外研版八年级英语下期中测试题及答案

1、09-10 学年下学期外研版八年级英语期中检测题第I卷（选择题共75分）20 小题，计 20 分）（一）录音中有五个句子，每个句子听一遍，然后从每小题 A 、 B 、 C 中选出适合每个句子的答 语。1. A. Hi! I m Mike.2. A. No, thanks.C. How are you?C. Yes, I do.B. Nice to meet you, Mike.B. Yes, I like.3. A. It s delicious.B. So am I.C. Me, too.C. Never mind.4. A. That s great!B. Never.5. A. Oh,

2、well done.B. That s all right.C. Use mine, please.A 、 B 、 C 中选出能回答每个问题的正确答案。6. What s the weather like now?A. Cloudy.B. Rainy7. What time is it now?A. 04:55.B. 05: 00.8. Who may be in hospital?A. Sally.B. Lucy.9. How does the woman like the music?A. Terrible.B. Boring.10. Where are the man and the w

3、oman?A. At a train station. B. At a bus station.（三）录音中有一段对话，听对话两遍，然后从每小题C. Windy.C. 05: 05.C. Maria.C. Wonderful.C. At an airport.A、 B 、 C 中选出能回答每个问题的正确答案。11. How many rooms does the man need?A. One.B. Two.12. How long will the man stay here?A. One day.B. One night.13. Which room will the man live i

4、n?A. 218, on the first floor. B. 128, on the second floor.C. Three.C. One day and one night.C. 218, on the second floor.14. How much will the man pay?A. 45 dollars.B. 55 dollars.15. What s the man?A. A bus driver.B. A taxi driver.（四）录音中有一篇短文，听短文两遍，然后从每小题答案。C. 90 dollars.C. A tourist.A、 B 、 C 中选出能回答每

5、个问题的正确16. Where did the story happen?C. In a restaurant.A. In a club.B. In a hotel.17. What did the ladies usually do after the meetings?A. Stood up and left. B. had a meal together.C. Drank some tea.18. How many people in the world are hungry?A. Half.B. More than half.C. Less than half.19. How can

6、we solve the food problem according to the story?A. Try to control the population.B. Try to produce more food.C. Give more food to the poor countries.20. What can we know from the story?A. One woman is having a baby.B. One day a man came and talked about food.C. The woman who said at last is very cl

7、ever.注意：请同学们翻到第R卷，继续做第五大题一一听力填表。二、单项选择（共20小题；每题1分）1.Hobbies can make you as a person.A. growing B. to grow C. grow D. grown2.If it fine tomorrow , we a picnic.A. be ; have B. is ; will have C. will be ; will have D. will be ; have3 .Don ' t forget your homework after you get home.A. do B. doing

8、C. did D. to do4 .His first novel in 2009.A. took out B. came out C. gave out D. looked out5 .Tom is honest boy.A. a B. an C. the D. /6 . the end of this term, we will have a big party.A. To B. In C. At D. On7 .look at the lights in our classroom, please go and.A. turn them off B. turn off them C. t

9、urn it off D. turn off it8 .You aren ' t outgoing , so you ' obtheterA. make a friend with B. make friend with C. make friends with D. make friends9 .-My hobby is old coins, what about you?-In my free time, I like in the park.A. collected; painting B. collects; to paint C. collecting; to pai

10、nt D. collect; painting 10.Mary did ' t go to bed everything was ready for the party.A. when B. if C. because D. until11 .What ' s wrong her plan?A. with B. in C. on D. for12 .As they get older, they continue the hobby.A. do B. doing C. did D. are doing13.1 spend two hours reading English ev

11、ery day.三、on B. to C. for D. in14.Can you tell me what time ?A. Is the train leaver B. does the train leave C. the train leaves D. leaves the train 15.By the way , is there in today ' s newspaper?A. nothing new B. anything new C. new something D. new anything16.Monday will be. bad weather it is!

12、A. rainy; What B. rainy; What a C. sunny; How D. sunny; How a17.It is importantyouout for a walk after supper.A. of ; to go B. to; to go C. for; to go D. for; going18.Now many people arein playinggames on the Ierested; interesting B. interesting; interested;C. interested; interested; D.

13、 interesting; interesting;19.Smoking willyour health.A. be good for B. good at C. be bad for D. bad at20.-Could you please tell me something about your travel in Sydney?A. Excuse meB. It s very nice pf you to say soC. Certainly, I ll btoeglaDd. No, I don t like it三、 阅读理解 ( 20 个小题，每个2 分，共40 分 )AA man

14、 once had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany. In his dream he was walking in the forest when two men ran out and tried to throw him to the ground. He ran off as fast as he could,but they followed him. He reached a place where he saw two road in front of him,one to the right and the other to t

15、he left. Which road should he take?He heard the two men behind him, getting nearer, and at the same time he heard a voice in his ear. It told him to go to the right,and he did so. He ran on and soon came to a small hotel. He was received there kindly and given a room,and he was saved from the two me

16、n. That was the dream.Twenty years later he was really in the Black Forest and , as happened in the dream long ago, two men ran out and tried to throw him down. He ran off, and came to a place with two roads, like in the dreams. He remembered the dream and took the road to the right. He soon reached

17、 a small hotel , was taken in, and so was safe. His dream of twenty years before had saved his life.1. The Black Forest is .A. a place in Germany B. not a real place C. Invented by the writer D. a place in Britain2. When he was walking in the forest,ran after him.A two dogs B two tigers C two men D

18、two women3. Finally he came to.A . a forest B. another road C. another dream D. a small hotel4. It wasthat saved the man's life 20 years later.A a voice B the dream C someone elseD God5. The story tells us that.A a dream may come true some time laterB a dream is always a dreamC people should not

19、 believe their dreamsD people should always believe their dreamsBAre you carrying too much on your back at school? You re not alone. Back experts in the United States areworried that young students are having back and neck problems as a result of carrying too much in their backpacks (schoolbags)“ It

20、hurts my back when I run, ” said Oberlin Reyes, a student in Virginia.“ It s hard to go up themy backpack,because it s too heavy, ”Oberlin was among students whose backpacks were weighed for a week in a recent study.They had regular backpacks with two straps（ 带子 ）to carry them, but a number of stude

21、nts with heavy loads had switched to rolling backpacks （which have wheels and can roll on the ground）.Shirley Park, whose backpack weighed 10 kilograms,said she changed to a rolling backpack because she was starting to have back pain.How much is too much?Experts say students should carry no more tha

22、n 10 to 15 percent of their own body weight.A few students had one suggestion to lighten the load:less homework.P.S.（附）Doctor ' s suggestion:1 Lighten the load. Clean out binders（ 活页材料 ）and take home only the books you need that night.2 Wide straps are better. They send out the weight over your

23、shoulders more evenly（ 均匀 ） 。 And be sure to wear both straps rather than hanging the pack over one shoulder.3 . Pack smart. The heavier things should be packed closed to the back.4 .Bend both knees when you pich up the pack ,and don' t atsheewdistv飕）6 、 “ ” is the main idea of the text.A The pr

24、oblem of backpacks is worth studying.B The problem made by heavy backpacksC What is the best backpack for a student.D How to make students backpacks light.7 .According to Oberlin Reyes and Shirley Park, we know.A students have to do too much homeworkB students have to carry several backpacksC backpa

25、cks without wheels are bad for studentsD too much homework leaves students no free time8 The expression “ switched to ” in the text perhaps means.A started to use B turned to C caught up D used for9 According to the passage ,itfor asstbuedtetenrt of 40 kilograms to carry a backpack of at most bythe

26、words of experts.A 10kg B 8kg C 6kg D 7kg10 If students follow the doctor s suggestions they .A may lighten their backpacksB can learn how to help themselvesC may feel their backpacks are lighterD will know how to wear backpacksCNow satellites（卫星）are helping to forecast（预报）the weather. They are in s

27、pace and they can reach any part of the world.The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere（大气 ）, because this is where the weatherforms（形成）。They send these pictures to the weather station. So meteorologists（气象专家）can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can of

28、ten say how the weather will change.Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures,the meteor- ologists compare（ 比较 ）them with earlier ones. Peerhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours .This

29、may mean the weather on the ground may soon change,too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can

30、make good forecasts for 3 or 5 days. Soon,perhaps , they may be ablet to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead（提前） 11 Satellites travel.A in spaceB in the atmosphereC above the ground D above space12 Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because.A the weath

31、er satellites can do it easilyB clouds form thereC the weather forms thereD the pictures can forecast the weather13 Meteorologists forecast the weather.A when they have received satellite picturesB after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier onesC before they receive satellite pictu

32、resD while they study satellite pictures14 Maybe we ll soon be able to forecast the weather for .A one day B two days C five days D seven days or even longer15 The main idea of this passage is that satellite are now used in.A taking pictures of the atmosphereB receiving pictures of the atmosphereC d

33、oing other work in many waysD weather forecastingDMore than a hundred years ago, an American produced a game. He called it indoor tennis. The Americans 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 din

34、ing room table, or on the floor with the net hung between two chairs. The balls were made of cork or rubber.The bats were made of wood.A few years later a hollow 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 r

35、ubber. He first played the game in England and called it-“popnigng” .“ Ping ” was the sound of the bat when it hit the ball. and“ pong ” wasthe ball when it hit the table.16 Who invented the game of ping-pong?A A Chinese B An Englishman C An American D We don t know17 The game was first known as.A p

36、ing-pong tennis B table tennisC outdoor tennis D indoor tennis18 What did the British think of the game?A Moving B Interesting C Terrible D Well19 In the early days the ball was .A hollowB covered with rubberC made of cork and rubber D made of plastics20 The name of ping-pong has something to do wit

37、h.A sound B size C history D place第II卷（非选择题共45分）四、听力填表（共 5小题，计5分）录音中有一段对话，听对话两遍后，根据所听内容填写下面的表格。（每空不多于三个词）WHITE SNOW RESTAURANTName1. .Tel.2. .Time3. Around pm.Table4. A table for personsNotes5. A table by the .五.根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。(10个小题， 共10分)Will it matter if you don' t take your brea

38、kfast? A short time ago, a telst w given in the UnitedStated. People of different a 2, From 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, thesepeople were given all kinds of breakfasts and s 3 they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well t 4_ bodies worked when they had di

39、fferent kinds of breakfasts.The results show that if a person e 5 a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or shehas no breakfast. If a student has fruit, eggs, bread and milk b 6 going to school, he will learn more quickly a 7 listen more carefully in class.The results a 8 show that

40、 having no breakfast will not h 9 you lose weight. This is becausepeople become so h10_at noon that they eat too much for lunch, So they will gain weight instead oflosing weight.1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 六、动词适当形式填空New rules and behaviour standards亍为规范)for middle school students 1 (come) out in March. Midd

41、le school is going to use a new way_2(decide) who the top students are. The best students won only have high marks .They will also 3(are) kids who don' d ye (染)their hair, smoke or drink ,Here are some of the new rules.Tell the truth. Have you ever 4_(copy) someone else' s work on an exam? D

42、ohat ' S do it againnot honest .If you have played computer games for two hours in your r oom , don ' t tell your parents that you have done homework.Do more at school. Good students love animals and care for other people. April is Bird-loving Month in our country .Is your school 5_ (do) any

43、thing to celebrate? You should join ! That way ,you can learnmore about animals and how _6(protect) them .Have you ever quarreled( 吵架 )with your teammates when your basketball team lost? Only working together can make your team stronger .Be friendly to people you are with .Try _7(thought)of others ,

44、not only yourself.Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon ? Perhaps you ' ll8(discover) Earth II someday. Don' took down at anyone. Everyone 'ideas are important. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone, Protect your

45、self. Has someonetaken money from one of your classmates? Don t let it_9_ （happenes） to you .If you have to go homelate, you should let your parents know.Use the Internet carefully .The Internet can be very useful for your studies .But some things on theInternet_10_（not be） for kids ,so try to look a