八年级英语（新标准）期中试卷
听力部分（20分）
一、听句子：根据句子的内容和所提问题，选择符合题意的图画回答问题。（5分）
( ) 1、What has Ms James done in China since 2002?
A B C
( ) 2、How much money has the project raised?
A B C
( ) 3、Which does Sally like?
A
A B C
( ) 4、 Who do some people say was the greatest European composer?
A Strauss B Beethoven C Mozart
( ) 5、 What was her aunt doing at that time?
A B C
二、听对话：听下面几段对话，每段对话后有一或两个问题，从题中所给的选项中，
选出最佳答案。（10分）
听第一段对话回答第6小题
( ) 6、 What sort of music are they talking about?
A、trumpet. B、Classical. C、Techno.
听第二段对话回答第7小题
( ) 7、 What does the boy like better?
A、Jazz. B、Opera. C、Pop.
听第三段对话回答第8小题
( ) 8、How long have the man stay there?
A、Twenty days. B、More than twenty days.
C、Less than twenty days.
听第三段对话回答第9－10小题
( ) 9、Where did May and her parents live before?
A、In Beijing. B、In New York. C、In a small village.
( )10、When did May start learning English?
A、When she was six. B、When she was seven.
C、When she came to Beijing.
三、听句子： 根据听到的内容，选择正确的答语。 （每小题 1 分，共 5 分）
( )11、 A、I like popular music. B、I don't like rock music.
C、I like Beethoven.
( )12、 A、Xian Xinghai. B、Johann Strauss the younger.
C、Mozart.
( )13、 A、A singer. B、An actor. C、A musician.
( )14、 A、She was cooking in the kitchen.
B、I am watching TV. C、I was reading a story book.
( )15、 A、I have bought it since two years ago.
B、I have had it for two years.
C、My mother bought it for me.
笔试部分（80分）
一、选择填空（15分）
( )1、Mrs Joan has been here for two years, she has no friends.
A、and B、so C、but D、or
( )2、In the traffic accident, an girl was badly hurt this morning.
A、eight-years-old B、eight year old
C、eight-year-old D、eight-years old
( )3、－Betty, your English is very good. have you learnt it?
－For about 5 years.
A. How long B. What time C. When D. How man
( )4、In the last five years, the workers have planted _______ trees on the mountain.
A、millions of B、million of C、millions D、million
( )5、They haven't gone to have a picnic the heavy rain.
A、because B、because of C、for D、since
( )6、My father has worked in this factory fifteen years.
A、for B、since C、before D、in
( )7、--- Have you finished reading the newspaper?
--- Yes. I it just now.
A、finish B、have finished C、finished D、will finish
( ) 8、－Long time no see, David.
－ I have to Shanghai for my vacation.
A. grown B. lived C. been D. gone
( ) 9、Your friend has already heard of the news, ?
A、isn't he B、is he C、has he D、hasn't he
( ) 10、Of all the waltzes, I think the Blue Danube is the most famous .
A、that B、one C、ones D、waltz
( )11、Classical music is good, but I think Western pop music is better.
A、very B、even C、quite D、little
( )12、--- When did your family move to Shenzhen?
--- .
A、On 1990s B、In 1990s C、On the 1990s D、In the 1990s
( )13、At this time yesterday afternoon, I my bike in the street.
A、rode B、is riding C、have rode D、was riding
( )14、I think he right. He should have breakfast every morning.
A、don't; is B、/; isn't C、don't; isn’t D、/; is
( )15、--- Were you seeing a film at 2: 00 yesterday afternoon?
--- . And it was very wonderful.
A、No, I wasn't B、Yes, I was
C、That's right D、You were wrong.
二、完形填空：通读下列短文，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。（10分）
Liu Sanzi is a young 16 from a village in Hunan Province. His parents want him to 17 out of school. It’s very important for him to work 18 the farm. Because there are seven people in Liu’s family and they are very poor.
Many children 19 Liu Sanzi can’t get an education because their families are poor. Now they can go to school 20 the help of Project Hope. In the last 15 years, this project 21 money and paid for the education for poor children 22 the countryside.
Many people in China have 23 of Project Hope and have given money. But 40 24 children from poor families still need help. Because of Project Hope, thousands of children have better lives. What can we do for Project Hope? 25 can we help?
16. A. boy B. girl C. teacher D. doctor
17. A. drop B. drops C. dropped D. dropping
18. A. in B. on C. beyond D. at
19. A. is B. are C. as D. like
20. A. have B. has C. with D. for
21. A. raise B. has raised C. raised D. will raise
22. A. on B. at C. in D. between
23. A. hear B. hears C. hearing D. heard
24. A. millions B. million C. million of D. millions of
25. A. What B. Have C. Do D. How
三、阅读理解。（共20分，每小题2分）
(A)
Air is all around us. At the time we are born, air is around us everywhere(任何地方). We live in air.
All living things need air. Living things cannot live without（没有） air. We can go without food or water for a few days, but we can’t live a few minutes without air. We take in air. When we are working, we need more air. When we are sleeping, we need less air.
We live in air but we cannot see it. We can only feel it. We can feel it when it is moving. Moving air is called wind. How can you make air move? Here is one way. Take an open book in your hands in front of your face. Close it quickly. What can you feel? It is air.
26. Where is air?
A. It’s on the table. B. It’s all around us.
C. It’s near us. D. It’s not here.
27. What do all living thing need?
A. Wind. B. Clothes. C. Air. D. Food.
28. Moving air is called .
A. wind B. rain C. snow D. cloud
29. When do we need more air?
A. Sleeping. B. Sitting. C. Working. D. Standing.
30. What does the word “less” in the passage mean?
A. 多于 B. 少量 C. 没有. D. 更多.
(B)
Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant(仆人). He and the servant loved wine(酒) and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did , but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison（毒药）and some nice food in the house. You must take care of (看管好)them.” With these words, he went out.
But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue（假的）, after the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke (叫醒)the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid(害怕) to be punished(被惩罚), so he drank the poison to kill(杀死) himself.
31. In the story, __________ liked wine and good food very much.
A. the rich man B. the servant C. both A and B D. neither A and B
32. The rich man knew that it was ______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
A. the cat B. himself C. nobody D. the servant
33. The rich man told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because_____.
A. there was in fact poison in the bottles
B. he did not want the servant to drink his wine
C. he wanted to kill the cat
D. he wanted to kill the servant
34. In fact________ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
A. the servant B. cat C. the rich man D. nobody
35. From the story, we know that the servant is very ____________.
A. lazy B. bad C. clever D. kind
四、词汇运用（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
36. (没有一个) of us has been to the USA.
37. Our solar system is only a (部分) of the galaxy.
38. Are we (孤独的) in the universe?
39. Their light has traveled several years to (到达) us.
40. I hope to meet a (真正的) astronaut one day.
41. We are good friends because we like the (相同的) things.
42. There was (没有什么) strange about that.
43. People in China and abroad have given money to help (贫穷的) children.
44. He stopped going to school a (少数) years ago.
45. That (听起来) interesting.
五、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
Bill: What are you reading?
Mike: A book about UFO.
Bill: Really? Are there real UFOs in our life?
Mike: Well, some of the UFO stories may be true. The universe is so big and there are millions of stars in it. Perhaps there are living things in outer space. They may be cleverer than us and they are trying to visit us. Have you read the report about UFOs that flew over Beijing, Wuhan, and Hangzhou?
Bill: Oh, yes. And I’ve also read some other reports about the UFOs.
Mike: What do you think of UFOs.
Bill: It’s hard to say. I am not sure.
根据上面对话内容判断正（T）误（F）。
46. Mike is reading a newspaper about UFOs. ( )
47. Mike thinks there are real UFOs. ( )
48. Some reports say the UFOs flew over Beijing. ( )
49. Bill didn’t read reports about UFOs. ( )
50. Bill knows a lot about UFOs. ( )
六、书面表达（本题有1小题，，共20分）
请根据提示写一篇关于冼星海的短文，70字左右。
冼星海是一位伟大的古典音乐和传统音乐的作曲家，他被称为“人民音乐家”。他1905年出生于中国澳门，后来到巴黎学习音乐。他于1939年抗日战争时期(Anti-Japanese War) 仅用了6天就写出了著名的《黄河大合唱》。这首歌描绘出中华民族到了世界最危难的时刻。《黄河大合唱》60多年来一直深受欢迎。不幸的是(Unfortunately)，他于1945年去世，年仅40岁。
提示词：one of the great composers of classical and traditional music;
called the People’s Musician; born in Macao,China,1905; during Anti-Japanese War; write the Yellow River; in only six days; describe China to the rest of the world; songs have been popular for more than 60 years; died young, in 1945
东栅中学八年级英语（新标准）期中试卷
答题卷
听力部分（20分）
一、听句子：根据句子的内容和所提问题，选择符合题意的图画回答问题。（5分）
1._________ 2._________ 3.__________ 4.____________5.____________
二、听对话：听下面几段对话，每段对话后有一或两个问题，从题中所给的选项中，
选出最佳答案。（10分）
6._________ 7._________ 8.__________ 9.____________10.___________
三、听句子： 根据听到的内容，选择正确的答语。 （每小题 1 分，共 5 分）
11._________ 12._________ 13.__________ 14.__________15.__________
笔试部分（80分）
一、选择填空（15分）
1._________ 2._________ 3.__________ 4.____________5.____________
6._________ 7._________ 8.__________ 9.____________10.___________
11._________ 12._________ 13.__________ 14.__________15.__________
二、完形填空：通读下列短文，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
（10分）
16._________ 17.________ 18.________ 19.___________20.___________
21._________ 22._________23._________ 24.__________25.__________
三、阅读理解。（共20分，每小题2分）
26._________ 27._________28._________ 29.__________30.__________
31._________ 32._________33._________ 34.__________35.__________
四、词汇运用（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
36._________ 37._________38._________ 39.__________40.__________
41._________ 42._________43._________ 44.__________45.__________
五、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
46.__________47._________48._________ 49.__________50.__________
六、书面表达（本题有1小题，，共20分）
听力部分录音材料
一、 听句子：根据句子的内容和所提问题，选择符合题意的图画回答问题。
1、Ms James has been an English teacher in China since 2002.
2、So far the project hope has raised US $ 561,210.
3、Sally is a classical musician. She is interested in traditional Beijing Opera.
4、Some people say Mozart was the greatest European composer.
5、My aunt was cooking dinner in the kitchen when I went to see her yesterday.
二、听对话：听下面几段对话，每段对话后的问题，从题中所给的选项中， 选出最佳答案。
听第一段对话回答第6小题
W: What sort of music is this, Mike?
M: It's techno. It's modern. I like to dance to techno music.
听第二段对话回答第7小题
W: My favourite music is opera, it's dramatic and the singers have beautiful voices.
M: Yes. I agree with you. But I prefer jazz.
听第三段对话回答第8小题
W: How long have you stayed in Guangzhou in the summer holiday?
M: For over three weeks.
听第四段对话回答第9－10小题
M: How long have you lived in Beijing, May?
W: I've lived here for seven years. My parents lived in a small village but they decided to move to the city when I was six.
M: And how long have you study English?
W: I've studied it for six years. It's great! I started learning English when I was seven.
三、听句子： 根据听到的内容，选择正确的答语。
11、What sort of music do you like?
12、Who wrote the most famous waltz, the Blue Danube ?
13、What's Xian Xinghai?
14、What were you doing at 8: 30 last night?
15、How long have you had the computer?
八、（One possible version)
Xian Xinghai is one of the great composers of classical and traditional music. He was born in Macao, China in 1905 and studied music in Paris later. During Anti-Japanese War, he came back to our mother-land, and he wrote The Yellow River in 1930 in only six days. The music describes China's coming to the rest of the world, and his songs have been popular for more than sixty years. Unfortunately, he died young, in 1945. However, he is called the people's musician and Chinese people love and miss him forever.