湖南省张家界市新目标（Go for it）版2018-2019学年初中英语八年级上学期期中测试卷（含听力音频）

    One day, Mr John, a rich and fussy man, walked into a restaurant. He would like to have a meal there. The waiters of the restaurant felt terrible when they saw 1. They knew he always wanted the best but would only pay 2.

    A waiter gave the menu to Mr. John and he decided to order a bowl of oxtail soup. The waiter took the order and left as 3 as he could.

 4the dish was served. Mr. John tasted it and then called the waiter. All the waiters knew he would ask 5 the proof that the soup was made of real oxtail, 6, the smart waiter just smiled and went over. After listening to Mr. John's question, the waiter went into the kitchen and then he brought an ox with no tail. Mr. John had 7 to say but to go on with his meal.

    Exercise is cool! When you exercise, you're helping build a 1 body. Try to be active every day and your body will 2 you later.

    Your 3 works hard every day. You can help your heart get stronger by doing aerobics (有氧运动). Swimming, playing basketball or soccer, and walking quickly are all good exercise. And don't 4 skipping and jumping ropes are OK too.

    Did you 5 do push-ups(俯卧撑)? This kind of exercise 6 help you make your muscles(肌肉) stronger. By using your muscles to do powerful things, you can make them stronger.

    What's more, you will feel 7 to have a strong body. You can do all the activities you enjoy, like running, 8 and playing with your friends.

    Now you know why exercise is cool!

    I used to believe...the childhood beliefs site

    When I was small, I thought my toys played at night, just like what the toys did in the movie Toy Story. I often woke up to watch my toys, but they did not move at all. So I learned that some movies are not true in real life.

——Trisha

★★★☆☆

    When I was young, I thought Santa Claus was real. With my brother, I put flour on the floor on Christmas Eve. The next day, we found some big footprints. One day when I was 13, my father told me he made the footprints. It was funny.

——Celia

★★★☆☆

    When I was a little boy, my parents often touched my nose and then they put the thumb between their fingers to make me think that it was my nose and that they had taken my nose.

—Anon

★★★★☆ 

    When I was a little kid, I thought people could be anything they want, so I decided to become a koala when I grow up.

——Daniel

★★☆☆☆

    Barbie dolls always wear beautiful clothes. Do you know who makes the clothes for them? Kim Culmone from the US is a fashion designer. But unlike other designers, she only makes clothes for Barbie.

    Culmone is 48 years old. Her job is to design and make new clothes for Barbie. Culmone likes to watch fashion shows on the streets. When she sees beautiful clothes, she gets some ideas for her designs.

    Culmone is interested in the world of Barbie's clothes. Every day, she spends most of her time drawing different kinds of dresses for Barbie, and making them into real clothes.

    "I love dolls very much. When I was young, Barbie was a very important part of my childhood. I dreamed of making clothes for my own dolls." Culmone says. But it's not an easy job. She has to spend a lot of time planning for Barbie's clothes.

    "Sometimes, you think a dress is beautiful." Culmone says, "But when Barbie wears it, it looks different. Barbie dolls are a bit taller than a bottle of water."

    Tony is coming to China now. Look at what he has in his mind.

    There is a saying in China, “He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.” So the first thing to do in China is to visit the Great Wall. I'll take my lunch with me and have it on the wall. I'm sure I'll have a wonderful day there.

    I hear the Terracotta Army can equal (比得上) the Seven Wonders in the World. What's more, Xi'an is one of the Four Great Old Capitals of China. So I'll stay in Xi'an for three days and have a good visit there.

    Shaolin Temple is the birthplace of Chinese Kung Fu. It includes (包括) Taiji, Qigong, Houquan, Zuiquan and so on. Since I'll stay in China for a month, I'll take this chance to learn some Chinese Kung Fu, at least Taiji.

    Giant pandas are very lovely. They win the love of people all over the world. I decide to go to Sichuan Province to see them and write a book about them. I'll stay there for a week.

    There are five people in my family. We all like watching TV, but we like different TV shows.

    My grandpa is a great fan of Beijing Opera. He likes watching it very much. Now he is in a Beijing Opera club. There he talks about Beijing Opera and acts with other Beijing Opera fans.

    My grandma likes cross talk, and she often watches them when she is free. Her favorite cross talker is Guo DeGang.

    My father is a reporter in a TV station. He watches all kinds of TV shows, but he likes news program best.

    My mother is a teacher. Her favorite TV shows are soap operas. She thinks they are very interesting. But I think they are boring.

    I like playing basketball, so my favorite TV shows are sports shows.

A: Li Xiang, are you free this evening? Would you like to watch a movie with me?

B:. But I want to watch Chinese Idol on TV.

A: Chinese Idol??

B: It's a singing competition program. It's very popular now.

A: Really? How many judges are there in the program?

B:. My favorite singer Hanhong is one of the four.

A: Oh, sounds great.?

B: It's on Sunday evening every week.

A:?

B: Because I like singing very much. I want to show my talent one day.

A: I think your dream will come true if you work hard at it all the time.

 Tina and Gina are good friends...