1、黄冈市五校联考2015-2016学年八年级下学期期中英语试题 考试时间：120分钟 满分：120分一、 听力测试（共三节；计25分）第一节（共5小题；每小题分，满分5分）听句子。从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出与句子内容相符的图片。听完每句话后，你将有5秒钟的作答时间。每个句子读两遍。( ) 1. A. B. C. ( ) 2. A. B. C. ( ) 3. A. B. C. ( ) 4. A. B. C. ( ) 5. A. B. C.第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段小对话。每段对话后面有一个小题，从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将
2、有5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。( ) 6. A. She has a cold.B. She has a sore throat. C. She has a fever.( ) 7. A. The zoo. B. The school. C. The hospital.( ) 8. A. She was watching TV. B. She was in the rainstorm. C. She was reading a book.( ) 9. A. In November 1979.B. In November 1799. C. In October 1999.( ) 10. A
3、. To shoot the Suns. B. To repair the sky. C. To move the mountains.第三节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面6段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后面有几个小题，从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第11段材料，回答11、12小题。( ) 11. Whats wrong with the girl? A. She has a cold.B. She has a headache. C. She has a toothache.( ) 12. What should the girl do?
4、A. Lie down and rest. B. Study hard and does his homework every day. C. See a dentist and get an X-ray.听第12段材料，回答13、14小题。( ) 13. Where are they talking? A. In the shop. B. At school. C. At home.( ) 14. How long did John spend on his homework? A. About two hours.B. About three hours. C. More than two
5、 hours.听第13段材料，回答15、16小题。( ) 15. Where was the woman at that moment? A. In the bathroom. B. In the bedroom. C. In the kitchen.( ) 16. What was the woman doing? A. She was taking a shower.B. She was washing her clothes. C. She was cleaning it.听第14段材料，回答第17-19小题。( ) 17. Whats wrong with the young man?
6、 A. He has a cold.B. He has a headache. C. He has a toothache.( ) 18. What did the doctor tell Jim to do? A. Take more exercise. B. Take a walk every day. C. Take some medicine.( ) 19. Is it serious with the young man? A Yes, it is. B. The doctor doesnt know. C. No, it isnt.听第15段材料，回答第20-22小题。( ) 20
7、. What are they talking about? A. The story about Yu Gong. B. The story about Monkey King. C. The story about Nu Wa.( ) 21. What does the Monkey King use to fight bad people? A. A gun（枪）. B. A sword（箭）. C. A magic stick.( ) 22. How many changes can Monkey King make? A. 36. B. 72. C. 108听第16段材料，回答第23
8、-25小题。( ) 23. Who did the class help?A. An old woman. B. An old man. C. A sick woman.( ) 24. How long did they work?A. Two days. B. Three weeks. C. One month.( ) 25. Why were they happy?A. Because they were paid. B. Because they made friends. C. Because they helped someone.二、单项选择（每小题1分，满分15分）请从所给的A、
9、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。( ) 26. - Which of the two T-shirts will you take?- Ill take _. One is for my brother and the other is for myself.A. both B. either C. neither D. all( ) 27. - Whats the matter with you?- I have a stomachache. Maybe I ate _ last night. A. too many B. too much C. much too D.
10、many too ( )28 - I have some _ in learning English and Im so worried. Could you help me with it? -Sure, Id love to. A. joy B. interest C. kindness D. difficulties( )29 - If you want to be healthier, you must eat junk food and do exercise .Yes, you are quite right.A. little, many B. much, few C. fewe
11、r, lessD. less, more（ ）30 Do you know if they swimming with us tomorrow? I think they will if they freeA. go, will beB. will go, are C. go, areD. will go, will be. （ ）31- I didnt go swimming yesterday afternoon. - _. I had to clean up my bedroom. A. So did I B. Neither did I C. Neither I did D. So I
12、 did( ) 32. When I passed there, I saw an old man _ on the side of the road, crying hard.A. to lie B. lie C. lay D. lying( ) 33 - My computer is broken. - Why not ask Mr. Smith _ for you? A. fix it up B. fix up it C. to fix up it D. to fix it up ( ) 34. - Why do you often go to this restaurant? - I
13、like that restaurant because it _ both delicious food and good service for us. A. uses B. gives C. shares D. provides( ) 35. - Does your sister get up early or late?- She used to _ very late, but now she is used to _ early. A. get up, getting up B. got up, get up C. getting up, get up D. getting up,
14、 got up( ) 36. - Could I _ your bike? - With pleasure. But you mustnt _ it to others. A. lend, borrow B. borrow, lend C. lend, lend D. borrow, borrow( ) 37. Studying hard is the right way to lead us _ success. A. in B. to C. on D. with( ) 38. While the sun _, he was still asleep at home. A. rise B.
15、rises C. is rising D. was rising( ) 39. - I have no friends to talk with at school. - Dont worry! I am sure youll _ your classmates if you are kind and friendly to them. A. catch up withB. get on well with C. agree withD. be strict with( ) 40. - Could I use your dictionary, Sandy? - _. But you have
16、to return it to me this afternoon. A. No problem B. Yes, you could C. I hope not D. Im sorry三、完形填空（每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey 41._ November 1979. Most of them were hearing this story for the first time. 42
17、._, this story is not new to Chinese children.There are many fairy tales（童话故事）in China. Journey to the West is 43._ of them. In 44._ tale, The Monkey King is the main character. He is not just any 45._ monkey. We say this 46._ he can make 72 changes to his shape and size. He can turn himself into 47
18、._ animals and objects. But unless he can hide his tail, he cant turn himself into a 48._. He always uses a magic stick 49._ the bad people. Sometimes, he can make the stick so small that he can 50._ it in his ear. He is 51._ able to make it big and long. This fairy tale is really great.The Monkey K
19、ing has 52._ Chinese children for many years. 53._ the TV program came out more than 30 years ago, western children became interested in reading this story. Great Monkey King keeps 54._ to help the weak and never gives up. In fact, children 55._ the world love the Monkey King.( ) 41. A. on B. at C.
20、in D. ( ) 42. A. But B. So C. Because D. However( ) 43. A. the B. one C. some D. each( ) 44. A. a B. an C. the D. your( ) 45. A. normal B. common C. usual D. special( ) 46. A. why B. because C. so D. that( ) 47. A. the same B. similar C. different D. difficult( ) 48. A. man B. people C. pig D. monke
21、y( ) 49. A. to play B. to please C. to fight D. to work( ) 50. A. keeps B. study C. cut D. put( ) 51. A. as well B. also C. either D. too( ) 52. A. excite B. excited C. exciting D. interest( ) 53. A. As soon as B. Before C. Because D. Although ( ) 54. A. fight B. to fight C. fighting D. fought ( ) 5
22、5. A. on B. over C. all over D. about四、综合阅读理（共两节；计32分）第一节 阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）阅读下面三篇短文，根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。 (1)Almost every Chinese person knows the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work(谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦).” But many of us dont get the real meaning: Dont waste food. A CCTV program repor
23、ted that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010.Six million children die of hunger every year. What should
24、 we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips: 1. Do not order too much in a restaurant. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home. 2. Dont be too picky(挑剔的) about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it. 3. Keep an eye on what food y
25、ou have at home. Dont buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.56.The Chinese poem wants to tell us .A. to work hard. B. to waste food C. not to waste food D. to know the farmer.57.Chinese people waste food according to a CCTV program. A. a little B. a lot of C. some D. no 58. people die of
26、 hunger every year. A. 200 million. B. 6 million. C. 925 million. D. 625 million.59. Which of the following is a good way to save food? A. Ordering more than you need at a restaurant. B. Be picky about your food. C. Buy what you want. D. Take the food home if you cant eat up in a restaurant.（2）Sever
27、al weeks ago, more than 70 American students discussed with American First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House about health problems. The students asked lots of questions that day and Mrs. Obama answered them one by one patiently. Then Mrs.Obama explained the importance of making healthy choices(
28、选择).The students were all eyes and ears as they listened.She told the students that she didnt always feel good about the choices her family was making. Some years ago, when she was working and living with her family in Chicago, Mrs. Obama realized she had to make changes in her familys lifestyle.“We
29、 were eating out too much, buying a lot of things, and drinking a lot of sugary drinks,” she said. So Mrs. Obama started talking to her kids about eating healthily and exercising more. Soon they were cooking more, eating fewer desserts, and spending less time watching TV. Mrs. Obama realized that ma
30、king little changes can have a big effect(效果)。Mrs. Obama said that young people should take care of their own health and their own futures. “Exercise isnt always about sports. Its just about moving,” she said.60. More than 70 American students visited Mrs. Obama_.A. to find out if she cared for chil
31、drens health B. to learn how to make health foodC. to get her to help the children with health problems D. to have a discussion with her about health problems61The underlined(划线) sentence in the second paragraph means_ A. the students listened to Mrs. Obama very carefully B. what Mrs. Obama said was
32、 not good for the students ears C. the students failed（失败）to understand what Mrs. Obama was saying D .what Mrs. Obama meant to help the students with their eyes62 Which is right about Mrs. Obama?A. She has failed to change her childrens lifestyle.B. She thought people in Chicago should change their
33、lifestyles.C. She moved out from the White House several weeks ago.D. She thought we didnt have to necessarily（必需地）do sports, but we should move more.63 From the passage we know_. A. the students are in poor health B. as a child, Mrs. Obama was poor in health C. Mrs. Obamas children have health prob
34、lems D. Mrs. Obama cares for childrens health very much(3)A new word is becoming more and more popular on the Internet in China - but no one knows quite what it means. The word duang is so new that you cant even find it in the Chinese dictionary. But it has already spread(传播) like fire on the Chines
35、e Internet , appearing more than 8,000,000 times on Weibo, where 15,000 users had more than 312,000 discussions. On Baidu, it has been looked up almost 600,000 times. But what does it mean?Everyones duang-ing and I still dont know what it means! Looks like Id better go back to school now, said Weibo
36、 user Fahmida.Another user asked: Have you duang-ed today? My mind is full of duang duang duang.To duang or not to duang, that is the question, wrote user Beatrice.Duang seems to be imitating (模仿) a sound. It all seems to have started with Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan, who in 2004 appeared in a
37、 shampoo ad (洗发水广告) where he used the sound “duang” to describe his soft and black hair. The word came to people again recently(最近) after Chan posted it on his Weibo page. Thousands of users then began to visit Chans Weibo page with comments (评论).The word seems to have many different meanings, and t
38、heres no perfect (完美的) Chinese meaning for it, but you could use it to give emphasis (强调) to the word that follows it. A kid might be duang cute, for example.64 According to the passage, _ users joined in the discussion on Weibo.A. 312,000B. 15,000C. 600,000D. 8,000,00065. In 2004, Jackie Chan used
39、“duang” to _. A. show he was very popular B. describe his hair C. ask people to buy the shampoo D. reply to Weibo users comments66. Mary got a gift from her old friend and said “I am duang surprised”. She might mean that she was_ according to the passage.A. not surprised at allB. a little surprisedC
40、. quite surprisedD. no longer surprised67. The best title of this passage may be “_”.A. A New Word DuangB. Jackie Chan and His Shampoo AdC. Learning Chinese CultureD. A New Name for Jackie Chan第二节 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格。（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）I have a lot of problems recently. First, Im not happy in class. Im so shy that Im afraid of speaking in class. Secondly, I argued with my best friend. Im very worried because I have few friends. I dont want to lose her. Thirdly, I feel nervous as the middle exams are coming. And even I cant sleep well at night. Yesterday, my mother
