八年级(下)英语期中试卷及答案

1、八年级(下）英语期中试卷a. carefully b. happily c. completely d. slowly( ) 20. i am so tired, doctor. _.（考试时间：90 分钟满分：100 分 ）a. lie down and rest. b. thats a good idea.c. good luck. d. i cant stand that.一、单项填空（本大题有 20 小题，每小题 1 分，共 20 分）在每小题的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并将最佳选项的字母编号填写在提 前括号内。若用答题卡答题，将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。( )

2、1. my dream is to be _ volunteer one day.athe b/ ca dan( ) 2. everyone should _ healthily.a. eat b. eats c. eating d. to eat( ) 3.does your grandpa still live _ ? yes, but he lives a happy life.a. alone b. lonely c. excited d. excitedly( ) 4. its raining outside. we have to _ our plan to have a picn

3、ic.a. hand out b. hand in c. put up d. put off( ) 5. _ of the plans works well. we need to have a new one.a. either b. neither c. both d. each( ) 6. steve loves music _ much _ he spends all his free time on it.a. too; to b. so; that c. such; that d. so; because( ) 7. should i keep on working hard if

4、 i fail the exam? yes, of course. you shouldnt give up_ you make it.a. although b. if c. but d. until( ) 8. could i look at your new computer? yes, of course you _.a. could b. can c. need d. must( ) 9. mike loves reading so he often _ books from the school library.a. passes b. borrows c. returns d.

5、lends二、完形填空（本大题有 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，将其字母 编号填写在提前括号内。若用答题卡答题，将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。with only 1 yuan, can you live in a city for one day？it may be a little difficult. but some 21 did iton april 10th，more than 60 students from a middle school in xian took part in this

6、22 the one yuan metropolis survival (生存). students had to live a day and they had to finish a lot of 23 tasks (任务)to make 24 , many students looked for part-time jobs and saw how hard life was zhang qiyue, 14, asked more than 10 restaurants for a job before 25 getting one. “we were sad when they sai

7、d no. but slowly, we got used to it. he said. after being a waiter for an hour, he 26 25 yuan. some used their talents to make money by singing and dancing in parks or shopping malls. many people 27 and helped them. zhao jiacheng, 14, drew pictures and made paper crafts( 手工). “this showed its 28 to

8、learn something special,” he said.living was hard, but finishing the tasks was not easier. they went to different places to finish tasks in a 29 time. every time they were successful, they got some money. “we will 30 all of the money we raised to poor schools in tibet.” they said.( ) 21. a. teachers

9、 b. students c. workers d. waiters( ) 22. a. activity b. party c. subject d. festival( ) 23. a. easy b. difficult c. sad d. happy( ) 24. a. trouble b. paper c. money d. music( ) 25. a. finally b. quickly c. hardly d. seriously( ) 26. a. took b. paid c. got d. spent( ) 10.how about _ the english club

10、 to practice your english?( ) 27. a. changed b. hit c. caught d. watched its really a good idea.a. join b. to join c. joining d. joined( ) 11._ most parents opinion, its important for children to take after-school classes.a. in b. on c. at d. from( ) 12.bob was watching tv _ his mother was cooking d

11、inner in the kitchen.a. while b. when c. so d. because( ) 13. ill come back as soon as i _ the work.a. finishes b. finish c. will finish d. finished( ) 14. mary was unhappy because her parents didnt allow her_ out with her friends.a. hangs b. to hang c. hung d. hang( ) 15. tom has a _ so hes going t

12、o see a dentist.a. toothache b. stomachache c. fever d. flu( ) 16. joey is an american. she is not used to _ chinese food.a. eating b. eat c. ate d. eats( ) 17. jim s father _ a magazine at that time last night.a. is reading b. were reading c. was reading d. read( ) 18. your bedroom is very dirty, d

13、anny. you should _ at once.a. clean it up b. clean up it c. clean them up d. clean up them.( ) 19. when hearing the news of his friends death, he was_ surprised.( ) 28. a. important b. boring c. impossible d. dangerous( ) 29. a. long b. short c. right d. wrong( ) 30. a. cheer up b. cheer on c. give

14、in d. give away三、阅读理解(本大题有 15 小题，每小题 2 分, 共 30 分)阅读下列短文，并做每篇短文后的题目。从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或 完成所给句子的最佳答案，并将其字母编号填写在提前括号内。若用答题卡答题，将答题卡上对应 题目所选的选项涂黑。athe summer palaceit is in the north-west of beijing. tourists can see a lot of old buildings and temples at the palace. kunming lake is a beautiful lake i

15、nside the palace. tourists can see swans swimming on the lake.the great wallit is in the north of beijing. it is a long wall with towers on it. people built it a long time ago with bricks and stones. tourists can see beautiful mountains from the wall.tiananmen squareit is in the centre of beijing. i

16、t is a huge open area. it can hold more than one million people. every morning, tourists can see soldiers raising the chinese national flag in the square.every day. he can help the old people carryheavy things.day. but his health doesnt allow him todo that.lonely old people and make them happy.needs

17、 to go shopping every week,but she cant carry the things. sheready to help the old people.weekly shopping.the palace museumit is in the centre of beijing. it is a place with many ancient buildings. if tourists want to know the history of china, they can visit the museum.c. arabic is difficult to rea

18、d for an english speaker.d. a chinese words meaning changes when you change the tone.( )31. the summer palace is in the _ of beijing.a. south-west b. centerc. north-east d. north-west配对阅读。c( )32. the great wall was built with _.a. bricks and stones b. steelc. concrete d. stones( )33. tiananmen squar

19、e can hold _ people.a. ten thousand b. three hundredc. over one million d. less than a million( )34. where can you go if you want to know the history of china?a. the summer palace. b. the palace museum.c. the great wall. d. tiananmen square.( )35. which is the best title of the passage?a. a visit to

20、 beijing.a. chinas long history.a. a visit to china.b. the centre of beijing.b“english is such a difficult language!” how many of you say so? english speakers also say similar sentences. but what they say is: chinese is so difficult!the us department of state recently looked at many different foreig

21、n 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 similar to english.the most difficult languages, however, need around 2,200 cl

22、ass hours, said the report. chinese, korean, arabic (阿拉伯语) and japanese are most difficult languages.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, chi

23、nese words have tones ( 音调). a words meani ng changes when you change the tone. that makes many foreign learners scared.( )36. what is the difficult foreign language for english speakers?a. english b. japanese c. spanish d. chinese( )37. why is french easy for english speakers to learn?a. because it

24、s the same as english.b. because its similar to english.a. because france is close to england.b. because english speakers love french.( )38. 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.d. about 1,500 cl

25、ass hours.( )39. what does the underlined word “character” mean in the passage?a. 性格 b. 角色 c. 特点 d. 字( )40. which of the following statements is false?a. its easy for english speakers to learn languages such as spanish, french and japanese.b. korean is one of the most difficult languages.左栏是五个孤寡老人的情

26、况描述，右栏是七个志愿者的信息。请为老人们选择合适的志愿者，并将 答案的字母编号填写在答卷相应的位置。( ) 41. mrs. brown is 85 years old. she has a. linda often helps her mother do some cleaningmany books and wants to give them to after school, and she is willing to help the oldthe poor children. but she is too old to people clean their houses.carry

27、 the heavy books. b. jack is very strong because he takes exercise( ) 42. mr. miller is 79 years old. he has a dogand he needs to take it for a walk everyc. mary is good at communicating with others.she is patient. and she wants to talk with the( ) 43. mrs. johnson is 80 years old. shed. jimmy loves

28、 dogs very much and he has one,too. he knows how to take care of dogs. he ishopes someone can help her to doe. jessica often goes shopping in the supermarket( ) 44. mrs. taylor is 82 years old. theon weekends. she is willing to help the old.light in her living room doesntf. lily likes cats very much

29、 because she thinkswork, but she doesnt know how tothey are cute. she would like to help take carerepair it.of cats.( ) 45. mr. smith is 90 years old. hisg. tim is good at repairing things. he often does ithouse is in a mess because he is tooat home with his father. he would like to helpold to clean

30、 it.old people fix things.四、翻译句子 (共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，共 10 分)46. 你应该喝些热蜂蜜水。_.47. lily 那个时候正在扫地。_.48. 为何你不与父母聊聊？_.49. 请你把垃圾拿出去丢掉可以吗？_.50. mario 决定帮助无家可归的人。_.五、短文填空 (本大题有 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分)阅读下面短文，并借助上下文补充所缺信息。每个空格只能填写一个形式正确、与短文意思相符的 英语单词。the wangs are a typical chinese family. life for all the family me

31、mbers is very busy. the father, mr.the time when mother teresa decided to become a nun 61._ the people mother teresa opened the first home for 62._wang is 51 salesperson of a big computer company. he has to compete 52 others and sell enough computers every month. if not, the manager( 经理) will be 53

32、with him. mrs. wang works inthe reason why some people didn t like the home for the dying people63._a hospital as a nurse. there are so many sick people for her to 54 care of. so, she is 55 and feels a lot of stress. life is busy for wang ming, 56 . he is a 14-year-old middle school student. inthe p

33、rize she won in 1979 64._order to get good grades, he has to study hard at school on weekdays. hes even busier on57 becausethe age mother teresa died at 65._he has to take several after-school classes. he wants to cut out one or two classes, 58 his parentsb.书面表达 (本题 15 分)believe they are important f

34、or his future. “i think my parents59 me too hard. 60should i do?”特蕾莎修女，是世界著名的慈善工作者。她一生都在努力帮助穷人摆脱贫困。在我们身边，也wang ming says.51. _ 52. _ 53. _ 54. _ 55._ 56. _ 57. _ 58. _ 59. _ 60._六、读写综合 (含 a 和 b 两个部分，共 20 分)a. 信息归纳（共 5 小题，每题 1 分，本题 5 分）请仔细阅读下列短文，根据短文内容完成信息卡。mother teresa was born in 1910. she spent m

35、ost of her life helping others. in 1928, she decided to be a nun ( 修女). soon she arrived in india. at first, she worked in a school in calcutta. most of the students came from the rich family, and mother teresas life was easy an d relaxing.20 years later, she left the school and started to help poor

36、 people. first, she opened a school that was free. some of her old students came to help her at her new school. in 1950, she started the missionaries of charity with some other nuns. in 1952, she opened the first home for the dying people. some people didnt like it because they were afraid of having dying people in their neighborhood. but slowly people change their minds. they began to