八年级下册英语半期考试题.docx

1、八年级下册英语半期考试题四川省宜宾市南溪四中2013-2014学年八年级英语下学期半期考试试题（无答案） 第一部分 听力部分（20分）1、听句子，选择与所听句子内容相符合的图片。（每小题听两遍。） A B C D E 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._二、听句子，选择正确的答语。（每小题听两遍。）( ) 6.A. she should put a bandage on it. B. She should get an X-ray. C. She should put her head back. ( ) 7.A. No, you cant. B. Yes, sure . C. Yes, I

2、 can. ( ) 8. A. Why dont you go to sleep earlier this evening? B. Whats wrong ? C. You should call him.( ) 9. A. You should talk to your friend and say sorry. B. You shouldnt talk to your friend. C. Its not a big deal. ( ) 10.A. I was in the kitchen . B. I was walking home . C. I watched TV.三、听长对话，选

3、择正确的答案。（每段对话听两遍。）听第一段对话，完成第11-12小题。( ) 11. What is Tom going to do?A. To teach the poor children. B. To play with the poor children. C. To raise money for the poor children. ( ) 12.What did Sally want to do at first?A. To buy some snacks . B. To learn from the boy.C. To buy something for the poor. 听

4、第二段对话，完成13-15 小题。 ( ) 13.Why cant Susan come to Tonys party? A. She has to study for a test. B. she is sick.C. She has to look after her mother. ( ) 14.How many classmates can come to Tonys party? A.8 B. 10 C. 12( ) 15.Tony forgot to_ .A. do the dishes B. cook dinner C. clean his room四、 听短文，选择正确答案。短

5、文听两遍。（5分） ( )16. Some western people dont like the number _. A. 11 B. 12 C. 13 ( )17. They dont like the number because they think its _. A. small B. boring C. unlucky ( )18. When all the friends arrived, Mr. Smith asked them _. A. to have dinner B. to have a party C. to drink coffee ( )19. Mr. Smit

6、h invited _ friends to get together. A. 11 B. 12 C. 13 ( )20. Mr. Brown said there were 14 people because _. A. his wife would have a baby soon B. another friend was coming C. Mrs. Smith was coming 第二部分 笔试部分（100分）一、单项选择题。（15 分）( ) 21. Whats _ ? I have a sore back.A . the wrong B. the matter C. matte

7、r D. trouble( ) 22._ more vegetables is good for our health. A .Eating B. Eat C. ate D. eats( ) 23.My brother used to _ computer games at home after supper . But now he is used to _ his homework after supper.A . play, do B. playing , do C. playing , doing D. play, doing( ) 24. Gina eats _ junk food

8、so she is _fat. A . too many, too much B. too much, too many C. too much, much too D. too many, much too ( ) 25. The old woman lives_, but she doesnt feel_.A . alone, alone B. lonely, lonely C. lonely, alone D. alone, lonely ( ) 26. Could you _ pictures on the wall?A . not to draw B. dont draw C. no

9、t draw D. not drawing ( ) 27.Bob wants to fix up the bikes and _ to the poor children. A . give away them B. give them away C. give out them D. give off them ( ) 28. Aron likes to climb the mountains by_. A. him B. himself C. his D. he ( ) 29.- Would you like the red shirt or the black one? -_. Id l

10、ike the white one. A. Both B. Either C. Neither D. None ( ) 30. The _ you work at your lessons, the _ results you will get. A .hard, good B. harder, good C. hard, better D. harder, better ( ) 31.He looks upset. He doesnt know_. A .what to do it. B. how to do it. C. how to do D. what do ( ) 32. Yeste

11、rday morning, it rained and it stopped in the afternoon.A .great B. strongly C. seriously D. heavily ( ) 33.She always gets up early_ she can catch the early bus to school. A . although B. so that C. but D. because ( ) 34.When it began to rain heavily, she _ for a bus at the bus stop. A . waited B.

12、waits C. is waiting D. was waiting ( ) 35.Jim called me yesterday, but I didnt _. A . pick up B. put up C. turn up D. set up 2、完形填空（10分） December 5th is International(国际的) Volunteer Day.It is also called IVD.There are more and more student volunteering 36 others on that day.They give people help 37

13、hope of reward(回报）.Three students from No.7 High School are regarded (被认为)as outstanding representatives（杰出的代表）of the volunteers.They are Li Huiping,Lin Pei and Zhu Ming.Three students all 38 their time to help other people.The volunteer work 39 each of them several hours a week,so it is a 40 commit

14、ment(义务).They think volunteering is great.Not only do they felt good about 41 other people, but also they get to spend time doing what they 42 to do.The three students plan to 43 a student volunteer program at their school.Dont 44 ,said they. 45 volunteer today! ( )36.A.help B.helping C.to help D.to

15、 helping ( )37.A.with B.without C.ask for D.for ( )38.A.volunteers B.volunteer C.volunteering D. volunteered ( )39.A.spends B.spend C.takes D.take ( )40.A.small B.important C.hard D.surprised ( )41.A.help B. Helped C.to help D.helping ( )42.A.likes B.love C.loves D.hate ( )43.A.hand out B.give out C

16、.set up D.fix up ( )44.A.put off it B.put it off C.put up it D.put it up ( )45.A.Does B.Doing C.Do D.To do 三、阅读理解. （40分） AZoe , 12,France I want to be a doctor when I am older because I like helping people and making them feel better .Paige,13, EnglandI am going to be an infant ( 婴幼儿 ) school teache

17、r . I love children and love teaching them . So this job is the best job for me .Joanne,13,America In the future , I would love to be a writer . Writing is one of the things that make me really happy . But if that doesnt come true , a musician is also OK.Tom ,13,EnglandI want to be an engineer , and

18、 I want to live in Greece.( )46. Zoe wants to be _. A. a doctor B. an engineer C. a teacher D. a musician ( )47. Who loves children ? A. Zoe B. Paige C. Joanne D. Tom( )48. Where does Tom want to live ? A. In France B. In England C.In America D. In Greece( )49. The underlined word “that ” refers to

19、(指的是)_. A. reading B. being happy C. being a writer D.teaching children ( )50. What can we know from the passage ? A. Zoe loves reading very much. B. Paige and Joanne are of the same age. C. Both Joanne and Tom are from England. D. Tom likes to help people and make them feel better. BIn many English

20、 homes people eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge，eggs or bread. English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one oclock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon

21、and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soups, and then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that they eat some other things, like bananas，apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are break

22、fast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very necessary. ( )51. Many English people have _meals a day. A. two B. three C. four D. three or four ( )52. People may have _ for their breakfast. A. tea and eggs B. porridge，eggs，bread，tea or coffee C. tea and coffee D. bread and eggs ( 53. Peo

23、ple have lunch at _ A. any time B. nine C. five D. one ( )54. People dont have _ for their dinner. A. porridge B. bananas and apples C. some soup and meat D. meat and fish ( ) 55. In many English homes dinner comes_ A. at one oclock B. about half past seven C. at noon D. at night C In some Western c

24、ountries, many children do chores to get pocket money.They usually start to do this when they are ten years old. School students have to do homework and study for tests. They dont have much free time on weekdays. They often do chores on weekends. Young kids only do easy chores. So they dont get much

25、 money. But thats enough. Many of them only want to buy candy (糖果). And candy is cheap! They often help do the dishes, sweep the floor, or feed the pet cat or dog. When they get older, they want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candy. So they have to work ha

26、rder! They often help their parents wash the family car, cut the grass or cook meals. Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn how to use a lawn mower (割草机) or how to cook. Of course, their parents help them at first. ( )56. How do many children get pocket m

27、oney in some Western countries? A. They study hard. C. They do part-time jobs. B. They do chores. D. They ask their parents for it . ( )57. When do many children usually begin to do chores in some Western countries? A. At the age of 10. B. At the age of 13. C. At the age of 15. D. At the age of 17.

28、( )58. Mary wants to get more pocket money to buy something expensive. She may_. A. do the dishes B. feed the pet cat C. cook meals D. sweep the floor( )59. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Young kids do easy chores because they can get much money from their parents. B. School students often d

29、o chores on Saturdays and Sundays C. If kids get older and want something more expensive,they have to work harder. D. Kids can learn how to cook with the help of their parents. ( )60. The passage mainly tells us how children in some Western countries _. A. find jobs B. get pocket money C. study at s

30、chool D. do chores DDear editor, I am not a good-looking boy and Im not good at studying, either. Some people dont even want to talk to me. So I usually feel lonely. Sometimes I think that if I wanted to leave home, nobody would care. How can I stop feeling like this? Peter Dear Peter, Without knowing more about you, it is hard for me to give you some good advice. But first, I am sure that you are wrong that nobody would care if you left home. What about your