2018年八年级下册英语期中测试题.doc

八年级下册英语期中模拟试题八年级英语 姓名_成绩_注意事项：全卷分A卷和B卷，A卷满分100分，B卷满分50分；考试时间120分钟。A卷（共100分）第一部分 听力测试(共30小题，计30分)一、听句子，根据你所听到的内容选择正确答语。每小题念两遍。（共6小题，每小题1分；计6分）( )1. A. Communicate with her.B. Fight with her. C. Go to the hospital.( )2. A. Yes, you can.B. Yes, you should.C. No, you couldnt.( )3. A. Yes, sure.B. No, I cant.C. Yes, I could.( )4. A. I am doing homework.B. I was doing chores.C. My mom was doing the dishes.( )5. A. I was at home cooking.B. Kate was waiting for the busC. She was at work.( )6. A. Study until midnight.B. See a dentist.C. Play sports. 二、 听句子，选择与所听句子内容相符的图片，并将代表图片的字母填在答题卡的相应位置。每小题念两遍。（共4小题，每小题1分；计4分） A B C D7 _ 8_9._ l0_三、听对话，根据对话内容及问题选择正确答案。每小题念两遍。（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）( )11.A. He is good.B. He is important.C. He is great and successful.( )12. A. She feels stressed out.B. She should have a good rest.C. She has lots of work to do.( )13. A. Drawing.B. Telling stories.C. Going to the old peoples home.( )14. A. Hell fight with him.B. He is shy.C. Hell write a letter.( )15. A. Yes, he does.B. No, he doesnt.C. Yes, she does.( )16. A. Get a part-time job.B. Borrow from his brother.C. Ask his brother to return money.( )17. A. On the playground.B. In the library.C. In the classroom.( )18. A. Yes, she did.B. No, she didnt.C. No, she isnt.( )19. A. Cats.B. Dogs.C. Goldfishes.( )20. A. Yes, he did. B. The cat jumped down himself.C. John helped it jump down.4、 听短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。短文念三遍。（共5小题，每小题1分;计5分）( )21._ has an old peoples home. A. Mr. Green.B. Mr. Greens friend.C. Mrs. Green.( )22. Why do some of the old people get lonely? Because _ A. they dont have any visitors. B. they cant walk easily.C. they cant use arms well.( )23. When did the students go to the old peoples home? A. After school.B. On the weekends.C. On the weekdays.( )24. Do the old people often watch the performances?A. Yes, they do.B. No. They often watch TV.C. They often have tea with cake.( )25. What did the students do for the old people? They _. A. sang to themB. had cake with themC. talked a lot五. 听短文，根据短文内容填空,短文读两遍. （共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）I lived next to Ms. June, a (26)_ _ _. One day，when I came back home from work, I found the windows of Ms. Junes house are closed. It hardly happened, because she always sat in front of the door, waving her hands to me every afternoon. (27)_ _ _, I felt worried. So I walked towards her house and knocked at the door. But nobody answered, and strangely the door was open. I walked into her house quietly and called her name. I found her lying on the bed. Certainly, she didnt look well and her head felt hot. So I (28)_ _ _ and decided to send her to hospital. I called my husband and (29)_ it to him. I told him I had to (30)_ _my dinner with him. Luckily, she felt better in hospital the next day. 第二部分 基础知识应用（共计40 分）六 选择填空（共20小题， 每小题1分，计20分）A.) 从下面方框中选出与下列各句中划线部分意思相同或相近、并能替换划线部分的选项。Aat the age of B. because C. repaired D. right away( )31. Dont worry. Your father fixed up your bike yesterday. ( )32. I started to learn the piano when I was 4. ( )33. When the earthquake happened, people ran out of the house at once. ( )34. I cant buy any food since I have no money. B.) 从各题中的A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的答案( )35. Thomas , _8-year-old English boy, is crazy about music. Look, he bought a guitar two years ago with his own pocket money. _guitar cost him 30 dollars. A. a; The B. an; The C. an; A ( )36. After three months _, James successfully became a_football player.A. training; trained B. train; trained C. training; training ( )37. We received a lot of old clothes from kind people. We should _ them _to the people in need tomorrow. A. giveaway B. giveup C. putup( )38. Hopefully, I could get up _ I woke up naturally. A. as soon as B. while C. until ( )39. Ally used to _ the dark, but she now is used to _ alone at night. A. like; staying B. be afraid of ; stay C. be afraid of; staying ( )40. Im worried about my sister. She has some difficulties _on with others. A. getting B. to get C. get ( )41. -Who is that boy standing under the tree? - He is a friend of _. He is inviting Susan to come to his party. A. Susan B. Susans C. her( )42. -What would you like to drink, Sir? Orange juice or Cola? -_. Id like some coffee, please. A. Both B. Neither C. Either( )43. -Did you feel the shake just now? -No, I didnt. I _outside at that moment . A. am having lunch B. swam C. was walking( )44. Youd better prepare enough water for the trip, because you might _it _next Saturday. A. run out; / B. run out of. ; on C. run out of; / ( )45. After a heavy rain, the wind _at 4 am. It finally became quiet outside. A. slowed down B. died down C. blew hard ( )46. Chinese government tried to control the price of houses, _more and more families can have their own house. A. although B. in order to C. so thatC.) 根据对话内容，从方框中选出适当的选项补全对话，并将选项的编号依次填入题号后横线上。A: You cant guess what happened to me yesterday.B: What?A: 47_B: Really? What did you see? A: It was my friend Tom. He rode the bike very fast. While he was riding and listening to MP3, a car came out. 48_The car hit him heavily. B: Oh, dear! 49_A: I was having my hair cut at that time.B: Did the car driver get out of the car?A: Yes. 50 _B: Well, you see its really dangerous for kids to ride fast. A: I agree with you. And we cant do other things while we are riding.A. It was too late for the driver to stop. B. I saw a car accident outside our school.C. While he was asking Tom about his leg, I called 120.D. What were you doing at that time?七、完形填空。分别通读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（共20小题，每题1分，共20分） A One summer, a library in Texas in the US was having a terrible problem. For years, the number of books in the library 51_growing. As a result, they became too big for the 52_and had to move to a newly-built library across the town. 53_ was finished and paid for. They found out that they didnt leave 54_ to move their mountain of books across the town. Even 55_ moving company(公司) was going to ask for several thousand dollars to move the books. What could they do? They thought and thought. 56_one clever worker had a good idea. She said that during that time, the library would be closed. 57_ allow the readers to borrow more books and ask them to come in to borrow 20, 40 or 100 books? At the end of the summer they could 58_them to the new library. The idea 59_ beautifully and the 60_ were happy to have more books to enjoy. The library saved a lot of money and people read a lot of books.( )51. A. go onB. continueC. kept ( )52. A. building B. homeC. university( )53. A. SomethingB. EverythingC. Nothing( )54. A. enough booksB. enough moneyC. enough people( )55. A. the cheapest B. the cheaperC. the cheap( )56. A. FinallyB. At firstC. At the same time( )57. A. Why notB. Why dont C. Lets( )58. A. give backB. returnC. bring( )59. A. wasB. workC. worked out ( )60. A. workersB. writersC. Readers BIts time for school! 61 on May 14, 170 students at Duncanville High School in Texas, US, were told to go back home.Why? Because they were wearing the 62 clothes to school.Schools in the US 63 always ask students to wear uniforms. But they have dress rules. For example, Duncanville High School 64 students to wear belts, shirts without logos (标识). Schools most-hated clothing rules are different.From 2011, the schools dont allow students to wear the saggy (松垮的) in Florida. It 65 students from wearing pants that show underwear (内裤) or body parts.Now, “the favorite new rule is for leggings (紧身裤), reported the Associated Press. Students cant wear leggings to school. Other schools ask students to wear a shirt or skirt 66 leggings.Some students are 67 with the rules. They think that schools are going too far. But schools say dress rules help 68 students safety and 69 they grow up with good taste.“We want to teach them that they must meet the expectations (期望) not only here in school, but 70 of school as well,” said Andre Smith, the principal of Duncanville High School.( )61. A. But B. So C. And ( )62. A. formal B. proper C. wrong( )63. A. dont B. / C. also ( )64. A. makes B. tells C. lets( )65. A. throws B. stops C. beats( )66. A. in B. on C. over( )67. A. satisfied B. unhappy C. strict( )68. A. protect B. provide C. have ( )69. A. so that B. so far C. make sure( )70. A. get out B. outside C. leaving 第三部分 阅读理解（共15个小题，每小题2分，计30分）八、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误，正确的涂“A” ，错误的涂“B” 。 （共5个小题，每小题2分，共10分） “Reading for pleasure” is a hot topic in countries such as the US and UK. It means you read a book out of interest, not because teachers or parents tell you to do so.Studies by US organization Common Sense Media show that a third of 13-year-olds in the US read for pleasure no more than twice a year.At the same time in the UK, a survey from the charity Booktrust says more than 60 percent of 18-to-30-year-olds either watch television or go online in their free time,Computer games, online videos and social networking are pushing books off the shelf. Educational experts believe its a big worry. “A reading child is, quite simply, a successful child,” said British childrens writer Alan Gibbons. “When you read often and with full interest, you lay foundations (打好基础) that last for life.”What helps a child have a bright future? In a 2010 study, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD，经济合作与发展组织) found reading for pleasure plays a more important role than a childs family. Its never too late to start reading. So try turning off the TV, and jumping into the wonderful world of a book.What books should I start with?Here are books that the UK National Union of Teachers suggests for students to read. The mainidea is: Be open to all books! Fairy tales, folk tales and biographies; Picture books that make you think and feel the beauty of art; Joke books, comic books; Books and stories written by students;-Other types of reading materials, such as popular magazines, newspapers, recipe books and even maps.( )71. Nowadays, fewer and fewer people choose to read in their free time. ( )72. About 30% of teenagers read for pleasure more than twice a year in the US.( )73. Most adults always watch TV or go online instead of reading when theyre free.( )74. Experts think reading can help develop childrens abilities. ( )75. The UK National Union of Teachers thinks its enough for us to read our favorite books. 九、阅读下面A、B两篇短文，根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（共10个小题，每小题2分，计20分） (1)“English is such a difficult language!” How many of you have said so? English speakers also say similar sentences. But what they say is: Chinese is so difficult!The US Department of State recently looked at a number of different foreign languages. It found that its easy for English speakers to learn languages such as Spanish, French and Italian. About 600 class hours will be enough if you want to speak and read them well. Its because such languages are close to English.The most difficult languages, however, need around 2,200 class hours, said the report. Chinese, Korean, Arabic (阿拉伯语) and Japanese are in this group.Each of the four “hard” languages is difficult for its own reasons. Arabic is difficult to read for an English speaker. Chinese and Japanese learners need to remember over 1,000 characters. Also, Chinese words have tones (音调). A words meaning changes as you change the tone. That makes many foreign learners scared. ( )76. What is the easiest foreign language for English speakers among them?A. English B. Japanese C. Spanish ( )77. Why is French easy for English speakers to learn?A. Because its the same as English. B. Because its similar to English .C. Because France is close to England. ( )78. How many class hours do English speakers need to learn Chinese?A. About 2,200 class hours. B. About 600 class hours. C. About 1,000 class hours. ( )79. What difficulty in Chinese learning DOESNT the writer talk about? A. Its difficult to read for an English speaker.B. There are too many characters to remember.C. A words meaning changes as you change the tone. ( )80. Whats the best title of this article?A. Four “hard” foreign languages for English speakers. B. Foreign languages for English speakers. C. Chinese Learning. (2)When Jamie Edwards said he wanted to build a nuclear fusion reactor (核聚变反应堆), his friends thought he was crazy.But the student from the Priory Academy in Lancashire, UK, wasnt joking. On March 4, he became the youngest person in the world to build a nuclear fusion reactor with a handmade device (装置) in his school. He did it just five days before his 14th birthday.“It is quite a great success,” Edwards said. “I cant quite believe it!”He came up with the idea after reading the story of Taylor Wilson. The American became the youngest person ever to build a nuclear fusion reactor in 2008. He was 14 years old at the time.Always a science fan, Edwards says that he saw Wilsons story online and “thought that looks cool and decided to have a go”.He started it in December 2012. At first it was hard to raise money for it. He went to universities but they didnt take him seriously. Finally Edwards turned to his school for help and got 3,000 (30,000 yuan) to build the device.It was still a dangerous experiment (实验), though. Edwards did it with the help of experts and teachers. They made sure that everything was safe before it began.( )81. What is Jamie Edwards?A. He is an engineer working in the Priory Academy in Lancashire, UK. B. He is a student from the Priory Academy in Lancashire, UK.C. He is an art fan. ( )82. What success did Jamie Edwards get?A. He built a nuclear fusion reactor with a handmade device. B. He got 3,000 (30,000 yuan) to build the device. C. He met Taylor Wilson in 2012. ( )83. What was the first problem Jamie Edwards met after he started it?AHis friends laughed at him. B. The experiment was very dangerous. C. He didnt have enough money. ( )84. What was the idea from?A. Its from the story of Taylor Wilson.B. Its from his chemistry books. C. Its from science classes. ( )85. Which statement is FALSE, according to the article?A. He continued his experiment with others help.B. Both Jamie and Taylor built a nuclear fusion reactor at the age of 14. C. Universities were not interested in his idea at first. B卷（50分）一、完成对话。在对话的空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。一空一词。（10分）A: Lee, I decided to go back to France. B: Why did you make such a _1_? Arent you getting on well with your workmates?A: Yes, I am. We love each other like a family. I even hardly stay_2_ after work. They always invite me to play with them, shopping and eating. It is really warm. Im not feeling lonely _3_ because of them.B: That sounds good. Why not continue working there? You dont have to change. A: Yes, that makes sense. But one thing changed my mind. B: What _4_?A: Do you remember the car accident two months ago? While I was riding my bike across the street, A car_5_came towards me,. It strongly hit me and then I lost my mind. When I woke up, I found myself lying on the bed in the hospital. I started to cry after I heard the doctor plan to cut _6_ my left leg. Luckily, I was fine at last, my bike was completely broken, though. B: Im sorry to hear that. Did it make a big _7_ to your life?A: I think so. In the hospital, I could do nothing _8_ sleep. You know, it was hard to fall asleep because of the great pain. At that moment, I missed my family so much. I hoped they could help me out and be with me. Everything seemed meaningless _9_ family. B: So you will go back to your hometown after this accident. A: Yes, thats what I think. _10_ with my family is the most important thing for me now. B: OK, all the best wishes to you. A: Thank you! 12345678910二、短文填空。用下面方框中单词的适当形式填入短文空格内，使短文意思正确，通顺。（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）interest, offer , easy, imagine, educate, they, hard, how, use, bring,