八年级第二学期英语期中试卷时间100分钟满分120分一、单项选择题：15'（）1.——The place is dirty，isn't it?——____________it's a bit noisy．A．Yes．and B．No，because C．No，and D．Yes，but（）2.——Hello! Can I speak to Alice?——Sorry，she ____________to the shop．A．goes B．will go C．has gone D．has been（）3.——Have you heard about the story____________?——Yes，Mum has ____________told me about it．A．already；ever B．yet；never C．yet；already D．just；ever（）4.——How much did the new bicycle ____________you?——About ￥400.A. payB. spendC. costD. take（）5.Has David ____________his hometown since he____________?A. been away; has been marriedB. been away from; got marriedC. been away from; has been marriedD. left; got married（）6.——Could you go shopping with me at 3 this afternoon?——_____________. I'll be at a meeting at that time.A. I think soB. Yes, I hope soC. I'm afraid notD. I'm afraid so（）7.——Who will go to the airport to meet Bob?——I will. I____________ him several times.A. have metB. metC. will meetD. can meet（）8.——How long____________ you ____________your car, Jim? ——Just one month.A. will; buyB. did; buyC. are; buyingD. have; had （）9.——Must we finish the exercise today? ——No, you____________.A. mustn'tB. can'tC. don't needD. don't have to（）10.——Can you tell me ____________? I've no idea. You can ask Sandy for help.A. how to do withB. how to do with itC. what to do withD. what to do with it （）11.——We'll have a ____________ holiday.——What about going to the Great Wall?A. three daysB. three-dayC. three-daysD. three-days' （）12.——Do you mind moving the chair?——____________,I will do it at once.A. Better notB. Never mindC. Of course notD. Yes, I do（）13.——____________good book it is!——Yes, the story of the ugly man Quasimodo touched me most.A. WhatB. What aC. HowD. How a（）14.——Ann goes to climb the South Hill every day.——Really? But she ____________hate climbing mountains.A. uses toB. use toC. used toD. is used to（）15.——We're going to have a party next Saturday, and I'd like you to come.——____________! I have another one that day. Thank you just the same.A. Good luckB. What a pityC. Never do it againD. Well done二、完形填空。

10'There was a "I.ove Birds Week" in Guangxi this spring. It lasted from March 20th to 26th.Guangxi is a place 16 many forests. It's an ideal home for about 520 kinds of birds. And most migratory birds(侯鸟) stay in Ouangxi for a short time while they are flying south in late 17 . But birds in Guangxi are still in trouble, people often 18 them for food and fun. In many restaurants in Guangxi, eating birds is very popular and bird meat usually 19 lots of money. This 20 more people kill birds. In Guantouling State Forest Park, people can hear shooting of birds every day, even 21 the migratory season. The government wanted to provide a better home for birds, so it held this "Love Birds Week". The activities attracted many visitors. 22 SARS and bird flu, people understood better that they should treat birds in a more 23 way. More and more people get to know that loving birds means loving 24 now. People were glad to hear a chef(厨师) vow(宣誓) not to cook birds 25 and they all learnt a lot from "Love Birds Week".（）16. A. with（）17. A. spring （）18. A. keep（）19. A .needs （）20. A. prevents （）21. A. during （）22. A. Because （）23. A. interesting （）24. A. them（）25. A. at all B. haveB. autumnB. buyB. costsB. makesB. betweenB. Thanks forB. importantB. wildlifeB. any moreC. hasC. summerC. huntC. paysC. stopsC. untilC. BeforeC. carelessC. forestsC. at lastD. andD. winterD. sellD. spendsD. getsD. whenD. Because ofD. friendlyD. themselvesD. at first三、阅读理解.30'AMr and Mrs Turner lived outside a small town. They had a big farm and they were always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination(升学考试). Mrs Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people on the bus began to listen to her."Which university will your son study in?" a woman next to her asked."The most famous university in our country!" Mrs Turner said happily."The most famous university?""Oxford University(牛津大学). "Most of the passengers looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her, "Congratulations!"A woman said, "I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith. "Who s Fred Smith?""He's my son. ""Does he study in the university too?""No," said the woman. "He is one of the professors. "（）26.The story happened in____________.A. AmericaB. FranceC. GermanyD. England（）27.Mr and Mrs Turner were happy because____________.A. their son did well in his lessonsB. they had a big farmC. they had a good harvestD. their son studied at a middle school（）28.Mrs Turner wanted everyone to know____________.A. her son finished middle schoolB. her son was handsomeC. her son was going to study in Oxford UniversityD. her son was very friendly toothers（）29.Mrs Turner spoke so loudly on the bus that ____________.A. her friend could hear herB. all the people could hear herC. she hoped to make all the people happyD. she hoped they would say congratulations to her（）30.Which of the following is TRUE?A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs Turner's words.B. Mrs Turner knew nothing about the famous university.C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs Turner from showing off(炫耀).D. The woman next to Mrs Turner wanted to show off her son too.BHave you ever heard about the Whale Inside Dark Restaurant? The restaurant is in the eastern downtown in Beijing. It's the first eat-in-the-dark restaurant in China and also in Asia. The restaurant is very popular since it's open in January at Jianwai SOHO in Chaoyang District.People who go there will experience darkness both during the day and the night. The restaurant offers not only a wonderful choice for food, but also a unique(特别的) environment for friends or parties.Every day, Whale Inside receives at least 50 guests from everywhere around Beijing. About 10 per cent of them are foreigners.The customers will go to the light to see the menu, and then they have to hand in all mobile phones, watches and other things that can give off light. They then move to the dark world. Waiters will lead them to the dark dining area. Of course, the waiters are all wearing special glasses that can make them see in the dark. Customers cannot see anything including their food or friends. They have to look for their spoons, drinks and anything else.Every table may get a "secret dish". The guests will have one chance to guess what the dish is made of. Every one who guesses it correctly can win a prize. "It was not easy," said the manager, "because without seeing it, only 30 per cent of the guests can succeed in guessing it. "（）31.Whale Inside is a place where people can ___________.A. eat special dark foodB. choose any food they likeC. have meals in darknessD. eat inside a whale（）32.About ___________ foreign guests visit the restaurant every day according to the passage.A. 50B. 5C. 10D. 500（）33.The right order of the following statements is ___________.a. Waiters lead the customers to the dark dining area.b. Customers go to light to see the menu.c. Customers hand in their mobile phones, watches, etc.d. Customers have to eat in the dark.A. b—c—a—dB. c—b—a—dC. b—a—d—cD. c—d—b—a（）34.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Guests there will have a chance to get a prize—a secret dish.B. Every guest there will get a secret dish.C. It's not easy to guess the secret dish without seeing it.D. The manager said only 30 guests received the prize.（）35.The passage mainly tells us that ___________.A. eating in the dark is very popular todayB. it's strange to eat in the darkC. many people go to get the prize in Whale InsideD. the first eat-in-the-dark restaurant is open in China and also in AsiaCDana always had a hard time trying to decide what to read. She loved mysteries (悬疑小说), but picking one was difficult. There were so many good ones!Some students at Dana's school had a book club called Ready Readers. They read books and then recommended the ones they liked to people looking for advice about books. They even put some cards in the school library.A. She doesn't know how to join the book club.B. She doesn't know what to read.C. She doesn't know where to read.D. She isn't sure what to write about in her book report.（）37.Why did the students make the cards about books?A. They wanted to ask for people's advice.B. They wanted to lend these books.C. They wanted to give their advice.D. They wanted to sell these books.（）38.Which author wrote about surfing?A. Samuel Norris.B. Alicia Frey.C. Gloria Weston.D. Silas Riley.（）39.Which of these is an OPINION in the article?A. You won't be able to put this one down.B. The author writes about his adventures in Alaska.C. This book tells about the history of surfing.D. The book club members put some cards in the library.（）40.This article is mainly about___________.A. the history of surfingB. a family during the 1800sC. mysteries with surprise endingsD. some book descriptions Dana read in the library四、填空。