八年级英语期中测试卷

1、八年级英语期中测试卷 听力部分（30分） 笔试部分（120分）I.单项选择题（30分）( ) 1.-_ do you have a sports meeting?-Twice a year.A.How many B.How long C.How often D.How much( ) 2.Drinking hot tea _ honey is good _ a sore throat.A.with;for B.with;at C.and;for D.for;at( ) 3.-Its a fine day. Would you like to go bike riding?-_.A.Its bo

2、ring. B.No,I dont. C.Sure, you can. D.Yes,Id love to( ) 4.Im glad to have a _vacation.A.relax B.relaxs C.relaxed D.relaxing( ) 5.This is my new pen. Let me _.A.show you to it B.show it at you C.show it to youD. show you it( ) 6.-_ are you going with for vacation? -My parents.A.How B.Whom C.What D.Wh

3、y( ) 7.My uncle is easy to get angry. He may have _ yang.A.too much B.too many C.much too D.a lots of( ) 8._important for everyone to have a healthy lifestyle.A.Its B.Hes C.They are D.Thats( ) 9.-How are you? -Im not _.A.feel well B.feel good C.feeling well D.feeling good( ) 10.His father often _to

4、work.A.takes a bike B.by bike C.on foot D.rides a bike( )11. -Whose book is it?-look! Janes name is on the cover(封面). It _ hers.A.cant be B.must be C.should be D.must is( ) 12.Jack and Kate came back 2 hours ago. But _ students in the class arent here.A.the other B.others C.another D.the others( ) 1

5、3.Thanks a lot for _ me _your dancing party.A.invite;for B.invite;to C.inviting;for D.inviting;to( ) 14._my mom the whole afternoon to do the housework last Sunday.A.It takes B.It spent C.It took D.I help（ ）15.He tries _ English,and he practises _ English every day. A to learn,speaking B learning,sp

6、eaking C to learn,to speak D learn,to speak （ ）16.We should eat _ vegetables and _ meat to keep healthy. A more, more B less, less C more, less D less, more （ ）17.Dont forget _ the windows when you leave. A close B closing C to close D closed （ ）18.-Dad,could you buy me a MP4 like this? -Sure,we can

7、 buy _ one than this,but _this. A a worse, as good as B a better, better than C a cheaper, as good as D a more important, not as good as （ ）19.-How far is it from here to your school? -_. A Its thirty minutes B 40 minutes ago C Half an hours walk D 20 years old （ ）20.I can not afford _ a piano. A. b

8、uying her B. her to buy C. buy for her D. to buy herII.完形填空（15分） （A） 根据短文内容选择一个最佳答案，并将其代表字母填入题前括号内（10分） New York,London,Paris and other big cities are interesting places to live in. There are 21 interesting things to see and to do. You can go to 22 kinds of museums,plays and films. You can also go s

9、hopping to 23 things from all over the world. But there are serious 2 4 in big cities,too. The cost of living is 25 ,and there are too many people in some places of the big cities.Every year many people move to the cities because they can 26 find work there, to study at good schools,and to get good

10、medical care. But 27 these people cant find work or a good place to live in. Also too many people in a small place make it 28 to keep the cities 29 and clean. Some people enjoy living in big cities, others do not. 30 people move to a big city, they should think about the problem of living there.（ ）2

11、1 A. many B. much C. little D. few （ ）22 A. every B. each C. same D. different （ ）23 A. sell B. buy C. lend D. borrow （ ）24 A. jobs B. people C. problems D. answers （ ）25 A. high B. large C. tall D. wide （ ）26 A. hardly B. have C. think D. wait （ ）27 A. place B. loudly C. carefully D. easily （ ）28 A

12、. hard B. possible C. easy D. better （ ）29 A. dangerous B. safe C. popular D. warm （ ）30 A. While B. Because C. After D. Before (B)Sunday,June 1st FineGreat weather today! Its 31 . Its also my 32 birthday. My motherdecided to 33 for me, so I wrote some 34 and sent them to my good friends . I also in

13、vited a few on the phone. But Kate said she couldnt come because she 35 visit her aunt, and John said he might(也许) come 36 later.Ten of my friends came to my home. They 37 me nice presents. I liked them very much. The party began 38 six thirty. My friends sang the song “ 39 birthday to you!” We ate,

14、 talked and laughed happily. I feel that I am the happiest girl in the world today. I will 40 forget today. ( ) 31. A.Teachers Day B.Childrens Day C.Mothers Day D.Fathers Day( )32. A.fifteenth B.fifteen C.fifteenths D.the fifteenth( ) 33. A.make a cake B.have a party C.sing a song D.buy a bike( ) 34

15、. A.postcards B.books C.invatations D.letters( )35. A.mustnt B. neednt C.could D.had to.( ) 36 A.a few B.some C.a little D.so( 37. A.took B.spent C.sold D.brought( )38.A.for B at C.in D.on( ) 39. A.Happy B.Good C. Nice D.Great( ) 40. A.always B.ever C.never D.oftenIII.阅读理解（20分） (A) Fish lay their eg

16、gs in different kinds of places.Some lay their eggs in mud(泥土). Others lay their eggs on stones or underwater roots(根). Still other lay their eggs on the top of the water. One fish swims around blowing bubbles(气泡). These bubbles stick together and make a nest(窝).The bubble nest floats on the top of

17、the water,like an umbrella. The nest is strong. Wind and waves can not break it. Into this bubble nest ,the fish puts the eggs that a mother fish has laid. Then he watches over the nest. He takes care of the eggs. When an egg falls out, he puts it back again. ( 41. Some fish lay their eggs on the to

18、p of _. A a tree B the mud C the leaves D the water ( )42.The bubble nest_. A is like a boat B is not strong C is made by sticking bubbles together D floats around the water ( )43. What does the fish put into the bubble nest? A The baby fish B Some grass C The eggs D Some stones ( )44. Which of the

19、following is true? A Wind and waves can break the bubble nest. B All fish build the same kind of nest. C It is the father fish that takes care of the eggs. D Some fish lay their eggs out of the water. ( )45.The story is mainly about _. A how fish lay eggs B a bubble nest C how fish live D a fine pet

20、 (B) Visit the Forest Zoo. Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from North¬east of China. The beautiful birds from England are ready to sing songs for you, and the mon¬keys from Mount Emei will be happy to talk to you. The lovely dogs from Australia want to laugh at you. Si

21、chuan pandas will play balls for you. The giraffes from Africa are waiting to look down on you. Tickets Opening time Grown-ups（J）$3: ¥3 9:00a.m.4:00p.m. Children: Over 1.4m:¥2 except Friday Under 1.4m: Free 10:00a.m.3:00p.m. Keep the zoo clean! Do not touch, give food or go near to the ani

22、mals. ( ) 46 Why does the writer introduce so many animals from different places to us? A. Because the writer wants to frighten us in the zoo. B. Because the writer wants to make us lovely in the zoo. C. Because the writer wants to attract us to the zoo. D. Because the writer wants to show us that a

23、nimals can do everything. ( ) 47. How much does Mr. Smith have to pay if he visits the zoo with his son of three? A. ¥3. B. ¥4. C. ¥5 . D. ¥6 . ( ) 48. We can visit the zoo at _. A. 8:30 a.m. Wednesday B. 9:30 a.m. Friday C. 3:00 p.m. Sunday D. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday ( ) 49. Which of

24、the following statements is TRUE? A. We can spit（吐痰）everywhere. B. We can throw things everywhere. C. We should keep the zoo clean. D. We can play with the animals. ( )50.From the passage we can infer（推断）a giraffe must be a very _ animal. A. fat B. short C. strong D. tall (C) Harry Mendis, a 15-year

25、-old British schoolboy, had a long hiccup（TP）at theend of last month. His hiccups began one Sunday lunchtime and continued day and night for two weeks. After the first week, Harrys parents took him to hospital, but it took another week for the doctors to cure（治愈）him. Harry., who is now back at schoo

26、l, is talking about his hiccups. “When I began to hiccup, I drank a glass of water, but that didnt work. That evening I had hiccups every four seconds. 1 tried many ways to stop them. I held my breath and drank cold drinks. My father even tried to give me a shock , but that didnt work, either. After

27、 a week of sleepless nights, I went to hospital. The doctors couldnt find anything wrong. They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed, down, but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped.” Harry was very lucky. The world record holders is the American farm

28、er Charles Smith, who hiccuped for 69 years and 5 months. He stopped hiccups in 1990 at last, but nobody knew why. ( ) 51. Harry hiccuped for _. A. a week B. fourteen days C. twenty-eight days D. one month ( )52. Harrys hiccups started after he _. A. drank a glass of milk B. went to hospital C. fini

29、shed his homework D. ate lunch ( )53. Harrys parents decided to take him to hospital when he _. A. hiccuped for four seconds B. held his breath B. C. hiccuped at night D. couldnt stop hiccupping ( )54. What does “shock” in this passage mean in Chinese? A. 咳嗽 B. 惊吓 C. 喷嚏 D. 哈欠 ( )55. Harrys hiccups s

30、topped one week after the doctor _. A. gave him some medicine B. visited him B. C. gave him a shock D. let him drink cold drinks (D) Many people go to church on Sunday, but others dont. Many sleep late on Sun¬day morning, but others dont. Some people work on Sunday, but most dont. However, al&#

31、172;most everyone reads the Sunday paper. Often the paper is waiting outside the door when the family get up. The newspaper boy has delivered it. The Sunday paper is usually very thick. It has many advertisements and many different sections. The grown-ups in the family like the front page, the edito

32、rial（社论）page and the world news section. Many men also read the sports pages and the financial pages. Most men dont read the womens pages, but. the mother of the family usually does. The womens pages have news about parties and marriages, and advice about food, health, and clothes. Most Sunday paper

33、s have comics, which children enjoy. Older people read the death notice, which tell people who have died during the week. There is something for everyone in the Sunday paper. 根据短文内容判断正（T）或错（F）( )56.On Sunday, most people go to church, and the others read the Sunday paper. ( )57. There are more advertisements in the Sunday p