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2016—2017学年下学期期中考试评价
八年级 英语
……………………………装…………………………订…………………………线…………………………… （时间：120分钟；满分：150分） 成绩
听 力 部 分（满分30分）
第一节 听对话选图。（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
I.听下面五段话，从题中所给的A、B、C三幅图片中选出与对话意思相符的图片。每段对话读两遍。
第二节 对话理解。（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
听下面十段对话和问题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳的选项。每段对话读两遍。
听第一段对话，回答第6小题。 ( )6. A. Two weeks. B. Three weeks. C. Four days. 听第二段对话，回答第7小题。 ( )7. A. Mary. B. Jenny. C. Linda. 听第三段对话，回答第8小题。 ( )8. A. Boring B. Exciting. C. Interesting. 听第四段对话，回答第9小题。 ( )9. A. Bad. B. Hard. C. Happy. 听第五段对话，回答第10小题。 ( )10. A. 5 minutes. B. 15 minutes. C. 20 minutes. 听第六段对话，回答第11小题。 ( )11. A. Her friends. B. Her parents. C.Her grandparents. 听第七段对话，回答第12小题。 ( )12. A. Shopping. B. School life. C. Summer holiday. 听第八段对话，回答第13小题。
( )13. A. They can talk only on the phone.
B. She can’t see her friend for two years. C. Her best friend will go to his hometown. 听第九段对话，回答第14小题。 ( )14. A. Boring. B. Moving C. Interesting. 听第十段对话，回答第15小题。 ( )15. A. In the cinema. B. In the hospital. C. In the post office. 第三节 短文理解。（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
根据你所听到的短文内容，完成下面表格，每空一词。短文读两遍。（5分） General reasons Reason 1
学校 八年级（ ）班 姓名_______________ 座号__________ ●It’s healthy and 16.____________. ●It’s a good exercise that can improve your health without 17.__________ your body. 八年英语期中试卷（共8页 第1页）
Reason 2 Reason 3 ●It’s simple and 18.__________ because a pair of hiking boots and your smile are enough. ●It’s the best way to get away from 19.__________ life and return with a 20.___________ mind and confidence. 16.___________ 17.___________ 18.___________ 19.___________ 20.___________
第二部分 笔试（满分120分）
I．选择填空从A、B、C三个选项中选择能填入句中空格的最佳答案。（15分） ( )21.—What can I do for you, sir?
—I want ________ iphone 6s plus for my wife as _________ useful gift. A.an; a B.a; an C.an; the ( )22.—Who did it better, Bill or Tina?
—I think Bill did just ________ Tina. A.as good as B.as well as C.as better as
( )23.—The interesting program will be on at 2:00 a. m. I’ll stay up tonight. What about you?
—Me, too. I ______ bed late.
A.am used to going to B.am used to go to C.use to go to ( )24. Craig ________ be at home. He rang me from Harbin five minutes ago.
A.can’t B.mustn’t C.may not
( )25. Tim said he had trouble _____ for a month. He became sick and had to see the doctor.
A.sleep B.sleeping C.to sleep
( )26.—Why did the teacher _________ John to go to the teacher’s office after class?
—Because he ________ our teacher angry in class.
A. make; got B.let; made C.get; made ( )27. We should smile ________ life when we are _________ trouble.
A.at; in B.to; for C.in; in ( )28.—Some students feel so upset __________ too much homework.
—That’s true. A.so B.because C.because of ( )29. She is ________ poor __________afford the expensive suit.
A.so; that B.enough; to C.too; to
( )30. Taiwan is ______ the east of Fujian and Fujian is ______ the northeast of Guangdong.
A.to; on B.on; in C.in; to
( )31.—Kang kang will call you as soon as he _________ the ticket to football match.
—Sounds great!
A.get B.gets ( )32.—Could we buy a piano, Jack?
A.aren’t
C.to get
—I’m afraid there ________ enough room for one in the house.
B.are
C.isn’t
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( )33.—You never feel worried before an exam. How can you do that?
—Well, I’ve been working hard all the time. Surely I am _______ for any exam. A.interested
B.afraid
C. ready
( )34.—What about going to Shanghai Disneyland Park next month, Harry?
—________! We’ll have a lot of fun there.
A. Good luck B. Never mind C. Sounds great ( )35. Choose the word with the different sound for the underlined letter.
A.lonely B.postcard C.pollution Ⅱ.完形填空 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案。（15分）
If you want to go somewhere quickly, will you choose to take a taxi? Most people say yes. Of course, taking a taxi to go somewhere can help you 36 a lot of time. But there is a strange taxi in 37 . The strange taxi is called Turtle Taxi. It runs at a low 38 . A Turtle Taxi driver says that he 39 drives his taxi quickly.
Turtle Taxis are becoming popular in Japan. They are warmly welcomed by the elderly and women with children. They don’t like to take a 40 taxi. They say that it makes
them feel sick. Many tourists also 41 Turtle Taxis to travel around the city. They 42 that it is a good way to travel around 43 you will have enough time to enjoy the beautiful views (景色) on the way.
The drivers of Turtle Taxis drive more slowly and gently. “The starts and stops are very gentle,” said a mother with a one-year-old baby. “It is 44 and comfortable. My child can have a nice sleep in the car.”
Are you 45 in Turtle Taxi? Why not try to take it when you go to Japan? ( )36.A.spend B.save C.lose ( )37.A.China B.Japan C.America ( )38.A.color B.speed C.price ( )39.A.always B.often C.never ( )40.A.fast B.slow C.expensive ( )41.A.borrow B.take C.ride ( )42.A.say B.speak C.tell ( )43.A.although B.because C.so ( )44.A.dangerous B.safe C.quick ( )45.A.interesting B.interested C.bored III.阅读理解 (A-D篇每小题2分，E篇每小题1分，共45分)
A
As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped. He was surprised that these large animals were held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. It was easy for the elephants to break away anytime, but for some reasons, they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and tried not to get away. “Well,” the trainer said, “When they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are
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conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break away.”
Like the elephants, many of us are sure that we can’t do something in our life, just because we didn’t do it successfully in the past.
Failure is part of learning; we should never give up the struggle in life. ( )46. How was the man feeling when he saw the elephants?
A.Sad. B.Surprised. C.Happy D.Excited. ( )47 .What were the elephants held by?
A. A small rope. B.A cage. C.A tree. D.A wall. ( )48. The underlined word “conditioned” here in Chinese means “ ”.
A.相信的 B.反对的 C.不得已的 D.习惯于……的 ( )49.What did the elephants think of the rope when they were young? A.It was strong enough to hold them. B.It was easy to break. C.It was good-looking. D.It was interesting.
( )50. The purpose of the writer in writing this passage is to .
A.learn from the trainer B.take care of elephants C.tell us not to stop trying D.do something in life
B
Tom went to China for a holiday with his father this summer. Their first destination (目的地) was Beijing. They arrived in Beijing on 8th, August.
According to the travel plan, can you guess what they did in Beijing?
Four days Beijing for $280 each person Arrive in Beijing. Take a bus to the hotel. Have a city tour to the Summer Day 1 (L) Palace. Full day trip to the Tian’anmen Square, the Palace Museum, and the Temple of Heaven(天坛). Day 2 (B, L) See Beijing Opera in the evening. Full day trip to the Great Wall, Ming Tombs and Beihai Park. Enjoy a famous Day 3 (B, L, D) Beijing Roast Duck Banquet(宴会)for dinner. Visit Hutongs and Xiushui Street. Take the afternoon flight to the next destination. (B: Breakfast L: Lunch D: Dinner) ( )51.They paid for the Beijing tour.
A.$190 B.$280 C.$470 D.$560 ( )52. How many places of interest did they go to on their first day?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four ( )53.On which day did they see Beijing Opera in the evening?
A.The first day. B.The second day. C.The third day. D.The fourth day. ( )54.On the fourth day, they visited .
A.Hutongs B.Xiushui Street C.Beihai Park D.A and B ( )55.When did they leave Beijing? Day 4 (B, L)
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