最新八年级英语下学期期中试题

2018-2019学年下学期期中八年级英语（考试时间：90分钟试卷满分：90分）本试卷分卷I和卷II两部分，卷I为选择题，卷II为非选择题。

卷I (选择题，共50分)注意事项：1. 答卷I前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、科目填涂在答题卡上。

考试结束，监考人员将试卷和答题卡一并收回。

2. 答卷I时，每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，答在试卷上无效。

笔试部分I. 单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. —Could I come to have a talk with you this afternoon or tomorrow morning?—__________ is OK. I’m free th ese days.A. BothB. NeitherC. EitherD. None2. —Linda, how is your classmate, Lisa?—She never says a bad word __________ her friends. She’s a kind girl.A. forB. inC. withD. about3. I think it is __________ for a man to pull the plane with his teeth.A. importantB. necessaryC. easyD. impossible4. This story __________ the facts. It’s true.A. pick upB. agrees withC. checks inD. arrange for5. Everyone __________ be polite to their parents.A. couldB. mayC. shouldD. can6. Mr. Smith _________ our school next year.A. will visitB. visitsC. was visitingD. visited7. Of the two shirts, I’d like to choose __________ one.A. the less expensiveB. the most expensiveC. less expensiveD. most expensive8. The class meeting __________ from 3:00 to 4:00 yesterday.A. beganB. startsC. lastedD. started9. Some students were talking loudly __________ the head teacher came into the classroom.A. whileB. as soon asC. whenD. as long as10. I believe that these mountains __________ with trees in a few years’ time.A. are coveredB. will be coveredC. are coveringD. will coverII. 完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

It was 5: 30 in the afternoon. 11 people were going home by bus. Others were driving home 12 their own cars, Suddenly, a car driven by a woman hit the one in front. Both drivers stopped their cars 13 and got out to see what happened. The woman didn't think that it was her carelessness causing the 14 . But the other driver didn’t agree. So they called the police. 15 they were waiting, the woman made several calls to her friend. She was on her 16 to her friends party, because she was going to be late, she wanted to solve the problem 17 . Soon, the police came. After some checking. they said that the woman 18 take full responsibility(责任) for the accident. Although she was quite 19 the woman accepted the result and agreed to pay for the repair charge. Road safety has become more and more important for everyone. When we are 20 on the road. always remember: obey the traffic rules, be careful and stay safe.11. A. The B. Some C. All D. Those12. A. by B. in C. on D. of13. A. immediately B. loudly C. especially D. probably14. A. pity B. accident C. attention D. experience15. A. If B. Before C. Then D. While16. A. way B. road C. trip D. place17. A. quietly B. quickly C. lately D. carefully18. A. should B. could C. would D. might19. A. shy B. glad C. upset D. interested20. A. playing B. staying C. parking D. travellingIII. 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）阅读A、B、C三篇材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

AIt was yard sale time again, and everyone in the Jones family was getting ready.Billy, the youngest, was clearing out his old toys. He put several old robots and games in his yard sale box. He also found some clothes that didn’t fit.Suzy, the middle child, decided to part with some stuffed animals (毛绒玩具) from her collection. She also found some old books.Regina, the eldest, had music CDs and some clothes to sell. She had the most clothes of the children to sell.Dad had many things he could part with: some tool s, some records he didn’t listen to, some computer parts and a few old jackets and suits.Mum had a few things to sell. She chose some handbags, some shoes and some clothes. She also found some old dishes.Together, the five of them set up their tables and the sale began at 7:30 a.m. People came early and the buying and selling was fierce. They hardly had time to take a rest. Many people brought young children, so Billy did well. He sold out his toys quickly. Girls liked Suzy’s stuffed animals, and a few teenagers bought most of Regina’s music CDs. Mum and Dad had the most things, so they took longer to sell them, but they also made more money.In the end, Billy made $22, Suzy made $18 and Regina made $43. Mum and Dad made a bit more. Dad made $143 and Mum made $97. It was quite a good day.21. Who didn’t bring clothes to the yard sale?A. Billy.B. Suzy.C. Regina.D. Dad.22. Mum didn’t bring ________ to the yard sale.A. shoesB. dishesC. handbagsD. music CDs23. What does the underlined word “fierce” mean in Chinese?A. 仓促的B. 悠闲的C. 激烈的D. 惨淡的24. Mum and Dad took longer to sell their things because they ________.A. were bad at sellingB. had the most thingsC. had to prepare food and drinksD. had to take care of their children25. How much did the three children make at the yard sale?A. $83.B. $180.C. $240.D. $323.BSkin-diving（潜泳）is a new sport today.This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to the moon！When you are under water，it is easy for you to climb big rocks, because you are no longer heavy.Here，under water，everything is blue and green. During the day，there is enough light. When fish swim nearby，you can catch them with your hands.When you have tanks（罐子）of air on your back，you can stay in deep water for a long time. But you must be careful.To catch the fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. On the other hand，you can clean the ships without taking them out of the water. You can get many things from the deep sea.Now you can see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting.26. Skin-diving can take you to _______.A. mountainsB. the moonC. the sunD. the deep sea27. You can climb big rocks under water because _______.A. you are strongerB. the fish can help youC. there is a lot of lightD. you are not as heavy as on the land28. A skin-diver _______ under water in the day.A. can see nothingB. can see only fishesC. can see everything clearlyD. can't see anything clearly29. With a tank of air on your back，you can _______ .A. have more funB. catch fish very easilyC. catch fish with handsD. stay under water for a long time30. Which is the best title of the passage?A. Skin-diving is usefulB. Skin-diving is interestingC. A new sport: skin-divingD. Skin-diving is like visiting the moonCIn China, more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. Most students sleep less than nine hours every night, because they have much homework to do. Some homework is given by their teachers, and some by their parents. Also, some student s don’t know how to save time. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus, by bike or on foot. It can be a long way from home to school.Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that children can enjoy more than nine hoursof sleep every night for their health. For children, they should make best use of their time. When they have enough time for sleeping, they will find it much better for both their study and health.31. What makes most students sleep less than nine hours every night?A. Watching TV.B. Playing computer games.C. Doing their homework.D. Doing housework.32. Who else give children some homework to do except their teachers?A. Their parents.B. Other students.C. The children themselves.D. Nobody else.33. How do the students go to school on weekdays?A. By bus.B. By bike.C. On foot.D. A, B and C34. How many hours of sleep is good for students’ health?A. Less than 9 hours.B. Over 9 hours.C. Only 9 hours.D. 8 hours.35. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Some students are so careless that they spend lots of time on their homework.B. All the students stay up late for their homework.C. Children should be given less homework.D. Schools and parents should take care of children.卷II (非选择题，共40分)IV. 任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）阅读短文，并按要求完成36~40题。