八年级第一学期期中考试英语试卷一、单项选择题。

（20小题，共20分）1.It is Sunday today.There will be evening party tonight.A.aB.anC.theD./2.----_________ do you go to the old people’s house, Tom?----Once a month.A. How longB. How farC. How soonD. How often3.She spends a lot of money clothes.A.buysB.buyC.buyingD.to buy4.I’d like to do this summer vacation.A.different somethingB.something differentC.difference somethingD.something difference5.---- Oh, dear. We have ______ food left(剩下). What should we do?---- Don’t worry. I’m going shopping soon.A. a fewB. a littleC. fewD. little6. Vegetables good for you.A.Eat,areB.Eating,areC.Eating,isD.Eat,is7.---How are you feeling todang?---A little .I can go to school tomorrow.A.goodB.betterC.babD.worse8.You throw litter around.A.mustB.mustn’tC.mayD.may not9.Please pass me three paper.A.pieces ofB.pairs ofC./D.piece of10.All of them can play the piano me.A.exceptB.besideC.withD.except for11.My sister is me.A.as taller asB.as tall thanC.much taller asD.as tall as12.---There a sports meet next week. ---Exciting news.A.will haveB.will beC.is going ti haveD.will to be13. they are twins,they don’t look like each other at all.A.ThoughB.IfC.BecauseD.When14.---What do you think of the two backpacks?--- of them are very nice.A.EachB.BothC.EveryD.All15. Late is bad for your health.A.Stay inB.staying inC.stay upD.staying up16. ---- Shall we go to the sea animal show tomorrow?---- ___________.A. Thank youB. Good ideaC. It doesn’t matterD. It’s very kind of you.17.My best friend Tim is studying in ______ school now , I can’t play with him. I really misshim.A other B. another C. others D. the other18.--- Can you buy me a birthday cake _____ the afternoon?---Sorry, I busy. I can do it _____ Sunday afternoon.A. on, inB. in, onC. in, atD. on, at19.My brother the computer and went outA.turns offB.turned onC.turned offD.turned down20.He became a Grade Two student he was 12.A.becauseB.andC.butD.when二、完形填空（10分）Sally is 96 years old. She has no sons or daughters. Her husband 36 fifteen years ago. But she didn’t move into a nursing home. She would like to 37 herself every day.Every night she spends two hours 38 kids with their maths for twenty years. All kids living on her street can get her help without payment（付费）. She was a famous 39 before she retired from a middle school.She gets up early in the morning, then does sports, goes shopping or helps cleaners 40 the street. And she does these happily.When the kids come for help, she is always 41 and tries her best to help them. People asked her 42 __ . She said, “ I love it, it makes me happy to help them.”She is always happy every day and always says hello to people around her 43 a smile.“I’ve decided to love everything around me. So I’m happy to do 44 . I’m thankful for those kids who come to me for help. Each kid is a 45 for me. I love each day to help them.” She said.Really, a good decision decides what a person does in life.( )21. A. died B. woke C. slept D. went( )22. A. look like B. look at C. look after D. look for( )23. A. helping B. working C. studying D. teaching( )24. A. cleaner B. nurse C. worker D. teacher( )25. A. walk B. run C. sweep D. talk( )26. A. awful B. tired C. happy D. boring( )27. A. Why B. where C. when D. how( )28. A. for B. on C. with D. in( )29. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything( )30. A. example B. gift C. teacher D. helper三、阅读理解（每小题2分，合计30分）A(31-35题)John and Bobby worked in the same company（公司）. Both of them worked very hard. However, several years later, Mr. Ted, the boss of the company, asked Bobby to be market manager（经理）. John could not accept （接受）the fact. He thought the boss only liked those who flattered(奉承) him. So he decided not to work there.The boss knew John well and asked John to do one thing before he left. He asked John to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market. Soon John returned and said that he found a man selling watermelon. The boss asked him how much the watermelon was. John shook his head.The boss asked John to wait a moment. Then he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to do the same thing. When Bobby returned, he told the boss that only one person was selling watermelon. It was $1.2 a kilo and $10 for 10 kilos. Each watermelon weighed about 2 kilos. All came from the South two days ago.John was much moved（感动）and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. Chances（机会）are in the daily details(细节) and a more successful person sees more and father.( )31.Who was the market manager?A.JohnB.BobbyC.TedD.Bobby’s friend( )32.How did John feel about Ted’s choice first?A.Moved.B.Angry.fortableD.Tired.( )33.From the passage,we can tell John knew about the person sellingWatermelon.A.moreB.nothingC.everythingD.less( )34.Why did Ted ask John and Bobby to do the same thing?A.To buy some fresh watermelons for the workers.B.To find the price of watermelon in the market.C.To help John know the difference between himself and Bobby.D.To make them help the man to sell watermelon.( )35.What can be the best title(标题)for the passage?A.More Details,More Chances.B.More Practice,More success.C.Better boss,Better Company.D.Better Luce,Better Jobs.BC(41-45题)四、任务型阅读（10分）（46-50题）五、词语运用（10分）（51-55题）六、基础写作（20分）A)连词成句（10分）56.where,you,did,on,go,vacation57.good,health,for,your,is,it58.doesn’t,as,Liu Ying,fast,her,as,run,brother59.have,last,everyone,a,night,good,time60.me,my,friend,smart,is,than61.（10分）书面表达。