八年级下英语期中试题

2014--2015学年度第二学期期中试题（卷）
八年级英语
（说明：本试卷满分 150分答卷时间 120分钟）
I、词汇（每小题1分，共30分）
A.根据首字母或汉语意思写单词或短语。

1.I have a h__________ and I can’t move my neck.
2.If your head and neck still h________ tomorrow, then go to a doctor.
3.Yeah, a lot of people are l__________ . We should listen to them and care for them.
4.V olunteering here is a dream __________________(实现)for me.
5.Could you please take out the rubbish, f_________ the clothes and do the dishes?
6.She did not do any housework and n_______ did I .
7.I found my sister ______________________(翻看) my things yesterday.
8.They should spend their time on schoolwork _____________________(为了) get good grades and get
into a good university.
9. My alarm didn’t _____________(发出响声) so I woke up late.
10.He finally ________________(睡着) when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 am.
B.用所给词的适当形式填空。

1.I think I sat in the same way for too long without ______________(move).
2. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to _____________(take) risks.
3.Lucky makes a big ________________(different) to my life.
4.They do not have time ___________(study) and do housework, too.
5.As a result, he often __________(fall) ill and his grades dropped.
6.You should explain that you don’t mind him ____________(watch) TV all the time.
7.When they argue, it’s like a big, black cloud ___________(hang) over our home.
8.Although it’s normal to want ___________(success) children, it’s even more important to have happy
children.
9.I was in the kitchen _____________(help) my mom.
10. So while you ______________(sleep), I called Jenny and she helped me.
C.英汉互译。

1.have a cold ____________________
2.give up ____________________
3. at once ____________________
4. answer the telephone __________________
5. hang out __________________
6. 一…就…________________________
7. 独处___________________ 8. 减压______________________________
9.洗热水澡_______________ 10.玩的高兴___________________________
Ⅱ、单项选择（每小题1分，共25分）
( )1、—What’s ____ with you?
—I have a sore throat. What should I do?
A. trouble
B. the matter
C. the wrong
D. matter
( ) 2、—You should drink hot tea _______honey.
A. of
B. in
C. with
D. about.
( ) 3、David needs ______ a good rest.
A. has
B. to have
C. have
D.had
( )4、This box is ____ heavy ____ I can’t carry it.
A.too, to
B. so, that
C. enough ,to
D. to ,too ( )5、The book is ____, I couldn’t finish it.
A. bore
B. bored
C. boring
D. bores
( )6、If you don’t go to the park, I won’t go, ______.
A. too
B. also
C. either
D.neither
( )7、My sister spends two hours ________ on weekends.
A. reading
B. to read
C. reads
D.read
( )8、—I can’t find him. What should I do?
—Maybe you should ____.
A. call him up
B. keep him out
C. hear of him
D.hear about
( )9、I hope things ______
A.to work out
B.work out
C. worked out
D.works out
( )10、We all feel _____ after hearing of the ______ news.
A. excited, excited
B. exciting, exciting
C. excited, exciting
D. exciting, excited
( )11、---Could you please _________ here?
A. don’t smoke
B. not to smoke
C. not smoke
D. not smoking
( )12、_________cleaning your room? It’s really dirty.
A. Why don’t
B. Could you please
C. What about
D. Would you like
( )13、You should go to bed earlier __________you will study well in class tomorrow .
A.so...that
B. so that
C. in order to
D. if
( )14、The old man looks very unhappy, because he lives______ ,and he feels very ______ .
A.alone；alone
B.lonely；lonely
C.alone；lonely
D.lonely；alone
( )15.My sister _______ her book in the room when my mother came back from work.
A. read
B. reads
C. is reading
D. was reading
( )16、My grandma didn’t go to sleep ____ I got back home.
A. where
B. until
C. as soon as
D. while
( ) 17、—May I _____ your CD player?
—Certainly, but you can’t _____it to others.
A.borrow, keep
B. lend, keep
C. keep, borrow
D. borrow, lend
( ) 18、—Would you mind_____ me your dictionary?
—Certainly not. Here you are.
A. lend
B. lent
C. to lend
D. lending
( )19、It’s important _____us _____ in good health.
A. to,keep
B.for, keeping
C.for, to keep
D.to, keeps
( )20、______he was busy, _____he often helped us with our studies.
A.Although, but
B. /, although
C. / ,but
D.But, /
( )21、——She didn’t do any housework. __________.
A.Neither do I
B.So do I
C.Neither did I
D.So did I
( )22、I___________ to clean up the city parks tomorrow.
A.help
B.would help
C. helped
D. Will help
( )23、Lucy used to ____ to school on foot, but now she is used to____ to school by bike.
A. going, go
B. go, going
C. go, go
D. Going,going
( )24、While I ___________ my classmate, The teacher ______ in.
A.talked with,was coming
B. talks with,is coming
C. Was talking with,came
D.is talking with, comes
( )25、He runs as_______ as Jim.
A.quickly
B.more quickly
C. quick
D.more quick
III、完形填空（每空1分，共10分）
Dear Peter:
Without knowing more about you, it’s hard for me to give you some good a dvice.
But first, I’m sure that you are1. . You said that nobody would care if you left home. What about 2. ? And other family members? It seems that you are very 3. . You’d better go to a doctor or talk 4 your parents. They will be able to help you. Second, I’m sure there’s someone else in your class who feels lonely, 5 . You never know 6. other people feel. Try to make friends with your classmates. And you could 7. a club to meet new people and make friends.too.
You 8. find happiness in yourself. So my 9. advice is to write a list of all the good things about yourself, learn to like yourself, and then 10. will see your confidence(信心) and like you,too.
1. A.right B.wrong C.OK
2. A.teachers B.classmates C.parents
3. A.popular B.tired C.sad
4. A.to B.about C.of
5. A.too B.either C.also
6. A.why B.how C.when
7. A.take part in B.join C.join in
8. A.mustn’t B.shouldn’t C.need to
9. A.finally st C.end
10. A.other B.the other C.others
IV、阅读理解（每题2分，共40分）
A
My name is Linda.I’m from Australia.I live in a small town.I’m fourteen years old.I am going to go to Green High School next year.When I was 8 years old,I sang songs that I loved from the TV.It became a habit.As I grew up,I got better and better at it.Now I sing every day.I love singing.Singing makes me feel free and happy.People always tell me that I have a beautiful voice and that I should use st year I took part in ou r city’s singing contest.I won first prize.From then on,I decided to be a singer because I like singing and I am good at it.I hope I can become a singer.I am going to tour around America,England and other countries to give concerts.I am going to be famous.I’m going to use part of the money from the concerts to help poor children.But if my dream doesn’t come true,I am not going to be sad.I am not going to stop singing.I sing just because I like it.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。

（）1.Where is Linda from？
A.Australia.
B.America.
C.England.
D.France.
（）2.Linda decided to be a singer when she was____ years old.
A.eight
B.nine
C.thirteen
D.fourteen
（）3.The underlined word “voice” means “____”in Chinese.
A.面容
B.嗓音
C.心灵
D.身材
（）4.Linda wants to be a singer because she ______.
A.wants to help others
B.wants to be famous
C.likes giving concerts
D.likes singing
（）5.The passage is mainly about Linda’s________ .
A.dream
B.school
C.family
D.life
B
Mr.Brown has much money, but he doesn’t have any kids.Annie is a nice girl and her parents don’t have much money.So Annie’s parents give their daughter to Mr.Brown.Mr.Brown likes Annie very much.And Annie is happy at Mr.Brown’s home.
One day, Mr.Brown wants to buy some new clothes for Annie.He gives Annie some money and asks her to go to the clothes shop, but Annie doesn’t want to go there.She says, “Dad，I have enough clothes.But my sister Jane doesn’t have any new clothes.My parents don’t have enough money to buy new clothes for her.Can I buy some clothes for her with the money?”
Mr.Brown says, “Sure，Annie, you are a good girl! You can care about others.You are so kind.Call your sister and ask her to come here.I’ll buy her some new clothes and nice food for her.I think she’ll be happy and 1 am happy, too.”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

( )6.Mr.Brown has no________ .
A.family
B.kids
C.money
D.sisters
( )7. Mr.Brown gives Annie some money to buy some_______ .
A.nice food
B.new clothes
C.nice drink
D.school things
( )8.Jane is Annie’s _______.
A.classmate
B.friend
C.sister
D.pen pal
( )9.Mr.Brown will buy some _______ for Jane.
A.new clothes and nice food
B.drinks and school things
C.food and drinks
D.new clothes and drinks ( )10.下面哪一项的说法是正确的？
A.Annie’s parents don’t like her.
B.Mr.Brown has two daughters.
C.Jane is Mr.Brown’s daughter.
D.Mr.Brown likes Annie very much.
C
Our teacher told us we would have a school sports meeting next Monday.We were so happy that we all jumped happily.Then we began to prepare for the school sports meet.We bought many flowers to decorate our playground，chairs and desks.The girls in our class made the Olympic five rings by themselves.They were like real Olympic five rings.We like them very much.
Monday came to us at last.We all wore sports clothes.Our teacher, Miss Li，encouraged us to take part in all sports.
There were many events such as long jump, high jump，relay race，running race, riding bikes, table tennis games and so on.I think riding bikes was the most interesting.Who was the last to pass the finishing line? Who would be the winner? Li Wei in our class rode most slowly.At last, he won the game.We all cheered him on.
And there was a special event.It was a relay race including the headteacher and his students.Our teacher ran very fast, and we all cheered him on.At last our class won the first.We believe Class 3 is the best.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

( )11.What did the girls do?
A.They bought some flowers.
B.They cleaned the desks and chairs.
C.They weren’t happy.
D.They made the Olympic rings.
( )12.The underlined (画线的）word “decorate” means “____”.
A.布置
B.修理
C.挪动
D.种植
( )13.How many events were there in the school sports meeting?
A.Seven.
B.Six.
C.Less than six.
D.More than six.
( )14.From the passage，_____ was the most interesting.
A.long jump
B.riding bikes
C.relay race
D.table tennis
( )15.Who won the first during the relay race?
A．Our teacher. B.Class Three. C.Li Wei. D.We don’t know.
D
Fewer parents can hear the words “What can I do to help？” from their kids.Teenagers spend more time on video games,computers and mobile phones,so they help less with housework.
Few people think games can let their kids be away from sofa—(A) much less encourage them to do chores.But some new chore apps (应用程序) really succeed in doing so housework.(B) 他们帮助妈妈扫地、遛狗、洗餐具。

Each child chooses one of the apps’ avatars (替身角色)，which include a pink kitty,a robot scientist and a policeman.Each time they finish a job,their avatars will be able to get new skills.(C) And the more housework they do,the more app coins they can get. They can use the coins to watch their favorite videos and buy something on the Internet.
根据短文内容，完成下面的任务。

任务一：完成下面的句子。

16.Teenagers help______ with housework.
任务二：写出文中画线(A) 处短语的汉语意思。

17._________________________________________
任务三：把文中画线(B) 处的汉语译成英语。

18.__________________________________________
任务四：把文中画线(C) 处的英语译成汉语。

19.__________________________________________
任务五：回答下面的问题。

20.What can children do with the app coins？
V、补全对话（从方框中选择合适的选项补全对话，其中有两项多余。

每空1分，共5分）
A：Hello,Maria! You don’t look well. 1.
B：I have a headache.
A: 2.Did you go to see a doctor?
B: Yes,I did. The doctor said I just had a cold. And it was nothing serious.
A: 3.
B: For two days.
A: 4.
B:Well, I am worried about my lessons.
A: Don’t worry. I will help you when you get well.
B: Thank you very much. 5.
VI、按要求完成句子。

（每题2分，共20分）
1. You’d better talk to your parents. (改为同义句)
you talk to your parents?
2. Could you please open the window? (改为否定句)
Could you please the window?
3. These fans arrived very early. They could see their favorite stars. (合并为一句)
These fans arrived very early they could see their favorite stars.
4. He ran in the park. (用at this time yesterday 改写)
He in the park at this time yesterday. 5. Ben has a fever. (对画线部分提问)
the with Ben?
6. 你为什么打了这么多次电话？
Why did you call so_______ ________?
7. 孩子们越早学会独立对他们的未来就越好。

kids learn to be independent, it is for their future.
8. 疲惫的孩子们直到晚上七点之后才能回到家。

The tired children get home after 7:00 p.m.
9. Although she’s wrong, it’s not a big deal. (翻译)
10. My mom came over as soon as I sat down in front of the TV. (翻译)
VII、改错（下列各句均有一处错误，找出并改正，每小题1分，共5分。

）
1.How many tooth does the baby have?( )
A B C
2.He told me not go home today. ( )
A B C
3.He is sick. Let’s try to cheer up him. ( )
A B C
4.Could you please to clean your room? ( )
A B C
5.Why not you talk to your parents? ( )
A B
VIII.Writing. 书面表达。

(共15分)
Cindy在学校有很多朋友。

他们彼此相处得都很好。

但是有一天，她的一个朋友丢了一百块钱。

她认为是Cindy拿了她的钱，而且她还把这件事告诉了其他朋友，于是他们对Cindy不再像过去那样友好了。

Cindy对此感到很苦恼。

假设你就是Cindy，请给编辑写封英文书信，告诉上述情况，要求他为你排忧解难。

字数在100词左右。

Dear Editor，。