八年级上学期期中英语测试卷.doc

八年级上学期期中英语测试卷（满分分）学校： 班级： 姓名： I. 选择填空. (20分)（）.Your shirt is cheap ,Mine is _.Jim is _of all. A. cheaper ,cheapest B. the cheaper , the cheapest C. the cheapest ,cheaper D. cheaper ,the cheapest ( ) 2. There is going to _a soccer match tomorrow afternoon . A. have B. is C. has D. be ( ) 3. Hed better _a doctor if he _well. A. to see ,isnt B. see , feels B. see, not feel D. see , doesnt feel ( ) 4. _too much TV isnt good _our eyes.A. Watch ,to B. Watching ,for C. Watch ,for D. Watching ,to ( ) 5. - _does it take to get to Beijing?-Nine hoursA. How often B. How soon C. How much D. How long ( ) 6.My sister still wants to go to school _she is ill. A. although B. for C. but D. and ( ) 7.My home is about _our school. A.10 miles far away B. 10 miles from C. 10 miles far from D.10 miles for ( ) 8.The meat is _expensive and eating _meat is bad for your health. A. too much , much B. much too ,too much C. too much ,too much D. much too, much too ( ) 9.“Jenny ,could you come to my party on Sunday afternoon?” - A. Sure ,Id love to B. Sorry, I have to study for a test C. Im sorry Im late D. A and B ( ) 10.-Would you like _to eat? A. something delicious B. delicious anything C. anything delicious D. delicious something ( ) 11.I _go to bed _12 oclock last night. A. cant until B. could ,until C. can, until D. couldnt until ( )12.“In our English study ,reading is more important than speaking ,I think ,” “I dont agree ,Speaking is _reading. A. as important as B. so important as C. the most important D. the same as ( ) 13.Jack is really _and _than I am. A. funny ,anything B. funny ,more outing C. funnier ,.outgoing D. funnier ,more outgoing ( ) 14._weather it is !A.What good B. What a good C. How good D. How a good ( ) 15.The boy looked _than his brother .A.more worrying B. more worried C. much worried D. worrier ( ) 16.Thanks a lot for _me _your party . A.invite ,for B. invite ,toC. inviting ,for D. inviting ,for ( )17. In our city ,its _in July ,but its even _in August . A. hotter , hottest B. hot ,hotC. hotter, hot D. hot , hotter( )18.Tom has three good friends here and he has _one in Paris.A. another B. other C. the other D. others ( ) 19.- Listen ! Someone is singing in the next room . -Who _it be ? is it WeiFang? -No, it _be her ,She is at school now. A. will ,may not B. must , mustnt C. may ,cant D. may ,wont( ) 20.The number of the students _1200 . A number of students _ absent （缺席）yesterday.A. are , were B. is ,were C. is was D. are , wasII.阅读理解: ( 分) A （分）阅读下面的短文，然后选择最佳答案。Dreams ( 梦)may be more important than sleep .“Some people dont need much sleep ,But we all need to dream .” scientist say.Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time .People have several dreams each night .Dreams are like short films .They are usually in color .Some dreams are like old films .They come to us over and over again . That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something , may be a way of trying to find an answer. Some people get new idea about their work from dreams .They could have been thinking about their work all day .These thoughts can carry over into dreams .Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream .But often we cant remember the dream. Dream can disappear(消失)quickly from memory(记忆).Too much dreaming can be harmful,(有害的)The more we sleep ,the longer we dream .The mind is hard at work when we dream .That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tiredly. ( ) 21.It may be less important to sleep than to _. A. think B. dream C. work D. study ( ) 22.Dreams and films are usually _. A. very long B. about work C. in color D very sad ( ) 23.The people often dream about their work _.A. because they are tired in the daytime.B. because they arent interested in their Work . C. because they may be thinking about their work all day.D. because they have too much work to do ( ) 24.The main idea the story is that _. A.people need to dream B. people like to sleep C. dreams are like film D. we always remember dreams ( ) 25.The title (题目)could be _.A. Terrible Dreams B. The Longer sleep C. Memory D. Dreams B. （分）阅读下面表格，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。NamePersonal Information Norman BethuneBorn in 1890 , a doctor Canada ,died in 1939 in China ,came to China in 1938. Celine Dion Born in Montreal , Canada , a singing star ,in 1997 sang My heart Will Go on for film Titanic.Thomas Edison Born in 1847, Kentucky ,the U.S .made over 1,000inventions, died in 1931.Mark TwainBorn in 1835 in the U.S ,a writer in the U.S ,died in 1910 , wrote The Adventure of Tom Sawyer.Bill Gates Born in 1955 in the U.S , wrote Business the Speed of Thought, owns Microsoft Corporation.( )26. _is from Canada . A. Bill Gates B. Mark Twain C. Thomas Edison D. Celine Dion( )27. The _was born in 1835. A. inventor B . singer C. doctor D. writer( )28.My Heart Will Go On is the name of _. A. book B. song C. story D. film( ) 29.Doctor Bethune worked in China about _ years. A. two B. four C. six D. eight( ) 30.Which of the following is true ? A. Mark Twain wrote Business the Speed of Thought B. Bill Gates started working for Microsoft Company in 1955. C. Thomas Edison made over 1,000 inventions. D. Celine Dion stopped singing in 1997. (分) 阅读下面短文，选择最佳答案 Mike and Dick work in the same office . They dont like the cold weather .And one day they decided to take their holiday in Australia . Their plane arrived in Sydney at nine in the morning. They had a good rest in a hotel . The next morning they rented a car in the city and began their travel . A few hours later the sun was shining in the sky and were no shade trees beside .It was so hot that they could hardly go on driving . They had to stop to look around .Mike found a river was about half a kilometer away from them .They were both very happy and drove the car quickly. Soon they got the river .Before they jumped into the water ,Dick saw a boy playing under a big tree. He asked ,“re there any sharks in the river ,boy?” “No , there arent ”answered boy . So they began to swim in the river .After a while ,Dick felt something hit against his leg .He told Mike about it .They were afraid and stopped swimming .Dick asked loudly ,“Is it true that there arent any sharks in the river?” “ Yes ,sir ,”said the boy ,“Therere a lot of crocodiles(鳄鱼)in the water .All the sharks(沙鱼)have swum away!” ( ) 31 .Mike and Dick went to Australia_. A. by air B by car C. by train D . by motorbike ( )32.The two young men went to Australia to _.A. swim in the river B. study to drive C. make a travel D. find some work ( )33.Mike and Dick couldnt drive any longer because _.A.the sun was shining in the sky .B. there were no shade trees beside the roadC the weather was very hot . D. they were too tired( ) 34 Dick became afraid because _. A. he saw a shark in the water. B . He thought that maybe a shark had hit against his leg. C. he saw the boy laughing at them under the big tree. D. he had been told there were some sharks in the river.( )35.When they heard the boys words ,the two young men began to _.A.catch the crocodiles in the water. B. look for the crocodiles there.C.run to beat the Australia boy. D. come out of the river at once. D. (分)In the world ,football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup .The World Cup is held every four years .To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called “ Dream World Cups ”in Japan .The children drew animals ,flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags(旗) of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea .The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama. Some football teams will have games there.Are you a football fan ?The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football .Teenagers(青少年)like playing and watching football .Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their for the World Cup as children in Japan.( ) 36.If a country wants to take part in the World Cup ,she must have _. A. many football fans B. a very good team C. many football player D. a big playground( ) 37.The next World Cup will be held in _. A. 2006 B. 2007 C .2005 D. 2004.( ) 38. From the passage ,in the picture children drew many things except _. A .people playing football B. pictures of some football stars C. a sunny sky D. flowers( ) 39 In “Dream World Cup ”, the children drew the flags of some countries _-.A.to show their love for their own countries B. to tell the people their stories.C.to show their good wishes for football teams D. to show their new about football.( ) 40.Many teenagers own the pictures of some football stars because _.A.they are interested in football . B. they are football fans C.they think their favorite player are great. D. all of A, B and C. （分）阅读下面短文，选择最佳答案.House For SaleRed Rose Garden , Pudong3-storey home .509sqm total land area. 428.8 sqm bilt in 312.9sqm garden .Asking RMB 13million .MP:Tel:FaxJob WantedCherry ,24 ,a shining girl , good at oral (口头的)English and Putonghua. Now I am working at an international trade (国际贸易)company in Guangzhou. I am kind-hearted, hard-working and healthy ,and would like part-time weekend work offering Putonghua lessons to foreign friends .If you are interested ,please e-mail me at cherry if hotmail .com. Beijing Snow World Ski ParkPrice:18yuan (Ticket ).50yuan/hour on weekdays and 70yuan /hour on weekends.120yuan/four hours on weekdays and 190yuan/four hours on weekends Tel: 010 -69191617 ( )41. If an Australian student wants to learn Chinese ,he or she can _ A. callB. faxC. e-mail cherryI D. call( ) 42.How many square meters is the garden of the house for sale? A.509sqm B. 428.8sqm C. 312.9sqm D. 80.2sqm ( ) 43.Where Cherry working now?A. In Shanghai B. In Guangzhou C. In Beijing D. In Pudong( )44.If he goes skiing on _in Beijing Snow World Ski Park ,Nick has to pay more money than on Tuesday.A. Sunday B. Friday C. Wednesday D. Monday( )45.If you want to ski for four hours on weekdays ,how much money will you pay at least ? A.138yuan B. 200yuan C.208yuan D. 280yuam （分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断正误，正确在括号内写（），错误在括号内写（）(1)Always plays in a safe place . A park is a safe place because there are no cars trucks . But do not talk to any one you do not know. Never go with a stranger into a motorcar(2) Before crossing a road ,stop and look both ways ,right and left .(3) Keep away from house or buildings that are being built or knocked down. Something might fall on your head , or you might cut yourself on broken glasses.(4)Medicines or pills can be dangerous .Never eat pills or medicines you find in the cupboard.(5)Wear a life jacket whenever you go out in a boat .Even if you are not in the open sea and the water in not deep, you should have on your life jacket. Its easy to fall out of a boat.(6)Do not put your head out of a car , bus or train .Many children have been killed by doing this. ( ) 46.The passage is about safety.( ) 47.When you play in a park , you must look left and right .( ) 48.Dont go near an unfinished building or put your head out of a car.( )49 Medicines are dangerous ,Dont have them.( ) 50.Put on like jacket whenever you are in a boat. （分）School Life Eton College (伊顿公学) Eton College is in England . Its a school for boys between the ages of 13 and 18. Boys live in school for live five years . Teachers can help them .But they must look themselves . Look at the picture ! This is Prince(王子)Harrys room .On the desk , there is a picture of his mother Princess Diana.(戴安娜妃)There are many ways teach and many ways to learn in Eton College. Each class has about and discuss with them .Boys can get their needs. Prince Harry likes drawing and acts in plays. Eton College has many games .Football is in autumn .The Field Game is in spring and summer .When a boy is good at games ,he is welcome. Prince Harrys favorite game is the Wall Game .The Wall Game is like football .Players play a ball with feet. They can touch(触摸)the ground with feet and hands .When players stand against(靠着)the wall, the game starts .51. What kind of school is Eton College? _.52Who makes meals for Prince Harry?_.53How do teachers teach the students in Eton College?_.54.What do the boys play in spring from the passage?_.55.Can players touch the ball with hands in the Wall Game?_.III. 完型填空。（10分） Do you like reading ? Reading is a fun thing to do (1) your free time and is also a good way to（2）a better student .Your are learning large number of new（德镇_）（3）from reading. This can help you to have a bigger and richer vocabulary(语江),（4）you read a lot ,you will meet with many new words that you would not often use in everyday life. Reading often also helps（5）your writing because new words（6）in your compositions(作文). Another good reason(理由) to read books is that the story can take your（7）to new places and help you become（8）open minded .Each story you read is（9）. This gets your mind wide ,When you read books you have to（10）the background (背景)and person think of new and exciting people and places.( ) (1) A. on B. by C . in D. from( ) (2) A. make B. get C. change D. because ( ) (3) A. sentences B. words C. knowledge D. grammar( ) (4) . A. Tough B. If C. Until D. Unless ( ) (5) A. grow B. keep C. improve D. study ( ) (6) A. use B. were C. used D. can be used ( ) (7) A. body B. mind C. feeling D. spirit( ) (8) A. more B. less C. much D. little ( ) (9) A. difficult B. easy C. different D. boring( )(10) A. think over B. look out C. take over D. work outIV 补全对话。 （10分）每空只填一个词，使对话完整正确。A: What can I ( 1)_for you B: Tomorrow is my mother s birthday , Im not (2)_what I have to buy for her .A: Look at those shoes over there.B: Oh ,no , I dont think shell (3)_them .A: What (4)_this handbag?B: Yes, its very nice, But I think its a little (5)_. Do you have a smaller one?A: Yes , (6)_you are . Is it all (7)_?B: Yes. How (8)_is it ?A: 480yuan . B: Thats too dear .Do you have a (9)_one?A: Yes ,the one on the left is only 160yuan.B: OK, Ill (10)_it .Here is the money .A: Thanks a lot.V 改写句子。（20分）1. I have three English books .Mary has five English books .(同义句) Mary has _English books _me .2. Pedro is the tallest in his class. （同义句）Pedro is _ _ any other student in his class. 3. Why dont you play soccer with me ? （同义句）_ _ play soccer with me ?4. Tina is fifteen years old , Tara is fifteen years old . (同义句) Tina is the _ _as Tara.5. His father goes to work by car every day . (同义句) His father _ _work every day .6. It is three miles from his house to the school