第二学期八年级期中考试

1、第二学期八年级期中考试Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分 词汇和语法)II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共15分)22. We all need pure air to keep alive. Which of the following is the correct pronunciation for the underlined word? A.p:B.pC.pjD.pu:l23.You missed _“h”when you spelt the word “exhibition”. A.aB.anC.the

2、D. /24. I still remember that Henry and Lily got married _October 15th. A. inB. atC. onD. from25. Lilys wish is to become a doctor when she grows up. What is _, Tony? A. yoursB. youC. yourD. yourself26. Miss Zhang is satisfied with Helen because she has made _mistakes than before. A. fewB. fewerC. l

3、ittleD. less27. We can protect our country by_ the air, the water and the land. A.not pollutingB.B. not polluteC.not to polluteD. to not pollute28. After _ talk, they decided to buy a new flat with a large sitting-room. A. two hourB. two hoursC. two hoursD. two hours29. _ precious water is! Thats wh

4、y we call it “liquid gold”. A. What aB. WhatC. HowD. How a30. She would rather _more money on books_on clothes. A. cost, notB. to spare, dontC. pay, thanD. spend, than31. Angela, you _ give me your reply at once. You can think it over and tell me later. A. cantB. needntC. mustntD. shouldnt32. Electr

5、icity wires are_ under the street. A. buriedB. buryC. being buriedD. buries33. Be sure to switch off the light when you leave the room.The underlined part means“_” A. go offB. turn offC. get offD. take off34. Mike will tell you if he _some new information. A. will getB. is gettingC. getsD. got35. Co

6、uld you tell me _? A. why will he attend the meeting tomorrowB. why he will attend the meeting tomorrowC. why would he attend the meeting tomorrowD. why he would attend the meeting tomorrow36. -I hate watching TV ads. Its just a waste of time.-_. Some are quite amazing. A.Good idea.B.I agree with yo

7、u.C.Thats OK.D.I dont think so.III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一个单词或词组，每词只能填一次）:（共5分）A. busy B. raised money C. safely D. happilyE. add F. crossBridges are built for many reasons. Some bridges are b

8、uilt so that cars can (37) _ over rivers. Others are made for trains to use. In Washington State, there is a very unusual bridge. It was built for squirrels (松鼠).The town of Longview has a very (38) _ street. Many cars pass it every day. When squirrels tried to cross the street, they were killed. Am

9、os Peters wanted to protect these small and lovely animals, so he built a bridge for them one that would let them pass above the traffic.The bridge has been a symbol of the town for over 40 years since then. And every Christmas, the local people (39) _ a small Christmas tree to the centre of the bri

10、dge. How lovely!A few years ago, the local people created a squirrel festival and they (40) _ to build two more bridges for these lovely animals. For years, because of the bridges, the squirrels in the town have been able to cross (41) _ from one side of the street to the other.37. ABCDEF38. ABCDEF3

11、9. ABCDEF40. ABCDEF41. ABCDEFIV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their suitable forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词）:（共8分）42. It is _for a bird to fly. (nature)空1答案：natural43. Honey, dont be nervous. Take a deep_and relax. ( breathe )空1答案：breath44. We get a bill for the amount of electr

12、icity we use_. (month)空1答案：monthly45. Millie is a_girl. She always forgets to turn off the light before leaving. (care)空1答案：careless46.The passengers stood around the entrance_after they had waited for three hours.(impatient)空1答案：impatiently47. It is really_for a child of four to take care of himsel

13、f. (possible)空1答案：impossible48. The boys had no_for what they had done. (explain)空1答案：explanation49. Mr. Brown_after he heard the bad news from her wife this morning. (freeze)空1答案：frozeV. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据要求，改写下列句子）(共12分)50. Jim must help them finish their reports. (改为一般

14、疑问句)_Jim_them finish their reports?空1答案：must空2答案：help51. The man set up his own company when he was 30 years old. (改为被动语态)The company_ _up when the man was 30 years old.空1答案：was空2答案：set52. They cleaned me by adding a few chemicals to me. (就划线部分提问)_ _ they clean you?空1答案：How空2答案：did53. He gave up drinking wine after he got ill seriously. (保持原句意思不变)He _ give up drinking wine_he got ill seriously.空1答案：didnt空2答案：until54.“Why are tr