-学年外研版八年级上期中试题及答案

1、14-15 学年外研八年级上学期期中试题（广东）Class:Name:Marks ：（满分 100分）一. 单项选择 (本大题有 20小题，每小题 1分，共 20分)从下列各题所给的A、 B、 C和D 四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。()1.Jenny was late for school this morning because she metaccident.A. aB. anC. someD. /()2. Everyone goes to sleepDavid. He is still watching TV .A. fromB. likeC. withD. except()

2、3.does your mother usually go to work, Tony? Oh, she usually takes a bus to work.A. WhenB. WhyC. HowD. Where()4. I think taking a plane ismore expensive than taking a coach (长途汽车 ).A. muchB. veryC. prettyD. lot()5. Their teamus last year, so this year we are training harder.A. lostB. wonC. beatD. mi

3、ssed()6. ? About 10 million.A. What s the weather like todayB. What s the scoreC. What s the population of the cityD. What is it famous for()7.is it from your school to the train station? It is abo ut ten minutes walk.A. How manyB. How oftenC. How farD. How much()8. Tom always makes usand we enjoyhi

4、s stories.A. laugh; listening toB. to laugh; to listen toC. laugh; listen toD. to laugh; listening to()9. Is your brotherthan you? No, but he is thein his class.A. taller; tallerB. tallest; tallerC. tallest; tallestD. taller; tallest()10. What did your father do yesterday? Heat home and read a book.

5、A. stayB. stayedC. is stayingD. stays()11. Excuse me, I want totwo seats for this evening.A. forgetB. showC. produceD. book()12. The mobile phoneMr Li 3,000yuan.A. spentB. paidC. costD. took()13. Where are you going, Mary? To the airportmy uncle because he is coming here by plane.A. meetB. to meetC.

6、 meetsD. met()14. Our teachers often tell uswith a stranger (陌生人 ).A. don t go toB. not goC. not goingD. not to go()15. I plan to have a trip to Mount Tai with my parents next week.A. It doesn t matter.B. Have a good time!C. You re welcome.D. What happened?()16. A nice day today. Why notoutside to g

7、o climbing? That s a good idea.A. goB. to goC. goingD. goes()17. The boys played basketball very well, so the coach was very.A. worriedB. sadC. pleasedD. common()18. You canthe new words in the dictionary before you read the novel.A. take awayB. set upC. look afterD. look up()19.you get,you know. Ye

8、s, I agree with you. A. Old; muchB. Older; moreC. The older; the more D. The oldest; the most()20. Hi, Zhang Li! How were your summer holidays?A. Never mind!C. No idea.B. Don t worry.D. Pretty good!二、 完形填空(本大题有10 小题，每小题1 分，共 10 分)通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。Mr Johnson needed an assistant. T

9、he assistant must be able to type, use a 21and speaka foreign language. So he put an ad in a newspaper.Many people wanted to get the22. A strange applicant (应聘者 ), however, was not a23 . It was a dog.Mr Johnson asked the dog to come for an interview. When the dog came into his24, MrJohnson was very2

10、5. His coat was clean. He had a good nose and good ears. He26very friendly.“Iam going to give you a test,” Mr Johnson27said.you pass“ the test, you can get thejob.”Mr Johnson gave the dog a test, and he28 with high grades. He was able to type 100words every29and he could use a computer well. Mr John

11、son said,You have done“ verywell.30 there s still one question. What foreign language can you speak?”The dog looked at him and said,“ Meow!”()21. A. radioB. telephoneC. pencilD. computer()22. A. jobB. bookC. placeD. house()23. A. girlB. personC. catD. dog()24. A. familyB. officeC. factoryD. classroo

12、m()25. A. sadB. angryC. surprisedD. happy()26. A. smeltB. lookedC. soundedD. tasted()27. A. IfB. AlthoughC. BecauseD. Unless()28. A. failedB. leftC. cameD. passed()29. A. hourB. dayC. minuteD. year()30. A. ButB. SoC. AndD. Or三、 阅读理解(本大题有15 小题，每小题2 分，共 30 分)阅读 A 、B 两篇短文，并做每篇短文后的题目。从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所

13、提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。ALong ago in India, a boy named Sonu and his mother were walking home from the market.Along the way, Mother stopped and picked up a stick.“ Here is a fine stick, Sonu,sorry i t is not a drum. I know that you wish for one.”she sa“ Thankyou, Mother, ”said Sonu, taking the long piece of

14、 wood (木材 ). He knew that she would buy him a drum if she had the money.Soon they met a woman. She was trying to start a fire. Her fire would not light.“ Here, ”Sonu, giving her his stick. The woman used the stick to start the fire again. Then she gave Sonu apiece of chapatti.Next Sonu and his mothe

15、r met a man and a little girl. The girl was hungry, so Sonu gave herhis chapatti. “ Here,take this drum, ”said the man. “ Someonegave it to my daughter, but shedoesn t need it now.”()31.This story happened in a(n)country.A. AsianB. AfricanC. AmericanD. European()32.The underlined word“ chapatti” may

16、 be a kind of.A. drinkB. toyC. foodD. book()33. At the end of the story, Sonu.A. played with the girl happilyB. lost something useful to himC. cried because he was too happyD. got the thing he liked()34. If Sonu didn t takestick,the how would the end be different?saidA. He would not be so hungry.B.

17、He would not have a drum.C. He would not wish for a drum.(D. He would not meet the little girl. )35. In this story, Sonu was very A. lonely B. lucky C. funny D. careful.BYou can t play, walk, skate or ride a bike on therailroad (铁路 ). Some railroad tracks cross roads or streets. You can see the thre

18、e signs below at these railroad crossings (十字路口 ).Some crossings don thave gatesand they may have this sign. Whenthe lights are flashing (闪光 ), a trainis coming.You should wait. Afterthe train passes, you can cross theSign Onetracks.This sign means you will come to arailroad crossing. Always look an

19、dlisten carefully. Make sure a train isnotcomingbeforecrossingtheSign Twotracks.Many railroad crossings have a gatewith flashing lights and it is closedwhen a train is coming. NEVER go around a closedrailroad gate.Sign Three NEVERtry to get across thetracks before the train gets there. You should no

20、t ride a bike, skate or run when crossing the tracks. Trains are very large and heavy, and take a long time to stop.()36. The underlined word“ tracks” here means” in “Chinese.A. 轨道B. 足迹C. 标志D. 道口()37. When the Sign One s lights are flashing, it means.A. there will be some people comingB. the trainin

21、g is leavingC. a ship is comingD. a train is coming()38. When we see Sign Two, we should.(A. not go past the railroad crossingB. stop to wait for a carC. make sure no train is coming before you cross the tracksD. sit down to have a rest)39. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.

22、Every railroad has a gate.B. Trains are very large and heavy, but take a little time to stop.C. You can try to get across the tracks before the train gets there.D. The gate is closed when a train is coming.)40. What can we learn from the passage?A. We can see many railroad signs in our city.B. It s

23、dangerous to play, run or ride a bike on the railroad.C. We should run as fast as we can to cross the tracks.D. There are many gates on the railroad tracks.C配对阅读。请从AG 中选出与6670 题描述内容相匹配的标题，将答案序号填写在题前括号内。()41. During the summerholiday, I visited Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou with mycousins. What a

24、relaxing trip!()42. There are many kindsof shows on TV. As for me, I like talk shows and talent showsbetter because they are fun and I can learn a lot from them.()43. Most of my friends play computer games in their free time. However, I usually do somerunning in my free time.()44. I made a new pen f

25、riend. She is in New York. She is tall and has long curly hair. Shewears glasses. She is outgoing and creative.()45. There are three big supermarkets in our town. The Johnson has the best goods. TheLucky Fellow has the best service. And the King Star plays the most wonderful music.A. How to keep hea

26、lthyB. Free-time activitiesC. Future plansD. A tripE. A pen friendF. Ideas about TV showsG. Where to shop in the town四、短文填空(本大题有10 小题，每小题1.5 分，共 15 分）请用适当的词完成下列短文，每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。Joe is a senior high school student. He is (46)about animals, (47)he often watchesinteresting (48)cats and cows (奶牛

27、 ).in animals. He likes watching programs Animal World . Last week, he learned somethingThere are some hair- like things on cats tongues (舌头 ). They can (49)cats catch food.They also act like a comb ( 梳子 )when cats use their tongues to clean themselves. They are veryimportant (50)cats to stay health

28、y.Do cows really give more (51)when they listen to music? The answer is (52).Cows can do so because of the relaxing (53). In summer, cows usually have less milk.People (54)music for them to help them live more happily. This way, they can makemore milk.It s really fun to learn55)(new about animals!五、

29、 读写综合(本大题分为A 、 B 两部分，共25 分)A. 信息归纳 (共 5 小题，每小题 1 分 )仔细阅读以下材料，并按信息表中的项目要求填写信息。People always think that twins are the same. Is that true? Probably not. Edward and I are twin brothers. We look the same. We usually wear the same clothes and have the same hairstyle ( 发型 ). So it s hard to tell the differ

30、ences. But if you are careful enough, you can find something different.For example Edward is 178 cm tall and I m a bit shorter than him. Both of scarushave(疤痕a ) on our faces Edward has one above his eyebrow ( 眉毛 ) and I have one over my lip ( 嘴唇 ). We also have other differences. We both like soccer. Edward plays every day and I play only on weekends. We both love singing too, but my voice is louder and his is softer. We form a singing group and have a lot of fans.Information CardAre these twin brothersthesame?56.Whycan t people tellt