八年级下册英语期中测试题

八年级下册期中测试题一、单项选择题(30分)( )1.Kidswon’tgotoschool.Theywillstudy home computers.A.in,inB.at,onC.at,byD.at;from( )2.--Willtherebefewertrees? -- .A.Yes,therewill. B.Yes,theywill.C.No,therearen’t.D.No,theywon’t.( )3.Somescientiststhinkthatitmaytake yearstomakerobotslooklikepeople,anddothesamethingsasus.A.hundredsofB.twohundredsofC.twohundreds( )4.Hedoesn’thaveanymoney, doI.A.tooB.alsoC.eitherD.neither( )5.Ithinkyoushould somemoney yourfriends.A.borrow;forB.borrow;fromC.lend;fromD.borrow;to( )6.Myfriendhasthesamehaircut Ido.A.asB.likeC.seemD.lookslike( )7.Ifyoubringsnackstotheparty,theteacherswill .A.takeitaway B.takethemawayC.takeawayit D.takeawaythem()8.Itisfoggy(多雾的)today.Theplanecan't.A.landB.landedC.takeoffD.takingoff( )9.LastyearIwasoftenill,butnowIamgoodhealth.A.atB.of C.in D.under( )10.Doesherfriendmath?A.doeswellinB.dogoodatC.dowellinD.dowellat( )11.Lisawassupposedherhomeworkbeforenineo'clock.Butshecouldn't.A.tofinishB.tofinishingC.finish D.finishing( )12.HegoestoschoolearlyonworkdaysSaturdayandSunday.A.exceptB.besidesC.andD.beside( )13.We’llstayathomeifit tomorrow.A.willrainB.rainsC.rainedD.raining( )14.Paultoldushewasn’tmad Marciaanymore.A.in B.at C.on D.with( )15. theboywaswalkingdownthestreet,theUFOlanded.A.WhileB.After C.BeforeD.until( )16. interestingnewsIsawinthenewspaper!AWhataBHowCWhatanDWhat( )17.Whathesaidmakesusvery .A.happilyB.sadlyC.happyD.angrily( )18.Idon’tknowwhattodo.Canyougiveus ?A.aadviceBanadviceCsomeadviceDanyadvices( )19.If worriesme,Ioftengotohim.A.somethingspecialB.specialsomethingC.anythingspecialD.specialanything（ ）20.Thispieceofmusicis thatone.A.asboringas B.notasboringthanC.moreboredthan D.soboringas（ ）21.Theoldwomanhasabadcold.Sheisfeeling todaythanyesterday.AmuchillBalittlebadCalittlebadlyDmuchworse（ ）22.10yearsago， onlyoneclassroombuildinginourschool.Andin10years， fiveclassroombuildingsinourschool.A.therewillbe,thereareB.therewas,therewillbeC.therewillbe;therewasDtherewere;thereare（ ）23．Everystudentinourclasswasoutexcept ,becausewehadsomethingelsetodo.A.LiPingandIB.LiPingandmeC.IandLiPingD.meandLiPing（）24．Theoldladycan’thopeto hercoldinafewdays.A.getaway B.getoff C.getout D.getover（）25．Canyoutellme atthattime?A.whatweretheydoing B.whattheyweredoingC.whataretheydoing D.whattheyaredoing（）26．Ifit ,I’llgotothezoo.A.won’trainB.don’trainC.doesn’trainD.rain（）27HehasbeenwatchingEnglishmovies abouttwomonths.A.sinceB.forC.inD.during（ ）28.Howlong yesterday?A.haveyoubeensleepingB.doyousleepC.didyousleepD.didyouasleep（ ）29.I'vebeenskating nineo'clock.A.forB.overC.sinceD.at（）30.Sheaskedmeifshe___borrowmybook.Ifshe__it,Iwilllendittoher.A.could,borrowsB.can,willborrowC.couldn’t,lendsD.can’t,willlend二、完形填空（10分）TheAmericansweregettingreadytosendtheirfirstmantothemoon,anoldIrishman（爱尔兰人）was__16___themonTVinahotelroom.TherewasanEnglishmanintheroom___17__.AndhesaidtotheIrishman,“TheAmericansarevery___18__,aren’tthey?Theyaregoingtosendsomementothemoon.It’savery___19__wayfromourworld.”“Oh,that’s___20__,”theIrishmanansweredquickly.”“TheIrishmanaregoingtosendsomementothesuninmonths’__21___.That’smuch__22___awaythanthemoon,youknow.“TheEnglishmanwasvery__23___whenheheardthis.“Oh,yesitis,”hesaid,“Butthesunistoo__24___forpeopletovisit.”TheIrishmanlaughedandanswered,“Well,theIrishareclever,too,youknow.We___25___gotothesunduringtheday,ofcourse.We’llgothereduringthenight.”（）16.A.reading B.watching C.making D.mending（）17.A.too B.also C.ofcourse D.only（）18.A.kindB.bad C.cleverD.good()19.A.shortB.longC.farD.near()20.A.nothingB.allC.wrongD.great()21.A.laterB.agoC.longagoD.time()22.A.farB.neverC.fartherD.longer()23.A.angryB.surprisedC.gladD.sorry()24.A.warmB.bigC.coldD.hot()25.A.don’tB.won’tC.wanttoD.must三、阅读理解(30分)AInmanyEnglishhomespeopleeatfourmealsaday:breakfast,lunch,teaanddinner.Peoplehavebreakfastatanytimefromseventonineinthemorning.Theyeatporridge，eggsorbread.Englishpeopledrinkteaorcoffeeatbreakfast.Lunchcomesatoneo'clock.Afternoonteaisfromfourtofiveintheafternoonanddinnerisabouthalfpastseven.Firsttheyhavesoups,andthentheyhavemeatorfishwithvegetables.Afterthattheyeatsomeotherthings,likebanana，sapplesororanges.ButnotallEnglishpeopleeatlikethat.Someofthemhavetheirdinnerinthemiddleoftheday.Theirmealsarebreakfast,dinner,teaandsupperandallthesemealsareverynecessary.( )26.ManyEnglishpeoplehavemealsaday.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.threeorfour( )27.Peoplemayhavefortheirbreakfast.A.teaandeggs B.porridge，eggs，bread，teaorcoffeeC.teaandcoffee D.breadandeggs( )28.Peoplehavelunchat.A.anytimeB.nineC.fiveD.one( )29.Peopledon'thavefortheirdinner.A.porridge B.bananasandapplesC.somesoupandmeatD.meatandfish( )30.InmanyEnglishhomesdinnercomes.atoneo'clockB.abouthalfpastsevenC.atnoonD.atnightBTheLunarCalendar(阴历)ModernChineseusethesolarcalendar(阳历)asEnglishpeopledo.Butatthesametime,theyusetheirownlunarcalendar.Eachlunaryearisgiventhenameofoneoftheseanimals:therat,theox,thetiger,thehare,thedragon,thesnake,thehorse,thegoat,themonkey,thechicken,thedogandthepig.Thislistlastsfor12yearsandthenstartsagain.EachChinesemonthstartsonthedayofthenewmoon.Andthefullmooncomesonthe15thdayofthemonth.TheNewYearalwaysstartsbetweenJanuary21andFebruary20.Onthelastdayofthelunaryear,thereisabigfamilydinner.Allmembersofthefamilyexceptmarrieddaughterstrytobepresentatthismeal,evenoftheyhavetotravelmanymilestoreachthehomeoftheirparents.Oldquarrelsareforgotten,andeverybodyishappy.Afterthedinner,thechildrenkeepawaketowelcometheNewYear.TheNewYearcelebrationslastfor15days,fromthenewmoontothefullmoon.Onthefirstday,childrenandunmarriedpeoplegotovisittheirelder()31.Ifnextyearistheyearofthedragon,whatwasthenameoflastyear?A.Itwastheyearoftiger.B.Itwastheyearofthehare.C.Itwastheyearofsnake.D.Itwastheyearoftheox.()32.SupposethatnextChineseNewYear’sDayison15thFebruary,whenwillpeoplehavetheirbigfamilydinner?A.OnFebruary15 B.OnFebruary16C.OnFebruary14 D.OnFebruary17()33.Thefamilyusuallyhavetheirbigfamilydinneratthehomeof .A.themarriedson B.themarrieddaughterC.theunmarriedson D.theparents()34.PeoplecelebratetheNewYear .A.for15daysfromthenewmoontothefullmooninthefirstmonthofthelunaryearfromJanuary21toFebruary20bothAandB()35.FromthisselectionweknowthateachChinesemonthismeasuredby__.A.thesun'srevolutions(旋转)B.themoon'srevolutionsC.theearth’srevolutionsD.boththeearth’sandmoon’srevolutionsCDoyouknowwhattheWhiteHouseis?Perhapssomeofyoudo，whileothersdon't.TheWhiteHouseisahouseinWashington.ThepresidentoftheU.S.A.livesinit.It'sreallywhite.ButdoyouknowwhytheWhiteHouseiswhite?Thestoryhappenedin1812.ThatyearEnglandwasatwarwithAmerica.TheBritisharmygottoWashingtonandsetthepresident'shouseonfire.In1814，inordertohidethemarksofthefire，thestonewallsofthepresident'shousewerepaintedwhiteandithasbeenthe“WhiteHouse”eversince.()36.WhiteHouseisahousefor .theAmericanpeople. B.thesoldiersofU.S.A.C.thepresidentsofU.S.A. D.thepatientsofU.S.A.()37.EnglandfoughtwithAmericain .A.1810B.1812C.1814 D.1916()38.Thehouseiscalled“WhiteHouse”because .A.it'scoveredwithsnowthehouseisverycleanthestonewallsofthehousewerepaintedwhitetheylikewhitecolor()39.TheWhiteHousewaspaintedwhitebecause .A.thehouseisoldB.thehouseisnewitwasonceonfireandwaswithmarkstheyhaveenoughpaint()40.“eversince”means .A.neverB.onceC.fromthenonD.before四、任务型阅读 （10分）Mr.KingWaStheownerofalargecompany.（43）Oneday,heWentintohisOffiCeearlyinthemorningtogetreadytogototheairportandSetoutforacity.HewasleavinghisofficewhenBill,anightwatchman,cameinBilljustcameoffwork（下班）.Aftersaying“Goodmorning”toMr.King,Billtoldtheownerabouthisbaddream.LastnighthedreamedMr.King’splanecrashedafterittookoff.Mr.Kingwassurprisedtohearthis.Hedecidedtogobyland.Bill’sdreamcametrue.Thatmorningtheplanereallycrashedjustafterithadtakenoff.LaterMr.Kingreturnedtohisofficeandheardtheaccident.Toexpresshisthanks,Mr.KinggaveBill5,000dollarswithaIetter.（44）Mr.KinqtoldBillthatamanlikehimshouldbeSentaway.Billwassurprisedandasked,"Why?”Mr.Kingsaid,”Gohomeandreadtheletter,andyouwillknowwhy.”Billwenthomeandopenedtheletterinahurry.Afterhereadit,hebecamesad.Intheletterthereisonlyonesentence.Butitwasenoughtotellthereason.任务一：根据短文回答问题HowdidMr.KingfeelafterheheardBill’sdream?Whatdoyouthinkthesentenceinthelettercouldbe? .任务二：将文中划线部分翻译成汉语。..任务三：请给短文拟一个适当的题目 .五、词汇 （20分）（一）根据句意合所给单词首字母或汉语提示填空。（10分）Whatareyourp for1oyearsformnow?Ithinkscienceisthemostb ..Redisl colorinChina..Therewillbeafootballmatch （今晚）。.Myfamilywaspoorinthepast.Ihadno（机会）togotocollege.Iwass tohearthenews.Shesaidshewouldbringsomedrinksands tomyhome.Ifsomeonecomestoseeme,askhimtoleaveam ..Themangotthe（令人失望的）newsfromtheteacher..Let’smakea （决定）whocangotoBeijingwiththeofficer.（二）综合填空。（10分）根据短文意思，用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空。（有两项是多余的）addresswantpleasespeakpracticereallynobodyfriendlythem butusuallyhelpTheverb“chat”meanstotalk（toSomeone）inafriendly,informal（非正式的）way.TodaytherearemanyontheInternetwhereyoucanchat.Youcanchatwithpeopleallovertheworld,inmanylanguagesandaboutmanysubjectsortopics.Theseplacesare57called“chatroom”.Sometimesyouneedtoregister（注册）口enterachatroom.ThismeansthatyouneedtoprovideaUSername（用户名）andpossiblyyoure-mail58.Yourusernamedoesn'thavetobeyour59name.Itcanbeanynameyouwant.Whenyouhaveyourusername,otherpeopleinthechatroomwillcallyoubythatnameand60elsecanuseit.Chattingisagoodwayto61 yourinformalEnglish.Messagesinachatroomareusuallyshortsentences.SOmetimeS62 arenotevensentences,63justafewwordsthatarenotreallygrammatically（语法的）correct.It'satypicalwayinwhichWe64inaquickconversationwithfriends.Tosavetime,peopleoftenuseabbre