学期时间已经很长的时间。考生必须加油，同时也要静下心来做好下学期的规划。下文为您准备了八年级英语上册期中试卷。

第Ⅰ卷(共50分)

Ⅰ. 听力(10分)

(Ⅰ)录音中有五组对话, 听一遍后, 选择最佳答案。(5分)

1. Which country has the larger population?

A. China. 　　　　B. India. 　　　　C. Canada.

2. Does the man think the world’s population will stop increasing?

A. Yes, he does.  　　　　B. No, he doesn’t.

C. We don’t know.

3. What does the man think is the biggest problem in the world today?

A. Too much traffic.  　　　　B. Poor education.

C. Population growth.

4. Does the man know what will happen?

A. Yes.  　　　　    B. No.

C. We don’t know.

5. Why can’t they watch TV?

A. Because they are too close to the TV.

B. Because the man doesn’t like watching TV.

C. Because there is no TV show at that time.

(Ⅱ)录音中有一篇短文, 听两遍后, 选择最佳答案。(5分)

6. China has a population of about ______ .

A. 1. 37 million 　　　　  B. 13. 7 billion

C. 1. 37 billion

7. About half of the people in China live ______ .

A. in the countryside 　　　　B. in the island

C. out of the country

8. ______ the families can offer their children a good education.

A. All    B. None of    C. Not all

9. ______ problem is still very serious in China according to the letter.

A. Less developed education

B. Comfortable life

C. The large population

10. Maria wants to know ______ of Dick’s country. 【 】

A. the population 　　　　B. the life

C. the education