2016年八年级下册英语期中测试题及答案

成都少年时教育 劝君莫惜金缕衣 劝君惜取少年时周末重难点 八年级下册英语期中模拟试题八年级英语 姓名_成绩_第二部分 基础知识应用（共计40 分）六 选择填空（共20小题， 每小题1分，计20分）A.) 从下面方框中选出与下列各句中划线部分意思相同或相近、并能替换划线部分的选项。Aat the age of B. because C. repaired D. right away( )31. Dont worry. Your father fixed up your bike yesterday. ( )32. I started to learn the piano when I was 4. ( )33. When the earthquake happened, people ran out of the house at once. ( )34. I cant buy any food since I have no money. B.) 从各题中的A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的答案( )35. Thomas , _8-year-old English boy, is crazy about music. Look, he bought a guitar two years ago with his own pocket money. _guitar cost him 30 dollars. A. a; The B. an; The C. an; A ( )36. After three months _, James successfully became a_football player.A. training; trained B. train; trained C. training; training ( )37. We received a lot of old clothes from kind people. We should _ them _to the people in need tomorrow. A. giveaway B. giveup C. putup( )38. Hopefully, I could get up _ I woke up naturally. A. as soon as B. while C. until ( )39. Ally used to _ the dark, but she now is used to _ alone at night. A. like; staying B. be afraid of ; stay C. be afraid of; staying ( )40. Im worried about my sister. She has some difficulties _on with others. A. getting B. to get C. get ( )41. -Who is that boy standing under the tree? - He is a friend of _. He is inviting Susan to come to his party. A. Susan B. Susans C. her( )42. -What would you like to drink, Sir? Orange juice or Cola? -_. Id like some coffee, please. A. Both B. Neither C. Either( )43. -Did you feel the shake just now? -No, I didnt. I _outside at that moment . A. am having lunch B. swam C. was walking( )44. Youd better prepare enough water for the trip, because you might _it _next Saturday. A. run out; / B. run out of. ; on C. run out of; / ( )45. After a heavy rain, the wind _at 4 am. It finally became quiet outside. A. slowed down B. died down C. blew hard ( )46. Chinese government tried to control the price of houses, _more and more families can have their own house. A. although B. in order to C. so thatC.) 根据对话内容，从方框中选出适当的选项补全对话，并将选项的编号依次填入题号后横线上。A: You cant guess what happened to me yesterday.B: What?A: 47_B: Really? What did you see? A: It was my friend Tom. He rode the bike very fast. While he was riding and listening to MP3, a car came out. 48_The car hit him heavily. B: Oh, dear! 49_A: I was having my hair cut at that time.B: Did the car driver get out of the car?A: Yes. 50 _B: Well, you see its really dangerous for kids to ride fast. A: I agree with you. And we cant do other things while we are riding.A. It was too late for the driver to stop. B. I saw a car accident outside our school.C. While he was asking Tom about his leg, I called 120.D. What were you doing at that time?七、完形填空。分别通读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（共20小题，每题1分，共20分） A One summer, a library in Texas in the US was having a terrible problem. For years, the number of books in the library 51_growing. As a result, they became too big for the 52_and had to move to a newly-built library across the town. 53_ was finished and paid for. They found out that they didnt leave 54_ to move their mountain of books across the town. Even 55_ moving company(公司) was going to ask for several thousand dollars to move the books. What could they do? They thought and thought. 56_one clever worker had a good idea. She said that during that time, the library would be closed. 57_ allow the readers to borrow more books and ask them to come in to borrow 20, 40 or 100 books? At the end of the summer they could 58_them to the new library. The idea 59_ beautifully and the 60_ were happy to have more books to enjoy. The library saved a lot of money and people read a lot of books.( )51. A. go onB. continueC. kept ( )52. A. building B. homeC. university( )53. A. SomethingB. EverythingC. Nothing( )54. A. enough booksB. enough moneyC. enough people( )55. A. the cheapest B. the cheaperC. the cheap( )56. A. FinallyB. At firstC. At the same time( )57. A. Why notB. Why dont C. Lets( )58. A. give backB. returnC. bring( )59. A. wasB. workC. worked out ( )60. A. workersB. writersC. Readers BIts time for school! 61 on May 14, 170 students at Duncanville High School in Texas, US, were told to go back home.Why? Because they were wearing the 62 clothes to school.Schools in the US 63 always ask students to wear uniforms. But they have dress rules. For example, Duncanville High School 64 students to wear belts, shirts without logos (标识). Schools most-hated clothing rules are different.From 2011, the schools dont allow students to wear the saggy (松垮的) in Florida. It 65 students from wearing pants that show underwear (内裤) or body parts.Now, “the favorite new rule is for leggings (紧身裤), reported the Associated Press. Students cant wear leggings to school. Other schools ask students to wear a shirt or skirt 66 leggings.Some students are 67 with the rules. They think that schools are going too far. But schools say dress rules help 68 students safety and 69 they grow up with good taste.“We want to teach them that they must meet the expectations (期望) not only here in school, but 70 of school as well,” said Andre Smith, the principal of Duncanville High School.( )61. A. But B. So C. And ( )62. A. formal B. proper C. wrong( )63. A. dont B. / C. also ( )64. A. makes B. tells C. lets( )65. A. throws B. stops C. beats( )66. A. in B. on C. over( )67. A. satisfied B. unhappy C. strict( )68. A. protect B. provide C. have ( )69. A. so that B. so far C. make sure( )70. A. get out B. outside C. leaving 第三部分 阅读理解（共15个小题，每小题2分，计30分）八、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误，正确的涂“A” ，错误的涂“B” 。 （共5个小题，每小题2分，共10分） “Reading for pleasure” is a hot topic in countries such as the US and UK. It means you read a book out of interest, not because teachers or parents tell you to do so.Studies by US organization Common Sense Media show that a third of 13-year-olds in the US read for pleasure no more than twice a year.At the same time in the UK, a survey from the charity Booktrust says more than 60 percent of 18-to-30-year-olds either watch television or go online in their free time,Computer games, online videos and social networking are pushing books off the shelf. Educational experts believe its a big worry. “A reading child is, quite simply, a successful child,” said British childrens writer Alan Gibbons. “When you read often and with full interest, you lay foundations (打好基础) that last for life.”What helps a child have a bright future? In a 2010 study, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD，经济合作与发展组织) found reading for pleasure plays a more important role than a childs family. Its never too late to start reading. So try turning off the TV, and jumping into the wonderful world of a book.What books should I start with?Here are books that the UK National Union of Teachers suggests for students to read. The mainidea is: Be open to all books! Fairy tales, folk tales and biographies; Picture books that make you think and feel the beauty of art; Joke books, comic books; Books and stories written by students;-Other types of reading materials, such as popular magazines, newspapers, recipe books and even maps.( )71. Nowadays, fewer and fewer people choose to read in their free time. ( )72. About 30% of teenagers read for pleasure more than twice a year in the US.( )73. Most adults always watch TV or go online instead of reading when theyre free.( )74. Experts think reading can help develop childrens abilities. ( )75. The UK National Union of Teachers thinks its enough for us to read our favorite books. 九、阅读下面A、B两篇短文，根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（共10个小题，每小题2分，计20分） (1)“English is such a difficult language!” How many of you have said so? English speakers also say similar sentences. But what they say is: Chinese is so difficult!The US Department of State recently looked at a number of different foreign languages. It found that its easy for English speakers to learn languages such as Spanish, French and Italian. About 600 class hours will be enough if you want to speak and read them well. Its because such languages are close to English.The most difficult languages, however, need around 2,200 class hours, said the report. Chinese, Korean, Arabic (阿拉伯语) and Japanese are in this group.Each of the four “hard” languages is difficult for its own reasons. Arabic is difficult to read for an English speaker. Chinese and Japanese learners need to remember over 1,000 characters. Also, Chinese words have tones (音调). A words meaning changes as you change the tone. That makes many foreign learners scared. ( )76. What is the easiest foreign language for English speakers among them?A. English B. Japanese C. Spanish ( )77. Why is French easy for English speakers to learn?A. Because its the same as English. B. Because its similar to English .C. Because France is close to England. ( )78. How many class hours do English speakers need to learn Chinese?A. About 2,200 class hours. B. About 600 class hours. C. About 1,000 class hours. ( )79. What difficulty in Chinese learning DOESNT the writer talk about? A. Its difficult to read for an English speaker.B. There are too many characters to remember.C. A words meaning changes as you change the tone. ( )80. Whats the best title of this article?A. Four “hard” foreign languages for English speakers. B. Foreign languages for English speakers. C. Chinese Learning. (2)When Jamie Edwards said he wanted to build a nuclear fusion reactor (核聚变反应堆), his friends thought he was crazy.But the student from the Priory Academy in Lancashire, UK, wasnt joking. On March 4, he became the youngest person in the world to build a nuclear fusion reactor with a handmade device (装置) in his school. He did it just five days before his 14th birthday.“It is quite a great success,” Edwards said. “I cant quite believe it!”He came up with the idea after reading the story of Taylor Wilson. The American became the youngest person ever to build a nuclear fusion reactor in 2008. He was 14 years old at the time.Always a science fan, Edwards says that he saw Wilsons story online and “thought that looks cool and decided to have a go”.He started it in December 2012. At first it was hard to raise money for it. He went to universities but they didnt take him seriously. Finally Edwards turned to his school for help and got 3,000 (30,000 yuan) to build the device.It was still a dangerous experiment (实验), though. Edwards did it with the help of experts and teachers. They made sure that everything was safe before it began.( )81. What is Jamie Edwards?A. He is an engineer working in the Priory Academy in Lancashire, UK. B. He is a student from the Priory Academy in Lancashire, UK.C. He is an art fan. ( )82. What success did Jamie Edwards get?A. He built a nuclear fusion reactor with a handmade device. B. He got 3,000 (30,000 yuan) to build the device. C. He met Taylor Wilson in 2012. ( )83. What was the first problem Jamie Edwards met after he started it?AHis friends laughed at him. B. The experiment was very dangerous. C. He didnt have enough money. ( )84. What was the idea from?A. Its from the story of Taylor Wilson.B. Its from his chemistry books. C. Its from science classes. ( )85. Which statement is FALSE, according to the article?A. He continued his experiment with others help.B. Both Jamie and Taylor built a nuclear fusion reactor at the age of 14. C. Universities were not interested in his idea at first. B卷（50分）一、完成对话。在对话的空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。一空一词。（10分）A: Lee, I decided to go back to France. B: Why did you make such a _1_? Arent you getting on well with your workmates?A: Yes, I am. We love each other like a family. I even hardly stay_2_ after work. They always invite me to play with them, shopping and eating. It is really warm. Im not feeling lonely _3_ because of them.B: That sounds good. Why not continue working there? You dont have to change. A: Yes, that makes sense. But one thing changed my mind. B: What _4_?A: Do you remember the car accident two months ago? While I was riding my bike across the street, A car_5_came towards me,. It strongly hit me and then I lost my mind. When I woke up, I found myself lying on the bed in the hospital. I started to cry after I heard the doctor plan to cut _6_ my left leg. Luckily, I was fine at last, my bike was completely broken, though. B: Im sorry to hear that. Did it make a big _7_ to your life?A: I think so. In the hospital, I could do nothing _8_ sleep. You know, it was hard to fall asleep because of the great pain. At that moment, I missed my family so much. I hoped they could help me out and be with me. Everything seemed meaningless _9_ family. B: So you will go back to your hometown after this accident. A: Yes, thats what I think. _10_ with my family is the most important thing for me now. B: OK, all the best wishes to you. A: Thank you! 12345678910二、短文填空。用下面方框中单词的适当形式填入短文空格内，使短文意思正确，通顺。（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）interest, offer , easy, imagine, educate, they, hard, how, use, bring, depend, usualThese days, digital technology (数码技术) _1_great changes to our life. And the users who are more open to these changes are teenagers, not adults. It seems that when it comes to technology, parents wont be able to keep up with their children. Dr. Jay Giedd, a teacher , _2_us a good reason, saying that teenagers are _3_used to the world around them than adults. It is reported that in US, it usually takes teenagers about 8.5 hours _4_ computers or phones to learn and play every day. Even some schools are trying some new teaching ways by _5_ on IPAD or something else to develop the _6_. When teenagers use these things, theyre taking in and dealing with lots of information. It helps them find their own _7_ and then teach _8_. “The skills that we need to have are changing,” said Geid. “Humans are coming into a new age. People should learn _9_ to deal with much information. “ Thanks to the changing, teenagers can get whatever they want in so many ways. However, by the age of 30, it will make it _10_ for them to accept the new technology. 12345678910三、阅读表达（共20小题；计15分）A.)补全短文。根据短文内容，从短文后的AF 选项中选出适当的选项补全短文。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）A group of round colorful birds get very angry because some green pigs stole their eggs. They decide to sacrifice (牺牲) themselves to fight against the pigs. _1_In fact, the game is so popular that now an Angry Birds theme park is being built. The park will open at the end of this month in Finland. _2_Children will be able to have fun there while exercising.Since Finnish computer game developer Rovio Moble created it in December 2009, Angry Birds has been downloaded 500 million times by fans all over the world. _3_4_Players need to find the best angle before every shot. Also, different birds must be used to hit different things. Everything in the game follows the rules of gravity (重力) and speed.Many people like the game because they find that its fun and can help them relax. Chen Yan, a girl ,likes to play the game on her way home._5_A. It will have many fun rides and activities from the game.B. The game seems simple, but one needs to come up with some ways to play it.C. “It kills time and helps lower my stress and tiredness after work.”D. This is not the story of a movie, but what happens in the popular mobile game, Angry Birds.E. Angry Birds is also popular with the old. F. The newest one, Angry Birds Space, is now the No 1 paid app in the App Store.12345B. 完成表格。阅读下面短文，根据其内容，完成表格中所缺的信息（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）Did you feel touched by the little mermaid (美人鱼) and her love? Or laughed at the emperor (皇帝) with his new clothes? Around the world, kids have different childhoods, but many of them share one thing the fairy tales (童话) of Hans Christian Andersen.April 2 is the birthday of the great Danish writer. People also celebrate it as International Childrens Book Day.Two hundred and nine years