八年级英语（下）期中考试卷

（总分：120分；考试时间：100分钟）

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一.单项选择题：（共20小题，每小题1分）

( )1. I went to Yunnan last year and fell in love _____ it .

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

( )2. In Spanish, he __________listening.

A. do better in 　B. does well in C. is good in 　 D. do OK in

( )3.There ________ a basket ball match this afternoon.

A. will be 　　　B. will have

C. are going to be 　 D. is going to have

( )4.---How do you go to the zoo tomorrow?

　---If it ______ tomorrow, I’ll go there by car.

A. raining B. rain C. rains D. will rain

( )5. His flight to London ______ from Chengdu International Airport yesterday.

A. took off B. gave off C. took up D. turned off

( )6. ---My friend needs some money. What should she do?

---Maybe she should ______some ______her friends.

A. borrows…from 　　　　　B. lend…to

C. lends…to 　　　　　D. borrow…from

( )7. While the students ________ about Harry Potter , the teacher came in.

A. talked B. are talking C. were talking D. talk

( )8.He feels lonely in Wenzhou because he has __________ friends here.
A. many　　 B. much　　 C. little　　　 D. few

( )9. Your room looks dirty. Will you please _______ it clean? 　
A. take　　 B. make　　 C. let　　 D. tidy

( )10. TV and computers can ______our eyes to the outside world.

A. start with B. open up C. turn up D. take up

( )11. ---What did your son say in the letter?

---He told me he _______ Shanghai the next week.

A. will visit B. has visited C. visited D. would visit

( )12.Lisa was supposed her homework before nine o'clock. But she couldn't.

A. to finish B. to finishing C. finish D. finishing

( )13.He ___________ know where her house is.

　A. maybe B. may be C. may D. must be

( )14. He doesn’t have any money, ____________.

　 A. too 　B. also 　 C. either 　 D. neither

( )15.I finished my __________ exams last week.

A. end of year 　B. end-of-year C. year-of-end D. year-end

( )16.If you bring snacks to the party, the teachers will ___________.

　A. take it away 　 B. take them away

　C. take away it 　 D. take away them

( )17.Don’t get on or off the bus ______ it stops.

A. when B. if C. as soon as D. until

( )18.Poor families don’t often have money _________ education.

A. at 　 B. by 　 C. of 　　 D. for

( )19.----What do you think of___ film?

----Oh, it is__ wonderful film. In fact, it’s one of___ best films I’ve ever seen.

A. the ; a; the B a; a; the C. the; the; the D .the; a; 不填

( )20.Farmers don’ t use animals to do farm work ______.

A.no more B.much more C.any more D.no longer

二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分）

Do you know Eskimos(爱斯基摩人)? Let me _1__ you something about their life.

The Eskimos live near the North Pole(北极). There are only two seasons _2__: winter and summer. There is no spring __3__ autumn there. The winter nights are long. You can't __4__ the sun for more than two months, even at noon. The summer days are long. For more than two months, the sun never _5__ and there is no night.

The Eskimos have __6__ clothes. They make their clothes from the skins(皮) of animals. From skins they make coats, caps and __7__. Near the North Pole trees can't grow, for it is _8__ there. The Eskimos __9__ make their houses from skins, stone or snow. When they __10__ in a storm and can't __11__ home, they make houses of snow. They __12__ these snow houses when the storm is _13__.

Life is __14__ for the Eskimos, but they still __35__ to live there.
1.A.say B.speak C. talk D. tell 2. A. there B.here C. warm D.cold
3.A.not B.or C.and D.neither 4. A. see B.watch C.look D.look at
5.A.rises B.goes up C.comes up D.goes down

6. A.hot B.cold C.warm D.cool 7. A.food B. drinks C.medicine D.shoes

8. A.too cold B.too hot C.either cold or hot D. neither cold nor hot

9.A.will B.should C.never D.have to 10. A.go out B.go over C.go on D.go up
11.A.get back B.get off C.get on D.get in 12.A.reach B.leave C.leave for Dget to

13. A. over B. finished C. ended D. in the end
14. A. easy B. easily C. hard D. hardly 15. A. enjoy B. like C. wish D. hope
三. 阅读理解(共30分)

A阅读短文，选出最佳选项。

A lady wrote a long novel. She sent it to a famous editor (编辑). After a few weeks the novel was returned to her. The lady was angry. She wrote back to the editor. “Dear sir, yesterday you sent back a novel of mine. How do you know that the novel is not good? You didn’t read it. Before I sent you the novel, I posted together pages 18, 19 and 20 . This was a test to see whether you would read the novel. When the novel came back yesterday, the pages were still posted together. Is this the way you read all the stories that are sent to you?”
The editor wrote back: “Dear madam, at breakfast when I have an egg, I don’ t have to eat the whole egg in order to discover(发现) that it is bad.”
( ) 1. The title that can explain the story best is __________.
A. A Letter Returned B. A Novel Given Back
C. Testing Whether Reading or Not D. Reading While Eating
( ) 2. The novel was sent back to its writer because__________.
A. some pages of it were posted together

B. the editor checked the novel in a hurry
C. the editor thought it was not good

D. the novel wasn’ t written by the writer herself

( ) 3. Which of the following sentences is true?
A. The editor read the whole novel carefully.

B. There are twenty pages in the novel.
C. Both the editor and the lady were clever.

D. The editor was pleased with her novel.

( )4. The lady posted three pages together so as to find_____________.
A. whether the novel was read through B. whether the novel was opened
C. whether the novel was stolen D. whether the novel was broken

( ) 5. From the story we know that ________.

A. the editor likes the novel very much

B. the editor has a good way to read novels

C. the editor has a good way to eat an egg

D. the editor doesn’t like the novel at all

B

Young people can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.

Liu Wei, a Junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife.

Another student, 14-year-old Yan Fang from Guangzhou, was afraid of exams. She got very worried in one, and when she looked at the exam paper. She couldn’t think of anything to write.

A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental （心理的，精神的）problems. Their troubles include（包括）bring worried and very unhappy. And having problems in learning and getting on with people. Many students who have problems won’t go for advice （劝告）or help. Some think they will look stupid（愚蠢）if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secret.

Liang Yuezhu, an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers:

*Talk to your parents or teachers often

*Take part in group activities and play sports

*Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell

( )1 The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on with others may have _______.

A. mental problems B. a headach C. knives with them D. no parents

( ) 2. Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because ________.

A. he was afraid of his teacher B. he wanted to frighten his parents

C. he was so worried about his studies

D. his finger was badly hurt

( ) 3. Yan Fang’s problems happened whenever ________.

A. she studied very hard B. she had exams

C. she talked with her parents D. she thought of something

( ) 4. Students who have problems won’t ask others for help because ________.

A. they won’t let others think they are stupid

B. they don’t think doctors can help them

C. they don’t want to tell their secret to others

D. both A and C

( ) 5. Liang Yuezhu’s advice tells us that ________.

A. it’s better for the students who have mental problems to join others

B. it’s unnecessary for them to be with others

C. only group activities and sports can help them

D. teachers and parents can’t do anything about mental problems

C

Do you know how to write an English letter?

When we write a letter in Chinese, we always put the date at the end of the letter. But it is different in English. We have to put it on the top of the right corner. And above the date, we also write the number of our house and the names of our street, city and country. To begin the letter, we always use words like “Dear sir” “Dear Mr/ Miss/ Mrs …” To the end of the letter, we usually use words like “Yours” “Yours ever” or “Truly yours”.

It is also different to write an English envelope. If you write to an Australian friend named Jane Shute, write your name and address on the top of the left corner and write hers in the middle.

Now read the following envelope, please.

STAMP

A. Have you made preparations（预备） for your lessons?

B. I feel very sorry for you.

C. the cause(原因) of my failure(失败).

D. I failed in the examination. E. ask the teacher for advice.