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八年级英语下册半期考试题含答案
八年级英语下册半期考试题（含答案）
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知识运用（共25分）
四、单项填空。
（共13分，每小题1分）
从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
22.Hesaid:
“Mary,Iwillcallyoulater.”HetoldMaryhewouldcall_______later.
A.himB.herC.meD.you
23.Ithinktherewillbe______treesinthefutureifweoftencutdownthetreestomakehouses.
A.lessB.moreC.fewerD.many
24.Heusuallyhasbreakfastathome________Sundays.
A.inB.onC.atD.of
25.---Whatwereyoudoingthistimeyesterday?
---I_______somecleaningathome.
A.amdoingB.wasdoingC.doD.did
26.____thestudentsweretalkingandlaughing,theteachercameintotheclassroom.
A.WhileB.UntilC.BecauseD.If
27.Tomalwaysgets______whenheseeshisreportcardfromschoolbecausehedoesn’tdowellinallthesubjects.
A.surprisedB.strangeC.interestedD.nervous
28.---WhereareyougoingonMayDay?
---Idon’twanttogo________.Manypeoplearehereandthere.
A.somewhereB.anywhereC.everywhereD.nowhere
29.---IamgoingtobringmynewIPadtoschool.
---Oh,no,areyoumad?
Iftheteacherknows,he_____letyouin.
A.doesn’tB.didn’tC.haven’tD.won’t
30.Myfriendhadafightwithme,shedidn’ttalktome.What______Ido?
A.mightB.shouldC.mustD.may
31.Teachinginthemountainareaisanunusual________forYangLei.
A.experienceB.exerciseC.exampleD.excuse
32.TheplanefromBeijingtoShanghaiissupposedto________at6:
30a.m.tomorrow.
A.findoutB.takeoffC.callupD.keepout
33.---Whatmakesyou________Iamaprofessionalathlete?
---Ithinkyoulookstrongandhealthy.
A.tothinkB.thinkC.thinkingD.willthink
34.Doyouknow__________theArtMuseum?
---NextFriday.
A.whenwewillvisitB.whenwevisited
C.whenwillwevisitD.whendidwevisit
五、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Whenyou’reateenager,ahugeproblemmightbethatyoujusthavetohaveanewCD,35yourparentswon’tgiveyouthemoneyforit.Ithoughtlifewasso
unfairwhenthingslikethishappened—untilSeptember11,2001.
IwasinP.E.whentheplaneshittheWorldTradeCenterandthePentagon.AssoonasIgothomeandforweeksafter,IsawthedisastershownonTV.Seeingtheinnocentpeoplerunningfortheir36asthedebris（瓦砾）startedcomingdownthefireandsmokeroseoutofthebuildingsbroughttearstomyeyes.Icouldn’thelpimaginingwhatthepeopleonthe37andinthebuildingswerethinkingandgoingthrough,not38whatwasgoingon.Iadmiredthecourageofthefirefighterswhorushedinandriskedtheirownlivesto39others.Ittoremyheartaparttowatchthehopelesslooksonthefacesofsomanypeoplewhodidn’tknowiftheirlovedonesweredeadoralivewhile40inallthedebris.
Thenit41me:
AllmylifeIhadthoughtmainlyofmyself.Ihaditeasyinlifeandhadbeentakingitallforgranted.
Afeelingofcoldnessrandownmyback,andIcriedjustthinkingofthepossibilitythatitcouldhaveeasily42tomyfamily.Mymomordadcouldhavebeenkilledlikethat,andIwouldnever,everseethemagain.Ibegantoevaluatewhatarealneedinlifewas.
Thisdisaster43methatawfulthingscanhappentoanyoneatanytime.Nowwhenmymomordadorsistergosomewhere,evenifit’sjusttothestore,ItrytoremembertotellthemthatIlovethembecauseIknowthereisa44thatImaynevertellthemthatagain.
NotgettinganewCDisnotgoingtomakeor45mylife.Icanlivewiththosekindsofproblems.ButlosingsomeoneIlovewould46makemylifemiserable.
9/11showedmejustwhatIam.
35.A.soB.butC.orD.for
36.A.familiesB.livesC.housesD.friends
37.A.streetsB.planesC.cornersD.seats
38.A.believingB.thinkingC.knowingD.caring
39.A.saveB.joinC.meetD.calm
40.A.hiddenB.foundC.trappedD.placed
41.A.pushedB.surprisedC.toldD.hit
42.A.turnedB.comparedC.cameD.happened
43.A.taughtB.remindedC.seemedD.influenced
44.A.storyB.doubtC.chanceD.plan
45.A.changeB.breakC.spareD.end
46.A.ratherB.usuallyC.probablyD.truly
阅读理解（共44分）
六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
（共26分，每小题2分）
A
HereisthetimetableofscienceactivitiesintheChildren’sPalace.
Timetable
Monday
19:
00—21:
30
SpaceandMan
Dr.ThomasWest
Wouldyouliketoknowmoreabouttheouterspace?
（4weeks）Tuesday
18:
30—20:
30
Photography
Mr.BrownfromItaly
Learntotakegoodpictures,pleasebringyourowncamera.（5weeks）Wednesday
18:
30—21:
00
ComputerScience
Prof.HarryMorisonfromOxfordUniversity
LearnhowtouseWindows2000.（12weeks）
Thursday
19:
00—21:
00
ModernMedicine
Prof.LucyGreen
Wouldyouliketoknowmedicaladvances?
（4weeks）Saturday
14:
00—17:
00
TechnicalEnglish
Prof.RoseBeet
Doyouwanttolearnthetechnicalwordsandarticles?
（16weeks）Sunday
8:
30—11:
30
ExhibitionofPersonalInventions
Youcanseemanyinventionsbythestudents;youmayalsobringyourowninventions.（2weeks）
47.IfyouwanttoknowmoreaboutModernMedicine,whoseclassshouldyougoto_______.
A.Dr.ThomasWestB.Prof.HarryMorison
C.Prof.RoseBeetD.Prof.LucyGreen
48.Thecomputerscienceclassmaylastforabout________.
A.2weeksB.4weeksC.12weeksD.16weeks
49.Theteacherwhoteachesphotographyisfrom______.
A.EnglandB.ItalyC.AmericaD.China
B.
Everyonehasadreamjobandweallhopeourdreamscancometrue.MrBlackworksasareporterataTVstation.Hewantstoknowwhatjobsteenagersaregoingtodowhentheygrowup.HewenttotheEvergreenSchooltodoasurveylastFriday.
MrBlackaskedthestudentstodiscusswitheachotherandthenfillintheformwithapen.Hetoldthemtotellthetruth.MrBlackthoughtmoststudentswouldbeteachers.Theteacherisoneofthebestprofessionsintheworld.Maybesomestudentswouldbescientists.Richknowledgewouldhelpthem.Afewstudentswouldbesoldiersbecausetheycouldkeepourcountrybeautifulandpeaceful.
TeachershelpedMrBlackbeforeschoolwasover.Theygaveoutonethousandeighthundredpaperstothestudents.Whenthesurvey’sresultcameout,MrBlackandtheteachersweresurprised.Pleaselookattheresults.
professionactor（actress）scientistteachersportsplayersoldierfarmer
（orelse）
Proportion
（比例）30%25%20%15%5%5%
50.Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowthispassagemaytalkabout__________.
A.teenagers’dreamjobsB.MrBlackandhisjob
C.howdreamscometrueD.howtomakeasurvey
51.WhydidMrBlackdoasurveylastFriday?
A.Becausehewantedtofindajobforhimself.
B.Becausehewantedtoknowaboutstudents’dreamjobs.
C.Becausehewasalwaysinterestedindoingasurvey.
D.Becausehewantedtoknowhowmuchmoneyteenagersgotaweek.
52.Howmanyteenagerswanttobeteachersinthefuture?
A.90.B.360.C.900.D.1800.
C.
InaroomatTexasChildrenCancerCenterinHouston,eight-year-oldSimranJatarlayinbedwithadrip（点滴）abovehertofightherbonecancer.Overherbald（秃的）head,sheworeapinkhatthatmatchedherclothes.Butthethirdgrader’scheerydressingdidn’tmaskherpainandwearyeyes.
Thenavisitorshowedup.“Doyouwanttowriteasong?
”askedAnitaKruse,49,rollingacartequippedwithanelectronickeyboard,amicrophoneandspeakers.Simranstared.“Haveyoueverwrittenapoem?
”AnitaKrusecontinued.“Well,yes,”Simransaid.
Withinminutes,Simranwasreadingherpoemintothemicrophone.“Somebirdsoaringthroughthesky,”shesaidsoftly.“Imaginationinitshead…”AnitaKruseaddedpianomusic,afewwarbling（鸣,唱）birds,andfinallythegirl’svoice.Thirtyminuteslater,shepresentedSimranwithaCDofherfirstrecordedsong.
ThatwasthebeginningofAnitaKruse’sproject,PurpleSongsCanFly,onethathashelpedmorethan125youngpatientswriteandrecordsongs.Asacomposerandpianistwhohadperformedatthehospital,Krusesaidthattheideaofhowshecouldhelp“cameinoneflash”.
Theeffectonthekidshasbeengreat.Oneteenagegirl,curling（蜷缩）inpaininherwheelchair,stoodunaidedtodancetoahip-hopsongshehadwritten.A12-year-oldboywithHodgkin’sdiseasewhorarelyspokesurprisedhisdoctorswithasonghecalledICanMakeIt.
“Mytimewiththekidsisheartbreakingbecauseofthebadnessoftheirillnesses,”saysAnitaKruse.“Buttheyalsomakeyouhappy,whenthechildrenaresmiling,excitedtosharetheirCDwiththeirfamilies.”
Simranisnowanactivesixthgraderandcancer-free.Fromtimetotime,sheandhermotherlistentohersong,AlwaysRemembering,andtheyalwaysrememberthe“reallysweetandniceandloving”ladywhogavethemashiningmomentinthedarkhour.
53.SimranJatarlayinbedinhospitalbecause______.
A.shewasreceivingtreatmentforcancer
B.mostofherhairhadfallenout
C.shefeltdepressedandquitfromschool
D.shewassufferingfromapaininherback
54.WhatdoweknowaboutAnitaKruse’sproject?
A.Itaimstoreplacethemedicaltreatment.
B.Itissupportedbysingersandpatients.
C.Ithelpsyoungpatientsrecordsongs.
D.Itofferspatientschancestorealizetheirdreams.
55.Whatdoesthecaseofa12-year-oldboysuggest?
A.Mostchildrenarenaturallyfondofmusic.
B.Hewasbraveenoughtoputupperformance.
C.Singingisthebestwaytotreatsomeillnesses.
D.Theprojecthaspositiveeffectonyoungpatients.
56.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?
A.SingingCanImproveHealthB.PurpleSongsCanFly
C.AShiningMomentinLifeD.AKindWoman—AnitaKruse
D.
“Mindyourownbusiness.”we’retold．“Don’ttalkaboutothersbehindtheirbacks．”Theproblemwiththisadviceisthat，notonlyisitunrealistic，it’salsocounterproductive（起反作用的）．
Commonsenseholdsthatgossip（流言蜚语）hurtspeople’sfeelingsanddamagesrelationships．Butrecentresearchshowstheopposite—thatstrongcommunitiesandrelationshipsbetweenpeoplewouldbeimpossiblewithoutgossip．
Gossipisawayforpeopletoletyouknowthelimitsofsocialbehavior．“Ifyoumoveintoacommunityandyourneighbortellsyouhowtheformerhomeownerneverdealtwithhisrubbishproperly，hisgossipislettingyouinonsomething，”saysDr．RalphRosnowofTempleUniversity．“Gossipsays：
thesearetheboundariesandyouarecrossingthem．You’renotabidingbytherulesandyou’dbettergetbackinline．”Seenthisway，gossipisawaytocommunicatecriticismwithoutconflict（冲突），givingyouachancetochangeyourbehaviorwithoutlosingface．
Ontheotherhand，whataboutill-willedgossip，thekindthatputsotherpeopledown?
Gossipishearingsomethingwelikeaboutsomeonewedon’tand，innearlyeverycountryintheworld，gossipmagazineshavehugenumbersofreaders．Accordingtoresearchers，however，thiskindofgossipalsohasagoodsidebecauseithelpsusputourownproblemsinperspective（正确地）．“Ifwereadbadnewsaboutwell-knownpeople，orgetthefrightfuldetailsofourneighbors’badsituationoveracupofcoffee，ourownproblemsbegintopaleincomparison，”saysDr．JackLevinofNortheasternUniversity．
However,thatdoesn’tmeanthatgossipisnecessarilyagoodthing，either．Researchersfoundthatpeoplewhogossipalottendtofeellikethey’reunderalotofstress．Thismightbebecausewhilethey’rebusytalkingaboutotherpeople，they’realsobusythinkingwhatotherpeoplearesayingaboutthem．
57．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?
A．Toencourageustospreadgossipaboutothers．
B．Topreventusfromspreadinggossipaboutothers.
C．Tomakeacomparisonbetweengoodgossipandbadgossip．
D．Torecognizecertainpositivefunctionsofgossip．
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