第二学期期中测试八年级英语试题考试时间：100分钟总分：120分第I卷（满分65分）I．听力部分（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。

( )1.How is John going to Hong Kong?( )5. When did Mr Wu come to this school?A. Three years ago.B. Four years ago.C. Five years ago. ( )6. Where are the two speakers probably talking?A. At a bus stop.B. In a mall.C. On a bus.( )7. How often does Li Lei do the cleaning?A. Once a week.B. Twice a week.C. Every day.( )8. Whose coat is this?A. Kate’sB. Li Lei’sC. Jim’s( )9. What will Jason do?A. He will open the door.B. He will do nothing.C. He will closethe door.( )10. What does Jenny think of her school life?A. It’s meaningless.B. It’s enjoyable.(令人愉快的)C. It’s boring.听对话和短文回答问题 (10分) 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。

听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。

( )11. What was Alice like in the middle school?A. Tall and pretty.B. Short and quiet.C. Tall and quiet.( )12. What is the man interested in now?A. Swimming.B. Travelling.C. Reading.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。

请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。

答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入下一篇短文。

Free time activitiesJoin a club It’s good for you to improve your ____13___ and make newfriends.To be a volunteer Work for the _____14__ people who live alone.“Meeting aExperience a new and different kind of life.New____15__( )13. A. English B. skills C. health( )14. A. old B. young C. poor( )15. A. Friend B. Family C. Pet听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。

( )16.Who is the man speaking to?A. Students.B. Teachers.C. Reporters.( )17.When does the newspaper come out?A. On Mondays.B. On weekdays.C. On Fridays.( )18. What is the best reason for taking the job according to the speaker?A. To learn to writeB. To make money.C. To have fun.( )19. What is important for the job?A. Experience.B. Writing skills.C. Excellent marks. ( )20. When should volunteers tell the speaker if they are interested in this job?A. Tomorrow.B. Right after the meeting.C. In a few days.II．选择题（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）( )21. --- fantastic time we had in Hong Kong Disneyland!--- Oh, I’m glad to hear that.A. What aB. How aC. WhatD. How( )22. - The old lady lives ______ in a lonely h ouse, but she doesn’t feel_____.A. alone; lonelyB. lonely; aloneC. lonely; lonelyD. alone; alone( )23－She has gone abroad, ____? ---No. She is still teaching us English at our school nowA. is sheB. isn’t sheC. has sheD. hasn’t she( )24.They got married ______ 2010. That means they have been married ______ 2010.A. since; inB. since; sinceC. in; sinceD. in; in( )25. —______ do you write to your parents? —Every day.A. How longB. How soonC. How oftenD. How far( )26. ---By the way, how long have you __________ your MP3 player?---For almost three years. It still works OK.A. boughtB. buyC. hadD. have ( )27 - With the ______, we can choose one icon and click on it for more details.A. menuB. printerC. screenD. mouse ( )28. All of us couldn’t stop ____while we were enjoying ourselves on the roller coaster.A. screamB. screamedC. screamingD. to scream( )29.—I have collected some information on the Internet. Would you tell me____ next ?—Make a chart.A. what to doB. what to do itC. how to doD. when to do it ( )30 How long can I _________________________ the book ?A. borrowB. lendC. to borrowD. keep ( ) 31. People in Yangzhou ______walk or ride bikes, but now they______ taking the bus or riding bikes . .A. used to; used toB. were used to; used toC. were used to; are used toD. used to; are used to( )32. --- Where is your teacher?--- He _____________ the library. He ___________ the library for an hour.A. has gone to; has been toB. has gone to; has been inC. has been to; has been inD. has been to; has gone to ( )33.--- Can children under the age of 12 often ride bicycles in the city?--- No. According to the law(法律), they__________.A. may notB. needn’tC. mustn’tD. shouldn’t ( )34.— Can you give me ___________ on what to wear to the party, Tom?— I think the white dress is OK.A. some adviceB. some advicesC. an adviceD. any advices ( )35—Do you mind my smoking here?—___________.Look at the sign. It says“No smoking”A. You’d better not.B. It doesn’t matterC. Yes, pleaseD. No,I don’tIII. 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Rakesh, he studied and lived in a boarding school(寄宿学校). Every night he jumped over the wall and played outside. He 36 returned before dawn (黎明) and lay on his bed again, so no one knew that Rakesh went out at 37 .One night as usual, Rakesh found 38 asleep. He decided to play outside again. He went into his teacher—Mrs. Green’s room 39 and saw her 40 . Then Rakesh walked out towards the wall. Near the wall, there was a ladder(梯子) in the bushes, he hid it there. He 41 the ladders and he climbed it up , then jumped over the wall. 42 at that time his teacher was awake and saw him going out.43 got up and took away the 44 from the wall. A few hours 45 , Rakesh returned. In the dark, he tried to climb 46 from the wall. Sadly, there was no ladder, instead, Mrs. Green was standing where the ladder was and waiting for him. Rakesh was very 47 to be punished (处罚), but to his surprise, she just helped Rakesh to get onto the ground , said, "Rakesh, at least 48 a warm coat with you, when you go out at night."Mrs. Green's 49 made Rakesh know his own faults. He apologized (道歉) and never went out at night again. It is the 50 lesson that he has ever had. ( )36. A. never B. always C. seldom D. sometimes ( )37. A. daytime B. weekends C. night D. noon ( )38. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone( )39. A. loudly B. quietly C. happily D. quickly( )40. A. sleeping B. reading C. watching TV D. running ( )41. A. took care of B. took away C. took a look at D.took out( )42. A. And B. But C. So D. Because( )43. A. He B. They C. She D. It( )44. A. bed B. chair C. bushes D. ladder ( )45. A. ago B. before C. later D. late ( )46. A. up B. down C. out D. in( )47. A. afraid B. glad C. sorry D. surprised( )48. A. buy B. bring C. take D. borrow ( )49. A. kindness B. illness C. happiness D. sadness( )50. A. worst B. best C. furthest D.smallestIV. 阅读理解（共10小题；A部分每小题2分，B部分每小题1分，满分15分）AWhat do you think our life will be like in 2050? Some people are talking about it on QQ.Blue Sky I think there won’t be any TV channels (频道) in 2050. People will be able to choose (选择) a programme from a “menu” and a computer will send the programme to the television. In 2050, we will be able to feel the things we see on TV with our hands.Julia In 2050, there won’t be enough water. Some pla ces will be drier and people will not be able to have enough food. There may be serious water shortage (缺乏).Ashley Don’t be so pessimistic（悲观的） about that, Julia! People will solve this problem. And I think there will be less water pollution. Water will be much cleaner than it is now.Linkin I quite agree with Ashley. And I believe in 2050 doctors will be able to help blind and deaf people see and hear again. All people will be healthy because they will take a kind of special medicine when they are born.( )51. Linkin believes that a kind of medicine will be able to make people .A. richB. seriousC. live happilyD. keep healthy( )52.Where are people talking about the life in 2050?A. On TVB. In the newspaperC. On QQD. On the phone ( )53. Ashley thinks people will have in the future.A. cleaner waterB. less healthy foodC. more healthy foodD. dirtier water( )54. Julia thinks in 2050.A. the water will be much cleanerB. people will have less foodC. there will be more water pollutionD. some places will have more water ( )55. Blue Sky thinks the computer will send the to the television.A. programmesB. picturesC. menusD. channelsBJohn and Sam were friends. They opened a small shop in a small village. One day, they sold out of all their wine (酒), so they drove to the city to buy some.On their way home, the wind was strong and it was getting colder and colder. Both John and Sam wanted to drink some wine to keep warm, but they had a rule. They couldn’t drink any wine because they had to sell it. Because of the rule, if someone wanted to drink some wine, he had to pay the other twice the price.Jo hn was a clever man. H e took out ten cents and gave it to Sam. He said, ‘Here is ten cents. Would you please sell me some of your wine?’ Sam was a businessman (商人), so he said, ‘You give me money, so of course I will sell some to you.’ Then he passed John a cup of wine.After drinking the wine, John felt warm soon, but Sam was still cold.Then he took out the ten cents that John just gave to him and said to John, ‘Here is ten cents. Please sell me some of your wine.’ John agreed. Sam drank some wine and also felt much warmer. But after some time, they both felt cold again, so they kept buying wine from each other with the same ten cents. Soon they drank up all of the wine.‘How could so much wine only cost ten cents?’ the two friends asked each other.( )56. What did Sam and John do?A. They were doctors.B. They were shopkeepers.C. They were officers.D. They were policemen.( )57. What was the weather like when Sam and John went to buy some wine?A. It was sunny and warm.B. It was windy and cold.C. It was rainy and snowy.D. It was rainy and cold.( )58. How much did Sam and John spend on all of the wine?A. Five cents.B. Fifteen cents.C. Ten cents.D. Fifty cents.( )59. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Sam and John walked to the city to buy some wine.B. S am and John spent ten cents on getting some wine from the city.C. Sam and John would be very happy when they got home.D. Sam and John drank all of the wine because they wanted to keep warm. ( )60. What’s the best title for this passage?A. Two Men on the Way HomeB. A Small ShopC. The Bad WeatherD. Some Cheap Wine第II 卷（非选择题共55分）V.词汇运用（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）opened up except because of on business taking photos dream of In some ways a couple of from time to time61. Mr. Chen has moved house, so he feels lonely ____________62. The university has _________________ a new world to us .63.As soon as the students from Holland came to Huai’an , they couldn’t stop ______________.64. Our hometown has changed a lot over the years. _________, life is better now.65. Kitty bought __________ key rings for her classmates.66.You can go to xinjiang for sightseeing in any season _________________ winter .67. I often __________ going abroad for further study.68. My father went to Shanghai ______________ , so he didn’t come to our parents’meeting .B) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。