1、靖江市2016-2017学年第一学期期中考试八年级英语试卷（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分） 一、听力测试（ 20分）第一部分 听对话回答问题1. What animals are they talking about? A. B. C. 2. Which sport does the boy like best?A. B. C. 3. How does the boys father go to work?A. B. C. 4. Which city does Kate like to go to?A. B. C. 5. Whats the woman doing?A. She is
2、singing a song. B. She is writing a report. C. She is reading a book.6. When will the womans train leave?A. 9:15. B. 9:50. C. 10:50.7. Who is the tallest of the three?A. Mary. B. Tom. C. Susan.8. What will John do this Sunday?A. See the film. B. Watch a football match. C.Watch the dolphin show.9. Wh
3、at did Jacks mother tell him to do?A. She told him not to read in the sun.B. She told him not to climb the tree.C. She told him not to talk to others in class. 10. What does the girl want to buy?A. Clothes made of cotton. B. Clothes made of animal fur. C. Clothes made of silk.第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题听一段对话，回答
4、第11-12小题。11. John has to first.A. help his mother with housework B. finish his homework C. see a film12. He may go to the cinema with his friend .A. today B. tomorrow C. the day after tomorrow听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。Differences EnglandMost students go to school by school bus.Some students walk or go to sc
5、hool by 13 .ChinaStudents go to school by bus, bike or car.If they get up 14 , they will take a taxi.America 15 students take their parents cars to school. Most students take their school bus or ride their bikes. 13. A. bus B. car C. bike 14. A. early B. late C. slowly15. A. Few B. A few C. Many听第二篇
6、短文，回答第16-20小题。16. What does Li Ming want to know when he goes to England? A. The peoples names. B. The peoples ages. C. Something about English people.17. Who did Li Ming see in the street? A. A boy. B. A girl. C. A woman.18. Was the girl polite at first? A. Yes, she was. B. No, she wasnt. C. Were n
7、ot sure.19. Why did the girl become angry? A. Because Li Ming wanted to know her name. B. Because Li Ming wanted to know how old she was. C. Because Li Ming wanted to know how to get to the shop.20. What did Li Ming say at last? A. We are in China, not in England. B. We are in England, not in China.
8、 C. We are in the street, not at home. 二、单项选择（20分）21.Jim is _excellent runner. He often comes _first in the race. A. an, the B. the, the C. a, / D. an, /22.You should _ smoking. Its really bad for your health.A. look up B. give up C. get up D. set up23.If it _rain tomorrow, he _go to the park. A.isn
9、t doesnt B.wont, wont C.doesnt, wont D.isnt, wont24.Students in Grade 9 have _free time than us and they have _after-class activities. A. fewer; fewer B. less; less C. fewer; less D. less; fewer25.In British English, we call it “film”. In American English, what do we call it? A. film B. movie C. fal
10、l D. mail26. The plane model looks like a one. It is beautiful. A. real; really B. really; real C. real; real D.really; really27. It _ me about ten days _ painting the walls. A. cost; finishing B. took; to finish C. took; finishing D. spent; to finish28. A lot of students tried their best, but _ pas
11、sed the exam. A. many B. little C. few D. a little29. _TV do you watch every day? Two hours.A.How long B. How much C. How many D. How often30. You had better_ more water when you have a cold. A .to drink B . drink C .drinking D .to drinking31- _ the number of the students in your school last year ?
12、- Less than 1000.A. Whats B. How many are C. What was D. How much were32. Not only you but also your parents _worried about the coming exams next week. A are B is C were D was33. This pair of scissors _ very sharp. Be careful with _. A is,it B is,them C are, them D are, it 34.She is very good at pai
13、nting. She can paint _ her teacher.A.as better asB. as well as C. as good asD. so well as35.There are many tall buildings on of the busy street. A. both sides B. all sides C.both side D. all side36. Children should go to school _ working to support their family. A. by B. instead of C. instead D. wit
14、h37. Whats your best friend like? He _.A. likes playing computer games B. is like tall and thin C. is a policeman D. is generous and cheerful 38.The boy looks _, so he has many friends.A.friendly B. unfriendlyC. inactiveD. correct39.His computer doesn twork.So he bought a new _A. it B .one C .them D
15、. another40. -We will have a great day out next weekend! -_.A. Really? Thats great! B. Thats all right. C. Im sorry to hear that. D. Im afraid so.三、完型填空（15分） Joe wants a computer. He asks his parents for the money but they say he must get it himself. But how does he get it? He 41 about this when he
16、walks home. Not many people want to ask children to work for them. Maybe he can take away snow for the neighbors. But it is not _42_. He has to _43_ a long time for that. He can t cut grass for their gardens 44 he has no tools to do the work. Then he 45 one of his classmates, Dick. He is delivering(
17、送) _46_. “I can do that”, he thinks, “Maybe I can even get the computer right away. I can _47_ for it a little each week”. He 48 to catch up with(追赶) Dick. Joe asks him a lot of questions. He learns that it is 49 to get twenty-five dollars each week. He also 50 that the job takes about three hours e
18、ach week. Dick 51 him the phone number of the newspaper manager. Joe almost flies home. After he tells his mother 52 he thinks, she _ 53 _. I think it is a 54 idea, she says. Ill call the newspaper. Wait, Mum, Joe says, Ill call. After that, I m going to be a businessman now. Joes mother smiles 55 .
19、41. A. says B. tells C. thinks D. speaks42. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter43. A. walk B. wait C. spend D. want44. A. because B. when C. while D. after45. A. looks B. sees C. helps D. catches46. A. newspapers B. bikes C. computers D. tools47. A. take B. spend C. cost D. pay48. A. returns B.
20、comes C. runs D. jumps49. A. friendly B. kind C. easy D. wrong50. A. sees B. learns C. wants D. knows51. A. teaches B. gives C. makes D. asks52. A. that B. when C. what D. where53. A. smiles B. shouts C. cries D. worries54. A. big B. large C. great D. bad55. A. sadly B. happily C. politely D. angril
21、y 四、阅读理解（30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ACoffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries. People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee wi
22、th ice in it. They drink it at work and at home. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy. Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways. Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it. In all ways
23、it is served. Coffee has become an international drink. 56. Coffee is an _ drink. A . interesting B. international C. ice-cream D. American 57. Different people like to drink coffee _. A. at work or at home B. in different ways C. with cream or sugar D. between meals 58. Today Americans drink _ coff
24、ee than people in any of the other countries. A. as much as B. less C. more D. most 59. “Coffee is black and very strong.” The word STRONG here means _. A.坚固的 B.淡的 C.清的 D.浓的 60. _ is the most popular American drink. A. Black tea B. Coffee C. Water with ice D. Whisky BComputers are useful machines. T
25、hey can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people work out many problems they cant do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people. Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy
26、computers for their children. They hope computers can help them improve (提高) their studies in school. Yet many of the children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing Karaoke, instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain (抱怨) that computers can not help children to study
27、 but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes. In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble. Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people
28、happiness? It will be decided by people themselves. 61. Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _. A. our country asks us to learn it B. it can help us a lot C. we can use it to play games D it can help us to find jobs 62. What do many teachers and parents complain about? _. A. Their
29、 students and children use computers to play games. B. Computers let them lost their jobs. C. Computers make the students and children fall behind. D. Computers bring people a lot of trouble. 63. In this passage we know computers _. A.also bring us trouble B. bring us happiness only C. are hated by
30、people D. are bad for peoples health 64. Can computers really help children to study? _. A. Yes, they can. B. Its hard to say C. No, they cant. D. Of course not. 65. How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means _. A. computers are used by people B. people can live well w
31、ithout computers C. one must decide how to use computers D. computers are strange machines CMy name is Nick! I am twelve years old. I come from Britain. The best gift I have ever received is a puppy(小狗). On my last birthday, I saw a big brown box in my room. I opened it and saw a small black puppy!
32、That was the happiest time in my life! I am Harris and a ten-year-old girl. I am from France. I am so thankful for my mum and sister. When Im sad they always make me happy! As you can see, my family is the best gift I have ever received!Im Kate and Im 14. Im from London. The best gift I have receive
33、d is a necklace(项链) from a good friend of mine. He gave it to me in a special way. I opened a box. There was the necklace in it. It will always remain special to me. Im Connie and Im a 12-year-old girl. The best gift that I have ever received was seeing my cousin last Christmas. They live in Florida
34、. That was the best gift because I seldom got to see them. We had a great time!My name is Celia. Im nine and from China. The best gift I have received is my new baby cousin. He was born in 2014. He is the best gift because he wont break like a toy. He is so cute and tiny. I like him best when he smi
35、les at me.66. Connie is _ years old.A. nine B. ten C. twelve D. fourteen67. _ comes from France.A. Nick B. Harris C. Celia D. Kate68. Nicks best gift is _.A. a puppy B. a necklace C. a boxD. a new baby69. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Nick and Kate are from the same
36、country.B.Connies best gift is her new baby cousin.C. Kates best gift is from her friend. D. Nick and Connie are of the same age.70. Which is the main idea of the passage?A.Peoples hopes. B. Different people. C. Different countries. D. The best gift.八年级英语试卷答题纸一、听力（20分）1234567891011121314151617181920
37、二、单项选择（20分）2122232425262728293031323334353637383940三、完形填空（15分）414243444546474849505152535455 四阅读理解（30分）565758596061626364656667686970五、词汇（15分）1.The singers_ (微笑的) eyes made the fan feel less nervous(紧张). 2.Could you tell me whats the _(高度) of the buiiding?3.Learning _(外国的)languages is fun.4.There wa
38、s a lot of traffic on the way and the jurney was o little_(乏味的) .5.I bought some books about DIY for him and _（建议）him to take a course in DIY last week.6.They learnt English all by _ (they)when they were young.7.Lily likes sports and she is a good _(swim).8.If you keep_(try),you will find you can re
39、member things better.9.Our school is _(beautiful) than yours.10.Im hungry,do you have something _(eat)?11.The questions are not difficult,we can _(easy) answer all of them.12._(not touch) the wet paint,please.13.There are many places of _ (interesting) in China.14. I can only spend at_(many) fifty yuan on the coat.15.I enjoy_(make) something new.Its fun.六、任务型阅读（10分）How do you study for exams (考试)? Different students have different waysSome of my friends are sharing their ideasAngela: I often study very hard before examsI dont play sports or games in the exam weekAnd I dont go out often
