八年级(下)英语期中试卷及答案

八年级(下）英语期中试卷（考试时间：90分钟满分：100分）一、单项填空（本大题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分）在每小题的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并将最佳选项的字母编号填写在提前括号内。若用答题卡答题，将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。()1.Mydreamistobe______volunteeroneday.

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D．an()2.Everyoneshould______healthily.A.eat B.eats C.eating D.toeat()3.Doesyourgrandpastilllive______?—Yes,buthelivesahappylife.A.alone B.lonely C.excited D.excitedly()4.—It’srainingoutside.Wehaveto________ourplantohaveapicnic.A.handout B.handin C.putup D.putoff()5.______oftheplansworkswell.Weneedtohaveanewone.A.Either B.Neither C.Both D.Each()6.Stevelovesmusic______much______hespendsallhisfreetimeonit.A.too;to B.so;that C.such;thatD.so;because()7.—ShouldIkeeponworkinghardifIfailtheexam?—Yes,ofcourse.Youshouldn’tgiveup______youmakeit.A.although B.if C.but D.until()8.—CouldIlookatyournewcomputer?—Yes,ofcourseyou______.A.could B.can C.need D.must()9.Mikelovesreadingsoheoften_____booksfromtheschoollibrary.A.passes B.borrows C.returns D.lends()10.—Howabout_____theEnglishClubtopracticeyourEnglish?—It’sreallyagoodidea.A.join B.tojoin C.joining D.joined()11.____mostparents’opinion,it’simportantforchildrentotakeafter-schoolclasses. A.In B.On C.At D.From()12.BobwaswatchingTV_______hismotherwascookingdinnerinthekitchen.A.while B.when C.so D.because()13.I’llcomebackassoonasI_______thework.A.finishes B.finishC.willfinish D.finished()14.Marywasunhappybecauseherparentsdidn’tallowher_______outwithherfriends.A.hangs B.tohang C.hung D.hang()15.Tomhasa_______sohe’sgoingtoseeadentist. A.toothacheB.stomachache C.fever D.flu()16.JoeyisanAmerican.Sheisnotusedto_______Chinesefood.eating B.eat C.ate D.eats()17.Jim’sfather______amagazineatthattimelastnight.A.isreading B.werereading C.wasreading D.read( )18.Yourbedroomisverydirty,Danny.Youshould_____atonce.A.cleanitup B.cleanupit C.cleanthemupD.cleanupthem.( )19.Whenhearingthenewsofhisfriend’sdeath,hewas_______surprised.carefully B.happily C.completely D.slowly()20.—Iamsotired,doctor.—_____________.Liedownandrest. B.That’sagoodidea. C.Goodluck. D.Ican’tstandthat. 二、完形填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，将其字母编号填写在提前括号内。若用答题卡答题，将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。Withonly1yuan,canyouliveinacityforoneday？Itmaybealittledifficult.Butsome21didit．OnApril10th，morethan60studentsfromamiddleschoolinXi’antookpartinthis22—theOneYuanMetropolisSurvival(生存).Studentshadtoliveadayandtheyhadtofinishalotof23tasks(任务)．Tomake24,manystudentslookedforpart-timejobsandsawhowhardlifewas．ZhangQiyue,14,askedmorethan10restaurantsforajobbefore25gettingone.“Weweresadwhentheysaidno.Butslowly,wegotusedtoit."hesaid.Afterbeingawaiterforanhour,he2625yuan.Someusedtheirtalentstomakemoneybysinginganddancinginparksorshoppingmalls.Manypeople27andhelpedthem.ZhaoJiacheng,14,drewpicturesandmadepapercrafts(手工).“Thisshowedit's28tolearnsomethingspecial,”hesaid.Livingwashard,butfinishingthetaskswasnoteasier.Theywenttodifferentplacestofinishtasksina29time.Everytimetheyweresuccessful,theygotsomemoney.“Wewill30allofthemoneyweraisedtopoorschoolsinTibet.”theysaid.()21.A.teachers B.students C.workers D.waiters()22.A.activity B.party C.subject D.festival()23.A.easy B.difficult C.sad D.happy()24.A.trouble B.paper C.money D.music()25.A.finally B.quickly C.hardly D.seriously()26.A.took B.paid C.got D.spent()27.A.changed B.hit C.caught D.watched()28.A.important B.boring C.impossible D.dangerous()29.A.long B.short C.right D.wrong()30.A.cheerup B.cheeron C.givein D.giveaway三、阅读理解(本大题有15小题，每小题2分,共30分)阅读下列短文，并做每篇短文后的题目。从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案，并将其字母编号填写在提前括号内。若用答题卡答题，将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。ATheSummerPalacecanseealotofoldbuildingsandtemplesatthepalace.KunmingLakeisabeautifullakeTheGreatWallItisinthenorthofBeijing.Itisalongwallwithtowersonit.Peoplebuiltitalongtimeagowithbricksandstones.Touristscanseebeautifulmountainsfromthewall.Tian’anmenSquareItisinthecentreofBeijing.Itisahugeopenarea.Itcanholdmorethanonemillionpeople.Everymorning,touristscanseesoldiersraisingtheChinesenationalflaginthesquare.ThePalaceMuseumItisinthecentreofBeijing.Itisaplacewithmanyancientbuildings.IftouristswanttoknowthehistoryofChina,theycanvisitthemuseum.()31.TheSummerPalaceisinthe______ofBeijing.A.south-west B.centerC.north-east D.north-west()32.TheGreatWallwasbuiltwith______.A.bricksandstones B.steelC.concrete D.stones()33.Tian’anmenSquarecanhold______people.A.tenthousand B.threehundred C.overonemillion D.lessthanamillion()34.WherecanyougoifyouwanttoknowthehistoryofChina?A.TheSummerPalace. C.TheGreatWall. ()35.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AvisittoBeijing.B.China’sLongHistory.C.AVisittoChina. D.ThecentreofBeijing.B“Englishissuchadifficultlanguage!”Howmanyofyousayso?Englishspeakersalsosaysimilarsentences.Butwhattheysayis:Chineseissodifficult!TheUSDepartmentofStaterecentlylookedatmanydifferentforeignlanguages.Itfoundthatit’seasyforEnglishspeakerstolearnlanguagessuchasSpanish,FrenchandItalian.About600classhourswillbeenoughifyouwanttospeakandreadthemwell.It’sbecausesuchlanguagesaresimilartoEnglish.Themostdifficultlanguages,however,needaround2,200classhours,saidthereport.Chinese,Korean,Arabic(阿拉伯语)andJapanesearemostdifficultlanguages.Eachofthefour“hard”languagesisdifficultforitsownreasons.ArabicisdifficulttoreadforanEnglishspeaker.ChineseandJapaneselearnersneedtorememberover1,000characters.Also,Chinesewordshavetones(音调).Aword’smeaningchangeswhenyouchangethetone.Thatmakesmanyforeignlearnersscared.()36.WhatisthedifficultforeignlanguageforEnglishspeakers?A.English B.Japanese C.Spanish D.Chinese()37.WhyisFrencheasyforEnglishspeakerstolearn?A.Becauseit’sthesameasEnglish.B.Becauseit’ssimilartoEnglish.C.BecauseFranceisclosetoEngland.D.BecauseEnglishspeakersloveFrench.()38.HowmanyclasshoursdoEnglishspeakersneedtolearnChinese?A.About2,200classhours.B.About600classhours.C.About1,000classhours.D.About1,500classhours.()39.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“character”meaninthepassage?A.性格 B.角色 C.特点 D.字()40.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?A.It’seasyforEnglishspeakerstolearnlanguagessuchasSpanish,FrenchandJapanese.B.Koreanisoneofthemostdifficultlanguages.C.ArabicisdifficulttoreadforanEnglishspeaker.D.AChineseword’smeaningchangeswhenyouchangethetone.C配对阅读。左栏是五个孤寡老人的情况描述，右栏是七个志愿者的信息。请为老人们选择合适的志愿者，并将答案的字母编号填写在答卷相应的位置。()41.Mrs.Brownis85yearsold.Shehasmanybooksandwantstogivethemtothepoorchildren.Butsheistoooldtocarrytheheavybooks.()42.()43.Mrs.Johnsonis80yearsold.Sheneedstogoshoppingeveryweek,butshecan’tcarrythethings.Shehopessomeonecanhelphertodoweeklyshopping.()44.Mrs.Tayloris82yearsold.Thelightinherlivingroomdoesn’twork,butshedoesn’tknowhowtorepairit.()45.Mr.Smithis90yearsold.Hishouseisinamessbecauseheistoooldtocleanit.Lindaoftenhelpshermotherdosomecleaningafterschool,andsheiswillingtohelptheoldpeoplecleantheirhouses.Jackisverystrongbecausehetakesexerciseeveryday.Hecanhelptheoldpeoplecarryheavythings.Maryisgoodatcommunicatingwithothers.Sheispatient.Andshewantstotalkwiththelonelyoldpeopleandmakethemhappy.Jimmylovesdogsverymuchandhehasone,too.Heknowshowtotakecareofdogs.Heisreadytohelptheoldpeople.Jessicaoftengoesshoppinginthesupermarketonweekends.Sheiswillingtohelptheold.Lilylikescatsverymuchbecauseshethinkstheyarecute.Shewouldliketohelptakecareofcats.Timisgoodatrepairingthings.Heoftendoesitathomewithhisfather.Hewouldliketohelpoldpeoplefixthings.四、翻译句子(共5小题，每小题2分，共10分)46.你应该喝些热蜂蜜水。________________________________________.47.Lily那个时候正在扫地。________________________________________.48.为何你不与父母聊聊？________________________________________.49.请你把垃圾拿出去丢掉可以吗？________________________________________.50.Mario决定帮助无家可归的人。_________________________________________.五、短文填空(本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分)阅读下面短文，并借助上下文补充所缺信息。每个空格只能填写一个形式正确、与短文意思相符的英语单词。TheWangsareatypicalChinesefamily.Lifeforallthefamilymembersisverybusy.Thefather,Mr.Wangis51salespersonofabigcomputercompany.Hehastocompete52othersandsellenoughcomputerseverymonth.Ifnot,themanager(经理)willbe53withhim.Mrs.Wangworksinahospitalasanurse.Therearesomanysickpeopleforherto54careof.So,sheis55andfeelsalotofstress.LifeisbusyforWangMing,56.Heisa14-year-oldmiddleschoolstudent.Inordertogetgoodgrades,hehastostudyhardatschoolonweekdays.He’sevenbusieron57becausehehastotakeseveralafter-schoolclasses.Hewantstocutoutoneortwoclasses,58hisparentsbelievetheyareimportantforhisfuture.“Ithinkmyparents59metoohard.60shouldIdo?”WangMingsays.51._____________52.___________53.______________54._____________55._______________56._____________57.___________58.______________59._____________60._______________六、读写综合(含A和B两个部分，共20分)A.信息归纳（共5小题，每题1分，本题5分）请仔细阅读下列短文，根据短文内容完成信息卡。MotherTeresawasbornin1910.Shespentmostofherlifehelpingothers.In1928,shedecidedtobeanun(修女).SoonshearrivedinIndia.Atfirst,sheworkedinaschoolinCalcutta.Mostofthestudentscamefromtherichfamily,andMotherTeresa’slifewaseasyandrelaxing.20yearslater,shelefttheschoolandstartedtohelppoorpeople.First,sheopenedaschoolthatwasfree.Someofheroldstudentscametohelpherathernewschool.In1950,shestartedtheMissionariesofCharitywithsomeothernuns.In1952,sheopenedthefirstHomeforthedyingpeople.Somepeopledidn’tlikeitbecausetheywereafraidofhavingdyingpeopleintheirneighborhood.Butslowlypeoplechangetheirminds.TheybegantoseeallthegoodthatMotherTeresaandhernunsweredoing.Later,MotherTeresabecamefamous,andreceivedalotofmoneyfrompeoplewhowantedtohelpwithherwork.In1979,shewontheNobelPeacePrize.Now,morepeoplearedoingvolunteerworkallovertheworld.Therearehomesforthedyinginmanydifferentcountries.MotherTeresadiedwhenshewas87yearsold,butpeoplestillrememberherforwhatshedidforthepoor.InformationCard61.__________________________________ThepeopleMotherTeresaopenedthefirstHomefor62.__________________________________Thereasonwhysomepeopledidn’tlikethehomeforthedyingpeople63._________________