仁爱英语八年级期中试题

八年级英语期中质量抽查试题

Ⅰ. 单项选择。(20分)

( )1. —What about going shopping together?

—Sorry, I have a lot of homework ____.

A. do

B. to do

C. doing

D. did ( )2. It’s impossible for us ____ there on foot in two hours.

A. to get

B. get

C. getting

D. got ( )3. —Though Mike is ____ boy, he can say many words.

—How clever!

A. an-one-year-old

B. a one-year-old

C. an one-year old

D. a one-year old

( )4. —What did the teacher say just now?

—He asked them ____ the math problem.

A. discussing

B. discussed

C. to discuss

D. discuss ( )5. —I’ll go on a visit to Mount Huang. —____

A. Thank you.

B. Have a good trip!

C. Never mind.

D. My pleasure.

( )6. —Shall we go on a field trip to Tenglong Cave by bike?

—No. It’s ____ far ____ cycle. Let’s choose other vehicles.

A. too; to

B. so; to

C. too; not to

D. so; that ( )7. The foreign visitors are looking forward to ____ Beijing Opera.

A. watch

B. watches

C. watching

D. watched ( )8. —What’s the price of the movie ticket?

—We have tickets ____ ￥35 ____ the front seat.

A. at; for

B. at; in

C. on; for

D. on; in ( )9. —How much did your new car ____ you?

—￥800 000.

A. spend

B. pay

C. cost

D. take ( )10.I don’t know ____ or not he is right.

A. that

B. what

C. if

D. whether

( )11. —How’s the weather tomorrow?

—I don’t know if it ____ tomorrow.

—Well, if it ____, I won’t go out with you.

A. will rain; will rain

B. rains; rains

C. rains; will rain

D. will rain; rains

( )12. —Where is Japan, do you know? —It lies ____ the east of China.

A. in

B. at

C. to

D. on

( )13. —Mary can’t help ____ the house. Why?

—Because she is busy ____ a hotel reservation.

A. to clean; making

B. cleaning; making

C. cleaning; to make

D. to clean; to make

( )14. My father was watching TV ______ my mother was cooking.

A. when

B. until

C. while

D. as soon as

( )15. Mr. Green ____ go to bed ____ he finished his work last night.

A. does; until

B. don’t; until

C. didn’t; until

D. isn’t; until ( )16. The boy was looking at a dog sadly ____ his workmate came in.

A. while

B. when

C. after

D. before

( )17. —I’m sorry that John is out.

—Please ask him to call me as soon as he ____.

A. returned

B. returns

C. will return

D. is returning ( )18. —____ is it from here to the Summer Palace?

—About twenty minutes’ walk.

A. Hong long

B. How far

C. How soon

D. What time ( )19. It took us ____ to finish the new research report.

A. three hour and a half

B. three and a half hour

C. three and half hoursⅠ.

D. three and a half hours

( )20. Mr. Wang used to ____to work, but now he gets used to____to work.

A. drive; ride

B. drive; riding

C. driving; ride

D.driving; riding Ⅱ. 情景交际。(15分)

A.根据对话情景选择恰当的选项（每小题1分，共5分）。

A: Hello, Beijing Railway Station. Can I help you?

A: OK. Where are you going?

B: 22 So we’ll book the tickets to the nearest station on Friday evening. A: All right. The train starts at 10:00 p. m. and arrives at 11:00 a. m. at Mount Huang Railway Station.

B: That’s great. 23

A: We’ve got tickets at￥360 for the soft sleeper and￥240 for the hard sleeper. 24

B: I’d like to book seven tickets for the hard sleeper.

A: OK. Seven hard sleeper tickets. Please pay for the tickets before 19:30.

And could you tell me your name, please?

B: Sure. 25

A: And your cellphone number?

B: It’s 135********. Thanks.

A: It’s my pleasure.

21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

B: 根据上下文内容，补全对话（每个句子2分，共10分）。

A: What’s your favorite dish, Han Xu?

B: 26. ___________________________.

A: Fried rice? I like it, too. Do you know how to cook it?

B: 27. _________________________.It’s very easy.

A: You’re so great. My school will hold a food festival. I’d like to make fried rice 28. _________________________?

B: With pleasure. First, cut some cooked meat very finely. Next, put some

oil in the pan. Then fry the meat lightly.

A: 29. _________________________

B: You need to add the rice slowly. Fry it for a few minutes. Finally, add some salt.

A: Yeah! Cooking is full! 30. ____________________

B: You’re welcome.

Ⅲ. 完形填空。(10分)

The tomato is a kind of delicious vegetable. People cook it in many different ways, such as fried eggs with tomatoes, tomato soup and tomato noodles. But you can’t __31__ that people never ate this vegetable in the 18th century. They __32__ it only because it had the nice color and shape. Why? People thought this vegetable was __33__ of poison(有毒物质). Though some people didn’t believe it was true, they were not __34__ enough to have a try.

Later, a prisoner(囚徒) happened to be the first man to __35__ the tomato.The prisoner did a bad thing. So the king wanted to kill him. Someone gave the king some __36__. He told the king to give the prisoner some tomatoes to eat. The king __37__. The king also promised if the prisoner would not __38__after he ate the tomatoes, he would be set free(释放). The prisoner had to eat the tomatoes __39__ he was really afraid. To everyone’s surprise, after he __40__ the first tomato, he asked for more. And of course, nothing happened.

( )31. A. imagine B. say C. forget D. accept ( )32. A. ate B. planted C. cooked D. tasted ( )33. A. fond B. careful C. full D. tired

( )34. A. strong B. healthy C. tall D. brave

( )35. A. eat B. buy C. touch D. pick

( )36. A. gifts B. advice C. news D. money

( )37. A. refused B. agreed C. knew D. received

( )38. A. leave B. speak C. laugh D. die

( )39. A. because B. though C. if D. before

( )40. A. ate up B. picked up C. cut up D. put up Ⅳ. 阅读理解。（40分）

(A)

An old farmer spent all his life on his farm in the country in the southeast of England. One day he decided to visit the big city. Everything was new and strange to him, because he had never traveled to the city before.

The old farmer visited a lot of interesting places in the city.

He rushed into a large tall building and saw a lift. When he was watching, an old woman got into the lift and closed the door. After a while, the door opened again and a very perfect young girl came out.

The old farmer was very surprised, “What a funny little room!” He said to himself, “It’s magic. It can change an old woman into a young girl. The next time I come here, I’m going to bring my wife to take the lift. ”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

( )41. The old farmer lived ____.

A. near the city

B. in the city

C. in the southeast of England

D. in a large tall building

( )42. The old farmer decided ____ one day.

A. to visit a building

B. to visit a city

C. to visit a factory

D. to visit a farm

( )43. The old farmer ____.

A. came to the city for the first time

B. had traveled to the city several times

C. found nothing new and strange in the city

D. only visited the large tall building

( )44. When the old farmer was in a large tall building, he saw ____ get into the lift.

A. a young girl

B. an old man

C. his wife

D. an old woman ( )45. From the passage, we can guess the old farmer ____.

A. knew the lift well

B. didn’t know anything about the lift

C. wanted to buy a lift

D. didn’t like the lift

(B)

Do you know pleasure of Farmhouse(农家乐)? It’s a new way for holidays in China. Now, more and more people are interested in it, especially young people. Every weekend, thousand of people drive to the countryside. The farmers invite them to their farms even homes. Many people help the farmers work on the farms, such as fishing, watering the crops or picking apples. If you come to the farm, you will fall in love with the country life at once. Here you can listen to the birds, enjoy the beautiful view of countryside, breathe the fresh air and watch the crops grow. You can even taste the fresh produce, such as tomatoes and strawberries.

Pleasure of Farmhouse brings a good chance to enjoy the life of countryside, especially for people living in the cities. It can make them relax.

One farmer said, “Welcome children to our farms. We will show you where your food comes from.”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

( )46. ____ is a new way for holidays in China.

A. Climbing mountains

B. Doing farm work

C. Pleasure of Farmhouse

D. Fishing

( )47. In the countryside, visitors can ____.

A. enjoy the beautiful view

B. work with the farmers

C. taste the fresh produce

D. do all of above

( )48. The underlined word“view”means ____ in Chinese.

A. 景色

B. 小路

C. 观点

D. 乐趣( )49. Pleasure of Farmhouse can make ____ relax.

A. farmers

B. visitors from citie

C. young people

D. children ( )50. In the last paragraph, the farmer said they would show us ____.

A. how to work on farm

B. where we could grow crops

C. where we could make food

D. the pleasure of working

(C)

These days many people are interested in losing weight. It is very popular among people, especially young people. Everybody hopes to become thin quickly. Some people even take medicine. Do you know how to control weight? Well… diet and exercise are the right answers. Please read and remember the following tips.

Tip 1 You should eat only when you are hungry. Don’t eat if you don’t feel hungry.

Tip 2 You should eat only food that is good for your health. Don’t eat junk food such as hamburgers and French fries.

Tip 3 It is better to prepare your own food instead of eating out. When you eat out, you may eat too much. That can make you become fatter.

Tip 4 Don’t forget to think about changing your lifestyle. For example, turn off the TV and the computer and take some exercise every day. Remember not to be too strict with yourself. Give yourself some free time to find the best way to control your weight.

( )51. ____ are more interested in losing weight.

A. Children

B. Young people

C. Old people

D. Women

( )52. The right ways of losing weight are ____.

A. diet and exercise

B. eating hamburgers and eating French fries

C. not eating and exercise

D. diet and watching TV

( )53. The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “control”is ____.

A. 操纵者

B. 管理权

C. 控制

D. 管理

( )54. Dongdong is a much too fat boy, he needs to ____.

A. eat out often

B. eat junk food

C. stop meals

D. turn off the TV and exercise

( )55. The best title of the passage is ____.

A. Eating Out

B. How to Control Weight

C. Change Your Lifestyle

D. Exercise Every Day

(D)

When you’re invited to have dinner at a foreigner’s home, please remember the followings.

At the table, when the hostess(女主人) picks up her napkin, you may pick up yours and put it on your legs.

If a servant(佣人) passes food around, he will pass the dish to you at your left hand so that you can easily serve yourself with your right hand. Never serve yourself while the dish is on your right. It is then the turn of your neighbour on the right.

Do not reach across the table to get something in front of someone. That is not polite. Ask him or her to pass it to you.

There are things in the middle of the table, such as bread, butter, and candies. You shouldn’t take any until the hostess tells the servant to pass them to you.

Do not leave your seat without saying anything. If you need to leave the table to go to the washroom or do something else, you should say “Excuse me for a moment, please. ”

根据短文内容，判断正(A)误(B)。

( )56. You should put your napkin on your legs before the hostess picks up hers.

( )57. The dish is passed to you on either side.

( )58. If the food is far from you, you shouldn’t stand up to eat. ( )59. You may take any food at any time.

( )60. When you have to leave your seat, you need to say “Excuse me for a mo ment, please. ”

V. 词汇部分。(10分)

(A)根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

61. My parents often eat vegetables and other _________ (health) food.

62. In parts of India, people use their ______ (finger) to pick up the food.

63. _________ (cook) is fun and I love it very much!

64. In the ______ (south) part of China, people usually like eating rice.

65. It’s _______ (polite) to leave as soon as you finish eating in China.

(B)根据句意及汉语提示填空。

66. Tom likes fruit very much, and he often _________ (吃光) ten apples in a few minutes.

67. If you go to a formal western dinner party for the first time, you’d better know about western_________ (餐桌礼节).

68. Our English class often _________ (以……开始) a lively song, so we all like it.

69. When he was _________ (为……干杯) me, I gave him a hug.

70. The child is at the age of two, he needs someone to _________(切碎) his food for him.

VI. 综合填空。(10分)

My hobby is ___71__ chess(象棋)—the greatest game __72___ the world. My mum taught me how to play it when I was seven years old. She __73___ me every time for the first year. But then, __74___ my eighth birthday, I won for the first time. I nearly always beat her now.

It __75___ about a day to learn the rules. But ___76__ you want to be good, youhave t o practice for years. You don’t need much to play chess—just a chess set and someone to play ___77__. Chess sets can be quite cheap, or incredibly expensive. Some people collect chess sets as a hobby, but I prefer to play.

There is a chess __78___ in our school. We must every week to play each ___79__. I am the best player in the club, and the captain of the school chess team. This year we __80___ the All England Schools Championship, and I had to go up on stage in front of the whole school to collect the trophy(奖品).

71.______ 72._______ 73.______74.______ 75.______

76.______ 77._______ 78.______ 79._____ 80._______

VII. 书面表达。(15分)

在日常生活中常出现一些让你烦恼的事情，当你有烦恼时，请试着控制自己的情绪，因为情绪可以影响你生活中的许多方面，然而，每一件事情都有解决的办法。所以，生活中你要相信自己，笑对人生，多与父母、朋友沟通，做一个能控制好情绪的强者。请展开丰富的联想，写一篇短文。词数在60-80之间。

要求：结构完整，条理清晰，语言通顺。

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