在初中阶段的英语学习过程中，期中考试是检验学生阶段性学习成果的重要方式。为了帮助同学们更好地复习和备考，以下是一份针对八年级学生的英语期中考试试题及参考答案，内容全面、贴近教材，适合学生自查或教师备课使用。
一、听力理解（共20分）
第一部分：听句子，选择正确图片（每题1分，共5分）
1. A. [图片1]
B. [图片2]
C. [图片3]
D. [图片4]
2. A. [图片1]
B. [图片2]
C. [图片3]
D. [图片4]
（注：实际考试中应配有对应图片，此处为示例）
第二部分：听对话，选择正确答案（每题2分，共10分）
3. What is the man doing?
A. Reading a book
B. Watching TV
C. Playing football
D. Cooking
4. Where does the girl live?
A. In a city
B. In the countryside
C. In a town
D. On a farm
第三部分：听短文，判断正误（每题1分，共5分）
5. The story is about a boy who lost his dog.
（ ）对 （ ）错
6. He looked for it in the park.
（ ）对 （ ）错
二、单项选择（共15分）
7. I ______ to school by bike every day.
A. go
B. goes
C. went
D. going
8. She is good ______ English.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. with
9. — What did you do yesterday?
— I ______ my homework.
A. do
B. did
C. am doing
D. have done
10. There are many books ______ the shelf.
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. under
三、完形填空（共10分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
My name is Tom. I am a student in Grade 8. I like reading and playing football. Every morning, I get up at 6:30. I have breakfast at 7:00. Then I go to school by bus. In the afternoon, I often play football with my friends. At night, I usually watch TV or read books. I think life is very interesting.
11. A. a
B. an
C. the
D. /
12. A. and
B. but
C. or
D. so
13. A. go
B. goes
C. went
D. going
14. A. in
B. on
C. at
D. from
15. A. or
B. and
C. but
D. so
四、阅读理解（共20分）
阅读下列短文，根据内容选择正确答案。
Passage 1
Tom is a student. He likes sports. He plays basketball every afternoon. His favorite subject is English. He thinks it is fun. He often reads English books after class.
16. What does Tom like?
A. Music
B. Sports
C. Art
D. Science
17. When does Tom play basketball?
A. Every morning
B. Every afternoon
C. Every evening
D. On weekends
Passage 2
There are four people in my family. My father is a teacher. My mother is a nurse. I have a brother and a sister. We all like to eat ice cream.
18. How many people are there in the family?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six
19. What does the mother do?
A. A doctor
B. A teacher
C. A nurse
D. A worker
五、词汇与语法（共15分）
A. 根据句意，用所给词的适当形式填空。
20. My sister ______ (go) to school by bus.
21. They ______ (play) football now.
22. I want to be a ______ (teach).
23. She is very ______ (health).
24. This is my ______ (one) time to visit Beijing.
B. 句型转换。
25. He is watching TV.（改为一般疑问句）
___________________________________________
26. I have a new pen.（改为否定句）
___________________________________________
六、书面表达（共10分）
请以“My School Life”为题，写一篇不少于50词的短文，描述你每天的学习生活情况。
参考答案
一、听力理解
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. 对
6. 错
二、单项选择
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. A
三、完形填空
11. A
12. C
13. B
14. A
15. B
四、阅读理解
16. B
17. B
18. B
19. C
五、词汇与语法
20. goes
21. are playing
22. teacher
23. healthy
24. first
25. Is he watching TV?
26. I don’t have a new pen.
六、写作参考范文（略）
通过这份试卷，学生可以全面了解自己在英语学习中的掌握情况，同时也为接下来的复习提供方向。希望每位同学都能认真对待每一次考试，不断进步！
