湖北省鄂州市八年级下学期期中考试英语试卷

They arrived _____ Wuhan _____ a cold morning.

—I called you yesterday evening, but nobody answered the phone.
--Oh, I ___ a walk with my parents at that time.

—Mike, you look so excited.
--Yeah! There____ a basketball game played by Yao Ming this evening.

You are so tired. Why don’t you ____ a rest?

—How does Jack usually go to work?
--He ___ drive car, but now he ___ there to lose weight.

The old man lives ____ in the big apartment but he doesn’t feel ___ at all

They decided to ___ the meeting until after Christmas.

—Do you know when your friend ___?
--I’m not sure. I will tell you when he _____?

—They didn’t go to the park yesterday
--- ________.

Father’s Day is coming, I’m thinking about ______.

We’ll be away for two weeks because we’ll have a _____.

---I’m ____ in what ____ you
---Well, don’t follow suit. Just do what you like.

______ day it is! Let’s go out and enjoy the clear air and the sunshine.

---Could you please _____ so much noise?
---Sorry, I won’t do that.

--- _______?
--- I have a cold and I don’t want to eat anything.

Sam Kaye is only 12 years old. But he is a famous photographer (摄影师) not only in the UK, but also in＿countries. He is even the youngest member of the Royal Photographic Society (RPS,皇家摄影协会) of the UK. It was＿in 1853 and it has a long history. It was the＿photographic society in the world. About one third of its members are famous photographers all over the world.
Sam Kays started taking photos＿the age of six. Last year, the UK schoolboy went on a trip to Africa with his parents. He took lots of photos of African ＿such as lions, elephants, foxes and birds. He＿these photos to the Royal Photographic Society of the UK. People at the RPS were＿to see Sam’s photos. They said the photos were so great.
Sam likes photography and his dream is to be a＿in the future. Sam’s parents are＿of their son. They encourage him to＿his dream. They say his dream can come true one day.

A．another B．the other C．other D．others

A．picked up B．set up C．put on D．got on

A．youngest B．newest C．oldest D．fewest

A．for B．in C．on D．at

A．plants B．animals C．history D．buildings

A．received B．got C．sent D．took

A．surprising B．glad C．boring D．bored

A．doctor B．photographer C．teacher D．painter

A．sad B．pleased C．proud D．strict

A．keep B．lose C．miss D．Choose

Hello, everyone! I’m Kathy. I live in Washington, D.C. I’m in Grade 8. I spend about half an hour on my homework every day. My homework this week is to find out how much homework students have now. Please tell me about your homework on the website.

Why does Kathy want others to tell her about their homework?

What will Linda do if she has problems with her homework?

＿＿ spends the most time on homework .

Which two students are in the same grade?

How many of the four students use the Internet for homework?

Do you like drinking Coke? As a symbol of American culture, Coca-Cola is liked by many people, especially young people all around the world. But from now on, perhaps it will be hard for students in the US to get it on campus. A new agreement will end almost all sales of high-sugar fizzy drinks in US schools. The agreement allow only unsweetened juice, low-fat milk and water in primary and middle school vending machines(自动销售机) and cafeterias. Former American president Bill Clinton helped the American Heart Association and the beverage industry(饮料业) to come up with the agreement. He suffered from a weight problem and has had a heart operation since leaving the White House. He takes the agreement as “a bold step forward in the struggle to help 35 million young people lead healthier lives”.
Rising childhood obesity(肥胖) has become a big problem in America. A federal report noted that obesity has tripled among teenagers in the past 25 years. It called for new limits on the marketing of junk food to children. Soda is a particular target because of its caloric content and popularity among children.
Britain has already taken similar steps to fight obesity. A recent study shows that people in the UK are much healthier than the people in the US. However, it’s better late than never. Now American schools are trying to make new rules to guide the students to choose healthy drinks. American schools say goodbye to Coca-Cola.
What kind of beverage is NOT allowed to sell on campus?
A. High-sugar fizzy drinks.  B. Unsweetened juice.
C. Low-fat milk.           C. Water.
What dose the underlined word “tripled” in the second paragraph mean?

What is the writer’s attitude (态度) towards limits on junk food?

Which of the following statements is WRONG?

Which is the best title of the passage?

This summer I will leave the junior high school where I have been for three years. I am generally considered to be a careful and polite boy now. However, five years ago, I was a little bit bossy(专横的). I often fought with other boys and sometimes I even fought with my elder sister. When I saw Superman on TV for the first time, I dreamed of being a superman one day.
One P.E. class, I called up all of my friends to get together in our classroom. “Can anybody jump out of the window?” I asked them. After hearing this, all my friends kept silent. “I know you are all chickens,” I said. “Can you?” one of my friends asked me. “Sure!” I answered. “If I do it, I will get all the toys that you have. If I fail, you will get all of my toys, OK?” They said, “OK!”
Then I went up to the window of the second floor. I took a deep breath and then jumped down, stretching out my arms just like Superman. Then I hit the ground.
When I opened my eyes, I found myself lying in the hospital. I was taken to the hospital because my arms were badly hurt. Later, I heard that my P.E. teacher nearly lost his job for this, but I never received the serious punishment I feared.
The story happened when the writer was in ______ .

What did the writer mean by “I know you are all chickens”?

What was the result of the accident?

Which of the following is TURE according to the passage?

What is the best title for this passage?

I live with my grandmother in a Beijing yard house. One day last year, （1）我惊讶的看到一个外国人从我家隔壁的房子里出来. He was very tall with short brown hair and a pair of glasses. The first time I saw him, （2）I was too shy to speak to him. “My English is too bad！”I thought. My grandmother told me that he had just moved into our yard. “I don’t like it!” she said, "Foreigners aren't like us. Maybe he’ll play loud music and have parties every night! I' m sure he’s going to cause trouble."
Several days later, I met the foreigner as I was walking home after work. "Hello!" he said in Chinese! "My name's Tony. I've just moved into the house next door to yours. “While I was wondering what to say, he continued, "There's a nice bar down the road. Why don’t you and your family come to the bar and have dinner with me? “Bars are bad places," said my grandmother when I told her, but we decided to go. （3）The bar was not at all what I had expected. It was in a beautiful little yard house, with several large bookshelves and pictures of Tibet on the walls. Several Chinese people and foreigners were sitting drinking or reading books. I noticed that some of the foreigners were speaking reading books. I noticed that some of the foreigners were speaking place.
The bar served special "hutong pizzas". As we ate, Tony told us about himself—he is an English expert (专家) in environment. He always likes to be quiet. My grandmother said to me, “He really seems like a very nice young man.” Yes, Tony is my new neighbor, a nice foreigner.
阅读短文，按要求完成下面的任务。
把1处的汉语译为英语。
把2处改为同义句。
把3处的英语译为中文。
What did the writer’s grandmother think of Tony at first?
给短文拟一个标题。

根据括号内的英(汉)语提示,完成句子。
The teacher told us that the sun ____ (rise) in the east.
They ____(提供) us with delicious food last night 
He fell asleep while he _____ ( read) a book.
A good beating will teach you to tell the ____ ( true) in future.
Please ____ (允许) me to introduce my best friend Mary.
Education is one of the most important parts of a country’s _______ (develop)
The ____ ( die ) of my pet dog made me feel sad.  
It’s too hard for me to learn it. Can you show me how ____ ( throw) the ball
It’s raining _____ ( heavy). Let’s stay at home.

阅读对话,根据横线后所给标点符号的提示,在横线上填写适当的句子,使对话完整。
A: Hello, Betty. What did you do last summer vacation?
B: I visited my uncle.
A: ______________________?
B: He lives in Dalian, a beautiful city.
A: _________________________?
B: I stayed there for a week. Have you been to Dalian?
A: No, I haven’t. But I’m going to spend a holiday there.
B: You’d better go to Dalian in summer. So you can enjoy swimming in the sea.
A: ____________. I will go there this summer vacation.

假设你的妹妹就“怎么才能学习好”这个问题向你请教，根据自己的实际
经验，以“How to Study well”为题，写一篇约80词左右的短文，告诉你的妹妹一些你觉得比较好的学习方法或习惯。可根据以下提示内容展开写作，也可以增加另外一些比较合理实用的学习方法。
提示：1. 上课认真听讲，记笔记；
2. 课后认真复习，按时完成家庭作业；
3. 遇到不懂的问题要及时请教…