四川省成都外国语学校2017-2018学年八年级英语下学期期中试题注意事项：1. 本试卷笔试分为两部分，Part A 和Part B。

2. 本堂考试150分钟，听力满分100分，笔试满分150分。

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Written partPart A (65 scores)I. Multiple choice. (20 scores)Choose the similar answer to the underlined part. (5 scores)1. All the parents should believe their children can make a difference to the world.A. is able toB. has the ability toC. are unable toD. have the ability to2. During Henry’s stay in America, his host fa mily offered him nice food every day.A. provided him with nice foodB. offered nice food for himC. provided nice food to himD. served him to nice food3. The weather is crazy this year. It remains cold even in March.A. getsB. becomesC. stillD. stays4. Arnolddecided to eat less when he heard everybody call him ‘fat guy’.A. changed his mindB. never mindedC. made a decisionD. depended5. It’s most footballers’ dream to take part in the World Cup which will be held in Russia this June.A. joinB. join inC. get intoD. become a member of Choose the right answers to fill in the blanks. (15 scores)6. We have been climbing for such a long time. Why______ stop______ a rest?A. don’t we, to haveB. not, havingC. do we, to haveD. don’t we, having7. The model was ______ ‘April’ because she ___________ April.A. named, was born onB. calling, was born inC. called, was born onD. named, was born in8. Taikoo Li in Chengdu is often _____________ people, both local people and visitors, especially in the holi days.A. crowded inB. crowded withC. full withD. filling with9. Chengdu is becoming more and more beautiful, but this area ___________ ten years ago.A. looks the same as it wasB. is the same as it wasC. was the same as it wasD. is the same as it were10. Scientists like looking for new problems ______, and they are______ a new kind of medicine to cure cancer.A. to solve, working atB. solving, working onC. to solve, working onD. solving, working for11. Eddie’s mother asked him ______ he wanted to fly to the USA to spend the summer vacation the next year.A. ifB. whereC. thatD. how12. Learning will become much _______ if you find the right way.A. more easierB. easyC. more easyD. easier13. It was on the beach _______ Princess Pip built a sand castle with Daisy.A. thatB. whereC. whichD. on where14. There are a large number of rooms in LeedsCastle. Some are used for seminars and meetings, ________ are used for tourists to visit.A. othersB. anotherC. the othersD. the other15. Children at nursery really need_______ on the ways to stay away from bad people.A. educateB. to educateC. being educatedD. educating16. The TV program ‘A Bite of China’ is quite popular with Chinese and it _________ on TV in Japan soon.A. was shownB. will be shownC. will showD. is going to shown17. The lady didn’t buy anything because the shop _________.A. is not openedB. closesC. was closedD. was open18. Rick Allen had only one arm. ______ it was difficult to play the drums, but____ he learnt to play in a different way.A. And… nowB. At first… laterC. Before… thenD. When… until19. ---_________ will it take you to fini sh your second book?---Maybe a year!A. How oftenB. How longC. WhenD. How soon20. ---Hello, _____________---I’m afraid she is not in at the moment.A. Are you Betty?B. I’m looking for Betty.C. I am Spencer.D. Can I speak to Betty?Ⅱ. Cloze test. Fill in the blanks with the best choices to complete the passage. (15 scores) What will happen if a family is without the internet for a month? One American family decides to find out. They have sent an invitation to a leading US __21____ station, expecting that it will send a film group to record their day-to-day ___22____without internet for a month.When the film group meet the Smiths, they find that Mr Smith, Mrs Smith and their two kids are __23____crazy about internet that they___24___do things together. At mealtimes, ___25____waits at the dining table for their food. "Everyone just runs into the kitchen, takes their food and then goes back to their __26____," Mrs Smith explains. "___27____we don't make a change, our family will become ___28____ to each other!"Getting back to the normal life without the internet is not __29____ , especially when the Smiths ___30___themselves in it. They have to make many ___31___. For example, the two kids have to go to the school or to borrow books __32____ their scientific projects, and Mr and Mrs Smith need ___33___shopping because they cannot buy things on the internet. As the family have picked up the new way of living, they find that they can spend ___34___ time talking over meals, playing sports and doing all kinds of activities __35____.Would they be able to go for long without using the internet after the challenge?21.A. bus B. radio C. police D. television22.A. life B. work C. program D. activities23.A. so B. too C. that D. very24.A. will B. hardly C. usually D. sometimes25.A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. no one26.A. work B. friends C. computers D. family27.A. so B. if C. and D. finally28.A. friends B. strangers C. bored D. unknown29.A. fast B. hard C. easy D. interesting30.A. lose B. play C.enjoy D. change31.A. ideas B. plans C.things D. changes32.A. on B. of C. for D. with33.A. to go B. to stop C. to go out D. to do more34.A. no B. more C. a little D. whole35.A. again B. alone C. happily D. togetherⅢ. Reading comprehension. Read the passages and choose the best answers. (30 scores)AOne night, four boy students stayed out late partying and having a good time. They forgot they had an exam the next day and didn’t study.In the morning, they thought of a plan to get out of taking their test. They covered themselves with dirt and went to the teacher’s office. Once there, they said they had beenflat tyre, so they had to push the car all the way back to school.The teacher listened to their story. He told them that he would give them a chance to retest three days later. The four students thanked him and accepted his offer.The test day arrived. The teacher put the students all in separate rooms for the test. They were fine with this because they had all studied hard. Then they saw the test. It had just two questions.(1) Your name: ______ (1 point)(2) Which tyre burst (爆裂)? ______ (99 points)A. Front left.B. Front right.C. Back left.D. Back right.36.The four boys didn’t want to take the fi rst test because ______.A. they played too hardB. they had a flat tyreC. they forgot about the dateD. they were too busy to take a test37. The underl ined word “previous” in paragraph two means______.A.最早的B.另一个的C.前一个的D. 之后的38. Suppose(假设) the boys came back to school on Wednesday, they would have a test _____according to the teacher.A. immediatelyB. the next dayC. the next weekD. on the weekend39. Why did the teacher let the boys sit in separate rooms for the test?A. Because he had a lot of rooms.B. Because he knew the boys had lied(撒谎) to him.C. Because the test was very difficult.D. Because the boys were fine with that.40. What probably will happen later according to the passage?A.The four boys all passed the test.B. The teacher went to look for the car.C. The teacher gave another test to the boys.D. The boys knew that they shouldn’t lie to the teacher and said sorry to him.BWhen Christopher Columbus landed（着陆）on the unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means“rich coast”in Spanish. Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas.Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export. Costa Ricans also grow many other things such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years . Boys and girls go to separate schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.41. The main idea of the first paragraph is ______A. how Columbus found Costa Rica.B. how Costa Rica got its name.C. what the Costa Ricans wore.D. what language the Costa Ricans spoke.42. The Costa Ricans may paint their houses ______.A. pink and redB. grey and blackC. blue and blackD. grey and white43. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______.A. must go to schoolB. study in the same schoolC. do not have to go to school at allD. can choose to stop schooling at any time44. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______.A. have lessons every dayB. have their examinationsC. help their parents pick coffee beansD. help their parents decorate their houses45. This passage is mainly about ______.A. Christopher ColumbusB. Costa RicaC. some products from Costa RicaD. the education of Costa RicaCDo you still remember the debate (争论) between sweet and salty zongzi during Dragon Boat Festival? The differences between northerners(北方人） and southerners（南方人） are always a popular topic among Chinese.Now another difference draws wide attention: The way northerners and southerners shopfor food at markets.People from southern China would like to buy what they need for just one or two meals. It is normal for th em to buy just half a Chinese cabbage, two potatoes and 0.25 kilograms of beef at a time. However, one may be laughed at if he does this in the north. Instead, buying vegetables and meat enough for a week is usual.Also, when you go to the market in the south, you can buy very little fruit, such as an apple or pear. Shop owners even help you peel (削皮) and cut them. But shop owners in the north hardly offer such service .The difference could be because of the different climate(气候).Food can be kept for a long time in the north, as it is usually cold and dry there. Many northerners have the habit of stocking up (囤货) on food. But because of the hot and wet weather in the south, southern Chinese would like to buy just enough food for one meal or one day.Maybe these debates about differences help us Chinese know more about each other.46.Which of the following things is quite normal for people to see in shops innorthern China?A.Shop owners help customers peel melons.B.Shop owners help customers cut pineapples.C.Customers buy one banana, and half a cauliflower.D.Customers buy a large number of vegetables at one time.47. What do northerners think of a person who buys only two potatoes?A. Funny.B. Smart.C. PoorD. Lovely.48. Why do southerners and northerners shop so differently?A. Because there are more shops in the south than in the north.B. Because northerners are richer than southerners.C. Because southerners usually eat less at each meal.D. Because the local climate influences their shopping habits.49. According to the writer, ______.A.Zongzi is always a popular topic among Chinese.B.We Chinese may get to know each other better by the debates.C.People don’t pay any attention to the debates about differences.D.Either buying a lot or a little at one time is a very stupid thing.50. The story is mainly about _____.A. the debate between sweet and salty zongziB. the difference eating habits between southerners and northernersC. the different shopping habits of southe rners and northernersD. the different food at southern and northern marketsPart B （85 scores）I. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given in the in the brackets. (15 scores)●It is impossible to learn a foreign language well by ____1____ remembering the words.(simple)●The atmosphere of the café changed a lot because of those modern___2_____ on the wall.(decorate)●Tom Hall must be the busiest man in MAP. Look! He is busy___3____ a number of youngpeople in his office now. (interview)●Women in old days didn’t have many choices of occupations. Billie Schacht ____4____to be a teacher because she loved children.(choose)●The majority of people like_____5____ wardrobes better. They are stronger than thosemade of plastic.(wood)●The politicians of a country have the ___6_____ for the happiness of all thepeople.(responsible)●In Sichuan, many old people think playing Mahjong very __7_____(relax). But theyoung____8_____(find) it more interesting to hang out with friends in the countryside.●I’m afraid of ____9____ the vegetables, because I once cut my fingers.(chop)●Steven Hawking, as one of ____10_____ (great) physicists in the world, died on March14th 2018. The whole world felt sad about his _11______ .(die)●If the flour and the water are __12_____ well, you can make delicious noodles yourself.(mix)●The teacher refused ___13_____(let) the students in, because they were late again.●Shopping on line brings people a lot of fun. We can buy ___14_____forms of things onthe internet. (variety)●Maria ___15_____ a letter to her friend Katia when she returned to Britain.(write)II. Patten shift. (10 scores)16. The singer became famous when he was 20.=The singer became famous _______ _______ _______ _______ _______.17. The boy is not tall enough to touch the light.=The boy is _______ ________ ________ he can’t touch the light.18. The woman went crazy after losing her baby in the fire.=The woman went crazy after________ ________ ________ ________ in the fire.19. Tina and her friends were excited about the trip, ________?20. The singer and dancer can perform very well. (Ask a question to the underlined part)21. Walrus did some wonderful tricks in the big show. ( Negative sentence)22. Sara got a diploma in Marketing in LondonBusinessCollege. (Change it into an emphatic sentence)23. Joseph visited an extremely wonderful museum last week. (Change it into an exclamatory sentence)24. Students in our school always practice speaking English at the beginning of an English class.( Ask a question to the underlined part)25. It was 15 degrees yesterday. (Ask a question to the underlined part)III. Correction (5 scores)Find out the only mistake from each line and correct it.Hi, Janice,I’ve been here for a month. I really want share 26._________ with you some of the problems I have here. AsI tell you last time, I made three new friends 27._________ here. We played together during lunch and afterschool. We spent a lot of time on singing and 28._________ shopping during the last three weeks. And Istarted to see this as a time-wasting activity!In fact, I don’t want to go any more, so I’m 29._________ afraid I’ll lose their friendship. How do you 30._________think I should do? Please help me and giveme some advice.IV. Complete the dialogue. (5 scores)A manager called Will Smith (S) is having an interview with a woman called Jessica Alba.(J) J: Very pleased to meet you, Mr. Smith.S: _______________31_______________ You are Ms…?J: Alba. Jessica Alba.S: OK. ___________32____________J: OK. I was born in New York. And my parents still live there at present.S: Great. ________________33____________________J: Sure. I studied at HarvardUniversity for four years. And I finished college in 2009. S: What did you study there?J: I did a lot of courses. I studied Math, Economics and mainly about the foreign languages, like French and Spanish.S: That sounds great. OK. ____________34_______________J: Well, I worked with Microsoft as an assistant manager for two years, and thenI went to Price Smart as a sales manager. They were both wonderful jobs. I liked them.S: __________35___________J: Well, I stayed in New York for too long and I want a change.V. 1) Fill in the blanks according to the texts we’ve learned. The first letters are given.(15 scores)Jenny and Ian are people with very different l 36 . Jenny works in a r 37 studio as a sound e 38 . She likes working with m 39 . Ian is an i____40____. Hethinks about his work most of the time and likes new things around him. He usually practicesj 41 to relax himself.LeedsCastle was b 42 by a Norman baron in 1119. It then became a royal p 43 andthe home of six queens of England. From 1552 the castle was the home of a g 44 of Ireland,and it remained a private home. Today the castle is a museum and c 45 centre. It’sopen to the public all year round with its beautiful gardens.Rick Allen is a d 46 with the Irish Rock band Def Leppard. He became w 47 around the world when he was 16. But he lost his left arm in a car a48 in 1984. One ofhis friends d49 a new drum kit for him so that he could play with an arm and two feet.At last, he returned to the band and now he still p 50 with his band.2) Fill in the blanks according to the first letter given. (5 scores)When new babies are born, they can do actually nothing but crying. At this time, theyneed special care. This is usually difficult for young parents who don’t have any e 51of looking after babies. Doctors will usually give them some advice on it. For example,what kind of crying means that babies are h 52 , so their parents can give them somefood? What kind of crying means babies are very healthy, so parents don’t need to be w53 ? Babies can cry at any time, even at night. So it’s a little bit n 54 when parentsare asleep. But anyway babies are still so lovely to their parents. When parents see babiesslowly grow up, they will think all the things they’ve done for their babies are r 55 .Ⅵ. Choose 10 from the 12 words in the box to complete the passage with their proper forms.Each word can be used only once. (10 scores)Today a more traditional treatment(治疗) is onc e again becoming popular---animal friendship.It is now known that people with problems such as cancer live longer and get __56____more quickly if they have pets like dogs and cats. Animals are our good friends. Animals are more and more important in treating older people who have memory loss(记忆力丧失) and __57____problems. Activities with animals help them improve their health and also give them happiness, ___58___and loving friendship.Here is an example that___59___ the good points of animals. John was a six-year-old boy who never talked. He had no physical problems. He just didn’t like __60____. His older cousin, Ned had a parrot（鹦鹉）called Sally, and John often visited it. When he ___61___, Ned always said, “Hi, John!”We all know parrots copy what the y hear. After a few visits, Sally began saying “Hi, John!” when John came into the room. Then, one day, John turned to the parrot and __62____“Hi, Sally!” Staying with the parrot encouraged John to begin talking.Another use of animal helpers is in schools. Sometimes, animals are used to help children __63____physical or personal problems. They are also used to teach children to get on and share with others, and even to teach them about animals.If you want to know ___64___ about animal helper programs, you can contact organizations like Riding for the Disabled or do a search under “animal therapy”（疗法）on the Internet. You don’t have to be an animal trainer or a __65____.VII. Read the passage and complete the table with only one word for each blank. (5 scores)Cultural relics (文物) carry rich history. But sometimes, they seem like something that only older people enjoy. Recently, a CCTV s how called National Treasure (《国家宝藏》) becomes more and more popular.A large number of young audiences on show great interest in NationalTreasure. So how can a show about relics be that popular with so many young people?Nine museums across China are taking part in the show, with each showing three national treasures. At last, nine treasures will be chosen by the audiences to be shown to celebrate （庆祝） the 600th birthday of the Forbidden City.Instead of telling the stories and history behind them, the show invites famous actors to act out these stories. Actor Wang Kai plays Emperor Qianlong on the show. He meets ancient artists, and his father, Emperor Yongzheng, in a dream. They criticize(批判) Qianlong’s taste in such design, but Qianlong says that this kind of design is the best way to show the prosperity (繁荣) of his time.The stars might be part of the reason that young audiences enjoy the show. But it is still the treasures themselves that are the main focus. “The treasures make me so proud of our country and culture,” “After watching the show, I want to visit all the museums in China.” many people said.showVIII. Complete the passage and fill in the blanks with the sentences given in the box. Each can be used only once. (5 scores)We may pass by empty phone booths(电话亭) on the streets every day. But how many peoplehave used them, let’s say, in the past five years?Today almost everyone has a cellphone. ___71___But Shanghai is trying to bring new life to the old phone booths. Shanghai will make changes to 263 phone booths in Xuhui district. The Library Booth is one of the six new types of booths, offering 60 books for people to borrow and read. Another type allows (允许) users to listen to audiobooks (有声书) and even record their own voices.____72__The UK company British Telecom allows people to rent booths. They can change the booths however they like. Since 2009, more than 1,500 phone booths have been turned into flower shops, mini-cafés and even shower rooms, according to the Sina News.___73___ They have been a part of the country’s identity since the 1930s. Brazil chose to make phone booths works of art. Sao Paulo paired 100 artists with 100 phone booths. __74____Some others made them sculptures (雕塑) –one was shaped like a brain and another wore a pair of shoes.___75____. Will they succeed? Only time will tell.IX. Composition(10 scores)Nowadays some children are educated at home instead of going to school like Caitlin Moran. What’s your opinion about it ? Please write a passage within 80 and 120 words. The following points should be included:1. Would you like to study at home?2. List at least two good points and two bad points.3. Do you know anyone who studies at home?4. Give two suggestions to those who study at home.初二英语半期考试听力答案1-5 CBBAC 6-10 DDACB 11-15 CBBAD 16-20 BCBDC21-25 BCADB 26-30 CBBCD 31-35 ABBAB 36-40 CDCBB41-45 BBADD46. north 47. century 48. 1631 49. place 50. furniture初二英语笔试答案Keys for the Written PartPart A:1-5 DADCB 6-10 ADBBC 11-15 ADACD 16-20 BCBBD21-25 DAABD 26-30 CBBCA 31-35 DCCBD 36-40 ACDBD41-45 BAACB 46-50 DADBCPart B:I. 1. simply 2. decorations 3. interviewing 4. chose 5. wooden6. responsibility7. relaxing8. find9. chopping 10. the greatest 11. death 12. mixed 13. to let 14. various 15. wroteII. 16. at the age of 2017. so short that18. she lost her baby19. weren’t they20. How well can the singer and dancer perform ?21. Walrus didn’t do any wonderful tricks in the big show.22. It was a diploma in Marketing that Sara got in LondonBusinessCollege.23. What a wonderful museum Joseph visited last week!24. What do students in our/your school alwa ys practice doing at the beginning ofan English class?25. What was the temperature yesterday?III. 26. ^ to27. tell—told 28. 删掉on 或者on—in 29. so—but30. How—WhatIV. 31-35 GBEFCV. 36. lifestyles 37. recording 38. engineer 39. musicians40. inventor 41. juggling 42. built 43. palace44. governor 45. conference 46. drummer 47. well-known48. accident 49. developed 50. performs 51. experience52. hungry 53. worried 54. noisy 55. rewardingVI. 56. better 57. other 58. entertainment 59. shows60. talking/ to talk 61. arrived 62. answered 63. with64. more 65. doctorVII. 66. Reasons 67. interested 68. each 69. choice(s)/decision 70. themselvesVIII. 70-75 CFBAEⅨ. Composition.1.Would you like to study at home? (1)2.Two good points. （2）Two bad points. （2）3.Do you know anyone studying at home?（1）4.Two suggestions. （2）5.书写+ 字数（1）6.行文结构（1）。