1、2018学年第二学期八年级英语学科期中试卷(满分100分，考试时间90分钟)Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力)I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解) (共25分):A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (5分) A B C D EF1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (8分)( ) 6. A) Sunny.B)Rainy
2、. C) Cloudy. D) Windy.( ) 7. A) Germany. B) Australia. C) France. D) America.( ) 8. A) $4. B) $6. C) $ 10. D) $2.( ) 9. A) Husband and wife. B) Classmates. C) Father and daughter. D) Neighbours.( )10.A) On the desk. B) On the floor. C) In her school bag. D) In her pocket.( )11. A) There are few peop
3、le there. B) There are too many books in the show. C) It is very crowded in the show. D) The books in the show are not good enough.( )12. A) She has to work. B) She doesnt like parties.C) She has English classes. D) She will go to a club. ( )13. A) The National Park. B) Jimmys new house.C) Jimmys ho
4、liday plans. D) The duration of the holiday.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) (6分)( )14. Some plants cant get enough food from the ground.( )15. Most insects and animals like the colour of red.( )16. The hair
5、 on the first kind of plant can feel the insects.( )17. It takes this plant 12 to 15 days to eat the poor insect. ( )18. Some big plants can even catch small animals.( )19. The second kind of plant has special leaves and they can move very quickly.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following
6、sentences (听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词) (6分)20. Copying also does good to students of a _ _.21. Children _ _ to express(表达)themselves. 22. English school students also pay their attention to _ _ each other.Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分 语音、词汇和语法）（共38分）. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (15分)(
7、 )23. Which of the following underlined parts is different from the others?A) Can you get me a packet of electricity, please?B) The man was released after three years in prison.C) This building measures about 200 square meters.D) When you exercise, the amount of water you need increases.( )24. There
8、 is going to be _ interesting movie on in May.A) aB) anC) theD) /( )25. Everybody should do his best to fight _ pollution.A) forB) to C) onD) against( )26. I havent got _ bread for everyone here. Would you please go and get some more?A. littleB. fewC. manyD. much( )27. Why not try _ way? Perhaps you
9、 will get it.A) other B) another C) othersD) the others( )28. Be quiet! Your baby brother _ now. A) sleeps B) slept C) is sleeping D) has slept( )29. _ important information he has collected！ A) What B) What a C) What an D) How ( )30. Children under 1.2 metres in height _ take a free bus ride.A) can
10、B) mustC) needD) should( )31. Mr. Li is very strict with us. He makes us _ a lot of homework every day.A) to doB) doC) doing D) did( )32. Steve didnt stop writing _ his eyes completely went blind.A) because B) until C) sinceD) if( )33. We should encourage people _ the new kind of cars. A) use B) use
11、d C) to use D) using( )34. It is important for everyone _ his promise in his life.A) keepB) to keep C) keepingD) kept( )35. Alice, remember _ your dictionaries here tomorrow. A) bring B)brought C) to bring D) bringing( )36. Shall we join the Green World Summer Camp?_ Well surely have a good time the
12、re.A) Good idea.B) Thats all right.C) Thank you.D) Never mind.( )37. May I ask for leave tomorrow?_ Youll have to take an exam tomorrow.A) Sure. Go ahead!B) Yes, you may.C) Youd better not.D) Im afraid its too early.III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can o
13、nly be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) (6分)A. clean B. changing C. probably D. howeverE. exciting F. smell G. wherever Scientists think that life will _38_ be very different in 2050. First of all, it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050. People, _39_, will choose a program f
14、rom a menu and a computer will send the program directly to the television. Then, new TV will have arrived. Pictures shown on TV will have height, width and depth. By 2050, we will be able to see, _40_and touch the things that we see on television.Water will have become one of our most serious probl
15、ems. In many places, agriculture (农业) is _41_ and people are growing fruit and vegetables. This uses a lot of water. The amount of water needed will increase ten times between now and 2050.In transport, cars will run on new, _42_fuels (燃料) and they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to cont
16、rol the speed and there wont be any accidents. By 2050, the computer will drive your car _43_ you want. IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词) (5分)44. Do you know what the _ elements are? (nature)45. A famous _ is going to give lectures in
17、 our university. ( science )46. The two companies_ more cars this year than they did last year. (product)47. Our headmaster _ invited the guests to enter. (polite)48. The customers were satisfied with his good _. (serve)V. Rewrite the sentences according to the instructions in the brackets. (按要求改写下列
18、句子) (12分)49. Mary is working on the computer now. (改为一般疑问句) _ Mary _ on the computer now?50. He would like to buy a DVD player for his cousin. (对划线部分提问)_ _ he like to buy for his cousin?51. We cant drink sea water. We cant take a shower with it, either. (合并为一句)We can _ drink sea water _ take a showe
19、r with it.52. What does the moon look like? Could you tell me? (改为宾语从句) Could you tell me _ the moon _ like?53. Mike hardly washes the dishes after dinner at home. (改为反意疑问句)Mike hardly washes the dishes after dinner at home, _ _?54. almost, electricity, in, uses, one , way, everyone.（连词成句）_.Part 3 R
20、eading and Writing (第三部分 读写)VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解) (共25分)A. Read the passage and choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案） （共6分）Emergencies (紧急情况) dont happen very often. But when they do, you want to get help first. No one wants to spend time looking up the phone numbers. In 1968, the Unit
21、ed States government wanted one number that people could call for emergencies. They decided that 911 was easy to remember and people could dial it quickly. The very first 911 call was made on February 16th, 1968 in Alabama. Today, 911 is used for emergencies in most parts of the United States and ma
22、ny parts of Canada.Other countries may use other numbers. In Great Britain, its 999. If youre not sure which emergency number is used in your area, check your phone book.When to call Never call 911 as a joke or just to see what might happen. The only time you should call 911 is when a person is badl
23、y hurt or in danger right now! So call when there is a fire, a car accident, or sudden sickness, etc. When in an emergency callWhen you dial the 911 operator (接线员), its always OK to give out your information. Speak slowly and clearly when you explain whats happening. What happened? Where are you? Wh
24、o needs help?Dont hang up (挂断)！If you have to call 911, do not hang up until the operator tells you its OK to do so. That way, you can be sure that the operator has all the information to offer help fast. A dog named Faith dialed 911 when her owner who was in a wheelchair fell and needed help. She h
25、ad been taught to use a speed dial (快速拨号) function.( ) 55. The emergency number 911 was first used in _ in the USA.A. 1958 B. 1968 C. 1978 D. 1999( ) 56. Why was 911 chosen to be the emergency call?A. Because other countries also used the number. B. Because it was suggested by the phone company.C. B
26、ecause it was simple and easy to remember and dial. D. Because it was also used in many parts of Canada.( ) 57. 999 is used as the emergency number in _.A. China B. CanadaC. the USA D. Great Britain( ) 58. People cant call 911 when _.A. a bus hits a boy badlyB. a girl feels boredC. an old lady falls
27、 off the stairsD. some people cant get out of a burning building( ) 59. If you call the emergency number, you should _.A. wait for the operators words to end the callB. tell the operator what has happened and hang upC. test if your phone can get through to 911D. tell the operator everything as quick
28、ly as possible( ) 60. Which is NOT true according to the passage?A. 911 is an emergency number almost throughout the United States.B. Different countries have different emergency numbers.C. Usually phone books list emergency call numbers.D. The dog Faith pressed the three numbers 9-1-1.B. Read the p
29、assage and complete the blanks with proper words. (根据短文内容，选择恰当的单词或词组）（6分）My father often works very hard. And he 61 goes to the movies. Here Ill tell you a funny story about him.One afternoon, when he finished his work, , he found a film ticket under the glass on his desk. He thought he 62 to have n
30、ot much work to do that day and it was quite wonderful to pass the evening at the cinema.So he came back home and 63 finished his supper. Then he said good-bye to us and left. An hour later, he came back. We were 64 . I asked him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about the funny thing that
31、had happened at the cinema.When my father was sitting in his seat, a woman came to my fathers seat and said that seat was hers. My father was surprised. He took out the ticket and looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, Seat 3. And then he looked at the seat. It was 65 . So he asked her to show her t
32、icket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown on it was Row 17, Seat 3.Why? Whats the matter with all this? While they were 66 , suddenly the woman said, “The colours of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while my father said, “Oh, Im sorry,
33、 I made a mistake, my ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.”With these words, he left.( ) 61. A) seldom B) often C) usually D) never( ) 62. A) liked B) had C) wanted D) happened( ) 63. A) slowly B)quietly C) quickly D) suddenly( ) 64. A) excited B) impatient C) disappointed D)
34、surprised( ) 65. A) clean B) dirty C) the same D) different( ) 66. A) listening B) worrying C) wondering D) relaxing C. Complete the passage with proper words, and the first letter is given (根据首字母填空) (共6分)Electricity keeps us warm in winter, cool in summer, cooks our food, heats our water, cleans ou
35、r clothes and powers our TVs, radios and computers. Electricity makes wonderful things possible.Electricity can travel e 67 through our bodies. Do you know why? Because electricity moves quickly through water and the human body is 70% water!Electricity can be very dangerous. What will happen if you
36、get shocked? You will find it hard to b 68 , your heart will stop beating and youll get burnt and even die! As electricity travels at the speed of l 69 , its almost impossible for you to pull away(摆脱) if you really get shocked. And, you should never try to touch anyone whos been shocked with your ha
37、nd, because you can become p 70 of the circuit (电路)as well!It sounds t 71 , and it is! But if you remember the safety rules, you can always use electricity safely. Never touch an electrical appliance if you are standing in water or if you are wet. Never touch b_ 72 _ electrical cords(电线). Never put
38、a mental object into an appliance.D. Read the passage and answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) (7分)Have you ever recycled? To recycle is to take rubbish and make it into something new. Recycling is good for our planet because it makes junk into something that we can use again. Recycling also helps to
39、 clean up the litter that makes our streets dirty.All kinds of things can be recycled. The most common materials like glass, plastic, paper, metals, cloth are all recyclable. Sometimes these products are broken down to make the same kinds of products. An example of this type of recycling is using pa
40、per to make more paper. Rubbish can also be broken down to make completely new items as well!Some items, like glass, can be recycled forever! We can use glass items, then break them down and use them again and again. Aluminum cans (铝罐) are one of the most successful recycled metals. They can be recy
41、cled again and again and nearly 60% of all aluminum cans have been recycled.The average family of four can produce nearly 2,000 pounds of rubbish each year. As time goes on, we have fewer places to put all of this rubbish in. Recycling is one way to limit (限制) the amount of rubbish we need to put in
42、to the land.The next time you toss a can or bottle into the rubbish can, look to see if there is a recycling triangle on the label. It is the international sign for recycling.73. What is recycling ?_74. Recycling isnt helpful for the environment, is it ? _75. What can be recycled forever according t
43、o the passage? _76. How many aluminum cans have been recycled?_77. What does the underlined word “toss” in the passage mean in English? _78. What is the main purpose of the passage? _. Writing（作文) (12分) 79. Write a passage of at least 60 words according to the topic “Lets save water”.(以“让我们节约用水”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文。标点符号不占格。)Suggested questions:1. Why do we have to save water?2. How do we save
