人教新目标版八年级英语上学期 期中试卷

人教新目标版八年级上学期 期中试卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . I tried to call to apologize to Mary, but she refused _the phone.AanswerBansweringCto answerDanswered2 . My sister enjoys _.Alisten to musicBlisten musicClistening to musicDlistening music3 . Have you heard todays weather forecast? Yes. Better weather is _. We can expect an outing.Ain the wayBby the wayCon the wayDin this way4 . Hi, Tom. Is your sister as active as you? No, shes a quiet girl. She is _.Aless outgoing than IBnot so calm as ICmore active than I5 . Jeff,how is it going?Quite bad.I had a fever and in bed for a week.AlieBlaidChave laidDhave lain6 . I have a pair of gloves. One is on the bed. But I cant find _.Athe otherBotherCothersDanother7 . Its ten to nine.AWhat time is it?BWhat is it?CHow is the time?8 . No free plastic bag in the supermarket helps to _ white pollution.AreduceBrecycleCprovideDproduce9 . In China, people _set off fireworks during the Spring Festival.AsometimesBneverCseldomDusually10 . The city has a large population, everywhere is vey _.AinterestingBcrowdedCmodernDcomfortable11 . Lin Tao is _ from a small village.Aa 11 years old boyBa 11-year-old boyCan 11-years-old boyDan 11-year-old boy12 . -What do you think of talk shows? - _. They are too boring.APretty goodBI love themCI dont like themDI dont mind them13 . I find a little monkey on _ way to the bookstore.AaBmeCtheDI14 . How often do you go to Beijing ?_ .ATwo time a yearBTwice a yearCTwo timesDOne time二、补全短文5选5This week I tried two new restaurantsMichelles and Antons 15 . Michelles is a small place with about twenty tables .The waiters and waitresses are very friendly , and the service is excellent . I ordered chicken with orange sauce along with rice and a salad .16 . The chicken was delicious, but the cake was too dry . The meal cost about twenty dollars.Antons is a much bigger restaurant, and it was very crowded on that night . 17 . Antons noisier than Michelles 18 . I ordered soup and a steak with fried potatoes and vegetables. The soup wasnt very hot . The steak was OK, 19 . For dessert, I had ice-cream. The meal was really expensiveabout forty-five dollars! Now you know why I would go to Michelles again, but not to Antons.根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。ABut the vegetables werent very good.BThey are both French restaurants downtown .CI waited twenty minutes for a table .DThen I had a chocolate cake and coffee.E. And the waiter was very slow with my meal.三、完型填空Hobo不小心将咖啡洒到了一些单词上，他有点吃不准了。帮他选一选吧！ Im Colin and Im looking for new friends! Im thirteen years old and I live in Nanjing. I love ! I like swimming, football and volleyball, my favourite sport is basketball. I play it times a week at a basketball club. Its on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Many of my friends are of the club too. I to be a good basketball player one day. _ weekends I like to play basketball with my friends. We often talk about basketball and_basketball matches on TV. I also like drawing and music. It me happy. Yao Ming is my favourite basketball player. He is my hero!Do you like sports too? Do you like basketball? else do you enjoy? Send me a letter and we can be friends.（选自初中补充习题七年级上册）20 . AbooksBsports CclothesDtoys21 . AbutBsoCthenDand22 . Aone Btwo CthreeDfour23 . AcooksBworkers CstudentsDmembers24 . Ahope BenjoyClove Dstudy25 . AInBAt CAfterDBefore26 . AhearBlook at Cwatch Dsee27 . AlistenBlistening Clisten toDlistening to28 . Atakes Bmakes CletsDfinds29 . AWhere BWhen CWhatDHow四、阅读单选Childrens Games in Ancient ChinaDuring ancient times, children didnt have much to enjoy themselves. However, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood.Kicking stone ballsDuring the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular game in the northern part of China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm.Playing hide-and-seekHide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to play; covering a childs eyes while other kids run around to tease(戏弄) him or, more commonly, others hide and one child must try to find them.Flying kitesKites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood instead of paper. The three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite. Each has its own feature. For example, the bird-shaped kite with long wings is a special kind of the Beijing kite.Watching shadow plays(皮影戏)The closest thing to watching a film during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. The artists control puppets(木偶) behind the screen and tell stories to the music.30 . How many ancient games are mentioned in this passage?AOneBTwoCThreeDFour.31 . According to the text, the game of kicking a stone ball was.Aplayed in summerBlike flying kitesCinvented in BeijingDpopular in North China32 . How is hide-and-seek usually played?AOne plays and others watch.BOthers laugh and one must cry.COthers hide and one tries to find.DOne runs and others try to catch.33 . Do the kites have the same feature?AYes, they do.BNo, they dont.CWe dont know.DIt doesnt mention.34 . Which ancient game is like watching a film?AKicking stone balls.BFlying kites.CPlaying hide-and-seek.DWatching shadow plays.Mr Young has a big shop in the centre of the city. He tells all his employees (雇员) to be friendly to the buyers and he gets a lot of money.One day an old woman went to the shop to buy a silk blouse. When she came out, she left her wallet (钱包) in it. A girl picked it up and found there were five hundred dollars in it. She looked around and nobody saw it. She put it into her pocket quickly. Soon the old woman came back to look for it, of course she failed. That evening Mr Young was told about it. He was very angry and sent the girl away. Then he decided to employ an honest man to take her place. A few young men came, but none of them could satisfy (使满意) him.This morning, a young man came in his office. He asked, “Do you smoke, sir?”“No, sir,” answered the young man.“Do you drink?”“No, sir.”Mr Young asked him other questions, and the young mans answers satisfied him. Before he employed him, he asked him the last question, “You have no shortcomings, do you?”“No, I dont, sir,” said the young man, “I like telling lies.”35 . Mr Young gets a lot of money because_.Ahis shop is in the centre of the cityBhis employees are friendly to the buyersCthe clothes in his shop are cheaperDthe clothes in his shop are better36 . Mr Young sent the girl away because_.Ashe wasnt friendly to the old womanBshe didnt want to be politeCshe didnt work hardDshe didnt return the wallet to the old woman37 . _, so Mr Young was satisfied with him.AThe young mans answers showed he was a good manBThe young man couldnt smoke or drinkCThe young man was very honestDThe young man was very clever38 . The underlined word “shortcomings” in the story means _.A优点B特长C缺点D习惯39 . After hearing the young mans last answer, Mr Young _.Adecided to employ himBcouldnt employ himCthought he was honestDliked him at onceNew research（研究) about how much time people spend on their smartphones(智能手机) per day.40 . People cannot use the smartphones to _Aread e-booksBsend text messagesCtake photosDplay football41 . Smartphone owner spends most of the time _ every day.Asurfing on the internetBlistening to musicCwatching videosDmaking phone calls42 . Making phone calls with the smartphone was only the _ most popular use.AfirstBsixthCtwelfthDfifth五、用单词的正确形式完成短文阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。请将答案写在短文后相应题号的横线上。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。read fortrainhappyonhurryloudbeforebehindinread fortrainhappyonhurryloudbeforebehindinMany people were waiting43 . the train. Some were44 . newspapers, and some saying goodbye to their friends. Dr. Wang, Mr. Li and Mr. Chen were talking so45 . and excitedly that they did not know the46 . was going to leave. Then the guard called47 . , “The train is going to leave.48 . up, please.” The three men heard the guard and two of them jumped49 . the train qui