None are left at this time. Is a double room OK?
M : Well, I'm a student and I have to think about the cost, How much could a double
roorn cost?
W : The single room is 150 yuan a day and the double room is 180 yuan .
M : Is the double room much. larger than the single room?
W : Yes ,of course .
M : Is there a pool in the hotel ?
W : No , there isn’t . But we have many table tennis tables.
M : OK. I want a double room for two days.
请听第1 段独白，回答第14 至第16 小题
In England it is quite usual for students to take jobs during their summer
holidays. However , the students must he 16 years old or older. The students help
with work because at this time many of the workers want to go out to spend their
holidays with their families. If the students take jobs during their summer holidays,
they can make some money for themselves.
请听第2 段独白，回答第17 至第20 小题
W : Mr Green and his wife are teachers . They’re from England. They teach
English in Beijing now. They have a son and a daughter. Their names are Jack and
Mary. They have two bikes and a car . One bike is big , the other is small . The
big one is for Jack , and the small one is for Mary . Mrs Green go to work in
their car .
C）请听下面一段短文，根据短文内容完成5 个句子，每个句子一空，每个空格不
超过3 个单词。 听短文前你将有50 秒钟的时间阅读有关句子。短文读两遍。（每
小题1 分）
Hi , Boys and girls . Attention please, I have good news for you . Our
favourite pop star, Jay Chou, will come to our city and give a concert on May 1st. The
concert will start at 3:00 p.m. and end at 5:00 p. m. at the Workers’ Stadium. The
ticket price will be 180 yuan for a student and 380 yuan for an adult . The stadium is
across from the Bank of China and Hongxing School. The Number 301 Bus can take
you there. Please come before 2:50 p. m. ,or you can’t get into the stadium.
参考答案
书面表达
