【2】第一学期期末考试八年级英语试卷Part Listening. Listen and choose the right picture (6%) A B C D E F _ _ _ _ _ _. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (7%)( ) A. A bottle of water. B. A bottle of milk. C. A bottle of coke. D. A bottle of juice.( ) A. Mike.B. Mary.C. Alice.D. David.( ) A. To the hospital B. To the museum C. To the cinema. D. To the school.( ) A. Hell drink some beer.B. Hell have a good rest. C. He has no idea. D. Hell go on a trip.( ) A. At 1:00 p.m.B. At 2:00 p.m. C. At 1:30 p.m.D. At 2:30 p.m.( ) A. One.B. Two. C. Three.D. Four.( ) A. Shed like some coke.B. Shed like some iced tea.C. Shed like some milk.D. Shed like some hot chocolate. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (6%)( ) Listening to the radio can not help you find out the time.( ) A long time ago, people could tell the time only in the day.( ) The hourglass was wide in the middle and narrow at the end.( ) Watches were invented earlier than clocks.( ) People invented watches so that they could carry them easily in their pockets.( ) Before World War , watches became popular among people. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (6%) An encyclopaedia is a _ with facts on topics in every field of knowledge. Britannica is the _ and largest English-language encyclopaedia in the world. Britannica appeared in the _ century in Scotland. At first, the articles in Britannica were long and _ to understand. In 2004, Britannica had about 44 _ words. You should pay about _ dollars to buy Britannica.Part Vocabulary and Grammar.Choose the best answer （20%）( ) If you have any question about the service, you can send _ e-mail to communicate with us. A. a B. an C. the D./( ) The 16th Asian Games were held in Guangzhou _November, 2010. A. in B. on C. of D. at( ) Who teaches _ Chinese, Miss Wang or Miss Wu? A. you B. your C. yours D. our( ) I have some _ to tell you, it is very important. A. words B. stories C. clues D. information( ) Jim can speak _ Chinese and write _ Chinese words. A. a little/ a little B. a few/a few C. a few/ a little D. a little/ a few( ) 6._ young people volunteered to work for the World Expo this year. A. Thousand of B. Thousand C. Thousands of D. Thousands ( ) There is a fork in the one hand of mine and a knife in _ one. A. another B. the other C. others D. the others( ) Diogenes threw away his cup and became even _. A. happy B. happily C. happier D. more happily( ) Tom has make great progress this term. He does his homework _ Mary. A. more careful as B. as carefully as C. as careful as D. more carefully as( )I dont know the word, so I have to_ in a dictionary. A. look it up B. look up it C. look for it D. look it for( ) John is 18 now. He is _ to go to university. A. enough old B. old enough C. not too old D. so old( ) Youd better_ loudly in the reading room.A. dont speak B. not to speak C. never to speak D. not speak( ) The teacher told the boys _ careful when they cross the road. A. be B. were C. to be D. being ( ) His father _ in 1980. A. has died B. died C. was dead D. is die( ) If it _tomorrow, well go roll-skating.A. isnt rain B. wont rain C. doesnt rain D. doesnt fine( )A: Lets go to Xin Hua Bookstore by taxi! B: Oh, it is not far away from here. We _take a taxi.A. cant B. neednt C. mustnt D. couldnt( )I didnt come to school on time _ I couldnt catch the early bus this morning.A. when B. because C. though D. so( )_ wonderful party weve had! Ill remember it forever A. HowB. What C. What a D. What an( ) Cockroach existed on the Earth earlier than dinosaurs. The underlined word means _. A. lived B. went on D. died D. examined( ) A: Tony, I am terribly sorry. I have forgotten to br