2007-2008（上）八年级英语期中试卷（满分：100分，考试时间：120分钟）命题人：梅山中学吴丽英Ⅰ.听力（每小题1分，共20分）A 听句子，连线。

（句子念两遍）Persons Used to Now1. My teacher computer games playing soccer2. Mr. Black light music traveling3. The old man movies reading4. My parents fishing painting5. The students walking dancingB. 听对话，选择正确的答语。

（对话念两遍）( ) 1. A. Sorry, but I can. B. I am afraid I can’t. C. Not at all.( ) 2. A. It doesn’t matter. B. Thank you. C. You can’t be late.( ) 3. A. By bus. B. Lie down and have a rest. C. Three times a day.( ) 4. A. Thank you. B. I am not beautiful. C. Yes, I am.( ) 5. A. It sounds great. B. Pop music. C. What a pity.C. 听短文，选择正确的答案。

（短文念两遍）( ) 6. The Browns like ______.A. different musicB. sweet musicC. the same music( ) 7. Jim’s grandfat her thinks pop music is too ______.A. noisyB. wonderfulC. boring( ) 8. His grandmother hates ______.A. rock musicB. folk musicC. jazz( ) 9. What kind of music does his mother likeA. Pop music.B. Rock music.C. Country music.( ) 10. Who is Jim’s favorite pop singerA. The Beatles.B. Liu Huan.C. Zhou Jielun.D. 听对话，完成电话留言。

（对话念三遍）Ⅱ.单项选择从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个可填入空白处的最佳答案。

（每小题1分，共10分）（）21．When _____ they _____ for Canada, do you knowA. do; leaveB. are; leavingC. do; leaving（）22. We often hear her _____the piano in her room.A. playsB. playC. to play（）23. _____fishing is my favorite hobby, and I enjoy_____ comics.A. Going; readingB. Go; readingC. Going; to read（）24. He often plays _____ guitar at home.A. aB. /C. the（）25. Look! Grandma is sitting _____ those boys.A. amongB. inC. between（）26. It is necessary _____us _____clothes often during SARS.A. to; to changeB. for; for changingC. for; to change（）27. I’m sorry _____ being late.A. forB. toC. of（）28. Would you mind _____ the radio.A. turning upB. turning downC. to turn down（）29. ---_____ lovely day! Why not go for a picnic.--- Good idea!A. WhatB. What aC. How（）30. ---Who taught you _____---Nobody. I taught _____.A. skate; myselfB. to skate; myC. to skate; myselfⅢ. 完形填空从每题的三个选项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

（每小题1分，共10分）On April 19, we left school and stayed at home because of a new disease called SARS. We started an unusual holiday.It’s not very __31__ for us to stay at home all day. I think going to school is much better than staying at home, although our classes are sometimes __32 It would be good to see my classmates because I started to __33 them so much.After two weeks, my parents took me to the Great Wall. I felt __34 when I was able to be outside again. It was not crowded there because __35 people left their houses.My school asked me to do a special job during this unusual holiday. Every day I __36 ten of my classmates and asked them to take their temperature. I also asked them if they did their homework.. Then I gave the __37 to our teacher. This was a lot of fun. I __38 so many phone calls to my classmates before.It’s the end of the month now. __39 knows how long this holiday will last. When we go back to school, I __40 everything will return to normal (正常), and SARS will never come back again.（）31. A. bad B. nice C. safe（）32. A. interesting B. surprising C. boring（）33. A. miss B. know C. think（）34. A. worried B. afraid C. happy（）35. A. little B. many C. few（）36. A. visited B. phoned C. taught（）37. A. composition B. attention C. information（）38. A. already B. ever C. never（）39. A. Nobody B. Somebody C. Anybody（）40. A. find B. hope C. decideⅣ. 阅读理解。

（每小题2分，共30分）(A)Books are our greatest friends. They tell us stories of every country in the world. Theygive us all kinds of knowledge.Life is short, One cannot know and see everything in the word. With the help books, one is able to know what happened thousands of years ago and what is happening in every part of the world now. Books give us not only knowledge but also pleasure. Reading good books is the best way of spending our free time. And many beautiful stories for children are interesting and full of wisdom.All the great men love books. Knowledge from books help them to succeed. Because booksare source of knowledge and knowledge is the source of success.根据短文内容，选择正确答案( ) 41. One of the human’s friends is _____A. a storyB. booksC. world itself( ) 42. Which sentence is NOT trueA.Books give people all kinds of knowledge.B.People can know what happened around the world with the help of the books.C.Though life is not long, one hear and see everything in the world.( ) 43. Many beautiful stories can make children _____.A.happy and cleverB.successful and sadC.unhappy and surprised( ) 44. The passage tells us the best way to _____ is reading good books.A.do well in our lessonsB.spend our free timeC.make us happy( ) love book.A.All the great menB.All the childrenC.Everyone from every part of the world(B)One day, a lawyer’s wife fell ill. The lawyer(律师)went to get a doctor. The doctor knew that the lawyer was well-known for not paying bills. So he said to the lawyer before he went into the house, “If I do cure your wife, I am afraid you may not pay me.”“Sir,”answered the lawyer, “Here is$500. No matter whether you cure my wife or you kill her, I will give you all this.”The doctor believed him and went into the hous e. When he reached the woman’s beside, it became clear to him that he could do little. She was badly ill, and thou he gave her some medicine, she soon died.He told the lawyer he was very sorry, and asked for the money.“Did you kill my wife” asked the law yer.“Of course I didn’t.” said the doctor.“Well! Did you cure my wife” said the lawyer.“I’m afraid that was impossible(不可能).”said the doctor.“Well then.” said the lawyer, “Since you neither killed her nor cured her, I needn’t pay you.”根据短文内容，选择正确的答案( ) 46. Who was illA. The lawyer.B. The lawyer’s wife.C. The doctor’s wife.( ) does the word “cure” meanA. 看病B.杀死C.治愈( ) was the lawyer famous forA. Not paying bills.B. Giving others money.C. Looking after his wife. ( )49. What did the doctor do to the patientA.He killed the patient.B.He gave some medicine to the patient.C.He cured the patient.( ) 50. Which is NOT trueA.The doctor some money from the lawyer.B.The lawyer didn’t want to pay any money to the doctor.C.The doctor didn’t kill the patient.(C)People all over the world enjoy sports. Sports are good for people’s health and sports make people strong.Some people like playing games by themselves, but some enjoy watching others play. They buy tickets or turn on their TV sets to watch games. They usually have “their teams” or “their players”. When “their teams”can’t win the game, they are even sadder than the players themselves. Sports change with seasons. People play different games in diff erent seasons. Most people’s favorite sport in summer is swimming and skating is usually a winter sport.Sometimes people play games inside the room, sometimes they play outside. We can find sports here and there. Some sports are very interesting and many people like them. Football, for example, is very popular in the world. Men and women, the oldand the young all like it. People from different countries can not understand each other, but after a game they often become good friends.根据短文内容，回答下列问题51. What do you think of sports_____________________________________________________________________________ 52. How do they when “their teams” or “their players” lose the game_____________________________________________________________________________ 53. What is the most people’s favorite sport in summer What about in winter_____________________________________________________________________________ 54. What kind of ball is mentioned in the passage_____________________________________________________________________________ 55. Can people from different countries understand each other after a game______________________________________________________________________________Ⅴ. 口语运用A.根据对话，完成下列表格。