江苏省扬州市邗江区2017-2018学年八年级英语下学期期中试题（全卷满分140分，考试时间100分钟）第一部分选择题（80分）一、听力测试。
（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）A.听对话，回答问题（10分）本部分共有10小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍，在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目，听完后你将有5秒钟的时间选择最合适的备选答案。
1. What does Jim like playing?A B C2. When is the woman arriving?A B C3. How much is the MP3?A B C4. Where is her penfriend from?A B C5.What happened?A. Jim saw the accident.B.Jim hit a tall tree.C.The motorbike hit Jim.6.What does the man mean?A. He means it’s raining now.B.He doesn’t like walking at all.C. He won’t go outside.7.Where would the man want to go to if it didn’t snow?A. EnglandB. ThailandC. American8.What does the girl tell Wilson to do?A. To be quietB. To make a noiseC. To clean the bedroom9.Where are the two speakers?A. At the doctor’s.B. In the cinema.C.In the shop10.Where was the woman last night?A. In the music hall.B. At home.C. In the restaurant.B.听对话和短文回答问题：听第1段材料，回答第11--12题。
11. Did the man have a trip yesterday?A. Yes, he did.B. No, he didn’t.C. We don’t know.12. Where did they go first?A. the Great Wall.B. the Palace MuseumC. the Summer Palace听下面一段短文，完成信息表13. A. In the UK B. In the USA C. In China14. A. The first Sunday of AugustB. The first Sunday of MayC. On Sunday every month15. A. In only one way B. In the same way C. In many different waysC、听短文，选择正确答案，听两遍。
16. My family lived in _______ before I was 12 years old.A. the cityB. townC. the mountains17. I spent ______ walking to school every morning.A. half an hourB. one hourC. one and a half hours18. I could meet _______ on the way to school.A. my friendsB. my parentsC. nobody19. There were ______ students in my class.A. 12B. 20C. 620. I could see ________ there.A. the seaB. many high buildingsC. many kinds of flowers二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）从下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。
21 ---You have dropped ________ "s"in the word "classical"!---Sorry,I forgot _________ letter "s"doubled.A.a,a,B.a ,theC.an ,theD.the,the22 ---Would you like to tell me ______ to do with all the problems,Mr. Chen? ---No problem.A.howB. whyC.whatD. which23. Please give me _____on how to work out the problem.A. some advicesB. some adviceC. some suggestionD. an advice24. ---How long have you stayed in the hotel? --- Not long, just _______ this Monday.A. fromB. sinceC. forD. on25. --- Where is Millie?---She _______ to New York on business. She __________ the airport at five in the morning.A. has gone, has left forB. has been, has left for;C. has gone; left forD. has been, left for26. – Did you enjoy yourself at the party? -- Yes. I’ve never been to one before?A. a more excitingB. the more excitedC. a more excitedD. the most exciting27. ---Were you sick after four hours’ journey on the coach?---Of course, I ___________ quickly as soon as it stopped.A. got it onB. got on itC. got it offD. got off it28. ---The reporter’s already back from Malaysia safely, __________ he?A. isB. isn’tC. hasD. hasn’t29. --- Haveyouwatchedthepopularfilm? Itisveryfunny. ---Really, when_______itA. willyouwatchB. didyouwatchC. haveyouwatchedD. doyouwatch30. It________twoyearssincewe________this school,we really like it.A. was,entered intoB. is,enteredC. has been,enteredD. B&C31.---How far is it from your home to our school?--- _______________A. Three kilometers farB. Three kilometers' awayC. Three days walkD. Three hours' bus drive32. ---How pleasant ______ is to go fishing with my father!--- Yes, parents and children should spend more time together.A. thatB. heC. thisD. it33. When did your father ______your mother？A. marryB. marrytoC. marrywithD. getmarried34. Whatchanges________inyourlives?A. havetherehadB. hastherebeenC. havetherebeenD. hastherehad35. ---Doyoumindmysmokinghere?---____________. Lookat the sign. Itsays“nosmoking”.A. You＇dbetternotB. Itdoesn’t matterC. Yes，pleaseD. No，Idon’t三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying. But in the evenings and weekends they are free and __36__ themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies, others __37__ sports. This is decided by their own__38__. There are many different ways to spend our__39__ time.Almost everyone has some kind of __40__. It may be something from collecting stamps to __41__ model planes. Some hobbies are very__42__, but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections(收藏)are worth __43__ of money, others are valuable only to their owners.I know a man who has a coin collection worth several __44__ dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare fifty-cent piece which __45__ him $250! He was very happy but this collection and thought the price was all right. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder __46__ they are worth any money. However, __47__my brother, they are quite valuable.__48__ makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.That’s what a hobby means, I think. It is something we __49__ to do in our free time just for the __50__ of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us.36.A. loveB. workC. enjoyD. play37.A. look likeB. take care ofC. think aboutD. take part in38.A. livesB. interestsC. jobsD. things39.A. workingB. freeC. ownD. whole40.A. hobbyB. thingC. jobD. way41.A. makeB. makingC. makesD. made42.A. interestingB. excitingC. cheapD. expensive43.A. a littleB. a fewC. a lotD. a number44.A. thousandB. thousandsC. thousands ofD. thousand of45.A. paidB. costC. tookD. spent46.A. thatB. ifC. whatD. why47.A. toB. onC. withD. in48.A. EverythingB. AnythingC. NothingD. Something49.A. haveB. needC. refuseD. like50.A. moneyB. workC. funD. time四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。