太原市2016—2017 学年第一学期八年级期末考试
英语试卷
第Ⅰ卷听力测试（共20 分）
第Ⅰ卷听力（共四节，满分20 分）
第一节听音选图（共5 小题，每小题1 分，满分5 分）
这一节共有5 个小题，每小题你将听到一组对话。请你根据听到的内容，从A,B,C 三幅图中选出与对话内容相符的一项，并将其字母标号填入提前的括号内。
第二节对话理解（共5 小题，每小题1 分，满分5 分）
这一节共有5 个小题，每小题你将听到一段对话和一个问题。请你根据听到的内容和提出的问题，从A、B、C 三个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并将其字母标号填入题前的括号内。 （ ）6. A. Before university. B. At university. C. After university.
（ ）7. A. To learn the piano. B. To study English. C. To do sports. （ ）8. A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
（ ）9. A. In the countryside. B. In the city. C. On a space station. （ ）10 A. She will visit her grandparents.
B. Her grandparents don’t allow her to do that. C. She doesn’t know the time of the baseball game.
第三节语篇理解（共5 小题，每小题1 分，满分5 分）
这一节共有5 个小题，每小题你将听到一段对话和一个问题。请你根据听到的内容和提出的问题，从A、B、C 三个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并将其字母标号填入题前的括号内。 （ ）11. Where did the story happen?
A.In the kitchen. B.In the yard. C.In the bedroom. （ ）12.What did Bill do first?
A.Drove the cat away. B.Put flour(面粉)into the bowl. C.Took out a box of eggs.
（ ）13.Who tried to clean the broken eggs?
A.Bill. B.Bill’s mum. C.Bill’s dad.
（ ）14.Why did Bill cry?
A.He got his clothes dirty. B.He couldn’t find milk or sugar. C.He was afraid mum and dad would be unhappy.
（ ）15.What does the writer want to tell us?
A.It is quite difficult for 6-year-old children to cook.
B.Children may always meet all kinds of problems in their life.
C.Parents are happy that their children try to do something nice for them.
第四节听力填空（共5 小题，每小题1 分，满分5 分）
这一节你将听到一篇短文。请你根据听到的内容，填写下面的表格，每空一词。 Top 5 Problems Among Teenagers Top 1 They have to go to classes not only on weekdays but also 16._____ weekends. Top 2 Their parents are always 17._____ because of their poor grades. Top 3 They don’t have enough time for their 18._____. Top 4 They don’t know how to 19._____ the relationship with others. Top 5 They 20._____ grow up, but their parents disagree them to plan for themselves. II.单项选择（共15 小题，每一题1 分，满分15 分） 21.-Could I have some more chocolate.I________ Love. -Sure. Here you are.
A. it B. you C. them
22.Grandma put a ______ in my room to help make the air cleaner. A. paper B. mirror C. plant
23.To plant a tree, first of all, we need to_______a hole that is deep enough. A. add B. dig C. shake
24.American people are _________that Donald Trump became the new president because he had no experience in government（政府）.
A. excited B. surprised C. relaxed
25.New Yifen Street was _______ open to traffic on November 29th after three months’ rebuilding. A. finally B. weekly C. mainly
26.-The mountains on both sides of Lijiang are in different___________. -You are right. Look, that one looks like a bird. A. colors B. sizes C. shapes
27.-_______will you keep yourself in good health. - I will join a sports club to get a lot of exercise. A. How B. When C. Where
28.-Ordering（订购） take-away food is popular these days.
-Yes. But my mom hardly does that __________she really has no time to cook for me. A. if B. unless C. because
29.-Our school _________ a talent show where every term. -That’s great. It makes your school life colorful. A. accepts B. refuses C. organizes
30.-Judy, Mr. White asked you to plan the class meeting with me. - OK. Let’s look at the ________for the meeting time first. A. article B. dictionary C. calendar
31.Now _______ people take a lot of money with them. They like to use apps on their mobile phones to pay.
A. less B. fewer C. more
32.We______what we should do to save the environment the day after tomorrow. A. discuss B. discussed C. are going to discuss
33.-Though Harry Potter’s new film is about animals, it still shows love and hope. -I ________you.
A. look for B. agree with C. hear from 34.-Do you know Guan Xiaotong?
-___________. I am one of her fans. She is not only a good actress, but also a top student. A. Another time B. Certainly C. I’d love to. 35.-The teacher in the video speaks too quickly for me to follow. -___________. You can watch the video over and over again.
A. Don’t worry B. Catch you later C. You can make it III. 完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题A、B、C 三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将其字母标
号填入题前的括号内。
Henry was about ten when his father died. Although it was quite difficult for his mother to keep a large family alone, she still decided to __36__ Henry, the oldest, to school.
At one time, Henry needed a grammar book for his new lesson. __37__, his mother wasn’t able to get money to buy it. Henry was very __38__. He was afraid that he couldn’t go to the class __39__ the book. That night, he went to bed with a heavy heart, thinking what to do to get the book.
As soon as he woke up the next morning, he found there was heavy __40__ on the ground. “Ah,” he said to himself, “Every __41__ brings a solution for some people.”
He got up, ran to the house next door and helped to clean out the snow. His neighbor accepted __42__ kindness. When he finished the work, he got his pay and went to the next house. Then he went to another and another, __43__ he had enough money to buy a grammar book.
When school began, Henry was at his seat, the happiest boy there, ready to __44__ the lesson in
his new book.
From that time on, Henry was always the first of all his class. He always __45__ he could find the way, no matter what problem he met. ( ) 36. A. send B. catch C. invite
( ) 37. A. Truly B. Luckily C. However ( ) 38. A. interested B. upset C. happy ( ) 39. A. over B. inside C. without ( ) 40. A. rain B. snow C. wind
( ) 41. A. mistake B. program C. problem ( ) 42. A. his B. her C. their ( ) 43. A. until B. after C. when
( ) 44. A. turn down B. take up C. bring out ( ) 45. A. advised B. questioned C. believed
IV. 阅读理解（一）（共10 小题，每小题2 分，满分20 分）
阅读下面短文，从每小题A、B、C 三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并将其字母标号填入提前的括号内。
A
( ) 46. What is the dinner party for?
A. The Spring Festival.
B. New World Hotel’s opening. C. Ben Smith’s birthday.
( ) 47. What will guests do at the dinner party?
A. Make food . B. Give performances. C. Play games. ( ) 48. How long is the dinner party going to last(持续)?
A. 2 hours. B. 4 hours. C. 7 hours.
( ) 49. When is the dinner party going to be held?
A. In the afternoon. B. On Friday. C. On January 24th. ( ) 50. Which of the following is TRUE according to the invitation?
A. The dinner party will begin at 11:00 pm.
B. You can e-mail Ben Smith if you would like to go for dinner. C. People should go to West Nanjing Road for the dinner party.
B
Hot pot is very popular in China. People put a metal pot in the middle of the dining table, while the water in the pot is boiling（沸腾）, ingredients are put into it and cooked on the table. Hot pot dishes are usually thinly sliced beef, pork, chicken, lamb, leaf vegetables, tofu and seafood. Many Chinese people like eating hot pot. Liu Yang is one of them.
Liu Yang went to university in England. Three days ago, he arrived there. He had three days of
hamburgers, sandwiches and potatoes. Yesterday he was very excited when he heard that there was going to be a meal of hotpot to welcome the new students.
He went into the room and sat next to an American girl. To his surprise, he saw potatoes and bread in front of him. Where was the hot pot?
When she saw Liu Yang was very surprised, the American girl introduced him that hotpot is NOT hot pot. China has hot pot in two words but English hotpot is written in one word.
Hotpot is made from meat, potatoes and onions. People put them in the oven all day in a heavy pot and on a low heat. It is easy to cook.
Hotpot tastes fine. But Liu Yang still misses hot pot, two words! ( ) 51. Liu Yang is ______.
A. a Chinese boy B. an English student C. an American girl ( ) 52. Liu Yang was very excited because ______.
A. he wanted to go to the welcome party B. he expected to eat his favorite hot pot
C. he hoped to cook a meal for his new friends ( ) 53. Hot pot is made from _______.
A. tofu and seafood B. meat, potatoes and onions C. sliced meat and leaf vegetables ( ) 54. The underlined word “introduce” might mean________. A. 烹制 B. 招待 C. 介绍
( ) 55. We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. hot pot means differently from hotpot B. hot pot is much more delicious than hotpot C. hot pot is cooked in the same way as hotpot
Ⅴ. 补全对话（共5 小题，没小题1 分，满分5 分）
Karen: Hi James. Can you go shopping with me this weekend? James: 56. I have to make resolutions for the new year. Karen: Oh that's more important. James: I don't think so. 57.
Karen: If you are successful in keeping your resolutions, you are sure to be the winner in life. James: 58.
Karen: If you make resolutions from the bottom of your heart(心底), it will be easier to keep. James: Maybe.
Karen: Let me give you an example. 59. James: I'm going to be a writer.
Karen: Then your resolution could be about reading books or keeping on the writing stories. James: 60. I will try.
Karen: Hope your dream can come true. A. Sounds good. B. But it is too difficult.
C. I'm sorry I'm not available. D. I hardly ever keep my resolutions. E. What are you going to be when you grow up? 书面测试（非选择题共30 分）
Ⅵ. 阅读理解（二）（共5 小题，每小题2 分，共10 分） 阅读下面短文，并回答问题。
No.5 Middle School asked the students to take a survey. The question was “What is your dream job?” There were 500 students taking part in the survey. Here are the results.
The teachers may feel bad to know that only 5% of the students hope to teach in the future. But they will still try their best to help the students make their dreams come true. And here is the teachers’ advice:
☆First, you should understand yourself. What do you like to do?
☆Then, think about what is more important to you, money or joy(快乐)? There’s no right or wrong answer, so be honest with yourself.
☆Finally, before you try to get your dream job, you should study hard and improve yourself better and better.
61. What is the most popular job according to the result of the survey?
_____________________________________________________________________. 62. How many students want to be doctors?
_____________________________________________________________________. 63. Why may the teachers feel bad?
_____________________________________________________________________. 64. Is money always more important than joy when choosing jobs?
_____________________________________________________________________. 65.What is your dream job? How are you going to do that?
_____________________________________________________________________.
VII.词汇运用（含A、B 两个小题，考生可任选一题作答。共10 小题，每小题1 分，满分10 分） A. 从方框中选出适当的词或短语填空，使短文完整、通顺。每个词或短语只能用一次。 own nothing education schoolwork wrote down glad trust yourselves understanding will keep On Thanksgiving Day, Li Qi 66. her thanks to the people around in her diary.
Mom and Dad, thank you for looking after me but never caring about 67. these years! Thank you for sending me to the best school to get the best 68. ! I know that you have great expectation of me. I promise I will 69. trying.
Mrs. Xu, I'd like to show my thanks to you. You always think of me as your 70. child. When I met with difficulties, you always gave me your wise advice. You were 71. to see my
improvement and the encouraged me to go on.
And Li Xin, my best friend, thanks for being there with me. There is 72. we can’t talk about. When I was in hospital, you helped me with my 73. . You remembered my birthday and prepared a nice gift for me. You are 74. and forgave(原谅) many of my mistakes. You are the one that I 75. a lot. Thank every person who comes to my life. Thank you all for filling my life with happiness. B.请选用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整，通顺。每个词只能用一次。
Humans might live on another planet one day!That seemed 66.________ years ago.But now the idea might come true .According to Stephen Hawking,the British 67._________ ,we humans only have about 1,000 years to live on the earth.It means that humans 68.__________ to another planet in 1,000 years.
In fact,we have found one red planet-Mars.Experts have found that there is water on
69._________.The idea of living there looks possible.Thanks to science ,the 70._________ to Mars are getting faster and faster.
For example, in 2013,Dutch experts 71._________ the first plan to put humans on Mars in the 2020s.They offered people one-way tickets to go and build a new home on Mars.Though it is 72._________ ,over 200,000 people still wanted to take part in it.
In September,US experts showed another plan to get humans to Mars in six years. They’re working it live large science possible fly step start danger also on building 73.__________ and stronger rockets to carry more people. They are 74._________ doing a lot of preparations to help people get back to the earth.
I’m looking forward to 75._________ on Mars. Will you join us? Ⅷ.书面表达（满分10 分）
2017 年，又是一个充满希望的新年，又到了下定决心的时刻。你最想告诉大家的一个新年决心是什么？原
因是是什么？你打算如何去做？请根据以下提示要点，写一篇60 词左右的英语小短文。 提示要点：·What’s your New Year’s resolution? ·Why do you make such a resolution? ·How are you going to do that?
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