八年级下册英语期中考试试卷及答案

1、八年级下册英语期中考试英语试题班级： 考号： 姓名：成绩：*请将答案写在答题卡上，考试结束只交答题卡I.单项选择.(共20小题，每小题1分，计20分)(? )1. Mother ' s Day, we can give our mother some gifts.A. In B. On C. At D. For(? )2. will it take me to get to the post office? It is fifteen minutes on foot.A. How much B. How long C. How far D. How soon(? )3.Where is

2、 Dick ? He to the reading room.A. has been B. has gone C. went D. goes(? )4. He ' s given a report in class, ? A. hasn ' t he B. isn ' t he C. doesn ' t he D. wasn ' t he(? )5. When the car stopped, the man the car and went into a house.A. got in B. got on C. got off D. got out(?

3、 )6. Hi, Lin Tao, I didn' t see you at the party.Oh, I ready for the math exam.A. am getting B. was getting C. got D. have got(? )7. Many students "English club ” to learn English.A. became B. were C. joined D. took part in(? )8. My sister is seven years old, she is to go to school.A. too o

4、ld B. enough old C. old enough D. so old(? )9. I knew nothing about it my brother told me.A. if B. since C. until D. because(? )10. We a science experiment next week.A. are going to do B. did C. shall do D. do(? )11. you ' d better the suger too much.A. don ' t eat B. not eat C. not to eat D

5、. not eating(? )12. The candle in the jar will stop without oxygen.A. to burn B. burns C. burning D. burn.(? )13.people lost their lives in Sichuan earthquarke.A. Seventy hundreds B. Hundreds ofC. Seventy hundred of D. Hundred of(? )14. The boy on the playground be Jack. Because is in the library.A.

6、 mustn ' t B. needn ' t C. wo n't D. can ' t(? )15. They have searched the for 4 hours for the information.A. TV B. radio C. Internet D. screen(? )16. My mother hopes someday.A. me go abroadB. me to go abroadC. I to go abroadD. to go abroad(? )17. is the population of China?A. What B

7、. How many C. How much D. Where(? )18. Windows are made wood.A. of B. from C. in D. into(? )19.-Do you think it necessaryus each other? -Of course.A. with ,to understand B. with , understandingC. for ,to understand D. for ,to understanding(? ) 20. Tom the radio when I came in.A. listened to? B. was

8、listening to ?C. listened? D. was listeningII.完形填空.(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)An artist went to the _1 for a holiday and stayed_2_ a farmer.Every day he went out with his brushes and_3_ from morning till night, and then when it got dark, he went to bed.At the 4_ of his holiday he wanted to _5_ the farmer, bu

9、t the farmer said, “No, I don ' t want money give me one of your _6_. What is money? In a week it will be gone, but your picture will still be here. " The artist was ver y happy and thanked the farmer 7 that. The farmer smiled and answered, “It is not that.llI have a son in London. He wants

10、 to be a (n) 8. Whenhe 9 here next week, I show him your picture, and then I think, he will not want to be an artist any 10 (? )1. A. city? B. town? C. country? D. field (? ) 2. A. with? B. for ? C. to? D. and (?) 3.A.played? B. painted ?C. sang?D. enjoyed(?) 4.A.beginning? B. middle ?C. end?D.endin

11、g(? ) 5. A. say goodbye to? B. smile to? C. give ?D. pay for(付款)(?) 6.A.money? B. pictures ?C. picture?D.paper(?) 7.A.for? B. with? C. from? D.of(? ) 8. A. soldier? B. singer? C. artist? D. scientist (? ) 9. A. will come? B. come? C. coming? D. comes (? ) 10. A. way ?B. much? C. more? D. most III.阅读

12、理解.(共20小题，每小题2分，计40分)A：人的喜好不同，发展方向也就不同。来看一看下列人物各自的喜好和志向吧。'I ' m rally good at selling things. I also lovehelping people. But I' mnot so good at solving (解 决)problems. I think I ' d like to be a salesman or a detective (侦探).I really like doing things with my hands. I also enjoy workin

13、g with wood. I don ' t enjoy worki ng in the same place every day, and I don ' t likebeing in noisy places. I think I' d like to be a factoryworker or a carpenter (木匠).think II ' m good at explaining things and I really like children. I can ' t stand working long hours. I d like

14、to be a docto r or a teacher.I ' m really interested in meeting people, and I enjoy wearing different clothes every day. I' mnot so good at organizing (安排)my time andcomputers. I am going to be a model or an accountant (会 计).I enjoy helping people, but I can' t stand working nights and w

15、eekends. I want to be a nurse or a social worker.根据上述内容，选择正确的答案1. Larry wants to be .A. a worker or a teacher B. a nurse or a doctorC. a salesman or a detective D. a model or a carpenter2. Anita doesn ' t enjoy working inA. the same place B. different placesC. noisy places D. A and C3. wants to

16、be a teacher or a doctor.A. Anita B. Jill C. Maria D. Jim4. Maria likes A. meeting people B. wearing different clothesC. A and B D. working nights and weekends5. What does"can' t stand " mean in Chinese?A.不能忍受B.不能站立BAs we all know, the Moon is the moon（卫星）of Earth, and it goes around t

17、he earth. Scientists have already known a lot about it, （A） but they ' ve always wanted to know more about it. And they decided to send men to the Moon. They think it' sthe best way to learn more about the moon.But how do the astronauts （宇航员）get to the moon?The moonis about 384,000 kilometer

18、s away from the earth. They can' t take a plane to the Moon. But something can fly even when there is no air. That is amanned spacecraft （载人宇宙飞船）.Several astronauts have been to the Moon in the manned spacecraft.6. “it ” in sentence （A） refers to （指得是）.A. the planets B. the MoonC. the skyD. the

19、star7. The Moon is away from the earth.A. over 384,000 kilometers B. only 384,000 kilometersC. about 384,000 kilometers D. about 348,000 kilometers8. The best way to learn more about the Moon is to .A. send men there B. take photos of itC. live on itD. find another moon9. The astronauts have been to

20、 the moon in the .A. planeB. manned spacecraftC. space station D. air10. The best title （ 题目 ） for this passage is .A. The Moon B. The exploration （探索 ） of the MoonC. Men to the Moon D. The manned spacecraftCListening test is one of the important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you

21、.Before you start to listen, you need to relax. Don t be nervous. And try toread the questions. These questions usually help you understand the dialogue or the passage.Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. Whenyou re listening, try to do some

22、thinking and take some notes （ 笔记 ）, such as: What happened? When, where, and how? What does the speaker want to tell us?In this way, you may understand the passage better.Please remember not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don t know, don t spend （ 花费 ）

23、 too much time on them. Very often, you ll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。11. This passage mainly talks about .A. tips （技巧）on listening B. tips on speakingC. tips on readingD. tips on writing12. It s better for you to keep when you start to have a liste

24、ning test.A. excitedB. relaxed（放松）C. nervous D. worried13. We should listen to the first sentence carefully, because it usually tells us.A. the answers to the questions B. where to write the answersC. the main idea of the passage D. how much time left （剩余）for the listening test.14. When you ' re

25、 listening, it ' s important for you to.A. remember every word B. take some notesC. understand all the words D. think about one words for a long time15. The usually help（s） us understand the passage better.A. questions B. first sentence C. notes D. A, B and CD 阅读下面的短文，把AD四个句子填入文中空缺处。Air is alway

26、s around us . It ' s around us when we walk and play. From the time we are born, air is around us. 16 When we go to bed, air is also around us. We live in air.17 Living things can' t live without air. Wecan live without food or water for a few days. 18 We talk in air. When we are working or

27、running, we need more air.We are asleep, we need less air. We live in air, but we can' t see it. 19We can feel it when it is moving. Moving air is called wind. How can we make air move? Here is one way: Hold and open a book in your hand in front of your face.Close it quickly. What you feel is th

28、e air.A. All living things need air.B. But we can ' t live for more than a few minutes without airC. When we sit down, it is around us.D. We can only feel it.20. The best title of the passage is"” .A. Live without air B. Food C. Water D. air around us .IV.词语运用（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）根据下面句子意思及所给的汉语提示，写出空缺处单词或短语的正确形式。1. Changjiang is one of the longest （ 河流）in the world.2. Some （外国人）are visiting China.3. Do you need a cap to （ 保护）you from the sun.4. I （ 收至 U 信件）my mother yesterday.5. The