八年级下册英语期中考试英语试题班级：考号：姓名：成绩：**请将答案写在答题卡上,考试结束只交答题卡I. 单项选择. (共20小题, 每小题1分,计20分)( )1. Mother’s Day, we can give our mother some gifts.A. InB. OnC. AtD. For( )2. will it take me to get to the post office? It is fifteen minutes on foot.A. How muchB. How longC. How farD. How soon( )3.Where is Dick ? He to the reading room.A. has beenB. has goneC. wentD. goes( )4. He’s given a report in class, ?A. hasn’t heB. isn’t heC. doesn’t heD. wasn’t he( )5. When the car stopped, the man the car and went into a house.A. got inB. got onC. got offD. got out( )6. Hi, Lin Tao, I didn’t see you at the party.Oh, I ready for the math exam.A. am gettingB. was gettingC. gotD. have got( )7. Many students “English club” to learn English.A. becameB. wereC. joinedD. took part in( )8. My sister is seven years old, she is to go to school.A. too oldB. enough oldC. old enoughD. so old( )9. I knew nothing about it my brother told me.A. ifB. sinceC. untilD. because( )10. We a science experiment next week.A. are going to doB. didC. shall doD. do( )11. you’d better the suger too much.A. don’t eatB. not eatC. not to eatD. not eating( )12. The candle in the jar will stop without oxygen.A. to burnB. burnsC. burningD. burn.( )13. people lost their lives in Sichuan earthquarke.A. Seventy hundredsB. Hundreds ofC. Seventy hundred ofD. Hundred of( )14. The boy on the playground be Jack. Because is in the library.A. mustn’tB. needn’tC. won’tD. can’t( )15. They have searched the for 4 hours for the information.A. TVB. radioC. InternetD. screen( )16. My mother hopes someday.A. me go abroadB. me to go abroadC. I to go abroadD. to go abroad( )17. is the population of China?A. WhatB. How manyC. How muchD. Where( )18. Windows are made wood.A. ofB. fromC. inD. into( )19. --Do you think it necessary us each other? --Of course.A. with ,to understandB. with , understandingC. for ,to understandD. for ,to understanding( ) 20. Tom ______ the radio when I came in.A. listened toB. was listening toC. listenedD. was listeningII. 完形填空.(共10小题, 每小题1分,计10分)An artist went to the _1 for a holiday and stayed_2_ a farmer. Every day he went outwith his brushes and_3_ from morning till night, and then when it got dark, he went to bed.At the _4_ of his holiday he wanted to _5_ the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money—give me one of your _6_. What is money? In a week it will be gone, but yourpicture will still be here.” The artist was very happy and thanked the farmer _7_ that. Theat. I have a son in London. He wants to be a (n) _8_.farmer smiled and answered, “It is not thWhen he _9_ here next week, I’ll show him your picture, and then I think, he wil l not want tobe an artist any _10_.”( ) 1. A. city B. town C. country D. field( ) 2. A. with B. for C. to D. and( ) 3. A. played B. painted C. sang D. enjoyed( ) 4. A. beginning B. middle C. end D. ending( ) 5. A. say goodbye to B. smile to C. give D. pay for(付款)( ) 6. A. money B. pictures C. picture D. paper( ) 7. A. for B. with C. from D. of( ) 8. A. soldier B. singer C. artist D. scientist( ) 9. A. will come B. come C. coming D. comes( ) 10. A. way B. much C. more D. mostIII. 阅读理解. (共20小题, 每小题2分, 计40分)A: 人的喜好不同，发展方向也就不同。

来看一看下列人物各自的喜好和志向吧。

I’m rally good at selling things. I also love helpingsolving(解决) problems.people. But I’m not so good atdetective(侦探).I think I’d like to be a salesman or aI really like doing things with my hands. I also enjoyworking with wood. I don’t enjoy working in thesame place every day, and I don’t like being in noisycarpenter(木places. I think I’d like to be a factory worker or a匠).I’m good at explaining things and I really like chil dren.I can’t stand working long hours. I think I’d like to bea doctor or a teacher.I’m really interested in meeting people, and I enjoywearing different clothes every day. I’m not so good atorganizing(安排) my time and computers. I am going to be a model or an accountant(会计).I enjoy helping people, but I can’t stand workingnights and weekends. I want to be a nurse or a socialworker.根据上述内容，选择正确的答案。

1. Larry wants to be .A. a worker or a teacherB. a nurse or a doctor。