第一学期期中学业质量测试八年级英语试卷(一)二、选择填空从下列每题所给的选项中选出一个最佳答案(共20小题;每小题1分,计20分)21.Jim is ______ honest boy. He is also ______ most hard-working student in our class.A. an; aB. an; theC. the; theD. the; a22.Sandy doesn’t know how to make a plan. Could you give her some______, please?A. toolsB. sentencesC. tipsD. problems23.I don’t know who ________ the boy stand here. How poor he looks.A. toldB. madeC. askedD. wanted24.-______?-He is very friendly and generous.A. What is David likeB. What does David likeC. How does David likeD. How is David like25.-Would you like to share joy or sadness______ us?-Yes, I’d love to.A. withB. toC. atD. on26.-Can I have ______ bread. I’m still hungry.-Sure, here you are.A. any moreB. some moreC. muchD. any27. He will not forget that ______ earthquake(地震). Many people lost their lives in it.A. beautifulB. terribleC. interestingD. exciting28.-does Mary usually go to the Bubby Club? -Once a week.A. How oftenB. How longC. How farD.How much29.People in the UK say “holiday” while people in the USA say “”.A. yardB.vacationC. truckD. soccer30.Chinese students have weeks in the summertime than American students.A. more; onB. fewer; onC. more; offD. less; off31.The boy is ______ my sister, so he sits in front of her.A. as tall asB. taller thanC. not as tall asD. the tallest32.Beijing, Nanjing and Hangzhou are all ________ in China.A. place of interestsB. place of interestC. places of interestD.places of interests33.________ your help and support, we’re sure t o pass all the exams.A. WithoutB. HaveC. WithD.Has34. -When did his cousin _______ the World Park? -At about 12 o’clock.A. getB. arriveC. arrive inD. reach35.-Shall we go to the Great Wall tomorrow? -_______.A. You’re welcomeB. Good ideaC. Yes, we shallD. That’s all right36.It about an hour to take the underground from the town to the city.A. costsB. spendsC. paysD. takes37.The books couldn’t stay on the shelf because one end of it is much higher than ______.A.the otherB. the othersC. anotherD. another one38.Something ______ when they made a birthday card.A. cut outB. went wrongC. tidied upD. made a mistake39.Now our family has a car so we can travel ______ than before.A. easierB. less easilyC. easilyD. more easily40. The little girl is very young, ______ she can look after herself well.A. soB. butC. orD. and三、完形填空阅读短文,从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项(共15小题;每小题1分,计15分)Students’ life in AmericaStudents in America always have a busy but wonderful school day.They have classes for five days each week. From 41 toFriday students usually get up at seven. Then they wash their faces andhave 42 . They usually have eggs, bacon(熏猪肉), bread, fruit and a glass of milk. After that they go to school on foot or by yellow school 43 .Some students ride bikes. They get to school at about half past eight. Then they put their 44 in their lockers and 45 only one book, a notebook and a pencil to each class. In a middle school, students have 46 for six hours. Their classes are English, Writing, Maths, Music 47 and so on(等等).At noon students don’t go home for lunch. They 48 have lunch at school. They often have meat, fruit, 49 , bread and a drink. 50 most students like pizza, hot dogs and hamburgers better. Students d on’t have a short51 .They go back to have classes 52 lunch until three o’clock. Then they go home.Students don’t do their homework after they get home. They usually play or watch TV before 53 . They have supper at six in the evening. The supper usually has soup, meat, vegetables, rice or pasta(面食). After supper they do their 54 . Sometimes they play or talk with their 55 at home.41. A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. Thursday42. A. dinner B.breakfast C. lunch D. supper43. A. car B. bike C. bus D. plan44. A. school bags B. clothes C. pencil boxes D. money45.A. get B.carry C. bring D.take46. A. meals B. a rest C. a talk D. classes47. A. Chatting B. Sleeping C. Drawing D. Eating48. A.really B.seldom ually D. never49. A. vegetables B. games C. books D. competitions50. A. So B. And C. Because D. But51. A. sleep B. talk C. drink D. holiday52.A. at B. before C. after D. in53. A. midnight B. supper C. rest D. work54. A. homework B. housework C. cleaning D. washing55.A.parents B.friends C.teachers D.classmates四、阅读理解阅读下列内容,根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
(共20小题;每小题2分,计40分)(A)56.The train from Beijing to Shenyang leaves at ________.A. 5:05B.6:35C. 8:35D.17:5057.We have to spend ________ on the train if we go to Shenyang from Beijing.A. 6 hours and 35 minutesB. 17 hours and 50 minutesC. 11 hours and 15 minutesD. 24 hours and 25 minutes58. If we want to go to Chengdu from Taiyuan, we can take the ________ train.A. Number 11B. Number 186C. Number 185D. Number 27159. The Number 186 train arrives in Taiyuan at ________.A.10:50 a.m.B. 10:50 p.m.C. 5:05 p. m.D. 5:05a.m.60.It takes ________ from Tianjin to Beijing by train.A. about two hoursB. about half an hourC. about an hourD. more than two hours(B)One day an old man is selling(卖)a big elephant, a young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes to him and says in his ear,“Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it, then I will give you twenty dollars.”“All right,”says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “Now, can you tell me how you found the elephant’s bad ears?”“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man.“Then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?”asks the old man. The young man answers, “Because I have never seen an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”61. ________ the elephant.A. The young man sellsB. The old man sellsC. The two men sellD. The old man buys62. The young man is looking at the elephant slowly. He wants to find out________.A.which foot of the elephant is badB.how heavy it isC.which ear of the elephant is badD.what it looks like63. The young man_______.A.knows the elephant has bad earsB. wants to buy the elephantC.looks after the elephantD. gets some money from the old man64. The young man_______.A.is not interested in elephantsB.knows what an elephant looks likeC.saw some elephants beforeD.didn’t know an elephant before65. Hearing what the young man said, the old man will probably(可能) be_______.A. angryB. happyC. dangerousD. hungry(C)The date was like any other day in his life. After school Bill walked past the shop on the street corner(角落). He stopped to look at the front row of the shoes. And he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have a new pair for his birthday.He sadly walked away and thought of what to tell his mother. He knew she would give him anything if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked worried and he didn't want to make his mother worry about it. So he went to the park and there he sat on the grass. Then he saw a girl in a wheel chair (轮椅). He found that the girl moved the wheels with her hands. Bill looked at her carefully and was surprised to see that the girl had no feet. He looked down at his own feet. "It is much better to be without shoes than without feet," he thought. It was not right for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled , thinking he was luckier in life.66. Bill was sorry that ______.A. The shoes in the shop were not the right size for himB. He forgot to bring any money with himC. He walked past the shoe shopD. His shoes were old67. Which of the following is right?A. Bill's mother had much money.B. Bill's mother was a kind -hearted woman.C. Bill's mother wouldn't buy him anything.D. Bill's mother often bought presents for Bill's birthday.68. Why didn't Bill go home at once?A . Because his mother was at work.B. Because he wanted to sit on the grass in the park.C. Because his mother wouldn't give him any money.D. Because he didn't want to give his mother any trouble.69. In the park, Bill found a girl _______.A. without handsB. without feetC. looking down at his shoesD. walking slowly70. At last Bill ________.A . left the park sadlyB. decided to buy a new pair of shoesC. didn't know how to help the girlD. thought he was luckier in life than the girl in the wheel chair(D)Many children think mobile phones are cool. Mobile phones have nicecolours and you can use it to talk with a friend at anytime and anywhere. Inthe USA,more than 90 million people use mobile phones. Many of themare children. For children,mobile phones are more than phone calls. They are fashionable.Most mobile phone users don't know that some health problems have something to do with using mobile phones. Some scientists say that mobile phones give off radiation(辐射) and it may be bad for users. One study shows that mobile phone radiation can make people get some kinds of cancers(癌症). Other scientists say mobile phones have nothing to do with people's health.Scientists say that people can keep themselves away from mobile phone radiation. One way is to use an earphone(耳机). Or people can make shorter calls.71. Many children like mobile phones because they think mobile phones are _______.A. coolB. smallC. cheapD. their toys72. Many of the mobile phone users in the USA are______.A. girlsB. boysC. scientistsD. children73. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?A. All scientists think mobile phones are bad for users.B. Some scientists think mobile phones are bad for users.C. Mobile phones are only good to old people.D. Mobile phones are only bad for children.74.The underlined phrase “give off” in Paragraph 3 means" ______" in Chinese.A.发出B.放弃C.拒绝D.传播75. People can ______to keep themselves away from mobile phone radiation.A. make longer callsB. use an earphoneC. use more mobile phonesD. use smaller mobile phones八年级英语试卷参考答案及评分标准二,单项选择(本大题共20小题,满分20分)三,完形填空(本大题共15小题,满分15分)第二部分非选择题(共55分)五,词汇运用(本大题共15小题,满分15分)1. the best2.Don’s smoke3. climbers4. carefully5. mixed6. daily7. Reading8. Luckily9. untidy 10.to get 11. themselves 12. not eat 13. swimming 14. trying 15. visit 六,阅读表达(本大题共5小题,满分10分)1.在他们眼里,“自己动手”不仅帮助他用使他们变得聪明而且节约了他们许多时间。