八年级英语下册期中测试题(人教版)学生版.doc

八年级下册期中测试题

二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）
在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。
( ) 21. My brother is______ boy who loves traveling.
A. a eight-years-old B. an eight-years-old
C. a eight-year-old D. an eight-year-old
( ) 22. Our teacher ______ to the office. She will be back______ ten minutes.
A. has been, in B. has gone, in C. has been, after D. has gone, after
( ) 23. ---How clean and tidy your room is!
---Thank you! It ________ every day.
A. is cleaned B. was cleaned C. was cleaning D. is cleaning
( ) 24. --- Do you mind my taking the seat?
---______. It's for our teacher.
A. Not at all B. Never mind C. Of course D. You’d better not
( ) 25. ---Sandy, your Chinese is very good. ______have you been in China?
---Since I was five.
A. How long B. How far C. How soon D. How often
( ) 26. This kind of coat looks________ and sells________.
A. well, good B. good, well C. good, good D. well, well
( ) 27. There used ______ a small village, but now it has turned into a big city.
A. to have B. to be C. having D. being
( ) 28. I ______ the book for three weeks, I must return it to the library.
A. have borrowed B. borrowed C. have kept D. have lent
( ) 29. Disneyland in the USA is so ______ that no one feels ______there.
A. interesting, boring B. interested. bored
C. interesting, bored D. interested, boring.
( ) 30. They have learned 5,000 words ______ they came to this school.
A. before B. after C. when D. since
( ) 31. The old farmer lives _____ on the farm and he feels______ from time to time.
A. alone; lonely B. lonely; alone C. lonely; lonely D. alone; alone
( ) 32. --- Susan, will you come to Jim’s party this evening? .
--- I'll come if I ______.
A. invite B. invited C. am invited D. was invited
( ) 33. She's never seen such a wonderful match. ______?
A. has she B. hasn't she C. is she D. isn't she
( ) 34. His new book will in two weeks.
A. come in B. come out C. be come out D. be come in
( ) 35. --We could ask Jim to sing a song for the party.
--_____________ He isn’t good at singing.
A. That’s a good idea. B. I’m afraid not. C. Why not? D. I hope so.
三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
This morning, I got a funny feeling. Today I had to give a report in my 36 , and I had been afraid to do so for a long time.
Mom came into the kitchen, asking , “Are you ready, 37 ?”
“ Yes.” I answered quietly. 38 in fact I wasn’t ready!
On my way 39 school, I could feel my heart beating. I hated this!
I went into Mrs. Owens’ class. She was smiling, and saying 40 to all her students as she did every morning.
“ Hi, Sam,” she said to me as I walked 41 the classroom.
“ Hi,” I said and quickly sat in my 42 . I looked at the clock. The time was near. Then Mrs. Owens started, “ Sam, it’s time for you to show yourself.” “Show 43 ? Oh, no!”
I got up slowly, 44 the ground as I walked to the front of the class. Then, I looked up, and everyone was looking at me. Mrs. Owens knew I was 45 , so she came beside me, and put her hand on my back.
She said to the class, “Sam has worked very hard on his 46 ,and I know it is a very interesting report.” Then she turned to me and asked, “Sam, 47 did you like best about your report on Hawaii?”
I thought about the fun things I 48 about surfing before, and I started to talk. I talked and talked 49 the whole class, and I was not nervous at all. It was great fun. It wasn’t frightening. The class cheered as I finished and Mrs. Owens was 50 .
In fact, I can do better than I think I can— if I try! I am proud of myself.
( ) 36.A.class B. house C. party D. hometown
( ) 37.A. friends B. classmates C. Owens D. Sam
( ) 38.A. Then B. But C. So D. Or
( ) 39.A. on B. from C. to D. in
( ) 40.A. sorry B. hello C. goodbye D. thanks
( ) 41.A. into B. out of C. away from D. far from
( ) 42.A. bed B. seat C. dinning room D. reading room
( ) 43.A. me B. us C. myself D. ourselves
( ) 44.A. looking after B.look over C. looking at D. looking for
( ) 45.A. glad B. nervous C. active D. happy
( ) 46.A. dictionary B. magazine C. newspaper D. report
( ) 47.A. what B. who C. where D. whom
( ) 48.A. will read B. reads C. am reading D. read
( ) 49.A. in front of B. over C. beside D. near
( ) 50.A. playing B. dancing C. singing D. smiling
四、阅读理解 （共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Babysitter (临时照顾幼儿者) Wanted
Do you like children? Do you have free time in the afternoon? We need a babysitter for our son. He is five years old. Hours are 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm from Monday to Friday. Sometimes you have to work at the weekend. Pay is $10 each hour.
For the job, you will: Watch our son
Read to him
Play with him
You will work at our house. We live in Fourth Road, near Huaxing Clothes Store.
Please call Mr. Wang at 010-58899333.
( ) 51.On Friday, the babysitter will ________.
A. not work B. get $10 C. live there D. work for three hours
( ) 52.________ is not a part of the job.
A. Cooking for the child B. Working at the child’s house
C. Taking care of the child D. Reading books to the child
( ) 53.Which of the following is true? _______.
A. The child is less than ten years old.
B. The babysitter must be a college student.
C. The babysitter must work six days a week.
D. The babysitter can get more pay at weekends.
B
A man was looking for things of old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl which looked very old. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer, the owner of the cat, was lying beside the bowl. In order not to draw the farmer's attention to the value(价值) of the bowl, the man said to him in a soft voice. "What a nice cat you have! Won't you sell it to me?" "How much would you give me for it?" the farmer opened his eyes and asked.“Twenty dollars. Would it be enough?”
A few minutes later, the farmer agreed. After he paid the farmer, the man said, "My cat will certainly feel thirsty. May I take the bowl so that the cat can have milk?"
But the farmer answered. “I'm sorry I can't give it to you. Thanks to the bowl. I've already sold twenty cats."
( ) 54.The man liked ______.
A. keeping old things B. traveling from village to village
C. meeting farmers D. buying cats
( ) 55. ---Why did the man want to buy the cat? ---Because ______.
A. it was very lovely
B. the cat cost more money than the bowl
C. he thought he could easily got the bowl if he bought the car
D. he hadn't enough money to buy both the cat and the bowl.
( ) 56.The farmer kept the bowl, so he could ______.
A. let another cat use it B. sell more cats
C. sell more bowls D. use the bowl himself
( ) 57.From the story we can see that the farmer ______.
A. had only one bowl B. was very poor
C. didn't like cats D. was clever
C
Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take good care of them.” With these words, he went out.
But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished(惩罚), so he drank the poison to kill himself.
( ) 58. In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.
A. the rich man 　　 B. the servant 　
C. both A and B 　　 D. neither A and B
( ) 59. The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
A. the cat 　　 B. himself 　 C. nobody 　　　D. the servant
( ) 60.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.
A. there was in fact poison in the bottles
B. he did not want the servant to drink his wine
C. he wanted to kill the cat
D. he wanted to kill the servant
( ) 61.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
A. the servant 　　 B. cat 　　 C. the rich man 　　 D. nobody
D
In America, street dancing is a great outdoor sport for young people to do with a group of friends. Many people bring their radios out onto the streets, and then wait for others to join in.
Step 1
Wear comfortable clothes. Also wear comfortable running shoes that allow (允许) you to jump easily. Dancing needs a lot of movements, so it is smart to take care of your feet.
Step 2
Get some music that you can dance to and bring a radio or a CD player.
Step 3
Invite some friends to street dance. Put some music on and start dancing to it. Use your feet as much as possible and make quick movements.
Step4
Put your arms up to the right, and then move them quickly to the left while turning your body. This will make others start street dancing.
Step5
Try different movements if possible. Street dancing is all about free-style dancing. You can enjoy yourself while getting exercise by street dancing.
( ) 62.The underlined word “movements” means in Chinese.
A. 运动 B. 活泼 C. 迁移 D. 搬迁
( ) 63.If you want to street dance, you don’t need to .
A. wear comfortable clothes B. have a radio or a CD player
C. invite some friends D. ask your parents to dance with
( ) 64.Which of the following is NOT right?
A. Young people like to street dance.
B. When you street dance, you need music.
C. You must be careful with your arms while moving.
D. Move your arms quickly while turning your body.
( ) 65.The best title for the passage may be .
A. How to street dance B. Young people and street dancing
C. How many steps for street dancing D. Street dancing in America
五、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）
根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空：在答题卡标有题号
的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
66. English is used_________（广泛的）in the world.
67. There are so many people waiting there! I think it's ______（无望的）to buy the tickets.
68. It is a famous theme park and ______（包括）four different parks．
69. They shouted to the pop singers with ______（激动）．
70. This __________(教育) CD-ROM was designed by Nancy Jackson.
71. They will celebrate their fifteen years of （marry）this Sunday.
72. She just couldn’t stop (laugh) when she heard the joke.
73. The Nanjing Changjiang Bridge (build) in the 1950s.
74. Wenchang Square is one of the most important ________ centers of the city. (culture)
75. Do you mind (tell) me how to use this function?
六、任务型阅读（共10空；每空1分，计10分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
Do you go to school by bus? It is very important for you to know how to be safe when taking a bus, no matter whether you like it or not.
First, don’t run to the bus stop, but walk. While you are at the bus stop, you should wait in a safe place. Do not run or play while waiting. And never get into a car with a stranger.
Second, don’t talk in a loud voice when you are on the bus, so the driver will not be disturbed(打扰). If you need to talk with the bus driver, you’d better wait until the bus stop. Never throw things on the bus or out of the windows. Never play near the emergency exit(紧急出口). When there is a fire, the most important thing is to break the window with a hammer or any sharp things and then jump out.
Third, when you are getting off the bus, make sure you walk(not run) three more steps away from the door. This is the best place to be around a bus. Stay away from the bus wheels and watch out for moving cars!
Last, if you leave something on the bus, never return to the bus to get it. The driver may not see you come back and he may begin moving the bus. Also, if you drop something near the bus, tell the driver before you try to pick it up, so he will know where you are.
___76___to be safe when taking a bus?
Before getting on a bus ___77_ __ to the bus stop.
Wait in a safe place.
Never get into a car with a ____78____.
On the bus Don’t talk____79_____.
Don’t throw ___80____ on the bus or out of the windows.
___81____ the window when there is a fire.
____82___ getting off the bus Walk three more___83____ away from the door.
Don’t ___84____ back to the bus to get the things that you leave.
Tell the bus driver before you ____85___ to pick up the things near the bus.
七、缺词填空（共10空；每空1分，计10分）
根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，完整写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
The Internet has become part of people’s life. A report s 86 that 38% of the students often use the Internet. Most of them get useful i 87 and use the Internet to help their studies. But many students don’t use it in a good way. Some p 88 games too much, some visit websites they should not look at. So bad things may happen if students s 89 too much time on the Internet.
It’s important for students to use the Internet in a good w 90 . Now we have textbooks which use many examples to teach students how to u 91 the Internet well. The give useful advice, such as it's good to r 92 news or find helpful information to study.
Some students also m 93 friends on the Internet. But if you want to have a face-to-face meeting w 94 your online friends, let your parents know and meet in a s 95 place.
八、书面表达（计30分）
A. 句子翻译（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）
将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。
96.香港的天气跟北京的大不一样。
__________________________________
97.在某种程度上我同意你的观点。
__________________________________
98.这个火车站在2004年建成。
__________________________________
99.他离开家乡已经十年了。
__________________________________
100.春天是参观中国园林的最佳季节。
__________________________________
B. 写作（20分）
在日常生活中，电脑起着越来越重要的作用，但也带来了弊端。请根据以下提示，以“The computers” 为题,写一篇短文。
优点 收发电子邮件
搜索信息
阅读各种书籍，自学外语
购物
……
缺点 玩电脑游戏占用太多时间
导致视力下降
……
你的观点 ……
要求：1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯。
2）要点必须包括所有的相关信息，并作适当发挥，但是不得使用真实姓名和校名等。
3）词数100个左右。（文章开头一句给出，不计入总词数）
The computers
Computers are very important to modern life. _____________________