八年级上册英语期中考试模拟试卷
听力部分（共20分）
第一节：听小对话，选出正确的图片（每小题1分，共5分）
1. A. B. C.
2. A. B. C.
3. A. B. C.
4. A. B. C.
5. A. B. C.
第二节：听长对话，回答问题（每小题2分，共10分）
6. What will the boy do this weekend?
A. Go to the movies. B. Visit his grandparents. C. Play soccer.
7. What does the girl want to be when she grows up?
A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A musician.
8. Where are the speakers?
A. In a restaurant. B. In a bookstore. C. In a park.
9. Why doesn't the boy like the new history teacher?
A. She always gives too much homework. B. She is too strict. C. She is boring.
10. What is the girl's plan for the summer vacation?
A. Go to the beach. B. Visit her grandparents. C. Study English.
单项选择部分（共20分）
11. -- _______ you _______ your homework yet?
-- No, I _______.
A. Have, finished, haven't B. Do, finish, don't. C. Did, finish, didn't.
12. The girl is taller and ___________ than her sister.
A. young B. younger C. youngest.
13. I'm looking forward to ___________ your new house.
A. visit B. visiting C. visited.
14. The weather is so ___________, let's stay at home and watch TV.
A. nice B. rainy C. boring.
15. -- What's the ___________ of the new phone?
-- $499.
A. size B. weight C. price.
16. -- Could you please pass me the salt and pepper?
-- Sure, ___________.
A. here they are B. they're great C. definitely not.
17. My teacher is ___________ at helping me with my math homework.
A. good B. better C. best.
18. In China, people usually eat with ___________.
A. chopsticks B. a knife and fork C. their hands.
19. He is one of the ___________ swimmers in our school.
A. strong B. stronger C. strongest.
20. The ___________ is the largest animal on earth.
A. elephant B. lion C. whale.
阅读部分（共30分）
Passage 1
May Day is a festival in many countries. It's usually on May 1st. People in different countries celebrate this festival in different ways. In America, there are usually big parades to celebrate it. In the United Kingdom, people put up a maypole with long colored ribbons on it. They dance around the maypole with the ribbons in their hands. In China, it's a national holiday. People go on family trips or go to the park for a picnic.
21. When is May Day usually?
22. How do Americans celebrate May Day?
23. What do people do in England on May Day?
24. What do Chinese people usually do on May Day?
Passage 2
My name is Jack. I'm a high school student. I like playing basketball and listening to music. I'm from Canada, and I can speak English and French. Every summer, I go back to Canada to visit my grandparents. They live in a small town near the sea. I love swimming and fishing there. In Canada, people usually have a large Christmas dinner with their families. The turkey is the main dish. It's really delicious.
25. What does Jack like?
26. Where do Jack's grandparents live?
27. What does Jack like to do when he goes back to Canada?
28. What is the main dish for a large Christmas dinner in Canada?
Passage 3
Last Sunday, I went to the park with my friends. We had a great time together. First, we played soccer for an hour. Then we went to have lunch in a nearby pizza restaurant. The pizza was really tasty. After lunch, we went to visit the zoo. We saw pandas, tigers, and giraffes in the zoo. They were all very cute. At about 4 p.m., we had to leave the park because it was getting dark. On the way home, we talked about the animals we saw and the pizza we had. We were all very happy.
29. What did the writer do in the park with his friends?
30. Where did they have lunch?
31. What animals did they see in the zoo?
32. Why did they have to leave the park?
33. Were they happy after the trip?
