八年级上册期中试卷【精编】.doc

人教版八年级上册英语试题(Unit1-Unit5)一、词组互译连线（每题1分，共10分）：( )1.write down your mistakes A.她的学校管弦乐队( )2.a girl called Alice B.辍学( )3.her school orchestra C.太空站模型( )4.drop out of school D.记下你的错误( )5. this model of the space station E.被叫做艾丽丝的女孩( )6.乘航天飞机 F.traditional Beijing Opera( )7.一个经典音乐家 G. The House of Flying Daggers( )8一个外国老师 H. take a space shuttle( )9.十面埋伏 I. a classical musician( )10.传统京剧 J. a foreign teacher二、单项选择(每题1分，共30分): ( )1. John is always _ others. A. help B. helping C. helps D. to help( )2.Sarah _ the Disney world with her friends at eleven yesterday morning. A. visit B.visited C. is visiting D. was visiting( )3.More than one person _ found it so. A. have B. has C. are D. is( )4.Jack spends much money on books _ he is not rich. A. though B.since C.because D.if( )5.Its _ cheaper and _ enjoyable to travel by train than by plane.A. much, far more B.very, very much C. more, much more( )6.It was _ exciting match that we like it very much. A. such B. so C. so a D. such an ( )7.He didnt come to school yesterday _ he had to look after her mother at home. A. because of B. because C. for D. since( )8.Jim has never been to Japan, _? A. was he B.has he C. didnt he D. has not he( )9.This church is very old. They built it in 1407, six _ ago. A. months B.years C. seasons D.centuries( )10.Elvis had little money for the strings of his guitar, _? A. hadnt he B. had he C. didnt he D. did he ( )11.-How about _ for walks after dinner? -That sounds a good idea. A.go B. to go C. going D. goes( )12.I _ this English book since I came to Hefei No.28 High School. A. have bought B. bought C. have had D. buy ( )13.She _ the taxi driver ten dollars. A. spent B. cost C. paid D. took( )14.We have learned English _ six years ago. A. since B. for C. on D. at( )15.-How many times _ Change I _ the Moon? -Only once. It _ there last year. A. did, go to, has gone B. had, gone to, went C. has , been to, went D. has, gone to, has gone ( )16.Do you know his parents? Yes,they English teachers in our school. A.are all B.all are C.are both D.both is( )17. did he play soccer? About 3 hours.A. How far B. How soon C. How often D. How long( )18. Do you look the same? No, I am taller than herA. more B. a few C. a little D. very( )19. A: Do you often watch TV on weekdays?B: No. I _ watch TV on weekdays. I watch TV only on weekends.A. usually B. never C. always D. often ( )20. Thanks for _ me to your home. A. ask B. inviting C. to invite D. asks( )21. A: Can you come to my home for dinner?B: Yes,_.A. Id love to B. I will C. I cant come D. I do( )22. Tera is _ than Tina.A. athletic B. much athletic C. very athletic D. much more athletic( )23. Do you come here _your car?A. on B. in C. by D. take( )24.It is clever _ you _ such an important question.A. for, to ask B. for, asking C. of, to ask D. of, asking( )25. I hope _ on time.A. her to come B. she can come C. she can comes D. her comes( )26. Boys and girls, I have _ to tell you.A. anything interesting B. interesting somethingC. interesting anything D. something interesting( )27.You should have a _ lifestyle, or you cant be in good _. A.health, health B. health, healthy C.healthy, health D. healthy, healthy( )28. The meat is _ expensive and eating _ meat is bad for your health.A. too much; much too B. too much; too muchC. much too; too much D. much too; much too( )29. Eating vegetables _ our health.A. are good for B. are good with C. is good for D. is good at( )30. It takes about twelve minutes _ and five minutes by bike. A walking B walk C to walk D walks三、完形填空 (10分):Mr. Smith lived in a village. He had 1 farms and about twenty people working for him. He often told them 2 hard and be honest (诚实的). One day he went to a farm and worked with the workers there. Soon it was time 3 lunch. He put 4 nice bread on the table and went out. A few minutes later he came back again but he 5 find the bread. “Who ate the bread on the table?” he shouted. Some of the workers answered, “We 6 .”The others said, “We saw nothing.”“Well,” said Mr. Smith, “ 7 are a lot of mice (老鼠)in the rooms, you know. So I put some poison (毒药) in the bread. 8 they eat, they must die. Then I can kill them.”As soon as he finished, four workers began to cry. “Oh, dear!”“ 9 ?” asked Mr. Smith.“We ate the bread when you were out. We are going to die.” One of them cried.“Dont worry,” Mr. Smith said 10 a smile. “I only play a trick on you. Use your head.”( )1 A. a fewB. few C. littleD. a little( )2. A. work B. working C. workedD. to work( )3. A. inB. at C. for D. with( )4. A. twoB. many C. aD. some( )5. A. cantB. couldnt C. wouldnt D. mustnt( )6. A. did B. didnt C. doD. does( )7. A. TheyB. There C. WeD. What( )8. A. ThatB. Before C. IfD. And( )9. A. How are you B. What are you doing C. Did you have lunch D. Whats wrong with you( )10. A. with B. for C. in D. on四、完成对话（5分）：A:Good morning. _A. Do you have a cheaper one?B. What color do you want?C. Ill take it.D. What about the yellow one/E. Can I help you?F. How much is it?_ (1)B:Yes, please. Id like to buy a tie for my father.A: _ (2)B:Blue. My father likes blue best.A:How about this one?B:Oh,its very nice. _ (3)A:50 yuan.B:Thats too expensive; I cant afford it. _ (4)A:Yes. This little blue one is only 30 yuan.B:Well, this one looks very good. And the price is OK. _(5) 五、句型转换（每空1分，共10分）1.I go to the movies two or three times a month. （ 对划线部分提问 ）_ _do you go to the movies ?2.It is about forty-five miles from home to school. （ 对划线部分提问 ）_ _is it from home to school ?3.I usually walk to school.（ 同义句 ）I usually go to school _ _.4. Li Ming is not so tall as Li Lei. （ 同义句 ） Li Ming is_ _ Li Lei.5. She should go to see the doctor. （改为否定句） She _ _ go to see the doctor.六、用括号中单词的适当形式填空（5分）1. Lets go _(camp) now, Mary.2. There are (many) girl students in Class 2 than in Class 1.3. Dave can _(watch) TV.4. Who is _(serious), Paul or Pedro?5. Dont get _(stress) out. Its not healthy.七、阅读理解（每题2分，共20分）: A根据学过的课文，选择最佳答案： Vienna is a beautiful old city on the river Danube. Its the capital city of Austria and the centre of European classical music. From 1750 a lot of composers and musicians came to study and work in Vienna. The most famous family of musicians was the Strauss family. There were two composers called Johann Strauss:a father and a son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote a waltz. His waltzes made him famous all over Europe. The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was even more successful and popular than his father. He wrote more than 400 waltzes and his most famous one was The Blue Danube. He wrote it in 1867. Strauss and Mozart were two of the most important composers. Mozart was born in Australia in 1756. Before he was six he played not only the piano, but also the violin and the organ. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote his first opera at the age of 12 and hundreds of beautiful pieces of music for the classicalorchestra. But he died in 1791 when he was only 35. Some people say he was the greatest European composer.( )1.Which countrys capital is Vienna?A. Austria. B. Australia. C. Germany. D. France.( )2.Why did many musicians come to Vienna?A. To study English. B.To visit Vienna. C.To work and study. D. To help the city.( )3.Which family was the most famous family o musicians in Vienna? A.The Green family. B.The White family. C. The Mozart family. D. The Strauss family. ( )4.How old was Mozart when he wrote his first opera? A.12. B.6. C.35. D.10.( )5.Who took Mozart around Europe?A. His friends. B. His family. C.His grandfather. D. His teacher. B根据学过的课文，判断正（T）午（F）： Scientists think that there has been life on Earth for millions of years. However, we havent found life on other planets yet. Why not? The Earth is a planet and it goes around the Sun. Seven other planets also go around the Sun. None of them has an environment with air, so people and things cannot grow. The Sun and its planets are called the solar system. The solar system is a small part of our galaxy. The stars we see at night are the suns in other solar systems. There are more than 200 billion stars in our galaxy, called the Milky Way, and our Sun is only one of them. But scientists have discovered many other galaxies in the universe. They are a long way away and their light has travelled for many years to reach us. It is hard to understand how large the universe is. Scientists have sent lots of spacecraft to look at other planets in our solar system, and some spacecraft have gong beyong the solar system. However, no one has discovered any life in space yet. But why has no one from other planets sent us a message? Have they tried to send information to us/ with so many stars in the universe, are we alone, or is there life out there in space? We dont knowyet.( )6.The Sun is one of the Earth planets.( )7.There is more than one galaxy in our solar system.( )8.There are more than 200 billion stars in the Milky Way.( )9.Scientists have found no life on other planets.( )10.Theyve received no messages from space.八、任务型阅读（10分），根据短文内容，完成表格： Alice was getting very tired. She was sitting with her sister by the river and her sister was reading a book. Alice had nothing to do. Once or twice she looked into her sisters book, but it had no pictures or conversations in it. “And what is a book for,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations?” So she was thinking of making a daisy chain when suddenly a white rabbit with pink eyes ran by her. There was nothing strange about that. And she didnt think it was strange when she heard the rabbitsay, “Oh dear! Ill be late!” But when the rabbit took a watch out of its pocket and looked at it, A