八年级下册英语期中复习试题(含答案)

八年级下册英语期中复习试题一.单项选择。

（20分）( )1.---What’s ___________ with your sister?---She has a headache.A.the wrongB. the matterC. matterD. trouble( )2. Our parents often tell us __________alone in the river in summer.A. not swimB. to not swimC. not swimmingD. not to swim ( )3.---My mother is ill.----_______ .A. Don't worry.B. No hurry.C. I'm sorry to hear that.D. OK. ( )4. __________ more vegetables is good for our health.A .Eating B. Eat C. ate D. eats( )5.The old woman lives_________, but she doesn’t feel__________.A . alone, alone B. lonely, lonely C. lonely, alone D. alone, lonely ( )6. -Why was your teacher Mark?-Because he didn't finish his homework on time.A. different fromB.angry withC. similar toD. interested in( )7. I really hope things .A.give awayB.give outC. put offD. work out( )8. My uncle told my father yesterday afternoon.A. call him upB. to call him upC. call up himD. to call up him( )9. , I didn't like English. But now it’s my favorite subject.A. As usualB. At firstC. After allD. So far( )10. -Sorry,I’m late. I with a friend and I completely forgot the time.A.talkB. am talkingC. was talkingD.will talk( )11.Dad sometimes goes to the supermarket with us he hates going there.A. untilB. althoughC. ifD. unless( )12.Emma was too tired. She didn’t wake up until the alarm clock .A. went offB. ran outC.ran offD. worked out( )13. Peter speaking Chinese at 8:30 yesterday evening.A. is practicingB. practicesC. was practicingD. will practice( )14. I always get up early I can have enough time for breakfast.A. so thatB. becauseC.as long asD. as soon as( )15.-May I help you, sir?-I’m just these books here if that’s okay.A. looking throughB. looking forC. looking upD. looking after( )16. I want to ______ some money from him, but he doesn’t ______ it to me.A. borrow, lendB. lend, borrowC. borrow, returnD. borrow, borrow ( )17. “Who invited him ______ to the party?” I asked in ______.A. go; surpriseB. to go; surpriseC. to go; surprisedD. to go; surprising ( )18. Could you ______ any noise? It’s time for rest.A.please makingB. not please makingC. please not makeD. please not to make( )19. Could you please some tea me?A. provide; toB. provide; withC.give; forD. provide; for( )20. Children today are under ______ pressure.A.too manyB. too muchC. much tooD. so many二.完形填空（10分）Big schoolbags have been a big problem for students for a long time. Maybe your schoolbag is too 1 to carry, and it troubles you a lot when you want to find out a book 2 . Now e-textbooks（电子课本）will 3 you.It’s said that many Chinese middle schools are going to use e-textbooks. In fact, an e-textbook is a small 4 for students. It’s 5 than an usual schoolbag and it’s easy to carry. Though it is as 6 as a book, it can hold everything for study. The students can read the text page by page 7 the screen(屏幕), and they can take notes 8 the pointer(屏写笔)，or even “hand in ” their homework to their teachers by 9 e-mails.Some people say e-textbooks are good, but some say they are 10 to the students’ eyes. What do you think of it?( ) 1 A. expensive B. heavy C. light D. cheap( ) 2. A. read B. reading C. reads D. to read( ) 3. A. trouble B. help C. solve D. stop( ) 4. A. TV B. radio C. computer D. program( ) 5. A. light B. lightest C. more lighter D. much lighter( )6. A. smaller B. small C. tall D. high( ) 7. A. for B. of C. on D. at( ) 8. A. with B. in C. by D. of ( ) 9. A. to send B. sending C. sends D. sent( )10. A. badly B. helpful C. bad D. good三.阅读理解（20分）AAn old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day’s hard work. When he was not far away from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not repair it. He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old man.“Where is your light?” asked the policeman. “No man may take a cart along the road at night without a light. You know that. You have broken the law.” “I had a light, but it has just gone out,” said the old man.“I don’t believe that story. What’s your name and where do you live?” asked the policeman. “Please don’t write down my name, ” said the old man. “My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way.”“You came all the way without a light. What’s your name?”The old man quickly took the policeman’s hand and put it down on the top of the light. The light was still hot and burnt the policeman’s hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry. “Now, what do you think?” said the old man. “Did I come all the way without a light?”( )1.What does the underlined word “cart” mean in the passage?A. It means house.B. It is something pulled by a horse.C. It means light.D. It is something used for cooking food.( )2.The old man drove home ______.A. late one nightB. with his donkeyC. with a policemanD. early one morning( )3.Where did the policeman stop the old man’s home?A. Under a street light.B. At the traffic lights.C. Near the old man’s home.D. Far away from the old man’s home.( )4.Why was the old man stopped by the policeman?A. Because the light on his cart was not on.B. Because he burnt the policeman’s hand.C. Because he broke a street light.D. Because he didn’t want to help the policeman. ( )5.What made the policeman believe the old man’s words?A. He made the policeman angry.B. He jumped and shouted angrily.C. The light burnt the policeman’s hand.D. He made the policeman touch the cart.BIn many English homes people eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge，eggs or bread. English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one o'clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soups, and then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that they eat some other things, like bananas，apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very necessary.( )6. Many English people have ___________meals a day.A. twoB. threeC. fourD. three or four( )7. People may have ___________ for their breakfast.A. tea and eggsB. porridge，eggs，bread，tea or coffeeC. tea and coffeeD. bread and eggs( )8. People have lunch at ______________________．A. any timeB. nineC. fiveD. one( )9. People don't have _____________ for their dinner.A. porridgeB. bananas and applesC. some soup and meatD. meat and fish( )10. In many English homes dinner comes______________．A. at one o'clockB. about half past sevenC. at noonD. at night四.根据句意及首字母提示完成单词。