2017-2018年度八年级第一学期期中质量检测
英语试题
考试时间：90分钟 分值：95分，卷面分5分
Ⅰ．单项选择。(共15小题，每小题1分，计15分)
( )1.James is ________ boy.
A. a 18-month-old B. a 18 months old C. an 18-month-old D. an 18-months-old ( )2.----- The soccer game was so _____. ----- Yes, I felt _____ with it.
A. bored; boring B. boring; bored C. bored; bored D. boring; boring
( )3.Please turn on(打开)the TV. I ____ what the weather will be like tomorrow.
A. wonder B. feed C. know D. cross ( )4.—How often do you drink milk? —I don’t like it, so I _____drink it.
A. always B. usually C. hardly ever D. often ( )5. Tina is _____ better at physics than Tara.
A. more B. much C. very D. a lot of ( )6. It’s eight o’clock. The students _____ an English class. A. have B. having C. is having D. are having
( )7. Staying with family and friends is one of ________________ things in the world.
A. the happiest
B. happier
C. the happy
D. happiest
( ).8.China’s Got Talent is becoming ________________. A. more and more creative
B. creativer and creativer
C. more creative and more creative D.most creative and most creative ( )9.All these talent shows have one thing ________________ common. A. on
B. in
C. at
D. for
( )10.The movie is boring.He ___________ it.So he goes home.
A.can’t stand B.loves C.doesn’t mind D.likes ( )11. —Morning, class. Is ________________ here? —No, sir. Tom is absent(缺席的).
A. anybody B. everybody C. nobody D. somebody
( )12. His home is _____________ the school, so he walks to school every day.
A. close to B. far from C. close from D. far to ( )13、---What do you want to do when you are in American? ---I expect ____________ English well.
A、learn B、to learn C、learning D、learned ( )14. — Don’t you think there are too many cars in our city？
—I really think so. If there are ________ people driving, there will be __ ______ noise.
A. less; less B. fewer; fewer C. less; fewer D. fewer; less
( )15. Of the three students, one is from London, _________ two are from New York.
A. other B. the other C. another D. some other
Ⅱ.完形填空。(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)
Paul is from America.He is a 13-year-old boy.He likes 16 on weekends.There are many TV shows every day.What 17 TV shows does Paul like and what does he think of them?
Well,Paul’s favorite TV shows are Sports News and Animal World.He often watches them 18 he goes to bed.Paul’s favorite 19 is P.E.at school.He likes playing basketball very much.Paul loves Sports News.He thinks it is very 20 because he can see a lot of famous 21 .Paul also likes Animal World.He thinks the show is very interesting,and he can 22 a lot about animals from it.Pandas and koalas are Paul’s favorite animals.Paul hopes to go to Australia to 23 koalas one day.
As for Healthy Living,Paul 25 it.He watches it when there isn’t Sports News or Animal World.But Paul can’t stand soap operas.He thinks they’re 26 .He never watches them. ( )16..A.going swimming B.going shopping
C.watching TV D.doing some reading ( )17.A.size of B.kind of C.bowl of D.group of ( )18.A.so B.before C.after D.if
( )19.A.teacher B.color C.language D.subject ( )20.A.dangerous B.quiet C.exciting D.difficult ( )21.A.players B.singers C.actors D.doctors ( )22.A.learn B.take C.give D.mind ( )23.A.read B.write C.see D.play
( )24.A.dislikes B.likes C.can’t stand D.doesn’t mind ( )25.A.interesting B.boring C.fun D.cool
Ⅲ.阅读理解。（共15题，每小题2分，计30分。）
A Dear Kasey, Let me tell you how I spend my free time. I like playing ball games,such as
basketball and volleyball. I join the sports club. I go there three times a week. In the evening, I watch TV for an hour. After that, I read books for half an hour. I often go swimming on Saturday. On Sunday, I usually go to the museum with my friend Bob. I wonder what you like to do in your free time. Please write to me. Yours, Tom Dear Tom, I’m glad to hear from you. I’m in the swimming club. I go there on Tuesday and Thursday. In the evening, I practice the guitar for an hour. I hardly ever watch TV because I think it’s boring. My favorite sport is badminton. I always play badminton with my sister on Saturday. I sometimes go shopping on Sunday. Yours, Kasey ( )26. Tom goes to the sports club ______ a week.
A. once B. twice C. three times D. four times ( )27. Tom often goes swimming on ________.
A. Sunday B. Saturday C. Friday D. Tuesday ( )28. Kasey likes playing ______ best.
A. basketball B. tennis C. volleyball D. badminton ( )29. Kasey thinks watching TV is ________.
A. boring B. interesting C. cool D. relaxing ( )30. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Tom watches TV for half an hour in the evening. B. Bob and Tom usually go to the cinema on Sunday. C. Kasey goes to the swimming club twice a week. D. Kasey sometimes goes shopping on Saturday. B
In China , more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. Most students sleep less than nine hours every night, because they have much homework to do. The homework is from their teachers and their parents. Also, some students don't know how to save time. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing
computer games. They stay up (熬夜) very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. It can be a long way from home to school.
Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our