最新外研版八年级初二英语下学期期中试卷含答案

1、20172018学年度第二学期期中考试八年级英语试卷一、听力理解（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）二、单项填空（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）从下列每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（ ）21. -_ -He is a little taller than me.A.What is JimB. What does Jim look likeC. Whats Jim likeD. What does Jim like（ ）22. Oh, it _ so nice, What a beautiful music it is!A.smells B.

2、 soundsC. tastes D. looks（ ）23. Lucy is shy. She would not invite her classmates _dancing with her.A. practice B. pracitces C. practicing D. to practice（ ）24. Im very proud of that Beijing is one of _ cities in the world.A. big B. biggerC. biggest D. the biggest（ ）25. It snowed heavily this moring,

3、but _ of us was late for school.A. bothB. all C. noneD. no one（ ）26. Your father _ to Hong Kong, right? - Yes, he _ there a week ago.A. has been; wentB. has been; has beenC. went; has goneD. has gone; went（ ）27. I _ to school since I _ six.A. have walked; have been B. have walked; wasC. walked; have

4、 been D. walked; was（ ）28. Her mother goes to work _ bus every morning.A. by B. at C. on D. in（ ）29. The children decide _ their school yard this Friday afternoon.A. clean B. to clean C. cleaning D. cleaned（ ）30._ clever the boy is !A. How B. What C. What a D. How a（ ）31. Mr. Green looked _ and look

5、ed at me _.A.happy; happyB.happily;happilyC.happy;happilyD. happily;happy（ ）32. We find _ impossible to get there before 8 oclock.A. her B. it C. this D. that（ ）33.We all went to the cinema except you last night. Why dont you come? - Because I _ that movie twice.A.have watched B. had watchedC. was w

6、atching D. would watch（ ）34. Have the astronauts _ the moon safely? -Yes. Now they are working on the moon.A. gottenB. arrived C. reached to D. reached（ ）35. Have you looked up the words in the dictionary_ - No, I havent. But I can ask my English teacher for help.A.just B.yet C. alreadyD. ever（ ）36.

7、Our foreign teacher Mr. Green _ us English since three years ago.A. has taughtB. is teaching C. taught D. teaches（ ）37. The moon light goes _ the window and makes the room bright.A.across B. through C. over D. in （ ）38. Have you ever been to Singapore? - Yes. I _ there last year with my parents.A. g

8、o B. went C. have been D. was going （ ）39.Mr. Fan _ this watch in 2005. He _ it for 6 years.A.bought; has hadB. bought; has C. has bought; has had D. has bought; had（ ）40. Do you think Brazil will beat Japan in the next match? - Yes, they have better players, so I _ them to win.A. hope B. exceptC. e

9、xpect D. prefer三、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。We have been in Australia for three days. Were having a great time here.Australia is the sixth 1 country in the world. There is so much to see that it is impossible for me to tell you everything. Sydney is one of the m

10、ost beautiful 2 in Australia. There are many big 3 and flowers around the houses and they 4 really beautiful. There also some special 5 in Australia, such as kangaroos and koalas. They are really lovely.During the past three days, weve visited many places of 6 around Sydney. Id like to spend 7 time

11、here, but we will fly to 8 city, Cairns, to see coral beds (珊瑚礁) tomorrow. It is said that words cant describe the beauty of the colorful corals. Many famous cartoon films were made there. Now we are 9 packing our bags. We can enjoy 10 in Cairns tomorrow. I cant wait!( )41.A. largeB. largestC. large

12、r D. much large( )42.A. countriesB. townsC. villagesD. cities( )43.A. treesB. buildingsC. carsD. people( )44.A. look B. soundC. tasteD. smell( )45.A. plantsB. foodsC. animalsD. places( )46.A. interestB. interestingC. interestedD. interests( )47.A. manyB. moreC. bestD. last ( )48.A. otherB. the other

13、 C. anotherD. others( )49.A. enjoyB. happyC. excitedD. busy( )50.A. ourselvesB. usC. ourD. themselves四、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。( A )Healthy eating doesnt just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here is some advice on healthy eating. Eat with others. It can help

14、you to see others healthy eating habits. If you usually eat with your parents, you will find that the food you eat is more delicious.Listen to your body. Ask yourself if you are really hungry. Have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty-sometimes you are just thirsty, you need no food. Stop eati

15、ng before you feel full.Eat breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. After you dont eat for the past ten hours, your body needs food to get you going. You will be smarter after eating breakfast.Eat healthy snacks like fruits, yogurt or cheese. We all need snacks sometimes. In fact

16、, its a good idea to eat two healthy snacks between your three meals. This doesnt mean that you can eat a bag of chips instead of a meal.Dont eat dinner late. With our busy life, we always put off eating dinner until the last minute. Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed. This will

17、 give your body a chance to digest most of the food before you rest for the next 810 hours.( )51. The writer gives us _ pieces of advice on healthy eating.A. 4B. 5C. 6D. 7( )52. Which snack is not mentioned in the passage?A. FruitsB. YogurtC. ChipsD. Ice cream( )53. Which of the following is TRUE ac

18、cording to the passage?A. Snacks are bad for our health.B. We should keep eating until we are full.C. Dinner is the most important meal of the day.D. We should have dinner at least 3 hours before going to bed.( )54. The underlined (画线) word “digest ” means “_” in Chinese.A. 消化B. 享用C. 储存D. 循环( )55. T

19、he passage mainly tells us _.A. where to eat B. how to eatC. why to eat D. when to eat( B )Popeye the Sailor Man (大力水手) first became a popular cartoon in the 1930s. the sailor in that cartoon ate lots of spinach (菠菜) to make him strong. People watched him, and they began to buy and eat a lot more sp

20、inach. Popeye helped sell 33 percent more spinach than before! Spinach became a necessary part of many peoples diets. Even some children who hated the taste began to eat the vegetable.Many people thought that the iron in spinach made Popeye strong, but this is not true. Spinach does not have any mor

21、e iron than any other green vegetable. People thought spinach had a log of iron because the people who studied the food made a mistake. In the 1890s, a group of people studied what was inside vegetables. This group said that spinach had ten times more iron than it did. The group wrote the number wro

22、ng, and everyone accepted it. Today, we know that the little iron that is in spinach cannot make a difference in how strong a person is. However, spinach does have something else that the body needsfolic acid (叶酸).It is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person strong. Maybe it

23、 was really the folic acid that made Popeye strong. ( )56. What is the best title for this passage?A. Popeye the Sailor ManB. A Mistakes with NumbersC. Folic Acid Makes You StrongD. The Truth about Spinach( )57. Why did many people eat spinach after they saw Popeye the Sailor ManA. Because they thou

24、ght spinach could make them strong.B. Because they thought Popeye was funny.C. Because spinach had a lot of iron.D. Because people liked folic acid.( )58. The passage says that perhaps Popeye got his strength from_.A. ironB. spinachC. folic acid D. exercise( )59. Folic acid is _.A. something in food

25、B. a vegetableC. dangerousD. a certain kind of spinach( )60. A research group told people that spinach_.A. had less iron than other green vegetablesB. had more iron than other green vegetablesC. made Popeye strongD. was a green vegetable(C)Do you have any foreign friends Do you know their characteri

26、stics(特征) The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They dont like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hardworking. They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean. In some ways, the English

27、men look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you.” Or “Sorry.” The gentlemen are also the Englishmen. The Frenchs holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their long tim

28、e staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them. Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They dont like to depend on others. So it is very common that the

29、 students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in Americans eyes, success is an important part in their life. ( )61. According to the passage, _are very quiet. A. only the Germans B. only the Englishmen C. only the Frenchmen D. both the Germans and the Englishmen ( )62. What does the underlined

30、 word “tidiness” mean in Chinese A.整洁 B.安静 C.时尚 D.随意 ( )63. In the writers eyes, the gentlemen are_.A. the Germans B. the Frenchmen C. the Englishmen D. the Americans ( )64. What can we learn about the Frenchmen from the passage A. They are more outgoing than the Americans. B. It is very easy to mak

31、e friends with them. C. They like traveling in their own country. D. They look serious and are always hard-working. ( )65. Which is the best title of the passage A. Foreigners hobbies. B. Who are more outgoing C. Characteristics of the foreigners. D. Success is an important part in Americans life.五、

32、补全对话（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）根据对话内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整。（选项中有两项是多余的）A. Whats the weather like there?B. Did you have a good journey?C. What did you do there?D. Have you been there before?E. How long have you been there?F. How did you get there?G. Where did you go?A: Hello, Alice! Nice to meet you .B: Me, to

33、o! How are you A: Fine.(66) I havent seen you for a long time.B: Oh, I went to Sydney with my parents. Sydney is the biggest city in Australia.A: Really (67) B: No, I havent. Its the first time for me to go there.A: Thats great. (68) Is it too hot?B: No, Sydney is cool because its winter now. A: (69

34、) B: First by plane, then we went to Sydney by car.A: (70) B: Yes, we had a good time. By the way, I took many photos. Would you like to see them?A: Thats wonderful! Lets go!六、英汉互译（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）71.cant wait to do sth._76.结果_72.have a try_77.没问题_73.What are you up to_78.患感冒_74.as well as_79.量某

35、人的体温_75.count down_80.赢得某人的心_七、完成句子（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）根据所给中文意思完成句子，每空限填一词81. 他为自己所做的事感到自豪。He is _ _ what he has done.82. 我只是在顺口编造。 I was just _ it _ as I went along.83. 他们中谁也没收到他的来信。 None of them has _ _ him.84. 吸烟对健康有害。Smoking is _ _ ones health.85. 玛丽收拾一下你的房间。 Mary, please _ _ your room.八、任务型阅读（本

36、大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Everyone wants to relax after working or studying for a long time. I have many ways of relaxing myself. Let me tell you some of my favorites.I am a big sports fan, so the usually way I relax is to watch or play many kinds of sports. My favorite is tennis, but I am in

37、terested in all kinds of sports. Whether I am playing or watching a game on TV, it is exciting to see team doing their best. Its amazing to see players playing very well. Its true that playing sports is not physically(身体上地) “relaxing”, but I find it really cool, and a good way of “relaxing” my brain

38、 after a days hard work.I enjoy listening to music, and I always have some music playing at my free time. I listen to all types, but I enjoy listening to beautiful piano music. Some people cant study while listening to music, but for me, I believe I can study better by listening to light songs.Some

39、people choose to relax by travelling. I dont have a favorite place, but I hear that travelling in Japan is really enjoyable. I like visiting different kinds of places and eating famous snacks there. I also enjoy sightseeing and seeing how the culture and people change from place to place.86. Whats t

40、he writers favorite sports?_87. What kind of music does the writer enjoy?_88. How many ways of relaxing does the writer give us?_89. Has the writer ever been to Japan_90. What is passage mainly about?_九、综合填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。My hobby is p_ chess(象棋)the greatest game i_

41、 the world. My mum taught me how to play it when I was seven years old. She b_ me every time for the first year. But then, o_ my eighth birthday, I won for the first time. I nearly always beat her now. It t_about a day to learn the rules. But i_ you want to be good, you have to practice for years. Y

42、ou dont need much to play chessjust a chess set and someone to play w_. Chess sets can be quite cheap, or incredibly expensive. Some people collect chess sets as a hobby, but I prefer to play.There is a chess c_ in our school. We must every week to play each o_. I am the best player in the club, and the captain