外研版八年级下册英语：期中综合测试卷（含答案）.docx

1、期中综合测试卷 (时间：120 分钟 满分：120 分) 姓名： 分数： 卷 第一部分 听力部分 (25 分) 一、听力。(25 分) 第一节 听小对话，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答问题。 每段对话读一遍。(5 分) ( C )1.Where are the two speakers probably talking？ A.At the cinema. B.In the classroom. C.In the hospital. ( A )2.What is Mary doing？ A.Shes writing a letter. B.Shes having lunch. C

2、.Shes waiting for her dad. ( B )3.When can the man visit Mr Brown？ A.At 7 am. B.At 4 pm. C.At 8 pm. ( B )4.What was the boys father doing when he heard the noise？ A.He was washing clothes. B.He was watching TV. C.He was reading a book. ( A )5.What did Linda stay up late to do？ A.To finish her task.

3、B.To watch TV. C.To play games. 第二节 听长对话，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答问题。 每段对话读两遍。(10 分) 听下面一段较长对话，回答 6、7 两个问题。 ( C )6.Which club is May in？ A.Sports club. B.Dance club. C.English club. ( B )7.How does May keep fit？ A.By swimming. B.By playing tennis. C.By riding to work. 听下面一段较长对话，回答 810 三个问题。 ( B )8.How

4、 many museums are there in Helens city？ A.Three. B.Four. C.Five. ( A )9.When did Helen go to the Art Museum？ A.Last year. B.Last month. C.Last week. ( B )10.Which museum will Helen and the boy go to next week？ A.The Space Museum. B.The Science Museum. C.The History Museum. 第三节 听下面一段独白，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选

5、择正确的选项，回答 问题。独白读两遍。(10 分) ( B )11.Where may Anns mother work？ A.At a company. B.At a hospital. C.At a school. ( A )12.What did Ann think of taking exercise？ A.It was boring. B.It was exciting. C.It was relaxing. ( B )13.When did Ann have a high fever？ A.When she was nine years old. B.When she was te

6、n years old. C.When she was eight years old. ( C )14.How long did Ann stay in the hospital？ A.For one day. B.For a month. C.For seven days. ( B )15.Which is NOT true about Ann？ A.She runs every day now. B.She was a healthy girl before. C.She took medicine sometimes before. 第二部分 笔试部分 (95 分) 二、完形填空。(1

7、5 分) About 70,000,000 Americans are trying to lose weight.That is almost 1 out of every 3 people in the United States.Some people eat 16 food and they hardly have any fats or sweets.Others do running，exercise with machines，take medicine， or even have operations(手术). 17 you can see losing weight is 1

8、8 work， and it will also cost a lot of money.But 19 do so many people in the United States want to lose weight？Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body.For many people，looking nice also means to be 20 .Other people worry about their health as many doctors 21 overweight is

9、not good. Most people want to find a(n) 22 way 23 take off fat，and books of this kind are very popular.These books tell people the ways of losing weight.Each year a lot of new books like these are written.Each one says it can easily help people take fat away. Losing weight can be 24 .Some overweight

10、 people go to health centres， like La Costa in California.Men and women 25 several hundred dollars a day at these health centres.People live there for one week or two， 26 exercise，eating different foods.Meals there may be just a little.All these work for losing weight. 27 four days on the programme，

11、 one woman called Mrs Warren lost 5 pounds(2.27kg).At $400 a day，she spent $320 to lose each pound.But she said she was still 28 to do so.Health centres，books，medicines，operations，running and exercise machines all 29 a lot of money.So in the United States，losing weight may mean losing 30 too. ( A )1

12、6.A.less B.more C.nice D.fast ( B )17.A.For B.So C.Or D.And ( C )18.A.good B.useful C.hard D.easy ( A )19.A.why B.what C.how D.when ( C )20.A.high B.short C.thin D.fat ( B )21.A.talk B.say C.speak D.tell ( D )22.A.dearer B.harder C.shorter D.easier ( C )23.A.how can you B.when C.how to D.what to ( B

13、 )24.A.cheap B.expensive C.easy D.safe ( A )25.A.pay B.cost C.take D.have ( B )26.A.making B.taking C.playing D.using ( C )27.A.Before B.In C.After D.At ( D )28.A.sorry B.angry C.sad D.glad ( A )29.A.need B.have C.use D.get ( D )30.A.health B.time C.food D.money 三、阅读理解。(30 分) A Hilton Head Island，in

14、 South Carolina，is a popular vacation spot on the East Coast of the US.There are 250 restaurants on the island.You can try the following excellent restaurants. ( A )31.Alan likes eating fish very much so hell probably choose . A.Skull Creek Boathouse B.Quarterdeck C.Frankie Bones D.Mellow Mushroom (

15、B )32.If you want a restaurant that has a good view， youd better phone . A.1-843-681-3663 B.1-866-561-8802 C.1-843-842-4033 D.1-843-686-2474 ( D )33.Where is the restaurant that closes the latest？ A.At 397 Squire Pope Road. B.At 32 Greenwood Road. C.At 1301 Main Street. D.At 33 Office Park Road. B I

16、 remember my first day at university very clearly. I felt excited and happy.At the same time I was very nervous because I didnt know anyone.However，my first day at university was unforgettable (难忘的). At first，I was lost.I didnt know where to go.I had to ask a stranger where to meet other new student

17、s.He was very polite and showed me the way.I walked through some buildings，and when I arrived，I saw many students and I felt even more nervous. It is natural that we feel nervous on the first day at university，but difficult experiences often have happy endings. I told myself to be braver.I talked wi

18、th one girl and we found that we were in the same class.We introduced ourselves.Her name was May.We did some activities together in a group.Soon，I started feeling much better.The activities helped me feel that I was part of a team and I began to feel that I was a university student. Later，we began o

19、ur classes.The teacher talked for a while and then we introduced ourselves.I met two girls.Their names were Jane and Anna.We started talking soon and became friends with each other soon.It was really a special day for me. ( C )34.Why does the writer write the underlined part “but difficult experienc

20、es often have happy endings”？ A.To encourage us to be happy. B.To start talking about her sad feelings. C.To start writing about some happy things. D.To encourage us to make friends with others. ( D )35.How did the writer feel after taking part in the activities？ A.She felt tired. B.She felt afraid.

21、 C.She felt worried. D.She felt less nervous. ( B )36.What did the writer mostly do on the first day at university？ A.Stayed alone. B.Made friends. C.Read in the library. D.Wrote to her parents. ( A )37.What is the best title for the passage？ A.My First Day at University B.My Classmates at Universit

22、y C.My Best Friends at University D.My Wonderful Life at University C Is there intelligent(有智力的) life on other planets？ For years，scientists said “No” or “We dont know”.But today this is changing.Seth and Alex are astronomers(天文学家).They believe intelligent life exists(存在) somewhere in the universe.T

23、hey also think we will soon communicate with these beings(人，生物). Why do seth and Alex think intelligent life exists on other planets？ The first reason is time.Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old.“This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life，”say Seth and A

24、lex.The second reason is size.The universe is huge， “We have known that there are at least 100 billion galaxies，” says Seth，“And our galaxy，the Milky Way，has at least 100 billion stars.Some planets going around these stars，might be similar to Earth.” In the past， it was hard to look for signs of int

25、elligent life in the universe.But now， powerful telescopes allow scientists to discover smaller planetsthe size of Mars or Earthin other solar systems.These planets might have intelligent life. Have beings from space already visited Earth？ “Probably not， ” says Alex， “Its a long way away.However， in

26、telligent beings may communicate with us in other ways， such as radio signals.In fact， they may be trying to communicate with us now， but we dont have the right tools to receive their messages.However， this is changing.By 2025， we could communicate with other life forms in our universe and we might

27、help each other.” ( C )38.Scientists believe may be long enough for other planets to have intelligent life. A.100 billion galaxies B.100 billion stars C.about 12 billion years D.the huge universe ( B )39.Why is it easy to look for signs of intellgent life in the universe now？ A.There are more smalle

28、r planets. B.There are some powerful telescopes. C.The astronomers are more interested in them. D.The Milky Way exists now. ( D )40.Why havent we received other intelligent beings messages according to Alex？ A.They may not want to communicate with us now. B.They dont know how to send radio signals t

29、o us. C.There isnt intelligent life on other planets. D.We dont have the right tools to receive their messages. ( B )41.This passage mainly talks about . A.the size of Mars or Earth B.intelligent life on other planets C.other solar systems D.the Milky Way D Charity (慈善) is big business.In the United

30、 States，people give away more than $150 billion to charities in a year.In the UK，people once gave away 55 million to Comic Relief during one charity event. Charity is not a new idea.Thousands of years ago，King Harmnurabi of Babylon asked his people to share their wealth with their poorest neighbours

31、. Many of todays most well-known charities started as much smaller groups，with just ordinary (普通的) people and one local problem. Charities know that people get tired of hearing the same message.Over the years they have found new and interesting ways to get the money they need.In the 1970s， more and

32、more people had televisions，so charities made films of poor people and brought the worlds problems into peoples homes through televisions.In the 1980s， they made money by making and selling everything from Christmas cards to summer holidays！ In the 1990s，charities started using famous people to help

33、 raise money.During the 1990s，Sting，an English musician，planned music events for the Rainforest Foundation Fund.With the help of other singers，he made more than $10 million to help protect the lives of people living in rainforests. Today，charities are using the “personal touch” to make money.People

34、will give away more money when they see their money working in one local area，and when they have a personal relationship with the charity. ( C )42.Why is charity big business？ A.Because it helps people make much money. B.Because it needs many people to work for it. C.Because people give away a lot o

35、f money to it. D.Because there are a lot of poor people in the world. ( C )43.What does the underlined word “wealth” mean？ A.健康 B.权利 C.财富 D.幸福 ( D )44.What happened during the 1990s according to the passage？ A.Charities started to take care of rainforests. B.Charities started to make films for poor

36、people. C.Charities made and sold everything to get money. D.Charities raised money with famous peoples help. ( B )45.Where can we put the sentence “For example， a group of common people started up Oxfam in 1942 to help the hungry and poor people in Greece.”？ A.In the first paragraph. B.In the secon

37、d paragraph. C.In the third paragraph. D.In the fourth paragraph. 卷 四、词汇运用。(15 分) A、用方框中所给词(组)的适当形式填空。每词(组)限用一次。 glass，send，impossible，with，two 46.I have sent an email to Mr Green already. 47.We can walk with our legs and feet. 48.I wear glasses in class in order to see the blackboard clearly. 49.Lu

38、cy got the second prize in the speaking competition yesterday. 50.Everything is possible if you have a try and work hard. B、根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限 填一词。 Have you heard the latest 51.news(新闻)？Scientists showed the first valuable photo of the black hole to the public， which 52.leads/led(带领)us

39、to know more about the 53.universe(宇宙).The black hole is in a distant galaxy which is very far away from the 54.earth(地球).Even light needs to travel for 55 million years to 55.reach(到达)it.Actually，Albert Einstein predicted the so-called black hole more than a hundred years ago！I think he is the 56.s

40、martest/cleverest(聪明的)scientist in the human history.And now I am so 57.interested(感兴趣的) in the magic universe.I 58.expect(期待)to watch the planets with my 59.own(自己的)eyes. By the way，do you know what I felt when I first saw the photo of the black hole？ I just couldnt help 60.laughing(发笑)because it l

41、ooks like a sweet and round donut！ 五、语法填空。(10 分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确 形式。 Dear Sandy， Thanks 61.for your email.Ive arrived at home 62.safely(safe). My grandparents live in a small town fifty kilometres away 63.from Jiaxing.I spent about half an hour 64.getting(get) there.They gave me a

42、warm welcome，and cooked me 65.a big meal.We talked far into the night and they told 66.me(I) some happy stories about them and their neighbours. Since 2001，great changes 67.have taken(take) place in Jiaxing.I will take some photos and send some 68.to you.Next time，Id like you and your family 69.to c

43、ome(come) with me.You can 70.visit(visit) many places of interest here. Yours， Chang Lee 六、任务型阅读。(5 分) 阅读短文，完成句子。 If you go to a fast-food restaurant， you will probably see a lot of teenagers.Today many teenagers are overweight.One of the reasons is because of their bad habits.Most teenagers love fo

44、od with a lot of fat，oil，salt and sugar.People often call this kind of food“junk food”. But bad eating habits are even worse than fast food.We find many teenagers eat unhealthily.Some dont have breakfast before they go to school.During the day，some dont have a healthy diet.They dont like vegetables，

45、and many of them dont like to eat fruit.They prefer to eat food with a lot of salt，sugar or fat in it. Parents today also worry about their childrens diet.Some doctors give the following advice. Teenagers shouldnt eat too much junk food. Teenagers shouldnt eat food with too much salt.Salt may cause

46、high blood pressure(血压) in the future. Teenagers should eat food without much fat，oil or sugar. Teenagers need to eat some fruit and vegetables every day.Fruit and vegetables are rich in vitamins(维生素) and have little fat. Teenagers need to drink more milk.Milk will help their bones(骨骼) grow. Teenage

47、rs need to eat breakfast every day.It is good for their body and mind. 七、书面表达。(20 分) 根据所给提示，以“My Favourite Cartoon Character(人物) ”为题，写 一篇 80 词左右的短文。 My Favourite Cartoon Character Snoopy My favourite cartoon character is Snoopy.It has cute eyes and a small black nose.Snoopy is very different from ot

48、her dogs.For example，it walks on two legs and it can talk to people. Snoopy has a big family.It has five brothers and two sisters.Besides，Snoopy also has a lot of friends.It is very friendly to its friends. I like it because it is very cute and funny.It always makes people laugh loudly. Do you like Snoopy