八年级英语期中试题

1、八年级英语期中试题一、听力部分（20分）二、 选择填空（15分）( ) 1. Yang Lei had _ unusual experience in Gansu Province. _ experience changed her life. A. a, The B. an, The C. an, A D. an, An( ) 2. There _ a basketball match on CCTV-5 tonight. A.will have B. is going to have C. will be D. are going to be( ) 3. If there is _ pol

2、lution, the air in our city will be _ dirtier.A. less; more B. more; much C. less; less D. more; more ( ) 4. My grandpa lives _ in the country, but he doesnt feel _. A. alone; alone B. lonely; lonely C. alone; lonely D. lonely; alone ( ) 5. I will be an astronaut _. A. after ten years B. in ten year

3、s C. ten years ago D. since ten years( ) 6. - Why are you so upset? - Because all my classmates passed the English test _ me.A. with B. except C. without D. for( ) 7. Yesterday I _ to take my homework with me. I _ it at home.A. forgot; forgotB. left; left C. forgot; left D. left; forgot( ) 8. You ar

4、e supposed _ on the message to your teacher. A. pass B. passed C. to pass D. passing( ) 9. Nowadays teachers may find _ hard _middle school students.A. that; teach B. that; to teach C. it; teach D. it; to teach ( ) 10. The news made Bob _. A. feel exciting B. feel excited C. feels exciting D. feels

5、excited( ) 11. When the alien _ out of the museum, Jimmy _ an ice cream. A. came; was eating B. come; was eating C. comes; ate D. was coming; ate( ) 12. Jack is _ math and I do _ physics.A. well at; good in B. good in; well in C. good at; good at D. good at; well in( ) 13. Mother was mad _ me becaus

6、e of my _ report card. A. at; disappointed B. at; disappointing C. with; disappointed D. with; disappointing( ) 14. When I came back home, my baby _ cry _.A. no; more B. doesnt; more C. didnt; anymore D. wont; anymore( ) 15. The policewoman asked the little boy _.A. where did he live B. where he liv

7、ed C. where he lives D. where does he lives三、完形填空（10分）Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered(坏脾气的) and never gave way to 41 . One day the father 42 to ask some friends to dinner in his house. He 43 his son to buy some meat in town. When the son walked towards the town gate, a man

8、was coming from the outside. The gate wasnt 44 enough to let two men in and out at the same time. But neither of 45 would give way to the other. They stood straight face to face inside the gate hour after hour. But the father was worried. “What shall I do? My son hasnt 46 yet. I cant wait any more.”

9、 He wanted to know what was the 47 with his son. So he left his friends at home ,and went to town 48 his son.“You may first take the 49 home for my friends .Let me 50 here against him instead.” he said to his son when he knew what had happened.( )41. A. one B. another C. other D. others( )42. A. dec

10、ided B. decides C. decide D. decision( )43. A. hoped B. told C. let D. tells ( )44. A .long B. wide C high D .tall ( )45. A. their B. they C. them D. theirs( )46. A .gone B bought C. returned D. been( )47. A. wrong B. accident C. thing D. matter( )48. A .to look for B. looked for C. to find D. found

11、( )49 .A. meat B. dinner C. bread D. money( )50 .A. stood B.stands C. stand D. standing四、 阅读理解（40分）ABruce and his other two friends, Bruno and Dick lived in the same city in England. They were free in their summer holiday. So they came to a village by a large lake. They liked fishing very much. Then

12、 the next day after they got there, they got to a boat and went fishing in the lake. They boated farther and farther. They came to an out-of-way place. They were very happy because there were a lot of fish. When it was time for them to go home, Bruce said to his friends: “Wed better make a mark here

13、 so that we will easily find the place tomorrow.” “Youre right.” Bruno said happily .“Let me do that.”“How foolish,” said Bruce. “If it rains tonight, the rain water will wash the line off, and how can we find the mark tomorrow. You must cut a line with your knife.”Dick came up to them and said angr

14、ily. “ Neither of you is clever. How can we find the place if we have another boat tomorrow? We should not go back tonight.”( )51. The three boys _.A. were all too young to go to school . B . came from the cityC. were from the workers families D. liked eating fish very much( )52. The boys wanted to

15、go to the place again tomorrow because _ A. it was a good place B. they got a lot of fish thereC. there was a mark on the side of the boat D. they were good at fishing( )53. Bruno was ready to(准备) make a mark because _ A. he was older than his friends B. he had a pencil in his handC .he was the clev

16、erest of the three D . he had the same idea as Bruces( )54. The line they drew was not _A. thick B. useless C. easy D. useful( )55. They should make a mark _A. thicker and color it red B. on the fish C. in the lake D. on every boatBA woodcutter(伐木工) was working in the forest one day when he found a

17、box full of gold coins. Unfortunately, his wife was the kind of woman who could not keep a secret. Somehow, he knew, he had to prevent(阻止) her from talking about the gold. He thought about this for a long time, then had an idea.“ I found something in the forest”, he told his wife, “come with me and

18、Ill show you.”.His wife followed him into the forest and soon they came to a tree.“ Look at that!” the woodcutter said to his wife, and pointed to the tree. “Theres a fish growing on that branch!” His wife was surprised ,especially when he climbed up the tree and brought down the fish for her to see

19、.They walked on and soon came to the river. “Ill just pull in my net and see what Ive caught”, the woodcutter said.He pulled in his net and inside there were several hares(野兔). “How interesting!” he said “there are now hares in the river.” After that, they came to where the woodcutter had found the

20、box of gold. “Look, wife”, he said “this is what I have found. A box of gold coins.” The next day, his wife could not stop herself from telling her friends about all the wonderful things she had seen.Of course, nobody believe her!( )56. Where did the woodcutter find the box of gold?A. When he was wo

21、rking B. In his garden C. In the forest where he was working D. On his farm fields, where he was farming( )57. The woodcutters wife couldnt keep a secret, could she?A. No, she couldnt. B. Yes, she couldnt C. No, she could D. Yes, she could.( )58. Where do you usually see hares?A. In the street. B. I

22、n the forest. C. In the river. D. In the sea.( )59. Why did his wife tell her friends what happened? Because _A. she was very surprised.B. she wondered why the hares were in the river and fish was in the tree C. she could not stop herself D. she was very happy( )60. Which statement is right?A. The w

23、ife was very foolish. B. Fish often lives on a tree.C. Hares often live in the river. D. The woodcutter was very clever.CPeople in our part of the country like living in caves（窑洞，山洞）. It is a nicer and better living space than an ordinary (普通的,平常的)house. Its warm in winter and cool in summer.There a

24、re two kinds of caves, earth ones and stone ones. The earth caves are dug（挖）into the hill side. The first thing to do is to find a place with the right kind of soil. The soil should be of good quality(质量). Earth caves dont last well. Usually they last only thirty years.Stone caves are better and str

25、onger. They are more expensive to build than both earth caves and ordinary houses. An ordinary houses wont go more than thirty years without major repairs. A stone cave will last four or five hundred years. It doesnt need major repairs. Sometimes you need just some paper, wood or paint for windows a

26、nd walls.People live in caves can enjoy the beauty of the nature all year round.( )61. The cave is _A. an ordinary house B. a beautiful house C. an office D. a nicer and better living space( )62. The caves are _A. earth caves B. stone caves C. ordinary house D. earth caves or stone caves( )63. About

27、 the earth, which of the following is wrong?A. The earth caves are dug into the hill side.B. The earth caves can last four or five hundred years.C. The soil of the earth caves should be good caves .D The earth caves are cheaper than stone caves.( )64. About the stone caves, which of the following is

28、 wrong?A. They are more expensive than earth caves and ordinary housesB. They can last four or five hundred yearsC. They need major repairsD. They need some paper, wood or paint for windows and walls.( )65. If you live in a cave, _A. you can enjoy the beauty nature all year round B. you feel very di

29、rtyC. you feel very cold in winter, and hot in summer D. you will spend more moneyDMy friend, Dick, has a large police dog. Its name is Jack. Every Saturday afternoon Dick takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much. One Saturday afternoon, a young man came to visit

30、 my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for a walk. But the man was still there. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the man and looked at him. But the man kept talking. Finally J

31、ack could stand it no longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the man, but this time he held the mans hat in his mouth.（ ）66 From the story, we know that Jack is _.A Dicks good friend B a large police dog C a young man（ ）67 Where does Dick wal

32、k with his dog every Saturday afternoon?A In his room B In the street C In the park（ ）68 Jack became very worried one afternoon because _.A he couldnt be taken out for a walk at the usual time.B a young man came to visit Dick that afternoon.C Dick walked around his room several times.（ ）69 What does

33、 the word “stand” mean in the passage?A 站立 B理解 C忍受（ ）70 Why did Jack sit down again in front of the man with the hat in his mouth?A Try to take the man laugh. B Like the young man very much. C Ask the young man to leave五、选词填空（10分）health, usual, good, sleep, late, real, hard, hour, much, loud, have,

34、work Everyone needs to sleep. During the day you work and play; at night you sleep. Your body rests while you are . In the morning you are ready to , study or play again. If you sleep at night, you can work or learn better in the day. Your body grows more while you are asleep. No one can live without sleeping. If a child is tired, he needs sleep than usual. You will be tired or will not be able to listen to your teachers in class or cant work well if you do not have enough sleep at night. A baby will c