2012-2013学年度下学期八年级英语期中考试试题

1、姓名：_ 班级：_日期：_ 分数：_一用所给单词的正确形式填空1. He _(sleep) late when it arrived.2. I didnt know what _ (do) next.3.-Whats the m_ with you?-I caught a cold yesterday. I didnt feel well now.4.There will be _ (更少的) trees in the future.5.-Can the children cook by _ (they)? -Yes, they can cook well6.If you study hard

2、, youll _ （能够）get good grades.二选择题()1. Half the class _.A .is singB. is singingC. are singingD. sings()2. The place is famous _ its hot spring（温泉）.A. as B. to C. for D. with()3. Dont eat food in class. If you do, the teacher will _.A. take them awayB. take away it C. take it away D. take away them (

3、)4. You had better _ jeans. If you dont, we wont let you in.A. wear B. wearing C. to wear D. wears()5. The old man lives in the house _, but he doesnt feel _.A. lonely; lonely B. alone; lone C. alone; lonely D. lonely; lone()6. Some of my friends are interested _ art.A. at B. of C. in D. on()7. _ wi

4、th the fire. Its dangerous.A. Do let not children playB. Dont let children to playC. Dont let children playing D. Dont let children play()8. In this summer, Jim wants to learn _.A. how swim B. how to swim C. how swimming D. to swim how()9. My mother _ clothes when I _ home yesterday afternoon.A. was

5、 washing; got B. is washing; got C. wash; was getting D. was washing; get ()10. Jenny is on holiday now. I wonder _.A. when she will come back B. when she came back C. when will she come back D. when did she come back()11. Im sorry, but I dont know. Please ask _.A. someone else B. anyone else C. els

6、e anyone D. else someone()12. Harbin is a beautiful city. _ people come here to visit the Sun Island.A. Thousands B. Thousand of C. Thousands of D. Thousand()13. Remember, boys and girls. _ you work, _ result you will get.A. The better, the harderB. The harder, the betterC. The hard, the better D. T

7、he harder , the good()14. Would you like _ the new bike?A. try B. to try C. trying D. tried()15. Did it take them _ back home by bus?A. five and a half hours came B. five and half hour coming C. five hours and a half to come D. five hour and a half had come()16. What _ things can you see?A. else B.

8、other C. others D. elses()17. Harry Potter is an _ book for children, but my cousin doesnt seem at all _in it.A. interesting, interested B. interested, interested C.interested, interesting D. interesting, interesting()18. His father _ coins since he was in middle school. He is a great_.A. has been c

9、ollecting, collection B. collected, collectedC. collecting, collector D. has been collecting, collector()19. Please _ your raincoat. Its raining now.A .be in B. wear C. dress D. put on()20. Whats wrong? - My clothes are out of style. What _ I do?A. will B. should C. do D. must()21. Would you mind _

10、those old jeans?A. dont wear B. not wearing C. not to wear D. doesnt wear()22. Father doesnt allow me _ the car.A. driving B .to drive C. drives D. is driving()23. If you happen _ that interesting story, please tell me.A. to find B. finding C. found D. finds()24. You _ to the meeting this afternoon

11、if you have something important to do.A. neednt to come B. dont need come C. dont need comingD. neednt come ()25. Would you like to have _ cake? - No, thanks. Im full.A. another B. other C. othersD. the other ()26. Is there _ in todays newspaper?A. something newB. new somethingC. anything newD. new

12、anything()27. She didnt cry _.A. any moreB. some moreC. much moreD. any most()28. She _ she _ a party for her sister the next day.A. says; were having B. said; hadC. says; hadD. said; would have()29. Ill write to him _.A. as soon as possibleB. as soon as he canC. as quick as possibleD. as quick as I

13、 can()30. I dont know if it _ tomorrow. If it _, we will not go to the park.A. rains; will rainB. will rain; rainsC. rains; doesnt rain D. doesnt rain; rains三完形填空Eric was a fourteen-year-old boy. He thought he was a young man but his parents didnt think so. They told him, When you begin to think abo

14、ut 1 others, youll be a young man. One morning, his parents gave Eric2 money to buy hamburgers at a store. He saw an old man there. The man looked very 3 . Eric went up to him and found that the old man had lost his money and hadnt had 4 for his breakfast. Eric took the old man to the nearest restau

15、rant. But the man ordered only a glass of water for5 . Eric felt sorry for him, so he asked the waiter to 6 the man some bread and a cup of coffee. The old man was so 7 that he ate up all the food very soon. After that, the man told Eric that he would never forget 8 kindness. Eric was very pleased w

16、hen he heard the old man say, You are a very good young man. 9 their surprise, the food was a present because10 day was the birthday of the boss.（）1. A. help B. helping C. helps D. helped（）2. A. a few B. few C. some D. many（）3. A. sick B. tired C. happy D. fine（）4. A. somethingB. anything C. everyth

17、ing D. nothing（）5. A. themselvesB. herself C. myself D. himself（）6. A. take B. bring C. taking D. bringing（）7. A. full B. worried C. hungry D. sad（）8. A. your B. my C. her D. his（）9. A. For B. To C. At D. On（）10. A. that B. this C. those D. these四阅读理解(A)Matts hobby was collecting stamps. He had stam

18、ps from many countries, like America, Egypt and China. On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him? Thats right-stamps.Matts favorite stamps came from France. He had almost every stamp from 1954 to 2003. He only needed one. That was a 1974 special edition (版). It was very hard to find.He loo

19、ked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Matt very sad. Dont worry, his father said to him. Youll find it one day.I hope so, Matt said. Be patient (耐心的),his father said. Dont give up.Besides collecting stamps, Matt liked writing.

20、 He had a pen friend in France. They wrote to each other every month. Matts pen friend, Philip gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old. When Matt received the letter, he was very surprised. On the envelope, he looked closely at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Matt was so happy!

21、He told his sister, his mother and his father.You see, his father said, You did find your stamp. So, you see, its good to have two things in life. What are they? Matt asked. “Friends and patience (耐心).” he answered.（）1. Matt loved the stamps from _best.A. AmericaB. EgyptC. FranceD. China（）2. It was

22、very difficult for Matt to find a special French stamp of_.A. 1954B. 1974C. 2003D. 2008（）3. His father told him to_.A. stop looking for itB. ask his friends for helpC .be patientD. find it（）4. _sent Matt the letter with the special edition stamp on it.A. Philip B. Philips motherC. Matts fatherD. Mat

23、ts mother（）5. According to (根据) the story, Matt learned that its good to have _in life.A. a special stampB. friends and patienceC. a happy familyD. good parents(B)Hi, Louis! Im writing to tell you something about the customs and festivals. Everyone loves holidays since one doesnt need to go to schoo

24、l or work. Although all holidays mean no school and work, but not all of them are the same. On some of them you go out with friends; on others you stay home to eat, talk, and have fun with your family. For example in the U.S., everyone thinks New Years Eve and New Year are both for partying with fri

25、ends. Christmas is the time to stay home and exchange gifts with family members. The opposite is true in Japan though. For example, in Japan, New Year is for spending time with the family to eat, talk, have fun, and go to the temples. But Christmas is for boy and girl friends to go out and exchange

26、gifts. Originally Christmas should be to celebrate the birth of Christ. I have been interested in foreign customs since I was little. If you learn these different holiday customs, you will learn about different histories and cultures. This is much more interesting than learning them at the library f

27、rom morning to evening.Love,Sue 根据短文内容，判断正误。正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示。 ()6. Usually, nobody goes to school or works during holidays. ()7. Christmas is the time to stay home to eat, talk and have fun with the family. ()8. All the countries have the same way to celebrate the holidays. ()9. Being interested

28、in foreign customs means being interested in different histories and cultures. ()10. This passage is about the customs and holidays in Japan.(C)Everyone likes living in a clean and comfortant environment. If the envionment(环境) is bad, it will affect（影响）our body, and make us not feel well. Sometimes

29、we may be terribly ill. At that time we dont want to work, and we have to stay in bed and rest at home. So the envrionment is very important to us. Its germ that makes us ill. There are germs everywhere, They are very small and you cant find them with your own eyes, but you can see them with a micro

30、scope（显微镜）They are very small and there may be hundreds of them on a very small thing, Germs can always be found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. Germs can also be found in air and dust（灰尘）. If you cut your finger, some of the dust from the f

31、loor may go into it, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs will go into all of your boby, and you will have pain everywhere. To keep us healthy, we should try our best to make our environment become cleaner and tidier. This needs us to act together.（）11.The writer tell us that_.A. w

32、e like working when we are ill B. germs cant live in the water. C. we cant feel ill if the environment is bad. D. we feel well when the environment is good. （）12.Germs are_.A. very small things that you cant see with your eyes.B. the things that dont effect people. C. the things that you can find wi

33、th your eyes.D. the things that are very big.（）13. Where can germs be found? They can be found_.A. on the small thing B. in air and dustC. only in dirty water D. everywhere（）14.How will you feel if germs go into the finger that is cut?A. I will feel nothing. B. I wont mind.C. I will feel tense. D. I

34、 will feel painful.（）15. From the passage we know that_.A. environment doesnt affect our life B. we dont need to improve our environment C. germs may make us ill D. if the environment is better, germs will be more.任务型阅读Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldnt s

35、ee. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your fingers. How do you feel, then? With medical knowledge and skills today, two-thirds of the worlds 42 million blind people should not have to suffer (受苦). Unluckily, rich countries have this knowledge, but developing countries do

36、not.ORBIS is an international charitable organization (慈善组织). Its goal is to help fight blindness all over the world. Inside a DC-8 airplane, there is a teaching hospital with television room and classroom. Doctors are taught the latest technology of helping the blind get sight again here. ORBIS is

37、always trying to keep a closer relation among countries.ORBIS helps those developing countries by providing sight-saving training. It has taught over 35,000 doctors and nurses. They continue to treat thousands of blind people every year. They have travelled around the earth 3 times, visited 76 count

38、ries and treated over 20,000 blind people. They need your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.For just $38, you can help one person see; for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people; $1,300 helps train a doctor new skills; and for $13,000 you can provide a training program for a

39、group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again. Your love can help them open theireyes to the world.16 题判断正误（“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误）；17 题完成句子；1819 题简略回答问题；20 题将文中划线句子译成汉语。16. Both rich and developing countries have the knowledge of helping blind people.【】17. ORBIS goal is to _18. How man

40、y doctors and nurses has ORBIS taught? _ 19. What can you do for $380 according to the passage? _ 20. _ 五.连词成句1.students to the tomorrow not will The go cinema _2.what bad do I if should I have cold a ?_3. giving you me Would a smaller mind one?_4. UFO was the playing ground a boy when on the landed

41、 ._5. followed I to see it was going where_七书面表达。以If I have a lot of money, Ill 为开始句，写一篇6080词的文章。可进行适当拓展。提示：如果我有很多钱，我将做我喜欢的事情来谋生，这可以使我的生活更舒服。我可以周游世界；去上大学，接受好的教育；为慈善机构筹款；为我的父母买座大房子；去帮助贫穷的人笔试部分 （80分）I 根据句意和相关提示，写出适当的单词。(5分)1What s w_ with you ?I caught s cold yesterday .I didnt feel well now .2My job

42、_（包括）washing and making meals .3 I am _ (和-一样高) my elder brother.4- Can the children cook by _ (they)? - Yes, they can cook well5 If you study hard ,youll _ （能够）get good grades.II 选择填空。（20分）( ) 1 What will the world be like _ ? A 100 years ago B in 100 years C after 100 years D before 100 years ( )

43、2 Its wrong for us _ our parents . A to argue B to argue with C argue D argue with ( ) 3 Will there _ a basketball game next week ? -_. Well have one next Friday . A have; Yes there will B be; No, there wont C be; Yes, there will D has; No, there wont( ) 4 Many young people in America lived _ , but

44、now they have to live with their parents because of the high unemployment rate (失业率)。 A happily B unluckily C better D alone ( ) 5- Why cant you get on well with Sally? -Because she says bad words of me _ . A all the time B all the same time C in time D at a time ( ) 6 When the baby saw her mother ,

45、she _ cry _. A doesnt ; anymore B didnt ;anymore C no; more D not; anymore( ) 7 You were _to arrive at 6 am ,but you arrived at 7 am last Sunday . Dont be late this time . A sorry B happy C surprised D supposed ( ) 8 The work seems _. I can finish it soon. A simple B boring C possible D difficult (

46、) 9 Her mother was cleaning the bedroom _ she heard the bell ring . A while B that C when D after ( ) 10 _ late for class again .If you do , the teacher _angry . A Dont ;will be B Dont be ; will C Dont be; will be D Dont ;will( ) 11 You should get a tutor to help you with your English . -_. But my p

47、arents dont have enough money . A Thats a good idea B You must be kidding C It doesnt matter D I dont think so ( )12 My teacher said we _ a test next week . A will have B had C was having D would have ( )13 I want to explain ,but you didnt give me a _. A excuse B way C time D chance ( )14 What do yo

48、u think of the plan ? -Awful. Everyone is _ it . A for B against C agree D dislike ( )15 The children _ a P.E. class on the playground when it suddenly began to rain. A have B are having C had D were having ( ) 16 I have been collecting shells _ two years ago . A since B for C from D in ( ) 17 Its n

49、othing . I think _ will do the same thing as me . A anyone B someone C no one D none ( ) 18 -_have you been waiting in this hotel ? - For two hours . A how soon B how long C how mangy days D how often ( ) 19 Some people waste too much water. They dont believe that they can _ it one day . A keep out

50、B run out C be run out D run out of ( ) 20 -_ not talk with me like that, John?-Sorry,Mom. I wont A Why B How about C Could you, please D Would you mind III完形填空。(10分) Many parents buy everything their children want .If they go on doing so, the children wont know that money 1 from hard work .When they 2 up, they will waste (浪费) money but not save it . Some parents like holding birthday parties 3 t