八年级期上英语半期考试题

1、八年级期上英语半期考试题Class: _Name: _Full marks: 100第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节：（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5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. Which country does Paul want to go on vacation?()2. What does Tony often do on weekends?()3. What is the womans favorite food?()4. Who is Jacks sister?()5. How did

2、 Robert spend his weekend?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. What does Dick often do in his free time?A.He watches TV.B. He reads books.C. He listens to music.()7. Where did Li Lin go for his vacation?A.Huangguoshu Waterfall.B. West Lake.C. Mount Tai.()8

3、. What does Tina look like?A.She has long straight hair.B. She has short straight hair.C. She has long curly hair.()9. What are the speakers talking about?A.A movie.B. A city.C. A theater.()10. What does Ted like to watch?A. The game show.B. The talk show.C. The talent show.听下面一段材料，回答第11-12题()11. Wh

4、at is Billys favorite program?A.Around the World.B.Dancing World.C.Animal World.()12. How often does Billy see the program?A.Once a week.B. Twice a week.C. Once a month.听下面一段材料，回答第13-15题()13. What did William think of the singing competition?A.Relaxing.B. Boring.C. Fantastic.()14. When did Tara lear

5、n to sing?A. Four years ago.B. Five years ago.C. Six years ago.()15. What does Taras mother do?A.She is a teacher.B. She is a doctor.C. She is a singer.听下面一段材料，回答第16-20题()16. What does Jack do?A. He is an actor.B. He is a reporter.C. He is an artist.()17. Who did Cindy visit in Canada?A. Her old fri

6、ends.B. Her grandparents.C. Her aunts.()18. What did Toneys father do on his vacation?A. He helped with childrens homework.B. He helped with housework. C. He helped with farm work.()19. How often does Toneys mother go to China?A. Once a week.B. Twice a month.C. Three times a year.()20. How long did

7、Toney stay in China?A. Ten days.B. Fifteen days.C. Twenty days.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.请找出与twice中字母i发音相同的一项：_。 A.hillB. mightC. ticket22 Why do you like this kind of movie?Because it always has _.A. enjoyablesomething B. something enjoyable C anything;

8、 nothing ()23.Sir, do you mind if I go home early?I dont mind _ you finish the work.A. orB. althoughC. as long as()24. I think its good _ English by watching English movies.A. learnB. to learnC. learning()25. . Is Jane as_ as Helen? No. Helen is more beautiful.A beautiful B more beautiful C most bea

9、utiful()26. He often makes us _late.A to work B work C works ()27. Susan is _ at English than Lucy.A. good B. better C. best()28. Of the three boys, John sang _. A. more beautiful B. most beautiful C. most beautifully ()29. Life was difficult for the family in the past but things are getting _ now.A

10、. good and goodB. better and betterC. best and best()30.Do you watch comedies at the weekend, Jane?Never. _.A. I like themB. I dont mind themC. I cant stand them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。Franco lives in New York City. Last summer he31_ to take a trip

11、to California. He didnt want to go by plane. He really wanted to see the United States, 32_he took the train there.The train left New York City on Monday at10:00 p.m. Franco 33_ to sleep that night, but he couldnt. He was too 34_ because he knew this would be a wonderful trip.During(在期间) the long tr

12、ip, he often looked out of thewindow(窗户)35_.He saw large cities, small towns, and of course the beautiful country side.For about four 36_ , Franco stayed on the train.At last, at 2:45 p.m. on Friday, the train stopped in San Francisco. Franco was happy to 37_ the train.He called some of his friends

13、and they had a great dinner at an Italian restaurant. On Saturday he visited a museum. On Sunday, Franco 38_ a plane back to New York City. He looked out of the window of the plane andimagined(想象) the mountains, farms 39_ cities below him. After a few minutes, heclosed(闭上) his eyes and started to ma

14、ke 40_ for his next summer vacation.()31. A. mindedB. decided C. helped()32. A. so B. but C. because()33. A. triedB. askedC. studied()34. A. surprisedB. worried C. excited()35. A. quicklyB. luckily C. happily()36. A. hours B. days C. weeks()37. A. find B. miss C. leave()38. A. touchedB. pointed C. t

15、ook()39. A. onB. and C. but()40. A. plans B. meals C. results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。AI love basketball. Here in the USA, it is one of the most popular sports. You can see lots of boys and girls playing it in the parks. I play basketball with my f

16、riends every afternoon and on Saturday morning, I play it in the homegarden(花园) with my father and my brother Bob. Im on the schoolteam(队). My favorite player is Michael Jordan. I want to be a P.E. teacher when Igrow up(长大). TimIm Italian and my favorite sport is soccer. At school, I have soccer les

17、sons on Monday and Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, my class usually have a soccer game with another class. We are very good at soccer and we often win. Of course, Im on the school team. I have a lot of friends and on Sunday afternoon, we play soccer in the park. MikeIlive in England, and I lovecycli

18、ng(骑自行车). In summer, I go cycling every morning. In winter, its difficult to go cycling because it often rains. My parents also love cycling, so we often go on vacation by bike. Last year wetraveled(旅行) to France by bike, and it was fantastic! Gary()41. On Saturday morning, Tim often _.A. goes cycli

19、ng in the parkB. goes for a walk with his friendsC. plays basketball with his family()42. What do Tim and Mike have in common?A. They are both from America.B. They both love Michael Jordan.C. They are both on the sports team at school.()43. Who often travels by bike on vacation?A. Tim.B. Gary.C. Mik

20、e.BDear Grandma,It isa nice sunny day in New Orleans. Im sitting in Audubon Park and writing you this letter(信). It is early afternoon and Im thinking of you. This is the best time of year in New Orleans because it is not too hot and not too cold. There are a lot of people in the park. Some are walk

21、ing; some are reading books; some are riding their bikes. My little brother Jeff is playing soccer with his friends.We are fine. I have apart-time(兼职的) job in a sports store, but I only work on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Jeff also has a part-time job. He works in a music store. The store sellsmusi

22、cal instruments(乐器). It is a really good job for him. You know that he is crazy about music! Mom and Dad are fine. They are always busy.I hope that you are fine. How is your health, Grandma? How is the old neighborhood? Do my old friends still remember me? Please say hello to them for me. Also, say

23、hello to Uncle Jack. Please writesoon. My parents and Jeff say hello.Yours,Dale()44. What is Jeff doing when Dale is writing the letter?A. Playing soccer.B. Reading newspapers.C. Riding his bike.()45. What does the underlined word“crazy”mean in Chinese?A.惊奇的B.厌恶的C.热衷的()46. The writer writes this let

24、ter mainly to _.A. ask about the health of his grandmaB. tell his grandma he plans to visit her soonC. show his grandma how life is going for his familyCAnnieWhite likes music. She is learning to play the piano, but the Whites dont have a piano at home. Aneighbor(邻居) has an old piano and she says th

25、at Annie can have it.It is a Sunday morning. Mr. White and three neighbors take the piano to the Whites house. Now Annie is very happy. Annies baby sister Jane also likes the piano, because she can make a lot ofnoise(噪音) on it. In the evening, Mr. and Mrs. White go to a party. Little Jane wants to p

26、lay the piano, but Annie says,“No, Jane. You must go to bed now.”So Jane goes to bed. Then Annie does her homework and watches TV. At nine oclock she goes to bed, too.But what is that? She sits up in bed and listens. It is her piano. Someone is playing it. Well, in fact, someone is making a lot of n

27、oise on it! It is Jane, of course! Annie jumps out of bed and runs into the living room quickly. But there is no one there. Annie goes to Janes room. Jane is in bed. She is sleeping. Then Annie hears the piano again! Who can it be? Are her parents back? She calls,“Are you there, Mom and Dad?”There i

28、s no answer.Now Annie is. Someone is playing her piano. It isnt her sister and it isnt her father or her mother. Who can thatmysterious(神秘的) piano player be? With all hercourage(勇气), she goes to the living room again. She walks slowly and quietly. Do you know what she sees? Puddles, the family cat,i

29、s walking up and down the piano!()47. Annies piano is from her _.A. teacherB. neighborC. mother()48. The best word for“”is“_”.A. excitedB. scaredC. happy()49. Which of the following isTRUEaccording to the passage?A. Annie and her sister share a room.B. The piano is at Annies mothers room.C. At first

30、, Annie thinks her sister is playing the piano.()50. What is the best title for this passage?A. A happy familyB. A wonderful nightC. A mysterious piano player第二节：还原句子（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据材料内容，从方框中选择恰当的句子填入文中空缺处，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。Richard Campbell is a middle school student. He is 15 years old.(51)_On school

31、 days, he gets up at eight oclock, puts on his uniform and walks to school.The lessons start at nine. The students usually study math, English, history and geography in the morning. They usually study music and drawing and play sports in the afternoon.(52)_Every Wednesday and Thursday, he plays bask

32、etball with his friends.Richard spends much of the day at school.(53)_Richard doesnt like the food the schoolserves(提供), so he often brings his lunch from home. He always has his lunch in the dining hall, but some of his friends sometimes eat on theplayground(操场).Richard likes his school very much.(

33、54)_Richards favorite subjects are English and geography.(55)_On Saturday, he often goes to the cinema with his friends. On Sunday, he always stays at home to help his mom with housework.A.Lunch is at one oclock.B.Richard likes playing basketball very much.C.On the weekend, Richard doesnt go to scho

34、ol.D.He lives in a small town in the north of England.E.The teachers are kind and the students are friendly.51. _ 52. _ 53. _ 54. _ 55. _第卷 (非选择题，共35分)第四部分：综合知识运用（共四节，满分35分）第一节：短文填空（共10小题；每空1分，满分10分）从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空一词，每词限用一次。stillbutcandlehappycallshepracticeideaarrivecookToms mothe

35、rs birthday was coming. Tom planned to take (56)_ out for dinner. He knew that his mom loved French food very much, so he (57)_ the only French restaurant in town to make areservation(预订). (58)_ there were no free tables. Tom decided to cook a French meal for his mom by himself. But Tom wasnt good a

36、t (59)_. Every time he tried to make dinner, even the neighborssmelt(闻到) how bad it was. Then Tom got another (60)_,“Why not order some French food from the restaurant?”The day (61)_. When Mom was (62)_ at work, Tom ordered the food and brought it home. As he goteverything ready andlit(点燃) all the (63)_ on the cake, Mom walked in.“Happy birthday, Mom!”Hearing that, Mom looked a little confused(困惑的). But soon she knew what happened an