2013-2014学年外研版英语八年级下期中试题1

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外研版英语八年级下期中试题
一、听力部分
Ⅰ.听句子，选出最佳应答语。（5分）
( )1. A. I think so. B. That’s cool. C. Really? Good idea.
( )2. A. It’s your lucky day! B. Great! Thanks. C. OK. Here you are.
( )3. A. I agree with you. B. Good luck to you. C. That’s too bad.
( )4. A. It doesn’t matter. B. Sure, no problem. C. I will.
( )5. A. That’s a good choice. B. Be careful yourself! C. I don’t agree with you.
Ⅱ.听对话，选择正确图片。（5分）
( )6. What hasn’t Betty visited yet?





A B C
( )7. What is Sam going to do this afternoon?






A B C
( )8. What did Lucy watch last night?







A B C
( )9. What was the only vegetable David ate in the past?






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A B C
( )10. What does Lucy look like?





A B C
Ⅲ、听长对话，选择最佳答案。（5分）
听第一段对话，回答11-12小题。
( )11. Who is Betty’s favourite hero?
A. Liu Yang. B. Wang Yaping. C. Nie Haisheng.
( )12. What does Sara want to be in the future?
A. A doctor. B. An astronaut. C. A teacher.
听第二段对话，回答13-15小题。
( )13. Who did Bruce go to London with last week?
A. His parents. B. His uncle. C. His aunt.
( )14. How did Bruce go to visit Buckingham Palace last Wednesday?
A. By underground B. By bus C. By bike
( )15. What did Bruce visit last Thursday morning?
A. Big Ben B. The British Museum C. The National Gallery
Ⅳ、烃材料，选择最佳答案。（10分）
( )16. How old is Zhu Hui’s grandmother?
A. 65 B. 70 C. 72
( )17. What was Zhu Hui doing when the telephone rang?
A. Doing homework B. Watching TV C. Having dinner
( )18. What was the matter with the seven-year-old boy?
A. He had a fever B. He had a stomachache C. He had a cough
( )19. How did Zhu Hui’s grandmother go to the woman’s house?
A. On foot B. By bike C. By car
( )20. When did Zhu Hui’s grandmother go back home?
A. At 7:30 p.m. B. At 10:30 p.m. C. At 11:30 p.m.
二、单项选择（15分）
( ) ______that camera since three years ago.
A. is buying B. will buy C. will have D. has had
( )2.—What do you think of the music?
—It ______ beautiful.
A. sounds B. tastes C. smells D. looks
( ) spends two hours ______ the piano every day.

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A. played B. plays C. playing D. to play
( )4.—Have you used the new computer ______?
—Yes, I have. I have ______ used it.
A. just, just B. yet, just C. just, yet D. yet, yet
( )5.—______?
—I am playing the chess with my friends.
A. What do you want B. What is it like
C. What are you up to D. What does it look like
( )6.—Where’s your father?
—He ______ Guangzhou.
A. has gone to B. has been to C. went to D. goes to
( )7.I didn’t pass the English exam. I feel ______ sad.
A. few B. little C. a bit D. a few
( )8.—Do your teachers often ______ you?
—Yes, we get on well.
A. agree with B. communicate with C. look after D. think of
( ) can’t help ______ when she sees her father.
A. laugh B. laughing C. to laugh D. laughed
( ) model plane ______. Do you want to see it?
A. is done B. does C. did D. was doing
( )11.I’ve ______met her before, so I don’t know her.
A. never B. ever C. just D. yet
( )12.—______ have you been a member of Greener China?
—For two years.
A. How often B. How long C. When D. How far
( ) news ______ bad, and she ______ sad.
A. are, is B. is , feel C. sound, is D. sounds, feels
( )14.—______ your English teacher like?
—She is very kind.
A. What does B. How does C. What is D. How is
( )15.—How many years has life been on earth?
—______ years, I think.
A. 5 millions B. 5 millions of C. Million of D. millions of
三、阅读理解（40分）
A
I think that I am very lucky because I have a lot of friends. My best friend is Mai. She is 16
years old. She is 2 years older than me. We live in the same village. She is my neighbor and we are
now classmates, so we have been friends for so long. Mai is tall and thin. With long black hair, she

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has got an oval(椭圆形的) face with big bright eyes, a high nose and a small mouth. Mai is very
beautiful, especially when she smiles. She is always helpful, polite and honest. When her friends
have difficulties, she always tries her best to help them. Although we have the same hobbies and
interests, we have different personalities（个性）. I am sociable and enjoy telling jokes. My
classmates think that I’m rather outgoing(外向的).
Unlike me, Mai is quite serious and prefer quietness to r, we can keep secrets toge
ther, so we are close friends. Mai is one of the best students in my class and she works hard.
I like doing homework with her. She always tries her best to help me with my studies. I think as
time goes by, our friendship will be deeper and deeper.
( ) writer may be ________years old.
A.6 B.14 C.16 D.18
( ) underlined word“ sociable ” means “_____” in Chinese
A.爱交际的 B.喜怒无常的 C.懒惰的 D.有耐心的
( ) writer and Mai can become friends mainly because they______
A. have the same personality B. are in the same class
C. live in the same village D. can keep secrets together.
( ) does the writer think of Mai?
A. She is outgoing B. She is a nice girl.
C. She is careless. D. She is a lucky girl.
( ) best title for this passage is“__________”
A. How to Make Friends B. My Good Friend—Mai
C. How to Help Others D. Some Advice on Friendship
B
Everyone knows that there's not enough land in Hong Kong. If you go there by air, you will
land at Kai Tak Airport. It was built out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon.
Kowloon is one of the two big islands in Hong Kong.
The other island is Hong Kong itself. You can get there by ship or through a tunnel (隧道) under
the sea.
The population of Hong Kong is more than six million. Chinese and English are spoken by
many people there. Clothes, computers, radios, televisions are made in Hong Kong. It is a shopping
center. You can buy all kinds of things there.
Hong Kong is also a beautiful city. It is a good place for traveling. People from all over the
world visit Hong Kong every year. You can watch dog- racing and motor-racing there. When you are
hot and tired, you may rest in the small cool gardens. There are also a lot of tall buildings with
comfortable rooms to live in. If you enjoy eating out, you can easily find a good place for delicious
food. Foods of different flavors (风味) are served in Hong Kong.
( )6. Where was Kai Tak Airport built?
A. It was built out into the sea. B. It was built out into the lake.
C. It was built out into the river. D. It was built out into the pool.

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( )7. What's the population of Hong Kong?
A. Nearly 6 million. B. Less than 6 million. C. Over 6 million. D. Only 6 million.
( )3. How many products (产品) of Hong Kong are mentioned in this passage?
A. 7. B. 6. C. 5. D. 4.
( )4. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Kai Tak Airport is in Kowloon.
B. There's a lot of land in Hong Kong.
C. Many people in Hong Kong speak Chinese and English.
D. Hong Kong is a beautiful city for traveling.
( )5. According to the passage, we know that __________.
A. Hong Kong is a big city with a large population
B. there are almost no factories in Hong Kong
C. few people visit Hong Kong every year
D. visitors can’t enjoy the comfortable living rooms and delicious foods in Hong Kong
C
Raising pets is a popular online game among teenagers.
adopted(领养) pets online.
If you go to some websites, you can adopt virtual(虚拟的) pets like penguins(企鹅), chickens,
dogs and elephants. You can feed, wash, talk to and play with your pet.
Dai Yingshuang of Shanghai said, I have also learned how to take care of
others.
If you don’t feed and care for the pet, it will become unhappy and unhealthy. So raising an
online pet means spending a lot of time online. This makes many parents worried. They fear it will
have a bad influence on the children’s studies.
Wang Zhaotong from Anhui has raised a penguin since last year. She said,
about the penguin and think it's okay.
If the students can keep the balance between studying and playing, it's not bad for them to

( )11. Over ______ students in Wang Hui’s class have adopted pets online.
A. 10 B. 20 C. half
( )12. What does Dai Yingshuang think of raising pets online?
A. It's great fun. B. It wastes time. C. It's not interesting.
( )13. Which of the following is Not Right according to the passage?
A. Raising an onlie pet doesn't mean spending lots of time online.
B. If you don’t feed the pet, it will become unhappy and unhealthy.
C. Raising pets online makes many parents worried.
( )4. What does the underline “balance” mean?
A. 余额 B. 平衡 C. 结算
( )5. What does the passage mainly talk about?

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A. It's bad to raise pets online.
B. How to raise pets online.
C. Raising pets online is popular among teenagers.
D
阅读与回答问题.
Do you know the pretty girl? Her name is Tian Wei. She was born on April 5, 1986. She was
from Beijing. She had two big eyes and short hair. She was good at Chinese. And she loved writing.
She was unlucky. When she was in Grade 8, she was seriously ill. Her doctor said she would
lose her life anytime. But she wasn't afraid of death. She kept on studying and writing. She died on
August 13, 2007. She smiled till the end of her life.
Tian Wei had a great dream. She hoped that people could read her book in the bookshops. In
March, 2009, her only book Hua Tian Ban Mu came out. It had more than 500 thousand words. In
her book she said, “ I'm always aching (疼痛). If possible, I'll let my right eye weep (哭泣) but the
other one smile.”
16. What did Tian Wei do well in?

17. Did she love writing?

happened to Tian Wei when she was in Grade 8?

did the book Hua Tian Ban Mu come out?

20. How many words did the book Hua Tian Ban Mu have?

四、用方框中所给单词的适当形式完成短文。（10分）
warm arm when worry for her face money feel remember

Only Mother Love is true love. It's gives everybody everything in all his life , 1 you are
still a baby, mother takes good care of you as much as possible. In your waking hours she always
holds you in her 2 . When you are ill, she stops her work right now to look after you day and
night and forgets 3 . When you are growing up day by day, she 4 very happy. When
you are old enough to go to school, mother still looks after you all the time. On cold winter days, she
always tells you to put on 5 clothes. She always stands in the wind waiting 6 you
back from school. When you are hurry to leave home for school with little breakfast, she always feels
7 about you at home. She usually knows about your study and spends much 8 on your
school things. When you do well at school. you will see the brightest smile on her 9 .
Mother is always ready to give everything she has to her children, not to receive. What true love
that is in the world! We will 10 Mother Love for ever.

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五、情景交际。（10分）
（A=Wang Qiang B=Li Ming）
A: Hello! 1._________ ?
B:

Hello! This is Li Ming. Who’s that?
A: This is Wang Qiang speaking. 2._________?
B: See a movie this afternoon? I’d love to, but I have to see a docter.
A: 3._________?
B: I have a cold today.
A: 4._________. You should look after yourself well.
B: Yes, I will.
A: Drink more water and have a good rest. I hope you’ll get well soon.
B: 5._________.
六、书面表达（20分）
假如你是李磊，请你以以下内容提示给 你的朋友小明写一封电子邮件，告诉他有关上个月去杭
州旅行的经历，要求100词左右。
提示：
1、上个月，你和父母一起乘火车去杭州。
2、火车上非常舒适，可以看到窗外的美丽景色，你们大约花了8个小时到达杭州。
3、杭州 是中国最大的城市之一。它有很多名胜古迹，特别以西湖闻名。你们参观了西湖，在
那里拍了一些照片。
4、你的感想。
Dear Xiaoming,

__________ __________________________________________________ _____________________

___________________ __________________________________________________ ____________

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_______________________ __________________________________________________ ________

Yours,
Li Lei

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外研版英语八年级下期中试题参考答案
一、听力部分
1-5 BACBC 6-10 CABCA 11-15 ABBCC 16-20 BCACC
二、单项选择
1-5 DACBC 6-10 ACBBA 11-15 ABDCD
三、阅读理解
1-5 BADBB 6-10 ACDBA 11-15 BAABC
16. She did well in Chinese.
17. Yes, she did.
18. She was seriously ill.
19. In March,2009.
20. More than 500 thousand words.
四、选词填空
1. When 2. arms 3. herself 4. feels 6. for 7. worried 8. money 9. face 10. remember
五、情景交际
I speak to Li Ming, please?
you like to see a movie with me this afternoon?
’s wrong with you?
4.I’m sorry to hear that.
you.
六、书面表达
Dear Xiaoming,
Last month, my parents and I went to Hangzhou by train. The train was quite comfortable. We could
see the beautiful scenery out of the window. It took us about 8 hours to reach Hangzhou.
Hangzhou is one of the biggest cities in China. There are many places of interest in Hangzhou,
especially it’s famous for the West Lake. We visited it, and took some pictures there.
We had a wonderful time in Hangzhou.
Yours,
Li Lei


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