1、.2016-2017 年八年级下英语期中测试题考号 姓名 班级一：单项选择：（15 分）( )1.Tom is taller than _ student in his class.A. any B.the other C.any other D.other any( )2.He cant get _well with his mother because she always compareshim with others .A. down B. on C. for D. in( )3. if you have a _, you should drink hot tea _honey.A.
2、headache ,with B. sore throat, with C. cold , and D. sore back ,and( )4. My father used to _up late, but nowhe is used to _up early.A. stay, get B. stayed , getting C. stay ,getting D. staying ,get( )5. The old man lives _,but he never feels _.A. alone , alone B. alone , lonely C. lonely , alone D.
3、lonely , lonely( )6. Could you please do the dishes ?-_.A. Yes , I have to do my homework B . Sure, no problemC. Sorry , I ll do them right away D. Sure , I m going to clean my room.( )7. My sister didn t sweep the floor .-_.A. so did I B. So was I C. Neither did I D, Neither was I( )8. Could I _som
4、emoneyfrom you?-Sorry, I _it to myfriendjust now.A. borrow , lent B. borrow ,lend C. lend , borrow D. lent , borrow.( )9. _you study , _your parents are .A. The harder , the happyer B. The harder , the happierC. The harder , the happy D. The hard , the happier( )10. He is practicing sports _he can c
5、ompete and win in the match.A. so that B. so D. that D. in order to( )11. While she _TV, She heard a sound outside the room .A. watched B. watching C. was watching D. watches( ) 12. Smoking is bad for your health. You should _ .A. give up it B. give up them C. give it up D. give them up( )13. He was
6、 walking along the street _ a car hit him suddenly.A. while B. when C. until D. as soon as( )14.I think _is important for the kids _ many after-schoolclasses .A. it , having B. it , to have C. that , having D. that , to have.( )15. No ocean in the world is _ the Pacific Ocean.Thats right! It s the b
7、iggest ocean in the world.A. big than B. biggest than C. as big as D. as bigger as.二完形填空（10 分）A generous gap( 代沟) has become a serious problem. I read a 1 aboutit in the newspaper. Some children have killed themselves after 2 withparents. I think this is because they don t often have a talk with eac
8、hother. Parents now 3 more time in the office, 4 they dont have muchtime to stay with their children. As times passes, they both feel that theydont have the _ _5 topic( 题目) to talk about. I want to tell parents tobe more with your 6 , get to know them and 7 them. And for children,show your 8 to your
9、 parents. They are the people who love you. So 9 themyour thoughts. In this way, you 10 have a better understanding of eachother.( ) 1.A. message B. call C. report D. letter( ) 2. A. talking B. arguing C. fighting D. playing( ) 3. A. spend B. stay C. work D. have( ) 4. A. because B. if C. but D. so(
10、 ) 5. A. interesting B. same C. true D. good( ) 6. A. business B. children C. work D. office( ) 7. A. get on well with B. look after C. Understand D. love( ) 8. A. interest B. secret C. trouble D. feelings( ) 9. A. tell B. ask C. answer D. say( ) 10. A. can B. should C. must D. would 三阅读理解：（20 分） Du
11、ring the day we work and play, and at night we sleep. Our body restswhile we sleep. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. Our bodygrows most while we are asleep. Children who are tired usually need sleep.We can get better at our lessons after we have had enough rest. Boys andgirls who
12、are eight or nine years old need ten hours of sleep every night.Our body needs plenty of air when we sleep. If we do not get enough freshair, we will feel tired when we wake up. While in bed we must not cover ourhead. Our lungs ( 肺) need to get enough fresh air. If we open our windowsat night, we ca
13、n have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air.Boys and girls who want to be strong must get enough and plenty of sleep.( )1. Our body grows most while we are .A. eating B. playing C. sleeping D. exercising ( )2. Too little sleep makes us .A. tired B. hungry C. happy D. grow ( )3. What
14、 may cause us to feel tired in the morning?A. Too much air. B. Not enough fresh air.C. Too much cold air. D. Too much sleep.( )4. How many hours of sleep should nine-year-old children have? A. Eight hours. B. Nine hours. C. Ten hours. D. Eleven hours.( )5. What does the lung need most?A. Fresh air.
15、B. Covering. C. Warm air. D. Exercise.The food in England is very different from our Chinese food. People in Englandeat a lot of potatoes. They like to eat them every day. They eat bread forbreakfast and usually for another meal. They eat their bread with butter,maybecheese, or jam( 果酱) that we dont
16、 eat muchin China. Cheeseand butterare made from milk. People in England drink a lot of milk, too. They drinkcold and hot milk, and they put it in their tea, too. They are the biggesttea drinkers in the world. They like Chinese tea, but they drink mostly strongblack tea from India and Sri Lanka. The
17、y dont eat much rice. For their mainmeal, they like meat or fish with potatoes and one or two vegetables. Afterthe main meal they often have something sweet. They call it dessert. Theydont have dumplings in England.( )6. From the passage we know English food is Chinese food.A. always the same as B.
18、nicer than C. quite different from D.worse than( )7. Which of the following isnt English peoples favorite?A. Rice and dumpling B. Fish and meat C.Potatoes and bread D. Milk and tea( )8. Most English people drink tea from . A. China B. America C. India and Sri Lanka D. Japan( )9. We dont eat much in
19、China.A. dumplings B. vegetables C. bread with butter D. rice( )10. What do people in England often eat after the main meal?A. Milk with sugar. B. Desserts. C. Strong black tea. D.Fish and meat.（C）An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough moneyto buythe ticket for his journeyback
20、home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England,he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he boughta ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of thelunch bell. Whendinnertime came, he didn t go to dinning room, saying thathe was n
21、ot feeling very well.The next morning he still didn t have breakfast and at lunchtime heagain stayed in his room. But atdinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ateeverything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel.“Bring me the bill, ” he said. “The bill
22、, sir? ” said the waiter insurprise. “There isn t any bill. On our shipmeals are included ( 包括) in the money for t he ticket, ” said the waiter.( )11. The story happened _.A. in England B. on a ship from Norway to EnglandC. in Norway D. on a ship from England to Norway( )12 . Why didn t the traveler
23、 go to the dinning room first?A. Because he had no money B. Because he didn t feel very wellC. Because he didn t want to eat anything D. Because he didn t hearthe sound of the bell( )13. The traveler went to the dinning room to eat something because_.A. his friend had given him some money B. the wai
24、ter had asked himto change his mindC. he learned that there was no bill on the ship D. he was too hungry( )14. How many meals did the traveler have on the ship?A. Only one B. Two C. Three D. None( )15. After the traveler finished eating, _.A. he had a quarrel with waiter over the bill B. he drank a
25、lotC. he asked the waiter to bring him the change( 零钱)D. he came to know that travelers on the ship had free meals(D) A young manfrom a village called Nawalapitiya marrieda young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They livedwith the man s big family his parents, his brothers,their wives and childr
26、en. The family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every dayshe fed it with fruit and sugar. Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman wentback to her parents home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. Itappeared to be ill and heartbroken. On
27、e morning after several weeks theanimal disappeared from the house. It went to the womans home. Onseeing her, the elephant waved its trunkand touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of theanimal .So she went back to her husb ands home.( )16. The woman left her new home _.A. to v
28、isit her own parents in Maiyuwa B. to see if the elephantwould follow herC. because she was angry with her husband D. because she was tired ofthe large family( )17. The wo rd “disappeared ”in the reading means “_”.A. ran away B. lost C. hid D.died( )1 8. After the young woman left her husbands home,
29、 theelephant_.A. returned to the forest B. was sad because it missed herC. went to look for a new homeD. was sick because nobody fed it( )19. How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the youngwoman? A. It waved its trunk and smiled.B.It touched her with its trunk. C. It touched her and c
30、ried. D.It waved its trunk and ran around her.( )20. The writer wrote the story in order to_.A. show that elephants are very cleverB. tell how a woman trained a wild animalC. show that women care more for animals than me n doD. tell how an animal got a husband and a wife together again四：用括号内词的正确形式填空
31、 ：（5分）1. His teacher didn t allow him _(copy) others homework.2. The bus No.26 was going along Zhonghua Road when the driver saw an oldman _(lie) on the side of the road.3. The baby pandas often die from _(ill) and do not live verylong.4. My sister didn t fall_(sleep) until 11:00 last night .5. But
32、what could Yu Gong do instead of _ (move) the mountains.五：翻译句子：（10 分）1. 多亏了王先生和乘客们，医生及时救了这位老人。_ _Mr Wangand the passengers , the doctors saved the oldman in time.2. 你可以去医院看望生病的孩子们让他们高兴起来。You could visit the sick kids in the hospital to _them_ 。3. 现在的孩子过多地依赖父母亲。Children these days _ _their parents to
33、o much .4. 那不是重要的事，我希望一切都会成功解决。It s not a big deal , I hope things _ _5. 虽然暴风雨把很多东西破坏了，但它把家人和邻居们的关系拉的更近了Although the storm broke many things apart , It _families andneighbors _together.六. 根据情景补全对话 (5 分)A: _ 1 You look unhappy.B: I want to buy a computer_ 2A: Well, you could borrow some from your bro
34、ther.B:_ 3 Because my brother doesn t have money, either.A: Maybe you should ask your parents for some money.B: No, I don t think so.A:_ 4B: Because they don t want me to spend more time playing computer games.A: Then I think you should get a part-time job.B:_5七.选词填空（ 10 分）reach，need，he，train，decide
35、，hunger，something，pay，expect，canOnce a man traveled by train.He felt 1._ and got off the trainto get some food.Unluckily ，when he returned ，the 2._ started.The next train would leave the next day，so he 3._ to find a placeto stay.At last he 4._ a small house.He asked the owner(主人) of thehouse if he 5
36、._ stay there.The owner agreed ，and he did not ask6. _ in return( 作为回报) At night a stranger( 陌生人) came to the house and he asked the ownerto 7._ his debts( 债务) Then the man knew that the owner was in6. _ of money.The next morning he put a big bag full of money on thebed and left.When the owner saw t
37、he bag， he found that there was a note for7. _.It read，“You helped mebut you did not 10._ anything fromme.Yesterday I heard the conversation between you and the stranger.It iswhat you need. ”八：任务型阅读： （15 分）（A）Life in space is much different from life on earth. How do astronautslive in space?Eating I
38、n the past, astronauts could eat only small pieces of dried food.(A)But now astronauts are able to eat more everyday food like fruit,vegetables and ice cream.Sleeping All the people in the ISS( 国际空间站 ) have their ownrooms. Theyhave to tie ( 系) themselves to their beds, or they ll fly away! That seem
39、slike a (B) way to sleep, but astronauts say sleeping in space is reallynot too bad.Exercising This is more important in space than on earth. Astronautsexercise on bikes and other machines( 机器) for about two hours every day.That way, they can still be healthy when they get back home.Having fun Astro
40、nauts can read books, play cards, listen to music or sende- mails to their friends and families when they aren t working. Sometimesthey just sit and look out of the window. It s also much fun!根据短文内容，完成下列任务： （5分）任务1：从文中找出两个修饰宇航员生活的词。7.任务2：在 B处填入一个适当的单词。8.任务3：根据短文内容，完成下面的句子。9. is more important in spa
41、ce than on earth.任务4：回答问题。How long do astronauts exercise in space every day?任务5：判断正误。（“ T”表示正确，“ F”表示错误）( ) It s boring for astronauts to sit and look out of the window.(B) Many famous people had dreams when they were young. They often workedhard to make their dreams come true. When I was only 13 y
42、ears old, I first thought about what I should doin the future. I used to dream about being a basketball player, a soccerplayer, or a baseball player. However, I gave up these dreams because I wastoo short. Then I thought about going into music, so I bought a guitar. ButI couldn t play it very well.
43、Then I had to giv e up my dream again. Afterthat I thought about being a reporter and I worked really hard at it. Atthe age of 25, my dream came true and I became a reporter. Finally, I learned the truth about making dreams come true. I shouldnever give up and I must work hard.Answer the questions a
44、ccording to the passage. （10 分） 1. How old was the writer when he first had a dream? _8. How many dreams did he give up? _10. Did his dream come true at last? and why? _11. 把划线句子翻译成汉语：_12. 短文的标题： _九：书面表达： (80 词左右) (10 分)假设你是 Tina,你的笔友 Tom 给你发了一封电子邮件 ,信中他诉说了他的烦恼：他最好的朋友要过生日 ,他的朋友们准备的礼物都很贵 ,可是他却没有足够的钱给最好的朋友买很昂贵的礼物。请根据提示给他写一封回信 ,给他一些合理的建议。提示： 1.买礼物并不一定必须买贵的。9. 没有必要因为不买贵的就感到难过。10. 同学应该会理解。11. 花钱太多还得向父母要。12. 可以买花或者自制贺卡等。_
