八年级英语下册期中考试试题班级:姓名:考号:一.单项选择题(20个小题;每小题1分,满分20分。)()1.Thetownwillhave_______treesand______pollution.Aless;moreBmore;lessCfewer;fewerDless;less()2.Sheis_____at___than______.Agood;sing;danceBbetter;singing;dancingCwell;singing;dancingDbest;sing;dance()3.Idon’tlikethismovie.It’s_________thatone.AasinterestingasBnotasinterestingasCmoreinterestingthanDlessinterestingas()4.Thelittleboywrotea________lettertohisuncle.Afive-hundred-wordBfive-hundred-wordsCfive-hundreds-wordDfive-hundreds-words()5.Cruisewent_______thereading-roomand_____Danny____it.Ainto;find;intoBin;find;inCinto;found;intoDinto;found;in()6.MrLiaskedSimon_______toclosethewindowswhenheleft.Adon’tforgetBtonotforgetCtoforgetnotDnottoforget()7.They______somebooksfromthelibrarylastweek.AlendBlendsCbuyDborrowed()8.What________canIdoforyou?AothersBotherCelseDanother()9.__________tallthegirlis!AHowBHowaCWhatDWhata()10.Hesaid_______,“Idon’thave_____todothat!”.A.loudlyenough;enoughtimeB.enoughloudly;enoughtimesC.loudlyenough;timesenoughD.enoughloudly;timeenough()11.Thereareabout______peopleoverthere.A.hundredofB.ahundredofC.hundredsof()12.Don’tbringfoodtothelibrary.Oryourteacherwill______.A.takeawayitB.takeitawayC.takethemaway()13.Ifyouhaveanyproblems,youcouldaskmefor______.A.someadvicesB.anyadviceC.someadvice()14.-Howmuchdidyou______theT-shirt?-It’sunexpensive,only55yuan.A.spendB.costC.payfor()15.ThatdayIfollowedanalien______where____going.A.tosee,heisB.tosee,isheC.see,heis()16.Helives____,butheneverfeels_____.A.lonely,aloneB.alone,lonelyC.alone.alone()17.Iheardaman_____intheroomyesterdaynight.A.speakingB.speaksC.tospeak()18.Ifyoudon’tgotothezoo,Iwillnot,_____.A.eitherB.neitherC.too()19.Ifailedmymathtest,Idon’tknow______.A.WhattodoB.WhattodoitC.Howtodo()20.Iwantto____afootballteam,soIcan_____manymatches(比赛)A.join,takepartinB.takepartin,joinC.join,join二.完形填空(10个小题;每小题2分,满分20分。)There21manypeopleonthebusandtherewerenoemptyseats.Whenayoungmangotin,anoldwomannear22wantedtostandup,buttheyoungmanpushedherback23herseat.“Thankyou,”hesaid.“Butpeople24that.I25stand.”“Butyoungman,letme----”said26oldwoman.“Iaskyou27yourseat.”Theyoungmandidn’tlettheoldwomanfinishwithahandonhershoulder.Buttheoldwomanagainwantedtogetup,saying,“Youngman,pleaseletme….”“No,no,”saidtheyoungman,andthenhepushedherbankintoherseatagain.Atlast,theoldwomanmanagedtogetup.She28theyoungman.“You29methreestopsawayfrommyhouse.Iwantedto30.”21.AareBwereChadDhas22.AhimBheCsheDher23.AinBonCintoDto24.AdoBdidn’ttoCnottodoDdon’tdo25.AcanBcouldCmustDneed26.AaBanCtheD/27.AtokeepBkeepCkeptDkeeps28.AsaytoBsaidtoCspokeDtalkedfor29.AcarriedBtookCbroughtDgot30.AgetBgetupCgetonDgetoff三.阅读理解(15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)AAustraliaisthesmallestcontinent(洲)intheword.ItisalittlesmallerthanChina.Itistothesouthoftheequator(赤道).Sowhenitissummerinourcountry,itiswinterinAustralia.Australiahasasmallpopulation(人口).ThepopulationofAustraliaisnearlythesameasthatofShanghai,acityinChina.Australiaisfamousforitssheepandkangaroos(袋鼠).Afterashortdrivefromanytown,youwillfindyourselfinthemiddleofwhitesheep.Sheepareeverywhere.Haveyouseenakangaroo?Ithasa“bag”belowitsbreast(胸)Themotherkangarookeepsitsbabykangaroointhe“bag”.Itisverystrange,isn’tit?31.ChinaisthanAustralia.A.largerB.largeC.smallD.smaller32.ItisinAustraliawhenitissummerinourcountry.A.autumnB.springC.winterD.summer33.ThepopulationofAustraliaisalmostthesameasthatofinChina.A.BeijingB.TianjinC.NanjingD.Shanghai34.Australiaisfamousforits.A.kangaroosB.deerC.elephantsD.birds35Whydoesthepassagesaythekangaroosisastrangeanimal?Because.A.itisakindofbirdB.ithasa“bag”belowitsbreastC.itisakindoffishD.itisverydangerousBNamePersonalinformationNormanBethuneBornin1890,AdoctorinCanadaDiedinNovember,1939inChina,CametoChinainMarch1938CelineDionBorninCanada,Asingingstar,In1997sangMyHeartWillGoOnforthefilmTitanicThomasThomasBornin1847,inUSA,Madeover1,000inventions,Diedin1931MarkTwainBornin1835,inUSA,AwriterinUSA,Diedin1910,WroteTheAdventureofTomesawyerBillGatesBornin1955,inUSA,WroteBusiness@theSpeedofThought,OwnsMicrosoftCompany36._______isfromCanada.A.BillGatesB.MarkTwainC.ThomasThomasD.CelineDion37.The____________wasbornin1835.A.inventorB.singerC.doctorD.writer38.MyHeartWillGoOnisthenameofa_________.A.bookB.songC.storyD.film39.DrBethuneworkedinChinaforabout_____years.A.2B.4C.6D.840.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.MarkTwainWroteBusiness@theSpeedofThought.B.BillGatesstartedworkingforMicrosoftCompanyin1955.C.ThomasThomasmadeover1,000inventions.D.CelineDionstoppedsingingin1997.C阅读短文,根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。Computerareverypopularnow.PeoplearetalkingaboutandusingtheInternet(互联网)everywhere,buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindoutthattheInternetwassetupin1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworks(网络)didn’tworkverywell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Anewnetworksystem(系统)hadtodesigned.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,information(信息)couldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthisway,thecomputernetworksystem