浙江省台州市书生中学2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题
台州市书生中学八年级期中考英语试卷
第一部分听力部分(20分)
一、听力 (本题有15小题，第一、二节每小题1分，第三节每小题2分，共20分)
第一节：听小对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择符合对话内容的答案。
()1.What does Ann want to send to the poor children?
A.Her old clothes.
B. Her favorite book.
C. Her model plane. ()2.Why doesn't Tom talk to his parents about his problem?
A. Because he thinks they won't understand him.
B. Because he doesn't believe his parents.
C. Because he is afraid of them.
()3.What book does the woman want to introduce to her friends?
A. Treasure Island.
B. Tom Sawyer.
C. Robinson Crusoe. ()4.How often does Jane visit her hometown?
A. About once a month.
B. About once a year.
C. About once a week. ()5.Who has cleaned the yard?
A.John.
B. John's mother.
C. John's grandfather.第二节：听长对话，请从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案，回答问题。
听下面一段较长的对话，回答第6至7小题。
()6.How many times has Tom seen Monkey King?
A. Once.
B. Twice.
C. Three times.
()7.Where will the two speakers go tonight?
A. To the library.
B. To the cinema.
C. To the concert.
听下面一段较长的对话，回答第8至10小题。
()8.What does Alice ask David to do with her?
A. Clean up the city parks.
B. Visit the sick children.
C. Look after the disabled people.
()9.How many empty bottles has David collected since May 1st?
A. 40.
B. 50.
C. 80.
()10.What is David going to do with the money?
A. To help the poor students in his school.
B. To buy some books for the school library.
C. To give it to the homeless kids.
第三节：听独白，根据内容从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答第11至15五个小题。
()11.Where is Li Hua’s hometown?
A.In the west of China
B. In the south of China
C. In the north of China
()12.How many people were there in Li Hua’s hometown thirty years ago?
A.2,691
B. 2,819
C. 2,890
()13.What could people see in front of the village thirty years ago?
A. Orange trees
B. Strawberries
C. Rice
()14.What did the second factory in Li Hua’s hometown make?
A. Paper
B. Toys
C. Bikes
()15.When did Li Hua’s hometown become a city?
A. In 1995
B. In 2000
C. In 2005
第二部分笔试部分(80分)
二、完型填空(本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
When I was a junior high school student in 1980, God gave me a gift, it was happiness.
One weekend, I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside. On my way home a car ran over me and cut off my 16because of its high speed. Several days later when I woke up at the hospital, I realized I had to spend the rest of my life17arms. How sad I felt at that time! Even I was full of fears.18slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it. I couldn’t get my arms back even though I 19every day.
However, it’s easier20than done. It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness21. I got so much from my past story. From then on, I could treat my life with a 22mind. But in our daily life, I often see my classmates 23about little things: They get a bad grade on a test; their bus comes 24; they don’t have a mobile phone, but 25have, and so on. But I only 26life. I was lucky to realize from an accident. It is a waste of our life to focus on(关注) what you have 27. We should always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say, “My whole life would improve 28I have a new car.” But when you get the car and what 29? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.
Happiness depends on what we have! It’s in our heart. It’s a state of mind, even though you own the whole world, you may still feel 30.Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating(感激) and taking pleasure in what you really have.
()16. A. feet B. legs C. arms D. ears
()17. A. with B. without C. for D. on
()18. A. Or B. But C. So D. Once
()19. A. cried B. laughed C. sat D. stood
()20. A. dreamed B. acted C. called D. said
()21. A. strongly B. especially C. completely D. similarly ()22. A. crazy B. normal C. full D. special ()23. A. get excited B. get nervous C. get serious D. get worried ()24. A. early B. first C. fast D. late
()25. A. the other B. one another C. other D. others ()26. A. hate B. dislike C. enjoy D. save
()27 .A. lost B. had C. found D. spent
()28. A. because B. as C. if D. whether ()29. A. happens B. takes place C. used D. uses
()30. A. funny B. happy C. excited D. unhappy 三、阅读理解(本题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分)
阅读下列材料，在每题所给的A、B、C、D、四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
()31. The information above is about ________.
A. a movie
B. a book
C. an invitation
D. story
()32. What is Betty’s wish?
A. She’d like to be a fairy princess.
B. She can wear a dress on her birthday.
C. She wants to find her prince.
D. She wants others to believe in fairies.
()33. If you go to the party, you should arrive at________.
A. 1:00 p.m., July 25th
B. 3:30 p.m., July 28th
C. 3:30 p.m., July 25th
D. 1:00 p.m., July 28th
B
“The brat (捣蛋鬼)!” said Alice. She ran into her house with her kids.
Every time Gina walked down the street, her neighbors ran away. Gina was the only child of her parents. Her parents never refused her anything. And Gina, in turn, always made sure that she would gets whatever she wanted.
One day Gina’s mother noticed that her daughter didn’t have any friends. Every child knows that Gina is clever but they just don’t want to play with her.
Things changed when Rita joined Gina’s class. Rita was new to the city and too shy to make any friends. Gina bossed her around as she always does. But Rita doesn’t mind.
“Rita cried today in front of the class. Rita went to do her math exercises on the blackboard. She wasn’t able to do them although the teacher had explained carefully. Everyone laughed at her.”Gina told her mother after school. “Why don’t you try to explain to her simply,” asked her mother.
“Mommy, I don’t want to waste time.”
“But Rita is your friend and if you don’t help her, who will?”
Very unhappy, Gina helped Rita. Gina has the gift(天赋) of explaining things simply. Rita understood the math questions and the teacher praised her in front of the class. Rita told everyone what a good friend Gina is. From that day Gina and Rita became good friends. And no one called Gina “the brat” any more. ( )34.One day Gina’s mother found out that her daughter’s problem. What was the problem?
A. They bought her too many things.
B. Gina was not good at her lessons.
C. Gina had no friends and no child wanted to play with her.
D. Gina was too shy to make any friends.
( )35.The underlined word “bossed” means in Chinese.
A. 听从
B. 指挥
C. 佣人
D. 老板
( )36.According to the passage, which is the right order?
a.Rita cried in front of her classmates.
b.Rita didn’t understand the math question.
c.The teacher explained the question to Rita.
d.Rita’s classmates laughed at her in class.
A. c-b-d-a
B. d-b-c-a
C. a-d-c-b
D. b-a-d-c
( )37.No one called Gina “the brat” any more because .
A. Gina had the gift of making friends easily
B. the teacher praised Gina in front of the class
C. Rita told everyone Gina was a good friend
D. Rita wasn’t as clever as Gina.
C
Are you interested in country music? I like it very much !It will take me away for a while after I am tired . The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields. Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings. It’s the spirit(精神)of America ,easy to understand,slow and simple.
Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of American countryside. Many of songs tell about the lives of farmers . They talk about love, crops(庄稼)or death.
The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later. In the 1920s, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.
When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.
John Denver was one of America’s most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is well-known and people still play it today.
( )38. Country music is usually about _______.
A. students’ feel ings
B. everyday life andfeelings
C. the lives of workers
D. Crops
( )39. Country music developed ________.
A. in John Denver’s city
B. in the Southern United States
C. in the Northern United States
D. the United States
( )40. People began to make country song records _______.
A. in the 1920s
B. in 1920
C. in the 1970s
D. in 1970s
( )41. Why did Country music become popular in America?
A. Because city people liked the music.
B. Because people in the city moved to the countryside.
C. Because country music talked about city people’s lives.
D. Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change.
D
Long long ago, the colors of the world started to quarrel(吵架).
Green said,“Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. Without me, all animals would die.”Blue said, “You only think about the earth instead of considering the sky and the sea. Without my peace, you would be nothing.”Yellow laughed,“You are all so serious. I bring fun and warmth into the world.”Orange shouted,“I am the color of health and strength. I am the most important because I serve the needs of people’s life.”Red shouted out, “I am the most important of all. I am the color of danger, bravery and love. I am glad to fight for truth.”Then Purple and Indigo(靛蓝) came…
The colors went on quarreling, each saying he or she was the most important. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly it thundered and rained hard. The colors felt so afraid that they stopped quarreling and got together for comfort（安慰）.
At this time, rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, quarreling among yourselves, each trying to be the most important. You don’t know that you each were made for a special purpose. Join hands with each other and come to me.”
Doing as they were told, the colors united(团结）and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, when a good rain washes the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to appreciate（欣赏）each other.
( )42.The colors were quarreling about _________.
A. who was the cleverest
B. who was the strongest
C. who was the most important
D. who was the most beautiful
( )43. In the story, red represents __________.
A. life and hope
B. health and strength
C. danger, bravery and love
D. the sky, the sea and peace
( )44. The colors stopped quarreling because ________.
A. they felt too tired after the quarrel
B. they felt too cold when it rained a lot
C. they became too angry with each other
D. they felt frightened when it thundered and rained hard
( )45. What does this story want to tell us?
A. Thunder is afraid.
B. United, we can create wonders.
C. It’s useless to appreciate each other.
D. Some of the colors are foolish.
四、词汇填空(本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分)
A.用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使句子通顺、正确，每词仅用一次，每空一词。
46. An adult elephant___________ about 5,000kilos.
47. The young man is interested in medical .
48. He wants to be a writer like Mo Yan.
49. Mike went to the zoo and saw some animals, __________ pandas and wolves.
50. The dog __________itself behind the door. I couldn’t see it.
B.根据短文内容和括号内所给中文提示，在空白处写出正确形式的单词。(每空限填一词)
Hi, it’s my turn to make a daily report. Today I’d like to tell you a story.
This was an 51. (古老的) story. A young man from 52. (国外) heard that there was a
competition in 53. (德国). Anyone who could 54. (赢得) it would not only get the first prize but also 55. (结婚) the German princess. So the young man took part in it in 56. (为了) to buy a big and beautiful house for his family. Then he could 57. (邀请) his friends to visit. In the end, he 58. (打败) any other person. Finally, he 59. (完成) his dream.
The story shows us “ Nothing is 60. (不可能的)to a willing heart.” Come on, everyone!五、语法填空(本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
There was a proud teak(柚木) tree in the forest. He was tall and strong. There 61. (be) a small herb（香草）next to the tree.
The teak tree said, "I am very handsome and strong. No one can defeat me.”When 62. (hear) this, the herb replied,
" Dear friend, too much pride is bad.Even the strong will fall one day."
The teak ignored (忽视)the herb’s words. He continued to praise 63. (he).
A strong wind blew. The teak stood 64. (brave).Even when it rained, the teak stood strong by spreading its 65. (leaf). During these times, 66. herb bowed(弯曲) low. The teak made fun 67. the herb.
One day, there was a storm in the forest. The herb bowed low. As usual, the teak did not want to bow.
The storm kept growing 68. (strong). The teak could no longer bear it. He felt his strength giving way. He tried his best 69. (stand) upright, but in the end, he fell down. That was the end of the proud tree. 70. everything was calm(冷静的) again, the herb stood straight. He looked around. He saw the proud teak fallen.
六.任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
美国人常爱在生活中使用一些特定表达来使语言更加流畅生动，将图片所示漫画情景（A-D）与
第71-74小题相应的表达匹配，并完成第75小题。
71. “hit the sack”=go to bed
72. “live on the edge”=be in danger
73. “My head is spinning.”=I have too many things to think about.
74. “like two peas in a pod”= very similar
75. ---Your American friend sends you a message.---“I’m really tired. .Good night!”
A. I like living on the edge
B. We like two peas in a pod
C. I’m going to hit the sack
D. My head is spinning
七、书面表达(本题有1小题，共10分)
76.假如你叫张华,你的朋友Bill想去旅游,但又不知道去哪里,于是给你写信征求意见。请根据下列提示给Bill写一封回信,为他推荐一个你曾经去过的,而且很棒的地方。
1.曾经和父母一起去新加坡旅行;
2.建议乘飞机去;
3.介绍一些关于新加坡的情况(food/ language…)。
要求：1、短文须包含所给提示，并适当发挥。
2、卷面整洁，书写规范，词数80左右。
Dear Bill,
Thanks for your letter.________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
I hope you can have a good trip.
Yours,
Zhang Hua
听力材料
第一节：听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．M: What do you want to send to the poor children，Ann?
W: Er… I guess my favorite book is a good choice.
2．W: Why don't you talk to your parents about your problem，Tom?
M: I'm afraid that they will not understand me.
3．W: Hey！I want to introduce a famous book for you all.
M: What is it?
W: Robinson Crusoe，have you ever read it?
4．M: How often do you visit your hometown，Jane?
W: About once a month.
5．W: John，can you help to clean the yard，please?
M: Well，my grandfather has cleaned it already.
第二节：听长对话，请从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案，回答问题。
听下面一段较长的对话，回答第6至7两个小题。
W: Would you like to go and see Monkey King with me tonight, Tom?
M: Yes, I'd love to, Mary. In fact, I have seen it twice，but I want to see it again.
W: Why do you like it?
M: Because the story is really interesting and the performance is excellent.
听下面一段较长的对话，回答第8至10三个小题。
W: Hello, David. Would you like to help to clean up the city parks with me tomorrow morning?
M: I'm so sorry, Alice. The students in our class are going to collect empty bottles tomorrow.
W: Well, I see. It is said that you began to collect them in May. Is that true, David?
M: Yes. I have collected 80 since May 1st.
W: What will you do with the empty bottles?
M: I'll sell them.
W: Will you use the money to buy some books for the school library?
M: Oh, no. I'll use the money to help the poor students in my school.
第三节：听独白，根据内容从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答第11至15五个小题。(短文读两遍)
Li Hua’s hometown is in the south of China. It has changed a lot in the past thirty years. Thirty years ago, it was a village with 2,819 villagers. At that time, orange trees were in front of the village, strawberries were behind the village and rice was on the right of the village. In 1988, people in the village set up the first factory for making paper and two years later they set up the second factory for making toys. After that, people set up more and more factories for making bikes and some other things. More and more people from other places came to work in the village. In 1995, the village became a town and ten years later the town became a city.
参考答案
听力部分
一、1－5. BACAC6－10. BBACA11－15. BBABC
笔试部分
二、16－20. CBBAD21－25. CBDDD 26－30. CACAD
三、31－33 CAD 34--37. CBAC38－41.BBAD42-45. CCDB
四、46.weighs47.research48.successful49. including 50.hid
51.ancient52.abroad53.Germany 54. win55.marry
56.order57.invite 58.beat59.achieved60. impossible
五、61.was62.hearing63.himself64. bravely 65. leaves
66.the67.of68. stronger 69. to stand70. When 六．71---75 DCABC
六、One possible version：略