八年级下册英语期中测试卷

1、初二年级英语试题考试时间：120分钟 满 分：150分 得分_一、选择题.(1x 30 =30) ( )1.There will be _ pollution in the future in the world. A.more B.many C.fewer D.few( )2.Kids wont go to school. They will study _ home _computers. A. in, in B. at, on C. at , by D. at; from( )3.People will live _ 200 years old in the future. A. / B

2、. be C. to be D. in( )4.What do you think Mike will be five years? A.after B.in C.for D.before( )5.-Will there be fewer trees? -_. A.Yes, there will. B.Yes, they will. C.No, there arent. D.No, they wont.( )6.Yang Liwei is a famous Chinese . _. A.scientist B.computer programmer C.astronaut D.engineer

3、( )7.I think you should some money your friends. A.borrow; for B.borrow; from C.lend; from D.borrow; to( )8.My friend has the same haircut I do. A.as B.like C.seem D.looks like( )9.You dont like the picture. I dont like it, _ . A. too B. also C. either D. still ( )10.Im going to time with my grandpa

4、rents this vacation. A.spend B.take C.cost D.pay( )11.I think it would start a habit if you copy my homework. A.good B.bad C.well D.wonderful( )12.I finished my _ exams last week. A.end of year B.end-of-year C.year-of-end D.year-end( )13.She said she _ a party for Marcia. A.is having B.was having C.

5、has D.will have( )14.They _ TV at ten oclock last night. A.was watching B.were watching C.watched D.watches( )15._ I was watching TV, the telephone rang. A.While B.When C.What D.Why( )16.You should _ a new pen for your sister. A.buy B.to buy C.buying D.bought( )17.If it _ tomorrow, well go to the pa

6、rk. A.dont rain B.wont rain C.rained D.doesnt rain ( )18.-My bag is -_ style. -Maybe you should buy a new one. A.out of B.out for C.out from D.out( )19.I was _ to see the police at my home yesterday. A.surprised B.surprising C.interesting D. Inerested( )20.You cant _ jeans to the party. If you do so

7、, the teacher wont let you _.A. put on ; in B. dress ; out C. have on D. wear; in ( )21.-In our English study reading is more important than speaking, I think. - I dont agree. Speaking is _ reading.A. as important as B. so important as C. the most important D. the same as( )22.The teacher said I cou

8、ld do better _ English .A. in B. at C. on D. for ( )23.There _ a basket ball match this afternoon. A. will be B. will have C. are going to be D. is going to have( )24.Thank you for _ me with my homework.A. help B. helped C. helping D. helps ( )25. I was never _ to receive a _ result from my science

9、teacher. A. surprised; disappointed B. surprised; disappointing C. surprising; disappointed D.surprising; disappointing ( )26. I dont know _ happened outside. A. how B. what C. when D.where( ) 27. Paul told us he wasnt mad _ Marcia anymore. A. in B. at C .on D.with( ) 28. - What did your son say in

10、the letter? - He told me that he _ the Great Wall the next day.A. will visit B. has visited C. is going to visit D. would visit( ) 29. There _ a basket ball match this afternoon.A. will be B. will have C. are going to be D. is going to have( ) 30. I went to Shanghai last year and fell in love _ it .

11、A.with B. in C. to D. for二. 完形填空(1.5x 20 =30)AMr Smith had a nice, brown coat. He _31_ it very much, _32_ his wife didnt like it, because it was _ 33_ . She often said, “Give it to a _34_ man.” But Mr Smith always said, “No, I like it.” One day a cigarette（香烟）fell on it and made a hole in it, _35_ M

12、rs Smith said, “Please dont _36_ it again.” Mr Smith took it to a small tailors and said to the tailor, “Please make another coat _37_ this one.” The tailor（裁缝）made the coat very _38_ . Then he hit a cigarette and made a _39_ in the _40_ place.( )31. A. wore B. had C. put D. loved( )32. A. but B. so

13、 C. and D. for( )33. A. new B. big C. small D. old( )34. A. rich B. kind C. poor D. friend( )35. A. so B. and C. but D. or( )36. A. had B. wear C. wore D. take( )37. A. about B. with C. like D. of( )38. A. happily B. hard C. sad D. carefully( )39. A. picture B. hole C. map D. flower( )40. A. same B.

14、 different C. great D. importantBEveryone likes gifts. Some little kids think they _41_get enough gifts, Some old people think they get too _42_ gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too small. A little child may_43_his mother a leaf from a tree. It is enough

15、 to make her very _44_Gift giving is different in different _45_ . In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened . Later, the _46_ gift may be given away to someone else. Many people have enough things and dont want too many gifts_47_.In Canada , a tree can help remember _48

16、_. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends _49_ give money to charity rather than(而不是) buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People dont need to _ 50_too much money. Instead, making a meal is enough.( )41. A. dont B. doesnt C. isnt D. arent ( )42.

17、 A. much B. many C. little D. a ( )43. A. gives B. giving C. give D. gave ( )44. A. happy B. unhappy C. angry D. sad ( )45. A. village B. city C. countries D. town( )46. A. different B. small C. big D. same ( )47. A. themselves B. ourselves C. myself D. herself( )48. A. a men B. a person C. a child

18、D. a girl ( )49. A. in B. to C. from D. at ( )50. A. took B. to spend C. paid D. spend 三. 阅读理解(2x 20 = 40) ALast Sunday I saw the worst storm. It came suddenly and went on for more than three hours.After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest. The air was hot, and all was quiet. The strong wind s

19、tarted blowing into my room suddenly. Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out of the open window. As I ran out to catch them, big drops of rain began to fall.When I came back into the house, it was raining harder and harder. I tried very hard to close the window. Then I h

20、eard a loud crashing(碰撞的) sound from the back of the house. I ran out of my room to find out what it was- a big tree had fallen down and broken the top of the back room.( )51. The storm happened _. A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C. while I was in the back room D. while I was in the garden( )5

21、2. Before the storm came, the weather was _. A. cold B. cool C. hot D. warm( )53. The storm went on for _. A. over three hours B. three hours C. less than three hours D. two hours( )54. The wind blew some of the paper _. A. all over the floor B. out of the door C. into the back room D. out of the op

22、en window( )55. The top of the back room was broken because of _. A. the hot air B. the crashing sound C. the rain D. the falling treeBThe best way of learning a language is using it .The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes youll get your words mixed up

23、( 混合)and people will not understand you .Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you cant understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor (幽默感),you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make(你所犯的错误). Dont be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes（错误）. It is b

24、etter for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you. because they dont understand what you are saying .The most important thing for learning English is : “Dont be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes. ”( )56.The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a

25、 language is _. A. writing B. using it C. listening D. learning grammar ( )57.What should you do in learning English?A. Be careful not to make any mistakes .B .Write as quickly as you can .C .Speak English as much as you can. D .Laugh more often .( )58.When people laugh at your mistakes, you should

26、_.A. not care(不在意) B. be happy C. feel worried D. be unhappy ( )59.When you make a mistake, you should _.A. keep quiet B. get angry C. be kind D. keep your sense of humor ( )60.The story tells us :”_”.A. Only foolish ( 愚蠢的 )people make mistakes B. Few people make mistakes C. People never make mistak

27、es D .There is no one who doesnt make mistakes C Channel 1（一频道） Channel 218:00 Around China17:45 Computers today 18:30 Childrens programme （节目）18:10 Foreign arts 19:00 News18:30 Mordern English 19:30 Weather report 19:00 Animal world 19:40 Around the world 19:25 In Asia 20:10 TV play :Sisters 20:20

28、Sports 21:00 English for today 21:00 Sports player: Yao Ming 21:15 Pop music 21:45 English news21:55 Talk show 22:05 On TV next week( ) 61. If you want to know something about Yao Ming, the best programme for you is _. A. Talk Show B. Sports C. Sports player D. TV play ( ) 62.Youll know something ab

29、out _ at 19:00 on Channel 2. A. animals B. news C. foreign D. Asia( ) 63. If you want to watch NBA, the best programme for you would be _. A. Sports B. Around the world C. foreign arts D. English news ( ) 64. If you like music very much, the best programme is _. A. at 21:45 on Channel 2 B. at 21:55

30、on Channel 1 C. at 21:00 on Channel 2 D. at 21:15 on Channel 1( ) 65. “Modern English” is a programme that _. A. teaches you English B. tells you something about English classroom C. let you know English news D. makes foreign friendsDEducation in the USA Most Americans start to school at the age of

31、five when they enter kindergarten. Children do not really study at this time. They only attend for half the day and learn what school school is like. Children attend elementary school for the next six years. They learn to read and write and work with numbers. They also study the world and its people

32、. After they leave elementary school, children go to junior high school for three years and senior high school for another three years. This is called secondary education. In some places, the children go to elementary school for eight years and high school for four. In all, elementary and secondary

33、education together take twelve years to complete excluding kindergarten.( ) 66. The elementary and secondary education together take the children _ to complete in the USA. A. thirteen years B. fourteen years C. twelve years D. eleven years( ) 67. Most American children enter kindergarton _ . A. at t

34、he age of five years old B. to study two years C. to learn science D. about two years old( ) 68. In elementary school they should stay there _ . A. for six years B. for three years C. for another three years D.to study hard( ) 69. Children should study how to _ . A. act B. become an astronaut C. rea

35、d and write D.read, write and work with numbers( ) 70. Some American children have their elementary school education for _ . A. five years B. four years C. eight years D. seven years四、根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择词语填空（每空1 分，共10分）thought was wasnt going told was wasnt told would wasntIt was an exciting week for th

36、e people on the soap opera “Young Lives”. first of all, Marcia told Ben she _(71) having a surprise party for Lana, and that Lana _(72) she was going to her house to study. Then Lana _(73) Ben she _(74) mad at Marcia, and that she _(75) going to her house on Friday. So Ben told Lana that Marcia was

37、_ (76)to have a party for her. Lana told Ben that she _(77) mad at Marcia anymore, and that she _(78)go to Marciahouse on Friday night. However, Marcia called everyone and _(79) them that she _(80) going to have the party.五、按要求变换句型（10分）81. I was watching TV when Mother came in.(用while替换)_ I was _ TV, Mother came in.82. Mr Wang told us, “ We will have a long holiday.”(改写为间接引语)Mr Wang told us _ _ have a long holiday.83. They will go to Beijing on vacation next week. They will have enough time.(合并为含if的复合句)They will go to Beijing on vacation next week _ the