2013-2014学年第二学期八年级英语期中考试试题

2013-2014学年第二学期八年级英语期中考试试题

I. 单项选择(15分)

( )1. Never_____ till tomorrow what you can do today. A. put up B. put down C. put off D. put on

( )2. Our parents often tell us ________ alone in the river in summer.

A. don’t swim B. not to swim C. swimming D. swam ( )3. —There used to be lots of fish in the lake.

—Yes, but there are very ________now. A. few

B. fewer C. little

D. less

( )4. He's always ________ at home, but he doesn't feel________.

A. alone, alone B. lonely, lonely C. alone, lonely D. lonely, alone

( )5. It’s easy _________ the problem.

A. for him solve B. for him to solve C. of him solving D. of him to solve ( )6. I __________ to school by bike, but now I _______________. A. used to go; used to walking B. used to go; am used to walk C. used to going; am used to walk D. used to go; am used to walking ( )7. —Could you please pass me the book? —______________.

A. Yes, I could. B. No, I couldn’t. C. Sure, here you are. D. No, that’s no problem. ( )8. We found ________ necessary to protect animals in danger.

A. it B. this C. that D./

( )9. Thank you for your_________ , otherwise I couldn’t finish my study.

A. kind B. kindly C. kindness D. kinds

( )10.—Jim, come out. Let’s go to play football. —Sorry. I’m _______ a math problem.

A. working out B. working on C. working for D. working at

( ) 11. ——I'm not going swimming tomorrow afternoon. ——______ . I have to clean up my bedroom. A. So am I B. Neither am I C. Neither I am D. So I am ( )12 If you do your best, I'm sure you'll ________ do it well.

A. can

B. could C. are able to

D. be able to

( ) 13 When you have difficulty, do remember to ______ . Two heads are better than one.

A. make a decision B. give up C. ask for help D. give advice

( )14. ______you wait a few more minutes？It will stop raining soon.

[来源学科网]

A. Must B. Could C. Should D. Might

- 1 - 韶关市浈江区韶关市第十中学

2013-2014学年第二学期八年级英语期中考试试题

( )15.Young people today_______ posting wonderful articles and beautiful photos onto the micromessage(微信）to share with

friends.

A. are afraid of B. are used to C. are worried D. used to

Ⅱ. 完形填空（10分）

One day, Peter had a fight with one of his classmates. Then he went to his grandfather and told him his story 16 . “He is really bad” the boy said, “and I 17 him.” The grandfather said,“ 18 me tell you a story. When I was a boy, I too, sometimes hated others for what they did.” As Peter 19 carefully, the grandfather went on. “There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is 20 and kind. He gets on well 21 everything around him. But 22 is bad and unfriendly. Even the smallest thing will make him angry. He fights with everyone all the time, and for no reason. He can’t think carefully 23 he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They both try to control me.” Peter looked into his grandfather’s 24 and asked,“ 25 tiger always controls you, Grandfather?” The old man said slowly and seriously, “The one that I feed(喂养). I always feed the good and kind tiger, so I never hate others and seldom (很少)get angry now.” ( )16. A. happily B. friendly C. hardly D. angrily ( )17. A. love B. hate C. know D. enjoy ( )18. A. Make B. Help C. Let D. Ask ( )19. A. saw B. felt C. talked D. listened ( )20. A. good B. bad C. lazy D. quiet ( )21. A. at B. on C. with D. about ( )22. A. other B. others C. another D. the other ( )23. A. because B. though C. before D. but ( )24. A. eyes B. ears C. nose D. mouth ( )25. A. Who B. Which C. Where D. When

III. 阅读理解（共20小题，26-35每小题1，36-45每小题2分，共计30分）

A

Most children don't enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games rather than cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert's mother, Mrs. Black, has good and proper methods to get their children to do housework.

Here is an example.

“Mom, have you worked out next week's housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards. I can't wait. It's fun!”

When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mom cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others. Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would

- 2 - 韶关市浈江区韶关市第十中学

2013-2014学年第二学期八年级英语期中考试试题

hang them on the weekday task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards.

To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the housework on the weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free. 根据短文内容判断正（A），误（B）。

( )26. From the passage we know that most children like playing computer games. ( )27. Jim and Robert chose two cards for the weekdays from Monday to Friday. ( )28. Jim likes to make the bed．

( )29. The underlined phrase “came up with” probably means “ thought of”. ( )30. The whole family did the housework on the weekends.

B

Curly is my big dog. He is so strong that he can carry everything on his back. He likes to run and play with me. He likes to follow my father around in the fields, too.

One day my father took off his coat and put it on the ground under a big tree. Curly stood watching him. My father said, “Watch my coat, Curly.” Curly sat down on the coat. My father forgot all about his coat and went home without it. Late in the evening I missed my dog. I looked everywhere for him, calling, “Curly, Curly” but Curly did not come. Soon my father wanted something that was in his coat pocket. Then he remembered what he had done. He went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was sitting on the coat so that nobody could carry it away. ( )31. Curly is a ______.

A. boy B. man C. dog D. tree ( )32. When did we miss the dog?

A In the morning B. At noon C. At 4:00 D. In the evening ( )33. The dog did not come when he was called because he was ______. A. on guard B. afraid C. asleep D. not hungry ( )34. This story was written to tell about ________ .

A. a faithful(忠实的)dog. B. a forgetful father. C. a little boy. D. a man’s coat. ( ) 35. Which sentence is not right?

A. Curly was faithful to his master. B. Curly was strong.

C. Curly likes to play with me. D. Curly was weak.

- 3 - 韶关市浈江区韶关市第十中学

2013-2014学年第二学期八年级英语期中考试试题

C

Sometimes we feel good, for example when we get good grades or when something good happens. Sometimes we feel bad, for example when we argue with our classmates or when the teachers criticize(批评) us. Both kinds of feelings are common. Of course. we all enjoy good feelings, but when we feel unhappy, sometimes we don't know what to do about it. Here is a plan that will help you when something is bothering you.

ACCEPT your feelings. Say to yourself，“I am sad.”“I am scared.”“I am angry.”“I am embarrassed.” It's all right to have these feelings.

RELAX and have a rest before you act. Take slow deep breaths and relax your body. Imagine that you are in a safe place. You can listen to some music or sing a beautiful song!

THINK about ways to help yourself. Thinking helps you do something smart instead of hurting yourself or making things worse.

DO something to help yourself. Maybe you can talk to someone, or do something you enjoy. If it doesn't_work, go back to Step 3.

( )36．We feel unhappy when ______.

A. we get good grades

B. everything goes well

D. we have a fight with our classmates

C. someone is proud of us

( )37．If you want to relax yourself before you act, you can ______.

A. say to yourself, “I am sad.” B. listen to some music or sing a beautiful song C. think about ways to help yourself D. watch thrillers with your friends

( )38．The underlined part (画线部分) “If_it_doesn't_work, ”in the passage probably means “______”．

A. If it is broken C. If it is wrong

B. If it can't interest you D. If it can't help you

[来源学科网]

( )39．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. We felt good when we won the prize in the competition. B. We felt bad when we lost our expensive things.

C. We can say to ourselves that we are pleased when we feel bad. D. We can tell someone about our bad feelings when we are sad.

( )40．The passage tells us ______.

A. what we can do when we feel unhappy B．we can do nothing when we feel bad

C．we all enjoy good feelings, but bad feelings are unusual to us D. what we can do when we feel happy

D

Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers . Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.

Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in

- 4 - 韶关市浈江区韶关市第十中学