人教版八年级下册英语期中考试

2011—2012学年第二学期洛阳市xx中学期中考试八年级英语学科试卷考生注意：1．本试卷共8页，满分 100分。

一、单项选择（每小题1分，共20分）（）1. There ______ a speech tomorrow afternoon in our school.A.will haveB.is going to haveC. will beD.are going to be（）2.He could do nothing except __________ TV.A. watchB. watchesC. watchingD. will watch（）3.It’s bad to copy others’ homework. We should _________ the problem.A.get onB.get overC.get toD.get off（）4.The parents said they _______ more time _________ their chilren in the followingyear.A.will spend, withB.will spend, onC.would spend, onD.would spend, with（）5.They had a _______ time _____students in the poor rural areas.A.hard, to teachB.hard, teachingC.hardly, to teachD.hardly, teaching（）6.Jack got out _______ a red car and walked _________the street.A.off, onB.in, alongC.of, downD.of, for（）7.The apples on this tree are bigger than ______ on that tree.A.themB.thoseC.appleD.ones （）8.The girl was ____ ice cream in the sofa while the boy was ____ paper at the table.A.eating, cuttingB.eatting, cuttingC.eating, cutingD.eatting, cuting（）9.I don’t know if he______ to the park tomorrow.If he _______, I’ll go,too.A.goes, goesB.will go, goesC.will go, will goD.goes, will go（）10.It is ___________experience to see the UFO with your own eyes.A.an usualB.an unusualC.a unusualD.unusual（）11. If there is ______ pollution, the air in our city will be ______ dirtier.A.less, moreB.more, muchC.less, lessD.more, more（）12.Yesterday I _______ to take my homework with me. I _______ it at home.A.forgot, forgotB.left, leftC.forgot, leftD.left, forgot（）13. Nowadays teachers may find ______ hard ______ middle school students.A.that, teachB.that, to teachC.it, teachD.it, to teach（）14. The old woman lives ______, but she doesn’t feel ______.A.alone, lonelyB.lonely, aloneC.alone, aloneD.lonely, lonely（）15.Mother was mad ________ me because of my ________ report card.A.at, disappointedB.at, disappointingC.with, disappointedD.with, disappointing（）16.If you don’t go to the meeting tomorrow,______go to the meeting, either.A.he willB.he won’tC.he doesD.he doesn’t（）17.Don’t eat food in class. If you do, the teacher will __________.A.take them awayB.take away themC.take it awayD.take away it（）18.No one knows ____________ in fifty years.A.what will our life be likeB.what is our life likeC.what our life will be likeD.what our life is like（）19.Could you please _______me some ________?A.giving, advicesB.give, advicesC.give, adviceD.to give, advice （）20.I have looked for my dog , but I still can’t find it .A.somewhere, anywhereB.anywhere, anywhereC.everywhere, anywhereD.everywhere, everywhere二、用所给词的适当形式填空（每小题1分，共10分）1.She ususlly complains about _________(fail) the exam.2.What _________(happen) if there is no water or air on the earth?3.When my mother entered the room, I __________ (lie) in bed.4.She makes a _________ (decide) to study hard.5.The old man makes a living ________(take) photos.6.________(luck), I failed to pass the test.7.Didn’t your teacher tell you that the earth__________(move) round the sun?8. ---________ your best friend _____________(build )her house next month?---No, she isn’t.9. Nothing is ____________ (possible)if you work hard.10.The kids need time and ___________ (free) to play.三、句型转换，一空一词（每空0.5分，共10分）1.Joe had an argument with his parents last night.(同义句)Joe ________ ________ his parents last night.2.We should give the books back to the library on time.(同义句)We ________ ________ ________ ________ the books to the library on time.3.Can you tell me how I can get to the park? (同义句)Can you tell me _______ ________ ________ _________ the park?4.Mr Smith said to Linda,“Please turn off the light.”(改成间接引语)Mr Smith ________ Linda ________ _________ off the light.5.We were surprised that his son could play the piano so well.(同义句)________ ________ _________ , his son could play the piano so well.6. He went to bed after his mother came back.(同义句)He ______ go to bed ________ his mother came back.7. Hurry up, or you will be late for class. (同义句)________ you ________ hurry up, you will be late for class.四、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）Bob Black usually wakes up about 5 minutes before the alarm clock goes off (响). 1he hears the alarm clock, he jumps out of his bed. It 2 him less than 15 minutes to wash, have breakfast, leave home and get on bus.He is always the first person 3 the office. The mornings are always very busy and the afternoons are 4 busier! Meetings and phone calls take up(占据) a large part of the day. Every minute of the day is filled with(充满) urgent(紧急的) matters. By around eight o’clock, he usually finds 5 to do his own paperwork and 6 some personal e-mails.When he gets home at about ten, he looks at some documents(文件) that he brings 7from the office so that he can be ready for the 8 day’s work. He goes to bed aroundmid-night when his wife and children are already asleep.Bob Black seldom has time for 9 and other activities with his family. “My family complains 10 it,” he says, “but I try to work hard so that I can make money for them. Besides, I get bored if there’s nothing to do. I like being busy.”（）1. A. As soon as B. Wherever C. As quickly as D. Until（）2. A. spends B. costs C. takes D. needs（）3. A. to get B. get to C.to get to D. getting （）4. A. ever B. too C. quite D. even（）5. A. sometime B. sometimes C. some time D. some times （）6. A. looks for B. answers C. looks up D. asks（ ）7. A. back B. out C. in D. up （ ）8. A. last B. each C. next D. some （ ）9. A. fun B. money C. business D. walk （ ）10. A. to B. with C. about D. of五、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）（ ）1. If you want to pay less money, you can go skiing on ___ .A. FridayB. SaturdayC. Sunday D weekends（ ）2. I spent 30 yuan on a pen in Sunshine Shop last week. But Li Ming spent only__________on the same kind of pen in Sunshine Shop this week.A. ¥ 16B. ¥ 18C. ¥ 12D.¥30 （ ）3. The owner of the sports bag may be good at ___ .A. swimmingB. skatingC. basketballD.football（ ）4. Lin Tao wants to be a volunteer for the 30th Peony Festival. He must speak __________well.A. FrenchB. EnglishC. ChineseD.Japanese （ ）5. Mr. Brown won ’t be free until 4:30 p.m. Which movie can he see? A. Hero. B. Crazy Stone. C. Baby Plan . D.Above all. （B ）There was a pilot(飞行员) and four people in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong with the machine while it was flying in the air. The plane began to fall down. The pilot told the people there were only four parachutes （降落伞）. They all became worried and started to make excuses.“I must go,” said the pilot, taking one of the parachutes and jumped out.The first person stood up, “I’m a doctor,” he said. “I help people live longer and I save lives.” He took a parachute and jumped out.The next person said, “I must have a parachute. I am a very clever person. I have to attend an important match. I know I will win the game because I’ll be the cleverest person there.” He picked up a pack and jumped out.Two men were left---an old businessman and a young mountain climber. At this time the plane was going down fast. The businessman said, “ Young man, I am old but you are still young. You take the last parachute.” The young mountain climber smiled. “Don ’t worry,” He said. “ We can both jump out because there are still two parachutes. Just now the clever man jumped out with my backpack.”（）6.All the people became worried because_________.A. they couldn’t find the parachutesB. they saw the pilot jump out firstC. they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enoughparachutes for each person.D. There was too much smoke and they couldn’t jump out from the plane.（）7. The clever man jumped out with_________.A. a parachuteB. nothingC. the backpack of the climber’sD. two parachutes（）8. All the people thought of themselves except____________.A. the pilotB. the clever manC. the doctorD. the businessman （）9. From the story we know__________ would be dead.A. the clever manB. the businessmanC. the pilotD. the doctor（）10. From the passage we know_________ was a kind-hearted man.A. the pilotB. the mountain climberC. the businessmanD. the doctor(C)“Depend on yourself” is what nature says to everyone. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. Others still can help you. But all these only help you to help yourself.There have been many great men in history. But many of them were very poor in childhood, and had no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. Schools were few and not very good. They could not depend on them for an education. They saw how it was, and set to work with all theirstrength(力量) to know something. They worked their own way up to be famous.Some young men have no idea to be the top one in anything. They can get nothing unless（除非）they see their weak points and change their ways of doing things. They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as（只要）they live, unless they accept（接受）the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own honest efforts.（）11. “Depend on yourself” in the passage means________________.A. depend on natureB. wait for others to helpC. depend on your own effortsD. no need of your parents’ help （）12. Many of the great men in history succeeded because____________.A. they were very poor in childhoodB. they wanted very much to become famousC. they made great efforts to learn and workD. they could not depend on schools for an education（）13. If young people depend on their own efforts, _____________.A. they are to be pitiedB. they can never be worthy menC. they are nothingD. they will be successful（）14. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Other’s help only help you to help yourse lf.B. If you have no idea to be the top one in anything, you won’t succeed.C. We all should depend on our own honest efforts.D. You can never be successful if you were not poor in your childhood.（）15. What’s the best title of this passage?A. Be poor in childhoodB. Depend on yourselfC. Depend on schoolsD. Depend on others六、补全对话（有两项是多余的）（每题2分，共10分）A: What’s the date today , Sam?B: 1A: Oh , tomorrow is Mom’s birthday . Do you remember?B: I nearly forget it . 2 Do you have any good ideas ?A: 3B: Don’t you remember we sent her one last year?A: Yes , what about a wallet then?B: Not bad ! 4 let’s go to buy one together after class .A: Ok . I will wait for you at the school gate at 4:30 pm.B: Sorry ! 5 Could you please make it half an hour later?A: All right ! see you then !七、书面表达（10分）What will your life be like in 10 years? 描述你10年后的生活（如居住环境、生活水平、事业、家庭、爱好等的变化）。