8年级半期考试题

1、2014年秋8年级半期考试题英 语 试 卷时间：120分钟 满分：120分一. 选择填空 (30分)( )1. I can play piano well but I cant play soccer. A. an; a B. a; theC. the; / D. /; an( )2. I dont like soap operas, because I think they are . A. meaningless B. interesting C. educational D. famous( )3. Mary eats less than before because she wants

2、 to become thinner. But I think the best way to be thinner is exercise. A. with B. through C. around D. about( )4.Old Peter often gives money to poor children, he isnt very rich. A. if B. because C. although D. and( )5. How often do you play computer games, Jack? ever. I have too much homework to do

3、 every day. A. Always B. Often C. Sometimes D. Hardly( )6. The girls enjoyed at the party last night. Yes. They really had a good time. A. themselves B. herself C. yourselves D. himself( )7. How do you like this book, Linda? I really dont want to read it, because there is in it. A. something interes

4、ting B. nothing interesting C. interesting something D. interesting nothing( )8. Who sings better, Lucy or her sister? Lucy. She sings her sister. A. as beautiful as B. more beautiful than C. more beautifully than D. the most beautifully ( )9. All parents their children can be successful. A. decide

5、B. listen C. hope D. try( )10. Can you help me when the plane will leave for Shanghai? Yes. Wait a minute, please. A. wait for B. look for C. bring out D. find out( )11. How often do you watch news? . A. I cant stand it B. I like watching it in the evening C. I watch it every morning D. I think its

6、very interesting ( )12. Where did you three days ago? I to Shanghai with my father. A. went; wentB. go; went C. went; go D. go; go( )13. Li Na is one of tennis players in China. A. the most popular B. the more popular C. more popular( )14. Mom, this T-shirt is much too small for me. Would you like t

7、o buy me a one? OK. A. smallB. smallerC. biggerD. biggest( )15. Mom, I got first prize in the competition. , Jack! A. Good luck B. Right now C. Good idea D. You did a good job ( )16. My sister is a beautiful girl big eyes. A. with B. has C. on D. in( )17. I think my best friend Tom studies as as me.

8、 A. hard B. harder C. more hard D. hardly ( )18. Our life is getting now. Agood and good Bbetter and better Cmore and more better ( )19. We didnt go swimming _ the bad weather. Abecause Bbecause of Cbut ( )20. My shoes are cheaper than . Aher Byour Chis D. she( )21. Kitty is the oldest the three gir

9、ls.A. in B. at C. of D. than( )22. do you think is the funniest actor? A. What B. Which C. When D. Who( )23. Her new book will on December 23rd.A. come in B. come out C. come up D. come to ( )24. Do you want to watch the singing competition with me? .I love singing songs. A. Yes, I want B. No, I don

10、t want C. Yes, I do D. No, I dont( )25. Lets a game show.A. see B. watch C. look at D. to watch( )26. Who did the best of ?A. the two B. the three C. two D. the twins( )27. What are you doing?Im English books.A. watching B. reading C. seeing D. looking( )28. He is short and thin , though he is 8 yea

11、rs old.A. less than B. much than C. over D. more much than( )29. The policeman him the accident(事故), but he said nothing.A. told, about B. asked, for C. asked, about D. said, for( )30.Although we are good friends, we have _in common. A.one thing B. something C. everything D.nothing 二. 完形填空 (20分)AMos

12、t children like 31 TV. Its very interesting. By 32 TV they can 33 a lot, learn a lot and know many 34 about their country and world. Of course they can also learn 35 the radio. But they can learn better and more easily 36 TV, because they can hear and watch at the same time, but they can see 37 over

13、 the radio. TV helps 38 childrens eyes. TV helps to open their minds too. They learn newer and better ways of 39 things. Many children watch TV on weekends. But some students watch TV every night. They usually 40 very late. They cant have a good rest.( )31. A. watches B. watch C. watching( )32. A. w

14、atching B. to watch C. watched( )33. A. see B. to see C. saw( )34. A. thing B. things C. something( )35. A. in B. at C. over( )36. A. at B, in C. on( )37. A. nothing B. something C. everything ( )38. A. to open B. opens C. opening( )39. A. do B. did C. doing( )40. A. get up B. go to school C. go to

15、bedBSeveral years ago I studied in a university(大学) in the biggest city in our country. Its beautiful but its hot in _41_. So I usually returned to my hometown when my _42_ began. It is not big, but its cool and quiet. I could _43_ in the daytime and have a good sleep at night. One day I had some _4

16、4_ to solve(解决). But I didnt take the dictionaries home. My father told me Charlie, one of my _45_, had a good library. I went to his house at once. We didnt see each other after I _46_ middle school. At first he didnt recognize（认出）me. He _47_ me up and down. And then he called out,“Oh, dear! Its yo

17、u, Fred! Of course we were_48_ to meet each other again and talked a lot about our schoolmates and _49_. Later on he showed me around his library. It wasnt big but there were a lot of nice books in it. And the dictionaries I _50_ were in them too. At last I said, “Can you lend some dictionaries to m

18、e, please?”“Im sorry I dont lend any books to others,” said the young man.“Are you afraid Ill lose them?”“No, Im not. Im afraid you wont return them to me. Look! All the books are not bought, but borrowed!”( )41. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter ( )42. A. birthday B. Saturday C. Sunday D. hol

19、iday ( )43. A. study B. play C. rest D. run ( )44. A. words B. sentences C. problems D. stories ( )45. A. brothers B. sisters C. aunts D. classmates ( )46. A. finished B. heard C. saw D. met ( )47. A. lifted B. carried C. looked D. pulled ( )48. A. angry B. happy C. worried D. sad ( )49. A. doctors

20、B. teachers C. workers D. drivers ( )50. A. looked for B. read C. wrote D. looked at 三阅读理解。（50分）ASomething bad happened to Sam this morning. He fell over and broke his nose in the school hallway. When Sam looked up, he saw his friends. “Are you OK?” They asked him. But he didnt say anything to them.

21、 He stood up and ran to the classroom quickly. Sam put his schoolbag on his desk and went out to the school hospital. On his way back to the classroom he saw his friends again. They were laughing. Sam thought they were laughing at him, so he didnt talk to them for the rest of the morning.At lunchtim

22、e, Sams friends came up to him and asked, “How is your nose?” “Fine!” Sam shouted. “I saw you laughing at me this morning!” “We didnt. We laughed just because Jenny told us a joke,” his friends said. “Well, Im sorry. Can you forgive me?” “Yes, of course. But next time you should ask us before you as

23、sume (假定) something.” They looked at each other and laughed happily. They were still friends. ( ) 51. What happened to Sam this morning? A. He fell over and broke his nose. B. He didnt catch (赶上) the school bus. C. His schoolbag was lost. D. He was late for school. ( ) 52. Where did Sam put his scho

24、olbag? A. In the school hallway. B. In the school hospital. C. On his desk. D. On the playground. ( ) 53. What does the underlined word “forgive” mean in Chinese? A. 记恨 B. 原谅 C. 误解 D. 失望( ).54. Why was Sam angry with his friends? A. Because they didnt talk with him. B. Because Jenny told them a joke

25、. C. Because they didnt go to the hospital with him. D. Because he thought they laughed at him. ( ).55. What can we learn from the passage? A. Laughing can help us relax. B. Not everyone cares about you. C. We should ask clearly before assuming anything. D. People with similar traits can be friends.

26、BHe is quiet and shy. He doesnt smile very often. When you talk to him about music he will have a lot to say.Jay Chou was born on January 18th, 1979. His fans were excited as he sang songs from his new album（专辑）_ Ye Huimei in Beijing. The album was released in July and was named after his mother.Cho

27、u grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects. His mother noticed the boys special interest in music and sent him to learn the piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.Chou is not very handsome even according to his femal

28、e（女性）fans. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has lots of fans.( )56. Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage? A. Jay Chou doesnt like talking about music. B. Jay Chou is quiet and shy. C. Jay Chou doesnt smile very often.( )57. His album Y

29、e Huimei was named after . A. his brother B. his father C. his mother( )58. Jay Chou did in many school subjects. A, well B. bad C. badly( )59. His mother sent him to learn the piano when he was . A, 6 years old B.3 years old C. 12 years old( )60. His fans think that jay Chou . A. is handsome B. sin

30、gs clearly C. is a pop starCMr. King is a tall and strong man. He teaches P.E. in a middle school. He has a long beard (胡子)and takes good care of it. It was Sunday yesterday. There was the biggest football match of the year in town. Mr. King liked the match very much and he went to watch it. With th

31、e help of his friends he got a ticket a few days ago. After breakfast he hurried to the bus stop, but a lot of people were waiting there. A bus came and he got on. There were many people in it and it was difficult for them to put their feet. He had to catch the back of a chair. At the next stop a bo

32、y got on the bus. He was short and couldnt catch anything. Suddenly the bus stopped and the boy almost fell onto the floor. He looked around and saw Mr. Kings beard and caught it. The man called out at once, “let go of(松开)my beard, boy!”( )61. Mr. King is a .A: player B: teacher C: student( )62. Mr.

33、 King went to watch the match because .A: he liked football match very much and one of his friends gave him a ticket. B: it was the biggest match of the year. C: both A and B( )63. Mr. King went to watch the match .A: on foot B: by car C: by bus( )64. The boy couldnt get anything to catch because .A

34、: he was short B: there were too many people on the bus C: he could put his feet( )65. The man told the boy to let go of his beard because . A: he was going to get off. B: he was afraid that the boy could hurt his beard. C: he was afraid that the boy might fall.DThe best way of learning a language i

35、s by using it. The best way of learning English is using English as much as possible. Sometimes you will get your words mixed up(迷惑的)and people wont understand. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you cant understand them.But if you keep your sense of humor( 幽默感),you can always have a g

36、ood laugh at the mistakes you make.Dont be unhappy if the people seem to(好像) laugh at your mistakes. Its much better for people to laugh at your mistake than to be angry because they dont know what you are saying. The most important rule for learning English is Dont be afraid of making mistakes. Eve

37、ryone makes mistakes. ( )66. The most important thing of learning a language is _. Alaughing B. writing C. remembering D. practicing( )67. In learning English, you should _. A. speak as quickly as possible. B. laugh as much as you can. C. use it as often as you can. D. write more than you read. ( )6

38、8. When you make a mistake, youd better _. A. do the same thing again. B. ask others for help.C. have a sense of humor. D. run away. ( )69. When people laugh at your mistake, you should _. A. not to be serious B. be angry with them.C. be more careful D. not speak English any more. ( )70. Which of th

39、e following is true? A. Everyone is afraid of making mistakes when he writes in English. B. Everyone makes mistakes when he speaks a foreign language. C. Nobody makes any mistakes in learning a foreign language. D. Clever people never make mistakes when they speak English. E根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示

40、，不正确的用“B”表示。When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are，there are six ways to make you feel good about yourselfLook in the mirror and say to yourself, “I am a special person and theres no one in the world like meI can do anything!” It may not sound so good，but it really works!Do something nice for someoneHelping others always makes you feel goodSmile! Be friendly to people you meetLook for the good things in your friends and familyLearn something new! Have you always wanted to decorate（装饰）your own room o