八年级下英语期中能力检测一．单项选择（25分）1. I had ____ unusual experience last winter.A. aB. anC. theD. /2. Our team will come back from Greece ________ two days.A. onB. inC. afterD. for3. I saw _____ enjoy______ in the park.A. her…hersB. they…themC. she…herselfD. them…themselves4. I'm full. I want ______ to eat.A. somethingB. anythingC. everythingD. nothing5. I didn't want to learn ________ I heard the story about Gao Zhendong.A. becauseB. untilC. ifD. since6. This mountain is about 1,000 feet ____ the sea level.A. aboveB. overC. onD. for7. _______ nice picture you gave me!A. HowB. WhatC. What aD. How a8. If you broke the glass. You must ___________.A. pay for itB. pay it forC. paid for itD. paid it for9. ---Can you hear a girl ______ in the room? ---Yes. let's go to see her.A. singB. to singC. singingD. is singing10. He _______ an hour in finishing his work.A. takesB. tookC. spentD. cost11. The ______ dolphin is lying on the floor.A. illB. sickC. sicklyD. illness12. _______ of the two boys are funny.A. AllB. BothC. AnyD. Either13. ---Excuse me. look at the sign NO SMOKING.. ---Sorry. I ______ it.A. don't seeB. didn't seeC. doesn't seeD. won't see14. You can ____ my car, but you mustn’t ____ it to o thers.A. borrow; borrowB. lend; lendC. borrow; lendD. lend; borrow15. There ____ a sports meeting next week.A. isB. will haveC. will beD. is going to have16. Mother ____ dumpling when we entered the kitchen.A. is makingB. was makingC. has madeD. makes17. Be sure to let Tom know the notice as soon as he ____.A. will arriveB. was arrivingC. arrivesD. arrived18. Ben told Lana that Marcia ____ a surprise party for her.A. will haveB. is going to haveC. would haveD. are having19. Jackie bought a golden watch for her girlfriend and now she ____ it to work every day.A. puts onB. dressesC. wearsD. had20. Could you please ____ the message to Mike?A. to pass onB. pass onC. pass forD. to pass for21. Her impolite words made me ____ angry that I left without saying a word.A. felt veryB. feel veryC. feelingD. feel so22. There are _______ in the school library.A. millions of booksB. two millions booksC. millions of bookD. millions book23. The boy is ill. He won’t ____ go to school tomorrow.A. canB. couldC. is able toD. be able to24. . Don’t go that way, Sam. --- No, I ____.A. mustn’tB. don’tC. won’tD. can’t25. Do you know_______ ?A. when begins the meetingB. when does the meeting beginC. when the meeting will beginD. when will the meeting begin二．完形填空（14分）May Day came and I had three days off. After I finished my homework, I stayed at home with__1__ to do. Just then my father came with a __2__ look(表情) on his face. He said he bought a new kind of medicine but couldn’t understand its English inst ruction. So he asked me to put the instruction into Chinese. I thought it would be better than __3__ computer games all day, so I accepted the work happily.I promised(许诺)to finish it in an hour and started the work on the computer. But __4___ I found it was hard to keep the promise.In May the weather was very beautiful, but I couldn’t go out. The tiring instruction was still __5__me. After translating only a few words, I already lost interest in it. There were so many new words in the instruction in the instruction! How I __6__ I could go out and play football with my friends!I counted the words again and again. I just wanted to give up. I felt as if two people were fighting__7___ my mind. One said, “ Don’t give up! Keep working hard, and you will do well.” But then the other said, “ Go and play! It will be more __8__than translating. Do your work tomorrow.” I stood up and would__9___ the computer. But then I remembered __10___ my teacher had told me, “ Whatever you do, don’t stop halfway”. S o I sat down and went on with it.( )1. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything( )2. A. good B. pleased C. worried D. happy( )3. A. being played B. playing C. played D. plays( )4. A. just then B. right now C. soon D. suddenly(突然)( )5. A. talking to B. looking at C. smiling at D. waiting for( )6. A. thought B. felt C. wished D. decided( )7. A. in B. with C. about D for( )8. A. fun B. important C. useful D. dangerous( )9. A. turn on B. turn off C. open D. close( )10. A. how B. where C. which D. what本文讲述了作者在___________ 期间完成作业后帮助爸爸_______________ 的故事。

起初作者____________ 想放弃，后来想起_________________ 坐下来继续完成这项工作。

三．阅读理解（46分）A friend of mine told me a story about an earring.One day she took her children to a nearby park to play games. After she went home, she found that one of her earrings was lost. The earring had a special meaning(意义) to her. They were given to her by her sister, who lived very far away from her. But it seemed too difficult to find it, because the park was so big and the earring was so small.That night, she had a dream. She dreamed that she found the earring. The next morning, she called a friend to go to the park with her.It had rained heavily and the ground was very muddy. After searching for a long time, they still didn't find it. Looking at her friend's muddy shoes, she said, "I'm sorry for this.""That's OK. Let's clean off the mud from our shoes first," her friend suggested.As she was cleaning off the mud, she suddenly found something. It was her missing earring! Anything is possible if we pay attention to and catch every possibility(可能性)in our life.1 .What happened to the writer's friend one day?A. She found an earring.B. She lost her earring.C. She bought an earring.2. Where did the accident happen?A. In a park.B. In a supermarket.C. In a bus.3. When did the writer's friend find her earring lost?A. When she got up the next morning.B. When she went to the park.C. When she got home.4. The underlined word "muddy" in the passage means _________ in Chinese.A.平整的B.泥泞的C.光滑的5. According to the passage, we can know that __________A. my friend didn’t find her earring.B. my friend found her earring at homeC. my friend found her earring in the park.6. What does the writer want to tell us?A. Nothing is possible.B. A story between the writer and her friend.C. Catch every possible chance and never give up.A. Summer School in FranceB. Summer in AustraliaC Holiday Programs in Germany D. British Study Tours2. If you want to improve your English, which programs will you choose?A. Holiday Programs in Germany and British Study Tours.B. Summer in Australia and Summer School in France.C British Study Tours and Summer in Australia.D. Summer School in France and Holiday Programs in Germany.3. "Summer School in France" is different from the others in that________.A. You can go at any time of the yearB. You can stay with a local familyC. You can go at any ageD. You can do sports4. If you like horse riding, you can go to _____________.A. Summer in AustraliaB. Holiday Program with a local familyC. Summer School in FranceD. British Study Tours.5. This passage was written to________.A. encourage people to have a holidayB. introduce some beautiful placesC ask people to study foreign languages D. attract people to take part in their programsWith today’s technology, almost everything can be done on the Internet. What things can we do on the Internet? For example, people can book a hotel, rent a car, and search for information. Now, people can go online shopping at any time. Online shopping is a good choice for people who are always busy.Now let’s see how people can go online shopping. Well...here are steps they need to take. First, they can surf the Internet and browse some shopping website. Next, when they look for the item(商品) they like, they can just press the button and send out their orders. Then, pay for the item they order. Finally, what they do is just waiting for the item at home.However, it’s not always safe to shop online. There may be some traps(陷阱). So, people should not make a quick decision. Before sending out an order, people should think twice. Make sure that they really want the item. Remember it, and your online shopping will be safe and enjoyable.1. According to the first paragraph, people can do many thing EXCEPT ________.A. booking a hotelB. renting a carC. searching for informationD. making friends2. The underline word “browse” means “______”in Chinese.A. 浏览B. 修改C. 删除D. 上传3. When you go online shopping, the third step is ___________.A. surfing the InternetB. sending out the orderC. paying for the itemD. waiting at home4. The writer advises us to ________ when we send out the order.A. make a quick decisionB. think twiceC. spend less moneyD. buy many items5. What’s the best title for the passage?A. Online ShoppingB. Computer TechnologyC. Shopping WebsitesD. Internet Safety本文是一篇介绍______________ 的说明文，文章从科技发展说起，科技的发展使人们可以通过网络___________________，其中着重选择____________ 进行叙述说明，详细介绍了_______________, 同时提到______________。