2013秋新目标八年级英语上期中试测试题

2013年秋季期中考试八年级英语试题第I卷选择题（共80分）一、听力（共2节，计25分）第一节（共9小题；每小题1分，满分9分）听下面9段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并填在题前的括号内。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.A.Tea B.Apple juice C.Orange juice2.A.Red B.Black C.Yellow3.A.Running B.Swimming C.Playing basketball4.A.An actor B.A teacher C.A doctor5.A.Reading B.Watching TV C.Making the bed6.A.Tom B.Jack C.Peter7.A.11:50 B.12:10 C.12:308.A.It’s next to a bookshop. B：It’s on the Fifteenth Street. C.It’s oppositea clothes shop9.A.Three B.Four C.Six第二节（共16小题；每小题1分，满分16分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后面有几个小题，从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白欠前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。

听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的答题时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第10段材料，完成第10—11小题。

10.Where are the speakers?A.In a library.B.In a bookstore.C.In a classroom.11.Who likes math very much?A.The man.B.The woman.C.The man’s brother.听第11段材料，完成第12—14小题。

八年级（上）英语期中教学质量检测一、单选选择（本题共有15小题，每小题1分）（）1. Lucy didn’t go to school yesterday, because she had ____ bad cold.A. anB. aC. theD. /（）2. ---Mum, I feel thirsty!--- You can drink some .A. applesB. junk foodC. honeyD. water（）3.--- I went to the countryside for vacation this summer. I took walks everyday and Icould hear the birds singing.--- Woo, it must be a _____ vacation.A. longB. busyC. relaxingD. exciting（）4. Ben plans to visit his grandfather this Sunday and he ____ the football match with his grandfather on TV.A. watchB. watchesC. watchedD. is watching（）5.---Can you go to Langlang’s concert with me?---Sorry, I have to finish the project. Maybe _____ time.A. anotherB. otherC. the otherD. other（）6. ---Did it ____ you 10 hours to get to Shanghai last week?---No, just 1 hour by plane.A. payB. spendC. takeD. have（）7. In our class ____ students (90%)walk to school and only some ride their bikes.A. moreB. mostC. mustD. much（）8. --- ______ do you have the piano lesson ?---Twice a week.A. How farB. How longC. HowD. How often（）9. I walk to school everyday, because my home is only 500 meters____ school .A. fromB. toC. forD. away（）10. I love to eat lots of junk food but never eat fruits. ____ you see, I’m kind of unhealthy.A. becauseB. thanC. butD. so（）11. --- I hope you can have a good time in Fuji Mountain?---I will. I plan to ________ there and take lots of photos.A. go sightseeingB. go shoppingC. go swimmingD. go fishing（）12. Mr Hu can’t speak loudly for a long time today, because something is wrong with his_____A. throatB. armC. backD. head（）13.---What do you ____ the book?--- It’s kind of boring, in fact.A. think aboutB. think ofC. thinkD. think up（）14. --- Sir, I want to ask for a leave. My daughter was ill in hospital.--- _________________A. That sounds good.B. Have a good time.C. I’m sorry to hear that.D. I hope you feel better soon.A. The party starts at 5:00pmB. It’s a birthday party.C. Someone asks Jason to join the party.D. The party is in a restaurant.二、完形填空：（本题共有10小题，每小题1分）I don’t do wel l in my study. Most of my classmates are much betterthan me. So I get very 16 . You know, 17 is difficult to keep on working hard. And I think 18 I spend much time studying for the tests, I can’t get good grades. Luckily my father 19 gives me some help. He tells me not to 20 about it. He says many 21 people are not so good at their subjects. Edison, the famous scientist, had a bad headache for his 22 when he was a 12-year-old boy. But everyone knows that he did a lot for the people in the world. And Newton, had the same story like 23 . After hearing that, I believe I shouldn’t give up. I 24 try my best. And if I keep on studying hard, I can do much 25 . My father is very happy to hear that and he says he will always help me and be with me.( ) 16. A. happy B. stressed out C. tired D. hungry( ) 17. A. that B. there C. it D. this( ) 18. A. although B. but C. because D. if( ) 19. A. hardly B. twice C. often D. never( ) 20. A. worry B. forget C. talk D. think( ) 21. A. traditional B. American C. famous D. interesting( ) 22. A. hobbies B. health C. sports D. studies( ) 23. A. you B. him C. her D. them( ) 24. A. should B. can C. may D. would( ) 25. A. more different B. more fun C. better D. worse三、阅读理解（本题共有15小题，每小题2分）AAccident （事故）Report( )26. What kind of accident was it? _________A. A car accidentB. A train accidentC. A bike accidentD. A plane accident( )27. How was the weather that day? __________A. It was sunny.B. It was snowy.C. It was cloudy.D. It was rainy.( )28. When did Mrs Green call the police ? __________A. 9:40B. 9:30C. 9:45D. 9:35( )29. Whose left leg was hurt? _________A. Mrs. Green’s.B. Their daughter’s.C. Mr. Green’s.D. Their friend’s.( )30. Which of the following is TRUE? __________A. The accident was in October.B. The accident was on Zhongshan Road, Hangzhou.C. The police arrived quickly in 10 minutes.D. The Greens’ friends sent them to the hospital.BBruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was full of water after it rained. Many boys liked playing in the water, so they often got their clothes wet. One day, when Bruno got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother got angry and said, “Don’t play in the water on your way home from school!”T he next day, Bruno came home with wet and dirty clothes. His mother got angrier. “I’ll tell your father if you come back wet again,” said his mother.The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.“You are a good boy today,” his mother said happily. “You didn’t play in the water.”“No,” the boy said unhappily. “There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn’t any room for me at all.”( )31. His mother was a ______.A. movie makerB. teacherC. shop assistantD. housewife( )32.Bruno went to school____________A. by busB. by bikeC. on footD. in his father’s car( )33.Bruno got wet ___________.A. because of the rainB. because he played in the waterC. because it was hot that dayD. because he passed the playground( )34. Bruno played in the water _______A. onceB. twiceC. three timesD. four times( )35. From the story we can know that______A. Bruno’s father was not angry when he knew Bruno got wet.B. Bruno didn’t play in the water because he didn’t want to make his mother angry.C. Bruno was not a student.D. Bruno liked playing in the water.CAre you sorry for not traveling（旅行）during the National Day ? If you stay at home at that time, I think you are very lucky. Why? Because there are too many people everywhere. In many places of interest in China, it’s too crowded to do anything.Look at the picture. It was too crowded on the Great Wall on October 1st, 2009. You even couldn’t take photos for you or your friends. All what we could see were people. It was reported that there were about twenty people per meter on the Great Wall. My friends told me they could see nothing but many people on the Great Wall. “We couldn’t walk if the people in front of us didn’t walk,” he said. He showed us a photo on the Great Wall. In the photo, we hardly found him out, there were too many people.So some people give the advice that we should not have the gold week (黄金周) any more. But other people say no about this advice. What’s your idea of it? Are you sorry now for not traveling during the gold week? I love staying at home more than traveling next National Day.( )36. How did the writer feel about staying at home on National Day?A. He believed it was interesting to stay at home on National Day.B. He believed it was boring to stay at home on National Day.C. He felt lucky to stay at home on National Day.D. He felt sorry to stay at home on National Day.( )37. Which of the following is TRUE about the Great Wall on National Day?A. You could find yourself easily on the photos you took that dayB. You could walk as you like on the Great WallC. There were about 30 people per meter.D. There were so many people there that day.( )38. When is the gold week do you think?A. In JanuaryB. In AugustC. In OctoberD. In April( )39. What does the underlined word crowded mean?A. 干净B. 拥挤C. 宏伟D. 偏僻( )40. Where do you think is the article from?A. B.C. D. 四、词汇运用（本题共有10小题，每小题1分）It is reported H1N1 is more and more serious now. It is found in many 41 (地区)of China. More and more people get 42 （生病的）. They have to 43（休息）in hospital. And they can’t leave the hospital 44 （直到）they get well. If you have a 45 （发烧）, you should go to the doctor. But first you should try to do something to keep healthy. For example, you should 46 （运动）. And you should do it for more than 47 （四十）minutes every day. Washing 48 （手）is also very important. But the most important thing is to keep yourself away from people 49 （谁）have the H1N1 virus. Don’t go to other countries when you take a vacation in your 50 （空闲的）time.五、任务型阅读（本题共有5小题，每小题1分）阅读John一家的旅行计划，并填写表格。

新版八年级(上)英语期中测试题一、单项选择（45分）( )1.I want to watch ______ action movie tonight.A.aB.anC.theD. \( )2.—_______ do you exercise? —Hardly ever.A.How many timesB.How oftenC.WhenD.How( )3.There are a few____but little_____in the cupboard.A.apples;coffeeB.coffee;applesC.apple;coffeesD.apple,coffee( )4.My dad ________ a teacher when I grow up .A.wants me toB.wants me to beC.wants meD.wanted( )5. —____do you watch TV every week? —Less than two hours. I often have much homework to do.A.How manyB. How muchC. How longD. How often( )6.What do you usually do ______ weekends?A.onB.ofC.inD.with( )7. _____ he is very young, ______ he can do many things.A.Though,butB.Though,/C./,thoughD.But,though（）8. She is talented ______ music but I am good _______ sports.A.in, atB.at,inC.at,atD.in,in( )9.. Mr.Li asks the students_____in the river, because it’s too dangerous.A.swimB.to swimC.not to swimD.to not swim( )10. —Do you enjoy _____ here? —No,I want ______ there by bike.A.walking,to goB.to walk, to goC.walking,goingD.to walk, going( )11.We couldn’t see the road clearly ______ the heavy snow.A.becauseB.because ofC.soD.though( )12. We don’t need a lot of friends ________ they are good.A.as many asB.as much asC.as long asD.as more as( )13.Tom can play ______ drums,but Sam can play ______tennis.A.the,theB.the,/C./,theD./,/( )14.Thanks me!A.for tellB.to tellC.to tellingD.for telling( )15.—is it from your home? —10 minutes by bus.A.How farB.How longC.How oftenD.How soon( )16.It’s important _________ us _________ _English well.A. of; learningB. for; to learnC. Of; to learn .D.or; learning( )17 Lily is ______ than her sister.A.more smarterB.much smarterC.more smartD.very smarter( )18.Parents usually______ a role in _______ their kids.A.play,helpingB.make, helpingC.play,helpD.make,help( )19.Students should study hard to make their dreams________.e oute upe truee on( )20.Mickey Mouse was the first cartoon _______ sound.A.andB.ofC.withD.in( )21.There is _______ junk food here,and it is ________ terrible.A.too much,too muchB.much too,much tooC.too much,much tooD.much too, much too ( )22.—Who can sing the most beautifully? — ______ .A.It’s up forB.That’s up to youC.It decides for youD.It decides to you( )23.If I have _____ ,I can do ________ .A.enoght time, enogh wellB.enough time,well enoughC.time enough, enough wellD.time enough,well enogh( )24.They arrived ________Beijing _________the morning of May 10.A. at, inB. at, onC. in, inD. in, on( )25. .She is similar ______ her mother.A.toB.withC.ofD.in( )26.We are going to Beijing. Can you ____________when the train will leave ?A. look forB. find for .C. find out .D. to see( )27. Mike finished ________ the book just now.A. readingB. to readC. seeingD. to see( )28. She looks _______ because she has a _______ vacation.A. relaxed, relaxedB. relaxing, relaxingC. relaxed, re1axingD. relaxing, relaxed( )29.She is new here ,so we know __________about her.A. nothingB. somethingC. anythingD. everything( )30.Is your bike broken? Let ____ you.A. me to helpB. I helpC. me helpD. I to help( )31.These days Mrs Li looks____ healthy.A. niceB. prettyC. heavyD. cool( )32..——I' m going to Hawaii with my brother this month.——___________ .A. Have a good timeB. The same to youC. Let's goD. Good luck ( )33..——_________ are you staying in London?—— For a week.A. How manyB. How longC. How oftenD. How soon( )34. _________girl is smarter, Lily or Lisa?A. WhoB. WhenC. WhatD. Which( )35. ——I have ________ to tell you.——Really? What's that?A. interesting anythingB. anything interestitigC. iflteresting somethingD. something interesting( )36. Shanghai is bigger than ________city in China.A. anyB. any otherC. the otherD. other( )37. I think swimming is __________ hiking.A. not as interesting asB. not interesting asC. not more interesting asD. not the most interesting( )38. She is better at English than ___________ in the class.A. any other studentB. the other studentC. the one of any other studentD. those of any other student( )39. His hair is shorter than ＿＿＿＿.A. mineB. herC. sheD. me（）40. Her best friend likes to do ＿＿same things ＿＿she does. A. the ,with B. the, as C. a,to D. a,as( )41. Walt Disney was famous ______._his cartoons.A. likeB. asC. atD. for X K b1.C o m( )42.—Where is Mr Li?—______he is in his office now. Go and find himA. ShouldB. MaybeC. MayD. May be( )43.China is one of _______ in the world.rger countryrger countriesC.the largest countriesrgest country( )44. T here are _________ school things in the store.A. a kind ofB. kind ofC. different kind ofD. all kinds of( )45. .Our city is becoming _________ .A. more and most beautifulB. more beautiful and more beautifulC. more and more beautifulD. beautiful and beautiful二.完形填空。

八年级英语期中检测试卷一、单项选择题（共20小题，20分）1.-------Would you like to go for a picnic with us?--------____________.A.No,I can’tB.Yes,I’m gladC.I’d love toD.I’d like2.------Where____you meet her yesterday?-------I____her in front of the station.A.were, metB.did, metC.do, meetD.did, meet3.We often heard him_____in the next room.A.singsB.singC.singingD.is singing4.------What’s the weather like outside now?-----It is raining____.We can____go out without umbrella.A.hardly;hardB.hard;hardlyC.hardly;hardlyD.hard;hard5.Did you do_____special last month?A.somethingB.someoneC.anythingD.any6.I wonder____life was like in the countryside five years ago.A.howB.thatC.whichD.what7.It is____for us to find the answer___the problem.A.difficulty; toB.difficult; toC.difficult; forD.difficulty;to8.The program is popular among the young on the Internet,____it is bored for the adult.A.howeverB.althoughC.becauseD.and9. ------How were the people there?------They were_______.A. friendlyB. watching TVC.visitorsD.at home10.Tom runs faster than_______student in his class.A.the otherB.anyC.any otherD.any of the other11.I think______just now is right.A.what did you doB.what you didC.what do you doD.what you do12.The shy grew______.A.dark and darkB.darker and darkC.dark and darkerD.darker and darker13.Who do you think is _____student in your class?A.goodB.betterC.best D the best14.Hangzhou is famous___a beautiful city___the West LakeA.as; forB.as;asC.for; asD.for; for15.The child expected_____out when he was at home alone.A.goB. goingC.to goD.went16.Our classroom is not ______yours.A.so big asB.as bigger asC.as bigD.more big than17.My friend enjoys______pop music.A.listenB.listeningC.hearingD.listening to18.--------.My mother is a teacher and my father is a driver.--------My parents_____doctors. They are busy every day.A.bothB.both areC.are bothD.are all19.-------How often do you go to the movies?--------______.At the beginning and end of a month.A.Once a monthB. Twice a weekC.Twice a monthD.Every month20.They are new here. Please_____them.A.look upB.look atC.look likeD.look after二．完形填空（10分）Liu Xu met a robber(抢劫犯)yesterday. The 13-year-old boy was 21home when a man suddenly jumped out from the roadside. 22 pulled Liu off his bike and rode away. Liu was 23 but he didn’t run after the robber. He found a telephone and called 24 “Safety(安全)is the most important”Liu said, remembering what his teacher had told him in his first aid(急救) class.“It is not safe to run after an adult who is much stronger than you.”Liu is a junior student at Shenzhen Bao’an Middle School in Guangdong. His 25 is one of the first in China to have first aid education. Junior 1 students at the school must take the class once a week. The first aid 26 are to teach students skills so that they can protect and save themselves. Students at Bao’an often learn by role-playing in first aid classes. “I acted as a stranger knocking at the 27 . A classmate stood inside the door and asked several questions before letting me in. Then we changed roles and did it again,” Zhou Min, 12, said. “We learned 28 while having fun at role-playing.” “The 29 told us that we should try not to go out alone. If someone tries to do bad things to us , we may hit their eyes or noses. Then we should quickly run into a 30 place,” said Zhong Hua, a 13-year-old girl.( )21. A. walking B. riding C. driving D. running ( )22. A. He B. She C. They D. We ( )23. A. bored B. happy C. afraid D. interested ( )24. A. 110 B. 120 C. 114 D. 119( )25. A. hospital B. house C. school D. building ( )26. A. classes B. books C. articles D. news ( )27. A. window B. table C. chair D. door ( )28. A. little B. a lot C. nothing D. a bit ( )29. A. teacher B. police C. doctor D. parent ( )30. A. quiet B. crowded C. secret D. small 三．阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下文，从文后所给各题的四个选项中，选择最佳答案（A）Do you like winter? What do you like to do in winter? In summer when is rains, we can’t go out and play sports outside. We just stay at home, it’s very boring. But in winter if it snows we have a lot of things to do. For example, we can make a snowman(雪人)with our friends. It’s not difficult to make a snow man. We just let a snowball roll(滚动)on the ground until it’s big enough. Next we rollanother snowball as the head of the snowman. Then put the small snowman on the big snowball. Last try your best to make your snowman beautiful. You can also have snowball fights with your friends. After the snow a lot of people come to the playground. They throw small snowballs to each other. This is a very exciting game in the cold winter. It makes people warm and healthy. A lot of people like it especially boys.( )31.What can people do when it snows?A.Make a snowman.B.Go swimming.C.Have snowball fights.D. Both A and C.( )32.Who like having snowball fights best?A.Old people.B.Children.C.Parents.D.Teachers.( )33.What does the underlined word ”especially”mean?A.尤其B.十分C.非常D.有时( B )In our big city there are a lot of shops near the Department Store. They make a big shopping center and sell all kinds of things. You can always buy everything you want here. Here is a list (目录；列表) of big shops.Name Telephone AddressDepartment Store 41853051 No.189 Yonghua RoadMobile Phone Store 41653789 No.67 Xiangyang RoadOld Wang Shoemaker 41861736 No.180.Yonghua RoadShanghai Sweater Shop 41615789 No.75 Xiangyang RoadYiwu Shopping Market 41836547 No.190 Heping RoadZhiyuan Computer Company 41653786 No.68 Xiangyang RoadXiwang Toy Shop 41586327 No.195 Heping RoadYang Liuqing Painting Store 41861861 No.192.Yonghua Road( ) 34.If you want to buy a pair of shoes, where will you go?A.Xiwang Toy Shop.B.Mobile Phone Store.C.Shanghai Sweater Shop.D.Old Wang Shoemaker.( ) 35.What’s the telephone number of Shanghai Sweater Shop?A.41861736B. 41853051C.41615789D. 41586327( ) 36.Which shop is beside Zhiyuan Computer Company?A.Mobile Phone Store.B.Department store.C.Yiwu Shopping Market.D.Shanghai Sweater Shop.( ) 37.How many big shops are on Yonghua Road?A.Eight.B.Three.C.Two.D.Six.(C)Look in the bedrooms of young people in the world. Maybe you will find a pair of blue jeans in each room. Jeans are very popular all over the world.Jeans give you the feeling of comfort, youth and energy. Every person likes them very much.Levi Strauss is an American company. It first made blue jeans. The company was founded(建立) in 1853 by 24-year-old Levi Strauss. Twenty years later, he made first blue jeans in the world. The jeans were used as workingtrousers for the cowboys（牛仔）of American West. During the Second World War, American soldiers brought blue jeans to Europe and Asia. People there began to wear jeans. Little by little, they become cool.People from different countries like different styles of jeans. Americans like to wear simple and single-colored jeans, but many Chinese people like to wear jeans with lots of different colors.Now we can see jeans everywhere. However, in many places, it’s not always good to wear jeans. No matter how good they may look, or what color they are, it’s often not right to wear jeans in formal（正式的) places. But when you are out, relaxing or having fun, jeans are the best choices.( ) 38.The story is talking about _________________ .A.Levis StraussB.young peopleC.clothes’historyD.jeans( )39.Levis Strauss made the first blue jeans______.A.when he was 44B.when he was 24C.in 1853D.in 1924( )40.When you_______, you’d better not wear a pair of jeans.A.go to an important meetingB.go to a tripC.have a partyD.are having funDMark was walking home from school one day when he noticed aboy ahead of him. He had tripped(倒) and dropped all of the books he was carr ying, along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove. Mark knelt(跪) down a nd helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he off ered to carry some things forthe boy.As they walked, Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill. He loved vide o gameseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects .T hey arrived at Bill’s home first. Mark was invitedin for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly wi th some laughs and talk. Then Mark went home. They continued so see each oth er around school, had lunch together once ortwice, then both graduated from jun ior school. Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk. Bill reminded(醒) Mark of the day years ago when they had first met.Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?asked Bill. “You s ee, I took away all my things from school. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills. I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time talk ing and laughing , I realized thatif I had died, I would have missed too many good times. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more.”( )41. When Bill fell down on his way home, MarkA. didn’t notice thatB. went away quicklyC. helped him pick up the thingsD. carried all the things for him( )42. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Mark was a warm-hearted boy.B. Bill was good at all his subjects.C. Bill and Mark were in the same schoolD. Bill loved video games, baseball and history.( )43. At Bill’s home, they didn’t.A. drink some CokeB. watch TVC. have a pleasant talkD. play video games( )44.Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark to talk because he _______A. wanted to tell him his storyB. wanted to kill himself againC. hoped to have lunch togetherD. hoped to go on holiday together( )45. What would Bill probably say at last?A. I should die.B. You saved my life.C. You did a good job.D. You helped me a l ot六．单词拼写（共10小题，10分）A)根据首字母写单词。

新版八年级(上)英语测试题（期中）I、根据句意和首字母提示补全单词（10分）1. It is going to rain, you have to take an u .2.If I have e money, I will help the poor.3.Don’t eat too much j food, it is not good for our health.4.The movie is meaningless, n of us likes it.5.I should go to see a d for our teeth cleaning.6.She is quiet but her sister is very o .7.A good friend is like a m .8.He often tells jokes and makes us l .9.The twins have nothing in c , they are very different.10.He is very r while(而) his brother is very poor.II、用所给单词的适当形式填空。

（10分）1.Did you decide (visit) your grandparents?2.There are many (different) between them.3.I can’t stand (hear) the bad news.4.Lucy and Lily are the (win) of the talent show.5.This shirt isn’t as (good) as that one.6.He is the (bad) student in his class.7.The news (be) so terrible that we all can’t stand.8.I really enjoyed (walk) around town.9.It is good to relax by (use) internet.10.Did you have fun (play) at the party?III、句型转换（10分）1. Mary is eighteen years old.(同义句)Mary is girl.2.We walked for another two hours.(同义句)We walked for hours.3.I go to dance three times a week.(对划线部分提问)do you go to dance?4.Do you want to come? (同义句)you to come?5.I wonder who he is?(同义句) I who he is?6.Tom isn’t as good as Tim at playing the drum.(同义句)Tom is Tim at playing the drum.9.What do you think of the movie?(同义句)the movie?10.His home is only two hours by plane.(对划线部分提问)Is his home?11 His parents go to the Cinema once a week.(改为同义句) His parents go to the __________ once a week .12. She has a healthy eating habit.(改为同义句)Her ________ _______ _________ healthy.13. She eats junk food once a week.(对画线部分提问)________ _______ __________she eat junk food?14. I sleep nine hours every night. (对画线部分提问)________ _______ hours do you sleep every day？15. Mary is a 16-year-old girl.曳为同义句)Mary is ______ _________ ________ .同义句转换1.I don’t think math is as interesting as music.I think math is __________ __________than music.2. Mike is 15 years old. Jack is, too.Mike is the __________ __________as Jack.3. I have shorter hair than Jenny.Jenny’s hair is _________than _________.4. This city is in Europe, that city is in Europe, too._________this city and that one _________in Europe.5. Tara is smarter than Lisa.Lisa isn’t _________ _________as Tara.6. I’m not so good at English as jack.Jack __________ __________than me in English.IV、单项选择（25分）( )1.Lily stay at home because of the bad weather.A.had toB.must toC.mustD.should ( )2.There is junk food here,and it is terrible. A.too much,too much B.much too,much too C.too much,much too D.much too, much too ( )3.—Do you enjoy here? —No,I want there by bike. A.walking,to go B.to walk, to go C.walking,going D.to walk, going ( )4.We couldn ’t see the road clearly the heavy snow. A.because B.because of C.so D.though ( )5.We stopped and because we were tired and thirsty. A.working,to drink B.to work, drinking C.to work, to drink D.working,drinking ( )6.— do you go to school by bike? —Only four times a week. A.How many times B.How often C.How long D.How soon ( )7.He likes playing tennis,and he dislikes playing drum. A.\, \ B.\, the C.the,\ D.the,the ( )8.Lisa is than her sister. A.more smarter B.much smarter C.more smart D.very smarter ( )9.She often pratices English by to the foreigners. A.speaking,talking B.to speak, to talk C.speaking,to talk D.to speak, talking ( )10.He is different his brother,but he is similar his father. A.from, from B.to, to C.from, to D.to, from ( )11.We don ’t need a lot of driends they are good. A.as many as B.as much as C.as long as D.as more as ( )12.When did you home yesterday? A.reach to B.get C.arrive at D.arrive in ( )13.He often jokes and makes us .A.talks,laughB.tells, laughC.talks, to laughD.tells, to laugh ( )14.Thanks me!A.for tellB.to tellC.to tellingD.for telling ( )15.— is it from your home? —10 minutes by bus.A.How farB.How longC.How oftenD.How soon ( )16.It ’s interesting other people their talent.A.to watch, to showB. to watch, showC.watch, to showD.watch, show ( )17.Parents usually a role in their kids.A.play,helpingB.make, helpingC.play,helpD.make,help( )18.Students should study hard to make their dreams . e out e up e true e on( )19.I can ’t stand the noisy music,let him it. A. hearing, stop B.to hear,stop C.hearing,to stop D.to hear, to stop( )20.—Would mind Mickey Mouse? —No, I enjoy it. A.watching, watching B.to watch, to watchC.watching, to watchD.to watch, watching ( )21.Mickey Mouse was the first cartoon sound. A.and B.of C.with D.in ( )22.—Who can sing the most beautifully? — .A.It ’s up forB.That ’s up to youC.It decides for youD.It decides to you ( )23.If I have ,I can do . A.enoght time, enogh well B.enough time,well enough C.time enough, enough well D.time enough,well enogh ( )24.We had a good time because of the fine weather. A.to dance B.at dancing C.dancing D.of dancing ( )25. it rained heavy, went on visiting. A.Though, but B.But, though C.Though, \ D.Because,补全对话A: _______________________, Jack?B: Larry, he’s my best friend.A: _________________________?B: Because he likes doing the same things as I do. Besides, He’s good at sports.A: ___________________________?B: Yes, very much. I usually play sports with him..A: __________________________________?B: Every day.A: ________________________________?B: Tennis. But he’s better than me at it.V、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）What do you do at the weekends? Some people like to 1 at home. But others like to go for a walk 2 play football. My friend Jack works hard in a factory on 3 . At the weekends he always 4 different things. On Saturday he 5 his car and on 6 he goes with his family to a village by car. His uncle and aunt havea farm there. It’s not a 7 one, but there’s always 8 to do on the farm. The children help with the animals and give them their 9 . Jack and his wife help in the field. At the end of the day, they are all 10 and want to have a big meat very much.( )1.A.play B. live C. stay D.work( )2.A.and Bor C. so D.but( )3.A.weekdays B.time C. Sundays D.weekends( )4. A. does B. makes C. borrows D. buy ( )5.A.washes B.sells C.looks after D.borrow( )6.A.Weekday B. Sunday C. Saturday D.Monday ( )7. A. small B. big C. hard D.easy( )8. A. much B. little C. few D.quite( )9. A.water B. places C. food D.flowers ( )10.A. tired B. friendly C. hungry D.happyⅧ. 阅读理解(30分)(A)Mr Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr Smith asked her," But how did you spend all that money?" She answered, "I don't know . "So one Friday evening, Mr Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife ,"Please write down how you spend the money . "Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it. "I have done what you told me ,"she said gladly. She had written "Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr Smith. "on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote ,"Tuesday, I have spent it all. "( )1. Mrs Smith always spent all the money ____.A. the next dayB. in four daysC. in a weekD. on next Wednesday ( )2. Mr Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her____A. to do homeworkB. to have a lookC. to write down how she spent the moneyD. to draw a picture on it( )3. Mrs Smith was ____ to do what Mr Smith asked her to .A. happyB. sadC. sorryD. excited( )4. Mr Smith gave his wife money ____ a week.A. onceB. twiceC. three timesD. four times( )5. The story tells us that Mrs Smith was not very ____.A.gladB. tallC. carefulD. good(B)There are forty-eight students in our class. There are twenty-three boys and twenty-five girls. Some students live near the school, and some others live very far from the school. About half of the students come to school by bike . They often get to school at a quarter to seven. About ten students often come to school by bus. They often go to school very early, too. Another ten students come to school on foot. Their homes are near the school, but they are often late for school, because they get up very late.( )6. More than half of the students usually come to school ____.A. very lateB. very earlyC. by busD. on foot( )7. Some students are often late for school because____.A. their homes are far from the schoolB. they go to school on footC. they get up very lateD. they don't like going to school( )8. About ____ students go to school by bike.A. forty-eightB. tenC. twentyD. twenty-four( )9. About ten students often come to school by bus because____.A. their homes are not near the schoolB. they don't have any bikesC. they can't ride bikeD. they want to go to school very early ( )10. How many students live far from the school?A. About thirty-eightB. About twentyC.About ten.D. About twenty-fiveVII、书面表达：（10分）Dear Mark,Maria is coming to Beijing from Australia tomorrow. I want to visit her next week. Can you come with me?Please write soon.Allen阅读你的笔友发来的邀请信，根据你下周的活动安排，给笔友回复一封E-mail，接受或婉言拒绝邀请，说明原因。

2012-2013学年度第一学期八年级英语期中质量评价第Ⅰ卷（选择题四部分共80分）第一部分单项选择（25分）A）从所给的A、B、C、D中，选出与句子中划线部分意思相同或相近的最佳选项。

（10分）1. My father usually rides his bike to work.B. goes to work by his bikeC. goes to work by bikeD. by bike to work2. A number of students like playing computer games.A. MuchB. A lotC. ManyD. A few3. Not all students like sports.A. All studentsB. Every studentC. Some studentsD. No students4. If you are tired, you should stop working.A. to work C. resting D. having a rest5. We usually get up at around 6:30 every morning.A. about C. during D. maybe6. Mr Green usually watches TV twice a day. ( )A.a lotB.a littleC.two hoursD. two times 7．--When did your parents get back home last night? ( )e backB.leaveC.go backD.leave for8. What is your sisiter drinking at the moment? ( )A.soonB.nowterD.today9. Don’t forget to close the door when you leave.（）A. remember to closeB.remember closingC. Forget closingD. Remember to close10. The girl never exercises. She is lazy and unhealthy.( )A.does houseworkB.does her homeworkC.does any sportD.does anything B）从所给的A、B、C、D中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

人教版新目标英语八年级（上）期中测试题姓名：____________Ⅰ.单项选择（）1.-- do you go to the movies? --Once a week.A. How manyB. How muchC. How oftenD. How long( )2.My mother wants me vegetables every day.A. to eatB. eatingC. eatD. eats( )3.—Have you ever been to(去过)Hainan? ---No, .A. everB. neverC. some timesD. usually( )4.He is in good . He’s pretty .A. health; healthyB. healthy; healthC. healthy; healthyD. health; health ( )5.Eating too much is not good your health.A. atB. withC. forD. on( )6.You are too ,you should eat more yin foods.A. hungryB. thirstyC. tiredD. stressed out( )7.My brother doesn’t feel today.A. niceB. goodC. wellD. badly( )8.I have a toothache, I to see a dentist.A. wantsB. needC. shouldD. must( )9.He finally decided Canada.A. onB. inC. atD. about( )10.—What are we doing next weekend? --How about in the mountains?A. take a walkB. going hikingC. go for a walkD. to walk( )11.He just finished the plan for a relaxing vacation.A. makesB. makeC. to makeD. making( )12.—Do you know the boy is playing soccer there? --Oh, that’s my brother.A. whenB. whoC. whomD. why( )13.-- does it take him to get to school? --About fifteen minutes.A. How oftenB. How longC. How muchD. How far( )14.Maria is leaving London at half past nine.A. forB. toC. withD. in( )15.A small number of students for next vacation.A. is fishingB. fishesC. fishD. are fishing( )16.It takes me 20 minutes after dinner every day.A. walkingB. to walkC. walkD. walks( )17.--Can you come to play basketball with us, Brad? -- .A. I can comeB. That’s all rightC. Sure, I’d love toD. That’s OK ( )18.Thank you for me to your birthday party.A. askingB. inviteC. invitationD. ask( )19.Jeff can’t come because he help his father at homeA. mustB. canC. has toD. have to( ) 20.—My brother is ill. I have to look after him. -- .A. OKB. No problemC. Don’t worryD. Sorry to hear thatⅡ.完形填空AIn North America, most students go to school 36 the school bus. Some students also walk 37 ride bikes to school. In 38 parts of the world, things are 39 .In Japan, most students take trains to school, although 40 also walk or ride bikes. In China, it is 41 of where you are. In big cities, students usually ride bikes to school or take buses. And in places 42 there are rivers and lakes, like Hongshanhu and Kaishandao, students usually go to school 43 boat.44 a boat must be a lot 45 than taking a bus.( )36. A. take B. catch C. on D. by( )37. A. and B. or C. but D. so( )38. A. others B. another C. the other D. other( )39. A. difficult B. difference C. different D. the same( )40. A. the others B. others C. other D. another( )41. A. depends B. because C. thinking D. out( )42. A. who B. why C. where D. what( )43. A. take a B. by C. on D. by a( )44. A. That B. On C. Taking D. By( )45. A. fun B. funnier C. more funnier D. more funBMost children 46 TV. By watching TV they can see and learn 47 and know many things 48 their country and the world. They can learn better and 49 with TV than the radio. 50 ? Because they can 51 and watch 52 the same time.Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday. They are always busy with their lessons. But 53 children watch TV 54 every night. They go to bed very late. They can’t have a good rest. How 55 you, my young friend?( )46. A. like watching B. liked watch C. like watch D. like to watch( )47. A. a lot B. many C. a lots D. lots of( )48. A. to B. with C. for D. about( )49. A. easy B. easier C. more easy D. more easily( )50. A. What B. Why C. When D. What about( )51. A. listen B. listens C. listen to D. listens to( )52. A. on B. at C. in D. for( )53. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little( )54. A. at B. on C. in D. /( )55. A. are B. old are C. about D. isⅢ、补全对话(It’s Helen’s turn to see the doctor)Doctor: 1Helen: I feel very weak. I can hardly do any work.Doctor: 2Helen: A month ago.Doctor: Do you have a headache?Helen: No, I don’t.Doctor: ______3_________.Helen: Yes, I sleep very well.Doctor: _______4______Helen: No, I don’t. And I have little food for lunch because I want to keep thin.Doctor: Oh, I see. 5 You need to take more food and do some exercise every day. You will be better soon.Helen: Thanks, doctor.Do you sleep well?Do you do exercise?There’s nothing serious.Do you often have breakfast?What’s the matter with you, madam?You are not ill.When did it start?Ⅳ．阅读理解APeople travel to work in different ways. Some people go to work on foot because they live near their work place. Some people go to work by bike because they live farther away, or they like riding bikes. They think it’s good for their health. Today more people have private(私人的) cars, so they can go to work in their cars. In the south of China, many people even go to work by boat because water around their houses. Will people go to work by plane? I think so, if necessary （如果有必要的话）.根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）、误(F)。

新桥中学2013上学年期中测试卷八年级英语试卷笔试部分（100分）一、单项选择(15小题，共15分)( ) 21. 10 years ago，_________ only one classroom building in our school. But in 10 years, _______ five classroom buildings in our school.A.there is, there will beB. there was, there will haveC. there is; there will haveD. there was, there will be( ) 22. My family______ dinner when Tom got my home.A. is havingB. are havingC. were havingD. was having( )23. Lisa is clever but kind of lazy. If she _____ harder, she _____ better grades.A. will work; getsB. works; will getC. will work; will get( ) 24. If you bring snacks to the party, the teacher will________.A. take them awayB. take it awayC. take away themD. take away it( )25. I was never _____to get a _____ result from my science teacher.A. surprised; disappointedB. surprised; disappointingC. surprising; disappointedD. surprising; disappointing( ) 26.If they become famous, people will watch them_____.A. alwaysB. all timeC. all the timeD. all the times( ) 27. During the exam, we must _______ our nervousness.A. go overB. turn overC. look overD. get over( ) 28. Some students find_______ difficult ________ English well.A.this; to learnB. that; to learnC. it; to learnD. it; learning( ) 29. Lisa was supposed her homework before nine o'clock. But she didn't.A. to finishB. to finishingC. finishingD. finish( ) 30. There were _______ people in the park.A. hundreds ofB. two hundreds ofC. two hundredsD. two hundred of( ) 31. In China, many families are ______ to buy cars these days.A enough richB rich enoughC very rich D. too rich( ) 32. Mr. Green told us_______ too much time_______ reading novels.A. don‟t to spend; onB. not to take; inC. not to spend; inD. don‟t take; on( ) 33. If you don‟t go swimming, I ______.A.won‟t; tooB. also won‟tC. won‟t, eitherD. won‟t ,neither( ) 34. The tourists are all interested _________the Great Wall.A. on visitingB. to visitC. in visitingD. visiting( )35.-- ___ have you been learning English? -- Since last year.A. How often B．How long C．How much D. How far三、完形填空（共10小题，计10分）（A）The school party will be held on September 30th. Many students like to go to the (36)________. But before the party, the school principal has made many rules for it: the students cannot (37)_________jeans to the party;the students can't (38)__________ friends from other schools; the students can't run (39)_____ shout at the party. What will happen (40)______ they do? They will be asked to leave or they will not be let in.( ) 36. A. school B. party C. gym D. meeting( ) 37. A. put on B. in C. wear D. take off( ) 38. A. bring B. take C. make D. let( ) 39. A. and B. but C. or D. with( ) 40. A since B. if C. because D. as(B)I had __41__ unusual experience on Sunday. At around ten o‟clock __42___ the morning, I was walking down the street ___43___ a UFO landed right in front of me. You can imagine how strange it was! An alien ____44___ out and walked down Center Street. I followed it to see where it was going, and I was very __45___ when it went into a souvenir shop.( ) 41.A. a B. an C. /( ) 42. A. on B. at C. in( ) 43.A. when B. while C. after( ) 44. A. get B. got C. will get( ) 45. A. surprising B. surprise C. surprised四、阅读理解（共15小题，计30分）AI have got a letter from my brother Tom. He is in Australia .He has been there for six months. Tom is an engineer. He is working for a big company and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the center of Australia. He will visit Darwin(达尔文，澳大利亚的一个港口城市) soon. From there, he will fly to Perth(珀斯,澳大利亚城市). My brother has never been abroad before, so he thinks this trip is very exciting.根据短文内容判断正误（正确的写T，错误的写F）（）46.Tom is an engineer.（）47.Tom has been in Australia for six years.（）48.Tom is working for a big company in Australia.（）49.Tom won‟t visit Darwin.（）50.Tom will get to Perth by plane.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.( )51. Many English people have meals a day.A. twoB. threeC. fourD. three or four( ) 52. People may have for their breakfast.A. tea and eggsB. porridge，eggs，bread，tea or coffeeC. tea and coffeeD. bread and eggs( ) 53. People have lunch at ．A. any timeB. nineC. fiveD. one( )54. People don't have for their dinner.A. porridgeB. bananas and applesC. some soup and meatD. meat and fish( ) 55. In many English homes dinner comes ．A. at one o'clockB. in the middle of the dayC. at noonD. in the eveningCCome and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.TicketsGrown-ups：＄2.00Children：Over 12: ＄1.00 Under 12: FreeOpening time: 9:00 a.m.— 4:00 p.m.Except Friday: 10:00 a.m. — 3 :00 p.m.Keep the zoo clean！Do not touch，give food or go near the animals.（）56. How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage?A.FourB. Five.C. Six.D. Seven.（）57. Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other 10, how much are the tickets together？A. $4.00B. $2.00C. $3.00D. $1.00（）58. Which of the following is the visiting time？A. 3:00 p.m. SundayB. 9:30 a.m. FridayC. 8:30 a.m. MondayD. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday （）59. From the passage we can guess the animal “giraffe” must be very _______.A. fatB. longC. strongD. tall（）60.Which of the following can we do in the zoo？A. To give some food to the dogs.B. To touch the monkey on the head.C. To throw things everywhere.D. To take a few nice photos.五、写作。

八年级英语上期中期综合检测姓名成绩第一部分听力(20分)第一节：听下面十段对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选择符合对话内容的图片或答案。

（每小题1分，共10分）( )1. Which sport does Mike like best?( ) 2 What does the man want to buy for his daughter?( ) 3 Which sign are they talking about?( ) 4. When did John's classmates start?( ) 5. How many people are there in the photo?( ) 6. What do they think of the film?A. funnyB. boringC. exciting( ) 7.Which season does the man like better?A．Winter．B．Summer．C．Autumn( ) 8. Why does she have to leave?A. Her husband is at home.B. She is very tired.C. It’s dark( ) 9．Where does the woman want to go?A.To the bus station．B．To the post office C．To the supermarket．( )10. What was the girl doing last night?A. Reading a book.B. Watching TV.C. Drawing pictures. 第二节：听下面两段对话，请从A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳选项。

听下面一段对话,回答第11和12两个小题.（）11.What does Tom do well in?A. Singing English songs. B Speaking English. C. Writing English articles. （）12.How does Tom study English?A .He reads some good English articles and remembers them.B. He listens to the English teacher in class.C .He makes friends with foreign people.听下面一段对话,回答第13--15小题.（）13.What will the girl receive on her birthday?A .An MP4.B .An MP3. C. A watch.（）14.Is the girl good at speaking English?A .Yes, she is. B. Yes ，she isn’t. C .No, she isn’t.（）15.How old is the girl?A.13B.14C.15第三节：短文理解（共5小题，每小题一分，满分5分）请根据短文内容,在每小题所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项.（）16. Where did the man go one day?A. The house of a rich man.B. The house of his friend.C. The house of his own.（）17. Which of the following is right?A. He saw many people in the street.B. He saw many apples by the road.C. He saw some money on the ground.（）18. What did he do with the apples at first?A.Threw them into the river.B. Gave them to the others.C. Threw them into the dust.（）19. Which of the following is right?A. He couldn't go over the river because it was too deep.B. He couldn't go home because it was too late. C. He couldn't walk any longer because he was too tired.（）20. What did he have to do finally?A. Cross the river.B. Eat nothing.C. Eat apples.Ⅱ.单项选择(15分)（）21.—What did you do last Sunday?—We went for a picnic________Danny,because he was ill.A.besideB.besidesC.exceptD.except for（）22. ---Would you like to go fishing with me tomorrow ?---Sorry, I don’t like fishing. How about _________?A. going swimming B .go swim C. go swimming D.go to swim （）23. —I'm sorry I _________ my homework at home.—That's all right. Don't forget _________ it to school this afternoon.A. forget, to takeB. left, to bringC. left, to takeD. forget., to bring（）24. ---Excuse me .Can you give me ________about learning English ?---Certainly .I’m glad to help you.A. a adviceB. an adviceC. some adviceD. any advice（）25. —Susan stays alone in the classroom and looks sad.—_____________to her?A What happensB What was happeningC What is happeningD What happened（）26.─You shouldn’t forget what he says at the meeting.─I’ll______his words.A.write downB.take awayC.hear fromD.learn about（）27.—The newspaper isn’t interesting, is it?—No, it isn’t. There is______in it.A. something interestingB. nothing interestingC. interesting somethingD. interesting nothing（）28.—______would you like to go?—Sorry. I’m too tired. I want to have a rest.A. Else whereB.Where otherC. Where elseD.Other where （）29.It’s______cheaper and______enjoyable to travel by train than by plane.A. more; muchB. very; very muchC. more; moreD. much; more（）30.Can you give me______on how to surf on the Internet?A. some piece of advicesB. some pieces of advicesC. some pieces of adviceD. some piece of advice（）31. — Could you please go sightseeing with us this Sunday?— _________. I have to finish my homework.A. Yes, sureB. I’m sorryC. Excuse meD. Good idea （）32. — This sweater is too small. Would you mind giving me a bigger one?—_____________.Here you are.A I disagreeB Good ideaC Not at allD Thanks a lot（）33. Guang’an is a wonderful place, ________ visitors come here every year.A. two millionsB. million ofC. two million ofD. millions of（）34. When you’re reading a book,you’d better not_____every word in the dictionary.A. look upB. look outC. look forD. look after（）35. Who listens______,Tom,Jack or Bill?A. more carefullyB. the most carefullyC. the most carefulD. more carefulⅢ.完形填空(10分)What is the best way to study? This is a very important question. Some Chinese students often__36__very hard__37__long hours.This is a__38__habit(习惯),but it is not a better way to study. A good student must__39__enough sleep, enough food and enough rest.Every__40__you__41__to take a walk or play basketball or ping-pong or sing a song. When you__42__to your studies, you’ll find yourself__43__than before and you’ll learn more.Perhaps we can__44__that learning English is like taking Chinese medicine. We mean that like Chinese medicine, the effects(效果)of your study__45__slowly but surely. Learn every day and effects will come just like Chinese medicine.（）36.A.play B.study C.sleep D.think （）37.A.at B.in C.for D.with （）38.A. good B.better C. best D.bad（）39.A. do B. have C.want D.make （）40.A.month B.week C. day D. hour （）41.A.want B.hope C. wish D. need （）42.A. return B. begin C.go D.are（）43.A. weaker B. stronger C.strong D.weak （）44.A. talk B.guess C. say D.know （）45.A.return B. get C.give D. comeⅣ.阅读理解(30分)(A)There are fifty states in the United States. The largest in population is California, the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmer. Henry and his family live in Seattle, a big city, on th e Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco, also on the Pacific coast, are larger than Seattle. Henry's cousin, Susan, lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington, D. C. It is the capital, but it is much smaller than New York. （）46. How many states are there in the U. S. A. ?A. FiveB. Forty- Five.C. FiftyD. Fifteen.（）47. Which state is the largest in population?A. California.B. Rhode-Island.C. AlaskaD. Los Angeles.（）48. Which state is the coldest, the newest, and the smallest in population?A. Rhode Island.B. Seattle.C. San Francisco.D. Alaska.（）49. Which of the following is true?A. The oldest states are the ones along the Pacific coast.B. Washington is the most important and the largest city.C. New York is the largest city in the United States.D. Henry's cousin lives in the Seattle.（）50. Why is Washington, D. C. the most important American city?Because _________.A. it is the largest cityB. it is the largest in populationC. it is the most beautiful cityD. it is the capital of the United States(B)Many children go to the zoo on October 4 to see elephants, monkeysand tigers because that day is World Animal Day.Now, more children like animals and want to make friends with them.In the zoo, they learn about animal life. They do n’t need to go out to showtheir love of animals. They have pets(宠物)at home.Mark is a middle school student. He has a black cat. He gives it milk todrink and meat to eat. The cat is his true friend. Jane is also a middle school student. She has two tortoises. They are as big as her hand. Every day, she changes(换)the water for them. She likes to watch them.（）51.October 4 is______.A.World Water DayB.World Air DayC.World Animal DayD.World Children Day（）52.Lots of kids like to go to the zoo because they want to______.A.show their love of animalsB.learn how to look after animalsC.learn about animal lifeD.play games in the zoo（）53.Mark’s pet may be a______.A.catB.dogC.tortoiseD.fish（）54.Which of the following is NOT true?A.More and more children like to make friends with animals these days.B.Mark’s pet likes to drink milk.C.Jane likes to look after her pets and watch them.D.Children must go to the zoo to show their love of animals.（）55.How big are Jane’s pets?A.I don’t know.B.As big as her hand.C.Medium size.D.Very small.(C)Franz Schubert was a famous musician in the world. But he lived avery hard life and often suffered(遭受)from being hungry. One day he wasvery hungry and went to a small restaurant, hoping he might meet somefriends there. He looked around but found nobody he could borrow anymoney from. Then his eyes fell on a paper on one of the tables.In it was alittle poem(诗歌).He read the poem. Then he wrote a piece of music for thepoem and took his work to the owner of the restaurant. He only received a piece of beef and potato for it. Thirty years after his death, this manuscript(手稿)by Schubert was worth 40,000 francs. It was his famous Berceuse(《摇篮曲》).（）56.Schubert went to the restaurant to______.A.write a poem for his BerceuseB.have his dinner together with his friendC.see if he could find some friends who could lend him some money for a mealD.write a piece of music for the owner of the restaurant（）57.We know the owner of the restaurant______from this passage.A.was also a musicianB.was very kindC.hated Schubert very muchD.didn’t understand music very much（）58.The passage didn’t tell us______.A.how old he was when Schubert diedB.how poor Schubert wasC.why Schubert wrote a piece of music for the little poemD.whether Franz Schubert mastered the poem（）59.What’s the Chinese meaning of“famous musician”?______.A.刻苦的音乐家B.勤劳的指挥家C.著名的指挥家D.著名的音乐家（）60.The best title for this passage is______.A.Musician and HungerB.Franz Schubert and His BerceuseC.Franz Schubert DiedD.A Great MusicianⅤ.任务型阅读(10分)Everyone knows London is an important city in England.London wasonce the biggest city in the world,but now there are many cities which aremuch bigger than it.①伦敦现在大约有700万人口。

昭化区清水小学校2013年秋季期中考试试题八年级英语 (时间：120分钟，满分：120分) Ａ卷 选择题（96分） 一、单项选择。

（每题1分，共20分） ( ) 1、—________ did you go on vacation? —Hong Kong. A. What B. How C. Where D. When ( ) 2、Of all the students, Angie is the _________but studies ______than others. A. shorter, best B. shortest, better C. shortest, best D. shorter, better ( ) 3、I’m sure you can jump as ____as Jim if you wear your sports shoes. A. tall B. taller C. higher D. high ( ) 4、The news _________ pretty educational. A. be B.is C.are D. am ( ) 5、Our math teacher was ill yesterday,so Mr Li took _______ place. A.he B.him C.he’s D.his ( ) 6、China is famous _________The Great Wall. A.in B.on C.for D.at ( ) 7、— do you go to school by bike? —Only four times a week. A.How many times B.How often C.How long D.How soon ( ) 8、He is different his brother,but he is similar his father. A.from, from B.to, to C.from, to D.to, from ( ) 9、Lin li is _______ in her class. A.the younger B.younger C.youngest D.the youngest ( )10、I think math is as_________as music.A.interestingB.more interestingC.most interestingD.the most interesting( )11、Which is __________ season of a year?A.goodB.betterC.bestD.the best( )12、The Changjiang River is ____________river in China.A.longB.longerC.the longestD.the longer( )13、He often jokes and makes us .A. talks,laughB. tells, laughC. talks, to laughD. tells, to laugh ---------------------------------------装----------------------------订-------------------------------------------线------------------------------------------- 姓名:________________ 班级:______________ 学号:________________( )14、Mickey Mouse was the first cartoon sound.A.andB.ofC.withD.in( )15、Peter can’t_______the soap operas but he doesn’t ______ comdeies.A.mind;standB.like;mindC.stand;mindD.mind;like( )16、In China, many families are ______ to buy cars these days.A enough richB rich enoughC very rich D. too rich( )17、—Did you ____________ the basketball match yesterday?—Of course,we____________Class Five,and we were all happy.A.win;winB.beat;winC.beat;winD.win;beat( )18、— Is there in today’s newpaper?—Sorry, I don’t knowA. something new B anything new C. new something D new anything( )19、I think English is ________than PE.A.much importantB. importantC.much more importantD. more much important( )20、—I can’t find my CDs.—_______ you put them in that bag.A. MustB. May beC. MaybeD. May二、完形填空。

《英语八年级上册)》期中综合练习I．选择填空。

(20分)i．从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以替换划线部分的最佳选项。

(共5小题，每题1分)( )16 Who was the inventor of the first telephone?A．scientist B．musician C．creator D．cleaner( )17 Remember to check your passport before you go to the airport．A．test B．work out C．develop D．make sure( )18 I have just bought a new car．I'm surprised at its speed．A．how far it can travel B．how fast it can runC．how high it can jump D．how long it can go( )19 During the last century，new inventions could be seen all the time．A．10 years B．100 years C．past year D．next year( )20 Thank you for your practical ideas．A．helpful B．wonderful C．funny D．tinyii．从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

(共15小题，每题1分)( )21 —__________5 and 3．What is the answer?一5__________3 equals 8．A．Subtract．．．plus B．Add．．．minusC．Subtract．．．minus D．Add．．．plus( )22一Is there__________in that room?A．somebody．．．Anybody B．somebody．．．NobodyC．anybody．．．Nobody D．anybody．．．Anybody( )23 Jim is __________Tim，but they are of the same height．A．the thinnest of B．as thin as C．thinner than D．So thin as( )24 Peter runs__________than Jack．A．more quickly B．fastest C．very fast D．most quickly( )25 Amy was the__________student to get to the classroom today．A．one B．third C．twice D．fourthly( )26 一Are there__________stamps in the drawer?一Yes,there are__________ ．A．some．．．some B．some．．．any C．any．．．some D．any…any ( )27 If you double the number eight，you get__________．A．16 B．4 C．24 D．64( )28 The father _______ to take his son to the Disneyland this coming summer holiday．A．asked B．promised C．ordered D．answered( )29 A long time ago，there__________a poor farmer in this village．A．is B．were C．are D．was( )30 The friends from Singapore spent the happy__________with us．A．one and half day B．one day and halfC．one and a half days D．one and a half day( )31一How much does it cost to build the teaching buildin97一Three__________yuan．A．millions of B．million of C．millions D．million( )32 China's Got Talent(中国达人秀)became one of__________TV shows that year.A．popular B．more popular C．the most popular D．the more popular ( )33 I think leather is a __________material than plastic．A．strong B．stronger C．strongest D．the strongest( )34 I can work out this problem：12 divided__________4 is 3．A．on B．under C．of D．by( )35 Who__________the abacus in the world，the Chinese or the Indians?A．invent B．invented C．invention D．inventingⅡ．完形填空。

2012-2013学年度第一学期期中考试八年级英语试卷(满分：120分；考试时间：90分钟)考生须知：本试卷分为两大部分，第一部分（1-61小题）为选择题，请考生对准题号并将答案用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡上；从第62题开始为非选择题，请将答案用黑色水笔书写在第11-12页答题卷上。

（一）听力测试（共25分，每小题1分）Ⅰ. 听句子，从A、B、C三幅图中选出与句子内容相符的图画，句子念两遍。

1.A. B. C.2.A. B. C.3.A. B. C.4.A. B. C.Ⅱ. 听对话，选择正确答案；对话和问题念两遍。

5. A. Ten minutes. B. Eleven minutes. C. Twenty minutes.6. A. Every day. B. Once a month. C. Once a week.7. A. Rested at home. B. Had a headache. C. Studied for a test.8. A. Her mother. B. Her cousin. C. Her father.9. A. She is more outgoing than Lisa.B. She is less outgoing than Lisa.C. She is as outgoing as Lisa.10. A. Sunday morning. B. Sunday afternoon. C. Sunday evening.Ⅲ. 听一篇对话和一篇短文回答11-16题；对话和短文念两遍。

Text A11. Who can make chicken sandwiches?A. Tina’s mother.B. Joe’s mother.C. Salina’s mother.12. What is Salina?A. A tennis player.B. A cook.C. A soccer player.13. What does Joe want to get from Salina?A. A photo.B. A tennis ball.C. An autograph.Text B14. How old is Ann?A. 13.B. 14.C. 15.15. What is Carol’s favorite subject?A. Math.B. P.E.C. English.16. Does Carol do better in baseball than Ann?A. Yes, he does.B. Yes, she does.C. No, she doesn’t.Ⅳ.听一段对话，用恰当的词填空，每空一词，短文念三遍。

2013-2014学年上新⽬标英语⼋年级上期中考试卷2013-2014学年第⼀学期新⽬标英语⼋年级上期中考试卷听⼒部分（20%）⼀、听⼩对话,选择正确的图⽚。

（5%）1. What is Alice doing tomorrow?A. B. C.2. How does Jim go to work when it rains?A. B. C.3.What did Lily have for breakfast？A. B. C. C.4. What’s wrong with Andy?A. B. C.5. What are they talking about?A. B. B. C. C.⼆、听长对话，回答问题。

（5%）6. Who wants to study science?A. AlanB. LisaC. Peter7. When is Alan free?A. This eveningB. Tomorrow eveningC. Tomorrow afternoon8. When is Mike’s birthday?A. Thursday, 14thB. Friday, 16thC. Saturday, 16th9. What’s Mike doing for his birthday?A. Having a partyB. Having a picnicC. Having a game10. Why can’t Charlie go there?A. His friends are visiting him.B. His friends are having a party.C. He’s visiting his friends.11. A. August B. September C. October12. A. Math B. Math and Chinese C. Math, Chinese and History13. A. cards B. pictures C. cards, pictures14. A. Play volleyball B. Running C. Play games15. A. Carrots and fish B. Carrots and orange juice C. Carrots, orange juice and fish 笔试部分(80%)四、单项选择。

人教新目标版八年级上英语期中试卷（有答案）2013学年第一学期期中八年级学习质量检测英语试题卷I. 听力部分（25分）一、听短对话，回答问题（共5小题，计5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题。

从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where did you go on vacation?A. London.B. New York City.C. Paris.2. What do you usually do on weekends?A. Shopping.B. Swimming.C. Singing.3. Which is the worst clothes store in town?A. Dream Clothes.B. Blue Moon.C. Jean Store.4. Who works the hardest?A. Tina.B. Tom.C. Tara.5. What is n’t mentioned in the dialogue?A. Joke.B. Story.C. News.二、听较长对话，回答问题（共6小题，计12分）听下面两段较长对话。

每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话前，你有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。

现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

6. What will Mike do the next day?A: Have a test B: Go to the movies. C: Have a piano lesson. 7. When will they go to the movies?A: Today B: T omorrow C: The day after tomorrow8. What day is it today?A: Tuesday B: Wednesday C: Thursday听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。

浙江省温州地区2013-2014学年第一学期期中学情调查八年级英语试卷第二部分笔试部分（共75分）一、单项填空：(15分)( )26.What _______exciting news! We are all very excited about it.A.aB.anC.someD./( )27.Our city is becoming _______ .A.more and most beautifulB.more beautiful and more beautifulC. more and more beautifulD. beautiful and beautiful( )28.Most students watch TV three ___ _four times a week.A.andB.butC.orD.however( )29.Do you look _______ Tom?A.the same asB.same asC.the sameD.the same so( )30.Our teacher asked us to_______ a story about the moon.A.make upB.make ofC.make inD.make out( )31.If you plan _______a movie, choose Mulan.A.watchB.to watchC.watchingD.watched( )32.We should study hard to make our dream .e overe backe truee up ( )33.What do you_______this new watch?A.think atB.think ofC.think overD.think hard ( )34.---- _______do you have sports meetings in your school?----Once a year.A.How oftenB.How manyC. How soonD.How much ( )35.Little Tom eats_______food , so he is_______fat .A.much too; too muchB.much too; too manyC.too much; much tooD.too much; too many( )36.Do you have _______ to say about this?A.something differentB.anything differentC.different somethingD.different anything( )37.---- Where is Kate ?--_______she is cleaning the classroom.A.MayB.May beC.MaybeD.Can( )38. Walt Disney was famous _______his cartoons.A.likeB.asC.atD.for( )39.The sitcom is very interesting, I _______ it.A.likeB.don't likeC.don't mindD.can't stand( )40.My shoes are cheaper than _______.A.youB.yourC.yoursD.your one二、完形填空（10分）It was the last lesson before 41 holidays. The students 42 very happy. Their English teacher was very happy, 43 .The teacher enjoyed 44 nice games with them. He sang some nice songs, and then he went to the blackboard and wrote “SMILES”45 it. “This is one of the 46 words in English”, he said to the class. The 47 class laughed, and then one girl 48 and said, “Why is it one of the longest words in English?”The teacher said 49 for a while. Then he smiled and said, “Because there is a mile(英里) between the 50 letter and the last. ”（）41.A.a B.an C.the D.much（）42.A.is B.are C.was D.were（）43.A.too B.either C.neither D.also（）44.A.play B.played C.playing D.plays（）45.A.before B.on C.in D.in front of（）46.A.long B.longer C.longest D.short（）47.A.whole B.each C.all D.both（）48.A.stand up B.sit down C.stood up y down（）49.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything（）50.A.one B.first C.two D.second三、阅读理解（20分）AMr Smith gave his wife (妻子)money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr Smith asked her, “But how did you spend all that money?”She answered, “I don't know .”So on Friday evening, Mr Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife , “Please write down how you spend the money .”Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it. “I have done what you told me,”she said gladly(乐意的). She had written “Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr Smith. ” on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote , “Tuesday, I have spent it all.”（）51.Mr. Smith gave his wife money every _________.A. Monday morningB.Friday eveningC.Friday morningD. Wednesday afternoon（）52.Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her________.A.to do homeworkB.to draw a picture on itC.to write down how she spent the moneyD.to have a look（）53.Mrs Smith was _________ to do what Mr Smith asked her to .A.happyB.sadC.sorryD.excited（）54.Smith gave his wife money _________ a week.A.onceB.twiceC.three timesD.four times（）55.The story tells us that Mrs Smith was not very_________.A.gladB.tallC.carefulD.healthy(B)Once there lived an old man. He liked gold（金子）better than anything else in the wo rld. He often said, “If I have enough gold, I will be the happiest man in the world.”One day when he was traveling（旅行）in the desert(沙漠), the old man lost his way. He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks and sand around him. Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand. He hoped he would find water and food in it. He took up the bag and opened it. He saw that the bag was full(满的) of gold. He was so sad that he threw away（扔掉）the bag and began crying.Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world.（）56. The old man liked ____ best before he traveled in the desert.A. foodB. waterC. goldD. money（）57. When he lost his way, he wanted to get ____.A. food or waterB. rocks and sandC. bags full of goldD. food and water（）58. What did he do with the bag? ______.A. He didn’t take it upB. He opened it and liked it very muchC. He brought it homeD. He took it up first and then threw it away （）59. The old man did not become the happiest man when he got the bag of gold because ____.A. the bag was too smallB. the gold wasn’t hisC. he was very hungry and thirstyD. he didn’t like gold at all（）60. In the end, the old man knew that gold was ____ in the world.A. the best thingB. the worst thingC. better than anythingD. not the best thing四、补全对话,有两个选项多余（5分）A: Hello, Jim. 61 B: Oh, yes, I like it very much.A: Well. 62 B: Twice a week.A: Who do you play basketball with? B: I play it with my friends.A: 63 B: For about an hour.A: 64 B: On Tuesday and Friday afternoon. A: Do you like watching basketball match? B: Yes, very much.A: Tomorrow is Sunday. Would you like to go and watch a basketball match with me?B: 65 but I have to do my homework on Sunday.A. Yes, I wouldB. How often do you play basketball?C. Yes, I’d like to,D. How long do you play basketball every time?E. Do you like playing basketball?F. No, I wouldn’t,G. When do you usually play basketball?五、词汇运用：（15分）A. 根据汉语提示，写出下列句子空白处各单词的适当形式。

2013秋新目标八年级英语上期中考试满分100分，时间60分钟一、单项填空（15分）( ) 1. —Where would you like to spend your vacation?—I’d like to go ________. I hate hot daysA. cool somewhereB. somewhere coolC. hot somewhereD. somewhere hot ( ) 2. —Did you go fishing with ________ yesterday?—Yes, I went with my father.A. someoneB. anyoneC. no oneD. everyone( ) 3. —I’d like ________ bananas and pears.—Oh, I only need ________ orange juice.A. some; a fewB. a few; a littleC. a little; a fewD. a little; a few ( ) 4. —________ did you go on vacation?—Hong Kong.A. WhatB. HowC. WhereD. When( ) 5. —How was your vacation?—________. I liked it very much.A. Very badB. WonderfulC. I’m fineD. Have a good time( ) 6. We have to stay at home ________ the heavy rain.A. becauseB. because ofC. butD. so( ) 7. The cookies ________ good. Can I have some more?A. tasteB. smellC. feelD. sound( ) 8. —_______do you exercise?—Hardly ever.A. How many timesB. How oftenC. WhenD. How( ) 9. _______it was very cold, _______ my friend still went swimming in Jialing River this morning.A. Although; butB. Although; /C. But; althoughD. /; although ( ) 10. —I can’t find my CDs.—_______ you put them in that bag.A. MustB. May beC. MaybeD. May( ) 11. Did you find the answer_______ the question about _______ TV very interesting?A. to, watchingB. of, watchingC. to, watchedD. of, watched ( ) 12. Eating vegetables is _______ your health.A. good forB. good atC. good withD. good to( ) 13. It’s bad for you _______ too much junk foodA. eatingB. to eatC. eatD. ate( ) 14. Which season do you like _______ , winter _______ summer?A. better, andB. best, orC. better, orD. best, and ( ) 15. Pedro is _______ than I.A. funny and outgoingB. funnier and outgoingC. funnier and more outgoingD. more funny and outgoing二、.完形填空（10分）Yesterday Princess Eva(夏娃公主)was happy. She went to a carnival. The weather was sunny, and the food was 36 . There were Clowns and a band(魔杖). She had a good,37 there was a bad magician at the party.Princess Eva saw the magician and she laughed. The magician didn’t 38 . He touched her mouth with a wand. He said, “From now on, you can’t talk. You can’t laugh.”And Princess Eva 39 make a sound.Princess Eva could feel, and hear, and see, and smell, and taste. But she couldn’t40 . She couldn’t laugh. A doctor came and looked at her fingers, her 41 , her eyes, her nose, and her tongue. She wasn’t sick. But something was 42 . Even a clown couldn’t make her laugh!But then one day, a nice man came to town. He had a band of 43 . His dog, his cat, and his horse sang for the princess. They made loud noises. They sounded 44 ! The Princess started to 45 . “Look! I can laugh! I can talk!” she cried. It was a happy day.( )36.A.bad B.terrible C.delicious D.awful( )37.A.Because B.But C.So D.though( )38.A.tell B.shout C.say ugh( )39.A.can’t B.mustn’t C.couldn’t D.needn’t( )40.A.talk B.listen C.smile ugh( )41.A.leg B.feet C.neck D.ears( )42.A.right B.OK C.wrong D.nice( )43.A.plants B.colours C.shapes D.animals( )44.A.good B.nice C.terrible D.happy( )45.A.cry B.walk ugh D.run三、.阅读理解（30分）（A）Helen’s eyes are not very good, so she wears glasses. But she doesn’t we ar glasses when she is with her friend, Jim. When Jim comes to her house to take her out, she will take her glasses off, and when she gets back, she puts on the glasses.One day her mother asks her, “Helen, why don’t you wear glasses when you are with Ji m? He takes you to many lovely places in his car, but you can’t see anything.” Helen says, “I look more lovely to Jim when I’m not wearing my glasses and he looks better to me, too.”( )46、Jim comes to take Helen .A. to schoolB. to workC. to see lovely placesD. to his home ( )47、Helen doesn’t wear glasses .A. when Jim is with herB. when she is at homeC. when she is at schoolD. in the evening( )48、Jim and Helen go out .A. by busB. by carC. by bikesD. by plane( )49、Which sentence is right?A. Helen doesn’t like Jim.B. Helen wants to look more lovely.C. Jim doesn’t like glasses.D. Helen’s mother knows Helen very much.( )50、Jim looks better to Helen _______ .A. when he sees everything clearly（清楚地）.B. when she sees everything clearly.C. when he doesn’t see things clearly.D. when she doesn’t see things clearly.(B )Mrs Brown was very fat. Her husband(丈夫) thought she should go on a diet, and he made her eat no meat or cakes.One morning, Mrs Brown made a nice cake for her husband, and he ate half(一半) of it. After he went out, Mrs Brown cut a very small piece of the cake and ate it. It was very delicious. Then she cut a bigger piece and ate it, too. In a few minutes she finished up the cake. “My husband is going to be very angry,” she thought. “What should I do?” She made another cake very quickl y, ate half of it, and put the other half on the table. Mr. Brown came back later. When he saw the half of the cake on the table, he was very happy.(）51. Mrs Brown's husband made her eat no meat orcakes because _____.A. meat and cakes are junk foodB. meat and cakes could make he fatterC. he liked eating themD. meat and cakes could make her sick（）52. What's th e Chinese for “go on a diet” in the passage？A.节食B. 加强营养C. 健康饮食D.多吃素食（）53. Which of the following is true?A. Mrs Brown ate half of the first cake and leftthe other half for her husband.B. Mrs Brown ate half of the first cake and halfof the second one that morning.C. Mr. Brown ate four cakes that morning.D. Mr. Brown didn't eat any cakes that morning.( ) 54. Mrs Brown made another cake because _________.A. She was good at making cakesB. her husband liked eating cakes.C. She wanted to eat more cakesD. she didn't want her husband to be angry( ) 55. Why was Mrs Brown's husband very happy when he saw the half of the cake on the table?A. Because he was very hungry.B. Because Mrs Brown made it for him.C. Because he thought Mrs Brown didn't ate any cakes.D. Because the cake was nice and delicious.(C)Mr.Green was traveling around the countryside in his car. One evening he was driving along a road and looking for a hotel when he saw an old man at the side of the road. He stopped his car and said to the old man, “I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know，sir？”“Yes.” the old man answered, “I'll show you the way.”He got into Mr.Green's car and they drove for about twelve miles. When they came to a house, the old man said, “Stop here.”Mr.Green stopped his car and looked at this house. “But this isn't a hotel.” he said to the old man.“No.” the old man answered, “This is my house. And now I will show you the way to the Sun Hotel. Turn around and go back nine miles. Then you'll see the Sun Hotel on the left.”( ) 56. Where did Mr.Green want to sleep that night?A. In his car.B. In his own house.C. In a hotel.D. In the old man's house.( )57. Why did Mr.Green stop his car?A. Because he saw a friend of his.B. Because he wanted to ask the old man the way.C. Because he wanted to ask his mother the way.D. Because he found a small hotel.( ) 58. Where did the old man promise(承诺) to take Mr.Green?A. To the country.B. To the Sun Hotel.C. To Mr.Green's houseD. To the old man's house.( )59. Why didn't the old man stop Mr.Green When they passed the hotel?A. Because he wanted Mr.Green to sleep in his house.B. Because he wanted to go home.C. Because he did not find any hotel.D. Because he did not know the hotel.( ) 60. How far was it from the place where they met to the Sun Hotel?A. About 12 miles.B. About 10 miles.C. About 9 miles.D. About 3 miles.四、词汇（30分）A) 根据句意及首字母提示完成单词。

2013—2014学年度第一学期期中考试八年级英语试卷第二部分笔试部分(共六大题，满分85分)IV．单项填空(共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

16．--Your dress is the same as mine.--Mine is ________, but not as ________ as yours.A. better; expensiveB. better; more expensiveC. more better; expensiveD. good; more expensive17. -–What do you think of your teacher?--He often ________ funny jokes and always ________ us ________.A. speaks, makes, laughB. tells, makes, laughC. says, makes, laughingD. tells, makes, to laugh18. -–Must I finish my homework now?--No, you ________.A. must notB. don’tC. needn’tD. can’t19. -–What ________ your teacher ________?--She is friendly.A. does, likeB. is, likeC. are, likeD. do, like20.—How long will you stay here?--I think I will be here for ________ more days.A. fewB. a fewC. littleD. a little21. --_________ do you have a meeting?--Once a week.A. How manyB. How soonC. How longD. How often22.—I’m sorry I ________ my exercise book at home.--Don’t forget ________ it to school tomorrow, please.A. forget, to takeB. left, to bringC. forget, to bringD. left, to take23.—I’m going to play basketball after school. What about you?--________.A. Yes, basketball is very popular.B. Oh! It’s so hot.C. I like basketball very much.D. Me, too.24. -–She is too busy to help us finish the work.--Let’s do it ________.A. herselfB. myselfC. yourselvesD. ourselves25.-–Would you like to go to see a film with me?-- I’d love to, _________ I have an exam tomorrow.A. andB. soC. butD. as26.—What’s the police station’s telephone number?—I can’t remember. Look in the telephone book , please.A. it forB. it overC. it upD. at it27. — What a beautiful watch! Is it new?— No, l have it for 2 years.A. hadB. soldC. borrowe dD. bought28. —Will you join the race in the sports meeting?—I haven’t decided yet.A. 100’s metresB. 100-metreC. 100-metresD. 100 metre29. —Where is Mr. Green now? I haven’t seen him for a few days.—He ________ to Hong Kong.A. goesB. will goC. has beenD. has gone30. --I’ll go fishing with my best friend this weekend.--______.A. Can’t you fish?B. That’s very kind of youC. What about more fish?D. Have a good time.V．完型填空(共10小题; 每小题10分, 满分10分)阅读下列短文, 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。