八年级第一学期英语测试题(笔试部分)姓名_______ 班级_______ 分数_______---------------------------------------------------------------------一、单项选择( )1.- Do you know ______ boy with a pair of glasses?- Yes. he is John. He plays _____ piano very well.A.a; /B. the; /C. the; theD. a; the( )2.- It's easy to travel from Urumqi to Lanzhou by taking high-speed railway.- Yes, It’s only _____.A. eight hours rideB. eight hour's rideC. eight-hours rideD. eight hours' ride( )3.- How much will the mobile _____?- The same as you said, $2400 ench. This style of them is in fashion.A.spendB. payC. affordD. cost( )4. Danny liked to play computer games. But now he _____ does that, and he makes rapid progress in his lessons.uallyB. seldomC. oftenD. always( )5. This old building was built in _____ .A.1870sB. the 1870sC. 1870’sD. the 1870( )6. My family have moved to a new house. I also have my own room and the floor of the room is _____ wooden blocks (木板).A. made ofB made fromC. made inD. made by( )7. There is something important in the city today. You can't _____ city center by car.A.look throughB. go throughC. go outD. look out( )8.- How do you like your brother?-I like him very much. He is _____ clever _____ hard-working.A. Either; orB. Neither; norC. notD. not only; but also( )9. My sister _____ English since she was 9 years old. She can talk to foreigners freely now.A.earnsB. learnedC. has learnedD. was learning( )10.- We have no idea _____.- It's heard that he is Mr. Green’s son.A. where he comes fromB. if he lives hereC. who he isD. what he is二、完形填空When I was in primary school, I didn't agree 11 a boy in my class, The teacher gave us a very important lesson.She brought us to the front of the 12 and placed him on one side of her desk and me on 13 In the middle of her desk was a large ball. I could 14 see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the ball was. "White." he 15 .I couldn't believe him because it was clearly black! Another argument (争吵) started 16 my classmate and me, this time about the 17 of the object.The teacher told us to change the place each other. To my 18 , the color of the ball is white. Now I understand our teacher. I feel very lucky 19 her as our teacher.I learned a lot from her that day. She advised us to look at the problem from the other person's viewpoint 20 we have different points.( )11. A. to B. of C. with D. at( )12. A. office B. playground C. library D. classroom ( )13. A. other B. the other C. others D. another( )14. A. clearly B. hardly C. closely D. carefully ( )15. A. shouted B. guessed C. answered D. suggested ( )16. A. at B. between C. among D. of( )17. A. shape B. size C. color D. weight( )18. A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprises ( )19. A. have B. to have C. having D. had( )20. A. until B. before C. after D. When三、阅读理解AMr.Perkin stood at the bus stop and watched the cars go by. Many of the cars were new Beta 400s, and most of them were yellow. Mr. Perkin always wore the same clothes as other men, ate the same food as other people, and did the same things after work, and at the end of the week, Mr. Perkin did not like to be different.The following week, Mr. Perkin bought a new, bright yellow Beta 400s. He was satisfied with (对……感到满意) it, and drove it to work the next day.. He was even more satisfied with his new car when he saw all the other Beta 400s, in front, behind, and on both sides of his.Mr. Perkin parked his car in a big parking lot(19413) near his office. But when he came back at five o’clock, there were so many bright yellow Beta 400s in the parking lot that he did not know which car was his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people passing by gave him a look he didn't like. So he stopped.The poor Mr. Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until there was only one yellow Beta 400s in the parking lot.( )21. Why did Mr. Perkin want a new yellow Beta 400s?A. Because the bus did not come.B. Because he liked new clothes, food and cars.C. Because he liked to be different from others.D. Because he liked to do the same things as other people.( )22. When did he drive to work in his new car?A. On the day when he bought it.B. On the next day when he bought it.C. On the next week when he bought it.D. On the day when he watched cars passing.( ) 23. He was satisfied with his new car becauseA. no one else had a yellow one.B. other cars were not as bright as his.C. he was in front of all the other cars.D. it was the same as other cars all around him.( )24. Why did people give him a look he didn't like?A. Because he had a nice new car.B. Because he was in the wrong parking lot.C Because he couldn't open the door of his car.D. Because they thought he was a thief(小偷).( )25. Mr. Perkin had to wait untilA. there was no one looking at him.B. there was only one red car in the parking lot.C. there were two yellow cars in the parking lot.D. there was only one yellow Beta 400s in the parking lot.BOur headteacher talked with a few students about their studies yesterday. There is a table below that shows what the students said.A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.( )27. If you like reading books, you can talk with _____.A. JackB. TomC. LucyD. Mary( )28. What is Jack's thought about study?A. Where there is a will, there is a way.B. Failure is the mother of success.C. No pains, no gains.D. All roads lead to Rome.( )29. Who would like to run a business when growing up?A. Lucy.B.Tom.C. Mary.D. Jack.( )30. If you miss your lesson, you may borrow the notes from _____.A. Jack.B. Tom.C. Mary.D. Lucy.CAudio digital books (有声图书) are becoming more and more popular these years. One of the reasons for this is that audio digital books can be"read"in many places comfortably.Many people like to just lie in bed in the dark before they fall asleep at night. This would be the perfect time to listen to an audio digital book. If you read anordinary book, the lights have to be turned on and you have to turn the pages with your hand. An audio book can just be listened to while a person stays comfortably in bed.The next favorite place to listen to audio digital books would be in the kitchen. For some people kitchen chores are boring. Audio digital books provide good entertainment, and people don't need to turn pages.An audio digital book is a favorite choice while a person is gardening. They can help take a person's mind off job at hand. It can be fun and exciting to do gardening with the help of these books.An audio digital book is a favorite choice while a person is exercising. It allows the mind to be free while the legs, body and arms are kept busy. This would be a great place to listen to these books.( )31. Why are audio digital books becoming more and more popular these years?A. They are good.B. They are useful.C. They are convenientD. They are the newest( )32. The second paragraph mainly tells us that _____.A. the first favorite place for people to listen to audio digital books is in bedB. one should lie in bed in the dark before falling asleepC. an ordinary book cannot be listened toD. you have to keep the light on while reading ordinary books( )33. Why do people like "reading" audio digital books in the kitchen?A. Because they like reading books.B. Because kitchen chores are boring.C. Because they needn't to turn pages.D. Because audio digital books provide good entertainment.( )34. What is his favorite choice when person is exercising according to the passage?A."Reading" audio digital books.B. Singing.C. Listening to music.D. Reading newspapers.( )35. What is this passage mainly about?A. What is an audio digital book?B. How many kinds of audio digital books are there?C. Why are audio digital books so popular?D.Where do people like to "read" audio digital books?四、任务型阅读A lot of kids in my neighborhood knew how to ride. I also wanted to ride, but all the boys told me I couldn't do it because I was a girl. I decided to prove(证明) them wrong. When I practiced riding a bike and the boys saw me ride they started laughing.That night I told my dad the whole story A few days later my dad told me he found a nice bike. My dad spent four long week teaching me how to ride a bike. Day after day he worked with me, and I began to ride better and better.Each ride on my bike, I got a little happier, and finally I was ready for my first time on a trip with some boys. At first, I couldn’t keep up (跟上) and the boys had to wait for me, laughing.Every time I came back, I would cry, and every time I cried, my dad was there to put his arms around me. He would tell me not to listen to them and that with practice, I would be as good as others or better than them.Things finally got easier. Practice makes perfect. Even I could ride with my eyes closed now.第36题为完成句子;第37~38题为简略回答问题;第39题为找出并写下全文的主题句;第40题为将文中画线句子译成汉语。