八年级英语第一学期期中考试试卷2
I.单项选择；20%
1．What does she do ___ weekends?
A. on B. in C. for D. to
2. Do you know __between the two words?
A. different B. the different C. difference D. the difference
3. __get off until the bus stops
A .Don’t B. Do C. Not D. No
4. When we hear the good news, we feel____.
A. happy B .happily C . more happily D. more happier
5. The teacher __us to do homework carefully.
A. wish B. hope C. hopes D. wishes
6. Why ___come with me?
A .you B. not C. don’t D. aren’t
7. The weather in Haerbin is quite different from ___in Guangzhou
A. that B. it C. this D. one
8. She likes to have meat __every meal.
A. to B. at C. of D. for
9. There’s __tall tree over there. It’s __apple tree.
A. a, a B .an, a C. a, an D. the , an
10. Let us __a picnic under the big tree.
A. to have B. has C. have D. having
11. In the country we often hear birds___.
A. to sing B. sings C. sang D. sing
12. This boy is ___ lighter than that one.
A . little B. a little C. too D. very
13. Of all these subjects, I like English___.
A. more B. better C. well D. best
14. There is going to __English lesson tomorrow.
A. be an B. have an C. be D. has
15.—Would you like to go swimming ?----_________________.
A. Yes, please. B. No, I like. C. Yes, I’d like to. D. No, I’d like.
16. The post office is three hundred meters ___here.
A. far from B. away from C. away D. far
17. Mr Fang wants me __a pen for him.
A. buy B. buys C. to buy D. to buying
18. Sorry, I am busy today. I have ___homework to do.
A. much too B. too much C. too many D. many too
19. DVD Players are ___popular than VCD Players.
A. much B. more C .many D .very
20. ___do you play tennis? Three times a week.
A .How long B .How often C .How far D .How soon
II.完型填空：20%
A
I’m glad that I have two good friends. Tom is _1__ Sam. He is 2 student in my class.
He’s the second _3__in our school. He does __4_in maths. But at first his English was a lot _5_than mine. He had __6_English books than anyone else, but he didn’t often read and speak. So my spoken English was _7_than his. With the help of the English teacher and the classmates, he has improved his method of studying (学习方法). Since the beginning of last term, he has spoken _8__English than me. The more he practises speaking, _9__he speaks English. Marie says that my English is not _10__as his now. My sister says that I must learn from Tom and study as hard as he does.
1. A. cleverer B. cleverer than C. the cleverest
2. A. hard-working B. more hard-working C. the most hard-working
3. A .tall B. taller C. tallest
4. A. well B. better C. best
5. A. poor B. poorer C. poorest
6. A. a lot of B. many C. more
7. A. very better B. much better C. very good
8. A. even more B. very much C. much less
9. A. the best B. the better C. the well
10. A. so bad B. so good C. as best
B
II. This Sunday, I’m not going to play football _1_ my classmates. Father wants _2_ us to my uncle’s _3_ car. I like _4_ in the car very much. And I can see my brother Dick., too. Dick is two years _5_than I, but I’m a little _6_ than he. We are good friends. Dick often helps me _7_ my English. And I often teach him to play football. Both of us _8_ eating mooncakes. I like mooncakes _9_nuts _10_them, but Dick likes another kind better.
( )1. A. for B. in C. with D. and
( )2. A. to take B. takes C.taking D. take
( )3. A. in B. at C. on D. by
( )4.A. going B. to go C. go D. goes
( )5. A. old B. older C. oldest D. the oldest
( )6. A. taller B. tall C.much tall D. more taller
( )7. A. at B. with C. on D. about
( )8. A. likes B. with C. like D. liking
( )9. A. in B. with C. have D. has
( )10. A. in B. with C. from D. for
III.阅读理解：40%
A
My friend has a large police dog called Dick. Police dogs are often very clever.Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Dick for a walk in the park. Dick likes these long walks in the park very much.
One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed for a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Dick for his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Dick became very worried about his walk in the park. He walked around the room and then sat down directly in front of the visitor and looked at him, but the young man went on talking. At last Dick couldn't stand any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor. But this time he had the visitor's hat in his mouth.
1. Dick is the name of ____.
A. My friend B. a dog C. a young man D. me
2. My friend takes the dog for a walk ____.
A. every day B. every Sunday C. every afternoon D. every Sunday afternoon
3. Dick sat in front of the visitor because _____.
A. he wanted to have a wash. B. he wanted to eat something
C. he wanted the man to leave D. he wanted to have a rest
4. Dick had the man's hat in his mouth to say, " _____. "
A. You must leave now. B. You are very clever
C. You talked too much. D. My friend wants to take a walk.
5. Which is not right?
A. The young man stayed for a long time
B. The dog took his walk in the park.
C. The young man was clever.
D. The dog was a police dog.
B
Oh, I think I'm kind of unhealthy. I hardly do exercise. I eat ice cream, hamburgers twice a week, but I never eat vegetables. And I like to drink coke, but I can't stand milk. I am a boy of 13 but I have a body of a strong man, aged 30. I am too big for my age. Now, I like sleeping very much, ten hours a day. So you see, I am worried about my health. What can I do? Please tell me. My E-mail address is
1. I'm kind of _____ .
A. health B. healthy C. unhealthy D. thin
2. " I am too big for my age "means (意思) ______ .
A. I am very old. B. I am easygoing. C. I am outgoing. D. I am very fat
3. I don't like ________.
a. vegetables b. ice creams c. hamburgers d. milk e. coke f. exercise
A. a,e f B. a,f, d C. b,c D. b,c,d
4. I like ________________ .
a. vegetables b. ice creams c. hamburgers d. coke e. milk f. exercise
A. d,b,c,f B. a,d,e C. b,c,d D. a,b,c
5. This boy's name may be _______ .
A. Tom B. Jim C. David D. John
C
Most children like watching TV. It's very interesting. By watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world. Of course, they can also learn on the radio. But they can learn better and more easily on TV. Why? Because they can hear and watch at the same time. But they can't see anything over the radio. TV helps to open children's eyes. TV helps to open their brains, too. They can learn cleverer and better ways of doing things. They may find the world is now smaller than before. Many children watch TV on Saturday or Sunday evenings. They are always busy with their lessons. But a few children watch TV every night. They go to bed very late. They can't have a good rest. How about you, my young friend?
New words and expressions:
open one's eyes 开阔视野 brain 大脑 be busy with 忙于
1. A few children go to bed late because they ________.
A. are busy with their lessons B. do their homework
C. watch TV D. listen to the radio
2. Children can't see anything _________ .
A. in the radio B. on the radio C. on TV D. by watching TV
3. TV helps to open children's __________.
A. eyes and brains B. Minds and brains C. Eyes or brains D. Eyes
4. _______ children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening .
A. A lot B. Much C. A lot of D. A little
5. Children can study better and more easily on TV because ________.
A. they like to watch TV B. they can hear at the same time
C. they can watch at the same time D. they can listen to and see something at the same time
D
Food is very important. Everyone needs to eat well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is knowledge.
When we are very young, we start getting knowledge. Young children like watching and listening. Color Pictures especially interest them. When children are older, they enjoy reading. When something interests them, they love asking questions.
Our minds, like our bodies, always need the best food. Studying on our own brings the most knowledge.
If someone is always telling us answers, we never learn well. When we study correctly and get knowledge on our own, we learn more and understand better.
1. Everyone needs to eat well? Because ______ .
A. it can help people to be healthy B. it can help people to study well
C. it can help people to enjoy learning D. it can help people to like color pictures
2. Our minds need ______ .
A. pictures B. books C. rice D. knowledge
3. We start getting knowledge _________
A. when we are old B. when we are young
C. when we are students D. when we are teachers
4. Children like watching and listening because ________ .
A. they want to eat nice food. B. they are too young
C. they have many color pictures D. they need knowledge
5. You won't learn well, if you ___________
A. study on your own B. study correctly
C. ask questions D.are always told the answers
IV 补全对话：10%
A：Hey, Jim. Can you _1__tennis with me ?
B：__2__ is it ?
A：Today.
B：Sorry, I __3___ . I have to ___4__ a piano lesson.
A： 5 about this weekend ?
B：I'm sorry I can't.
A：Oh, 6 not ?
B：I have to practise 7 piano. Is tomorrow OK?
A：Sure, I'd love 8 .
B： 9 time are we playing tennis ?
A： 10 eight thirty.
V 句型转换：10%
1. Clark has to clean the room . （否定句）
Clark to clean the room .
2. The word "letter" starts with the letter "L" . （同义句）
The word "letter" the letter "L" .
3. I like sitting in the middle of the classroom . （提问）
you like sitting ?
4. Thank you for helping me . （同义句）
Thanks for .
5. I like football better than basketball. （同义句）
I football basketball .
VI 作文；20%
以My eating habits 为题写一篇短文。
要求：1、 字迹工整； 2、无语法错误 3、字数在70词左右
第一学期期中考试
八年级英语答题卷
（满分120分）
I 单项选择：20%（每小题1分）
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. ___
15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
II 完型填空：20%（每小题1分）
A：1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
B：1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
III 阅读理解：40%（每小题2分）
A：1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
B：1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
C：1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
D：1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
IV补全对话:10%（每空1分）
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
V 句型转换: 10%（每空1分）
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
VI 作文:20%
以My eating habits 为题写一篇短文。
要求：1、 字迹工整； 2、无语法错误 3、字数在70词左右
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