上学期八年级英语期中试卷（满分95分，考试时间100分钟）本试卷包括四道大题，共8页，满分95分，考试时间为100分钟。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

注意事项：1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。

2. 答题时，考生务必按照考试要求在答题卡上的指定区域内作答，在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。

一、基础知识（共25分）I. 在下列各句的空白处填入一个适当的词，使句子意思完整，语法正确。

（5分）1. It’s true that parents play an important ______ in children’s lives.2. They are cheap and nice. I don’t know which one to ______.3. Bob is my best friend, but we have nothing ______ common.4. If you work hard, you can get good ______ in the exams.5. Jack, please help me find ______ when the plane will take off on the Internet.II. 用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。

（5分）6. They have some (different).7. No one seemed __________(be) bored.8. Nearly 30 percent of the answers ______(be)wrong.9. We __________(study) math in Jim’s house yesterday evening.10. Look! The reporter is interviewing the (win).III.单项选择。

（15分）从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

11. Math ______ one of the _____ subjects in middle schools.A. are; importantB. is; most importantC. is; more importantD. are; much important12.Do you have ________ to say about this?A. something elseB. anything elseC. else somethingD. else anything13.When I swim in the river, I _____ I’m a fish.A. look likeB. sound likeC. feel likeD. am like14. Your mother isn’t at home. Can you ______ yourself?A. look forB. look likeC. look afterD. look out15.That book is not so ______ as this one.A. interestingB. more interestingC. most interestingD. the most interesting16. Mickey Mouse was the first cartoon sound and music.A. andB. withC. inD. of17.My shoes are cheaper than _____.A. youB. yourC. yoursD. your one18._______Simon does well in his studies, he still works really hard.A. AlthoughB. BecauseC. \D. When19.We’ll try to do ______ work with ______ time than before.A. much; muchB. little; littleC. less; moreD. more; less20.I don’t mind you with your English.A.helpB.to helpC.helpingD.helps21. —________do you read English books?—Twice a day.A. How manyB. How muchC. How longD. How often22.My father wants me ________the Internet.A. surfB. not surfC. not to surfD. not surfing23.We can’t go to the movies____ the bad weather.A. becauseB. because ofC. althoughD. but24. —Next week is quite full for me.— Really?__________A. How come?B. No problem .C. Of course.D. Sure.25. —How often do you drink milk?—I don’t like it, so I ________drink it.A.alwaysuallyC.hardly everD. often二、交际运用（共5分）IV. 根据对话内容，运用方框中所给的句子选项补全对话。

选项中有一项是多余的。

（5分）A: Hi, Mr. Hunt! (26)________B:I practiced tennis in the sports club.A:Oh? (27)________B:Twice a week.A: When do you usually practice it?B:On weekends. (28)________A:I usually go fishing.B:(29)________ Who do you go fishing with?A: My friend, John.B:(30)________A:Sure. Next weekend you won’t practice tennis?B:No, I won’t. My coach (教练) asked us to relax next weekend.A:I see.三、阅读（共45分）V. 完形填空。

（15分）阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

There're different kinds of animals in the zoo. We see the zoo keepers give them 31 to eat. They don't have to 32 food by themselves. They just eat, walk and 33 all day. So many of 34 may think that the animals there 35 happy and lucky. But most 36 them are sad. Why? They're 37 free.Animals like elephants, monkeys and tigers 38 live freely and happily in 39 or mountains. Tigers, 40 example, run, jump, play with their children 41 catch small animals for food. But now they have to stay in 42 rooms in the zoo. Their life in the zoo is 43 different from their life in the forests. Now many of us think 44 animals should go back to forests and mountains so that 45 earth will become better.31. A. meat B. food C. fruit D. drink32. A. take B. bring C. find D. get33. A. sleep B. run C. rest D. leave34. A. me B. we C. they D. us35. A. is B.are C. were D. was36. A. in B. on C. of D. to37. A. no B. not C.aren’t D.isn’t38. A. never B. usually C. now D. seldom39. A. fields B. zoos C. parks D. forests40. A. for B. in C. on D. at41. A. but B. and C. or D. yet42. A. good B. short C. small D. tall43. A. to B. quite C. even D. real44. A. much B. many C. more D. most45. A. the B. an C. this D. thatVI. 阅读理解。

（30分）(A)根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

Mr. Read works in a hospital. He's a good doctor but he often forgets thing. People know him well and don't mind it.One morning he looked over an old woman and found something was wrong with her eyes. He began to do an operation. It took him three hours to finish it. The old woman could see again and thanked him very much. After that he had a look at his watch and found it was half past twelve. He felt hungry and wanted to buy some food for himself.When he reached the lift, he remembered he didn't wash his hands. He had to return to his office. He took off his coat and put it on the back of the chair. After that he left. However in the restaurant, he realized he wasn't wearing his coat. All his money was in one of his pockets. He got up and went back to the hospital. The lift was just on the first floor. He ran to it but it was going to close. He put his head into it, and the doors opened. A man in the lift called out, “Oh, dear, sir! Why didn't you hold the doors open with your hands? It's too dangerous to do so with your head!”“I think my hands are more important than my head, I have to do operation not with my head, but with my hands!”46. People know ______, so they don't mind it.A. Mr. Read is a doctorB. Mr. Read isn't carefulC. Mr. Read works in the hospitalD. Mr. Read often does operations47. The operation began at ______ that morning.A. half past eightB. nineC. half past nineD. ten48. Mr. Read returned to his office because _______.A. he forgot to wash his handsB. it was cold and he had to put on his coatC. he was too tired to reach the restaurantD. he had to borrow some money49. Mr. Read left the restaurant because ______.A. he ate much thereB. he couldn't find his friendC. he had no money with himD. it was closed50. Mr. Read put his head into the lift because _______.A. he wanted to know who was in itB. he wanted to stop it risingC. his head was harder than his handsD. he was afraid it could hurthis hands.(B)Travel in New YorkPublic transport （交通）Traffic is quite good in New York. The bus is cheap and the subway(地铁)is common. What’s more, you can take both the bus and the subway with the same card. If you have something important to do. You’d better take a taxi because that’s fast.Hotels(宾馆)There are a lot of hotels in New York. The Plaza Hotel is the best and the most expensive one. If you want to pay less for your stay, there are many smaller hotels. The YMCA near Central Park is suitable for young people. Eating out[Restaurants provide good service in New York. You don’t have to eat at McDonald’s every day and you can try different kinds of food from many countries. You can also enjoy delicious Chinese food in Chinatown.Shopping[Shopping in New York is fun. You can see big shops everywhere in this modern city. Stores are open seven days a week, but be careful when you look at the prices because you have to pay taxes（付税）on everything you buy. That means you have to pay an extra fee(额外费用) which in New York city is 8 % of the purchase(购买) price.Places to visitsThere are too many places to visit in New York—Times Square, the Empire State Building, and, the Statue of Liberty.51. If you decide to buy a book ＄10 in New York, you should pay a total ofhowmuch after tax?A. ＄9.80B. ＄10.80C. ＄9.20D. ＄10.2052. “The Plaza Hotel” here is the name of a __________A. houseB. stationC. cityD. hotel53. You can eat the delicious Chinese food ____________A. in Chinatown.B. in PiazaC. at McDonald’sD. in YMCA54.Which of the following is NOT in New York?A. Central Park.B. The Empire State Building.C. Times SquareD. The White House.55. How many types of transportation are mentioned in the passage?A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeD. Four(C)The old name for films was “moving pictures”. In America they still call them “movies” and they say “Shall we go to the movies?” when we say “Shall we go to the cinema?”A boy once said to his friend, “Do you like moving pictures?”His friend thought that he was going to invite him to go to the cinema, so he said, “Yes, please.I like moving pictures very much.”“Good,” said the boy, “my father has a picture shop. He sells pictures. This evening I must move pictures from one room to another. You like moving pictures, so I think you will enjoy moving pictures for me.”根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。