八年级英语下第2学期期中考试笔试

一．根据句意，找出与划线部分意思相同或相近的选项。（5分）

(　 )1.The boy was able to read before he was seven.

A. could　　　　　 B. must　　　 C. should　　　D. would

(　 )2.His father joined the basketball club last year.　　

A. took part in　　B. became a member of　 C. came into　D. became a member

(　 )3.I can not find my pen anywhere.

A. everywhere　　　B. anything　　 C. nowhere　　D. everything

(　 )4. Over 1,000 people lost their lives.

A. More than　　　 B. Much than　　C.　Much more　　 D. More and more

(　 )5.The girl often cares for his grandfather.　　　

A. looks after　　　 B. look after　　 C.　looks for　　　 D. look at

二．单项选择。(15分)

(　 ) 6. Yesterday the teacher told us that the earth ________around the sun.

A　 moved　　B. moves　　C. was moving　 D.　had moved

(　 ) 7. It is important for us ________English well.

A. to learn　　　B. learning　　　C. learns　　D. learned

(　 ) 8. Alice ________ to see his aunt if she _______free tomorrow.

A. will come; will be　 B. come ; is　C. will come ;is　 D. comes ;will be

(　 ) 9.How much did you______ the house?

A. pay for　　　　  B. cost for　　C. paid for　　　 D. cost on

(　 )10. _______a sport game on the playground next week?

A. Will there be　 B.　Will there have　　C. Will there　 D.Will be there

(　 )11. I didn’t want to talk about that________ the phone.

A. on　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　 D. by

(　 )12.--_________ do you go to a movie?

--Twice a week.

A. How soon　 B. How often　 C. How old　 D. How much

(　 )13.Could you please _______me some ________?　　　

A. giving; advices 　B. give; advices　 C. give; advice　D. to give; advice

(　 )14.He asked me if I________ mad _______him.

A. am; at　　　B. was; at　　　 C. was; to　　　 D. am ; to

(　 )15. Don’t leave your books on the table. Please________.

A. take away it　B. take them away　C. take away them　D. take it away

(　 )16.My mother wants me ________milk every day.

A. drink 　B. drinks　　　 C. drinking　　D. to drink.

(　 )17.Who broke the door? Let’s__________.

A. look it out　　　B. find it out　　　 C. take out it　　　D. keep out it

(　 )18.Mr Chang has ________money but ________friends than Mr. Chan.　　

A. more; more　　B. less; less　　C. more; fewer　　D. fewer; more

(　 )19 .Everyone except Tom and John________ there when the class began.

A. are　　　　　 B　is　　　 C. were　　　　　 D. was

(　 )20.　I think she is ________at dancing than singing.

A. better　　　　B. good　　　　  C. well　　　  D. best

三. 完形填空(10分)

Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered(坏脾气的) and never gave way to 21.　　　

One day the father 22　 to ask some friends to dinner in his house. He 23　　 his son to buy some meat in town. When the son walked towards the town gate, a man was coming from the outside. The gate wasn’t 24　 enough to let two men in and out at the same time. But neither of  25  would give way to the other. They stood straight face to face inside the gate hour after hour. But the father was worried. “What shall I do? My son hasn’t 26　 yet. I can’t wait any more.” He wanted to know what was the 27　　with his son. So he left his friends at home, and went to town  28　  his son.

“You may first take the 29　 home for my friends .Let me 30 　 here against him instead.” he said to his son when he knew what had happened.

(　 )21. A. one　　　　B. another　　　　  C. other　　　　 D. others

(　 )22. A. decided　  B. decides　　　　  C.　decide　　　 D. decision

(　 )23. A. hoped　　 B. told　　　　　　 C.  let　　　　  D. tells

(　 )24. A .long　　　 B. wide　　　　　  C　high　　　　 D .tall

(　 )25. A.. their　　　B. they　　　　　　 C. them　　　　 D. theirs

(　 )26. A .gone　　　 B　bought　　　　  C. returned　　  D. been

(　 )27. A. wrong　　　B. accident　　　　  C. thing　　　　D. matter

(　 )28. A .to look for　 B. looked for　　　　C.　to find　　　D. found

(　 )29 .A. meat　　　 B.　dinner　　　　　 C.　bread　　　D. money

(　 )30 .A. stood　　　 B.　stands　　　　　 C.　stand　　　D. standing

四. 阅读理解 (15分)

A

Bruce and his other two friends, Bruno and Dick lived in the same city in England. They were free in their summer holiday. So they came to a village by a large lake. They liked fishing very much. Then the next day after they got there, they got to a boat and went fishing in the lake. They boated farther and farther. They came to an out-of-way place. They were very happy because there were a lot of fish. When it was time for them to go home, Bruce said to his friends: “We’d better make a mark here so that we will easily find the place tomorrow.”

“You’re right.” Bruno said happily .“Let me do that.”

“How foolish,” said Bruce. “If it rains tonight, the rain water will wash the line off, and how can we find the mark tomorrow. You must cut a line with your knife.”

Dick came up to them and said angrily. “ Neither of you is clever. How can we find the place if we have another boat tomorrow? We should not go back tonight.”

(　)31. The three boys _______.

A. were all too young to go to school .　　 B. came from the city

C. were from the workers families　　　　D. liked eating fish very much

(　)32. The boys wanted to go to the place again tomorrow because ______

　 A.　it was a good place　　　　　　　　　 B.　 they got a lot of fish there

C.  there was a mark on the side of the boat　 D.　 they were good at fishing

(　)33. Bruno was ready to(准备) make a mark because _______

　　A. he was older than his friends　　　 B. he had a pencil in his hand

C .he was the cleverest of the three　　 D. he had the same idea as Bruce’s

(　)34. The line they drew was not _______

A. thick　　　　  B. useless　　  C.　 easy　　　　D. useful

(　)35. They should make a mark ______

A. thicker and color it red　 B. on the fish  C. in the lake　D. on every boat

B

A woodcutter(伐木工) was working in the forest one day when he found a box full of gold coins. Unfortunately, his wife was the kind of woman who could not keep a secret. Somehow, he knew, he had to prevent(阻止) her from talking about the gold.

He thought about this for a long time, then had an idea.

“I found something in the forest”, he told his wife, “come with me and I’ll show you.” His wife followed him into the forest and soon they came to a tree. “Look at that!” the woodcutter said to his wife, and pointed to the tree. “There’s a fish growing on that branch!” His wife was surprised, especially when he climbed up the tree and brought down the fish for her to see. They walked on and soon came to the river. “I’ll just pull in my net and see what I’ve caught”, the woodcutter said.

He pulled in his net and inside there were several hares(野兔). “How interesting!” he said “there are now hares in the river.” After that, they came to where the woodcutter had found the box of gold. “Look, wife”, he said “this is what I have found. A box of gold coins.”
　　The next day, his wife could not stop herself from telling her friends about all the wonderful things she had seen. Of course, nobody believed her!

(　)36. Where did the woodcutter find the box of gold?

A. When he was working　　　　　　　 

B. In his garden　　　　　　

C. In the forest where he was working　　　

D. On his farm fields, where he was farming

(　)37. The woodcutter’s wife couldn’t keep a secret, could she?

A. No, she couldn’t　　　　 B. Yes, she couldn’t　

C. No, she could  　　　　 D. Yes, she could.

(　)38. Where do you usually see hares?

A. In the street.　 B. In the forest.　 C. In the river.　　 D. In the sea.

(　)39. Why did his wife tell her friends what happened? Because ______

A. she was very surprised.

 B. she wondered why the hares were in the river and fish was in the tree

C. she could not stop herself　　　　 

D.  she was very happy

(　)40. Which statement is right?

A. The wife was very foolish.　　　　　 B. Fish often lives on a tree.

C. Hares often live in the river.　　　　  D. The woodcutter was very clever.

C

People in our part of the country like living in caves（窑洞，山洞）. It is a nicer and better living space than an ordinary (普通的,平常的)house. It’s warm in winter and cool in summer.

There are two kinds of caves, earth ones and stone ones. The earth caves are dug（挖）into the hill side. The first thing to do is to find a place with the right kind of soil. The soil should be of good quality(质量). Earth caves don’t last well. Usually they last only thirty years.

Stone caves are better and stronger. They are more expensive to build than both earth caves and ordinary houses. An ordinary houses won’t go more than thirty years without major repairs. A stone cave will last four or five hundred years. It doesn’t need major repairs. Sometimes you need just some paper, wood or paint for windows and walls.

People live in caves can enjoy the beauty of the nature all year round.

(　)41. The cave is _______

A. an ordinary house　　　 B. a beautiful house　

C. an office  　　　　　　D. a nicer and better living space

(　)42. The caves are _______

A. earth caves 　　　　　 B. stone caves　

C. ordinary house 　　　　D. earth caves or stone caves

(　)43. About the earth, which of the following is wrong?

A. The earth caves are dug into the hill side.

B. The earth caves can last four or five hundred years.

C. The soil of the earth caves should be good caves.

D The earth caves are cheaper than stone caves.

(　)44. About the stone caves, which of the following is wrong?

A. They are more expensive than earth caves and ordinary houses

B.  They can last four or five hundred years

C. They need major repairs

D. They need some paper, wood or paint for windows and walls.

(　)45. If you live in a cave, ______

A. you can enjoy the beauty nature all year round　

B. you feel very dirty

C. you feel very cold in winter, and hot in summer　

D. you will spend more money

五 选择正确的句子完成对话。（5分）

A: You shouldn’t join the Lions.

B:　　　 46　　　

A:  If you become a professional soccer player, you’ll never go to college.

B: But I really want to play soccer. I want a job I love, I want to be happy.

A:  47　　　　 But there are many interesting jobs you’d like.

B: But my dream is to play soccer!  48　　

A: Of course it’s exciting. And I know you want to make a lot of money,　 ___49______

B: I know.  _____50_______

 

六．句型转换。(10分)

51. He is going to visit her uncle next week. (对划线部分提问)

　 ________　________he going to visit her uncle?

52. The boys were playing when I got there. (改一般疑问句)

　 __________ the boys _________when I got there?

53. Will you take the train to work? (改同义句)

　 Will you go to work ________  __________?

54. He didn’t go to bed before ten o’clock. (改同义句)

　 He _________ go to bed __________ten o’clock.

55. “How old are you?” Jack asked her. (改为间接引语)

　 Jack asked her how old ________  __________.

七． 用所给词的适当形式填空。（10分）

56. He is one of the best _______ (sing) in Japan.

57. The old man makes a ________ (live)by selling fruits.

58. I’m against ________ (stay) here. We must go now.

59. How________ (luck) that boy felt!

60. She said she_______ (watch) TV at this time yesterday.

61. Japanese companies have already made robots__________ (walk).

62.The football player is _________________(popular)than you.

63.He invited her __________(dance)for me.

64.I think I______________(stay) at home tomorrow.

65.My sister would like__________(be)a movie star.

八. 根据汉语提示完成下列句子(15分)

66.我们本应该在车站见面的，但他没去。

We______　 ________　_______meet at the station, but he______ go there.

67.他说他和同学们相处得很好。

He said he _______　 ________　________　_________his classmates.

68.上周考试时他很紧张。

He_______ ________when he had the exam_______　_______.

69.我访问西安时就爱上了它。

I ______  _______　________　_________it when I visited Xi’an.

70. 你不应该和你的母亲争吵。

You_______　 ________　__________　_________your mother.

九. 完成下列对话，每空限填一词。5%

A：Who’s your 71　　　　　　　 friend?

B：My best friend is Xiao Li, but last week we had a big fight and now she isn’t talking to me.

A：How did it 72　　　　　  　?

B：It all started when she asked me 73　　　　　　 she could copy my homework.

A：Why did she want to do that?

B：She said she had forgotten to do 74　　　　　　  　.

A：What did you do then?

B：I told her that it was a　75　　　　　　  idea.

A：Did she think so?

B：No, she got really mad at me.

十．看图填词。根据图画所提供的语境，用适当的词填空，使短文意思完整，语法正确。（每空一词，每词1分，共10分）

Sunday is a 76　　　　　　 . Children always have a good 77　　　　   on Sunday. This picture shows how the children 78　　　　　　   their Sunday . Now

79　　　　　　　  children are 80　　　　　　　　  a 81　　　　　　   in the park. They are standing 82　　　　　　   a river. 83　　　　　　　  is a red bike 84　　　　　  the tree. On the ground there are some little 85　　　　　　  .

1-5:ABCAA

6-10:BACAA　 11-15:ABCBB　 16-20:DBCDA　　21-25:DABBC

26-30:CDAAC　　31-35:BBDDC　 36-40:CABCD　 41-45:DDBCA

46-50:EDCBA

51.When is 52Were　playing　53. by train　54. didn’t until　55. she was

56.singers 57. living　58. staying　59.lucky　60.was watching　61.walk

62.more popular　63.to dance　64.will stay　(am staying,am going to stay)

65.to be 66.were supposed to didn’t　67. got on well with　68. got(felt,became) nervous　 last week　69. fell in love with　70.should not argue with

71 best  72 start　73 if　74 hers 75 bad

76. holiday / vacation　77. time　78. spend　79. three / some　80. flying　

81. kite　82. by / near　83. There　84. under　85. flowers