外研版八年级下册英语期中测试卷（含答案）.doc

1、期中期中测试测试卷卷 (100 分, 90 分钟) 听力部分(25 分) 一、 听力.(共 15 小题, 第一小节每小题 1 分, 第二、 三小节每小题 2 分, 共 25 分) 第一节: 听小对话, 从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出正确的选项。每段对话读一遍。 1. How will the weather be tomorrow? A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny. 2. What does Davids cousin do? A. A teacher. B. A nurse. C. A doctor. 3. What was Jacks father doing

2、when the phone rang? A. Helping in the kitchen. B. Talking on the phone. C. Reading in the room. 4. Why did Steve get a stomachache? A. Because he couldnt sleep well. B. Because he ate too much. C. Because he had a cold. 5. Where does the conversation probably happen? A. In a restaurant. B. In a boo

3、kstore. C. In a museum. 第二节: 听长对话, 从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出正确的选项。每段对话读两遍。 听下面一段对话, 回答 67 小题。 6. What happened to John? A. He lost his watch. B. He had an accident. C. He was late. 7. How is John going to school the next day? A. By bike. B. On foot. C. By bus. 听下面一段对话, 回答 810 小题。 8. Who does the boy want to b

4、uy a gift for? A. His friend. B. His mother. C. His sister. 9. Why doesnt the boy like the bag? A. Because it is not on sale. B. Because he doesnt like the color. C. Because it is too expensive for him. 10. How much will the boy spend on the blue and black scarf? A. $9. B. $10. C. $15. 第三节: 听短文, 从 A

5、、B、C 三个选项中选出正确的选项。短文读两遍。 11. Where are Jimmy and his parents spending their holiday? A. In England. B. In Canada. C. In China. 12. What can Jimmy see from his bedroom window? A. Boats. B. Lakes. C. Mountains. 13. Who do they go with when taking walks? A. A guide. B. A friend. C. A waiter. 14. What d

6、id they do yesterday afternoon? A. They took a walk. B. They went climbing. C. They went for a boat trip. 15. How does Jimmy probably feel about this holiday? A. Its relaxing. B. Its wonderful. C. Its boring. 笔试部分(75 分) 二、完形填空。(共 15 小题, 每小题 1 分, 满分 15 分) Everyone has a dream. Caroline Colbergs dream

7、 is to own a bakery. The 14yearold American girl is a home school student. She became _16 in baking and decorating cakes when her mother first taught her how to do it. Since then, she has shown a great _17 for making cakes. She made her first cake for her sisters _18. “I was so excited about it beca

8、use I had _19 really done anything like it before,” she said. “It actually turned out pretty good and I actually realized how much I liked cake decorating.” _20 making her sisters birthday cake, Caroline tried decorating her own birthday cake, and a friends, too. Caroline_21 starting her own busines

9、s for a few years. But it wasnt until she_22 pictures of her cake designs on Facebook that she started receiving orders. “Somebody saw Carolines cake designs and said Will _23 make a cake for my daughters birthday? and that was her first _24 cake,” her father Erich said. After the family realized th

10、e publics interest in Carolines_25, Erich said that they decided to _26 a business for her. Caroline said _27 that she had made about 35 cakes since she started, including birthday, wedding and baby shower(迎接新生儿聚会) cakes. Erich said his daughters customers were_28 that she could create such impressi

11、ve designs at such a young age. Caroline makes her cakes_29 drawing a sketch (草稿) first. “I dont usually draw out my cakes, because usually theyre not big,” she said. “But I always talk with my dad if I need extra(额外的) _30. It works for me all the time anyway.” 16. A. interested B. worried C. proud

12、D. confident 17. A. hope B. progress C. success D. gift 18. A. graduation B. birthday C. wedding D. performance 19. A. never B. always C. sometimes D. often 20. A. When B. While C. After D. Before 21. A. worried about B. cared about C. talked about D. thought about 22. A. gave B. made C. passed D. p

13、ut 23. A. you B. we C. he D. she 24. A. loved B. divided C. paid D. completed 25. A. designs B. experiences C. decisions D. choices 26. A. provide B. start C. set D. make 27. A. politely B. tiredly C. proudly D. noisily 28. A. bored B. excited C. surprised D. relaxed 29. A. by B. without C. to D. on

14、 30. A. time B. support C. order D. energy 三、阅读理解。(共 10 小题, 每小题 2 分, 满分 20 分) A The Sunshine Public Library offers teenagers two different volunteer jobs. A: If you are good at reading, you can read stories for children in Grades 15. B: You can also choose to be a homework tutor(家教) for students in

15、Grades 1 6. Their subjects are English, maths, history and geography. You can choose a child, and you two will meet in the library weekly for a half- hour reading course. Meetings are between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays and between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Teenage

16、rs who are good students and enjoy working with children can make excellent tutors. Tutoring is offered from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (MondayFriday) in the Elle Childrens Room. Teenagers who are interested in either role can go to the Elle Childrens Room, call them at 8453445, or visit www. poklib. org and

17、click(点击) on Programs and Events. 31. Which of the following is TRUE? A. You have to meet the kid at your own house. B. The reading course lasts(持续) twenty minutes. C. A tutor helps kids with homework on weekends. D. A good tutor should enjoy working with children. 32. The purpose(目的) of writing thi

18、s passage is _. A. to teach children how to read better B. to ask teenagers to volunteer in a library C. to help more adults to be homework tutors D. to tell people the importance of volunteering 33. The passage may come from _. A. a music book B. a storybook C. a newspaper D. a cookbook B I have a

19、birthday coming up, but Im not excited about it. After my 21st birthday last year, 22 was never going to be exciting, but thats not why Im so disinterested this year. The real reason Im not interested is because ever since I turned nine my birthdays have gone downhill, all because some kids at schoo

20、l decided to boycott my birthday party. Why? Glad you asked. Let me take you back to Field Day, 2004, at Thornell Elementary School. So there was this race. To see who was the fastest kid in the school. Being the greatest and best and most successful athlete to ever come from that school, I of cours

21、e won by a mile. Huge mile. Anyway, there was this “official” at the race who said that I somehow jumped the gun or gained an advantage in some way over the other kids. And people started to call it a show about nothing. There was no evidence that showed I cheated at the exam, and I had never been o

22、fficially proved as a cheater. However, due to these lies spread by the students who lost in the race, they decided as a group to boycott my birthday party. I was kind of nervous about this, as obviously the size of a kids birthday party in primary school is directly tied to how successful he/she wi

23、ll be. It turned out that I was completely wrong about the whole thing. We had a good time, wonderful time and the best time. Once all the kids who didnt want to be there werent there, no one could stop us from having the best times imaginable. Instead we could do whatever we wanted and make all tho

24、se other kids jealous, and make me forget about the whole race thing. 34. What does the underlined word “boycott” mean? A. Refuse to join in. B. Play a trick on. C. Make all the boys leave. D. Laugh at. 35. The author was nervous about her birthday party at nine because she _. A. cheated in the race

25、 B. worried no one would come to the party C. was afraid someone would play a trick on her D. was jealous about others 36. Whats the best title of this passage? A. My experience as a “cheater” B. My brilliant but boycotted birthday party C. The worst birthday I have ever had D. The most successful r

26、ace C Four students are talking about May Day Holiday. Li Yufang: I went to Xiangyang with my cousin. We visited the ancient city of Xiangyang. We ate the most famous Xiangyang Beef Noodles. Xiangyang is a beautiful city with the history of more than 2, 800 years. I like it very much. We stayed ther

27、e for two days. Zhang Xin: My parents took me to Beijing by plane. We visited the Great Wall, the Birds Nest and the Palace Museum. We had planned to visit the Beijing Expo, but the tickets were too difficult to buy. My parents said they would take me there this summer. Liu Liang: My uncle and aunt

28、work in Shanghai. I took a train to visit them with my sister. They took us to Shanghai Disneyland. It opened on June 16th, 2016. It is the sixth Disney theme (主题) park in the world. It is different from the others. Wang Lan: My father drove me to Hainan Province. Its in the south part of our countr

29、y. The weather there is pretty good. We stayed in Haikou for a short rest and then we drove on to Sanya. There, we found many beautiful beaches. 37. Liu Liangs uncle and aunt work in _. A. Xiangyang B. Beijing C. Shanghai D. Haikou 38. Zhang Xin couldnt visit _ with his parents during the holiday. A

30、. the Great Wall B. the Palace Museum C. the Birds Nest D. the Beijing Expo 39. Wang Lan went to Sanya _. A. by car B. by ship C. by train D. by plane 40. Choose the TRUE sentence of the following according to the passage. A. Li Yufang stayed in Xiangyang for three days. B. Wang Lans father drove he

31、r to Sanya without rest. C. Liu Liang and her sister went to visit their parents by train. D. Zhang Xin will go to Beijing again with his parents this summer. 四、词汇运用。(共 15 小题, 每小题 1 分, 满分 15 分) A 用方框中所给词的适当形式填空, 每词限用一次(每空一词) 。 art, sleep, nervous, possible, make up 41. Everyone feels _ between 1 and

32、 3 p. m. 42. I felt _ when I was standing in front of the class. 43. It is _ for us to finish the job in a short time. 44. Tom _ stories to let his little brother laugh. 45. Her talent and hard work made her successful as an _. B 阅读下面短文, 然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式(每空一 词) 。 Honey from the African forest

33、is not only a kind of natural sugar(糖), but it is also delicious. Most people and many animals like eating it. _46 (然而), the only way for them to get that honey is to find a _47 (野生的) bees nest(巢) and take the honey from it. Often these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. B

34、ut in _48 (部分) of Africa, people and animals looking for honey have a _49 (奇怪的) and unexpected helper. It is a little bird _50 (名 叫) a honey guide. The honey guide does not _51 (实际上) like honey, but it does like the wax(蜂蜡) in the beehives(蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax because it is muc

35、h _52 (深的) inside the bees nest. So when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry. Once the passing animals or people notice the cry, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the animals or people as it _53 (领路) them to the nest. W

36、hen they finally arrive at the nest, they reach in to get the delicious honey as the bird waits and watches. Some of the honey, along with the wax, always falls onto the _54 (地面), and this is when the honey guide takes its share. Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax. The b

37、irds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive _55 (无论何时) a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and even go into houses when beeswax candles are lighted. 五、语法填空。(共 10 小题, 每小题 1 分, 满分 10 分) From an early age, Parker always said that he would be an astro

38、naut. _56 no matter how much he studied, worked, and took tests, he never passed. Year by year, he was never able _57 (achieve) his dream. But Parker went on working hard, and never gave up his dream. He continued _58 (train) and studying every day, just like he was going to take tests next month. H

39、e carried this on as he got older. And when he was a very old man, he heard that doctors in Space Agency _59(do) some very important medical experiments(试验). For those experiments they needed _60 very old astronaut. Parker was the only old man in the whole world who had been trained to fly _61 rocke

40、t. Parker got the chance to fly this time. The experiments were very_62 (success). The knowledge(知识) from the experiments helped doctors to treat one of _63 (bad) sicknesses for old people. People all over the world saw _64 (photo) of an astronaut with a walking stick and no teeth. They thought of _

41、65 as a hero(英雄), but Parker didnt care about it. “I am just a real astronaut now. Thats enough,” Parker said to the reporter. 六、书面表达。(满 15 分) 假如你是李华, 你在某英文网站上看到一则招募中国志愿者(volunteer) 的 广告。请根据广告中所提供的两个志愿者项目, 选择其中一个, 结合自己的实际 情况, 给项目负责人写一封电子邮件, 表达你希望参加这个项目的愿望, 并阐述 理由。 Project 1 Place: A small village in

42、 the west of China Activities: teach children English visit the old peoples home work on the farm Project 2 Place: A primary school in the north of Thailand Activities: set up a small library give Chinese lessons play games with children 注意: 1. 邮件中必须包括招募广告中的信息, 可适当发挥。2. 文中不得出现与你 身份相关的信息。3. 词数: 80100

43、。短文首句仅供参考, 不计入总词数。 Dear Sir/ Madam, Im Li Hua, a middle school student from China. I want to be a volunteer. _ _ _ _ Looking forward to your early reply! 期中测试卷 听力材料: 第一节 1. W: Its so good to see the sun again. M: Yes. But the radio says it will be cloudy tomorrow. 2. W: Is your cousin a teacher, Dav

44、id? M: No. Hes a doctor in a hospital. 3. W: Was your dad helping in the kitchen when the phone rang, Jack? M: No. He was reading in the room. 4. W: Whats the matter, Steve? Are you OK? M: Well, I ate too much last night and got a stomachache. And then I couldnt sleep well the whole night. 5. W: Exc

45、use me, can you come here for a while? Im afraid the soup is cold. M: Im so sorry. Ill bring you a hot one. 第二节 Text 1 W: Hi, John. What happened? M: I was late for school and Mrs. White was angry with me. W: Bad luck. Maybe you should get up earlier. M: I guess so. Im going to ride a bike to school

46、 tomorrow. It will be faster. Text 2 W: May I help you? M: Yes. I am looking for a gift for my mother. W: We have a lot of gifts here. How about this red bag? Its only $25. M: Thats too expensive for me. W: How much do you want to spend? M: Ten dollars. W: How about this scarf? M: It looks nice, but

47、 I dont like the color. W: What about this blue and black one? It was $15, but now it is on sale for $9. M: Thats great. Ill take it. 第三节 M: Hello, I am Jimmy from England. Im on holiday here in Canada with my parents and we are really having a great time. Were staying in a hotel near a lake and I c

48、an see the snowy mountains far away from my bedroom window. Its the first time Ive been to the mountains and I love them. We have been on lots of walks in the mountains. We have to go with a guide because we can easily get lost. Yesterday afternoon we went for a boat trip around the lake but we had to come