二00八学年下学期八年级期中英语试题

50. If I have a lot of money and time, I will all over the world. A. can go sightseeing B. be able to travel C. am able to have a holiday D. making friends 第三节 完整填空。（共10题，10分）

We know that 51 is very important in our life. We can buy many things with 52 . But there are also many things which money cannot buy, such as time and true love. There are 24 hours in a day. Sometimes when we are very happy, we wish that the time of happiness would last longer. But 53 we do, 54 how much money we want to pay, we cannot make a day last longer 24 hours. On the other hand（另一方面）, when we are unhappy, money cannot make the unhappy time pass away more quickly, and it cannot bring us a day without sadness and worries 55 . We may have good luck, but can our money bring us back our 56 time?

True love is another thing which money cannot buy. Suppose there is someone who loves us very much. If he 57 , he can no longer give us love. Can our money save him from dying and make him love us 58 ?

Here we can see very 59 that money can buy us beautiful clothes, houses, cars and so on, but never time and love, So money is not 60 . （ ）51. A. time B. life C. work D. money （ ）52. A. them B. it C. the time D. our work （ ）53. A. no matter what B. no matter how C. whenever D. however

（ ）54. A. or B. and C. but D. nor （ ）55. A. too B. yet C. also D. either （ ）56. A. losing B. lost C. lose D. missed （ ）57. A. died B. dead C. dies D. dying （ ）58. A. as before B. as usual C. as usually D. as the same （ ）59. A. clear B. clearly C. clearer D. more clearly （ ）60. A. anything B. something C.everything D. nothing 第三部分 阅读理解。（30分）

A

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Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are children. Others are young people. Some learn at school, others teach themselves. Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question.

Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many people learn English because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。（10分） （ ）61. Everybody learns English at school.

（ ）62. It is difficult to answer why so many people learn English. （ ）63. Chidren learn English because they all like it. （ ）64. All the books are written in English.

（ ）65. English is useful and helpful in people’s work and life.

B

Nora is an American girl. She studies in a middle school. She has a little sister. Her name ia Kate. Kate is only four. Nora likes Kate very much.

It’s Sunday morning. Nora wants to do her homework. She takes out her pencil case. “oh, dear! Where’s my pen?”She can’t find her pen. She goes to ask her sister in her bedroom.

“Kate! I can’t find my pen. Can you see it? Oh, what are you doing with my pen?” “I’m writing to my friend, Betty.”Kate answers. “But how can you? You don’t know what to write.” “It doesn’t matter. Betty can’t read.”Kate says. 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

（ ）66. —Who are sisters? — .

A. Nora and Kate B. Nora and Betty C. Betty and Kate D. Nora, Betty and Kate

（ ）67. can’t find her pen.

A. Kate B. Nora C. Betty D. Nora’s friend （ ）68. —Where’s Kate? — .

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A. In the school B. In a shop C. In her room D. In her father’s car （ ）69. —Which is not right? — . A. Nora finds her pen in Kate’s room B. Kate can’t write

C. Kate is writing with her sister’s pen D. Betty can read

（ ）70. Betty and Kate are not .

A. friends B. Americans C. schoolgirls D. at home

C

In many English homes, people eat four meals every day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner.

People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge, eggs or bread. English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast, lunch comes at one o’clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the aftenoon, and dinner is half past seven. First they have soup, then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that, they eat some other things, like bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very simple.

根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。（10分）

（ ）71. Many English people have meals every day. A. two B. three C. four D. three or four （ ）72. People may have for their breakfast.

A. tea or eggs B. porridge, egg, bread, tea or coffee C. tea and coffee D. bread and eggs （ ）73. People have lunch at .

A. any time B. nine C. five D. one （ ）74. People don’t have for their dinner. A. porridge B. bananas and apples C. soup and meat D. meat and fish

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（ ）75. In some English homes dinner can come . A. at one o’clock B. at any time C. at noon D. in the morning 第四部分 写作（共三节，满分25）

第一节 根据句意，用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。（共5小题，每小题1分，满

分5分）

76. I want for myself when I’m older.（work）

77. One day people will to the moon for vacations.（fly） 78. Let’s Joe and invite him to play tennis.（call up） 79. The girl when she saw a car accident.（shop）

80. If I don’t clean my room, my mother me meet my friends.（not let） 第二节 将下列句子中汉语部分译成英语，注意使用适当的形式。（共5小题，每小

题1分，满分5分）

81. A lot of fish died because of water .（污染） 82. Tom’s words me at the meeting.（使惊讶） 83. My shoes are out of .（款式） 84. I want a car of my .（自己的）

85. Yao Ming is a famous athlete.（专业的） 第三节 书面表达（满分15分）

以What will your life be like in ten years?为题写一篇80字左右的文章。

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