八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

第二学期八年级阶段性学业水平检测

英语试卷

笔试部分(共 80 分)

Ⅴ．单项选择（15 分）

() 21. —Jim, you look tired . ?

—I didn’t sleep well last night. I have a headache.

A. Why not see a doctor?B. What should you do ?C. What’s the matter? () 22. Although the old man lives , he doesn’t feel at all.

A. by himself, aloneB. alone, lonelyC. lonely, alone

() 23. I  stay up late, but now I  going to bed early.

A.used to, am used toB. am used to, used toC. used to , used to

() 24. —Could you  some money  me?

—Sorry, I left my wallet at home . You can  some  Jack.

A. lend---to , borrow---fromB. borrow---from, lend---to

C. lend--- from, borrow--- to

() 25. —Sorry, Mr. Smith, I’m late for school again.

— Why don’t you put an alarm by your bed you won’t get up late. A. as long asB. because ofC. so that

() 26. —We  them and  the football match yesterday afternoon.

— Really? What exciting news it is !

A. won, beatB. beat, won.C. beat, beat,. () 27. —What would you like, coffee or juice?

—  . I want a glass of water.

A. eitherB. neitherC .both

()28. —Kim, when did you go to bed last night?

—Well, I  go to bed I finished watching the sitcom .

A. not,untilB .don’t ,untilC. didn’t,until

()29. — Did Sam go to help to pick apples on the farm?

— No, Sam fell ill and Jack went  .

A. insteadB. tooC. instead of

()30. — A kind woman  us  hot water and food when we got there.

—How lucky you were!

A. offered---- toB. provided---- forC. provided---- with

()31. — Could you tell me what the teacher said just now?

— Sorry, I  a math problem at that time.

A. worked outB. was working outC. thought of

() 32. Do you remember  when the rainstorm came?.

A. what were you doingB. what you were doingC. what you did you do

() 33. I don’t like the words in the article. Would you mind my ?

A. cutting them outB. to cut them outC. cutting them up

() 34. I’m sure you’ll  your classmates if you are friendly to them.

A. get on withB. come up withC. be pleased with

() 35. kids learn to think, it’s for their future..

A. the early, the wellB. earlier, betterC. the earlier, the better

Ⅵ．完型填空 （10 分）

Once a king got two nice falcons(猎鹰) from another country . He had never seen such 36

falcons before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly.

After several 37 , the king came to see how the training was going on. He found that one falcon was able to fly, while 38 was staying on the branch (树枝) of a tree quietly, just keeping

still.

The king called all the falconers together and ordered them try their best 39 the falcon 40

. But none of them could do that. One day, while the king was taking a walk in the forest, He 41 an idea. Maybe someone who knew the natural environment well could solve the problem. He sent

for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace (宫殿) to train it at once.

The next morning, the king saw the falcon 42 in the sky freely. “It’s unbelievable!” shouted the king . “ How could you make it happen?”

The famer replied, “It’s very easy, I just 43 the branch where the falcon rested.”