八年级下学期英语期中测试卷

1、八年级下学期英语期中测试卷一、听力测试（25 分）A）请听下面10段对话，每段对话后有一小题，听完每段对话后，你都有 10秒钟的时间回 答有关小题和下一小题，每段对话读两遍。1. What do they talk about?A. Homes.B. Kitchen.C. Robots.2. What will they do?.A. They will play tennis.B. They will play ping-pong.C. They will play bowling.3. How often does she watch the program about the space

2、?A. Every day.B. Every week. C. Twice a week.4. .Was the man reading a book about math?A. Yes, he was.B. No, he wasn t. C. We don t know.5. What did the teacher say about her math?A. She was lazy. B. She was not good at it. C. She was hard-working.6. What was Dennis doing yesterday morning?A. He was

3、 going to the beach.B. He was having a test.C. He was studying for a test.7. When will the party begin?A. At 6:20 tomorrow morning.B. At 5:40 tomorrow afternoon.C. At 5:40 tomorrow morning.8. Does the boy do well in English?A. Yes, he is.B. Yes, he does. C. No, he doesn t.9. How long did it take the

4、 boy to finish his homework?A. Half an hour.B. One hour.C. One hour and a half.10. What day is tomorrow?A. Friday.B. Saturday.C. Sunday.B ）请听下面两段对话和一段短文，听完第一段对话后回答第11-13 小题，听完第二段对话后回答第14-16 小题，听完短文后回答第17-20 小题，每段话语读两遍。Text One.11. When will the two speakers meet to do shopping?A. At ten o clock next

5、 Wednesday.B. At one o clock next Thursday.C. At one o clock next Wednesday.12. Where do you think they re living ？A. One of them is living in the city ,the other is in the country.B. Neither of them is living in the city.C. Both of them are living in the city.13. How are they going into the city?A.

6、 By busB. By trainC. In the speaker's car.14. When is Alice 's birthday?A. TodayB. TomorrowC. The day after tomorrow.15. Why can't they buy Alice a box of chocolate?A. Because she likes flowers.B. Because chocolate is expensive.C. Because she doesH t like sweet things.16. What are Mike a

7、nd Jane going to buy for Alice 's birthday?A. Some flowers. B. A recorder. C. A dictionary.Text Three17. Why don't most students have enough sleeping every night?A. Because they have too much homework to do.B. Because some students spend too much time watching TV.C. Because some of them spen

8、d much playing computer games.18. Who gives the students much homework?A. TeachersB. Parents.C. A and B.19. How many hours of sleeping time should the children have every night?A. SixB. SevenC. At least nine.20. Which of the following is wrong?A. There are some reasons for the students to have short

9、 sleeping time in this passage.B. Some students should know how to use time.C. Some students should play much computer games.C）听下面一篇短文，然后根据短文内容完成表格。短文读两遍。D. is going to haveD. onD. going onD. Really，/D. neitherD. good enough26. There more robots in the future.A. will haveB. will beC. is going to27.

10、Will people live be 200 years old?A. InB. toC. at28. My father wrote to me and asked how I was with my study.A. get onB. getting on. C. go on29. -What should I do?-you could get part 4me job.A. Maybe, aB. May be, / C. Really, a30. If you don 't want to go swimming , I won 't,.A. tooB. alsoC.

11、 either31. She was ill last week. But she is to go to school today.A. well enough B. enough well C. enough good32. The cat hibernate(冬眠)in water.A. needs notB. needs not to C. doesn t need toD. don t need to33. Mary visited my house while I TV in the living room.A. watchedB. was watching C. watching

12、D. am watching34. -When will Jim come back?- in the next week.A. Some timeB. SometimeC. SometimesD. Some times35. Are you sure she can ? Its really C. get it over, surprisingA. get over it , surprising B. get over it, surprisedD. get it over, surprised.36. Of all the subjects, math is her best subje

13、ct, but physics is her .A. the worst B. worst C. best D. the most hard working 37.-He didn t come yet. He must have missed the train then.-Yes, .A. I supposeB. I hope so C. I believe it.D. I expect not.38. If you eat lunch, you will get fatter and fatter.A. much too B. too much C. too many D. many t

14、oo 39. I want to remind you the rules school parties.A. of, for B. for, of C. of, to D. for, at40. The flowers well if they A. won t grow, don take good care ofB. dont grow, are taken good care ofC. dont grow, dont take good care ofD. won t grow, are not taken good care of 三完形填空(25 分)A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项

15、中选出可填入相A.先阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的 应空白处的最佳答案。Have you ever heard (41)Maria Mitchell? She was (42)astronomer( 天文学家)。 Sheliked (43)the stars. When she was a little girl, her father gave her a telescope( 望远镜 )。 Sheliked it(44) she could see the stars (45). A few years (46), she became more(47)the stars. Sh

16、e heard people(48) comet( 彗星 ). So she went to school in the daytime,did all her homework after school and (49)for a new comet(50) . She ( 51 ) went toplay with others or watch TV . She( 52)so much time looking into the sky. Maria didn t( 53) what they said. Then one night( 54)came true. The date wa

17、s October 1,1847.Maria looked ( 55) the telescope and found a new comet.( )41. A. of B. fromC. for D. anything( )42. A. an America B. the AmericanC. an England D. an American( )43. A. to see B. watchingC. to look at D. reading( )44. A. and B. because C. so D. but( )45. A. betterB. more clear C. quic

18、kly D. slowly( )46. A. laterB. after C. past D. ago( )47. A. interesting in( )48. A. to talk aboutB. interested at C. interested in D. interests inB. talking to C. talking with D. talk about( )49. A. searchingB. to searchC. searchedD. searches()50. A. in the morningB. at noonC. at nightD. in the aft

19、ernoon()51. A. notB. norC. neitherD. never()52. A. costB. tookC. spentD. paid()53. A. findB. sayC. knowD. mind()54. A. his hopeB. her hopeC.her ideaD.her wish()55. A. forB. up intoC. overD. throughB）先阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中所给的词中选出最恰当的10个，并用其适当形式填空，每个词只限用一次。takeothereachbutgetparentfarthentiredinterestbori

20、ngloveYesterday my classmates and I went to visit an old people 's home with our parents. It was quite 5 56) from our school, so we went there by bus. After forty minutes, we (57) there. When the old people saw us, they felt very glad. We did a lot of things that day. First, we cleaned the house

21、. It (58)us the whole morning to do the work. And (59)we cooked and ate lunch with them happily. After that some students sang and danced for them, some students told funny stories to them, and (60) students chatted with them. The old people smiled all the time. Our (61)worked hard, too. They made g

22、ood examples to us students. Doing things with our parents is (62)and exciting. We like it. We were all very (63) when we left. But we though it was a special experience for us. And (64)of us felt that we were members of a big family. How happy we were! It is important for us all to help the people

23、in need and show our (65)to everyone. 四.阅读理解。(40分)A)阅读下列短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。Robots are smart .With their computer brains, they can help people work in dangerous places or do difficult jobs. Some robots do regular jobs. Bobby, the mail carrier, brings mail to a large office building in

24、 Washington, D.C. He is one of the 250 mail carriers in the United States.Mr Leachim, who weighs two hundred pounds and is six feet tall, has some advantages as a teacher. One is that he does not forget details. He knows each child's name, the parents' names and what each child knows and nee

25、ds to know. In addition, he knows each child 's pets and hobbies. Mr Leachim does not make mistakes. Each child goes and tells his or her names, then details an ID number. His computer brain puts the child 's voice and number together. He identifies the child with no mistakes. Then he starts

26、 the lesson.Another advantage is that Mr Leachim is flexible. If the children need more time to do their lessons they can move switches. In this way they can repeat Mr Leachim's lesson over and overagain. When the children do a good job, he tells them something interesting about their hobbies. A

27、t the end of the lesson the children switch Mr Leachim off.66 . The first paragraph of the passage tells us.A. human beings are not as smart as robots.B. robots will take the place of man to rule the earth.C. we can only use robots to do some regular jobs.D. robots can help people in many different

28、ways.67 .What is the important thing Mr Leachim can do in his lesson ?A. To meet the needs of each student.8. To talk to the students in different languages.9. To keep everyone's interest in his lesson.10. To introduce more hobbies to the children.68. The word flexible "in the paragraph mea

29、nsA. not strict B. not hard C. suitable D. changeablePeter wondered why he didn't have many friends. The reason was he was always taking, never giving.One day Peter told Bill , "I'd like to give a party on Saturday, I 'd like you to come and bring Martha, too." Thanks, Peter. W

30、e'd be happy to come. " Perhaps you'd like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together. I 'm sure everyone will want you to sing for us. " That was how Peter began his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. You make the best cake in the world,

31、Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery. " Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn 't forget to ask for something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed.The party

32、 was a big success. However, as the guests were leaving, they said “ Thank you! ' to Bill and Martha for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, “Thanks for the invitation.”69. The party was heldA. at Peter&

33、#39;s houseB. in a large hall C. at Peter's friend's house D. in a secret house70. Which of the following is not true?A. Betty made the best cake. B. Mary Jackson sang well.C. Bill played the violin well. D. The Jacksons did hard work for the party.71. liked Peter.A. Man of his friends B. Fe

34、w people C. Everyone D. All his friends.72. From the story, we can see Peter wasA. a warm-hearted man B. good at making friendsC. a selfish man D. a welcomed friend.Will it matter if you don't have your breakfast? A short time ago, a test was given in theUnited Stated. People of different ages,

35、from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten different kinds of breakfasts.The results show that if a person eats a righ

36、t breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast. If a student has fruits, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and carefully in class.The result is opposite to what some people think, having no breakfast will not help you lose weight. Thi

37、s is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch. They will gain weight if you reduce your other meals.73. During the test, people were given A. different breakfasts or sometimes no breakfastsB. no breakfast at allC. very rich breakfastD. little food for breakfast74. The

38、 results show that _.A. girl students should have little for breakfastB. breakfast has great effect on work and studiesC. breakfast has nothing to do with a person s workD. a person will work better if he only has fruit and milk75. According to the passage, some people think if you don t have breakf

39、ast, you willA. live better B. be healthier C. lose weight D. be sick76. Which of the following sentences is not true in the passage?A. The more breakfast you have, the more quickly you will learn in class.B. If you don t eat much for lunch and supper, you may lose weight.C. Too little for breakfast

40、 and too much for lunch may make you fatter.D. It s bad for your health to have no breakfast.（四）A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old mans garden ,talking about children. The young man said, “ How strict should parents be with their children? ” The old man pointe

41、d to a string between a big strong tree and a thin young one, Please untie （解 开） that string, ” said the old man, “But first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again.”The young man did so. Then the old man said,“ There, it s the same with children. You must be strict with them,

42、 but sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone you can take the string away. ” 77. What did the young father come to the neighbor for?A. Some tr

43、ees B. Some stringsC. His childrenD. Some advice78. The story is about .A. how to take care of young trees.B. how strict parents should be with their children.C. how the young father should get on with his old neighbor.D. how the children should get on with the neighbor.79. At last the old man told

44、the young man.A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not stand alone.B. that he should always be strict with his children.C. that he should be hard on his children.D. that he shouldn t be strict with his children.80. We learn that the big strong tree and the thin young one are like.A. the young father and the old neighbor.B. parents and their children.C. the old neighbor and the children of the young father.D. the old neighbor, the young father and the children.B ）阅读下列短文，回答问题。In