甘肃省武威第二十三中学八年级英语上学期期中试题（无答案） 人教新目标版.doc

20132014学年度第一学期期中考试试卷八年级英语(满分120分，考试时间100分钟)一、单项选择(15分)1. ( )-_do you have an art festival in your school? -once a year. a. how long b. how often c. how far d. how soon2. ( )they decided _ by bus. a. to go to there b. to go there c. going there d. going to there3. ( )-do you often go to the gym? -no. _. i dont like sports at all. a. always b. never c. sometimes d. usually4. ( )-i often have hamburgers for lunch. - youd better not. its bad for you _ too much junk food. a. eat b. to eat c. eating d. ate5. ( )-do you know the _of the exam? -yes, i got an a. a. result b. time c. place d. name6. ( ) my sister is _ taller than i.a. little b. more c. a little d. very7. ( )-are there any oranges in the bag? -yes. but only _. a. few b. a little c. a few d. little8. ( )-hey, tina. _are you going for your vacation? - hmmm. i think im going to shanghai. a. how b. where c. when d. why9. ( )they enjoyed _ very much.a. to swimming b. swam c. swimming d. to swim10. ( ) -how often are the olympic games held？ -_four years. a. every b. each c. in d. for 11. ( )he must _ his sister with her math.a. try help b. trying to help c. trys to help d. try to help12. ( )- are you _ from america? - no, none of us. a. both b. all c. anyd. either13. ( ) -jack, is there _ in todays newspaper? - no, nothing.a.anything important b. something important c. important anything d. important something14. ( ) the woman is _ fat because he eats _ junk food. a. much too, too muchb. much too, much too c. too much, too muchd. too much, much too15. ( )which one is _ , football or basketball? a. more popular b. popular c. popularer d. much popular二.完型填空（10分）one day a woman walks _1_ a hat shop. the boss smiles and says, “good afternoon, madam.” “good afternoon.” the woman answers. “there is a green hat _2_ red flowers on it in your _3_ . .will you please take it out of there? “yes, madam,” the boss says, “im happy to do that _4_ you.” usually women look at a lot of _5_ before they buy one, and the boss gets very tired. “good,” he thinks, “i can sell this hat very _6_ today.” “do you want it in a box or _7_ your head, madam?” he asks. “oh, i dont want it,” she answers. “i _8_ want you to take it out of your window. i pass your _9_ every day, and i dont like to _10_ the ugly(丑) thing there.” ( ) 1. a. to b. into c. at d. by ( ) 2. a. with b. has c. have d. of ( ) 3. a. door b. wall c. window d. table ( ) 4. a. to b. for c. about d. help ( ) 5. a. clothes b. shirts c. trousers d. hats ( ) 6. a. quickly b. dear c. cheap d. late ( ) 7. a. from b. in c. on d. with ( ) 8. a. really b. only c. can d. must ( ) 9. a. park b. car c. room d. shop ( ) 10. a. look b. read c. see d. watch三、阅读理解（40分）（a） a young boy was playing with a ball in the street. he threw（扔）it too hard and it broke（打破）the window of a house and fell（掉）inside. a woman came to the window and shouted（大喊） at the boy. the boy was afraid and ran away. but he still wanted his ball back. a few minutes（分钟）later. the boy came back and knocked（敲）at the door and said, “my father is going to come and repair（修理）your window soon.” after a while, a man came to the door with tools（工具）in his hand, so the woman let the boy take his ball away. when the man finish repairing the window, he said to the woman, “please pay ten dollars.” “but arent you the father of the boy?” the woman asked, looking surprised（惊奇）. “no,” he answered, looking more surprised, “arent you his mother?” 1. ( ) the boy lost his ball because _. a. the ball fell into the womans garden b. the ball broke the window of his house c. the ball broke the window and fell into the womans house d. he went through the window of the womans house 2. ( )the boy ran away because _. a. he was afraid of the woman b. he had to ask his father for help c. he didnt want his ball back d. he had to look for his friends 3. ( )the boy came back again because _. a. he father will come soon b. he wanted the ball back c. the woman was his mother d. a man would come to repair the window 4. ( )the woman let the boy take his ball away _. a. because she thought he was honest（诚实的） b. because he came back and repaired the window c. because she thought the man was his father d. because his father repaired the window 5. ( ) which of the following is right? a. the boy was the son of the man. b. the man was the father of the boy. c. the woman knew the man was the father of the boy. d. the man thought the woman was the boys mother. （b）cindy, jerry and mary are giving their opinions about a good friend.cindy: i think a good friend should be honest(诚实的). thats more important than any other thing and is where a good friendship starts. if a friend isnt honest, he may lose his friendstrust.jerry: i think a good friend has to be generous. here“generous”doesnt mean he has to givehis friends his lunch money or his clothes. it means he should share(分享) his ideas and feelings with his friends. in fact, his friends can know him better in this way.mary: in my opinion a good friend should understand(理解) his friends. when theres something wrong between him and his friends, he must put himself in his friends place andthink more for his friends.6. ( ) what does the underlined sentence(句子) mean? a. to be honest is the most important. b. to be honest is as important as other things. c. to be honest is not so important. d. honest people get more things than others.7. ( ) jerry would like to make friends with people who _. a. give him lunch money b. know him very well c. tell him their ideas and feelings d. give him some clothes8. ( )mary thinks friends should _. a. visit each other often b. go to more places to play c. understand each other d. help each other do more things9. ( )which of the following is true? a. they are talking about what they think a good friend should be. b. they are talking about money. c. they are talking about clothes. d. they are talking about trust.10. ( ) whats the best title of the passage? a.my friend. b. trust is the most important. c. opinions about a good friends. d.being generous is the important.(c)why is 2004 a special year? because it is a leap year（闰年）.whats so special about that? well, we have a leap year every four years. and it has 366 days, not the usual （通常的）365. in a leap year, we have 29 days in february, while in a usual year we have only 28 days.why do we have a leap year? we have a leap year so we can keep the calendar （日历）in step （一致）with the seasons. the calendar is a kind of clock for the year. but how long is a year? a calendar year is 365 days. but a true year is 365 days， 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds long. thats the time it takes the earth to go around the sun. so every four years we have one more day, and we put it at the end of february, the shortest month of a year. then we have a leap year.11. ( ) how often can we have a leap year? a. every year b. every february c. every four years d. every two years12. ( )what is a calendar? its a kind of clock _. a. for the year b. for leap year c. for the usual year d. for the calendar13. ( )it takes the earth _ to go around the sun. a. a day b. a year c. a little longer than 365 days d. 365 days14. ( )which is the shortest month of the year? a. february b. march c. may d. june 15. ( ) mary was born on february 29,1972. now she is 32. how many birthdays has she had? a. 32 b. 16 c. 8 d. 4 ( d ) fast food is becoming popular all over the world. many people like fast food restaurants. teenagers enjoy meeting their friends there. they can eat, listen to music and talk. adults like these restaurants, too. they enjoy fast service. china is developing its own fast food industry（工业，产业）. some restaurants can provide a bowl of noodles within two minutes. fast food is a part of everyday life for many people.根据短文内容判断正( t ) 误 ( f )。( ) 16.fast food is becoming popular all over the world.( ) 17. teenagers like meeting their friends in fast food restaurants.( ) 18. china has its own fast food industry.( ) 19. adults like fast service.( ) 20. fast food is a part of everyday life for all the people.四、用所给单词的适当形式填空。（20分）1.bill goes swimming _ ( one) a week.2.annie says sally is the _ (kind) person in the world. 3.china is becoming _ (strong) and _ ( strong).4.which is _ ( good ), this one or that one?5.jim is _ ( friendly) than tom.6.my brother is as _ ( serious ) as me.7.my mother wants me _ ( eat ) healthy food.8. he