八年级下学期

八年级下学期期中测试卷一Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (40 %).Read and choose the best answer. (20 %)() 1. Harry Potter is such interesting book that we all like it.A. an B./ C. a D. the()2. I met a strange man on my way home one evening.A. on B. in C. / D. at()3. Yesterday was Dads birthday. I gave a pair of gloves as a present.A. him B. his C. he D. himself()4. Hong Kong has too land for all of its people.A. many B. much C. few D. little()5. There are more than languages spoken in Nigeria.A. two hundred B. two hundredsC. hundreds of D. hundred of()6. You be careful when you do experiments in the lab.A. can B. may C. must D. need()7. The little girl finished her apple quickly and asked for one.A. other B. the other C. another D. the others() 8. Nowadays, many people choose to communicate each other by mobile phone.A. with B. to C. by D. through()9. I think Yao Ming, the famous basketball player, will benew star in NBA.A. hot B. hotter C. hottest D. the hottest()10. Stop making any noise. Cindy in the next room at the moment.A. was sleeping B. has sleptC. slept D. is sleeping ()11. The policeman warned the man after drinking.A. not drive B. not to drive C. dont drive D. didnt drive()12. Roberts never been to Paris, ?A. is he B. isnt he C. has he D. hasnt he()13. Paul looks . Whats the matter with him?A. sadly B. sad C. happily D. happy()14. We can protect our environment rubbish into rivers or lakes.A. from B. by not throwingC. from not throwing D. with throwing()15. 5,000 dollars is a large amount of money, but it is than we need. A. much more B. very much C. much less D. very little()16. This passage is still hard to understandthere are no new words in it.A. when B. though C. because D. until()17. Last night I froze when I saw a UFO flying over my head. The underlined part means .A. became ice B. couldnt hearC. moved quickly D. stopped moving()18. I suppose that we will have to make a try for ourselves. The underlined part means .A. say B. think C. hope D. discuss()19. Have Joyce decided ?A. when will she start B. when she startsC. when would she start D. when she will start()20. Im sorry. Ive broken your new PSP. . Ill have it repaired myself.A. Thats right. B. Thats all right. C. All right. D. No problem. Fill in the blanks with the given words in their proper forms. (8%)1. I like traveling and I have written down all my (journey) in my diary book.2. The sick man came back to life on the (five) day.3. Little Lily sat in the armchair ( comfortable).4. I know you are not so good at English, but you has done (well) than before.5. You must read the (safe) rules before you operate the machine.6. How (fool) Sam is to believe such a stupid story!7. She seemed (patient) when she waited for me for two hours.8. I always enjoy (I) when I am playing with my pet dog. Rewrite the sentences as required. (12%)1. Angela enjoys MSN Live Messenger very much. (改为一般疑问句) Angela MSN Live Messenger very much?2. I wrote a letter to my pen friend after dinner yesterday. (就划线部分提问) you write after dinner yesterday?3. She has been in the chess club for about three months. (就划线部分提问) has she been in the chess club?4. The Bund looks very beautiful at night. ( 改为感叹句) the Bund looks at night5. The man was not sure which car he should choose. (保持原句意思) The man was not sure which car .6. Playing computer games for a long time is bad for our eyes. (保持原句意思) bad for our eyes play computer games for a long time. Part 3 Reading and Writing (35 %). Reading comprehension (27 %) A. True or False. (5%)Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. Is that true? The answer is definitely no. In fact, they have very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following chart is a days life of a pop star.Feb. 9th, 20105:00Woke up and had breakfast in the hotel. Packed bags. Took a taxi to the airport.7:30Plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather.8:30Plane landed. Waited for luggage for half an hour. Signed for fans at the airport.9:45Arrived at the hotel and had a short rest.10:00Started out to attend the meeting with fans and gave an interview to the local reporters.11:00Went to the radio station to attend the live show. 12:00Had lunch with the local producer (制作人) .13:00Went to the theatre and prepared for the nights show. The lighting of the theatre was good, but the band ( 乐队 ) did poorly.17:00Back to the hotel. Tried to have a rest. Still worried about the band.18:00Had supper, but ate little.18:30Went to the theatre again and got ready for the show.19:30Sang very well, and audience gave a warm welcome. The band did better than before.22:00The show was over. Very tired from it.23:00Back to the hotel. Took a bath. Too excited to sleep, so watched TV.0:00Fell asleep, with TV on. ( )1. The pop star went back to the hotel three times on Feb. 9th, 2010.( )2. According to the chart, the pop star was good at playing the musical instruments.( )3. The pop star felt tired as well as excited after the performance.( )4. The audience didnt like the pop stars performance.( )5. From the passage, we know pop stars dont have an easy life as they seem to have.B. Choose the best answer. (5 %)Bicycles are very popular all over the world nowadays. People ride their bicycles for exercise and enjoyment. In some places, people use a bicycle to go to work. But who invented the first bicycle?In 1791, a Frenchman named Sivrac invented and owned the first bicycle. Mr. Sivrac rode the bicycle in Paris. The handles for the hands and the seats looked like a horse and were wooden. And the front wheel is much larger than the behind one. This bicycle was very difficult to move. You had to pick up the front wheel to change direction. Finally, it had no brakes(刹车) to stop it or pedals for the feet.In 1817, a German named Sauerbrun made the first bicycle better. The seat was more comfortable. The wheel could change direction. Sauerbrun brought this kind of bicycles from Germany to France. Then, Denis Johnson, an Englishman, made a bicycle for women. It had space for their dresses to hang down. But these bicycles still had no brakes or pedals, and people often got hurt. These bicycles and the people who rode them were not popular.Over 100 years later, bicycle riding was even more popular than ever. There are many, a great many bicycles in India and China, and China is even called a country on bicycles. In fact, there are more bicycles than cars in the United States today!( )1. was where the first bicycle probably made.A. England B. New York C. Germany D. France( )2. made the first bicycle better.A. Sivrac B. SauerbrunC. Denis D.Johnson( )3. The word pedals in the second paragraph refers to .A. something to speed upB. something to make the bicycle runC. something to put the feet onD. something to hold the bicycle( )4. The bicycle made by Sivrac and the one made by Denis Johnson were partly the same because .A. the seats were comfortable ,B. the front wheels could change directionC. they had no brakes or pedalsD. the bicycles were hard to move( )5. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The first bicycle for women had got brakes and pedals.B. The women could ride the first bicycle because it had got space for womens dresses to hang down.C. The first bicycle for women was made by an Englishman.D. Riding bicycles was a popular activity for women after 1817.C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. (6%)Hundreds of years ago, life was1than it is today. People didnt have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, 2 .Life today has got new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and affects our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us 3 louder and get angry much more easily. Air pollution is the most serious problem. It affects 4 living things in the world. Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the pollution is so 5 that it is like a quilt (被状物) over a city. This kind of quilt is 6 smog(烟雾)( )1. A. more happy B. more convenientC. much harder D. more modern( )2. A. either B. too C. also D. neither( )3.A. say B. talk C. tell D. spoke( )4. A. most B. all C. one D. every( )5.A.thin B. thick C. hard D. light( ) 6. A. call B. calling C. called D. to callD.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (6%)Plants are i 1 living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. But animals and men cant make food from them. Animals get their food b 2 eating plants and other animals. Men live on plants and animals, too. So animals and men need plants to live. That is w3 we find there are so many plants around us. I4 you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find there are many k 5 of plants. Some plants are large while others are small. Most plants are green. Some plants have many small leaves, others have only a few large leaves. They are d 6 in shapes and colours. 1. i 2. b 3. w 4.I 5. k 6. d E.Answer the following questions. (5 %)When I was looking for a Christmas present for my daughter in a toy store, a nicely dressed little girl, with some money in her little hand, was looking at some beautiful dolls. When she saw a doll she liked, she would ask her father if he had enough money. He usually said yes.At the same time, a boy with old and small clothes was looking at some video games. He, too, had money in his hand, but it looked like no more than five dollars. Each time he picked up one of the video games and looked at his father, he shook his head.The little girl had chosen her doll, a very beautiful one. However, she noticed the boy and his father. She saw the boy give up a video game with disappointment and walk to another corner of the store.The little girl put her doll back to the shelf and ran over to the video game. After she talked to her father, she paid for the video game and whispered(低语) to the shop assistant.So the boy got the video game that he wanted for freehe was told it was a prize from the store. He smiled happily, although he felt it was so incredible(难以置信的) .The girl saw all this happen. She smiled, too. When I walked out of the store to my car, I heard the father ask his daughter why she had done that. I would never forget their short talk. Daddy, didnt Grandma want me to buy something that would make me happy?He said, Of course, she did.Well, I just did!With that, the little girl started skipping towards their car happily.1. What did the little girl want to buy in the toy store?2. How much money did the boy probably have in his hand?3. Why did the boy give up a video game and walk to another corner of the store?4. What did the girl do after she talked to her father?5. Did the boy know who