合肥市五十中学西校2017-2018学年度八年级第一学期期中考试英语试卷（命题：王卉娟审题：邓宗荣满分：100分测试时间：90分钟）第一部分听力（共四大题，满分20分）I．听句子，选择与句子内容相符的图片。

句子读两遍。

（每小题1分，共5分）A. B. C.D. E.II．短对话理解。

根据你所听到的对话和问题，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最恰当的答语。

对话读两遍。

（每小题1分，共5分）( ) 6. A. Once a month. B. Twice a month. C. Three times a month.( ) 7. A. For a week. B. Last week. C. Next week.( ) 8. A. T o Guangzhou. B. To Hainan. C. T o Dalian.( ) 9. A.Lisa. B. Jenny. C. Cindy( ) 10. , she does. B. I don't know. C. No, she doesn’t.III．长对话理解。

听两段对话，根据你所听到的对话和问题，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最恰当的答语。

对话读两遍。

（每小题1分，共5分）听下面一段对话，回答第11,12小题。

( ) is David calling the bookstoreA. Because he wants to buy another book.B. Because his book hasn’t arrived.C. Because he wants to buy a book online.( ) much did he spend on the bookA. 20 yuan.B. 25 yuan.C. 24 yuan.听下面一段对话，回答第13-15小题。

( ) Mr. Fat have a healthy lifestyleA. No, he doesn’t.B. Yes, he does.C. We don’t know.( ) does Mr. Fat like vegetables and milkA. He likes them very much.B. He likes them a little.C. He doesn’t like them at all.( ) is rightA. He sleeps 9 hours every night.B. He eats junk food three or four times a week.C. Mr. Fat doesn’t like meat, either.IV．信息转换（每小题1分，共5分）V．单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从每小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

( ) 21. The movie is so interesting that I don’t ______ seeing it again tomorrow.A. enjoyB. mindC. keepD. finish( ) 22. There are many beautiful places to visit in Anhui, ______ Mount Huang in autumn.A. simplyB. finallyC. luckilyD. especially ( ) 23. The population of China ______ larger than that of any other country in the world.A. hasB. isC. areD. have( ) 24. --Song Xiaobao is famous ______ a comedy actor in China.--Yeah, I can’t help laughing every time I see him on TV.A. forB. withC. asD. to( ) 25. The New Silk Road will offer a good ______ for more countries to help each other.A. chanceB. habitC. questionD. price( ) 26. --Would you please drive ______ My plane is taking off.--I’d love to, but safety comes first.A. fasterB. betterC. more carefullyD. more slowly ( ) 27. A smile ______ nothing, but gives so much. So we should learn to smile.A. spendsB. costsC. takesD. pays( ) 28. --It’s one of the ______ things in the world to stay with friends.--I agree. It always makes us relaxed.A. worstB. happiestC. busiestD. hardest( ) 29. The dancers began to ______ fifteen minutes before the show.A. put upB. look upC. warm upD. take up( ) 30. --I think many traffic accidents happened because of ______ driving.--So we must follow the traffic rules and drive carefully.A. naturalB. worriedC. carelessD. excellent( ) 31. The man tried several times to start the car, and he succeeded ______A. in the pastB. in the endC. at firstD. at once ( ) 32. Last week, we organized a concert to ______ money for the poor.A. checkB. raiseC. searchD. spend( ) 33. --Why is Linlin practicing speaking English-- ______ further in foreign countries in the future.A. StudyB. StudiedC. T o studyD. Studies( ) 34. Local villagers thought he was crazy. _____, he never gave up his dream and realized it finally.A. HoweverB. BeforeC. AfterD. When( ) 35. --Why don’t you join us for breakfast--Sure! ______A. Good luck!B. Why notC. What to doD. Congratulations! VI．完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Children like to copy what they hear. They copy their parents, their friends and even the TV. This teaches them how to 36 the language. They don’t practice grammar, but use thelanguage to talk about interesting things. They don’t 37 their vocabulary or poor grammar. They can find ways to 38 themselves, and they do it successfully.Copying is also 39 for students to learn a foreign language. When you listen to foreigners speaking English, 40 what they say as well as you can. You should also pay your attention to communication （交流）. Look for chances to 41 with foreigners. If you can’t find a 42 to talk to, talk with other students in English instead. You can also 43 an English club or go to an English corner to talk about music, movies, sports and so on.Don’t worry about making 44 . Your purpose is to learn how to communicate easily and comfortably. Remember that you can communicate 45 even with a small vocabulary. To understand each other is the most important, after all.( ) 36. A. tell B. say C. speak D. want( ) 37. A. look up B. show off C. work out D. worry about( ) 38. A. express B. teach C. understand D. hear( ) 39. A. boring B. good C. bad D. exciting( ) 40. A. hold B. repeat C. answer D. prepare( ) 41. A. walk B. camp C. talk D. help( ) 42. A. classmate B. teacher C. friend D. foreigner ( ) 43. A. join B. stop C. have D. keep( ) 44. A. friends B. notes C. mistakes D. noise( ) 45. A badly B. carefully C. sadly D. successfullyVII．补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。