2017学年第二学期八年级英语学科期中试卷
(满分100分，考试时间90分钟)
Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力)
I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解) (共25分):
A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (5分)
A B C
D E F
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案) (8分)
( ) 6. A) Sunny. B)Rainy. C) Cloudy. D) Windy.
( ) 7. A) Germany. B) Australia. C) France. D) America.
( ) 8. A) $4. B) $6. C) $ 10. D) $2.
( ) 9. A) Husband and wife. B) Classmates. C) Father and daughter. D) Neighbours.
( )10.A) On the desk. B) On the floor.
C) In her school bag. D) In her pocket.
( )11. A) There are few people there. B) There are too many books in the show.
C) It is very crowded in the show. D) The books in the show are not good enough.
( )12. A) She has to work. B) She doesn’t like parties. C) She has English classes. D) She will go to a club.
( )13. A) The National Park. B) Jimmy’s new house.
C) Jimmy’s holiday plans. D) The duration of the holiday.
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) (6分)
( )14. Some plants can’t get enough food from the ground.
( )15. Most insects and animals like the colour of red.
( )16. The hair on the first kind of plant can feel the insects.
( )17. It takes this plant 12 to 15 days to eat the poor insect.
( )18. Some big plants can even catch small animals.
( )19. The second kind of plant has special leaves and they can move very quickly.
D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词) (6分)
20. Copying also does good to students of a ________ __________.
21. Children _______ _________ to express(表达)themselves.
22. English school students also pay their attention to ______ ______ each other.
Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar
（第二部分 语音、词汇和语法）（共35分）
Ⅱ. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (15分)
( )23. Which of the following underlined parts is different from the others?
A) Can you get me a packet of electricity, please?
B) The man was released after three years in prison.
C) This building measures about 200 square meters.
D) When you exercise, the amount of water you need increases.
( )24. There is going to be _______ interesting movie on in May.
A) a B) an C) the D) /
( )25. Everybody should do his best to fight _________ pollution.
A) for B) to C) on D) against
( )26. I haven’t got _______ bread for everyone here. Would you please go and get some more? A. little B. few C. many D. much
( )27. Why not try ____ way? Perhaps you will get it.
A) other B) another C) others D) the others
( )28. Be quiet! Your baby brother _________ now.
A) sleeps B) slept C) is sleeping D) has slept
( )29. __________ important information he has collected！
A) What B) What a C) What an D) How
( )30. Children under 1.2 metres in height _______ take a free bus ride. A) can B) must C) need D) should
( )31. Mr. Li is very strict with us. He makes us ______ a lot of homework every day. A) to do B) do C) doing D) did
( )32. Steve didn’t stop writing _______ his eyes completely went blind. A) because B) until C) since D) if
( )33. We should encourage people ________ the new kind of cars.
A) use B) used C) to use D) using
( )34. It is important for everyone ________ his promise in his life.
A) keep B) to keep C) keeping D) kept
( )35. Alice, remember __________ your dictionaries here tomorrow.
A) bring B)brought C) to bring D) bringing
( )36. －Shall we join the Green World Summer Camp? －_______ We’ll surely have a good time there. A) Good idea. B) That’s all right. C) Thank you. D) Never mind.
( )37. －May I ask for leave tomorrow? －_______ You’ll have to take an exam tomorrow. A) Sure. Go ahead! B) Yes, you may. C) You’d better not. D) I’m afraid it’s too early.
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) (5分)
I am a plastic bottle. A week ago, I was on a supermarket shelf. I had a normal life, the same as all my brothers and sisters—other bottles full of water. I felt 38 happy.
Then a tall woman picked me up and put me in her 39 ! The woman took me home and put me in the fridge. It was cold, but I soon made friends with the cans and bottles in it. However, only a few hours 40 , she took me out of the fridge and drank the water inside me. Then she threw me into a litter bin. I have never felt so 41 and alone(孤单的)in my life.
Early the next morning, a man took me out of the litter bin. He threw me and the other rubbish into the back of a truck. There were so many awful smells. Then I was 42 together with the rest of the rubbish. Soon I was completely flat (扁平的). I cannot believe how thin I became.
IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词) (5分)
43. Do you know what the __________ elements are? (nature)
44. A famous ______________ is going to give lectures in our university. ( science )
45. The two companies__________ more cars this year than they did last year. (product)
46. Our headmaster __________ invited the guests to enter. (polite)
47. The customers were satisfied with his good ____________. (serve)
V. Rewrite the sentences according to the instructions in the brackets. (按要求改写下列句子) (10分)
48. Mary is working on the computer now. (改为一般疑问句)
_______ Mary _______ on the computer now?
49. He would like to buy a DVD player for his cousin. (对划线部分提问)
_________ _________ he like to buy for his cousin?
50. We can’t drink sea water. We can’t take a shower with it, either. (合并为一句)
We can ________ drink sea water _______ take a shower with it.
51. What does the moon look like? Can you tell me? (改为宾语从句) Can you tell me __________ the moon __________ like?
52. almost, electricity, in, uses, one , way, everyone.（连词成句）
_________________________________________________________.
Part 3 Reading and Writing
(第三部分 读写)
VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解) (共24分)
Read the passage and choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案） （共5分）
The Windy Day
Book Report By Jason Ma (8A)
Title: The Windy Day
Writer: Alisha Wood
The reason for my choice:
The idea of a recent popular film comes from one of Alisha Wood’s stories. The story interests me.
Summary of the book:
It is about what happened to a little boy named Daniel on a windy day.
One day, Daniel was flying his kite on Peace Hill. Suddenly, a strong wind blew up the hill and lifted Daniel right off his feet. Daniel held on to his kite tightly and was blown into the clouds. Finally he landed in a small town with a sign, “Nowhere: The Town Nobody’s Ever Heard Of”. This worried Daniel.
He asked people around where Nowhere was. But all of them said, “Nowhere. Nobody knows.” He tried hard to find out the way home but he couldn’t. It was like an adventure until he came across the King. Daniel talked to him and he decided to help Daniel. He clapped his hands twice. A great wind came up and pulled the kite, along with Daniel, into the clouds and back to Peace Hill.
Comment (评论):
The story is so amazing that I can not stop reading it. I admire (钦佩) Daniel because he is such a brave boy who tries hard to solve the problems in a strange place.
( ) 53. Jason has chosen the book The Windy Day because _______. A) it has been made into a film B) it is about a boy named Daniel C) Alisha Wood is Jason’s favourite writer D) Jason is interested in Alisha’s story
( ) 54. Daniel felt _______ in the strange place. A) excited B) worried C) bored D) happy
( ) 55. Daniel went back home _______. A) on foot by himself
B) with the help of his friends C) after the King clapped his hands twice
D) because someone called Somewhere helped him
( ) 56. Jason admires Daniel because _______________________. A) he can fly a kite. B) he is brave enough to solve the problems. C) he likes going to a strange place D) he is always hard-working.
( ) 57. Which of the following could be another title of this story? A) A King’s Claps B) A Kite to Nowhere C) A Kite in the Clouds D) Life in a Small Town
Read the passage and complete the blanks with proper words. (根据短文内容，选择恰当的单词或词组）（6分）
My father often works very hard. And he 58 goes to the movies. Here I’ll tell you a funny story about him.
One afternoon, when he finished his work, , he found a film ticket under the glass on his desk. He thought he 59 to have not much work to do that day and it was quite wonderful to pass the evening at the cinema.
So he came back home and 60 finished his supper. Then he said good-bye to us and left. An hour later, he came back. We were 61 . I asked him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about the funny thing that had happened at the cinema.
When my father was sitting in his seat, a woman came to my father’s seat and said that seat was hers. My father was surprised. He took out the ticket and looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, Seat 3. And then he looked at the seat. It was 62 . So he asked her to show her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown on it was Row 17, Seat 3.
Why? What’s the matter with all this? While they were 63 , suddenly the woman said, “The colours of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while my father said, “Oh, I’m sorry, I made a mistake, my ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.”With these words, he left.
( ) 58. A) seldom B) often C) usually D) never
( ) 59. A) liked B) had C) wanted D) happened
( ) 60. A) slowly B)quietly C) quickly D) suddenly
( ) 61. A) excited B) impatient C) disappointed D) surprised
( ) 62. A) clean B) dirty C) the same D) different
( ) 63. A) listening B) worrying C) wondering D) relaxing
C. Complete the passage with proper words, and the first letter is given (根据首字母填空) (共6分)
Electricity keeps us warm in winter, cool in summer, cooks our food, heats our water, cleans our clothes and powers our TVs, radios and computers. Electricity makes wonderful things possible.
Electricity can travel e 64 through our bodies. Do you know why? Because electricity moves quickly through water and the human body is 70% water!
Electricity can be very dangerous. What will happen if you get shocked? You will find it hard to b 65 , your heart will stop beating and you’ll get burnt and even die! As electricity travels at the speed of l 66 , it’s almost impossible for you to pull away(摆脱) if you really get shocked. And, you should never try to touch anyone who’s been shocked with your hand, because you can become p 67 of the circuit (电路)as well!
It sounds t 68 , and it is! But if you remember the safety rules, you can always use electricity safely.
Never touch an electrical appliance if you are standing in water or if you are wet.
Never touch b_ 69 __ electrical cords(电线).
Never put a mental object into an appliance.
D. Read the passage and answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) (7分)
I am Claire. Last year. I left my job and went to Borneo to work without pay in the rainforest. So many people have said to me, “ I would love to do something like that,” and I say, “If you want to, just do it.” They always reply, “I can’t.” But if you really want to do it, there are ways to make it happen.
After I had a three-day training, I started work on an environmental project with a group of young people. The accommodation(住处) was very basic and we had to build our own place to sleep. There you could only see a simple bed, a cloth roof and a net to keep insects out.
It was never danerous there, but it was very challenging(挑战的). There were things that we didn’t think we would manage to do, but we did. I had some of my worst moments there, but also some of my best----it made me feel alive. We had food, water, somewhere to stay, about three sets of clothes and really good conversation. We were in the most beautiful place and we had things to keep us busy. We didn’t need any more.
One of the teenagers said, “Before we came here, it was really important to me what clothes I wore and who my friends were. I was always thinking about shoes, but really none of that matters. Here, people accept me for who I am, what I believe and think, not for what kind of clothes I’ve got.” When she said that, I ___________________.
70. Did Claire get any money from the work in Borneo?
______________________________________________________________.
71. What did Claire do before she started work on an environmental project?
She ___________________________________________________.
72. What was in Claire’s “bedroom” in the rainforest?
______________________________________________________________.
73.How did Claire feel when she had the best and the worst moments in Borneo?
_________________________________________________________________.
74. What did one of the teenagers care about before she came to Borneo?
She cared about ______________________________________________________.
75. What proper words or phrases can we use to complete the last sentence?
When she said that, I _________________________________________.
Ⅶ. Writing (写话) (共16分)
A. Translate the following sentences into English （将下列句子翻译成英语)（4分）
76. 你能把这个电线连接到电脑吗？（connect…to）
77. 树木给人们提供了许多有用的东西，比如木头和果实。（provide…with）
B. Write（作文) (12分)
78. Write a passage of at least 60 words according to the topic “Let’s save water”.(以“让我们节约用水”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文。标点符号不占格。)
Suggested questions:
1. Why do we have to save water?
2. How do we save water?
2017学年第二学期八年级英语学科期中试卷·参考答案
Part 1 Listening.
I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解) (共25分)
A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) （共5分）
It is healthy for people to ride bicycles regularly. (D)
These batteries can be used in a torch. (A)
3. The man picked up the two phones and didn’t know which rang just now. (E)
4. Trees can take harmful gas from the air and release oxygen back into the air . (B)
5. We can save electricity by switching off the lights when we leave home. (C)
B．Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)
6. W: Tony, take an umbrella with you. It’s raining outside.
M: What changeable weather! It was sunny this morning.
Q: What is the weather like now? B
7. M: Have you ever been to America?
W:No, but I have been to Australia and Germany before.
Q: Which country hasn’t the woman been to before? D
8. M: Excuse me, how much is the chicken sandwich?
W: $4.
M: OK. I’ll take the chicken sandwich and a glass of milk.
W: Sure, that’ll be $6.
Q: How much is a chicken sandwich? A
9. W: Hello. This is Mary.
M: Hello, Mary. This is Tom. Could you help me? I’ve tried to phone my wife several times, but the line is busy all the time. Could you please go next door and give her a message?
W: Sure.
Q: What’s the possible relationship between Mary and Tom’s wife? D
10. W: I put my pen on the desk, but I can’t find it now.
M: Oh, I saw it on the floor and then put it in your school bag.
W: Thank you, Dad.
Q: Where is the girl’s pen now? C
11. M: Have you been to the book show, Kitty?
W: Yes, I have.
M: So have I. There are too many people there. It’s awful.
Q: How does the man like the book show? C
12. M: The students’ English club is having a party on Saturday night. Will you come?
W: I’d love to, but I work in a restaurant at weekends.
Q: Why can’t the woman go to the party? A
13. W: Hi, Jimmy. Have you made any holiday plans?
M: Yes, Judy. I’m going to the National Park.
W: That’s great. How long will you be away?
M: I only have a five-day holiday.
Q: What are they talking about? C
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) (6分)
Do you know that some plants eat insects and small animals? These plants can’t get enough food from the ground, so they need to eat something else. Today I’d like to introduce two kinds of plants to you.
The first kind of plant has red leaves. Many insects love bright colours like red. When they see the red leaves on this plant, they fly down for supper! But the leaves have lots of long hair on them. If an insect touches the hair, the two sides of the leaf close together at once. The poor insect is inside the leaf and cannot get out. It becomes food for the plant. The plant eats it slowly. It takes the plant about 12 to 15 days to finish its meal.
Some big plants can even catch animals. Another kind of plant has special leaves with hair on them. This hair shines. When insects and animals see the leaves, they come to have a look. If an insect jumps onto a leaf, it gets caught by the hair. The hair moves very quickly and holds the insect so it cannot move. Then the leaf closes round it, and the plant begins to eat.
答案：14. T 15. F 16. T 17. T 18. T 19. F
D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词) (6%)
Children like to copy what they hear. They copy their parents,their friends and even the TV. This teaches them how to speak language. Copying also does good to students of a second language. When you listen to foreigners speak English, repeat what they say as well as you can.
Children don’t practice grammar, but use the language to talk about things that interest them. They don’t worry about their vocabulary or poor grammar. They find ways to express themselves, and they do it successfully.
Students of English school also pay their attention to communicating with each other. Look for chances to talk with people in English. If you can’t find a foreigner to talk to, talk with other students of English instead.
答案：20. second language 21.find ways 22. communicating with
Part 2
II. 23. C 24. B 25. D 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. A 31. B 32. B
33.C 34. B 35. C 36. A 37. C
III. 38. B 39.F 40.D 41. A 42. E
IV. 43. natural 44. scientist 45. produce 46. politely 47. service
V. 48. Is …working 49.What…would 50.neither..nor 51. what…looks
52. Almost everyone uses electricity in one way.
Part 3
VI. A) 53. D 54. B 55. C 56. B 57. B
B) 58. A 59. D 60. C 61. D 62. C 63. C
C) 64. easily 65. breathe 66. light 67. part 68. terrible 69. broken
D) 70. No, she didn’t.
71. She had a three-day training.
72. There was a simple bed, a cloth roof and a net to keep insects out.
73. She felt alive.
74. She cared about what clothes she wore and who her friends were.
75. When she said that, I agreed with her. (Any reasonable answer is acceptable.)
VII. Writing.
A. Translation:
76. Can you connect the wire to the computer?
77. Trees provide people with a lot of useful things, such as wood and fruit.
B. Write（作文)
78. （共12分）
写话评分标准：共12分，其中内容5分，语言5分，连贯性2分
内容5分：内容切题（2分）；完整充实（1分）；无废话（1分）；有新意或个性（1分）
语言5分：用词、句式和语法正确（3分：拼写每错扣0.5分，同一错误不重复扣分。）
语言地道、适切（1 分）；语法现象丰富、使用恰当（1 分）
连贯性2分：全文流畅（1分）；逻辑清晰（1 分）
注：词数不足50个者，每少1词扣0.5分
