安徽省蚌埠市2016-2017学年八年级英语下学期期中试题

听力部分 笔试部分

一、单项选择

21．Sally is ________ girl. She is good at dancing. A．a 8-year-old B．a 8-years-old C．an 8-year-old D．an 8-years-old

22．Usually kids' thoughts are different ________ those of their parents, so it's difficult for them to agree with each other. A．with B．at C．from D．of

23．— Which of the two T-shirts will you take?

— I'll take ________. One is for my brother and the other is for my cousin. A．none B．all C．neither D．both

24．So far Billy ________ five Chinese songs. He really feels proud of himself. A．learns B．learned

C．has learned D．is learning

25．— Could you please help me put up the maps on the wall? — ________. A．That's all right B．I hope so C．No problem D．That's a good idea

26．— Tony, it's cold outside. ________ take a jacket? — OK, mom.

A．Why not B．Why don't C．Why did you D．Why do you 27．— Matt, may I use your camera? — Sorry, there's ________ with it. A．nothing wrong

B．wrong nothing C．something wrong D．wrong something

28．I don't mind ________ in my garden on weekends. A．work B．working C．to work D．worked

29．________ I was doing the homework, my father was watching TV. A．While B．As C．Since D．During

30．They heard the party was ________ because of the bad weather. A．put on B．put up C．put down D．put off 31．— Why do you remember this song so clearly? — Because its singer has a beautiful ________. A．voice B．noise C．sound D．smell 32．I could ________ my bed and ________ my clothes. A．make; do B．make; fold C．fold; do D．fold; wash 33．— Do you think the rain will stop tomorrow? — ________. And the sun will come out. A．I don't think so B．I hope so C．I'm afraid not D．I don't believe it

34．— How long may I ________ your dictionary?

— For one week. But you mustn't ________ it to the others. A．keep, lend B．borrow, lend C．lend, be borrowed D．have, borrow

35．— I didn't see you at the party last night? — I ________ on my biology report at that time. A．worked. B．work.

C．was working. D．am working 二、完形填空

There was a man who played the piano in a bar. He played ____36____ well that many people

came just to hear him play. But one night, the boss told him, \"Some customers (顾客) are ____37____ listening to the piano. They ____38____ asking you to sing. So you must sing a song or you will not get paid!\"

Then he had to sing a song. He had never sung in ____39____ before. But everyone was moved by the song Mona Lisa he sang this time. ____40____ had ever heard such a beautiful song before!

He might have ____41____ the rest of his life as a common piano player in a bar, ____42____ for this time, he went on to become one of the best-known ____43____. You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not realize that your talent (才能) is great, but it may be ____44____ than you think! Also, if you keep trying, most skills can be improved. The question is not, \"What talent do I have?\" It is rather, \"____45____ will I use whatever talent I have?\"

36．A．very B．quite C．so D．such 37．A．interested in B．fond of C．busy with D．tired of 38．A．put on B．live on C．keep on D．get on 39．A．public B．danger C．peace D．surprise 40．A．Nobody B．Anybody C．Somebody D．Everybody

41．A．missed B．lived C．saved D．lost 42．A．and B．but C．or D．so

43．A．pianists B．actors C．singers D．dancers 44．A．better B．harder C．worse D．longer 45．A．What B．Why C．How D．When 三、阅读理解

(A)

During the day we work and play, and at night we sleep. Our body rests when we sleep In the morning we are ready to work and play again. Our body grows most when we are asleep.

Children who are tired usually need sleep. We can get better at our lessons after having plenty of rest. Boys and girls who are eight or nine years old need ten hours of sleep every night. Our body needs plenty of air when we are asleep. If we do not get enough fresh air, we will feel fired when we wake up. While in bed we must not cover our head, our lungs need to get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night, we can have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air.

46．Our body grows most while we are ________. A．eating B．playing C．sleeping D．exercising

47．Too little sleep makes us ________. A．tired B．hungry C．happy D．grow

48．— What may cause us to feel fired in the morning? — ________ during the sleep. A．Too much air B．Not enough fresh air C．Too much cold air D．Too much sleep

49．How many hours of sleep should 9-year-old children have every night? A．8 hours. B．9 hours. C．10 hours. D．11 hours. 50．What do the lungs need most? A．Fresh air. B．Covering. C．Warm air. D．Exercise.

(B)

Have you ever met some problems in your daily life? Do you often feel annoyed about some annoying things in your life? If you can't express your requests politely, you can't get rid of the annoying things. So if you need help, you can write letters to our program Make You Happy for help. Here are some problems from some people and our advice for them.

Name Place Problem Requests His roommate talked First, tell him in a polite way School Lin Zheng dormitory into bed and he couldn't loudly?\" If he doesn't obey, ask have a good sleep. your teacher for some help. loudly before getting \"Would you mind not talking Got a shirt in the wrong Ask the shop assistant to change Julie Clothes store size. it for a right one for you. Felt annoyed by the shop You can say, \"Could you please Mary Supermarket assistant who followed not follow me around? I'll ask her around. you if I need help.\" Someone cut in line in You can say, \"Would you mind Johnson Station front of him. waiting in line?\" Harris Bus You can say, \"Would you mind not Someone smoked in front of smoking here? It's very him in the bus. dangerous.\" 51．How many problems are mentioned in this passage? A．Four. B．Five. C．Six. D．Seven.

52．If your roommate talks loudly before bed, you can ________. A．fight with him

B．talk with him in a polite way like \"Would you mind not talking loudly?\" C．ask your teacher for help without talking with him first D．scold him in some bad words

53．What happened to Mary?

A．People smoked in front of her in the bus.

B．When she waited in line in the station, someone cut in line.

C．She was followed everywhere by the shop assistant in the supermarket. D．Someone smoked in front of her.

．What does the underlined word \"dormitory\" mean in Chinese? A．教学楼 B．饭堂 C．宿舍 D．实验室

55．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Someone smoked in front of Johnson in the bus. B．You can make a call to ask the program for help. C．Li Zheng can't have a good sleep in the supermarket.

D．When you get the wrong size clothes, you can ask the shop assistant to change.

(C)

The sun is always shining. But it can only shine on one side of the earth at one time.When the sun is shining on one side of the earth, it is night on the other side.

At night, you can see the stars. The stars are in the sky all day. But the light from the sun is so bright that you can't see them. When night comes, there is no light, and the stars are bright enough to see. The stars look very small. But some of them are even bigger than the sun. They look small because they are so far away from you. Big things look much smaller when they are far away. The sun is closer to the earth than other stars, so it looks bigger.

56．When it is night, the sun ________. A．doesn't shine

B．shines for a short time C．disappears (消失)

D．shines on the other side of the earth

57．We can't see the stars in the sky at daytime because ________. A．there are no stars there

B．the stars are much smaller than the sun

C．the bright light from the sun makes them not seen D．the stars come out only at night 58．The stars look small because ________. A．they are far away B．they are small C．they have no light D．they are in the sky

59．Small things may look ________ when they are close. A．bigger B．small C．near D．far away

60．The sun looks bigger than other stars because ________. A．it's bigger

B．it's far away in the sky C．It gives much bright light

D．it's closer to the earth than other stars

(D)

任务型阅读：请仔细阅读,然后按信息卡的要求填入相关信息。

Zhang Hongying, girl, 15 I want to make our lunch time longer. At the moment, the lunch time is short. Most of my classmates would like to do their homework during this time. But if they don't get a good rest, they won't have enough energy for the afternoon. So I would like to have more time to take a nap after lunch. That way, we'll learn better in the afternoon. Zhao Pengran, girl, 15 I would like to have more chances to talk in English. Now, the English classes are not enough for US to practice speaking English. I think we'd better have one morning a week at least to have spoken English lessons in order to improve our English. Zhou Jiancheng, boy, 15 My idea would be to have more fashionable school uniforms. If I were the headmaster, I would ask the students to design the uniforms themselves. We could have a contest among student designers. Then, we could ask others to choose their favorites. This way, we'll be able to wear what we like best. How nice it would be for us young people! Information Card

The student who wants to make the lunch time longer (61) The thing that most students do during lunch time (62) The thing that Zhang Hongying would like to do after lunch (63) The subject that Zhao Pengran wants to improve () The students' age (65) 四、阅读下面短文,选择方框里A-E五个句子填入文中空缺处,使内容完整、正确。

Like you, most animals have eyes. But how and what they see can be very different. ____66____.

This fish is called a four-eyed fish, but it really has only two eyes. ____67____ The bottom half watches what is happening in the water.

A chameleon(变色龙) can move its eyes two ways at once. One eye looks up, while the other looks down. ____68____ That makes it easier for a chameleon to find food and stay safe.

A bee has five eyes. ____69____ The two large eyes can see objects.

Most spiders have eight eyes but they cannot see well. Instead, they use tiny hairs on their bodies to taste, smell, hear and feel the world. They can find an object by feeling the way air moves around it.

During the day, it's hard to see the black pupil(瞳孔) at the center of a crocodile's (鳄鱼) eye. It's a small, thin line. ____70____ It becomes large and round to let in more light.

A．The top half of each eye sees above the water. B．One can look left, while the other looks right. C．At night the pupil changes its shape. D．Each animal has the kind of eyes it needs for the way of life it leads. E．The three small eyes on the top of its head Can tell if it's light or dark. 66．________67．________68．________69．________70．________ 五、单词拼写

71．His brother is very lazy and always f________(不及格) in his exam. 72．Everyone should keep q________(安静) in the library.

73．Nowadays there are so many traffic a ________(事故) on the road. So drivers should be careful.

74．It's not only e________(足够) to get good grades.

75．You'd better f________(喂养) your pet dog. It looks hungry. 六、所给动词的适当形式填空

76．I think I sat in the same place for too long without ________(move). 77．It will be colder in the ________(south) part of China next week. 78．He studies hard ________(improve) his English. 79．I ________(sweep) the floor ten minutes ago.

80．Can you finish ________(put) these books on the shelf before dinner? 七、书面表达

马上开始放暑假了,假设你是学校社团负责人,现要为下学期开学时的社团招募工作做准备。请根据以下内容及提示要求写一篇英语短文,为新同学介绍下列社团的情况,要包括社团名称、活动内

容及参加的收获。

Care Association：活动内容：帮助有需要的人； 收获：给他们带来欢乐与安宁。

Cartoon Studio：活动内容：学习卡通制作,给人物添加颜色； 收获：可以赢得奖项。 Pet Lover's：活动内容：? 收获：?

注意：1．词数80左右(文章开头已经给出,不计入总词数) 2．不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息,否则不予评分。

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八年级下期中测试卷答案

书面部分 单项选择

21-25.CCDCC 26-30 ACBAD 31-35ABBAC 完型填空

36-40 CDCAA 41-45 BBCAC 阅读理解

46-50 CABCA 51-55 BBCCD 56-60 DCABD （61） Zhang Hongying （62） Do their homework （63） To take a nap （） English

（65） 15 / Fifteen （years old） 阅读短文 66-70 DABEC 单词填空

71.fails 72. quiet 73. accidents 74.enough 75.feed 适当形式填空

76.moving 77. southern 78. to improve 79. swept 80. putting 书面表达（略）