八年级下英语期中测试题
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一、单项选择(20分)
( )1.—Did you hear any strange when the quake happened?
—No,I was in my garden with my flowers and was enjoying the beautiful of my birds at that time. A.voice,noise
B.noise,sound
C.voice,sound
D.sound,voice
( )2.—Do you believe that paper is made wood?
—Yes,I do.And you can see that books are made paper. A.from,from
B.from,of
C.of,from
D.of,of
( )3.The nurse won't leave her patients she's sure they are all taken good care of.
A.unless
B.because
C.since
D.if
( )4.They spoke quietly I could hardly hear them.
A.such,that
B.so,that
C.neither,nor
D.both,and
( )5. —What do you think of mobile phones?
—They are important in the world. A. modern
B. magic
C. wild
D. ancient
( )6.—Do you know Shanghai is one of in the world?
—Yes,it's bigger than city in China. A.the biggest city,any
B.the biggest cities,any D.the biggest city,any other
C.the biggest cities,any other
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( )7. —Could you the football game for me?I can watch it later.
—Of course. A. print
B. use
C. report
D. record
( )8.Our club plans to 20 new members.Do you want to join us?
A.make into
B.take into
C.make in
D.take in
( )9.My brother bought lots of books yesterday, an English novel.
A.include
B.including
C.included
D.to include
( )10.Friends are those who make you smile,always open their hearts to you and encourage(鼓励) you
to . A.success
B.successful
C.succeed
D.successfully
( )11.—Can you come on Monday or Tuesday ,Scott?
—I’m afraid is possible.I’ll be on business on those two days.
A.either
B.neither
C.every
D.each
( )12. I know,more and more people in the world are learning Chinese.
A.As well as
B.As often as
C.As soon as
D.As far as
( )13. —It's the second time I have come to Xiamen. It a lot.
—Yes, it's more and more beautiful. A. was changing
B. has changed
C. will change
D.changed
( )14. —Whose notebook is this?
—It Jim's. It has his name on it. A. can't be
B. must be
C. can be
D. mustn’t be
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( )15. —I think our teacher, Mrs. Allen, knows everything.
—I agree. Because she over 2, 000 books. A. read
B. has read
C. reads
D. is reading
( )16. Judy hasn't finished her homework. she didn't write a word at all.
A. Hardly
B. Truly
C. Actually
D. Suddenly
( )17. The new movie is so interesting that people have seen it in the past few days.
A. two millions
B. two million D. two million of
C. two millions of
( )18. —Have you ever been to Leehom Wang's concerts?
—Yes, and I saw him the piano as he sang. A. play
B. plays
C. played
D. to play
( )19.— What happened? There many people on the road just now.
— A serious accident happened. A.was; standing
B. was; to stand D. were; to stand
C. were; standing
( )20.If farmers trees and forests, giant pandas nowhere to live.
A. cut down, have
B. will cut down, will have D. cut down, will have
C. will cut down; have
二、完型填空(15分)
Susie Sunbeam was not her real name.It was Susan Brown.But everyone called 21 Susie Sunbeam,because she had such a sweet, smiling face.She 22 took brightness with her wherever she
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went.Her grandfather first gave her this 23 ,and it seemed to fit the little girl so 24 that soon it took the place of her own.
Even when Susie was a baby,she laughed and smiled from morning till night.No one ever heard her cry unless she was 25 or hurt.When she had learned to 26 , she loved to go around the house and get things for her mother. 27 ,she helped her mother as much as she could.
She loved 28 .She would sit by her mother's side for an hour at a time,and ask her many questions.At other times,she would take a new book and read quietly.Susie was always pleasant in her play with other children.She never used a(n) 29 word,but tried to do whatever would make her playmates happy.
One day,a(n) 30 little girl with an old torn dress passed by.Susie heard some children teasing and laughing at her.She at once ran out to the gate,and asked the little girl to come 31 .
“What are you crying for?\ “Because they all 32 at me,\
Then Susie took the little girl into the house.She 33 the little girl with kind words,and gave her one of her own best dresses and a good pair of shoes.This brought real 34 to the poor child,and she thought that Sunbeam was the 35 name for Susan Brown. ( )21.A.it
B.itself B.seldom B.chance B.clearly B.sick B.say
C.her
D.herself D.always D.book D.easily D.busy D.write D.In a way
( )22.A.sometimes ( )23.A.name ( )24.A.possibly ( )25.A.happy ( )26.A.walk
C.never C.dress C.nicely C.fine C.read
( )27.A.By the way B.In this way C.On the way
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( )28.A.study ( )29.A.kind
B.nature B.unkind B.weak B.out
C.travel C.usual C.poor C.up
D.sport D.unusual D.rich D.down D.laugh D.cheered up D.truth D.common
( )30.A.honest ( )31.A.in ( )32.A.look
B.point B.gave up B.trouble B.right
C.shout
( )33.A.brought up ( )34.A.pain
C.picked up C.pleasure C.strange
( )35.A.wrong
三、阅读理解(每题2分,共30分)
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Some gods in Greek myth (希腊神话) Zeus (宙斯)—the god of thunder,law,order,fate and more. Zeus is the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea. He took his father's place and became the king. Zeus is the Father of Gods and men. In artwork,he is a serious middle-aged man with a strong body and dark beard (胡须). 英语试题 第5页 共8页
Hermes (赫耳墨斯)—the god of travel,transportation,communication,sports and more. Hermes is the son of Zeus. He sends messages between gods and men. In artwork,he is a handsome young man without beard.