新目标八下英语期中考试卷听力部分（共20分）一、看图，听对话，选择与对话一致的图片(5%)A B C D E1. ( )2. ( )3. ( )4. ( )5. ( )二、听句子，选择恰当的答语。
(5%)1．A .Yes, I will. B. Yes, there will. C. Yes, they will.2．A. Not at all. B. No, I couldn’t. C. sorry, I can’t.3．.A. My mother will be mad at me. B. My English will be better. C. I will watch TV.4 A. Nothing much. Why? B. I am a doctor. C. I like English.5 A. It’s sunny. B. It will be well. C. It will be good.三、听短文，判断正误，正确的写A, 错误的写B(5%)1. Last Sunday, an old lady went shopping.2. The man got out of a car and went into a bank.3. The old lady saw a lot of money in the car.4. The old lady was foolish.5. The man ran out of the bank without any money.四、听短文，根据所听内容，选择与文章意思一致的选项。
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(5%)1. When did the speaker walk into the town?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. At night.D. At noon.2. How did the donkey(驴) look?A. Lovely.B. Clever.C. Funny.D. Angry.3. Whose was the donkey?A.The writer’s.B. The farmer’s.C. The policeman’s.D. Grandmother’s.4. What helped the donkey move?A. A carrot.B. A rope.C. A donkey.D. A parrot.5. What will happen next?A. The farmer will beat the donkey.B. The donkey will be angry.C. the traffic jam（交通堵塞）will happen again.D. The writer and her grandma will go on having lunch in the restaurant.笔试部分（共80分）一. 单项选择（20%）( ) 1. A place to live in space is _________.A. a space stationB. an apartmentC. a rocketD. a room( ) 2. 10 years ago，_________ only one classroom building in our school. And in 10 years，_______five classroom buildings in our school.A. there was; there areB. there was; there will beC. there will be; there wasD. there is ; there will be( ) 3. Everyone went to the park yesterday _________ Sam. He had to look after his baby brother.A. withB. besidesC. andD. except( ) 4. My friends always get better grades than I do. What should I do?A.Maybe you should be more friendly to the teachers.B.Maybe you should watch TV every day..C.Maybe you should work harder.D.Maybe you should go to school every day.( ) 5. “What time does the plane _________?”“I think at about 10 o’clock.”A. drop offB. get offC. go offD. take off( ) 6. Lily called me _________ Friday morning and told me she was having a birthday party _______me tomorrow.A. at; forB. on; with C on; for D. at; with( ) 7. Nina is clever but kind of lazy. If she _________harder, she _________ better grades.A. will work; getsB. works; will getC. will work; will getD. works, gets( ) 8. If you meet troubles in your life, you must try to _________the troubles.A. turn overB. get overC. look overD. come over( ) 9. I was never _________ to receive a _________ result from my science teacher.A. surprised; disappointedB. surprised; disappointingC. surprising; disappointedD. surprising; disappointing( ) 10. Would you mind ________ the window, please? It’s so cold.A. to closeB. closeC. closeingD. closing( ) 11. –---Would you mind mending the bike for me? ---_________.A .Not at all. B. No, thanks. C. That’s all right. D. Yes, I mind( ) 12 In China, many families are ______ to buy cars these days.A. enough richB. rich enoughC. very richD. too rich( ) 13. If you come to the party, you _____ a great time.A would haveB haveC will have D. have( )14. I don’t know ______ happened outside.A. howB. whatC. whenD. where( ) 15. Paul t old us he wasn’t mad ______ Marcia anymore.A. inB. atC. onD. of( ) 16 .How much did you______ the house?A. pay forB. cost forC. paid forD. cost on( ) 17. ----Will there be more trees? ----Yes, ______.A there will.B they will.C there have. D. there won’t.( ) 18. Tom often makes his friends _______.A laughB laughedC laughing D. laughs( ) 19. ----__________ do I need to invite for you? ---- No more, thank you.A What other B. Else what C. Who else D. When else( ) 20. We’ll stay at home if it _______ tomorrow.A will rainB rains C. rainy D rained二．完形填空（15%）There was once a millionaire(百万富翁) who loved money than anything else in the world. He didn’t know how much he had clearly, so he took on a little girl to _____1____ allhis money for him.It _____2____ the little girl six days to count all the money. When she told the millionaire that he had forty-two _____3____ dollars, he was _____4____ with joy and asked, “ How much _____5____ do you want?” He thought that _____6____ she was only achild, he could only____7____ her a little money.The girl said, “well, I worked for six days, so I think you _____8____ pay me for six days. Give me two pennies for the first day. Each day after that, just give me the amount you give methe day before, multiplied(乘) by itself.The _____9____ thought that in this _____10____ he would only have to give her a_____11____ dollars. What a _____12____ little girl! So in a short time, he _____13____his lawyer sign up the contract（合同）, fearing （害怕）that she would change her _____14____.On the first day the millionaire paid her two pennies, and on the second day, two pennies times two pennies, or four pennies.Each day after that, he gave her _____15____ number of pennies he had given her the day before, multiplied by itself. And by the sixth day, the foolish millionaire had to give the cleverlittle girl all his money.( )1. A. bring B. count C. send D. hide( )2. A. had B. needed C. got D. took( )3. A. million B. dozen C. thousand D. hundred( )4. A. sad B. wild C. surprising D. angry( )5. A. dollars B. number C. time D. pay( )6. A. as if B. though C. if D. because( )7. A. have B. gave C. give D. set( )8. A. could B. would C. should D. might( )9. A. girl B. millionaire C. two D. people( )10. A. measure B. way C. point D. means( )11. A. few B. little C. less D. much( )12. A. nice B. clever C. fine D. foolish( )13. A. ordered B. asked C. had D. persuaded(说服)( )14. A. mind B. heart C. word D. plan( )15. A. good B. great C. a D. the三．阅读理解（20%）A篇和B篇各5分，C篇10分ADreams may be more important than sleep. Some people don’t need much sleep. But we all need to dream, scientists say.Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night.Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They could have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can’t remember the dream. Dreams can disappear quickly from memory. Too much dreaming can be harmful. The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at working when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.( ) 1. It may be less important to sleep than to _______.A. thinkB. dreamC. workD. study( ) 2. Dreams and films are usually ______.A. very longB. in colorC. about workD. very sad( ) 3. The people often dream about their work because _______.A. they are tired in the daytimeB. they are not interested in their workC. they may be thinking about their work at allD. they have too much work to do( ) 4. The main idea of the story is that _______.A . people need to dream B. people like to sleepC. dreams are like filmsD. we always remember dreams( )5. The title for the story could be ______.A. Terrible dreamsB. The longest sleepC. MemoryD. DreamsB.Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said, “Let’s do something to pass the time.”“What do you want to do?” the businessman asked. “We can ask each other riddles.” The farmer said. “You start,” “Let’s make the rules first,” the businessman said. “That’s not fair(公平). You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.”“That’s true.” The businessman said. “What do you want we should do?” “If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50.” The farmer said. The businessman thought about this, then he said, “OK. That’s fair. Who will go first?”“I will,” the farmer said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” The businessman repeated the riddle, “What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer. ” He gave the farmer $100, then said, “Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks, b ut only two legs when it flies?” “I don’t know.” the farmer said, and gave him $50.( )1. The story happened_____.A. on a farmB. in a shopC. before a long plane journeyD. between two passengers( )2. What does the word “riddle” means in this story?A. Something to win moneyB. Something to help to make rules.C. A difficult question to find the answer to.D. A kind of game in doing business.( )3. Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?A. He made much more money than the farmer.B. He thought he knew more than the farmer.C. He was interested in making riddles.D. He was better at playing riddle games. ( )4. The farmer_____.A. enjoyed himself on his long journeyB. didn’t want to pay even one dollar.C. spend all his money on the plane ticketD. won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game ( )5. Which of the following is NOT true? _____.A. The two men made rules for their riddleB. The farmer was more clever than the businessman.C. The two men made their riddle game more interesting by playing it for money.D. The businessman knew the answer to his riddle.CThe story happened during the Second World War．An old man lived in a small town of Germany．He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked．After the war had begun，his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights．The old man was very sad．He didn’t ha ve enough food and was often hungry．And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go on living．It was a very cold winter night．The old man couldn’t go to sleep．He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.Once he came to a village，but the villagers were all poor and couldn’t give him anythin g．He was too hungry to go to another village．He thought hard and found a way．He came to a police station and called out，“Hitler(希特勒)is a pig!”Out came an old policeman at once．He took the old man into a room．gave him some bread and a cup of tea．Then he said，“Don’t say so in our village，sir.”“I’m sorry，sir，”said the old man，“I don’t know it’s Hitler’s hometown.’’“No, no，sir，”the policeman said in a hurry，“It’s a pig’s hometown!”( )1．The old man’s sons joined the army because_______A．they were all strong B．they loved their countryC．they wanted to be full D．they had to do so( )2．The old man was sad because________A．his three sons had to join the army B．his three sons lost their lives during the War C．he lived in the small town alone D．he had neither food nor clothes( )3．The villagers didn’t give the old man any food because_____．A．they weren’t kind-hearted B．his sons were in the armyC．they were also hungry D．he hated them all ( )4．___________, so he shouted outside the police station．A．The old man hated Hitler very much B．The old man wanted to make the policeman angry C．The old man thought he would be given some food in prison(监狱)D．The old man wanted the policeman to help him( )5．Which of the following is true?A．The old policeman would send the old man into prison. B．The old policeman hated Hitler too．C．The old policeman thought Hitler was a better pig．D．The old man found a friend at the police 四．根据句意补全单词，单词首字母或汉语意思已给出（5%）1. I went to Lijiang last year and I f_______ in love with it. It was a really beautiful place..2. I’m b______ at speaking than listening.3. My clothes are out of s_________. I want to buy some new ones.4. Teachers complain about t__________ tired kids in the classroom.5. My father was mad at me when he got my r______ card.6. She isn’t a hard-working girl, every day she always_________（照抄）my homework.7. She had a very unusual _____________ last Sunday.（经历）8. She said she would bring her mother some ____________(花).9. I always get _________ when I see the envelope from school in the mail. (紧张的)10. He is really hard with his study, so he always gets the best _____ in all his subjects.（结果）五.句型转换（10%）1. He is going to visit her uncle next week.(对划线部分提问)________ ________he going to visit her uncle?2. I was watching TV when Mother came in.(用while替换)________ I was _______ TV, Mother came in.3. He will go to Beijing on vacation next week.He will have enough time.(合并为含if的复合句)He will go to Beijing on vacation next week ______ he ______ enough time.4. He didn’t go to bed before ten o’clock .(改同义句)He _________ go to bed __________ten o’clock.5. “How old are you?” Jack asked her.(改为间接引语)Jack asked her how old ________ __________.六．书面表达(10%) 根据提示，用英语写一篇短文。
