江苏省如皋市学年八年级英语下期中试题附答案.docx

1、江苏省如皋市学年八年级英语下期中试题附答案江苏省如皋市2017-2018学年八年级英语下学期期中试题 (考试时间：100分钟，总分：100分)第卷(选择题部分 共55分)一、听力部分 (本题共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)第一部分 听对话回答问题( ) 1. Which sight are they talking about?A. B. C. ( ) 2. What does the man often do after work?A. B. C. ( ) 3. Whats the mans telephone number? A. B. C.( ) 4. Whats the woman

2、s father?A. B. C.( ) 5.What colour does the woman like best? A. Yellow. B. White. C. Orange.( ) 6. Has the girls mother ever been to Hainan Island?A. Sorry, I dont know. B. Yes, she has. C. No, never.( ) 7. What was Meimei doing when Li Lei saw her?A. She was doing some shopping. B. She was cooking

3、a meal. C. She was helping her mother to cook a meal.( ) 8. Why wouldnt Jessica like to see the movie ComingHome? A. Because she has seen it. B. Because the movie is not exciting.C. Because she has to prepare for the test.( ) 9. Why did Tom get up so early this morning?A. Because he wanted to do spo

4、rts. B. Because he wanted to catch a train.C. Because he wanted to walk a dog.( ) 10. What would Sally like their school to have? A. More books. B. More libraries. C. More clubs.第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。( ) 11.What are they talking about?A. The CCTV news. B. The sports program. C. The TV stat

5、ion.( ) 12.What does the woman think of watching too much TV?A. It is good for health. B. It is not helpful. C. It is helpful for sports.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。A busy weekMondayGo to my cousins birthday partyTuesday 13 Wednesday 14 ThursdayStudy for my 15 testFridayGo to the movies

6、( ) 13. A. Go to the dentist B. Play basketball C. English( ) 14. A. Go to the museum B. Play tennis C. Have a test( ) 15. A. Maths B. Arts C. Chinese听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。( ) 16. Why did Anna save money at first? A. Because she hoped to buy some toys. B. Because she wanted to help homeless children. C.

7、 Because she hoped to go to Disneyland one day.( ) 17. When did Anna know about the Road House? A. At the age of four. B. At the age of eight. C. At the age of twelve.( ) 18. How did Anna know about the Road House? A. From a newspaper. B. On the Internet. C. From a TV programme.( ) 19. What didnt An

8、na buy in the shop? A. A toy. B. Some socks. C. Some pencils.( ) 20. Who did Anna buy the presents for?A. A homeless child. B. Her good friend. C. Herself.二. 单项选择（每小题1分，共10分）( ) 21.- It is said that the government will build _ international bank here. - Do you believe _ news? A. a; the B. the; / C.

9、an; the D. an; a( )22.-Did James invite you to his party? -Yes. But I had to _ it because it was hard for me to spare time for it.A. return B. refuse C. renew D. review( ) 23. I went to _ side of the road in order to avoid _ him.A. another; to meet B. another; meeting C. the other; to meet D. the ot

10、her; meeting( ) 24. If you dont know _ with your old clothes, you can send them to me. A. where to do B. what to do C. how to do D. which to do( ) 25. Please move the chair. It is _. A. on my way B. in my way C. by the way D. in some ways( )26. Li lei cant go swimming with us today because he _ take

11、 care of his sick mother. A. has to B. may C. must D. need( ) 27. I used to _ in the country. But now I am used to _ in the city. A. live; live B. living; living C. live; living D. living; live( ) 28. - Wheres your father? - He _ Beijing. He _ there since last month. A. has gone to; has gone B. has

12、been to; has been C. has gone to; has been D. has been to; has gone( ) 29. - Would you mind telling who to ask for help with writing? - _ .A. My pleasure B. No, not at all C. No, I dont mind D. Yes, I will( ) 30. - Harry finally won the first prize. -Really? _. A. Many hands make light work. B. Ever

13、y dog has its day. C. Burn the candle at both ends D. It never rains but it pours.三. 完形填空（每小题1分，共10分） When Karen found out that another baby was on the way, like any good mother, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, 31 for it. They found out that it was going to be a girl, and

14、 day after day, night after night, Michael 32 to his sister in Mommys tummy（肚子）. Finally, Michaels little sister was born. But she was in 33 condition. They kept the baby girl in the ICU(重症监护室). The doctors told the parents, There is very little hope. The little girl got 34 . Karen and her husband f

15、elt 35 . They planned to have a funeral(葬礼) for her. Michael, 36 , kept begging his parents to let him see his sister. I want to sing to her, he said. Kids were never allowed in ICU. Finally Karen 37 to take Michael to his sister. Michael looked at the 38 baby. And he began to sing. In the pure hear

16、ted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang: You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey. At once the little baby girl responded. Her pulse rate(脉搏) became 39 . Keep on singing, Michael, encouraged Karen with tears in her eyes. You never know, dear, how much I 40 you. Pl

17、ease dont take my sunshine away. The baby girls breath became smooth. The next day - the very next day - the little girl was well enough to go home! The doctors called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of Gods love!( ) 31.A. look B. ask C. prepare D. wait( ) 32. A. talked B. sang C. danced D.

18、whispered( ) 33.A. serious B. normal C. safe D. important( ) 34. A. better B. thinner C. worse D. fatter( ) 35. A. helpful B. homeless C. harmful D. helpless( ) 36. A. otherwise B. moreover C. still D. however( ) 37. A. decided B. avoided C. treated D. risked( ) 38.A. friendly B. lucky C. shy D. tin

19、y( ) 39.A. silent B. calm C. dangerous D. fast( ) 40.A. know B. believe C. 1ove D. change四. 阅读理解（每小题1分，共15分）AInteresting festivals in the worldThrowingtomatoes-Spain(西班牙) Spain takes tomatoes fights to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are being thrown，not eaten. The festival takes place during th

20、e last Wednesday in August. Trucks (卡车) carry tomatoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them intothe crowd.Rollingcheese-England This festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May. It takes place on Coopers Hill. A large wheel of cheese (奶酪) is roiled down Coopers Hill. The

21、festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese.Burningman-TheUnitedStates The Burning Man Festival lasts a week，it is from the Monday before Labor Day to Labor Day(which falls on

22、 the first Monday in September in America). The festival takes place in the Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture（雕塑） of a man.Pouringwater-ThailandThe Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day，Thailand c

23、elebrates the New Year from April 13th to April 15th. Thai people run after each other, pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land.( ) 41. Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May?A.Spain.B.England. C. The Uni

24、ted States. D. Thailand.( ) 42. Which festival is held in Black Rock Desert?A.Throwingtomatoes.B.Rollingcheese. C. Burning man， D. Pouring water.( ) 43.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.Thetomatoesarethrownintothecrowdtoeat.B.Notallthefestivalsabovefallonthesingleday.C.Burnin

25、galargerealmanisthebestpartofthefestival.D. Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists， BYellow DressBy Janet LeeMary had a yellow dressBought from the department store.It looked as beautiful as the moon,And as bright as the sun.Mary wore all the timeThe yellow dress I felt so right

26、.Every day from day to nightI saw her in the dress so bright.“Buy me a yellow dress,”I cried to Mom and Dad,“As beautiful and brightAs the dress the girl living near has!”I cried and cried and cried,Until they said with sad eyes,“We need food for your baby sister,And clothes for your coming brother.

27、”Since then Ive learnedMarys yellow dressIs better to dream ofThan to ask for.( ) 44. From the poem, we know that Mary and the writer may be _. A. classmates B. relatives C. neighbours D. sisters( ) 45. Why does the writer say, “Every day from day to night / I saw her in the dress so bright”?A. The

28、writer lived with Mary. B. The dress had sun shapes on it.C. The writer liked the dress very much. D. The dress was Marys school uniform.( ) 46. What did the writers parents mean by their words?A. They did not like the yellow dress. B. They did not have money for a dress.C. They already had a dress

29、for her baby sister.D. They would ask Mary where to buy the yellow dress. CIt is believed in some ways that the daughter is fathers lover. But my experience has taught me in a different way. For a long time, my father has been a very vague (模糊的) figure to me. He was a man of few words, tall but slim

30、 and nothing else. When I was in primary school, my father was never there to pick me up, and he never came to any of my parent-teacher meetings. He was always busy doing projects. I remember when I was in middle school and my head was badly hurt in a PE class. During my operation, my father was still busy with his work. This hurt me most. At that moment, I