八年级英语上册期中考试试卷（附答案）（试卷满分：150分；考试时间：120分钟）I.听力测试（30分）A）听录音，从每组句子中选出一个你所听到的句子。每个句子听一遍。（每小题1.5分，共7.5分）1.A . He eats vegetables and fruit every day . B . I exercise about three times a week . C . She often helps her mom with housework .2.A. Lets play basketball . B . No smoking here . C . Have a seat , please .3.A. Do you often go to the movies ? B . Did you do anything interesting ? C . Are you going to be a teacher ?4.A. What do you usually do on weekends ? B . Where did you go on your vacation ? C . What do you think of the TV shows ?5. A . I cant stand watching soap operas . B . He isnt friendlier than his brother . C They didnt bring enough money .B）在录音中，你将听到五段对话每段对话后有一个小题，从每小题A、B、C中选出能回答所给问题的正确答案。每段对话听两遍。（每小题1.5分，共7.5分）6. What did John do last summer vacation ? A . He visited a museum . B . He went to the farm . C . He swam in the sea .7. What does Sarah usually do on weekends ? A . Practice the guitar . B . Help with housework . C . Take dancing lessons .8. How does the boy go to school ? A . By bike . B . By subway . C . By bus .9. What does Helens brother do ? A . A DJ . B . A singer . C . A magician .10. Why is Town Cinema the best ? A . The tickets are the cheapest . B . lt s the closest to home . C . It has the biggest screen .C）在录音中，你将听到一段对话，对话后有五个小题，从每小题A、B、C中选出能回答所给问题的正确答案。听对话前，你将有40秒钟的读题时间；听完后，你将有40秒钟的答题时间。对话听两遍。（每小题1.5分，共7.5分）11. Why did Mark feel tired ? A . Because he had a terrible bad cold . B . Because he didnt have enough sleep . C . Because he stayed up late to study .12. Who did Mark go to the movies with ? A . His parents . B . His grandparents . C . Nobody .13.How far is it from Marks home to the cinema ? A . Ten minutes by bike . B . Ten minutes on foot . C . Twenty minutes on foot .14. Why did Sarah take dancing lessons ? A . Because she really loves dancing B.Because her dancing teacher is pretty . C . Both A and B .15. How often does Sarah have dancing classes ? A . Twice a week . B . Three times a week . C . Twice a month .D）在录音中，你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题，从每小题A、B、C中选出能回答所给问题的正确答案。短文听两遍。听短文前，你将有40秒钟的读题时间；听完后，你将有40秒钟的答题时间。（每小题1.5分，共7.5分）16. How long did Tony and his family stay in London ? A . For five days . B . For eight days C . For thirteen days .17.How did they go to Cornwall from London ? A . By plane . B . By train . C . By boat .18. Where did Tony go by himself one morning ? A . To the park near the station . B . To the forest near the hotel . C . To the village near the lake .19. Why did Tony feel scared ? A . It started to rain . B . He was too hungry to move . C . He didnt find the way back .20. What does Tony learn from the vacation ? A . Its necessary to take umbrellas all the time . B . Its useful to learn to take photos of birds C . Its important to be safe when travelling .II.阅读理解从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。(40分)A One day an old lady was in a shop.She saw a beautiful teacup.She took it up and said to herself , What a beautiful teacup ! I love it . Suddenly the teacup spoke , Thank you,lady.But I was just some clay （陶土） a few days ago.Would you like to listen to my story ? The old lady was in a surprise,but she soon answered , Oh , dear ! Go ahead . A few days ago,I was red and I was clay.An old man took me and patted me.over and over and I shouted , Let me alone . but he only smiled , Not yet . Then he put me on a wheel and spun （旋转） me around and around . Stop it ! Im getting dizzy !I cried . But the old man only said , Not yet . Then he put me in the oven （炉子）. It was too hot .I wanted to know why he wanted to burn me,and I knocked at the door and shouted.I could hear him saying the same word . Then I knew there wasnt any hope.I was ready to give up.But the door opened and he took me out and let me cool down.He placed me in front of a mirror and said , Look at yourself . And I did.I said , That couldn t be me . Its beautiful.Im beautiful . Then the old man said ,I know it hurt to be patted.It made you dizzy to spin around on the wheel.It was extremely hot to be in the oven.If I didnt do those things,you wouldnt be such a beautiful teacup as you are now .21. Who found a teacup in the shop ? A . an old man B . the oven C . an old lady D . nobody 22. The teacup was only some a few days ago . A . clay B . glass C . sand D . plastic 23. The underlined word dizzy in the third paragraph probably means A.兴奋 B.眩晕 C.好奇 D.疑惑24. According to the story , shows how the old man made the teacup . a . Take it out and cool it down . b . Pat it over and over again . c . Put it in an oven and burn it . d . Put it on a wheel and spin it . A . b - d - a - c B . b - d - c - a C . d - b - a - c D . d - b - c - a 25. According to this story , the writer wants us to und