八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷（I）卷 .doc

八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷（I）卷 一、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共33分)1. （10分）阅读理解，判断正误。Ina and her brother, Billy, were visiting Lost Valley Farm. In the afternoon they wanted to go horse-riding. Ina and Billy were good riders, so their parents said it was OK. They took a map and some food for a snack(快餐) and set off.Ina and Billy were riding slowly through the hills when they saw a wild horse. They decided to ride after it. The race lasted a short time. The horse ran too fast and was soon far away. Ina and Billy stopped and tied their horse to a tree. Then they knew they were lost!They werent afraid because they had a map. In the end they found their way back to the farm by reading the map. They were very happy. （1）Ina and Billys parents let them go horse-riding. （2）Ina and Billy were riding fast when they saw a wild horse. （3）The wild horse ran very fast. （4）Ina and Billy were afraid because they were lose. （5）In the end, Ina and Billy found their way back to the farm by using the map. 2. （10分）阅读短文，完成下列问题ATina is a British middle-aged woman. She is an artist and lives in a small town. Shes always friendly to others, so people there likes her. Do you want to know how she spends her weekends?On Saturday mornings, Tina often takes her family to the park to have a good time. If she wants to do more exercise, she can drive her family to the village and they can climb the mountains near the village. The air is so clean and the trees are so green. They always enjoy themselves climbing the mountains. In the evening, she goes to visit her parents with her family.On Sunday morning, Tina usually does some shopping for the following week. She usually drives to the supermarket outside the town because she can buy things there at good prices. In this way, she can save money. In the afternoon, she is often busy cleaning up the house or washing her car. In the early evening, she usually cooks for her family. Then they go to the cinema because they like watching movies.After enjoying the relaxing weekend, Tina is happy to face another busy week.（1）Where does Tina live?A . In a city.B . In a mountainC . In a town.（2）What does Tina look like?A . Shes middle-aged and friendly.B . Shes young and funny.C . Shes middle-aged and shy.（3）What does Tina do on Saturdays?A . Goes shopping.B . Climbs mountains.C . Goes to the zoo.（4）We can learn from the passage that _. A . Tina is from America.B . Tina usually has relaxing weekendsC . Tina lives with her parents（5）Whats the main idea of this passage?A . Tinas job and life.B . Tinas habits.C . Tinas weekend life.3. （8分）从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。DBilly has a dream. He wants to fly(飞) like a bird(鸟). His mother tells him, You cant fly like a bird because you are too big. Why cant I? Some birds are big, but they can fly! The boy doesnt understand（理解）.Cathy is crippled（跛的）. She wants to walk and run like other kids. Why cant I walk or run like other children? Cathy thinks.One day, the two children meet in a park. Do you want to fly like a bird? Billy asks Cathy. No, Cathy says, I only want to walk and run like you.Then Billy walks to Cathys father. He asks, _ ?. Thats OK, says the father.Billy goes to Cathy and says, Get on to my back（爬到我背上）. Lets run., Then Billy runs with Cathy on his back. Cathy is very happy and says, We can fly, Billy! We can fly!（1）Why does Billys mother think he cant fly? A . Because he is too young.B . Because he is too big.C . Because he is too short.D . Because he is too sad.（2）Where do they meet one day? A . In the street.B . In a park.C . At school.D . At home.（3）Billy asks Cathys father, _? A . Can I fly with Cathy?B . Why Cathy cant run?C . Why do you run with Cathy?D . Can I run with Cathy on my back?（4）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A . Billy wants to fly like a bird.B . Cathy cant run like Billy.C . Cathy can walk like other kids.D . Cathy is very happy that day.4. （5分）阅读理解DI have just finished my job as a teacher in France and there are a few weeks before I will start my new job in my hometown. _ I am having a good time. However, living with my parents also brings some problems. Luckily, I have some rules to solve them._Most people think privacy (隐私) is very important in their lives. If you want your parents to knock (敲) on the door before they come into your room, you should do the same thing before you enter their room. Only in this way can you show them the importance of knocking.Do some chores._ But if you choose to do chores before your parents ask you to do so, you will feel in control of your own time. Also, you can choose the chores that you like to do.Dont always criticize (指责).Its easy for you to criticize your parents because you know they love you the most. _ But that doesnt mean you should do like that. You should be polite to them and talk with them in a nice way._Sometimes arguments (争吵) happen between you and your parents because its difficult to get on well with everyone all the time. But once the arguments finish, try to say sorry to your parents as soon as possible.根据短文内容，从方框中选择合适的句子填入文中空缺处，使短文完整、通顺。其中有一个句子是多余的。A. Everyone knows that chores are not fun.B. And you know they will always love you no matter (不论) what you say.C. Now Im living with my parents after five years of being away.D. Say sorry.E. Find someone interesting to talk to.F. Always knock.二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)5. （10分） Kevin is a 12yearold boy. He1from New York. He is in Class 5, Grade 7. Mr Zhang is his class teacher. He is a good teacher. All the students of2class like him very much. There are forty 3in the class. You can see forty desks, chairs and a teachers desk in the classroom. A lost and found box is4the teachers desk. There5a lot of things in it.The students are in the classroom now. Betty is6her crayons, but she cant find them in her bag. Tony is looking for his 7 Its a nice watch. Jim is8an interesting book.Look! Mr Zhang is coming in. He9to the class, “Good morning, class. There are a lot of things in the lost and found box. Please be10with your things from now on.” Betty and Tony are very happy to find their lost things in the lost and found box.（1）A . gets B . comes C . leaves D . goes （2）A . my B . their C . his D . her （3）A . boys B . girls C . students D . teachers （4）A . for B . on C . from D . at （5）A . are B . be C . have D . has （6）A . playing with B . looking for C . waiting for D . looking at （7）A . camera B . eraser C . wallet D . watch （8）A . reading B . seeing C . watching D . looking （9）A . tells B . talks C . says D . speaks （10）A . happy B . busy C . careful D . strange 三、 语法填空。 (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）阅读下面的材料，在空白处填上适当单词或根据所给单词选择适当形式填空。Strange things happened in Tangshan. _ three days, water in the wells kept _ (rise) and falling. _ (smell) gas came out from the cracks of wells. Animals became _ (nerve). There were other signs of an earthquake but the people thought little of these events. At 3: 42 a. m., everything began to shake. The world seemed _ (be) at an end. One-third of the nation felt the _ (great) earthquake. In fifteen seconds the city lay ruins. Two-thirds of the people died or _ (injure). Thousands of families were killed and many children were left _ parents. Then later that afternoon, _ big quake shook Tangshan. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last. _ all hope was not lost. Soldiers came to help the rescue work. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.四、 根据下列句子及所给词的首字母，写出各单词的完整形式。每空一词 (共10题；共11分)7. （1分）My brother enjoyed h_on the beach last weekend 8. （1分）Is it worth_(增加) so many fresh fruits into the salad? 9. （1分）The old man died of a(n) _(突然的) illness last week. 10. （1分）Mr. Smith is our teacher and he t_ us Chinese. 11. （1分）The teacher asked mc to play a(n)_(角色) in this new play. 12. （1分）We have classes from Monday to F_ 13. （1分）The man is n_eighty, but he still keeps working on the farm 14. （2分）Eat g_food and get e_rest. 15. （1分）In China, people arent allowed to have_(枪). 16. （1分）The children felt happy to be close to the_(大自然的)world 五、 书面表达。 (共1题；共5分)17. （5分）近几年，很多学校开设了特色课程（special classes），如摄影、手工制作、网球等等。我校开设此类课程已有一段时间，现向同学们征集对此类课程的看法。以下是你们班同学的观点，请根据表格中内容并结合你自己的想法谈一谈对特色课程的看法。Some students thinkOther students thinkYour opinionhelp to develop students interests;get more knowledge;a waste of time;not helpful for lessons;注意：词数80左右，开头可借鉴已给内容也可自己写；文章应包括题中所提的所有要点，可适当发挥，以使行文连贯；文中请勿提及你的真实姓名和学校。（供参考首句：Recently, many schools have offered some specials classes to students, such as photography classes, handicraft classes and tennis classes.）第 10 页 共 10 页参考答案一、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共33分)1-1、1-2、1-3、1-4、1-5、2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、2-5、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、4-1、二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)5-1、三、 语法填空。 (共1题；共10分)6-1、四、 根据下列句子及所给词的首字母，写出各单词的完整形式。每空一词 (共10题；共11分)7-1、8-1、9-1、10-1、11-1、12-1、13-1、14-1、15-1、16-1、五、 书面表达。 (共1题；共5分)17-1、