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八年级下学期期中考试英语试题
八年级下学期期中考试英语试题
一、单项选择
1.—Whichcitywouldyouliketolivein,BeijingorShanghai?
—.I’dliketochooseKunming.
A.EitherB.BothC.NeitherD.None
2.—It’susefulforthedeafpeopletolearnsignlanguage.
—Yes,it’samajorwayof_____forthem.
A.suggestionB.vacationC.productionD.communication
3.—HowisGeorgenow?
—Ihearthemanager______himagoodjob,butherefusedit.
A.showedB.offeredC.passedD.paid
4.—Itrained__________andlastedforalongtime.
—That’sterrible.Evensomestreetswerefullofwater.
A.hardlyB.stronglyC.heavilyD.lightly
5.—Whatdidyoursisterdojustnow?
—She___________thebusatthebusstopandwenthome.
A.gottoB.gotupC.gotdownD.gotoff
6.—Mum,shallwegotothebeachtomorrow?
—It______theweather.
A.carriesonB.livesonC.dependsonD.holdson
7.—Icalledyouat5:
00yesterdayafternoon,butnooneanswered.
—Sorry.I_______footballwithmyfriendsatthattime.
A.playB.playedC.willplayD.wasplaying
8.—Whenshallwebeginourtrip?
—We’llsetout____________ourheadteacherarrives.
A.assoonasB.eversinceC.sothatD.eventhough
9.—Remember___________offthelightswhenyouleavetheclassroom.
—OK,Iwill.
A.turnB.toturnC.turningD.turns
10.—Someclothesaretoosmallforme,whatshouldIdo?
—Youcan________tothecharity.
A.takeafterB.workoutC.putoffD.giveaway
11.—Whatwereyoudoing__________itwasraining?
—Iwasreadingabook.
A.beforeB.ifC.whileD.after
12.—Lindaisillagain.
—Yeah.Sheusedto_________inHawaiiandshedoesn’tgetusedto________here.
A.live;liveB.living;livingC.live;livingD.living;live
13.—Whatareyoulookingfor?
—Mykeys.Ican’tremember___________.
A.wheredidIputthemB.whatIputthemC.whereIputthemD.whatdidIputthem
14.—Thedoctortoldmenottoeattoomuch,butIfinditdifficult.
—Thedoctorisright.________youeat,________youwillbe.
A.Theless;thehealthierB.Theless;themorehealthierC.Themore;thehealthierD.Themore;themorehealthier
15.—Couldyouplease__________yourroom,Tom?
—___________.
A.cleaning,NoproblemB.clean,CertainlyC.toclean,OfcourseD.clean,No.Icouldn’t
二、完形填空
16.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
MrWhiteworksinanoffice.Helikedreadinginbedwhenhewasatschool.Itwasbadforhis1andnowhehasnearsight.Buthewouldn’twant2toknowaboutitandheneverwearsapairofglasses.Itoften3himsometrouble.
Onewintermorninghewassenttoavillageschoolonbusiness.He4abusatastopinasmalltown.Thenhehadtowalkthere.Theroadtothevillagewasn’tsmooth.Hefelloversometimesandit5hisclothesdirty.6hegottothevillage.Suddenlyitbegantoblowanditgotcolder.Hewaslookingfortheschoolwhilehis7wasblownoff.Hebegantorunafteritbuthecouldn’tgetit.Hecouldn’tunderstandwhyhishatranintoahouseasifithad8.Andheranintothehouse,9.
Awomanstoppedhimandshoutedangrily,“10areyourunningaftermyhenfor?
”
(1)A.earsB.noseC.mouthD.eyes
(2)A.anybodyelseB.nobodyC.womanD.somebody(3)A.followsB.takesC.bringsD.carries(4)A.tookoffB.gotoffC.gotonD.cameon(5)A.letB.madeC.gaveD.felt(6)A.AtfirstB.AthomeC.AttimesD.Atlast(7)A.clothesB.bagC.hatD.glasses(8)A.legsB.handsC.shoesD.arms(9)A.alwaysB.alsoC.eitherD.too(10)A.WhatB.WhyC.WhichD.Who三、阅读理解
17.根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
Themostcommondiseaseintheworldisthecold.Itoftenstartswithasorethroat.Yousneezeandyournoseruns.Youusuallyhaveaheadache,too.Oftenyouhaveacoughlater.It’snotaseriousdisease,butyoucanfeelquitebad.
Thereisn’tacureforacold,butyoucantakesomemedicinetomakeyoufeelbetter.Forexample,youcantakeaspirintogetridofyourheadache.Itisgoodtorest.andtodrinkalotofwater,too.Adoctoroncetoldme.“Withtherightmedicine.acoldwilllastforsevendays.Withnomedicine,itwillgoonforawholeweek!
”
Alongtimeago,peopleunderstoodthatsomeplantsmadethemfeelbetter.Forexample,thejuiceoflemonsmakesasorethroatfeelbetter.Inmoderntimes,scientistshavefoundoutwhichchemicalsareinthem.Man,ofourmedicinestodayaremadefromthosechemicals.Therearesomediseasesthatwecan’tcureyet.Andnobodyhasfoundacureforoldage.Butbecauseofmodernmedicines,theaveragepeoplenowlivelongerthantheirgrandparents.
(1)Acoldoftenstartswith_______.
A.headacheB.acoughC.apaininyourthroatD.feelingalittlecold
(2)Whatshouldwedowhenwecatchacold?
A.Weonlytakesomemedicine.B.Weshouldrestwell,drinkmuchwaterandhavesomemedicine.C.Wejustwaitforawholeweek.D.Weonlyneedagoodrest.
(3)Whatmakesasorethroatfeelbetter?
A.Themedicineaspirin.B.Alotofwater.C.Somethinginsidelemons.D.Therootofaplant.
(4)Whatistherealmeaningofthedoctor’swords?
A.Thereisalmostnomedicinethatcancurethecold.B.Thereissomemedicinethatcancurethecold.C.Youwillfeelwellafterawholeweekwhenyoutakesomemedicine.D.Thecoldisaseriousdisease.
(5)Fromthepassage,whichofthefollowingisnotTRUE?
A.Youcanfeelquitebadthoughthecoldisnotaseriousdisease.B.Wecangetsomemedicinetogetridofourheadache.C.Evenifyoudon’ttakeanymedicine,youwillfeelwellaftersevendays.D.Peoplehavefoundacureforoldage.
18.根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
MostAmericansdon’tliketogetadvicefrommembersoftheirfamily.Whentheyneedadvice,theydon’tusuallyaskpeopletheyknow.Instead,manyAmericanswriteletterstonewspapersandmagazineswhichgiveadviceonmanysubjects,includingfamilyproblems,theuseoflanguage,health,cooking,childcare,clothes,howtobuyahouseoracar,andsoon.
Mostnewspapersregularlyprintlettersfromreaderswithproblems.Alongwiththeletterareanswerswrittenbypeoplewhoaresupposedtosolvesuchproblems.Someofthesewritersaredoctors;othersarelawyersoreducations.Buttwoofthemostfamouswriterofadvicearewomenwithoutspecialtrainingforthiskindofwork.Oneofthemanswerslettersaddressedto“DearAbby”,theotherisaddressedas“DearAnnLanders”experiencetheirpreparationforgivingadvice.
Thereisonewriterwhohasnotlivedlongenoughtohavemuchexperience.SheisagirlnamedAngelCaveliere,whostartedwritingadvicefornewspaperreadersattheageoften.Heradvicetoyoungreaders,nowappearsregularlyinthePhiladephiaBulletininacolumncalledDEARANGEL.
(1)ForadviceAmericansusuallywriteto________.
A.theirfamilymembersB.theirfriendsC.AngelcaveliereD.newspapersormagazines
(2)“Abby”and“AnnLanders”areprobably________.
A.realnamesoftwowomenB.twoexperienceddoctorsC.twofamouslawyersD.pennamesofwomen
(3)Whichofthefollowingislikelytrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.AngelGaveliereislovedbymanyAmericanyoungreaders.B.Angeldiedyoung.C.Angelhasmuchmoreexperiencethantheotherwriterswithspecialtraining.D.Angelisfamousforhergoodknowledgeofallthesubjects.
(4)ThephiladephiaBulletinseemstobe________.
A.acityinAmericaB.akindofpublicationC.apublishinghouseD.aschooloruniversity.
(5)Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.
A.TwoFamousWomenwriterB.AngelGaveliereandHerAdvice.C.GettingAdviceFromStrangersD.ThestrangeAmericans
19.根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
Mobilephonehasbecomeaproblemformiddleschools.SomemiddleschoolsinAustraliahavebannedstudentsfromcarryingmobilephonesduringschoolhours.
Mobilephoneuseamongchildrenhasbecomeaproblemfortheschoolthisyear.SeveralchildrenhavegotmobilephonesasChristmasgifts,andmorestudentswillwantthem.
MaryBluett,anofficial,saidmobilephone’suseisadistractiontostudentsduringschoolhoursanditalsogivesteacherssomuchtroubleintheirclassrooms.Teacherswerealsosayingthatsometimesstudentsmightusephonemessagestocheatduringexams.
Shesaidsomeschoolshadtriedtobanmobilephones.Someparentsfeltunhappybecausetheycouldn’tgetintouchwiththeirchildren.
Manyteacherssaidstudentsshouldnothavemobilephonesatschool,butiftherewasagoodreason,theycouldleavetheirphonesatschooloffice.Theyalsosaidthereweremanyreasonswhythestudentsshouldnothavemobilephonesatschool:
theywereeasytoloseandwereadistraction(分散注意力)fromstudies.
Manypeoplesaythattheyunderstandwhyparentswouldwanttheirchildrentohavephones,buttheythinkschoolsshouldletthestudentsknowwhentheycanusetheirmobilephones.
(1)SomemiddleschoolsinAustraliahavebannedstudentsfromcarryingmobilephones___________.
A.becausetheyarestudentsB.whentheyarefreeC.whentheyareatschoolD.becausetheyarechildren
(2)Weknowfromthepassagethatsomechildrengetmobilephonesfrom________.
A.themakersandsellersB.thepasser-byandstrangersC.theirparentsandfriendsD.somemobilephoneusers
(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcheatmeaninthepassage?
A.聊天B.作弊C.查询D.核对
(4)Someparentsfeltunhappybecausetheycouldn’t___duringschoolhours.
A.usetheirmobilephonesB.leavetheirmobilephonesatschoolofficeC.helptheteacherswiththeirworkD.getintouchwiththeirchildren
(5)Thepassagetellsusthat_______.
A.studentsshouldn’thavemobilephonesatschoolexceptforsomespecialreasonsB.itisimpossibletobanstudentsfromusingmobilephoneatschoolC.someparentsfeltunhappybecausetheycouldn’tusetheirphonesatschoolD.pare