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1、第 1 页 共 18 页 八年级 下 期中英语试卷八年级 下 期中英语试卷 题号 IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIXXXI总分 得分 一 单选题 本大题共 10 小题 共 10 0 分 1 It is said that the government will build international bank here Do you believe news A a theB the C an theD an a 2 Did James invite you to his party Yes But I had to it because it was hard for me to sp
2、are time for it A returnB refuseC renewD review 3 I went to side of the road in order to avoid him A another to meetB another meeting C the other to meetD the other meeting 4 If you don t know with your old clothes you can send them to me A where to doB what to doC how to doD which to do 5 Please mo
3、ve the chair It is A on my wayB in my wayC by the wayD in some ways 6 Li lei can t go swimming with us today because he take care of his sick mother A has toB mayC mustD need 7 I used to in the country But now I am used to in the city A live liveB living living C live livingD living live 8 Where s y
4、our father He Beijing He there since last month A has gone to has goneB has been to has been C has gone to has beenD has been to has gone 9 Would you mind telling who to ask for help with writing A My pleasureB No not at all C No I don t mindD Yes I will 10 Harry finally won the first prize Really A
5、 Many hands make light work B Every dog has its day C Burn the candle at both endsD It never rains but it pours 二 阅读理解 本大题共 15 小题 共 15 0 分 A Interesting festivals in the world Throwing tomatoes Spain 西班牙 Spain takes tomatoes fights to a whole new level But the tomatoes are being thrown not eaten The
6、 festival takes place during the last Wednesday in August Trucks 卡车 carry tomatoes into the square People rush to the 第 2 页 共 18 页 tomatoes and throw them into the crowd Rolling cheese England This festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May It takes place on Cooper s Hill A large wheel of chee
7、se 奶酪 is roiled down Cooper s Hill The festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese Burning man The United States The Burning Man Festival lasts a week it is from the Monday bef
8、ore Labor Day to Labor Day which falls on the first Monday in September in America The festival takes place in the Black Rock Desert The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture 雕塑 of a man Pouring water Thailand The Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thaila
9、nd Rather than a single day Thailand celebrates the New Year from April 13th to April 15th Thai people run after each other pouring water Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land 11 Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May
10、 A Spain B England C The United States D Thailand 12 Which festival is held in Black Rock Desert A Throwing tomatoes B Rolling cheese C Burning man D Pouring water 13 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage A The tomatoes are thrown into the crowd to eat B Not all the festivals above
11、 fall on the single day C Burning a large real man is the best part of the festival D Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists B Yellow Dress By Janet Lee Mary had a yellow dress Bought from the department store It looked as beautiful as the moon And as bright as the sun Mary wore
12、 all the time The yellow dress I felt so right Every day from day to night I saw her in the dress so bright Buy me a yellow dress I cried to Mom and Dad As beautiful and bright As the dress the girl living near has I cried and cried and cried Until they said with sad eyes We need food for your baby
13、sister And clothes for your coming brother 第 3 页 共 18 页 Since then I ve learned Mary s yellow dress Is better to dream of Than to ask for 14 From the poem we know that Mary and the writer may be A classmatesB relativesC neighborsD sisters 15 Why does the writer say Everyday from day to night I saw h
14、er in the dress so bright A The writer lived with Mary B The dress had sun shapes on it C The writer liked the dress very much D The dress was Mary s school uniform 16 What did the writer s parents mean by their words A They did not like the yellow dress B They did not have money for a dress C They
15、already had a dress for her baby sister D They would ask Mary where to buy the yellow dress C It is believed in some ways that the daughter is father s lover But my experience has taught me in a different way For a long time my father has been a very vague 模糊的 figure to me He was a man of few words
16、tall but slim and nothing else When I was in primary school my father was never there to pick me up and he never came to any of my parent teacher meetings He was always busy doing projects I remember when I was in middle school and my head was badly hurt in a PE class During my operation my father was still busy with his work This hurt me most At that moment I thought my father as a cold blooded man who did not care about me at all But things seemed different I would give a speech at my high sch
