八年级上册英语期中测试卷.doc

八年级上册英语期中测试卷一、单项选择（20分） ( )1. “_ do you go shopping?” “Once a week.” A. What time B. How long C. How often D. How soon ( )2. We usually do some cleaning _ weekends. A. for B. on C. over D. in ( )3. _ it is raining, _ he is still working outside. A. Although; but B. Although; /C. But; although D. /; although ( )4. My parents want me _ milk every day. A. to drink B. drink C. drinking D. drank ( )5. I often go to Movie Palace because it has the _.A most comfortable seats B most boring moviesC most expensive tickets D least comfortable seats ( )6This is Jays new CDs. What do you thinkthem? A. at B. of C. on D. to( )7My mother told me more water. A. drinking B.drank C.to drink D.drink ( )8. Do you mind the windows? A.to open B.opens C.opening D.opened( )9.In fact, listening is just as _ as speaking in language learning.A.important B.more important C. more difficult D. more interesting( )10. _ exercise you take, youll be.A.The fewer; the fatter B. The less; the fatter C. The less; the more fatter D. The more; the fatter ( )11. Which is , an elephant or a tiger ?A.strong B.strongerC.strongest D. the strongest( )12. Farmers become _ in our hometown in recent years.A. more and more rich B.richer and richer C.more rich and more rich D.much richer than( )13. Anna is _ to work out the problems.A.careful enough B.enough carefulC. carefully enough D. enough carefully( )14.Lin Dan _Li Zongwei and the game in 2012 London Olympic Games.A. beat;win B.won;beat C. beat;beat D. beat;won( )15.John, is Helen your twin brother?Oh, yes. He is twenty minutes _than me.A.heavier B.biggerC. taller D.older( )16. -_ did you _the summer vacation? - It was terrible . I have too much homework to do .A. What; think B. How , liked C. How; think of D. How ; feel about ( )17. We had great fun _the volleyball match between the Chinese team and Japanese team.A. watch B. watched C. watches D. watching( )18. How about _a drink? A. have B. to have C. had D. having( )19. “_ do you live in that small town?” “For ten years.” A. What time B. How long C. How often D. How soon ( )20. “How soon will Mrs. Black come back?” “ _.” A. For two hours B. Twice a week C. In two hours D.After two hours 二、完形填空 Mr. and Mrs. Brown were teachers. They lived in a big _1_ .Last year they went to the countryside for their summer vacation. They_ 2 _ it very much because it was a quite clean place.One day they went for a _ 3 in the morning and saw an old man. He sat in the _ 4 _ sun in front of his house. Mr.Brown went to him and asked, “Do you like _5 in this quiet place?” The old man answered, “Yes, I _ _6 _ .”Mr. Brown asked, “What are the _ _7_ _ things about it?”The old man answered “Well, _ 8_ here knows each other(互相) well. They often come to see me, and I often go to visit _ _9 _, too. Also, there are lots of children here.”Mr. Brown said, “Thats interesting. Well,_10_ are the bad things?”The old man thought for a short time and said, “Well, the same things.”( ) 1. A. city B. house C. country D. village( ) 2. A. learned B. enjoyed C. played D. swam( ) 3. A. talk B. walk C. look D. say( ) 4. A. cold B. cloudy C. warm D. wet( ) 5. A. reading B. living C. sitting D. studying( ) 6. A. can B. am C. do D. did( ) 7. A. good B. cheap C. delicious D. well( ) 8. A. nothing B. everyone C. no one D. something( ) 9. A. him B. you C. them D. themselves( ) 10. A. what B. how C. who D. which三、阅读理解（40分） AEveryone knows that exercise is important. We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. Children who often exercise are more alert（灵活）. That means they do better in tests and schoolwork than those who dont exercise. They are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games. Make sure you exercise in the following ways: You have to like what you are doing. Exercise enough（足够的）- but not too much. Its best to exercise twice a week. Thirty minutes（分钟）each time is enough. Try all kinds of sports until（直到）you find one, two or even three sports that feel right for you. You can exercise at fitness centers. They have a lot of equipment（设备）there. The equipment will help exercise your arms, legs and other parts of your body to make you healthy. Some people buy equipment for their homes. But its very expensive. ( )1. the underline word “fitness centers” in the passage means _. A. 商务中心 B. 健身中心 C. 医疗中心 D. 购物中心 ( )2. The sport “_” is not told in the passage. A. playing soccer B. skateboarding C. walking D. running ( )3. The doctors say that exercise can make your heart and body _. A. ill B. happy C. strong D. health ( )4. About “exercise”, which statement of the following is NOT right? A. Thirty minutes exercise each time is enough. B. You have to exercise too much every day. C. You neednt do all kinds of sports to keep healthy. D. You have to like the sports that you are doing. ( )5. Its best to exercise _. A. at fitness centers B. in groups C. in the morning D. twice a week 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 some-thing wrong between him and his friends, he must put himself in his friends place andthink more for his friends.（）1. 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.（）2. Jerry would like to make friends with people who _.A. give him lunch moneyB. know him very wellC. tell him their ideas and feelingsD. give him some clothes（）3. Mary thinks friends should _.A. visit each other oftenB. go to more places to playC. understand each otherD. help each other do more things（）4. Which of the following is NOT 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.（）5. 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.CWhy 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.（ ）1. How often can we have a Leap Year?A. Every year B. Every February C. Every four years（ ）2. What is a calendar? Its a kind of clock _.A. for the year B. for Leap Year C. for the usual year（ ）3. It takes the earth _ to go around the sun.A. a day B. a year C. a little longer than 365 days（ ）4. Which is the shortest month of the year?A. February B. March C. May（ ）5. Mary was born on February 29,1972. Now she is 32. How many birthdays has she had?A. 32 B. 16 C. 8DFind and keep your friendshipEvery one of us ,rich or poor,should at least have one or two good friends.Your friends will listen to you when you speak,will take care of you when you are sick,and will be together with you in your journey through life.Everyone needs friends.Friendship can make us happier.How can we find a good friend and get on well with each other?Here is some advice. Make friends with a person who is easy to get along with. You should make friends with a person who has something in common with you. Give your friend a hand when he or she is in trouble .Friends should always be ready to help each other. Believe in each other.This is the most important thing in a friendship. Even the best friends may have quarrel (争吵)sometimes.If this happens ,dont let your quarrel last too long.Try to make up with(和好) your friends soon.Friendship is a kind of treasure in our life.It is like a bottle of wine,the longer it is kept,the better it will be. 根据短文内容，判断正误（T/F）。( )1.Rich people dont need friends.( )2.If your friends are in trouble,you should help them.( )3.Make friends with people who are not difficult to get along with.( )4.Dont believe in your friends.( )5.Best friends dont have a quarrel.四、补全对话。A. How about you?B.