八年级英语上册期中试卷(人教版_附答案)
一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
第一节 听下面5段对话。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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the woman think of the movie?
A. It’s amazing. B. It’s confusing. C.
It’s boring.
2. What color is the man’s kite?
A. Blue. B.
Red. C.
Yellow.
3. Where did the woman go last week?
A. To New York. B. To Washington. C.
To Los Angeles.
4. What’s the matter with the man?
A. He has a headache. B.
He lost his bag. C. He feels very
tired.
5. What will the woman probably do next?
A. Go shopping. B. Go to the
supermarket. C. Stay at home.
第二节 听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题
6. What kind of book does the man want?
A. A story book. B. A science
book. C. A history book.
7. Why doesn’t the man want to buy the history book?
A. Because it’s too difficult. B.
Because it’s not interesting. C. Because it’s too
expensive.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. How will the man go to Beijing?
A. By plane. B. By train. C.
By bus.
9. How long will it take?
A. About eight hours. B.
About nine hours. C. About ten hours.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. When is the White Elephant Sale?
A. On December 6th. B. On December 7th. C. On December 8th.
11. How much will the women sell their old clothes for?
A. For $10. B. For $20. C.
For 20 yuan.
12. What are they going to do with the money they get?
A. Buy new clothes. B. Give it to charity. C.
Keep it in the bank.
听下面一段独白，回答第13至第15三个小题。
13. Where are the students going?
A. To the science museum. B. To the art museum. C.
To the history museum.
14. Why does the speaker say they need to bring some money?
A. To pay for the tickets. B. To buy some presents. C.
To have lunch.
15. When will the museum close?
A. At 3:30 p.m. B. At 4:00 p.m. C.
At 4:30 p.m.
听下面一段独白，回答第16至第20五个小题。
16. What does Helen enjoy doing?
A. Watching TV. B. Reading books. C.
Playing computer games.
17. Why doesn’t Helen have much free time?
A. Because she is busy studying. B. Because she has many hobbies. C.
Because she likes meeting friends.
18. What does Helen usually do on the weekend?
A. She goes shopping with her friends.
B. She watches TV with her friends.
C. She goes hiking in the mountains.
19. Who is Helen’s favorite actor?
A. Jay Chou. B.
Zhang Yimou. C.
Tony Leung.
20. Where does Helen want to go this summer?
A. To Beijing. B. To Shanghai. C.
To Hong Kong.
二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
21. — __________ have you been learning English?
— ________ two years.
A. How soon; For B.
How often; In C. How
long; For D.
How far; About
22. I think it’s nice to spend the holiday at home _______ your family.
A. and B.
also C.
but D.
with
23. — I’m sorry. I _________ know your mom was ill.
— That’s all right.
A. don’t B.
didn’t C.
can’t D.
won’t
24. It _______ a lot since we moved here 20 years ago.
A. changed B.
has changed C. was changing D. had changed
25. I’m sorry the boy is in the hospital now. He _______ a car accident this
morning.
A. gets B.
got C.
had D.
will have
26. — I have been to England. What _______ about?
— The people and the weather.
A. do you think B. are
you thinking C. did you think D. were you
thinking
27. — Lily must have visited the Great Wall.
— __________.
A. So she has B.
So she did C.
So she does D.
So did she
28. Old John used to _______ the newspaper every morning.
A. read B.
reading C. have
read D.
having read
29. — Where ________ you _____?
— I ________ in Beijing two years ago.
A. do; live; live B.
did; live; lived
C. do; lived; lived D.
did; live; live
30. The students _______ the library when the bell rang.
A. left B.
are leaving C.
had left D. will
leave
31. This book is as ______ as that one. I can’t decide which to take.
A. cheap B.
cheaper C. cheapest D.
the cheapest
32. — We are going to visit our grandparents this weekend. Do you want to come?
— _________
A. No, I don’t B. That sounds good. C. Yes, I do D.
I’m really sorry.
33. — What did you think _______ the performance last night?
— I thought it was too long.
A. about B.
at C. of D.
over
34. — _______ did you know Ann was from Britain?
— By her accent.
A. How B.
When C.
Why D.
Where
35. — Could you lend me some money, Tom?
— Sure, _______.
A. here it is B.
go ahead C.
thank you D.
you’re welcome
三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
A blue spaceship landed suddenly on the earth. Some really
36 came out of it. They looked around and found that
there 37 no people there. They were very
38 because their spaceship was flying very high and
39 no man lived on the earth before. They got
40 and wanted to look for people there. They found a lot of people
in a small house. The people were very 41 to see them.
They took the spaceship and went with the aliens to 42
in their spaceship. There was a 43 place on their
spaceship. “This is a 44 place. You can play and
work 45 , ” said an alien. The people had a lot of fun there.
After some time, the people said goodbye to them. The aliens felt
46 because they liked the people very much. The blue spaceship
began to fly higher and higher. Suddenly, it 47 back to
the aliens’ home. The aliens 48 very soon and were very
happy. The first people on the earth were very 49 .
They could 50 fly to other planets.
36. A. children B.
adults C.
people D.
aliens
37. A. are B.
were C.
is D.
was
38. A. happy B.
angry C.
surprised D. sad
39. A. have found B.
will find C.
found D.
finds
40. A. on the spaceship B.
off the spaceship C.
on the earth D. off the
earth
41. A. happy B.
excited C.
angry D.
worried
42. A. return home B.
play C.
live D.
die
43. A. small B.
big C.
dirty D.
clean
44. A. friendly B.
dangerous C.
good D.
dirty
45. A. together B.
well C.
together well D.
good
46. A. sad B.
angry C.
happy D.
proud
47. A. came B.
got C.
flew D.
found
48. A. got home B.
got on spaceship C.
got off spaceship D. got
back home
49. A. lucky B.
proud C.
worried D. strange
50. A. quick B.
quickly C.
quiketly D. quicken
四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中选择最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
A
It’s December 24th. It’s Christmas Eve(平安夜)! We are going to have a
party tonight. The students and teachers in our school will have a vacation(假期) tomorrow. We are
all very happy. We will have a big meal, sing and dance at the party. We will
also give presents to each other.
Everyone is getting ready for the party. They clean the rooms and decorate(装饰) them. They make
some food , too. They are making the Christmas cake in the kitchen. It has
noodles, potatoes and chicken in it.
Look! The students are decorating the Christmas trees with Christmas lights and
balls. They are also making some angels(天使) with paper.
At about eight o’clock, the party begins. Everyone comes to the hall and sits
down in front of a big table. There are a lot of things on the table — apples,
oranges, candy, cakes, ice cream and some drinks.__
We all have a nice time at the party. We sing and dance. We talk and laugh. We
eat and drink. We play games. We give and take. We say “Merry Christmas” to
each other. We are all happy.
51. When do people in the school have a vacation?
A. On December 24th. B. On
December 25th. C. On Christmas Eve. D. On Christmas Day.
52. What do the people in the school do before the party begins?
A. Clean the rooms. B. Make some food. C.
Decorate the Christmas trees. D. All of the above.
53. What’s in the Christmas cake?
A. Noodles, potatoes and fish. B. Noodles,
potatoes and chicken.
C. Noodles, potatoes and pigs. D. Noodles, potatoes
and beef.
54. What are they doing in the picture?
A. Decorating the rooms. B. Decorating the Christmas
trees.
C. Making the Christmas cake. D. Making some food.
B
Will Smith is a popular actor. He was born on September 25, 1968, in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Smith started his career(职业) as a rapper (说唱歌手).
In 1990, Smith starred (主演) in the popular TV series, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The show
was a big success. After that, Smith began his acting career and people liked
him more and more.
In 1992, Smith starred in his first movie, Where the Day Takes You. Later, he
starred in many successful movies, such as Men in Black, Independence Day and
Enemy of the State.
In 2005, Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith started the Will and Jada Smith
Family Foundation. It is a charity(慈善机构) organization(机构). The charity organization
helps children in South Africa. It also helps them in America. It gives money
to schools and builds houses for the poor.
Smith is one of the most successful and richest actors in Hollywood. He won
Grammy Awards and has been nominated for(提名) four Golden Globe Awards.
55. When was Will Smith born?
A. On December 25, 1968. B. On September 25, 1968.
C. In 1992. D. In 2005.
56. What was his first movie?
A. Men in Black. B. Enemy of the State. C.
Independence Day. D. Where the Day Takes You.
57. What does the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation do?
A. It helps with children’s education. B. It gives money to
schools.
C. It builds houses for the poor. D. All of the above.
58. Which is true about Will Smith?
A. He is a basketball player. B.
He is only a rapper.
C. He is one of the richest actors in Hollywood. D. He
has never won Grammy Awards.
C
Once there was a man who had two sons. The older son knew about computers. The
younger son knew about cars. Every night, they turned on their computers to
“chat” long after midnight.
“Why do you chat so late at night?” their father asked.
“Because daytime is too expensive,” the sons answered.
One day, their father woke them up early in the morning. “Come, I want to show
you something,” he said.
They got in their car. The older son drove and the younger son sat at the
back-seat. Their father looked outside and said nothing. They stopped their car
in front of a dirty house. The place was very poor.
“Get out of the car and go inside,” their father said.
They went into the dirty and dark house. They saw a woman standing by the stove
(火炉)
cooking breakfast. The woman and the old man looked very old and dirty.
“What do you think?” their father asked.
“Our house is so clean and new. I don’t want to live like this when I grow
old,” the older son said.
The father turned to the younger son. “What about you?”
“I can only leave a little money for myself to buy a good car, but I can’t buy
a good car forever,” the younger son answered.
“Yes, boys,” their father said, “If we waited till daytime to visit this old
couple we wouldn’t feel our visit was important. They are afraid of holding us
up in our business. You two are my biggest business. It’s interesting to see
your future. Remember, the people in this poor home were once studying all
night too.”
59. What did the sons say when their father asked why they chatted so late?
A. Because they were too busy in the daytime. B.
Because they liked chatting all night.
C. Because it was too expensive in the daytime. D.
Because they didn’t sleep until after midnight.
60. What did the sons think of the dirty house?
A. It looked more beautiful than their own house.
B. They hoped to live like this when they grew old.
C. They didn’t want to live like this when they grew old.
D. They thought it was a very comfortable place to live.
61. Why did the father take his sons to the poor house?
A. Because he wanted to teach them a lesson. B.
Because he needed to visit the old couple.
C. Because he wanted to show them a dirty house. D.
Because he wanted them to buy a good car.
62. What did their father want to show his sons?
A. He wanted to show them his business. B.
He wanted to show them the future.
C. He wanted to show them their greed(贪心).
D. He wanted to show them the old couple.
D
When Jim went to New York City on vacation, he wanted to send some flowers to
his wife without any trouble. So he went into a flower shop. “I want to send
some roses to my wife,” he said to the girl behind the counter.
“Certainly, sir,” the girl said. “What’s your wife’s address?”
Jim told her his wife’s address carefully and said to her, “But please don’t
write the name on it. If you must write anything, write 'I love you’.”
The girl wrote the address on a card(卡片) and then wrote “I love you” on it.
Jim was very angry. “I told you not to write anything on the card,” he said.
The girl smiled. “I’m sorry, sir,” she said. “You know, we often have to deal
with(处理)
things like that in this shop. And sometimes we find that 'I love you’ means
more to the receiver(收件人) than the name does. When you
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