1、 初中英语八年级下册期中测试题初中英语八年级下册期中测试题 .听句子,选择与句子内容相符的图片。每个句子读两遍。(每小题 1 分,共 5 分) A B C D E 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. .听句子,选择最佳答语。每个句子读两遍。(每小题 1 分,共 5 分) 6. A. Sure. B. You are welcome. C. No, but I dont like it. 7. A. Thats great. B. No, thanks. C. I have a headache. 8. A. Yes, I did. B. No, I havent. C. No, I am not.
2、9. A. Because Ive bought a new one. B. You can have it for 500 yuan. C. I bought it last year. 10. A. I am watching TV. B. I was doing my homework. C. She was sleeping. . 听对话, 选择最佳选项。每个对话读两遍。(每小题 1分, 共 5分) 11. Why does Jack look nervous? A. Because his bike is broken. B. Because he cant find his bik
3、e. C. Because he has lost the key to his bike. 12. What will Henry do after school? A. Play tennis. B. Take piano lessons. C. Play computer games. 13. Who are the two speakers? A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor and patient. 14. How much is the smart phone today? A. 200 yuan. B. 40
4、0 yuan. C. 800 yuan. 15. Where is the amusement park? A. On Bridge Road. B. On Xinhua Square. C. On Beijing Road. . 听短文, 选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。(每小题 1分, 共 5分) 16. The orange tree was the poor mans house. A. in front of B. behind C. across from 17. In , there were many fine oranges on the tree. A. spring B. su
5、mmer C. autumn 18. The poor man took the big orange to . A. the king B. the rich man C. his friend 19. The rich man had and he wanted to give it to the king. A. an orange B. a football C. a gold cup 20. In the end, the king gave to the rich man. A. a lot of money B. the great orange C. an orange tre
6、e . 单项填空(每小题 1 分, 共 15 分) 21. Jane is 16-year-old high school student in United States. A. a, the B. the, a C. a, / D. an, the 22. I think dragons are the of China. Do you think so? I agree with you. A. situation B. symbol C. promise D. shape 23. Are all the students from in your class? No, there ar
7、e only 3 in our class. The others are from other countries. A. Germany, Germen B. Germany, Germans C. German, Germans D. German, Germany 24. My time in the middle school was one of periods of my life. A. exciting B. more exciting C. the more exciting D. the most exciting 25. Bob is always polite to
8、everyone, and he is lovely all of us like him very much. A. too, to B. neither, nor C. so, that D. such, that 26. What would you like, tea or coffee? , thanks. I just prefer a glass of water. A. Both B. Neither C. Either D. So 27. Come on, baby. We have already done of the work. A. two three B. two
9、third C. two thirds D. second three 28. My cousin has a sore throat. Shed better . A. drink water with honey B. see a dentist C. take a shower D. get an X-ray 29. Come here, Ill tell you about your study. OK, were coming. A. anything important B. something important C. important anything D. importan
10、t something 30. The less junk food you eat, you will be. A. the healthier B. healthier C. more healthy D. less healthy 31. Mr. Brown his hometown since he the army. A. has left, joined B. has been away from, has joined C. has been away from, joined D. left, joined 32. Qomolangma is about 8, 844 mete
11、rs high. It is mountain in the world. A. highest B. the highest C. higher D. the higher 33. my surprise, Jin Ming was chosen into our school football team. Congratulations. He did well playing football when he was very young. I hope hell be the best player in our school. A. To, of B. At, at C. To, i
12、n D. In, about 34. Mom, can I do much work in a short time? Dear, I think you can. A. so, so B. such, so C. so, such D. such, such 35. At what age did you leave home? I left home at 18, Neil. I your city for five years. A. have been in B. have been to C. have gone to D. have come to . 完形填空(每小题 1 分,
13、共 10 分) Sally is eighty-six years old. She has no sons 36 daughters. Her husband died ten years ago. But she didnt move into a nursing home. She would like to 37 herself every day. Every night she spends two hours 38 kids with math. All kids living on her street can get her help without payment(报酬).
14、 She was a famous math 39 before she retired(退休) from a middle school. She gets up early in the morning, then does sports, goes shopping or helps cleaners 40_ the street. And she does these happily. When the kids come for help, she is always 41 and tries her best. People asked her _42 . She said, “I
15、 love it. It makes me happy to help them. ” She is always happy every day and always says hello to people around her 43 a smile. “ I 44 to love everything around me. So Im happy to do something. Im thankful for those kids who come to me for help. Each kid is my 45 . I love each day to help them, ” s
16、he said. 36. A. and B. or C. but D. so 37. A. look like B. look at C. look after D. look for 38. A. helping B. working C. studying D. teaching 39. A. teacher B. nurse C. worker D. cleaner 40. A. do B. run C. sweep D. play 41. A. awful B. happy C. tired D. boring 42. A. why B. where C. when D. how 43
17、. A. for B. on C. in D. with 44. A. have decided B. decides C. havent decided D. hate 45. A. example B. gift C. teacher D. helper . 阅读理解(每小题 2 分, 共 30 分) A Mary is an African elephant. Now she is 16 years old. She lives in the zoo. Mary has produced more than 50 drawings since last year. She has mad
18、e over $2, 500 for the zoo. Zoo leaders said Mary first showed the art ability (能力) about 4 years ago. Zoo workers watched her make the marks (痕迹) in the sand with her trunk (象鼻). She rubbed out (抹去) the marks, then made the new ones. The zoo workers gave her brushes and paints. Soon Mary was drawin
19、g pictures. Newspaper reporters wrote about Mary, and then people went to buy her pictures. And in this way she made a lot of money for the zoo by drawing. This is how Mary does the drawing. A zoo worker holds different color paints and Mary touches the colors she wants. Then the worker gives her ch
20、osen color to the brushes in her trunk and Mary begins to paint. 46. Mary is . A. a girl B. a zoo worker C. a zoo leader D. an elephant from Africa 47. She has made over for the zoo. A. $50 B. $2, 500 C. $16 D. $4 48. Mary first learned to draw pictures . A. when she was 4 years old B. to make money
21、 C. in the sand with her trunk D. when she was 16 years old 49. wrote about Mary, and then people went to buy her pictures. A. Newspaper reporters B. A magazine C. A history textbook D. An advertisement 50. Mary rubbed out the marks she had made in order to . A. please the visitors B. make other one
22、s C. ask for more brushes and paints D. clean her trunk B Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile. It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to speak to anyo
23、ne. Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldnt talk with anyone about my problems. Then one day, when my classmates were talking happily with their friends, I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I d
24、idnt know who he was. He passed by me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile. Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and make friends. Day by day, I became closer to e
25、veryone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend. One day I asked him why he had smiled, but he couldnt remember doing so! It doesnt matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it is lonely, you might always be
26、 alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back. 51. When did the writer get the gift? A. At the age of 16. B. After making friends with the boy. C. In the first year at a middle school. D. After becoming closer to everyone in the class. 52. Why was the smile an important gift? A. Because the w
27、riters old school was far away. B. Because the writer didnt know who the boy was. C. Because the smile didnt mean anything to the boy. D. Because the writer felt lonely and had no friends and it made her feel happy and warm. 53. Why didnt the writer talk to anyone in her new school about her problem
28、s? A. Because she was always unhappy. B. Because she didnt know anyone at that time. C. Because she was in the first year at the junior high school. D. Because she didnt want her parents to worry about her. 54. How did the smile change her life? A. She started to make friends. B. She became the best
29、 friend of the boy. C. Her parents didnt worry about her any more. D. She realized that she was lonely. 55. Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from? A. From her old school. B. From her parents. C. From herself. D. From her classmates at the new school. C When he was small, Hill
30、 was a famous bad boy. At the age of 9, his father married his stepmother. At that time they were poor in the countryside while his stepmother was from a wealthy family. His father introduced Hill to his stepmother as he said, “Dear, I hope you notice in the entire shire this is the worst boy, who h
31、as made me have no other way. Maybe before tomorrow morning he will throw a stone at you, or do a bad thing you will never imagine. ” To Hills surprise, his stepmother went up to him with a smile, held up his head and looked at him carefully. She then turned around to tell her husband, “Youre wrong.
32、 He is not the worst boy in the entire shire, but the cleverest and creative boy. Only he doesnt find a place to show himself. ” His stepmothers words warmed his heart, his eyes full of tears. With this, he started building friendship with his stepmother. And this became the drive of his life, makin
33、g him create 28 successful golden rules, which helped tens of thousands of ordinary people walk on the road to success. Before his stepmother came, no one praised (赞扬) him, and his father and neighbors considered him as a bad boy. However, his stepmothers words changed his life. When Hill was 14 yea
34、rs old, his stepmother bought him a used typewriter(打字机) and said to him, “I believe you will become a writer. ” Hill accepted his stepmothers gift and expectation(期待), and started writing things to a local newspaper. He understood his stepmothers strong feeling of interest in his family while he sa
35、w with his own eyes she had changed his family. Therefore, he would do as well as she expected him to. The strength from his stepmother made him a rich man and famous writer in the United States and one of the most important persons in the 20th century. Praise will never be unnecessary, especially f
36、or children. A sincere (真诚的) praise may be better than 10, 000 bad words. 56. What did people think of Hill before the age of nine? A. Clever. B. Creative. C. Unfriendly. D. Foolish. 57. Hill started making friends with his stepmother after she . A. smiled at him B. looked at him carefully C. said g
37、ood words about him D. said bad words about him 58. Which of the following is wrong about Hill? A. He accepted his stepmothers typewriter. B. He failed to do as he was expected. C. He started writing to a local newspaper. D. He understood his stepmother. 59. The writer is most probably an expert of
38、. A. house building B. diet C. news writing D. education 60. The passage was written mainly to tell us that . A. children should be praised B. Hills father married again C. Hills stepmother was kind to him D. Hills father was cruel to him . 根据短文内容回答问题(每小题 2分, 共 10分) It was a dark and cold night. The
39、 taxi driver didnt have even one passenger all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked, “Where do you want to go, sir?” “To Star hotel, ”the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard t
40、his, he didnt feel happy any more. He knew the young man could give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station. But suddenly, he had an idea. He took the passenger through many streets of the big city. After a long time, the car arrived at the hotel at last. “You s
41、hould pay me fifteen dollars, ”the driver said to the young man. “What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think Im a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip. I wont pay you one dolla
42、r more than I paid to the other taxi driver last week. ” 61. How did the taxi driver feel when he knew where the young man wanted to go? _ 62. Did the first taxi driver cheat the young man? _ 63. How much did the young man want to pay? _ 64. What do you think of the two taxi drivers? _ 65. 将文中的画线部分翻
43、译成汉语。 _ . 补全对话(每小题 2 分, 共 10 分) Emma: What are you doing, Li Lin? Li Lin: 66 Emma: I have read it before. What do you think of the story? Li Lin: 67 Yu Gong found a good way to deal with his problem. Emma: Really? 68 It seems impossible to move a mountain. Li Lin: But the story is trying to show us
44、that anything is possible if you work hard. Yu Gong kept trying and didnt give up. Emma: 69 I think we should try to find other ways to deal with a problem. Li Lin: But what could Yu Gong do except moving the mountains? Emma: He could build a road. 70 Li Lin: We have different opinions about the story. Therere many sides to a story and many ways to understand it. Emma: Yes, thats right. A. Dont you think its a little silly? B. Im reading a book ca
