八年级下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、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. Which city would you like to live in，Beijing or Shanghai? Id like to choose KunmingA . EitherB . BothC . NeitherD . None2. Its useful for the deaf people to learn sign language.Yes, its a major way of _ for them.A . suggestionB . vacationC . productionD . communi

2、cation3. How is George now?I hear the manager _ him a good job, but he refused it.A . showedB . offeredC . passedD . paid4. It rained_ and lasted for a long time.Thats terrible. Even some streets were full of water.A . hardlyB . stronglyC . heavilyD . lightly5. What did your sister do just now?She_

3、the bus at the bus stop and went home.A . got toB . got upC . got downD . got off6. Mum, shall we go to the beach tomorrow? It _ the weather.A . carries onB . lives onC . depends onD . holds on7. I called you at 5:00 yesterday afternoon, but no one answered.Sorry. I _ football with my friends at tha

4、t time.A . playB . playedC . will playD . was playing8. When shall we begin our trip?Well set out_ our head teacher arrives.A . as soon asB . ever sinceC . so thatD . even though9. Remember_ off the lights when you leave the classroom.OK, I will.A . turnB . to turnC . turningD . turns10. Some clothe

5、s are too small for me, what should I do?You can _ to the charity.A . take afterB . work outC . put offD . give away11. What were you doing_ it was raining?I was reading a book.A . beforeB . ifC . whileD . after12. Linda is ill again.Yeah. She used to _ in Hawaii and she doesnt get used to _ here.A

6、. live; liveB . living; livingC . live; livingD . living; live13. What are you looking for?My keys. I cant remember _.A . where did I put themB . what I put themC . where I put themD . what did I put them14. The doctor told me not to eat too much，but I find it difficultThe doctor is right_ you eat，

7、_ you will beA . The less；the healthierB . The less；the more healthierC . The more；the healthierD . The more；the more healthier15. Could you please _ your room， Tom? _.A . cleaning， No problemB . clean， CertainlyC . to clean， Of courseD . clean， No. I couldnt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

8、出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Mr White works in an office. He liked reading in bed when he was at school. It was bad for his 1and now he has near sight . But he wouldnt want 2to know about it and he never wears a pair of glasses. It often 3him some trouble. One winter morning he was sent to a village school on bus

9、iness. He 4a bus at a stop in a small town. Then he had to walk there. The road to the village wasnt smooth. He fell over some times and it 5his clothes dirty. 6he got to the village. Suddenly it began to blow and it got colder. He was looking for the school while his 7was blown off. He began to run

10、 after it but he couldnt get it. He couldnt understand why his hat ran into a house as if it had 8. And he ran into the house，9. A woman stopped him and shouted angrily, “10are you running after my hen for？”（1）A . earsB . noseC . mouthD . eyes（2）A . anybody elseB . nobodyC . womanD . somebody（3）A .

11、followsB . takesC . bringsD . carries（4）A . took offB . got offC . got onD . came on（5）A . letB . madeC . gaveD . felt（6）A . At firstB . At homeC . At timesD . At last（7）A . clothesB . bagC . hatD . glasses（8）A . legsB . handsC . shoesD . arms（9）A . alwaysB . alsoC . eitherD . too（10）A . WhatB . Why

12、C . WhichD . Who三、阅读理解17. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 The most common disease in the world is the cold. It often starts with a sore throat. You sneeze and your nose runs. You usually have a headache, too. Often you have a cough later. Its not a serious disease, but you can feel quite bad. There isnt a cure for a

13、 cold, but you can take some medicine to make you feel better. For example, you can take aspirin to get rid of your headache. It is good to rest. and to drink a lot of water, too. A doctor once told me. “With the right medicine. a cold will last for seven days. With no medicine, it will go on for a

14、whole week!” A long time ago, people understood that some plants made them feel better. For example, the juice of lemons makes a sore throat feel better. In modern times, scientists have found out which chemicals are in them. Man, of our medicines today are made from those chemicals. There are some

15、diseases that we cant cure yet. And nobody has found a cure for old age. But because of modern medicines, the average people now live longer than their grandparents.（1）A cold often starts with _.A . headacheB . a coughC . a pain in your throatD . feeling a little cold（2）What should we do when we cat

16、ch a cold?A . We only take some medicine.B . We should rest well, drink much water and have some medicine.C . We just wait for a whole week.D . We only need a good rest.（3）What makes a sore throat feel better?A . The medicine aspirin.B . A lot of water.C . Something inside lemons.D . The root of a p

17、lant.（4）What is the real meaning of the doctors words?A . There is almost no medicine that can cure the cold.B . There is some medicine that can cure the cold.C . You will feel well after a whole week when you take some medicine.D . The cold is a serious disease.（5）From the passage, which of the fol

18、lowing is not TRUE?A . You can feel quite bad though the cold is not a serious disease.B . We can get some medicine to get rid of our headache.C . Even if you dont take any medicine, you will feel well after seven days.D . People have found a cure for old age.18. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 Most Americans dont l

19、ike to get advice from members of their family. When they need advice, they dont usually ask people they know. Instead, many Americans write letters to newspapers and magazines which give advice on many subjects, including family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, h

20、ow to buy a house or a car, and so on. Most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letter are answers written by people who are supposed to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors; others are lawyers or educations. But two of the most famous writ

21、er of advice are women without special training for this kind of work. One of them answers letters addressed to “Dear Abby”, the other is addressed as “Dear Ann Landers” experience their preparation for giving advice. There is one writer who has not lived long enough to have much experience. She is

22、a girl named Angel Caveliere, who started writing advice for newspaper readers at the age of ten. Her advice to young readers, now appears regularly in the Philadephia Bulletin in a column called DEAR ANGEL.（1）For advice Americans usually write to _.A . their family membersB . their friendsC . Angel

23、 caveliereD . newspapers or magazines（2）“Abby” and “Ann Landers” are probably _.A . real names of two womenB . two experienced doctorsC . two famous lawyersD . pen names of women（3）Which of the following is likely true according to the passage?A . Angel Gaveliere is loved by many American young read

24、ers.B . Angel died young.C . Angel has much more experience than the other writers with special training.D . Angel is famous for her good knowledge of all the subjects.（4）The philadephia Bulletin seems to be _.A . a city in AmericaB . a kind of publicationC . a publishing houseD . a school or univer

25、sity.（5）The best title for the passage is _.A . Two Famous Women writerB . Angel Gaveliere and Her Advice.C . Getting Advice From StrangersD . The strange Americans19. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carr

26、ying mobile phones during school hours. Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them. Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phones use is a distraction to students during sc

27、hool hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams. She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldnt get in touch with their ch

28、ildren. Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction（

29、分散注意力） from studies. Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.（1）Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones _.A . because

30、 they are studentsB . when they are freeC . when they are at schoolD . because they are children（2）We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from _.A . the makers and sellersB . the passer-by and strangersC . their parents and friendsD . some mobile phone users（3）What does the un

31、derlined word cheat mean in the passage?A . 聊天B . 作弊C . 查询D . 核对（4）Some parents felt unhappy because they couldnt _during school hours.A . use their mobile phonesB . leave their mobile phones at school officeC . help the teachers with their workD . get in touch with their children（5）The passage tells us that _.A . students shouldnt have mobile phones at school except for some special reasonsB . it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phone at schoolC . some parents felt unhappy because they couldnt use their phones at schoolD . pare