1 / 9 营山县2016—2017学年度第一学期期末质量检测 八年级 英语试题（卷） I.单项选择（共20小题，每题1分，共20分） ( ) 1. —______do you write to your parents? -- Twice a month. A. How often B. How many C. How long D. How soon ( ) 2. We don’t have ________ to buy this sweater, although the sweater is_______ A. enough money, good enough B.enough money, enough good C. money enough, well enough D. enough money, well enough ()3. Her hair is______ than______. A long, your B longer, you C longest, yours D longer, yours () 4. What fine weather it was! We decided _______. A. to not go out B. not to go out C. to go out D. going out () 5. —Who helped you clean the classroom yesterday?—_______. I did it all by myself.A. SomeoneB. AnyoneC. EverybodyD. No one ()6. Lisa is _____ than her sister. A. more smarter B. much smarter C. more smart D. very smarter () 7. I ______ ride a bike to school. But this morning I took a taxi because I got up late. A. never B. sometimes C. hardly ever D. usually ()8.— Is there ________ in the book? — Yes, the story is very exciting.A. something interestingB. interesting somethingC. anything interestingD. interesting anything ()9. —There a talk show on CCTV-3 at this evening . .A. is going to be B. is going to have C. will have D. are going to () 10. What do you usually do weekends? A. on B. of C. in D. with ( ) 11. —Is that your grandpa?—Yes, although he is very old ______ he works very hard. A. and B. but C. / D. so () 12.I know junk food is not good ____my health. A. at B. to C. for D. with ( ) 13.— How can I make more friends, Mr. Smith? — Be friendly and truly ________others.A. care aboutB. bring outC. feel likeD. put up ( ) 14. I really enjoyed ______ around the town. A. to walk B. walked C. walking D. walk ()15. _______do you like better, this one or that one? A. What B. Which C. Who D.How考场 班级姓名考号密 封 线( )16. John arrived _____ London ________ a cold morning.A. on, atB. at, atC. in, onD. at, in( )17 .Would you like with me this weekend ?( )18.The book is .I feel .A. boring , boringB. bored , boringC. boring, boredD. bored , bored( )19.If there are trees, the air in our city will be cleaner.A. less; moreB. More; moreC. More; muchD. Much,more( ) 20.Thanksgiving is an important day in .A. ChinaB. JapanC. AmericaD. GermanyII.完形填空（共10小题，每题1分，共10分）It is very important to stay ____21____. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework, __22__ newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see her do taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful __23_ she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked __24__ she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile.I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite __25__. Keep your mind active，take an interest in the world around you, and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as __26__ as you can. Don't think you are too old to go back to __27__. I know a m an who entered a medical college when ___28___ was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at __29__ tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.Please ___30____ the story to your family. It would be a good start to follow the lady's example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.()21. A. health B. healthy C. unhealthy D. wealthy()22.A.look B．read C．see D．Watch()23.A.than B．since C．though D．Because()24.A.what B．why C．who D．how()25.A.early B．dear C．easy D．late()26.A.soon B．busily C．hardly D．often()27.A.place B．song C．school D．dance()28. A. she B. he C. they D. we()29.A.buying B．losing C．sending D．playing()30. A. tell B. talk C. speak D. sayIII.阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）阅读下面3篇短文，根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。

AMost American families like to have a vacation in summer .Summer is a good season（季节）for2 / 9vacation . It is often hot in July and August.Children do not go to school in those two months. Some people like to stay at home , read books , surf the Internet （冲浪因特网）, or watch TV . Many families take their lunch to eat at a place with many trees or a nice lake. Some people have enough time and money to travel（旅游）to other countries like France , Japan and Australia . They usually fly to these countries. Many families travel by car or train to see interesting places in their own countries. Their favorite cities are New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angels.Not everyone likes to go to busy cities. Some families travel to mountains or beautiful valleys（山谷）.( ) 31. _____ is a good season for vacation.A. SpringB. SummerC. AutumnD. Winter( ) 32. Some people like to stay at home during their vacation . They don’t _______ .A. read booksB. surf the InternetC.watch TVD.go to work( ) 33. Many families like to have their lunch _____ during their vacation.A. in the officeB. near a cinemaC. near a big factoryD. near a nice lake( ) 34. If you have ____ , you can travel to other countries.A. money and friendsB. friends and timeC. money and timeD. food( ) 35. Which of the following is “ 芝加哥”A. ChicagoB. New YorkC. MiamiD. Los AngelsBEveryone knows that exercise is important. We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. Children who often exercise are more alert(灵活).There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games. Make sure you exercise in the following ways: you have to like what you’re doing. Exercise enough but not too much. It’s best to exercise twice each week. Thirty minutes each time is enough. Try all kinds of things until you find one, two or even three sports that feel right for you.You can exercise at fitness centers. They have a lot of equipment(装备) there. The equipment will help exercise your arms, legs and other parts of your body to make you fit. Some people buy equipment for their homes. But it is very expensive.Exercising can be fun. Friends can exercise together at a fitness center, or they can play s ports together. How do you exercise?()36. In the passage, the writer tells us that we all need to _________.A. sleepB. exerciseC. workD. study()37. Which of the following sports is NOT mentioned(提到) in the passage?A. Fishing.B. Running.C. Walking.D. Swimming.3 / 9()38.Doctors say exercising makes your body _________.A. healthyB. fatC. weakD. thin()39. _________ is enough for exercising.A. Once a weekB. Twice a weekC. Three times a weekD. Four times a week()40. The phrase “fitness centers”in the passage means _________.A. 商务中心B. 健身中心C. 医疗中心D. 娱乐中心(C)P eter’s uncle lives in the country. He is a man full of humor (幽默). One day，Peter went to see his uncle. His uncle drove his car to the station to meet him. On their way home，they saw many people. His uncle waved (挥手) to everybody. Peter was surprised (惊奇) and said，“Uncle，you wave to everybody. Do you know all of them?”“No，Peter，” answered his uncle. “When I wave to someone who knows me，he’ll feel happy. When I wave to someone and he doesn’t know me，he will feel surprised and then he will have something to think about，he will make his road seem shorter (更短). So I can make everybody happy.”( ) 41. Peter’s uncle lives ________.A. in the cityB. at the stationC. in a townD. in the country( ) 42. Peter’s uncle is ________.A. a strange manB. a kind manC. a humor manD. a happy man( ) 43. Peter and his uncle went home________.A. by carB. on footC. by hikeD. by train( ) 44. Peter’s uncle ________ there.A. doesn’t know anybodyB. knows some of those peopleC. knows everybodyD. doesn’t know those peopl e( ) 45.Peter’s uncle wanted to________.A. make everybody happyB. make everybody unhappyC. make someone happyD. make someone unhappy( D)Do you like chocolate? Maybe most people do. A box of it can be a great gift.Buy one for a friend and give it as a surprise. See how happy that person gets.Say you just got a box of chocolate. Which piece do you pick first? A man hasstudied people’s choices. He says they tell something about the person. Did youchoose a round piece? You are a person who likes to party. Did you choose anoval (椭圆形的) shape? You are a person who likes to make things. Picking asquare shape shows something else. The person is honest and truthful. You can depend on him or her.What kind of chocolate do you pick? Maybe you like milk chocolate. This shows you have warm feelings about the past. Dark chocolate means something else. A person who chooses it looks toward the future. What about white chocolate? Would you choose it? If so, you may find it hard to make up4 / 9your mind. Some people like chocolate with nuts (果仁). These are people who like to help others.Do you believe these ideas? Can candy tell all these things? It doesn’t really matter. There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolate. They eat it because they like it.( )46. This passage mainly tells us ______.A. why people like chocolateB. almost everyone likes chocolateC. about different kinds of chocolateD. different choices may show different personalities( )47. Picking a round shape of chocolate shows that a person ______.A. likes singing, dancing and drinkingB. likes to do something for othersC. is good at making thingsD. can be depended on( )48. If you enjoy eating milk chocolate you may ______.A. look forward to the futureB. like to think of the pastC. enjoy parties and funD. have trouble making decisions( )49. From this passage we can say that a helpful man may choose chocolate ______.A. in oval shapeB. in square shapeC. with nutsD. with coffee( )50. The last paragraph suggests that the writer ______.A. believes all the information about chocolateB. does not believe the information about candyC. is trying to get you to believe false informationD. doesn’t think it impo rtant whether（是否）you believe the ideaIV.Rick is a fat man. He gets up late 51 the morning. He has a 52 breakfast every morning. He has some meat, three 53 four eggs and some pieces of bread(面包). He drinks two 54 of milk, some apple juice, a cup of coffee and some fruit. His wife, Vicky, 55 a cup of tea, a piece of bread and a banana for breakfast. Rick 56 any ball games. He thinks they are too hard for him, but he likes listening to the music and 57 TV and he doesn’t 58 any housework(家务). Vicky 59 sports every day. In fact, she is in a swimming club. So she is very 60 .V.补全对话（共5题，每题1分，共5分）根据对话内容,在方框中选出适当的句子,使对话意思完整。