2018-2019年上学期八年级英语期中试卷及答案

2018---2019学年度上学期期中质量检测

八年英语试题

一、单项选择 (15分)

( )1. I think _______ is interesting to have a talk with the famous man on TV.

A. that

B. this

C. it

D. its

( )2. Nowadays so many animals _______ danger, we should take actions to save them.

A. is in

B. are in

C. is out of

D. are out of

( )3. Our country is thinking of ways to _______ the farmland.

A. protect

B. sweep

C. prevent

D. repair

( )4. –Have you _______ your ticket, sir? -No, I’m still _______ it.

A. found, finding

B. looked for, looking for

C. found, looking for

D. looked for, finding

( )5. He looks tired. He needs _______.

A. taking a rest

B. to take a rest

C. take a rest

D. to a rest

( )6 Don’t talk your mobile phone when you are driving or riding.

A. of

B. on

C. at D with

( )7. —I saw accident just now.—Tell the police how accident happened.

A. an; the

B. an; /

C. the; an D an an

( )8 In front of my house _______.

A. a big tree stand

B. a big tree stands

C. stand a big tree

D. stands a big tree

( )9. Put on your overcoat, _______ you will catch a cold.

A. and

B. or

C. so

D. but

( )10. — Hi, Grace. What are your parents doing?

— My father is watching a football match on TV my mother is reading

a book.

A. while

B. when

C. so D before

( )11. — I went to your home at four yesterday afternoon, but you were not in.

— Sorry, I bikes with my friends outside.

A. am riding

B. was riding

C. rode D ride

( )12. — Were you watching the film this time last night?

— No, I it just now.

A. watched

B. was watching

C. watch D will watch

( )13. When I entered the room, I found on the floor.

A. she lying

B. her was lying

C. her lying D she is lying

( )14. Be careful to the road on the way to school.

A. across

B. cross

C. through D on

( )15. — Will you play the guitar for me at the party?—.

A. I’ll be glad to

B. I don’t like it

C. It’s very kind of you D Yes, please.

二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

That was a fine day. A rich man was once 16 along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. There was a young 17 lying on the ground and the old man was going to 18 it. The rich man called out t o the old man, “What kind of trees are you planting there, my good man?”“This is a fig (无花果) tree, sir,” he said. “A fig tree?” the rich man was very surprised. “Why, 19 are you, may I ask?” “I am 20 years old.”“What!” cried the rich man. “You’re ninety years old! You are planting a very young tree now and it’ll take years to give 21 .You certainly don’t hope to 22 long enough to get any fruit from this tree.”The old man 23 around the garden. Then he said with a 24 , “Tell me, sir. Did you eat 25 when you were a boy?” “Sure,” the rich man did not know 26 he asked this question. “Then tell me this,” he said. “ 27 planted the fig trees?” “Why do you ask me this