八年级期中考试英语试题
满分：140 时间：90分钟
一、听力部分(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
1. How does Linda study English?
A. B. C.
2. How did David go to the Panda Zoo?
A. B. C.
3. What else does John need to make paper roses?
A. B. C.
4. What does Wei Hua do on the spring field trip?
A. Picks apples. B. Plants trees. C. Feeds animals.
5. Why can’t Jenny go to the concert?
A. Because she has an exam B. Because she has the flu. C. Because she has to meet friends.
6. How often does Kitty go to the Music Club?
A. Twice a week. B. Once a week. C. Never.
7. What color car does Cathy have?
A. White. B. Black C. Blue.
8. Who may sing the most beautifully?
A. Tina. B. Susan. C. Betty.
9. Where is Suzy now?
A. At home. B. In a hospital. C. At her sister’s.
10. When will Dad come back home?
A. On February 17th. B. On Sunday. C. On February 19th.
听短文，回答以下各小题。
11. What do they plan to make?
A. Potato cakes. B. Potato chips. C. Potato stamps.
12. Why do they choose a large potato?
A. Because it is more delicious. B. Because it is easy to hold C. Because it is difficult to hold.
13. How did they draw designs on the potatoes?
A. With a brush. B. With a pencil. C. With a pen.
14. Which place did they pour the paint into?
A. A plate. B. A knife. C. A piece of paper.
15. What can we learn from the passage?
A. We draw designs on both ends of the potatoes.
B. We should be careful when washing the potatoes.
C. We can enjoy ourselves in making them.
你将听到一则活动通知。请用你所听到的内容，填写表格中所缺单词，每空限填一词或一个数字。短文读两遍。
English Corner
Time It is every 16 from 5:00 to 6:00 in the afternoon
Place You can join in at the square in front of the 17 .
Activities You can ask questions, 18 stories, talk about hobbies, or learn about different cultures.
Participants(参加对象) All of the students in Grade 19 are welcome.
Advice Just come and have fun! Don’t worry if your English isn’t 20 .
二、单项填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
1. I feel like ________ to the movies, but my dad makes me ________ for the exams at home.
A. go; study B. to go; study C. going; study D. going; studying
2. —Shall we climb Mount Tai?
—OK. Just as the Chinese saying goes, to hear a hundred times is ________ to see once.
A. as good as B. not so good as C. as well as D. not so well as
3. We should ________ our friends when they are in trouble.
A. laugh at B. look at C. care about D. hear about
4. — You’d better _______ some popcorn or soft drinks before the film begins.
— But I think it’s better _______ anything while watching the film.
A. buy; not have B. buy; not to have C. to buy; not have D. to buy; not to have
5. — To prepare for tomorrow’s test, what should I do first?
— ________ all your notes ready, and then make a plan.
A. Getting B. Get C. To get D. Got
6. — How do you like the film Successor?
— It’s amazing. I have never watched a ________ one before.
A. best B. better C. worst D. worse
7. There is something wrong with the light. Can you help me ________ a new one?
A. put in B. put on C. put up D. put out
8. —Mum, I’m a bit nervous! Anyway, this is my first chance to enter the final match.
—My honey, I think ________ you practise, ________ you will be.
A. the more careful; the more confident
B. the more carefully; the more confidently
C. more careful; more confidently
D. the more carefully; the more confident
9. —Daniel, _______ miss the wonderful film.
—OK, I _______.
A. don’t; will B. doesn’t; will C. don’t; won’t D. doesn’t; won’t
10. —I hear you had a fantastic trip. So which city do you like better, Chengdu or Chongqing?
—________! There are good and bad things about them both.
A. What a pity B. No problem C. Sounds good D. It’s hard to say
三、完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
A little boy named Harry became very ill. He had to lie in bed all day, unable to move. He spent his days feeling ____11____ and blue.
There wasn’t much he could do except look out of the ____12____. Time passed, and his illness frustrated him. Until one day he saw a strange shape in the window. It was a penguin eating a sausage (香肠) sandwich. The penguin got in ____13____ the open window, and said “good afternoon” to Harry, turned around, and ____14____ quickly.
Of course, Harry was very ____15____. He was still trying to work out what had happened. Outside his window he saw a monkey busy blowing up a balloon (气球). At first, Harry asked himself ____16____ that could possibly be, but after a while, as more and more crazy-looking ____17____ appeared outside the window, he couldn’t help ____18____ and found it hard to stop.
An elephant jumped on a stone, or a dog wore a pair of glasses and acted in a ____19____ way. The little boy didn’t tell anyone about this. Those strange characters ended up putting joy back in his heart, and in his body. Before long, his health had improved (改善) so much that he was able to go back to ____20____ again.
There he told his classmates all that he had ____21____. While he was talking to his best friend, he saw ____22____ coming out of his friend’s school bag. Harry asked his friend what it was, and he was so insistent (坚持) that ____23____ his friend had to show him what was in the bag.
