2018-2019学年甘肃省兰州市西固区第二十一中学八下期中英语试卷(无答案，无听力题目)

2018年～2019年学年度第二学期期中考试卷

        八年级英语学科  

【说明】：本试卷共100分，考试时间100分钟。

一.单项选择。（20分）

1.Peter has ______ cough and he has to get _______ x-ray.

 A. an, a    B. a, a    C. a, an    D. an, an

2.---Can you help me with my English this afternoon?

 ---Sorry，I also have trouble _______it.

 A. learn     B. to learn   C. learning   D. to learning

3.The singer will give a concert _________ money for charity.

 A. raise     B. to raise     C. to raising    D. raising

4.I used to _______ English in the evening. Now I’m used _______ it in the morning.

 A. reading ,read   B. reading, reading  C. read , reading  D. read, read

5.There was no need for you ___________ so early, because it’s Sunday today.

 A. to get up   B. getting up  C. get up   D. got up

6.When my mother ________ home, I was making some cards.

 A. got   B. gets   C. get   D. will get

7. Miss Gao asked a question, but it was ____ that nobody could answer it.　　

　 A. very difficult   B. too difficult   C. difficult enough       D. so difficult

8. -- Could you please take care of my dog?

    -- ______. I’m too busy.

    A. Yes, you can    B. Sure     C. Sorry, I can’t  D. Yes ,I can’t.

9. -- Could you please ____ his bed? 

  -- Certainly!

     A. makes    B. making    C. make    D. to make

  10.  I took her to the concert to ____.

     A. cheer up her      B. cheer her up     C. cheer she up  D. cheer her

11. Let’s help ___ food at the food bank.

A. to give out    B. give up    C. giving out  D. To giving out

12. There’s something wrong with Sally’s hearing. She is almost ______.

   A. deaf     B. weak   C. blind   D. ill

13.He beat me in the tennis game. He was the winner.

  A. hit      B. beat   C. fought   D. competed

14.It’s easy for us ______________ online now.

    A.  shop     B. to shop    C.  shopping   D. to shopping

15.The rain was beating heavily ________ the wall at that time.

   A. against       B. in       C. with    D. for

16.Susan, don’t give up ____________. You’ll draw better and better.

   A. drawing       B. to draw    C.  draw     D. to drawing

17.To _________ surprise, Jim won the first prize in the singing competition.

   A. me     B. my      C. mine    D. myself

18.When I walked by the river, I saw a boy ___________ near it.

   A. lies      B. to lie    C. lying     D. to lying

19. I think ___________ necessary to communicate more with your parents.

  A. this        B. that       C. one       D. it

20.Just before the English class, I suddenly _____________ that I left my English book at home.

  A. realized   B. understand     C. believed     D. imagined

二．完形填空。（10分）

    Flies (苍蝇) usually live in the dirty places.

Let’s look at a fly, and see where it   1  . First, it flies out of the window,   2   it stands on   3   dirty things in the street, and then it flies back to the house and walks over your   4  .

When a fly walks on the dirty things in the street, its   5   have got some germs   6   them. When the fly walks on your food with its dirty feet, it   7   the germs on your food.

What can you   8   this?

First, we learn that we mustn’t leave dirty things in the street or on the ground near   9  . Second, we learn that all food must be covered so that flies may not   1   it. Third, we learn that flies often carry germs and we must kill them as soon as we see them.

(  )21.  A. walks B. stands C. lives D. flies

(  )22.  A. first B. second C. third D. fourth

(  )23.  A. some B. any C. every D. each

(  )24.  A. food B. drink C. cups D. bowls

(  )25.  A. body B. feet C. eyes D. head

(  )26  A.  in B. to C. on D. over

(  )27.  A. carries B. has C. leaves D. takes

(  )28.  A. study from B. study for C. learn for D. learn from

(  )29.  A. the factory B. our door C. our house D. a window

(  )30.  A. arrive B. get C. arrive in D. get to

三．阅读理解（15分 每道题各1分。）

A. Australia is the smallest continent(洲) in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is to the south of the equator(赤道).So when it is summer in our country, it is winter in Australia.

Australia has a small population (人口).The population of Australia is nearly the same as that of Shanghai, a city in China.

Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos(袋鼠).After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep are everywhere. Have you seen a kangaroo? It has a “bag” below its breast(胸). The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the “bag”. It is very strange, isn’t it?

31．China is __________than Australia.

A. larger    B. large    C. small      D. smaller

32．It is ________in Australia when it is summer in our country.

   A. autumn   B. spring   C. winter   D. summer

33. The population of Australia is almost the same as that of _______in China.

   A. Beijing    B. Tianjin   C. Nanjing   D. Shanghai

34. Australia is famous for its  _________.

   A. kangaroos   B. deer     C. elephants      D. birds

35. Why does the passage say the kangaroos is a strange animal ?  Because_______.

  A. it is a kind of bird        B. it has a “bag” below its breast

C. it is a kind of fish         D. it is very dangerous

B． 阅读短文，根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

Computer are very popular now .People are talking about and using the Internet（互联网）everywhere ,but how many of us know the history of the Internet?

Many people are surprised when they find out that the Internet was set up in 1960s.At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks（网络）didn’t work very well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. A new network system（系统）had to designed .It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information（信息）could be sent through another part. In this way, the computer network system would keep working well all the time.

At first, the Internet was only used by few people .But in the 1970s,it was used in school, hospitals and banks. However（然而）, computers were still expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. At the beginning of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Today it’s easy to get online and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day .Sending e-mails is more and more popular among students .The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.

(    )36.We all know that Internet has a history of people’s life.

(    )37.Scientists set up a new network system to make the computers cheaper.

(    )38.Computers became cheaper and easier to use at the beginning of the 1990s.

(    )39.The phrase “get online” in Chinese means“上机”.

(    )40.The best title for this passage is sending e-m

C. More and more Chinese people care for their own health. I come from England. I came to China five years ago. I began to learn cooking Chinese food from my father. When I was fifteen, I began to help my mother in the kitchen. My father is a very famous cook in Beijing. So he taught me many things about cooking. In the past three yeas, I never stopped learning cooking. When I saw a book called The disease（疾病） eating out can be gone back again by eating (《把吃出来的病再吃回去》), I began studying the book. The writer of the book is Zhang Wuben(张悟本). He said he was a famous nutritionist (营养师)and well-known traditional Chinese doctor. He asked the people to eat eggplant (茄子)and gram (绿豆). In China, Zhang Wuben's book has been popular in the past few years.

   My father was invited to talk about the book in May, 2010. A large number of Chinese people believe they should eat eggplant and gram to be healthy. I have visited a lot of Chinese restaurants in Beijing and studied hundreds of restaurant menus.  I talked to lots of doctors about eating and nutrition (营养). They thought that Zhang Wuben's words violated the science. He told a lie. The fact is it's important for us to eat a balanced diet and not just to eat eggplant and gram.

(    )41. Why did most of Chinese people believe. to eat eggplant and gram to be healthy?

      A. Because the people think Zhang Wuben is a famous nutritionist and doctor.

      B. Because the people like eggplant and gram best.

      C. Because the people don't believe doctors.

      D. Because hundreds of restaurants are closed.

(    )42. If you want to keep healthy, you should

      A. believe Zhang Wuben's words       B. eat a balanced diet

      C. eat more eggplant and gram       D. eat in Chinese restaurants

(    )43. What does the writer's father do?

      A. A doctor.         B. A waiter.      C. A nutritionist.     D. A cook.

(    )44. What do you think of Zhang Wuben's book?

     A. It is a book about health. Now it is the most popular science writing.

     B. It can keep a balance of yin and yang.

     C. It is a trashy(垃圾的) book          D. It's a book on medicine.

(    )45. The underlined word "violated" in the passage means “        ” in Chinese.

  A. 有教育意义的   B. 违反   C. 符合   D. 困难的

D.  Do you know the game "Rock, paper or scissors"? Maybe you think it's just a simple game for children. But in fact, some adults use it to make decisions and solve their problems. It is also popular in many countries.

   There are different stories about the history of the game. But many people believe the game  came from Japan, and Japanese have played it for a long time. Later it came to Europe in the middle of the 18th century. In 1842, England founded the Paper Scissors Stone Club and from then on people could get together to play the game for honor (荣誉).

   There is even an international club named the World Rock Paper Scissors Club in Toronto. The club makes "Rock, paper or scissors" more and more popular. It holds the world championship (锦标赛) every year. Top players from around the world take part in it and the champion (冠军) can get a lot of money and the honor of all the fans of "Rock, paper or scissors".

(    )46. Who use the game to make decisions and solve problems according to this passage?

      A. Children.     B. Some adults.      C. Students.     D. The old.

(    )47. Where do many people think this game came from? 

     A. Europe.     B. China.     C. Japan.       D. The USA.

(    )48. From when could people get together to play this game for honor?

     A. 1842.      B. 1841.     C. 1845.      D. 1846.

(    )49. How often does the World Rock Paper Scissors Club hold the world championship?

     A. Once a year.     B. Once two years.     C. Once three years.     D. Once four years.

(    )50. What will the champion of this game get?

     A. A lot of money.     B. The leader of this club.     C. Honor.    D. A and C          

四.词汇（每小题1分，共20分）

A）用括号中所给单词的适当形式填

1. A woman was ____________ (shout) for help.

2. In fact, young people have too much ___________ (stress) today.

3. He didn’t mind ___________(help) me with my English.

4. Mr. Li and Mr. Wang are both my ____________ (neighbor).

5. Why did the man make the little boy ____________(carry) water?

6. You’d better _________  (go) to school by bike.

7. How about ____________　(go) hiking this afternoon?

8. I sat in the same way without ________________  (move).

9. He only thought about ___________ (save) a life and didn’t think about ___________ (him).

10.The old man needed ___________ (go) to the hospital.

B) 根据首字母写出单词的适当 

1. He was i_____ but nobody took him to the hospital.

  2. If you don’t study hard, your grades will d______.

  3. I like Old Henry because he often p_______ us with hot water.

4. We can d______ on him for help.

5. Mother thinks playing computer games is a w______ of time.

C) 选词填空

instead,   argue,   nervous,   proper,   explain

1. My cousin is __________ in front of strangers.

2. He could not come up with a __________answer. 

3. The TV shows are boring. Why not play cards ___________?

4. I don’t want to ___________with you. It’s waste of time.

5. Please ___________ to her how to use a computer.

五．句型转换。（10分）五．句型转换。（10分）

1.Could you please sit on the sofa?(改为否定句)

  Could you please ________ _________ on the sofa?

2.David was playing the guitar at five yesterday.(改为一般疑问句)

  ____________ David ___________ the guitar at five yesterday afternoon?

3.what’s  the matter with you ?(改为同义句)

  __________ _______ with you?

4.Why not go to the zoo with us? (改为同义句)

Why __________ _________ go to the zoo with us?

5. We were eating dinner when they came to our home.(对划线部分提问)

  __________ were you _________ when they came to your house?

6. Mom told me to go out for dinner.( 改为否定句)

  Mom told me ________ _______ ______ ______ for dinner.

7. I will fold my clothes this afternoon.( 对划线部分提问)

  ________ ________ you _________ this afternoon?

8.They didn’t know how he could answer that question.( 改为同义句)

  They didn’t know _______ ______ ________ that question.

9.I’d like to help poor people. ( 对划线部分提问)

  ______ ______ you like to do?

10.You ‘d better try to cheer up the unhappy people.( 改为否定句)

  You’d better ________ ________ to cheer up the unhappy people.

六．选用下列的词或短语，完成对话。（10分）

Mary: What _______  you doing last night, Linda? I called at seven and you didn’t pick ____.

Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom.

Mary: I see. I called _______ at 8 and you didn’t _______ then either.

Linda: What _______ I doing at 8? Oh, I know. When you called, I was ______ a shower.

Mary: But then I _______  again at 9.

Linda: Oh, I _______ sleeping at that time.

Mary: So early? That’s strange.

Linda: Yeah, I was tired. Why _____ you call so many times?

Mary: I needed help with my homework. So while you were ________, I called Jenny and she helped me.

七．书面表达：（10分）你对上after school classes有和看法，根据提示写出自己对课外辅导班的观点。不少于70词。

支持的观点：get good grades, go to a good high school, go to a good university later, maybe find a good job in the future.

反对的观点：have too much pressure, have no time to relax, too tired, can’t develop children’s inpendence, push too hard, don’t compare… with…

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八年级英语第二学期期中测试试卷

单项选择，完形填空，阅读理解（共计50分）

七．书面表达。