营口市2014-2015八年级英语下学期期中试题（附答案）
（考试时间：90分钟，试卷满分：120分）
一、单项选择（20分）
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1. —What do you usually have for ________ breakfast? —A piece of bread and ________ egg.
A. a; an B./ ;the C. a; the D./ ;an
2. I haven’t started it_______.
A. already B. just C. ever D. yet
3. My little son is ________ primary school student.
A. a eight-year-old B. an eight-year-old C. a eight-years-old D. eight years old
4. . It is one of ______ companies in America.
A. biggest B. bigger C. the biggest D. the bigger
5. I saw him in the library yesterday. He________ a book at that moment.
A. reads B. is reading C. was reading D. will read
6. All parents should ________ well with their children.
A. learn B. exercise C. communicate D. work
7. ---Have you your temperature? --- Yes, I it half an hour ago.
A. taken; took B. taken; take C. took; take D. taken; taken
8. Tom is ill in hospital. He a cold for several days.
A.is B. catches C. has caught D. had
9. I think the actor is famous, none of my friends has ever heard of him.
A. and B. or C. so D. but
10. —Why not go to Lao She Teahouse tonight? —________.
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A. It doesn’t matter B. Thank you C. Sorry to hear that D. Sounds great
11. —Is Tom at home? —No, he ________ to town.
A. has been B. has gone C. goes D. will go
12. Superman kept _____ bad people and he _____our hearts.
A. fight; won B. fighting; won C. fought; won D. fight; winning
13. .________ of us has read the story. So we know nothing about it.
A. None B. Nothing C. Both D. All
14.There are no buses, you’ll have to walk.
A. so B. or C. but D. for
15. Smoking will_______ your health.
A. be good for B. good at C. be bad for D. bad at
16. Don't forget __________when you finish __________ your computer.
A. turning off；to use B. to turn it off；using
C. to turn off it；to use D. to turn it off；to use
17. Don't eat ______sweet food, or you'll be ______fat.
A. too much; much too B. much too: much too
C. too much; too much D. much too; too much
18. Rosa likes music it is quiet and gentle.
A. that B. what C. who D. where
19. ---What's your best friend like? ---______.
A. He is fine. Thank you. B. He is a doctor.
C. He is helpful and polite. D. He likes watching TV
20 .When I was only 9 years old, my mother me travel to Nanjing alone.
A. encouraged B. made C. agreed D. invited
二、完型填空（每小题1分，满分10分）
Mr. Strong is a London taxi driver. The following talk is given by him.
“ I have been a taxi driver ___1___ nearly ten years. It’ s a nice job most of the time. I meet a lot of people. I always work at night, __2___ there is too much traffic during the day. I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon, and I usually ___3__ between 2:00 and 3:00 in the morning.”
“Some__4__ things happened late at night. ___5___ day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had a little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her 6.______ .So I waited in the car 7._____ she climbed in through the window.”
“ I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided
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to find out __8___was going on. I tied(栓) the dog to a tree and started to ___9__ in through the window, too. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.”
“Luckily the woman came downstairs. She __10___ have gone to sleep and forgotten me and the dog!”
( )21. A. in B. for C. before D. after
( )22. A. if B. so C. though D. because
( )23. A. go home B. go shopping C. do sports D. do housework
( )24. A. sad B. good C. strange D. disappointing
( )25. A. The other B. Another C. The others D. Other
( )26. A. money B. bag C. box D. key
( )27. A. until B. while C. since D. as soon as
( )28. A. what B. which C. who D. that
( )29. A. drive B. walk C. climb D. run
( )30. A. will B. can C. may D. must
三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）
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A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in a year. You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam. If you want to be good at English. You have to read stories in English. And speak English as much as possible. A few days before the exam you should go to bed early. Do not go to bed late at night studying. Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question papers, try to understand the exact meaning of each question. When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answers. Correct the mistakes if there are any and be sure that you don’t miss anything out.
（ ）31. If people want to do well in an exam, they have to work hard_____.
A．every day in a year B．for most of the month
C．for only a few days D．late at night
（ ）32. If people want to learn English well, they_______.
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A．only need to learn grammar B．must often practice English
C．have to go to England D．should go to bed early
（ ）33. It is important to ________ a few days before the exam.
A．play too much B．have a good sleep
C．read the question papers D．have a good drink
（ ）34. When people have finished the exam, they should_________.
A．stand up and leave at once B．answer a few more questions
C．make sure that they don’t miss anything out D．leave some mistakes on the question paper
（ ）35. The best title for the passage is ________.
A．An Important Exam B．An Easy Exam
C．Get Ready For Exam D．How to Pass an Exam
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Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge. If you remember the following information, your life will be much safer.
Always notice the environment around you . You shouldn’t walk alone outside. Make sure where the public phones are .If anything dangerous happens, you can find them easily.
Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting it on your back . When a bus is full of people ,it is easy enough for a thief to take away the thing in the bay on your back .
If you are followed by someone you don’t know, cross the street and go to the other way ,let the person understand that you know he or she is after you .Next ,don’t go home at once . You are safer in the street than you are alone in your home or in a lift.
If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the bus leaves . This stops other people from studying you. On the bus , don’t sit alone . Sit behind the driver or with
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other people. Don’t sleep.
（ ）36.Which of the following is NOT safe when you are out ?
A．Go home alone late at night .
B．Make sure where the public phones are .
C．Don’t get to the bus stop too early .
D．Always notice the environment around you .
（ ）37.You’d better put your bag _______ when there are too many people on a bus .
A．on your back B．beside you
C．in front of you D．behind the driver
（ ）38.When you are followed by someone on your way home, you should _ _ to make
yourself safe .
A．run home
B．Turn back and walk towards him or her at once
C．cross the street and go to the other way
D．find a lift and go in
（ ）39When you take a bus alone, it’s safe for you __________ .
A．to sit behind the driver or with other people , but not to sleep
B．to talk with the driver
C．to call your friends
D．to get off the bus at once
（ ）40.What can you learn from the text ?
A．How to notice the environment around you
B．How to be safe in your everyday life
C．How to cross the street.
D．How to use the pubic phones.
C
Mrs Black was a famous musician several years ago. She taught music at a school and her students did well in their lessons. They liked her very much. Now the old woman stays at home with her husband. The old man looks after his wife well and she is never worried about anything. And she is very happy.
But Mrs Black has a problem. She finds that her memory is failing (减弱). Sometimes she forgets what she did or she will do. It often gets her in trouble. Her husband asked her to see a famous doctor who lives in the
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capital. He bought two tickets for London and told her to put them into her handbag while she was playing the piano. The next morning, when they got to the airport just on time to catch the plane, Mrs Black said, “I wish we’d brought the piano with us.” “Don’t be a fool, dear!” said Mr Black. “We’re not going to hold a concert, but to see a doctor.” “I know,” she said, “but I’ve left the tickets on it!”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( )41. Mrs. Black was a musician and ____ several years ago.
A. nurse B. actress C. teacher D. singer
( ) 42. Mrs. Black’s problem is that she can’t ____ things clearly.
A. remember B. hear C. see D. smell
( ) 43. They went to London ______.
A. to give a concert B. for a trip C. to see a doctor D. to visit old friends
( ) 44 Mrs. Black put the tickets ____ while she was playing the piano.
A. in her handbag B. in their car
C. in her pocket D. on the piano
( ) 45 What do you think they would do next?
A. They had to buy another two tickets for the next flight.
B. They had to go back home and take the tickets.
C. They had to go back home and take the piano.
D. They had to buy another two tickets for the same flight.
D
The Lunar Calendar（阴历）
Modern Chinese use the solar calendar（阳历）as English people do . But at the same time , they use their own lunar calendar . Each lunar year is given the name of one of these animals : the rat , the ox , the tiger , the hare , the dragon , the snake , the horse , the goat , the monkey , the chicken , the dog and the pig . This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again .
Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon . And the full moon comes on the 15th day of the month . The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20 . On the last day of the lunar year , there is a big family dinner . All members of the family except married daughters
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try to be present at this meal , even of they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents . Old quarrels are forgotten , and everybody is happy . After the dinner , the children keep awake to welcome the New Year .
The New Year celebrations last for 15 days , from the new moon to the full moon . On the first day , children and unmarried people go to visit their elders .
( )46. If next year is the year of the dragon, what was the name of last year ?
A．It was the year of tiger . B．It was the year of the hare .
C．It was the year of snake . D．It was the year of the ox .
( )47. Suppose that next Chinese New Year’s Day is on 15th February, when will people have
their big family dinner ?
A．On February 15 B．On February 16
C．On February 14 D．On February 17
( )48. The family usually have their big family dinner at the home of ________ .
A．the married son B．the married daughter
C．the unmarried son D．the parents
( )49. People celebrate the New Year ________ .
A．for 15 days
B．from the new moon to the full moon in the first month of the lunar year
C．from January 21 to February 20
D．both A and B
( )50. From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by ______ .
A．the sun’s revolutions（旋转） B．the moon’s revolutions
C．the earth’s revolutions D．both the earth’s and moon’s revolutions
四、用所给词的适当形式填空（10分）
51. The old man comes from and he has worked here for about 20 years.(German)
52.That’s why it’s on the ____(late) news.
53. I spend one hour _____ (do) my homework.
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54. Lily ________(read) this book before.
55. Please put these books on those _____(shelf)
56.Tony looks ________(handsome) than Tom.
57.It’s _______(possible) for me to get there in 10 minutes. It’s too far.
58.Lucy is glad ________(help) you.
59.There _____ （be）someone outside the door looking for you.
60.They have _______(be) in love for two months.
五、英汉互译。（20分）
61. 我的腿疼,我浑身很热。
My legs hurt and I was hot _____ ______.
62. 这个房间太小了,容不下这么多人。
The room is _____small ______hold so many people.
63. .托尼的书在2012年出版了。
Tony’s book ________ ________ in 2012.
他的弟弟很活跃,经常参加许多课外活动。
64. His brother is very active and often _____ _____ _____the after-class activities.
65. 你的想法听起来真荒唐。
Your idea ________ _________.
66.我用光了我所有的钱。
I ________________ all my money.
67.自从去年他就离开祖国了。
He _________________ homeland ______ last year.
68.美猴王已经流行很多年了。
_____________________________________________________.
69.The lake takes up over half of the park area.
70.Fill out our form and come to learn English in Los Angeles.
______________________________________________________.
六．根据对话内容，从方框内的六个句子选择五个合适的句子补全对话。（每小题2分，满分10分）
A: Hi, LinTao. Our English teacher said my pronunciation was not good.71_________
B: Don’t worry. There is going to be a talk on learning English at the
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Students’ Palace.72______
A: I’d love to. 73___________
B: A teacher from America.
A: I think the talk will be wonderful. 74___________
B: I hear the teacher will give us many good examples and ways about learning English. And you can listen to the teacher’s pronunciation carefully.
A: Excellent! 75__ _?
B: At half past two. We must go now.
A: OK.
A. What the teacher tell us?
B. Would you like to listen to it?
C. Who will give the talk?
D. What should I do?
E. What time is it going to start?
F. How about you?
七. 书面表达 (10分)
请你根据下面提示写一篇80词左右的英语短文，介绍你和你的朋友。
提示：
1. 你有几位好朋友；
2. 你和好朋友经常一起做什么；
3. 你们各自有什么特点或爱好。
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八年英语参考答案
一、1-5. DDBCC 6-10 CACDD 11-15 BBAAC 16-20BAACA
二．21-25 BDACA 26-30 DBACD
三．31-35ABBCD 36-40. ACCAB 41-45 CACDA 46-50ACDDB
四．51. Germany 52. latest 53. doing 54. has read 55. shelves
56 .more handsome 57. impossible 58. to help 59 .is 60. been
五．61.all over 62. too, to 63. came out 64. take part in 65. sounds crazy
66. have run out of 67. has been away from since
68. Monkey King has been popular for many years . 69.湖占据了这个公园一半多的面积。 70. 填写我们的表格来洛杉矶学英语吧。
六．71——75DBCAE
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