新目标英语八年级（上）期中测试题

赵修江

Ⅰ. 词汇

A） 根据句意及首字母或汉语提示，写出空白处所缺的单词。

1. We usually see things with our e__________.

2. He is t_________. Please give him some water to drink.

3. Coolly is very quiet. Shes c_________ than anyone else in our class.

4. Peter is so funny！ He often makes everyone l_______.

5. Forty and sixty is a h_______.

6. Dont ___________（忘记） to close the windows when you leave the room！

7. His daughter is ill. He ________（担心） about her very much.

8. Im not full. Will you please give me ________（另一个） cake？

9. __________（也许） you should eat more vegetables. They can keep you healthy.

10. He didnt go to bed _________（直到） his father came back last night.

B） 从方框内选用适当的动词（组）并用其正确形式填空。

start with， get a cold， think about， grow up， take a walk，miss， send， mean， travel abroad， smoke

1. He ________ he would help those poor children.

2. She _______ a letter to Susan by air yesterday.

3. My parents learned English by _______ pronunciation（发音）.

4. Look！ Who_________ along the river？

5. Jane is not healthy. She often ________.

6. What are you going to do when you _______？

7. When I was abroad， I________ my teachers and classmates very much.

8. Mr Johnson never _________ such a thing.

9. Is ________ a healthy habit？

10. —Where are Kate and Mary？

—They________.

Ⅱ. 单项选择

1. You are a little heavy. You must_________less meat.

A. try to eat B. try eat

C. to try eat D. try eating

2. Cara usually exercises every morning. But________he has to prepare breakfast.

A. always B. never

C. hardly ever D. sometimes

3. My parents want me to drink_________every morning. They say it is good for my health.

A. coffee B. beer C. fruit D. milk

4. —Whats Jack doing for vacation？

—He is_________in a mountain.

A. go hiking B. go swimming

C. going hiking D. going

5. —Where are you going to spend your vacation？

—I am going _________with my friends.

A. to the supermarket B. to the seaside

C. to the park D. at home

6. —_________is it from your home to the hospital？

—About three kilometers.

A. How long B. How far

C. How often D. How many

7. Sorry， Im busy today. I have _______ homework to do.

A. much too B. too much

C. many too D. too many

8. Its raining hard outside， so we_________stay in the classroom.

A. has to B. can

C. have to D. might

9. Is he studying________a test_______ Monday morning？

A. at； on B. for； on

C. on； at D. on； for

10. In some ways， Lucy and Lily look________， but the twins are a little different______each other.

A. same； from B. the same； from

C. the same； as D. same； as

11. The old man walks ___________ than the little boy.

A. very slowlier B. much slowlier

C. very more slowlier D. much more slowly

12. __________it was raining，_________ he still went out to buy some food.

A. Because； so B. Because； ×

C. Although； × D. Although； but

13. As a result， the girls ________ the boys andthe match.

A. beat； beat B. won； won

C. won； beat D. beat； won

14. Do you know if he ______back next week？ If he _______ back， please let me know.

A. comes； will come B. will come； comes

C. comes； comes D. will come； will come

15. —Could you please go to the movies with me？

—_________. I have to do my homework.

A. Yes， sure B. Sorry， I cant

C. No， you cant D. No problem

Ⅲ. 句型转换按照括号内的要求改写下列句子，每空填一词。

1. He has enough money for the lab. （改为一般疑问句）

___________he_________enough money for the lab？

2. The Greens return to England three times a year. （对画线部分提问）

_____ ______do the Greens return to England？

3. The man looks the same age as my uncle. （改为同义句）

The man looks_______ _______ ________my uncle.

4. Jims cake is bigger than Mikes. （改为同义句）

Mikes cake__________ __________than Jims.

5. Lucy is quiet. Lily is quiet， too. （改为同义句）

__________Lucy ________ Lily are quiet.

6. Lucys sister has a cold now. （对画线部分提问）

Whats the ______ ______ Lucys sister？

7. The present is very nice. （改为感叹句）

_______ _____the present is！

8. I think the movie is terrible. （改为否定句）

I_________think the movie ________ terrible.

9. Mr Black is giving us a talk now. （用next week替换now改写句子）

Mr Black_____ _____ _____ ______us a talk next week.

10. It takes about forty-five minutes to go from my home to my school. （对画线部分提问）

_______ _____does it take to go from your home to your school？

Ⅳ. 汉译英根据汉语句子，完成英语句子，每空限填一词。

1. 凯特喉咙痛。她应该喝一些加有蜂蜜的热茶。

Kate _______a________throat. She__________drink some hot tea________ _________.

2. 至于我，我的梦想是有一天成为一名科学家。

______ _______me， my dream is________ _________a scientist one day.

3. 去年他曾经考虑过去希腊度过一个轻松的假期。

Last year he_________about_________to Greece________a_________vacation.

4. 我迫不及待地租来了有关哈利·波特的光碟。

I _______ _______ _________ _______some videos about Harry Porter.

5. 在成都，到学校的最普遍的方式是骑自行车，在北京也如此。

In Chengdu， the most popular________of_________to school is by bike，________is________in Beijing.

6. 亨利喜欢步行去上学，这花不了多长时间。

Henry likes________to school. It________ _________long.

7. 我感到很累，而且头疼得很厉害。

Im feeling very________ _________and I have_________ _________headache.

8. 下周末去钓鱼如何？

What about________ _________next weekend？

9. 她将在星期五去上海。

She is_________ _________Shanghai_________Friday.

10. 坐火车去郑州要多长时间？

How long___________it________to go to Zhengzhou by train？

Ⅴ. 补全对话从下面的方框中选择恰当的句子填入空白处，完成对话。

Mary： Hey， Kevin. You dont look well. Whats the matter？

Kevin：____1____

Mary： Oh， dear！ Why dont you stay in bed for a rest？

Kevin：____2____

Mary： Shall I call her and tell her you are ill？

Kevin：____3____

Mary： OK. Ill do that. Im going to the stores now. Can I get you some medicine？

Kevin：____4____

Mary： Yes， of course. Is there anything else I can do for you？

Kevin：____5____

A. No， Ill be all right. Thanks for your help.

B. I cant. Im going to the library with Susan this afternoon.

C. Oh， yes， please. Her number is in the phone book.

D. My head hurts and I feel really hot.

E. Could you buy some aspirin for me， please？

Ⅵ. 完形填空

Dear Mother，

Im writing to you from our hotel in a small town near the sea. Mary and I are on holiday with the children for a few days. We are happy to be here， but we are having ___1___.

The weather isnt very good. Its ___2___and cloudy. Now Im ___3___the window and its raining cats and dogs.

The___4___arent happy. They are having a ___5___time and they are sitting on the bed， playing cards and watching TV.

The ___6 ___here are expensive， and the food isnt___7___. Mary is at the doctors office now. Shes having problems with her stomach.

All the other___8___here are beautiful and new，___9___our hotel is old. And there is something wrong with the toilet.

As you can see， Mother， we are having a few problems here at the town， but we are___10___. We are happy to be on holiday， and we are happy to be together.

Ted

1. A. some meetings B. good rest

C. some problems D. a good harvest

2. A. cold B. warm C. hot D. sunny

3. A. looking after B. seeing

C. coming over D. looking out of

4. A. teachers B. Mary and I

C. people D. children

5. A. great B. good C. bad D. funny

6. A. restaurants B. hotels C. schools D. towns

7. A. bad B. cheap C. fast D. very good

8. A. hotels B. banks

C. restaurants D. train station

9. A. and B. but C. so D. or

10. A. unhappy B. happy C. healthy D. friendly

Ⅶ. 阅读理解

（A）

In America， some kids dont just get cakes， cards and gifts（礼物） on their birthdays. Even singing the birthday song is not enough. Theyll also be waiting for spankings（打屁股） on that day！

Thats not because they do something wrong. Its an old custom to give children birthday spankings. Its said the custom started hundreds of years ago in Europe.

The spanking brings good luck and congratulations to the birthday boy or girl.

Usually， a child gets one spanking for each year of age， and another one to grow on. Sometimes they also get one to live on， one to eat on， and one to be happy on.

If a child didnt get a birthday spanking， people thought he or she might have bad luck. But now the spanking is more like a joke or fun.

If you go to America one day， maybe youll be hit（打） on your birthday， too！

1. An American kid may get ________ on his birthday.

A. cakes B. cards

C. gifts D. A，B and C

2. The birthday spankings started__________.

A. years ago B. hundreds of years ago

C. in Asia D. in Canada

3. Whats not there in a spanking on birthday？

A. Each year of age. B. Bad luck.

C. Growing on. D. Being happy on.

4. People today give their children birthday spankings________.

A. seriously B. hard

C. not very often D. just as a joke or fun

5.Whats the best title for the passage？

A. More than a birthday cake

B. Dont spend a birthday in America

C. Children in America

D. Spankings are good for you

（B）

Hong Kong Harbor Cruise（航游） By Night

Enjoy a wonderful dinner on the ferry（渡船） and see the fantastic（极好的） city lights.

Time： 7：00 p.m.-10：00 p.m. daily

PRICE：with dinnerwithout dinner

Adult（成年人）：HK $ 300HK $ 120

Child under 12： HK $ 210HK $ 84

START/STOP： Kowloon Public Pier（Near Star Ferry Pier）

TICKET OFFICE： Star Company （123 Canton Road）

根据上述海报内容，回答下列问题：

6. When does the cruise start？

7. How long does the cruise take？

8. Where does the cruise end（结束）？

9. If Mr and Mrs Brown want to have dinner on the ferry， how much do they need pay？

10. Where can they buy tickets？

（C）

We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. It also gives you more energy. And you will feel better about yourself. Its best to exercise twice a week. Twenty minutes each time is enough.

There are many ways to exercise. You can walk， run， play sports， or swim. Many people go to special places to exercise. They are called “fitness centers”. These places have a lot of equipment. Some people buy equipment for their homes. But it is very expensive.

Exercising can be fun. Friends can exercise together at a fitness center. Or they can play sports together. How do you exercise？

根据短文内容完成下列句子：

11. Doctors think exercising is_______for us.

12. Its best to exercise_______a week and_______minutes each time is enough.

13. Many people go to special places called “______centers” to exercise.

14. Exercising equipment is very________.

15. ________can exercise together at a fitness center.

（D）

Linda and Betty were both nineteen years old. In June， after a school year was over， they decided to take a vacation in the country. They went to several towns and villages， visited some places of interest， saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They enjoyed themselves very much.

One afternoon， they were going to stay overnight in a small town. It was too hot to go further and they wished they could find a river and swim in the cool water. They were driving the car slowly while they were looking around. Suddenly Linda saw a lake not far away. They drove there fast and parked the car by the lake. They looked around and found a woman sitting on a stone and fishing there. When they took off their clothes and were going to jump into the water， the woman came up to them and shouted， “Sorry， Madams swimming is not allowed（允许） in the lake！”

“Why didnt you tell us about it before we took off our clothes？” Betty said angrily.

“But it isnt forbidden to take off clothes by the lake，” said the woman.

16. Linda and Betty were_____________.

A. the same age B. sisters

C. doctors D. old

17. After a school year was over in June， they _________in the country.

A. traveled B. had a picnic

C. had a party D. went to the cinema

18. __________， so they wanted to go for a swim in the cool water.

A. They were good at swimming B. It was very hot

C. The rivers were beautiful D. They were very tired

19. The woman didnt want them_________.

A. to fish in the lake B. to take off their clothes

C. to swim in the lake D. to get angry

20. The underlined word “forbidden” means “_________” in Chinese.

A. 允许 B. 禁止

C. 同意 D. 干扰

（E）

Running is becoming popular these days. Many of us run for our health. Doctors say many health problems come from these bad habits： eating too much， drinking too much， smoking， and not taking enough exercise. Doctors tell us， “Eat and drink less， dont smoke， and exercise more.”

Running is a good form of exercise because it helps build a strong heart. It also helps most people lose weight. One 68-year-old woman runs three times a week. She runs to lose weight. “I love to eat，” she says.

Running is good for health in other ways， too. Many runners say running keeps colds and other small health problems away. “Running is my doctor，” says one man.

Running can also help people to relax. So today men and women of all ages enjoy running.

21. Many people enjoy running because they want to ___________.

A. eat much B. keep healthy

C. run fast D. waste time

22. Doctors tell people___________.

A. not to smoke B. not to exercise

C. to drink much D. to eat much

23. The underlined word “weight” in the second paragraph means “_________” in Chinese.

A. 疾病 B. 体重 C. 速度 D. 健康

24. The third paragraph shows that___________.

A. running helps people to relax

B. runners have many health problems

C. running helps build a strong heart

D. runners have few health problems

25. The writer mainly tells us_________.

A. how to run

B. how to lose weight

C. that running is a good way to keep healthy

D. that running is better than doctors

Ⅷ. 书面表达

Ann和Anna是一对孪生姐妹。请根据图示，写一篇短文介绍她们姐妹两个。开头已经给出，要求60个词左右。

Ann and Anna are twins，____________________________________________

Key：

Ⅰ. A） 1. eyes2. thirsty3. calmer4. laugh5. hundred6. forget

7. worries8. another9. Maybe/Perhaps10. until

B） 1. meant2. sent3. starting with4. is taking a walk

5. gets a cold6. grow up7. missed8. thinks about

9. smoking10. are traveling abroad

Ⅱ. 1-5 ADDCB6-10 BBCBB11-15 DCDBB

Ⅲ. 1. Does； have2. How often3. as old as4 is smaller

5. Both； and6. matter/trouble with7. How nice8. dont； is

9. is going to give10. How long

Ⅳ. 1. has； sore； should； with honey2. As for； to be

3. thought； going； for； relaxing4. couldnt wait to rent

5. way； getting； so； that6. walking； doesnt take

7. tired； a bad8. going fishing9. leaving for/going to； on

10. does； take

Ⅴ. 1-5 DBCEA

Ⅵ. 1-5 CADDC6-10 ADABB

Ⅶ. 1-5 DBBDA6. At 7:00 pm.7. Three hours.

8. At Kowloon Public Pier.9. HK$ 600.

10. At Star Company. /At 123 Canton Road. /At the ticket office.

11. good12. twice； twenty13. fitness14. expensive15. Friends

16-20 AABCB21-25 BABDC

Ⅷ. One possible version：

Ann and Anna are twins. In some ways， they look the same， and in other ways， they look different. Ann is as tall as Anna， and Ann has longer hair than Anna. But Anna is more outgoing than Ann. They both have a lot of beautiful clothes， but Annas clothes are much cooler than Anns. Theyre in the same school and are both good at school work， though Anns school work is better than Annas.