八年级下学期期中测试卷一英语

1、八年级下学期期中测试卷Part 2VocabularyandGrammar(40%)Readandchoosethebestanswer.(20%)1. Harry Potter is suchinterestingbookthatwealllikeit.A.anB./C.aD.theone evening.)2.ImetastrangemanonmywayhomeA.onB.inC./D.ata pair of gloves as a present.)3.YesterdaywasDad'sbirthday.IgaveA.himB.hisC.heD.himself)4.HongKon

2、ghastoolandforallofitspeople.A.manyB.muchC.fewD.little)5. There are more thanlanguagesspokeninNigeria.A. twohundredB. twohundredsC. hundredsofD. hundredof)6. YouA. canB. mayC. mustD.needbecarefulwhenyoudoexperimentsinthelab.one.A. otherB. the otherC. anotherD. the others)8. Nowadays, many people cho

3、ose to communicateeach other by mobile phone.A. withB. toC. byD. through)7.Thelittlegirlfinishedherapplequicklyandaskedfor)9.IthinkYaoMing,thefamousbasketballplayer,willbenewstarinNBA.A.hotB.hotterC.hottestD.thehottest)10.Stopmakinganynoise.Cindyinthenextroomatthemoment.A.wassleepingB.hassleptC.slep

4、tD.issleeping)11.Thepolicemanwarnedthemanafterdrinking.A.notdriveB.nottodriveC.don'tdriveD.didn'tdrive)12.Robert'sneverbeentoParis,A.isheB.isn'theC.hasheD.hasn'the()13.Paullooks.What'sthematterwithhimA.sadlyB.sadC.happilyD.happy()14.Wecanprotectourenvironmentrubbishintorivers

5、orlakes.A.fromB.bynotthrowingC.fromnotthrowingD.withthrowing()15.5,000dollarsisalargeamountofmoney,butitisthanweneed.A.muchmoreB.verymuchC.muchlessD.verylittle()16.Thispassageisstillhardtounderstandtherearenonewwordsinit.A.whenB.thoughC.becauseD.until()17.LastnightIfrozewhenIsawaUFOflyingovermyhead.

6、Theunderlinedpartmeans.A.becameiceB.couldn'thearC.movedquicklyD.stoppedmoving()18.Isupposethatwewillhavetomakeatryforourselves.TheunderlinedpartmeansA.sayB.thinkC.hopeD.discuss()19.HaveJoycedecidedA.whenwillshestartB.whenshestartsC.whenwouldshestartD.whenshewillstart()20.I'msorry.I'vebro

7、kenyournewPSP.I'llhaveitrepairedmyself.A.That'sright.B.That'sallright.C.Allright.D.Noproblem.n.Fillintheblankswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms.(8%)1. IliketravelingandIhavewrittendownallmy(journey)inmydiarybook.2. Thesickmancamebacktolifeonthe(five)day.3. LittleLilysatinthearmchair(co

8、mfortable).4. IknowyouarenotsogoodatEnglish,butyouhasdone(well)thanbefore.5. You must read the(safe)rulesbeforeyouoperatethemachine.6. How(fool)Samistobelievesuchastupidstory!7. Sheseemed(patient)whenshewaitedformefortwohours.8. Ialwaysenjoy(I)whenIamplayingwithmypetdog.in.Rewritethesentencesasrequi

9、red.(12%)1. AngelaenjoysMSNLiveMessengerverymuch.(改为一般疑问句)AngelaMSNLiveMessengerverymuch2. Iwrotealettertomypenfriendafterdinneryesterday.(就戈U线音B分提问)youwriteafterdinneryesterday3. Shehasbeeninthechessclubforaboutthreemonths.(就划线部分提问)hasshebeeninthechessclub4. TheBundlooksverybeautifulatnight.(改为感叹句)

10、theBundlooksatnight'5. Themanwasnotsurewhichcarheshouldchoose.(保持原句意思)Themanwasnotsurewhichcar.6. Playingcomputergamesforalongtimeisbadforoureyes.(保持原句意思)badforoureyesplaycomputergamesforalongtime.Part3ReadingandWriting(35%)N.Readingcomprehension(27%)A.TrueorFalse.(5%)Manyyoungpeoplewanttobepops

11、tars.Popstarsarerich.Manypeoplethinktheyareleadingahappyandeasylife.IsthattrueTheanswerisdefinitelyno.Infact,theyhaveveryhardlives.Theyspendmuchoftheirtimeontravel.Sometimesthetravelisinteresting,butinmosttimeitisboringtopopstars.Thefollowingchartisaday'slifeofapopstar.Feb.9th,20105:00Wokeupandh

12、adbreakfastinthehotel.Packedbags.Tookataxitotheairport.7:30Planetookoffhalfanhourlaterthanusualforthebadweather.8:30Planelanded.Waitedforluggageforhalfanhour.Signedforfansatthe9:45Arrivedatthehotelandhadashortrest.10:00Startedouttoattendthemeetingwithfansandgaveaninterviewtothelocal11:00Wenttotherad

13、iostationtoattendtheliveshow.12:00Hadlunchwiththelocalproducer(制作人).13:00Wenttothetheatreandpreparedforthenight'sshow.Thelightingofthe17:00Backtothehotel.Triedtohavearest.Stillworriedabouttheband.18:00Hadsupper,butatelittle.18:30Wenttothetheatreagainandgotreadyfortheshow.19:30Sangverywell,andaud

14、iencegaveawarmwelcome.Thebanddidbetterthan22:00Theshowwasover.Verytiredfromit.23:00Backtothehotel.Tookabath.Tooexcitedtosleep,sowatchedTV.0:00Fellasleep,withTVon.()1.ThepopstarwentbacktothehotelthreetimesonFeb.9th,2010.()2.Accordingtothechart,thepopstarwasgoodatplayingthemusicalinstruments.()3.Thepo

15、pstarfelttiredaswellasexcitedaftertheperformance.()4.Theaudiencedidn'tlikethepopstar'sperformance.()5.Fromthepassage,weknowpopstarsdon'thaveaneasylifeastheyseemtohave.B.Choosethebestanswer.(5%)Bicyclesareverypopularallovertheworldnowadays.Peopleridetheirbicyclesforexerciseandenjoyment.In

16、someplaces,peopleuseabicycletogotowork.ButwhoinventedthefirstbicycleIn1791,aFrenchmannamedSivracinventedandownedthefirstbicycle.Mr.SivracrodethebicycleinParis.Thehandlesforthehandsandtheseatslookedlikeahorseandwerewooden.Andthefrontwheelismuchlargerthanthebehindone.Thisbicyclewasverydifficulttomove.

17、Youhadtopickupthefrontwheeltochangedirection.Finally,ithadnobrakes(杀ij车)tostopitorpedalsforthefeet.In1817,aGermannamedSauerbrunmadethefirstbicyclebetter.Theseatwasmorecomfortable.Thewheelcouldchangedirection.SauerbrunbroughtthiskindofbicyclesfromGermanytoFrance.Then,DenisJohnson,anEnglishman,madeabi

18、cycleforwomen.Ithadspacefortheirdressestohangdown.Butthesebicyclesstillhadnobrakesorpedals,andpeopleoftengothurt.Thesebicyclesandthepeoplewhorodethemwerenotpopular.Over100yearslater,bicycleridingwasevenmorepopularthanever.Therearemany,agreatmanybicyclesinIndiaandChina,andChinaisevencalled"acoun

19、tryonbicycles".Infact,therearemorebicyclesthancarsintheUnitedStatestoday!()1.waswherethefirstbicycleprobablymade.A.EnglandB.NewYorkC.GermanyD.France()2.madethefirstbicyclebetter.A.SivracB.SauerbrunC.Denis()3.Thewordpedalsinthesecondparagraphrefersto.A. somethingtospeedupB. somethingtomakethebic

20、yclerunC. somethingtoputthefeetonD. somethingtoholdthebicycle()4.ThebicyclemadebySivracandtheonemadebyDenisJohnsonwerepartlythesamebecause.A. theseatswerecomfortable,B. thefrontwheelscouldchangedirectionC. theyhadnobrakesorpedalsD. thebicycleswerehardtomove()5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEA. T

21、hefirstbicycleforwomenhadgotbrakesandpedals.B. Thewomencouldridethefirstbicyclebecauseithadgotspaceforwomen'sdressestohangdown.C. ThefirstbicycleforwomenwasmadebyanEnglishman.D. Ridingbicycleswasapopularactivityforwomenafter1817.C.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage.(6%)Hundreds of

22、years ago, life was1 thanitistoday.Peopledidn'thavemodernmachines.Therewasnomodernmedicine,2.Lifetodayhasgotnewproblems.Oneofthebiggestproblemsispollution.Waterpollutionhasmadeourriversandlakesdirty.Itkillsourfishandaffectsourdrinkingwater.Noisepollutionmakesus3louderandgetangrymuchmoreeasily.Ai

23、rpollutionisthemostseriousproblem. It affects 4 livingthings in the world. Cars, planes and factories all pollute our aireveryday. Sometimes the pollution is so 5that it is like a quilt (被状物)over a city. This kind ofquilt is 6smog(烟雾）)1. A. more happyB. more convenientC. much harderD. more modern)2.

24、 A. eitherB. tooC. alsoD. neither).sayB. talkC. tellD. spoke)4. A. mostB. allC. oneD. everyB. thickC. hardD. light)6. A. callB. callingC. calledD. to callD.Plants are i 1 livingthings. Life could not go onif there were no plants. This isbecauseplantsReadthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords.(6

25、%)canmakefoodfromair,waterandsunlight.Butanimalsandmencan'tmakefoodfromthem.Animalsgettheir food b2 eatingplantsandotheranimals.Menliveonplantsandanimals,too.Soanimalsand men need plants to live. That is w3 we find there are so many plants around us. Iyoulook carefully at the plants around you,

26、you will find there are many k 5of plants. Someplants are large while others are small. Most plants are green.Someplants have many smallleaves, othershaveonlyafewlargeleaves.Theyared6inshapesandcolours.1. i2. b3. w5. k6. dE.Answerthefollowingquestions.(5%)WhenIwaslookingforaChristmaspresentformydaug

27、hterinatoystore,anicelydressedlittlegirl,withsomemoneyinherlittlehand,waslookingatsomebeautifuldolls.Whenshesawadollsheliked,shewouldaskherfatherifhehadenoughmoney.Heusuallysaidyes.Atthesametime,aboywitholdandsmallclotheswaslookingatsomevideogames.He,too,hadmoneyinhishand,butitlookedlikenomorethanfi

28、vedollars.Eachtimehepickeduponeofthevideogamesandlookedathisfather,heshookhishead.Thelittlegirlhadchosenherdoll,averybeautifulone.However,shenoticedtheboyandhisfather.Shesawtheboygiveupavideogamewithdisappointmentandwalktoanothercornerofthestore.Thelittlegirlputherdollbacktotheshelfandranovertothevi

29、deogame.Aftershetalkedtoherfather,shepaidforthevideogameandwhispered（低语）totheshopassistant.Sotheboygotthevideogamethathewantedforfreehewastolditwasaprizefromthestore.Hesmiledhappily,althoughhefeltitwassoincredible（难以置信的）.Thegirlsawallthishappen.Shesmiled,too.WhenIwalkedoutofthestoretomycar,Iheardthe

30、fatheraskhisdaughterwhyshehaddonethat.Iwouldneverforgettheirshorttalk."Daddy,didn'tGrandmawantmetobuysomethingthatwouldmakemehappy"Hesaid,"Ofcourse,shedid.""Well,Ijustdid!"Withthat,thelittlegirlstartedskippingtowardstheircarhappily.1. Whatdidthelittlegirlwanttobuyinthetoystore2. Howmuchmoneydidtheboyprobablyhaveinhishand3. Whydidtheboygiveupavideogameandwalktoanothercornerofthestore4