八年级下册英语半期试题.docx

1、八年级下册英语半期试题八年级下册英语半期试题总分100分 考试时间90分钟班级 _. 姓名_.第一部分听力 (共20分)一、听句子，选择正确的答语。（每小题听两遍。5分）( ) 1.A. she should put a bandage on it. B. She should get an X-ray. C. She should put her head back.( ) 2.A. No, you cant. B. Yes, sure . C. Yes, I can.( ) 3. A. Why dont you go to sleep earlier this evening? B. Wh

2、ats wrong ? C. You should call him.( ) 4. A. You should talk to your friend and say sorry. B. You shouldnt talk to your friend. C. Its not a big deal.( ) 5.A. I was in the kitchen . B. I was walking home . C. I watched TV.二、听长对话，每段对话听两遍，选择正确的答案（共5分）。听第一段对话，完成第6-7小题。 ( )6. What is Tom going to do?A.

3、To teach the poor children. B. To play with the poor children. C. To raise money for the poor children.( ) 7.What did Sally want to do at first?A. To buy some snacks . B. To learn from the boy.C. To buy something for the poor.听第二段对话，完成8-10 小题。 ( ) 8.Why cant Susan come to Tonys party? A. She has to

4、study for a test. B. she is sick.C. She has to look after her mother. ( )9.How many classmates can come to Tonys party? A.8 B. 10 C. 12( ) 10.Tony forgot to_ .A. do the dishes B. cook dinner C. clean his room三、 听短文，选择正确答案。短文听两遍。（10分） ( )11. Some western people dont like the number _. A. 11 B. 12 C.

5、13 ( )12. They dont like the number because they think its _. A. small B. boring C. unlucky ( )13. When all the friends arrived, Mr. Smith asked them _. A. to have dinner B. to have a party C. to drink coffee ( )14. Mr. Smith invited _ friends to get together. A. 11 B. 12 C. 13 ( )15. Mr. Brown said

6、 there were 14 people because _. A. his wife would have a baby soon B. another friend was coming C. Mrs. Smith was coming 第二部分 笔试部分 （共80分）一、单项选择题。（15 分）( ) 16. Whats _ ? I have a sore back.A . the wrong B. the matter C. matter D. trouble( ) 17._ more vegetables is good for our health. A .Eating B. E

7、at C. ate D. eats( ) 18.My brother used to _ computer games at home after supper .But now he is used to _ his homework after supper.A . play, do B. playing , do C. playing , doing D. play, doing( ) 19. Gina eats _ junk food so she is _fat.A . too many, too much B. too much, too many C. too much, muc

8、h too D. too many, much too ( ) 20. The old woman lives_, but she doesnt feel_.A . alone, alone B. lonely, lonelyC. lonely, alone D. alone, lonely ( ) 21. Could you _ pictures on the wall?A . not to draw B. dont draw C. not draw D. not drawing ( ) 22.Bob wants to fix up the bikes and _ to the poor c

9、hildren. A . give away them B. give them away C. give out them D. give off them ( ) 23. Aron likes to climb the mountains by_. A. him B. himself C. his D. he ( ) 24.- Would you like the red shirt or the black one? -_. Id like the white one. A. Both B. Either C. Neither D. None ( ) 25. The _ you work

10、 at your lessons, the _ results you will get.A .hard, good B. harder, good C. hard, better D. harder, better ( ) 26.He looks upset. He doesnt know_. A .what to do it. B. how to do it. C. how to do D. what do ( ) 27. Im afraid _ in front of a lot of people. A . of speaking B. speaks C. speak D . for

11、speaking ( ) 28.She always gets up early_ she can catch the early bus to school. A . although B. so that C. but D. because ( ) 29.When it began to rain heavily, she _ for a bus at the bus stop. A . waited B. waits C. is waiting D. was waiting( ) 30.Jim called me yesterday, but I didnt _. A . pick up

12、 B. put up C. turn up D. set up二、完形填空（10分） The Americans were getting ready to send their first man to the moon, an old Irishman (爱尔兰人) was _31_ them on TV in a hotel room. There was an Englishman in the room_32_. And he said to the Irishman, “The Americans are very _33_, arent they? They are going

13、to send some men to the moon. Its a very _34_ way from our world.” “Oh, thats _35_,”the Irishman answered quickly.” “The Irishman are going to send some men to the sun in months _36_. Thats much _37_ away than the moon, you know. “The Englishman was very _38_ when he heard this. “Oh, yes it is,” he

14、said, “But the sun is too _39_ for people to visit.”The Irishman laughed and answered, “Well, the Irish are clever, too, you know. We _40_ go to the sun during the day, of course. Well go there during the night.” ( )31.A. reading B. watching C. making D. mending ( )32. A. too B. also C. of course D.

15、 only ( )33.A. kind B. bad C. clever D. good ( )34.A. short B. long C. far D. near ( )35.A. nothing B. all C. wrong D. great ( )36. A. later B. ago C. long ago D. time ( )37.A. far B. never C. farther D. longer ( )38.A. angry B. surprised C. glad D. sorry( )39A. warm B. big C. cold D. hot( )40. A. d

16、ont B. wont C. want to D. Must三、阅读理解. （30分） AIn many English homes people eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge，eggs or bread. English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one

17、oclock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soups, and then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that they eat some other things, like bananas，apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have

18、their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very necessary. ( )41. Many English people have _meals a day. A. two B. three C. four D. three or four( )42. People may have _ for their breakfast. A. tea and eggs B. porridge，eggs，bread，

19、tea or coffee C. tea and coffee D. bread and eggs( )43. People have lunch at _ A. any time B. nine C. five D. one( )44. People dont have _ for their dinner. A. porridge B. bana nas and apples C. some soup and meat D. meat and fish( )45. In many English homes dinner comes_ A. at one oclock B. about h

20、alf past seven C. at noon D. at night B The Lunar Calendar（阴历） Modern Chinese use the solar calendar（阳历）as English people do . But at the same time, they use their own lunar calendar. Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals : the rat , the ox , the tiger , the hare , the dragon , t

21、he snake , the horse , the goat , the monkey , the chicken , the dog and the pig . This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again. Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon. And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month. The New Year always starts between January 21 and Februar

22、y 20. On the last day of the lunar year, there is a big family dinner. All members of the family except（除了） married (已婚的)daughters try to be present at this meal, even of they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents. Old quarrels（吵架）are forgotten, and everybody is happy. After t

23、he dinner, the children keep awake to welcome the New Year.The New Year celebrations last for 15 days, from the new moon to the full moon. On the first day, children and unmarried people go to visit their elder.( )46. If next year is the year of the dragon, what was the name of last year? A. It was

24、the year of tiger. B. It was the year of the hare. C. It was the year of snake. D. It was the year of the ox. ( )47. Suppose that next Chinese New Years Day is on 15th February, when will people have their big family dinner? A. On February 15 B. On February 16 C. On February 14 D. On February 17 ( )

25、 48. The fam ily usually have their big family dinner at the home of _. A. the married son B. the married daughter C. the unmarried son D. the parents( ) 49. People celebrate the New Year _. A. for 15 days B. from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year C. from January 21

26、to February 20 D. both A and B( ) 50. From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by _. A. the suns revolutions（旋转） B. the moons revolutions C. the earths revolutions D. both the earths and moons revolutions CDear editor,I am not a good-looking boy and Im not good at studying, either. Some people dont even want to talk to me. So