八年级英语上册期中试题 一、单项选择（15%）
1. There is “u” and ____ “s” in the word “bus”.
A. an, a B. an, an C. a, an D. a, a 2. It’s quite hot today. Would you like swimming with me? A. go B. to go C. going D. went 3. — do you visit your grandpa? —Twice a week.
A. How soon B. How long C. How far D. How often 4. He showed me A. strange something B. something strange C. anything strange D. strange anything 5. I find easy to work out the problem.
A. this B. that C. it D. / 6. he isn’t tall, he is strong.
A. Although B. But C. So D. And 7. Could you tell us to do next week?
A. which B. how C. what D. that 8. Kate was born the night of November 11th.
A. at B. on C. in D. by 9. We finished our homework at last.
A. to do B. do C. doing D. did 10. How long did it them to go there by bus?
A. pay B. take C. spend D. keep 11. Ted has interesting books.
A. a number small of B. small a number of C. the small number of D. a small number of 12. Thank you for us to your birthday party.
A. ask B. asked C. asking D. asks 13. His brother is not as you.
A. so outgoing B. more outgoing C. outgoing D. most outgoing 14. What’s your ____ ? I can’t sleep well at night.
A. advice B. habit C. way D. problem 15. We like dancing. .
A. So they are B. So are they C. So do they D. So they do
二、完型填空（10%）
Mr. And Mrs. Wang are very forgetful (健忘的) . For example, Mr. Wang sometimes goes to work on Sunday morning, because he thinks it is 1 . And Mrs. Wang sometimes forgets to cook supper for the family.
One summer they planned to 2 to New York for their holidays. They got to the airport only ten minutes 3 the plane took off. So time was short. But 4 Mrs. Wang said she must tell Ling Ling, their daughter, not to forget to 5 the front door when she went to school. But Ling Ling then was at school. They couldn’t tell her about it by 6 . So they hurried to the post office. Mrs. Wang wrote a short note to Ling Ling, and Mr. Wang bought a 7 and an envelope(信封). Soon the note was ready. They put the stamp on the envelope(信封) in a hurry
and dropped it in the letter 8 , but suddenly Mrs. Wang began to cry. The short note was 9 in her hand. She had put the plane tickets in the 10 . ( ) 1. A. sunny B. cloudy C. Monday D. Sunday ( ) 2. A. walk B. drive C. fly D. run
( ) 3. A. before B. often C. when D. because ( ) 4. A. often B. ever C. always D. suddenly ( ) 5. A. open B. lock C. closed D. push ( ) 6.A. plane B. train C. telephone D. bus ( ) 7.A. note B. pen C. stamp D. letter ( ) 8.A. envelopeB. box C. / D. office ( ) 9.A. still B. already C. always D. not
( )10.A. plane B. envelope C. hand D. school 三、阅读理解（40%） A篇
Pandas are lovely animals. Most of them live in the deep forests of Sichuan Province in China. They have white fur, though their shoulders, legs, ears and eyes are black. Pandas are usually very heavy. Some of them can be about 1.5 meters tall and weigh about 100 kilograms. However, pandas are very agile (灵巧的). They can climb trees as easily as some other animals do.
Pandas live mainly on bamboo leaves. They have big and sharp teeth. Every day each grown-up panda eats about 15—30 kilograms of bamboo leaves. And they usually spend 10—20 hours eating. Pandas also have spare time hobbies. Two of their hobbies are climbing trees and sleeping. Sadly, there are not many pandas left in the world. That’s because some people keep cutting down trees, and some bad hunters are trying to kill them for money. This is why are Chinese governments is doing its best to protect pandas against being hurt (捕猎) and killed 根据短文内容，回答问题。
1. Where do pandas live? ____________________________________________________ 2.How much does a panda weigh? ________________________________________________ 3. What do pandas live on? 4. What are pandas’ hobbies? __________________________________________
5. What does the Chinese government do for pandas? B篇
Going out is fun. There are many outdoor activities. Here are some of them.
1. Swimming. It is easy to find a nice swimming place. Swimming in a lake or the sea
can be more fun.
2. Biking together. Riding bikes is fun. It is fast and cool on a bike. Do not ride too fast,
or you may get lost.
3. Looking for birds and animals. You can take books about animals and see if you can
find them.
4. Playing games outdoors.
5. Looking at the stars. You can just sit on the ground and enjoy the free light show in the
sky. Watch for shooting stars (流星)make a wish.
6. Dancing in the rain. It’s not sunny all the time, but you can have fun playing in the rain.
Just be sure not to go out when there is thunder and lighting(雷和闪电)
7. Just relaxing and enjoying the time. You are outdoors only a few times a year. Just
enjoy it.
( ) 1. You cannot swim outdoors.
( ) 2. You may get lost if you ride too fast
( ) 3. You have to pay some money to look at the stars. ( ) 4. Sometimes it’s dangerous to play in the rain.
( ) 5. You can play games or just relax when you go out.
(C)
Michelle Wie, from America, is like a lot of other young girls in many ways. She is a good student, and she likes reading, drawing and computers. However, in some other ways, she is very different. She doesn’t spend much time going out with friends or shopping or going to parties. She’s very busy practicing golf.
Michelle Wie is the best woman golfer for her age in the world. She was born in 1989. In 1999, at the age of 10, she began to win games against women twice her age. At 13, she could hit the ball further than most of the women in the Ladies Professional Golf Association （职业女子高尔夫联赛）. At 14, she showed she could hit the ball further than most men.
Wie began playing golf at the age of four. When she grew older, she played about four hours a day on weekdays and seven hours a day on weekends. Another thing that helped her was that she was tall. By the time she was 13, Wie was six feet tall. She has the flexibility(灵活) of a dancer and also is very strong. And it’s clear that she loves the game. ( ) 1.When did Michelle Wie start playing golf?
A. At 4. B. At 10. C. At 13. D. At 14. ( ) 2. What does she often do after school?
A. Going out with her friends. B. Shopping with her family. C. Going to parties. D. Practicing golf. ( ) 3. How long did she practice on weekends when she grew older?
A. 3 hours a day. B. 4 hours a day. C. 7 hours a day. C. 8 hours a day. ( ) 4. What makes her a successful golfer?
A. Dance. B. Practice C. Drawing. D. Computers. ( ) 5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A. Michelle Wie, A Good Student B. Michelle Wie, A Young Winner C. Women Golf Players D. Golf Games For Women
(D)
The English usually have four meals a day: breakfast, lunch , tea (5:00) and dinner. Breakfast can be a full “English breakfast” of cornflakes with milk and sugar, or bacon and eggs, toast and marmalade, tea of coffee. Some people, however, have just a cup of tea or coffee with a toast of something similar. This is usually a “continental breakfast (大陆式早餐)”.
At midday everything is stopped for lunch. Most offices and small shops are closed for an hour and the city pavements are full of people on their way to cafes, coffee bars, restaurants. All workers usually eat in their factories.
The English like what they call “good plain food”. They must be able to recognize what they