人教版八年级第一学期期中考试英语试题

人教版八年级第一学期期中考试英语试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . There are _ flowers in the garden.Aa lotBa lot ofCa lots ofDlot of2 . Bob doesnt know _ to write about.AhowBthatCwhatDwhere3 . I do not doubt _ our experiment will be carried out in time.AwhetherBwhenCifDthat4 . Jessica promised _ an article on detectives for our school newspaper.Ato writeBwritingCwroteDnot writing5 . -Do you mind if I _ the radio? I cant hear clearly.- _, my baby is sleeping.Aturn on; Yes, I do.Bturn off; Not at allCturn up; Better notDturn down; Never mind6 . Your dress is very nice at the birthday party! _.ANo, it isntBYes, sureCThank youDNot very nice7 . You can get the book _your local distributor（当地经销商）.AonBthroughCwithDin8 . -Lucy is coming byplane tomorrow.-Lets go toairport to meet her.Athe, /B/, anCthe, theD/, the9 . Who _ P.E? Sam _.Alike; doesBlikes; doClikes; doesDlike; do10 . Boys and girls, please listen to me carefully. I have _ to tell you.Aanything importantBsomething importantCimportant something11 . He was just falling asleep _ there was a loud knock on the door.AwhileBwhenCthenDuntil12 . （题文）Why do you like English?一_I think its very interesting.ASoBAndCButDBecause13 . - _is the skirt?Its pink.AWhatBwhat colorCWhat color14 . Tim, do your parents like football?_ my dad _ my mum likes it. They both prefer tennis.AEither; orBNeither; norCNot only; but alsoDBoth; and15 . Our parents always advise usthe street when the traffic light is red.Ato crossBdont crossCnot crossDnot to cross二、完型填空“Mommy, I got something for you！Cody ran through the door after school. His face wore the biggest smile ever. He waved something above his head. Its a pen. But not just any pen. Its a lucky pen!He handed me the pen _ , waiting for my reaction（反应）. I looked at the pen in my hand. There was nothing _ about it. It looked just like any other ballpoint pen. I had a drawer full of them. At that moment, I didnt realize how special it was or how much I would come to treasure（珍爱）it. I had made the decision to be a（n）_ . I had dreamed about it for a long time but I was afraid of being refused by the publishing houses. The night before, I told my husband my _ when I thought Cody wasnt listening. What if _ likes my writing and fail？But Cody did _ what I said. Now he stood in front of me, watching me examine the pen. You dont have to be afraid now, “he said. This pen will make your _ great and everyone will love you. Tears filled my eyes. Refusal（拒绝）and failure didnt seem like such a big problem any more. Even if I _ sold the first book, I had everything I could ever need. I knew that pen would bring me luck, though. And I felt _ already, just by having Cody in my life, especially when I heard what he did to get it. In the lunchroom, Cody heard an older boy talking about having a lucky _ . He decided to get it for me. The boy was a tough negotiator（强硬的谈判者）but Cody didnt _ . In the end, he _ his favourite Matchbox car, two army men his brother gave him, a crayon, and a piece of candy-his most important things, for that pen. Just to make _ feel better. I still have that pen, though its long out of ink, in a cup on my desk. When a refusal letter arrives and I start feeling _ , I look at it and remember just how lucky I am. For while I value that pen, its Cody who I really _ in my life.16 . AeasilyBcarefullyCproudlyDnaturally17 . AstrangeBspecialCimportantDinteresting18 . AteacherBartistCwriterDinventor19 . AfearBhopeCsecretDsurprise20 . AsomebodyBeverybodyCanybodyDnobody21 . AhearBacceptCexpectDbelieve22 . AlifeBdreamCstoriesDchoices23 . AeverBneverCevenDonce24 . AsureBluckyCbraveDproud25 . AdogBtoyCpenDgift26 . Agive upBtry outCget awayDcall back27 . AfoundBkeptCsoldDchanged28 . AthemBusCmeDhim29 . AnervousBsorryCangryDlonely30 . ArespectBpraiseCserveDtreasure三、阅读单选NameFromFoodDrinkFavorite subjectReason(原因)Li XiaChinajiaoziorange juiceartfunBenEnglandhamburgerapple juicegeographyUseful(有用的)JaneThe U.S.AeggmilkhistoryinterestingKumikoJapanfishapple juicemusicrelaxing31 . Who is from England? _.AKumikoBBen.CJane.DLi Xia32 . Fish is _ favorite food.ALi XiasBKumikosCBensDKumiko33 . Li Xia likes _. He thinks it is _.Aart, funBart, interestingCmusic, funDhistory, funOne day, I had a bad toothache. I couldnt eat anything. So I went to see the dentist.“Whats wrong with your teeth?” asked the dentist.“I have a toothache.” I told him.“Let me see your teeth Um, theres a hole in one of the teeth. Do you eat a lot of sweet food?the dentist asked me.“Yes, I do. I often eat ice cream, biscuits（饼干）, chocolates and I often drink colas and milk with sugar.” I told him.“All these are bad for your teeth. You must eat less sweet food and brush your teeth at least twice a day. Now let me fill your bad tooth.” said the doctor, “Then you will not have a toothache for a long time.”34 . What was wrong with the writer?AShe couldnt eat or sleep.BShe had a toothache.CShe couldnt eat sweet food.DShe had a headache.35 . The doctor saw the writers teeth and found_.Aa hole in one of her teethBtwo holes in her teethCsome holes in her teethDa big hole and a small hole in her teeth36 . The writer _.Adoesnt like eating sweet food or drinking sweet milkBdoesnt like having any food or drinkClikes eating sweet food and drinking waterDlikes having sweet food and drink37 . Eating less sweet food _.Aisnt good for our teethBis only good for childrens teethCis good for our teethDis bad for our teeth38 . Which of the following is TRUE?AThe dentist filled all the writers bad teeth.BThe dentist didnt fill the writers bad tooth.CThe dentist pulled the writers bad tooth out.DThe dentist filled the writers bad tooth.Mary The MusicalDont miss Mary The Musical at Cambridge Theater London! Performances start every evening at 7 from this Saturday. Tickets are 20 pounds for adults and 15 pounds for children and can be bought online or from the theater.Teenage Drawing Competition16-year-olds are welcome to take part in an exciting drawing competition at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 6that Westfield Shopping Center. It is free to enter and the first prize is a trip to New York!Adeles ConcertCome and meet the famous singer Adele at St. Jamess Park this Sunday, April 25. Adele will sing songs from her latest CD. The event starts at 1 p.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Tickets are 8 pounds and can be bought at St. Jamess Park.39 . People can watch Adeles performance _Aat Cambridge TheatreBat Westfield TheatreCat Westfield Shopping CenterDat St. Jamess Park.40 . How much are the musical tickets for two children?A16 poundsB35 poundsC30 poundsD40 pounds41 . Which of the following is TRUE?AAll the events above take place in the afternoon.BAnyone can take part in Teenage Drawing Competition.CAdeles Concert lasts for three hours.DPeople can buy all the tickets on the Internet .Tom and his cousin took a boat trip. When they got on the boat, every passenger(乘客) should answer the keeper a question. If the passenger answered“yes”, he or she got one gift; if the passenger answered “no”, he or she got two gifts. Tom and his cousin saw all about this. Now it was their turn. The keeper came up to them and asked, “Are you a good sailor?” Tom wanted to get two gifts, so he answered “no” loudly, at the same time he said, “I have never been a sailor, how could I be a good sailor.”The keeper gave him two gifts. His cousin gave the same answer, so, he got two gifts too.The boat started off. The passengers began to open their gifts. Tom and his cousin did the same. They found that one of the two gifts was a small bottle of drinking water, the other was a seasick tablet (晕船药). Tom had a look at a “yes”-passengers gift. His was a nice chocolate. Tom shouted at the keeper, “We are never seasick. Why do you give us seasick tablets?”42 . When did the keeper ask the passengers questions?ABefore the trip.BAfter the trip.CDuring the trip.DNever.43 . Why did Tom and his cousin answer “no”?ABecause they felt sick on the boat.BBecause they were good sailors.CBecause they both wanted to get two gifts.DBecause they wanted to have chocolate.44 . The underlined(下划线) part “a good sailor” means _.A晕船B不晕船C好销售员D好水手45 . Which of the following statements is true?AThe keeper cheated (欺骗) Tom and his cousin.BTom and his cousin didnt understand the question.CAll the other passengers answered “yes”.DThe keeper didnt want to give Tom and his cousin chocolate四、句型转换根据要求完成句子46 . They packed all the books in the room.(改为被动语态)All the books in the room _47 . Kates parents dont allow her to go out on school nights.(改为被动语态)Kate _to go out on school nights by her parents.48 . We use chopsticks while eating in our country.(改为被动语态)Chopsticks _by us while eating in our country.49 . 据我所知，茶树是在山腰种植的。(根据汉语意思完成句子)As _ I know，tea plants are grown on the side of mountain.50 . 按照中国历史，孔明灯首先被诸葛孔明使用。(根据汉语意思完成句子)_Chinese history，sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming.五、根据首字母、中文提示填空按要求完成下列句子，每空一词。51 . Do you like _(蔬菜) salad, Emma?52 . Frank is always _(迟到) for school in the morning.53 . The _(衣服) are very nice in the shop.54 . Grandma, I want some _(鸡肉).55 . You must eat _(健康的) food, Linda.六、用单词的正确形式完成句子用适当的介词填空56 . What do you think your home will be like _10 years?57 . Books will only be _computers, not _paper.58 . Can you tell me your prediction _technology?59 . Less pollution will be good _the earth.60 . I saw a robot _ TV. It was cleaning the kitchen.Choose the correct words or phrases to complete the sentences.( 选择正确的词或短语完成句子)61 . My grandma cant see anything _ her glasses. (with, without )62 . More than three _ people watched the football game last night. (thousand, thousands)63 . Because of the heavy snow, some villagers in the mountain area are in _. (danger, dangerous)64 . My fathers job is _ our city safe. (making, to make)65 . Let me carry the _ (heavy, heavily) suitcase.七、单词填空Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. It is also the most important66 . .Some students say they dont want to read for67 . .They want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words. Many experts say pleasure reading is very important for English learning. Dr. Stephn Krashen, a famous68 . on language learning, says that pleasure reading69 . you learn many important things about English. Students learn more grammar and more words70 . they read for pleasure. They71 . learn more about good writing. Dr. Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a72 . way. Each student needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes73 . possible for each student to learn what he or she needs.Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you74 . have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure reading will help you:. learn75 . English speakers use English read faster in English find examples of good writing in English learn new words learn about the cultures of English speakers八、填空Left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot. you can travel fast or slow. The movement of your fee. gets you where you need to go. But it also gets you so much more! Walking is such a basic, simple exercise that almost everyone can take part in it.Walking helps you in many ways. First, it makes your heart stronger. Studies show regular walking lowers your chance of heart disease. Walking for 30 minutes per day also helps control blood pressure. It can reduce your chance of having a stroke or developing some cancers, too. Want to lose weight! You need to bum 600 more calories each day you eat. Walking is the easiest way to do that.Walking helps your brain health. As people age, their brains dont work as well. One in 14 people over 65 years old suffers from memory loss. Older people who walk six miles or more per week keep their brains in better shape. Putting one foot in front of the other isnt difficult. You dont have to think about it, so you can consider other things. You can consider problems or think of ideas. You can think over conversations again or just remember funny things that have just happened recently.Walking is also good for your wallet. It saves the cost of going to a gym. Walking quickl