八年级上期中期英语练习题.doc

八年级英语上期中练习题
一．单项选择。（2２分）
（ ）1. —_______ do you help the old man with the housework?
—Once a week.
A. How soon B. How long C. How often D. How many
( ）2. —80% students like soccer, what does “80%” mean?
—________.
A. No students B. All students C. Some students D. Most students
（ ）3. —Would you like some ______ milk?
—Yes, but _______ a little.
A. must, just B. many, not C. any, no D. more, only
（ ）4. He is in good _______. He’s pretty ________.
A. health, health B. healthy, healthy C. health, healthy
D. healthy, health
（ ）5. —Your eating habits are very good. —_________.
A. Don’t say so B. Thank you C. You’re welcome D. Not at all
（ ）6. —I have ______ today, so I can’t go to school.
—I’m ______ to hear that.
A. cold, sorry B. cool, happy C. a cold, sorry D. a cool, sorry
（ ）7. You’re too tired. You _______ have a good rest.
A. should B. can C. may D. shouldn’t
（ ）8. He will stay in Beijing for _______ days.
A. a little B. little C. a few D. few
（ ）9. Health is important to us. We should eat more vegetables and fruit instead of _____ rich food.
A. too much B. much too C. very much D. very
（ ）10. It’s easy ______ English and it’s important ______.
A. study, use B. to learn, to practice C. speak, say D. say, speak
（ ）11. She looks ______ because she has a ______ vacation.
A. relaxed, relaxed B. relaxing, relaxing C. relaxing, relaxed
D. relaxed, relaxing
（ ）12. In North America, most students go to school ____ the school bus.
A. on B. in C. by D. take
（ ）13. This problem______ that one.
A. are the same to B. is different from C. are different than
D. is as easier as
（ ）14. The most popular ______ transportation are bikes and buses.
A. way of B. mean C. means of D. way
( ) 15. _______ to school by boat is _______ fun than taking a bus.
A. Go, a lot of B. To go, many more
C. Going, a lot more D. Goes, a lot
( ) 16. —How ______ is the subway station?
— About three miles _______.
A. far, far B. away, away C. far, away D. away, for
( ) 17. —I’m sorry I can’t come to your party. I have to do my homework. —________.
A. That’s right B. That is a good idea . C. It’s good D. That’s too bad
( ) 18. —Would you like to come to my birthday party next Friday?
—________.
A. I’d love B. I’d love to C. I’d like D. Yes, please
( ) 19. —Would you like _______ cake?
—No, thanks. I’m full(饱的).
A. other B. the other C. others D. another
( ) 20. Li Wei with his friends _______ work on the farm next week.
A. goes to B. go to C. are going to D. is going to
（ ）21. My roommate is a girl __________ round eyes and long hair.
A. has B. with C. had D. is having
( ) 22. He is ______of the two boys .
A. taller B. the taller C. the tallest D. tallest
（　）２３．Thanks for ______me to your birthday party.
　　　　A. invite     B.  invitation   C.  inviting   D.  ask
二．完形填空。（２0分）
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We__1___ a survey about different _2___ transportation last week. We asked students __3__ their favorite kinds of transportation.__4__ are some of the results. Most students come to school ___5___ bike and they like __6___ bikes. Of course, bikes are_7___ than cars and buses. Some students like cars ___8___ they are safer than bikes. Cars are also faster than bikes and buses. Among some students, buses are not popular, because they often have ___9___ passengers（旅客）. Buses are also dirtier and more crowded(拥挤). However（然而）, not many people __10____ afford(买得起) a car.
（ ）1. A. did B. make C. have
（ ）2. A. kind of B. kinds of C. a kind of
（ ）3. A. from B. with C.about
（ ）4 A. Here B. There C. They
（ ）5. A. on B. by C. ride
（ ）6. A. by B. on C. riding
（　　）7 . A. cheaper B. more expensive C. cheap
（　　）8. A. though B. because C. but
（　　）9. A. too much B. a lot C. too many
（　　）10. A. can B. could C. may
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One day, a Chinese student 1 Sun Huaqiang went to study English in England. His family name was the same 2 the English word sun. England is a country with 3 weather. It is often cloudy or misty, and it rains very often, so the people there don't get much __4 in the whole year.
When the Chinese student 5 London, a tall English policeman 6 a square face opened his passport to check it. The policeman was 7 in the Chinese name Sun in the passport. He thought it was pronounced just like the English word sun, so he said to the Chinese student, I see your name is Sun. You are wanted here. The Chinese student was quite __8 . But 9 a moment the policeman began to smile. Mr. Sun, you've brought sunshine to England, so we don't want you 10 away.
( ) 1. A. calling B. calls C. called D. to call
( ) 2. A. like B. alike C. as well D. as
( ) 3. A. sunny B. bad C. snowy D. terribly
( ) 4. A. sunshine B. wind C. rain D. cloud
( ) 5. A. got B. reached in C. arrived D. arrived in
( ) 6. A. had B. of C. with D. there is
( ) 7. A. happy B. interested C. interesting D. angry
( ) 8. A. glad B. tired C. angry D. surprised
( ) 9. A. after B. in C. before D. later
( )10. A. went B. will go C. going D. to go
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Hi Jerry,
　　Thank you  ＿１＿  your invitation to＿２＿＿  your school next week. I am sorry I ＿３＿＿ come. I’m not going to be ＿４＿＿  next week. On Monday, I have a piano lesson  ＿５＿＿ 8:00  ＿５＿＿ 10:00 in the morning, and I have to study for the English test in the afternoon. On Tuesday, I am ＿６＿＿  a friend from my hometown at the airport. On Wednesday, I am ＿７＿＿  tennis with my friends. I have to look after my ＿８＿＿  grandpa on Thursday. On Friday, I’m helping one of my classmates  ＿＿９＿ his English. I am busy  ＿１０＿＿ week.
(   )1. A. with      B. to       C. for        D. in
(   )2. A. visit     B. watch    C. look       D. study
(   )3. A. mustn’t  B. have to  C. can’t     D. couldn’t
(   )4. A. very busy B. free     C. happy      D. well
(   )5. A. at ……to         B. from ……to　C. at ……and        D. from……at
(   )6. A. meeting   B. phoning  C. making    D. going
(   )7. A. playing the   B. joining  C. having  D. playing
(   )8. A. ill     B. sadly     C. healthy    D. sick
(   )9. A. talk    B. studying  C. with      D. for
(   )10. A. whole the  B. the all  C. all   D. the whole
三、阅读理解：（20分）
(A)
One day an old man is selling a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes up to him and says in his ear, “ Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it. Then I will give you twenty dollars.” “All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “ Now, can you tell me how you found the elephant’s bad ears?” “ I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “ Then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?” asks the old man. The young man answers, “Because I have never seen an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”
( )1. ______ the elephant.
A. The young man sells B. The old man sells
C. The two men sell D. The old man buys
( )2. The young man is looking at the elephant slowly. He wants to find out _______.
A. which foot of the elephant is bad B. how heavy it is
C. which ear of the elephant is bad D. what it looks like
( )3. The young man _______.
A. knows the elephant has bad ears B. wants to buy the elephant
C. looks after the elephant D. gets some money from the old man
( )4. The young man _______
A. is not interested in elephants B. knows what an elephant looks like
C. has seen some elephants before D. has never seen an elephant before
( )5. Hearing what the young man said, the old man will probably(可能) be ______
A. angry B. happy C. dangerous D. hungry
（B）
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him.
　　One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.
　　“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”
　　“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where’s yours?”
　　“I left it at home.”
　　Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
　　The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
( ) 1. Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.
A. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. fifteen
( ) 2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
A. he’s her grandson B. he’s clever
　 C. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time
( ) 3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________.
A. classmate B. colleague (同事)
　　 C. aunt D. wife
( ) 4. The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.
A. 盖印 B. 跺 C. 贴邮票 D. 承认
( ) 5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order to (为了) ________.
A. wake his grandma up
　　 B. make his grandma angry
　　 C. let his grandma tell him the time
D. let his grandma buy him a watch
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 　　Peter is thirteen years old. He is in Grade Two this year. He likes to play football and watch football matches. And he often reads newspapers. He does his best to know where and when there is going to be a football match. Now Peter is having lunch. He is listening to the radio, too. He is very happy because there is going to be a nice football match on TV at four this afternoon. He wants to watch it very much. But he is going to have English and Chinese lessons. He thinks hard and finds a way.
“ Hello, Mrs. Black,” Peter says to his teacher on the telephone, “ Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a day’s leave ( 请半天假 ).” 
“ Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.” says Mrs. Black, “ But who’s that?” 
“ It’s my father, Mrs. Black.” 
(    ) 1. Peter is a ______. 
　　　A. middle school student  B.  Young Pioneer  C.  worker  D. teacher 
(    ) 2. Peter will be in ______ next year. 
         A. Grade Two   B. Grade Three    C.  Grade One   D. school 
(    ) 3. Peter often reads news newspaper because _______. 
         A. he likes to read news          B. he likes to read stories
..　　C. he want to know when and where a football match will be
　　 D. his father wants him to read them 
(    ) 4. Peter wants to ask for half a day’s leave because _______.
　　Ａ．Ｈis father is ill in bed
　　Ｂ． he wants to watch the football match 
　　Ｃ．Ｈe doesn’t like to have English or Chinese lessons
　　Ｄ．Ｈe is ill in bed
(    ) 5. Where sentence ( 句子 ) is right?
　　A. Mrs. Black is going to take Peter to see a doctor 
　　B. Peter likes to watch TV at four in the afternoon.
　　C. Peter is a stupid ( 笨的 ) boy.
　　D. Peter isn’t an honest ( 诚实的 ) boy. 
四。补全对话
A: Hi, Nancy! _________________________________?
B: I am going home.
A: You look ill. ____________________________________?
B: I feel cold and I have a bad headache.
A: _______________________________________?
B: Yes, I did. I saw the doctor a moment ago.
A: ______________________________?
B: He said that I had a fever. He asked me to take some medicine ,drink a lot of water and have a good rest.
A: Do you often have a fever?
B: Yeah. You know I’m weak. When I have a cold, I usually have a fever.
A: Maybe you should take more exercise.
B: Thank you for your advice.
A:  55 
七、书面表达：（10分）
（一）假设Jim是你的朋友，请以My friend为题用60词左右写一篇介绍他的文章。
1. 既是朋友，又是邻居(neighbour)。2. 有幽默感，从不说人坏话。
3. 有事情困扰我，我总会去找他。4. 我们经常相互学习，相互帮助。
5. 长大后他想……

（二）。请你谈谈你和你的好朋友的相同点和区别。从外表、性格和爱好三方面描述。（词数：60词左右）
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