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. wo n’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 out with 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 your picture will still be here.” The artist was ver y happy and thanked the farmer _7_ that. The farmer smiled and answered, “It is not that. I have a son in London. He wants to be a (n) _8_. When he _9_ here next week, I’ll show him your picture, and then I think, he wil l not want to be 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 helpingpeople. But I’m not so good at solving(解决) problems.I think I’d like to be a salesman or a detective(侦探).I 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 noisyplaces. I think I’d like to be a factory worker or a carpenter(木匠).I’m go od at explaining things and I really like children.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 goingto 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 doctorC. a salesman or a detectiveD. a model or a carpenter2. Anita doesn’t enjoy working in .A. the same placeB. different placesC. noisy placesD. A and C3. wants to be a teacher or a doctor.A. AnitaB. JillC. MariaD. Jim4. Maria likes .A. meeting peopleB. wearing different clothesC. A and BD. working nights and weekends5. What does “can’t stand” mean in Chinese?A. 不能忍受B. 不能站立BAs we all know, the Moon is the moon (卫星) of Earth, and it goes around the earth. Scientists have already known a lot about it, (A) but they’ve always wanted to know more about it. And they decided to send men to the Moon. The y think it’s the best way to learn more about the moon.But how do the astronauts (宇航员) get to the moon? The moon is about 384,000 kilometers away from the earth. They can’t take a plane to the Moon. But something can fly even when there is no air. That is a manned spacecraft(载人宇宙飞船). Several astronauts have been to the Moon in the manned spacecraft.6. “it” in sentence (A) refers to (指得是) _____.A. the planetsB. the MoonC. the skyD. the star7. The Moon is _____ away from the earth.A. over 384,000 kilometersB. only 384,000 kilometersC. about 384,000 kilometersD. about 348,000 kilometers8. The best way to learn more about the Moon is to _____.A. send men thereB. take photos of itC. live on itD. find another moon9. The astronauts have been to the moon in the _____.A. planeB. manned spacecraftC. space stationD. air10. The best title (题目) for this passage is _____.A. The MoonB. The exploration (探索) of the MoonC. Men to the MoonD. The manned spacecraftCListening test is one of the important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you.Before you start to listen, you need to relax. Don’t be nervous. And try to read the questions. These questions usually help you understand the dialogue or the passage.Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you’re listening, try to do some th inking and take some notes (笔记), such as: ·What happened?·When, where, and how?·What does the speaker want to tell us?In this way, you may understand the passage better.Please remember not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don’t know, don’t spend (花费) too much time on them. Very often, you’ll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。