八年级英语下册期中考试试题

一 、 单项选择 （15分）

( )1. – Could I _____ your bike? - Sorry, I ______ it to Jim yesterday.

A. borrow, lent B. lend, borrowed C. lend, lent D. borrow, borrowed ( )2.I would like to invite you _____ computer games with me.

A. play B. to play C. playing D. played ( )3. – Could you please not talk loudly? - _______.

A. No, I can’t. B. Sorry, I won’t do it again. C. Yes, I can’t D. I’d better not ( )4. Thanks for _____ my baby when I’m away.

A. take care of B. look after C. taking care D. looking after ( )5. We are going to have a sports meeting ____ the morning of September 15th. A. in B. on C. at D. under ( ) 6. Do you know that is _____ grandmother.

A. a 80-year-old B. 80 -years-old C. an 80-year-old D. 80 –year-old ( )7. I like to dance ____sing an English song.

A. rather than B. instead of C. over D. instead ( )8. --When did you get the gift?

-- _____ my _____ birthday.

A. On, sixth B. In, sixth C. On, six D. In, six

( )9. What’s the best gift you have ever ______?

A. received B. to receive C. receiving D. be received ( )10. ____ useful invention the computer is!

A. What a B. What an C. How a D. How an ( )11. My parents are ______ famous writers.

A. all B. none C. both D. most

( )12. Mother told me _____ too much time reading novels.

A. don't to spend B. not to take C. not to spend D. don't cost ( )13. When you are_____ trouble, why not phone the_____?

A. at, police B. in, policeman C. in, police D. at, policeman

( ) 14. I can’t find____ to sit on the crowded bus.

A. nowhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. everywhere

( )15. My mother was cooking while I____ the radio.

A. listened to B. have listened to C. was listening to D. is listening to

二、 完形填空 （10分）

George is a young man. He doesn’t have a wife, but he has a very big 1_____ and a small car. He likes playing tennis. Last Monday after he 2______ tennis for an hour at his club, he ran out and jumped into his car. His dog came 3____ him, but he did not jump into 4_____ car. It jumped into the next 5___.

“Come here, silly dog!” George shouted 6_____ the dog, but he just stayed there.

George put his key into the lock of the car, but the key did not 7_____. Then he looked at the car again. It was not 8_____. And the dog was in the 9_____ car! “He is sitting and laughing at me!” George said to himself.

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But then he had a good idea. “He has no key. He can’t 10_____ the car, either.”

1. A. animal B. dog C. tiger D. cat 2. A. was played B. playing C. plays D. played 3. A. after B. before C. in front of D. in the front of 4. A. a B. the C. same D. a different one 5. A. train B. bus C. that D. one 6. A. to B. at C. for D. on 7. A. work B. come C. drive D. begin 8. A. good B. black C. his D. right 9. A. same B. different C. wrong D. right 10. A. open B. take C. start D. begin 三、 阅读理解 （20分） A

Rosa is an American school girl. She is very happy because her parents will take her to China for a visit. They are going to fly from New York on July 3 and get to Beijing on July 4. They will stay at Lido Holiday Inn. Their Chinese friends will show them around Beijing. They are going to visit the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall.

They will also visit some Chinese homes and try some Chinese food. They will spend a week in Beijing and then go to Xi’an, Guilin and some other places for sightseeing.

The whole trip will take three weeks and she is sure she will have a great time in China. ( )1. Rosa is very happy because she will _____ with her parents.

A. visit China B. go home C. watch TV D. go to New York ( )2. Their _____ friends will show them around Beijing.

A. Australian B. Chinese C. American D. England ( )3. From the text we can know that they will ______ in Beijing.

A. cook Chinese food B. learn to speak Chinese C. try some Chinese food D. dance ( )4. After they visit Beijing, they will go to _______.

A. Xi’an and Guilin B. The Summer Palace C. Shanghai D. the Great Wall. ( )5. How long will the whole trip take?

A. One week B. Two weeks C. Three weeks D. A month. B

To write a great news story , you have to make sure it is correct , relevant (相关的) and fresh.. For a start, all the information in a story must be correct. Not only the spelling and grammar, but also the facts. Any mistakes that appear (出现） in a story can get a newspaper into big trouble.

For example, if a newspaper said that Yang Liwei was the first man to go into space, it would be wrong. He wasn't the first. The newspaper would probably lose lots of readers because of that mistake. A news story is not only correct ，but also relevant to its readers . People are mostly interested in news that happens near to them . That is why you care more about what happens at your school that at American schools. It is also why newspapers in Beijing don 't talk about much news in Shanghai or Hong

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Finally , news must always be fresh . When you pick up your evening newspaper, you want to read about news that happens that day . You don't want to read about news from last week !

So, now you know what makes a good news story . Have a good look at our newspaper and see if it is full of good news .you can try writing a news story for our newspaper like a real reporter. 6. The writer mentions __________ main factors (因素 ）to make a news story really great . A. two B. three C. four D. five .

7.According to the second paragraph , the correct information in a story includes__________ . A . translation and facts. B. spelling and pronunciation. C. spelling grammar and facts .

D. Listening to English more can help you realize your dream.

8. According to the writer, newspaper in Liaocheng should talk much about news in __________ A. Liaocheng B. Hong Kong. C .Shanghai. D. Beijing. 9. Which of the following is true ?

A. A small mistake can't get a newspaper into trouble . B. A lot of people like reading about news from last week.

C. The passage doesn't tell us who was the first man to go into space . D. People are mostly interested in news that happens far away from them . 10.The passage mainly talks about _________

A. why to be a good reporter. B. where to find interesting news.

C .when to choose a good newspaper . D. how to write a great news story . 四、词汇运用（10分）

A．根据句意，所给单词首字母、汉语提示填词。(5分) 1. What s________ clothes you’re wearing today! You look so funny. 2. Their father went to Shanghai on b__________ not for leisure. 3. Lucy, have you ever spoken to a f__________ to practice your English? 4. Let’ s get her a scarf, It’ s not______________ enough (有创意). 5. Last Sunday I ______________ (收到)a gift for my birthday. B．用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。(5分)

6. You can’t get out of your seat during the ______ (fly), because it’s dangerous. 7. When that plane took off, this one has already landed in the airport_______ (safe). 8. I first met my girl friend two years ago, she__________ (work) in the supermarket. 9. Thank you for_________ (teach) us so well, my dear teacher.

10. I like to do the dishes, because it’s _______ (relax). 五、根据所给的中文提示，完成句子，每空一词。 (10分) 1．我们不知道他们什么时候来的。

We didn’t know when ______ ______. 2．我不能告诉你发生了什么事。

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