八年级英语上册期中测试.doc

八年级 英语测试
二、选择填空 从下列每题所给的选项中选出一个最佳答案（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分）
21.Jim is ______ honest boy. He is also ______ most hard-working student in our class.
A. an; a B. an; the C. the; the D. the; a
22.Sandy doesn’t know how to make a plan. Could you give her some______, please?
A. tools B. sentences C. tips D. problems
23.I don’t know who ________ the boy stand here. How poor he looks.
A. told B. made C. asked D. wanted
24.－______?　　－He is very friendly and generous.
A. What is David like B. What does David like
C. How does David like D. How is David like
25.－Would you like to share joy or sadness______ us?　　－Yes, I’d love to.
A. with B. to C. at D. on
26.－Can I have ______ bread. I’m still hungry.　　－Sure, here you are.
A. any more B. some more C. much D. any
27. He will not forget that ______ earthquake(地震). Many people lost their lives in it.
A. beautiful B. terrible C. interesting D. exciting
28.－ does Mary usually go to the Bubby Club? 　－Once a week.
A. How often B. How long C. How far D.How much
29.People in the UK say “holiday” while people in the USA say “ ”.
A. yard B.vacation C. truck D. soccer
30.Chinese students have weeks in the summertime than American students.
A. more; on B. fewer; on C. more; off D. less; off
31.The boy is ______ my sister, so he sits in front of her.
A. as tall as B. taller than C. not as tall as D. the tallest
32.Beijing, Nanjing and Hangzhou are all ________ in China.
A. place of interests B. place of interest
C. places of interest D.places of interests
33.________ your help and support, we’re sure to pass all the exams.
A. Without B. Have C. With D.Has
34. －When did his cousin _______ the World Park? －At about 12 o’clock.
A. get B. arrive C. arrive in D. reach
35.－Shall we go to the Great Wall tomorrow? －_______.
A. You’re welcome B. Good idea C. Yes, we shall D. That’s all right
36.It about an hour to take the underground from the town to the city.
A. costs B. spends C. pays D. takes
37.The books couldn’t stay on the shelf because one end of it is much higher than ______.
A.the other B. the others C. another D. another one
38.Something ______ when they made a birthday card.
A. cut out B. went wrong C. tidied up D. made a mistake
39.Now our family has a car so we can travel ______ than before.
A. easier B. less easily C. easily D. more easily
40. The little girl is very young, ______ she can look after herself well.
A. so B. but C. or D. and
三、完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）
Students’ life in America
Students in America always have a busy but wonderful school day.
They have classes for five days each week. From 41 to Friday students usually get up at seven. Then they wash their faces and have 42 . They usually have eggs, bacon(熏猪肉), bread, fruit and a glass of milk. After that they go to school on foot or by yellow school 43 .Some students ride bikes. They get to school at about half past eight. Then they put their 44 in their lockers and 45 only one book, a notebook and a pencil to each class. In a middle school, students have 46 for six hours. Their classes are English, Writing, Maths, Music 47 and so on(等等).
At noon students don’t go home for lunch. They 48 have lunch at school. They often have meat, fruit, 49 , bread and a drink. 50 most students like pizza, hot dogs and hamburgers better. Students don’t have a short 51 .They go back to have classes 52 lunch until three o’clock. Then they go home.
Students don’t do their homework after they get home. They usually play or watch TV before 53 . They have supper at six in the evening. The supper usually has soup, meat, vegetables, rice or pasta(面食). After supper they do their 54 . Sometimes they play or talk with their 55 at home.
41. A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. Thursday
42. A. dinner B.breakfast C. lunch D. supper
43. A. car B. bike C. bus D. plan
44. A. school bags B. clothes C. pencil boxes D. money
45.A. get B.carry C. bring D.take
46. A. meals B. a rest C. a talk D. classes
47. A. Chatting B. Sleeping C. Drawing D. Eating
48. A.really B.seldom C.usually D. never
49. A. vegetables B. games C. books D. competitions
50. A. So B. And C. Because D. But
51. A. sleep B. talk C. drink D. holiday
52.A. at B. before C. after D. in
53. A. midnight B. supper C. rest D. work
54. A. homework B. housework C. cleaning D. washing
55.A.parents B.friends C.teachers D.classmates
四、阅读理解 阅读下列内容，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（共20小题；每小题2分，计40分）
(A)
Train Schedule(火车时刻表)
From
To
Train Number
Leaving Time
Arriving Time
Tianjin
Beijing
271
8:35
10:21
Taiyuan
Chengdu
185
13:09
19:30
Beijing
Shenyang
11
6:35
17:50
Chengdu
Taiyuan
186
22:50
5:05
56.The train from Beijing to Shenyang leaves at ________.
A. 5:05 B.6:35 C. 8:35 D.17:50
57.We have to spend ________ on the train if we go to Shenyang from Beijing.
A. 6 hours and 35 minutes B. 17 hours and 50 minutes
C. 11 hours and 15 minutes D. 24 hours and 25 minutes
58. If we want to go to Chengdu from Taiyuan, we can take the ________ train.
A. Number 11 B. Number 186 C. Number 185 D. Number 271
59. The Number 186 train arrives in Taiyuan at ________.
A.10:50 a.m. B. 10:50 p.m. C. 5:05 p. m. D. 5:05a.m.
60.It takes ________ from Tianjin to Beijing by train.
A. about two hours B. about half an hour
C. about an hour D. more than two hours
(B)
One day an old man is selling(卖)a big elephant, a young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes to him and says in his ear,“Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it, then I will give you twenty dollars.”“All right,”says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “Now, can you tell me how you found the elephant’s bad ears?”
“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man.“Then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?” asks the old man. The young man answers, “Because I have never seen an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”
61. ________ the elephant.
A. The young man sells B. The old man sells
C. The two men sell D. The old man buys
62. The young man is looking at the elephant slowly. He wants to find out________.
A.which foot of the elephant is bad B.how heavy it is
C.which ear of the elephant is bad D.what it looks like
63. The young man_______.
A.knows the elephant has bad ears B. wants to buy the elephant
C.looks after the elephant D. gets some money from the old man
64. The young man_______.
A.is not interested in elephants B.knows what an elephant looks like
C.saw some elephants before D.didn’t know an elephant before
65. Hearing what the young man said, the old man will probably(可能) be_______.
A. angry B. happy C. dangerous D. hungry
(C)
The date was like any other day in his life. After school Bill walked past the shop on the street corner(角落). He stopped to look at the front row of the shoes. And he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have a new pair for his birthday.
He sadly walked away and thought of what to tell his mother. He knew she would give him anything if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked worried and he didn't want to make his mother worry about it. So he went to the park and there he sat on the grass. Then he saw a girl in a wheel chair (轮椅). He found that the girl moved the wheels with her hands. Bill looked at her carefully and was surprised to see that the girl had no feet. He looked down at his own feet. "It is much better to be without shoes than without feet," he thought. It was not right for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled , thinking he was luckier in life.
66. Bill was sorry that ______.
A. The shoes in the shop were not the right size for him
B. He forgot to bring any money with him
C. He walked past the shoe shop
D. His shoes were old
67. Which of the following is right?
A. Bill's mother had much money.
B. Bill's mother was a kind -hearted woman.
C. Bill's mother wouldn't buy him anything.
D. Bill's mother often bought presents for Bill's birthday.
68. Why didn't Bill go home at once?
A . Because his mother was at work.
B. Because he wanted to sit on the grass in the park.
C. Because his mother wouldn't give him any money.
D. Because he didn't want to give his mother any trouble.
69. In the park, Bill found a girl _______.
A. without hands B. without feet
C. looking down at his shoes D. walking slowly
70. At last Bill ________.
A . left the park sadly
B. decided to buy a new pair of shoes
C. didn't know how to help the girl
D. thought he was luckier in life than the girl in the wheel chair
(D)
Many children think mobile phones are cool. Mobile phones have nice colours and you can use it to talk with a friend at anytime and anywhere. In the USA，more than 90 million people use mobile phones. Many of them are children. For children，mobile phones are more than phone calls. They are fashionable.
Most mobile phone users don't know that some health problems have something to do with using mobile phones. Some scientists say that mobile phones give off radiation(辐射) and it may be bad for users. One study shows that mobile phone radiation can make people get some kinds of cancers(癌症). Other scientists say mobile phones have nothing to do with people's health.
Scientists say that people can keep themselves away from mobile phone radiation. One way is to use an earphone(耳机). Or people can make shorter calls.
71. Many children like mobile phones because they think mobile phones are _______.
A. cool B. small C. cheap D. their toys
72. Many of the mobile phone users in the USA are______.
A. girls B. boys C. scientists D. children
73. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. All scientists think mobile phones are bad for users.
B. Some scientists think mobile phones are bad for users.
C. Mobile phones are only good to old people.
D. Mobile phones are only bad for children.
74.The underlined phrase “give off” in Paragraph 3 means" ______" in Chinese.
A.发出 B.放弃 C.拒绝 D.传播
75. People can ______to keep themselves away from mobile phone radiation.
A. make longer calls B. use an earphone
C. use more mobile phones D. use smaller mobile phones

八年级英语试卷参考答案及评分标准
二，单项选择 （本大题共20小题，满分20分）
题号
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
答案
B
C
B
A
A
B
C
A
B
C
题号
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
答案
C
C
C
D
B
D
A
B
D
B

三，完形填空 （本大题共15小题，满分15分）
题号
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
答案
A
B
C
A
D
D
C
C
A
D
A
C
B
A
A
四，阅读理解 （本大题共20小题，满分40分）
题号
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
答案
B
C
C
D
A
B
D
D
D
A
题号
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
答案
D
B
D
B
D
A
D
B
A
B
第二部分 非选择题 （共55分）
五，词汇运用 （本大题共15小题，满分15分）
1. the best 2.Don’s smoke 3. climbers 4. carefully 5. mixed
6. daily 7. Reading 8. Luckily 9. untidy 10.to get
11. themselves 12. not eat 13. swimming 14. trying 15. visit
六，阅读表达 （本大题共5小题，满分10分）
1.在他们眼里，“自己动手”不仅帮助他用使他们变得聪明而且节约了他们许多时间。
2. far, long
3. We would like to enjoy ourselves by watching TV or receiving our friends.
4.Maybe this is a little different from our Chinese people.
5.DIYs are very popular in America.
七，短文填空 在横线上写全单词（本大题共10小题，满分10分）
1.often 2.get 3. looking 4. books 5. meet
6. about 7. with 8. yesterday 9. warmer 10. friendly
八，书面表达 （本大题共1小题，满分20分）
One possible version:
Dear Tom,
I have been in China for three years. Now I have a best friend, Lin Tao.
Lin Tao is very helpful. He often helps people in need. He likes working with the children. He wants to be a teacher when he grows up.
Lin Tao likes English best. He thinks learning foreign languages is really fun.
Lin Tao has many hobbies. He likes travelling best. He often introduces the places of interest in China to me, such as the Place Museum, the Great Wall and so on.I also introduce the White House to him.
Last year, Lin Tao took a course in DIY and read books about DIY. Now he can do a lot of DIYs. For example he can repair the computer now.
What about your best friend? I hope to hear from you soon.
Best wishes
Daniel