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八年级下学英语期中测试题 2012.5Class_ Name _ I. 单项选择:（15分）( )1. If you meet troubles in your life, you must try to _the troubles. A. turn over B. get over C. take over D. put over( )2. -Could I go skating with you, dad? -_You have to practice piano at home. A. I am afraid not B. Have a good time C. Of course D. You should do that( )3. Do you get _ well _your neighbors? Yes, we do.A. onto B. in with C. into D. onwith( )4. Im too tired. Would you mind _ so much noise? Sorry, I wont.A. not to making B. not make C. not making D. not to make( )5. Excuse me, have you got any children? Ive got an _ daughter. A. eight-year-old B. eight years old C. eight-years-old D. eight-years old( )6. -Would you like to come to my birthday party? -Yes, 。A. Id like B. Id love to C. I would D. I like very much( )7. In our country more and more families have only one child. So there will be _ children in 50 years. A. more B. fewerC. less D. many( )8. If you bring snacks to the party, the teachers will _. A. take it away B. take them away C. take away it D. take away them( )9. Kids wont go to school. They will study _ home _computers.A. in, in B. at, on C. at , by D. at; from ( )10. People will live _ 200 years old in the future.A. / B. be C. to be D. in( )11. Lisa was supposed her homework before nine oclock. But she couldnt. A. to finish B. to finishing C. finish D. finishing( )12. Does her friend math? A. does well in B. do good at C. do well in D. do well at( )13. I think it would start a _ habit if you copy my homework. A. good B. bad C. great D. wonderful( )14. My friend has the same haircut _ I do. A. as B. like C. seem D. looks like( )15. Dont _ others when they are in trouble. A. laugh at B. smile at C. laugh to D. smile toII. 完形填空（15分） Food is very important. Everyone needs to 1 well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is _ 2 .We begin to get knowledge(知识）even 3 we are very young. Small children are _4 in everything around them. They learn _5 _ while they are watching and 6 . When they are getting older, they begin to _7 _ story books, science books. anything they like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and _ 8 to 9 the answers.What is the best_10_ to get knowledge? If we learn _11_ ourselves, we will get the 12 knowledge. If we are _13 getting answers from others and do not ask 14 , we will never learn well. When we study in the right way, we will learn more and understand _15_.( )1. A. sleep B. read C. drink D. eat( )2. A. sport B. exercise C. knowledge D. meat( )3. A. and B. when C. before D. until( )4. A. interested B. interesting C. weak D. better( )5. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything( )6. A. speaking B. writing C. listening D. singing( )7. A. lend B. read C. learn D. write( )8. A. try B. have C. think D. wait( )9. A. look for B. look out C. find out D. find( )10. A. place B. school C. way D. road ( )11. A. on B. with C. to D. by( )12. A. many B. much C. more D. most( )13. A. often B. always C. usually D. sometimes( )14. A. what B. how C. which D. why( )15. A. harder B. much C. better D. well III. 阅读理解:（30分.每小题2分) ( A ) Most young people like to go to rock（摇滚音乐）concerts these days. They like the loud and exciting sound of the music and they enjoy the excitement（刺激）of a big concert. Rock stars usually have a different style. Their music is exciting and different, and the way they dance and dress makes them popular with young people. The words of rock songs are usually quite simple(简单的), but the music itself is complex(复杂的). But some rock stars have problems after they become famous. They dont know what to do when they suddenly（突然）succeed, and often they start to drink or to take drugs(毒品). Then their health becomes bad. Some, like Elvis Presley(猫王),died very young because of drugs. ( )1. Most young people like _ these days. A. classical music B. noise C. rock music D. drugs( )2. A big rock concert can make young people _ . A. sad B. happy C. unhealthy D. excited( )3. _ simple. A. The words of rock songs are B. Rock stars are C. The styles of rock stars are D. Rock music is( )4. What may happen after some rock stars suddenly become famous? A. They became unhealthy. B. They dont know what to do. C. They begin to drink a lot. D. All the above.( )5. What is NOT true about Elvis Presley? _. A. He was a pop star. B. He died when he was old. C. He took drugs. D. He had some problems after he became famous. ( B )The summer vacation is over. It is true that time always flies fast. During the vacation, the weather was hot and I could not do much work, but I lived happily. As the afternoon was hot, I did my work in the morning. I used to (过去常) get up at 6:30 and take s walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese and did some exercises in math. Those took me three hours or more. I worked quite hard and made good progress (取得进步). I spent the afternoon outside. I went to swim and it was funny. I would not go home until it was about five oclock. Sometimes a friend of mine would come to see me and we would spend some hours listening to music. In this way I spent my vacation happily. And I not only studied well but also became a good swimmer. Now I am in good health and high spirits (情绪). ( )6. What does the text (课文) mainly tell us? A. How the writer spent his summer holidays. B. What the weather was like in that summer.C. When the writer got up in the morning. D. Where the writer took a walk( )7. How long did it take the writer to do his homework? A. Half an hour B. Three hours or more.C. Only one hour. D. Two hours and a half( )8. The writer spent most of the afternoon _. A. listening to music B. visiting his friendsC. walking in the garden. D. swimming( )9. The writer had very good summer holidays because he _. A. worked very hard and made good progress B. learned to swim and did his work wellC. got up early and went home late D. liked swimming better than studying( )10. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The writer made progress in his lessons. B. The writer took a walk for half an hour before breakfast. C. The writer began studying as soon as he got up.D. The writer spent more time swimming than listening to music ( C )It is easy that we see advertisements in English all around us every day. Look at your own bags and clothes, and at the bags and clothes of your classmates. How many different advertisements can you see which use English words? Often bags and clothes show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form. A special picture or symbol called a logo(标识) is sometimes used. Logos appear on many different products (产品). They are popular because when you see a logo, it is hard to forget that product or company.It is common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio. Most advertisements are very short. Sometimes the advertisers use a short sentence, which is easy for people to say and remember. Nike, for example, has a simple English sentence which is used all around the world: Just do it. Advertisements often use funny situations as well. It is simple to remember it.All advertisements are designed (设计)to make people buy a product. An advertisement for a soft drink, for example, might show a group of young people who are having fun. The young people are all drinking the soft drink. Advertisers are saying to you, Why dont you buy this drink and be like these people? You can be young and modern. You might think that advertisements are not after you, but the next time you buy a soft drink, ask yourself this question : Why am I buying this particular(特别的 ) product?( )11. From the passage, we know that_. A. all the advertisements around us are written in English B. many bags have the name of the company that made them C. having soft drinks makes a person young and modern D. advertisements are only after young people( )12. A good logo is_. A. easy to remember B. a useful product C. difficult to understand D. easy to buy( )13. People are most likely to remember an advertisement that is_. A. in English B. long C. funny D. famous( )14. All advertisements are designed to_. A. sell you something you dont want B. make you buy the product C. make you young and modern D. show you what you need to buy( )15. The best title of this passage may be_.A. Advertisements for Bags and Clothes B. Advertisements on TV and RadioC. Advertisements About Sports D. Advertisements Around UsIV. 句型转换。（10分） 1. He is going to visit her uncle next week.(对划线部分提问) _ _he going to visit her uncle?2. The boys were playing when I got there.(改一般疑问句) _ the boys _when I got there? 3. Will you take the train to work?(改同义句) Will you go to work _ _?4. “I am popular at school” he thought. (将直接引语改为间接引语)He thought _ _ popular at school at school.5He was reading a book on the playground .(就画线部分提问) _ was he _ on the playground?V. 任务型阅读:（ 5分） 阅读下面的对话，然后按要求填写电话留言：It was 9:30 am, on the morning of Oct. 21. The phone in Mr. Whites office rang.A: Could I speak to Mr. White? B: Im sorry he isnt in right now. May I help you?A: Well, Id like to talk about the new machines tomorrow. This is John Grey of the Dahua Company.B: Im afraid he wont be free tomorrow morning. Can you come tomorrow afternoon?A: Well. What time? B: Any time before 5:00.A: OK. Ill come at 2:00 tomorrow afternoon.TELEPHONE MESSAGEFROM: (1)_ TO: (2)_DATE: (3)_ TIME: (4)_MESSAGE: (5)_VI. 选择方框内词的适当形式填空。每词用一次 (5分)danger; give; know; live; problemFor many young people, becoming a professional athlete might seem like a dream job. If you become a professional athlete, you will be able to make a (1)_ doing something you love. If you become famous, people all over the world will know you. Many athletes (2)_ money to school and charities, and do a lot of work to help people. That is a great chance that many people do not have. However, professional athletes can also have many (3)_. If you are famous, people will watch you all the time and follow you everywhere. This make life difficult. If you plays sports for a living, your job will sometimes be very (4)_. Ma