8下期中考试试卷

1、实验中学20072008八年级（下）英语期中考试时间：100分钟 满分：120分听力部分（20分）一、听对话，选择正确答案。对话读两遍。（5分）（ ）1. A. On Monday. B. Seldom. C. In the morning.（ ）2. A. They are playing soccer. B. Yes, they are. C. They arent playing soccer.（ ）3. A. Swimming. B. Four subjects. C. Math.（ ）4. A. The dormitory. B. Plane. C. In the gym. （ ）5

2、. A. Thursday. B. Its February. C. Its morning.图二、听句子，选择正确答案。句子仅读一遍。（5分）（ ）1. A. Its cloudy. B. Yes, its windy. C. Its still early. ( ) 2. A. This way, please. B. Whats the matter? C. Good idea! Lets go!（ ）3. A. Yes, there is. B. I have one. C. There are thirteen. （ ）4. A. It was great. B. It was su

3、nny. C. Its Sunday.（ ）5. A. Linda did. B, Linda does. C. Linda was doing.三、听对话及问题，选择最佳答案。对话读两遍。(5分)（ ）1. A. On foot. B. By bike. C. In a car.( ) 2. A. Music. B. Math. C. English.（ ）3. A. She went to the movies. B. She played video games. C. She played computer games. （ ）4. A. Spring. B. Summer. C. A

4、nytime.（ ）5. A. Sing English songs. B. Sing Chinese songs. C. Dance the disco.四、听短文，选择最佳答案。短文读两遍。(5分)（ ）1. We have _ classes in our school.A. 54 B. 40 C. 44（ ）2.We have a(n) _ library in our school. A. beautiful B. old C. big（ ）3.The library opens _ every afternoon. A. at 3:30 B. at 4:00 C. at 4:30（

5、 ）4.We may borrow _ books at a time. A. two B. three C. four（ ）5.We can keep the books for_. A. two days B. seven days C. three days笔试部分（100分）一、根据句意和首字母提示完成单词。（10分）1. Go a the bridge, you will find the library on the left.2. -Who teaches the twins Chinese? -Nobody. They teach t .3. There is a lot of

6、 traffic, please be c_.4.In our lives, we will _（面对） many difficulties.5.Why not ride the bicycle to e_ Tibet?6. My parents are going to the t_ to see Beijing Opera.7. We come to r_ that animals are our friends.8.Fllow the doctors a_ and you will get well soon.9. Whats your favorite s_? English.10.

7、I think the weather can a_ my mood.二、用所给词的适当形式填空。（5分）1. I hope _( see ) him again.2. When I went back home, I saw a snake _ ( lie ) across the road.3. he son is ill, so his mother looks _ ( worry).4. The story ends with _ ( happy) and laughter.5. Im looking forward to _ (meet) her.三、句型转换。（10分）1. We

8、decided to go to see a movie this Sunday. (改为否定句)We decided _ _ go to see a movie this Sunday.2. It took Mike half an hour to do the work. (改为同义句) Mike _ half an hour _ the work.3. He went to bed after his mother came back. (改为同义句) He _ go to bed _ his mother came back.4. Dont forget to pay attentio

9、n to the rules. (改为同义句)_ _ pay attention to the rules.5. He was very excited. He couldnt fall asleep. (连成一句) He was _ excited _ he couldnt fall asleep.四、选择填空，将正确答案的序号填入题前括号。（15分）( ) 1.Its a fine day today.-Yes, . A. so it is B. so is it C. so it does D. so does it( ) 2.I will let you know as soon as

10、 I the news. A. will get B. gets C. got D. get( ) 3.The teacher told Xiao Ming late for school again.A. not to be B. not be C. dont be D. not to( ) 4.-Im sorry I my homework at home.-Thats all right. Dont forget it to school this afternoon. A. forgot; to take B. forget; to bring C. left; to take D.

11、left; to bring( ) 5. Lily Lucy may go with you, because one of them must stay at home. A. Not only, but also B. Neither, nor C. Both, and D. Either, or ( ) 6.The meat has gone bad(变坏了),it smells A. badly B. nice C. terrible D. terribly( ) 7.So much work usually makes them very tired.A. to feel B. fe

12、els C. feeling D. feel( ) 8. The 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing. Chinese are learning English. A. The more and the more B. More and more C. Fewer and fewer D. Most and most( )9.Do you mind(介意)if I the TV a bit?-Yes, I do.Because Im busy with my homework now. A. turn on B. turn off C. tur

13、n down D. turn up( ) 10. Shes never late for school, she?A. is B. isnt C. doesnt D. hasnt( ) 11.There many animals on the island.A. maybe B. maybe have C. may have D. may be( ) 12.I dont know how to this word in English. A. speak B. say C. tell D. talk ( ) 13. terrible cold you had last night! A. Wh

14、at B. What a C. How D. How a( ) 14 .Its an job.I can finish it . A. easy, easy B. easily, easily C. easy, easily D. easily, easy ( ) 15.The he is, the he feels.A. busy, happily B. busier, happier C. busiest, happiest D. busier, more happily 五、完型填空。（10分）Cars were invented in the last century. Today t

15、hey have touched the lives of everyone in the United States. Most Americans feel that they are poor when they have 1 cars.Why are cars widely used in the United States? Here are three reasons. 2, the 3 is very large and Americans enjoy 4 trips here and there. With cars they can go anywhere easily.Th

16、e second reason is 5 trains have never been as common(普通)in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Whats more, Americans have to 6a lot of money traveling 7.The third 8 is the most important one. Americans dont like to 9 buses or trains or even planes.They like cars 10they want t

17、o travel fast at any time.( ) 1. A. noB. some C. many( ) 2. A. First of all B. All the firstC. The firstly( ) 3. A. country B. people C. way( ) 4. A. to haveB. making C. to make( ) 5. A. why B. where C. that( ) 6. A. cost B. spend C. take( ) 7. A. by a plane B. by plane C. by planes( ) 8. A. thing B

18、. matterC. reason( ) 9. A. wait forB. work on C. wait on( ) 10. A. because B. before C. after六、阅读短文, 根据短文内容选出最佳选项，或判断正（T）误(F).（40分）（A）Water is the life blood of our earth. It is in every living thing. It is in the air. It runs through mountains and valleys. It forms lakes and seas. Nature has a grea

19、t water system（系统）.Rainwater finds its way to rivers and lakes. River water runs into the sea. At the mouths of the rivers, fresh water joins the salt water of the sea.Here at the mouth of a river there is much important plant and animal life. But pollution destroys this life. We have to clean our r

20、ivers. Man has to work with nature, not against it. ( ) 1.Water is like_.A. cloudsB. bloodC. life( ) 2. _ is in every living thing. A. BloodB. WaterC. Salt( ) 3. The mouth of a river is near _.A. the seaB. a lakeC. a mountain( ) 4. There is much plant and animal life at the _ of a river.A. headB. to

21、pC. mouth( ) 5.We have to _ our rivers.A. findB. cleanC. pollute( B )When you are in Hongkong, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. It is different from that in other areas of China. If you are the first time to come to Hongkong, you must look to the right

22、side and then the left before you cross the street.If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. Then people on foot can cross the road carefully. But if the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustnt cross.When people go to or come from work in the morning and eveni

23、ng, the streets are very busy. Traffic is the most dangerous then, especially for the children.When you go by bus in Hongkong, you have to be careful, too. You must always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.In Hongkong, the

24、re are many big buses with two floors you can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the view of the whole city well. Its very interesting.（ ）6.The traffic in Hongkong drives on the right. （ ）7.The traffic in Hongkong is the same as that in other areas of China. （ ）8.If the traffic lights a

25、re green, the traffic can go.（ ）9.You can sit on the first floor and see the view of the whole city.（ ）10.According to the passage we know we must obey the traffic rules in Hongkong.（C）Bill Clinton took office on January 20,1993 and became the 42 nd U.S. president.(总统). He is the first U.S. presiden

26、t who was born after World War(第二次世界大战).He is also one of the youngest of all U.S. presidents. Clinton was born in a poor family in 1946. Three months before he was born, his father, Willian Blats, died. When he was small, his mother remarried Norger Clinton, so the boys family name was changed. In

27、the summer of 1963, Clinton was asked to visited the city of Washington. During this visit, he met President Kinnedy in the White House(白宫). At that time, he wanted to become a president, and then, he was! ( ) 11.When Clinton became the 42nd US president, he was A. thirty B. about forty C. forty-sev

28、en D. 37 years old( ) 12 .Clintons father died A. after 1946 B. before Clinton was born C. before World War D. When Clinton was young( ) 13.Why was the boys name changed? A. Because he became a president B. Because his family was very poorC. Because his father was dead D. Because his mother remarrie

29、d Norger Clinton( ) 14 . In 1963 Clinton came to the city of Washington . A. to take part in an exam B. for his holiday C. for a visit D. to have a meeting with Kennedy( ) 15 .Which one of the following is NOT true?A. Everybody can visit the president in the White House.B. The U.S. presidents work i

30、n the White House.C. Clinton wanted to become a president after he saw President Kennedy.D. Clinton made his dream come to true at last.（D）Mr King was the manager of a hotel . One weekend all the hotels in the city were full because there was a large meeting. On Friday night, three men came into the

31、 hotel and asked for rooms. Mr King said there were no rooms ready because of the meeting. The men were a bit angry.Mr King wanted to help them. He remembered that Room418, a very small room, was empty. He asked them if(是否)they would share(分享)a room. The three men said OK. Mr King said the room woul

32、d be thirty dollars: ten for each one. Each man gave him the money and then they went upstairs(上楼). Mr King soon began to feel sorry. “Thirty dollars is a lot to ask as price for that small room,”he thought. He called his assistant over and said, “Here is five dollars. Take it to the men in Room418.

33、 I asked too much for their room.班级 姓名 考号 While the assistant was on the way upstairs, he started to think with the money, “How can three men do with the five dollars? Ill give them each only one dollar and keep the two dollars for myself. The men will be happy to get something back, and Mr King will never know.” So the assistant gave each one dollar At first each man paid(付款)ten dollars. After the assistant gave them back one dollar each, they each paid nine. There were three men, $93=$27. The assistant kept $2. $27+$2=$29. Where is the missing