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1、第一学期八年级英语期中考试试题2014-2015第一学期八年级英语期中考试试题第I卷（选择题，共70分）一、听力选择（共15小题；每小题约有8秒钟的答题时间）（一）录音中有五个句子，每个句子听一遍，然后从每小题A、B、C 、中选出能对每个句子做出适当反应的答语。1. A. Sure, Id love to B. Not bad. C. I see 2. A. Just a little, please. B. Have a good time. C. I hope so.3. A. Ive never been there. B. Thats a good idea. C. Good luck

2、.4. A. Why not? B. Ill take it. C. Thats true5. A. China B. Japan C. America (二)录音中有五组对话，听对话两遍后，从每小题A、B、C 、中选出能回答所给问题的正确答案。6. Who has Marys phone number?A. Tom. B. Kate. C. John.7. Where does Lilys daughter want to go for the holiday?A. London. B. Paris. C. Bejing.8. What sport does Lucy like?A. Bas

3、ketball and swimming.B. Basketball and volleyball.C. Swimming and volleyball.9.How far is the nearest supermarket?A. 20 minutes by taxi. B. 5 minutes by bus. C. 5 minutes on foot.10. How soon will Sally come back home?A. In 4 days. B. In 2 days. C. In 6 days. (三)录音中有一段对话，听对话两遍后，从每小题A、B、C 、中选出能回答所给问题

4、的正确答案。11. Whats the relationship(关系)between the two speakers?A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student. C. Classmates.12. What will Gary do on his birthday?A. Hold a birthday party.B. Climb Mount Taishan.C. Make a poster with his classmates.13. How are Gary and his classmates going to Mount Taishan?

5、A. By train. B. By bus. C. We dont know.14. Where are Cary and his classmates going to stay at night?A. In a hotel. B. On the mountain top. C. At the foot of the mountain.15. Who will go to Mount Taishan with Gary and his classmates?A. Garys mum.B. Garys headteacher.C. Only Gary and his classmates.二

6、单项选择题（共15题；每小题1分）16 Whats _ with you? A. trouble B. the matter C. the wrong D. Matter 17. How does Jack usually go to work? He _ drive a car, but now he _ there to lose weight. A. used to; is used to walk B. was used to; is used to walking C. was used to; is used to walk D. used to; is used to walki

7、ng 18. When did the earthquake in Lushan happen? It happened _ 8:02 _ the morning of April 20, 2013. A. on; in B. at; in C. at; on D. on; on 19. The teacher speaks very loudly _ all the students can hear her. A. so that B. because C. since D. When 20. We found necessary to protect animals in danger.

8、 A. it B. this C. that D./21. The old man lives _，but he never feels _. A. alone lonely B. lonely; alone C. alone; alone D. lonely; lonely22. -Could I look at your pictures? -Yes, of course you_. A. should B. could C. will D. can23. There are some books in the box. Could you please_? A. take it out

9、B. take them out C. take out it D. take out them24. Could I_ some money _ you. A. borrow; to B. lend; for C. borrow; from D. lend; from25. What _ you _ when she came in? A. did, do B. are, doing C. do, do D. were ,doing 26. He will go and see me as soon as he _finish his work. A. will finish B. fini

10、sh C. finishes D.finished 27. He _ his homework at home the whole morning last Sunday. A. does B. would do C.was doing D. is doing 28. Mom makes me eat an apple every day_he doctor away. A.to keep B. is kept C. keeps D. kept 29. My mother was cooking while I _ _ music. A. listened to B. have listene

11、d to C.was listening to D. is listening to30. Because of air pollution being greatly reduced, this city is still . A. a good place which to be lived in B. a good place to live in C. a good place to live D. a good place to live for三、阅读理解（共20小题，计40分） AI am my mothers third girl. When I was born, the d

12、octor gently explained（解释） to my mother that my left arm was missing, below the elbow(肘). Then he gave her some advice, “Dont treat(对待) her any differently from the other girls.” And she did! There were five girls in our family and we all had to help out. Once when I was about seven, I came out of t

13、he kitchen, “Mum, I cant peel(削皮)potatoes. I only have one hand.” “You get back to peel those potatoes, and dont ever use that as an excuse for anything again!” Of course I could peel potatoeswith my good hand and my other arm. “Jenny, if you try hard enough,” she said, “you can do anything.” Once i

14、n the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bar(攀爬架).When it was my turn, I said no, Some kids laughed. I went home crying. The next afternoon Mum took me back to the school playground. “Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She praised me when I made progress. Il

15、l never forget when I was crossing the bar, the kids were standing there with their mouths open. It was the way with everything. Mum had the courage to face anything. And she taught me I could, too.（ ）31. How many younger sisters do I have?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five（ ）32. What does the docto

16、rs advice mean?A. I could be all right soon.B. The other girls had the same arms as me.C. My mum should look after me differently.D. My mum should treat me the same as others.（ ）33. Who peeled the potatoes at last?A. Jenny. B. Jennys mum. C. Jennys sister. D. Nobody.（ ）34. Why did Mum take me back t

17、o the school playground the next day?A. she wanted to tell me I could do anything.B. she wanted the teacher to let me try again.C. she would punish the kids who laughed at me.D. she would like to praise me before the other kids.（ ）35. Whats the best title of the passage?A. My bad-tempered mother B.

18、Different mother loveC. A doctors advice D. My childhood(童年)BMost children dont enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games rather than cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Roberts mother, Mrs. Black, has good and proper（适当的） methods（方式） to get their children to do housework. He

19、re is an example. “Mom, have you worked out next weeks housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards. I cant wait. Its fun!”When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mom

20、 cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others. Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the weekday task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”.

21、 Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to t ake away all the cards. To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the p

22、arents did the housework on the weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.( )36. From the passage we know that most children like _. Adoing housework Bplaying computer games Cplaying cards Ddoing housework ( )37. Jim and Robert chose _ cards for the weekdays from Monday to Friday.Atwo Bfour Cei

23、ght Dten( )38. Jim likes to _Aclean the bathroom Bmake the bedCfeed the fish Dsweep the floor( )39. The underlined phrase “came up with” probably means “_”.Alooked at Bgave upCthought of Dbelieved in ( )40. Who did the housework on the weekends? AJim BRobertCThe parents DThe whole familyCMany studen

24、ts are always afraid not to do better in the tests and become worried. Here are some tips to get over the test anxiety(焦虑).Before the test: Review and practice lessons until you are full of confidence(自信). Get a good nights sleep the night before the test. Arrive at test places a bit early. Avoid re

25、viewing the lessons with other anxiety-filled students. During the test: Write down key information that might be forgotten .Take a moment to look through the test to learn about the type and quantity of questions. If you meet a hard question, relax and move onto the next question you feel confident

26、 answering. Take deep breaths if you feel stressed in the test. Stop negative and self-defeating(自我怀疑) thoughts. Repeat “I can do this”.Dont rush. High points are not given to students who hand their test in early. Review the test carefully before handing it in . Make sure that you are careful and w

27、ont make any mistakes(错误). ( ) 41. Students should _ on the night before the tests. A. have some good food B. listen to lots of musicC. have a good sleep D. exercise and surf the Internet( ) 42. Students should spend some time to look through the paper to _. A. get to the test places earlier B. writ

28、e down key informationC. make sure get the answers all right D. learn about the type and quantity of questions( ) 43. If you meet a hard question, you should _. A. move onto the next question B. copy others paperC. put up your hand and ask the teachers D. stop doing it( ) 44.The sentence “Stop negat

29、ive and self-defeating thoughts. Repeat “I can do this”. means _.A. negative and self-defeating thoughts are necessary B. students should be confident during the testsC. everything is very easy for you D. students should have many self-defeating thoughts( ) 45. The passage mainly tells us _.A. tests

30、 are very important for students B. how to do well in the testsC. some advice to get over the test anxiety D. students shouldnt hand in paper earlier DEvery year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people

31、go to other countries and work as volunteers (志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment. Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese, but now shes living in Belize. Pauline says, “Im work