八年级英语（下）期中试卷

一、词汇：（20分）

A、英汉词组互译（10分）

1、遍及全世界_______________    2、过得愉快___________

3、谋生________________         4、年终考试_____________

5、举行晚会_______________      6、on the other hand________

7、as much as possible___________  8、all kinds of___________         

9、be in good health___________________

10、fall in love with___________________

B、用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空（10分）

1.Don't climb up the tree. That's very_________(danger).

2.There are many tall___________(build) in the big cities.

3.The students_________(do)some reading when the teacher came in.

4.It's time to have class. Let's stop_________(talk).

5.If It_________(rain) next Sunday, we won't go hiking.

6.Did your teacher tell you________(not bring)food to the classroom?

7.If you eat too much meat every day, you will get_____(fat)than me.

8.My little brother would like_________(be)a computer programmer.

9.The two foreigners enjoy____________(live)in China.

10.Nothing is_____________(possible), Let's try our best to do it.

二、单项选择：（20分）

A、从所给选项中选出与句中划线部分意思相近的一项（5分）

(　　)1.My sister likes English very much, she wants to join the English club.

A. get in               B. take part in    

C. return to             D. become a member of

(　　)2.Look, the pandas are kind of cute.

A. a little              B. a little bit

C. kinds of             D. a few

(　　)3.Luckily, No one was near the car when the car accident happened.

A. take place            B. reached

C. took place            D. took off

(　　)4.I don't know what life will be like 50 years from now .

A. at 50 years           B. in 50 years

C. after 50 years         D. in the future

(　　)5.Her daughter is as old as me. We are good friends.

A. is as thin as           B. looks the same as

C. is the same age as     D. is a little like

B、选择正确选项填空（15分）

(　　)1.Here are two pens. _____is hers, ______is yours.

A. One, other           B. One, the other

C. One, the others       D. One, others

(　　)2.It's not easy ____sorry to your friends.

A. to say    B. speaking    C. talking    D. to speak

(　　)3.please______who took away my Chinese book.

A. look for   B. find       C. find out    D. finds

(　　)4.The alien is standing ______the  counter(柜台).He is buying a souvenir.

A. in front of                 B. in front

C. at front                   D. in the front of

(　　)5.People often remember _______when they heard the news of important events in history.

A、what were they doing     B、what they were doing

C、what they doing         D、they were doing what

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A. so, for    B. such, that    C. so, that    D. very, that

(　　)7.Is there ______on your computer?

A. interesting anything     B. interesting something

C. something interesting    D. anything interesting

(　　)8.I can't cook , my brother can't cook,______.

A. also      B. too       C. both      D. either

(　　)9.There are a lot of oranges _______the tree.

A. at       B. in      C. on      D. with

(　　)10.He has more than ______stamps.

A. two hundreds            B. hundreds of

C. two hundred of           D. two hundreds of

(　　)11.Kate told everyone she wasn't mad ______Lily any more.

A. at      B. with      C. to      D. in

( 　)12.I want to _____some magazines, and how long can I ______them, Mrs. Huang?

A. lend ;borrow                 B. borrow; keep

C. borrow ;have                 D. lend ;keep

(　　)13.Mr Gao, everyone is here _____Xia Ming. He is ill today.

A. except    B. besides    C. among    D. beside

(　　)14.When I was a little girl, I can do some simple housework      ______myself.

A. for      B. by      C. to      D. with

(　　)15.—Could you please give me________?

        —Of course.

A. an advice                B. any advice

C. a advice                 D. some advice

四、完型填空。（１０分）

Sally got up earlier than her sister, Mary. She  1  two shoes and went out. Mary got up  2  than Sally. There were two shoes  3  her bed and she put them on. It was rather  4  in the room. Mary went out in the light and found that the two shoes were  5  .There were not the same 6 .One of the shoes was dark brown. 7 was light brown. Besides(此外),they were not the same  8  .One was bigger than the other. They were not  9 .“How stupid(愚蠢)of me!”Mary said.  10  it was Sally's mistake.

(    )1.A. put on    B. wore       C. put      D. took off

(    )2.A. late      B. later        C. lately    D. latest

(    )3.A. over      B. on         C. in       D. under

(    )4.A. light      B. bright      C. dark     D. big

(    )5.A. same     B. different    C. small     D. big

(    )6.A. color     B. size        C. kind      D. one

(    )7.A. Other     B. The other   C. Others    D. Another

(    )8.A.colour     B. size        C. kind      D. one

(    )9.A.a pair      B. a group     C. shoes     D. pair

(    )10.A. So       B. And       C. But       D. Or

五、阅读理解(20分)

(A)

Everybody needs water. Everything needs water. We use water to wash bowls, clothes and ourselves.

Where does all water come from? It comes from the clouds. Some of the rain sinks (渗入) into the ground. Many people get water from under-ground.

Some rain water comes down the mountains into streams (小溪). The streams come together to make lakes. Many people get water from these lakes.

Water can change itself. When water gets very cold, it becomes ice. When water gets very hot, it becomes steam (水蒸气).

根据短文内容，从下列每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。(5分)

(    )1.We can wash _______with water.

A. clothes              B. bowls

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(    )2.Water comes from _______according to (根据)the passage.

A. the clouds            B. the ground

C. underground          D. both A and C

(    )3.We can find water__________.

A. in the sky            B. on the ground

C. under the ground       D. both B and C

(    )4. Lakes come from ______.

A. rain water            B. streams

C. mountains            D. underground

(    )5.Water change itself when it becomes ________.

A. hot                  B. cold  

C. both cold and hot       D. ice and steam

(B)

Dear Li Lei,

Thank you very much for your letter. I really enjoyed staying at your home for one month.

Would you like to visit me in the USA next August? My younger brother is going to spend his first holiday in Toronto next summer. And you can use his room. Don't be too surprised when you see it .He is crazy（狂热的）about soccer, so he has many pictures of famous soccer players on the wall. His room is very comfortable(舒适的），and you will enjoy staying in it .

In his room there is a TV. It is a big color TV. It shows both English and Chinese programmes. You can watch films or the news in English.

I am sure you will like my country, Say hello to everyone in your family for me. Write back soon.

                                            Your friend

                                             Mike

根据短文内容，从下列每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。(5分)

(    )1.Where did Mike stay last summer?.

A. In Mike's house.   B. In his younger brother's room.

C. In Li Lei's house   D. In the USA for one month.

(    )2.Who is going to Toronto?

A. Mike's friend Li Lei       B. Mike.

C. Mike's younger brother.    D. Mike's old brother.

(    )3.What does Mike's brother like?

A. He likes Toronto.        B. He likes his first holiday.

C. He likes pictures.        D. He likes soccer.

(    )4.There are a lot of pictures in Mike's brother's room

What are the pictures about? _________

A. Next summer.            B. Soccer players.

C. Australia.                D. Music.

(    )5.What model TV can Li Lei watch in Mike's house?

A.A black and white TV      B.A color TV

C.A small TV               D. Mike's small TV.

(C)

Mrs. Turner's telephone number was 6884, the number of the cinema in her town was 6885. People often made a mistake and telephoned her when they actually wanted the cinema.

One evening the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Turner answered it .A tired man's voice came over the phone. "At what time does your last film begin?"

"I'm sorry," said Mrs. Turner, "but you have the wrong number. This isn't the cinema."

"Oh, it began twenty minutes ago." said the man. “I'm sorry about that. well, goodbye.”

Mrs. Turner was very surprised, so she told her husband. He laughed and said, "No, that was not a mistake. The man's wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn't hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening, and the husband will be happy."

根据短文内容，从下列每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。（10分）

(   )1.The Turners__________.

A. lived in a town         B. ran（经营）a cinema

C. had a telephone with a wrong number

D. had a poor telephone

(   )2.One evening Mrs. Turner received a telephone call from_____.

A. his husband                B. a stranger

C. the cinema                 D. one of her friends

(   )3.The man telephoned Mrs. Turner_________.

A. to know if the last film had begun twenty minutes ago

B. to book tickets(订票)     C. by mistake.

D. to stop his wife from going to the cinema

(    )4.Mr Turner _____________.

A. knew the reason why the man telephoned his wife

B. telephoned his wife himself

C. knew the man very well

D. was very surprised, too

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A. They were ready to help others.

B. They were often sorry to receive wrong telephone calls.

C. They were happy to help others.

D. They often bought tickets instead of others.

一、词汇：（20分）

A、英汉词组互译（10分）

1.      all over the world  2. have a good time/ have fun / enough oneself

3.mmmake a living   4. end-of-year exams 5. have a party

6.另一方面  7. 尽可能多  8.各种各样的  9. 身体健康 10. 爱上

B、用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空（10分）

1.      dangerous  2. buildings  3. were doing  4. talking  5. rains

6. not to bring  7. fatter   8. to be 9. living  10. impossible

二、单项选择：（20分）

A、从所给选项中选出与句中划线部分意思相近的一项（5分）

   1－5：D A C B C

B、选择正确选项填空（15分）

   1－5：BACAB    6－10：CDDCB    11－15：ABABD

四、完型填空。（１０分）

   1－5： ABDCB    6－10: ABBAC

五、阅读理解(20分)

(A) DADBC

(B)   CCDBB

(C)  DBAAB