八年级下期期中考试英语试题1

I. 单项选择
(    ) 1.  ---How far is Yuhua Middle School from here?
             ---It’s around five minutes’ walk.
        A. about               B. over                   C. more than            D. less than
(    ) 2.  The boy did his homework with the help of his father in the past. But now he can do it alone.
        A. for himself      B. on himself      C. by himself            D. with himself
(    ) 3. The French book must be Freeman’s. He’s the only one who’s studying French.
        A. belong to Freeman’s         B. belong to Freeman   

        C. belong Freeman’s              D. belong Freeman
(    ) 4.  After nine years’ hard-work, finally his dream came true.
        A. at the end              B. at the moment                   C. at once            D. at last
(    ) 5.  Speak slowly, Mr. Wang. I can’t follow you.   
       A. understand            B. hear                             C. listen               D. expect
(    ) 6. He preferred ________ to ________ when he was young.
      A. to swim, ski            B. swimming, skiing        C. to swim, skiing    D. swims, skied
(    ) 7. He used to _____ to work, but now he is used to ______ a bicycle.
      A. drive, riding          B. driving, riding               C. drive, ride             D. driving, rides
(    ) 8. She would rather ________ TV at home than ________ with her mother.
      A. watch, shopping  B. watch, shop      C. to watch, to shop     D. watching, shopping 
(    ) 9. He always makes his little sister ____, but this morning he was made _____.  
      A. cries, cry                B. to cry, cry            C. crying, crying          D. cry, to cry
(    ) 10. I don’t feel like ______ any meat and I would like ______ some vegetables.
      A. to eat, eating      B. eating, to eat      C. to eat, to eat       D. eating, eating
(    ) 11. He remembered ________ 20 dollars from his friend. He won’t forget ________ the money.
     A. borrowing, to return      B. borrowing, returning  

    C. to borrow, to return        D. to borrow, returning
(    ) 12. The detective watched the woman ______ out of the shop without ______.
    A. walks, paying     B. to walk, to pay     C. walk, paying D. walked, pays 
(    ) 13. This piece of music ________ everywhere for it ________ beautiful.
   A. can be heard, sounds B. hears, sounds  C. can hear, is sounded  D. can hear, can sound
(    ) 14. This book is made ________ paper which is made ________ wood.
    A. from, of  B. of, from C. by, with  D. in, for
(    ) 15. He is ________ fat because he eats ________ fat.
   A. much too, much too      B. too much, too much  

   C. too much, much too      D. much too, too much
(    ) 16. This piece of furniture ________ in Italy in the 1980s.
    A. has been produced  B. are produced         C. will be produced      D. was produced
(    ) 17. I will go home as soon as the work ________.
    A. is finished                  B. will be finished      C. finishes                        D. are finished
(    ) 18. People ________ from polluting the river since two years ago.
   A. have to stop      B. were stopped      C. have been stopped       D. have to be stopped
(    ) 19. Listening to English songs ________ to improve my English.
     A. is helped          B. will be helped               C. helps                        D. help
(    ) 20. ________ millions of trees planted to fight against air pollution?
     A. Did                     B. Are                                  C. Have                         D. Do
(    ) 21. They have built three railway lines so far. One more ________ next year.
     A. is built               B. was built                       C. will build               D. will be built
(    ) 22. --- It must be difficult ________ English well.  --- I’m having difficulty ________ English myself.
      A. to speak, learning    B. speak, learn    C. speaking, to learn   D. speaking, learnt 
(    ) 23. In the end, their team ___________ so ours ___________ the match.
     A. won, was won     B. was won, won      C. was beaten, won     D. beat, winning
(    ) 24. Something must be done ________ people from ________ down trees.
     A. stopping, cut             B. to stop, cutting            C. stopped; cut   D. stops, to cut 
(    ) 25. Talking aloud ________ outside every night and this ________ me awake.
    A. is heard, is kept                        B. was heard, was kept  

    C. sounds, can be kept                D. can be heard, keeps
II. 用所给词的适当形式填空
26. The family has lived in the modern building since it ____________ (complete).
27. Who do you think is _______________ (friend), Britta or Annie?
28. She is keeping spending her time practising ______ (smile) pleasantly.
29. It is no use _______________ (cry) over spilt milk.
30. Your valuable time _________ (waste) while you are playing computer games.
31. Food and drinking water should ______ (provide) to the area hit bad earthquake.
32. She’s not strong enough __________ (go) walking up mountains.
33. Freeman made a nice cage _________ (keep) the little sick bird till it could fly．
34. Tom, your hair is too long. Would you please get your hair________ (cut)?
35. Seeing their teacher walking into the classroom, they stopped _____ (talk) at once.

Ⅲ. 完形填空（20小题，共30分）
     One evening I was resting in a cafe. I (36) _________ a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, which were rather expensive. Then a boy came to me.
He was in a (n) (37) _________ shirt, looking pale and about eleven. No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the (38) _________ in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He (39) _________ down, took off my leather shoes, and began to shine them.
He was busy doing his work (40) _______ a heavy rain began to pour down. People rushed to the café for (41) _____ from the rain. More and more people crowded (42) ______ and gradually separated the boy from me.
Hours passed, and it turned (43) _________ I had no shoes on my feet and (44) _________ where the boy had been. I thought he would not (45) _________ my shoes, and I would have to go home on my bare feet.
When it was near midnight the (46) _______ ended, and there were fewer and fewer people in the café. The café was to be (47) _________. I had to move to the door, head (48) _________. Just as I went to the gate, I (49) _________ found that a boy of about eleven, looking very familiar, was sleeping at the (50) _________ with his head leaning against a box and his upper body being (51) _________. He held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms. I shook him slightly and woke him up. He (52) _________ up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he recognized me. Then he opened the package (53) _________ gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly. I (54) _________ him and wrapped him with his unfit shirt, which had wrapped my leather shoes. On my way home, the (55) _________ of the boy stayed in my mind.
(    ) 36. A. dressed       B. wore            C. mended         D. put on   
(    ) 37. A. worn         B. unfit            C. small              D. dirty   
(    ) 38. A. bag          B. package          C. box               D. suitcase   
(    ) 39. A. seated        B. bent             C. lay                D. fell   
(    ) 40. A. when         B. after            C. before             D. since   
(    ) 41. A. protection     B. rest             C. prevention          D. preparation   
(    ) 42. A. out           B. away           C. in                 D. off   
(    ) 43. A. dark          B. right            C. left               D. bright   
(    ) 44. A. thought       B. wondered        C. guessed            D. imagined   
(    ) 45. A. shine         B. keep            C. return              D. take away   
(    ) 46. A. rain          B. coffee           C. wind              D. work   
(    ) 47. A. opened       B. locked           C. stopped            D. closed   
(    ) 48. A. lowered       B. dropped           C. raised           D. held   
(    ) 49. A. shortly        B. surprisedly        C. sadly           D. immediately   
(    ) 50. A. table          B. door             C. bed         D. cafe   
(    ) 51. A. wet           B. bare             C. in a new shirt      D. covered   
(    ) 52. A. stayed         B. stand             C. jumped           D. got   
(    ) 53. A. finally         B. suddenly         C. unfriendly       D. hurriedly   
(    ) 54. A. thanked        B. forgave          C. paid             D. scolded   
(    ) 55. A. feature        B. shirt             C. image           D. form 
Ⅳ. 阅读理解（20小题，共40分）
A
    Henry often forgets things and he often gets into trouble. His friends and workmates often tell him to be careful. He agrees but he can’t remember it.
    A months ago the young man met his manager at the door of the office. Mr. Black called him in and said: “Go and send an important letter to Mr. Jackson. He’s in Greentree Town now. Do remember his address. I’m waiting for his answer. ”The young man started at once. Coming out of the train station, he didn’t know where to go. He went there last year but forgot where Mr. Jackson’s company was. He brought out the letter out of the bag, but he couldn’t find the address. At last he remembered it was in the Band Street. He stopped an old woman and asked, “Excuse me, madam. Where’s the Band Street, please?”
    “Go along this street and turn left at the second crossing .And that’s just the street you want.”
     Henry thanked her and easily found the company. His manager praised him after that and he was happy. And a week later Mr. Black sent him to the company again. He stopped the same old woman and asked her the same street.
    “Oh, dear!” she called out, “Are you still looking for it?”
(    ) 56 Henry often gets into trouble because _______
   A. he’s too young  B. he was not good in this lessons at school
   C. he is not careful  D. he has a lot of work to do
(    ) 57 The letter was very important, so___________
   A. Henry looked after it well B. Henry left for the town at once
   C. The manager told Henry the address D. Henry couldn’t read it
(    ) 58 Henry couldn’t find the right place, so________
 A. he began to look for the company B. he had to call his manager
 C. he asked Mr. Jackson to meet him  D. he asked the old woman for help
(    ) 59 The manager thought _________, so he praised him.
   A. Henry did as he said  B. Henry came back soon
   C. Henry became a good man D. Henry liked to use his head
(    ) 60 Which of the following is NOT true?
   A. Henry couldn’t find the company again.
   B. Henry was still looking for the company the next week.
   C. The old woman didn’t think Henry found the company.
   D. Henry met the old woman in front of the station.
B
The class teacher thought that hobbies were very important for every child．She encouraged all her pupils to have one , and sometimes arranged for their parents to come and see the work they had done as a result．
One Friday morning the teacher told the class that those of them who had a hobby could have a holiday that afternoon to get the things they had made as parts of their hobbies ready for their parents to see the following afternoon．
So on Friday afternoon, while those of the pupils who had nothing to show did their usual lessons, the lucky ones who had made something were allowed to go home, on condition that they returned before five o’clock to bring what they were going to show, and to arranged them．
When the afternoon lessons began, the teacher was surprised to see that Tommy was not there．He was the laziest boy in the class, and the teacher found it difficult to believe that he had a hobby．However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a beautiful collection of butterflies（蝴蝶）in glass cases．After his teacher had admired them and helped him to arrange them on a table in the classroom, she was surprised to see Tommy pick them up again and begin to leave．
“What are you doing, Tommy?” she asked, “Those things must remain here until tomorrow afternoon．That’s when the parents are coming to see them．”
“I know they are coming then,” answered Tommy, “and I will bring them back tomorrow; but my big brother doesn’t want them to be out of our house at night in case they are stolen.”
“But what has it got to do with your big brother?” asked the teacher．“Aren't the butterflies yours?”
“No,” answered Tommy．“They belong to him.”
“But Tommy, you are supposed to show your own hobby here, not somebody else’s !”said the teacher．
“I know that ,” answered Tommy．“My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies．”
(    ) 61.Which students could have a holiday on the Friday afternoon according to the teacher?
    A. Those who did well in those days. B. Those who had to get ready for the meeting.
    C. Those who had a bobby. D. Those who were ill.
(    ) 62. According to the passage, which of the following is not true?
    A. The pupils who had nothing to show had to stay at school as usual.
    B. The pupils who had a holiday must bring something he had made himself.
    C. Tom stayed at school because he was so lazy that he didn’t do anything.
    D. The beautiful collection of butterflies belonged to Tommy’s brother.
(    ) 63．What’s the best title for this passage?
 A. Important Hobbies.  B. Tommy’s Hobby.       C. Different Hobbies.  D. Hobby of Collecting Butterflies.
(    ) 64．The teacher________.
 A. asked the pupils who were in her class to bring something they had made
 B. was certain that her pupils were good at making things, so she wanted to show them to the parents
 C. invited the parents to come and see what the pupils had made
 D. allowed the pupils who had hobbies not to go to class that Friday afternoon
(    ) 65．After reading the passage the readers will laugh. Why?
 A. Because Tommy was so lazy a boy. B. Because the teacher knew so little about Tommy.
 C. Because Tommy had made nothing at all. D. Because Tommy had a strange idea about hobby.
C
"Where's Papa going with the ax（斧子）? "said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.
  "Out to the hoghouse（猪舍）," replied Mrs. Arable. "Some pigs were born last night."
  "I don't see why he needs an ax," continued Fern, who was only eight.
  "Well," said her mother," one of the pigs is a runt.（发育不全的）. It's very small and weak, so your father has decided to do away with it."
  "Do away with it?" shrieked(尖叫) Fern. "You mean kill it? Just because it's smaller than the others?"
  "Don't yell, Fern!"she said. "Your father is right. The pig would probably die anyway."
   Fern pushed a chair out of the way and ran outdoors. Soon she caught up with her father.
  "Please don't kill it!" she cried. "It's unfair."
    Mr. Arable stopped walking.
   "Fern," he said gently, "you will have to learn to control yourself."
   "Control myself?" yelled Fern. "This is a matter of life and death, and you talk about controlling myself." Tears ran down her cheeks and she took hold of the ax and tried to pull it out of her father's hand.
   "Fern," said Mr. Arable, "I know more about raising a litter of pigs than you do. It makes trouble. Now run along!"
   "But it's unfair," cried Fern. "The pig couldn't help being born small, could it? If I had been very small at birth, would you have killed me?"
    Mr. Arable smiled. "Certainly not," he said, looking down at his daughter with love. "But this is different. A little girl is one thing, a little runty pig is another."
    "I see no difference," replied Fern, still hanging on to the ax. "This is the most terrible case I ever heard of."
    A look came over John Arable's face. He seemed almost ready to cry himself.
(    ) 66. Why was Mr. Arable going to the hoghouse with an ax?
 A. Because some pigs were born last night.
 B. Because he wanted to repair the hoghouse with it
 C. Because he was going to cut a tree
 D. Because he was going to kill the runt pig with it
(    ) 67. The underline phrase “do away with” here means:              .
 A. 送走           B. 取回来       C. 收起来       D. 弄死
(    ) 68. Fern was ______________ when she heard her father was going to kill the runt pig.
   A. cool          B. happy        C. surprised and angry D. neither angry nor happy
(    ) 69. What of the following can be used to describe Fern?
   A. warm-hearted      B. cruel        C. excited             D. full of love
(    ) 70. What do you guess will probably happen next?
   A. The runt pig was still killed by Mr. Arable. B. Mr. Arable listened to Fern’s advice.
   C. The runt pig ran away itself. D. Fern left home with the runt
D
In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair weather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities (品质) of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability (可靠).
Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person's place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.
At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults (过错) in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.
Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on (信赖) a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.
There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience (经验) and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor (幽默), too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.
When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know I've found a friend!
  根据文章内容，选择正确答案：
(    ) 71. Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing a friend?
   A. Understanding.    B. Honesty.   C. Reliability.   D. A sense of humor.
(    ) 72. If you have fair weather friends, ______.
   A. they will give you all that they have when you need help
   B. you will be refused when you get into trouble
   C. you will become rich
   D. you can be sure that you get real friends
(    ) 73. Good friends need to ______.
   A. always point out each other's mistakes B. be helped with money
   C. understand each other's feelings D. have money or luck.
(    ) 74. This passage mainly discuss ______ .
   A. the qualities of a friend B. where to choose friends
   C. how to get along with friends D. the importance of having a friend
(    ) 75. What does the underlined phrase “in short” mean?
   A. 缺点        B. 优点         C. 简言之         D. 尤其重要的是
V. 补全对话
A. 阅读下面对话，从方框中选择五个最适当的句子完成对话(其中有2个选项是多余的)。

Li Yang: Good morning. Mathew.
Mathew: Good morning, Li Yang. (76) __________
Li Yang: There's still smog (雾霾) today. We'll have to go to school with face masks(口罩).
Mathew：(77) __________ According to the news, PM2.5 pollution is the main problem with air pollution.
Li Yang: Yes, and air pollution has done harm to people's health.
Mathew：So the Chinese government and Chinese people must take action to fight it.
Li Yang: (78) __________
Mathew：Since PM2.5 is mainly caused by vehicles(机动车)and factories，cars with large emissions(排放)should not be allowed and factories should be closely watched
Li Yang:  (79) ______ We hope that more and more people will join us in making the blue skies return for good.
Mathew：(80) __________
B. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使对话通顺、正确。每词仅用一次（每空一词）。

        
Tom; Hi, Dad, do you have time for a chat? I have (81) ___________________ some problems.
Dad: Oh, Tom, what’s (82) ___________________?
Tom; Dad, you and mum are always around me. I don’t have my own time and (83) ___________________.
Dad: Are we?
Tom: Yes. I always have to obey you, but I’m able to decide my own business now.
Dad: Oh, I didn’t realize that we hardly (84) ___________________ you to make your own decision in the past.
Tom: Dad, I have grown up. Please don’t treat me like a child.
Dad: I’m sorry. We’ll try to change ourselves.
Tom: That’s (85) ___________________.
Dad: Son, remember, we are always open for a chat.
VI.书面表达
俗话说：“予人玫瑰，手留余香”。在我们的日常生活中，我们会遇到各种困难，因此，我们会需要他人的帮助；但同时，我们也要学会帮助他人。其实，帮助他人就是在帮助自己。请你结合身边的事例，以“帮助”为话题，用英语写一篇短文。
注意：
①无需写标题，开头已经给出，但不计入总词数；
②文中要结合你帮助别人或别人帮助你的一件事例；
③文中不得透露任何个人和学校的真实信息；
④词数为80 左右。

As the saying goes, roses given, fragrance in hand. In our daily life, we will meet with a lot of trouble.