loading外研版英语八年级下期中试题
一、听力部分
Ⅰ.听句子，选出最佳应答语。（5分）
( )1. A. I think so. B. That’s cool. C. Really? Good idea.
( )2. A. It’s your lucky day! B. Great! Thanks. C. OK. Here you are. ( )3. A. I agree with you. B. Good luck to you. C. That’s too bad. ( )4. A. It doesn’t matter. B. Sure, no problem. C. I will.
( )5. A. That’s a good choice. B. Be careful yourself! C. I don’t agree with you. Ⅱ.听对话，选择正确图片。（5分） ( )6. What hasn’t Betty visited yet?
A B C
( )7. What is Sam going to do this afternoon?
A B C ( )8. What did Lucy watch last night?
A B C
( )9. What was the only vegetable David ate in the past?
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A B C
( )10. What does Lucy look like?
A B C
Ⅲ、听长对话，选择最佳答案。（5分）
听第一段对话，回答11-12小题。 ( )11. Who is Betty’s favourite hero?
A. Liu Yang. B. Wang Yaping. C. Nie Haisheng. ( )12. What does Sara want to be in the future? A. A doctor. B. An astronaut. C. A teacher.
听第二段对话，回答13-15小题。
( )13. Who did Bruce go to London with last week? A. His parents. B. His uncle. C. His aunt.
( )14. How did Bruce go to visit Buckingham Palace last Wednesday? A. By underground B. By bus C. By bike ( )15. What did Bruce visit last Thursday morning?
A. Big Ben B. The British Museum C. The National Gallery
Ⅳ、烃材料，选择最佳答案。（10分） ( )16. How old is Zhu Hui’s grandmother? A. 65 B. 70 C. 72
( )17. What was Zhu Hui doing when the telephone rang?
A. Doing homework B. Watching TV C. Having dinner ( )18. What was the matter with the seven-year-old boy?
A. He had a fever B. He had a stomachache C. He had a cough ( )19. How did Zhu Hui’s grandmother go to the woman’s house? A. On foot B. By bike C. By car ( )20. When did Zhu Hui’s grandmother go back home?
A. At 7:30 p.m. B. At 10:30 p.m. C. At 11:30 p.m.
二、单项选择（15分）
( )1.Peter ______that camera since three years ago.
A. is buying B. will buy C. will have D. has had ( )2.—What do you think of the music?
—It ______ beautiful.
A. sounds B. tastes C. smells D. looks
( )3.Jean spends two hours ______ the piano every day.
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A. played B. plays C. playing D. to play ( )4.—Have you used the new computer ______?
—Yes, I have. I have ______ used it.
A. just, just B. yet, just C. just, yet D. yet, yet ( )5.—______?
—I am playing the chess with my friends. A. What do you want B. What is it like
C. What are you up to D. What does it look like ( )6.—Where’s your father?
—He ______ Guangzhou.
A. has gone to B. has been to C. went to D. goes to ( )7.I didn’t pass the English exam. I feel ______ sad. A. few B. little C. a bit D. a few ( )8.—Do your teachers often ______ you?
—Yes, we get on well.
A. agree with B. communicate with C. look after D. think of ( )9.Mary can’t help ______ when she sees her father. A. laugh B. laughing C. to laugh D. laughed ( )10.My model plane ______. Do you want to see it? A. is done B. does C. did D. was doing ( )11.I’ve ______met her before, so I don’t know her. A. never B. ever C. just D. yet
( )12.—______ have you been a member of Greener China?
—For two years.
A. How often B. How long C. When D. How far ( )13.The news ______ bad, and she ______ sad.
A. are, is B. is , feel C. sound, is D. sounds, feels ( )14.—______ your English teacher like?
—She is very kind.
A. What does B. How does C. What is D. How is ( )15.—How many years has life been on earth?
—______ years, I think.
A. 5 millions B. 5 millions of C. Million of D. millions of 三、阅读理解（40分）
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I think that I am very lucky because I have a lot of friends. My best friend is Mai. She is 16 years old. She is 2 years older than me. We live in the same village. She is my neighbor and we are now classmates, so we have been friends for so long. Mai is tall and thin. With long black hair, she
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has got an oval(椭圆形的) face with big bright eyes, a high nose and a small mouth. Mai is very beautiful, especially when she smiles. She is always helpful, polite and honest. When her friends have difficulties, she always tries her best to help them. Although we have the same hobbies and interests, we have different personalities（个性）. I am sociable and enjoy telling jokes. My classmates think that I’m rather outgoing(外向的).
Unlike me, Mai is quite serious and prefer quietness to noise.However, we can keep secrets together, so we are close friends. Mai is one of the best students in my class and she works hard.
I like doing homework with her. She always tries her best to help me with my studies. I think as time goes by, our friendship will be deeper and deeper. ( )1.The writer may be ________years old. A.6 B.14 C.16 D.18
( )2.The underlined word“ sociable ” means “_____” in Chinese
A.爱交际的 B.喜怒无常的 C.懒惰的 D.有耐心的
( )3.The writer and Mai can become friends mainly because they______ A. have the same personality B. are in the same class
C. live in the same village D. can keep secrets together.
( )4.What does the writer think of Mai?
A. She is outgoing B. She is a nice girl. C. She is careless. D. She is a lucky girl. ( )5.The best title for this passage is“__________”
A. How to Make Friends B. My Good Friend—Mai C. How to Help Others D. Some Advice on Friendship
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Everyone knows that there's not enough land in Hong Kong. If you go there by air, you will land at Kai Tak Airport. It was built out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big islands in Hong Kong.
The other island is Hong Kong itself. You can get there by ship or through a tunnel (隧道) under the sea.
The population of Hong Kong is more than six million. Chinese and English are spoken by many people there. Clothes, computers, radios, televisions are made in Hong Kong. It is a shopping center. You can buy all kinds of things there.
Hong Kong is also a beautiful city. It is a good place for traveling. People from all over the world visit Hong Kong every year. You can watch dog-racing and motor-racing there. When you are hot and tired, you may rest in the small cool gardens. There are also a lot of tall buildings with comfortable rooms to live in. If you enjoy eating out, you can easily find a good place for delicious food. Foods of different flavors (风味) are served in Hong Kong. ( )6. Where was Kai Tak Airport built?
A. It was built out into the sea. B. It was built out into the lake. C. It was built out into the river. D. It was built out into the pool.
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