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1、2016 学年度第一学期八年级期中考试英语试题 2015.10一 单项选择1 The money the man won in the lottery is _dollars.A two millions B two million C two millions of D two million of 2 You should eat _ fruits and vegetables.A a little B a lots of C plenty of D a plenty of 3 Im not tired.If I were tired,I _a rest.A had B would hav
2、e C will have D have 4. I _ take a bus to school than _ a taxi,for its cheaper.A would rather,riding B prefer to,ride C would rather,ride D prefer, riding5. Im really shy and I just dont enjoy parties,_I dont know anyone there?A What if B How about C Whats the matter D Why not6. do you have an Engli
3、sh party?Once a month.A. How old B. How far C. How often D. How long7. Did you use to play football? .A. No, I dont B. No, I used C. No, I didnt D. Yes, I didnt8. The old man lived but he didnt feel .A. lonely; alone B. alone; alone C. alone; lonely D. lonely; lonely9. Is your father a teacher? Well
4、, he .A. used to B. like to C. used to be D. would be10. Do you want ? No, thanks!A. nothing else B. else something C. else anything D. anything else二 阅读理解AFuel for Tomorrow Can cars run without gasoline(汽油) ？A fuel(燃料) is a substance(物质) that can be burned to make energy. Today, gasoline is used as
5、 a fuel for cars and planes. Tomorrow, we may use different fuels.One idea is to use old fuels in new ways. Methane(甲烷)，also called natural gas, is an old fuel. It is used in our stoves to cook our food. It is also used to make hot water and to heat our homes. Methane is not as heavy as gasoline, an
6、d it is safer. It does not explode(爆炸) easily. Also, when methane burns, very little is left. The air stays lean. There are problems, however. Methane gas takes up a lot of space, Cars and airplanes would need bigger fuel tanks(大容器). But scientists think they can solve the space problem. They hope t
7、hat safe, clean methane will be a fuel for our cars of tomorrow.1. The word fuel is used for anything that .A. can be burned to make energy B. is put into a tank C. is expensive to bum2. According to the story, methane is than gasoline.A. dirtier B. safer C. heavier3. According to the passage, one o
8、f the problems with using methane for fuel is that the gas .A. takes up a lot of space B. is hard to find C. does not burn very easily4. In the passage, methane is called an old fuel because it has been . A. used often before B. used in cars for many years C. stored for a long time5. Suppose your ca
9、r uses methane gas. Which one of the following statements is the best reason for getting a larger fuel tank?A. You would not have to refuel so often. B. The extra methane would help make the car heavier. C. You should burn less methane.BWhen you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an
10、 English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” a s an example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation(翻译) ？It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.Languages do not just have different sounds, they are
11、 different in many ways. Its important to master(掌握) therules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speakers put words in a wrong order, the listener ca nt understand the speakers sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the s
12、entence changes, But sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesnt change. Lets see the difference between the two pairs of sentences.“She ony like apples.” “Only she likes apples.”“I have seen the film already.” “I have already seen the film.”When you are learning English, you
13、must do your best to get the spirit(精神实质) of the language and use it as the English speaker does.6. From the passage we know that when we are learning Enlgish.A. we shouldnt put every word into our own languageB. we should look up every word in the dictionaryC. we need to put every word into our own
14、 languageD. we must read word by word7. The writer thinks it is in learning English.A. difficult to understand different soundsB. possible to remember the word orderC. important to master the rules in different waysD. easy to master the rules for word order8. We can learn from the passage that .A. t
15、he meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the wordsB. the order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentenceC. sometimes different order of words has a different meaningD. if the order of words is different, the meaning of a sentence must be different9. “She only likes apples.” means .A. is the same as “Only she likes apples.”B. is different from “Only she likes apples.” C. means “She likes fruit except apples.”D. means “She doesnt like apples.”10. Which is the best title for this passage?A. different Orders
