1、=【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = 江苏省扬州树人中学 2017-2018 学年八年级英语下学期期中试题 （满分： 140 分；考试时间： 110 分钟） 第 卷（选择题 80 分） 一、听力（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分 ) A、听对话回答问题。 本部分共有 10 小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。 1. Which sign are the two speakers talking about? 2. What is the boys uncle? 3. Where did the accident happen? 4. Whats Mike busy with
2、? 5. What does the man think of the book? A. Quite difficult. B. Very interesting. C. Too simple. =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = 6. Whats the weather like today? A. It s sunny. B. Its rainy. C. Its cloudy. 7. How much will the woman pay if he makes a five-minute call? A. 18 dollars B. 25 dollars C. 40 dollars 8.
3、Where does the girls grandmother live? A. In Canada. B. In America. C. In Britain. 9. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man used to live in the country. B. The man used to live in the city. C. The man wants to work in the country. 10. Why is the man sure that Tom is NOT in the supermar
4、ket? A. Because the supermarket has already closed. B. Because he just saw Kevin in the street. C. Because Kevin hates shopping. B.听对话和短文回答问题。 听 一 段对话，回答 11 12 题。 11. Whats the relationship between the two speakers? A. Strangers. B. Teacher and student. C. Brother and sister. 12. What is the man goi
5、ng to do next? A. Hes going to smoke. B. Hes going to close the window. C. Hes going to ask someone else for help. =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = 听一篇短文，回答 13 15 小题。 An accident report form Time 4:30 p.m. Date May 13 . Place Zhongshan Street. Accident Michael was hit by a 14 at a sharp turn to the right on his way
6、 home. His 15 was badly hurt. 13. A. 22nd B. 21st C. 23rd 14. A. car B. truck C. taxi 15. A. right leg B. left arm C. left leg 听第二篇短文，回答 16 20 小题。 16. Why did the shopkeeper say the dres s had been sold out? A. Because someone had bought it. B. Because the woman was rich. C. Because she thought the
7、woman couldnt afford it. 17. How did the woman feel after she knew the dress was sold out? A. Angry. B. Happy. C. Sad. 18. What was the woman wearing the next day? A. The same dress, very beautiful. B. A different dress, very beautiful. C. The same dress, very common. 19. What might the woman feel f
8、inally? =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = A. Happy. B. Tired. C. Angry. 20. What happened at the end of this story? A. The woman didnt buy a dress at all. B. The woman bought the most beautiful dress. C. The woman bought the dress she had seen the day before. 二、单项选择（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，计 15 分） 在下列各题 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中选择一个
9、能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。 21 - Is Billy _ American boy or _ European boy? - He comes from Italy. A. an; a B. an, an C. a, an D. a, a 22 - Do your parents still live in that small town? - No, they have moved to live together with me. They _ in the city at present. A. used to live B. are used to live C. used to
10、living D. are used to living 23 - How is the old man who lives _? -He is fine, but he feels _ from time to time. A. alone, alone B. alone, lonely C. lonely, alone D. lonely, lonely 24 - I saw Mr. Smith on the playground just now. - It can t be him. He _ Beijing for a holiday. A. has been to B. has b
11、een in C. has gone to D. went to 25 - It s said that Mrs. White s son is very excellent. - Yes, he has received _ offers from world-famous universities. =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = A. a little B. a bit of C. a couple of D. an amount of 26 - What s wrong with your car? - I think the wheel must rub _ something.
12、A. on B. against C. in D. for 27 - You have _ the book which you borrowed from the school library too long. - Yep, but I have renewed it online several times. A. borrowed B. lend C. had D. kept 28 - Can I ta ke some milk and biscuits to the reading room? - No, our school has a rule that students _ e
13、at or drink there. A. can t B. mustn t C. needn t D. may not 29 -Yangzhou is becoming a more and more popular tourist attraction. -Yes. There were many tourists in the Slender West Lake _ it rained at the Qingming Festival A. although B. unless C. until D. but 30 -What do you think about the informa
14、tion? -Maybe it can help the parents _. A. on the way B. by the way C. in some way D. in the way 31 -We had a fantastic time _ Disneyland.-Great, and I will go there this summer holiday A. to visit B. visiting C. visit D. will visit 32 -I am busy with the broken washing machine. Can you give a hand?
15、 -Just a minute. I _ my e-mail. =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = A. am checking B. will check C. have checked D. was checking 33 - Alice, I heard you had a _. -Yes, we went to Xi an. We had never visited _ city. A. seven days holiday; the most fantastic B. seven days holiday; the most fantastic C. seven-day holiday
16、; a more fantastic D. seven-days holiday; a more fantastic 34 - Why was Tom crying just now? - Because he didn t know _. A. that he could finish his article on time B. whether he could finish his task alone C. who can he ask for help with his problem D. why did he get such a low grade 35 -Excuse me,
17、 could you tell me where I could make a call?-Sorry, Im a stranger here. - _. A. Thanks a lot. B. Thats a pity C. Thanks anyway D. Sorry to hear that 三、完形填空（共 15 小题 ;每小题 1 分，计 15 分） 阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Do you know Carole Gregory, an amazing old woman? She is putting films into her life. Sh
18、e often makes some cakes into the shapes of her favorite _36_ in films. The 68-year-old woman comes from England. She makes a living by _37 cakes. About months ago, she thought about it 38 for a few days and then decided to accept a new challenge (挑战 ) after 39 one of her favorite films. =【 ;精品教育资源文
19、库 】 = “I love this new challenge,” said Carole. “ 40 Ive made thousands of cakes over the years, this is my first time trying to make a change. And Ive found making film cakes 41 a hobby is the most fun. Its exciting to put films into my life!” However, its not an easy job. Sometimes making a fil m
20、cake can 42 her many days. “Baking (烘焙 ) a cake is easy,” said Carole. “But it is 43 to make the cake into a special shape.” After long hard work, Carole 44 lots of great cakes. Among them, the Predator (铁血战士 ) cake has been the most 45 one so far. Everyone is 46 about it and its picture has been vi
21、ewed over 10,000 times online. “People often ask if Ive ever got bored or wanted to do 47 else but Im an artist and I wouldnt change my job.” Carole says. “Now Im looking forward to my next challenge, and 48 my hobby. Im thinking about 49 to make my cakes better.” When talking about her future plan,
22、 Carole seems to be happy. No matter how old you are, you should always keep trying and never give up. As for us teenagers, it is necessary to learn to make our own 50 and learn to deal with the problems. In this way, whatever problems we meet in the future, we will be able to face them bravely and are willing to take on any new challenge. 36. A. toys B. roles C. directors D. clothes 37. A. eating B. buying C. selling D. showing 38. A. seriously B. quickly C. e
