第二学期期中模拟考试
八年级英语试卷
第一部分 听力部分
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,回答问题。
( )1. How many countries has the man been to?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. ( )2. When will Kate come back?
A. In January. B. In February. C. In July. ( )3. How many times has the man been to the Summer Palace? A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. ( )4. How far is the park?
A. Two kilometers away. B. Ten kilometers away C. One kilometer away.
( )5. What is the relationship(关系) between the two speakers? A. Teacher and student
B. Father and daughter C. Doctor and nurse
第二节, 听长对话,回答问题。
听下面一段较长的对话,回答第6~7两个小题。 ( )6. Is there water on Mars?
A. Yes, there is. B. No, there isn’t. C. We don’t know. ( )7. Have the scientists got any photos of the Mars yet?
A. Yes, they have. B. No, they haven’t. C. We’re not sure. 听下面一段较长的对话,回答第8~10三个小题。 ( )8. When will Mike go to see Alice?
A. Next week. B. This month. C. Next month. ( )9. How will they travel?
A. By boat. B. By train. C. By plane. ( )10. Why hasn’t Anna bought her ticket?
A. She has no money at all. B. She doesn’t have enough money. C. She doesn’t want to go there.
第三节,听独白,完成信息记录表。
Who Lingling from Class 11 , Grade Nine Zhang Yan from Grade 13 15 from Grade Seven ( )11. A. Eight B. Six C. Nine ( )12. A. Special B. Nature C. Interesting ( )13. A. Eight B. Nine C. Seven
12 Prize 14 Prize The second prize Prize ( )14. A. Special B. Nature C. Interesting ( )15. A. Peter B. Jack C. Lucy
第二部分 读写做部分
二、完形填空(本题有15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered (坏脾气的) and 16 gave way to others.
One day the father 17_ to ask some friends to dinner in his house. He 18 his son to buy some meat in town. 19 the son walked towards the town gate, a man was coming from the outside. The gate wasn't 20 enough to let two men in and out at the same time. But neither of 21 would give way to the other. They stood straight face 22 face inside the gate hour after hour. But the father was 23 . \shall I do? My son hasn't 24 yet. I can't wait any more.\He wanted to know what was the 25 with his son. So he 26 his friends at home, and went to town 27 his son. \ 28_ home for my friends. Let me _29_ here against him instead.\said to his son when he knew 30 had happened. ( )16. A. sometimes B. always C. never D. usually ( )17. A. have decided B. decides C. decide D. decided ( )18. A. hoped B. told C. let D. wished ( )19. A. When B. Because C. Though D. If ( )20. A. long B. wide C. high D. tall
( )21. A. their B. they C. them D. theirs ( )22. A. by B. at C. with D. to ( )23. A. excited B. tired C. worried D. pleased ( )24. A. gone B. bought C. returned D. been ( )25. A. wrong B. accident C. thing D. matter ( )26. A. left B. forgot C. put D. told ( )27. A. to look for B. looked for C. to find D. found ( )28. A. meat B. dinner C. bread D. money ( )29. A. stood B. sat C. stand D. sit ( )30. A. what B. why C. how D. when 三、阅读理解(本题有10小题,每小题2分,共20分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
The Secret World of Disneyland(迪士尼的秘密)
The cat
It is not easy to keep the park clean. Every night after the closing time, about 200 cats will come into the park. Because of them, there are few pests in the park. They are nice workers in the park. The light
In the 1950s, Walt Disney had an apartment in the park. When the light in the house was on, people would know that the owner of the park was in. Today, the light always stays on in honor of him. The Hidden Mickey
At Disneyland, Mickey Mouse logos are everywhere. However, there are hundreds of “Hidden
Mickeys” in the park. They are often different to find. No one knows how many “Hidden Mickeys” there are in the park.
( )31. There are few pests in the park because of _______. A. the cats B. the cleaners C. the light D. the workers ( )32. ______ know(s) how many “Hidden Mickeys” there are in the park? A. No one B. The workers C. Walt Disney D. We ( )33. How many secret things does the passage tell us? A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
B
A man came out of the airport. A lot of taxis were there. He asked the name of every taxi-driver. Then he took the 3rd one. It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel. \whole day?\man said it was OK.
The driver took the man everywhere. He showed him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening, they went back to the hotel. The man gave the driver 100 dollars and said, \about tomorrow?\ The taxi-driver looked at the man and said, \man said, \
The next day the driver took the man everywhere again. They visited all the parks and museums again. And in the evening they went back to the hotel. The man gave the driver 100 dollars again and was going home tomorrow. The driver was unhappy because he liked the man and above all, 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. \ he asked. \New York.\ said the driver. \