八年级英语下册期中考试卷一、听力理解（本大题共20 小题，每小题 1 分，共20 分）二、单项填空（本大题共20 小题，每小题 1 分，共20 分）从下列每小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

（）21. -- ?--He is a little taller than me.A.What is JimB. What does Jim look likeC. What ’s Jim likeD. What does Jim like（）22. Oh, it so nice, What a beautiful music it is!A.smellsB. soundsC. tastesD. looks（）23. Lucy is shy. She would not invite her classmates dancing with her.A. practiceB. pracitcesC. practicingD. to practice（）24. I ’m v e p r r y o u d of that Beijing is one of cities in the world.A. bigB. biggerC. biggestD. the biggest（）25. It snowed heavily this moring, but of us was late for school.A. bothB. allC. noneD. no one（）26. –Your father to Hong Kong, right?-- Yes, he there a week ago.A. has been; wentB. has been; has beenC. went; has goneD. has gone; went（）27. I to school since I six.A. have walked; have beenB. have walked; wasC. walked; have beenD. walked; was（）28. Her mother goes to work bus every morning.A. byB. atC. onD. in（）29. The children decide their school yard this Friday afternoon.A. cleanB. to cleanC. cleaningD. cleaned（）30. clever the boy is !A. HowB. WhatC. What aD. How a（）31. Mr. Green looked and looked at me .A.happy; happyB.happily;happilyC.happy;happilyD. happily;happy（）32. We find impossible to get there before 8 o ’clock.A. herB. itC. thisD. that（）33.—We all went to the cinema except you last night. Why don ’t you come?-- Because I that movie twice.A.have watchedB. had watchedC. was watchingD. would watch（）34. –Have the astronauts the moon safely?--Yes. Now they are working on the moon.A. gottenB. arrivedC. reached toD. reached（）35. –Have you looked up the words in the dictionary ?-- No, I haven ’t. But I can ask my English teacher for help.A.justB.yetC. alreadyD. ever（）36.Our foreign teacher Mr. Green us English since three years ago.A. has taughtB. is teachingC. taughtD. teaches（）37. The moon light goes the window and makes the room bright.A.acrossB. throughC. overD. in（）38. –Have you ever been to Singapore?-- Yes. I there last year with my parents.A. goB. wentC. have beenD. was going（）39.Mr. Fan this watch in 2005. He it for 6 years.A.bought; has hadB. bought; hasC. has bought; has hadD. has bought; had（）40. –Do you think Brazil will beat Japan in the next match?-- Yes, they have better players, so I them to win.A. hopeB. exceptC. expectD. prefer三、完形填空（本大题共10 小题，每小题 1 分，共10 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

We have been in Australia for three days. We ’r e having a great time here.Australia is the sixth 1 country in the world. There is so much to see that itis impossible for me to tell you everything. Sydney is one of the most beautiful 2in Australia. There are many big 3 and flowers around the houses and they 4really beautiful. There also some special 5 in Australia, such as kangaroos and koalas. They are really lovely.During the past three days, we ’ve visited many pl6acesa o ro f und Sydney.I ’d like to spend 7 time here, but we will fly to 8 city, Cairns, to see coralbeds (珊瑚礁) tomorrow. It is said that words can’d t escribe the beauty of thecolorful corals. Many famous cartoon films were made there. Now we are 9packing our bags. We can enjoy 10 in Cairns tomorrow. I can ’t wait!( ) 41. A. large B. largest C. larger D. much large( ) 42. A. countries B. towns C. villages D. cities( ) 43. A. trees B. buildings C. cars D. people( ) 44. A. look B. sound C. taste D. smell( ) 45. A. plants B. foods C. animals D. places( ) 46. A. interest B. interesting C. interested D. interests( ) 47. A. many B. more C. best D. last( ) 48. A. other B. the other C. another D. others( ) 49. A. enjoy B. happy C. excited D. busy( ) 50. A. ourselves B. us C. our D. themselves四、阅读理解（本大题共15 小题，每小题 1 分，共15 分）阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

( A )Healthy eating doesn ’t just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here is someadvice on healthy eating.Eat with others. It can help you to see others ’h e althy eating habits. If youusually eat with your parents, you will find that the food you eat is more delicious.Listen to your body. Ask yourself if you are really hungry. Have a glass of waterto see if you are thirsty--sometimes you are just thirsty, you need no food. Stop eatingbefore you feel full.Eat breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. After you don ’t eat for the past ten hours, your body needs food to get you going. You will be smarterafter eating breakfast.Eat healthy snacks like fruits, yogurt or cheese. We all need snacks sometimes.In fact, it ’asgood idea to eat two healthy snacks between your three meals. Thisdoesn’t mean that you can eat a bag of chips insto e f a a d meal.Don’ t eat dinner late.With our busy life, we always put off eating dinner untilthe last minute. Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed. This will giveyour body a chance to digest most of the food before you rest for the next 8~10hours.( )51. The writer gives us pieces of advice on healthy eating.A. 4B. 5C. 6D. 7( )52. Which snack is not mentioned in the passage?A. FruitsB. YogurtC. ChipsD. Ice cream( )53. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Snacks are bad for our health.B. We should keep eating until we are full.C. Dinner is the most important meal of the day.D. We should have dinner at least 3 hours before going to bed.( )54. The underlined (画线) word “digest ”means “ Chines”e. inA. 消化B. 享用C. 储存D. 循环( )55. The passage mainly tells us .A. where to eatB. how to eatC. why to eatD. when to eat( B )Popeye the Sailor Man(《大力水手》) first became a popularcartoon in the 1930s. the sailor in that cartoon ate lots of spinach(菠菜) to make him strong. People watched him, and they began tobuy and eat a lot more spinach. Popeye helped sell 33 percent morespinach than before! Spinach became a necessary part of many people ’s diets. Even some children who hated the taste began to eat the vegetable.Many people thought that the iron in spinach made Popeye strong, but this is not true. Spinach does not have any more iron than any other green vegetable.People thought spinach had a log of iron becausethe people who studied the food made a mistake. In the 1890s, a group of people studied what was inside vegetables. This group said that spinach had ten times more iron than it did. The group wrote the number wrong, and everyone accepted it.Today, we know that the little iron that is in spinach cannot make a difference in how strong a person is. However, spinach does have something else that the body needs—folic acid ( 叶酸).It is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person strong. Maybe it was really the folic acid that made Popeye strong.( )56. What is the best title for this passage?A. Popeye the Sailor ManB. A Mistakes with NumbersC. Folic Acid Makes You StrongD. The Truth about Spinach( )57. Why did many people eat spinach after they sawPopeye the Sailor Man?A. Because they thought spinach could make them strong.B. Because they thought Popeye was funny.C. Because spinach had a lot of iron.D. Because people liked folic acid.( )58. The passage says that perhaps Popeye got his strength from .A. ironB. spinachC. folic acidD. exercise( )59. Folic acid is .A. something in foodB. a vegetableC. dangerousD. a certain kind of spinach( )60. A research group told people that spinach .A. had less iron than other green vegetablesB. had more iron than other green vegetablesC. made Popeye strongD. was a green vegetable(C)Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics特( 征)?The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don’ltike to speakmore words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. TheGermans are very hard—working. They like tidiness, especially the women, whoalways keep their home clean.In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quietand never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hearthey say “Thank you. ”Or “Sorry. ” The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.The French ’s holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their longtime staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans.It is very easy to make friends with them.Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are evenopener than all of the Europeans. They don to d’e pt e l n ik d eon others. So it is verycommon that the students do parti-me jobs in their free time. And in Americans ’eyes, success is an important part in their life.( )61. According to the passage, are very quiet.A. only the GermansB. only the EnglishmenC. only the FrenchmenD. both the Germans and the Englishmen( )62. What does the underlined word “tidiness ” mean in Chinese?A. 整洁B.安静C.时尚D.随意( )63. In the writer ’s eyes, the gentlemen are .A. the GermansB. the FrenchmenC. the EnglishmenD. theAmericans( )64. What can we learn about the Frenchmen from the passage?A. They are more outgoing than the Americans.B. It is very easy to make friends with them.C. They like traveling in their own country.D. They look serious and are always hard-working.( )65. Which is the best title of the passage?A. Foreigners ’hobbies.B. Who are more outgoing?C. Characteristics of the foreigners.D. Success is an important part in Americans ’life.五、补全对话（本大题共 5 小题，每小题 1 分，共 5 分）根据对话内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整。