外研版英语八上 期中检测卷（二）（含答案）

期中检测卷（二）

一、.单项选择。（每小题1分，共计20分）

(    ) 1. --- Who teaches ________ music?

--- Nobody. I teach ________.

A. your, mine    B. your, myself   C. you, myself   D. you, mine

(    ) 2. --- Is there __________ in today’s newspaper?

--- No. there isn’t.

A. anything special    B. special anything    C. something special    D. special something

(    ) 3. I never feel ________ when I stay with him because he is such a ________ man.

A. boring, bored    B. boring, funny    C. bored, funny    D. bored, boring

(    ) 4. They’re having a meeting in the room, so the room is ________ people.

A. different from    B. interested in    C. full of    D. good with

(    ) 5. --- Can you speak French, Mr. Brown?

--- Yes. But only ________ French words.

A. few    B. little    C. a few    D. a little

(    ) 6. --- ________ do you go to the movie?

--- Once a month.

A. How long    B. How much    C. How far    D. How often

(    ) 7. Yeah, my father is not healthy at all because he ________ exercises.

A. sometimes    B. usually    C. hardly ever    D. always

(    ) 8. Debbie is growing fast. She is even ________ than her mother.

A. tall    B. taller    C. tallest    D. the tallest

(    ) 9. The baby is sleeping. Please speak ________.

A. loudly    B. seriously    D. clearly    D. quietly

(    ) 10. I get more ________ in the tests than I did last time.

A. grades    B. orders    C. results    D. facts

(    )11 . Wang Lin is trying ________ English because she plans ________ to England.

A. learn, to go    B. to learn, going    C. learning, to go    D. to learn, to go

(    ) 12. --- Which of the two T-shirts will you take?

         --- I will take ________. One is for my brother and the other is for myself.

A. either    B. both     C. all    D. neither

(    ) 13. --- ________ are you going to study?

         --- I’m going to study art and history.

A. Where    B. What    C. How    D. When

(    ) 14. There ________ a wonderful concert in Beijing Theater tomorrow.

A. is going to have    B. will have    C. will be    D. is going to be

(    ) 15. Let me ________ your phone number and I’ll call you when I’m free.

A. cut down    B. turn down    C. look down    D. write down

(    ) 16. --- I’m hungry. I didn’t have breakfast.

         --- I can ________ my cakes with you.

A. expect    B. share    C. show    D. choose

(    ) 17. Of the three cinemas, you can buy movie tickets ________ at Town Cinema.

A. more quickly    B. the most quickly    C. quicker    D. quickly

(    ) 18. This coat doesn’t look ________ that one.

A. the same    B. the same with    C. same as    D. the same as

(    ) 19. ________ it was late, the students were still studying in the classroom.

A. Although    B. But    C. As long as    D. Because

(    ) 20. --- I watched an interesting movie yesterday.

         --- ________.

A. No problem.    B. You’re welcome.    C. Sounds great.    D. Here you are.

二、. 完形填空。（每小题1分，共计10分）

   Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. __21___is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Certainly，sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always  want people___22___. But we would feel lonely if we___23__had a friend.

No two people are ____24___. Friends ____25___ don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and become friends again.

Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very___26___. We miss them very much，but we can__27___them and write to them. It could be that we would even see them again. And we can ___28___new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when get to know them.

   There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. why? It could be that they are ____29___. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares about you. If so, you take ___30__ care of yourself.

（    ）21 A. It       B. He     C. There     D. Someone

（    ）22 A. alone    B. away   C. all over    D. around

（    ）23 A. ever     B. never   C. just     D. really

（    ）24 A. friendly      B. kind     C. just the same     D. quite different

（    ）25 A. always     B. sometimes   C. often      D. usually

（    ）26 A. angry      B. worried      C. happy    D. lonely

（    ）27 A. call        B. ask        C. tell       D. talk with

（    ）28 A. look for      B. find     C. make     D. know

（    ）29 A. happier       B. stronger     C. kinder       D. richer

（    ）30 A. less         B. better        C. little        D. no

三、. 阅读理解。（每小题2分，共计30分）

A

 The Simpsons are the most popular family in the world. Every week, many people all over the world stay at home to watch them on TV.

This is a cartoon family of five people: all of them have bad-looking yellow faces and big white eyes. The parents are Marge and Homer. Marge has blue hair. She loves her hair very much. She is always very kind to her family. Homer works in a factory and spends all his free time watching TV and eating donuts (炸面圈). He always eats with his mouth open and he is too fat.   

Bart is the oldest child. He always gets bad marks. He doesn’t like to do his homework and often makes his parents angry. He likes playing tricks (恶作剧) on his sister, Lisa. Lisa is a little younger than Bart and is always top of the class at school. She’s the smartest person in the family. Maggie is the youngest child. She can’t talk or walk but she’s always in a good mood (心情). She can only say one word: “Daddy”.

The Simpsons started in 1989 and it’s still very popular now. People of all ages like it because the Simpsons are like a real family. They aren’t perfect (完美的) or beautiful like a lot of families on TV.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

(    )31. What do the Simpsons look like?

A. They have good-looking noses.

B. They have round blue faces.

C. They have short yellow hair.

D. They have big white eyes.

(    )32. What does Homer like doing in his free time?

A. Watching TV.  

B. Doing exercise. 

C. Cooking donuts.

D. Reading newspapers.

(    )33. From the passage, we know that Bart _______.

A. is quite a smart boy、

B. is the youngest in his family

C. doesn’t work hard at his study    

D. likes to play tricks on his sister Maggie

(    )34. The Simpsons has a history of _______ years.

A. 10            B. 16          C. 20          D. 27

(    )35. What might the writer think of The Simpsons?

A. Boring.  B. Successful.  C. Terrible.  D. Perfect.、

                                B

Are you looking for a part-time job? Here’s some job information for you.               

(     ) 36. If you want to be a shop assistant，you can_________.

   A. call the shop                B. visit the shop

   C. send a fax to the shop         D. send an e-mail to the shop

(     ) 37. What should you be good at if you want to work in the Place Museum？

    A. Acting.     B. Computer science.     C. History.       D. Communicating.

(     ) 38. Maria retired last year and can work at night. Which is the best part-time job for her？

  A. An actor.     B. A shop assistant.     C. An English guide.     D. A programmer.

(     ) 39. Which of the following is TRUE？

  A. A man aged 30 can take the part-time job as an actor.

  B. Working as a programmer doesn’t need any experience.

  C. The guides wanted should be good at both English and history.

  D. National Shop needs part-time workers to work all day.

(     ) 40. This passage is most probably_________.

  A. an advertisement      B. a job report      C. a shopping list        D. a menu              

C 

In order to make students become more interested in English studies，21 elementary schools in southeastern Korea have started to use robot teachers.

The robot teacher is called Engkey. She was developed by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology. She is about one meter high and is white，egg-shaped. She takes a display panel（显示器）as her face. She can move around the classroom while she speaks to students. She can also read books to students and dance to music by moving her head and  arms.

Now，21 robot teachers have been used to teach English. They are controlled by English teachers in the Philippines. There is a camera in each of the robot teachers. With the help of the cameras，English teachers in the Philippines can see and hear the students. At the same time，the facial expressions of these English teachers. This is very interesting.

Besides helping students to become more interested in English，the robot teachers can also help children in poor areas without English teachers.

Robot teachers have many good points. For example，they needn’t have a rest because they don’t get ill.

(     ) 41. Why have schools in southeastern Korea stared to use robot teachers？

A. Because Korea is rich.

B. Because Korea wants to make students become more interested in English studies.

C. Because robot teachers are more beautiful than the real teachers.

D. Because Korea Institute of Science and Technology wants students to use them.

(     ) 42. Which of the following is TRUE？

A. The robot teacher is about one meter high and is white, egg-shaped.

B. The robot teacher is about one meter wide and is white, egg-shaped.

C. There are twenty robot teachers in Korea.

D. The robot teacher takes a display panel as her head.

(     ) 43. Who control the robots when students have English lessons？

 A. The teachers in Korea.

 B. T he teachers in the Philippines.

 C. Korea’s Institute of Science and Technology.

 D. Robot’s display panel.

(     ) 44. The robots can do the following EXCEPT_____.

A. moving around the classroom

B. reading books to the students

C. dancing to music

D. helping students do their homework

(     ) 45. What does the writer think of robot teachers？

A. They are helpful to students.

B. They are expensive.

C. They are beautiful.

D. They are not interesting.

四、情景交际（5分）

请从方框中选择正确的句子补全对话

A: Hi, Darren! It’s a nice day, isn’t it?

B: Yes, it is.46   

A: I plan to visit my grandparents during the summer holidays in the countryside.

B:Really?47  

A: Because of too much noise in the city. 48 . What’s more, there are many green plants in the countryside. I like plants.

B: I also like plants, but I like animals better.

A:Why do you think so?

B: 49      They are our friends.

A: I think I should also make an animal friend.

B: 50 

A: Thank you.

五、任务型阅读，请认真阅读短文，然后完成文后的句子。（10分，每小题2分）

One of Kate’s favorite places is the zoo in her town. It is not a big zoo and has only a few kinds of animals do not live in cages(笼子),but in special places that the zoo built for them. There  is even an ice machine in the polar bear’s home to make his living place really cold. Kate enjoys watching the monkeys very much. They live in a place with trees and a small lake. There are 15monkeys in the zoo. Four of them are babies. The mothers take the babies everywhere.

Kate also likes watching the birds. The zoo built a special forest for them. In it, they happily fly around the trees. Kate’s best friend Mary always comes here when visiting the zoo. She enjoys hearing the birds sing.

The zoo needs money because the animals are expensive to feed. Kate adopted（收养） a small monkey. Every month she spends the zoo 5 dollars to  pay for the monkey’s food. Kate wanted to adopt a tiger but she did not have enough money. Tigers eat a lot of meat. That is very expensive!

51.The zoo in Kate’s town is not              

52.The ice machine is in                

53.There is/are     baby monkey(s)in the zoo.

54.Mary enjoys hearing                       

55.Kate adopted a(n)                    

六、 词语运用。(10分,每小题1分)
A. 根据句意及汉语或首字母提示，填入恰当的单词。
56. Emma isn’t o             . She doesn’t like making friends with others.
57. I e        to meet him tonight. He may get here at 8:00am..

58. You didn’t come to the party. Can you tell me the 　    　    (原因)?
59. Mr. Brown gave me a beautiful card t　    　   （即使）I didn’t do very well in class.
60. Our new teacher is a serious man. We can h　    　   （几乎不） see him smile.
B.用所给词的适当形式填空 。
61. Did you decide____________ (visit) your grandparents? 
62. There’ll be two __________(magic) at the kids’ Christmas party.

63. He is the ____________________ (bad) student in his class.
64.. Lucy was so 　    　  (luck) that she missed the bus and lost her money.
65. It is good to relax by____________ (use) internet.

七、.书面表达。15分

   A．  请用完整句子回答以下五个问题（5分）

66.What’s your friend’s name?

67.How old is your friend?

68.What’ s his/her favorite subject?

69.Is your friend as tall as you?

70.What do you think of him/her?

B．你有一个朋友叫Lucy,请从外貌、性格、学习及业余爱好等方面，你和你的好朋友之间的相同和不同之处。请用英语加以描写，要用到形容词或副词的比较级形式，也可能用到最高级形式。其他参考句式 as...as..., the same as, we are both..., ...than...等，70--80个单词， 文中不能出现真实的人名。（10分）

期中检测卷（二）

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