八年級上冊英語期中考試試題（含答案）

八年級英語上學期期中考試

(滿分：100分時間：70分鐘)

命題人：Michael

Name：Class：Mark：

(聽力部分『20省略)

一、單項選擇(15小題，每小題1分，共15分)

()21.-WherewouldyouliketogothisMid-AutumnFestival?

一1'dliketogo.

A.everywhererelaxingB.somewhererelaxing

C.peacfulanywhereD.peacefulsomewhere

()22.Thegirlinpurpleisnewhere,sopeopleknow

her.

A.fewB.afewC.littleD.alittle

()23.Jimlookedunhappy.Heseemedthebadnews.

A.knowingB.knowC.knowsD.toknow

()24.-Howdidyougo

-Twiceamonth.

A.Howmanytimes;shoppingB.Howlong;toshop

C.Howoften;shoppingD.Howsoon;tostop

()25.Shehardlyever___________sportsgames___________TVon

Sundayevening.

A.watch;onB.watches;by

C.watch;byD.watches;on

()26.Wealldon'tknowtheanswerthequestion.

A.ofB.inC.toD.about

()27.AboutthirtythestudentssaytheylikeEnglish

verymuch.

A.percentB.percents

C.percentofD.percentsof

()28.-It'stoohot.Wouldyoumindmy______________thewindow?

-.Doitasyoulike,please.

A.toopen;OKB.opening;Certainlynot

C.opening;0fcourseD.open;Goodidea

()29.allthesubjects,IthinkChinese

is.

A.Of;interstingB.In;moreinteresting

C.Of;themostinterestingD.In;muchmoreinteresting

()30.ShanghaiisbiggerthancityinChina.

A.anyB.anyotherC.otherD.another

()31.-WhatdoyouthinkofLiuHuan?

-Oh,heismyfavoritesinger.Ithinknoonecansing.

A.goodB.wellC.betterD.best

()32.Farmershavebecomeinourhometowninrecent

years.

A.moreandmorerichB.richerandricher

C.morerichandmorerichD.richestandrichest

()33.isyourbrothergoingtobewhenheup?

A.What;growB.What;growsC.How;growD.How;grows

()34.ThereisgoingtoatalentshowonFriday.

A.isB.haveC.beD.has

()35.LiMingissocarefulthathealwayslooksoverhishomework

tothere

arenomistakes.

A.makesureB.findoutC.thinkofD.look

out

二、完形填空(10小題，每小題1分，共10分)

Thatdaywaslikeanyotherdayinhislife.AfterschoolMichael

walkedpasttheshopinthestreetcorner.Hestoppedto36the

frontrowofshoes,andhefeltsorryforhimself.He37wantedto

haveapairofshoesforhisbirthday.

Hewalkedawaysadlyandthoughtofwhattotellhismother.

Heknewshewouldgivehim

38ifshecould.Buthealsoknewverywellshehad39

money.Hedecidednottogohome40,ashelookedworriedandhis

motherwouldnoticeit.Sohewenttotheparkandsatdownonthe

grass.Thenhesawaboyinawheelchair.Henoticedthattheboy

movedthewheelswithhishands.Michaellookedathimcarefullyand

was41toseethattheboyhadnofeet.Helooked42athisown

feet."Itis43bettertobewithoutshoesthan44feet."he

thought.Therewasnoreasonforhimto45sosorryandsad.He

wentawayandsmiled,thinkinghewasmoreluckyinhislife.

()36.A.seeB.lookatC.hear

D.notice

()37.A.gladlyB.nearlyC.really

D.quickly

()38.A.somethingB.everythingC.nothing

D.anything

()39.A.littleB.alittleC.much

D.lotsof

()40.A.atonceB.thenC.justnow

D.atall

()41.A.pleasedB.excitedC.surprised

D.interested

()42.A.upB.throughC.out

D.down

()43.A.muchB.stillC.even

D.less

()44.A.outofB.withC.without

D.within

()45.AlookB.feelC.appear

D.seem

三、閱讀理解(20小題，每小題2分，共40分)

(A)

TheSpringFestivalisthebiggestfestivalforChinesepeople

allaroundtheworld.Thecelebrationusuallylastsfor15days.

Thereisalottodo.

OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,familymembersget

togetherandhavebigmeals.Theirfavouritedishonthisdayis

dumplings.

DaysbeforetheSpringFestival,familieswillcleantheir

homes.Peoplethinkcleaningsweepsawaybadluck.Itmakesthehouse

readyforgoodluck.

ThecolourrediseverywhereduringtheSpringFestival.

Peoplethinkredisahappycolourandwillbringthemabright

future.Peoplewearred,too.Theydecorate(裝飾)theirhomeswith

piecesofredpaper.Kidsgetalotof“hongbao”.Itisared

paperbagwithmoneyinit.Usually,olderpeoplegiveyoungerones

hongbao.Theythinkitbringsgoodluck.

TheSpringFestivalisthetimetomakeeverybodyhappy.So

don'tsayanybadwordsordoanythingthatwillbringunhappiness

tootherpeople.

Forinstance,you'dbetternotsayanybadwordslike

“death”.Don'tbreakanything.Peoplethinkthatitmeansyour

luckisrunningout.

Also,don'tborroworlendmoneyonthesedays.Ifyouhave

borrowedmoney,returnitbeforetheSpringFestival.

()46.WhatdomostpeopledoontheeveoftheSpringFestival

A.Familymembersgatherforabigmeal.

B.Friendseatdumplingstogether.

C.Theyborrowmoneyfromfriends.

D.Theygiveeachotherhongbao.

()47.Whydopeoplecleantheirhousesdaysbeforethe

SpringFestival

A.Becausetheyenjoybeingclean.

B.Becauseitisbelievedthatcleaningwillsweepawaybad

luck.

C.Becausetheythinkitwillbringhappinesstoothers.

D.Becauseitisthoughtthatcleaningbringsinmoney.

()48.

Whichofthefollowingthingsisnotgoodtohappenduringthe

SpringFestival?

A.ReturningmoneybeforetheSpringFestival.

B.Sayingwordsthathavetodowithdeath.

C.Wearingredclothes.

D.Decoratinghouseswithredpaper.

()49.

Theunderlinedphrase“runningout“probablymeans”

A

跑出去

B

打碎

c

耗盡D,離開

(

)50.WecantellfromthestorythattheSpringFestivalis

A.atimeofharvestandfun

B.celebratedforonewholemonth

C.onlycelebratedinChina

D.atimeforfamiliestogettogether

（B）

Lookatthelightandbeautifulsnowflakes（雪花）falling.Ever

wantedtoholdtheminyourhands

Theyarealwayslostwhentheymeetyourhands.

Well,thisisn'tjustaproblemforyou.Itwasaproblem

forWilsonBentley,too.

Inthe1870s,WilsonBentleywasjustateenager.Hisfamily

livedinasmalltowninnortheastAmerica.Winterstherewerelong

andhard.Bentley,smotherwasonceaschoolteacher.Shetaughthim

athome.Bentleydidn'tgotoschooluntilhewas14.Hewasaquiet

boy,andlovedreadinghismother'sbooks.

ButitwashismotherJsmicroscope（顯微鏡）thatinterested

him.Whentheotherboyswereplayingwithballs,littleBentleywas

studyingthingslikedropsofwater,flowersandsnowflakes.Bentley

lovedwatchingsnowflakes.Forthenexttwoyears,youngBentley

spentmanywinterdaysinacoldroomwatchingtheseicecrystals（晶

體）underhismicroscope.

Theboythoughttheyweresobeautifulthathestartedto

drawpicturesofthem.Butthereweresomanysnowflakesthathe

couldn,tdrawthemall.

Howcouldhekeeptheirbeautyforever

Bentleythoughtofbuyingacamera.

Theboyandhismotheraskedhisfathertobuyone.But,his

fatherdidn,tagree.Hethoughtthewholethingwasabadidea.He

thoughttheonlythingafarmershoulddowasfarming.

ButfinallyBentleydidgetacamera.Formorethanayearhe

triedtotakepicturesofsnowflakes.OnJanuary15,1885,duringa

snowstorm,Bentleytookthefirsteverphotoofanicecrystalwith

hiscamera."Itwasthegreatestmomentofmylife,“Bentleysaid

later.

For13years,Bentleyworkedquietlyandtookthousandsof

photosoficecrystals.Laterhebecameknownas“Snowflake”

Bentley.

（）51.

Thebesttitleforthispassageis____.

A.SnowflakePhotosB.SnowflakeBoy

C.LongandHardWintersD.TeenagePhotographer

)52.WecantellfromthestorythatBentley'sfatherwas

A.afarmerB.afunnyman

C.anathleticmanD.aschoolteacher()53.Whichof

thefollowingstatementsaboutBentleyistrue

A.Hedidn'tgetanykindofeducationasachild.

B.Hewasbornintoarichfamily.

C.Hewasthefirstpersontotakephotosofsnowflakes.

D.Hewasfascinated(迷住)bythebeautyofsnowflakes.

()54.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkBentleywas

A.Hewasoutgoing.B.liewastooserious.

C.Hewasinterestedinlearning.D.Hewasverywarm-hearted.

()55.

Theunderlinedphrase“icecrystals“inthefourthparagraph

refersto"____”.

A.waterdropsB.raindropsC.flowersD.

snowflakes

(0

Manypeoplethinkcountrymusicandwesternmusicarenearlythe

same.Infact,theyaretwodifferentkindsofmusicinAmerica.

TheycomefromdifferentpartsofAmerica.Countrymusiccomes

fromthesoutheastofAmerica.Butwesternmusiccomesfromthe

southwestofAmerica.

Anotherdifferenceisthewaysofplayingthem.Countrymusichas

asimple(簡單的)wayofplaying.Itusesfewerinstrumentslike

guitarsandharmonicas(口琴).Butwesternmusicneedsmoreand

biggerinstrumentsliketrumpets,trombones(長號)andsoon.

Countrymusicisfolk(民間的)music.It'sthemusicthat

travelsinthecountry.Menandwomenoftenplayit.However,there

ismuchdancinginwesternmusicandmenoftenplayit.

However,countrymusicandwesternmusicoftensharesimilar

topics(相似的主題)forsongs.Theyhavethesesongswiththetopics

likelove,money,crimeandsoon.Thesesongsoftentellthelifeof

thepoorinAmerica.

()56.Countrymusiciswesternmusic.

A.thesameasB.differentfrom

C.betterthanD.worsethan

()57.CountrymusiccomesfromtheofAmerica.

A.southeastB.southwestC.northeast

D.northwest

()58.oftenplaywesternmusic.

A.MenB.WomenC.ChildrenD.

Menandwomen

()59.Countrymusicandwesternmusicaresimilaron.

A.numbersB.playingwaysC.instruments

D.topicsforsongs

()60.Countrymusicandwesternmusicoftentellthelifeof

inAmerica.

A.boysandgirlsB.theold

C.thepoorD.therich

(D)

Ali,whowaswalkingalongwayfromhomewantedtosendaletter

tohiswife,—61—,andhehadtoworkallday,sohecouldonlylook

forsomebodytowritehisletterlateatnight._62_,hefoundthe

houseofaletterwriterwhosenamewasNasreddin.Nasreddinwas

alreadyinbed."Itislate,“hesaid.”63―”"Iwantyoutowritea

lettertomywife,“saidAli._64—.Hethoughtforafewseconds

andthensaid,“Hasthelettergottogofar""Whatdoesthatmatter”

answeredAli."Well,mywritingissostrangethatonlyIcanreadit,

andifIhavetotravelalongwaytoreadyourlettertoyourwife,

itwillcostyoualotofmoney.”-65—.

Whatdoyouwant?

B

Finally

c

buthecouldneitherreadnorwrite

D

Aliwentawayquickly.

E

Nasreddinwasnotpleased

61.62.63.64.65.

四、補全對話。(5小題，每小題2分，共10分)

William:Jerry,doyouknowthefamoushost-LiYong?

Jerry:Yes.66.

William:Whatdoyouthinkofhisgameshows?

Jerry:Iloveallh