八年级下学期期中测试一、单项选择.1. Haikou, _______ capital of Hainan Province, is _______ pretty city.A . a; aB . the; theC . the; aD . a; the2. -- Where is your father?-- He _______ to Australia on business.A . has beenB . has goneC . wentD . will go3. — did your uncle leave his hometown?— He for nearly twenty years.A . When; has leftB . When; has been awayC . How long; has leftD . How long; has been away4. He used to _____ in a village, but now he has been used to _____ in the big city.A . live; livingB . live; liveC . living; livingD . living; live5. --- How many students are there in each group?--- Usually each group _______ six students in our class.A . is made fromB . is made up ofC . is made inD . is made of6. The views in winter may be wonderful, but it is dangerous to climb the mountains ________a cold and snowy morning.A . inB . onC . atD . for7. When you go to London, you will see the_________.A . Tower BridgeB . Statue of LibertyC . Little MermaidD . Eiffel Tower8. I felt ________ when I heard the ________ news.A . excited, excitingB . excited, excitedC . exciting, excitedD . exciting, exciting9. --- ________. We’ll be late for school.--- Wait a moment. I’m coming.A . Just a minuteB . Don’t worryC . Come onD . Never mind10. They moved to Australia_______ 1960. That means they have been in Australia _______ 1960.A . at; sinceB . on; inC . in; sinceD . for; since11. Two days later, my husband got a new job in another city, so we _______ move again.A . have toB . had toC . will have toD . would go12. I thought I couldn’t do it. But _________, I did it.A . for exampleB . as a resultC . in factD . at least13. –I haven’t travelled around this beautiful city.– Me ______________.A . tooB . alsoC . eitherD . neither14. You can improve your English _____ listening to the radio.A . withB . byC . becauseD . use15. -- Thanks for showing me how to start this online tour.-- _______.A . Never mindB . It doesn’t matterC . Of course notD . It’s my pleasure二、完形填空。
16. 完形填空。
“Where is the university?” This is a question that many visitors to Cambridgeask. But no one can give them a 1 answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, 2, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and 3 of the thirty-one colleges.Cambridge was already a developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years 4. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once called the Cam. A5was built over the river as early as 875. 6the town got its name “Cambridge”.In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and7land was used for college buildings. The town grew much 8 in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a9 in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100, 000. Many young students in 10countries hope to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.（1）A . cleanB . clearC . rightD . real（2）A . cinemasB . parksC . zoosD . libraries（3）A . parentsB . farmersC . workersD . teachers（4）A . beforeB . ago C . laterD . after（5）A . bridge B . buildingC . stationD . house（6）A . BecauseB . ButC . AndD . So（7）A . lessB . fewerC . moreD . bigger（8）A . smallerB . slowerC . fasterD . cleaner（9）A . cityB . collegeC . universityD . country（10）A . anotherB . otherC . the otherD . others三、阅读理解。
17. 阅读理解。
AIt’s Really a MiracleMr. Clarke works in New York and he brought his family to China last summer. They visited many places of interest and had a good time here. Before they left for New York, the Clarkes climbed the Great Wall. It was the greatest project over two thousand years ago. They took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. Suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. And when they returned to the hotel, they couldn’t find the bag in which their expensive camera was. They were all sorry for it. They could buy another camera but had no time to go to the Great Wall again. They could not miss the plane!That evening they didn’t have supper. Mr. Clarke hoped to make them happy, so he said, “Well, let me tell you a story. An old man lived in a sixty-story building. One day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. But he didn’t hurt himself.”“It was a miracle!” called out his children, “Why?”“Because he lived on the first floor!”They all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. They said a Chinese boy found it under a big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.“It’s really a miracle!” the Clarkes said happily.（1）Where did the Clarkes enjoy themselves before they left for New York?A . In London.B . In Beijing.C . In Shanghai.D . In Hong Kong.（2）Where did the Clarkes left their bag?A . They left their bag on the Great Wall.B . They left their bag in the car.C . They left their bag under a big tree.D . They left their bag in the plane.（3）Why didn’t they h ave anything that evening?A . Because they were sorry for losing the camera.B . Because they were not hungry.C . Because they had no time to have supper.D . Because they had nothing to eat.（4）What did Mr. Clarke tell a story to his family for?A . His children asked him to do so.B . He wanted to make his family happy.C . He wanted to tell them a miracle.D . He liked telling stories.（5）Who found the bag?A . Two policemen.B . A Chinese boy.C . A Chinese girl.D . An American boy.18. 阅读理解。