八年级英语上册期中试题
姓名_______________ 班级________________
一、单项选择（30%）
1. There is “u” and ____ “s” in the word “bus”.
A. an, a B. an, an C. a, an D. a, a
2. It’s quite hot today. Would you like swimming with me?
A. go B. to go C. going D. went
3. — do you visit your grandpa? —Twice a week.
A. How soon B. How long C. How far D. How often
4. He showed me .
A. strange something B. something strange C. anything strangeD. strange anything
5. I find easy to work out the problem.
A. this B. that C. it D. /
6. he isn’t tall, he is strong.
A. Although B. But C. So D. And
7. ---_______does your mother watch the Talk show? ---Once a week.
How long B. How often C. How soon D. How many
8. The weather in zhengzhou in summer is ___than that in dongbei.They are different.
cool B. much cooler C. hot D. much hotter
9. Do you mind my ______the door. It’s cold outside.
close B. closing C. closes D. closed
10. How long did it them to go there by bus?
A. pay B. take C. spend D. Keep
11.This school is not expensive. And the price of it is the ____of the three.
lowest B. biggest C. highest D. smallest
12. Thank you for us to your birthday party.
A. ask B. asked C. asking D. asks
13. His brother is not as you.
A. so outgoing B. more outgoing C. outgoing D. most outgoing
14. What’s your ____ ? I can’t sleep well at night.
A. advice B. habit C. way D. problem
15. It’s bad for your eyes _____computer games too much.
plays B. to play C. play D. to playing

二、完型填空（10%）
Mr. And Mrs. Wang are very forgetful (健忘的) . For example, Mr. Wang sometimes goes to work on Sunday morning, because he thinks it is 1 . And Mrs. Wang sometimes forgets to cook supper for the family.
One summer they planned to 2 to New York for their holidays. They got to the airport only ten minutes 3 the plane took off. So time was short. But 4 Mrs. Wang said she must tell Ling Ling, their daughter, not to forget to 5 the front door when she went to school. But Ling Ling then was at school. They couldn’t tell her about it by 6 . So they hurried to the post office. Mrs. Wang wrote a short note to Ling Ling, and Mr. Wang bought a 7 and an envelope(信封). Soon the note was ready. They put the stamp on the envelope(信封) in a hurry and dropped it in the letter 8 , but suddenly Mrs. Wang began to cry. The short note was 9 in her hand. She had put the plane tickets in the 10 .
( ) 1. A. sunny B. cloudy C. Monday D. Sunday
( ) 2. A. walk B. drive C. fly D. run
( ) 3. A. before B. often C. when D. because
( ) 4. A. often B. ever C. always D. suddenly
( ) 5. A. open B. lock C. closed D. push
( ) 6.A. plane B. train C. telephone D. bus
( ) 7.A. note B. pen C. stamp D. letter
( ) 8.A. envelope B. box C. / D. office
( ) 9.A. still B. already C. always D. not
( )10.A. plane B. envelope C. hand D. school
三、阅读理解（40%）
A篇
Pandas are lovely animals. Most of them live in the deep forests of Sichuan Province in China. They have white fur, though their shoulders, legs, ears and eyes are black. Pandas are usually very heavy. Some of them can be about 1.5 meters tall and weigh about 100 kilograms. However, pandas are very agile (灵巧的). They can climb trees as easily as some other animals do.
Pandas live mainly on bamboo leaves. They have big and sharp teeth. Every day each grown-up panda eats about 15—30 kilograms of bamboo leaves. And they usually spend 10—20 hours eating. Pandas also have spare time hobbies. Two of their hobbies are climbing trees and sleeping.
Sadly, there are not many pandas left in the world. That’s because some people keep cutting down trees, and some bad hunters are trying to kill them for money. This is why are Chinese governments is doing its best to protect pandas against being hurt (捕猎) and killed
根据短文内容，回答问题。
1.Where do pandas live? ____________________________________________________
2.How much does a panda weigh? ________________________________________________ 3. What do pandas live on?

What are pandas’ hobbies?
__________________________________________
What does the Chinese government do for pandas?

 
B篇：回答1—5题符合原文选T，不符合选择F
Going out is fun. There are many outdoor activities. Here are some of them.
1. Swimming. It is easy to find a nice swimming place. Swimming in a lake or the sea can be more fun.
2.  Biking together. Riding bikes is fun. It is fast and cool on a bike. Do not ride too fast, or you may get lost.
3.  Looking for birds and animals. You can take books about animals and see if you can find them.
4.   Playing games outdoors.
5.  Looking at the stars. You can just sit on the ground and enjoy the free light show in the sky. Watch for shooting stars (流星)make a wish.
6.  Dancing in the rain. It’s not sunny all the time, but you can have fun playing in the rain. Just be sure not to go out when there is thunder and lighting(雷和闪电)
7.   Just relaxing and enjoying the time. You are outdoors only a few times a year. Just enjoy it.
( ) 1. You cannot swim outdoors.
( ) 2. You may get lost if you ride too fast
( ) 3. You have to pay some money to look at the stars.
( ) 4. Sometimes it’s dangerous to play in the rain.
( ) 5. You can play games or just relax when you go
(C)
Michelle White, from America, is like a lot of other young girls in many ways. She is a good student, and she likes reading, drawing and computers. However, in some other ways, she is very different. She doesn’t spend much time going out with friends or shopping or going to parties. She’s very busy practicing golf.
Michelle White is the best woman golfer for her age in the world. She was born in 1989. In 1999, at the age of 10, she began to win games against women twice her age. At 13, she could hit the ball further than most of the women in the Ladies Professional Golf Association （职业女子高尔夫联赛）. At 14, she showed she could hit the ball further than most men.
White began playing golf at the age of four. When she grew older, she played about four hours a day on weekdays and seven hours a day on weekends. Another thing that helped her was that she was tall. By the time she was 13, Wie was six feet tall. She has the flexibility(灵活) of a dancer and also is very strong. And it’s clear that she loves the game.
( ) 1.When did Michelle White start playing golf?
A. At 4. B. At 10. C. At 13. D. At 14.
( ) 2. What does she often do after school?
A.     Going out with her friends. B.      Shopping with her family.
C.      Going to parties. D.     Practicing golf.
( ) 3. How long did she practice on weekends when she grew older?
A. 3 hours a day. B. 4 hours a day.
C. 7 hours a day. C. 8 hours a day.
( ) 4. What makes her a successful golfer?
A. Dance. B. Practice C. Drawing. D. Computers.
( ) 5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A.    Michelle White, A Good Student
B.    Michelle White, A Young Winner
C.    Women Golf Players
D.   Golf Games For Women
（D）
Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant(仆人） loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.  One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out.  But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself.   ( )1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.  A. the rich man B. the servant C. both A and B D. neither A and B  ( )2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.  A. the cat B. himself C. nobody D. the servant  ( )3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.  A. there was in fact poison in the bottles  B. did not want the servant to drink his wine  C. he wanted to kill the cat  D. he wanted to kill the servant  ( )4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.  A. the servant B. cat C. the rich man D. nobody  ( )5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.  A. lazy B. bad C. clever D. kind 
四、词语运用:(10%)
用所给词的适当形式填空:
have, learn, talk, practice, be, speak, surprise, go, think,
give, say, glad


My brother, John, is a college student. Last year he _____ to Italy and stayed for two months. I was _____ that John was able to have such a long holiday, because he never _____ any money.
"How did you manage it, John?" I asked. "I _____ you were going to stay for two weeks."
"It was easy." John answered." I got a job."
"A job?" I asked in surprise.