人教版八年级下册英语期中考试题及参考答案

八年级下册英语期中考试题及参考答案（满分：100分）班级：姓名：得分一、单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.—Whatdoyoulikedoinginyourfreetime?—IlikeplayingcardsandChinesechess.A.a;a B./;a C./;/ D.the;the2Theactionfilmhasattracted(吸引)millionsofyoungpeopletothecinema.A.130-minute B.130-minutes C.130minute D.130minutes3.----HaveyouseenDr.Adansrecently?----No.He_______HongKongforanimportantmeeting.He’llcomebacktomorrow.A.hasgonein B.hasbeenin C.hasgoneto D.hasbeento4.Iamtoobusytolistentoher______talking.Shehastalkedforabouttwohours. A.hopeless B.endless C.harmless D.careless5.----IsthereacoachtoShanghaibetween1p.m.and3p.m.thisafternoon?----ToShanghai?Justaminute.Letme______itforyouonthecomputer.A.search B.repair C.check D.list6.Theweatherhereismuchhotterthan______ofKunminginsummer.A.it B.one C.that D.those7.Thereislittlecoffeeinthebottle,_______?Aisthere Bisn'tthere Cisit Disn'tit8.Theoldmanlives_______ina_______house,buthedoesn'tfeel_______.A.alone,alone,lonely B.lonely,lonely,aloneC.alone,lonely,lonely D.alone,lonely,alone9.---Goodnews!AneweducationalCD-ROMhasjustcomeout!---Great!I’dliketostudyandplay_______________.A.attimes B.intime C.ontime D.atthesametime10.----DidyougotoKate’sbirthdayparty?----No,I________.A.haven’tinvited B.didn’tinvite C.amnotinvitedD.wasn’tinvited11.----_______arestampsused_______?----Tosendletters.A.Why,for B.What,for C.What,/ D.How,for12.----Lookattheboyrunningontheplayground.IsitDavis?----It_______behim,Isawhimgototheteachers'officejustnow.A.mustn't Bcan't Ccouldn'tDmust13.----Whatdoyouthinkofthisfilm,Amy?----Imustsaythatit’sthebestoneI_______.A.haseverseen B.eversaw C.haveeverseen D.saw14.----Wheredidyougetthebook?----Fromthelibrary．AndIhave_______itfortwoweeks．A．borrowed B．1ent C．kept D．bought15.----Doyoumindtellingmehowtousethefunction?----________.Itisveryeasy.A.You’dbetternot B.No,youdon’t C.Ofcoursenot D.Noway16.Robots_______thingsthatpeoplecan’t.suchastravelingtoMars.A.usedtodoing B.usedtodo C.areusedtodo Dareusedtodoing17.Mostofstudentsliketostudyathome______computers.A.on B.in C.for D.as18.Willtherebe______moneyin100years?A.somepapers B.anypapers C.manypaper D.anypaper19.He______late____schoolyesterday.Hefeltverysorryforthat.A.isfor B.wasfor C.isto D.willbefor20.Ihearthatshe______Hainannextweek.Shewillgothereonvacation.A.isleavingfor B.isleavingC.leaves D.willleave二、完形填空（共10小题,每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。J.K.RowlingisthewriterofHarryPotter，whichisnowoneofthebest-sellersintheworld.She21borninBristolonJuly31st,1965.Shehasonesisterwhoistwoyears22thanher.Bothgirlsloved23totheirfatherreadbedtimestories.Theyreallylovedstoriesaboutmagical(魔幻的)world.Rowlingwroteherfirststory24theageofsix.Onalongtraintripin1990，anideacametoher.Shewantedtowriteaboutaboywhohasmagicbuthehimselfdoesn’tknowit.In1992，Rowlingbegan25thefirstHarryPotter26foryoungreaders.ItcameoutinJune，1997.Thebookwasagreatsuccess.AndthefilmcameoutinNovember，2001.NowHarryPotterseries(系列)are27withpeopleofallagesandaboutsixmillionbooksweresoldin2000countries.Inthisseries，Harryisaboy：polite，friendly，braveandclever.SowhenchildrenreadaboutHarry，theycanimagine(想象)beinglikehim.That’s28HarryPotterserieshavebeensopopular.J.K.Rowlingisvery29withthesuccess.Nowshe’sreallyenjoyinglife.Shesaysshewillgoonwriting30book.21.A.is B.was C.has D.had22.A.young B.youngest C.younger D.old23.A.listening B.listento C.listen D.tohear24.A.in B.at C.for D.to25.A.write B.wrote C.towrite D.written26.A.newspaper B.film C.magazine D.book27.A.best B.glad C.busy D.popular28.A.when B.where C.why D.what29.A.sad B.worried C.unhappy D.happy30.A.children B.children’s C.child D.child’s三、阅读理解（共10小题,每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。AAyoungmanwenttoHarvardUniversitywhenhewas18.Buthesoonfoundthathisheartwasn'tinstudying.Hespentmanynightsinfrontofthecomputerandsleptinclass.Twoyearslater,theyoungmandroppedoutofHarvard.HewenttostarttheMicrosoft.Weallknowtheyoungman'sname:BillGates.NowMicrosoftistheworld'sbiggestsoftwarecompany.About90percentofcomputersrunonMicrosoftWindows.Billtoppedthelistoftherichestmenaroundtheworldfor13yearsuntil2007.Buthemadethedecisiontogiveallhismoneytocharity,insteadofhischildren.Allofhis$58billionfortunewenttotheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation.Billandhiswifesetupthefoundationtohelpwithhealthandeducationprojectsaroundtheworld.AftersteppingdownfromMicrosoftinJuly,Billworkedonrunningthecharityprograms.Thefoundationistheworld'sbiggestcharityfoundation."I’vegotthegiftofgreatfortune.ButIthinkgreatwealthcomesfromgreatresponsibility,theresponsibilitytogivebacktosociety,"saidBill.31.WhendidBilldropoutofHarvard?A.Whenhewas13yearsold. B.Whenhewas18yearsold.C.Whenhewas20yearsold. D.Whenhewas21yearsold.32.What'sthegoaloftheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation?A.Tohelptheold. B.Tohelpthechildren.C.TohelpwithhealthandeducationprojectsintheUSA.D.Tohelpwithhealthandeducationprojectsaroundtheworld.33.Whichisthebesttitleaccordingtothepassage?warecompany B.BillGatesC.HarvardUniversity D.educationProjectsBWeusetheInternetformanythings:business,shopping,writingletters,talkingtopeople,findinginformationandsoon.Inrecentyears,anewkindofEnglishhasgrownontheInternet.There’snorealwordforityet,sowe’llcallite-talk.Peopledon’tliketypingtoomuch.Tosavetime,theyturnphrases（短语）intoafewletterscalledacronyms.Acronymsareoftenusedinchatrooms.Someofthemare:BTW(bytheway)BRB(berightback)LOL(laughingoutloud)IMO(inmyopinion)Peoplealsousemanyabbreviations.Theyareshortenedformsofwords.Somecommonabbreviationsare:info(information)puter(computer)pic(picture)sec(second)Weusuallydon’tseepeoplewhenwecommunicate（交流）ontheNet,sopeoplehavenewwaystoshowfeelings.Mostpeopleusetheirkeyboardstodraw“feelings”,suchas::-)(happy):P)(joking):-((sad):-O(surprised)Thesedays,manyforumshavepicturefeelings.Forexample:HappysadangrycoolThereareevenwholenewwords,like“newbies”(someonewhoisnewonachatboardorforum).Whenyouwritesomethingbadaboutsomeoneelse,it’scalled“flaming”theperson.Ittakestimeforpeopletogetusedtoe-talk.Also,differentgroupsontheNethavetheirownspecialwaysofcommunicating.Newbiessometimeshavetoaskotherpeoplewhattheymean.AstheInternetgrows,e-talkwillcontinuetogrowandchange.34.Whydopeopletypeacronyms?A.Toshowtheirfeelings. B.Tomakejokes.C.Becausepeoplecantypethemquickly. D.Newbieswon’tunderstandthem.35.Whatdoes“BTW,myputerisnotworkingwell.：-（”mean?A.Thepersonishappyaboutgettinganewcomputer.B.Thepersonhastogoawayfromtheircomputer.C.Thepersonisangryatsomebody.D.Thepersonissadthathiscomputerishavingproblems36.E-talkwillprobably_________.A.keepchanging B.staythesameC.beusedbypeopleonthetelephone D.beeasyfornewbiestounderstandCHaveyouevertakenthetrainfromBeijingtoShanghaiorthetrainfromShanghaitoBeijing?ThenhowmuchdoyouknowabouttheBeijing-Shanghairailway?TheBeijing-Shanghairailwaywascompletedin1968.Thelineruns1,462kilometersbetweenChina’stwomaincitiesandpassesthroughfiveprovincesandthecityofTianjin.Sinceopening,ithasbeenoneofthebusiestlinesinourcountry.TentrainsrunontheBeijing-Shanghairailwayeveryday.Fiveofthemarenon-stop.Nowtrainscantravelat250kilometersperhouratmostandthetimeofthetravelisonly10hours.Chinahasbecomeoneofthecountrieswithhigh-speedtrainservices.Trainsrunatthespeedof200kilometersperhouron6,003kilometersoftrack(轨道),andonsomeparts,thehighestspeedcanbe250kilometersperhour.The6,003kilometersoftrackservesbothhigh-speedpassengertrainsandlow-speedcargo(货物)trains.Railwayoperators(驾驶员)havetodealwiththeproblemofthespeedgapbetweenthetwokindsoftrainstomakesuretheybothrunsafely.37.TheBeijing-Shanghairailwayis_________A.1,462kilometers B.1,968meters C.6,003kilometers D.200kilometers38.HalfofthetrainsontheBeijing-Shanghairailwayare________.A.old B.non-stop C.madeinJapan D.tooslow39.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?A.Onlyonetrainisrunningonthe6,003kilometersoftrack.B.TheBeijing-Shanghairailwaypassesthroughsixprovinces.C.AllthetrainsinChinarunwithoutstopping.D.TheBeijing-ShanghairailwayhasbeenoneofthebusiestlinesinChina.40.Thepassageaboveisprobablyfrom_______A.astorybook B.adictionary C.anewspaper D.amap四.语言基础知识（共20小题，每空1分，计20分）根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子的意思完整正确。41.Husbandsand(妻子)shouldlookaftereachotherwell.42.Therearegreenhillsand(新鲜的)air.Manypeoplelikelivingthere.43.Everytimeyou(到达)anewplace,youwillseealotofusefulinformationaboutthatplaceonyourscreen.44.Thefans(鼓掌)andscreamedwhenthefamoussingerappeared.45.IknowlittleaboutEnglish(语法),soIcan’tmakesentences.B)请根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空。46.Ifyouanswerthequestions(correct),yourhairwillbecutshort.47.Somebirdsflytothe(south)partofChinainautumn.48.ThegoalofProjectHopeis_______(help)studentsandschoolsinpoorareas.49.----______yourfather_______(travel)abroadrecently?---Yes,hehasbeeninSingaporeforaweek.50.Getthegamenowbeforeit(sell)out.C)按要求改写下列句子，每空格一词。（每空0.5分）51.Shehasalreadyseenthisfilm.(改为否定句)She________seenthisfilm________.52.Thefilmbeganfiveminutesago.(改为同义句)Thefilmhasforfiveminutes.53.KatehasstudiedintheUSAfortwoyears.(改为同义句)KatehasstudiedintheUSAtwoyears.54.IsFrenchspokeninCanada?（改为主动语态）_______peopleinCanada_______French?55.Hehasn’tcometoschoolbecausehe’sill.(对划线部分提问)hecometoschool?D)根据所给汉语，用英语完成下列句子，每空格一词。（每空0.5分）56.那位同学太累了，上课竟然睡着了。Thatstudentwassotiredthatheinclass.57.新南京火车站自2005以来投入使用。ThenewNanjingRailwayStationhasbeen________since2005.58.他们看起来那么可爱，我不停地和他们拍照。Theylookedsocute.Itakingphotoswiththem.59.他们五年前结婚了。Theyfiveyearsago.60.当孩子们看到他们最喜欢的人物时，激动得跳跃尖叫。Thechildrenjumpedandscreamedwhentheysawtheirfavouritecharacters.五、阅读理解共10小题；,满分10分)A)阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，完成表格，每空一词。（每空1分10分）AccordingtotheCenterforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC,疾病控制预防中心),ifyoudon’toftenwashyourhands,youcanpickupviruses(病菌)frommanyplacesandmakeyourselfill.You’redangerouseverytimeyoutouchyoureyes,nosesormouths.Infact,oneofthemostcommonwayspeoplecatchcoldsisbyrubbingtheirnosesortheireyeswhentherearecoldvirusesontheirhands.Ifyoudon’toftenwashyourhands,especiallywhenyou’resick,youmayspread(传播)thevirusesdirectlytoothers,Youshouldwashyourhandsinthefollowingsituations:Afterusingthebathroom.Afterblowingyournoseorcoughing.Beforeeating,servingorpreparingfood.Aftertouchingpetsorotheranimals.Aftervisitinganyonewhoissick.Whenyourhandsaredirty.There’srightwaytowashyourhands.Followthesesimplestepstokeepyourhandsclean.?Usewarmwater(notcoldorhot).?Washfor15seconds.?Rinse(冲洗)wellunderwarmrunningwateranddrythemwithacleantowel.Waysto61thespreadofillnessWashhands.62inwhichyoumustwashyourhandsAfterusingthe63AfterblowingyournoseorcoughingAftervisiting64peopleAfter65petsorotheranimalsWhenyourhandsarenot66RightwaystowashyourhandsUse67waterwhichisnottoocoldortoo68.Useacleantowelto69yourhandsTimeneededtowashyourhands70secondsshouldbespentrinsing0.六、书面表达（满分20分）假设某中学生英文报开展关于生活变化的征文活动，请你根据下表所提示的要点，以Changesinourlife为题，用英语为该报写一篇稿件，简述社会、家庭、学校以及个人生活中的若干变化，展望未来生活及如何为此努力。变化家乡小路——大路（或自拟一点内容）生活步行、骑车——乘车、开车（或自拟一点内容）学校旧校舍——新教学楼（或自拟一点内容）个人仅通过书本学习——通过网络学习（或自拟一点内容）愿望更加美好的生活（或自拟一点内容，说明自己的理想生活）注意：1.表达中必须包含所给要点，可以适当发挥，不要简单翻译。2.词数80词左右，开头已写好，不计入总词数。3.表达中请勿提及真实校名及姓名。ChangesinourlifeWiththedevelopmentofChina’seconomy(经济),greatchangeshavetakenplaceinourlifeinthepastfewyears._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________