武汉八年级下学期期中英语试卷

1、八年级第二学期期中考试卷第二部分 笔试部分（共六大题，满分95分）二、选择填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）26.whats the matter with you?my head_ very hot.a.looks b.smells c.feels d.sounds27.-why are you packing so many books ,tony?- ill _ to the kids in the poor village.a.give away them b.give them away c.give them out d.give out them28.how does j

2、ack usually go to work?- he _ drive a car, but now he _ there to lose weight.a.used to ,is used to walk b.was used to, used to walkingc.was used to , is used to walk d.used to ,is used to walking29.you have really beautiful blue eyes.-thank you , i _ my mother.a.try out b.look through c.take after d

3、.depend on 30.-could you please help me wash the dishes?-_.a.yes, sure. b.no, i have to. c.yes, i could d.youre welcome.31.may i _ your bike?- with pleasure. you can_it for two days.a. take, stay b.lend, have c.use, get d.borrow , keep32.could you please come to my birthday party tomorrow evening?-

4、sorry, my mother is ill in bed,so i have to _ her.a.communicate with b.get on with c.care for d.cut out 33.how was your mountain climbing?- i believe i could do it the _ i got to the top.a.midnight b.minute c.silence d.feeling.34.do your sister and you _ well with each other/-yes, we are good friend

5、s.a.get on b.get off c.get up d.get down35.hi ,mike! long time no see!- er. im sorry. i dont remember _you anywhere.a. to see b.saw c.seeing d.seen36.wha a heavy rain last night!-yes, i could hear the heavy rain beat heavily _ my bedroom window.a.outside b.away c.off d.against37.what were you doing

6、when rainstorm came, linda?- oh, i _ mom with housework.a.helped b.was helping c.helps d.will help38.which would you like to drink, coffee or tea?- _. i only want some water.a.neither b. none c.either d.both39.jenny . i called you up this morning but no one _ the phone. what happened?-oh, i was busy

7、ing preparing for breakfast.a.took up b.put up c.picked up d.waked up 40.why did you spent only 3yuan on your lunch?- im saving money _ ill be able to help disabled people.a.in order to b.since c.unless d.so that 三、完形填空（共小题，每小题分，满分分）when i was small, my mum used to give the family something special

8、for meals she would make breakfast food for dinner.  i still remember one night my mum   41    some bread in front of my dad, something very burnt. i waited to see if anybody noticed. to my surprise, my dad just took his    42   , smiled at

9、 my mum and then turned to ask me how my day at school had been. i've   43   what i told him that night.   44   i do remember watching him put some butter on that bread. he  45   as usual, every single bit.  after dinner, my mum sa

10、id   46  to my dad for burning the bread. and i never forget what he said, "i    47    burnt bread, dear. it doesn't matter at all. " 48    , i went to kiss dad good light. i asked him if he really liked his bread burnt.

11、he held me in arms and   49  , “your mum worked very hard all day. she's really 50_. and you seea bit of burnt food never hurt anyone!”now i know life is not perfect. _51_ is perfect, either. as for me. 1 often forget birthdays or some other special days. but i've learned some

12、thing _52_ over these years. what we really need is the understanding of each other, whether between a husband and wife, a parent and _53_ or just between two friends. this is the key to a happy  54  .so don't get angry if the bread gets burnt. remember   55  bread never

13、 hurt anyone. be kind to those around you and a happier life will surely come closer to you.41. a. cooked      b. put  c. found  d. bought42. a. glass       b. milk  c. spoon  d. bread43. a. decided   

14、0; b. known  c. forgotten d. imagined44. a. but         b. so  c. because   d. and45. a. threw it away    b. ate it up   c. put it away   d. looked it up46. a. hello      

15、;  b. goodbye      c. no        d. sorry47. a. hate         b. love    c. make       d. save48. a. after school  b. before dinner  c. later

16、that night    d. the next morning49. a. shouted      b. said     c. laughed        d. continued50. a. tired        b. excited    c. worried  

17、0;     d. interested51. a. everybody   b. anybody   c. nobody       d. somebody52. a. important    b. difficult    c. funny         d. easy53. a. student &

18、#160;    b. brother      c. sister        d. child54. a. class        b. party         c. life        d. story55. a

19、. burnt        b. cheap       c. fresh        d. cold 四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）a tickets informationthe princess and the frog dates: 30th july8th august mon-fri 10am, 7pm satsun 10am, 2pm ,7pm th

20、eatre: esplanade theatre duration:1.5hours ticket prices:$25 every child or adult(day shows) $35 every child or adult(evening shows) family packages(套餐) $85 for 4 tickets (10am, 2pm shows) latecomer rules:please arrive early. latecomers will not be allowed tell： 617-219-4300 to enter until a proper

21、break in the shows. children: in order to be polite to other audience members(观众) children below three years old will not be allowed in.56. the above reading is _a.a survey about the princess and the frogb.a piece of news about the princess and the frogc.a cartoon story about the princess and the fr

22、ogd.an advertisement about the pincess and the frog57.the show will last_.a.seven days b.ten days c.nine days d.eight days58. mr. zhang with his wife and his two children will watch the show tomorrow morning. he will have to pay at least _ dollars for the tickets.a.85 b.100 c.120 d.14059. _ are not

23、allowed to enter the theatre.a.adults without children b. school students.c.kids below three years old d. latecomers60. which of the following is not mentioned(提到)in the above?a.the name of the show b. the name of the directorc.the telephone number d. the name of the theatrebone day, buddha(佛) was w

24、alking from one town to another town with a few of his followers（追随者）.while they were travelling, they happened to pass a lake. they stopped there and buddha asked one of his men to get him some water from that lake there?the man walked up to the lake. when he got there, he noticed that some women w

25、ere washing clothes in the water and, right at that moment, a bullock cart (牛车)started crossing through the lake. as a result, the water became very muddy（浑浊的）. the man thought, “buddha is great. how can i give such dirty water to him for drinking? ” so he came back and told buddha, the water in the

26、re is very muddy now. i don?t think it is good for you to drink.?buddha said nothing and let him sit down. after a while , buddha asked the same man to go back to the lake and get him some water again. with doubt, the man had to go back to the lake. this time he found that the mud had settled down.

27、so he collected some water in a pot and brought it to buddha.buddha looked at the water, and then he said to the man,see what you did to make the water clean. you let it be and the mud settled down on its own .its also the same with your mind. when it is disturbed(不安)，just let it be. give it a littl

28、e time and it will calm down on its own.61.what did the man do when he found the water in the lake muddy?a.he got angry. b. he still got some. c.he returned with nothing d. he waited until it was clean again.62._made the water in the lake clean.a. the women. b. one of buddhas men c. buddha d. nothin

29、g but itself63.which of the following is true according to the passage?a. buddha and his followers had to drink muddy water at last.b. as soon as the man returned, buddha let him get water again.c. buddha didnt know why the water became clean again.d. though buddha didnt do much , he educated the ma

30、n a lot.64.the underlined phrase ”just let it be” might mean” _ “in chinese.a.前仆后继 b.顺其自然 c.聚精会神 d.随波逐流65.the best title for the passage can be _.a. time can change everythingb. muddy water cant be drunkc. how to make muddy water clean by ourselvesd. its great to learn from wise peoplecmr father wok

31、e me up early one summer morning when i was fourteen and announced (宣布):"get up, you're going with me to cut the grass in the garden." the idea that my father thought i was old enough to help him in his business made me feel proud and excited. from sunrise to sunset, my fathe

32、r, my younger brother and i worked in the large garden, in a rich part of atlanta, georgia. by the end of the day i was too tired to say a word but i felt good. this was my first time to help my father in his business. i got $ 6 for my work that day.  one day my father found some leaves i had m

33、issed and pulled me aside." take away these leaves!" he said seriously, “and don't make me have to tell you to do it again." the message was clear. today i value (珍视) the importance of doing a job well the first time. it will never fail to impress (给留下印象) the person you 

34、are working for. after two years, my father told me and my brother that he felt we were oldenough to cut the grass by ourselves. every saturday during my last two years of high school, we set off early in the morning with the same strong wish we got while working under our father.looking a

35、fter the garden was not exciting, but that didn't matter. it taught me that any job was a good job and that whatever i was paid was more than i had before.  a newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live with hard work and low pay." if you're only thinking about

36、 hard work and money, you probably don't want to do any better than you are doing." i answered. in every job, from cutting the grass to washing dishes, i've learned much. i've learned something that helps me in my next job. if you work hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.

37、66.why did the writer felt proud and excited when his father asked him to cut grass?a. he was not old enough to help his family.b. he thought he became important to his fathers businessc. he could cut the grass himselfd. he could earn $6 that day.67.the underline word “message” in the passage probab

38、ly refers to (指)”_”a. not leaving leaves behindb. giving no excuse for your mistakes.c. doing a good job at the very beginning.d. missing things can be found out.68.the writer probably thinks his father is _a. lazy b. helpful c. careless  d. funny69.when the writer finished high school, he migh

39、t be _year old.a. 14 b. 16 c. 18 d. 2070.when of the following does the writer probably think is the most important?a. keeping learning from any job you had.b. asking no money for work.c. finishing work as quickly as possible.d. keeping looking for different jobs.五、词与短语（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）closer/ prov

40、ide/cut out/ set up / with/ come true71._ parents away, im the king of the house.72. if you_ the drinking, youd better feel much healthier.73. i dont think its parents job to _a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children.74. volunteering here is a dream _ for me.75. although the st