沈阳市 八年级期中英语测试题
                         满分：   120 分       时间： 100 分钟      

一、 选择  （30分）
(    ) 1. Mother made me ____ at home last Sunday.
A. stay       B. to stay       C. stayed       D. staying
(    ) 2. Kate, Han Mei told us ____. Would you like to tell us ____?
A.     something interesting, anything else B.    something interesting, else anything
C.      interesting something, anything else  D.   interesting something, else anything
(    ) 3. Football is one of ____ in China.
A.      more popular sport        B.      the most popular sport
C.      more popular sports       D.     the most popular sports
(    ) 4. Would you please ____ it down? It sounds ____.
A. not turn, nice      B. not turn, well   C. not to turn, nice     D. not to turn, well
(    ) 5. Pingping failed in the exam yesterday. _____.
A. Congratulations        B. Well done    C. What a pity           D. That’s right
(    ) 6. Peter has ____ good friends. But ____ of them can speak English.
        A. few, a few     B. a few, few     C. little, a little     D. a little, little
(    ) 7. The children had a good time ____ Christmas Eve.
         A. in       B. at       C. to       D. on
(    ) 8. He’s never been there before, ____?
         A. is he       B. isn’t he       C. has he       D. hasn’t he
(    ) 9. Would you like to come to dinner this Sunday, Mr Wang?  _____
A.      I’d love to, but I have lots of things to do.  B.      Oh no. That’ll be too tired.
C.      I’ll stay at home.                      D.     Yes, please.
(    ) 10. He ____ in the factory since he left school ten years ago.
           A. works       B. worked       C. was working       D. has worked
(    ) 11. It’s too difficult for you to answer.  Why ____ the teacher for help?
           A. don’t ask      B. not ask       C. not wait        D. don’t wait
(    ) 12. We won’t go to the Great Wall if it ____ tomorrow.
           A. rains       B. rain       C. will rain       D. is raining
(    ) 13. ____ do you water the flowers? Three times a week.
          A. How long       B. How soon       C. How much       D. How often
(    ) 14. What goes up but never comes down?
          A. A cat.       B. A car.       C. Water.       D. Your age.
(    ) 15. These coats are different ____ size.
          A. from       B. of       C. to       D. in
(    ) 16. Father came ______ Sally was slipping on the floor.
A. while         B. just as        C. when         D. as
(    ) 17. I am a student, ______?
A. isn’t I         B. am I          C. aren’t I        D. don’t I
(    ) 18. Comrade Chang did quite well, he made very ______mistakes.
A. a little         B. a few        C. little         D. few
(    ) 19. _____ the typewriter to the next room, and ____ the recorder here.
A.   Bring, take      B. Take, bring      C. Carry, take      D. Bring, carry
(    ) 20. As you are ____ insistent person, I will go with you.
A. so            B. such          C. a so         D. such an
(    ) 21. The men _____were all engineers.
A.   which I talked   B. to those I talked   C. those I talked to   D. I talked to
(    ) 22. Your book is on the floor. ___________
A.   Pick it up!      B. Put up it!      C. Pick it!     D. Take up it!
(    ) 23. There are only _____cigarettes in the box. I have too____ time to buy any today.
A.   a few, little      B. a little, few      C. a few, a little     D. a little, a few
(    ) 24. I would like to ___to your English teacher if he is not too busy now.
A. ask         B. tell         C. say         D. talk
(    ) 25. Harry hasn’t passed in the exam. ___Dick.
A.   So has      B. Neither has     C. Either has     D. Nor is
(    ) 26. “Don’t eat too ____ before going to bed” Mum said to me.
A. many         B. much           C. few            D. lot
(    ) 27. Please don’t say anything that might ____ her feelings.
A. injure         B. hurt             C. wound         D. damage
(    ) 28. The little boy____ his pencil everywhere, but he couldn’t_____it.
A. was looking for, find              B. was looking after, find
C. was finding, look at                D. was finding, look after
(    ) 29. Li Yin is not _____ today. She is ill.
A. good            B. well            C. better           D. best
(    ) 30. He has been in Shanghai ____ last month.
A. for              B. since            C. after            D. before

二、 用所给词的适当形式填空  （10 分）
1. An elephant is __________(big) than a horse.
2. This is the ___________ (helpful) servant we have ever emplyed.
3. My elder sister is four years __________ (old) than I.
4. A car can not run __________ (fast) a train, but it can run ________ (fast) than a bicycle.
5. Beijing is one of _____________(large) cities in our country.
6. Tom is fond of __________ (swim) in summer.
7. We _________ (learn) two thousand English words so far.
8. Mrs Zhang has made up her mind _________ (help) the poor old man.
9. The Smiths __________ (come) back from Canada in a week.
10. Jill went on __________ (read) English after she finished her homework.

三、 补全对话  （10 分）
Father is talking about the exam with his son in the room .
Father :You are working hard on your studies these days.Are you tired ?
Son : Yes , very tired .But I have to keep working hard . You know, the entrance exam is coming soon .
Father :I know____1____ to you .
Son :Yes ,it’s more important than any other kind of exam .
Father : ____2___ But you don’t need to worry about it .
Son :Well ,I don’t worry about the other two subjects ,but Chinese troubles me a lot .I’m afraid____3____.
Father :I don’t think so .
Son :Sometimes ___4___.
Father :Don’t worry .Many students may feel the same .
Son :Perhaps you are right but I will still work harder at it .
Father :If so ,___5___.
Son : I hope so .

四、完型填空  （ 10 分）
Long ago, there was a poor farmer __1__ Fred. Fred and his wife, Doris, lived__2__together in their tiny, old hut.  __3__winter night, the luck fairy visited them. “Fred, you are a good farmer. I would like give you a wish ,” said the Luck Fairy.　
“A wish?” said Fred.
Fred and Doris smiled __4__ each other. Then Fred said, “Thank you, Luck Fairy. We are __5__ and happy.”
“__6__we are old, we still work in the fields every day,” said Doris.
“You are very hard, but you earn very __7__money .Would you like some gold coins?” asked the Luck Fairy.
“Oh no, my dear Luck Fairy .Although we are poor, we still have __8__ food to eat,” replied Fred.
“You can use the gold coins to buy some new clothes .The winter here is very cold,” said the Luck Fairy.
“Although we have not got many clothes, we have got enough,” said Doris.
“Well, what about a nice, new house?” asked the Luck Fairy.
“Thank you. I like my tiny, old hut very much. I have lived here __9__I was born. I do not want a new house,” said Fred.
“You are very different from other people. I like you very much,” said the Luck Fairy. “I wish you very much,” said the Luck Fairy. “I __10__you happiness and health forever.” Then the Luck Fairy disappeared .
(    ) 1. A. call       B. called      C. name       D. the name of
(    ) 2. A. happy     B. sad        C. happily     D. lucky
(    ) 3. A. other      B. another     C. one        D. others
(    ) 4. A. at         B. with       C. to         D. in
(    ) 5. A. health     B. healthy     C. healthily    D. unhealthy
(    ) 6. A. But       B. Although    C. And       D. Or
(    ) 7. A. little      B. few         C. a few      D. a little  
(    ) 8. A. some     B. any         C. enough     D. a few
(    ) 9. A. when     B. for         C. after       D. since
(    ) 10. A. hope     B. wish       C. think       D. believe

五、阅读理解  （ 每题各两分，共４0分 ）
A
Here is a story told an American general who was a very important figure in the American army during the First World War. Everybody in the Untied States knew him and many people wished to have a picture or something of his in their homes.
Soon after the war the general returned to Washington. One day he went to a dentist and had six teeth pulled out. A week later the general heard that his teeth were being sold in curiosity shops (古玩店) at $5 each. On each of the teeth there was a label with the name of the general and words, “Buy these teeth and show them to your friends at home.” The general got angry. He rushed to his office and ordered six officers to go around the city and buy all his teeth.
The officers went out and visited every curiosity shop in the capital. They were away from the office all day. In the evening they returned and put on the table in front of the general the teeth they had bought. They had collected 175 teeth.
(    ) 1. The general’s teeth were sold in ____.
A.      the museum  B.      the special shops selling some rare and interesting things
C.      the department store      D.     the hospital
(    ) 2. In the evening, the officers went back with all the teeth which cost _____.
          A. $785       B. $1, 050       C. $157       D. $875
(    ) 3. The general felt ____ when he heard his teeth were sold.
          A. happy      B. excited       C. sad         D. angry
(    ) 4. There was the general’s name on the label of each tooth. This shows that _____.
A.      the general’s name was known by most of the people in Washington
B.      the shop-keeper wanted to have more customers buy the teeth
C.      the shop-keeper tried to make the general more popular
D.     Both A and C
(    ) 5. The general ordered his men to____.
A.      look for his teeth and buy all of them   B.      arrest the dentist at once
C.      make all the shops stop selling teeth  D.     buy all the teeth in all the shops
                        
B
2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game . The next day , he got 13 points in another game .
Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player . But yao said , ‘When you watch it on TV , it looks very easy . But when you are playing in the NBA ,it is really not so easy .’ he said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge . ‘I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games ,’ he said .
Yao Ming speaks some English . Both he and his teammates can understand each other . They don’t think there is a language problem . While Yao Ming faces this new challenge , the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new evergy to the Rockets . The team has started having lessons to learn more about China , and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese .
(   ) 6. Yao Ming got 13 points on October __ 2002 .   A. 22  B. 23  C. 24  D. 26
(   ) 7. Yao Ming said that __
A. playing in the NBA was difficult  B. it was hard to watch NBA games on TV
C. he was an NBA star               D. it was boring to play basketball
(   ) 8. The people of Houston hope Yao Ming will __ .
A. speak excellent English            B. bring new energy 
C. make NBA games easy            D. face new challenge
(   ) 9. From the passage we can know that Yao Ming __
A. will work hard for his team  B. made the highest score in his first NBA game
C. can’t understand his teammates D. teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself
(   ) 10. The passage is probably __
A. an advertisement   B. a notice  C. a news report    D. an instruction

                                     C
CCTV-1 CCTV-4
18:30
19:00
19:45
20:20
21:50
22:20
23:00 Children’s World
News
Around the world
Film: Diary of a Nurse
Message from the market
Modern arts (艺术)
End 18:30
19:00
19:30
20:45
22:30
22:50
00:30 Modern English
Women’s life
Culture and life
Football Match: China-America
English news
Film: Gone with the wind
End
NTTV JSTV
18:30
19:00
19:45
20:20
21:50
22:20
23:00 NTTV news
Popular songs
Animal world
American English Today
Science and life
Sports news
End 18:40
19:00
19:30
19:45
21:30
23:15 English for children
News from CCTV-1
JS News
Volleyball Match: Japan-China
TV play: Story of an Autumn (1)
End
(    ) 11. A volleyball fan can enjoy a volleyball match on ____.
A. CCTV-4   B. CCTV-3   C. NTTV   D. JSTV
(    ) 12. If you are interested in pop songs, you may choose ____.
           A. CCTV-3   B. NTTV   C. CCTV-4   D. JSTV
(    ) 13. The English news on CCTV-4 lasts about ____ minutes.
           A. 25   B. 20   C. 30   D. 40
(    ) 14. Which TV station has the most English programmes?
A.      JSTV.   B. NTTV.   C. CCTV-1.   D. CCTV-4.
(    ) 15. If you are interested in Modern arts, you may choose ____.
A. CCTV-1.   B. CCTV-4.   C. NTTV.   D. JSTV.

                                D
Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston , Massachusetts in the USA on 17 January1706.he had a very big family — his parents had seventeen . (A)He was a man of many talents and interests. Among other things, he was a scientist and an inventor. He was naturally curious about the way things worked and was a scientist and an inventor. He was naturally curious about the way things worked and was always searching for ways to make them work better.
In1747, Benjamin began his experiments on electricity with some very simple equipment. Although these experiments led to the discovery of some very important findings on electricity, Benjamin did not actually invent it. However, he did invent the lightning conductor, which protects buildings and ships from damage (B)       by lightning.
   Benjamin had poor vision and needed glasses. (C)他厌倦把眼镜戴来戴去 so he decided to invent a pair of glasses that would(D) let him see not only near but also far things at the same time. He took the two different types of glasses, cut each lens in half and then put half of each lens into another frame. Nowadays, this type of glasses is known as bifocals.
26.将划线部分(A)译成汉语：                   
27.在(B)的空白处填入一个适当的词语：       
28.将划线部分(C)译成英语：                          
29.将划线部分(D)改写为：… let him see _____ near _____ far things at the same time.
30.在文中找出两个能表明Franklin 职业的名词：                  

六、短文填空, 用适当的词填写. ( 10 分 )
Water talk
Daisy was in the bathroom of her flat .She was brushing her teeth and the tap was on .Water was pouring into the sink and vanishing down the drain.
‘Turn that tap off,’a voice said loudly. Daisy froze .She looked round , but saw no one .‘Turn that tap off. You’re wasting water, the voice sounded ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬____(A)___.
This time Daisy___(B)____-. “Who…who are you?” Daisy voice was ___(C)____
‘I’m  water .It’s not easy for me to get hear .Do you know where I’m from ?’
‘From the tap ,I suppose,’said Daisy.
“Yes, yes, but before that?’the voice said. “24 days ago, I was floating__(D)____ in a cloud in Jiangxi, enjoying the view. Then the cloud dropped me into a stream and I sped down the mountain into the Yangtze River. You know where that is, I hope.” Daisy nodded.
“Well, the Yangtze River carried me to a reservoir. I relaxed there for a few days, and then I traveled a long way and ran into the Huangpu River. Then it was _(E)______to get cleaned up.”
“Cleaned up?” Daisy sounded puzzled.
“Yes. I was dirty after my journey so they took me to a water treatment works. They gave me a thorough cleaning and added a few chemicals to me.
Then I traveled in the pipes under the streets. I waited there until you called me, and here I am.”

七、作文 （  10 分 ）
根据林肯的小档案，写一篇介绍人物的说明文，选用适当的时态，行文流畅，字迹工整，语法无误，不得少于100个单词。

Name  Abraham Lincoln
Nationality  the United States of America
Birthday  February twelveth , 1809
Family  Poor , mother died when he was only eight years old . His step-mother (继母) helped him with his study .
Childhood Hard work , helped his father on their small farm
School education No more than one year
Career  Storekeeper , postman , lawyer
The first time of being the president Eighteen sixty
The second time of being the president  Eighteen sixty-four
The date fo death  April fifteenth , 1865 , at a theatre in Washington DC
Contribution  Reunited (重新统一) the nation , set free the slaves (奴隶)
The time of famous speech  November ninteenth , 1863
The famous words  America must strengthen(加强) the government of the people , by the people and for the people …

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