八年级(下)英语期中测试.doc

一 单项选择（15分）1. People _ have robots in their home. A. will B. would C. should D. could2. If you want to talk to your teacher , you should _ first.A. called to her B. called up her C. call her up D. called her up 3. What _ at nine oclock last Sunday morning?A. was you doing B. were you doingC. are they doing D. does we do4. - I dont know if he _ . - He will come if it _. A. comes; wont rainB. will come; doesnt rain C. comes; doesnt rainD. will come; wont rain5. All the students were sweeping the floor _ they heard a man _ “help”. A. when, shouting B. while, to shout C. when, to shout D. while, shouting 6. There are about five _ young trees on the hill.来源:学+科+网Z+X+X+K来源:学#科#网A. hundred B. hundreds C. hundred of D. hundreds of 7. You _ return the book now. You can keep it till next month. A. cantB. mustntC. needntD. may not8. - Could I see your dictionary? 来源:Z。xx。k.Com- _. Here you are. A. Yes, you could.B. Sure.C. Sorry.D. It doesnt matter 9. The teacher told us the earth_ _ (travel) round the sun. A. traveling B. travels C. traveled D. will travel10We _ Paris _ the night _ March 10th.Agot; on; on Breached; on; onCarrived; on; of Dreached; on; of 11. How _ I was at that time! A. surprisedB. surpriseC. surprisingD. surprises12. Henry went to the beach last weekend, and _ . A. so was IB. so I didC. so I wasD. so did I13.What are you going to give your mother for her birthday? Im not sure. But Ill buy her _A. special anything B. anything special C. special something D. something special 14. The teacher told him _ again. A. not late B. no be late for C. to be not late D. not to be late15. He could do nothing except _ TV. A. watchB. watchesC. watchingD. will watch二选择对应的选项填在题前的括号内（10分）1. Im not hungry.2. I think Im going to wear jeans to the party.3. I think Im going to take the bus to the party.4. I think Im going to go to the party with Karen and Ann.5. Im really tired.A.If you do, youll have a great time.B.If you do, youll be late.C.If you do, the teachers wont let you in.D.You shouldnt eat now.E.You could go to bed at 8:00.三 完形填空（10分） We live in the “computer age(时代) ”. People like scientists, teachers, writers(作家) and even students use computers to do _1_ work . But more than 30 years ago, _2_ couldnt do much. They were very big and expensive. Very_3_people were interested in them and knew how to use them .Today computers are smaller and _4_. _5_they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them, Some people even have them at home. Computers become very important because they can work_6_than men and make fewer mistakes. Computers can_7_people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to study and children use them to play games. Computers can also remember what you put_8_ them. Computers are _9_ and helpful. They are our good friends. Do you want to_10_a computer?( )1. A. many of B. all kinds of C. a lot of D. very much ( )2. A. scientists B. teachers C. students D. computers( )3. A. few B. little C . a few D. a little( )4. A. cheap B. cheaper C. expensive D. more expensive( )5. A. But B. And C. since D. faster ( )6. A. slow B. slower C fast D. faster( )7. A. help B. make C. use D. up( )8. A. in B. into C. on D.up( )9. A. beautiful B. careful C. useful D. heavy ( )10.A. pay B. sell C. lend D. have 四 阅读理解（40分） (A) Television is good. Youd like to watch it all day and all night. But too much TV is a very bad thing. Scientists found that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read. They cant focus （集中）on their work. Kids learn language skills best by reading, talking and playing with others. If they spend too much time watching TV, theyll have less time for those things. Watching too much TV is bad for peoples health. People dont move much while watching TV. Whats more, they may eat a lot of food while watching. This can make them fat. We call these people couch potatoes. Fighting on TV is a big problem for kids. Young people are good at following. Scientists have found that those who watch a lot of fighting shows are more likely to fight. 1. Scientists say if kids watch too much TV, they will _. A. learn language skills more easily B. be healthier C. find it hard to learn to read D. eat less food 2. Kids learn language skills best by _. A. reading B. talking C. playing with others D. all of the above 3. While watching TV, what DONT people do? A. Eat a lot of food. B. Have less time for reading. C. Hardly move. D. Focus on their work. 4. Which of the following is true? A. An American child will watch 12,000 fighting acts on TV a year. B. Its good for kids to learn from fighting acts on TV. C. Too much TV is good for peoples health. D. Its easy for kids who watch a lot of fighting shows to fight with others. 5. Couch potatoes are people who watch too much TV and become_. A. thin B. fit C. fat D. strong (B) Betty always thinks her village poor and would not stay there. So she went to a town and tried to find a job there. She is tall and strong, but she cant do anything. Mr. Taylors mother has been sick in bed for years. He and his wife have no time to look after her. So they employed the girl. At first she thought the Taylors were kind to her and they had three meals with her together and worked hard. Nearly half a month later Mrs. Taylor found the girl had a lot of shortcomings and made an excuse to let her go. The day before yesterday Mr. Taylor heard from Mr. White, one of his friends. The man said in his letter he was going to employ Betty and he wondered how the girl had worked for them. MrTaylor began to write to him.来源:学科网ZXXK“Shes a lazy girl with bad manners, he wrote. Then he turned to his wife and said, Can you find out any good points of hers, dear?Mrs. Taylor thought for a while and said, She had good appetite（胃口） and slept well.”6Betty is a _ girl. Ahard-working country Blazy country Chard-working city Dlazy city7The Taylors cant take care of their sick mother because _.Atheyre ill Btheyre lazyCtheyre busy Dthey arent kind to her8Betty has been in Taylors home for _.Aa weekB15 days Ca monthDhalf a year9Which sentence isnt true? _.AMr. White is a friend of Mr. TaylorsBMr. White is going to employ BettyCMr. White wrote a letter to Mr. Taylor来源:Zxxk.ComDMr. Taylor didnt write back to Mr. White10From the passage we know Betty has _.Aa good point Btwo good pointsCsome good points Dno good points (C)Visit Dong Lake ZooCome and see big elephants from Yunnan and tigers from the northeast. The African giraffes are waiting for you. Clever monkeys are going to make you laugh. A lot of other animals you have never seen are waiting to meet you. TicketsGrown-ups: ￥80Children: ￥40Under Six: FreeOpening Hours： From Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m.4：30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: 8：00a.m.5：30 p.m.Keep the zoo clean. Do not feed or go near to the animals. 1. All the animals above are _. A. from Africa B. in the northeast C. from China D. in the zoo 2. Which animal is full of fun? A. A monkey. B. A giraffe. C. A tiger. D. An elephant. 3. Now Mr. and Mrs. King are going to the zoo with their seven-year-old son. How much will they pay for the tickets? A. One hundred and twenty yuan. B. One hundred and sixty yuan. C. Two hundred yuan. D. Eighty yuan. 4. Which is the visiting time? A. 9:30 a.m. on Monday. B. 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. C. 7:30 a.m. on Saturday D. 8:30 p.m. on Sunday. 5. We can _ in the zoo. A. throw dirty things B. not go close to the animals C. not laugh D. give food to the animals (D)George and his wife have a small bar(酒吧).The bar often keeps open untilafter midnight, because people come to drink there while they are waiting for the trains.At two o clock one morning, one is still sitting at a table in the small bar. He drinks too much and is asleep. Georges wife wants to go to bed. She goes into the bar several times, and each time the man is still there. At last she says to her husband, “Youve woken(叫醒) that man six times now, George, but he isnt drinking anything. Why dont you send him away? Its very late.”“Oh, no, I dont want to send him away,” answers her husband with a smile, “you see, whenever I wake him up, he asks for his bill(账单).When I bring it to him, he pays it. Then he goes to sleep again.” 阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)1.The Georges bar is often closed after 7 o clock p.m.2.A person is still sitting at a table at two in the afternoon.3.He is tired and is asleep.4.George s wife wants to go to bed.5.The man is woken six times and paid his bill six times.五. 补全对话，选出正确的句子填入对话（10分） A. You should tell your child to help you. B. Its a good idea. C. Its a bad idea. D. He is too young to do anything. E. Maybe you shouldnt do any chores at home. F. You could be outside.G. You should plan things well. A: I need more leisure time to read some interesting books at home. B: Well, 1 . A: I dont think 2 . I have to do all the chores. B: Well, 3 . A: He cant help me. 4 . B: I think 5 . Then you can get more free time. A: You are right.六 书面表达(15分)如果你将来成为了一名教师，你会怎么做，以此题材写一篇小作文，字数80字左右 If I become a teacher, I will_-