冀教版英语八年级下册期中测试题

期中测试题

满分100分

一、单项选择（共15分，每小题1分）

(   ) 1. 　　　　 Mother’s Day, we can give our mother some gifts. 

A. In             B. On             C. At         D. For

(   ) 2. —________will it take me to get to the post office?

—It is fifteen minutes on foot.

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

(   ) 3. He’s given a report in class, 　　    ? 

A. hasn’t he       B. isn’t he        C. doesn’t he   D. wasn’t he

(   ) 4. I knew nothing about it _______ my brother told me. 

A. if           B. since          C. until       D. because

(   ) 5.Please don’t forget _______ the room while I am away in Beijing. 

A. clean           B. to clean        C. cleaned    D. cleaning

(   ) 6. They have searched the ­­­­­_______ for 4 hours for the information. 

A.TV           B. radio          C. Internet    D. screen

(   ) 7. 　　　　 is the population of China? 

A. What           B. How many      C. How much　 D. Where

(   ) 8. I live in a city         Shijiazhuang. 

A. name           B. naming        C. named     D. call

(   ) 9. There are about         different plants in the world that people can eat. 

A. eighty thousands            B. eighty thousand of

C. eighty thousand            D. eighty thousands of

(   ) 10. The sun will set          about fifteen minutes. 

A. in            B. after             C. later         D. on

(   ) 11. Windows          glass. 

A. are made of                B. are made from

C. are made in                D. are made into

(   ) 12. My mother’s garden ­­­­_________ plants. 

A. is full with                B. is fill of

C. is filled of                D. is full of

(   ) 13. There 　　　　 some shows this afternoon. 

A. will have                    B. will be

C .are going to have             D. is going to have

(   ) 14. —Thank you for helping me.

—　　　　. 

A. No thanks                 B .Not at all

C. You are welcome              D. That’s right

(   ) 15. Zoos are working together 　　　　 animals from 　　　　 extinct. 

A. to stop, go                  B. to stop, going

C. stopping, go                  D. stopping, going

二、 完形填空 （共10分，每小题1分）

An artist went to the 　16　 for a holiday and stayed 　17　 a farmer. Every day he went out with his brushes and 　18　 from morning till night, and then when it got dark, he went to bed. 

At the 　19　 of his holiday he wanted to 　20　 the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money—give me one of your 　21　 .What is money? In a week it will be gone, but your picture will still be here.” The artist was very happy and thanked the farmer 　22　 that. The farmer smiled and answered, “It is not that. I have a son in London. He wants to be a(n)　23　 .When he 　24　 here next week, I’ll show him your picture, and then I think, he will not want to be an artist any 　25　 .” 

(   ) 16. A. city           B. town      C. country      D. field

(   ) 17. A. with           B. for      C. to          D. and

(   ) 18. A. played       B. painted     C. sang       D. enjoyed

(   ) 19. A. beginning    B. middle     C. end       D. ending

(   ) 20. A. say goodbye to              B. smile to

    C. give                         D. pay for

(   ) 21. A. money       B. pictures    C. picture     D. paper

(   ) 22. A. for          B. with        C. from        D. of

(   ) 23. A. soldier      B. singer        C. artist         D. scientist

(   ) 24. A. will come     B. come          C. coming      D. comes

(   ) 25. A. way          B. much          C. more        D. most

三、 阅读理解 （共30分，每小题2分）

A

My friend is a taxi driver. He has been a taxi driver for ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. He can meet a lot of people. He always works at night because there is too much traffic during the day. He usually goes home between 1 and 3 o’clock in the morning. There are some very strange things, which happen at night. One day my friend was taking a woman home from a party at 3 in the morning. She had her little dog with her. When they got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So my friend waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window.

My friend waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell, he decided to find out what was going on. He tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. At that moment some policemen came. They thought my friend was a thief. Luckily the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about my friend and the dog.

(   ) 26.Why does the driver always work at night?

A. Because it is easier to drive.

B. Because it is easier to climb in through the window.

C. Because it is easier to make money.

D. Because it is easier to meet a lot of people.

(   ) 27.Why did the woman climb in through the window?

A. Because she wanted to have a rest.

B. Because her husband didn’t open the door for her.

C. Because she didn’t want to pay the money.

D. Because she couldn’t find her key.

(   ) 28.When did the story happen?

A. Early in the morning.            B. Late at night.

C. At lunchtime.                   D. At suppertime.

(   ) 29.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The driver worked until between 1 and 3 o’clock in the morning.

B. The policemen made a mistake.

C. The woman had no money to pay.

D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.

(   ) 30.What did the driver climb in through the window for?

A. Getting money from the woman.

B. Phoning the police.

C. Returning the dog to the woman.

D. Seeing what happened in the house.

B

　　People’s likes and dislikes are different, so they have different ambitions(志向).Now let’s look at the following characters’ likes, dislikes and ambitions.

Larry: I’m really good at selling things. I also love helping people. But I’m not so good at solving(解决) problems. I think I’d like to be a salesman or a detective(侦探).

Anita: I really like doing things with my hands. I also enjoy working with wood. I don’t enjoy working in the same place every day, and I don’t like being in noisy places. I think I’d like to be a factory worker or a carpenter(木匠).

Jill: I’m good at explaining things and really like children. I can’t stand working long hours. I think I’d like to be a nurse or a teacher. 

Maria: I’m really interested in meeting people, and I enjoy wearing different clothes every day. I’m not so good at organizing(安排) my time and computers. I am going to be a model or an accountant(会计).

Jim: I enjoy helping people, but I can’t stand working nights and weekends. I want to be a doctor or a social worker.

(   ) 31.What does Jim want to be?

A. A worker or a teacher.         B. A model or an accountant.

C. A salesman or a detective.      D. A doctor or a social worker.

(   ) 32.Who doesn’t enjoy working in the same place?

A. Larry.         B. Anita.       C. Jill.       D. Maria.

(   ) 33.Who wants to be a teacher or a nurse?

A. Anita.          B. Jill.       C. Maria.       D. Jim.

(   ) 34.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Jim likes working nights and weekends.

B. Jill doesn’t like being in noisy places.

C. Maria enjoys wearing different clothes every day.

D. Anita really likes doing things with her parents.

(   ) 35.What does the phrase(短语) “can’t stand” mean in Chinese?

A.不能忍受       B.不能站立      C.不能坚持   D.不能适应

C

Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more and more of the earth is becoming deserts all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the deserts. Scientists think that people make deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth.

Some places on the earth don’t get very much rain. But they still don’t become deserts. This is because some green plants are growing there. Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places. Plants don’t let the hot sun make the earth even drier. Plants don’t let the wind blow the dirt away. When a little bit of rain falls. The plants hold the water. Without plants, the land can become a desert much more easily.

(   ) 36. What are the scientists trying to do?

A. Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again.

B. Scientists are trying to grow food on the moon.

C. Scientists are trying to change the oil into water.

D. Scientists are trying to make the deserts into sea.

(   ) 37. Why are small green plants important to dry places?

A. Because they don’t let the sun make the earth even drier.

B. Because they don’t let the wind blow the dirt away.

C. Because they hold the water.

D. A, B and C.

(   ) 38. Why is some land becoming deserts little by little now?

A. Because plants are not growing there.

B. Because there is not enough rain.

C. Because people haven’t done what scientists wish them to do.

D. Because scientists know little about the deserts.

(   ) 39. Which is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. Scientists know how to change the deserts into good land.

B. Land is becoming deserts faster than scientists can change it back into land.

C. If scientists can bring water to the deserts, people can live and grow food there.

D. More and more places are becoming deserts all the time.

(   ) 40. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Plants can keep dry land from becoming deserts.

B. It is good to get rid of(去除)the grass in the deserts.

C. All places without much rain will become deserts.

D. It is better to grow crops on dry land than to grow grass.

四、任务型阅读（共10分，每小题2分）

　　The kiwi lives only in New Zealand. It is a very strange bird because it cannot fly. The bird is as big as a chicken. It has no wings(翅膀)or tail. It does not have any feathers(羽毛)like other birds. It has hair on its body. Each foot has four toes. Its mouth is very long. A kiwi likes a lot of trees around it. It sleeps during the day because the sunlight hurts its eyes. It can smell things with its nose. It is the only bird in the world that can smell things. The kiwi’s eggs are very big. But there are only a few kiwis in New Zealand now. The government(政府)says that people cannot kill kiwis. New Zealanders want their kiwis to live. There is a picture of a kiwi in New Zealand money. People from New Zealand are sometimes called kiwis. 

41题判断正(T)误(F);42题将文中画线句子译成汉语;43~45题简略回答问题。

41.The kiwi doesn’t live in New Zealand. (　　)

42. _________________________________________________________________

43.How many toes does a kiwi have?

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44.When does a kiwi sleep?

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45.Are there many kiwis in New Zealand?

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五、用方框中所给词的适当形式补全短文(共10分，每小题1分)

spend,  sit,  play,  study,  win,  instead,  country,  past,  million,  than

“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs. White. There was no answer. Mrs. White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was 　46　 in front of a bright computer screen on which a motorbike was running fast. 

 “Oh, Tom. You’re still playing on that computer game. You must stop now. It’s half 　47　 eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow,” said Mrs. White. 

“But I’ve nearly 　48　 the game,” Tom said to Mrs. White. She could see the excitement on his face. She sat down beside him. 

“You’re always 　49　 on the computer. You spend more time on this machine 　50　 on your homework.” 

Today more and more families have computers. Parents hope computers can help their children improve their 　51　 at school. But many of their children use computers to play games and watch videos 　52　 of studying. We often see that computer net bars are crowded with people, especially young boys. They 　53　 a lot of money competing(竞争) with the computerized(用计算机控制的) machines. The more they lose, the more they want to win. The result is that they don’t want to work or study. 

In some 　54　,even scientists hate computers. They say computers cause 　55　 of people to lose their jobs or cause them a lot of trouble. Computer game addiction(瘾) is a serious problem in social(社会的) life. Something has to be done to solve the problem. 

六、连词成句（共10分，每小题2分）

56.interested,swimming,are,in,you(?)

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57.last,him,showed,I,to,picture,a,night(.)

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58.Li Ming, three, said, he, e-mails, had, written(.)

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59.city,beautiful,is,for,its,lake,the,famous(.)

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60.would,to,help,me,you,like(?)

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七、书面表达(共20分)

　　Cherry是Lily的一个朋友,她最近很苦恼,因为她太痴迷于电脑游戏,学习成绩下降了,父母对她也有意见。她写信给Lily,让Lily帮她解决这个问题。请你以Lily的名义给她提供一些建议。

要求:1.短文必须包括所有提示内容,可适当发挥;

   2.词数60~80;

   3.短文中不得出现真实的人名、地名和校名。

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期中测试题参考答案

一、1-5. BBACB       6-10. CACCA    11-15. ADBCB

二、16-20. CABCD     21-25. BACDC

三、26-30. ADACD     31-35. DBBCA   36-40. ADADA

四、41. F　42.它不像其他鸟类有羽毛。　43. Eight.　

    44. During the day.　45. No, there aren’t.

五、46.sitting　   47.past　     48.won　    49.playing　     50.than　

    51.study　    52. instead　  53.spend　   54.countries　   55.millions

六、56. Are you interested in swimming?　

    57. I showed a picture to him last night.　

    58. Li Ming said he had written three e-mails.　

    59.The city is famous for its beautiful lake.　

    60. Would you like to help me?

七、

    I am happy to hear from you. I know many young people like playing computer games. As a result, they have little time to study. I don’t think you are right. You have made your parents angry. As a student, studying is the most important thing for us. It is bad for you to play computer games for a long time. It is also bad for your eyes, too. Maybe you should have a good talk with your parents and tell them your mistakes. You should spend more time doing something useful for your study. If you work hard, they will be pleased with you.

Yours,

Lily