第二学期期中考试八年级英语试题(考试时间为100分钟，试卷满分120分。

考试形式闭卷。

)听力部分共20小题，每小题1分, 计20分第一部分: 听对话回答问题。

本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话读两遍。

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秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。

1. Where would Andy like to visit for his holiday?A. B. C.2. What does Ben do after school now?A. B. C.3. Where does this dialogue probably take place?A. B. C.4. What does Simon usually use his computer for?A. B. C.5. What will the government build here?A. A new school.B. A new cinema.C. A new park.6. How does the man often contact his friends abroad?A. By e-mail.B. By Wechat.C. Through letters.7. When will the bus come?A. At 9:50.B. At 10:00.C. At 10:10.8. What will they invite Susan and Peter to do?A. Go on a camping trip.B. Go for a picnic.C. See a film.9. How long will Father stay in the USA?A. For a week.B. For about fifteen days.C. For a month.10.Why doesn’t the woman know where the City Bank is?A. She is a tourist.B. She has only just moved to the city.C. The bank recently moved.第二部分: 听对话和独白回答问题。

本部分共有10道小题，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。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第一段对话，完成11至12小题。

11. What did Gulliver do after their ship crashed against the rocks?A. Someone saved him.B. He swam as far as he could.C. He shouted for help.12. What did Gulliver think when he saw so many tiny people?A. He thought it was funny.B. He thought he could make friends with them.C. He thought he must run away from them.听第一篇独白，完成第13至15小题。

13. A. school B. country C. world14. A. solve B. forget C. make15. A. quiet B. large C. bright听第二篇独白，回答16至20小题。

16. How long has Mr White lived in Hill Town?A. For the last three years.B. Since he was a child.C. All his life.17. What did many tourists once do?A. They went boating on the river in the town.B. They went camping on the hills in the town.C. They visited the wildlife park in the town.18. How is the factory polluting the environment?A. By dumping waste in the river.B. By producing too much smoke.C. By leaving rubbish on the roads.19. What is it impossible for local people to do?A. Walk along the river.B. See the bottom of the river.C. Breathe in any fresh, clean air.20. Why did Mr White write this letter?A. To encourage people to stay away from the factory.B. To call people’s attention to air pollution.C. To ask for help to stop the factory polluting the town.笔试部分一、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案21. —Have you read a book called The Merchant of Venice?—Yes. _____ book is very interesting.A. AnB. AC. TheD. /22. People usually touch something with their _____.A. eyesB. nosesC. mouthsD. fingers23. Our Chinese t eacher didn’t go to bed _____ he finished his work last night.A. untilB. ifC. sinceD. because24. You ______ write the poem down. Our teacher will give us a copy soon.A. mustn'tB. shouldn'tC. needn'tD. can't25. —So beautiful flowers! I can't decide _____ for my mom.—For Mother's Day, you’d better take some carnations(康乃馨).A. when to chooseB. which to chooseC. how to chooseD. what to choose26.The students of Grade Eight_____ reading 9 exciting mystery stories so far.A. finishedB. have finishedC. finishD. will finish27. —You like to drink coffee, don’t you?—Yes. But I’m _____ drinking tea, too.A. able toB. similar toC. used toD. ready to28. Tom and Jerry a re very funny. I can’t help _____ when I watch them.A. singingB. laughingC. sleepingD. talking29. The movie _____ for about 5 minutes, so le t’s see the next one.A. has been onB. has startedC. startedD. began30. —What age did you leave home?— I left home at 18, Neil. I ________ your city for five years.A. have been inB. have been toC. have gone toD. have come to31. The environment here becomes better and better. _____ birds are coming back.A. Thousands ofB. Thousand ofC. ThousandsD. Thousand32. It’s dang erous for you to go out for a walk in the forest _____ at night.A. on businessB. by the wayC. on your ownD. on the top33. —Remember to _____ the lights when you leave the room.—OK! I will.A. turn onB. turn offC. turn upD. turn down34. —“Food Safety” problem is becoming _____ these days.—I think so. The government must do something to deal with it.A. smaller and smallerB. nicer and nicerC. better and betterD. worse and worse35. —I’m going to Disneyland in Shanghai during May Day holiday.—_____. There are many wonderful things to see and to do there.A. That’s al l rightB. Have a good timeC. Good luckD. I hope so二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。