八年級下學(xué)期英語期中試卷一、完形填空（共10小題,滿分10分）閱讀下面短文,從每小題A、B、C、D中選出一個能填入文章中相應(yīng)空白處的最佳答案。Aspeakerwasgivingaspeechtohisaudience(聽眾)onhowtodealwithstress.He1．a(chǎn)glassofwaterandasked,"How2．doyouthinkthisglassofwateris?"Theanswersweredifferentfrom20g3．500g."TheweightdependsonhowlongIholdit.IfIholditforaminute,it'sOK.IfIholditforanhour,Iwillhaveanacheinmyright4．.IfIholditforaday,youwillhavetocallanambulance(救護(hù)車).Itisexactly5．weight,butthelongerIholdit,theheavieritbecomes.Ifwecarryourburdens(負(fù)擔(dān))6．,soonerorlater,wewillnotbeabletocarryon,becausetheburdensarebecomingincreasinglyheavier.Whatwehavetodoistoputtheglassdown,7．forawhilebeforeholdingitupagain.Wehavetoputdowntheburdensattimes8．wecanberefreshed(恢復(fù)精神的)andareabletocarryon.Sobeforeyou9．backhomefromworktonight,puttheburdensofworkdown.Don'tcarrythembackhome.Youcanpickthemuptomorrow.10．burdensyouarehavingnowonyourshoulders,putthemdownforamomentifyoucan.Thenyou'llfeelrelaxed."1．A．madeup B．drankup C．gaveup D．heldup2．A．much B．heavy C．deep D．light3．A．to B．a(chǎn)t C．for D．in4．A．leg B．a(chǎn)rm C．knee D．foot5．A．a(chǎn)different B．a(chǎn)similar C．thesame D．theright6．A．foraminute B．forashorttimeC．a(chǎn)ttimes D．a(chǎn)llthetime7．A．think B．sleep C．rest D．work8．A．but B．because C．evenif D．sothat9．A．return B．go C．reach D．a(chǎn)rrive10．A．Whatever B．However C．Wherever D．Whenever二、閱讀理解（共14小題,滿分28分）閱讀短文，從各題的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最佳答案。Confucius（孔子）isthegreatestteacherinChinesehistory.HewasbornonSeptember28,551BC（公元前）intheKingdomofLu,intoday'sShandongProvince.Whenhewasyoung,heandhismotherhadahardlife.Attheageoffifteen,hebegantolearnmusic,andhedidwellinit.Thenhewentonlearningothersubjects.Whenhewasthirty,hebecameateacher.Hestartedhisownschool.Hebelievedeveryoneshouldhaveachancetogeteducationwhether（無論）theywererichorpoor.Hehadabout3,000studentsandmanyofthembecamefamous.ChineseseeConfuciusasthegreatestthinkerandalsothegreatestteacher.Hismostimportantideasarekindnessandgoodmanners.Hesaidyoungpeopleshouldtakecareoftheold.Peopleshouldstopthinkingofthemselvesandworkforothers.Hisideasarearoundinpeople'severydaylife.Todaypeoplecanstillhearthem,andtheygofarintoeastandsouthAsia.11．Confuciuswasborn.A．inSichuanProvince B．onAugust28C．intheKingdomofLu D．a(chǎn)bout1500yearsago12．Confuciuswasgoodatwhenhewasfifteen.A．music B．Chinese C．math D．othersubjects13．Asateacher,Confuciusthoughtthatcouldgeteducation.A．onlytherichB．onlythepoorC．notonlytherichbutalsothepoorD．neithertherichnorthepoor14．Whichofthefollowingisn'tConfucius'idea?A．Beingkind. B．Lookingaftertheold.C．Workingforothers. D．Thinkingofourselves.15．Theunderlinedword"they"means__________.A．goodmanners B．Confucius'ideasC．Confuciusandhisstudents D．Confucius'students閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后面的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是多余項(xiàng)。Sydney(悉尼)isintheeastofAustralia.16．.It'sfamousforitsOperaHouseandtheSydneyHarborBridge.Theweatheriswarm.Thetemperatureisabout12degreesinwinter.Anditisabout35degreesinsummer.Ithasbeautifulbeachesandmanyparks.17．.Youcanseemanyvisitorsintheparkfromdifferentcountries.It'squiteapopularpark.Theonlywaytoseethisparkisbygoing"bush(荒野小路)".Thenyoucouldfindsomenicegravel(沙礫)roads.18．.Ofcourseyouwillneedtotravelwithfoodandwater.Toseeasmallpartofthemountains,youneedsomedays,becausetherearemanyroadstogettotheBlueMountains.Sydneyhasmanybeautifulbeaches.19．.TheyareBondiandManly.Bondihasanicestreetwithmanyshopsandrestaurants.Parkingisnothardintheplace.Manlyisagreatbeachtogoto.Ifyouwanttogothere,youcantakeaboat.It'sacheapandgreatwaytoseetheSydneyharbor.IfyouaregoingtovisitSydney,Ihopeyouwillenjoyit.A.TheroadscantakeyoutotheBlueMountains.B.Itisalivelycity.C.Twoofthemarequitefamous.D.Sydneyhasmanybeautifulparks.E.InthewestofSydney,thereisabigparkcalledtheBlueMountains.請根據(jù)下面信息，在所給的信息中找出與其相匹配的選項(xiàng)．20．Mr.ZhangisthefirsttimetodriveacarwithhisfriendsinAmerica.21．ChenFanghascelebratedChineseNewYear'sDayfortimes.Nowsheiscuriousaboutothercountries'.22．TongDaHewasaskedtoanAmericanfriend'shomefordinner.It'snewtohim.23．EdisonHeisfallingloveinabeautifullady,butshedoesn'tknowit.24．iss.XieSheisgoingtohaveatripinLondon.Sheisnotsurewhatkindofclothessheshouldtake.A.Valentine'sDayFeb.14th.Sweethearts'day,onwhichpeopleinlovewitheachotherexpress(表達(dá))theirlovemassage.B.TrafficRulesinAmericaKeepleft!Don'tuseyourhorn(喇叭)toexpressangerorcomplain.C.WeatherinEnglandChangeable(變化多端).Don'tbesurprisedtoseeEnglishmenleavehomeonabright,sunnymorningwitharaincoatoranumbrella.D.EatinginAmericaHowtouseknifeandfork?Arriveontimeorearlier?E.ChristmasDec.25th.Thebiggestandbest-lovedholidayintheUSA.Hangingastocking,ChristmasTree,getpresentsfromSantaClaus.三、選詞填空（共2篇，20小題,滿分20分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,選擇適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~填空,使短文意思完整。每個選項(xiàng)只用一次,有兩項(xiàng)剩余。EuropeknowledgeanddevelopedrunsmoreduringbridgewentbecausemuchsharedTheSilkRoadisahistoricallyimportantinternationaltraderoute(路線)betweenChinaandtheMediterranean(地中海).Itbegan25．theWesternHanDynastyandhasbeena26．betweenEastandWestforover2,000years.TheancientroadstartedfromChang'an(nowXi'an)andendedinEastern27．,neartoday'sTurkeyandtheMediterraneanSea.Itwasabout6,500kilometerslongandwentacrossone-fourthoftheplanet.TheSilkRoadgotitsname28．Chinesesilkusedtobecarriedalongthisroad.Silk,jade,ceramicsandiron29．westtoRome.Andfromthewestcameglass,gemsandfoodlikecarrotsandsesame.TheSilkRoadwasveryimportanttobothChinaandtherestoftheworld.Itwas30．thananancientinternationaltraderoute.Besidestrade,31．a(chǎn)boutarts,scienceandliterature,aswellascrafts(工藝)andtechnologieswas32．a(chǎn)crosstheSilkRoad.Inthisway,languagesandcultures33．a(chǎn)ndinfluencedeachother.Today,alongtheSilkRoadthere'remanyplacesofinterest,suchastheTerracottaWarriorsinXi'anandMogaoGrottoesinDunhuang.Nowanewtrainline34．fromBeijingacrosstheSilkRoad.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,選擇適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~填空,使短文意思完整。每個選項(xiàng)只用一次,有兩項(xiàng)剩余。IfsomeeitherbutwordswhenwayableunlesslearnandreadingSomepeoplethinkthatifwewanttolearnEnglishwell,wemustlearnEnglishgrammarwellfirstofall.35．believewecan'tlearnEnglishwell36．wekeepasmanyEnglishwordsandphrasesaspossible.Inmyopinion,grammar,wordsandphrasesareveryimportant,37．theyarenotenough.Forexample,someofmyclassmatesarequitegoodatgrammarandhavelearnedalotofEnglish38．a(chǎn)ndphrases,buttheycan'texpressthemselvesinEnglish39．theymeetforeignfriends.Thebestwayto40．Englishwell,Ithink,istolearnanduseEnglishallthetime.Don'tbeafraidofbeinglaughedat,41．.We'dbetterdoalotoflistening,speaking,42．a(chǎn)ndwriting.IfyoucanformthehabitofthinkingandwritinginEnglishallday,youare43．tograspthespiritofEnglishwithinashortperiodoftime.Onlyinthis44．thatIsuggestcanwelearnEnglishwell.SoIthinkthisisthebestway.四、語法填空（共10小題,滿分10分）閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（不多于3個詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Inmostlanguages,agreetingisusually45．(follow)by"smalltalk".Smalltalkmeansthelittlethingswetalkaboutatthestartofaconversation.InEnglish-speaking46．(country)peopleoftenmakesmalltalkabouttheweather:"Niceday,isn'tit?""Terribleweather,isn'tit?"Butthereissomethingspecial47．smalltalk.Itmustbeaboutsomethingwhichbothpeoplehavethesameopinionabout.Thepurposeofsmalltalkis48．(let)bothpeopleagreeonsomething.Thismakes49．(meet)peopleeasierandmorecomfortable.Peopleusuallyagreeabouttheweather,soitisasafetopicforsmalltalk.Butpeopleoften50．(agree)aboutreligionorpoliticssothesearenotsuitabletopicsforsmalltalkinEnglish.Thetopicsforsmalltalkalsodependonwheretheconversationistakingplace.Atfootball51．(match),peoplemakesmalltalkaboutthegametheyarewatching:"Greatgame,isn'tit?"Atbus-stops,peoplemaycommentaboutthetransportsystem:"Thebusserviceisterrible,isn'tit?"Greetingsandsmalltalkareanimportantpartofconversationinanylanguage.Thewaypeoplegreeteachotherandthethingstheytalkabout,however,maybedifferent52．onelanguagetoanother.Thisshowsthatthereismuchmoretolearnwhenwelearnalanguagethanjustthevocabularyandthegrammar53．thelanguage.Wealsohavetolearnthesocial54．(behave)ofthepeoplewhospeakit.五、閱讀表達(dá)（共5小題,滿分10分）閱讀短文,根據(jù)要求完成下面各小題。WehadtostayatCousinKate'sfortheweekend.CousinKatewasreallybossy.Wehadtodoeverythingshesaid.Well,almosteverything.Thetroubleis,CousinKatelikestogetherownway.Ifwedon'tdowhatshesays,shecangetreallygrumpy.CousinKatesaidshehadanewcomputergame."I'llletyouplaywithit,"shesaid."Butyouhavetodojobsformefirst."Wereallywantedtoplaythegame,sowehadtodowhatCousinKatesaid.CousinKatesaid,"Seeallthoseleaves,youhavetorakethemup."CousinKatesatonthegroundandwatchedus."Whydon'tyouhelp?"weasked.ButCousinKatesaid,"I'mtheboss.YouhavetodowhatIsay."Ittookalongtimetorakeuptheleaves.Thewindkeptsnatchingthemandthecatthoughtitwasagame.CousinKatejustsaid,"Hurryup!"ThenCousinKatetookustothehenhouse."Youhavetogeteveryegg,"shesaid."Theyareunderthehens."Itwasaverysmellyjobandthehenspeckedourhands."Howmanyeggshaveyougot?"shoutedCousinKate."Ten,"wesaid."Notenough,"shesaid."Keeplooking."Wehadtostayinthesmellyhenhouseforalongtime.Then,atlast,CousinKatesaid,"Thatwilldo."Werushedoutofthehenhouse,butwefellover.Theeggsrolledoutofthebasketandsmashed.Theyolkranlikeayellowriver,overtheground.CousinKatewasreallycross."NowMumwon'thaveanyeggstosell!"sheshouted.Shestampedherfoot."Getthosesticks,"shesaid."Nowcoverupallthismesswithdirt!"OfcourseCousinKatedidn'thelp.Shejuststoodthere,tellingustogofaster.Wehadn'tquitefinishedwhenCousinKate'smothercameout."Kate!"shesaid."Whyhaven'tyourakeduptheleaves?"Therewereleaveseverywhere.Thecatwasflickingleavesoffitsback.Itlookedlikeitwassmiling!"Wherearetheeggs?"askedCousinKate'smother."Mrs.Macishereforthem."CousinKatehadtotellhermotherabouttheeggs.Hermotherwascross.Whenshefoundoutwehaddoneallthework,shewasreallycross!"Youhadtoworkforthatcomputergame,"shesaid."Thatwasthedeal!"CousinKate'smothergaveusthecomputergametotakehome."Youcankeepitforawhile,"shesaid.55．WhichjobsdoesKateaskustodo?56．What'sthemeaningoftheword"cross"?(InEnglish)57．DoyoulikeKate?Why?58．WhatdoyouwanttosaytoKate?59．WhatdoyouthinkofKate'smother?六、完成句子，根據(jù)每小題的漢語句子，完成英語句子，每空一詞。(每空1分，共10分)60．你做作業(yè)時越仔細(xì)，出的錯誤就越少。Themorecarefullyyoudoyourhomework,mistakesyouwillmake.61．一般而言，孩子們更愿意堅(jiān)持他們自己的想法。thekidswouldliketoholdontotheirownideas.62．她總是把她需要學(xué)的東西和感興趣的東西聯(lián)系起來。Shealwayswhatsheneedstolearnwhatshei