八年级下册英语期中测试卷

2011－2012学年下学期期中考试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.(1’x 30 =30’)( )1.There will be _______ pollution in the future in the world.A.moreB.manyC.fewerD.few( )2.Kids won’t go to school. They will study _____ home ______computers.A. in, inB. at, onC. at , byD. at; from( )3.People will live ______ 200 years old in the future.A. /B. beC. to beD. in( )4.What do you think Mike will be ——five years?A.afterB.inC.forD.before( )5.---Will there be fewer trees? ---__________.A.Yes, there will.B.Yes, they will.C.No, there aren’t.D.No, they won’t.( )6.Yang Liwei is a famous Chinese . __________.A.scientistputer programmerC.astronautD.engineer ( )7.I think you should some money your friends.A.borrow; forB.borrow; fromC.lend; fromD.borrow; to( )8.My friend has the same haircut I do.A.asB.likeC.seemD.looks like( )9.You don’t like the picture. I don’t like it, ________ .A. tooB. alsoC. eitherD. still( )10.I’m going to time with my grandparents this vacation.A.spendB.takeC.costD.pay( )11.I think it would start a habit if you copy my homework.A.goodB.badC.wellD.wonderful( )12.I finished my __________ exams last week.A.end of yearB.end-of-yearC.year-of-endD.year-end( )13.She said she ________ a party for Marcia.A.is havingB.was havingC.hasD.will have( )14.They ________ TV at ten o’clock last night.A.was watchingB.were watchingC.watchedD.watches( )15.________ I was watching TV, the telephone rang.A.WhileB.WhenC.WhatD.Why( )16.You should ______ a new pen for your sister.A.buyB.to buyC.buyingD.bought( )17.If it ______ tomorrow, we’ll go to the park.A.don’t rainB.won’t rainC.rainedD.doesn’t rain( )18.---My bag is ----______ style. ---Maybe you should buy a new one.A.out ofB.out forC.out fromD.out( )19.I was ________ to see the police at my home yesterday.A.surprisedB.surprisingC.interestingD. Inerested( )20.You can’t _____ jeans to the party. If you do so, the teacher won’t let you ___.A. put on ; inB. dress ; outC. have onD. wear; in( )21.----In our English study reading is more important than speaking, I think.----- I don’t agree. Speaking is _____ reading.A. as important asB. so important asC. the most importantD. the same as( )22.The teacher said I could do better _____ English .A. inB. atC. onD. for( )23.There ________ a basket ball match this afternoon.A. will beB. will haveC. are going to beD. is going to have( )24.Thank you for ______ me with my homework.A. helpB. helpedC. helpingD. helps( )25.I was never _________ to receive a _________ result from my science teacher.A. surprised; disappointedB. surprised; disappointingC. surprising; disappointedD.surprising;disappointing( )26.I don’t know ______ happened outside.A. howB. whatC. whenD.where( ) 27. P aul told us he wasn’t mad ______ Marcia anymore.A. inB. at C .on D.with( ) 28. ---- What did your son say in the letter?----- He told me that he _____ the Great Wall the next day.A. will visitB. has visitedC. is going to visitD. would visit( ) 29. There ________ a basket ball match this afternoon.A. will beB. will haveC. are going to beD. is going to have( ) 30. I went to Shanghai last year and fell in love _____ it .A.withB. inC. toD. for二. 完形填空(1.5’x 20 =30’)AMr Smith had a nice, brown coat. He __31__ it very much, __32__ his wife didn’t 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__ Mrs Smith said, “Please don’t __36__ it again.” Mr Smith took it to a small tailor’s 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 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. 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 to make her very ___44___Gift giving is different in different ____45__ . In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are notopened . Later, the __46___ gift may be given away to someone else. Many people have enough things and don’t want too many gifts___47___.In Canada , a tree can help remember __48___. 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 don’t need to _ 50___too much money. Instead, making a meal is enough.( )41. A. don’t B. doesn’t C. isn’t D. aren’t( )42. 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 D. a girl( )49. A. in B. to C. from D. at( )50. A. took B. to spendC. paidD. spend三. 阅读理解(2’x 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 wasquiet. The strong wind started 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 heard 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 morningB. in the afternoonC. while I was in the back roomD. while I was in the garden( )52. Before the storm came, the weather was _______.A. coldB. coolC. hotD. warm( )53. The storm went on for _____.A. over three hoursB. three hoursC. less than three hoursD. two hours( )54. The wind blew some of the paper ______.A. all over the floorB. out of the doorC. into the back roomD. out of the open window( )55. The top of the back room was broken because of _______.A. the hot airB. the crashing soundC. the rainD. 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. Somet imes you’ll get your words mixed up ( 混合)and people will not understand you .Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor (幽默感),you can always have agood laugh at the mistakes you make(你所犯的错误). Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes（错误）. It is better for people to laugh atyour mistakes than to be angry with you. because they don’t understand what you are saying .The most important thing for learning English is : “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes. ”( )56.The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is ________.A. writingB. using itC. listeningD. 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 ___________.A. not care(不在意)B. be happyC. feel worriedD. be unhappy ( )59.When you make a mistake, you should _______.A. keep quietB. get angryC. be kindD. keep your sense of humor ( )60.The story tells us :”__________”.A. Only foolish ( 愚蠢的)people make mistakesB. Few people make mistakesC. People never make mistakesD .There is no one who doesn’t make mistakes( ) 61. If you want to know something about Yao Ming, the best programme for you is _____.A. Talk ShowB. SportsC. Sports playerD. TV play( ) 62.You’ll know something about _____ at 19:00 on Channel 2.A. animalsB. newsC. foreignD. Asia( ) 63. If you want to watch NBA, the best programme for you would be ______.A. SportsB. Around the worldC. foreign artsD. English news( ) 64. If you like music very much, the best programme is _______.A. at 21:45 on Channel 2B. at 21:55 on Channel 1C. at 21:00 on Channel 2D. at 21:15 on Channel 1( ) 65. “Modern English” is a programme that ______.A. teaches you EnglishB. tells you something about English classroomC. let you know English newsD. makes foreign friendsDEducation in the USA Most Americans start to school at the age of 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. After they leave elementary school, children go to junior high school for three years and seniorhigh 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 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 yearsB. fourteen yearsC. twelve yearsD. eleven years ( ) 67. Most American children enter kindergarton _________ .A. at the age of five years oldB. to study two yearsC. to learn scienceD. about two years old( ) 68. In elementary school they should stay there ________ .A. for six yearsB. for three yearsC. for another three yearsD.to study hard ( ) 69. Children should study how to __________ .A. actB. become an astronautC. read and writeD.read, write and work with numbers( ) 70. Some American children have their elementary school education for ________ .A. five yearsB. four yearsC. eight yearsD. 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）It was an exciting week for the 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 ____ (76)to have a party for her. Lana told Ben that she ____(77) mad at Marcia anymore, and that she _____(78)go to Marcia’house 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 ______ they ______ enough time.84. You should come here by bike.(改为否定句)You _______ _______ here by bike. 85. Ted saw an alien yesterday.(改写为一般疑问句)_______ Ted ______ an alien yesterday?86. The boy was riding a bike when the UFO landed?(对划线部分提问)_______ was the boy _______ when the UFO landed?87. John did his homework last night.(用at nine o’clock last night替换last night) John _______ ________ his homework at nine o’clock last night.88. Brazil will win the World Cup next time. (改写为一般疑问句)______ Brazil _______ the World Cup next time?89. I got to school late because the traffic was very busy. (对划线部分提问)_________ ______ you get to school late?90. “I am popular at school” he thought. (将直接引语改为间接引语)He thought _______ _______ popular at school at school.六、根据汉语，完成句子,每空一词。