2017-2018 学年第二学期八年级期中测试英语试题卷第一部分听力部分（15 分）一、听力（本题有15 小题，每小题1 分，共计15 分）第一节：听对话，选择图片。
1.Which is Bill‘s favourite sport?2.What kind of competition will take place in May?A BC3.What‘s in his sister‘s hand?A B C4.What‘s the matter with the woman?A B C5.What does the girl want to eat?A B C第二节：听对话，回答问题。
听第一段对话，回答6-7 小题。
6.How does Tina look?A.Tired.B. Excited.C. Sad.7.Where did Tina watch the cartoon?A.In the cinema.B. At her home.C. At the boy‘s home.听第二段对话，回答8-10 小题。
8.When did Jim begin to cough?st night.B. Last week.C. Last month.9.What did the boy have for breakfast this morning?A.A little milk and two eggs.B.A little coffee and some bread.C.A little tea and an apple.10.What are they talking about?A.The food for breakfast.B. The weather.C. Jim‘s trouble.第三节：听独白，完成信息记录表。
11. A. scientist B. astronaut C. actor12. A. American B. Japanese C. Chinese13. A. two B. three C. four14. A. October 16th B. October 17th C. October 18th15. A. third B. fifth C. sixth第二部分笔试部分（85 分）二、单项选择（本题有10 小题，每小题1 分，共计10 分）16.Sally is active girl and she enjoys playing volleyball.A.theB. aC. anD./17.Mary received many presents on her 12th birthday, but she liked of them.A.bothB. neitherC. allD. noneWho Taikonaut comes from ―taikong‖ and ―11 ‖In 1998, a Malaysian 12 scientist used the word―taikonaut‖ for the first time.The Shenzhou XI spaceship carried 13 taikonauts tookoff from China.From China‘s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 14 ,2016It‘s the 15 time for China to send people into space.WhenWhatWhen and whereTimes18.---- have you been in the sports club?---- For two years.A.How oftenB. How soonC. How longD. How much19.I didn‘t sleep well last night, so I felt the next day.A.happyB. sleepyC. proudD. relaxed20.---- Why did you lose the game yesterday? You should think about it.---- I will. It taught me an important .A.dreamB. exerciseC. lessonD. practice21.I football quite well, but I haven‘t had time to play since the new year.A.will playB. have playedC. playedD. play22.---- What does your English teacher look like?---- Miss Gao is quite tall short fair hair.A.onB. atC. withD. of23.It was such a funny show that people couldn‘t help again and again.ughB. to laughC. laughingD. laughs24.You‘d better take an umbrella when you go out. it will rain in the afternoon.A.OnceB. PerhapsC. CertainlyD. Then25.---- Tom, do you visit your grandparents on the weekend?---- . I am always busy with my homework.A.No, not usuallyB. I‘m afraid soC. I agree with youD. I‘m sorry to hear it三、完形填空（本题15 小题，每小题1 分，共计15 分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A young man was deep in debt （欠债）and could see no way out. He sat on the park bench,head in hands, thinking if anything could 26 his company.Suddenly an old man appeared. ―I can see 27 is troubling you,‖ he said.After listening to the young man‘s 28 , the old man said, ―I believe I can 29 you.‖He asked the young man‘s name, and wrote out a check（支票）, saying, ―Take this money. Meet me here just one year from today, and you can 30 me back at that time,‖ then he left quickly.The man 31 in his hand a check for $ 500,000, signed（签）by John D. Rockefeller, who was then one of the 32 men in the world!―It can solve my problem!‖ the man realized. But at last, he 33 to put the check in his safe. Just knowing it was there to give him the power to work out a 34 to save his company.Within a few months, he was out of debt and 35 money once again. Just one year later, he returned to the 36 with the check. At the agreed-on time, the old man appeared. Just as the man was about to hand back the check and 37 his successful story, a nurse came running up and caught the old man. ―I am so 38 I caught him!‖ she cried, ―I hope he hasn‘t been bothering（打扰）you. He often leaves the hospital and 39 telling people he‘ s John D. Rockefeller.‖And she led the old man away by the arm. The man just stood there, 40 .Suddenly, he realized it wasn‘t the money, real or imagined, but his new found self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.26. A. start B. stop C. save D. sell27. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything28. A. programs B. troubles C. wishes D. dreams29. A. find B. teach C. help D. protect30. A. bring B. pay C. feed D. call31. A. saw B. tied C. pulled D. hid32. A. tallest B. richest C. strongest D. busiest33. A. remember B. refused C. decided D. forgot34. A. record B. result C. problem D. way35. A. losing B. making C. lending D. raising36. A. park B. room C. company D. hospital37. A. read B. test C. share D. hear38. A. sad B. angry C. tired D. glad39. A. sometimes B. hardly C. never D. always40. A. surprised B. bored C. excited D. interested四、阅读理解（本题有15 小题，每小题2 分，共计30 分）阅读下面四篇材料，然后从题中所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。