八年级下册英语期中测试题(外研社) (2)

1、八年级英语期中测试姓名： 班级： 学号： 一、单项选择。（共25分）（ ）1. Hobbies can make you as a person.A. growing B. to grow C. grow D. grown（ ）2. If it fine tomorrow，we a picnic.A. be; have B. is; will have C. will be; will have D. will be; have（ ）3. His first novel in 2009.A. took out B. came out C. gave out D. looked out（ ）4.

2、 the end of this term, we will have a big party.A. To B. In C. At D. On（ ）5. Look at the lights in our classroom, please go and .A. turn them off B. turn off them C. turn it off D. turn off it（ ）6. -My hobby is old coins, what about you?-In my free time, I like in the park.A. collected; painting B.

3、collects; to paint C. collecting; to paint D. collect; painting（ ）7. Whats wrong her plan?A. with B. in C. on D. for（ ）8. I spend two hours reading English every day.A. on B. to C. for D. in（ ）9. Smoking will_ your health.A. be good for B. good at C. be bad for D. bad at（ ）10. In the old days, child

4、ren from poor families had no _ to go to school. A. chance B. way C. use   D. need（ ）11. Could you _ me some money? I will give it back tomorrow. A. give B. buy C. lend    D. borrow（ ）12. Now many people are_ in playing_ games on the Internet.A. interested; interesting; B. i

5、nteresting; interested;C. interested; interested; D. interesting; interesting;（ ）13. Please it back if youve reading the book.A. return; finished; B. return; will finish;C. give; finished; D. give; will finish;（ ）14. I dont know shes at home or not. A. whether B. that C. why    D. whe

6、n（ ）15. Do you know ? A. how can I get to the library B. why didnt he go there C. what the teacher said D. who is she（ ）16.Dont worry _ me. I can look after myself well. A. on B. for C. about D.of（ ）17. The old man lived _but he didnt feel _ A. alone; lonely B. lonely, alone C. lonely, lonely D. lon

7、e , lonely（ ）18. I asked why he smiled, but he couldnt remember _at me. A. smile B. smiling C. to smile D.smiled（ ）19.The girl is very shy. Shes afraid _ friends with anyone. A. make B. to make C. Making D.made（ ）20.I am sorry for keeping you waiting so long time. -_. A. Not at all B. It doesnt matt

8、er C. you are welcome D. Not sorry（ ）21. Ill tell you if he_ back. A. comes B. comingC. comeD. to come（ ）22. Connect the keyboard _ the computer. A. withB. onC. to D. in（ ）23. Why is it best _ it on your computer? A. to save B. savingC. savedD. save（ ）24. If you want to choose another _, press the k

9、ey. A. Programmer B. programmes C. a programmer D. the programmer（ ）25. Can you show me the _ of how to use it? A. invention B. invitation C. Information D. instructions二、完形填空。（共15分）通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。In a forest, there lived an owl (猫头鹰). All the animals knew that he was the 

10、; 1 among all of them. So they often went to him and told him their 2 . Then the owl always taught them what they should do. One day, a little bird went up to the owl. She was 2 . “Whats wrong with you?” asked the owl. “Im very 4 . I dont want to be a bird,” the bird said. “ 5 dont you want to be a

11、bird?” asked the owl. “I am so small and weak(弱的） and useless,” she cried. “I want to be big and  6 like the lion. He is very important, but I am not.”Then the owl whispered(悄声说) 7 to the bird. At once the bird went away. One week  8 , the bird came back. “Oh, thank you very much. You are

12、a very wise owl,” she said to the owl. “I am very happy now. Every day, I 9 on top of the tallest tree and watch out for (监视) lions and tigers. When they come near, I shout loudly. Then my friends all run and hide. They are very  10 to me. I am useful and important now.” The wise owl smiled and

13、 said, “No one in this world is useless.”(   )1. A. laziest B. wisest   C. weakest D. bravest(   )2. A. stories B. lives C. problems   D. families(   )3. A. flying B. laughing C. running D. crying(   )4. A. unhappy B. lucky   

14、;C. wrong D. poor (   )5. A. How B. Why    C. What D. Where(   )6. A. fat B. rich   C. strong   D. tall(   )7. A. Something B. anything  C. everything   D. nothing(   )8. A. ago B. earlier  C. later &

15、#160;   D. before(   )9. A. sit  B. climb   C. jump D. fly(  )10. A. Helpful B. Friendly C. thankful    D. angry 三、阅读理解。（共40分）AAccident(事故）Report FormAccident:  A car crashed into a tree. Some people were trapped in the carWeather cond

16、itions: There was a heavy rain.Date of call June 3, 2006Time of call 9: 30 p.m.Name of caller Mrs. GreenPlace: Zhongshan road, NanjingConditions of victims: Mr. Green hurt his head. Mrs. Green hurt her left leg. Their daughter felt frightened.Action: Policemen arrived at 9: 40 p.m. and sent the vict

17、ims to Gulou Hospital at 9: 45 p.m.阅读短文，选择正确答案。(  )1. What time did Mrs. Green call the police? A. At 9:30 a.m. B. At 9:30 p.m. C. At 9:40 p.m. D. At 9:45 p.m.(  )2. How many people were trapped in the car? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.(   )3. Whose left leg was hurt?A.

18、 Mrs. Greens. B. The Greens daughters.C. Mr. Greens. D. Their friends.(  )4. What was the weather like that day?A. It was sunny. B. It was snowy.B. C. It was cloudy.     D. It was rainy.(   )5. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The car crashed into a wall.B. The Gr

19、eens daughter hurt her left leg and was sent to the hospital.C. The car accident happened on Zhongshan Road in Nanjing.D. The policemen arrived half an hour later and sent the victims to the hospital. BMore than a hundred years ago, an American produced a game. He called it indoor tennis. The Americ

20、ans were not interested in it at first so he sent it to his London friends and it became very popular in Britain. The game was then played across the dining room table or on the floor with the net(网） hung between two chairs. The balls were made of cork（软木） or rubber（橡胶）. The bats（拍子） were made of wo

21、od. A few years later a hollow(空心的) ball like the one we use today was invented. The game then quickly spread all over the world. An Englishman once made a bat covered with rubber. He first played the game in England and called it “ping-pong”. “Ping” was the sound of the bat when it hit the ball，and

22、 “pong” was the sound of the ball when it hit the table.阅读短文，选择正确答案。（ ）6. Who invented the game of ping-pong?A. A Chinese B. An Englishman B. C. An American D. We dont know（ ）7. The game was first known as_.A. ping-pong tennis B .table tennisC. outdoor tennis D. indoor tennis（ ）8. What did the Briti

23、sh think of the game?A. Moving B. Interesting C .Terrible D. Well（ ）9. In the early days the ball was _. A. hollow B. covered with rubberC. made of cork or rubber D. made of plastics（ ）10. The name of ping-pong has something to do with_.A. sound B. size C. history D. placeC Mr. Smith was old, so it

24、was often difficult for him to remember things. However, he still liked travelling very much, so he and his wife went to Spain every year. One summer when they were there, they went to visit their friends, the Turners. They had two young daughters. One afternoon, Mr. Smith was talking to one of the

25、girls in the garden after lunch. “You and your sister were ill when my wife and I were here last year, werent you?” he said to her. “Yes, we were,” answered the girl. “We were seriously ill.”The old man said nothing for a moment, because he was thinking. Then at last he said, “Oh, yes, I remember no

26、w! One of you died. Which one of you was it, you or your sister? ”The girl answered, “It was me.”“Oh? Im very sorry to hear that,” said the old man.根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）( )11. The old man had a good memory.( )12. What the old man said was true.( )13. The girl was seriously ill and died.( )14. The girl

27、 didnt die last year.( )15. The girl and her sister were both very well this yearDLen was thirty years old, and he had a long hair. He lived in a big city, but one year he did not find any work there, so he went to a small town and began looking for work there. He went to a lot of places, but nobody

28、 wanted him.Then he met an old friend, and this man said to him, “People in this town dont like long hair. Why dont you go to a barber(理发师)? He can cut a lot of it off and then you can get some work”Len went to a barber and said, “Please cut most of my hair off.” The barber began. He cut and cut for

29、 a long time and then he said to Len, “Were you in army a few years ago?” “Yes, I was.” Len answered. “Why did you ask that?” “Because I have found your cap,” the barber answered.根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）( )16. Len was twenty years old.( )17. Nobody wanted Len for work.( )18. Len had very long hair.( )19. Len met an old classmate.( )20. The barber cut off a lot of Lens hair.四、根据句意和首字母提示补全单词。（共10分）1. He gave an (会见) on television last night. 2. Many t dropped out of school.3. Hobbies can help you learn new s .4. He p me and then turned back.5.