八年级英语下学期期中试题Ⅰ. 听力技能（两个部分，共20小题，计20分）第一节对话理解听下面的对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。
听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
（共15小题，计15分）听下面五段对话，每听完一段对话后，回答1个小题。
( )1. What will Tim do after cleaning the window?A B C( )2. What was Mary doing at 4:30 p.m. yesterday?A B C( )3. What’s wrong with Ann’s grandfather?A B C( )4. Where does Sarah volunteer?A. At a food bank.B. At an animal hospital.C. In an old people’s home.( )5. What does Millie’s father look like?A. A little fat.B. A little thin.C. A little tall.听第六段对话，回答第6、7小题。
( )6. What was Bill doing at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon?A. He was reading a book.B. He was doing his homework.C. He was helping with housework.( )7. Who was writing a report then?A. Bill’s father.B. Bill’s brother.C. Bill’s sister.听第七段对话，回答第8、9小题。
( )8. What’s the matter with Tony?A. He has a headache.B. He has a toothache.C. He has a stomachache.( )9. What does the doctor ask Tony to do?A. To have a rest.B. To eat more apples.C. To take some medicine.听第八段对话，回答第10至12小题。
( )10. Who will Molly go to visit?A. The sick kids.B. The old people.C. The homeless people.( )11. How long does the bike ride take?A. 15 minutes.B. 20 minutes.C. 30 minutes.( )12. What is David going to do?A. To give out food.B. To help clean cars.C. To go to the hospital.听第九段对话，回答第13至15小题。
( )13. What is Li Ming worried about?A. His lessons.B. His exam.C. His competition.( )14. What does Li Ming’s mother do?A. She is a teacher.B. She is a doctor.C. She is a worker.( )15. What does Li Ming’s mother often ask him to do in English learning?A. To read and write more.B. To speak and read more.C. To speak and write more.第二节笔录要点根据你所听到的内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。
听材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出15秒钟的作答时间。
（共5小题，计5分）Ⅱ.单项选择。
（共15小题，计15分）21.Keep on ,and you will succeed.A. work hardB. to work hardC. working hardD. work harding22.---I have a .---You should lie down and rest.fevers B. sore throat C. cough D. stomachache23. The ______ jokes often make the children ______.A. fun, laughB. funny, to laughC. funny, laughD. fun, to laugh24. —Which place will you choose ________ this coming week end?—Niu Shou Hill. We can climb hills there.A. to visitB. visitingC. visitD. visited25. She play computer games too much, b ut now she doesn’t play them any more.A. uses toB. used toC. usedD. is used to26. ---My computer is broken.---Why not ask her for you?to fix up it B. fix up it C. to fix it up D. fix it up27. We all the paper.A. has run outB. has run out ofC. have run outD. have run out of28. Most of us felt ______ when we saw the ______ film.A. bored; boringB. bored; boredC. boring; boringD. boring; bored29. Lucy’s room is the sam e size ______ Lily’s but her bed is different ______ Lily’s.A. from, asB. from, fromC. as, asD. as, from30. —He is not very clever __________ hard-working. That’s why I like him.—The early bird catches the worm. That’s what we should learn from him.A. andB. butC. orD. so31. It’s your turn to the room, Jack.A. clean upB. clean toC. clean-upD. clean off32. I don’t know kind of work I can do.A. howB. whatC. whoD. why33. Mother has to the bed for her son every morning.A. makeB. putC. takeD. get34. —_____did you call your parents when you were in Paris, Lily?— Almost ever y day. I missed them very much.A. How longB. How oftenC. How muchD. How old35. Everyone be polite to their parents.A. couldB. mayC. shouldD. canⅢ.完形填空（共10小题，计10分）Do you know what does “tomboy” mean? Never mind. Let me tell you about it. I have a girl classmate, Tina, who acts like a boy. She is active. She loves soccer and likes to play with 36. She even looks like a boy! 37 the first day of school, I was so 38 to learn Tina was a girl that I nearly asked her, “Are you a boy or a girl?”. But that doesn’t matter any more. She is 39 to both girls and boys, and we’ve never seen her high-tempered (发脾气).Wherever she goes, she wears 40 along. When she plays soccer or other sports, she smiles with joy. If her team wins, her smile 41 joy and pride. If her team 42, then her smile says, “They’re so good. It’s 43 to play with them.” When she meets a friend, her smile is a 44, and when she meets a teacher, her smile is filled with respect (尊敬).When I ask her about our math homework, she tells me 45 she knows. She explains every detail to me carefully. I never hear her say bad words about others or boast (夸耀) about herself. 36. A. boys B. girls C. children D. students37. A. At B. In C. For D. On38A. surprised B. excited C. moved D. frightened39. A. glad B. helpful C. friendly D. honest40. A. books B. soccers C. smiles D. dreams41 A. shows B. gives C. asks D. gets42. A. wins B. loses C. leaves D. finishes43. A. strange B. easy C. great D. wrong44. A. laughing B. saying C. doing D. greeting45. A. nothing B. anything C. anybody D. NobodyⅣ.阅读理解（每小题2分，计40分）( A )Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others don't.The White House is a house in the America. The president（总统） of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was a t war (战争) with America. The British army(军队) got to Washington and set the president's house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the president's house were painted (刷)white and it has been the “White House”ever since.46. White House is a house for ___________.A. the American people.B. the soldiers of U.S.A.C. the presidents of U.S.A.D. the patients of U.S.A.47. England fought with America in ____________.A. 1810B. 1812C. 1814D. 191648. The house got the name "White House" because ____________.A. it's covered with snowB. the house is very cleanC. the stone walls of the house were painted whiteD. they like the white color49. The White House was painted white because ____________.A. the house is oldB. the house is newC. it was once on fire and was with marksD. they have enough paint50. "ever since" means ___________.A. neverB. onceC. beforeD. from then on(B)You may feel curious(好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time?On April 8, a report came out on the life of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed(调查) around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.Who studies hardest?Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US(26.4%), Japan(8.2%) and South Korea(5.2%).Who sleeps most often in class?Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off(打瞌睡) in class. In South Korea is 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China.South Korean students don't like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan(93%), China(90%) and the US (89%).Who is the most distracted(分心的)?American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they talk with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks(点心) in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated(无关的) books in class.What do they do after school?In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students go out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Mo st South Korean students watch TV.51. In the report, ___________ studies hardest.A. Japanese students.B. South Korean students.C. American students.D. Chinese students.52.From the report we know that __________ sleep least in class.Chinese students. B. South Korean students.C. American students. D. Japanese students.53.We can know that American students often _________ most often in class.A. send e-mailsB. eat snacksC. talk with friendsD. read unrelated books54. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. 38.9% American students talk with friends in class.B. Most Chinese students do physical exercises after class.C. 93% Japanese students like taking notes in class.D. South Korean students fall asleep in class most often.55. What is main idea about the article?A. It tells us that American students don't like studying.B. It is an article about the students' study and life in four countries.C. It is a story about students' sports aft er class.D.It is a report about the students' lessons in four countries.( C )Do you like to play table tennis? Do you want to play根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
