外研版八年级英语下学期期中试卷含答案

1、20132014学年度第二学期期中考试八年级英语试卷班级_ 姓名_ 成绩_一、 单项填空（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）从下列每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（ ）1. -_? -He is a little taller than me.A.What is JimB. What does Jim look likeC. Whats Jim likeD. What does Jim like（ ）2. Oh, it _ so nice, What a beautiful music it is!A.smells B. soundsC. tastes

2、 D. looks（ ）3. Lucy is shy. She would not invite her classmates _dancing with her.A. practice B. pracitces C. practicing D. to practice（ ）4. Im very proud of that Beijing is one of _ cities in the world.A. big B. biggerC. biggest D. the biggest（ ）5. It snowed heavily this moring, but _ of us was lat

3、e for school.A. bothB. all C. noneD. no one（ ）6. Your father _ to Hong Kong, right? - Yes, he _ there a week ago.A. has been; wentB. has been; has beenC. went; has goneD. has gone; went（ ）7. I _ to school since I _ six.A. have walked; have been B. have walked; wasC. walked; have been D. walked; was（

4、 ）8. Her mother goes to work _ bus every morning.A. by B. at C. on D. in（ ）9. The children decide _ their school yard this Friday afternoon.A. clean B. to clean C. cleaning D. cleaned（ ）10._ clever the boy is !A. How B. What C. What a D. How a（ ）11. Mr. Green looked _ and looked at me _.A.happy; hap

5、pyB.happily;happilyC.happy;happilyD. happily;happy（ ）12. We find _ impossible to get there before 8 oclock.A. her B. it C. this D. that（ ）13.We all went to the cinema except you last night. Why dont you come? - Because I _ that movie twice.A.have watched B. had watchedC. was watching D. would watch（

6、 ）14. Have the astronauts _ the moon safely? -Yes. Now they are working on the moon.A. gottenB. arrived C. reached to D. reached（ ）15. Have you looked up the words in the dictionary_? - No, I havent. But I can ask my English teacher for help.A.just B.yet C. alreadyD. ever（ ）16.Our foreign teacher Mr

7、. Green _ us English since three years ago.A. has taughtB. is teaching C. taught D. teaches（ ）17. The moon light goes _ the window and makes the room brigh.A.across B. through C. over D. in （ ）18. Have you ever been to Singapore? - Yes. I _ there last year with my parents.A. go B. went C. have been

8、D. was going （ ）19.Mr. Fan _ this watch in 2005. He _ it for 6 years.A.bought; has hadB. bought; has C. has bought; has had D. has bought; had（ ）20. Do you think Brazil will beat Japan in the next match? - Yes, they have better players, so I _ them to win.A. hope B. exceptC. expect D. prefer二、 完形填空（

9、本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。We have been in Australia for three days. Were having a great time here.Australia is the sixth 1 country in the world. There is so much to see that it is impossible for me to tell you everything. Sydney is one of the most beautiful 2 in Aus

10、tralia. There are many big 3 and flowers around the houses and they 4 really beautiful. There also some special 5 in Australia, such as kangaroos and koalas. They are really lovely.During the past three days, weve visited many places of 6 around Sydney. Id like to spend 7 time here, but we will fly

11、to 8 city, Cairns, to see coral beds (珊瑚礁) tomorrow. It is said that words cant describe the beauty of the colorful corals. Many famous cartoon films were made there. Now we are 9 packing our bags. We can enjoy 10 in Cairns tomorrow. I cant wait!( )1.A. largeB. largestC. larger D. much large( )2.A.

12、countriesB. townsC. villagesD. cities( )3.A. treesB. buildingsC. carsD. people( )4.A. look B. soundC. tasteD. smell( )5.A. plantsB. foodsC. animalsD. places( )6.A. interestB. interestingC. interestedD. interests( )7.A. manyB. moreC. bestD. last ( )8.A. otherB. the other C. anotherD. others( )9.A. en

13、joyB. happyC. excitedD. busy( )10.A. ourselvesB. usC. ourD. themselves三、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。( A )Healthy eating doesnt just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here is some advice on healthy eating. Eat with others. It can help you to see others healthy eat

14、ing habits. If you usually eat with your parents, you will find that the food you eat is more delicious.Listen to your body. Ask yourself if you are really hungry. Have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty-sometimes you are just thirsty, you need no food. Stop eating before you feel full.Eat b

15、reakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. After you dont eat for the past ten hours, your body needs food to get you going. You will be smarter after eating breakfast.Eat healthy snacks like fruits, yogurt or cheese. We all need snacks sometimes. In fact, its a good idea to eat two

16、healthy snacks between your three meals. This doesnt mean that you can eat a bag of chips instead of a meal.Dont eat dinner late. With our busy life, we always put off eating dinner until the last minute. Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed. This will give your body a chance to d

17、igest most of the food before you rest for the next 810 hours.( )1. The writer gives us _ pieces of advice on healthy eating.A. 4B. 5C. 6D. 7( )2. Which snack is not mentioned in the passage?A. FruitsB. YogurtC. ChipsD. Ice cream( )3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Snacks

18、 are bad for our health.B. We should keep eating until we are full.C. Dinner is the most important meal of the day.D. We should have dinner at least 3 hours before going to bed.( )4. The underlined (画线) word “digest ” means “_” in Chinese.A. 消化B. 享用C. 储存D. 循环( )5. The passage mainly tells us _.A. wh

19、ere to eat B. how to eatC. why to eat D. when to eat( B )Popeye the Sailor Man (大力水手) first became a popular cartoon in the 1930s. the sailor in that cartoon ate lots of spinach (菠菜) to make him strong. People watched him, and they began to buy and eat a lot more spinach. Popeye helped sell 33 perce

20、nt more spinach than before! Spinach became a necessary part of many peoples diets. Even some children who hated the taste began to eat the vegetable.Many people thought that the iron in spinach made Popeye strong, but this is not true. Spinach does not have any more iron than any other green vegeta

21、ble. People thought spinach had a log of iron because the people who studied the food made a mistake. In the 1890s, a group of people studied what was inside vegetables. This group said that spinach had ten times more iron than it did. The group wrote the number wrong, and everyone accepted it. Toda

22、y, we know that the little iron that is in spinach cannot make a difference in how strong a person is. However, spinach does have something else that the body needsfolic acid (叶酸).It is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person strong. Maybe it was really the folic acid that ma

23、de Popeye strong. ( )1. What is the best title for this passage?A. Popeye the Sailor ManB. A Mistakes with NumbersC. Folic Acid Makes You StrongD. The Truth about Spinach( )2. Why did many people eat spinach after they saw Popeye the Sailor Man?A. Because they thought spinach could make them strong.

24、B. Because they thought Popeye was funny.C. Because spinach had a lot of iron.D. Because people liked folic acid.( )3. The passage says that perhaps Popeye got his strength from_.A. ironB. spinachC. folic acid D. exercise( )4. Folic acid is _.A. something in foodB. a vegetableC. dangerousD. a certai

25、n kind of spinach( )5. A research group told people that spinach_.A. had less iron than other green vegetablesB. had more iron than other green vegetablesC. made Popeye strongD. was a green vegetable四、 补全对话（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）根据对话内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整。（选项中有两项是多余的）A. Whats the weather like there?B. Di

26、d you have a good journey?C. What did you do there?D. Have you been there before?E. How long have you been there?F. How did you get there?G. Where did you go?A: Hello, Alice! Nice to meet you .B: Me, too! How are you ?A: Fine.(1) I havent seen you for a long time.B: Oh, I went to Sydney with my pare

27、nts. Sydney is the biggest city in Australia.A: Really? (2) B: No, I havent. Its the first time for me to go there.A: Thats great. (3) Is it too hot?B: No, Sydney is cool because its winter now. A: (4) B: First by plane, then we went to Sydney by car.A: (5) B: Yes, we had a good time. By the way, I

28、took many photos. Would you like to see them?A: Thats wonderful! Lets go!五、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）1. Im afraid _ (go) out at night.2. Mr. Smith _ just _ (leave ) here.3. -How long _ you _ (work ) in the factory? -For five weeks till now.4. Why dont you _ (go ) finishing with us?5. We cant

29、help _ (laugh) when we watch TV.六、英汉互译（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）1.cant wait to do sth._6.参加比赛_2.have a try_7.没问题_3.What are you up to?_8.患感冒_4.as well as_9.量某人的体温_5.count down_10.赢得某人的心_七、完成句子（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）根据所给中文意思完成句子，每空限填一词1. 他为自己所做的事感到自豪。He _ _ _ what he has done.2. 我只是在顺口编造。 I was just _ it _ a

30、s I went along.3. 他们中谁也没收到他的来信。 None of them has _ _ him.4. 到了吃午饭的时间了。 It_ _ _ have lunch.5. 玛丽现在的身体状况很好。 Mary is in _ _ now.八、任务型阅读（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Everyone wants to relax after working or studying for a long time. I have many ways of relaxing myself. Let me tell you some of my fa

31、vorites.I am a big sports fan, so the usually way I relax is to watch or play many kinds of sports. My favorite is tennis, but I am interested in all kinds of sports. Whether I am playing or watching a game on TV, it is exciting to see team doing their best. Its amazing to see players playing very w

32、ell. Its true that playing sports is not physically(身体上地) “relaxing”, but I find it really cool, and a good way of “relaxing” my brain after a days hard work.I enjoy listening to music, and I always have some music playing at my free time. I listen to all types, but I enjoy listening to beautiful pi

33、ano music. Some people cant study while listening to music, but for me, I believe I can study better by listening to light songs.Some people choose to relax by travelling. I dont have a favorite place, but I hear that travelling in Japan is really enjoyable. I like visiting different kinds of places

34、 and eating famous snacks there. I also enjoy sightseeing and seeing how the culture and people change from place to place.1. Whats the writers favorite sports?_2. What kind of music does the writer enjoy?_3. How many ways of relaxing does the writer give us?_4. Has the writer ever been to Japan?_5.

35、 What is passage mainly about?_九、综合填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。Do you know this man? Yes, he is Zhai Zhigang. He was born in October 1966 in Heilongjiang Province. According to his suit (根据他的服装)，you can guess that he is an a 1.“Im feeling quite well. I greet the Chinese people

36、 and the people of the world, ” Zhai said when he climbed out of the s 2 at around 16:40 Beijing time. Tens of m 3 of Chinese were waiting before TV screens to w 4 the moment. Look at the Picture 1 second p 5 , he was w 6 in the space. The walk marked the high point of Chinas third manned s 7 journey.Zhai w 8 a $4.4 million Chinese-made suit weighing 120 kg. Liu wore a Russian-made one and acted as a back-up. On this flight (飞行), Chinese peoples footprints would be left in space (将留在太空) for the f 9 time. Chinas first manned spacelight was in 2003. A second, two-m