人教版英语八年级上册同步练习：期中测试题

人教版英语八年级上册同步练习：期中测试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、完型填空The TraditionLuiss whole family meet every June to celebrate Grandpas birthday. Before everyone sits down to eat, each person has to tell a personal story they have about_ . Some family members tell the same story year after year. Luis, for example, had his usual story about the time Grandpa taught him how to take care of a vegetable garden.The stories are a tradition. And now that most of the grandchildren are old enough to _, the tradition could go on for quite a while. Last year, it took three hours. Luis tried hard not to yawn (打哈欠) as he listened to all the same old stories.This year, Uncle Frank and Aunt Teresa have dinner ready early and call everyone to eat.“What about the _? Luis asks.“Theres just not enough time this year, with so many people, Uncle Frank says.After hearing this, Luis feels relieved (如释重负). But he also feels a little_as he sits down at the long dining table. Without the tradition, Grandpas birthday feels like any other holiday the family share.Luis looks at the plate of vegetable salad. “You know, I wouldnt know how to pick a tomato right if it wasnt for Grandpa, he says softly.“I wouldnt know how to drive a car, says Aunt Teresa.“I wouldnt know how to turn a paperclip into a safety pin, adds Uncle Felix. “That sure saved the day at Ednas wedding (婚礼)!” Everyone laughs and smiles at each other at the reminder of that well-known family story.It was a _birthday. Conversations run like water, and the food is wonderful. But something tells Luis that next year, the tradition of telling stories will_.1 . AUncleBGrandpaCAuntDMother2 . AlookBstudyCjoinDcook3 . ApartiesBgiftsCgamesDstories4 . AthankfulBexcitedCafraidDsad5 . AbadBboringCgreatDsmall6 . AstopBreturnChelpDlose二、阅读单选Its sure that having a lovely pet can make peoples home life betterand in fact, it is of great importance in the pet owners career lives (职业生涯). In fact, according to a new survey, people with pets may be more successful in their careers and this is good news for those pet parents who want to be successful and powerful.How could it be possible for those pet owners to have career success? The researchers surveyed 857 people in the United States with different kinds of jobs. Well, according to the research, some successful people said that their pets helped teach them many useful lessons, like being more responsible (有责任心的) and creative, showing love for others, and keeping rules. And all of these are so important in the business world.What about people who grew up without pets, but have adopted (领养) pets when they are adults (成年人)? Luckily for those, the survey showed that having pets now can also help with their career success.According to the research, 86 percent of pet parents said owning pets can help them keep a good order in their lives, plan their time better, and finish more work without wasting time or money. But even though you dont think your pet has truly helped you, it will be greatly useful when your workmates get to know that you have a pet. In fact, 80 percent of people in the survey said they have a closer relationship with those workmates who have their own pets, and 79 percent of those believe that workmates with pets are more hard-working.7 . In which part of a newspaper can you read the passage?ANews.BSports World.CLetters.DLife&Fun.8 . Having a pet helps people _ according to the last paragraph.Arun faster and exercise moreBbetter plan their timeChave a healthy eating habitDsleep easily and well9 . What is the main idea of the passage?APeople with pets may be more successful.BPeople like dogs better than cats.CPeople with pets may be happier.DPeople without pets may be unlucky.10 . What will the writer talk about if there is another paragraph?AThe places to get a pet.BHow to choose pets.CA successful example of a pet owner.DDifferences between dogs and cats.Mr. King goes to a dinner party. He is wearing old clothes. He comes into the room. But people in the room dont look at him. They dont ask him to sit at the table.Mr. King goes home and puts on his good clothes. He goes back to the party. Everyone in the room stands up and smiles at him. They give him very good food to eat.Mr. King takes off his clothes，and puts them in the food and says，“Eat，clothes！”The other people ask，“What are you doing？”He answers，“Im asking my coat to eat food. I am wearing my old clothes. You dont look at me. You dont ask me to sit down. Now Im in these clothes. And you give me very good food. Now I see，you give the food to my clothes，not to me！”11 . Mr. King goes to the dinner party，but people in the room dont look at him because _.Ahe doesnt come by carBhe is youngChe is wearing his old clothesDhe is old12 . Mr. King goes home to _ his _clothes.Aput on；goodBput on；oldCtake off；oldDwear；old13 . Mr. King goes back to the party. People in the room stand up and smile at him because_.Ahe is wearing his old clothesBhe comes in a very good carChe is wearing his good clothesDhe is putting on his good clothes14 . Mr. King takes off his good clothes，and _ them _the good food.Aask；to eatBasks；to eatClets；to eatDask；eat15 . Mr. King says the good food is _.Afor heBfor his good clothesCfor meDfor himEveryone in our class has our own characters. Each plays his or her part in our class. All inall，we are a group of young children who are perhaps a bit noisy at times，but on the whole arewell behaved and pleasant to be with.Ah KeongWe are a noisy group, and that is what our teachers say about us.This is largely because of Ah Keong.He is the noisiest of us all because he lives with his family of ten children.It seems that he cannot talk softly.Actually he does not talk, he shouts.PadmaPadma is a quiet boy who sits next to me. He is so soft that one would think that he is a girl .This is not so. No one dares to call him“girl”, for he is a member of the school karate club.DorisDoris is such a model student that all the teachers love her, She sits right in front of the teachers table.We all love her because she is kind and helpful. Every day, she makes sure that the teachers have enough chalk and the classroom is clean.JJackEvery class has a clown(小丑)。 Our class has jack. He is naughty and always playing tricks on others. He puts tails on the boys pants and frogs in the girls desks. So when we hear someone crying, we know that Jack has played a trick again.16 . Ah Keong is the noisiest becauseAhe lives with his family of ten childrenBhe is always playing tricks on othersChe sits in front of the teacher s tableDhe is in the school karate club17 . What is Padma likeANoisy.BNaughty.CQuiet.DHelpful.18 . Who is a model studentAJack.BDoris.CPadma.DAh Keong.Can you think of a way of cleaning dirty water by using the sun? How about getting salt out of water by using the sun? In this activity, you will make a “solar still(太阳能蒸馏器)” .Lets get started!What You Need:a wide plastic basin(盆)a smaller glass for collecting the clean watera large piece of plastic papera thin string to hold plastic paper tightlya stonesaltWhat You Do:Step 1: Put salt in some tap water.Pour the salty water into the bottom of your basin.Make sure the water is below the height of your collecting glass.Step 2: Place your collecting glass in the middle of your basin.Step 3: Cover the basin with the plastic paper.Make sure that it is secured(牢固的) tightly at the edges.Use a string to seal off the edges.Step 4: Place a stone in the middle of the plastic paper just above your collecting glass.Step 5: Carefully move your “solar still” into the sun and watch it carefully.After a few hours, when you take your “solar still” apart, taste the water in the collecting glass.You will find it is pure(纯的), not salty.Do you know why?19 . You should put salty water_.Ain the glassBin the basinCon the coverDon the floor20 . You can use_to cover the basin.Athe plastic paperBthe glassCthe clothDthe stone21 . You can get_by using the solar still.Adirty waterBsalty waterCpure waterDsweet water22 . Why do you move your solar still into the sun?AYour solar still is far away from the sun.BYou can get a stone from water by using the sun.CYour solar still needs the heat from the sun.DYou cant watch the glass without the sun.三、用单词的正确形式完成句子.用方框中所给的单词或短语完成句子。mark, nervous, fair, stranger, be proud of 23 . Im always _ when I make a speech.24 . The horse kicks when a _ walks near him.25 . You should _ your friends success.26 . She has long _ hair.27 . He got a bad _ in the last English test.四、单词填空根据短文意思和所给首字母，写出一个完整正确的单词。Now, its a big problem that some students dont have enough exercise. Even on vacation, most children prefer to enjoy themselves w28 . TV or playing computer games at home.However, the importance of exercise is well-known to us. A survey shows that to do well in learning, a student should spare time to exercise every day. That is to say, we should pay a29 . to health as well as studies.Exercise also has some other advantages. One is greater confidence. Exercise may make it much e30 . for students to take part in class activities and help them do a better job in studies and social communications.Another is less stress.Exercise can make students f31 . troubles and feel relaxed.So just get some exercise into your daily school life. Go to school on foot or by bike i32 . of by bus or by car.五、语法填空七、 语法填空（阅读下面短文，按照句子于结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，）Its a Sunday morning. Jack and his father33 . on a big bus. There are many people on it. Some of them come from America and some from England and34 . (Australian). They are all friends. They are going to the Safari Zoo.35 . Chinese are on the bus. One is a man. He is the36 . (drive). He is driving the bus. The other is a young woman. She is good at37 . (speak) English. She is talking38 . the zoo. She says she likes39 . （panda）best. Because they are cute and only40 . in China. All the passengers(乘客)are listening to her. They like the zoo. It 41 . them 20 minutes to get there. They want 42 . (get) there soon（很快）.六、信息匹配配对阅读。左栏是五个人的信息，右栏是七则旅游广告。请将这五个人的信息与他们感兴趣的广告配对，并将答案写在题前的括号内。43 . Jenny likes history and she wants to know something about the clothes that ancient people wore and watch an old dance.44 . David is interested in animals, especially African animals. He wants to see some lions living in the wild with his friends this vacation.45 . John has read a lot about sharks but he hasnt seen them himself. He hope his dream of seeing sharks can come true.46 . Jack is interested in science and he hopes very much to know what our life will be like in the future.47 . Jerry is studying geography at a college and she wants to visit some great wonders of the natural world.AStonehenge (巨石阵)It is a man-made wonder of the world. It is an ancient circle of stones in England. It was built about 5,000 years ago.BThe Underwater WorldHere you will find different kinds of fish and even some kinds of sharks. You will feel that you are in the water, but of course this isnt true. If you are interested in fish, I suggest that you pay a visit here.CThe Ancient villageIn the village, you will find people live a simple life just as the ancient people did