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1、第 1 页 共 15 页 八年级 下 期中英语试卷八年级 下 期中英语试卷 题号 IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIII总分 得分 一 单选题 本大题共 15 小题 共 15 0 分 1 It s almost eight years we saw each other last time A sinceB beforeC afterD when 2 the way have you seen Jane today Yes I saw her my way here A In onB By inC On inD By on 3 Sorry I m late Mrs White here on t
2、ime next time A BeB BeingC To beD Don t be 4 great fun we hadin Huqiu Park last Sunday A HowB WhatC How aD What a 5 When will Wuxi Metro Line 4open next year Only 10 of it been built A Until hasB Until have C Not until hasD Not until have 6 How clean the room is Yes I am sure that someone it A clean
3、sB cleanedC has cleanedD had cleaned 7 Did you hear the strange noise next door around ten o clock last night No I my favourite TV programme in my bedroom A Have watchedB watchedC am watchingD was watching 8 Why is Mr Wu so popular among students Because he is always with us when answering questions
4、 A patientB carefulC angryD bored 9 What should I do doctor healthy you should take more exercise A KeepB To keepC KeepingD Kept 10 How terrible A typhoon hit that area last week But no one got hurt A luckilyB quicklyC usuallyD badly 11 Excuse me I I was in your way 挡路 A didn t realizeB don t realiz
5、e C haven t realizedD wasn t realizing 12 I can t stop smoking doctor For your health I m afraid you A mayB canC have toD need 13 Could you tell me how many books I can borrow at a time Sorry at all Our computer system has broken down A NotB NothingC NoneD No 14 Will you take D5581 or G7619 to Hangz
6、hou G7619 I will have to more money but it will much less time A cost payB take costC spend payD spend take 第 2 页 共 15 页 15 It shouldn t take long to clear up after the get together if we all volunteer to help I quite agree with you A Practice makes perfect B Many hands make light work C Better late
7、 than never D The early bird catches the worm 二 阅读理解 本大题共 12 小题 共 24 0 分 A Stephen Hawking was born in England in 1942 and died on March 14 2018 He s one of the most famous scientists on space and time in the world Hawking is researching 研究 how the universe 宇宙 began and how it ends He was called the
8、 King of the Universe When he studied math and science at Oxford University Hawking had motor neuron disease 运动神经元病 an incurable illness which made him unable to speak or breathe 呼吸 without the help of machines However he had a wheelchair 轮椅 with a special computer with which he can communicate with
9、 others In spite of 不管 all these difficulties he never gave up his hope of living and went on to study at Cambridge University after graduating from Oxford University In 1965 he got a doctor s degree 博士学位 in philosophy 哲学 He works as a professor 教 授 at Cambridge University Because of his serious ill
10、ness it was difficult for him to draw or to write So he started to think in pictures With this new way of thinking he is respected 尊敬 by people in the world Then in 1988 he wrote his first important book A Brief History of Time It has been sold more than 5 5 million copies 本 in 33 different language
11、s He was once invited to China to give lectures 做演讲 His self confidence 自信 and humorous conversations impressed us deeply 给我们留下深 刻的印象 From Stephen Hawking s unusual experience 经历 we learn that nobody should lose hope no matter 不管 how bad the situation is As he once said Life is not fair you just hav
12、e to do the best you can in your own situation 16 How old was Hawking when he died A 70 B 76 C 66 D 86 17 Which of the following is true A Hawking was called the King of the World B Hawking went on to study at Oxford University after graduating from Cambridge University C Hawking s book A Brief of T
13、ime is a popular novel 小说 D Hawking was confident and humorous 18 The underlined 划线的 word incurable in second paragraph means A 无法治愈的B 难以确诊的C 常见的D 可以治愈的 19 What would be the best title for this passage A Motor Neuron DiseaseB Life is Fair C Professor Stephen HawkingD A Brief History of Time B Many d
14、aily American expressions are based on colours Red is a hot colour Americans often use it to represent heat When they say red hot that means they are very angry about something Loud music is popular with many people Some may say that such music is red hot 第 3 页 共 15 页 Pink is a lighter kind of red P
15、eople sometimes say I m in the pink when they are in good health The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink colour that shows that they are in good health Blue is a cool colour The old Blues
16、 music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music Blues is slow and sad Someone who is blue is very sad The colour green is natural for trees and grass But it is an unnatural colour for humans A person who has an upset stomach may say I m feeling a bit green A person on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves can be said look very green Sometimes a person may be very jealous because he does not have anything as nice as someone has like a fast new car That person may say I m gr
