八上期中测试题

一． 根据汉语提示完成句子，注意单词形式。 （5分） 1. There are many_________ (杂志) in our school library.

2. My mother was ill . (然而)__________，she still went to work . 3. The dog_________ (死亡) a few days ago. 4. I was__________ (激动的) at the news. 5.The room was ___________(充满的) of smoke (烟)

二、用所给单词的适当形式填空。（10分）

1. Did you decide (visit) your grandparents? 2. There are many (different) between them. 3. I can’t stand (hear) the bad news. 4. Lucy and Lily are the (win) of the talent show. 5. This shirt isn’t as (good) as that one. 6. He is the (bad) student in his class. 7. The news (be) so terrible that we all can’t stand. 8.It’s necessary for us (learn) English well. 9. It is good to relax by (use) internet.

10. Which theater has ___________（friendly）service in your town? 三．句型转换。（10分）

1. Mary is eighteen years old. (同义句) Mary is girl.

2. I go to dance three times a week. (对划线部分提问) do you go to dance?

3. She is taller than any other student in her class. (同义句) She is student in her class. 4. What do you think of the movie? (同义句)

do you the movie? 5. Every night I sleep eight hours. （对划线部分提问） 四、单项选择题 (25分)

( ) 1. There is junk food here, and it is terrible.

A. too much, too much B. much too, much too C. too much, much too D. much too, much too ( ) 2. We couldn’t see the road clearly the heavy snow.

A. because B. because of C. so D. though

( ) 3. We stopped and because we were tired and thirsty.

A. working, to drink B. to work, drinking C. to work, to drink D. working, drinking

( ) 4. — do you go to school by bike? —Only four times a week.

A. How many times B. How often C. How long D. How soon ( ) 5. Lisa is than her sister.

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A. more smarter B. much smarter C. more smart D. very smarter ( ) 6. She often practices English by to the foreigners.

A. speaking, talking B. to speak, to talk C. speaking, to talk D. to speak, talking

( ) 7.He is different his brother, but he is similar his father. A. from, from B. to, to C. from, to D. to, from ( ) 8.We don’t need a lot of friends they are good.

A. as many as B. as much as C. as long as D. as more as ( ) 9.He often jokes and makes us .

A. talks, laugh B. tells, laugh C. talks, to laugh D. tells, to laugh ( ) 10.Thanks me!A. for tell B. to tell C. to telling D. for telling ( ) 11. — is it from your home? —10 minutes by bus. A. How far B. How long C. How often D. How soon ( ) 12. It’s interesting other people their talent. A. to watch, to show B. to watch, show

C. watch, to show D. watch, show

( ) 13. Parents usually a role in their kids. A. play, helping B. make, helping C. play, help D. make, help

( ) 14. Students should study hard to make their dreams . A. come out B. come up C. come true D. come on ( ) 15. I can’t stand the noisy music, let him it.

A. hearing, stop B. to hear, stop C. hearing, to stop D. to hear, to stop

( ) 16.—Would you mind Mickey Mouse? —No, I enjoy it. A. watching, watching B. to watch, to watch C. watching, to watch D. to watch, watching ( ) 17. Mickey Mouse was the first cartoon sound. A. and B. of C. with D. in ( ) 18.—Who can sing the most beautifully? — . A. It’s up for B. That’s up to you C. It decides for you D. It decides to you ( ) 19. If I have ,I can do . A. enough time, enough well B. enough time, well enough C. time enough, enough well D. time enough, well enough ( ) 20. it rained heavy, we went on visiting.

A. Though, but B. But, though C. Though, \\ D. Because, \\ ( ) 21.Water park is a good place_____

A to have fun B. have fun C. having fun D. to have a fun ( ) 22.Mary is _____ of the two.

A. quiet B. quieter C. quietest D. the quieter ( ) 23. Tom is funnier than _____ in his class.

A. any other boy B. any boy C. any other boys D.all the boys

( )24、When I______ at the hotel，it was very late.

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A, got to B. reached C. arrived D. reach for

( )25、I felt ________when I heard the ______ news.

A. exciting; excited B. excited; exciting C. exciting; exciting D. excited; excited

五．完型填空（10分）

Young people today may not know Zhu Mingying. But twenty years 21 ,she was very famous. She was a dancer（舞者） at first. But one day she thought that she could also sing 22 . So she went to visit a music teacher. The teacher 23 her to sing some songs and then said that she would not be successful(成功的) in singing, 24 she didn’t have a good voice（嗓音）. 25 Zhu Mingying didn’t give up(放弃).She spent a lot of time 26 to have music lessons. She had 27 time to rest. She even didn’t have much 28 to buy herself（她自己） delicious food. Life was really hard for her at that time. But Zhu Mingying felt very happy, because she proves（证明） she could be a good singer at last 29 she practiced singing for many years. If you want do something, just 30 you will be successful in the end（最后）! ( ) 21.A. ago B. late C. after D. behind ( ) 22.A. good B. better C. best D. well ( ) 23.A. asking B. tells C. asked D. ask ( ) 24. A. so B. but C. because D. why ( ) 25. A. And B. So C. But D. When ( ) 26. A. going B. to go C. goes D. go ( ) 27. A. a little B. few C. a few D. little ( ) 28. A. money B. food C. work D. clothes

( ) 29. A. before B. after C. since D. because ( ) 30. A. have music lesson B. try your best

C. find a teacher D. spend little money

六、阅读理解（40分）

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Jack lives in the north of the city. His school is in the south of the city. It is about fifteen kilometers from his home to school. He gets to school by bus. It takes him twenty-five minutes. Bill lives near the school. It’s only one kilometer from his home to school. He walks to school. It takes him ten minutes. Amy gets to school by bike. It’s about five kilometers from her home to school. It takes her twenty minutes to get to school. It’s ten kilometers from Nancy’s home to school. She gets to school in her father’s car. It takes her about eight minutes.

( ) 31 Jack lives in the _______ of the city. A. south B. north C. west ( ) 32 How far is it from Jack’s home to his school? It’s about ________. A. 15 kilometers B. 15 miles C. 5 kilometers

( ) 33 Jack gets to school ________. A. by bike B. on foot C. by bus ( ) 34. Amy gets to school _________. A. by bus B. on foot C. by bike ( ) 35. it’s _________ from Nancy’s home to school.

A. ten kilometers B. fifteen kilometers C. five kilometers

(B)

One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood (木头) near a river. Suddenly his old axe (斧子) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at

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once a beautiful fairy (仙女) came out and asked the man what the was matter.

“I have lost my axe.” he said, “It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.” The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, “Is that yours?” “No.” said the man.

The fairy then showed him a silver (银) axe and asked again, “Is this yours?” “No.” again answered the man. Then she showed him the old axe. “Yes, that is mine.” called out the happy man.

“I know it well enough.” said the fairy, “I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now I’ll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides (包括) your own one.” 根据短文，判断正（T）误（F）。

( )1. The man was poor, he had nothing but an old axe.

( )2. The old axe fell into the river when the man was cutting the wood. ( )3. The fairy asked the man if he lost a gold axe, then the man said “No”. ( )4. When he saw his own axe, the man was very happy. ( )5. At last, the man had two axes.

(C)

When you are in England, you must be more careful(小心) in the street because the traffic drives on the left . Before you cross the street, you must look to the right first and then left.

In the morning and in the evening, when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy. Traffic is the most dangerous（危险）then..

When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be more careful, have a look first or you will go wrong.

In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city very well. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

（ ）41.In England the traffic drives______.

A. on the right B. in the middle C. on the left D. in the front

（ ）42. When you cross the street, you must look to _______.

A. the left first B. the right first C. the front first D. the back first

（ ）43. In the morning and in the evening the streets become busy because________.

A. the people go to work B. the people come from work C. the weather is fine D. both A and B

（ ）44. It’s________to cross the streets in the morning and in the evening.

A dangerous B. easy C. interesting D. funny

（ ）45. The big buses with two floors in the England are _______in China. A. 单层公共汽车 B. 双层公共汽车 C.地铁 D.长途公共汽车

(D)

Today is Jane’s birthday. It is seven o’clock. Everything was ready. On the table, there are many different kinds of food. And in the middle of the table, there is a very big cake. Jane is looking at it, and feels excited. “Why didn’t they come by then? I told them to come at seven.” Jane said to her mother worriedly. One, two, three ... Twenty-five minutes passed.

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But no one came. Jane ran to the door and opened it. No one was there. When it was half past seven, the doorbell rang. Jane opened the door quickly. “Happy birthday to you!” they said. And they gave some flowers to Jane. After that, they ate the big cake, apples, oranges, pears, beef and so on. They sang and danced happily. At ten they went home. They all felt tired but happy.

Read the passage and answer the following questions.（阅读短文，回答问题。）

1.Were Jane’s friends all at Jane’s home at seven?

2. What’s in the middle of the table?

3.When did Jane’s friends come?

4.What did they give to Jane?

5. Did they have a good time? 七.任务性阅读（10分）

Holly and Maria are talking about what a good friend is like. H: Maria, __46___?

M: I think a good friend is good at sports. H: You mean he or she is athletic?

M: Yes. And ___47_. I mean(意思) he or she often makes me laugh.

H: Anything else? M: Err, I think__48_.

H: I can’t agree with you. I like to have friends_49_.

M: Do you think a good friend should be popular in school, too? H: Well,___50____, A. who are different from me B. a good friend likes to do the same things as me C. that’s not very important for me D. what is a good friend like E. he or she is funny 八．作文（10分）

书面表达.根据提示写一封60—80词的信（15分）

Tom邀请Li Ping参加他这个周日的生日宴会，但是她真的很忙，她要爸妈帮忙，要照顾她的妹妹，并且打算去购物，还打算去拜访她的奶奶。因此，她不能去参加聚会。请你代替Lin Ping写一封信辞谢，注意书信格式。

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