八年级下学期期中考试英语试题（2）.docx

C. See a 4D movie.C. Exciting.C. Shopping with her parents.C. In ten minutes.C. In a hotel.C. On Tuesday.C. 8.C. They never talk with each other.C. Math.C. Italy.C. A cartoon.C. May.C. The twins.第二学期八年级段考试题卷.英语时量：120分钟满分：120分第一部分：听力技能（共两节，计20分）第一节 对话理解 根据所听到的对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案回答问题。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 are they going to do on the woman's birthday?A. Have a party.B. Go to the bar.2. How does the man like the story?A. Interesting.B. Boring.3. What was Mary doing when the rainstorm came?A. Talking with her friends. B. Talking on the phone.4. When will Tom take out the rubbish?A. Right awayB. In five minutes.5. . Where did Jim work last summer?A. In a hospital.B. In an old people's home听第六段对话，回答第6至7小题。6. Where does the man do the volunteer work?A. In the city park.B. In the school library.C. At an animal hospital7. Why does the man like working there?A. Because he will get a lot of money.B. Because he will get a strong feeling of satisfaction.C. Because he will see in the kids' eyes that they are going on a different journey.听第七段对话，回答第8至9小题。8. . When did the headache start?A. On MondayB. On Thursday.9. How many hours did the man sleep last night?A. 4B.6.听第八段对话，回答第10至12小题。10. How does Steven get on with his new teachers and classmates?A. He doesn't mind them.B. He gets on well with them.11. What does Steven think is a very difficult subject?A. English.B. History.12. Where may Steven come from?A. America.B. Japan.听第九段对话，回答第13至15小题。13. What kind of movie is Frozen?A. A thriller.B. A documentary.14. In which month did the boy see the movie?A. January.B. July.15. Who will probably watch the movie with Mary?A. Alan.B. Linda.第二节笔录要点（5小题，计5分）根据你所听到的内容，填写下面的表格，每空不超过3个单词。In AmericaIn 16.Parents often show their love with proper words.In China, parents don't always say “I love you“ to their children.It is 17. to call their parents9 names.Parents won't 18.children to call their names.Parents often encourage their children to do things 19.Parents always look after their children till they are 20.第二部分：知识运用（共两节，计20分） 第一节 语法填空（10题，共10分）从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的答案填空21. 一What did you do yesterday? 一I had quick breakfast and then played violin.A. a, theB. /, theC. a, /22. Who's your favorite singer, Han Hong or Sun Nan?, I'm not their fan. I like Li Jian best.A. EitherB. NeitherC. Both23. Our foreign teacher Keith here now.A. is used to teachingB. are used to teachC. used to teach24. I won't open my mouth you say sorry to me.A. untilB. ifC. when25. 一Could you please take out the rubbish?一Sorry, I. I have to do homework.A. mustB. needn'tC. can't26. We have to the sports meeting because of the heavy rain.A. put upB. put offC. take off27. 一What did your classmate say just now?一Sorry, I what I should do next.A. am thinkingB. was thinkingC.thought28. My mother told me the .street whenthe traffic lights are red.A. not to crossB. to crossC.to not cross一No.2 underground railway has been open for several months.have a try ? 一Good idea.A. Why don'tB. How aboutC. Why not29. Chai Jing made a documentary named Under the Dome everyone in China will pay more attention （关注）to our environment.A. so thatB. in order toC. so as to第二节词语填空（10小题，计10分）通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Peng Jiangya was born in Guizhou. She grew up in a small village at the foot of the Fanjing Mountains. Peng didn't have the easiest childhood, but things got even 31 , She lost all her fingers at an early age 32 she fell into a fire stove （火炉）at home when her parents were out.The young girl had to learn to do 33 without any fingers. At first she wasn't able to use chopsticks, and her parents had to teach her for a long time. 34 her strong will（意志力）to do everything on her own, she solved those difficulties. And now she can look after her own family.As a child, Jiangya often saw others make cross-stitch （十字绣）and then she decided to learn to make it 35, As you can 36 , holding a needle（针）without fingers is very 37 , and Jiangya failed （失败）so many times. Still, she never 38 , She uses her arms to hold the thread and needle. And through many hours of practice, now she can make good cross-stitch works and she is faster than other people. "One has to try hard to do 39 she wants to do." Jiangya said.As for her future, Jiangya said, “I will work 40 more people to embroider（绣）the beautiful landscape（风景） of our hometown. At the same time, we will be able to make more money.30. A. better BB. goodC. worseA. whyB. soC. because31. A. someoneB. nothingC. everythingA.Thanks forB.Thanks toC.Thankyou32. A. herselfB.himselfC.itselfA. wantB.imagineC.look33. A. easyB.difficultC.angry38. A. gave out39. A. whatC. gave upC. when40. A .atB. withC. to第三部分：阅读技能（共三节，计50分）第一节图表理解 分）阅读下列图表，从 C三个选项中，选行7 1905-2015Attached to Hunan Normal University（共5小题，计10每题所给的A、B、 出最佳选项回答问B. gacve awayB. who题或完成句子。（共5小题，计10分）olunteers Wanted forThe High School attached to Hunan Normal UniversityWe need several volunteers for the 110lh anniversary of our school. As volunteers, you can choose to do the following things for the。 guests. For example, you can show them around our school or introduce （介绍）our school history in the school museum, or serve water and drinks in the meeting room.If you are interested in this job, please contact us.Working Time: From April 30th to May 2ndPhone Number: 0731-88052468E-mail: hnsdfzxq Address: No.49 Ta.ozihu Road, Yuelu District, Changsha41. How long do the volunteers need to work?A. One day.B. Two days.C. Three days.42. If Li Ming knows a lot about the school history, he can volunteer to.A. serve water and drinks in the meeting room. B. introduce the school history in the school museum.C. show the guests around our school.BCelina, 16My mother and my father each do 50% of the housework. My mothejr does the washing andcleans the living room. My father makes the bed and drives me to school.Paul, 13My father doesn't do a lot but he tries to help. He hangs up the clothes after my mother washesthem and my mother is happy that he always offers to help her.Bill, 15My mother is busy with her work every day. She has little time to do housework, so my fatherhas to do most of it. Sometimes my grandmother comes to help.43. How does Celina go to school?A. By bikeB. By carC. By busWhose father does most of the housework?A. Celina'sB. PaufsC. Bill'sWhich of the following is TRUE according to the table?A. Celina is older than Paul and younger than Bill. B. Paul's father always helps his mother with housework.C. Biirs grandmother sometimes helps Bill with his schoolwork.第二节 短文理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题。（共15小 题，计30分）AEveryone needs friends. But how do we find real friendship（友谊）and keep it?The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says finding good friends is like planting a tree. You plant the seed （种子）and take care of it to make it grow.First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It's not because a person has much money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient（而寸心的）.For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your problems and worries, and do his or her best to help. To make a friend, you can't be too shy.You should make each other happy and share your life.But things can't always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. If he or she doesn't want to talk, you could write a letter.There are several steps to be friends again. Firstly, tell your friends about your feelings. Then, say what he or she has done wrong, and finally explain why you did this or that.Please remember that friendship is very important in your life.44. Sally says finding a good friends is.A. planting a seedB. like planting a treeC. growing a seedA good friend should be.A. funny and smartB. kind and patientC. rich and good-lookingWhat should you do if you have a fight with your friend?A. Have a talk with him or her. B. Tell the thing to his or her parents.C. Send an e-mail to his or her teacherHow many steps are mentioned to be good friends again?A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeWhat is the best title of the passage?A. How to be a good friendB. Problems between friendsC. How to find and keep friendship.BMartin Luther King was born in Georgia, the U.S.A. When he was a boy, he sang with other children in the church. Little Martin knew that it was very important to be kind and love others.Although the church was very important to Martin, he was interested in other things too. He liked sports very much. He was not tall, but he was very strong. The boys in his town often met at Martin's house for a game of football or basketball.Martin liked school and was a very good student. He went to college at fifteen. At first, he didn't know what he wanted to study. He knew the black people didn't have the same rights as the white people, and he also knew that the black people were not as happy as the white people. He wanted to work for the black people. He wanted to help the poor black people.Later he really became famous all over the world. He was fighting for human rights （人权）all his life. At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. He became not only the symbolic leader of American blacks but also a world figure.45. Martin Luther King was from.A. AmericaB.EnglandC. JapanWhen Martin was a little boy, he knew that it was very important.A. to like sportsB.to go to the churchC. to be kind andlove othersMartin was interested in when he was a little boy.A. singing and dancingB. playing football and basketballC. playing chessAt college, Martin wanted to.A. be a good studentB. work for the black people and help themC. make sure that the black people didn't have the same rights as the white people 55. From the passage, we can learn that.A. Martin was the first men to receive Nobel Peace Prize. B. He spent all his life in fighting for human rights.C. He was famous only in America.CWe spend money every day. But, do you know how to design （设计）them? David Pearce, a 15-year-old boy from the UK, just became the designer of the new one-pound （1 英镑）coin.To fight against fake （假的）coins, the UK government（政府）held a design competition for new coins in September last year. Among about 6,000 works, Pearce's design came out on top and won the competition.“I heard about the competition from my teacher, and I thought I had nothing to lose so I decided to enter,“ said Pearce.The new coin has 12 sides. On one side is the picture of the Queen. And on the other side, Pearce designed a crown （皇冠）and fo ur plants growing from one stem （花茎）：the rose for England, the leek （韭葱）for Wales, the thistle （蓟）for Scotland and the shamrock （三叶草）for Northern Ireland. In Pearce9s words, he spent lots of time thinking what coin designs look like and what kind of designs would be symbols of all parts of the UK. In the end, the four-plant design stood out among other works and the 15-year-old boy got the first prize.The new coins will begin to be used in 2017. An.d they will use the latest technology to make sure the new onesare hard to fake.56. Why did the UK government hold the design competition fbr coins?A. To fight against fake coins.C. To find those who are good at designing.57. What is Pearce's coin like?A. It has 10 sides and will be used next year.C. His design stands for all parts of the UK.58. What do people think of Pearce9s design?A. People are worried that it may be easy to fake.B. To choose beautiful coin designs.B. There are 12 plants on one side.B. Lots of people like his design.C. Many people think it lacks imagination.59. What is the meaning of the underlined word "stood out”？A.站出来B.脱颖而出C.象征According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?A. British people can see the new kind of coins in 2017.B. British government will use the latest technology to make sure the new ones are hard to fake.C. The rose is the symbol of England and the shamrock is the symbol of Britain.第三节阅读表达阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。（共5小题，计1。分）Apple Watch ArrivesAfter months of waiting, last week, Apple Watch came out in San Francisco. It is Apple's first new product （产品） after the iPad. The product will be sold on April 24th in nine countries including China.Apple Watch allows users to read emails, receive calls, reply to messages and take notes with their smart phones. It is expected to be fashionable and convenient.However, Apple Watch may face some challenges （挑战）.The users who were born after 2000 are a little bit upset about the new product. Many of them think the price is too high. Apple says the watch9s price will start at $350, but this is only for the basic model （标配）.The more expensive ones will cost $17,000, which is thought to be too high.Besides, many people are worried about its battery（电i也）life. Apple says the product will last 18 hours on a full charge（充电），but some usersthink that it can only last 10 to 12 hours. This means that the users have to charge theii Apple Watches every day. A poor battery life of less than 24 hours may stop it from being a true lifestyle product.60. Is Apple Watch the first product of Apple?61. When can Chinese people begin to buy Apple Watch?62. What can people do with Apple Watch?63. How much is a basic model Apple Watch?64. What do you think of Apple Watch?第四部分：写作技能（共三节，计30分）第一节 翻译语篇（5小题，计10分）Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. 66. She goes to a good university and has almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean's family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. 67.所以她非常孤独。So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous（匿名），talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.68. Last year she made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common interest in rock music and modern dan，ce So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. 69.当然，他们想要更多地了解彼 止匕.David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.When Jean's father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that sh