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，特制定以下八年级英语下册半期考试题，仅供参考。

一、听力(20分)

A) 本部分共有10小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。

(   )1.A.   B.   C.

(   )2.A.  B. C.

(   )3.A.   B.   C.

(   )4.A. B.  C.

(   )5 .A.  B. C.

(   )6.A. To work outside. B. To work in the field. C. To clean up the city park.

(   )7.A. Tom.         B. Brown.          C. Green.

(   )8.A. At the woman’s.  B. At the man’s.      C. At a restaurant.

(   )9.A. Six.    B. One.        C. Two.

(   )10.A. March 21st.  B. March 22nd.        C. March 23rd.

B )听对话和短文回答问题。你将听到两段对话和一篇短文，各听两遍。

听第一段对话，回答第11-12小题

(   )11.How long did Li Fang live in Shanghai?

A. For 5 years.　　　　B. For 6 years.　　　C. For 7 years.

(   )12.What does Li Fang’s father sell?

A. Apples.　　　　　B. Football.　　　　　C. Computers.

听第二段对话，回答第13-15小题

(   )13.What is the goal of the game?

A. To learn the history of each place.

B. To travel around the world.

C. To go to many countries.

(   )14.When was the game designed?

A. In 2001.            B. In 2002.       C. In 2003.

(   )15.Where can’t we buy the game?

A. In China.           B. In England.    C. In Japan.

听一篇短文，回答第16-20小题

(   )16.Where may the tourists be now?

A.  In Nanjing.        B. On the bus.    C. In the park.

(   )17.Where does Nanjing lie?

A. In the southeast of China.      B. In the northeast of China.

C. In the south of China.

(   )18.What does the guid e think of the people in Nanjing?

A. Hard-working and humorous.

B. Polite and generous.

C. Helpful and friendly.

(   )19.What can people do in Xuanwu Lake Park according to the passage?

A. Boating and flying kites.   B. Boating and fishing.

C. Swimming and flying kites.

(   )20.Where can the tourists enjoy the beauty of the whole city?

A. Nanjing Museum.            B. On the top of Zijin Mountain.

C. On the Great Changjiang Bridge.

第二部分 笔试(130分)

二、单项选择。(20分)

(   )1.The modern traffic has changed our lives ¬¬¬        .

A. in a way   B. on the way   C. in some ways   D.  by the way

(   )2.I have ________ interesting book. _________ book is Millie’s.

A. the, a    B. an, a      C. an, the        D. the, the

(   )3.Great changes         in China since 1978.

A. took place  B. has happened   C. have taken place   D. happened

(   )4.It is really a wonderful film. I      it just now and still feel frightened at present.

A. will see    B. saw    C. see     D. have seen

(   )5.There          a lot of farmland here. But now you can only see tall buildings.

A. used to have          B. is used to being

C. used to having        D. used to be

(   )6.The students        be in the classroom because there are lights in it.

A. can         B. must        C. can’t    D. mustn’t

(   )7.--- Where is your brother, Leo?

--- He is in Hainan on vacation. He         for two weeks.

A. has gone    B. has left      C. has been away     D. left

(   )8.Learning English will         us a lot of time.

A. take        B. spend     C. cost    D. pay

(   )9.These kinds of vegetables       only in that shop over there. They_____¬ well.

A. are sold; are sold   B. sell; sell   C. sell; are sold   D. are sold; sell

(   )10.Noise pollution was a  serious problem here      .

A. in the past   B. in the future    C. since then   D. once a week

(   )11.It’s more than 8 years since I         a teacher.

A. become    B. has become   C. became    D. becomes