2014年秋八年级英语上学期期中检测试卷.doc

2014年秋八年级英语上学期期中检测试卷（时间120分钟，满分120分）一、单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）26. They had to finish homework, so they decided_.A.to go outB. not to go outC to not go out27. He thinks eating more _food can help you keep_.A.Health, healthyB. healthy, healthC. healthy, healthy28.Both Tom and Tim_ hard-working at their lessons.doB. isC.are29.They cant finish the work in two days, so we need _helpers.A.More threeB. three antherC. three more30 . You dont need a lot of friends _theyre good.A.As long asB. becauseC. though31.There isnt _in todays newspaper.A.Anything interestingB. something interestingC. interesting anything32 -Betty, is your twin sister the same as you?-No, Im_ than her.A.a little thin B. very thinner C. a little thinner33.The weather in Shanghai is hotter than _ in Harbin in summer.A. thatB. thisC. those34.Of all the students, Li Ming is _to Mr. Zhang.A. closeB. closerC. the closest35.I cant stand action movies because they are_.A. relaxingB. exciting.C. meaningless36.I haveto tell you.Aanything excitingBexciting something Csomething exciting37.Mariathe first prize is yesterdays singing competition.AgetsBwinsCwon38. He isto work out this difficult problem.Aenough smartBsmart enough Ckind enough39.Lucy isof the two students.Amore outgoingBmost outgoing Cthe more outgoing40.Where shall we eat lunch?Ityou.Ais up toBdecide toCup to41.?It was my first time there, so it was really interesting.AHow did you like itBHow did you think of it CWhat were you like42.There are allbooks in the library.AkindBkind ofCkinds of43. Here is the answeryour question.AatBofCto44.We all like her because she often makes usby telling jokes.AlaughedBlaughCto laugh45.-_do you have an art festival in your school?-Once a year.A. How longB. How often C. How far 二、 完形填空 （共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）Last month we asked our students46their free time activities. Our questions were about exercise , use of the Internet and watching TV . Here47the results.We found that only fifteen percent of our students exercise .48Forty-five percent exercise four to six times a week .Twenty percent exercise only one to three times a week .And twenty percent do not exercise49.We all know thatmany students often50 ,but we were51that ninety percent of them use the Internet every day.52ten percent use it at three or four times a week.53students use it for fun and not for homework.The answers54our questions about55television were also interesting. Only two percent of the students watch TV one to three times a week . Thireteen percent watch TV four to six times a week. And eightyfive percent watch TV every day!56many students like to watch sports, game shows are the most popular.It is good57byusing the Internet or watching game shows, but we think the best way to relax is through exercise . It is healthy for the mind and the body. Exercise58playing sports is fun , and you can59time with your friends and family60you play together. And remember,” old habits die hard” . So start exercising before it is too late !() 46.AtoBaboutCofD with() 47.A. isB.wasC. wereD. are() 48.A. every dayB. everydayC. everyD. day() 49.A. at mostB. at allC. almost D. most all() 50.A. get onlineB. be onlineC. go onlineD. online() 51.A. surpriseB. surprisedC. surprisingD. surprises() 52.A. the otherB. otherC. othersD. another() 53.A. Most ofB. Most theC. MostD. The most() 54.A. withB. byC. aboutD. to() 55.A. watchB. watchesC. watchingD. watched() 56.A. ButB. AlthoughC. BecauseD. so() 57.A. to relaxB. relaxC. relaxingD. relaxed() 58.A. for exampleB. such asC. and soD. such that() 59.A. costB. takeC. spendD. pay() 60.A. whileB. whenC.thenD. as三、阅读理解（30分）AAs we know, Xiao Shenyang became famous in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala（春晚）. Now many people are crazy about him. But how much do you know about him?Xiao Shenyang was born in a poor farm family. He grows up in a mountain village. His true name is Shen He. He is an actor now. he is good at Er Ren Zhuan. He learned acts, following Zhao Benshan. During the school life, he was very active in many activities. He doesnt have a good look, but he never stops pursuing（追求）his artistic aspiration（渴望）. More and more people like his style of performance（表演）, and we hope he can do better in the future.根据短文内容判断正误，正确的填“T”，错误的填“F”。（）61.Xiao Shenyang is a famous singer.（）62.He was born in a poor family.（）63.He follows Zhao Benshan to learn acts.（）64.His performances are popular with people.（）65.Shen He is his father.BMy Town the Best Place to Be!My town is a great place to live in. its the best place to enjoy your free time. There are some movie theaters in the town. They are all good , but the one nearest my house is the best. Shopping is also easy. There are many shops and most of them are trendy. They sell very fashionable clothes. The prices are also cheaper than in other cities, so students love to shop here . There are also a lot of video and music stores. These are very popular with students. I go to the music stores every week to buy a new CD. The most crowded place for students to hang out is the park. Everyone goes there, so its really interesting.Sometimes there are even street performers（卖艺者）. Some students think theyre boring, but I think theyre the most creative people. I want to be a street performer, too.阅读短文，根据短文内容选择填空。()66. The writers town is the best place of _.A. foodB. having funC. playing gamesD. swimming() 67.The cinema in town are _.A. all awfulB. all relaxingC. all badD. all good() 68. The cinema nearest the writers house is _.A. the bestB. the worstC. the most crowdedD. the smallest()69. Most of the shops are _.A. expensiveB. interestingC. trendy D. unfashionable() 70. The writer thinks street performers are_.A. creativeB. boringC. positiveD. trendyCJane was an old woman. She was rich and lived in a big house. One sunny morning, Jane opened the window and looked at her garden. The sun was shining brightly. “What a good day!” she said. Suddenly she saw a man eating grass（草）in the front garden of her house. She walked to the man and asked, “Why are you eating grass? Are you very hungry?” The man answered, “I have no money to buy any food. I havent had meals for days. Im dying（快死的）of hunger.” “Poor boy,” said Jane. “come to the back door.” Then she walked into the house again. “the rich lady will give me some food to eat. Its so kind of her.” The man thought. But when he went into the house, Jane opened the back door and said to him, “The grass is taller behind the house.”阅读短文，根据短文内容选择填空。（）71.What was the weather that day?AWindy.Bsunny.CRainy.DSnowy.（）72.What was the man eating when the woman saw him?ASome grass.BSome bread.CSome fruit.DSome chicken.（）73. Where did Jane see the man eating?AAt the street.BIn the front garden of her house.CBehind her house.DIn her house.（）74.What did Jane want the man to do?ATo help her cut the grass.BTo eat food in her house.CTo eat grass in her house.DTo eat grass behind her house.（）75.Which statement is TRUE?AJane was every kind, and she gave some food to the man.BThe man didnt get any food from Jane.CThe man was rich. He hasnt had meal for days.DIt was rainy day in this story.DThe world itself is becoming much smaller by using modem traffic and modern communication means (通讯设备). Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution (污染). To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up（用完） or the river was dirty in one place, Man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.Air pollution is still the most serious. Its bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.Many countries are making rules (法规) to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal (煤) in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air.Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused (引起) by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in population at the same time.76. Our world is becoming much smaller _.A. because the earth is being polluted day and night.B. thanks to science developmentC. because of the rise in populationD. because the earth is blown away by the wind every year77. Thousands of years ago, life was _ it is today.A. much easier thanB. as easy asC. as hard asD. much harder than78. Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here it means _.A. water pollutionB. air pollutionC. noise pollutionD. rubbish (垃圾)79. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because _.A. its bad for all living things in the worldB. it makes much noiseC. it makes our rivers and lakes dirtyD. it makes us angry more easily80. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.B. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the worlds population does.C. If people could go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of SO2.D. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth.四、选词填空，注意适当形式。(10分)differenceingoodshortasbecausesomemaywhatlikeNo leaves are exactly the same in the world. Nobody in the world is the same 1_ you. You are unique(独一无二的). Everybody is 2_ from others. That is good, 3_ it makes the world an interesting place.Some people are taller than you, but others are 4_ than you. Maybe your hair is the same color as your friends, but it 5_ be longer than hers. I am sure you have 6_ friends who are smarter than you. And you also have some friends around you who are not7_ at some things. 8_ does your best friend like to do? Do you both 9_ to finish your homework at school? Do you10_ many other ways you are different. So say loudly to the world, “I am unique!1_2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _6. _7. _8. _9. _ 10. _五、单句翻译（5分）1、不是每个人都喜欢吃水果。_2.你应该尽量把英语学好。_.3、张悦和李华跑的一样快。_.4、要和那位演员见一面是不容易的。_.5、她一周吃二次汉堡。_.VI. 短文填空 (共 10 分，每小题 1 分)根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确，并把答案写在答题纸的相应位置 (每个词只能用一次)。know, they, little, like, before , in, animal, jump, make , hourMany animals do strange (奇怪的)things before an earthquake(地震).This news may be important. Earthquakes can 51people die and knock down(击倒) homes. The animals may help to save peoples lives.Some animals arent as usual(像往常一样) 52an earthquake. Dogs started to howl (嚎叫). Horses on farms ran a round in circles. Mice left 53holes and ran away. Cows gave54milk.55a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group. That happened only a few 56before an earthquake. In San Francisco, a man kept pet frogs. One day, the frogs(青蛙) 57around more than ever. They made louder noise, 58big frogs. That night, an earthquake happened in the city.People want59when an earthquake is coming. Then they could get away safely. (安全地离开) Now, there is no sure way to know ahead of time(提前).The best idea is to watch the 60.D.任务型阅读Zhang LeiIt was Zhang Leis first time to visit Singapore. He lived in his uncles home.It was sunny most days. He visited many places and had many kinds of food.LindaLinda spent her vacation in Hawaii. She had a great time there. The beaches were beautiful and the weather was fine.She had lots of delicious food. People there were friendly.Mrs BrownMrs Brown didnt enjoy herself in London（1）. The bus trip was boring. And it rained every day, so she stayed in the hotel for six days. On the last day,she went shopping.But the shops were crowded and the things were really expensive(2).16. Where did Zhang Lei live when he was in Singapore?_17. The weather was _ in Singapore.And in Hawai i the people were _ .18. 写出（1）处Mrs Brown didnt enjoy herself in London. 的同义句Mrs Brown didnt _ in London.19. 将(2)处划线部分译成汉语。_20.Mrs Brown stayed in the hotel for 6 days because _VII.任务型阅读 （共 30 分，每小题 2 分）根据短文内容按要求完成任务。根据短文内容填空，并把答案写在答题纸的相应位置。Passage AI have three best friends at school. They are all good students.Jacky is the youngest of them. He was born in 1995. But he is very tall, about 1.70 meters! He is a sporty(爱运动的) boy. He likes playing basketball. And he is really good at it. He is the centre(中锋) in our basketball team. Jacky says he wants to be a basketball player when he grows up. Peter is the oldest. He is two years older than Jacky. But he is shorter than Jacky. He doesnt spend much time on sports. He likes music. He is crazy（狂热的）about Jay Chous songs. And he collects everything about Jay Chou. He says R&B is so cool. Of course, we often share music together. And Mary, a lovely girl. She always wears a smile（微笑）on her face. She is a top student in our class. She is good at all her lessons. If we have any problems with our lessons, we will go to her. It seems nothing is difficult to her!I am so lucky to have them as my friends. And we often have a good time together. Would you like to make friends with them?61. Jacky is two yearsthan Peter.62. Peter was born in _.63. If they have any problems with their English, they will ask _ for help.64. Jacky wants to bewhen he grows up.65. Nothing seems todifficult to her!根据短文内容完成文后的图表，并把答案写在答题纸的相应位置。Passage BHere is a result of the student activity survey at our school. Seventy percent of the students exercise three or four times a week. Ten percent of them exercise once or twice a week. Twenty percent exercise every day. As for homework, most students do homework every day. Some students do homework more than three times. No students do homework once or twice a week. The result for “watch TV” is interesting. Five percent watch TV two or three times a week. Fifteen percent watch TV three or four times a week. But eighty percent students always watch TV. They think its helpful for them to watch TV. They can be relaxed and learn much knowledge(知识) by watching TV.ExerciseHow manyHow often66Three or four times a week10%Once or twice a week20%6768MostEvery daySome69NoOnce or twice a weekWatching TV5%Two or three times a week15%Three or four times a week80%70根据短文内容回答短文后面的问题，并把答案写在答题纸的相应位置。Passage CWhat is American food? To m any people, American food means hamburgers, hot dogs, fried chicken and pizza. You might even think of apple pies or chocolate cookies. Its true thatAmericans eat these things. But are these the only kinds of things you can find in America? Its hard to find a typical(典型的) Amer