八年级英语期中测试

1、第一学期阶段性学习八年级英语B（2）班级_ 姓名_ 学号_ 成绩_一单项选择（20分）从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。( )1. Shall we go to Laoshe Tea House to drink special Beijing tea tomorrow? _A. Good idea! B. Thats right. C. Lets not. D. No.( )2. Work hard,_ you will not learn English well.A. but B. or C. so D. and( )3. The train arrived _ Nan

2、jing _the afternoon of Sept. 13.A. at; in B. in; in C. in; on D. at; on( )4. “Lift” is also called _in American English.A. dustbin B. corridor C. elevator D. rubber( )5. Yesterday I read this newspaper, but I couldnt find_.A. something interesting B. anything interesting C. interesting something D.

3、interesting anything( )6. Yao Ming is one of _ basketball stars in the USA.A. much popular B. more popularC. most popular D. the most popular( )7. Wed better _upstairs and tell the children _make so much noise.A. go, not to B. go , dont C. to go , not to D. to go , dont( )8.Johns tie is _Tinas tie.A

4、. the different from B. the different inC. different from D. different in( )9 The boy is too young to dress _A. him B. he C. himself D. herself( )10. The boss always made them _for 14 hours a day before.A. to work B. work C.working D. to working( )11. John is _ honest boy. He said he would come here

5、 in _ hour.A. a; a B. a; an C. an; a D. an; an( )12. Her mother looked _at that moment when she heard the good news.A. happy B. happily C. unhappy D. sadly( )13. Though my uncle lives in the USA, he often _ his family.A. thinks for B. thinks of C. thinks out D. thinks over( )14. There are _ advertis

6、ements on Channel 7 than on Channel 8.A. few B. little C. fewer D. less( )15. Kitty spends a lot of time _ after-school activities, but Linda spends little time _ it.A. doing, in B. to do, in C. doing, on D. to do, on( ) 16. The boy is _ my sister, so he sits in front of her. A. as tall as B. taller

7、 than C. not as tall as D. the tallest( ) 17.Today is Wednesday. He be at home. He be at school.A. cant, canB. cant, must C. mustnt, must D. mustnt, can( ) 18. He has poor eyesight _computer workA. because too many B. because too many C. because of too much D. because of much too( ) 19. I feel _ bec

8、ause my job is too _.A. bored, boring B. bored, bored C. boring, boring D. boring, bored( ) 20. - What a beautiful city our hometown is! There are many trees _ of the road! - Yes, and _ of the trees is growing larger and larger. A. on both side; a number B. on each sides; a number C. on both sides;

9、the number D. on every side; the number二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Life in the 22nd century will be different from life in the 21st century，because many changes will take place in the new century. But what will the changes be?The population(人口) is 21 fastThere will be more and more people in the world

10、and most of them will live 22 than before 23 will be much smaller and more useful，and there will be at least one in every homeAnd computer studies will be one of the important subjects at 24 People will work fewer hours than they did in the 21st century，and they will have more free time for sports，

11、25 TV and travelingTraveling will be more 26 . And many more people will go to other countries for holidaysMore land will be used for building new towns and housesThen there will be less room for cows and sheep，so 27 will be more expensiveMaybe no one will eat it every day， 28 they eat more vegetabl

12、es and fruitMaybe people will be healthierWork in the future will be 29 ，tooDangerous and hard work will be done by robots(机器人) 30 of this，many people will not have enough work to doThis will be a problem（ ）21AmakingBgrowing Crunning Ddoing（ ）22A1onger Bshorter Cfaster Dtaller（ ）23ATrains BCars CCom

13、puters DHouses（ ）24Afactory Bhospital Cfarm Dschool（ ）25Awatching Bseeing C1ooking Dbuying（ ）26Ainteresting Bconvenient(方便) Cexpensive Ddifficult（ ）27Afruit Bmilk Cmeat Dbread（ ）28Ainstead Bsometimes Cstill Dhowever（ ）29Adangerous Bdifficult Cheavy Ddifferent（ ）30AOne BSome CBecause DAll三、阅读理解（共10小题

14、；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面的两篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。A“Dreams may be more important than sleep. We all need dreams,” some scientists say.Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have a few dreams each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in colour. Some dre

15、ams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is thinking about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may think about their work all day. These ideas can carry over into

16、 dreams.Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we cant remember the dream. Dreams can go away quickly.Too much dreaming cannot be good. The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tir

17、ed.31. To sleep may be less important than to _A. think B. dream C. work D. study32. Dreams and films are usually _ A. very long B. in colour C. about work D. very sad33. Why do some people often dream about their work?A. Because they are tired in the daytime. B. Because they are not interested in t

18、heir work. C. Because they may think about their work all day. D. Because they have too much work to do.34. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Dreams may be helpful to people sometimes. B. Too much dreaming may be bad for people. C. People always remember their dreams quickly. D. People sometimes

19、 wake up tired if they have a lot of dreams while sleeping.35. The story mainly tell us _. A. what dreams are B. people like sleep C. dreams are like films D. we always remember dreamsBIt is a very usual thing for a person to have a good friend. My good friend is Diana. She is a rich and proud (骄傲)

20、girl. She often thinks that she is too good for anyone. One day after school, I was waiting for Diana when Vivien came up to me. She gave me a cake, I got it. We talked and joked. From then on, I began to spend more time with Vivien than Diana. However, I also began to feel a little uneasy. After a

21、few days, I went to see Diana with some snacks and at that time Vivien came and sat with me. She gave me a sandwich. She also gave one to Diana, but Diana didnt get it. She walked away. I was angry with Diana for being so rude. “ Never mind,” Vivien said , “ Im used to (习惯) it.” After school, I trie

22、d to catch up with Diana. When we walked home, I tried to correct her attitude (态度), but she would not listen to me. She said, “Go and join your dear Vivien. I know you make new friends and forget the old ones.” For the next few weeks, we did not talk to each other. Then, one day, Diana came to Vivi

23、en and me, saying, “Im really sorry about what I did. Im a spoiled (宠坏) girl, but I also need good friends just like you. Would you please forgive (原谅) me? Vivien and I looked at each other and smiled. From then on, Diana, Vivien and I are best friends.36. The writer was angry with Diana . A. becaus

24、e she was too good for anyone B. when Diana didnt get Viviens sandwich C. though (虽然) she asked the writer to forgive D. so Diana walked away37. The underlined word “uneasy” means _. A. 不容易 B. 忐忑不安 C. 不简单 D. 想不开的38. From the passage, we can know that . A. Diana and the writer were good friends B. Di

25、ana didnt like sandwiches C. Vivien didnt want to make new friends at all D. the writer forgot her old friends after she had new ones39. Viviens saying “Im used to it.” shows that . A. someone didnt want to give her their things B. she liked to be polite C. Diana wasnt often rude to others D. some p

26、eople were rude to her before40. Diana asked Vivien and the writer to forgive her because . A. they didnt spend much time with her B. she knew she was wrong C. Vivien and the writer didnt talk to her D. she was a rich and proud girl 四、词汇运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）A）根据句意，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空填一词。41. Did you ha

27、ve fun in Huayang park yesterday?Yes, we enjoyed _ (we).42. Johns brother is a senior in the _ (twelve) grade.43. My mother is the _ (busy) in my family. She always has much housework to do every day.44. It is hot today. Yes, but it will be even _ (hot) tomorrow.45. I couldnt sleep well last night b

28、ecause the bed was so _ (comfortable) in that hotel.46. -Whose shoes are these? -They are the _. (run)47. Im glad to hear that his mother is now out of _. (dangerous)48. How _ (care) Jim was! He made another mistake. B）根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词。49. Would you like to join us in watching the _ (全部) d

29、rama again?50. It was a (令人愉快的), comfortable farm with gardens of rich color, large green trees and thick grass.51. Reading (杂志) every day can help us learn more information outside the world.52. In our English classes, he can answer all the questions _ (正确).53. Can you tell me the _ (高度) of the hil

30、l? Its about two hundred metres high.54. My teacher gave me some useful _ (建议) on Math study.55. The girl is very young, but she can speak several foreign _(语言).五、短文填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词。This year Chengdu schools decide to start morning classes an hour later. This will help stude

31、nts feel (56) l_ tired. And most schools will begin the (57) f_ class at about 8.30a.m. The students are happy about the change.Liu Ming told us that his class were (58) e_ by the news on the first day of school, Great! From now on we students dont have to get up so (59) e_! Liu said that he used to

32、 get up at 6.40 a.m. Now he can get up at 7.40a.m., because the class doesnt start (60) u_8.40a.m.Wang Hong feels the same. She said the new timetable was good for her (61) h_ I used to get up at 6.30 a.m. I had to drink coffee every night, or I would feel too (62) s_ to finish my homework. said Wu.

33、 Now I can finish it without coffee, because I can sleep a little longer.Many teachers say the change will help students learn (63) b_. Students used to doze (瞌睡) for the first two classes in the morning, said an English teacher, Huang Shan, But now they are active in class and learn (64) m_ better

34、than before.But some parents are (65) w_ that more sleep will mean less learning. There used to be five classes in the morning. Now there are only four.In fact, every coin has two sides. So does the change in the school timetable.56_ 57_ 58_ 59_ 60_61_ 62_ 63_ 64_ 65_六、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） What i

35、s the meaning of life? When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a village. One day, on the road, I found the broken pieces of a mirror（镜子）. A German ran into an accident in that place.I tried to find all the pieces and put them together, but it was not possible, so

36、 I only kept the largest piece. And by scratching(刮) it on a stone, I made it round. I began to play with it as a toy and became interested by the fact that I could mirror light into dark places where the sun would never shine-in deep holes. It became a game for me to get light into the most unreachable places I could find.I kept the little mirror, and, as I went about my growing up, I would take it out when I am free and go on with the exciting game. As I became a man, I grew to understand that this was not just a childs game but a symbol for what I might do with my l