八年级英语期中.doc

命题：韦 宏 审阅：汤宝玲清平中学20112012（上）八年级英语期中考试卷一、单项填空：（共15小题；每小题l分，满分15分）1. My father often _ newspapers in the evening A. look at B. watches C. sees D. reads 2. We bought some beautiful flowers for our mother. _, she doesnt like them.A. But B. So C. However D. And3. -Wheres your homework? -Oh, I _ it at home. A. forget B remember C left D. bring4. Can you give me some _? A. advice B. advices C. advise. D. piece of advice5. When the teacher came in, the students_ about the film. A. are talking B. were talking C. talked D. talk6. -What else do you need, Mum? -_ else, I think. Weve got everything ready.A. Something B. Anything C. Nothing D. Everything 7. -Wheres your father? -He _ to work. A. has gone B. went C. has been D. will go8. Jim has never been to Japan, _? A. was he B. has he C. didnt he D. has not he 9. -_ do you have an English party? -Once a month.A. How old B. How far C. How often D. How long10. Its bad for you, _ do it again.A. dont try B. try not C. try not to D. dont try to11.-How about _ for walks after dinner? -Thats a good idea. A. go B. to go C. going D. goes 12. I _ this English book since I came to Donge Middle School. A. have bought B. bought C. have had D. buy13. She _ the waiter ten dollars for lunch. A. spent B. cost C.took D. paid14. We have learned English _ six years ago. A. since B. for C. on D. at 15. -Have you finished your work _? -Yes, I have. Ive _ finished it.A. yet; already B. already; yet C. just; already D. already; yet二、完形填空：（共10小题，每小题1.5分。满分15分）One day, some workers were mending the road. They had dug a big hole in the road. As they could not 16 their work, they had to put up notice boards on both sides of the hole before they 17 . On the boards they wrote the word DANGER in order to warn people not to drop into the hole.Some time 18 ,a blind man was walking 19 the road . He was just walking in the direction of the hole. As he could not see the notice, he was walking 20 to the hole. He was very close to it now. Just at that moment, a boy saw the man and 21 up to him.“ 22 !”the boy shouted, “Dont go any farther , or youll fall 23 the hole.”After he heard this, the blind man stopped 24 . Then the boy took the man by the arm and led him safely around the hole. “Thanks a lot,”said the man, “Youre really a 25 boy.”16.A.finish B.prepare C.do D.start17.A.left B.begin C.stopped D.came18.A.ago B.before C.past D.later19.A.to B.along C.away from D.out of20.A.near and near B.nearer and nearer C.far and far D.farther and farther21.A.walked B.came C.ran D.went22.A.Hello B.Oh C.Help D.Stop23.A.in B.to C.into D.at24.A.at last B.at once C.at first D.at that time25.A.good B.had C.funny D.brave三、阅读理解 第一节（共15个小题；每小题2分，满分30分） AAir is all around us. At the time we are born，air is around us everywhere. We live in airAll living things need air. Living things can not live without air. We can live without food or water for a few days, but we cant live a few minutes without air. When we are working, we need more air. When we are sleeping, we need less airWe live in air but we can not see itWe can only feel it. We can feel it when it is movingMoving air is called windHow can you make air move? Here is one wayTake an open book in your hands in front of your face. Close it quickly. What can you feel? It is air26. Where is air?A. Its on the tableB. Its all around usC. Its near usD. Its not here27. What do all living thing need?A. WindB. ClothesC. AirD. Food28. Moving air is called_A. wind B. rain C. snow D. cloud29. When do we need more air?A. SleepingB. SittingC. Working D. Standing30. What does the word “less” in the passage mean?A.较少B.少量C.大量D.更多BHave you ever seen this photo? The girl in the photo named Su Mingjuan is known as Big Eyes. The photo was taken in 1991 when she was seven, by a press photographer(摄影记者) called Xie Hailong. The photo shows Su at her desk with a pencil in the hand in a primary school. It made a strong impact（影响) and caused more support for Project Hope. Su Mingjuan comes from Anhui Province. Her family was so poor that she could hardly go to school. With the help of Project Hope， she was able to go on studying. She studied very hard and did quite well in her lessons. In 2002 she passed the National College Entrance Examination（高考). And she went to study financial (金融的) science at Anhui University（大学). Now she works in a bank (银行). Su Mingjuan is lucky. Project Hope changed her life.31. The photo was taken when Su Mingjuan was _.A. at school B. at home C. in the field D. in the street32. Xie Hailong is a_.A. teacher B. photographer C. doctor D. farmer33. Su Mingjuan passed the National College Entrance Examination at_.A. 17 B. 18 C. 19 D. 2034. Which of the following is TRUE ? A. Su is studying at a university now. B. Su is known because she is a beautiful girl.C. Su is so poor that she can go to school D. Its Project Hope that has changed her life35. This passage mainly tells us_.A. a story of a beautiful girl B. How unlucky the girl isC. how Project Hope helps poor children D. an excellent photographer C Thomas wrote a play for television about a family from India. The play was interesting and an American TV company bought it. It invited Thomas to go to New York to help them. Thomas lived in Washington. It is an hour away from New York by air. The plane took off at 8:30 in the morning, so Thomas decided to be at the airport at about 7:30. So he asked a taxi driver to pick him up at 6:30 and went to bed. When he woke up, he felt something was wrong. He looked at the clock. It was ten. He was late for the plane. Then he turned on the radio. “A plane to New York crashed shortly after taking off this morning. Flight number is 1554” Thomas suddenly turned pale. “My plane,” he said. If I hadnt been late, Id have been on the plane.”36. Thomas may be a writer from_.A. England B. India C. America D. Australia37. Thomas wanted to take a taxi at _.A. 6:00 B. 6:30 C. 7:30 D. 8:3038. When he turned on the radio, he heard that_.A. he missed the plane B. the plane was lateC. the plane was cancelled (取消) D. the plane was crashed39. The plane crashed while flying towards _.A. New York B. Washington C. England D. India40. What can we learn from the story? _A. Thomas was unlucky because he didnt get on the plane.B. Thomas didnt take the plane so he was clever.C. Sometimes bad things can change into good things.D. Thomas didnt wake up until ten past twelve.四、补全单词（共10小题；每小题1分， 满分10分）41.L travels much faster than sound.42.I p English to maths. What about you？43.Its important for us to keep the e clean and tidy.44.How many galaxies are there in the u ?45.The old man lives a at the foot of the hill.46.There are 100 years in a c .47.Mr Smith has gone to Beijing on b .48.Our head teacher has t in this school for over 15 years.49.S (突然)，it rained and people hurried home.50.Thanks to e , we can watch TV every evening.五、补全对话（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）A.Who helped you to mend the kite?B.What were you doing at this time yesterday afternoon？C.Who did you fly kites with?D.It blew yesterday, didnt it?E.Were you very busy yesterday?F.Where were you flying kites?G.Did you enjoy yourselves yesterday?A: 51 B: I was flying a kite.A: 52 B: By the river. A lot of children were flying kites there. A: 53 B: Yes, but the wind wasnt strong. It was good weather for flying a kite.A: 54 B: Zhang Lei and Liu Hua. They both