英语人教版八年级下册英语期中测试题

2016-2017年八年级下英语期中测试题

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一：单项选择：（15分）

( )1.Tom is taller than ___________ student in his class.

A. any B.the other C.any other D.other any

( )2.He can’t get ________well with his mother because she always compares

him with others .

A. down B. on C. for D. in

( )3. if you have a _______, you should drink hot tea ________honey. A. headache ,with B. sore throat, with C. cold , and D. sore back ,and ( )4. My father used to ______up late, but now he is used to _____up early. A. stay, get B. stayed , getting C. stay ,getting D. staying ,get ( )5. The old man lives _____,but he never feels ________.

A. alone , alone B. alone , lonely C. lonely , alone D. lonely , lonely ( )6. Could you please do the dishes ?---________________. A. Yes , I have to do my homework B . Sure, no problem

C. Sorry , I ‘ll do them right away D. Sure ,I’m going to clean my room. ( )7. My sister didn’t sweep the floor .---__________.

A. so did I B. So was I C. Neither did I D, Neither was I ( )8. Could I ________some money from you?---Sorry, I ______it to my friend just now.

A. borrow , lent B. borrow ,lend C. lend , borrow D. lent , borrow. ( )9. ________you study , _________your parents are .

A. The harder , the happyer B. The harder , the happier C. The harder , the happy D. The hard , the happier ( )10. He is practicing sports _______he can compete and win in the match. A. so that B. so D. that D. in order to

( )11. While she _______TV, She heard a sound outside the room . A. watched B. watching C. was watching D. watches

( ) 12. Smoking is bad for your health. You should ____________ . A. give up it B. give up them C. give it up D. give them up

( )13. He was walking along the street _______ a car hit him suddenly. A. while B. when C. until D. as soon as

( )14.I think _______is important for the kids _______ many after-school classes .

A. it , having B. it , to have C. that , having D. that , to have. ( )15. No ocean in the world is __________ the Pacific Ocean.

—That’s right! It’s the biggest ocean in the world.

A. big than B. biggest than C. as big as D. as bigger as

二．完形填空（10分）

A generous gap(代沟) has become a serious problem. I read a 1 about it in the newspaper. Some children have killed themselves after 2 with parents. I think this is because they don’t often have a talk with each other. Parents now 3 more time in the office, 4 they don’t have much time to stay with their children. As times passes, they both feel that they don’t have the __5 topic(题目) to talk about. I want to tell parents to be more with your 6 , get to know them and 7 them. And for children, show your 8 to your parents. They are the people who love you. So 9 them your thoughts. In this way, you 10 have a better understanding of each other.

( ) 1.A. message B. call C. report D. letter

( ) 2. A. talking B. arguing C. fighting D. playing ( ) 3. A. spend B. stay C. work D. have ( ) 4. A. because B. if C. but D. so ( ) 5. A. interesting B. same C. true D. good ( ) 6. A. business B. children C. work D. office

( ) 7. A. get on well with B. look after C. Understand D. love ( ) 8. A. interest B. secret C. trouble D. feelings ( ) 9. A. tell B. ask C. answer D. say

( ) 10. A. can B. should C. must D. would

三．阅读理解：（20分）

During the day we work and play, and at night we sleep. Our body rests while we sleep. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. Our body grows most while we are asleep. Children who are tired usually need sleep. We can get better at our lessons after we have had enough rest. Boys and girls who are eight or nine years old need ten hours of sleep every night. Our body needs plenty of air when we sleep. If we do not get enough fresh air, we will feel tired when we wake up. While in bed we must not cover our head. Our lungs (肺) need to get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night, we can have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air. Boys and girls who want to be strong must get enough and plenty of sleep. ( )1. Our body grows most while we are .

A. eating B. playing C. sleeping D. exercising ( )2. Too little sleep makes us .

A. tired B. hungry C. happy D. grow ( )3. What may cause us to feel tired in the morning? A. Too much air. B. Not enough fresh air.

C. Too much cold air. D. Too much sleep.

( )4. How many hours of sleep should nine-year-old children have? A. Eight hours. B. Nine hours. C. Ten hours. D. Eleven hours. ( )5. What does the lung need most?

A. Fresh air. B. Covering. C. Warm air. D. Exercise. The food in England is very different from our Chinese food. People in England eat a lot of potatoes. They like to eat them every day. They eat bread for breakfast and usually for another meal. They eat their bread with butter, maybe cheese, or jam(果酱) that we don't eat much in China. Cheese and butter are made from milk. People in England drink a lot of milk, too. They drink cold and hot milk, and they put it in their tea, too. They are the biggest tea drinkers in the world. They like Chinese tea, but they drink mostly strong black tea from India and Sri Lanka. They don't eat much rice. For their main meal, they like meat or fish with potatoes and one or two vegetables. After the main meal they often have something sweet. They call it dessert. They don't have dumplings in England.

( )6. From the passage we know English food is Chinese food. A. always the same as B. nicer than C. quite different from D. worse than

( )7. Which of the following isn't English people's favorite?

A. Rice and dumpling B. Fish and meat C.Potatoes and bread D. Milk and tea ( )8. Most English people drink tea from . A. China B. America C. India and Sri Lanka D. Japan

( )9. We don't eat much in China. A. dumplings B. vegetables C. bread with butter D. rice ( )10. What do people in England often eat after the main meal? A. Milk with sugar. B. Desserts. C. Strong black tea. D. Fish and meat.

（C）

An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for his journey

back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinnertime came, he didn’t go to dinning room, saying that he was not feeling very well.

The next morning he still didn’t have breakfast and at lunchtime he

again stayed in his room. But at

dinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel. “Bring me the bill,” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise. “There isn’t any bill. On our ship

meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter. ( )11. The story happened _______.

A. in England B. on a ship from Norway to England C. in Norway D. on a ship from England to Norway

( )12. Why didn’t the traveler go to the dinning room first?

A. Because he had no money B. Because he didn’t feel very well C. Because he didn’t want to eat anything D. Because he didn’t hear

the sound of the bell

( )13. The traveler went to the dinning room to eat something because

_______.

A. his friend had given him some money B. the waiter had asked him

to change his mind

C. he learned that there was no bill on the ship D. he was too hungry ( )14. How many meals did the traveler have on the ship? A. Only one B. Two C. Three D. None

( )15. After the traveler finished eating, ________.

A. he had a quarrel with waiter over the bill B. he drank a lot C. he asked the waiter to bring him the change(零钱)

D. he came to know that travelers on the ship had free meals (D)

A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the man’s big family－his parents, his brothers, their wives and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every day

she fed it with fruit and sugar.

Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents’ home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.

It went to the woman’s home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal .So she went back to her husband’s home. ( )16. The woman left her new home ______.

A. to visit her own parents in Maiyuwa B. to see if the elephant would follow her

C. because she was angry with her husband D. because she was tired of the large family

( )17. The word “disappeared” in the reading means “______”.