2013年八年级英语上册期中考试

八年级英语期中综合测评

单项选择

( )26. –Would you like to go to see a film?

--Sure. The TV programs are so _____.

A. surprising

B. interesting

C. exciting

D. boring ( )27. –I tried to ____ you on the phone last week. But why nobody answered?

--Oh, I was out traveling with my family the whole week.

A. meet

B. touth

C. reach

D. call

( )28. –What an interesting book it is!

--Yeah. It’s just ____ and it has become the best-seller of all the book this mouth.

A. come out

B. come in

C. come over

D. come on

( )29. –I find most girls do better in language learning than boys.

–Perhaps girls are ____ in languages.

A. creative

B. better

C. talented

D. helpful ( )30. We __ each other the best luck in the exam.

A. hoped

B. expected

C. wished

D. wanted ( )31. –Is Mrs. Smith in?

--I’m afraid she isn’t. would you like to __ a message?

A. take

B. leave

C. send

D. keep

( )32. –When ____ he ______ for Italy?

--He has been away for 3 days.

A. does, leave

B. did, leave

C. has, left

D. had, left

( )33. –What do you know about Walt Disney?

--He ____ cartoons for newspapers.

A. drew

B. sent

C. wrote

D. read

( )34. –Do you like watching _____?

--Yes. Some actors are really funny.

A. music

B. sitcoms

C. sports shows

D. talk shows ( )35. –If you ____ the show seriously, you’re sure to win. –Thanks a lot. I’ll try my best.

A. take

B. keep

C. play

D. have

( )36. The world is becoming smaller and smaller because the Internet gets us _____.

A. less

B. more

C. closer

D. farther

( )37. –How greatly your daughter has changed! --That’s true. She is ___ than before.

A. shorter

B. much shorter

C. very tall

D. much taller

( )38. –I’m _____, so I like reading books alone. –I’m quite different, I like studying in groups.

A. serious

B. quiet

C. loud

D. shy

( )39. –Why do you eat vegetables every day?

--Because they help me _____.

A. keeping health

B. keep health

C. keep in good health

D. keeping health

( )40. --____ do you play sports?

--About three or four times a week.

A. How many

B. How many times

C. How often

D. How long

完型填空

Kay and Lisa were sisters. They had a __41__ dog. His name was Hector. One afternoon, Kay and Lisa decided to go into the __42__ to have a picnic. They took Hector and a bag of food with them.

In the forest Kay and Lisa ___43___ games, and Hector joined in the game. After they _44___ the picnic, Kay and Lisa went everywhere to ___45___ for flowers. Soon, the bag was full of __46_____. The girls decided to __47___ for home.

“Oh, dear,”cried Lisa, “we have walked into a strange part of the forest. Which is the _48____ home?”

They __49__ one way, then another, but couldn’t find the right way.

“Can you _50___ us the way?”Lisa asked Hector.

But Hector didn’t understand what she had said.

“I have a(n) ___51___,” said Kay. She put a rope round Hector’s neck. Then she __52__ an old newspaper to Hector. “Take this to Daddy,” she said. Kay knew that it __53___ take the newspaper to Daddy because it did this every day. Kay held the __54__ end of the rope. At last, Hector __55__ them home!

( )41. A. clever B. black C. bad D. strong ( )42. A. park B. forest

C. playground

D. school

( )43. A. acted B. made C. played D. used ( )44. A. bought B. began

C. finished

D. took

( )45. A. find B. look C. watch D. pay ( )46. A. flowers B. food C. water D. apples ( )47. A. leave B. come C. arrive D. stay