八年级第二学期期中检测
英语试题
（本卷共140分，考试时间为90分钟）
一、听力（每小题1.5分，共30分)
第一节：听下面十段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的答案。每段对话读两遍。
1.What’s the weather like today?
A. B. C.
2.Which sign do they see?
A. B. C.
3. What are they going to do ?
A. B. C.
4. Who will the man talk to ?
A. B. C.
5. Where are the two speakers?
A. At a supermarket.
B. At a cinema.
C. At a school.
6. How much does the boy still need to buy the dictionary?
A. $15.
B. $ 25.
C. $ 5.
7. How long does the shop open every day?
A.For ten hours.
B. For eighteen hours.
C. For eight hours.
8. What's the relationship of the two speakers?
A. Doctor and patient.
B. Teacher and student.
C. Mom and son.
9. How does Helen keep in touch with her penfriend ?
A. By phone.
B. By email.
C. By We-chat
10.What does the man think of the speech?
A. He thinks it’s boring.
B. He doesn’t like it.
C. He thinks it’s great.
第二节：听下面两段材料，每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的答案。每段材料读两遍。
听第一段材料，回答第11至12小题。
11.What does the girl like?
A. Making friends.
B. Traveling.
C. Going shopping.
12. How many countries has the girl been to?
A. Five
B. Four
C. Three.
听第二段材料，回答第13至15小题，完成信息记录表。
13. A. 2007
B. 2008.
C. 2017
14. A. computers B . TVs C. lights
15. A. first B. last C. third
第三节：听一段材料，填入所缺的信息。材料读两遍。
二、选择填空（每小题1分，共15分）
从
21. Mrs. Chen has lived in East Hill _____ more than 50 years.
A. Since
B.at
C. in
D. for
22. She ____ to Germany last summer.
A.Goes
B. has gone
C. went
D. has been
23. I didn’t know what to say _____ .
A. Either
B. also
C.as well
D. too
24. Earthquakes often happen suddenly, so it is hard to know when they come ______.
A. Freely
B. exactly
C. hopefully
D. usually
25. The old couple like to live in the countryside because there is more open____.
A.building
B. space
C. rooms
D. air
26. It is not a good _____ to eat too much ice-cream after meals.
A. Hobby
B. exercise
C. habit
D. result
27. The sign is used ______ tourists to stay away from the animals in the
zoo.
A. to warning
B. to make
C. to making
D. to warn
28.If you want to keep these magazines longer, you must ______ them.
A.review
B. renew
C. repeat
D. report
29. ---Would you like to see the movie Monster Hunt 2 with me tomorrow?
--- I’d love to! But I ______ it.
A.see
B. saw
C. have seen
D. will see
30. I am interested in ______ . They improve my knowledge of the past.
A.history books
B. science fictions
C. cookbooks
ic strips
31. --- What’s your mother?
--- She is a _____ . Her job is to collect books and put them in order in
a school .
A.driver
B. teacher
C. shopkeeper
D. librarian
32.---Is David popular in your class?
--- Yes. He is generous. _____ ,he is helpful and modest.
A.Moreover
B. Otherwise
C. However
D. Anyway
33.---_____ is your home from your school? --- It’s about ten minutes’ walk.
A.How much
B. How long
C. How far
D. How soon
34.---Would you mind me taking the seat here?
--- _________. The girl has just gone to take her food.
A.Certainly not
B. of course not
C. Yes, I would
D. Better not
35. Which of the following is Opinion not Fact ?
A.Some subjects are difficult .
B. We have more subjects to learn now.
C. Now I go to school by bike.
D. I used to walk to school with my mum.
三、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
One year, a British expedition (探险队) got 36 in the sandy ocean
of the Sahara Desert. The sun was burning hot. Everyone quickly ran out of water. If they made a wrong decision, then they could all soon 37 .
At this time, the leader took out a water kettle (壶) and said, “I found
a kettle of water in my bag. But 38 we pass through the desert, 39 is allowed to drink it.”
The kettle of water became the 40 for everyone to cross the desert.
It was passed on among the members of the team. It 41 heavy.
Finally, the expedition made it out of the desert and escaped the hand
of Death. With tears of joy, they opened the kettle 42 trembling (颤
抖的) hands – but out poured sand!
Was it a kettle of sand that really saved them in the desert? The answer
is no. Their deep faith in the hope of survival , like a seed, had taken root
