新课标人教版初中英语八年级下册精品英语试题附答案本试卷满分120 考试时间120分钟第I卷（选择题，共55分）一、听力测试（共20小题，计20分）二、单项选择（共15小题，计15分）选择最佳答案★21.--How soon will you come back?--___ a few minutes.A. ForB. InC. AfterD.Since★22. --Look! There’s a purse on the ground. Whose is it?--There is a woman over there. Maybe it’s ______.A. hisB. hersC. mineD. yours★23. Have you heard of the story? It ____ interesting.A. looksB.tastesC.smellsD.sounds★24.--I called you up this morning, but nobody answered.--I ______ the plants on my farm at that time.A. wateredB. was wateringC. am wateringD. have watered★25. --Mum,I’m so hungry.--OK. Here is some ______.A. orangeB. applesC. breadD. vegetables★26. – What a beautiful school!.--Yes. A lot of trees and flowers ______ last year.A. are plantedB. were plantedC. are plantingD. were planting ★27. –They are both wonderful CDs. Can I borrow one?--Sure, you can choose __________ of them.A either B. any C. each D. none★28. --How do you learn Chinese?--I learn ______writing diaries.A. toB. ofC. byD. at★29. The train to Qingdao had to be _________ because of the heavy snow.A. put offB. put outC.put up D. put down★30. —Would you mind if I sit here?—_______. It’s for the old man .A. Never mindB. You’d better notC. You’re welcomeD.Not at all.★31. Shanghai is one of the _______ in the world today.A. busiest cityB. busiest citiesC. busy cityD. busy cities★32. Ellen likes makes telling jokes，she is much _____ than her brother.A. seriousB. more seriousC. funnyD. funnier★33. My friends want to go _______ on vacation.A. somewhere excitingB. dangerous somewhereC. somewhere boringD. fascinating somewhere★34. —There _______ a school party this evening.—That sounds great!A. are going to beB. is going to beC. is going to haveD. will have★35. --Excuse me, could you tell me _____?--Walk along the street and turn left. You’ll find it on your left.A. how far the bus stop wasB. which was the way to the bus stopC. how can I get to the bus stopD. where the bus stop is三、完型填空（共15小题：每小题1 分，满分15 分）When you were young, who rode you around on the back of his bike? Who 36 ___ football and flew kites with you in the park? Who helped you with your 37____ difficult math problem? Who taught you the difference between 38_____ ?Your dad. Now it is your turn to do something for him. This Sunday, June 15, it is 39____ Day. So why not do something 40____ to thank your dad for all his encouragement and support?The idea of Father’s Day came from a（an）41 ___ lady called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. She wanted a special day to honor her father. He raised six children by himself 42____ his wife died during the birth of their sixth child. Dodd thought there needed to be a 43____ to honor selfless and loving dads. Her father was born on June 19, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration on his birthday in 1910. In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge liked the44 ____of a national Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, the third Sunday in June was declared Father’s Day.There are many ways to 45____ your love and thanks. A small present, such as a photo of your family or a special wallet can make him feel like a king.36. A. bought B. played C. sold D. gave37. A. first B. second C. third D. last38. A. old and young B. big and smallC. right and wrongD. long and short39. A. Mother’s B. Father’s C. Children’s D. Parents’40. A. easy B. special C. strange D. boring41. A. British B. Japanese C. Chinese D. American42. A. when B. until C. after D. before43. A. card B. flower C. day D. photo44. A. idea B. holiday C. decision D. problem45. A. give B. bring C. show D. say四、阅读理解（一）阅读短文，完成46-55小题。

（共10小题，计10分）APopular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play music loudly as they drive on the street.Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs are music.Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk(民间的)music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This is started by cowboys (牛仔) who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。