八年级英语期中试卷.doc

八年级英语期中检测题 一.单项选择(每题一分)( )1. Why _home tomorrow? A. not goB. not goingC. not to goD. didnt go( )2. John isnt happy today. Lets go and _. Good idea. A. cheer up himB. cheer him upC. to cheer upD. cheer up( )3. The old man lives _ but he doesnt feel _. A. lonely; aloneB. alone; aloneC. alone; lonelyD. lonely; lonely( )4. My father doesnt have much money. I dont have, _. A. tooB. alsoC. stillD. either( )5. Some scientists think that it may take _ years to make robots look like people, and do the same things as us. A. hundreds of B. two hundreds of C. two hundreds D.hundreds( )6. I think you should _ some money _ your friends. A. borrow; for B. borrow; from C. lend; from D. borrow; to( ) 7._ the boy was walking down the street, the UFO landed. A. While B. After C .When D. until( ) 8.Sally asked_. A. how can she get to the zoo. B. how she can get to the zoo. C. how she could get to the zoo. D. where was the zoo.( )9. It _ her four hours_ the work yesterday.A. takes, finish B. take, finishing C. took, finished D. took, to finish( )10. Would you please_ on the road?A. not to play B. to not play C. play not D. not play( )11. He used to _very late, but now he is used to _early. A. get up; getting up B. get up; get upC. getting up; get up D. getting up; getting up( ) 12. _ TV at that time?A. Did you watch B. Have you watched C. Were you watching D. Are you watching( ) 13. Mr. Green told us_ too much time_ reading novels.A. dont take; on B. not to take; in C. not to spend; in D. dont to spend; on( ) 14. He always thinks of _ more than himself.A. other B. others C. the other D. the others( )15. He was_ tired _ he couldnt go on working. A. tooto B. suchthat C. sothat D. toothat( ) 16. I dont know if she_. If she_, let me know.A. comes; comes B. will come; comes C. comes; will come D. will come; will come( ) 17. What an_ story! Im much _ in it.A. interested, interesting B. interesting, interestedC. interesting, interesting D. interested, interested( )18.The little girl was born_ a warm spring morning. A. in B. on C. at D. of ( )19.I often saw the boys in the river.A.swamB.swimmingC.to swimD.swim( )20.What are you doing, Uncle Wang?Im sorting out old books and Ill to kids in West China.A.give them upB.give them awayC.give them offD.give them二.阅读理解（每题二分）AMr. Green asked a lot of questions about the buses. But Sam couldnt answer them. Heres a timetable. Friends, after you read it, can you answer Mr. Greens questions?TimetableSTOPBUS 1BUS 2BUS 3BUS 4Ferry6:006:307:007:30Old street6:106:407:107:40Park6:256:557:257:55New Street6:307:007:308:00Hotel6:357:057:35-Playground6:407:107:408:05Hospital7:00-8:008:25Market7:007:308:108:35( )1. How many stops are there between the Ferry and the Market?A. Five B. Six C. Seven D. Eight( )2. How often does the bus get to the New Street?A. Every half an hour B. Every twenty minutes C. Every ten minutes D. No answer( )3. At what time does Bus Four leave the Hotel?A. Seven fifty-five B. Eight oclock C. Five minutes past eight D. No answer( )4. I work in the hospital. It is quite near the bus stop. Only three minutes walk. I must reach the hospital at eight oclock. Which bus should I take?A. The first bus B. The second bus C. The third bus D. The fourth bus( )5. I start my work at 8:00. I have breakfast at 7:30. Before breakfast, I must get to the market. Which bus should I take?A. The first bus. B. The second bus. C. The third bus. D. The fourth bus.BThe car was invented (发明) just a century ago. You may know all kinds of cars names, but many people dont know who was the inventor of the first car. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford. Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in mending watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.At that time there was another interest in the life of the young ford. He dreamed(梦想) to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so named “horseless carriage.” He over-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car.Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company(福特汽车公司). He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.( ) 6. Who really invented the car first? _.A. A German B. An American C. Frenchman D. Japanese( ) 7. From this story we can know the car was invented_.A. more than 100 years ago B. less than 100 years agoC. just 100 years ago D. 50 years ago( ) 8. Henry Ford must have_.A. five brothers and sisters B. six brothers and sistersC. five younger brothers D. three brothers( ) 9. How many dollars did young Ford earn(挣) every week? _.A. 2.5 dollars B. 3.5 dollars C. 3 dollars D. 4 dollars( ) 10. Which is not true? _.A. He repaired watches in the evenings for funB. He enjoyed repairing watches and machines when he was very young.C. He met with a lot of difficulties in the invention.D. The first car was invented in 1893.CTwo men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said, “Lets do something to pass the time.”“What do you want to do?” the businessman asked.“We can ask each other riddles.” The farmer said. “OK. Lets make the rules first,” the businessman said, “If you dont know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I dont know the answer, Ill pay you $100.”“Thats not fair(公平). You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.” the farmer said.“Thats true.” The businessman said, “What do you want us to do?”“If you dont know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I dont know the answer, Ill pay you $50.” The farmer said. The businessman thought about this, then he said, “OK. Thats fair. Who will go first?”“I will,” the farmer said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two begs when it flies?” The businessman thought for a long time and said, “Mm, thats a good one. Im afraid I dont know the answer. ” He gave the farmer $100, then said, “Tell me the answer.” “I dont know.” the farmer said, and gave him $50.( )11. The story happened_.A. on a farm B. in a shop C. before a long plane journey D. between two passengers( ) 12. What does the word “riddle” means in this story?A. Something to win money.B. Something to help to make rules.C. A difficult question to find the answer to.D. A kind of game in doing business.( ) 13. Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?A. He made much more money than the farmer. B. He thought he knew more than the farmer.C. He was interested in making riddles. D. He was better at playing riddle games.( ) 14. The farmer _ .A. didnt enjoy himself on his long journey B. didnt want to pay even one dollarC. spend all his money on the plane ticket D. won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game( ) 15. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The two men made rules for their riddle.B. The farmer was more clever than the businessman.C. The two men made their riddle game more interesting by playing it for money.D. The businessman knew the answer to this riddle.三.选词填空（有两个是多余选项，每空一分）telephone , for, lost, so, strong, clever, somebody, good, happy, outside, everybody, at Mrs Andrews had a young cat, and it was the cats first winter. One evening it was 1._ when it began to snow heavily. Mrs Andrews looked 2. _it everywhere and shouted its name, but she did not find it, 3. _ she telephone the police and said, “ I have 4. _ a small black cat. Has 5. _ found one? ”“ No，madam, ” said the policeman at the other end, “ But cats are really very 6. _ animals. They sometimes live for days in the snow, and when it melts (融化) or somebody finds them, they are quite 7. _ .” Mrs Andrews felt 8. _ when she heard this. “ And ,” she said, “ Our cat is very 9. _. She almost talks. ”The policeman was getting tired, “Well then, ” he said “ Why dont you put your 10._ down? Maybe she is trying to telephone you now.1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 四.按要求改写句子（每题二分）1.Tom watched TV yesterday afternoon.(at three yesterday改写句子) Tom_ _TV at three yesterday.2.He asked me to join them for a picnic.(改为否定句)He asked me _ _ _ _for a picnic.3.Peter does well in basketball. He does well in football,too.(合为一句) Peter does well in_basketball_football.4.whats wrong?(改为同义句)_ _ _?五.用所给词的适当形式填空（每题一分）1. You could_(give) him a ticket to a ball game.2. They_(surprise) me a lot yesterday.3. When I dont know what_(do),I usually ask him for help.4. You need_(get) a part-time job to make more money.5. Its very difficult_(find) a rabbit in so many holes.6. He_(watch) TV at 8:00 yesterday.7. They decided_(go) to the hotel by taxi.8. His father_(watch) TV while his mother_(cook).9. I will write to you as soon as I_(get) home.六、任务型阅读：阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。（10分）In todays world many people seem to be hungry for money. Money does have its most useful effect on the poor. But even if a person has already got plenty of money, .If money were everything, all millionaires(百万富翁) would have real love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always correct.Since the beginning of time no three words have ever invited more pleasure than “I love you”. But can love be bought? Im afraid not. Love means to give, not to take. To every person, health and a long life are probably the best things. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”.Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship cant be bought, either. In a word, where money is dreamed too much, it can cause brothers to quarrel, marriage to end, lovers to hate, and strangers to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.1从文中找出与下句意义相近的句子。 It seems that a lot of people want money very much now. 2根据短文内容回答问题。 What are probably the most important things to everyone? 3根据短文内容，将第一段最后一句补充完整。But even if a person has a