浙江省杭州市余杭区2016-2017学年八年级英语上学期期中试题
考生须知：
1.本试卷满分为120分，考试时间为90分钟。 2.答题前，在答题纸写上姓名、班级和座位号。
3.必须在答题纸的对应答题位置上答题，写在其他地方无效。答题方式详见答题纸上的说明。
第I卷
第一卷 听力部分（30分） I. 听小对话，回答问题。（共5小题，计10分）
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，并标在试题的相应位置。 听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.How often does the woman clean the room?
A. Once a week . B. Twice a week. C. Three times a week. 2. What is the survey about?
A. The best town. B. The city newspaper. C. The best clothing store in town. 3. How was Mrs Black’s trip? A. Wonderful
B. Fantastic.
C. Terrible.
4. What’s Helen’s father like?
A. He’s funny. B. He’s strict. 5. What happened (发生) to Mary?
A. She won the game. B. She lost the game. C. She was careful.
II、听较长对话，回答问题。（共6小题，计12分）
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 6. Who did Hector spend Saturday with?
A. His friend B. Holly C. His father 7. Why did Hector miss the camp?
A. Because he had a football match. B. Because he got up too late.
C. He’s short.
C. Because he didn’t know the time.
8. What do you learn from the conversation（对话）? A. Hector went camping with Holly. B. Hector had a nice day off. C. Hector didn’t enjoy his Saturday.
听下面一段对话 , 回答第9至11三个小题。现在, 你有15秒的时间阅读这三个小题。 9. Where are Judy and Tom?
A. In Judy’s office. B. In a school. C. In a classroom. 10. Why isn’t Ann working today ? A. Because she is ill.
B. Because she is studying for an exam. C. Because she is busy with other work.. 11. What will Judy do next year?
A. Go to France. B. Study for an exam. C. Go to night school.
III、听独白，回答问题（共四小题，计8分）
听下面一段独白，听独白前，你有20秒钟的时间阅读有关材料和四个小题，听完独白后， 你有20秒钟的时间来选择有关选项。独白连读两遍。
Column A Allen’s grandfather Allen’s father Allen’s mother Allen’s sister Allen 12. What day is it today?
A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Saturday. 13. What program is Allen’s father interested in? A. Law B. Music C. Football
Column B CCTV Channel 1 12:30 Law Today CCTV Channel 1 18:30 News Report CCTV Channel 3 21:00 The Latest Music XATV Channel 4 13:15 TV Play SXTV Channel 7 15:30 Football Match SXTV Channel 6 19:45 Cartoon Film 14. What TV program can Allen’s sister probably watch today? A. SXTV Channel 6 B. CCTV Channel 3 C. CCTV Channel 1 15. Can Allen watch CCTV Channel 3 this evening ?
A. Yes, he can. B. No, he can’t. C. We don’t know.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
（第一节：共15小题；每小题2分满分30分。第二节，共5小题；每小题2分满分10分。）
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After a long day’s study at school, you are very tired. So after school you go home to relax. When you get home, a robot greets you. He’s happy to see you and helps you take your school things to your room. He listens to you talk about your school life and tells you a new joke. And he tells you to call your cousin and to say “Happy birthday”. And then he helps you with your homework.
This is your future, and the robot’s name is NAO. NAO has a small body, big eyes and a large head. He can walk and dance. He listens and talks, and he even learns and thinks for himself. His creators (创造者) predict that the robot will be in people’s homes before 2040.
This $16,000 robot knows who you are. NAO can even express emotions (表达情感). He is a self-guided robot. A self-guided robot can sense (感觉), think and act. Other robots might do two out of the three. For example, a robot might sense things using cameras and think using computers, but with no arms, he can’t act. Another robot can move and sense things, but he can’t think for himself. These aren’t self-guided robots. But NAO can do them all. （ ）16. The robot tells you to to your cousin.
A. say “Happy birthday” B. dance C. send a birthday gift D. write
（ ）17. What does NAO look like?
A. He has a large body with a large head. B. He has big eyes and a large
head.
C. He has small eyes and a small head. D. He has a small body with a
small head.
（ ）18. When might people have robots like NAO in their homes?
A. In 2024. B. About 15 years later. C. In 2030. D. About 25 years
later.
（ ）19. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. NAO isn’t a self-guided robot. B. NAO can’t help kids with their homework. C. NAO is more than fifteen thousand dollars. D. NAO can move and sense, but he can’t think.
（ ）20. Where is the passage probably from?
A. A storybook. B. A science magazine. C. A picture book. D. A
dictionary.
B
China Youth says that more and more girl students have entered colleges to study in the recent few years. As we know, once the number of boys was larger than that of girls and boys did much better than girls in our country for a long time. Now, things have changed a lot.
In recent years, the proportion of girl students is growing fast. In 1998, about 39.7% of college students were girls. In 2000, it was 41.07% and in 2001, the number was 42.14%.
There are several reasons for this.
Firstly, there is little difference between boys and girls in their intelligence(智力). That’s to say, girls are as clever as boys.
Secondly, boys have more interests than girls, so they may not always do well in their study.
Thirdly, girls are more careful than boys. They work harder at school and they do better in all exams.
Another reason is that with the development of society, people pay more and more
attention to girls’ education.
( ) 21. China Youth says that more and more ______.
A. boys are cleverer than girls B. boys can’t go to school
C. girls have entered colleges
school
( ) 22. 42.14% refers to (指) the number of ______.
A. girls at schools in 1998 C. boys at schools in 2001
B. girls in colleges in 2001 D. boys in colleges in 1998
D. girls begin to study at
( ) 23. The writer gave us ______ reasons to explain the question.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
( ) 24. What does the underlined word “proportion” mean in Chinese?
A. 身高 B. 比例 性 D. 速度
( ) 25. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. Boys may not do well in their study as girls because they don’t like studying.
B. Boys are much cleverer than girls because they’re interested in many things.
C. Girls’ intelligence is the same as boys’.
D. Girls study harder, but they couldn’t get better grades than boys.
C
What is the hottest topic at your school recently? A middle school in Hangzhou held an activity called “making money” last weekend. About 200 Junior 1 and Junior 2 students were divided into（被分成）30 teams. They went out to make money by selling things.
What did they choose（选择）to sell? Some sold newspapers; some chose bottled water; some sold environmentally-friendly shopping bags and bamboo baskets. Hu Qing’s team decided to sell some useful books in front of the Children Activity Center. They thought parents would like to buy the books for their children. But
C.
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