1、汉阳区 2018-2019 学年度第二学期期中考试 八年级英语试卷 第第 I 卷（共卷（共 100 分）分） 一、听力测试（共三节一、听力测试（共三节，满分，满分 25 分分） 第一节第一节（共 6 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 6 分） 听下面 6 个问题。每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最 佳选項。 听完每个问题后， 你都有 5 秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。 每个问题仅读一遍。 ( )1. A. Its exciting and interesting. B. Its about Tom Sawyer. C. I have read it. ( )2. A.
2、 The Pacific Ocean. B. The Caspian Sea. C. The Amazon River. ( )3. A. A week ago. B. Three days ago. C. For five days. ( )4. A. Its the longest wall in the world. B. To protect part of the country. C. Its an amazing man-made object. ( )5. A. A Japanese woman. B. Nobody there. C. Its dangerous. 第二节第二
3、节(共 7 小题; 每小题 1 分，满 7 分) 听下面 7 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，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 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话 仅读一遍。 ( )6. Whats the relationship between Jaime and Sansa? A. Theyre friends. B. They are strangers. C. They are husband and wife. ( )7. Why are the whales endangered? A. Because of the w
4、ater pollution. B. Because people kill them. C. Both A and B. ( )8. What are they mainly talking about? A. An original singer. B. A popular song. C. The man himself. ( )9. What time is it now actually? A. Its 6:40. B. Its 6:45 C. Its 7:10. ( )10. How many times has Mike been to the Greenway of Moon
5、Lake? A. Never. B. Twice. C. We dont know. ( )11. Whats the mans dream job? A. A geography teacher. B. A tour guide. C. Travel around. ( )12. Where is Larry now probably? A. At Janes home. B. At his own home. C. In a store. 第三节第三节(共 13 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 13 分) 听下面的 4 段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三 个
6、选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和独白前，你都有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟; 听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或读白读两遍。 听下面一段材料，回答第 13 至第 15 小题。 ( )13. Who is going to move to a new house? A. Dave. B. Amy. C. Alice. ( )14.How will they go to the party together? A. They will take a bus there. B. They will walk there. C. They will go there in Al
7、ices car. ( )15.Why hasnt Dave know about the party yet? A. Because he is new here. B. Because he isnt welcomed. C. Because he hasnt been invited yet. 听下面一段材料，回答第 16 至第 18 小题。 ( )16. What does Elisa do probably? A. She is Tonys friend. B. She is a waiter of the hotel. C. She may be a driver. ( )17.H
8、ow long has Tony stayed in Beijing? A. For about a week B. For five days. C. For ten days. ( )18.When will Elisa probably get to the hotel tomorrow? A. At 8:10. B. At 7:50. C. At 8 oclock. 听下面一段材料，回答第 19 至第 22 小题。 ( )19. How many books are mentioned in the conversation? A. Four B. Three. C. Two. ( )
9、20.What was Charles Dickens very interested in when he was young? A. Art B. Science. C. writing. ( )21.How old was Charles when he died? A. 57. B. 58. C. 70 ( )22.Why does the woman want to borrow a book by Charles Dickens? A. Charles is famous and popular. B. Charles was a sweet boy when he was you
10、ng. C. Roger recommended the writer and his work. 听下面一段材料，回答第 23 至第 25 小题。 ( )23. Where does Frank probably come from? A. Germany. B. Shanghai. C. Wuhan. ( )24.What can we know about Frank? A. He doesnt have trouble talking with Chinese. B. He doesnt have trouble listening to the talk between Chines
11、e. C. He thinks its easy to understand Chinese. ( )25.What does Frank wish to do? A. He wishes to travel around China. B. He wishes to learn Chinese and make friends in China. C. He wishes to learn Chinese in Germany. 笔笔试部分试部分（共共 75 分分） 二、选择填空（共二、选择填空（共 15 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 15 分）分） 从题中所给的 A、B、
12、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 ( )26.What is your hobby? I have no hobbies. _ you call watching TV a hobby. A. until B. unless C. if D. or ( )27.This is my business card. _ to call me if you still need any help. Thanks. It is very kind of you. A. Feel free B. Keep on C. Have fun D. Fail to ( )28.Tommy has been
13、 the first in the math exams this term. His success was largely _ his efforts. A. belong to B. due to C. come from D. lead to ( )29.Tibet is a place with beautiful scenery. But I have never been there before. _ Let us go there this summer. A. Me too B. So have I C. Neither do I D. Me neither. ( )30.
14、The concert ticket is expensive. It cost me $50. _! We didnt see you earlier. We had an extra ticket! A. How lucky B. Of course C. What a shame D. Good idea ( )31.What TV show will _ next month? The new TV shows _ Toy Story 4. A. come in, called B. come on. calling. C. come out, called D. come into,
15、 call ( )32._ is the population of China? It is over 1.3 billion. It has a _ population than any other country in the world. A. What; larger B. How much; more C. How many; biggest D. What; most ( )33.What a nice mobile phone! Did you just buy it? No. I _ it for half a year. A. have bought B. bought
16、C. have had D. get ( )34.Chinese technology has progressed in such a rapid way. Yes. It is _ China has entered a new high-tech era. A. unbelievable B. unnecessary C. unable D. unfair ( )35.It has been _ these days! But the radio says it is going to be _. A. snowed; rain B. sunny; snow C. rainy; clea
17、r D. wind; sunny ( )36.Did you try to stop him _ eating too much junk food? Yes. But he still keeps _ eating a lot of fried chips. A. from; from B. from; / C. /; from D. for; from ( )37.Please _ one after another. Other passengers have waited in line for 20 minutes. But my light is about to take off
18、. A. jump the line B. cut the line C. line up D. look at the line ( )38.Where are the kids? They have _ to the beaches. I think they are having fun _ the waves. A. been; getting B. been; swimming C. gone; playing D. gone; riding ( )39.Does your father drive you to school? No. Because the way to his
19、office is _ to that to my school. A. next B. near C. opposite D. among ( )40.I wonder _. Since I was born. A. how long have you been there B. how long you have been there C. how long have you been a teacher D. how long you have been a teacher 三、完形填空（共三、完形填空（共 15 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 15 分）分） 阅读下面两
20、篇短文;掌握其大意，然后从 41-55 各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中， 选出最佳答案。 On a cold winter day in Denver, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the writer of the best-selling Chicken soup for the Soul series. He was wise, kind and _41_. I thought, “If I can get to know him, I will become that.” When I saw the oppo
21、rtunity(机会). I took it. During his presentation(展示). Jack reached for his wallet. _42_ out a hundred-dollar bill, and said “Who wants this?” Hands _43_ up in the audience(观众): people leaned forward to see who Jack would choose. But I ran up the stairs to the stage(舞台), and grabbed the _44_ from his
22、hand. As I took the bill, he said. “Yes, thats it! We cant _45_ the opportunities to come to us. We must take action to _46_ what we want!” After this talk. I got Jacks e-mail address. Over the next several months. I sent him e-mails _47_ my vision(幻想)and dreams .He kindly e-mailed back _48_ encoura
23、gements such as “Keep thinking and playing bigger: its much more fun that way. Love, Jack.” Then my life got _49_ with other things. I lost sight of my inspiration(灵感) and I _50_ e-mailing Jack. A year later, my dream gradually faded (凋谢). I had his idea if l got back in touch with Jack. I e-mailed
24、him again and again but got no _51_. As I sat down at my computer to check my e-mail for the fifth time, I _52_ woke up. What was I doing? Was I waiting for somebody? An inspiration came like lightning: We all have a “Jack” for whom we _53_. Why not write a /an _54_ about this waiting and call it “W
25、aiting for Jack”? Three years later. Waiting for Jack is a best-seller on Amazon! And I have grown in ways I _55_ expected. ( )41.A. doubtful B. available C. successful D. demanding ( )42.A. found B. made C. let D. pulled ( )43.A. knocked B. turned C. picked D. shot ( )44.A. wallet B. ticket C. bill
26、 D. change ( )45.A. expect B. allow C. think D. see ( )46.A. decide B. destroy C. exchange D. create ( )47.A. displaying B. sharing C. planning D. making ( )48.A. simple B. difficult C. happy D. boring ( )49.A. easy B. empty C. happy D. busy ( )50.A. checked B. continued C. stopped D. enjoyed ( )51.
27、A. respect B. mercy C. reply D. direction ( )52.A. gradually B. strangely C. carefully D. suddenly ( )53.A. live B. wait C. work D. hunt ( )54.A .book B. letter C. email D. note ( )55.A. even B. never C. nearly D. always 四四、阅读理解（共、阅读理解（共 15 小题，每小题小题，每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分） 阅读下面两篇材料，从每篇材料后各题所给的 A、B、C、
28、D 四个选项中，选出最佳答 案。 A ( )56.We can read the above material mostly A. on TV B. in the newspaper C. in an animal report D. in the zoo ( )57.If someone wants to watch animals in the Night Safari, he should fly to A. the UK B. the USA C. Singapore D. Japan ( )58.What does the word “outlet” mean? A.外卖 B.服务
29、C.专营店 D.门票 ( )59.According to the material, we know that the zoo has been open around _ hours every day. A. one hour B. four and a half C. half past six D. seven thirty ( )60.You can _ when you get to the night safari at 7:00pm. A. have dinner B. watch the elephant show C. take photos of the lions D
30、. feed a tiger B In many places, if you do not take your wallet with you, youll be in trouble. This is especially true in overseas airports when you want to pay for food or gifts. Luckily you can now pay without your wallet in some overseas airports. Its announced on Sept 26 that Chinese tourists ca
31、n use the third party payment Alipay(支付 宝) at ten airports across the world. The 10 airports are in Germany, Singapore, South Korea, New Zealand, Thailand and Chinas Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao. Digital wallets like Alipay. WeChat and Apple Pay have brought big changes to our lives. In April, CNN re
32、porter Will Ripley spent a day in Beijing without his wallet. “In Chinas largest cities, you can definitely(肯定地） survive without carrying a pocket full of money and credit cards as long as youve got your smart-phone,” he wrote. “From small shops to large stores, a huge number of businesses in Beijin
33、g accept mobile payments.” He paid for breakfast by scanning(扫 描)a QR code on the window of a restaurant. All he had to do was enter a password. Then he also used his phone to pay for movie tickets, buy takeout food, order goods for delivery and hail a taxi. But, there is also concern about the safe
34、ty of the digital wallets. “Dont think the largest payment technology has solved all of its security problems.” commented Fax News. ( )61.Maybe Chinese tourists can buy things at the airport in _ without wallets or credit cards. A. England B. France C. Japan D. Germany ( )62.According to this passag
35、e, what has changed our lives? A. Alipay B. WeChat C. Apple Pay D. All of the above ( )63.According to Will Ripleys description, he used his phone to do many things EXCET, A. buying gifts B. paying for his meal C. taking a taxi D. sell a digital camera ( )64.Which of the following statements is TRUE
36、 according to this passage? A. Its difficult for us to use digital wallets. B. Its very safe for us to use digital wallets. C. In many airports across the world Chinese tourists can use digital wallets. D. In chinas largest cities, people can use digital wallets to do many tings ( )65.Which is the b
37、est title of this passage? A. Surviving Without Money B. Surviving in the oversea airport C. Paying Without digital wallet D. Will Ripleys day in Beijing C This is a story about a boy called Sparky. For sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He got a zero
38、 in physics. It made him the worst physics student in the schools history. He didnt do much better in sports. Although he tried to join the schools golf team, he quickly lost the only important match. He didnt have friends, either. Other kids didnt care about him. If a classmate said “Hello” to Spar
39、ky outside of school, he would feel very surprised. Sparky was a loser and everyone knew it. So he accepted it. But one thing was important to Sparky-drawing. He was proud of his artwork. In senior high school, he sent some cartoons to the editors of the yearbook but he was refused. Sparky was hurt.
40、 But he didnt lose hope because he believed in his ability and he stuck to drawing. He decided to become a professional artist. He wrote a letter to the Walt Disney Studios after graduating from high school. The studio asked him to draw some cartoons on a certain subject. Sparky spent a lot of time
41、on the cartoons. Finally, the reply came from Disney Studios: They arent like cartoons. Was it time to stop drawing? Sparky didnt think so. He started to put his own life in the cartoons. He created his childhood self-a little boy loser. Charlie Brown. He wasnt god at football. But Charlie Brown wou
42、ld soon become famous worldwide. Sparky, the boy who used to fail in school and who was refused again and again, was Charles Schulz. He created the Peanuts comic strip and the world-famous cartoon characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy. ( )66.Sparky _ at school when he was in the eighth grade. A. did b
43、adly in his subjects B. got a good grade in physics C. made many friends D. didnt accept he was a loser ( )67.What was the most important thing to Sparky according to the passage? A. Physics B. Golf team C. Drawing D. Friends ( )68.Sparky was refused by_ in senior high school A. the Walt Disney Stud
44、ios B. the editors of the yearbook C. his teacher D. the world-famous cartoon characters ( )69.Charlie Brown is _ according to the passage. A. a boy who was good at everything at school B. Sparkys good friend C. a cartoon character who was created by Sparky D. an editor of Walt Disney studios ( )70.
45、Sparky succeeded at last because A. he stuck to his dream B. he drew a cartoon character C. he worked for the Walt Disney Studios D. he has become an artist 五、词与短语选词填空（共五、词与短语选词填空（共 5 小题，每小题小题，每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 10 分）分） 先阅读短文， 然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空， 使全文在逻辑上正确。 (提示： 选项中有一个是多余的。) 71.The spirit of these climb
46、ers shows us that we should never gave up trying to_ our dreams. 72.Many climbers _ their lives because they want to challenge themselves. 73.Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US, such as the _ of money and 74.Watching the tea _ is just as enjoyable as drinking he tea itself. 7
47、5.My daughter was more understanding, although she also felt sad to_ certain toys. 六、阅读理解填词（本题共六、阅读理解填词（本题共 10 分，每小题分，每小题 1 分）分） 先阅读短文，在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式，单词的第一个字母已给出。 Id like to say something about my father. When I was two or three years old, one day. I stood on the sofa to watch my dad standing on t
48、he back of the sofa and r 76 the light bulb(电灯 challenge; part with; preparation; importance; achieve; risk 泡).After he got it done, he jumped down on the sofa which was old and has springs(弹簧).So, I flew out of the sofa when he jumped down. Dad took me for a r 77 on his bike when I got older. I sat
49、 on the backseat and felt like a queen of the world. I o 78 my dad to ride fast to overtake the other bikes and dad did well. He was so excited that he didnt realize I had fallen off his bike. When he was s 79 feeling good about himself, someone shouted, “You d 80 your daughter” Theres a bruise(淤青）around the c 81 of my eye and everybody thinks it is a birthmark(胎记). I also thought
