八年级下英语期中试题(有答案)

八年级英语下册期中试题(时间：90分钟满分100分)本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

第Ⅰ卷1—4页，第Ⅱ卷5—8页, 共100分。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共45分）注意事项：每小题只有一个正确答案。

答案选出后，请用铅笔转涂到答题卡上。

一、单项填空（选择最佳答案,共25小题，计25分）1. ---Have you heard that ______ UFO landed on Center Street yesterday?---Of course .And _____alien got out of the UFO and visited th e TV station.A. a ,theB.the, anC. a,anD. an,an2. You look tired. I think you _____ lie down and rest.A. shouldB. shouldn’t C . will D. won’t3.______ his parents, he has now become a famous singer.A. BecauseB. Thanks toC. Thanks forD. W ith the help4. –If you ______a new idea, please call me as soon as possible. –Sure, I will.A. keep up withB. catch up withC. feed up withD. come up with5. Would you please give me_____?A. an adviceB. some advicesC. some adviceD. any advice6. Last night, we saw a dog ______ on the ground and were very afraid.A. liesB. to lieC. liedD. lying7.They plan to _______ a food bank to help homeless people.A. set offB. set outC. set inD. set up8.Your daughter is badly ill now. Yes, she shouldn’t put off ______ to see the doctor.A. goB. wentC. goingD. to go9.Jack _______ his father. They are both tall and outgoing.A. looks afterB. takes downC. are likeD. takes after10.I think walking is ______ out health.A. good atB. bad atC. well inD. good for11. –Can I _____ you dictionary?–Yes, but you mustn’t _______ it to others.A. borrow; borrowB. lend; lendC. borrow; lendD. lend; borrow12.Edison is a funny boy. He likes telling jokes to make us _____.A. laughB. laughsC. laughingughed13._______ you study, ______ grades you’ll get.A. The hard; the goodB. The harder; the betterC. Harder; betterD. The hardest; the best14.______ he exercises every day, ______ he is very healthy.A. Though; /B. Because; /C. Though; butD. Because; so15.Why don’t you_____ and think of yourself?A. to learn to relaxB. learning relaxC. learn relaxingD. learn to relax16.You should believe in yourself. Nobody else can _______you.A.winB. beatC. beatsD. wins17. What you did make ____possible for me ______my work on time.A .this, to finish B. it, finishing C.this, finishing D. it, to finish18.When the man downstairs knocked at the door, I _______.A. am doing houseworkB. was doing houseworkC.were doing houseworkD. am going to do housework19. This group was set up _______ disabled people.A. to helpB. helpedC. helpingD.help20.We shouldn’t eat_______ junk food.A. too manyB. too muchC. many tooD. much too21.What were you doing______ the rainstorm?A. at that timeB. in timeC. at the time ofD. when22. ---What are you going to do if it _______ tomorrow?---I haven’t thought about it.A. doesn’t rainB. won’t rainC. isn’t rainingD. will rain23. --_________? --- I have a headache.A. What’s the matterB. Where are youC. Who are youD. What are you doing24. I _____ get up late, but now I _____getting up early.A. used to; used toed to; am used toC. am used to ; am used toD. am used to ; used to25. --You looked worried . What’s the matter with you ?---My mother hurt __________ yesterday .A. ourselves B .herself C. myself D. himself26. Li Lei ___________ his money . He had to borrow some from his friends .A. ran out ofB. ran outC. ran ofD. ran away27.Sam ___________ and hurt his foot .A. fall downB. fell down C .falls down D. felt down28. .All the students were sleeping _______they heard a man _______“help”.A.when; shoutingB.while; to shoutC.when; to shoutD.while; shouted29. He's always ________ at home, but he doesn't feel________.A．alone, alone B．lonely, lonely C．alone, lonely D．lonely, alone30.— Could you please clean the living room?— __________ I have to do my homework.A. No problem.B. Yes, sure.C. You are right.D. Sorry, I can’t.二、阅读理解（共15小题，计15分）AIn England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day. In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞) or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.31. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?A. Because they may have four seasons in one dayB. Because they often have very good weatherC. Because the weather is warm just like in springD. Because the sky is sunny all day32. From the story we know that when _______ come, there is a heavy rain.A. sunshine and snowB. black cloudsC. summer and winterD. spring and autumn33. "People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______ in winter."A. warmB. coolC. coldD. rainy34. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with thembecause _______.A. their friends ask them to do soB. it often rains in EnglandC. they are going to sell themD. they are their favourite things35. The best title (标题) for this passage is _______.A. Bad SeasonsB. Summer or WinterC. The Weather in EnglandD. Strange Engliah peopleBAmericans think much about time . Form childhood they learn to value (珍视) time .They are taught to be on time to go to school , to work and to do everything . When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily . When a person is dying , they say he is living on a borrowed time .Time is money . Time is knowledge . Time is everything in America . A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week . This is the working time . In his free time, he also works hard for more money . Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly . They walk very fast . In fact , they are running .They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things . But sometimes they also hate time, because they feel they have become servants (仆人) of the clock .36. What do the Americans mean by "Time is money"?A. It is not easy to make money.B. It takes quite a lot of time to make money.C. Working hard can bring people health.D. If someone has time and works hard, he can make much money.37. Americans think it wrong _______.A. to work lateB. to get up earlyC. to be late for schoolD. to be on time to do everything38. This passage says that a dying person _______.A. is having a good timeB. is living on a borrowed timeC. thinks time goes easilyD. is saving time39. From this passage we can be sure that _______.A. Americans live a hard lifeB. Americans always walk fastC. Americans live in a quick rhythm (节奏)D. Americans are good at saving time40. Which of the following is the best title for this passage ?A. Americans' ideas about timeB. Never waste timeC. Time is moneyD. Learn to be on timeC根据对话内容，从方框内选择适当的句子完成下面对话。