八年级英语第二学期期中复习测试(8B Unit1)试卷

八年级英语第二学期期中复习测试(8B Unit1)Class_______ Name_______一、听力测试(10%)A)根据你所听到的对话，选择正确答案。

( )1. What can you know about Tony from the talk?A. He won't go to bed.B. He'll go to bed early.C. He'll go to bed late.( )2.When is the boy's birthday?A. December 29.B. December 30.C. December 28.( )3.What game did Jack win?A. The long jump.B. The high jump.C. The boys'100 metres. ( )4.Why is the man moving?A. The new flat is cheaper.B. He likes to listen to the radio.C. He needs a quiet place.( )5.What's the weather like today?A. Much cooler.B. Wet.C. Hot.B)根据你所听到的对话，选择正确答案。

( )6.How many singers were there in the rock band（乐队）last year?A．5．B．4．C．3．( )7.What sports does the singer like?A. Swimming and climbing.B. Swimming and skating.C. Swimming and running.C)根据你所听到的短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。

( )8.A. At the gate of the exhibition centre.B．At the bus station.C. In front of the library.( )9. A. No.5. B. No. 15. C. No. 50.( )10. A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By car.二、单项填空(15%)( ) 1. There was _______ interview with Li Jiacheng yesterday evening. But it was a pity that I missed _______ beginning.A. an; aB. an; theC. a; theD. the; the( ) 2. Life of Pi is a wonderful film. I _______ it twice.A. will seeB. have seenC. sawD. see( ) 3. _______ the way, my hometown is quite different from what it was _______ some ways.A. By; inB. By, byC. In; byD. In; in( ) 4. -He's just come back from work, _______?- _______. He won't come back before 9 p.m.A. hasn't he; Yes, he hasB. isn't he; No, he isn'tC. isn't he; Yes, he isD. hasn't he; No, he hasn't( ) 5. They _______ going to school on foot before they went to high school.A. use toB. are used toC. wereD. were used to( ) 6. -Would you like _______ some more food?-No, thanks. I _______ enough.A. to have; haveB. have; hadC. to have; have hadD. to have; had( ) 7. The poor _______ woman lived _______ in a small house.A. alone; lonelyB. lonely; aloneC. alone; aloneD. lonely; lonely( ) 8. It _______ ten years _______ I worked in this new office.A. is; sinceB. has been, afterC. was; sinceD. was; after( ) 9. -Have you discussed this problem with your parents _______?-Yes, I have _______ discussed it with them.A. already, yet B yet; yet C. yet; never D. yet; already( )10. Putting _______ waste into the rivers will cause _______ problems.A. too much; too manyB. too many; too muchC. too much; many tooD. too many; much too( )11. - _______ have you been friends? .-We have been friends since we were young.A. How farB. How longC. How soonD. How much( )12. I _______ today's newspaper. There is nothing interesting in it.A. have just now finished reading B have just readC. just finished readingD. have just now read( )13. We must try our best to stop the pollution _______ a happy life.A. from liveB. from livingC. livingD. to live( )14. There _______ great changes in China since twenty years ago.A. areB. were .C. have beenD. have( )15. -I've got a job in New York. -Oh, _______! But I'm going to miss you.A. that's greatB. I’m sorryC. I beg your pardonD. that's too bad三、完形填空（10%）It's easier to go downhill than to climb uphill, so it's easier to fall into bad habits(习惯) than into good 1 .Bad habits do not come 2 .They come little by little, so you don't know their 3 . Schoolboys first pick up little bad habits at 4 and on the streets. When they cannot do their homework, they copy(抄写) from their 5 .If they see bigger boys smoking, they 6 want to learn to smoke. If they see their friends gambling(赌博), they want togamble. When they get 7 , the habits become stronger and stronger. Then they can no longer give them up. 8 copying, they learn to tell lies; from gambling, they learn to cheat(欺骗). 9 no one believes them. How 10 it is that we stop the bad habits at the beginning!( ) 1. A. one B. ones C. other D. others( ) 2. A. slowly B. usually C. exactly D. suddenly( ) 3. A. danger B. idea C. plan D. hope( ) 4. A. work B. school C. home D. night( ) 5. A. parents' B. teachers' C. classmates' D. students'( ) 6. A. still B. too C. yet D. also( ) 7. A. thinner B. fatter C. older D. younger( ) 8. A. In B. With C. Of D. From( ) 9. A. At last B. At first C. At least D. At most( )10. A. possible B. important C. difficult D. easy四、阅读理解（20%）(A)"Dream may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream, " some scientists (科学家) say.Dream takes up (占据）about 25% of our sleeping time. People have a few dreams each night. Dreams are like short movies. They are usually in colour. Some dreams are like old movies. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may think about their work all day. These thoughts (想法) can carry over into dreams. Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can't remember the dream.Too much dreaming can be harmful (有害). The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and till wake up tired.( ) 1. It may be less important to sleep than to _______.A. thinkB. dreamC. workD. study( ) 2. Dreams and films are usually _______.A. very longB. very sadC. about workD. in colour( ) 3. Why do some people often dream about their work?A. Because they are tired in the daytime.B. Because the are not interested in their work.C. Because they may be thinking about their work all day.D. Because they have too much work to do.( ) 4. The main idea of the story is _______.A. what the dream isB. people like to sleepC. dreams are like moviesD. we always remember dreams( ) 5. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Sleeping without dreams takes up about 25% of our sleeping time.B. When we dream, the mind doesn't work.C. Too much dreaming .is good for health.D. We may be still tired after a long sleep.(B)Can we live without salt? No, salt is very important to us. We need salt in our food. Animals need it, too. Most of the salt in our country comes from the sea. People dig（挖）very big pools and let sea water in. When the sun dries up the water, people can get salt from the ground. The salt is white, clean and beautiful.There are a lot of salt wells（井）in Sichuan. A salt well is much like a water well. People bring the well water up to the ground and then dry it in big jars（坛子）over fire. In this way, they get salt．We can also get salt from salt mines（矿）.A salt mine may be found under the ground. Some years ago, people in Jiang xi found a big salt mine and soon opened it. People there don't need salt from other places any more.In the northwest of our country, there are many salt lakes. Some of these lakes are very big. The salt even in one big lake will be enough for our people for centuries.( )6.We can't live without salt, so_______A. we must eat a lot of saltB. it is Very important to usC. animals need it, tooD. there is salt in all our food( )7.We get most of the salt from_______A. salt lakesB. sea waterC. salt we11sD. salt mines( )8.People in Sichuan get salt from_______A. jarsB. fireC. salt wellsD. water wells( )9.Not long ago, a big salt mine was found and openedA. in SichuanB. in JiangxiC. in the northwest of ChinaD. beside these( )10.The best title for this article isA. SaltB. Why We Need SaltC. Salt Is ImportantD. We Need Salt五、单词拼写(10%)A)根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式1. She's_______（意识到）she is wrong at this matter, so she feels very sorry.2. We have little time. It's_______（不可能）to finish the project in such a short time.3. Life in a busy city is wonderful._______（然而）, the traffic and noise make you uncomfortable.4. The Green family will_______（返回）from England next weekend.5. The price of almost everything has gone up quickly_______（最近）．6. Our living_______（条件）are getting better and better now.7. It's important for us to protect our_______（环境）in a right way.B)根据对话内容，写出句中所缺单词8. -Have you met her since 2012?No. But we keep in_______ with each other by talking on the phone.9. -Has she been alone all her_______?-Yes. As others say, she married herself.10. -Do you play chess as often as_______?-We stopped doing that after he moved away.六、动词填空(10%)1._______ (improve) your DIY skill, you'd better practise from time to time.2. How many times_______ the teacher_______ (communicate) with the parents in the past two months?3. -May I use your dictionary? -Sorry, I_______ (use) it now.4. - _______ you ever_______ (hear) of this book before?-N ever.5. While Tom with his parents_______ (sweep) the floor yesterday, the telephone rang.6. It's the third time you_______ (be) late for school this week. Please come to school early next time.7. I often spend a lot of time_______ (watch) films on the computer every day.8. -What are you going to give him for his birthday?-Oh, my God. I_______ already_______ (forget) all about it.9. I'm sure the more careful you are, the fewer mistakes you_______ (make) next time.10. _______ you and your penfriend_______ (keep) writing to each other for many years?七、完成句子(15%)1．这儿过去曾是一些开阔的空地。