1、精选江苏省扬州市三校八年级英语上学期期中试题江苏省扬州市三校2017-2018学年八年级英语上学期期中试题（总分：140分 时间：100分钟） 一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分）第一部分 听对话回答问题本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听二遍。1. What does the girl look like?2. Where does Jack come from? A. B C 3. Which subject does the man like best?4. When did Simon arrive at school this morning? A. At
2、 6:45. B. At 6:55. C. At 6:35.5. How wide is the bridge? A. 99 feet B. 19 feet C. 90 feet 6.When will Julia go to the park? A. On Sunday B. On Saturday . C. On Saturday or Sunday7. How much does the woman have?A. 125 yuan. B. 75 yuan. C. 50 yuan.8.Why didnt Tom go to watch the football match? A. Bec
3、ause he had to look after the dog B. Because he had to do the homework. C. Because he didnt like it.9. Wherere the two speakers? A. At the bus station B. On the bus . C. In the zoo.10. Which coat does she want to buy? A. The green one. B. Both. C. The yellow one.第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题，每段对话听二遍。听下面一段对话，回答第11
4、至第12小题。11. What did the woman borrow two weeks ago? A. Some story-books.B. Some newspapers.C. Some pictures.12. Whats the name of them? A. READERS.B. WOMEN FRIENDS.C. POPULAR TV. 听一篇短文，完成第13-15题,请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。Yao MingBirthHe was born in Shanghai in _13_.Basketball careerHe got his first bas
5、ketball when he was only_14_, but he didnt become serious about basketball till he was 12.Yao joined the Houston Rockets in 2002.The best moment in his career was in 2004-he scored 41 points in a game against the _15_.13. A. 1978 B. 1980C. 198214. A. four B. fiveC. twelve15.A. LA Lakers B. Atlanta H
6、awksC. Chicago Bulls听第二篇短文，回答第16至20小题。16.How many good friends does Linda have?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.17.How often does Lily go shopping? A. Never.B. Every day. C. About once a week.18. What does Nancy often do in her free time? A. She often goes shopping.B. She often surfs the Internet. C.Sheoft
7、en reads magazines.19.How does Tom go to school every day?A. On foot. B. By bike.C. By bus.20.What is Lindas hobby?A. Playing basketball. B. Watching movies. C. Reading magazines,二、单项选择（共15小题，每题1分，计15分）从下列各题A,B,C,D中选出一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。21. I think English is _ unimportant subject.I dont think so. It is
8、 _ useful tool when we talk with foreigners.A. a; an B. an; a C. a; a D. an; an22. People in the UK say holiday while people in the USA say_. A. movie B. fall C. vocation D. elevator23.MissLi, can I use your scissors?Sure. But you _ give them back before the class. A. can B. may C. must D. would24.
9、Nanjing isnt so large _ Shanghai. But, its the second _ city in East China. A. like; largest B. as; largest C. like; large D. as; large25.The light on the wall is broken. He wants to _a new one. A. put up B. put in C. put on D. put down26.The subjects students study in America are different from_in
10、China. A. that B. those C. it D. one 27. You dont need to teach _ how to cook and sew. I can teach _. A. me, me B. myself, myself C. my, myself D. me, myself28. _of giant pandas is getting _ because their living areas are becoming farmland.A. The number, less and less B. A number, larger and larger
11、C. The number, smaller and smaller D. A number, more and more29.-No need to talk to me in English.-Sorry, I _know you are also from China.A. didnt B. arent C. dont D. neednt30.-_ does your new friend _?- She is tall and slim with long hair and bright eyes.A. How; like B. What; look C. What; look lik
12、e D. How; look like 31. - Did you go to the cinema last night?- No. _ seeing a film, I just stayed at home and used We ChatA.While B. Instead C. Instead of D. Because of32.Wolves will _ their lives _ the loss of the trees and forests.A. lose; because B. lose; because of C. lost; because D. lost; bec
13、ause of33.Who did it better, Bill or Henry? I think Bill did just _ Henry.A. as well as B. as good as C. as better as D. more badly than34.If you take the fastest train, the trip from Nanjing to Nantong _only two hours. A. costs B. takes C. pays D. spends35.-Reading is a good way to pass the time on
14、 the plane.-_.I never go travelling without a book.A.You are joking B. Thats true C.I dont think so D. It sounds good三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选项出一个最佳答案。Mr. Young has a big shop in the center of the city. He tells all his employees (雇员)to be _36_ to the buyers and he gets a lot of
15、_37_. One day an old woman went to the shop to _38_ a silk blouse. When she came out of the shop with the blouse, she _39_ her wallet in it. A girl picked it up and _40_ there were nearly five hundred dollars in it. She looked around and _41_ saw it. She put it into her _42_ quickly. Soon the old wo
16、man came back to look for it, of course she _43_.That evening Mr. Young was told about it. He was very _44_ and sent the girl away. Then he decided to employ an honest man to take her _45_.A few young men came, but Mr. Young didnt like _46_ This morning a young man came to his _47_.He asked, Do you
17、smoke, sir? No, sir, answered the young man. Do you _48_? No, sir. Mr. Young asked him the other questions, and the young mans _49_ satisfied（满足，满意） Mr. Young. Before he employed（雇佣）him, he asked him the last question, You have _50_ shortcoming,（缺点）do you?No, I dont, sir. said the young man.I only l
18、ike telling lies.36. A. angry B. strange C. friendly D. terrible37. A. interest B. money C. surprise D. hope38. A. borrow B. buy C. look for D. lend39. A. threw B. forgot C. left D. placed40. A. found B. knew C. understood D. wanted41. A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody42. A. hand B. bott
19、le C. pocket D. glass43. A. won B. lost C. failed D. forgot44. A. angry B. sad C. happy D. worried45. A. seat B. place C. table D. chair46. A. him B. their C. them D. theirs47. A. house B. car C. home D. office48. A. dress B. eat C. drink D. sleep49. A. answers B. clothes C. knowledge D. face50. A.
20、no B. some C. any D. much四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。ALOSTA white cat with two big blue eyes.If you find it, please call Sam at 385-0926.Many thanks.Titanic 3DSaturday and SundayShowtime Cinema$20 ( half for children under 12 )Call David at 332-5147.BOOK SALEA Christmas Carol
21、by Charles DiukansA story of ChristmasThe true meaning of Christmaswas $59.60now $29.60HOUSE FOR RENT2 sunny bedrooms with a kitchen.$500 a monthCall Mary at 591-3127 for more information.51. Who lost a white cat with two big blue eyes? A.Sam. B. David. C. Mary. D. Charles.52. You need to pay _ if y
22、ou buy the book A Christmas Carol now .A.$59.60 B. $49.60 C. $39.60 D. $29.6053. If you want to rent a house, you can call _.A. 385-0926 B. 591-3127 C. 332-5147 D. 592-5147 BIt is a beautiful spring morning. There isnt a cloud in the sky. And the sun is warm but not too hot, so Mr. Hunt is surprised
23、 when he sees an old man at the bus stop with a big strong black umbrella in his hand.Mr. Hunt says to him, Are we going to have rain today, do you think so?No, says the old man, I dont think so.Then are you carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off you?No, the sun is not very hot in spring.Mr. Hunt
24、 looks at the big umbrella again, and the old man says, I am an old man, and my legs are not very strong, so I really need a walking-stick. But when I carry a walking-stick, people say, Look at that poor old man, and I dont like that. When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say, Look a
25、t that stupid (傻的) man.”54. What is the weather like in that morning? A. Fine B. Hot C. Rainy D. Cloudy55. The old man carries an umbrella to _.A. keep the sun off B. keep the rain off C. keep the snow off D. help him to walk56. The man _ the people to say he is an old man.A. likes B. wants C. doesn
26、t like D. doesnt hate57. Whats the meaning of walking-stick?A.枝条 B.拐杖 C.小车 D.手推车C“I will think of it.” It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking? Sir Isaac Newton was sitting in his garden when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think and tried to f
27、ind out why the apple fell. Then he discovered how the sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places. A boy named James Watt sat quietly by the fire, watching the lid of the kettle move up and down. He wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the lid. From that time he went on thinking a
28、nd thinking. And when he became a man, he improved the steam engine (蒸汽机) so much that it could easily do the work of many horses. James Ferguson was a poor boy. Once, seeing the inside of a watch, he wondered. “Why should I not make a watch?” But how could he get the materials to make the mainsprin
29、g (钟表的主发条)? He soon found he could make it with whalebone (鲸骨). He then made a wooden clock which kept good time. His motto (座右铭) was “I will think of it.” And he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world. Boys and girls, when you have a difficult lesson to learn, dont lose heart, and dont a
30、sk someone for help before helping yourselves. Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.58From the passage, we know that some great things come from _.A. listening B. reading C. speaking D. thinking59The achievement of James Watt was that he _. A. kept thinking B. found the steam in the kettleC. improved the steam engine much D. watched the lid move up and down 60The right order of the fol
