译林版八年级英语下学期期中测试
一、单项选择（共18 分，每小题1 分）从A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳
选项。
( ) 1.
— great success the Harry Potter series __________ so far!
—It has sales of 450 million copies, in over 200 countries and areas all over the
world!
A. What; is
B. What a; has been
C. How a; was
D. How; have been
( ) 2.
— How long have you __________ your new car?
—________.
A. had; Since 2 years
B. bought; In 1999
C. kept; For half a year ago
D. borrowed; Since 2007
( ) 3.
—What do you think of the life in the center of the city?
—Better, but I feel lonely ______ because it's become difficult to see some of my
friends.
A. some times
B. some time
C. from time to time D. one time
( ) 4.
The parade was so wonderful that I couldn’t _________photos.
A. stop taking
B. to stop taking
C. to stop to take
D. stop to take
( ) 5.
—Could you please help me check what's wrong with my computer?
—Sorry, I don't have much _______of the computer.
A. environment
B. reviews
C. knowledge
D. information
( ) 6.
—I’d like to go on a trip to Hainan tomorrow. How much does the flight _____?
—About 2,000 yuan.
A. take
B. spend
C. pay
D. cost
( ) 7.
It has been three years we last _______ each other in Nanjing.
A. since; saw B. before; see
C. after; will see
D. when; have seen
( ) 8.
—We’re happy to see that our local government has_______ the open space
_____a public library.
—Me, too. We can do some reading there.
A. moved; into B. grown; into
C. turned; into
D. put; into
( ) 9.
Children usually like playing fireworks at the Spring Festival because the buildings
and other things all look shiny and beautiful ___ them.
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A. in
B. over
C. under
D. on
( ) 10.
—How long ________this couple _________?
—Sorry, I don’t know. But I know that the young boy is going to _____ a nurse
next
month.
A. did; marry; marry to
B. did, get marry; marry with
C. have; got married; marry
D. have; been married; marry
( ) 11.
—We’re going to watch the parade of cartoon characters at the People’s Square
this evening.
—__________! I’ll be at a party with my family. But thank you just the same.
A. Good luck
B. What a pity
C. Never do it again D. Well done
( ) 12. Italy is famous for ________.
A. the Statue of Liberty
B. the Leaning Tower of Pisa
C. Tower Bridge
D. the Little Mermaid
( ) 13.
The boy sometimes makes some mistakes in his work, but ______, he’s a good
boy. He is willing to help others.
A. in this way
B. in some ways
C. in that way
D. in a word
( ) 14.
—He’s already left for Australia, _____? — Yes. He is on the plane already.
A. hasn’t he
B. isn’t he
C. doesn’t he
D. has he
( ) 15.
—Where have they ______ these days? I haven’t seen them for days.
—They have to Beijing with their families．
A. been；gone
B. been；been
C. gone；been
D. gone；gone
( ) 16. —We often chat online and sometimes we write emails to each other. The Internet
makes communication much easier.
—__________.
A. No problem
B. All right
C. Exactly
D. That is all right
( ) 17.
—I’ll go to the South for a holiday soon .
— ____________. I will miss you very much.
A. Have a good time
B. Really? Thank you
C. OK, Let’s go
D. I would like to
( ) 18.
—Excuse me, but do you mind my sitting here for a while?
—___________.The old lady sitting here has just left.
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A. You’d better not.
B. No, you can’t
C. Yes, please
D. Of course not
二、完形填空（共12 分，每小题1 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选
项中，选出最佳选项。
Tick, tock, tick, tock. I am sitting here, watching life pass slowly away. My house has
been 19 for such a long time, and I’m lonely and forgotten. Sitting here, by myself, all
that I can do is to 20 and think about my past. I could tell you stories that only 21
would know. But walls can’t speak.
I came to this place many years ago, along with an old man… 22 , he was with me
only for three short years before he passed on …
For a time lived 23 , while people came and looked at the house …. Then, one day
a nice couple (夫妇) moved in with a young son. Their son Danny liked to 24 with me.
He always looked as if (似乎) he loved the stories I told , most of which began with “Back
in my day…” and When I was 25 ….” I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didn’t
really understand what I was saying, but it felt good for him that I loved him. When Danny
went off to college, my heart broke. Soon afterward, 26 sold the house …
New owners came and 27 . Then, one day it so happened that I was in when a new
family was moving into the house. You can’t imagine ( 想像到) my 28 when,
unexpectedly (意想不到地), Danny walked through the front door. He had a 29 and kids
now. I was so overjoyed (欣喜若狂) when I saw him that I put all my 30 into my daily
activities… I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a feeling of pride
(自豪)。
( ) 19.
A. crowded
B. empty
C. painted
D. sold
( ) 20.
A. look back
B. enjoy food
C. have a dream
D. chat with friends
( ) 21.
A. fiends
B, businessmen
C. neighbors
D. walls
( ) 22.
A. Luckily
B. Happily
C. Sadly
D. Surprisingly
( ) 23.
A. alone
B. lonely
C. busily
D. freely
( ) 24.
A. stay
B. live
C. spend
D. enjoy
( ) 25.
A. older
B. healthier
C. better
D. younger
( ) 26
A. Danny
B. I
C. his parents
D. the old man
( ) 27.
A. stayed
B. went
C. lived
D. greeted
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( ) 28.
A. pity
B, pride
C. surprise
D. sadness
( ) 29.
A. friend
B. daughter
C. son
D. wife
( ) 30.
A. energy
B. time
C. life
D. idea
三、阅读理解（共26 分，每小题2 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选
项中，选出最佳选项。
(A)
Dear Mom and Dad,
The time ha come: I’m graduating (毕业), and I thank you both for all you help during
these 15 years. I still remember when you used to say, “You can be whatever you want.”
I’m so glad you are my parents, specially when I hear kids say they don’t get on well with
theirs. I am glad that you support me when I decide to do anything. You always try to help,
and that’s important to me.
Dad, I remember when you first took me fishing. I loved going even though ( 即使) I
never caught anything. I also remember when you would get angry with me. I realize you
were only trying to show me the right way. When I would cry, you would always be there to
try to cheer me up. That’s what I call a good, loving, caring dad. Sometimes you and Mom
don’t agree with me, but you are there by my side in anything that I do, and that’s why I
love you both so much.
Mom, I enjoy doing out with you and having our happy time every Friday night, and I
hope that never changes, I love telling you everything; the best part bout you is that you
listen. I’m glad we do a lot together. You love to have fun, and Dad does, too. You always
give me your opinion and I listen.
Thank you for bring me up.
Love always,
Amy
( ) 31.
Amy writes the letter to show _____ to her parents.
A. wishes
B. support
C. help
D. thanks
( ) 32.
In Amy’s opinion, other kids of her age may ________ their parents.
A. have problems with
B. get on well with
C. like to talk to
D. like to listen to
( ) 33.
The underlined part “and Dad does, too” in Paragraph means “________”.
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A. and Dad is funny, too
B. and so is Dad
C. and Dad has, too
D. and Dad also loves to have fun
(B)
J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of
the best-selling (畅销的) book series in the world.
J. K. Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31st, 1965. She has
one sister who is two years younger than her. Both girls loved
listening to their father read them stories. They especially loved
stories about magical words. Rowling wrote her first story. called
Rabbit, at the age of six.
After she graduated from university, Rowling worked ass a translator ( 翻译者) in
London. During this time on a long train trip in the summer of 1990, the idea of a boy who
had magic but doesn’t know it came to her. In 1992, Rowling began to teach English. She
lived with her baby daughter, Jessica, and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter
book for young readers. It appeared in June, 1997. To her surprise, the book was very
greatly successful. The film came out in November, 2001. now the Harry Potter is popular
with people of all ages and about sixty million books have been sold
in 200 countries and areas.
Why has the series been such a great success? There are a
few reasons. Many other magical stories take place in faraway lands
or in the past or in the future. But Harry lives in Modern England. He
is also a very normal boy: polite, friendly; brave and clever. So,
when other children read about Harry, they can imagine being like
him.
J. K. Rowling is very happy with the success, and is now busy finishing the rest of the
series of seven books. She is writing full time and is really enjoying life. She says she will
go on living a normal life with her daughter and continue writing children’s books.
( ) 34.
From the passage, we know that __________________________.
A. J. K. Rowling met a boy named Harry on a train trip
B. J. K. Rowling love listening to stories when she was very young
C. J. K. Rowling is two years younger than her sister
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D. Harry Potter is J. K. Rowling’s first story
( ) 35.
The first Harry Potter book came out in _____________.
A. July, 1965
B. the summer of 1990
C. June 1997
D. November, 2001
( ) 36.
The Harry Potter series is _______________.
A. first written for young people
B. written in the summer of 1990
C. only sold in England
D. about a young inspector
( ) 37.
J. K. Rowling has been successful, and she _____________.
A. likes to travel all over the world with her daughter
B. is too busy to enjoy her life
C. is excited about her success every day
D. is still writing stories for children
( ) 38.
How is Harry Potter series different from other magical stories?
A. They are magical things. B. The stories happened in the modern world
C. It has seven books.
D. It took much time to finish
(C)
A 12-man Chinese team landed on the Antarctic icecap peak ( 南极冰盖最高点) on
January 18th. They are the first people to reach the peak of Dome A ( 海穹A). It is 4,039
meters above sea level (海拔).
The team built a station there to study the changes of the weather, get ice samples (标
本) from 150 meters to 200 meters below, and do other studies. So far, the team has got
nearly 100-meter-long ice samples from a place about 130 meters under the icecap peak.
It is the first time that people have been able to get samples from the icecap peak in
Antarctica and it is very important for people to study the weather changes and
environment changes in the area.
The Chinese scientists have also built a weather study system (系统) at the peak. The
system can send out information about the temperature, such as how strong the wind is,
and many other things about the weather.
The Antarctica icecap makes up ( 组成) 70% of the earth’s freshwater ( 淡水). By
studying Dome A, scientists can get the lowest temperature of the earth and other
information about the world’s weather changes. We can’t get this information from other
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places on the earth because Dome A is the best place for this kind of studies. So it is very
important to land on the peak of Dome A.
( ) 39.
How many Chinese first landed on the Antarctica icecap peak?
A. 18.
B. 12.
C. 150.
D. 200.
( ) 40.
The team has got about 100-meter-long ice samples __________________.
A. from 150 meters to 200 meters below
B. from a place about 300 meters below
C. from 200 meters to 250 meters below
D. from a place about 150 meters below
( ) 41.
They built a weather study system to get __________________.
A. the earth’s freshwater
B. ice samples from the peak
C. information about the weather
D. the news about other countries
( ) 42.
Choose the right order (顺序) according to this passage?
①They built a station to study the changes of the weather.
②A Chinese team landed on the Antarctica icecap peak.
③The Chinese scientists built a weather study system.
④They got ice samples from the icecap peak.
A. ②①④③
B. ②①③④
C. ③②①④
D.②③④①
( ) 43.
From this passage, we can infer (推断) that after the Chinese team landed on the
Antarctica icecap peak, _____________________.
A. we can go there for holidays
B. the world’s weather must be better and better
C. the peak will be the best place for people to live in
D. our country will do better in the world’s weather study
四、阅读表达（共5 分，每小题1 分）阅读下面短文，并根据所读短文内容在文章后的空格里填
入一个最恰当的单词。
From the time we were babies, we have been taught manners (礼貌). We are taught
how to hold a knife and fork and not to talk with our mouths full. We are taught how to
shake hands and when to start and when to sit and the way to introduce people.
Sometimes, good manners in one place are very bad manners somewhere else.
Almost everywhere eating together means that people are very friendly to each other. But
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in parts of Polynesia (波利尼西亚) it is bad manners to be seen eating beside each other.
So they politely turn their back to each other when they are taking food.
Some East Africans spit (吐口水) four times as a kind of blessing (祝福). They do it to
show that they want a sick person to get well, or to bless a new-born baby. In most other
places, spitting means something completely ( 完全) different. It usually shows an
unhealthy habit. In many countries, it may mean that you hate someone.
When we go to visit someone, we say “Hello!” or “How are you?” or things like that.
But if you are visiting an East African village, everyone will be very careful not to pay
attention to anyone, the polite thing there will be for you go quietly, without speaking to
anyone and sit beside your friend. You should wait until he has finished what he is doing
and then he will begin talking to you.
In a village in Arab, a visitor will walk behind all the tens until he gets to the one he
wants to visit. If he passes in front, he will be invited into each tent and asked to eat. It is
rude to refuse.
About Manners
Parents have taught them manners (44) ______ their babies were born.
In Polynesia
It ‘s (45) _______ manners to turn their backs to each
other when people are taking food.
In East Africa
In many countries, spitting means an unhealthy habit
or a hating someone (46) ________ it means good
wishes there.
When you go to visit someone, it’s polite of you to
(47) _______ quiet and wait till he or she begins
talking to you.
In Arab
As a visitor, you mustn’t (48) _________ to enter the
tent and have meals with them if you’re invited to.
44. ; 45. ; 46. ; 47. ; 48.
五、词汇（共10 分，每小题1 分）。
A）根据句子意思，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空填一词。
49. He has decided to have a party for his wife’s _____________(forty) birthday.
50. He (throw) his coat on the sofa and went out.
51. —Has your father __________(fly) abroad yet?
—Yes, he has been in Singapore for a week.
52. The local __________ (busy) all gave us much support at the wonderful show.
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53. These bags are those __________ (travel). We’d better look after them well.
B）根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词。
54. Mr. Liu has a lot of ____________ (经历) while travelling abroad.
55. If you match all the pictures with the words ________ (正确), you’ll lose the game.
56. The museum has been _______ (开放) to the public for nearly two months.
57.Why not take a ___________(直达) flight to Sydney? It is much faster.
58. It is well known that UNICEF is an________________（国际的）organization.
六、用括号内所给动词的正确形式填空（共5 分，每小题1 分）。
59.We should stop the pollution ______________(live) a happier life now.
60. I got to know how to use this function as our teacher ________ (show) me. Now I can
make a new PowerPoint on my own.
61. In the past three years in the middle school, he __________ (change) a lot, especially
he is kind to others.
62.They don’t know how to work out the problem because they ________ (not learn)
about it.
63.Have you decided which course __________ (take) yet? The teachers make sure
which students will miss it.
七、根据所给中文完成句子（共9 分，每小题1.5 分）。
64.他们在设法完成了那项工作之后，他们都筋疲力尽了。
They were all ______________________________ the work.
65.再往前走是一家游戏房，你将会看到一些学生在那里玩电脑游戏。
____________ a game house. You will see ________________ compute games there.
66.杰克离家已经三年了。他在中国留学。
Jack ___________________________ three years. He is studying abroad in China.
67.我们经常聚集在一起讨论读什么。
We often_____________________________________.
68.这些年月光镇发生了很大的变化。
_______________________________________ in Moonlight Town over the years.
69.那儿冬天的景色可能很美，但在寒冷的下雪的日子爬山却是危险的。
The views there in winter may be wonderful, but ___________________________ cold
and snowy days.
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八、书面表达（共一题，计15 分）。
丹尼尔与他父亲曾在同一所学校就学。请你以丹尼尔的身份，根据下表所提供的要点，用
英语介绍学校从过去到现在的变化。可要适当发挥。
Daniel’s father
Daniel
Classrooms
低矮、狭小的教室
宽敞明亮的教学大楼，还有实验
室（labs）、微机房、图书馆等。
books
书籍不多。由于缺少(short of)钱
买书，甚至抄写（copy）一些书
使用。
各种各样的书籍。许多图书图文
并茂。
……
……
……
Changes in My School
参考答案：
1—6：BACACD
7—12：ACADBB
13—18：BABCAD
19—24：BADCAA
25—30：DBBCDA
31—33：DAD
34—38：BCADB
39—43：BBCAD
44—48：refuse; since; good; while; keep
49—53：fortieth; threw; flown; businesses; travelers’
54—58：experiences; incorrectly; open; direct; international
59—63：to live; was showing; have changed; have not learned; to take
64. They were all tired out after managing to finish the work.
65. Further on is a game house. You will see some students playing compute games there.
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66. Jack has been away from home for three years. He is studying abroad in China.
67. We often meet together and discuss what to read.
68. Great changes have taken place in Moonlight Town over the years.
69. The views there in winter may be wonderful, but it is dangerous to climb the mountains
on cold and snowy days.
书面表达：
The school in my hometown has changed a lot over the years. When my father was at
school, there used to be low and narrow classrooms there, but now there are many big
and bright teaching buildings with many labs, computer rooms and libraries.
In the past, there were fewer books. Sometimes students had to cop some books
because they were short of money. Now there are all kinds of books with lots of pictures.
Years ago, students at school only had a small playground and they could only play
basketball in PE lessons. Now, there are two big playgrounds, two football field and a big
tennis court. The students’ after-school life at school is quite colorful and meaningful.
The great changes in the school make us very happy.
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