八下英语期中测试(附答案和讲解).doc

八年级英语半期考试题.泸县云锦中学 年级 班姓名 学号 密.封线八年级英语半期检测题 (考试时间:90分钟，满分:100分)第一部分 英语知识运用（85分）一.单项选择。(15分)( )1. John isnt happy today. Lets go and _. Good idea. A. cheer up himB. cheer him upC. to cheer upD. cheer up( )2. I had a fight with my brother this morning. _ A. Thats nothing. B. Great!You are right. C. You should say sorry to him. D.You shouldnt talk to him first. ( )3. My father doesnt have much money. I dont have, _. A. tooB. alsoC. stillD. either( )4. You could go to bed earlier _ you wont be tired in class.Auntil Bthough Cso that Dif( )5. The harder you study, _grades youll get. A. good B. better C. best D. the better( )6. She looked _ when she heard the _ news. A. surprised; surprised B. surprising; surprised C. surprising; surprising D. surprised; surprising ( )7. I _ a book from library, but I _ it to Li Ming. A.lent,borrowed B.borrowed.kept C.borrowed,lent D.lent, kept( )8. Li Lei isnt _ Liu Ming. A. tall asB. as taller as C. as tall asD. as the taller as( )9. The old man lives _ but he doesnt feel _. A. lonely; aloneB. alone; aloneC. alone; lonelyD. lonely; lonely( )10. Could you please_? Yes, sure.A. to sweep the floor B. sweep the floor C. sweeping the floor D. dont sweep the floor( )11. He used to _very late, but now he is used to _ early. A. get up; getting up B. get up; get up C. getting up; get up D. getting up; getting up ( )12. They _ a football game from 7 to 9 last night. A. were watching B . watch C. watched D . are watching( )13. I have _ homework so I dont have _ free time to do things I like. A.too many, any B.too much,any C.too many,some D.too much,some( )14. She will call you if she _. A. goes toB. go backC. come backD. comes back( )15. The rainstorm came while Ann _ her purse in the classroom. A. was looking for B. looked for C. is looking at D. looks at二. 完形填空。（10分）Dear Sandy，You argued with your mother last night.I know you are still16 but please listen to me carefully.Last week you played computer games too much.You didnt go to bed 17 11：00 at night.You didnt have 18 time to sleep, so you were very tired in class.And you didnt 19 the English test, so your mother was very angry.She didnt 20 you to play computer games all day long.What did you do? You told her you were doing your homework on the computer.Then you turned off your21 and refused to talk to her.Maybe you dont 22 you have hurt her.I think she is 23 you to say sorry.If you dont feel comfortable doing so, why dont you 24 something like “Good morning”？ As long as you say something, your mom will feel 25 .I know you love her, and I hope you can get on well with her.Dad( )16A.happy Btired Cexcited Dangry( )17A.when Bafter Cuntil Din( )18A.few Benough Clittle Dmany( )19A.take Bpass Cfall Dlose( )20A.allow Bmake Clet Dsend( )21A.computer Blight Cbook Dears( )22A.guess Brealize (意识到) Cdecide Dlove( )23A.paying for Blooking forCfinding out Dwaiting for( )24A.tell Btalk Csay Dspeak( )25A.best Bbetter Cbad Dworse三. 阅读理解。(40分) （A） Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others dont.The White House is a house in Washington. The president(总统) of the U.S.A. lives in it. Its really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war（战争） with America. The British army got to Washington and set the presidents house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the presidents house were painted white and it has been the “White House” ever since.( )26. White House is a house for _. A. the American people. B. the soldiers of U.S.A. C. the presidents of U.S.A. D. the patients of U.S.A.( )27. England fought with America in _. A. 1810B. 1812 C. 1814 D. 1916( )28. The house is called “White House” because _. A. its covered with snow B. the house is very clean C. the stone walls of the house were painted white D. they like white color ( )29. The White House was painted white because _. A. the house is old B. the house is new C. it was once on fire and was with marks D. they have enough paint( )30. “ever since” means _. A. never B. once C. from then on（从此后）D. before (B)Some Advice on Travel1. Forget fashion(时尚)! Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on long journeys(旅行).2. Traveling on trains and buses can be boring, so take a good book to read.3. If youre going somewhere cold, remember to put on your warm clothes!4. If you are going somewhere sunny, remember to bring your sun-block(防晒霜) and sunglasses.5. Always take a camera with you to capture those special moments.6. Be careful with your things whenever you go to a busy place, like a train station. There are many thieves there!7. Most countries have lower prices for students, so if you are a student, take your student card with you.8. Always leave room in your bag and buy presents on the way home.9. Bus tours often stop at expensive shops along the way, save your money by buying presents at local shops.10. If you travel abroad(国外), remember to take your passport. Whatever you do, dont lose it!( )31. If youre going somewhere cold, you should take _ with you. A. warm clothes and sports shoesB. sunglasses and sun-blockC. fashionable(时尚的) clothes and a big bag D. some fruit and drinks( )32. According to the passage, _ is a good way to keep away from boredom(单调) while youre on a train or a bus. A. taking a cameraB. reading a good bookC. listening to musicD. sleeping for some time( )33. You must always _ while you are at busy places because there are often thieves there. A. put your things awayB. be careful with your thingsC. give your things awayD. get your things ready( )34. If a student wants to buy some presents at lower prices while traveling, he should show _ to the shop assistant. A. pricesB. his thingsC. his passportD. his student card( )35. The underlined word “capture” in this passage means _. A. 拍摄B. 感受C. 抓住 D. 控制(C)People can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But when you use the phone, you dont see the person you are talking with.Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone. With it, two people who are talking can see each other.Picture phones can be useful when you have something to show the person youre calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a library and ask to see a book. Then youll be able to read the book right over your picture phone. Or you may be able to go shopping through your picture phone. If you see something in the newspaper that you think you want to buy, youll go to the phone and call the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing youre interested in right over the phone .Youll be able to shop all over the town and never even leave your room.( )36. Today people can use the phone to talk with others .A. in some places in the world B. in all the town C. only in big cities D. almost anywhere on the earth( )37.We can through the picture phone according to the passage.A. write a book B. do some shopping C. have classes D. play games( )38. The underlined word “it” in the text means “ ”.A. the picture phone B. the change C. the use D. any phone( )39. Picture phone are very .A. bad B. important C. useful D. boring( )40. Which is NOT true according to the passage?A. Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. B. With the picture phones, two people cant see each other. C. Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone. D. With the picture phones, you can show something to the person youre calling.四任务型阅读（10分）Sam hated doing chores.And he had many chores.For example, he took out the rubbish three times a week.And on weekends he always washed his fathers car.He also cleaned his own room once a week.What a chore that was! Sometimes he even had to (1)look_after his little sister and brother.Sam had a foreign friend at school.His name was Kumar.Doing chores in Kumars family was very different.In the house only the girl did chores.His sisters made all the beds and cleaned all the rooms too, even his bedroom.His mother always cooked the meals, and his sisters help her to go shopping, and prepare(准备) the food.They worked hard at home, doing all the chores with their mother.So when Kumar talked to his friend Sam about chores, he felt very lucky.One day, Sam had an idea.He asked Kumar, “Could I borrow your sisters？” He wanted them to help him clean his room, but (2) they said “no”Instead, they asked Sam to teach their brother how to do chores, so he could make his own bed.Sam and Kumar were very good at science.They were going to be scientists after university.They wanted to make a robot to do the chores.Then everyonemothers and fathers, sons and daughterswould be happy!41How often did Sam take out the rubbish?_42Who made Kumars bed?_43Did Sam and Kumar want to make a robot after university?_44在横线上写出短文中(1)处的同义短语： _45在横线上写出短文中(2)处所指代的正确内容： _五选词填空，把字母代号写在答题卡上。（10分）A.never B. eating C.like D.only E.sayF.nothing G.trouble H.once I.but J.stopMr.Green was having a little 46 with his stomach, so he went to see a doctor. The doctor looked over(检查)his stomach carefully 47 couldnt find any problem. Then he said,“Well,Mr Green,take it easy. There is 48 serious. Stop smoking and then you will be all right very soon.”“But doctor,”answered Mr.Green, “I 49 smoked. I dont like smoking at all.” “Oh, I see,”said the doctor, “then 50 drinking wine(酒) from now on(从此后)”“But I dont drink wine,”answered Mr.Green.“Dont drink any tea or coffee then,”the doctor said to him.“I 51 drink water,”answered Mr.Green, “I dont like tea or coffee.”The doctor thought for a while and then said, “Well,what do you 52 to eat then?”“Potatoes! I like potatoes very much.” Mr.Green answered at 53.“OK,then stop 54 potatoes.”said the doctor as he went to 55 goodbye to Mr.Green.46 47 48 49 5051 52 53 54 55 六补全对话，每空一词。（10分）A:You look sad, whats 56 ?B:I found my sister 57 through my things yesterday. She took some of my new magazines.A:Thats not very nice. Did she 58 them to you?B:Yes, but Im still angry 59 her? What 60 I do?A:I think you should tell her to say sorry .But why 61 youforget about it 62 that you can be friends again. 63 shes wrong, its not a big deal.B: Youre right. 64 for your advice.A: No 65 . Hope things work out.56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 第二部分 写作（15分）七书面表达我是一名中学生，我很喜欢我的学校生活和我的家庭，但有时我也有许多烦恼。在学校里我没有好朋友，学习有困难；在家里我不想与父母交流，感到孤独。老师给我提出几点建议：应当多参加活动，与同学交朋友，在家里要与父母友好相处，多与父母谈论自己的问题(talk about)并希望一切会越来越好。根据以上材料，以“My probl