2014—2015学年度上学期英语期中考试卷

2014-2015学年度上学期英语期中考试卷
八年级英语
一、单项选择题(每题1分，共20分)
( ) 1. He was so tired that he could keep his eyes open.
A. still
B. almost
C. hard
D. hardly
( ) 2. We couldn’t see the road clearly the heavy snow.
A. because
B. because of
C. so
D. though
( ) 3. — Tom is a boy and he is quite healthy.
A. 15 years old
B. 15-years-old
C. 15-year-old
D. 15 year old ( ) 4. —do you go to school by bike? —Only four times a week.
A. How many
B. How much
C. How long
D. How often ( ) 5. Lisa is than her sister.
A. more smarter
B. very smarter
C. more smart
D. much smarter ( ) 6. She is ready his classmates with their English.
A. help
B. helps
C. to help
D. helped
( ) 7.He is different his brother, but he is similar his father.
A. from, from
B. from, to
C. to, to
D. to, from
( ) 8.He often jokes and makes us .
A. tells, laugh
B. talks, laugh
C. talks, to laugh
D. tells, to laugh ( ) 9. ______he isn’t tall,_______ he is strong.
A. Though; but
B. But; so
C. Though; so
D. Though; 不填( ) 10. You look _______ . Do you hear the _________ news?
A. excite; excited
B. excited; excite
C. exciting; excited
D. excited; exciting ( ) 11.Thanks me!
A. for tell
B. to tell
C. for telling
D. to telling
( ) 12. It’s important ______ us ________ some good books.
A. for; read
B. to; to read
C. for; to read
D. to; reading ( ) 13. Parents usually a role in their kids.
A. make, helping
B. play, helping
C. plays, help
D. makes, help ( ) 14. Students should study hard to make their dreams .
A. come out
B. come true
C. come up
D. come on ( ) 15. Which country is ,China, Brazil or Canada?
A. the largest
B. larger
C. largest
D. the larger ( ) 16. I can’t stand the noisy music, let him it.
A. hearing, stop
B. to hear, stop
C. hearing, to stop
D. to hear, to stop ( ) 17. Mickey Mouse was the first cartoon sound.
A. and
B. of
C. with
D. in
( ) 18. —Would you mind Mickey Mouse? —No, I enjoy it.
A. watching, to watch
B. to watch, to watch
C. watching, watching
D. to watch, watching
( ) 19. There is junk food here, and it is terrible.
A. too much, too much
B. too much, much too
C. much too, much too
D. much too, much too
( ) 20. Everyone knows China is getting _______.
A. stronger and stronger
B. more strong and strong
C. strong and strong
D. strongest and strongest
二、完形填空（每题1分，共10分）
Last August ,our class 21 something very special on our school trip .We 22 to Mount Tai .We 23 our trip at 12:00 at night .Everyone in our class 24 a bag with some food and water .After three 25 ,someone 26 at the map and found out we weren’t anywhere near the top. My legs 27 so tired that I wanted 28 .My classmates told me 29 going ,so I went on.Twenty 30 later ,the sun started to come up .It was so beautiful that we forgot about the last five hours !
( ) 21. A. do B. did C. does D. has
( ) 22.A. go B. went C. goes D. play
( ) 23.A. started B. to start C. starting D. enough
( ) 24.A. took B. cold C. wrong D. taking
( ) 25.A. times B. hour’s C. hours D. apples
( ) 26.A. find B. looks C. looking D. looked
( ) 27.A. be B. was C. were D. are
( ) 28.A. to stop B. stop C. come D. came
( ) 29.A. keep B. to keep C. kept D. make
( ) 30.A. minute B. minutes C. time D. times
三、阅读理解（每题2分，共30分）
A
Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry(生气的)and said, “Don’t play in the water on your way home from school!”
On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty(脏的)clothes. His mother became even angrier. “I’ll tell your father if you come back wet again,” said his mother. “He’ll punish(惩罚)You, you know.”
The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.
“You’re a good boy today”, his mother said happily. “You didn’t play in the water.”“No,” the boy said unhappily. “There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn’t any room(空地方)for me at all!”
（）31.Bruno went to school every day.
A. by bike
B. by bus
C. by car
D. on foot
（）32.The playground was between(在……之间) 。

A. two classrooms
B. the cinema and shop
C. Bruno’s house and school
D. the shop and Bruno’s school
（）33. The little boy liked to play on the playground .
A. when it snowed
B. when there was some water there
C. when the children played football there
D. when his father was busy with his work
（）34.Bruno was afraid of the most.
A. his father
B. his mother
C. his teacher
D. the older boys
（）35. That afternoon, the boy’s c lothes were dry because .
A. nobody made room（地方）for him in the water
B. there was no water on the playground
C. he took off his clothes before he played there
D. he played in the water carefully
B
The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you will get your words mixed up(混合) and people won’t understand you. sometimes people will say things too quickly and you couldn’t understand them. but if you se nse of humor (幽默感), you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes. it’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. the most important thing for learning English is “ don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
( )36. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is
A. writing it
B. using it
C. listening
D. learning grammar
( )37. What should you do in learning English?
A. be careful not to make any mistakes
B. write as quickly as you can
C. speak English as much as you can
D. laugh more often
( )38. When people laugh at your mistakes, you should _____
A. not care
B. be happy
C. feel worried
D. be unhappy
( )39. When you make s mistake, you should ______
A. keep quiet
B. get angry
C. be kind
D. keep your sense of humor
( )40. T he story tells us :“______”
A. Only foolish(愚蠢的) people make mistakes
B. Few people make mistakes
C. People never make mistakes
D. There is no one who doesn't make mistakes
C
阅读匹配。

将个人信息介绍和旅馆匹配,选出最恰当的选项并把它的字母编号写在题号前的
四、用所给单词的适当形式填空。

（每题1分，共10分）
46. Did you decide (visit) your grandparents?
47. Why not (play) the guitar?
48. She went to Hong Kong (two) last year.
49. Lucy and Lily are the (win) of the talent show.
50. This shirt is as (good) as that one.
51. He is the (bad) student in his class.
52. The news (be) so terrible that we all can’t stand.
53. I really enjoyed (walk) around town.
54. Bill Gates is a (succeed) man. He makes a lot of money.
55. Which theater has ________ ___（friendly）service in your town?
五、句型转换（每空1分，共15分）
56. I did my homework yesterday evening(改为一般疑问句)
you your homework yesterday evening?
57.It’s 10 minutes by bike from the park. (对划线部分提问)
_______ _______ is it ?
58. I go to dance three times a week. (对划线部分提问)
do you go to dance?
59. Lucy is taller than Lily. (改为同义句)
Lily isn’t Lucy.
60. Every night I sleep eight hours. （对划线部分提问）
do you sleep every night?
61. She is quieter than any other girl in her class. (改为同义句)
She is all girls in her class.
六、读写综合(15分)
A．信息归纳（5分）
Parents, doctors and teachers want to know how to help children keep healthy. Here are five rules to keep healthy.
Eat different food
If you eat different food, you can get the nutrients(营养) your body needs. You have to eat two kinds of fruits and three kinds of vegetables a day.
Drink water often
When you’re rea lly thirsty(口渴的), water is the No.1 choice(选择). How much do kids need? If you are older than 12 years old, drink 3 cups a day.
Listen to your body
When you’re eating, notice(注意) how your body feels. Sometimes, people eat too much because they don’t notice when they need to stop eating. Eating too much can make you feel uncomfortable(不舒服).
Limit(限制) screen time
What’s screen time? It’s the time you spend watching TV or using the computer. Try to spend at most two hours a day on the screen.
Be active(积极的)
What activities do you like best? Find ways to be active every day. You can write down lots of things to do, and then you can do them when your parents say it’s time to stop watching TV or playing computer games!
B．书面表达（10分）
据报道，中学生的身体素质有所下降，这一情况已经引起全社会的关注和教育部门的高度重视。

“Exercise one hour a day, keep illness away”是某中学关于青少年（teenagers）体育锻炼的宣传标语。

请根据下面的要点和要求，用英语写一篇短文，80词左右。

要点：1. 锻炼身体的好处：strong，healthy，energetic（有活力的）.
2. 锻炼身体的方式：ball games，running，swimming.
3．请谈谈你对学校开展体育锻炼的看法或建议。

(至少写两点)
要求：内容必须包括以上要点，可适当发挥。

Health is very important to us teenagers.
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