税镇中心学校12-13学年第一学期

1、税镇中心学校12-13学年第一学期八年级英语期中考试试卷（满分120分，时间：100分钟） 一、单项选择（每题1分，共20题。总分20分）1How long are they planning to stay there? _ two weeks. AForBOfCOn DWith 2-_have you visited the Great Wall? -Once AHow many times BHow often CHow soon DHow long3- I have a terrible stomachache.-Oh, you should _.Asee a dentistBeat

2、more food Clisten to some musicDlie down and rest4._ is good for our health.A. Drink milk B. Drinking milk C. Drinks milk D. You drink milk5.Today he came to school _ the school bus, not _ bike.A.on; on B. by; by C. on; by D. by; on6.It _ Mary 10 minutes _ home after school.A. takes; to walk B. take

3、s; walking C. took; to walking D. is taking; to walk7-_ is Betty going? -She is going to Europe.AHowBWhereCWhat DWhen8、Betty and May are in _ school, but they are in _ classes.A. same; different B. same; the different C. the same; the different D.the same; different9、Which is _, the moon or the eart

4、h?A. bigB. biggerC. the bigger D. a little big10、The little boy often makes his mother _him _.A. talk; something interesting B. tell; something interestingC. say; interesting something D. speak; interesting something11、We found impossible to finish the work in such a short time.A. its B. that was C.

5、 it D. that12、I hope you can give me _.A. some advices B. some advice C. some advise D. some advises13.I caught _ bad cold and have to stay in _ bed.A. a; / B. a; the C. a; a D. /; the14. -Who is crying in the next room? -It _ be Timmy. He is sleeping now. A. cant B. may notC. mustnt D. couldnt15. M

6、y job is not as _ as my sisters.A. excitingB. more outgoingC.excitedD. more excited16. He isnt feeling well. He has to_.A.stops working B. stop working C. stops to work D. stop to work17-Tom, _ you help me with my English?-Sure, Id love to.AmustBcanCneedDshould 18Thank you for _ my grandpa when I wa

7、s away.Alooking at Blooking out Clooking afterDlooking for19. She did _ work, so she is _ tired.A. too many; too much B. much too; too muchC. too much; much too D. too many; much too20. The boy enjoys _ English and he always practices _ English with his classmates.A. learning; to speak B. learning;

8、speakingC. to learn; to speak D. to learn; speaking二、完形填空（每题1.5分，共20题。总分30分）ALast year I _1_a trip to Italy. I visited some places _2_it. I like the city _3_Venice. There is _4_street in Venice. There are some cannals among the _5_. There is _6_water in the cannals. People _7_Venice have their own b

9、oats; But we have bikes and buses. They go to work _8_boat. And we go to work by bus or bike. Venice is famous_9_its cannals and boats. Venice is beautiful because of the _10_. I hope to visit it again.( ) 1 A. had B. having C. has D. have( ) 2. A. to B. in C. from D. on( ) 3. A. call B . calls C. c

10、alled D. calling( ) 4. A. some B. many C. any D. no( ) 5. A. boats B. roads C. streets D. building( ) 6. A. many B. little C. much D. few( ) 7. A. at B. in C. for D. on( ) 8. A. by B. with C. to D. at( ) 9. A. on B. with C. for D. to( ) 10. A. water B. grass C. houses D. treesBDavid was a doctor. He

11、 spent 11 time in playing when he was in the medical college. Of course, he learned nothing. Later on he tried to find a 12 in the cities, but he failed. He 13 return to his hometown. It was 14 and there was only one hospital in it. He thought he knew much and looked down upon (瞧不起) his 15 . But soo

12、n the patients(病人) found he was not a good doctor 16 few asked him to look them over. He knew but he didnt 17 .One day a traveler came into his office. The man caught a cold and wanted some 18 . David hoped to be paid more and looked over one of the travelers eyes 19 . “Oh dear!” called out David, “

13、You have a bad heart disease. You should be in hospital and only I can help you!”“Please 20 my right eye, sir,”said the traveler,“the left one is false (假的).”( )11.A.muchB.a littleC. little D. few( )12.A.doctorB.jobC.hospital D. work( )13.A.mustB.shouldC.had to D.can( )14.A.newB smallC. big D.old (

14、)15.A.parentsB.workmatesC.friends D. grandparents( )16.A.butB.andC.however D. or( )17.A.sayB.fightC. mind. D.think( )18.A. medicineB.foodC.drink D.fruit( )19.A.quicklyB.carefullyC.softly D.slowly( )20.A.look atB.look forC.look after D.look out三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共20小题。总分40分）（ A ） Heres how you can take the

15、 taxi in Japan From train station or airports(机场), go to the taxi stand and wait there. In the street, look for a taxi that has a red light in the front window. It means the taxi has no passengers(乘客). ( If the light is green, the taxi has passengers. ) When you see an empty taxi, wave(挥动) your hand

16、 and call it. The back door opens automatically(自动地), so stand back and wait until the door opens. Get in the taxi and tell the driver where you want to go. Before you get out of the taxi, pay it. Wait until the door opens and get out of the taxi.1 According to the text, “taxi stand” means_in Chines

17、e. A. 出租车站立 B. 出租车停止 C. 出租车加油站 D. 出租车车站2 If you want to take a taxi, you should_after you come out of the airport. A. wait at the airport B. wait in the street C. go to the taxi stand and wait there D. go to the bus stop3 If you see_, you can wave your hand and call it. A. a taxi with a passenger B.

18、 an empty taxi C. a car with the “taxi” sign D. a taxi with a green light on4 Before you get in the taxi, you should_. A. open the front door B. open the back door C. wait until the back door opens D. wait until the front door opens5.After you get in the taxi, _. A. tell the driver where you want to

19、 go B. tell the driver your family address C. tell the driver what you are D. tell the driver your name （ B ）A Policeman and a Thief One day a policeman was taking a thief to the city . On the way , they saw a shop . The thief said . “ Let me go into the shop to buy some bread . We can eat it in the

20、 train . ”The policeman agreed . The thief went into the shop and ran out of the back door . When the policeman knew that , he began to look for the thief everywhere . At last the policeman caught(抓获) thief again . They went on to the city . On the way they came to the same shop . The thief wanted t

21、o buy some bread again . “Oh , no . ” said the policeman , “You did that before , and you ran away . This time Ill go into the shop and buy bread . You must wait here for me . ”6. What was the policeman doing one day ? A. Catching a thief with others . B. Doing nothing. C. Taking a thief to the city

22、 . D. Walking go the city by himself . 7. On the way the thief asked to . A. buy some food to eat . B. let him free . C. take a rest . D. walk slowly .8. When the thief went into the shop , he ran out of . A. the back door . B. the back window . C. the front door . D. the front window .9. When the t

23、hief ran away the first time , what did the policeman do ?A. The policeman caught the thief again . B. The policeman looked for the thief . but he didn,t find him .C. The thief was caught again by other policemen . D. The policeman went back without(没有) the thief . 10. From the last three sentences,

24、 we know that the policeman was very . A. brave B. careful C. clever D. foolish ( C )Now and then we all get ill. Then we usually go to see a doctor. Doctors know a lot about what makes us ill. They may give us something to take. The medicine often makes us well again. But sometimes the doctors medi

25、cine doesnt work. A sick person does not get well. The pain doesnt go away. There was such man. He was in hospital, but he wasnt well. Then he found a new “doctor” inside himself. This “doctor” was his own sense of humor（幽默）. He saw funny films. He read funny books. And he liked to learn something i

26、nteresting. Laughing took away his pain. Then he was able to sleep and rest. His own happy feeling helped him to feel well again. And he told his story in a book. He said that laughing was his best “medicine”. His doctor thought so, too.Another man was ill, and he had a terrible pain in his back. Th

27、e doctors could not stop it from hurting. So the man began to “picture” his pain. In his head he “drew” a picture of a dog. He imagined（想象） it as a real dog. And it was biting（咬） his back. It was hurting him. Then the man talked softly to the dog. He put his hand on the dogs head. He made friends wi

28、th the dog. And his pain went away!These stories may surprise you. But more and more people are getting well in this way. So call on the “doctor” inside your own head. And stay happy and well!11. The medicine given by doctors_. A. never works well B. always tastes terrible C. doesnt work sometimes D

29、. always makes patients feel worse12. In the second paragraph “a new doctor inside himself” means A .his own doctor B. his optimism(乐观主义) C. the doctor in his home D. the medicine made by himself13. The second patient felt well again because of . A. good medicine B. the doctors C. his sense of humor

30、 D. the “dog” in his head14. We can stay happy and well by . A. visiting the “doctor” inside our own heads B. drawing a picture of a dog C. going to see a doctor as often as possible D. taking more medicine15. We should believe that .A.doctors can heal all patientsB.no one can help patients but them

31、selvesC.only medicine can make patients feel betterD.sometimes a patient can help himself in his own way.（D）Basketball Basketball, one of the most popular sports in the world ,has a history of over a century. Many people like to play it because they can play it indoors and outdoors.James Naismith wa

32、s Canadian. He invented basketball in 1891. At that time, he was a P.E. teacher at Springfield College, in the U.S.A. He invented an indoor game for his students so that they could play even in bad weather.Do you know how to score in the game? Well, just put the ball into the other sides basket. You

33、 can throw the ball into the basket from any part of the court and you can throw it with one hand or both hands. But you must follow the rules.Now, over a century later, more and more people play basketball. In the U.S.A., the NBA is very popular. People all over the world like to watch and play bas

34、ketball. They love this game.( ) 1. James Naismith was American.( ) 2. Basketball was an indoor game when it began.( ) 3. There are rules to follow when you play basketball.( ) 4. You can only throw a basketball with one hand.( ) 5. People all over the world love basketball. 四交际运用:（每小题1分，共5空。总分5分）从方框中选择最佳句子补全对话，其中有一项是多余的。 A：Which is more important, wealth or health?B：In my opinion (观点), 1 .A：I agree with you. But how can we keep healthy?B：I think 2 especially (尤其) green vegetables and