八年级下册英语期中试卷

第一卷（70分）（第一卷答题卡在最后）
一、选择(40)
( )1.________ travels around the earth.
A. The sun B. Moon C. Sun D. The moon
( ) 2.--Will there be more trees and less pollution in 100 years? --_______________.
A．Yes, there will. B. I hope not. C. Yes ,they will. D. No, I hope so.
( )3. _________ you climb, ________ views you’ll enjoy..
A. Taller, better B. The higher, the better
C. The less, the more beautiful D. The highest, the most beautiful
( )4. Both Yang Liwei and Nie Haisheng are famous Chinese ______and national _____.
A. astronauts; heros B. Young Pioneers; heroes C. astronauts; heroes
D. engineers; heros
( ).5 Some scientists think______to make robots look like people, and do the same things as us.
A. it hard B. that’s difficult C. that hard D. them difficult
( ).6. If you don’t go bike-riding with her , I ______.
A. don’t, too B. also don’t C. won’t, either D. don’t, neither
( ).7. . Don’t run or shout ________ the party，or we’ll ask you_______
A. at: leaving B. in ; to leave C. during ; to leave D. during; leave
( ).8.If I play sports ______a living, maybe I will sometimes get ______.
A. for ; injured B. at ; hurt C. by; injured D. of ; bored
( ) 9. ----I can’t find my dictionary _________ .
------Oh, I forgot to tell you. Jenny ______ yesterday.
A. somewhere; gave it backB. anywhere; returned it
C. anywhere; took it away D. everywhere; borrow it
( ) 10. She doesn’t talk to me. I’m_______ and don’t know what _____.
A. disappointing , to do B. upset; to do
C. disappointed ; to do it D. amazed; should I do
( ) 11. We should practice speaking English ___ possible.
A. as many as B. as most as C. as more as D. as often as
( ) 12. This time yesterday the police _________ for the lost kid outside the city.
A. were thinking about looking B. was thinking about looking
C. thought to look D . found out
( ) 13. He ________ theatre tickets ______ he was 11 years old.
A. have collected; for B. has been collected; since
C. has been collecting; when D. has been collecting; since
( ) 14. She doesn’t care_____ her clothes are out of style.
A. if B. what C. why D. how
( ) 15.. I’m really sorry I can’t join you in visiting the factory. I’m free every day ______ today.
A. except B. besides C. for D. without
( )16．Tim was so tired this morning. It was difficult for him _________ of bed.
A. gets over B. to get upC. to get outD. got away
( )17.---- What did your son say in the letter?
----- He told me that he _____ the Great Wall the next day.
A. will visit B. had visited C. is going to visit D. would visit
( ) 18.What ___ our life ___ in ten years?
A. does, like B. is, like C. will, like D. will, be like
( ) 19. Your answer _________ right. But in fact it’s wrong.
A. becomes B. seemsC. hearsD. listens
( ) 20. We used a ____ to send Shenzhou Ⅵ into space.
A. spaceship B. rocket C. plane D. train
( ) 21.While she __________, the earthquake took place in Japan.
A. cooked food for me B. is having a bake sale
C. was talking on the phone D. were arguing with her mom
( )22.The teacher said I could do better _____ English .
A. in B. at C. on D. for
( )23.There _____ two free movies at the Cinema Palace this afternoon. Half the class will go.
A. are going to be B. will have C. is going to be D. is going to have
( )24.. -----How will you go to the Museum of Flight tomorrow?
------If it ______ tomorrow ,I’ll go there by bike.
A. won’t rain B. rain C. rains D. doesn’t rain
( )25 Our parents and teachers should always _________ the teenagers. They need us.
A. there for B. plan for C. wait for D. be there for
( ) 26. I don’t like shop assistants to _______. If this happens, I’ll leave as _____ as possible.
A. watch me at the same time; happily B. follow me all the time; soon
C. welcome me everywhere; late D. pay for me; quickly
( )27. ------Whom could I _______ help if I am in trouble or danger?
-----The police, of course.
A. ask for B. leave for C. get from D. keep out
( )28 In fact I had a really hard time _______with my new classmates last semester.
A．to get on well B. getting on well C. to hang out D. got on well
( )29 Teachers are always trying their best to make _______ for us to understand what they teach.
A. it easy B. themselves easy C. that possible D. it easily
( )30.. He asked _______.
A .how did that happen B. where his jacket was
C. why they won’t join us D. whether is the weather fine here.
（ ）31. What did the teacher say?
He said that light______faster than sound
A. traveled B. travels C. travel D. traveling
( ) 32. _____France sure to win the next World Cup?------It’s hard to say..
A. Will B. Does C. Is D. Was
( ) 33. The twins could have a bake sale to pay for education at the age of 7 .”Could” means_______
A. should B. be able C. was able to D. were able to
( ) 34. It took me a long time to _______ my headache., which lasted around a month.
A. .care for B. keep out C. look for D. get over
( ) 35. ----Did you see the girl in red pass by just now?
---- No, I________ my math problem.
A. read B. was experiencing C .was working on D. was thinking
( ) 36. Traveling can ______ our eyes _____ the outside world. -----That’s true.
A. call up; for B. use up; in C. clean up ;into D. open up; to
( ) 37. You must bring your ID cards to the library, or you will ______.
A. keep out B. be kept out C. get bored D. let out
( ) 38. Students _______ smoke anywhere, even outside the school.
A. aren’t supposed to B. suppose to C. are supposed to D. shouldn’t to
( ) 39. ______ the way, did you _____ Chinese food and your family when you were in Greece?
A. By; miss B. In; think C. On ; find D. to; eat
( )40. _______ a scientist called Einstein who had more than 1000 inventions?
A. Are you heard B. Have you heard of
C. Do you hear about D. Will you hear
二. 完型 （10分）
Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered(坏脾气的) and never gave way (让步) to 41.
One day the father 42. to ask some friends to dinner in his house. He 43. his son to buy some meat in town. When the son walked to the town gate, a man was coming from the outside. The gate wasn’t 44. enough to let two men in and out at the same time. But neither of them 45. ___ give way to the other. They stood face to face inside the gate hour after hour. But the father was worried. “What 46. I do? My son hasn’t come yet. I can’t wait any more.” He wanted to know what was the matter with his son. So he 47______his friends at home , and went to town 48 his son.
“You may first take the 49. home for my friends .Let me 50 here against him instead (代替)of you.” He said to his son when he knew what had happened.
( )41. A. others B. another C. other D. one
( )42. A. decided B. decides C. decide D. decision
( )43. A. made B. told C. let D. tells
( )44. A .small B. big C high D .tall
( )45. A.. would B. should C. must D. could
( )46. A .do B. will C. to D. should
( )47. A. forgot B. made C. left D. lost
( )48. A .to look for B. looked for C. to find D. found
( )49 .A. meat B. dinner C. bread D. money
( )50 .A. keep B. to stand C. stand D. being
三：理解（15分） (A )
A school report
Name：Edward Scott School: Kelvin High School
Grade: 8 Term ending: 6 May
Science:
He can work out many difficult problems. Well done! (做得好)
English:
He is the best in the class. Keep it up（保持）.
French:
His reading is very good, he can remember many words.
History:
He is not so good at this, but has done better than before.
Geography:
He is familiar(熟悉的) with the names of many places in the world.
Music:
He doesn’t like pop songs, though sings very well.
No. in class: 9 absences: 8
Remarks(评语): Edward is able to do a lot better.
He needs to do more work next semester.
Class teacher: Ivy
Principal: M. L. Martin
School reopens: 1 September
( )51. After reading this, we know it is ________________.
A.a studying plan of Edward Scott B. a teaching plan of Ivy
C. a report card of Edward Scott D. a working plan of M. L. Martin
( ) 52. Which subject is not mentioned(提到) in the report?
A. PE B. Music C. Math D. History
( ) 53. Edward’s best subject is _________________.
A. science B. English C. geography D. French
( )54. Edward is not so good at ________________.
A. science and geography B. math and history
C. history and French D. music and English
( )55. Which sentence is not true?
A.Edward can’t sing songs very well.
B. B. Edward doesn’t do well in science.
C. Edward can do better if he works harder next term.
D. Edward learns two languages at school.
(B)
I’ll tell you a story about a Chinese student. It happened when he studied in England. His family name was Sun. It is S-U-N, just the same as the “sun”, the sun in the sky.
England is a country with bad weather. It is often cloudy or misty(多雾的) and it rains now and again. So people don’t get much sunshine in the year.
When the Chinese student arrived at London Airport, a tall English policeman with a long face checked his passport(护照). The policeman was interested in the Chinese name “Sun”. So he said to the Chinese student, “ I see your name is Sun. You are wanted here.”
What a surprise to hear that! Everybody knows if you are wanted by the police, you must have broken the law. So he asked the policeman, “ Is there anything wrong with my passport? Do I have to go back to China right now?”
“Go back?” shouted the policeman. “ Now that(既然) you are here, we’ll never let you go away.”
“What happened? What I have done?” asked the Chinese student in surprise. He thought he was going to be arrested(被捕). Then the policeman began to smile. He said, “ You don’t know what you have done, Mr Sun? You’ve brought sunshine to England. So we don’t want you to go away.”
( ) 56. This story took place ______________.
A. at London Airport B. at a university C. in the street D. at a station
( )57. Why does England want the sun? Because ________________________.
A. England is often cloudy. B. England is often misty.
C. England never rains. D. Both A and B.
( )58. Mr Sun was very ____________ when he heard that he was wanted.
A. angry B. happy C. surprised D. tired
( ) 59. Why did the policeman said that he wouldn’t let Mr Sun go away?
A. Because Mr Sun had broken the law.
B. Because the policeman knew Mr. Sun and was friendly to him.
C. Because there is no Mr Sun in England.
D. Because the policeman liked Mr Sun’s family name and thought Mr Sun would bring sunshine to England.
( ) 60. Which one is right?
A. At last the policeman arrested Mr Sun.
B. At last Mr Sun stayed in England and studied there.
C. At last Mr Sun left England.
(C)
In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece. Since then many countries have successfully held the Olympics, such as England, France, Germany, Canada, the USA, Spain and Australia. After more than a century the Games returned to its hometown in 2004.
When people hold the Olympic Games, they always make an emblem(会徽). The emblem of the Athens Olympic Games that year was a white circle of olive branches(橄榄枝) in the sky.
Athens developed a spirit(精神) of peace. An officer said, “ While in Athens, the world should be at peace. We hope the peace is not just for a short time. We would like the message from Athens Games to help countries come together and solve(解决) their problems.”
4 years later, the Olympic Games was held in China. And China made a seal as the emblem of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The emblem has a Chinese character on a red seal and means “Chinese seal?dancing Beijing”. Below it, there are the words “Beijing 2008”. The character in the emblem is “Jing”. It means “capital” of China, and it is also like a runner or a dancer. The running figure(人形) of the emblem shows the spirit if the Olympics?faster, higher and stronger.
( )61. Which country held the first modern Olympic Games?
A. Greece B. China C. Australia D. France
( ) 62. What do people always make when they hold the Olympic games?
A. A picture. B. An emblem. C. A flag. D. A map.
( ) 63. What message did the Athens Olympic Games want to give?
A. War(战争). B. Luck. C. Danger. D. Peace.
( ) 64. What does the character in the emblem of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games look like?
A. A singer and a dancer. B. A runner and a dancer.
C. An actor and a singer. D. A runner and an actor.
( ) 65. The spirit of the Olympic Games is __________________.
A. history and friendship B. faster, higher and stronger
C. running and dancing D. peace, friendship and development
四. 补全对话 从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案完成对话。（5分）
A: Hi, Xiao Ming! How is it going?
B: 66. _______________
A: The summer vacation is coming. 67.____________
B: Well, mum is going to take me to Dalian.
A: 68._______________
B: She says Dalian is a modern city with beautiful beaches and squares and it is cooler in summer.
A: How are you going there?
B: 69._________________
A: How wonderful! I have never taken a plane. That must be fun.
B: And exciting as well.
A: So you are doing the shopping for the trip?
B: Yes, I want to buy a pair of sports shoes and glasses.
A: They are necessary in a seaside city. 70. _____________________
B: Thank you. See you.
( ) 66. A. Fine, and you? B. How do you do?
C. Not too bad. D. Nice to meet you.
( ) 67. A. What did you do? B. what have you done?
C. What are you going to do? D. What do you do?
( ) 68. A. When are you going there? B. How are you going there?
C. Why are you going there? D. What’s the weather like there?
( ) 69. A. We are going there by air. B. We want to go there by train.
C. We plan to get there on the sea. D. What about going there by car?
( ) 70. A. Have a good trip. B. Nice day!
C. Take care of yourself. D. Be careful during the trip
第二卷（50分）
五. 拼写单词 根据句意和所给音标写出单词。（5分）
71. He has to _______ / st?p /his collection because of running out of money.
72. -Look! The kids are selling newspapers to raise money for _________/’t?riti /
73. You will find many old buildings in German _______/ stail/ in the east of the city.
74. . Science is one of my favorite ___________ / `s?bd?iktz/. How about yours?
75. Many rich people ________ / k?m’plein/.that they are not as happy as they were.
六. 选词填空 （10分）
A. 短文，从方框中选择适当的单词填空，不变形。
A few tears ago, Medvedev (梅德韦杰夫) took over from Vladimir Putin (普京). At the age of 42, he became the youngest president of modern 76_______. Medvedev was_77______ to a family of_78_______. He read a lot from a young age. After university, the soft-spoken young man went on to teach 79____ at university and became very popular with his students. In 2005, Medvedev became the first deputy prime minister (第一副总理). But he was as friendly as before. “He has not __80______. He invited me to his home,” said Vera Smirnova, Medvedev’s first teacher. “In Russia, only two politicians (政治家) have invited their first teachers to their homes, Medvedev and Putin.”
B阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词填空，变形！！！
Pass Argue get have stay
A generous gap(代沟) has become a serious problem. I read a report about it in the newspaper. Some children have killed themselves after 81_______ with parents. I think this is because they don’t often have a talk with each other. Parents now spend more time in the office, It seems that they don’t have much time 82______ with their children. As time 83_____, they both feel that they don’t have the same topic(话题) to talk about. I want to tell parents to be more careful with your children, try to know them and 84 ____ on well them. And for children, show your love to your parents. They are the people who love you. So tell them your thoughts(思想). In this way, you 85 ______ a better understanding of each other.
七：填空（每空一词）(5分)
A：Who’s your best friend?
B：My best friend is Xiao Li, but last week we had a big __86____and now he isn’t talking to me.
A：How did it 87 　?
B：It all started when he asked me 88 he could copy my homework.
A：Why did he want to do that?
B：He said he had forgotten to do _89_____.
A：What did you do then?
B：I told him that it was not a good idea for him to copy my homework..
A：Did he think so?
B：No, he 90_______ really mad at me and said that he didn’t want to be my friend anymore..
八 句型转换(每句一分：7分)
91They were planning a surprise party for their mother.(一般问句).
_______ ________ planning a surprise party for their mother?
92He has been listening to English songs since three years ago. (划线提问).
____ ___ ______ ______ he been listening to English songs?
93I didn’t have enough time to finish the test papers.(同义句)
I ______ ______ _______ time to finish the test papers.
94 Why are you against getting the same haircut as she does? (同义句)
Why don’t you _______ ______ _____ the same haircut as she does?
95 “ Does it seem to be a dream job?” Tom asked mother. (同义句)
Tom asked mother ______ it _______ ______ a dream job.
.96. The flight took off after the clouds lifted (同义句)
The flight ______ ______ off ______ the clouds lifted.
97. “I don’t think it good to copy others’ homework. ” Jack said to me. (同义句)
Jack ______ me that ______ _____ think it good to copy others’ homework
九 完成句子(每两空一分，8分)
98 期末考第一。他的梦想成真了。
He came top in the ____________ exams. His dream ______ _______.
99迟早你会爱上集邮的。
Sooner or later, you _____ ______ ______ love with stamp collecting.
100不会相信昨晚球票免费。
You won’t believe it ,but the tickets ______ the ball game______ _______ last night.
101我相信他当时很了解此种压力。
I was sure that he knew a lot _______ ________ __________at that time.
102. 他们默默沿街走着，不知该说啥。
They were walking down the street______ _______ and didn’t know what ______ talk _____.
十. 任务型阅读 （5分）
Have you ever studied abroad? Maybe it is an 107_____(amaze) experience, especially when you come to Australia as an foreign high school student. You can have a lot of fun there, especially on holidays.
There are many festivals in Australia. The most important one is Christmas. Each year, the summer holidays at every high school 108 l____ about two months from the beginning of December to February ,which covers the Christmas time. Since it is a long holiday, most foreign students in Australia love to fly back to their home countries to spend the time with their families and friends, but a few students still stay in Australia during the holiday to get part-time jobs. It is quite easy to find a part-time job at Christmas. Students often take part in another major social activity. They go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine. The summer in Australia is from December to February, so going to the beach in December is very popular among Australians.
Easter in March is another important holiday in the year.It actually combines “Good Friday”and “Easter Monday”.Almost every shop closes on Good Friday.And people usually go to see Easter Show.
The Chinese new year is not a public holiday in Australia,so every Chinese student still has to go to school to study and do his or her normal duties.
Information about Australia
Summer holidaysFrom from the beginning of December _to February
The most popular activity in December103._______________________
Two important holidaysChristmas and104.______ ___
The thing people usually do on Good Friday105._______________________
106.__________107__________
十二. 书面表达 （10分）
你对自己的未来是怎样设想的？请以If I am…为题，描绘你的未来。 If I Am…

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