八年级期中考试题

八年级英语期中考试卷一.单项选择（每小题1分，共25分）1. What’s __________ ? --I have a sore back.A . the wrong B. the matterC. matterD. trouble2.I don’t know if he ____________ .--- He will come if it _____________.A. comes; won’t rainB. will come; doesn’t rainC. com es; doesn’t rainD. will come; won’t rain3.Could you please ______ such a thing again?A not to doB don't doC not doingD not do4.When she _____ the newspaper, the baby _____ asleepA. read; fellB. was reading; was fallingC. read; was fallingD. was reading; fell5._____Daming’s help , the problems are solved successfully .A .As forB Thanks forC Thanks toD Without6.My mother ____ when I got home. So I began to help her.A is cookingB cooksC cookedD was cooking7.I enjoy _____ to American country music . what about you?A.listenB. to listenC.listeningD.listens8.Where was Davy ____ Linda was looking for him?A.thatB. whileC. whenD. where9 .He opened his book ________ his class teacher came in.A..as soon asB. unlessC. whenD. while10.Could you please take out the rubbish? ?A .Yes , sure. B. No, sure C. yes, I am D. no, I sure11.Why don’t you forget about it ? _______ she’s wrong , it’s not a big deal.A. AlthoughB.As soon asC. whileD. when12.What should I _____?A. didB. doesC. doD.doing 13.Sally asked________________________.A. how can she get to the zoo.B. how she could get to the zoo.C. where was the zoo.D. where the zoo is14.I help my mom ____ dinner.A. didB.doC. makeD.makes15.To_____surprise,they all agreed to help theman lying on the side of the road.A. hisB. himC.heD. himself16．What’s the matteryour younger sister?— She has a cough.A.forB. atC. withD. on17.She had a , so she went to see the dentist.A. headacheB. stomachacheC.toothacheD. fever18.I have too much housework to do at home.—ask your husband for help?A. You canB.Why don’tC. Why notD.How about19. The girlice cream in the sofa while the boy paper at the table.A.was eating;was cuttingB.was eating;cutC.ate;was cuttingD.eat;cut20.Don't give up. I think your dream will_________ .A. come onB. come overC. come outD. come true21. This morning she had ——milk and ——apples.A. too much；too muchB. too many；too manyC. too much；too manyD. too many；too much22. Tom looks sad. Let’s cheer him—— .A. upB. inC. outD. at23.She ---short, but now she is tall.A. used to beB. is used to beC. is used to beingD. used to being24.You should __________ your room every day..A. cleanB. to cleanC. cleaningD. cleaned.25.It is very important______ English well.A. to learnB. learningC. learnsD. learned二.完形填空（每小题2分，共20分）Mr Smith had a nice, brown coat. He __26__ it very much, __27__ his wife didn’t like it, because it was _ 28__ . She often said, “Give it to a __29__ man.” But Mr Smith always said, “No, I like it.” One day a cigarette(香烟) fell on it and made a hole（孔）in it, __30__ Mrs Smith said, “Please don’t __31__ it again.” Mr Smith took it to a small tailor’s and said t o the tailor（裁缝）, “Please make another coat __32__ this one.” The tailor made the coat very __33__ . Then he hit a cigarette and made a __34__ in the __35 _ place.( )26. A. wore B. had C. put D. loved( )27. A. but B. so C. and D. for( )28. A. new B. big C. small D. old( )29. A. rich B. kind C. poor D. friend()30. A. so B. and C. but D. or( )31. A. had B. wear C. wore D. take( )32. A. about B. with C. like D. of( )33. A. happily B. hard C. sad D. carefully( )34. A. picture B. hole C. map D. flower( )35. A. same B. different C. great D. important三．阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）AA good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day. You may not pass an exam if you only work hard before the exam. If you are getting ready for an English exam, do not only learn grammar（语法） rules. Try to read stories in English and speak English whenever you can. Before you start the exam, read the questions carefully. Try to understand the exact (确切的) meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you finish the exam, read answers once more, correct the mistakes if there are any and make sure that you don’t miss anything out.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

( )36.How can you do well in an exam?A. Work hard every day.B. Read stories in English.C. Be careful in doing the questions.D. Read your answers once more before you hand in your paper.( )37.Only learning rules of grammar ___to pass an English exam.A. is enoughB. is not enoughC. is goodD. is not good( )38. It is not a good way ____.A. to read English storiesB. to learn rules of grammarC. to speak English as much as possibleD. to work hard only a few days before the exam( )39. The word “whenever” means ____.A. every timeB. what timeC. at any timeD. forever( )40. Before you start the exam, what should you do?A. Read your answers loudly.B. Correct the mistakes carefully.C. Write the meaning of each question.D. Read the questions carefully.BThere was a bookseller (书商). He did not like to pay for anything, One day a big box of books fell on his foot.“Go to the doctor,” said his wife, “and show that foot to him.”“No,” he said, “I’ll wait until the doctor comes to our shop next time. Then I’ll ask him about my foot. If I go to see him, I shall have to pay.”The next day the doctor came to the shop to buy some books. The bookseller told the doctor about his bad foot. The doctor looked at it and promised (答应) to help.He took out a piece of paper and wrote something on it. “Buy this medicine and put it on the foot before you go to bed every nigh t,” he said.“Thank you,” said the bookseller, “And now, sir, here are your books.”“How much?” asked the doctor.“Two pounds.” “Oh, good,” said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you anything today.”“Why?” asked the bookseller.“I look over y our foot. I want two pounds for that. If people come to my houses, I ask them to pay only one pound for a small thing like that. But when I go to their houses, I usually charge (收费) two pounds. And I came here today, didn’t I? Bye-bye!”41.The bookseller d idn’t want to see the doctor because ________.A. his foot wasn’t hurt.B. He couldn’t go any fartherC. He didn’t have any money to pay the doctorD. He didn’t want to pay the doctor42.The next day the doctor came to the shop _______.A. to buy some booksB. to buy medicineC. to borrow some moneyD. to see the bookseller43.The seller asked the doctor to pay _______.A. nothingB. two poundsC. only one poundD. two pound44.The doctor paid the bookseller ________.A. many moneyB. much moneyC. nothingD. two pounds for books45.Which of the following is right?A. The seller didn’t like to pay anything.B. The seller’s wife didn’t want him to go to the doctor.C. The seller was cleverer than the doctor.D. The doctor didn’t go to the shop t o buy any things.COne rainy day a woman with a dog got on the bus. It was a big dog and its feet were very dirty. The woman sat down and the dog stood near her. When the conductor came up to her, she said, “Oh, conductor, I pay for my dog, can he have a seat like the other passengers? ” The conductor looked at the dog and its dirty feet and then he said, “Of course, madam. He can have a seat like all the other passengers, but like all the other passengers, he must not put his feet on it.”阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）。