八年级上学期半期考试英语试题.docx

1、八年级上学期半期考试英语试题2019-2020年八年级上学期半期考试英语试题第卷 (选择题，共65分)听下面5段小对话，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。每段对话读一遍。( )1. Where did Zhang Ming go on vacation?( )2. What does Li Jun plan to watch this evening?( )3. What did Ted do last Sunday morning?( )4. How did the boy know the news?( )5. What is Tinas hair lik

2、e?第二节：（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面几段材料，每段材料后有一个或几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段材料读两遍。( )6. How was the weather last Sunday? A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Windy. ( )7. What does Susan never do? A. She never stays up late. B. She never gets up late. C. She never goes to bed early.( )8. How many students exercise in

3、 Annas class every day? A. Four. B. Five. C. Ten.( )9. Who often listens to Lisas problems? A. Her friend. B. Her mother. C. Her teacher.( )10. What does Grace want to be one day? A. An artist. B. A teacher. C. A reporter.听下面一段材料，回答11-12题( )11. What did Jake do yesterday evening? A. He went to the m

4、ovies. B. He watched cartoons. C. He read a book.( )12. What time did Jake go to bed? A. At ten oclock. B. At eleven oclock. C. At twelve oclock.听下面一段材料，回答13-15题( )13. What is Mike busy with? A. His plan for vacation. B. His lessons. C. His exam.( )14. What does Mike think of living in the hotel? A.

5、 Expensive. B. Uncomfortable. C. Unsafe.( )15. Where will Mike live when he goes to Mount Tai? A. At Emmas home. B. At the home of Mikes uncle. C. At the home of Emmas uncle.听下面一段材料，回答16-20题( )16. Where does the speaker work? A. In a house company. B. In a restaurant. C. In a hotel.( )17. What can M

6、ike see from the room? A. The whole city. B. The West Lake. C. The Chaohu Lake.( )18. How much will Mike pay for the room one night? A. 450 yuan. B. 500 yuan. C. 550 yuan.( )19. Which of the following meals is free? A. Breakfast. B. Lunch. C. Supper.( )20. Which telephone number can he call if Mike

7、has any more questions? A. 83845672. B. 83486572. C. 83846572. 第二部分：基础知识运用（共两节，满分20分）第一节：单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。( )21. Long time no see, Alice. Would you like _ to eat? - Yes, please.A. something special B. anything special C. special something( )22. Do you like sports, Eric? - Ye

8、s, I can do many sports, _ food, basketball and volleyball.A. such as B. for example C. look like( )23. Which one do you like _, the green one, the blue one or the red one? - I like the green one A. better B. best C. well ( )24. Tom, do you know the girl with glasses? - Yes, she is my best friend Lu

9、cy. She is talented _. A. to sing B. at singing C. in singing( )25. - What does your best friend look like, Lily? - she has long hair, but my hair is much _ than _.A. long; she B. longer; hers C. longer; her( )26. How many brothers do you have, Jim? I have two brothers. They _ handsome.A. all are B.

10、 both are C. are both( )27. Would you mind me _ the TV, Ken? Of course not. I want to watch TV shows, too.A. turning on B. turning off C. to turn on( )28. Mike does well in math, so _ is easy for him to work out the difficult math problem.A. this B. that C. it( )29. How do you like Lisa?I dont like

11、her so much. She thinks only of herself but never _ others.A. cares about B. brings out C. picks up ( )30. Who dances well, Bob? _. A. No problem. B. Its up to you to decide C. Not at all第二节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 A rich man loved his little boy very

12、much. He wanted 31 him happy all the time. So he gave him everything that he could buy with 32 . But the little boy was still 33 . Where he went, he always wore a frown. And he always wished for something he did not have. He rich man didnt know 34 to make his son happy. One day, a magician came and

13、said to him, “I can make your son happy and 35 his frowns into smiles, but you must pay me a great price 36 telling him the secret.” “All right,” said the man, “No matter what you ask for, I 37 you.” The magician took the boy into a secret room. He wrote something on a piece of paper, and then gave

14、it to the boy. There were some words on the paper, “Do one 38 thing for someone every day.” The boy followed the 39 and became one of 40 boy. I think only those who are always thinking about others can be truly happy. ( )31. A. to keep B. to get C. to make( )32. A. money B. food C. time( )33. A. rel

15、axed B. unhappy C. angry( )34. A. why B. how C. what( )35. A. turn B. come C. put( )36. A. on B. for C. at( )37. A. will give B. will ask C. will answer( )38. A. boring B. bad C. kind( )39. A. advice B. medicine C. book( )40. A. happier B. the happiest C. happy第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分25分）第一节：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2

16、分，满分20分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。A Of course you do not want to spend your vacation sick (生病的) in bed. So what can you do to stay in good health when traveling? There are some things you should remember when you travel: relax, sleep and eat well. A vacation should be a time for relaxing but ver

17、y often it is not. Think about what you do when you are traveling. There are so many places to visit: museums, shops, parks . You may spend most days walking around these places. This can be very tiring. Do not ask your body to do too much. A tired body means a weak (虚弱的) body. And a weak body gets

18、sick easily. So sit down for a few hours in a nice and quiet place. Sleep is also important. If you want to stay healthy you need to get enough sleep.Your hotel room may be noisy or the bed may be uncomfortable. You may not get enough sleep for other reasons. You may want to stay out late at night.

19、Then you should plan to sleep for an hour during the day. That extra (额外的) hour can make a big difference. At last, if you want to stay healthy, you must eat well. That means eating the right kinds of food. Your body needs fresh fruit and vegetables, and some meat, milk or cheese (奶酪). So, remember

20、this: if you want to enjoy your vacation, take good care of yourself. Give your body some rest (休息). Get enough sleep and eat good, healthy food.( )41. How many things does the writer think we should care about when we travel? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.( )42. What does the writer think of sleeping f

21、or an hour in the day when we travel? A. Long. B. Boring. C. Useful.( )43. Which of the following does the writer think is the right food when we travel? fruit meat hamburger cheese A. B. C. BIts the 3rd Family Fun Fair (集市)! When: Saturday, October 5th from 9 a.m. To 3 p.m. Where: The city parkDont

22、 miss (错过) the 3rd Family Fun Fair! Thisfair will be even better than last years fair! Last year, the card game was very interesting. (Who could forget Mr. Snyder winning the game?) This year we have two more new kinds of games. So get ready to take part in the fair! Visit our craft (工艺) tables. The

23、y will be better than ever! You can buy items such as clothes, bags and gift baskets. Children aged 5 and under can take part in face painting for free. Mr. Garcias third-grade art class and Mrs. Adamss fourth-grade art class will show how to do face painting. No fair would be good without food. We

24、will sell hot dogs, ice-cream and candy. We also have an apple pie contest (苹果派比赛). Just bring your pie to the pie table on the morning of the fair. At 1 p.m., Mr. Carter will choose a winner. Tickets are only $2 each.This will be the best fair ever. Dont miss it!( )44. This year, there will be _ ki

25、nds of games in the fair. A. 2 B. 3 C. 4( )45. Which of the following is free to children aged 5 and under? A. Ice-cream. B. Apple pies. C. Face painting.( )46. The writer wrote this material mainly to _. A. get people to go to the fair B. tell about Mr. Snyders story C. show how to win the gamesC S

26、omething very special happened to Tamara. She never knew she had a twin (双胞胎) sister until she started university! Tamara was born (出生) in Mexico. Her parents could not look after her so she went to live with a family in Manhattan, New York, USA. When Tamara was twenty years old, she started univers

27、ity in Long Island. She enjoyed her university life. But one day she was walking home from class, and a student smiled at her.“Hello, Adriana!”said the student.“Im not Adriana,”said Tamara. This happened to Tamara again and again. Tamara didnt know why people kept calling her Adriana. One day, when

28、a woman called her Adriana, Tamara asked,“Why do you keep calling me Adriana?” The woman said, “You look like my friend Adriana. You have the same face and the same hair. Is Adriana your sister?”Tamara said that she did not have any sisters. But she was interested in the girl named Adriana. At last

29、she asked someone for Adrianas e-mail address (地址). When Tamara wrote to Adriana, she found out that they both had the same birthday, they looked the same and both of them were from Mexico. When Tamara went to live with the family in Manhattan, Adriana moved to Long Island to live with a family ther

30、e. It had to be true! Adriana and Tamara were twin sisters!( )47. When did Tamara know that she had a sister? A. Before she started school. B. After she visited a woman. C. After she went to university.( )48. How might Tamara feel when a student called her Adriana? A. Sorry. B. Scared. C. Surprised.

31、( )49. What did Tamara decide to do after she talked with the woman? A. Have a talk with Adrianas parents.B. Find something about Adriana.C. Give Adriana a telephone call.( )50. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Tamara had two sisters all together.B. Adriana wrote an e-mail to Tamara first.C. Tamara and Adriana were both in Long