八年级第一学期英语期中考试

1、八年级第一学期英语期中考试(201211)班级_ 姓名_ 得分_第I卷 （共45分）一、单选题（15分）( ) 1. Peter is_ honest student, and he studies in _ university. A. a; a B. an; an C. a; an D. an; a( ) 2.Where can we see the Monument to the peoples Heroes? -At_. A. Wangfujing Street B. the Palace Museum C. Laoshe Tea House D. Tian anmen Square(

2、 ) 3.School life in_ is different_ school life in America. A. Britain; from B. Britain; as C. British; from D. British; as( ) 4.There is a big shopping mall on one side of the street and a post office on_ side of it. A. other B. the other C. another D. others( ) 5. Im sure well have lots of fun_ by

3、the lake. A. have a picnic B. having a picnic C. to have a picnic D. on having a picnic( ) 6.Lily broke her leg when she was playing football. -Oh, really? _. A. Never mind B. Im sorry to hear that C. It doesnt matter D. Thats all right( ) 7. Please try your best to finish the work with _money and _

4、people. A. fewer; less B. a fewer; a little C. less; fewer D. less; less( ) 8. He likes singing, _ he doesnt sing well.A. and B. but C. so D. or( ) 9. Daniel is just _as Tom.A. so strong B. as strong C. strong D. more stronger( ) 10. He always tells funny things to me and _. A. makes me to laugh B.

5、makes me laughing C. makes me laugh D. makes me laughs( ) 11. Kittys pencil case is _Sandys. They are both very small. A. the same colour as B. different from C. as new as D. the same size as( ) 12. Shanghai is larger _in China. A. than any city B. than any other city C. than any cities D. than any

6、other cities( ) 13. Yao Ming is one of _ basketball players in the USA. A. much popular B. more popular C. most popular D. the most popular( ) 14. Nancy spends half an hour _the piano every day. A. to practice playing B. practicing playing C. practice to play D. to practice to play( ) 15.-_is it fro

7、m here to the museum?-About twenty minutes walk. A. How much B. How long C. How far D. How often二、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共10分，每小题1分）Im Mark, this is my first time to come to China. Therere lots of differences between my hometown Britain and (1) . I think it was really fun

8、for me to see them at the very beginning. But, (2) I be happy in a new place? I must learn how to do the new things. I must learn how to greet(问候) people in (3) way. I dont like trying to understand all the new things. Sometimes, (4) is comfortable. For example, Chinese food is very delicious. But I

9、 do not know how to (5) it with chopsticks(筷子). I am (6) my family and my good friends. I feel very lonely(孤独). I have to (7) new friends. Chinese people are quite friendly. As time goes by, things get much (8) now. I accept(接受) the new Chinese food and customs and begin to enjoy many of them. Becau

10、se I know that the world would not change for me; I have to change (9) . Living in a new place is not good, and not bad, either. Its just (10) .1. A. ChinaB. JapanC. CanadaD. America2.A. mustB. canC. shouldD. need3.A. the sameB. a newC. an easyD. a difficult4.A. everythingB. something C. anythingD.

11、nothing5.A. drinkB. actC. playD. eat6.A. betweenB. far away fromC. far awayD. close to7.A. knowB. askC. makeD. meet8.A. worseB. goodC. betterD. bad9.A. myselfB. himselfC. herselfD. themselves10.A. rightB. funC. differentD. comfortable三、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选出最佳选项。（本大题共20分，每小题1分）A AirlineFlight number

12、 DestinationDeparture timeGateAir Canada137Beijing10.12a.m.24Japan Airlines320Tokyo10.30a.m.18British Airways405Paris11.00a.m.20Pan American226London11.20a.m.12Pan American 12Beijing11.43a.m.15Air Canada178Tokyo12.32p.m.21CAAC289Hong Kong12.32p.m.14( ) 1. If you want to fly to Paris, you should take

13、_.A. Flight 137 B. Flight 320 C. Flight 226 D. Flight 405( ) 2. Flight 289 to Hong Kong leaves at_.A. 11.43a.m. B. 10.12a.m. C. 12.32p.m. D. 10.12a.m.( ) 3. A lady wants to take Flight 12 to Beijing, she should go to Gate_.A. 14 B. 15 C. 12 D. 18( ) 4. Flight 226 to London is from _.A. Pan American

14、B. Japan Airlines C. Air Canada D. CAAC( ) 5. A man is at Gate 18. Hes going to_.A. Tokyo B. Hong Kong C. London D. ParisBSilver is one of the tallest teenagers(青少年) in the world. She is 14 years old now. Can you believe shes 6ft 9in (206cm) tall. Many of the teenagers hope to grow taller. But to Si

15、lver, its just a bad dream. She feels uncomfortable to do most of the things. She couldnt go to school because she was too tall for the school bus and for the class. It is said that the pretty girl grows so tall because of a kind of special illness.Nino is 24 years old. He hopes to dance at the part

16、y with his friends, dreams of owning a cara Mercedes Benzand wants to see the world. What stops his dream is his height. Hes only 27in (70cm) and weighs just 10kg. Nino is the worlds shortest living man by Guinness World Records. It is said that he hasnt grown since he was two years old. But Nino fe

17、els happy. He thinks he is the “Number One”. ( ) 6. The passage is about _.A. the tallest man and the shortest girl in the world B. the uncomfortable school busC. the tallest girl and the shortest man in the worldD. the dreams of teenagers ( ) 7. Silver is _ tall. A. about six metersB. more than 2 m

18、eters. C. about 70 inches.D. less than 2 meters.( ) 8. Silver grows so tall because _. A. she has a special illnessB. she loves sportsC. her parents are very tallD. she eats a lot( ) 9. Whats Ninos dream?A. Dancing with his friends.B. Driving Benz.C. Seeing the world.D. All the above.( ) 10. Why doe

19、s Nino feel happy?A. Because he thinks he is the “ Number One” B. Because he enjoys life.C. Because he has an expensive car.D. Because he dances very well.CAmerican schools begin in September after the long summer holidays. There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to Ja

20、nuary, and the second is from February to June. Most American children go to public schools.High school students study only four or five subjects at a time. They usually go to the same classes. Every day, they have an assignment(课外作业) ,for every class. After class they have many activities. After hi

21、gh school, many Students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education. But there are scholarships for good students, and many college students work part time to get money for their education. ( ) 11. Most American children go

22、 to_. A. English schools B. high schools C. colleges D. public schools ( ) 12.In the last paragraph, “scholarship” means “_” in Chinese.A.工作 B.出国深造机会 C.奖学金 D.报酬( ) 13. Many college students work part time because_. A. they have a lot of free time B. they have many activities C. they have to pay much

23、 money for their education D. they wants to exercise themselves ( ) 14.Which of the following is right? A. There are three terms in an American school year. B. The first term begins in September and finishes in January. C. The second term is from June to February.D. American students spend holidays

24、only in July. ( ) 15. Which of the following is wrong? A. High school students study four subjects at a time. B. High school students have an assignment for every class. C. After class, high school students have many activities. D. After high school, students can go to college. DYao Ming made his NB

25、A debut(初次亮相) on October 23,2002 and got 6 points(得分) for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he scored 13 points in another game.Yao Ming, 22, has been a star in China for some time. Yao Ming said," When you watch it on TV,it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it

26、is really difficult. "He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and new challenge." I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games,' he said.Yao Ming speaks some English. Both his teammates and he can understand each othe

27、r. They don't think there is a language problem.While Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy (活力) to the Rockets. The team has started to speak some Chinese.( ) 16. On October 23,2002,Yao Ming played

28、his_game in the NBA. A. first B. second C. third( ) 17. Yao Ming scored_points in the first two games for the Houston Rockets. A. 6 B. 13 C. 19( ) 18. Yao Ming thinks that_. A. it is boring to play basketball B. playing in the NBA is not easy C. it is difficult to watch NBA games on TV( ) 19. From t

29、he passage we learn that_. A. Yao Ming will work hard for his team B. Yao Ming often watches TV C. Yao Ming cant speak English.( ) 20. This passage is probably_. A. an advertisement B. a notice C. a news report第II卷 （共55分）四、用所给词的适当形式填空 （15分）(A) 根据句意和注释写出单词的适当形式。1. Walk slowly around the big lake and

30、feel the _(beautiful) of the old park.2. Young people like listening to _(流行的) music.3. This is a _ (without any use, of no use) car now. It doesnt work.4. His e is poor and he wears a pair of glasses.5. Theres always a lot of _(movements of cars) in the city roads.(B) 根据句意选择正确的单词，并用其正确形式填空。two hero

31、 you healthy luck6. Nowadays teenagers take pop-stars as their _.7. Linda goes to the country to see his grandparents _ a month. 8. _, someone jumped into the river and saved the little boys life.9. Im sure youll enjoy_, boys and girls!10. Drinking 8 glasses of water a day is good for your _ .(C) 用括

32、号内所给动词的适当形式填空.drive sew climb receive rain11. Tina shows us how _ in Home Economics.12. Who _ you to school yesterday?13. I think you _ my letter in two or three days.14. There are many clouds in the sky. I think it _.15. Look! The boys _ the trees along the river bank.五、句型转换（5分）1. Wendy saw a docto

33、r on Sunday because she was ill.Wendy saw a doctor on Sunday _ _her illness.2. Sandy is 160 cm tall, and Peter is 168 cm tall. (合并句子)Peter is _ _Sandy.3. Tom is the same age as Millie. Tom is _ old_ Millie.4. This school has a big library. There are lots of useful books in it.This school has a big l

34、ibrary _many useful books.5. The model Eiffel Tower is very beautiful. (改为感叹句) _ _ the model Eiffel Tower is!六、根据首字母填空 （10分）Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it gets b 1 with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be w 2 to take some options(选择).Join a Club, talki

35、ng with those who like the s 3 things as you do is much easier. Or join someone w 4 some activities. Many people are n 5 when talking to new people; Meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it's human nature to f 6 a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.Dont be afraid to show people w 7 yo

36、u are good at. Talk about the things you like and do best. People will be i 8 in you if there is something interesting about you.Look at people in the eye when you talk to them. When people talk about themselves, you should be a good l 9 .There are many ways to make friends. Just remember, its hard

37、to make friends if youstay at home a 10 . 1.b_ 2.w_ 3.s_ 4.w_ 5.n_6.f_ 7.w_ 8.i_ 9.l_ 10.a_七、阅读短文，根据要求做题 （10分）School education（教育）is very important and very useful. The students both learn knowledge（知识）and get education at school. However, no one can learn everything from school. The scientists（科学家）

38、, such as Edison, Newton, Galileo , and Einstein, did not learn everything from school. They learned a lot of knowledge outside school or in practice by themselves. A teacher, even he knows a lot, cannot teach his students everything. The teacher's job is to show his students how to learn, how to read and how to th