八年级英语上学期期中试题 人教新目标版(VIII)

八年级英语上学期期中试题 人教新目标版(VIII)一、单选题（共15题，计15分）1.How about _down your English name here?A.to write B.write C.writes D.writing2.I think you did as_as Jim.A.good B.well C.better D.best3.”I think drinking milk every morning is good _our health.” “Yes,I agree_you”.A.to ,to B.with,to C.at,with D.for,with4.”Have you finished _the book?”“Not yet, I will try_it to you before Friday”A.reading,returning B.to read,to returnC.reading,to return D.to read,returning5.Lisa is a little poor in China. I think she needs_it every day.A.practise to speak B.to practise speaking C.practise speaking6._is easy to understand American accent.A.It B.That C.This D.One7.When winter es, days get_.A.long and long B.short and short C.longer and longer8._children there are in a family,_their life will be.A. The less, the better B. The fewer, the betterC.Fewer,richer D.More, Poorer9.They need to find a fortable room_.A.living B.to live C.to live in D.living in10.Mother is _in my family.A. busy B. busier C. the busiest D. more busy 11.”Whats the most expensive way_?” “By plane.”A.to travel B.travelling C.travels D.for travel12. Tom is _of the two boys.A.shorter B. the shorter C.shortest D.the shortest13. The girls decided _when the accident happened.A.to take him to hospital B.to take to the hospitalC.him to take to hospital D.him take the hospital14.The final exam is ing. Our teachers tell us _time.A.not to waste B.not waste C.dont waste15.The talk show on TV is very popular. It often makes people_.A.laugh B.laughing C.to laugh D.laughed二、阅读理解（共20题，40分）AA famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ￥100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, Who would like this ￥100 bill？ The students began to put up their hands at once. Then he said, I am going to give this ￥100 to one of you, but first, let me do this. He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said, Who wants it now？ The hands went back into the air. Well, he said, What if I do this？ and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, Who still wants it？ Hands went back into the air. My friends, he said, you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter （无论） what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value （价值). It was still worth ￥ l00！ Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesnt e from what you do or whom you know, but WHO YOU ARE. You are special and valuable. Dont ever forget it!16Even though it was dirty，the money Astill went up in value Bwas still ours Cwas worth nothing Ddidnt go down in value17We are always valuable to thepeople Awho love us Bwho call usCwho hate us Dwho pay us18Your value doesnt e from what you do but Awho you know Bwho made youCwho you are Dwho you remember19The sentence “Hands went back into the air”means Athe students put up their hands againBthe students put down their handsCthe students put their hands behind their backs againDthe students put their hands in front of them20Why did the famous teacher use a $100 bill at his lesson?ABecause he wanted lo make the bill into a ball。BBecause he was going to give the bill to one of his studentsCBecause he wanted to make the students know what value wasDBecause he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on itBVince is an officer in the navy(海军军官). He is thirty-five years old. He lives on the sea(海洋) most of the time. Last week, Vince went to a city for vacation. One evening, after he had supper, he decided to go to a movie. He got on a bus and stood by the door. More than ten minutes later, a drunk(醉汉) got on the bus. Hey! Does the bus go to the zoo? he asked Vince. Vince said nothing and was going to the front. But the drunk caught hold of(抓住) him and went on asking, This bus will take me to the zoo, wont it? Vince became angry and said, Look carefully. Im not a conductor, but an officer in the navy ! Hearing this, the drunk spoke loudly, Stop the ship, then! I want a bus! 21. This story happened _.A. on the sea B. on a bus C. in a ship D. on a train22. Vince took the bus to _.A. go shopping B. visit the zoo C. go to a movie D. visit his friends23. The underlined word conductor means _ in the passage.A. 售票员 B. 军官 C. 列车长 D. 司机24. At last, the drunk thought he was _.A. on a train B. in a zoo C. in a ship D. on a bus25. We can learn from the passage that _. A. Vince was a drunk B. the drunk took the wrong busC. Vince didnt like taking the bus D.Vince came to the city for vacationCNow people are trying to make the world a better place for birds to live in.People in China start the Bird Loving Week.Students from all parts of the country have been doing something to care for birds.Meng Yiru,a 16-year old student from Nanyang Model High School in Shanghai,asked people to protect birds:Never put birds in cages.Go to visit them in the wild if you really love them.“Ill never forget the little sparrow(麻雀) I kept in a cage,”said Meng.“It stopped eating after I caught it and soon died.”Meng and her classmates put many of their ideas in their 300word report to ask people to take better care of birds.China is the home of more than 1000 kinds of birds because the country is large and has almost every weather type to suit them.But not everyone knows how to take good care of them.Some cut down trees and destroy the birds homes.This has made the number of the birds go down quickly.A study shows that one out of eight birds,more than 1200 kinds,in the world could die out.This includes 95 percent of albatrosses(信天翁) and 60 percent of cranes(鹤).Some birds you see every day,like pigeons and parrots,are also in danger!To help them,people have set up 7500 reserves which are suitable and safe for the birds.In China, there are big reserves like the ones near the Dongting Lake in Hunan and the Poyang Lake in Jiangxi. Is there anything that you can do for birds?Take care of their homes.Feed them with something delicious.Well,think it over and begin to do it now!26.China is the home of many kinds of birds because .A.people in China love birdsB.people in China have planted a lot of treesC.people in China dont eat birdsD.it is large and has almost every weather type to suit them27.Meng Yiru kept a sparrow .A.for several monthsB.and soon it diedC.and then set it free D.and then gave it to her classmate28.Some people cut down trees and .A. it may make our environment betterB. they can plant more cropsC. it may kill the birdsD. they can build more reserves29.A study shows that of the birds may die out.A .one eighth B. halfC .two thirdsD .thirty percent30. The underlined word “reserves” probably means “ ”.A.自然保护区B.聚居地C.野生动物园D.养鸟场 DGoing to an American friends house is very exciting. But you must remember to be polite. When to arrive If your friend tells you to e “ around 3:00”, that means you can go there a little bit after 3:00. But usually it is a good idea to arrive at the right time. What to bring Its nice to bring something to your friends house. This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share, or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can also bring some flowers. A little gift is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house. How to greet When you visit your friends house, you may also meet his parents. You should tell who you are and they may tell you their names. As a child, I went to visit my friend Paul. I call his parents by their first names John and Mary. But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr or Mrs Smith. You can also call them Madam or Sir.It is a cool thing to visit a friends house. Be polite to your friend and your friends parents, and you will be invited again!31.If you are told to get to an American friends house around 5:00pm, it is polite to arrive at _ pm.A. 5:02B. 4:50C. 4:30D. 6:0032. If you go to a friends house, youd better take _ with you.A. some moneyB. some flowersC. a carD. a knife33. When the writer want to visit his friend Paul, he called his friends father _.A. Mr SmithB. JohnC. MaryD. Mrs Smith34. The passage mainly tells us _.A. when to arrive at your friends home B. how to greet peopleC. what to bring to your friendD. how to be a good visitor35. The passage may be from _A. a notice on the wallB. a letter to a friendC. an article in a magazineD. a news story in a paper三、综合填空根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。（10个小题， 共 10分） Will it matter if you dont take your breakfast? A short time ago, a test w_36_ given in the United Stated. People of different a_37_, From 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts and s_38_they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well t_39_bodies worked when they had different kinds of breakfasts.The results show that if a person e_40_a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast. If a student has fruit, eggs, bread and milk b_41_going to school, he will learn more quickly a_42_listen more carefully in class.The results a_43_ show that having no breakfast will not h_44_ you lose weight. This is because people bee so h_45_at noon that they eat too much for lunch, So they will gain weight instead of losing weight. 四、任务型阅读(10分)阅读短文，完成有关任务。 It is said that more than four million people die each year from smoking. That number is frightening. Yet people around the world continue to smoke. In the United States, about forty-seven-million adults smoke. This year, more than 430,000 Americans died of diseases which have something to do with smoking. The American Cancer Society(美国癌症协会)says smoking harms the body greatly. It warns that smoking even a number of cigarettes is dangerous. Its (48) _(戒烟是不容易的)However, doctors say you probably will live longer if you do stop smoking. You will feel better and look better. You also will protect the health of family members who breathe your smoke. There is not one right way to stop smoking, doctors say. Any way can help. You can take long walks or spend time in places where smoking is not allowed. Also, you can eat a small piece of fruit or vegetable instead of having a cigarette. (49)The sooner you stop smoking, the more youll reduce (减少) your chances of getting cancer and other diseases.Stop smoking before smoking stops you! (一)根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。 46. How many people die from smoking each year? 47. What does the American Cancer Society say about smoking? (二)根据短文中所给汉语完成句子。 48. Its_ _ .(三)把短文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。 49._ _ (四)给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。 50. _五、七选五(5分)in china ,more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. 51. _ because they have much homework to do. some homework is given by their teachers and some by their parents. also 52_.they are not careful enough while they do their homework, 53_.some students spend too much time watching tv or playing puter games. they stay up very late. some student have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. 54. _.schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health. for children, we should make best use of our time. 55._,we will find it much better for both our study and health.a. some homework is too difficultb. most students sleep less than nine hours every night.c. when we have enough time for sleepingd. it can be a long way from home to schoole. so it takes them a lot of timef. some students dont know how to save time.g. some students like to stay up late六、书面表达（20分） Daming 在英语学习中遇到了以下问题：喜欢英语，但是对他来说学英语是困难的。他能够听懂（understand）英语老师讲的课，但是他很害羞。他不敢和同学用英语谈话。他花费很长时间记忆新单词，但很快就遗忘。他也不擅长英语语法。 假如你是Daming，请针对以上问题，给语言博士Mt Wang 写一封邮件，请教学习英语的方法。Dear Language Doctor,I am Daming. Best wishes! Daming