八年级英语下期中测试卷

八年级（下）英语期中考试试卷

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一、语言知识运用请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。

( ) 1. ----- Will people use money in 100 years? ----- _______________

A.Yes, they do

B. No, they don’t

C. Yes, they are

D. No, they won’t.

( ) 2. He said he would do better _______ math next semester.

A. in

B. on

C. at

D. with

( ) 3. ______Li Ping was practicing the piano , Zhang came into the room.

A. When

B. While

C. Because

D. But

( ) 4. In fact ，we find it ______ to learn a foreign language in two weeks.

A. easily

B. different

C. impossible

D. nervous

( ) 5. We’ll stay here if it _______ tomorrow.

A. rain

B. rains

C. is raining

D. will rain

( ) 6. —Do you know _______? ---He will be an actor.

A. what will he do

B. what will he be

C. what he will do

D. what he will be

( ) 7. Our flight will ______ at nine. Please meet us at the airport.

A. fall

B. drop

C. follow

D. land

( ) 8. He feels lonely in Wenzhou because he has _____ friends here.

A. a few

B. few

C. a little

D. little

( ) 9. He didn’t know __________.

A. where he lived

B. where did he live

C. he lived where

D. where does he live

( ) 10. ----Could I go skating with you, dad?

------_______ You have to practice piano at home.

A. You should do that

B. Have a good time

C. Of course

D. I am afraid not.

( ) 11. I think there will be ______tall buildings and there will be ____pollution in the future.

A. more; fewer

B. more; less

C. fewer; less

D. much; fewer

( ) 12. He said he was having a birthday party ______ his father______ Sunday night. .

A. for; on

B. from, in

C. with; at

D. of; under

( ) 13. —What did he say? —He said _____.

A. he is having a surprising party for him

B. if she go to her home

C. why she want to do that.

D. the earth moves around the sun.

( ) 14. There is _______in today’s newspaper. I don’t want to read it again.

A. something new

B. new nothing

C. anything new

D. nothing new

( ) 15. I don’t know there.

A. to get

B. how get

C. where to get

D. how to get

( ) 16. He when he was only four.

A. was able to swim

B. able to swim

C. was swimming

D. can’t swim

( ) 17. What the police at 4:00 pm yesterday?

A. was; doing

B. did; do

C. were; doing

D. does; do

( ) 18. I’ll go there if it _____tomorrow.

A. not rain

B. not rains

C. doesn’t rain

D. won’t rain

( ) 19---What’s the problem, Henry?

-----. _______.

A. I don’t have many friends.

B. I’m happy to pass the exam

C. I’d love to

D. you are welcome.

( ) 20.—My clothes are out of style. What should I do?

—_____________.

A. maybe you are right

B. maybe you should buy some new ones.

C. you should be glad

D. you should take a part-time job.

二．填空填空

Once there lived an old man．He liked gold (金子) 1 than anything else in the world．He often said．“If I have a lot of gold，I 2the happiest man in the world．”

One day 3he was traveling (旅行) in the desert (沙漠)，the old man lost his way．He was 4 hungry and thirsty ，but there 5only sand (沙子) around him．Just then，he 6 a bag．He took up the bag 7opened it．He 8that the bag was full of gold．He was so 9that he threw away the bag and began crying．Now，the old man knew that 10was something better than gold in the world．()1．A．good B．best C．well D．better

()2．A．will be B．am C．is D．was

()3．A．as B．while C．where D．as soon as

()4．A．many B．much C．very D．very much

()5．A．were B．are C．was D．is

()6．A．looked B．found C．find D．watched

()7．A．and B．or C．but D．to

()8．A．watched B．looked at C．saw D．seeing

()9．A．happy B．sad C．pleased D．interesting

()10．A．it B．he C．who D．there

三、阅读理解

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Victoria Middle School Report

Student: Jenny Brown