八年级英语期中考试试卷_2

八年级英语期中考试试卷 第 I 卷（50 分） I 选择填空（30 分） ( ) 1. Yang Lei had _ unusual experience in Gansu Province. _ experience changed her life. A. a, The B. an, The C. an, A D. an, An ( ) 2. There _ a basketball match on CCTV-5 tonight. A. will have B. is going to have C. will be D. are going to be ( ) 3. If there is _ pollution, the air in our city will be _ dirtier. A. less; more B. more; much C. less; less D. more; more ( ) 4. My grandpa lives _ in the country, but he doesnt feel _. A. alone; alone B. lonely; lonely C. alone; lonely D. lonely; alone ( ) 5. I will be an astronaut _. A. after ten years B. in ten years C. ten years ago D. since ten years ( ) 6. -Wont books be only on computers? - _ they _. Books will still be on paper. A. Yes; will B. No; will C. Yes; wont D. No; wont ( ) 7. Marcia isnt going to the party tomorrow. Im not going there, _. A. too B. also C. both D. either ( ) 8. - Why are you so upset? - Because all my classmates passed the English test _ me. A. with B. except C. without D. for ( ) 9. We must listen to the teacher as_ as possible. A. careful B. carefully C. more careful D. more carefully ( ) 10. Yesterday I _ to take my homework with me. I _ it at home. A. forgot; forgot B. left; left C. forgot; left D. left; forgot ( ) 11. Alice often borrows things _ me but she never _ them to me. A. from; returns B. from; gives back C. of; returns D. to; returns ( ) 12. You are supposed _ on the message to your teacher. A. pass B. passed C. to pass D. passing ( ) 13. Nowadays teachers may find _ hard _ middle school students. A. that; teach B. that; to teach C. it; teach D. it; to teach ( ) 14. The news made Bob _. A. feel exciting B. feel excited C. feels exciting D. feels excited ( ) 15. When the alien _ out of the museum, Jimmy _ an ice cream. A. came; was eating B. come; was eating C. comes; ate D. was coming; ate ( ) 16. While we _ about Mr Wang in the classroom, he came in. A. talked B. are talking C. were talking D. talk ( ) 17. Linda was shopping when she saw a strange woman_out of the supermarket. A. went B. gets C. get D. to go ( ) 18. My father _ a newspaper at 9:00 last night A. is reading B. read C. read D. was reading ( ) 19. Anna looked for her dog _ but she didnt find it _. A. everywhere; anywhere B. somewhere; somewhere C. anywhere; somewhere D. everywhere; somewhere ( ) 20.The little boy _ stop playing computer games _ his father came back. A. wont; until B. didnt; until C. doesnt; after D. doesnt; when ( ) 21. _ amazing the result of the basketball match is! A. How B. How an C. What D. What an ( ) 22. Please _ these books to the library and _ back here some new ones. A. take; bring B. bring; take C. take; take D. get; bring ( ) 23. Jack is _ math and I do _ physics. A. well at; good in B. good in; well in C. good at; good at D. good at; well in ( ) 24. Mother was mad _ me because of my _ report card. A. at; disappointed B. at; disappointing C. with; disappointed D. with; disappointing ( ) 25. When I came back home, my baby _ cry _. A. no; more B. doesnt; more C. didnt; anymore D. wont; anymore ( ) 26. The teachers ask us _ mobile phones to school. A. bring B. not bring C. dont bring D. not to bring ( ) 27. The policewoman asked the little boy _. A. where did he live B. where he lived C. where he lives D. where does he lives ( ) 28. - I dont know if it _ tomorrow. - Well, if it _, we wont go for a picnic. A. will rain; will rain B. will rain; rains C. rains; will rain D. rains; rains ( ) 29. If you bring snacks to school，the teacher will _. A. take it away B. take away it C. take them away D. take away them ( ) 30. - How long have you been collecting coins? - _. A. Since 5 years ago B. Since 5 years C. In 5 years D. When I was 5 III 完形填空（10 分） How to practice spoken English? How can we practice our spoken English (英语口语)? The first and most important thing is to believe 31 . You should always have confidence or you 32 be able to improve your English. You should often encourage (鼓励) yourself, “Come on, dont be afraid! You should never lose heart and never give up. Maybe you are afraid of losing face, but you should think we are students and were 33 , theres no need to worry 34 anything. You must always be active in practice. Theres no problem that your pronunciation and intonation(语调) cant be as good 35 the native (某国的,当地的) people because we are Chinese, and we dont have chances to live in foreign countries and talk with the people there 36 . But you must know that the main way to study English is to make ourselves understood and understand other people. You should believe that native speakers will not 37 you, 38 they will encourage you . If you are brave (有勇气的) enough, youll certainly be better at 39 English than before. 40 be shy or afraid! Just have a try. ( ) 31. A. itself B. yourself C. themselves D. myself ( ) 32. A. cant never B. are never C. will D. will never ( ) 33. A. learning B. saying C. students D. teaching ( ) 34. A. / B. to C. about D. for ( ) 35. A. so B. with C. as D. than ( ) 36. A. some time B. sometime C. sometimes D. all the time ( ) 37. A. laugh at B. get over C. open up D. seem like ( ) 38. A. so B. instead C. or D. nor ( ) 39. A. speaking B. speech C. speak D. spoke ( ) 40. A. Dont B. Not C. No D. Do IV 阅读理解（10 分） ( A ) Long, long ago there was no zero. To write the number sixty-three people wrote 63.To write six hundred and three, people wrote 6 3.The space between six and three was there to mean.“ not any “tens. Sometimes people did not remember the space. It was hard to see and read. Later people used a dot to hold the space. Six hundred and three looked like this 6.3.But the dot was hard to see. So people put a circle around it like this 63.Then people could see the dot. They remembered the space. at last ,only the circle around the dot was used. It was like a zero. This is one story of how the zero came to be used. Now zero has many important uses .Zero tells how many. Can you tell some other ways of using zero? ( ) 41. Long long ago people didnt know how to _. A. write B. write zero C.write numbers D. sixty-three ( ) 42. Long long ago if they wrote two hundred-eight, people wrote_. A.28 B.2 8 C.228 D.208 ( ) 43. Later _ was used to mean space. A. “not any“ B. letter“0“ C. zero D. a dot ( ) 44. People used circles _. A. to remember ways B. to remember numbers C. not to forget the space D. to mean nothing ( ) 45.The story tells us _. A. how zero came to be used B. how to write zero C. whats the use of zero D. that zero means a dot, a circle or space (B) If you get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Dont try to find your friendslet them find you. You can help them find you by staying in one place. There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. You can shout or whistle （吹 口哨）three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal（信号）for three times is a call for help. Keep up shouting or whistling. Always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give you two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help. If you dont think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house with branches（树枝）. Make yourself a bed with leaves and grass. When you need some water, you have to leave your little branch house to look for it. Dont just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk in order to go back again easily. When you are lost, the most important thing to do is to stay in one place. ( ) 46If you get lost in the forest, you should_. A. try to find your friends B. stay in one place and give signals C. walk around the forest D. shout as loudly as possible ( ) 47Which signal is a call for help? A shouting here and there B. crying twice C. shouting or whistling three times together D. whistling every where in the forest ( ) 48.When you hear two shouts or two whistles, you know that_. A. someone is afraid of an animal B. people will come to help you C. someone needs help D. something terrible will happen ( ) 49.Whats the meaning of the underlined sentence?(划线句子 ) ADrop branches to find your way back BPick off branches to build another house CUse branches to make a bed DDrop branches to look for water ( ) 50.The main（主要的）idea of the passage is_. A. how to travel in the forest B. how to spend the night in the forest C. what you should do if you want to get some water D. what you should do if you are lost in the forest 第 II 卷（50 分） V. 补全对话（10 分） A: You look unhappy. _51_ . B: My parents want me to learn to play the piano after school. A: _52 _ . B: But I have no time. _53_ . A: You should talk about it with your parents. B: _54_ .They wont listen to me. A: Why not ask your uncle for advice? B: _55 _ . A: Thats a good idea. B: No, I dont think so. C: What should I do? D: Thank you very much. E: They want you to learn more. F: Whats wrong? VI. 任务型阅读，根据要求完成下列题目。 （5 分） In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held （被举 行）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 the year 2004. When people hold the Olympic Games, they always make an emblem (会徽). The emblem of the Athens Olympic Games of 2004 is a white circle of oliver branches in the sky. Four years later, the Olympic Games was held in China. The emblem of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games has a single 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 of the Olympics - faster, higher and stronger. 56. In which country was the first modern Olympics held? _. A. Greece. B. China. C. Australia. D. France. 57. How many years passed when Beijing held the Olympic Games? A. 100. B. 104. C.108. D. 112. 58. Which city is the capital of Greece? _ 58. What is the emblem of the Athens Olympic Games of 2004? _ ? 60. 将文中划线的句子译成中文。 _ VI. 根据所给音标和句子写出单词。 （5 分） 61. I always get _ /n:vs/ when I answer the questions in class. 62. Are you for or _ /genst/ the plan? 63. When the accident happened, I was in my _ /b a:b/ shop. 64. They _ / a:gju:d / last week. 65. Nancy _ /met/ one of her friends in the supermarket yesterday. VII. 选词填空（ 10 分） (I) 选择合适的词填空 scared, health, surprise, turn, danger 66. We should care for the animals in _. 67. When I saw the snake I was so _. 68. Please _ down the music. Its so loud. 69.I dont want to _ him. 70. My grandparents are in good _. (II) 用所给词的正确形式填空 run out of, rain, spend, raise, unlucky 71. I didnt buy the Mp4 yesterday because I _ money. 72. _ I failed to pass the test. 73. Tom _ an hour writing to his pen pal