八年级英语外研版小学起点下期中测试题

1、2008-2009学年度第二学期期中英语考试试卷满分：120分 时间：120分钟 姓名_第一卷（ 80 分 ）第一部分 听力（20 分）一、 听对话，选择与对话内容相符的图片。（每小题1分，共6分） A B C D1.（ ） 2. （ ） 3. （ ） A B C D4.（ ） 5. （ ） 6. （ ）二、 听句子，选应答语，每个句子念两遍。（每小题1分，共5分） 7. A. Yes, there are. B. Yes, I think so. C. No, there arent.8. A. Yes, you should. B. No, you shouldnt.C. You shou

2、ld say youre sorry.9. A.You were in my barber shop. B.I was cutting your hair. C.No, I dont know.10. A. He said I was hard-working. B. He said you are hard-working.C. Yes, you are hard-working.11. What will happen if you wear your new jeans to the party? _A. The teacher will let you in. B. The teach

3、er wont let you in.C. The teacher will take you away.三、 听对话，选择正确的选项。（每小题1分，共5分） 12. A. Yes, she thinks so. B. No, she doesnt think so. C. There will be less pollution. 13. A. His clothes are not in style. B. He should buy some new clothes.B. His clothes are in style.14. A. She was eating ice-cream.

4、B. She was standing in front of the Center Store. C. She was in the UFO.15. A. Lana B. Mary C. Marcia16. A. On Saturday. B. On Friday. C. On Sunday.四、 听句子填空，每个句子念三遍。（每小题1分，共4分）17. My phone number is _.18. Mike is _ years old.19. During the concert we play some music_.20. He doesnt want to tell me. M

5、aybe you should ask him _.第二部分 笔试（60分）五、 单项选择。（每小题1分，共20分）( ) 1. Tony is interested in stamps. He has a _ of different stamps. A. collect B. collecting C. collection D. collected( ) 2. _ the end of this month, we will have a match with Class Five. A. At B. In C. Between D. On( ) 3. After I came to t

6、he new school, I made _ many students. A. a friend to B. friend with C. friends with D. friends and( ) 4. It is getting colder _. A. day after day B. day by day C. by the day D. day and night( ) 5. Do you know _ ? A. where does he live B. where he lives C. he lives where ( ) 6. I want to know _ he w

7、ill go climbing or not. A. if B. when C. whether ( ) 7. We are all tired. So we decide to stop _. A. to work B. work C. working D. works ( ) 8. Remember _ the windows before you leave the room. A. to close B. closing C. closed D. close ( ) 9. -Thank you for inviting us. -_. A. Forget it. B. Im sorry

8、 I dont think so. C. Thats good. D. Dont mention it. ( ) 10. If it _ tomorrow, Ill stay at home. A. will rain B. would rain C. rains D. doesnt rain ( ) 11. The teacher always tells us not to _ too much time playing computer games. A. cost B. spend C. pay D. take ( ) 12. Tom said he _ to school the n

9、ext day. A. wouldnt go B. doesnt go C. wont go D. didnt go ( ) 13. My father warns me _ in the sea alone. A. swimming B. not to swim C. to swim D. not swimming ( ) 14. Her words made her teacher _. A. to angry B. angrily C. angry D. not angry ( ) 15. _ the dog! Its dangerous. A. Look B. Look out of

10、C. Look down D. Look out for( ) 16. I want to know _. A.whom is she looking after B. whom she is looking C. whom is she looking D. whom she is looking after( ) 17. Mid-autumn Festival is set by the lunar calendar on _ day of _ month. A. the fifteen ; the eighth B. the fifteenth; the eightC. fifteen;

11、 eight D. the fifteenth; the eighth( ) 18. Can you show me the _of how to use it? A. invention B. invitation C. information D. instructions( ) 19. -Would you like to go hiking with me, Susan? - Id like to, _you dont want to go alone. A.until B.before C.if D.after( ) 20. -Would you like to see the fi

12、lm with us tonight, Wang Hui? -_.A. Oh, no. Thats be too tired.B. Ill stay at home.C. Yes, please.D. Id love to, but I have lots of things to do.六、 完形填空。（每小题1分，共10分）John is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a 1 student when he was young. He was often late for 2 and didnt like doing his hom

13、ework. Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher was teaching. He didnt understand much, 3 he always thought he understood everything. One day the teacher 4 the students a question. “When Jack was ten years old, 5 brother Bob was 20. Jack is fifteen now and 6 is his brother Bob?” John said, “Th

14、ats easy. Bob is twice as old as Jack, so he is now thirty.” Another time, the 7 in a science class asked, “When it thunders, 8 do we always see the light before we 9 the sound?” “But, Miss,” said John quickly, “dont you 10 our eyes are in front of our ears?”( ) 1. A. good B. tall C. richD. fat( ) 2

15、. A. sleep B. lunch C. class D. play( ) 3. A. so B. and C. or D. but( ) 4. A. sent B. asked C. told D. found( ) 5. A. your B. my C. his D. her( ) 6. A. how manyB. how old C. what D. who( )7. A. teacher B. farmer C. nurse D. policeman( )8. A. what B. when C. where D. why( )9. A. break B. make C. hear

16、 D. smell( )10. A. read B. hope C. study D. know七、 阅读理解。（每小题2分，共30分）（A）There is a big tree in front of my house. A black bird lives in the tree. Every day I take some food to the tree. The bird sees me and comes down. The food is in my hand. The bird comes to my hand and eats it. After that it goes

17、back to the tree.I give some food to the bird every day. And so the bird knows me. I like the bird and the bird likes me. We are good friends.1What's in the tree? A. A big black bird.B. A black bird. C. An old black bird. D. A big old black bird.2Why does the bird come down? A. Because there is

18、some food in my hand. B. Because the bird cats some food. C. Because the bird likes food. D. Because the bird eats good food.3Where dose the bird go back? It goes back to _ .A. his handB. its house C. the treeD. the sky4. How often does the writer feed the bird? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. T

19、hree times a day. D. Every day.5. How does the writer feed the bird? A. Every day. B. Once a day. C. He throws some food to the bird. D. The bird comes down to eat the food in his hand.（B）My name is Alan. I live in Beijing. Now I am sitting at the window. I often sit here. I can look at the street.

20、In Beijing the buses are blue. A bus is coming now.There is a bus stop in front of our house. A lot of people are waiting for the bus. Look. An old woman is coming. She often misses the bus, because she never runs. Today she is lucky. The bus driver is waiting for her.6I often sit _ . A. at the door

21、 B. behind the window C. at my windowD. near the table7There is a bus stop _ . A. under our house B. near our house C. in front of our house D. far away from my house8_ are waiting for the bus. A. A few peopleB. A lot of peopleC. Old womanD. Young people9The old woman often misses the bus because sh

22、e _ .A. never runs B. doesn't come C. can't come D. runs quickly10. The buses in Beijing are _. A. too big B. too small C. black D. blue（C）One day Mr. Brown sees a young woman in the street with children. He is very surprised because all the children are wearing the same clothes. White caps,

23、 blue coats and yellow trousers.“Are all these children yours?” he asks the woman.“Yes, they are.” she answers.“Do you always dress them in the same clothes ?” asks Mr. Brown.“Yes, ” answers the mother. “When we have four children, we dress them in the same clothes because we dont want to lose any o

24、f them. It is easy to see our children among other children because they are all wearing the same clothes. And now we have ten, we dress them like this because we don't want to take other children home by mistake. When there are other children among ours, it is easy to see them because their clo

25、thes are different.11. How many people does Mr. Brown see in the street one day? He sees _in all. A. ten B. elevenC. four D. ten children12Why is he surprised? Because _ . A. all the children are boys B. all the children are in the same clothes C. all the children are lovely D. all the children are

26、wearing the same trousers13.Why does the woman dress her children in the same clothes? Because_. A. she has so many children B. she loves her children C. she doesn't want to take her children home D. she wants to see her children easily among others 14. What kinds of clothes are the children wea

27、ring when Mr. Brown sees them?A. White caps, blue coats and yellow trousers.B. Blue caps, yellow coats and white trorsers.C. Yellow caps, white coats and blue trousers.D. White caps, yellow coats and blue trousers.15. “We don't want to take other children home by mistake.”这句话的汉语意思是： 第二卷（共40分）八、

28、选词填空，有一个是多余的。（每小题1分，共7分） cleaning, drove, tired, from, to, were, borrowed, hot Peter had a party on his birthday at his house. Although he had a great time, it made him very 1_. Before the party, he did many things. First he 2_ some money 3_ his parents to buy some food, and cleaned the living room.

29、 Then he 4_ his car to pick up some of his friends. When the party is over, he found there 5_ still a lot of things 6_ do. He did the 7_, swept the floor, and threw out the litter. When he finished it he went to sleep.九、 根据汉语提示，完成下列句子。（每小题1分，共8分）1. 除了英语和数学以外，他还对音乐感兴趣。Except for Math and English, she

30、 _ also _ music.2. 天黑了，打开灯。Its getting dark. Please_.3. 不管怎样你应该先完成你的作业。_, you should finish your homework first.4. 你能告诉我书店在哪儿吗？Could you tell me _?5. 凯特一点都没病。事实上她很健康。Kate wasnt ill at all. _, she was quite healthy.6. 老师让我们读三遍单词。The teacher made us _ three times.7. 我父母喜欢音乐，我也是。My parents enjoy music.

31、 So _.8. 你可以用你的手机照张相。You can _ a photo _ your mobile phone.十、 阅读短文回答问题。（每小题2分，共10分）All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.In China, for example,people always drink tea when they are getting together. The Chinese drink it at a