八年级下册期中测试题2 (3).doc

八年级英语 下
期中检测题 二
一 、 单项选择 （15分）
( )1. – Could I _____ your bike? - Sorry, I ______ it to Jim yesterday.
A. borrow, lent B. lend, borrowed C. lend, lent D. borrow, borrowed
( )2.I would like to invite you _____ computer games with me.
A. play B. to play C. playing D. played
( )3. – Could you please not talk loudly? - _______.
A. No, I can’t. B. Sorry, I won’t do it again. C. Yes, I can’t D. I’d better not
( )4. Thanks for _____ my baby when I’m away.
A. take care of B. look after C. taking care D. looking after
( )5. We are going to have a sports meeting ____ the morning of September 15th.
A. in B. on C. at D. under
( ) 6. Do you know that is _____ grandmother.
A. a 80-year-old B. 80 -years-old C. an 80-year-old D. 80 –year-old
( )7. I like to dance ____sing an English song.
A. rather than B. instead of C. over D. instead
( )8. --When did you get the gift?
-- _____ my _____ birthday.
A. On, sixth B. In, sixth C. On, six D. In, six
( )9. What’s the best gift you have ever ______?
A. received　　 B. to receive C. receiving　　 D. be received
( )10. ____ useful invention the computer is!
A. What a B. What an C. How a D. How an
( )11. My parents are ______ famous writers.
A. all B. none C. both D. most
( )12. Mother told me _____ too much time reading novels.
A. don't to spend B. not to take C. not to spend D. don't cost
( )13. When you are_____ trouble, why not phone the_____?
A. at, police B. in, policeman C. in, police D. at, policeman
( ) 14. I can’t find____ to sit on the crowded bus.
A. nowhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. everywhere
( )15. My mother was cooking while I____ the radio.
A. listened to B. have listened to C. was listening to D. is listening to
二、 完形填空 （10分）
George is a young man. He doesn’t have a wife, but he has a very big 1_____ and a small car. He likes playing tennis. Last Monday after he 2______ tennis for an hour at his club, he ran out and jumped into his car. His dog came 3____ him, but he did not jump into 4_____ car. It jumped into the next 5___.
“Come here, silly dog!” George shouted 6_____ the dog, but he just stayed there.
George put his key into the lock of the car, but the key did not 7_____. Then he looked at the car again. It was not 8_____. And the dog was in the 9_____ car! “He is sitting and laughing at me!” George said to himself. But then he had a good idea. “He has no key. He can’t 10_____ the car, either.”
1. A. animal B. dog C. tiger D. cat
2. A. was played B. playing C. plays D. played
3. A. after B. before C. in front of D. in the front of
4. A. a B. the C. same D. a different one
5. A. train B. bus C. that D. one
6. A. to B. at C. for D. on
7. A. work B. come C. drive D. begin
8. A. good B. black C. his D. right
9. A. same B. different C. wrong D. right
10. A. open B. take C. start D. begin
三、 阅读理解 （20分）
A

Rosa is an American school girl. She is very happy because her parents will take her to China for a visit. They are going to fly from New York on July 3 and get to Beijing on July 4. They will stay at Lido Holiday Inn. Their Chinese friends will show them around Beijing. They are going to visit the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall.
They will also visit some Chinese homes and try some Chinese food. They will spend a week in Beijing and then go to Xi’an, Guilin and some other places for sightseeing.
The whole trip will take three weeks and she is sure she will have a great time in China.
( )1. Rosa is very happy because she will _____ with her parents.
A. visit China B. go home C. watch TV D. go to New York
( )2. Their _____ friends will show them around Beijing.
A. Australian B. Chinese C. American D. England
( )3. From the text we can know that they will ______ in Beijing.
A. cook Chinese food B. learn to speak Chinese C. try some Chinese food D. dance
( )4. After they visit Beijing, they will go to _______.
A. Xi’an and Guilin B. The Summer Palace C. Shanghai D. the Great Wall.
( )5. How long will the whole trip take?
A. One week B. Two weeks C. Three weeks D. A month.
B
To write a great news story , you have to make sure it is correct , relevant (相关的) and fresh..
For a start, all the information in a story must be correct. Not only the spelling and grammar, but also the facts. Any mistakes that appear (出现） in a story can get a newspaper into big trouble.
For example, if a newspaper said that Yang Liwei was the first man to go into space, it would be wrong. He wasn't the first. The newspaper would probably lose lots of readers because of that mistake.
A news story is not only correct ，but also relevant to its readers . People are mostly interested in news that happens near to them . That is why you care more about what happens at your school that at American schools. It is also why newspapers in Beijing don 't talk about much news in Shanghai or Hong Kong.
Finally , news must always be fresh . When you pick up your evening newspaper, you want to read about news that happens that day . You don't want to read about news from last week !
So, now you know what makes a good news story . Have a good look at our newspaper and see if it is full of good news .you can try writing a news story for our newspaper like a real reporter.
6. The writer mentions __________ main factors (因素 ）to make a news story really great .
A. two B. three C. four D. five .
7.According to the second paragraph , the correct information in a story includes__________ .
A . translation and facts.
B. spelling and pronunciation.
C. spelling grammar and facts .
D. Listening to English more can help you realize your dream.
8. According to the writer, newspaper in Liaocheng should talk much about news in __________
A. Liaocheng B. Hong Kong.
C .Shanghai. D. Beijing.
9. Which of the following is true ?
A. A small mistake can't get a newspaper into trouble .
B. A lot of people like reading about news from last week.
C. The passage doesn't tell us who was the first man to go into space .
D. People are mostly interested in news that happens far away from them .
10.The passage mainly talks about _________
A. why to be a good reporter. B. where to find interesting news.
C .when to choose a good newspaper . D. how to write a great news story .
四、词汇运用（10分）
A．根据句意，所给单词首字母、汉语提示填词。(5分)
1. What s________ clothes you’re wearing today! You look so funny.
2. Their father went to Shanghai on b__________ not for leisure.
3. Lucy, have you ever spoken to a f__________ to practice your English?
4. Let’ s get her a scarf, It’ s not______________ enough (有创意).
5. Last Sunday I ______________ (收到)a gift for my birthday.
B．用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。(5分)
6. You can’t get out of your seat during the ______ (fly), because it’s dangerous.
7. When that plane took off, this one has already landed in the airport_______ (safe).
8. I first met my girl friend two years ago, she__________ (work) in the supermarket.
9. Thank you for_________ (teach) us so well, my dear teacher.
10. I like to do the dishes, because it’s _______ (relax).
五、根据所给的中文提示，完成句子，每空一词。 (10分)
1．我们不知道他们什么时候来的。
We didn’t know when ______ ______.                      
2．我不能告诉你发生了什么事。
  I could not tell you ______ ______.
3.我讨厌洗碗，因为它太无聊了。
I hate the ,because it’s too boring.
4.他们准备到杭州去度假。
They are going to Hangzhou ________ ________.
5上周他邀请我们去参加一个宴会。 Last week he _______ us ________ a dinner party.
六．任务型阅读（10分）
根据应答语从方框中选出适当的问句补全对话。（10分）
A. could I go to the store? B. Could you clean your room? C. Could I borrow some money from you?
D. could I use your CD player? E. Could I invite my friends to a party on Sunday?
A: 1 , Dad?
B: Certainly! That sounds good.
A: Well, 2
B: What for?
A: I need to buy some drinks and snacks 3
B: I’m going tomorrow and I can buy some drinks and snacks for you.
A: Good. Thanks, Dad.
B: You’re welcome. 4
A: OK. At the party, 5
B: Yes, if you’re careful with it.
1. ________ 2 ________ 3. _________ 4 _________ 5. _________
七、看图短文填空（10分）

Last Tuesday, Mrs Smith took her two little daughters to town 1__________ her car. It began to rain 2___________. So she decided to 3___________ the children in the car. She told the girls she would be back soon. Then she 4___________ all the doors and walked quickly into the shop.
She returned to the car in less than a quarter, but there were not any girls in the car. She could 5___________ believe her eyes. The car doors and windows were 6___________ well. 7_________ terrible she felt! She rushed up to an old man nearby and asked 8___________ he had seen two small girls, but he said “No”. Suddenly she heard a laugh from the back of the car. She ran to the car and opened the trunk. Oh, dear! Her daughters were 9___________. With tears in her 10___________, she took them out.

八、书面表达。 (15分)
看下面四幅图，通过它们所表达的内容用英语写一篇短文，至少60词。

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参考答案：
一、1--------------15 ABBDB CAAAA CCCCC
二、1-5 B D A B D 6-10 AACCC
三、1---------10 ABCAC BCACD
四、1.strange 2.business 3.foreigner 4.creative 5.recived
6.flight 7.safely 8.was working 9.teachig 10.relaxig
五、1. they came 2. what happened 3. doing dishes
4. on vacation 5. invited, to
六、1------5: EACBD
七、 1.in 2.heavily / strongly 3.leave4.locked 5.hardly / not 6.closed / locked7.How
8.whether / if 9.inside 10.eyes
八、It' s September 10th, Saturday, and it’s the Teachers’ Day. I think I must do something for my teacher. I love my English teacher, Miss Zhang best. Today I want to send her a present. What can I send her? I walked on the streets. Oh yeah, I can buy some flowers. She likes flowers, I know. I walked into a flower shop and bought some. I also bought a card with my own words “Best wishes for Teachers' Day, Miss Zhang.” When I gave her the flowers and the card, she was happy and said, “Thank you. What