八年级英语上册 期中测试
一、单词辨音。(5分)
( ) 1. A. yourself B. hen C. decide
( ) 2. A. wait B. than C. maybe
( ) 3. A. with B. though C. both
( ) 4. A. here B. share C. wear
( ) 5. A. agree B. honey C. peace
二、单项选择。(15分)
( ) 1. Frank, look at in the mirror. How dirty your face is!
A. me B. yourself C. myself
( ) 2. my sister didn’t feel well this morning, she went to work as usual.
A. Because B. When C. Although
( ) 3. I didn’t get any postcards yesterday but today I got .
A. little B. a few C. few
( ) 4. Joe was never good at playing the piano for the simple
that he never practiced it.
A. reason B. example C. rule
( ) 5. Eric won the most in the basketball game. He really did
a good job.
A. talent B. result C. points
( ) 6. Switzerland(瑞士) is for its mountains. Lots of people go there to climb the mountains every year.
A. full B. rich C. famous
( ) 7. ---Mike, do you know that from June 1st on, people in Beijing can’t smoke in public places?
---Yes. It’s smoking ban(禁令)in the history of Beijing.
A. the strictest B. stricter C. the stricter
( ) 8. I can’t seem this computer to work. I’m afraid you have
to ask someone else for help.
A. get B. getting C. to get
( ) 9. ---Tony, shall we buy this computer or that one?
---I don’t mind which one we have. You .
A. study B. decide C. wait
( ) 10. ---Can you drive, Jill?
---Of course. I to drive at the age of 19.
A. learn B. am learning C. learned
( ) 11. ---Who sings better, Alice or Linda?
---I think Alice sings more beautifully than Linda.
A. very B. a lot C. very much
( ) 12. Mike does well in math, so is easy for him to work out the difficult math problem.
A. this B. that C. it
( ) 13. ---How do you like Lisa?
---I don’t like her so much. She thinks only of herself but never
others.
A. cares about B. brings out C. waits for
( ) 14. Let’s stay at this hotel. Its rooms are all to take a third bed.
A. enough large B. lager enough C. enough tidy
( ) 15. ---
---Yes, I went on vacation last month.
A. Have a good time. B. How are you?
C. Long time no see.
三、完型填空。(10分)
Dear Sabrina,
I was so happy to get your letter. You asked me to tell you 1 about my favorite day of the week in the letter. Well, of course it’s 2 .
I like Friday because I have my favorite 3 at school on that day---history and P.E. History is great because 4 lots of famous people from it and our teacher, Mr. King, is very 5 . He always makes his classes interesting. In P.E. classes, I usually play basketball. I’m good at because I’m quite tall. Our team 6 harder than other teams in our town, so we usually win.
7 we also have French on Friday. It’s my least favorite subject and I feel bored 8 it. Luckily, I have computer class after it, and it is much more interesting. On Friday night, I 9 go to my classmate’s house to have a party. I think it’s a good way to make more friends.
Please tell me about your favorite day in your next letter. I 10
to know more about you.
Best wishes to you!
Yours,
Dani
( ) 1. A. somebody B. anybody C. something
( ) 2. A. Wednesday B. Friday C. Saturday
( ) 3. A. subjects B. clubs C. magazines
( ) 4. A. know B. lose C. help
( ) 5. A. busy B. scared C. talented
( ) 6. A. acts B. exercises C. finds
( ) 7. A. But B. Or C. So
( ) 8. A. into B. over C. with
( ) 9. A. never B. sometimes C. again
( ) 10. A. hope B. remember C. begin
四、阅读理解。(30分)
(A)
The three students are all at new schools this term. Here, they write about their new schools and talk about making new friends.
Ayse
 I’m from Turkey, but my father works in London, so I go to an international school in London. There are children from forty-three different countries at this school, and everyone speaks English. I was worried and shy on my first day because I was the only girl from Turkey. But I’m OK now because everyone here is very friendly.

Andrew
 My new school is a boarding school(寄宿学校) near London. I stay at the school from Mondays to Fridays and I go home on weekends. My last school was a day school(走读学校), so this is very different. I wasn’t very happy for the first week, but now I like it because I can be with my new friends all day.

Brant
 Hi! I’m at a day school in San Francisco, USA. Nobody likes to be different from all the other kids at school, so the first day was hard for me. But most people were nice and helpful. I’m not shy, so I’m making some friends. People here call me The Joker because I like telling funny jokes.

( ) 1. Where can you read these three pieces?
A. At the school. B. In the army. C. On the Internet.
( ) 2. The underlined word “worried” may mean “ ” in Chinese.
A.兴奋的 B.惊喜的 C.担心的
( ) 3. In which school do the students all speak English?
A. In Ayse’s school. B. In Andrew’s boarding school.
C. In Andrew’s day school.
( ) 4. We know that Brant .
A. doesn’t like his new school B. is good at telling stories
C. was happy on his first day at school
( ) 5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Ayse is a girl from Turkey.
B. Andrew studies in a school in the USA.
C. Brant studies in a day school.
(B)
Of course you do not want to spend your vacation sick(生病的) in bed. So what can you do to stay in good health when traveling? There are some things you should remember when you travel: relax, sleep and eat well.
A vacation should be a time for relaxing but very often it is not. Think about what you do when you are traveling. There are so many places to visit: museums, shops, parks…You may spend most days walking around these places. This can be very tiring. Do not ask your body to do too much. A tired body means a weak body. And a week body gets sick easily. So sit down for a few hours in a nice and quite place.
Sleep is also important. If you want to stay healthy you need to get enough sleep. Your hotel room may be noisy or the bed may be uncomfortable. You may not get enough sleep for other reasons. You may want to stay out late at night. Then you should plan to sleep for an hour during the day. The extra(额外的) hour can make a big difference.
At last, if you want to stay healthy, you must eat well. That means eating the right kinds of food. Your body needs fresh fruit and vegetables, and some meat, milk or cheese(奶酪).
So, remember this: if you want to enjoy your vacation, take good care of yourself. Give your body some rest(休息). Get enough sleep and eat food, healthy food.
( ) 1. How many things does the writer think we should care about when we travel?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
( ) 2. What does the underlined word “weak” in Paragraph 2 mean in
Chinese?
A.高大的 B.矮小的 C.虚弱的
( ) 3. What does the writer think of sleeping for an hour in the day when we travel?
A. Useful. B. Boring. C. Common.
( ) 4. Which of the following does the writer think is the right food when we travel?
① fruit ② meat ③ hamburger ④ cheese
A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④
( ) 5. This passage may be from a .
A. diary B. novel C. magazine
(C)
Maria is a beautiful young girl. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes, but she is still very insecure(缺乏信心的). She is insecure about how she looks. She often thinks most of her friends are more beautiful than her. One day a now girl joined her class. Her name is Sarah. She has dark brown hair and green eyes. Maria though the new girl was beautiful and wished she looked like her. Over time she became jealous(妒忌的) of Sarah. One day she decided to take action.
She thought if she looked like Sarah, she would feel much better. So she went out with her elder sister and bought some hair dye(染发剂). When she returned home, she told her mother what she planned to do.
“It’s your decision(决定),” said her mother sadly.“But I think you look beautiful as you are.”
Maria didn’t hear what her mother said. She spent a few hours dyeing her hair dark down. She felt much better and went to school happily the next day. As she reached her class she saw a blonde girl sitting near the front. Later she knew it was Sarah. Sarah dyed her hair blonde. It was almost the same color as Maria’s was before. Sarah turned around and Maria spoke to her.
“Why do you dye your hair?” asked Maria.
“Well, I always love your hair,” said Sarah.
Maria sat down and sighed(叹气).
1. What does Maria look like?

2. What did Maria think about Sarah?

3. Who was the new girl with blonde hair?

4.从短文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思相近的单词。
My father came back home yesterday evening.
5. In this passage, the underlined word “she” refers to(指) “ ”.
五、情景对话。(5分)
A: What will you do at the weekend, Kate?
B: I’ve no idea. What about you?
A: Well, I’ll go to town. Would you like to go with me?