中山市2015–2016学年第一学期期末水平测试试卷八年级英语（全卷听说25分，笔试95分，满分120分，本卷在80分钟内完成。

）一、 单项填空（本大题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分）( )1．Tom is good at computer science, and he wants to be a(an) _________ . A. computer programmer B. cook C. engineer D. actor ( )2．—______ is it from your home to the school? —About ten minutes’ walk. A. How far B. How long C. How often D. How soon ( )3．—______ you _______ to see the film? —Yes, I did.A. Did, wentB. Did, goC. Do, wentD. Do, go ( )4．—There __________ the talent show The Voice of China tomorrow.A ．will haveB ．are going to beC ．is going to beD ．are going to have( )5．She is______ than any other girl in her class. So she is______ .A outgoing, more outgoingB more outgoing, most outgoingC more outgoing, the most outgoingD most outgoing, more outgoing( )6．I can’t get ___________ because my family isn’t _____________. A. money enough, rich enough B. enough money, enough rich C. enough money, rich enough D. money enough, enough rich ( )7．—Will people use money ________ 100 years?—No, they won’t. Everything will be free.A ．onB ．inC ．atD ．with( )8．—What do you think of talk shows? — . A. It doesn’t m atter B. They can’t stand C. It’s all right D. I don ’t mind them ( )9．—What’s on _________side of the hill, mum? —A big lake. A. other B. others C. another D. the other( )10．—Do you think our class will beat Class 3 in the football match?—Yes, we have better players. I ______ us to win.A ．hopeB ．exceptC ．expectD ．prefer( )11．In the game, you should keep your hands _______ and your eyes ______. A. opened, closed B. open, close C. opened, close D. open, closed ( )12. The Yangzi River is one of ________ in the world.A. the longest riversB. the longest riverC. longer riversD. longer river学校 班别 姓名 考号密 封 线( )13．— Do you know Bigbang?—Sure. They often ______ on TV. I know them very well.A．happen B．appear C．become D．take( )14．That made me very excited.A.to feelB.feelingC. feltD.feel( )15．— What do you ________ My Love from the Star?— Pretty good. It is popular with many people.A. care aboutB. hear aboutC. think ofD.find out( )16．Although Peter and Rick are brothers, they have little ____ common.A. forB. onC. inD. of( )17．—The winter vacation is coming. Where do you want to go?—Oh, we are planning ____ the Great Wall.A．visit B．to visit C．visiting D．visited( )18．— Shall we have a picnic tomorrow?— the weather is fine, we will go.A．If B．As C．When D．Because( )19．This meeting is very important to him, so I think he ________ it ________.A. take…seriousB. takes…seriousC. take …seriouslyD. takes… seriously( )20．—Susan, you did a good job in the final exam.—________.A．Thank you B．You’re welcomeC．That’s all right D．No problem二、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将其字母编号填写在题前的括号内。

Jack 21 in a small town in England. He always stayed in England 22 his holidays, but last year he thought, “I’ve never been to 23 countries. All my friends go to Spain, 24 they l ike it very much, so this year I’m going there, too.” So he got on a 25 to Spain and 26 at the airport of the capital, Madrid, and stayed in a hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went 27 for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Jack forgot about this, and 28 he was walking on a busy street, a bicycle knocked him down.Jack 29 on the ground for a few minutes and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”Just then an old man selling maps went past him. When he heard Jack’s words, he said to him 30 , “Maps of the city, sir?”( )21. A. flew B. lived C. went D. dropped( )22. A. for B. off C. with D. into( )23. A. all B. both C. other D. any( )24. A. and B. but C. though D. however( )25. A. bus B. plane C. train D. bike( )26. A. reached B. left C. arrived D. stayed( )27. A. down B. up C. away D. out( )28. A. before B. while C. since D. after( )29. A. lay B. stood C. fell D. jumped( )30. A. once again B. on time C. at times D. at once 三、阅读理解（本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列表格和短文，并做后面的题目。

从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案，将其字母编号填写在题前的括号内。

A( )31. If you want to learn dancing, you can call___________.A. 271-1399B. 488-6888C. 231-2899D. 301-2768( )32. You can enjoy Jay Chou’s music at __________ in the music hall.A. 9:00 pm on July 23B. 8:00 pm on July 20C. 7:30 pm every dayD. 9:30 pm on July 1( )33. You can learn _________ at John Smith’s.A. American JazzB. pop songsC. the whole of Chinese historyD. Spanish dancing( )34. There is a big show on history at _____________.A. Daqian MuseumB. the music hallC. John Smith’sD. the meeting hall( )35. If Mr. Zhong wants to go to the museum with his wife and ten-year-old daughter, how much should he pay for it?A. ￥70.B.￥100.C.￥125.D.￥200.BLast autumn my parents were studying in Canada, and brought me over with them.It was soon my birthday. Then came Halloween. Once I asked Mum why there was Halloween. She told me a lot about ghosts(鬼).“Sweets are like good words for the dead,” Mum told me. “The more, the better. They can help the dead to a better place.One day before Halloween, Mum bought me witches’(女巫) clothes. They were black, with a hat.The next day, at about 6:30 pm, I went out with my parents. It was dark. Many people got together around a house. They were asking for sweets. Lots of children were dressed in different clothes. I pushed in and stretched(伸) out my hand, I got some.“Wow! There’s nothing hard about this,” I thought.Some kids left the house and started to ask for sweets door to door. I decided to go with them. I wanted more. I was a little afraid at first. But the people at each house were very kind. They gave me lots of sweets.When I went home that day, I found that my sweets could fill a whole big box!“The sweets could last through the year!” I thought, and they did.( )36. My parents lived in Canada for________ last year.A. studyingB. making moneyC. a tourD. a visit to me( )37. My mother bought me witches’ clothes for _________.A. my birthdayB. HalloweenC. family partyD. my new semester( )38. I asked for sweets door to door _________.A. On the morning of my birthdayB. On the evening before HalloweenC. On the morning of HalloweenD. On the evening of Halloween( )39. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. I went over to Canada with my parents last autumn.B. On Halloween, the more sweets you get, the better it is.C. It was not easy for me to ask for sweets door to door.D. People were very kind when I asked for sweets.( )40. What is the best title for the passage?A. Life in CanadaB. An unforgettable HalloweenC. My special BirthdayD. My visit to CanadaC配对阅读请为左栏的五个人的问题选择最佳的选项，有两项是多余的。