英语人教版八年级下册英语期中测试题.doc

2016-2017年八年级下英语期中测试题考号 姓名 班级 一：单项选择：（15分）( )1.Tom is taller than _ student in his class.A. any B.the other C.any other D.other any ( )2.He cant get _well with his mother because she always compareshim with others . A. down B. on C. for D. in ( )3. if you have a _, you should drink hot tea _honey.A. headache ,with B. sore throat, with C. cold , and D. sore back ,and ( )4. My father used to _up late, but now he is used to _up early.A. stay, get B. stayed , getting C. stay ,getting D. staying ,get ( )5. The old man lives _,but he never feels _.A. alone , alone B. alone , lonely C. lonely , alone D. lonely , lonely ( )6. Could you please do the dishes ?-_.A. Yes , I have to do my homework B . Sure, no problem C. Sorry , I ll do them right away D. Sure ,Im going to clean my room.( )7. My sister didnt sweep the floor .-_. A. so did I B. So was I C. Neither did I D, Neither was I ( )8. Could I _some money from you?-Sorry, I _it to my friend just now.A. borrow , lent B. borrow ,lend C. lend , borrow D. lent , borrow. ( )9. _you study , _your parents are .A. The harder , the happyer B. The harder , the happierC. The harder , the happy D. The hard , the happier ( )10. He is practicing sports _he can compete and win in the match.A. so that B. so D. that D. in order to ( )11. While she _TV, She heard a sound outside the room .A. watched B. watching C. was watching D. watches ( ) 12. Smoking is bad for your health. You should _ .A. give up it B. give up them C. give it up D. give them up( )13. He was walking along the street _ a car hit him suddenly.A. while B. when C. until D. as soon as ( )14.I think _is important for the kids _ many after-school classes .A. it , having B. it , to have C. that , having D. that , to have.( )15. No ocean in the world is _ the Pacific Ocean. Thats right! Its the biggest ocean in the world.A. big than B. biggest than C. as big as D. as bigger as二完形填空（10分） A generous gap(代沟) has become a serious problem. I read a 1 about it in the newspaper. Some children have killed themselves after 2 with parents. I think this is because they dont often have a talk with each other. Parents now 3 more time in the office, 4 they dont have much time to stay with their children. As times passes, they both feel that they dont have the _5 topic(题目) to talk about. I want to tell parents to be more with your 6 , get to know them and 7 them. And for children, show your 8 to your parents. They are the people who love you. So 9 them your thoughts. In this way, you 10 have a better understanding of each other. ( ) 1.A. messageB. call C. reportD. letter( ) 2. A. talking B. arguing C. fighting D. playing( ) 3. A. spendB. stay C. work D. have( ) 4. A. becauseB. if C. but D. so( ) 5. A. interestingB. sameC. trueD. good( ) 6. A. businessB. childrenC. workD. office( ) 7. A. get on well withB. look after C. Understand D. love( ) 8. A. interestB. secretC. troubleD. feelings( ) 9. A. tellB. askC. answerD. say( ) 10. A. canB. shouldC. mustD. would三阅读理解：（20分）During the day we work and play, and at night we sleep. Our body rests while we sleep. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. Our body grows most while we are asleep. Children who are tired usually need sleep. We can get better at our lessons after we have had enough rest. Boys and girls who are eight or nine years old need ten hours of sleep every night. Our body needs plenty of air when we sleep. If we do not get enough fresh air, we will feel tired when we wake up. While in bed we must not cover our head. Our lungs (肺) need to get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night, we can have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air. Boys and girls who want to be strong must get enough and plenty of sleep.( )1. Our body grows most while we are .A. eating B. playing C. sleeping D. exercising( )2. Too little sleep makes us .A. tired B. hungry C. happy D. grow( )3. What may cause us to feel tired in the morning? A. Too much air. B. Not enough fresh air. C. Too much cold air. D. Too much sleep.( )4. How many hours of sleep should nine-year-old children have? A. Eight hours. B. Nine hours. C. Ten hours. D. Eleven hours.( )5. What does the lung need most? A. Fresh air. B. Covering. C. Warm air. D. Exercise.The food in England is very different from our Chinese food. People in England eat a lot of potatoes. They like to eat them every day. They eat bread for breakfast and usually for another meal. They eat their bread with butter, maybe cheese, or jam(果酱) that we dont eat much in China. Cheese and butter are made from milk. People in England drink a lot of milk, too. They drink cold and hot milk, and they put it in their tea, too. They are the biggest tea drinkers in the world. They like Chinese tea, but they drink mostly strong black tea from India and Sri Lanka. They dont eat much rice. For their main meal, they like meat or fish with potatoes and one or two vegetables. After the main meal they often have something sweet. They call it dessert. They dont have dumplings in England.( )6. From the passage we know English food is Chinese food. A. always the same as B. nicer than C. quite different fromD. worse than( )7. Which of the following isnt English peoples favorite?A. Rice and dumpling B. Fish and meat C.Potatoes and bread D. Milk and tea( )8. Most English people drink tea from .A. China B. America C. India and Sri Lanka D. Japan( )9. We dont eat much in China. A. dumplingsB. vegetables C. bread with butter D. rice( )10. What do people in England often eat after the main meal?A. Milk with sugar. B. Desserts. C. Strong black tea. D. Fish and meat.（C）An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for his journey back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinnertime came, he didnt go to dinning room, saying that he was not feeling very well. The next morning he still didnt have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room. But at dinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel.“Bring me the bill,” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise. “There isnt any bill. On our ship meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter. ( )11. The story happened _. A. in England B. on a ship from Norway to England C. in Norway D. on a ship from England to Norway( )12. Why didnt the traveler go to the dinning room first?A. Because he had no money B. Because he didnt feel very wellC. Because he didnt want to eat anything D. Because he didnt hear the sound of the bell( )13. The traveler went to the dinning room to eat something because _. A. his friend had given him some money B. the waiter had asked him to change his mind C. he learned that there was no bill on the shipD. he was too hungry( )14. How many meals did the traveler have on the ship? A. Only one B. Two C. Three D. None( )15. After the traveler finished eating, _. A. he had a quarrel with waiter over the billB. he drank a lot C. he asked the waiter to bring him the change(零钱) D. he came to know that travelers on the ship had free meals (D)A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the mans big familyhis parents, his brothers, their wives and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.It went to the womans home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal .So she went back to her husbands home. ( )16. The woman left her new home _.A. to visit her own parents in Maiyuwa B. to see if the elephant would follow herC. because she was angry with her husband D. because she was tired of the large family( )17. The word “disappeared” in the reading means “_”. A. ran awayB. lostC. hidD.died ( )18. After the young woman left her husbands home, the elephant_. A. returned to the forest B. was sad because it missed her C. went to look for a new homeD. was sick because nobody fed it( )19. How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman? A. It waved its trunk and smiled.B.It touched her with its trunk. C. It touched her and cried. D.It waved its trunk and ran around her.( )20. The writer wrote the story in order to_. A. show that elephants are very clever B. tell how a woman trained a wild animal C. show that women care more for animals than men do D. tell how an animal got a husband and a wife together again 四：用括号内词的正确形式填空：（5分）1. His teacher didnt allow him _(copy) others homework.2. The bus No.26 was going along Zhonghua Road when the driver saw an old man _(lie) on the side of the road.3.The baby pandas often die from _(ill) and do not live very long.4.My sister didnt fall_(sleep) until 11:00 last night .5.But what could Yu Gong do instead of _ (move) the mountains.五：翻译句子：（10分）1.多亏了王先生和乘客们，医生及时救了这位老人。_ _Mr Wang and the passengers , the doctors saved the old man in time.2. 你可以去医院看望生病的孩子们让他们高兴起来。You could visit the sick kids in the hospital to _them_。3. 现在的孩子过多地依赖父母亲。Children these days _ _their parents too much .4.那不是重要的事，我希望一切都会成功解决。Its not a big deal , I hope things _ _5. 虽然暴风雨把很多东西破坏了，但它把家人和邻居们的关系拉的更近了Although the storm broke many things apart , It _families and neighbors _together.六.根据情景补全对话(5分)A: _ 1 You look unhappy.B: I want to buy a computer_ 2 A: Well, you could borrow some from your brother.B:_ 3 Because my brother doesnt have money, either. A: Maybe you should ask your parents for some money. B: No, I dont think so. A:_ 4 B: Because they dont want me to spend more time playing computer games. A: Then I think you should get a part-time job.B:_5 七.选词填空（10分）reach，need，he，train，decide，hunger，something，pay，expect，canOnce a man traveled by train.He felt 1._ and got off the train to get some food.Unluckily，when he returned，the 2._ started.The next train would leave the next day，so he 3._ to find a place to stay.At last he 4._ a small house.He asked the owner(主人) of the house if he 5._ stay there.The owner agreed，and he did not ask 6._ in return(作为回报)At night a stranger(陌生人) came to the house and he asked the owner to 7._ his debts(债务)Then the man knew that the owner was in 8._ of money.The next morning he put a big bag full of money on the bed and left.When the owner saw the bag，he found that there was a note for 9._.It read，“You helped me but you did not 10._ anything from me.Yesterday I heard the conversation between you and the stranger.It is what you need.”八：任务型阅读：（15分）（A）Life in space is much different from life on earth. How do astronauts live in space? Eating In the past, astronauts could eat only small pieces of dried food. (A)But now astronauts are able to eat more everyday food like fruit, vegetables and ice cream. Sleeping All the people in the ISS(国际空间站) have their own rooms. They have to tie (系) themselves to their beds, or theyll fly away! That seems like a (B) way to sleep, but astronauts say sleeping in space is really not too bad. Exercising This is more important in space than on earth. Astronauts exercise on bikes and other machines(机器) for about two hours every day. That way, they can still be healthy when they get back home. Having fun Astronauts can read books, play cards, listen to music or send e-mails to their friends and families when they arent working. Sometimes they just sit and look out of the window. Its also much fun!根据短文内容，完成下列任务：（5分）任务1：从文中找出两个修饰宇航员生活的词。1. 任务2：在B处填入一个适当的单词。2. 任务3：根据短文内容，完