外研版八年级上册英语期中测试.docx

1、外研版八年级上册英语期中测试一单项选择1. Shen Zhen is _ newer city than Hong Kong. _ population of Shen Zhen is over ten million. A. a; An B. a; The C. the; An D. X; The2.Pandas do not have many babies, and baby pandas often die. The _ is getting very difficult.A. symbol B. research C. matter D. situation3. A journey

2、by plane is _ than by any other way of transportation. SoI like flying to other cities of the world.A. more exciting B. exciting C. most exciting D. very exciting4. To learn English well, its a good idea to spell and pronounce new words _ every day. A. loud B. loudly C. aloud D. louder5. Tony answer

3、ed all the questions _ the most difficult one. A. besides B. except for C. not D. except 6. We went to see the Beijing Opera at Lao She Teahouse. Lingling _ to take us there.A. forgot B. practiced C. offered D. advised7. I _ some of my free time playing basketball for my school team.A. spend B. cost

4、 C. take D. pay8. Its very useful to _ the correct answers next to the mistakes.A. take away B. look up C. set up D. write down9. Theres _ rain in the South China this summer. A. far from B. in danger C. plenty of D. at last10. Its a good choice to go to school by bike, but its _, because theres so

5、much traffic. A. a bit dangerous B. more dangerous C. the most dangerous D. dangerously11. How was your summer holiday, Tony? _. I went to US for sightseeing.A. Oh, thanks B. Pretty good C. More comfortable D. It doesnt matter.12.We should do something to help animals _ in their homes in peace. A. l

6、iving B. lives C. live D. to living13. Writing is also important. Why not try to find some English pen friends?-_. Ill do that. A. Thats a good idea. B. Thats funnyC. Thats too slow. D. It will be no good.14. Lets find out what other things we can do _ as many animals as possible.A. protecting B. pr

7、otect C. to protect D. protects15. Nothing is _ than playing tennis, but youll be tired if you join in the tennis match.A. the most enjoyable B. more enjoyableC. very enjoyable D. enjoyably16. We only planned _ for an hour, but in the end, we stayed for 3 hours. A. watching B. watched C. to watch D.

8、 to watching17. Now, there isnt _ clean water for animals. I think we should do something to help them. A. enough B. more C. usual D. possible18. Whos got a digital camera? Wed better take some pictures.-_. Lets go and ask the teacher.A. Excellent B. No idea C. Dont worry D. Bad luck19. The fans wil

9、l cheer us on loudly and we will feel more confident to_ the game. A. win B. beat C. defeat D. succeed20. The fan club has fewer people this year and we hope to have _ fans around to watch the matches.A. many B. most C. much D. more三、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Many people like to tr

10、avel by plane, but I dont like it because an airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for _(1)for the plane to take off and it is often late. You cant _(2) the window. You cant choose the food. Planes are fast, but they still _(3)hours to go out of the airport and i

11、nto cities.( ) 1. A. daysB. years C. months D. hours( ) 2. A. put B. open C. take D. clean( ) 3. A. spend B. cost C. take D. payI like traveling _(4), I think trains are _(5) than any of the other ways of traveling. Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch

12、 _(6) one. 4. A. by train B. by bus C. on foot D. by bike5. A. taller B. slower C. safer D. wider6. A. the other B. another C. otherD. othersYou can walk around in the train _(7)open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little _(8) time.7. A. also B. then C

13、. yet D. and8. A. more B. worse C. better D. fewerI also like cars. You can start your journey _(9) you want to, and you dont need to get to a railway station or a bus station. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are _(10) many cars on the road. 9. A. although B. af

14、ter C. when D. until 10. A. very B. hardly C. even D. too四、阅读理解。（A）Korean culture is really exciting right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian countries including China. Young people are going crazy about Korean TV dramas, Korean pop songs, taekwondo and the Korean language.The Korean Wave starte

15、d a few years ago with the TV series “Winter Sonata”. This love story is still popular. People, especially girls, like the beautiful story and handsome actors like Bae Yong Jun (裴勇俊).In the music world, Korean girls are making themselves heard in China. You can often find big Korean names like Baby

16、Vox, S. E. S and Finkle at the top of the Chinese music charts (排行榜).The Korean Wave has also made young people want to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars, too. Not only that. Now some girls in China are having plastic surgery (整容) to change the way they look. People say some beautiful Kore

17、an stars have had plastic surgery. These stars dont make plastic surgery look shameful (丢面子的).Are all the faces of beautiful Korean girls not real? Find out for yourself when you next visit South Korea.1. What does the Korea Wave refer to? It refers to _.A. Korean TV dramas B. Korean cultureC. Korea

18、n languageD. Korean actors2. When did the Korean Wave start? It started with _.A. the Korean pop songsB. TaekwondoC. the TV series “Winter Sonata”D. the Korean food3. Who is the famous actor in Korean dramas?A. Bae Yong JunB. Baby VoxC. S. E. SD. Finkle4. Korean stars often change their looks by _.A

19、. singing pop songsB. acting in TV dramasC. trying different foodD. having plastic surgery5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Winter Sonata tells a very famous love story.B. Young people like Korean pop stars clothes and hairstyles.C. Chinese girls also want to try plas

20、tic surgery.D. Korean pop stars think plastic surgery is shameful. (B)On a cold winter afternoon, Susan was walking home from a supermarket. She was feeling a little tired, as she was carrying her shopping bags. They were so heavy that she decided to have a rest in the park. She walked towards the g

21、ate of the park. She noticed a poor man walking out of a restaurant in front of her. The man was holding a paper bag. He walked to a rubbish bin(箱) and started looking through it. Susan suddenly felt sad. She knew this man would take all that he could get, so she went up to him and gave him some fru

22、it. The man looked up in surprise and took what she gave him A big smile appeared on his face and she felt very happyThen he said, “Wow! First someone gave me this sandwich, then the orange juice, and now some delicious fruit. This is my daughters lucky day. Thank you, girl.” Then he went away, sing

23、ing a song.Just then, Susan understood what the saying “Giving is getting” really meantEveryone in the world needs help; everyone can offer help and everyone will be helped by showing kindness.Giving sometimes doesnt cost much, but it means a lot to the people who you help. The mans happiness at tha

24、t moment comes into Susans mind every time she has the chance to help others. 6.Susan felt a little tired because she _ A. walked so fast B. looked through a rubbish bin C. felt cold D. carried heavy shopping bags7.The poor man felt _ when Susan gave him some fruit A. sad B. surprised C. interested

25、D. kind8.The poor mans daughter couldnt get _that dayA. orange juice B. some fruit C. a new coat D. a sandwich9. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The poor man had no money to buy food for his daughter B. It was the poor mans daughters birthday C. The poor man asked Susan f

26、or some fruit D. The poor mans daughter was ill10.The passage mainly tells us that_ A. giving means taking B. giving is getting C. we shouldnt look through rubbish bins D. we should give others fruit(C)Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to

27、steal the bell on his neighbors door, he walked up to the door, took hold of the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home. Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah,

28、Ill put some cotton in my ears. Then I wont be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the n

29、eighbor came running out.“Steal my bell? Ill teach you a lesson ,” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.The foolish thief did not know how the neighbor found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wanted to know.11. The thief was trying to get_ .A. his n

30、eighbor B. his neighbors doorbellC. some cotton D. a door with a bell on it12. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be_ for him to steal the doorbell. A. safe B. difficult C. dangerous D. easy13. The neighbor ran out probably because _.A. he knew his doorbell was being stolen B. he thought someone was eager to visit himC. He realized something strange happenedD. Both B and C14. The neighbor hit the thief to_