一年一度的中考考试马上就要开始了，同学们正在进行紧张的复习，根据以往的教学经验，特制定以下八年级下学期英语期中考试试题，仅供参考。

第Ⅰ卷 选择题(共85分)

第一部分 听力(20分)

一、听对话回答问题。(听两遍)(10分)

(   ) 1. How did his father get to school when he was a student?

A.        B.      C.

(   ) 2. Where will the man go this summer holiday?

A.      B.       C.

(   ) 3. Which book does Henry like best?

A.        B.     C.

(   ) 4. What does Alice's grandmother like to do at weekends?

A.   B.    C.

(   ) 5. Why is the river dirty now?

A. Because many people swim in the river.

B. Because there are many fish in the river.

C. Because a factory puts waste into the river.

(   ) 6. How is the woman going to Suzhou?

A. By car.      B. By train.      C. By bus.

(   ) 7. How long has the man had the new mobile phone?

A. For a month.   B. For a week.  C. For only one day.

(   ) 8. How often does the bus come?

A. Every 5 minutes.  B. Every 10 minutes. C. Every 15 minutes.

(   ) 9. What does the man bring to the woman?

A. Some magazines.  B. Some newspapers. C. Some books.

(   ) 10. What does Peter think of online travel?

A. Boring.     B. Important.   C. Interesting.

二、听对话和短文回答问题。(听两遍)(10分)

听对话，回答第11~12小题。

(   ) 11. Whose books will the man read first?

A. Ernest Hemingway's.   B. Jonathan Swift's.  C. JK Rowling's.

(   ) 12.  How long can he keep the books?

A. For twelve weeks.  B. For twenty days.  C. For ten days.

听第一篇短文，回答第13~15小题。

根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。

Flying back for Chinese New Year

Flight number     13

From (city) New York

To (city)      14

Time to leave at    15

Time to arrive At 9:30 the next morning

(   ) 13. Flight 898  B. Flight 998     C. Flight 889

(   ) 14. A. Manhattan  B. Shanghai     C. Beijing

(   ) 15. A. 19:25   B. 19:35      C. 19:45

听第二篇短文，回答16~20小题。

(   ) 16. Who can join the organization to do the volunteer job?

A. Lily, 10 years old. B.Liu Jun, 20 years old. C. Mr. Zhang, 70 years old.

(   ) 17. What can people do for school s?

A. Teach children  B. Clean the windows   C. Take care of children

(   ) 18. What can you do for hospitals?

A. Show people the way.  B. Help the doctors. C. Help the nurses.

(   ) 19. Jenny knows how to plant trees and flowers, can she join them?

A. Yes, she can.  B. No, she can't.    C. Sorry, we don't know.

(   ) 20. What's the telephone number of the organization?

A. 0523-85609808-012   B. 0523-86509880-022   C. 0523-86509880-012

二、单项选择 从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。(20分)

(   ) 1. There will be ___________ new shopping mall in the south-east of Xinghua town this year.

A. a    B. an   C. the   D. /

(   ) 2. This term all the teachers in Xinghua are thinking about __ _________ to make the students learn better by changing their teaching ways.

A. where   B. which   C. what   D. how

(   ) 3. What type of book is The Hunc hback of Notre Dame(《巴黎圣母院》) about?

A. Science  B. Cooking   C. Health    D. Novel

(   ) 4. —My favourite subject is English. But I don’t like Math. xkb1.com

—I like English ___________ and I don’t like Math ___________.

A. too; too  B. either; either  C. too; either  D. either; too

(   ) 5. —___________ do you use the computer?

—Almost every day.

A. How long  B. How far   C. How often  D. How soon