八年级英语上期中测试题
班级：_____________ 学号：____________ 姓名：_____________
第一部分 听力（共四节，满分20分）
第二部分 英语知识应用（共三节，满分30分）
第一节 词语释义（共5分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出与句子划线部分意义最接近的解释。
( ) 21. She wants to know what I think.
A. wonders B. knows. C. dislikes. D. sees.
( ) 22. Don’t eat too much junk food, kids.
A. healthy food. B. unhealthy food. C. bad food. D. good food.
( ) 23. There are over 40 students in our class.
A. less than. B. at least. C. more than. D. lots of.
( ) 24. The answer is quite simple.
A. serious. B. different. C. long. D. easy.
( ) 25. Rick lost his favorite watch yesterday. He was sad.
A. sent. B. couldn’t buy. C. needed. D. couldn’t find.
第二节 单项填空（共15分）
( ) 26. —Susan, do you have ______ to tell me?
—Sorry, I don’t.
A. enjoyable everything. B. everything enjoyable.
C. enjoyable anything. D. anything enjoyable.
( ) 27. Paul and I _____ the farm. We had a good time there.
A. visit. B. visited. C. will visit. D. are visiting.
( ) 28. I’m hard-working and I _____ to do a good job in the tests.
A. expect. B. choose. C. help. D. stop.
( ) 29. —I like talk shows. What about you?
—Oh, I ____ them. They are too boring.
A. love. B. like. C. can’t stand. D. don’t mind.
( ) 30. Sally plays tennis _____. But Grace plays it ____ than her.
A. good; best. B. well; better.. C. bad; worse. D. badly; worst.
( ) 31. There are many people in the room. It’s _______.
A. crowded. B. cheap. C. comfortable. D. cold.
( ) 32. Linda plans _____ a foreign language this summer vacation.
A. learns B. learning. C. learn. D. to learn.
( ) 33. —How often do you play badminton?
—____. I don’t like sports at all.
A. Always B. Never. C. Often. D. Usually.
( ) 34. Helen, thanks for ____ me with my English.
A. help. B. helps. C. helping. D. to help.
( ) 35. He thinks Han Mei is one of _____ DJs at the TV station.
A. popular. B. more popular. C. most popular. D. the most popular.
( ) 36. I think the blue shirt looks _____ nicer on you than the red one.
A. quite. B. more. C. much. D. very.
( ) 37. —Does Yuan Li look the same ____ Yuan Mei?
—No. They are different _____ each other.
A. as; with. B. as; from. C. to; with. D. to; from.
( ) 38. Dale has bad eating habits _____ he sometimes drinks milk.
A. although. B. if. C. when. D. because.
( ) 39. —What does she do on weekends?
—_______.
A. She watches TV once a week.. B. She used the Internet for an hour.
C. She sometimes goes shopping. D. She relaxed through exercise.
( ) 40. —Is Linda as tall as Alice?
—_______. Linda is a lot taller.
A. Yes, she is. B. No, she isn’t. C. I think so. D. I hope not.
第三节 完形填空（共10分）
Dear Bill,
These days I play computer games too much. 41 I can’t finish my homework every day. Also I go to bed late at night. I often 42 in class. I know playing computer games is bad 43 my studies and health, but I can’t stop doing it. Can you give me 44 advice?
Jim
Dear Jim,
I’m really worried about you. It’s not good to 45 too much time playing computer games. But I also feel 46 that you know it’s bad for your studies and health. Here is my advice.
You can 47 to finish your homework first after school. Then you can help your parents do some housework at home. And it’s also a good 48 to do some sports with your friends. That will help you 49 computer games. Next, try to 50 early to get enough sleep. So you can listen to the teachers carefully in class.
I hope my advice can help.
( ) 4l. A. But 　 B. So　 C. Although 　 D. Because
( ) 42. A. read　 B. fight　 C. sleep　 D. shout
( ) 43. A. for B. to　 C. at 　 D. with
( ) 44. A. less　 B. few　 C. more　 D. some
( ) 45. A. pay 　 B. keep　 C. spend　 D. take
( ) 46. A. shy 　 B. happy　 C. sorry 　 D. funny
( ) 47. A. try　 B. stop　 C. hope 　 D. write
( ) 48. A. exercise　 B. fact　 C. idea　 D. service
( ) 49. A. choose　 B. win　 C. play　 D. forget
( ) 50. A. have breakfast　 B. go to bed　 C. go to school　 D. take a shower
第三部分 阅读理解（共25分）
A
Juan’s mom signed him up(报名) late for baseball. Juan was unhappy! He was not on his old team. He couldn’t play with Tyler, Joe and Brad. And they all loved Dave—he was a great coach(教练). Juan was not sure if he wanted to play. He just knew it would not be any fun.
Juan walked slowly to the field(球场). His new team was practicing there. First he saw two boys. They didn’t play well. “So bad!” thought Juan. “I will be on such a terrible team!”
Then Juan remembered that Eric, a friend from school, was on the team. Eric played well! “Well, maybe I will stay for some time,” Juan said to himself.
Juan started looking around. He saw two other boys. They played well. One of them was a fast runner. “Hey! This team might be okay!” thought Juan.
Eric was excited to see Juan. ” Hey, Juan! I’m glad you are on our team. We are going to have a great team. Do you know who our coach will be? ”
“So, who will be the coach, Eric?” asked Juan.
“It’s Home Run Harvey!” Juan said loudly. Eric answered excitedly.
“Home Run Harvey!” Juan said loudly. “The only Home Run Harvey from the university(大学) team?”
“That is right,” said Eric.
Juan could not believe how lucky he was to be Home Run Harvey’s team! He could not wait to tell his friends about his new team and coach!
根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。正确的填T，错误的填F。（共5分）
( ) 51. Tyler, Joe and Brad were on the same team.( ) 52. Juan’s new team were having lunch.( ) 53. Juan started feeling good about the new team when he talked with Dave.( ) 54. Home Run Harvey would teach baseball.( ) 55. Juan felt excited at the end of the story.
B
The neighbors on Hanley Street all knew each other, and their children were good friends. They lived on this street for a long time. It was a nice neighborhood with a few houses, a shopping center, a library and an apartment(公寓) building. The apartment building had a small swimming pool. All the neighborhood children could swim there. What they needed to do was to clean up the pool. They were happy to have the pool. It gave them a place to meet and play together.
One afternoon all the children were at the pool. They finished their homework, so they had some free time.
“I think we twelve should do something special,” said James, a tall boy.
“What should we do?” asked Hannah, a young girl.
“Something we’ll always remember,” said James.
He told his friends his idea about putting on a play(戏剧). They thought it was a good idea. Soon they were all making up an exciting story.
“Brenda and Linda will write it at home tonight,” James said.
The next day, all the neighbors helped to put on the play. Hannah’s mother helped make the costumes(服装). Mr. Rivera helped build the stage.
Three days later, all the neighbors came to watch the play. It was very successful!
( ) 56. There wasn’t a(n) ____ in the neighborhood.. 　　A. hospital B. library C. shopping center D. apartment building
( ) 57. Why were the children happy to have the pool?　　A. Because it was big.　　　 　　B. Because it was clean.　　C. Because they could meet and play there.　 　　D. Because they could learn to swim for free.
( ) 58. How many children were there in the neighborhood?　　A. Nine. B. Ten. C. Eleven. D. Twelve.
( ) 59. It was ____ idea to put on a play.　　A. James’s B. Hannah’s C. Brenda’s D. Linda’s
( ) 60. Which of the following is TURE according to the passage?　　A. Hannah was a tall girl.　　B. The play was very successful.　　C. Hannah’s mother helped build the stage.　　D. Brenda and Linda made up an exciting story.
C
I hardly ever watch movies these days because I’m really busy. When I have time to watch movies, I like to watch comedies. I watch movies to relax. I find comedies are enjoyable. Watching movies and listening to music are my favorite ways to relax. How about you? What kind of movies do you like to watch?
----Sally
Comedies are my favorite. How can you dislike a movie that makes you laugh? Any movie to make me laugh is a good movie. I also like action movies. They’re exciting. Most boys in my class like action movies. I don’t like scary movies. They make me uncomfortable.
----Jim
I really like to watch scary movies, cartoons and comedies. I think scary movies are exciting. But my brothers can’t stand them. They think they’re meaningless. My brothers like cartoons and they don’t mind comedies. Every Sunday I go to the theater and watch movies with them. I like to watch movies on a big screen. It’s really different from seeing movies on TV.
----Tina
( ) 61. What kind of movies does Sally like?　　A. Action movies. B. Cartoons. C. Scary movies. D. Comedies.
( ) 62. Why doesn’t Jim like scary movies?　　A. Because he thinks they are meaningless.
B. Because he thinks they are boring.　　
C. Because they don’t make him comfortable.　　
D. Because they aren’t very educational.
( ) 63. Tina thinks scary movies are ______.　　A. meaningless B. exciting C. boring D. relaxing
( ) 64. Tina goes to the movies with her _____ once a week.　　A. friends B. brothers C. sisters D. parents
( ) 65. From the passage we can learn that _____.　　A. Sally and Jim like comedies, but Tina doesn’t.　　B. Jim doesn’t like action movies or scary movies.　　C. Sally thinks listening to music can help her