外研版八年级上册英语期中测试卷.doc

肥东为民学校16-17学年度第一学期第一次月考八年级英语（时间：100分钟 总分：120分）第卷 选择题（共55分）I. 单项选择从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案(25)1. Guangzhou is _ the south of China. A. inB. on C. to D. from 2. China is famous _ the Great Wall. A. at B. for C. of D. as3. _ is the population of Hefei? A. How many B. How often C. How much D. What4. -What are you doing?- Im reading _ .A. todays newspaper B. today newspaper C. todays newspaper D. newspapers today5. Did Lucy enjoy _ at the party? A. her B. himself C. oneself D. herself6. Our teacher is pleased _us. A. as B. for C. with D. in7. Im 1.70 metres. Yao Ming is 2.27 metres. I am _ Yao Ming.A. as tall as B. taller thanC. not as tall as D. so tall as8. There is _ river in my hometown.A. two-metre-deep B . a two-metre-deep C. two metres deep D. a two metres deep 9. They dont know what _yesterday.A. did he happen B. he happenedC. happened to him D. happened to he10. Those stories are very_ , so Betty is _ in them.A. interesting, interesting B. interested, interesting C. interesting, interested D. interested, interested 11. He tries_ English well, so he practises _English every day.A. to learn; to speak B. learning; speaking C. to learn; speaking D. learning; to speak12. _speak more English in class? A. You should B. What about C. Why dont D. Why not13. -Can he work out the maths problem? -I think _ hard for him to work it out.A. its B. thats C. this is D. theyre14. Mr. Lin gave us some _ how to learn English well last week.A. advice on B. advices on C. advice in D. advices in15. -How about going for a walk outside? -_. A. I would be B. I like C. I do D. Id like to16. _ do you visit your grandmother? Once a month.A. How often B. How long C. How far D. How soon 17. -Wheres your homework? -Oh, I _ it at home. A. forget B remember C left D. bring18. Remember _ this book to the library tomorrow.A. returning B. to borrow C. to return D. borrowing19. Is there _ in the bag?A. something new B. new something C. anything else D. else anything 20. Beijing is bigger than _in Jiangsu.A. any other city B. any city C. any other citiesD. other cities21. How could he _?A. makes you laugh B. make you laughC.makes you laughingD. make you laughing22. Whose room is _,Kates, Millies or Bettys?A. bigger B. the bigger C. the bestD. best 23. Wang Fang is_ of the five basketball players, but she plays very well.A. thinner B. thinnest C. the thinnest D. very thin24. He tries to spend as much time as he can _ Chinese well.A to study B studies C studying D study25. What kind of food is_ , Chinese food, Japanese food or the western food?A. most delicious B. more deliciousC. the most delicious D. the more deliciousII.完型填空（15）John lived with his mother in a very big house, and after she_26_ , the house became too big_27_him, so he bought a _28_one in the next street. There was a very nice, old clock in his _29_house ,and when the workers came to take his things to the new house, John thought,“ Im not going to let them _30_my beautiful old clock in their truck. Perhaps they will break it, and then it will be very expensive to repair it.” So he_31_and began to carry it down the road in his arms.It was heavy ,so he stopped two or three times to have_32_.Then suddenly a small boy came along the road. He stopped and looked at John for_33_seconds. Then he said to John, “Youre a _34_,arent you? _35_dont you buy a watch like everyone else?”26 A. worked B. studied C. died D. played27. A. at B. with C. about D. for28. A. larger B. bigger C. nicer D. smaller29. A. second B. third C. first D. new30. A. to put B. putting C. puts D. put31. A. picked it up B. picks it up C. picks up it D. picked up it32. A. a look B. a drink C. a walk D. a rest33. A. a few B. few C. little D. a little34. A. great B. fool(傻子) C.clever D. bright35. A. where B. Why C. How D. WhenIII.阅读理解（40）（A） My hometown is Tianjin.It is one of the biggest cities in China. It is next to Beijing-the capital of China. So people say, Tianjin is the eastern gate of Beijing.Bohai Bay is in the southeast of Tianjin.It is famous for the Haihe River which runs through the city.There are eighteen districts (区)in Tianjin. Heping District is the center. Its the busiest district in Tianjin. Binhai New District is in Tanggu. There are many big foreign companies there.It is a beautful district.Jixian is in the north of Tianjin.It is famous for the Great Wall. Thousands of people visit it on holidays. Farmers there are very kind and friendly. You can buy some fruit and nuts (坚果) there. They are very fresh. Welcome to Tianjin ! Welcome to my hometown !36. The writer was born in _.A. BeijingB. Bohai Bay C. TianjinD. Nanjing37. Tianjin is on the _of Beijing.A. south B. east C. northwest D. southeast38._ is the busiest one in Tianjin.A. Heping District B. Binhai New DistrictC. Jixian District D. Bohai Bay39. The _ runs through the city.A. Bohai B. Tongding RiverC. Haihe River D. Changjiang River40. Jixian is famous for _.A. the Great WallB. the Bohai BayC. Haihe River D. the foreign companies（B）we each have a memory(记忆力). Thats why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one can , because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects , too.But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.41.Some people can easily learn many things by heart because _.A.they always sleep very well B.they often eat good foodC.they read a lot of books D.they have very good memories42. Everybody learns his mother language _ .A.at the age of six B.when he is a small child C.after he goes to school D.when he can read and write43. Before a child can speak, he must _ .A.read and write B.make sentencesC.hear and remember the soundsD.think hard44.In school the pupils cant learn a foreign language well because _ .A.they have no good memoriesB.they have no recordersC.they have too much time for it D.they are busy with other subjects45.Your memory will become better and better .A.if you have plenty of good food B.if you do more and more exercisesC.if you do morning exercises every dayD.if you get up early（C）Do you know the nameRain? Yes, he is a popular star of South Korea. Rains music teacher gave him that name. His real name is Jung Ji Hoon. The 27-year-old singer is very good at dancing, too. His eyes are bright and his smiles are sunny.When he was a child, Rain was very quiet. But in Grade Six, Rain surprised all of his classmates. He danced for them. After the excellent dancing, everyone looked at him in a different way.Rains songs sell well, and he acts(扮演) in a few TV shows., Rain doesnt want to sing forever. “When I stop singing, Id like to design(设计)clothes. Being a designer is my childhood dream,” he said.46. Where does Rain come from? A. China B. Japan C. South Korea D. America47. Who gave him the name Rain? A. His father B. His classmate C. His teacher D. His mother48. Why did Rain surprise his classmates?A. Because he was good at singing.B. Because he danced well.C. Because he got a good mark.D. Because he worked hard.49. What did Rain want to be when he was a child?A. A singer B. A dancer C. A star D. A designer50. What does the passage tell us?A. Rain is a very popular star.B. Rain is a popular designer.C Rain was very active when he was a child.D. Rain will stop singing next year. （D）Thanksgiving Day is a holiday in Canada and the United States.Nobody goes to work or school on Thanksgiving Day . Thanksgiving Day is not on the same day every year,but it is always in the same month. In Canada , Thanksgiving Day is on the second Monday in October. But in the US, it is on the fourth Thursday of November.Thanksgiving began in the US in 1621. In 1620, over one hundred people sailed across the Atlantic Ocean (跨过大西洋) to live in the New World . Their first winter in the New World was hard .They arrived too late to grow any crops ( 庄稼). Without food ,half the people died.The Indians taught them how to grow crops .The next year ,in the fall（秋季）,there was a great harvest(收成). These people were very thankful so they had a feast(筵席)to celebrate the great harvest .That was the first Thanksgiving Day .People in Canada began cerebrating it in the 1750s .Families make special food and eat them together.They eat the roast（烤制的）turkey and pumpkin pies .After the dinner they like to play games together.51. Thanksgiving Day is a holiday in _. A.the world . B. China C. Canada and the US D. Europe52. Thanksgiving celebrates the _. A. Indians B. crops C. Feast. D. harvest53. The first Thanksgiving began in _.A. 1620 B. 1621 C. 1750 D. late November54. The underlined words the New World mean _. A. 新世界 B. 新大陆 C. 新家园 D. 新国家55. Which of the following is true? A. Canadians and Americans celebrate Thanksgiving in the same month .B. Thanksgiving Day isnt a holiday in Canada. C. After Thanksgiving dinner people often went to the stores .D. Canadians and Americans all have Thanksgiving dinner with the families.第卷 非选择题（共40分）IV用所给词的适当形式填空（10）56. How about _(li