八年级下册期中考试英语试卷案．
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（ ）32.How did the wife find her husband got drunk
A. She was very clever. B. She found many Band-Aids on the mirror.
C. She found some broken bottles. D. She knew her husband very well. （ ）33.The underlined phrase “tied one on” may mean “ ”.
A. 摔倒 B. 躺在地上 C. 受伤 D. 喝醉 （ ）34..When did the man find himself hurt? A. When he took off his clothes to go to bed. B. When he fell down to the ground. C. At three o'clock in the morning.
D. When his head and back were hurting. B
The Graham family of Kansas did something very unusual last year. Mr and Mrs Graham did
not go to work, and their children did not go to school. Instead, Craig and Marlene Graham and
their children, Courtney, 12, and Collier, 4, traveled together in a van(箱式车) and drove across
America for a whole year.
First, Craig and Marlene sold their business(生意). Craig had a fruit business, and Marlene
owned a small newspaper. Then they sold their large house. Finally, Courtney said goodbye to her
classmates, and their dream trip began. The Graham family started their trip on July 4. They
visited big cities and small towns in all 50 states. They also visited the birthplaces of all the United
States' Presidents(总统). They wanted to visit many interesting places, parks, and zoos in the United
States, but they also wanted to meet the American people. The Grahams had many wonderful
experiences. Many people were very friendly and helpful to them. Some people invited the Graham
family to stay in their homes with them.
Every day, Marlene wrote reports about her family's trip. She described the family's daily
experiences, where they went, and what they did. Courtney kept a journal of her life on the way.
Marlene and Courtney put their writing on the Internet. Schoolchildren from all over the United
States followed the Graham family's trip by using computers at home and in school.
Some children
wrote letters to the Graham family. American newspapers carried stories about the Grahams, and
people met the family on TV shows.
At the end of the year, Craig said that they all had a wonderful trip. Courtney said that she
missed her friends at school, but also enjoyed the trip very much. The Grahams traveled 54,944
miles. They returned home on the same date that they left: July 4. They plan to write a book about
their travels to describe everything they learned about their country and the American people.
（ ）35 To make their travel possible, the Grahams ___________. A. borrowed some money from their friends B. sold their business and large house
C. received lots of money from the TV stations D. made money by writing reports to newspapers （ ）36. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The Grahams visited all the places in the US. B. The Grahams visited all the
C. The Grahams went to all the fifty states of their country. D. The Grahams met many friendly people during their travel.
（ ）37. American people could learn something about the Grahams' trip with the help of _________.
A. newspapers B. TV C. the Internet D. all of the above
第二部分 非选择题(共40分) C
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Today it is found that most middle school students pay little attention to sports.It's because they
have no interest in sports.It may not be the fact.
They often say they have other more important things to do. What are these important things? Exams!
They usually spend over ten hours a day studying for exams. So many of them almost become bookworms. In
the summer holidays they could hardly do anything they like. Books ①____ them from going in for ①____.
八年级下册期中考试英语试卷及答案
