八年级上半期考试试题.doc

班级 姓名 考号 -密-封-线- 峨山中学20142015学年（上）八年级期中检测英语试题一、 单项选择。(共15小题；每题1分，计15分)（ ）1. Could you give me some _ about how to learn English well?A. advice B. advices C. advise （ ）2. In fact, very few people have good idea _ wild animals. A. to protect B. protecting C. protect （ ）3. Its bad to see the grass becoming _ in the city A. little and little B. more and more C. less and less（ ）4. Please pass the ball on the table _ me.A. forB. to C. at( ) 5. Lu Xun hoped _ the Chinese people become healthy and strong. A. helped B. helping C. to help( ) 6. -How does your father go to work?-_ foot. A . By B. On C. In( ) 7. Take the medicine and you will get _. A . well B. good C. better ( ) 8. How _ he was at the _ news!A.excited; exciting B. excited; excited C. exciting; excited ( ) 9. Lucy picked _ apples of all last week. A. more B. the most C. many ( ) 10. Its more difficult _ old people _ English. A. of; to learn B. for; to learn C. for; learning( ) 11. You made a mistake in your homework. .You should do it _. A. careful B. carefully C. most carefully ( ) 12. It will _us several years to learn a foreign language well. A .cost B. take C. spend ( ) 13. The population of China is _ than that of in America.A. larger B. smaller C. more( ) 14. If you meet some new words, you can _ in a dictionary.A. look it up B. look them up C. look up them( ) 15. Can you make her _ them from pouring dirty water into the river?A. to stop B. stop C. stopping二、完形填空。（共10小题；每题1分，计10分） Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is much 16_ important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. But, when time is gone, it will never 17_. That is why we mustnt waste(浪费) time. It goes without saying that 18_ is usually limited (有限的). Even a second(秒) is very important. We should make full use of our time to do19_. But it is a pity（可惜） that there 20_ a lot of people who do not know the 21_ of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and 22_. They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own 23_. In a word, we should save time. We 24_ leave todays work for tomorrow. Remember we have 25_ time to lose.( ) 16. A. many B. less C. most D. more( ) 17. A. return B. carry C. get D. bring( ) 18. A. money B. time C. day D. food( ) 19. A. nothing useful B. useful anything C. something useful D. useful everything( ) 20. A. have B. are C. has D. is( ) 21. A. difficult B. importance C. age D. need( ) 22. A. reading B. writing C. playing D. working( ) 23. A. time B. lives C. food D. money( ) 24. A. should B. shouldnt C. can D. will( ) 25. A. some B. any C. much D. no三、阅读理解。（共20小题；每小题2分，计40分）A This years school play was a very good choice. Teahouse, by Lao She, is famous and interesting. We learnt a lot about peoples lives in China some one hundred years ago. The actors and actresses clothes and the Teahouse furniture were right for the first half of the twentieth centuty. The actors and actresses all did a very good job. Li Nan, the student playing Wang Lifa, the owner of the teahouse, was the best. He brought Wang Lifa to life from a young man to an old man.I had a great time at the theatre. It was easy for everyone to understand the story and see the changes in Chinese society.( )1. You would find the passage in .A. a bookB. a school newspaperC. a magazineD. a cinema( )2.The writer .A. liked the playB. didnt like the playC. did not say he liked the play or notD. is an actor( )3. The actors and actresses in the play wore .A. the same clothes as todayB. their best clothesC. clothes of the first half of the twentieth centuryD. their school clothes( )4. Li Nan is .A. a famous actorB. a studentC. an actressD. the owner of the teahouse( )5.Teahouse describes the changes in society over fifty years.A. EnglishB. AmercianC. ChineseD. JapaneseB Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road who said, Why are you walking,，farmer? You have a horse, Its a long way to market(市场). The farmer know that this was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked. Then they met two old women, What are you doing up there, farmer? Cant you see how tired the boy is? So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.Next, three old men stopped them, one said, Why are you walking，farmer? Get up, Its too hot for an old man like you to walk today, So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on. Some time later, a young woman passed them, Why arent you walking? she asked, It isnt far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest. So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot be pleased with all the people all the time.( ) 6. The farmer wanted to sell the horse _.A. before it was deadB. before it become too tiredC. before the market was overD. before it was as old as he was( ) 7. The two men on the road _.A. asked how far it was to the marketB. said they thought the horse looked very tiredC. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horseD. told the farmers son to get off the horse and walk( ) 8. The two old women said it was wrong for _.A. the farmer to ride such a tired horseB. the farmer to ride while his young son walkedC. the boy to ride instead of his fatherD. only one person to ride such a long way( ) 9. The farmer got up behind his son because _.A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walkB. the three old men stopped them on the roadC. he did not know why he was walkingD. his son could not ride the horse by himself( ) 10. The young woman was most sorry（难过的） _.A. for the old manB. for the farmers young sonC. that it was not far to the marketD. for the horseCEvery year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are children. Others are young people. Some learn at school, others teach themselves. Why do all these people want to learn English? It is hard to answer that question.Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many people learn English because it is useful in their work. Some young people learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines（杂志）in English.根据短文内容判断正误，正确的填T，错误的填F。( ) 11. Everybody learn English at school.( ) 12. It is hard to answer why so many people learn English.班级 姓名 考号 -密-封-线-( ) 13. Children learn English because they like it.( ) 14. All the books are written in English.( ) 15. English is useful in peoples work and life.D 阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D、E五个选项中，选出正确的选项填空，使短文通顺、内容完整。When I was a little child my parents took me to Germany（德国）. _ 16 .When I came back, I could speak German fluently（流利地）. “ Can I do something useful with German?” I asked myself. Then, I got a good opportunity（机会） last spring. During that time our university had a long holiday, so I stayed at home with nothing to do._17 _ .“ Why dont you translate（翻译） it into Chinese? It will be better than playing computer games all day.” I agreed happily. I promised to do 4,000 words each day. But soon I found it was hard to keep the promise.One day in May, the weather was beautiful._18 _Those 4,000 words were still waiting for me. After translating only three pages, I already lost interest in the book . I looked at it for a long time. But I couldnt make myself turn the pages. How I wished I could just go outside and play basketball with my friends! I counted(继续) the words again and again._ 19_ . I felt as if two people were fighting（战斗） in my mind. One said, “Dont give up! Keep working hard ,and you will do well!” But then the other one said, “Go and play! It will be more interesting than translating. Do your homework tomorrow.”I stood up and would turn off the computer. But then I remembered what my parents had told me, “ Whatever you do, dont stop half way.” _20_ .A. My father brought me a German book.B. So I sat down and went on with it.C. But I couldnt go out.D.I lived there for nine years.E. I just wanted to give up (放弃).16 17. 18. 19. 20. 四、用动词的适当形式填空。（每空1分，计8分）Yesterday Tom _（have） no work to do after lunch. So his father asked him ( go) to the bookstore_( buy ) a few books. He _ (hurry) to the bus stop and arrived there at three. While he was (wait) for a bus, he saw a little dog. It was going across the street. Just then a car was coming and was very fast. But it _ (be) too late. The dog fell down and _ _ (not move).“Poor dog!” he cried .But look! Suddenly it stood up and _ (go )away.He was very happy and found it was safe.五、根据汉语意思或者英语解释填单词，注意变化形式,一空一词。（每题1分，计5分） 1. She did her homework (粗心的),so there were a lot of mistakes. 2. How much does it (花费)? 3. She is (好) at dancing than her sister. 4. There are （数百万）of people to visit there every year. 5. Teahouse is one of Lao Shes most (known by many people) plays.六、根据汉语完成句子。（每空o.5分，计10分）1. 今天和我一起去购物怎么样？ going shopping with me today?2. 为什么不呆在家里复习呢？ stay at home and revise for the test?3. 我们应该在课堂上尽可能多地说英语。We should speak English possible.4. 杭州以西湖而著名。Hangzhou is the West Lake.5. 我们都尽可能早到达，以便有时间热身。We all arrive as early as we can so that we can have time to_ _.6. 为了保护野生动物，政府建立了自然保区 protect the wild animals, government set up the nature parks.7. 我常常花10分钟步行去哪儿.It often _me 10 minute _ go there on foot. 8. 很多动物都濒临灭绝，应该努力拯救它们.Many animals are . We should work hard them. 七、句型转换。（一空一词，每空1分，计12分）1. The panda eats bamboo(改为否定句)The panda bamboo.2. The population of Emei Shan City is about 430,000.(提问) the population Emeishan City?3. They like football because its exciting. (提问) they like football?4. Please make him a beautiful kite. (改为同义句) Please make a beautiful kite .5. Tony lives the farthest from school in his class.( 改为同义句)Tony lives any other student from school . 6. To learn English well is not difficult. (改为同义句) is not difficult learn English well.八、补全对话。（6选5，有一项是多余的，计5分）A: Hey, Mom. Can I invite some friends to the party on Sunday?B: _1_. But you have to do some housework first.A: What do I have to do?B: Well, first you should sweep the kitchen floor.A: OK. _2_ .B: Then you should wash your clothes.A: Yeah. _3_ .B: And you need to clean your room.A: Wow! Im going to be too tired to go to my party.B: _4_. Ill go to the shop for some food.A: _5_.Thanks, Mom.A. Ill help youB. And then?D. Sure, you can.E.I will do that.F. Youre so great.G. Youre welcome.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 九、书面表达(15分)假如你的英语老师准备召开一个“How to Learn English Well”的主题班会。请你写一篇80次左右的英语演讲稿，给大家介绍一下学习英语的方法。演讲稿的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示内容：1.英语对于许多学生来说不太容易学好，但是学好英语很重要；2.课堂上认真听讲，多练习说英语； 3.听英文广播，看英文电影，学唱英文歌曲；4.读英文报纸和英语故事； 5. 交英国或美国的笔友，经常发电子邮件。Hello,boys and girls, Im glad to have a chance to talk about how to learn English well. _ _ _ Thats all, Thank you. 4