八年级英语下期中试卷
2014-2015学年第二学期期中
八年级英语试卷
一.单项填空(本题有15小题,每小题1分;共15分)
( ) 1. Peter has ____cough and he has to get _____X-ray .
A. an; a B. a; a C. a; an D. an; an
( ) 2.—My father is ill in hospital. I’m looking after him. —__________.
A.Not at all. B.I’m afraid. C.I’m sorry to hear that. D.It doesn’t matter. ( )3. ---I have a sore throat. ---You _________drink more hot tea ________honey. A. should, has B. should, with C. need, has D. need, with ( )4.---- You look unhappy. ----______________? A. What did you happen B. What’s the wrong
C. What’s the matter D. What was happened
( )5. — We can use QQ to talk with each other on the Internet. — Really? Will you please show me _________? A. what to use B. how to use it C. how can I use it D. what can I use ( )6. She looked _________ when she heard the _________ news. A. surprised; surprised B. surprising; surprised C. surprising; surprising D. surprised; surprising ( )7. It ________ her four hours_________ the work yesterday. A. takes, finish B. take, finishing C. took, finished D. took, to finish ( )8. ----Where were you at eight yesterday night ? ---- ________. A .I am helping my mother cook . B.I was in the kitchen at that time . C.I will go to my friend’s home . D .I saw you at eight yesterday evening . ( )9. I spend all afternoon _______housework. A. to do B. do C. does D. doing ( )10.Could you please ______the room ? A. sweep B. sweeps C. sweeping D. to sweep ( )11.__________talk with them about your problems? A. Would you like B. Why don’t C. How about D. Why not ( )12. __________he was busy, _________he often helped us with our studies. A. Although, but B. /, although C. But, / D. Although, / ( )13. My parents don’t allow me __________TV __________school nights. A. watch, in B. to watch, in C. watching, on D. to watch, on
( )14.He is________ to carry the heavy box.
A.strong enough B.enough strong C.too strong D.so strong
( )15The city park is so dirty, could you help to_________?
A.clean up it B.clean it up C.put it up D.put up it
二.完形填空(本题有10小题,每小题1分;共10分)
Mr Green was busy, so he gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday. The day after her
birthday, Mrs Green went shopping. She got on a and sat down next to an
old lady. After a while, she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was . Inside it,
she found a wad of pound notes(一叠英镑),and it was exactly like the one that her
had given her.
She quickly looked her own bag and found the notes were gone. Mrs. Green
was now sure that the old lady sitting next to her have stolen them. She
thought she would not call the police as she didn’t like into trouble with
people. So she decided to take back the money from the old lady’s handbag and say
about it. She looked around the bus to make sure nobody was watching. Then
she put her hand into the lady’s handbag, took out the notes put them in her own bag.
When she got home that evening, she showed her husband the beautiful hat she had
bought.
“ did you pay for it?” he asked.
“With the money you gave me for my birthday, of course!”
“Oh? What’s that, then?” he asked, as he pointed to a wad of pound notes on the table.
( )16. A. bike B. taxi C. train D. bus
( )17. A. closed B. open C. beautiful D. broken
( )18. A. husband B. friend C. son D. mother
( )19. A. after B. into C. for D. up
( )20. A. can B. can’t C. must D. mustn’t
( )21. A. getting B. asking C. taking D. putting
( )22. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
( )23. A. heavily B. carefully C. clearly D. hardly
( )24. A. or B. so C. and D. but
( )25. A. How B. Where C. What D. When
三. 阅读理解。(每小题2分,共40分)
(A)
An old farmer spent all his life on his farm in the country in the southeast of
England. One day he decided to visit the big city. Everything was new and strange to
him, because he had never traveled to the city before.
The old farmer visited a lot of interesting places in the city.
He rushed into a large tall building and saw a lift. When he was watching, an old
woman got into the lift and closed the door. After a while, the door opened again and
a very perfect young girl came out.
The old farmer was very surprised, “What a funny little room!” He said to
himself, “It’s magic. It can change an old woman into a young girl. The next time I
come here, I’m going to bring my wife to take the lift. ”
( )26. The old farmer lived ____.
A. near the city B. in the city
C. in the southeast of England D. in a large tall building
( )27. The old farmer decided ____ one day.
A. to visit a building B. to visit a city
C. to visit a factory D. to visit a farm
( )28. The old farmer ____.
A. came to the city for the first time
B. had traveled to the city several times
C. found nothing new and strange in the city
D. only visited the large tall building
( )29. When the old farmer was in a large tall building, he saw ____ get into the
lift.
A. a young girl B. an old man C. his wife D. an old woman
( )30. From the passage, we can guess the old farmer ____.
A. knew the lift well B. didn’t know anything about the lift
C. wanted to buy a lift D. didn’t like the lift
(B)
Dear editor, I am not a good-looking boy and I'm not good at studying, either. Some people don't even want to talk to me. So I usually feel lonely. Sometimes I think that if I wanted to leave home, nobody would care. How can I stop feeling like this? Peter * * * * * * * * * * * Dear Peter, Without knowing more about you, it is hard for me to give you some good advice. But first, I am sure that you are wrong that nobody would care if you left home. Whatabout your parents? And other family members? It seems that you are very sad. You'd better go to see a doctor or talk to your parents. They will be able to help you. Second, I'm sure there’s someone in your class who feels lonely, too. You never know how other people feel inside. Try to make friends with them. Or you may join a club to meet new people and to keep yourself busy. You need to find happiness in yourself. Write a list of all the good things about yourself, learn to like yourself, and then others will see your confidence and like you, too. Editor ( )31. What's the trouble with Peter? A. He doesn't like his parents. B. He doesn't like others. C. His parents don't like him. D. He isn't good at studying and feels lonely. ( )32. Why does Peter write to the editor? A. Because he wants to make friends with him. B. Because he wants to ask the editor to help him. C. Because he wants the editor to know about him. D. Because he wants to give the editor some advice. ( )33. If Peter joins a club, he can _______________ . A. meet new people and make friends with them B. keep his friends busy C. study hard but never think about others D. be a good-looking boy
( )34. Peter will probably feel when he reads the letter from the editor. A. sad B. lonely C. better D. afraid ( )35. How many pieces of advice did the editor give to Peter? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
A. At 8:30 a.m. B. At 8:30 p.m. C. At 8:40 a.m. D. At 8:45 p.m.
( )37. How many people were there in the car?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
( )38. Whose left leg was hurt?
A. Mrs. Green’s. B. Mr. Green’s C. Their daughter’s D. Their dog’s
( )39. What was the weather like that day?
A. It was sunny. B. It was snow C. It was cloudy. D. It was rainy.
( )40. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The car hit a wall.
B. The accident happened on Zhongshan Road in Beijing.
C. The driver drank too much.
D. Half an hour later the policmen sent the victims to the hospital.
(D)
A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. There was a young tree lying on the ground. The rich man asked the old man, “What kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?’
“This is a fig (无花果)tree,sir. ” He said.
“A fig tree?” the rich man was very surprised. “Why, how old are you, may I ask?”
“I am ninety years old. ’’
“What!” shouted the rich man. “You’re ninety years old. You are planting a very young tree now and it’ ll take years to give fruit. You certainly don’t hope to live long
enough to get any fruit from this tree.” The old man smiled and said,“Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?” “Sure,” the man did not know why he asked this question.
The old man asked,“Who planted the fig trees?”
“ Why? I don’t know.”
“You see, sir. ”The old man said slowly, “our forefathers(祖先) planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me.’’
The rich man was quiet, then said, “you are right, my good man. We should do some things for the people after us. Thank you very much.” Then he rode away.
41. The old man was planting ______ when the rich man saw him.
A. an apple tree B. a fig tree C. a pear tree D. a banana tree
42. The old man was ______.
A. 80 years old B. 60 years old C. 90 years old D. 70 years old
43. The old man was planting the tree ______.
A. to get himself some fruit to eat B. for the people after him
C. to make his garden more beautiful D. just for fun
44. The sentence in the last paragraph “The rich man was quiet” means ______.
A. he was thinking about who were his forefathers
B. he didn’ t want to disturb the old man
C. he couldn’t communicate with the old man
D. he understood why the old man planted the young tree
45. We can express the main idea of this passage “______’’ in Chinese.
A.前人栽树,后人乘凉 B.光阴似箭,一去不返
C.君子爱财,取之有道 D.财多惹祸,树大招风
四.词语运用。
选词填空,根据短文内容从方框中选择词的正确形式填空,每个词只能用一次. (共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
You are learning many interesting _____ (46) and thinking in new ways. Teachers can help you solve your ____ (47) at school. You ______ (48) that they are always ready to help you. That’s _____(49) they wanted to be teachers! It’s good to get on well with your teachers, because it _____ (50) the school time more pleasant. Kids who get on better with their teachers can _____ (51) more. They also feel ____ (52) comfortable to ask or answer questions, This makes it much _____(53) for them to do their best on tests.
Some kids are always good students, but most kids are sensitive to the way they get on with the teachers. However, even if you don’t _____ (54) like your teachers, you should ______ (55) to know them better.
46 ___________ 47___________48___________49__________50__________ 51____________52___________53___________54_________55___________
五.补全对话. 从方框中选择合适的选项补全对话,使对话意思完整、符合逻辑(有两项是多余的)(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
A: What's wrong with you, Alan? B: But I'm busy and I must finish the exercises. You'd better lie down and have a good rest now. B: OK. I'll ask for leave right away. Thank you very much.
56_______57_______58________59________60__________
六、书面表达(本题15分)
假如你是Mary的朋友Kathy, Mary今天因病没来上学。请你根据要求提示给Mary发一封e-mail, 以示关心。
要求:1. 不要着急, 在家好好休息、听医生的话、按时吃药;
2. 以后多锻炼、必须吃早餐、健康饮食。
提示: 词数70词左右(开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数)。
Dear Mary,
Are you feeling better now? ________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Kathy
答 题 卷
一、单项填空(共15小题; 每小题1分,满分15分)
1.________ 2. __________ 3.___________ 4.__________ 5.__________
6.________ 7. __________ 8.___________ 9.__________10 .__________
11.________ 12. __________ 13._________14.__________ 15.__________
二、完形填空 (本题有10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
16.________ 17. __________ 18.___________ 19.__________ 20.__________
21.________ 22. __________ 23.___________ 24.__________ 25.__________
三、阅读理解(20小题,每小题2分.,满分40分 )
(A)26.________ 27. __________ 28.___________ 29.__________ 30.__________
(B)31.________ 32. __________ 33.___________ 34.__________ 35.__________
(C)36.________ 37. __________ 38.___________ 39.__________ 40.__________
(D)41.________ 42. __________ 43.___________ 44.__________ 45.__________
四.词语运用。(本题有10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
46. ____________ 47. ____________4 8.___________4 9.__________50 .__________
51.____________ 52. __________ 53.____________54.____________55.__________
五.补全对话。(本题有5小题,每小题2分,共10分)
56.________ 57. __________ 58.___________ 59.__________ 60.__________ 六、书面表达(15分)
Dear Mary,
Are you feeling better now? ____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Kathy