八年级下册英语期中测试题
八年级下册期中测试题一、单项选择题 (30 分）( ) 1.Kids won't go to school They will study ____home _____computersA. in， in B. at， on C. at， by D. at； from（) 2. ——Will there be fewer trees？ A Yes， there will No， there aren't——_______________. B Yes, they willD. No, they won’t ） 3. Some scientists think that it may take _________years to make robots look like people, and do the same things as us hundreds of B. two hundreds of C. two hundreds（ ） 4 He doesn’t have any money, _______ do I.A too B. also C either D neither((） 5。
I think you should _______ some money _______ your friends borrow; for B borrow； from C. lend； from D borrow； to ） 6 My friend has the same haircut _______I do.A as B. like C seem D. looks like（ ） 7. If you bring snacks to the party， the teachers will ___________ A. take it away B take them awayC. take away it D take away them（（) 8 It is foggy（多雾的) today. The plane can't .A land B. landed C. take off D taking off ) 9.Last year I was often ill， but now I am good health.A. at B. of C. in D. under（ ） 10。
Does her friend math?A. does well in B. do good at C do well in D. do well at(） 11.Lisa was supposedher homework before nine o’clock But she couldn’tA. to finish B to finishing C finish D. finishing） 12 He goes to school early on workdays ____ Saturday and Sunday A. except B besides C. and D. beside) 13We’ll stay at home if it _______ tomorrow will rain B. rains C rained D raining) 14Paul told us he wasn’t mad ______ Marcia anymore.A. in B at C on D with（ ） 15._______ the boy was walking down the street, the UFO landed. A。
While B. After C .Before D. until( )16 interesting news I saw in the newspaper！A What a B How C What an D What ( )17. What he said makes us very ____________A. happily B sadly C happy D. angrily(）18 I don’t know what to do Can you give us__________？A a advice B an advice C some advice D any advices( )19. If_____________ worries me, I often go to him.A something special B special something C. anything special D. special anything( ）20. This piece of music is ________________ that one.A. as boring as B 。
not as boring thanC more bored than D so boring as（ ）21. The old woman has a bad cold She is feeling________ today than yesterday.A much ill B a little bad C a little badly D much worse（ ）22 10 years ago， _________ only one classroom building in our schoolAnd in 10 years， _________ five classroom buildings in our school there will be, there are B. there was, there will beC there will be; there was D there were； there are（ ）23．Every student in our class was out except ________ ， because we had something else to do.A。
Li Ping and I B Li Ping and me C. I and Li Ping D. me and Li Ping（ ）24．The old lady can’t hope to ________ her cold in a few daysA. get away B get off C. get out D get over（ )25．Can you tell me ________ at that time?A what were they doing B what they were doing C. what are they doing D what they are doing( ）26．If it ________ ， I’ll go to the zooA. won’t rain B don’t rain C. doesn’t rain D. rain（ ）27 He has been watching English movies_____about two months .A since B for C in D. during( )28. How long ____________yesterday ?A。
have you been sleeping B do you sleep C did you sleep D did you asleep( ）29 I’ve been skating __________nine o’clock for B. over C since D. at( )30 She asked me if she ___borrow my book If she __it, I will lend it to her could, borrows B can, will borrowC. couldn’t， lends D can't, will lend二、完形填空(10 分）The Americans were getting ready to send their first man to the moon， an old Irishman （爱 尔兰人 ) was __16___ them on TV in a hotel room There was an Englishman in the room___17__. And he said to the Irishman ， “The Americans are very ___18__ ， aren't they? They are going to send some men to the moon 。
It's a very ___19__ way from our world." “Oh, that’s ___20__，”the Irishman answered quickly “The Irishman are going to send some men tothe sun in months' __21___. That’s much __22___ away than the moon， you know “The Englishman was very __23___ when he heard this. “Oh, yes it is ，” he said ， “But the sun is too __24___ for people to visit.”The Irishman laughed and answered, “Well, the Irish are clever， too， you know We ___25___ go to the sun during the day, of course. We’ll go there during the night 。
）16.A reading B watching C. making D. mending（ ）17. A too B. also C of course D only（ ）18 kind B. bad C. clever D. good（ ）19 short B. long C. far D. near（ ）20.A. nothing B all C wrong D. great（ ）21 A. later B ago C. long ago D. time（ ）22.A far B. never C. farther D. longer（ ）23 angry B surprised C. glad D sorry( )24.A warm B. big C cold D. hot（ ）25 A. don't B. won't C want to D must三、阅读理解 （30 分）AIn many English homes people eat four meals a day： breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge,eggs or bread 。
English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one o’clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven First they have soups， and then they have meat or fish with vegetables After that they eat some other things, like bananas,apples or oranges But not all English people eat like that Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day Their meals are breakfast， dinner， tea and supper and all these meals are very necessary） 26 Many English people have meals a day.A. two B。
three C. four D. three or four） 27. People may have for their breakfast.A. tea and eggs B. porridge，eggs，bread,tea or coffee C tea and coffee D. bread and eggs（ ） 28. People have lunch at．（A any time B. nine C five D one ) 29 People don't have for their dinner porridge B. bananas and apples C. some soup and meat D meat and fish（)30 In many English homes dinner comes．A at one o'clock B. about half past seven C at noon D. at nightBThe Lunar Calendar（阴历）Modern Chinese use the solar calendar(阳历)as English people do . But at the same time, they use their own lunar calendar. Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals ：therat ，the ox ，the tiger , the hare , the dragon ，the snake , the horse ，the goat , the monkey ， the chicken ， the dog and the pig . This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again.Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon. And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month. The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20。
On the last day of the lunar year, there is a big family dinner All members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal， even of they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents Old quarrels are forgotten ， and everybody is happy After the dinner, the children keep awake to welcome the New Year.The New Year celebrations last for 15 days， from the new moon to the full moon On the first day, children and unmarried people go to visit their elder（ ）31 If next year is the year of the dragon, what was the name of last year?A。
It was the year of tiger. B It was the year of the hare.C. It was the year of snakeD. It was the year of the ox )32 Suppose that next Chinese New Year’s Day is on 15th February, when will people have their big family dinner?A. On February 15 B On February 16C. On February 14 D. On February 17（ )33 The family usually have their big family dinner at the home of _______ the married son C the unmarried sonB the married daughter D. the parents（ ）34. People celebrate the New Year ________A. for 15 daysB。
from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar yearC from January 21 to February 20D. both A and B( ）35. From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by __ the sun’s revolutions（旋转） B the moon’s revolutionsC. the earth's revolutions D both the earth’s and moon’s revolutionsCDo you know what the White House is？ Perhaps some of you do,while others don’t.The White House is a house in Washington The president of the U.S lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812。
That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president’s house on fire. In 1814 ，in order to hide the marks of the fire ，the stone walls of the president’s house were painted white and it has been the “White House” ever since ）36 White House is a house for ___________A. the American peopleB. the soldiers of UC. the presidents of US.A. D. the patients of U )37 England fought with America in ____________ 1810 B 1812 C. 1814 D. 1916 ( ）38 The house is called “White House" because ____________.A。
it's covered with snowB the house is very cleanC the stone walls of the house were painted whiteD. they like white color( )39 The White House was painted white because ____________.A. the house is old B the house is newC. it was once on fire and was with marksD they have enough paint( )40 “ever since” means ___________ never B once C from then on D. before四、任务型阅读(10 分）Mr. King was the owner of a large company.（43） One day， he went into his office early in the morning to get ready to go to the airport and set out for a city.He was leaving his office when Bill, a night watchman， came in Bill just came off work（下 班）。
After saying “Good morning" to Mr. King， Bill told the owner about his bad dream. Last night he dreamed Mr. King’s plane crashed after it took off. Mr King was surprised to hear this He decided to go by landBill's dream came true. That morning the plane really crashed just after it had taken off Later Mr. King returned to his office and heard the accident To express his thanks, Mr King gave Bill 5，000 dollars with a letter 44)Mr. King told Bill that a man like him should be sent away. Bill was surprised and asked, ”Why?” Mr. King said," Go home and read the letter， and you will know why."Bill went home and opened the letter in a hurry。
After he read it, he became sad. In the letter there is only one sentence. But it was enough to tell the reason.任务一：根据短文回答问题41 How did Mr. King feel after he heard Bill's dream？_________________________________________________ What do you think the sentence in the letter could be？_________________________________________________.任务二: 将文中划线部分翻译成汉语.43._______________________________________________44任务三： 请给短文拟一个适当的题目45 ________________________________________________五、词汇 （20 分）（一） 根据句意合所给单词首字母或汉语提示填空。
10 分） 46What are your p_____ for 1o years form now？47.I think science is the most b______.48Red is l_____ color in China.49.There will be a football match ______（今晚）.50. My family was poor in the past. I had no ______（机会)to go to college.51I was s_______ to hear the newsShe said she would bring some drinks and s_____ to my homeIf someone comes to see me, ask him to leave a m_______.54The man got the _______（令人失望的)news from the teacher55.Let’s make a _______（决定) who can go to Beijing with the officer。
二）综合填空10 分）根据短文意思，用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空有两项是多余的）address want please speak practice really nobody friendly them but usually helpThe verb“ chat” means to talk (to someone)in a friendly, informal(非正式的）way. Today there are many 56 on the Internet where you can chat. You can chat with people all over the world, in many languages and about many subjects or topics. These places are 57 called “chatroom”Sometimes you need to register( 注册）to enter a chatroom This means thatyou need to provide a username（用户名)and possibly your e—mail 58。
Your username doesn’t have to be your 59 nameIt can be any name you want When you have your username， other people in the chatroom will call you by that name and 60else can use it.Chatting is a good way to 61 your informal English Messages in a chatroom are usually short sentences Sometimes 62 are not even sentences，63just a few words that are not really grammatically( 语法的)correct. It’s a typical way inwhich we 64 in a quick conversation with friends. To save time， people often use abbreviations like IDK(I don’t know)。
So don’t go to a chatroom to practice “perfect” English. Goto a chatroom to practice informal English and find 65You can even use a chatroom to help improve your typing skills if you want六、书面表达 （15 分）明天（星期五)全班同学将去参观科学博物馆（the Science Museum ）,有你（班长）通知 全体同学通知的开头和结尾已给出）,内容如下：1、早上 8 点钟在学校门口集合，步行前往 2、下星期一交一份参观报告.3、参观时要认真听，仔细看并记下有趣的东西 4、不可在博物馆内大声喧哗及拍照. 5 、带 笔和笔记本要求：1、不要逐句翻译 2、词数 60-80Fellow students:_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________Thank you。
期 中 测 试 题1—-—5 BAADB 6——10ABCCC 11—15AABBA1—5 D C C A A 6 —10 D B B D B 11-15 C B C C A16—20 BACBA21—25 DCBDB 26-30CBDAB 31—35 ACDDB 36—40 CBCCC41 Mr.King was surprised to hear the dreamA night watchman can't sleep on his duty, but you did.43. 一天早上他很早去办公室准备出差到另一个城市 金先生告诉比尔像他这样的人应该开除.45. A bad dream 46.plans 47boring 48lucky 49tonight 50.chance 51surprised 52.snacks 53message 54.disappointing 55.decision56 places 57. usually 58 address 59. real 60. nobody 61. practice62. they 63 but 64 speak 65. friends六、书面表达Fellow students, We are going to visit the Science Museum tomorrow. We will meet at the school gate at eight in the morning and we will go there on foot. Take your pens and notebooks with you. We should listen and watch carefully and write down something interesting when you visit the museum 。
Please don't make any noise in the museum, and don’t take any pictures You’ll have to hand in a report about the visit next Monday.Thank you.。
