八年级英语第一学期期中考试试卷
（考试时间：100分钟 卷面总分： 100 分 ） 第I卷 （ 选择题 共50分 ） 一、听力（共20题，每题1分）
根据听到的对话或独白选出问题的正确答案（听2遍） A)请根据你所听到的对话，选出合适的图片或应答。 1. Which fruit do they need?
A. B. 2. Which one is Jim?
C.
A. B. C. 3. What will the boy do this Saturday?
A. B.
4. What does the man like best?
C.
A.B.C. 5. Who will make the model?
A. The girl. B. The boy. C. Both of them. 6. Does the man usually stay at home all day?
A. Yes, he does. B. No, he doesn't. C. We don't know. 7. How often does Jim go shopping?
A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week. 8. Whose bike is broken?
A. The girl's. B. Andy's father's. C. Andy's. 9. What is Mike's room like?
A. Things are all over the floor. B. Things are all on the bed. C. Clothes are all over the floor. 10. Which season does Jack like best?
A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. 听下面一段对话，回答11~12小题（听2遍） 11. Who is going to make some paper roses?
A. The boy. B. The girl. C. Both of them. 12. What does the girl enjoy doing?
A. Making something interesting. B. Making something beautiful. C. Making something new.
B) 听一篇短文，请根据内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。
听第二段材料，回答第13～15题。
13. A. dancer B. thinker C. singer 14. A. funny B. comfortable C. easy 15. A. Cuba B. America C. Canada C) 听下面的一篇短文，选出问题的正确答案。（听2遍） 16. Which grade is Millie in?
A. Grade 7. B. Grade 8. C. Grade 9. 17. How does Millie feel when her friends are sad?
A. Terrible. B. Helpful. C. Unhappy. 18. What would Millie like to be when she grows up?
A. A social worker. B. A worker. C. An editor. 19. How will Millie be happy?
A. Go to class. B. Listen to the editor. C. Other people are happy again.
20. What is this article?
A. A piece of news. B. A diary. C. A letter. 二、单项选择（共10题，每题1分，计10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。
( ) 21.Yesterday I took _______boat trip under _________ famous Harbour Bridge in Sydney.
A. an; a B. the; the C. a; the D. an; the ( ) 22. In American English, “movie” refers to _________in British English.
A. fall B. film C. fill D. autumn
( ) 23. Your watch is broken. You ________buy a new one．
A．had better B．had better to C．had better not D．had better not to
( ) 24. --- I’m thirsty. Can I have _________ to drink?
---Sure. What about _________ drink?
A. something; any B. anything, some C. something; some D. anything;
any
( ) 25. “The two girls are not as tall as Mr Wu” means ________________ A. The two girls are taller than Mr Wu. B. Mr Wu is taller than the
two girls. C. The two girls are as short as Mr Wu. D. Mr Wu is shorter than the two girls.
( ) 26. There are ________ students in our class than in _______ class.
A. fewer; their B. fewer; theirs C. less; theirs D. few; theirs
( ) 27. My cousin is a helpful girl, she often ________ others. A. gets help from B. offers to help C. tells funny jokes to D. says a bad word about
( ) 28. Half-time is a ________ period for the players _________.
A. 10-minute, have a rest B. 10-minute; to have a rest C. 10 minutes; to rest D. 10 minute; for rest
( ) 29. --- Everybody is playing basketball outside. Can I join them, Dad? --- _____________, you must finish your homework first.
A. Why not? B. Will you C. I’m afraid not D. I hope so. ( ) 30. --- Shall we take Linda to the Summer Palace? ---______. She went there yesterday.
A. I don't think that’s a good idea. B. No way. C. No problem. D. Thanks a lot.
三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Peter wondered why he didn’t have many friends. The reason was he was always taking, never giving.
One day Peter told Bill, “I’d like to have a 31 on Saturday, I’d like you to come and bring Martha, too.” “ 32 , Peter. We’d be happy to come.” “Perhaps you’d like to 33 your violin. You and Martha sing well together. I’m sure everyone will want you to 34 for us.” That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. “You make the 35 cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery.” Peter invited a few other 36 to come to his party. He didn’t forget to ask something from each one of them. He 37 asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed.
The party was wonderful. However, as the guests were leaving, they 38 “Thank you ” to Bill and Martha for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the 39 and to others for their hard work. But to Peter they just said, “ Thanks for 40 .” （ ）31． A. party （ ）32． A. Thanks welcome
（ ）33． A. take （ ）34． A. jump run
（ ）35． A. best first
（ ）36． A. friends （ ）37． A. even （ ）38． A. told said
（ ）39． A. violin restaurant
（ ）40． A. doing B. inviting C. singing D. cooking 四、阅读理解 （共10小题，每小题1分，计10分） A
With the development(发展) of science and technology, our life is becoming more colorful and more convenient.
B. house
C. music
D.
B. classmates B. soon B. spoke
C. brothers C. seldom
D. sisters D. just
D.
B. worst
C. biggest
D.
B. bring B. dance
C. buy C. sing
D. get
D.
B. cake
C. house
D. gift
B. No
C. Sorry
D.You’re
C. talked
An Underwater Hotel
It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel. A company plans to build the hotel in the sea which is about 15 metres below the surface(表面).The whole building is underwater and you can get to it by swimming and diving.
Google Glass Google Glass is a pair of glasses with a battery(电池) hidden inside the frame(边框). It can perform many of the same tasks as smart phones. The glass has hidden camera and a tiny screen. It is designed to take hands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing.
A New Kind of shirt
Hate washing clothes? You’re going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company, Wool Prince. This shirt can be worn for 100 straight days without washing! The Wool Prince shirt never needs ironing(熨烫).
The Digital(数字) Library
Can you imagine walking into a library and finding all books have turned into computers? The first bookless public library is planned to open in San Antonio, Texas, America. Computers will take the place of books soon.
( ) 41. The underwater hotel is about _______meters below the surface. A. 10 B. 15 C. 100 D. 150
( ) 42. You needn’t use ______ when you take photos or video with Google Glass. A. camera B. a screen C. a battery D. your hand
( ) 43. You can wear the Wool Prince shirt for about ______ without washing. A. a month B. two months C. three months D. a year
( ) 44. The digital Library tells us something about a library without ______. A. books B. computers C. bookshelves D. reader
( ) 45. Which one of the following can reduce（减少） our housework in our everyday life?
A. The underwater hotel B Google Glass
C. The Wool Prince shirt D. The digital Library
B
My sister Sharon is crazy about her bag. She takes it everywhere with her. She takes it with her when she goes to school, when she goes shopping with her friends, and even when she goes to the dentist! So for her birthday, I decided to surprise her. I decided to give her a special bag. I bought a number of badges(徽章) with her favourite cartoon characters on, a few fabric badges, a few colourful buttons and a plain（极普通的）bag.
This is how I made my special bag:
1.I arranged the badges and buttons on the bag in a number of ways until I was happy with how they looked.
2.I fastened(系牢) the badges on to the bag.
3.I used my mum’s needle and thread to sew the buttons and the fabric badges on. I had to be very careful not to hurt my fingers! 4. I fastened a badge to the end of the zip(拉链).
5. Finally, I wrapped the bag up in colourful wrapping paper.
On the morning of Sharon’s birthday, I quietly went into her room and left the present there. I then went into the dining room and had breakfast. A few moments later, I heard a loud scream, then I heard some quick footsteps. I looked around the door and saw Sharon standing there. She was holding the new bag close to her
