八年级下学期英语期中测试

1、八年级下学期英语期中试卷一、单项选择。从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。(15分) 1.I _ some money from him, but Ill _ it to him in a few days. A. borrow, lend B. lend, borrow C. borrow, keep D. borrow, return 2. What a dirty room! You shouldnt throw your waste things everywhere. Oh, I am sorry, I am going to _ and put them in the wast

2、e box. A. fold my clothes B. take out the trash C. watch TV D.sweep the floor 3. _ the young trees is our duty.A. Takes good care of B. Take good care C. Taking good care of D.To take care of 4.Were you at home at 9:00 last night? I called you but nobody answered . Sorry, I _a shower at that time. A

3、.take B.took C.was taking D.am taking 5.You have to leave now _you can catch the early bus. A.so that B.as soon as C.because D.although 6.Lisa is a little poor at Chinese.I think she needs _it every day. A.practise to speak B.to practise to speak C.practising speaking D.to practise speaking 7. Could

4、 you please clean your room?_ A. Yes, I could. B. Im sorry I cant. C.No,I cant. D.Why? 8.Its too cold today. Yes,why dont you _your coat？ A.put on B.put up C.take off D.get on 9.Emma failed her exams. I think she should work harder. I agree. _she does, shell get good grades. A.If B.Because C.Before

5、D.Though 10.In our English study, reading is more important than speaking, I think. I dont agree. Speaking is _ reading. A. as important as B. the most important C. the same as D.less important11.This box is _ heavy _ I cant carry it.A. too, to B. so, that C. enough,to D. such,that( )12.I am the sam

6、e age _ him. We get on well _ each other.A. from, with B. as, on C.as, with D. as, in ( )13.You didnt hear of the news,_? _,I heard of it.A. did you; Yes, I didnt. B.did you; No, I did. C.didnt you; Yes, I did. D.didnt you;No,I didnt.( )14. She looked _ when she heard the _ news. A.surprised; surpri

7、sing C. surprising; surprised B.surprising; surprising D.surprised; surprised ( )15.All the students were sweeping the floor _ they heard a man _ “help”.  A. when, shouting  B. while , to shout&#

8、160; C. when , to shout  D. while , shouting 2、 完形填空。(20分) Everyone in our school loves sports. Every morning 1 we get up, we do morning exercises. After the second class we do exercises again. We only have two 2 classes a week, but we do physical trainin

9、g(锻炼)at five o'clock every afternoon. The most popular sport is basketball. The_3_ enjoying playing it and many of the girls like it, too._4_ popular sport is football and in every class there _5_a lot of football fans. Volleyball is often played when the weather is _6_. We have school teams for

10、 basketball, football and volleyball. Our teams often _7_friendship matches with teams from other schools. When there is a match,_8_ of us go to watch it and cheer our side on. Besides ball games, some of us like truck and field events(田径项目),_9_ we often practice running, jumping and throwing, Every

11、 term we have tests in these events and once a year we hold a sports meeting. Sports help us to keep_10_. ( )1. A. while B. after C. before D. when ( )2. A. English B. Chinese C. P.E D. music( )3. A. teachers B. boys C. students D. people( )4. A. Some other B. Other C. Another D. The other( )5. A. a

12、re B. is C. were D. was ( )6. A. snowy B. rainy C. fine D. wet( )7. A. see B. have C. look at D. watch( )8. A. several B. few C. any D. many( )9. A. because B. but C. or D. and( )10.A. health and strong B. healthy and happy C. warm and exciting D. thin and weak3、 阅读理解。 (30分) AOnce there

13、60;was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife Always said to him，“Don't forget this.”    One day he went on a long wa

14、y alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “Now you have to take all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way.” He went to

15、 the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it. About an hour later the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said“Will&

16、#160;you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can't find

17、 my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train,”said the old man.  “I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right，yo

18、u don't have to buy another ticket,” said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worried and said sadly，“You don't know why I'm worried. If I don&#

19、39;t find my ticket，I can't remember my station. Where am I going? ”   1. The old man bought a ticket _.     A. after he got on the 

20、;train    B. before he got on the train   C. when the conductor told him to buy one   D. when he found he had no ticket with him   

21、;2. About an hour later, the conductor began _.    A.  to buy the tickets         B. to look for the tickets    C. to check(检查) th

22、e tickets     D. to show the tickets  3. The conductor told the old man that he didn't need to buy another ticket because _.  A. the man was&

23、#160;very old   B. he thought the old man had no money with him     C. the old man showed him the ticket   D. he believed the old man  

24、  4. The old man still looked worried because _.  A. he couldn't get on the train.    B. he lost his ticket and a lot of money  C. he th

25、ought his wife would get angry with him  D. he forgot where he was going5. Which of the following is right?   A. The old man went on the trip with his

26、 wife   B. The old man didn't find his ticket     C. The conductor was also an old man   D.The old man had to buy another ticket B The best&#

27、160;way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes youll get your words mixed up&

28、#160;and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you cant understand them.But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感),you can always have 

29、;a good laugh at your mistakes you make. Dont be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. Its better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to 

30、;be angry with you, because they dont understand what you are saying. The most important things for learning English is: “Dont be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistak

31、es.” (  )1. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is_.     A. writing in it   B. using it   C. listening to it

32、0;  D. learning its grammar (  ) 2. What should you do in learning English?  A. We should be careful not to make any mistakes.   B. We should write as

33、 quickly as we can.  C. We should speak English as much as we can.  D. we should laugh more often. (  ) 3. When people laugh at your mistakes, you

34、0;should_.     A. not care    B. be happy    C. feel worried    D. be unhappy (  )4. When you make a mistake, you should_.     A. 

35、keep quiet    B. get angry    C. be kind    D. keep your sense of humor(  )5.What is the best title? A.How to learn the English grammer. B.How to learn English. C.How to make less mistakes. D.We shoul

36、dnt laugh at others. CWhen you are ill, you should go to see a doctor. After the doctor looks you over, he will write you a note to take to the chemist for some medicine. Chemists are usually good at reading doctors notes. But sometimes doctors write too badly and even the chemist can not read them.

37、One day a woman wrote to a doctor to invite him to have dinner with her family in the restaurant. The doctor wrote an answer, but he wrote too badly and the woman could not read it. “What shall I do?” she asked her husband, “I dont know whether he is going to come or not. I dont want to call and say

38、 that I dont understand him.”Her husband thought for a few minutes and then he had an idea. “Take it to the chemist,” he said, “He will be able to read it for us.” “Thank you,” the woman said, “Thats a good idea.” She went to the chemists shop and gave the doctors note to him. The chemist looked at

39、it for a long time.“Could you wait a moment, Miss?” he said, Then he went to the back of the shop. After a few minutes he came back, carrying a large bottle. He gave the bottle to the woman.“Take one spoonful(一匙) every day.” He told the woman.( ) 1. What did the doctor do when he was invited to have

40、 dinner in the restaurant? A. He said he could come on time B. he wrote the woman an answer C. he was very glad to come D. He wrote a note to the chemist( ) 2. Why couldnt the woman understand the “note”? A. Because the doctor wrote badly. B. Because the woman didnt know much about medicine. C. Beca

41、use the doctor didnt like to go. D. Because the woman never went to school.( ) 3. The husband wanted his wife to _. A. call the doctor or have dinner with them. B. go to the chemist and get some medicine. C. take the reply to the chemist for help D. read it again( ) 4. In the story, the word “chemist” means “_ in Chinese. A. 护士 B. 化验师 C. 药剂师 D.药房( ) 5. What did the man in the chemists shop g