湖北省武汉市江岸区2017-2018学年下学期期中考试八年级英语试卷(word版无答案）

1 2017~2018 学年度第二学期期中考试八年级英语试题 一、听力测试部分（共三节，满分 25 分） 第一节（共 4 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 4 分） 听下面 4 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 佳选项。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. I’ve got a flu. B. That’s great. C. You’re right. 2. A. I’m OK. B. Much better, thanks. C. It’s interesting. 3. A. Our monitor. B. Some books. C. In the afternoon. 4. A. It’ easy. B. You look sad. C. Thanks for your advice. 第二节（共 8 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 8 分） 听下面 8 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。 5. What’s the man’s suggestion? A. To go to the concert. B. To see a show. C. To walk around. 6. Why was the man late? A. Because the traffic was very busy. B. Because he drove the wrong way. C. Because there is no parking place nearby. 7. What does the man mean? A. He has no time to watch the watch. B. He has no money to buy a ticket. C. He thinks the team he supports will lose the match. 8. How did Mike use to chat with his friends? A. On the phone. B. By writing letters. C. By visiting them. 9. What is the woman doing now? A. Buying a shelf. B. Painting a shelf. C. Looking for a new life. 10. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man has got a fever. B. The man has got a pain in his leg. C. The man has eaten some seafood. 11. What’s the man’s suggestion to the woman? A. Trust her son. B. Ask the teacher for help. C. Tell her son not to worry. 12. What did the man see? A. A kite. B. A robot. C. A car. 第三节（共 13 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 13 分） 听下面 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 三个选 项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和独白前，你将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，每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至 15 题。 13. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In the classroom. B. In a restaurant. C. In Miss Watson’s office. 14. What does the man want to do? A. To make friends with Miss White. 2 B. To know about Miss White’s job in school. C. To know about his son’s study in school. 15. What subject is Tom weak in? A. Math and science. B. Chinese and science. C. Chinese and music. 听下面一段对话，回答第 16 至 18 题。 16. Which train will the man take? A. Green line. B. Orange line. C. Yellow line. 17. How long will the man wait for the train? A. 13 minutes. B. Half an hour. C. An hour. 18. Where should the man wait for the train? A. Behind the red line. B. Behind the yellow sign. C. Behind the yellow line. 听下面一段对话，回答第 19 至 21 题。 19. Where are the two speakers? A. In a classroom. B. In a hospital. C. In an office. 20. Why does the woman have a headache? A. Because she has got a cold. B. Because she didn’t sleep well last night. C. Because she was busy these days. 21. What do we know about the woman? A. She has seen the doctor. B. She can’t sleep well these days. C. She is too busy to exercise yesterday. 22. What does the man mean? A. The woman can leave earlier to have a rest. B. The woman must finish her work before going home. C. The woman’s work should not be done by other people. 听下面一段对话，回答第 23 至第 25 题。 23. Why did Brian decide to prepare for the show? A. Because his friends liked his jokes. B. Because his teacher asked him to do so. C. Because he wanted to beat Ken. 24. What did Brian think of Ken’s words after the show? A. They were funny. B. They were helpful. C. They mean nothing at all. 25. Why did Brian’s fans thank him? A. Because he made them successful. B. Because he made them happy. C. Because he made them excited. 二、选择填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分， 共 15 分） 从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 26. ---I’m wondering if you could do me a favor? ---________. A. You’re welcome. B. No, thanks. C. Sure. What’s wrong? D. Yes, I could. 27. ---Why not talk about it another day? ---_________. A. That’s all right. B. That sounds good. 3 C. It doesn’t matter. D. You’re welcome. 28. ---Shall we go to the amusement park right away or next weekend? ---________. Any time will do. A. Excuse me B. Have a good time C. I’m afraid I can’t D. It’s up to you 29. ---My new teacher speaks very quickly in class. How can I ________ this new problem? ---Try your best and you’ll get used to it soon. A. do with B. look up C. deal with D. make up 30. ---The two sides tried and failed to come to ________. ---What a pity! A. a deal B. a start C. a stop D. a decision 31. ---Mom often cooks a ________ evening meal for us. ---How happy you are! A. proper B. fair C. special D. nervous 32. ---Did you _______ the sign on the front door? ---Sorry, it’s not the place we are looking for. A. notice B. care C. write D. catch 33. ---It is important to ______a good habit to realize our dreams. ---But it is easier to say than do, just do it. A. cause B. develop C. allow D. form 34. ---Oh, it’s raining hard. ---Drive safely! The road _______be wet. A. may B. must C. can D. need 35. ---Why does he insist on buying books? ---There are quite a few old books on the shelf, but _______ of them is useful to him. A. both B. neither C. all D. none 36. ---Do you think I can pass the exams and go to a good high school? ---It completely ________ how hard you work. A. depends on B. lies in C. counts on D. rests on 37. ---Would you like to join our golf club? ---Sorry, I am _______ at playing golf. A. strange B. amazed C. annoyed D. mad 38. ---Linda, you made Lily really sad. ---Maybe all the time I am ________ to her feelings. I’ll say sorry to her. A. familiar B. thankful C. blind D. deaf 39. ---I’ve made such a ________ of my life. What a shame! ---Set clear aims and it’s never too late to start a new life. A. trouble B. mistake C. change D. mess 40. ---Excuse me. Could you tell me _______about the local history and culture? ---Of course. You can check it on this computer. A. where can I get the information. B. What information did I get C. where I can get the information D. what information I got 4 三、完形填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，共 15 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白 处的最佳答案。 When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was 41 “Brownie”. She was so cute and lovely. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. We began to look after her very 42 . One of us would walk her, the other would feed her, then there were always baths, playing catch and many 43 games. Brownie, in return, loved every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with him quietly. We always 44 better when she was around. One day, 45 I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破) one of my Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be 46 and I had to let her know what she did was wrong and she made a 47 . When I looked at her and said, “Bad girl,” she just looked down at the ground and then went and 48 . I saw a tear in her eyes. Brownie turned out to be 49 than just our family pet. She went everywhere with us. People would 50 and ask if they could pet her. Of course she’d let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. We all trusted because she was kind to everyone. There were many times when we 51 , and some small children would come over and pull her hair. She never barked or tried to get away. 52 thing was she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her 53 . Far from the truth, she loved everyone. She was so 54 and never wanted to hurt others. Now many years have 55 since Brownie died of old age. I still miss the days when she was with us. 41. A. called B. spoke C. read D. talked 42. A. normally B. carefully C. simply D. hardly 43. A. another B. other C. others D. the other 44. A. kept B. felt C. sounded D. tasted 45. A. after B. until C. where D. as 46. A. loud B. excited C. glad D. mad 47. A. advice B. reply C. mistake D. problem 48. A. ran B. hid C. jumped D. climbed 49. A. more B. better C. worse D. less 50. A. stop B. run C. remember D. leave 51. A. shouted out B. helped out C. hung out D. brought out 52. A. Funny B. Boring C. Terrible D. Great 53. A. mouth B. teeth C. nose D. eyes 54. A. serious B. strict C. friendly D. interesting 55. A. come B. left C. passed D. stopped 四、阅读理解（每小题 2 分，共 30 分） A 5 56. The material above is _________. A. an advertisement online B. a page from a story book C. a poster D. a page from a magazine 57. What time should you go if you want to have foot on Sunday? A. 10:00 p.m. B. 12:00 p.m. C. 12:00 a.m. D. 9:00 a.m. 58. You can have _______ in the restaurant. A. breakfast B. dinner party C. afternoon tea D. picnic 59. The restaurant is in _________. A. China B. America C. Africa D. Australia 60. Please call us at ________ to get more information. A. 03 9016 8728 B. 03 0916 8278 C. 03 9018 6278 D. 03 9016 8278 B Two men were sitting together on a ship. They were on a long travel. One of them was a professor. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, and then the farmer said, ”Let’s do something to pass the time.” “What do you want to do?” the professor asked. “We can ask each other riddles.” The farmer said. “Let’s make the rules first,” the professor said, “And let’s make the game more interesting. Let’s play it for money. If we don’t know the answer to a riddle, we have to pay $50.” “That’s not fair. You are a professor with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.” “That’s true.” the professor said, “What do you want we should do?” “If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50.” The farmer said. The professor thought about this, then he said, “OK. That’s fair. Who will go first?” “I will,” the farmer said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” The professor repeated the riddle. “What has three legs when it walks, but only 6 two legs when it flies? Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer.” He gave the farmer $100, then said, “Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” “I don’t know.” the farmer said and gave him $50. 61. The story took place _________. A. on a farm B. between two passengers C. before a long plane journey D. in a shop 62. What does the underlined word “riddle” mean in this story? A. Something to win money. B. Something to help to make rules. C. A question difficult to find the answer. D. A kind of fame in doing business. 63. Why did the professor agree to give more money if he lost? A. He made much more money than the farmer. B. He was better at playing riddle games. C. He was interested in making riddles. D. He thought he knew more than the farmer. 64. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The two men made rules for their riddle at first. B. The farmer made cleverer than the professor. C. The two men made their game more interesting with money. D. There was one animal like that in the world. 65. The best title of this story should be ________. A. How to Answer Riddles B. A Rich Professor C. A Way of Getting Money D. A Clever Farmer C We made a quick stop at the store to pick up cupcakes for Norah’s birthday. We’d passed several other elderly customers but our daughter, Norah seemed drawn to a man. Her face lit up like the sun and she waved excitedly saying, ”Hi, old person! It’s my birthday today!” “Hello, little lady! And how old are you today?” he asked. They chatted for a few seconds. We said goodbye and carried on shopping. A few minutes later, Norah asked me, “Can I take a picture with the old man for my birthday?” I thought he couldn’t have gone by far. So we quickly found him. “Excuse me, sir? She’d like to know if you ‘d take a photo with her for her birthday,” I asked. He looked surprised and then happy. “A photo? With me?” he asked. “Yes! For my birthday!” Norah cheered. And so they posted together and then they hugged each other like they were long lost friends. We thanked Mr. Dan for sparing a few minutes of his day with us. He tore up(流着泪) and said, “thank you. This is the best day I’ve had in a long time. You’ve made me feel so happy and valuable, Ms Norah.” Now, Norah and Mr. Dan often visit each other. While they don’t, Norah makes sure to call him at least once a week. Norah worried about Mr. Dan being alone and brought Mr. Dan a dog on his 82nd birthday. Mr. Dan said that his meeting with Norah helped to heal(治愈) his broken heart as he was having a difficult time before he met Norah that day. Sometimes talking to strangers turns into the most beautiful thing in the world. 66. How did Norah know Mr. Dan? A. By appointment. B. By telephone. 7 C. By meeting accidentally D. By chatting online 67. When Mr. Dan was asked to take a photo, he was _______ at first. A. happy B. frightened C. doubtful D. surprised 68. Mr. Dan was moved to tears because __________. A. he felt he was valuable B. he found a true friend C. he no longer felt lonely D. he found a hope to live on 69. It’s clear that __________. A. Mr. Dan invited Norah to take a photo B. Norah knew Mr. Dan’s trouble C. Mr. Dan lived a hard life before that day D. the author asked them to take a photo 70. We can learn from the story that ___________. A. we should always try to talk to strangers. B. sometimes a little kindness turns big for others. C. some strangers are always friendly to others. D. talking to others can heal one’s broken heart. 五、词与短语填空（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，共 10 分） 仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结 构，句意和逻辑上正确。（提示：选项中有一个是多余的） 71. My parents don’t allow me to _______with my friends on school nights. 72. You need to take ________ away from the computer. 73.Volunteering our time to help the _________ people is a good way to spend our free time. 74. Doing sports and eating healthy food are ______ for people to keep healthy. 75. The hotel _______ free breakfast to visitors. 六、阅读理解填词（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分） My relationship with my mother changed after I went to college. When I was at home, we a 76 about many things, for example, wearing makeup(化妆) and talking on the phone. One time, before a big party, she r 77 to let me leave the house. She thought my makeup was too heavy. I had to wash my face before I went to the party. I was the only girl without makeup, and I was so a 78 . And when I talked to my friends on the phone, my mum always shouted to tell me to h 79 up, and the person I was talking to could hear her. Her behaviors always made me upset. But after a few months at college. I changed myself c 80 . I met new people. I started learning about history, politics, and the world. I didn’t have the t 81 patience for long phone conversations. I stopped c 82 so much about things like makeup. I once went to a party with no makeup on, but I felt fine. I just laughed about it. My new way of thinking brought me c 83 to my mother. Now, I talk to my mother almost every day. We get on quite well. We go to movies together and read the same books. I tell her about my problems and she gives me good a 84 . Last month, my mother h 85 me through a had time. She is an amazing person. I know that now. 76. a _________ 77. r _________ 78. a _________ 79. h_________ 80. c_________ 81. t__________ 82. c_________ 83. c _________ 84. a _________ 85. h ________ offers; hang out; work out; breaks; disabled; helpful 8 七、书面表达（共 1 大题，满分 15 分） 假如你是琳达，最近听说 2022 年冬奥会招募志愿者，请以“我要做一名志愿者”为 主题用英文写一篇演讲稿，表达自己的决心。要点如下： 1. 琳达，14 岁的中学生，性格开朗外向； 2. 喜欢各种体育运动，擅长英语，口语好； 3. 当奥运志愿者可以和来自不同国家的人交朋友，也可以更多的了解奥运会； 4. 如果有幸成为了志愿者，谈一下你的计划。 要求： 1. 不要逐词翻译 2. 80 词以上，开头已给出，不计入总数。 关键词： Winter Olympic Games 冬奥会, outgoing 外向的, spoken English 口语 Ladies and gentlemen, It’s my great pleasure to stand here to talk about my wish. I want to be a volunteer _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________