（初二）八年级英语第二学期期中试题（人教版）含答案不含听力
听力部分略
Ⅱ.单项选择 （每小题1分，共15分）请你从所给的三个选项中，选出可以填入空白出的最佳选项。
( )16. A place to live in space is _________.
A. a space station B. an apartment C. a rocket
( ) 17. There ________ two football matches on TV tomorrow evening.
A. will have B. is going to be C. are going to be
( ) 18. He goes to work early on workdays _________ Saturday and Sunday.
A. except B. between C. on
( ) 19. ---My friends always get better grades than I do. What should I do? ---__________.
A. Maybe you should be more friendly to the teachers
B. Maybe you should ask your parents for help
C. Maybe you should work harder
( ) 20. ---What time does the plane _________? ---I think at about 10 o’clock.
A. drop off B. get off C. take off
( ) 21. Lily called me _____ Friday morning and told me she was having a birthday party _________ me tomorrow.
A. at; for B. on; with C. on; for
( ) 22. Nina is clever but kind of lazy. If she _______harder, she _______ better grades.
A. will work; gets B. works; will get C. will work; will get
( ) 23. I was never ______ to receive a ______ result from my science teacher.
A. surprised; disappointed B. surprised; disappointing
C. surprising; disappointed
( ) 24. In China, many families are ______ to buy cars these days.
A. enough rich B. rich enough C. very rich
( )25. I don’t know ______ happened outside.
A. how B. what C. when
( ) 26. _______ the boy was walking down the street, the UFO landed.
A. While B. After C. Before
( ) 27.---Will there be more trees in the future? ---Yes, ______.
A. there will. B. they will. C. there are.
( )28. Tom often makes his friends _______.
A. laugh B. laughed C. laughing
( )29. We will go to visit the Great Wall, if it _______ tomorrow.
A. won’t rain B. isn’t rain C. doesn’t rain
( )30. Our country is getting stronger and stronger. I think there will be ________ poor people in the future.
A. more B. fewer C. less
Ⅲ.完形填空（每小题1分，共15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的是三个选项中，选 出一个最佳选项。
When Roy was four years old, his father 31 in an accident, leaving his mother and him. After Roy left high school, he wanted 32 to a good college in his hometown. But his mother would pay 33 money for his college education.
“I’ll try to do something 34 you as soon as you pass the entrance exam(高考),” said his mother. Roy took the exam. As a result, he could enter the college 35 he didn’t get very high grades.
His mother was very 36 , but she knew 37 money would be needed. The next day, she sold her car and asked her boss(老板) 38 another four hours’ work every day. She even had two jobs, one during the day and 39 at night. She had to walk to work and work twelve hours a day, seven days a week, but she didn’t 40 . She thought her son’s education was very important.
A term passed. Roy took his first exam after 41 the college. When the results were told, Roy ran home to 42 his mother the news.
“Mum,” he said. “I’ve got my exam results. You must be very 43 .”
“You mean you’ve passed?” she asked 44 .
“No, I haven’t. You can get your car back and stop 45 like that from now on.”
( )31. A. fell B. died C. hit
( )32. A. to go B. to come C. going
( )33. A. some B. much C. little
( )34. A. at B. for C. on
( )35. A. but B. though C. because
( )36. A. excited B. angry C. afraid
( )37. A. too many B. a little C. lots of
( )38. A. with B. for C. to
( )39. A. the other B. others C. another
( )40. A. complain B. work C. laugh
( )41. A. entered B. to enter C. entering
( )42. A. talk B. tell C. say
( )43. A. worried B. happy C. shy
( )44. A. happily B. terribly C. angrily
( )45. A. worked B. working C. to work
IV.阅读理解 (每小题2分，共30分) 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
A
My name is Alan. I live in Beijing. Now I am sitting at the window. I often sit here. I can look at the street. In Beijing the buses are blue. A bus is coming now.
There is a bus stop in front of our house. A lot of people are waiting for the bus. Look. An old woman is coming. She often misses the bus, because she never runs. Today she is lucky. The bus driver is waiting for her.
( )46. I often sit ________ .
A. at the door B. behind the window C. at my window
( )47. There is a bus stop ________ .
A. under our house B. near our house C. in front of our house
( )48.________ are waiting for the bus.
A. A few people B. A lot of people C. Old woman
( )49. The old woman often misses the bus because she ________ .
A. never runs B. doesn’t come C. can’t come
( )50. The buses in Beijing are ____________.
A. too big B. blue C. black
B
One day Mr. Brown sees a young woman in the street with children. He is very surprised because all the children are wearing the same clothes. White caps, blue coats and yellow trousers.
“Are all these children yours?”he asks the woman.“Yes, they are.” she answers.
“Do you always dress them in the same clothes ?”asks Mr. Brown.
“Yes, ”answers the mother.“When we have four children, we dress them in the same clothes because we don’t want to lose any of them. It is easy to see our children among other children because they are all wearing the same clothes. And now we have ten, we dress them like this because we don't want to take other children home. When there are other children among ours, it is easy to see them because their clothes are different.
( )51. How many people does Mr. Brown see in the street one day? He sees ___ in all.
A. ten B. eleven C. four
( )52. Why is he surprised? Because ________.
A. all the children are boys
B. all the children are in the same clothes
C. all the children are lovely
( )53. Why does the woman dress her children in the same clothes? Because ______.
A. she has so many children B. she loves her children
C. she wants to see her children easily among others
( )54. What kinds of clothes are the children wearing when Mr. Brown sees them?
A. White caps, blue coats and yellow trousers.
B. Blue caps, yellow coats and white trousers.
C. Yellow caps, white coats and blue trousers.
55. “We don't want to take other children home.”这句话的汉语意思是：
__________________________________________________________
C
My friend, Dick, has a large police dog. It’s name is Jack. Every Saturday afternoon Dick takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.
One Saturday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for a walk. But the man was still there. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the man and looked at him. But the man kept talking. Finally Jack could stand it no longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the man, but this time he held the man’s hat in his mouth.
( )56. From the story, we know that Jack is ________.
A. Dick’s good friend B. a large police dog C. a young man
( )57. Where does Dick walk with his dog every Saturday afternoon?
A. In his room B. In the street C. In the park
( )58. Jack became very worried one afternoon because ______.
A. he couldn’t go out for a walk as usual.
B. a young man came to visit Dick that afternoon.
C. Dick walked around his room several times.
( )59. What does the word “stand” mean in the passage?
A. 站立 B.理解 C.忍受
( )60. Why did Jack sit down again in front of the man with the hat in his mouth?
A. Try to make the man laugh.
B. Like the young man very much.
C. Ask the young man to leave.
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Ⅴ.听力填空略
Ⅵ.阅读理解（二）（每小题2分，共10分）阅读下面短文，简要回答所给问题。
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa started on June 11th and ended on July 12th. Thirty-two teams from different countries around the world took part in it. At last, Spain won the championship.
Look! This is the mascot(吉祥物) of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa—Zakumi, who was born on June 16th, 1994. Look! How lovely he is! His name is very interesting.
“Za” stands for(代表) South Africa, and “kumi” is an African word that means “10”.
Zakumi is a leopard(豹) with green hair and a big smile. He believes in the “language of football.” So he always take his football and invites everyone to play football with him. His green hair matches the grass on a football field.
The World Cup takes place every four years and the first World Cup was held in 1930, in Uruguay. From then on, each World Cup appeared(出现) in 1966 England World Cup. He was a lion wearing a British flag(旗帜). Mascots are great for getting people excited about football, and for making people laugh even if their team doesn’t win.
66. When will the next World Cup take place?
________________________________________________________
67. How many countries took part in the 2010 World Cup?
________________________________________________________
68. How old will Zakumi be in 2014?
________________________________________________________
69. What’s Zakumi’s special meaning?
________________________________________________________
70. Does each World Cup have a mascot?
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Ⅶ.词汇运用。（每小题1分，共10分）阅读下面短文，用方框中所给出的单词的正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺、正确、连贯。方框中有两个词是多余的。
health usual good sleep late real
be hour much loud have work
Everyone needs to sleep. During the day you work and play，at night you sleep. Your body rests while you 71._____. In the morning you are ready 72._____, study or play again. If you sleep at night, you can work or learn 73._____ in the day.
Your body grows more while you are asleep. No one can live without sleeping. If a child is tired, he needs 74._____ sleep than usual. You will be tired or will not be able to listen to your teachers in class or can’t work well if you do not have enough sleep at night. A baby will cry 75._____ if you wake him or her up when he or she is sleeping. You 76._____ able to work hard at your lessons if you 77._____ enough rest. Many students hope to learn more before rests, so theystudy until 78._____ at night. But they feel very tired in the day and they may forget more.
Boys and girls of eight or nine need ten 79.______ of sleep every night. Get enough sleep if you want to be strong and 80.______.
Ⅷ．补全对话。（每小题1分，共5分）根据下面对话内容，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使对话内容完整。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A. Did you finish your homework?
B. But there was too much smoke in the hallways.
C. Some people were trying to put out the fire.
D. And I ran out quickly with my mother.
E. She was doing the dishes in the kitchen.
F. We covered our mouths with wet towels(毛巾) ran out as we could.
G. Did you smell smoke?
A: Sue, can you tell me what you were doing when the fire started?
B: Well, I was doing my homework in my bedroom.
A: 81.____________
B: No, but my mother did.
A: Where was she?
B: 82.____________
A: What did you do then?
B: My mother asked me to get out of building quickly. 83.____________
A: Then, how did you run out?
B: 84._____________
A: You’re great. What did you see when you got out of the building?
B: There were many people outside. 85.___________ And soon some firemen came and put out the fire.
A: Thanks for telling me.
B: You’re welcome.
IX. 书面表达(共15分)请根据图画和所给词语用英语写一段50词左右、意思连贯的短文。
要求：(1)、不得出现真实的人名、校名或地名；(2)、书写规范、语言流畅、主题鲜明。
词语提示：
Mother's Day, Lily, get up, in the morning, to buy, say, happy
参考答案
Ⅱ.16—20 ACACC 21—25 CBBBB 26 —30 AAACB
Ⅲ.31—35 BABBB 36—40 ACBAA 41—45 CBBAB
Ⅳ.46—50 CCBAB 51—54 BBCA
55. 我们不想把其他孩子带回家。 56—60 BCACC
Ⅵ.66. In 2014. 67. Thirty-two / 32 countries.
68. Twenty / 20 years old.
69.“Za”stands for South Africa, and “kumi” means “10”.
70. No, it doesn’t.
Ⅶ.71. are sleeping 72. to work 73. better / well
74. more 75. loudly 76. will be 77. Have
78. late 79. hours 80. Healthy
Ⅷ. 81—85 G E B F C