八年级下学期英语期中试题.docx

1、八年级下学期英语期中试题河南省项城市2014-2015八年级下学期英语期中试题学校_班级_姓名_一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。1. Could you please take out the rubbish?Sure,_ .A. I could B. I can C. I couldnt D. I cant2. Mom,Im leaving for Beijing tomorrow. Thats nice.You d better ring me up_you get there.A. until B. a

2、s soon as C. unless D. when 3. Could I _your iPad, Mary? Of course. Here you are.A. lend B. borrow C. keep D.return4. whats the matter with you? I have_.I should _a dentist. A. atomachache/ to see B. toothache /see C. cold/ see D. backache/to see5. Cindy is so good that she _too much time with her f

3、ather Tian Liang. Yes, I think so. A. spends B. costs C. takes D. affords6. The woman made her son_ finally after she told him some jokes A. to laugh B. laugh C. laughted D. laughing7. There _ a factory here, but now it has changed into a big supermarket. You are so lucky to live here. A. used to ha

4、ve B. is used to be C. used to be D. was used to be8. How old is the man? Can you guess? -_25_28 A. ; Not only, but also B. Between, and C. Neither, nor D. Both ,and9. When I came in ,my mother_a book.A. enjoyed to read B. had enjoyed reading C. was enjoying reading D. was enjoying to read10. What i

5、s the _ of the sign on the bottle? It _ “Keep away from the children”. A. means; meaning B. meaningful; meaning C. meaning; means D. means; mean11._W hy dont you _tennis with me? _.A. to play Yorre welcome B. playing /thats all right C. play /No, thats too boring D.playing /Y es ,you are right12. By

6、 _ loca（当地的） farmers, we hope _ them improve their lives. I think its a good idea. A. train; help B. training; helping C. training; to help D. train; helping13. Though I am always_,I dont feel _ A. lone/lonely B. lonely/alone C. alone /lonely D. lonely/lone14. What _you doing when I _ you? I was tal

7、king to my mother.A. are/call B. were/call C. were/calling D. were/called15. Im a little bit nervous because I dont know how to speak in front of so many people. _.A. Im sorry to hear that. Let me help you. B. Take it easy. Ill help you.C. Dont say that again. You neednt any help. D. Thats all right

8、. Do you need my help?二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）There is a girl of 15, who has set up a company of her own. Her name is Wendy Wong. She 1 the business two years ago. She has already_2_several successful computer games. They are so _3_that over half a million games are _4_out every year. Now all of her

9、 family work in her business, and she is _5_ at school. She gets up early in the morning, and then has a _6_ with her family about the _7_over breakfast. Every day during weekdays, she goes to school in her own car with a _8_, for she is not old enough.She enjoys her school, but some of the work is

10、too_9_for her to feel _10_. She usually gets “A” grades in all her_11_, so the other students often asks her for_12_.She finishes her homework in half an hour_13_ her driver takes her home. After dinner, she goes to her office and_14_ to work on her computer, writing games until 2a.m. She does not u

11、sually need so much _15_ as other children.1. A. wanted B. liked C. started D. decided2. A. written B. played C. worked D. planned3. A. cheap B. useful C. surprising D. popular4. A. made B. sold C. bought D. taken5. A. still B. often C. bought D. taken6. A. food B. lesson C. story D. talk7. A. offic

12、e B. exams C. teachers D. business8. A. classmate B. driver C. friend D. visitor9. A. hard B. possible C. easy D. enjoyable10. A. unhappy B. difficult C. different D. interesting11. A. businesses B. students C. subjects D. games12. A. money B. help C. messages D. news13. A. after B. if C. when D. be

13、fore14. A. fails B. continues C. wishes D. agrees15. A. pleasure B. fruit C. time D. sleep三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）ANews 1 Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, won the World Food Prize on Monday. Yuan developed the worlds first popular and widely known hybrid rice. Hybrid rice plants can make mo

14、re rice than regular onesNews 2 Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Dont worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and childrens books all over the country. The government said the results of the check would come out at the

15、end of June. News 3 People will see a new star in the sky soon. China plants to send a satellite into space by December 2006.It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive, right? Thats for sure; 1.4 billion yuan!News 4 Have you ever thoug

16、ht of being able to fly around the world in a few hours? One day, maybe you can. Last Saturday, the American X-43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometers per hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world.X-43A is only three to four meters long, but its very heavy

17、. It weighs 1,270 kilograms. ( )1.The satellite sent by China will move around _. A. the moon B. the earth C. the sun D. the mars( )2.The speed of the fastest plane in the world is _. A.1.4 kilometers per second B.43 kilometers per minute C.1,270 kilometers per hour D.8,000 kilometers per hour( )3.T

18、he checking of textbooks,dictionaries and childrens books will _.A. make a lot of money B. make the children sadC. make sure there are no mistakes in themD. make sure the books are not too expensive( )4.Which of the following statements about the new star is NOT true? A. It will go around the moon.

19、B. It will stay in space for two years. C. It costs a lot. D. It will go into space by December 2006.( )5.Yuan Longping won the World Food Prize because _.A. he likes to eat hybrid rice B. he is a successful fatherC. he grows more rice than othersD. he developed the worlds first popular and widely g

20、rown hybrid riceBStephen used to work in a company. Unfortunately (不幸地), he got serious heart disease（疾病）. He couldnt work for a long time. Thinking he could still do something for others, he decided to be a volunteer at a Childrens Hospital. Stephen loved children very much. With his love, he did h

21、is job well. Sometimes he lost his children. They died. At that time, he would tell these sad parents that he would soon be with their children in heaven (天堂) and he would take care of them. His words seemed to help those parents.There was a girl who could not walk because of a disease. She couldnt

22、do anything and she was very sad. What was worse, the doctors said that they could do little for her. Stephen decided to try to help her. He started visiting her, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He put the brush in his mouth and began to draw. He didnt use his hands at all. Only his head would m

23、ove. He always told her that she could do anything she wanted.At last she began to draw with her mouth. She and Stephen became friends. By and by, the little girl was getting better and better. She was allowed to leave the hospital. One day. to Stephens great surprise, she walked to see him on her o

24、wn feet! She gave him a picture she had drawn. At the top, it read: “Thank you for helping me walk. Its all because of your love.”Love can sometimes be more powerful than doctors and medicines. Love makes our world more beautiful and colorful.Stephen died a few days after the girl gave him the pictu

25、re.1. Stephen couldnt work for a long time because he_.A. lost his job B. got serious heart disease C. decided to be a volunteer at a Childrens Hospital. D. was busy helping others2. How did Stephen help the little girl in the hospital?A. By visiting her. B. By bringing her a lot of presents.C. By o

26、ffering his love. D. By drawing a lot of pictures for her.3.What did Stephen do after he got serious heart disease?A.He did something for someoneB.He decided to be a volunteer.C.He would be in the heaven with childrenD.He worked in a hospital4. Why did Stephen only move his head when he was drawing

27、a picture?A. Because he wanted to show how well he could draw.B. Because he could only move his head.C. Because the little girl liked him to do so.D. Because he wanted to show the girl everything was possible.5. Which is the best title of the passage?A. The girls disease B. Stephens workC. How the g

28、irl was saved D. Love is more powerfulCIf we find a bird nest (巢), we will have a good place of watching and knowing about birds. Birds sit on eggs and take care of their babies from April to June. Because the baby birds are too young to leave the nest, parents often go to look for food and come bac

29、k in several minutes. So it is good to watch birds. When we watch birds, wed better hide ourselves in a close place to the nest, and its better to use binoculars (双筒望远镜).But how do we make a bird nest? A good bird nest must be very fine, strong, thick and comfortable. If you want to make one, please

30、 follow these:a) Each nest must have six boards (木板) for its cover and floor, for its left and right sides, and for its front and back sides. Dont make the boards too slippery (滑的).b) Dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a door. The door is big enough so birds can fly in or out easily.c) Mak

31、e sure the rainwater cant go into the nest.d) One piece of the board should be easy to open. e) Dont forget to colour the nest.1. We need _ near a bird nest if we want to watch and know about birds.A. a good place B. some trees C. to sit on eggs D. to make a bird net2. When were watching birds, we have to _.A. look after the birds more often B. use the binoc ulars to catch the birdsC. hide ourselves to make the birds do everything as usual D. catch the birds at last3. We should leave a hole in the front of