2021 学年第二学期期中练 习八年级英语 ( ( ( （满分 100 分，考试时间 90 分钟） ) 15. The writer enjoys going through the clouds. ) 16. The planes often crash. ) 17. The writer often finds himself feeling a little frightened before the flight leaves. D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks. (根据听到的短文内容填空，每空一词)6% 18. Everyone is born with to learn. 19. Research shows that have some good habits in common. 20. They may do this by reading the notes or by explaining the information to 21. Learn and learn . Part I Listening 听力(25%) I. Listening Comprehension（听力理解） A. Listen and choose the right picture. (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) 5% Part II A 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. E F 5. B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear（根据你听到的对 话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）6% . ( ) 6. A. close to the bank. B. close to the post office. C. near the library. D. near the post office. ( )7. A. going to the cinema. B. going for a swim. C. going to the beach. D. staying at home. ( ( ( ( )8. A. 10:30. C. 8:30. )9. A. Nancy. B. 12:00. D. 12:30. B. Ben. C. Nancy’s father. )10. A. mother and son. C. husband and wife. )11. A. Because it’s one of the girl’s secrets. C. Because it’s their secret. D. Ben’s father. B. father and son. D. classmates. B. Because it’s one of the boy’s secrets. D. Because they have seen it. C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false ( 判断下列句子 是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示， 不符合的用“F”表示。)6% ( ) 12. Most of us are scared of spiders. ( ) 13. It is common for people to feel scared. Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分 词汇和语法)41% II. Choose the best answer. (选择最恰当的答案) 16% ( ) 22. Which of the underlined parts has a different pronunciation? A. communicate B. excuse C. until D. useful ( ) 23. After ten minutes' thinking, he finally made a decision. A. sense B. sensible C. sensitive D. sensation ( ) 24. There are vegetables left in the fridge. Let’s go and buy some. A. few B.a few C. little D. a little ( ) 25. Trees can protect themselves producing a chemical. A. by B. from C. with D. in ( ) 26. The number of the people in the world growing faster and faster. A. is B. are C. have D. were ( ) 27. Over readers got the gifts from the company. A. ten thousand B. thousands of C. five hundred of D. hundreds of ( ) 28. We should know how to get on well with . A. another B. others C. the other D. other ) 29. The clean water and fresh air in the countryside keep me A. living B. lived C. alive D. live ( ( ) 14. The writer loved the tricks, the magic and the clown. and healthy. . ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ) 30. Can you an example to show that we change electricity into forms of energy? A. think over B. think of C.think about D. think out ) 31. Good habits help us a lot and we will make great progress. A. can B. mustn’t C. need D. may not )32. Mr. Li works as a manager of the restaurant. He everything in the restaurant. ) 34. How can we this disease spreading? A. protect… against B. provide…with C. prevent…from D. save…from ) 35. If it rain tomorrow, we will go camping with you. A. doesn’t B. won’t C. didn’t D. wouldn’t ) 36. –Jim, they elected me captain of the team. – , Sam! A. Congratulations B. OK C. All right ) 37. –Would you like me to bring you a cup of tea? – . A. Yes, I’d like to. B. My pleasure. C. Yes, please. 49. yet? 50. D. Right D. It doesn’t matter. A. below B. living things C. other plants D. left E. under F. grew G. rich For many years, a white oak tree(橡树) 38 in a woods near a farm. It was a wet place. The white oak became a tall tree, 24 meters high. It became a good home for other 39 . It was a home for birds and for insects. It gave shade for deer. The white oak also gave shade to many 40 that need shade to grow. They cannot live in bright sunlight. The white oak received the bright sunlight and sheltered the plants 41 . One day, the white oak was struck by lightning and fell. The farmer did not remove the tree. He 42 it there as a shelter for the small animals that he knew lived in this woods. Sooner or later, the oak tree decayed(腐烂). It broken down into smaller and smaller parts. This rotting returns important nutrients to the soil. It helps plants grow in 43 soil. Each change in nature causes other changes to happen. Even after it has died, a plant plays an important role in nature. IV.Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. (用括号中所给单词的适 当形式，完成下列句子。)8% 44. One of the keys to be is careful planning. (success) 46. 47. , the police came to help them right away. (lucky)