新目标八上英语期中测试题一附答案

新目标 八上英语期中测试题 一

(共120分)

I.单项填空（20分）

( )1.Today we _________ the Great Wall, I think it’s great.

A. visits B. to visit C. visiting D. visited

( )2.Last Sunday we went to the beach . We had great fun __ in the water.

A. playing B. plays C. play D. to play

( )3.It ____ rainy and windy on April 10th , I stayed at home all day.

A. is B. was C. are D. were

( )4.What did the foreigners _________ their vacation?

A. think of B. think for C. think over D. think of as

( )5. He got up____ than she did.

A. early B. earlier C. late D. last

( )6.Children have got______ things than they had before.

A. more B. many C. much D. most

( )7. I like the Big Screen Complex because it has______ screen.

A. bigger B. the worst C. the biggest D. worst

( ) 8. It’s much______ today than yesterday.

A. hot B. hottest C. the hottest D. hotter

( )9. This shirt is_______ cheaper than that one.

A. many B. a little C. little D. most

( )10. I think Yao Ming , the famous basketball player, will be______ new star in NBA.

A. hot B. hotter C. hottest D. the hottest

( )11. The population of China is______ than that of Australia.

A. smaller B. larger C. less D. large

( )12. what _______ you think of sitcoms?

A. do B. does C. doing D. did

( )13. I like her brother Tommy. How _______ you?

A. is B. are C. do D. about

( )14. I _______ Sports World, but he _______.

A. like, don’t B. like, doesn’t C. likes, don’t D. likes, doesn’t

( )15. I _______ stand it.

A. don’t B. can’t C. doesn’t D. didn’t

( )16. They watch TV__________.

A. one a week B. once a week C. one the week D. once week

( )17. The old man is well because he often__________.

A. exercises B. drinks C. sleeps D. play

( )18. -__________do you read English books? -Twice a day.

A. How many B. How much C. How long D. How often

( )19. I didn’t pass the exam, I was very unhappy.

A. but B. and C. so D. however

( )20. In my class, 85% students ride bikes to school. So____ students get to school by bike.

A. all B. more C. most D. a few II 完形填空(10分)

My parents took me to Japan when I was little .I lived there for five years. back , my Japanese was very good .“Can I do something useful with my Japanese?” I asked myself .

Then , one day last spring , I got a good opportunity(机会).

Everyone was afraid of SARS, so I stayed at home with

My father brought me a Japanese book .“Why don’t you translate(翻译)it into Chinese? It will be better than computer games all day.”

I promised (许诺)to do 2000 words each day. But found it was hard to keep the promise .

One day in May , the weather was beautiful .But I couldn’t go out .Those 2000 words were still

me .

After translating only three pages , I already lost interest in the book .

I looked at it for a long time . But I couldn’t make myself turn the pages. How I could just go outside and play football with my friends!

I counted the words again and again .I just wanted to give up .

I felt as if two people were fighting mind. One said,“Don’t give up ! Keep working hard, and you’ll do well !”But then the other one said ,“Go and play! It will be more than translating. Do your work tomorrow. ”

I stood up and would the computer.

But then I remembered my parents had told me : “Whatever you do ,don’t stop halfway. ” So I sat down and went on with it .

( )1.A. Because B. Until C. Since D. When

( )2. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything

( )3. A. be played B. playing C. played D. plays

( )4. A. just then B. right now C. soon D. suddenly

( )5. A. talking to B. looking at C. smiling at D. waiting for

( )6. A. thought B. felt C. wished D. decided

( )7. A. in B. with C. about D. for

( )8. A. fun B. important C. useful D. dangerous

( )9. A. turn on B. turn off C. open D. close

( )10. A. how B. where C. which D. what

III.阅读理解(每小题1分，共15分)

A

Popular music in America is what every student likes．Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class，after class，and at lunch．Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street．

Adult(成年的)drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work．They also listen to the news about sports，the weather，and the life of American people．Most of the radio programmes are music．

Pop or popular music singers make much money．They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places．0nce the popular singer is heard all over the country，young people buy his or her tapes．Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer．Wherever the singer goes，all the young people want to meet him or her．Now the singer has become a national(国家的)star．

There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans．One is called folk(民间)music．It tells stories about the common life of Americans．Another is called western or country music．This was started by cowboys(牛仔)who would sing at night to the cows they were watching．Today，any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music．

( )1．________ kinds of music are mentioned(提到)in this passage．

A．Two B．Three C．Four D．Five

( )2．When pop singers ________，they will become national stars．

A．make much money B．make a CD or tape

C．are loved by all the young people D．are wanted to sing on the radio

( )3．From the passage we know that country music is about the__________．

A．common life of Americans B．country life and love stories

C．1ife of cowboys D．school life in America

( )4．Which of the following is true according to this passage?

A．Most students in America like popular music．

B．Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving．

C．Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving．

D．Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go．

( )5．what would be the best title(标题)for this passage?

A．American Music B．Popular Music C．History of Music D．Western Music

B

Host: Welcome to 8 o’clock Face to face. Tonight we are going to talk to Linda, a 14–year-old girl. Welcome to the show, Linda.

Linda: Thank you.

Host: Do you like to watch TV very much.

Linda: Yes, I like to watch TV very much?

Host: What do you think of soap operas?

Linda: Oh, I love them.

Host: Me, too. And how about sports shows?

Linda: I don’t mind them.

Host: Really? And what do you think of sitcoms?

Linda: I don’t like them.

Host: And talk shows?

Linda: That’s great! I like them.

Host: And what do you think of game shoes?

Linda: Oh, I can’t stand them. They’re so boring.

Host: OK! That was interesting. Thanks for joining us.

判断正(T)误(F)

( )6. Linda doesn’t like to watch TV.

( )7. Linda likes soap operas very much.

( )8. Linda doesn’t mind sitcoms.

( )9. Linda also likes talk shows.

( )10. Linda can’t stand game shows.

IV.根据句意及首字母提示填写单词（5分）

1. My mother goes to Beijing t__________ a year.

2. Can you find the d__________ between this box and that box?

3. I h_________ ever see him now.

4.I had a very good summer v______ in Shanghai with my parents.

5.The shops were too c____________.

V.用所给词的正确形式填空。（15分）

___ (many) books than you.

4.She likes to have friends who are_______________ (difference) from her.

5.Jim is good at (boat).

6.Please stop (talk) in class.

7 Liu Li is not as ________________ at sports as her sister. (well)

8.My hair is shorter than ________________ . (she)

9.What’ the 10. John plays football as____________(good)as his brother jack.

VI.句型转换（10分）

1.My hair is short，but his hair is shorter．(合并为一句) My hair is ___________ ___________ his．

2. I went to school yesterday.(一般疑问句)

_____ ______ you ________ to school yesterday?

3.The machine helps them to wash clothes.（疑问）

________ the machine ____ them to wash clothes.

4. They often play basketball on Saturdays and Sundays.

They often play basketball __________ __________ .

5 .They are not the same in some ways．(改为同义句)

They ___________ ___________ in some ways．

VII.完成句子（15分）

1.她假期去看她叔叔了。

She _______her uncle __________her vacation.

2.昨天天气很热,他们去游泳了。

It ____ hot _____，they ____ _________。

3. 我们正在为语文考试而学习。

We ________ ____________ ______ Chinese exams.

4.公车太挤，我们发现很多人站着

The bus ___ too ____. We _____many people _____ on it..

5.我们和他们讨论的很快乐

We have fun _____ with ____ .

VIII.补全对话( 10分):

A: HI, Simon , would you like to have lunch with me?

B: Sure, love to. Well, where shall we go

A: Let me see. Danny’s Duck Delight is the to our company(公司). It’ll take us only ten minutes’ walk ?

B: But the we go to Ed’s Diner?

The food there isn’t very ,and it’s the most A: Yes, I know it. It’s not very from here. We’ll only spend twenty minutes in a bus there. And it has the service .OK. go there. B: All right.

1._______ 2._______ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________

6._______ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________

IX.作文。（15分）

你喜欢看电影吗？ 经常看吗？ 你喜欢看什么电影呢？ 你的偶像是谁？她/他在你心中是怎样的？快告诉我们吧。

要求： 书写工整， 字数不少于40个单词。

答案

I. 1-5 DABAB 6-10 ACDBD 11-15 BADCC

II. 1-5. D A B C D 6-10 C A A B D

III. 1-5BCBAA 6-10 FTFTT

IV. 1.twice 2.differencen 3. hardly 4. vacation 5.croweded

V. 1. better 2. more 3. telling 4 . different 5 . boating

6 talking 7. good 8. hers 9. meaning 10. well

VI. 1.longer than 2. How did go 3. Does help 4. on weekends 5. are different

VII. 1. visited on 2.was hot went swimming 3. are studying for 4. is crowded find

stand 5. discussing them

VIII. 1. I’d 2. closest/nearest 3. price 4. don’t 5. expensive/dear

6.delicious 7. far 8.taking 9.friendliest 10.Let’s

IX. My movie stars

I’m a girl. My name is Linda. I like to see movies very much. And I love all kinds of movies, like comedies, documentaries, action movies, and thrillers. I usually go to the cinemas to see the new movies. Sometimes I stay at home to watch CDs. My favorite actors are Jackie Chan, Huang Xiaoming, and Liu Dehua.