八年级英语上册期中测试题一、单项选择（15%）1. There is “u” and _ “s” in the word “bus”.A. an, a B. an, an C. a, an D. a, a2. Its quite hot today. Would you like swimming with me?A. go B. to go C. going D. went3. do you visit your grandpa? Twice a week.A. How soon B. How long C. How far D. How often4. He showed me .A. strange something B. something strange C. anything strange D. strange anything5. I find easy to work out the problem.A. this B. that C. it D. /6. he isnt tall, he is strong.A. Although B. But C. So D. And7. Could you tell us to do next week?A. which B. how C. what D. that8. Kate was born the night of November 11th.A. at B. on C. in D. by9. We finished our homework at last.A. to do B. do C. doing D. did10. How long did it them to go there by bus?A. pay B. take C. spend D. keep11. Ted has interesting books.A. a number small of B. small a number ofC. the small number of D. a small number of12. Thank you for us to your birthday party.A. ask B. asked C. asking D. asks13. His brother is not as you.A. so outgoing B. more outgoing C. outgoing D. most outgoing14. Whats your _ ? I cant sleep well at night.A. advice B. habit C. way D. problem15. We like dancing. .A. So they are B. So are they C. So do they D. So they do 二、完型填空（10%）Mr. And Mrs. Wang are very forgetful (健忘的) . For example, Mr. Wang sometimes goes to work on Sunday morning, because he thinks it is 1 . And Mrs. Wang sometimes forgets to cook supper for the family.One summer they planned to 2 to New York for their holidays. They got to the airport only ten minutes 3 the plane took off. So time was short. But 4 Mrs. Wang said she must tell Ling Ling, their daughter, not to forget to 5 the front door when she went to school. But Ling Ling then was at school. They couldnt tell her about it by 6 . So they hurried to the post office. Mrs. Wang wrote a short note to Ling Ling, and Mr. Wang bought a 7 and an envelope(信封). Soon the note was ready. They put the stamp on the envelope(信封) in a hurry and dropped it in the letter 8 , but suddenly Mrs. Wang began to cry. The short note was 9 in her hand. She had put the plane tickets in the 10 .( ) 1. A. sunnyB. cloudy C. MondayD. Sunday( ) 2. A. walk B. driveC. flyD. run ( ) 3. A. beforeB. often C. whenD. because( ) 4. A. oftenB. everC. alwaysD. suddenly( ) 5. A. openB. lockC. closed D. push( ) 6.A. planeB. trainC. telephoneD. bus( ) 7.A. noteB. penC. stampD. letter( ) 8.A. envelopeB. boxC. /D. office( ) 9.A. stillB. alreadyC. alwaysD. not( )10.A. planeB. envelopeC. handD. school三、阅读理解（40%）A篇 Pandas are lovely animals. Most of them live in the deep forests of Sichuan Province in China. They have white fur, though their shoulders, legs, ears and eyes are black. Pandas are usually very heavy. Some of them can be about 1.5 meters tall and weigh about 100 kilograms. However, pandas are very agile (灵巧的). They can climb trees as easily as some other animals do. Pandas live mainly on bamboo leaves. They have big and sharp teeth. Every day each grown-up panda eats about 1530 kilograms of bamboo leaves. And they usually spend 1020 hours eating. Pandas also have spare time hobbies. Two of their hobbies are climbing trees and sleeping. Sadly, there are not many pandas left in the world. Thats because some people keep cutting down trees, and some bad hunters are trying to kill them for money. This is why are Chinese governments is doing its best to protect pandas against being hurt (捕猎) and killed根据短文内容，回答问题。1. Where do pandas live? _ 2.How much does a panda weigh? _ 3. What do pandas live on? 4. What are pandas hobbies? _5. What does the Chinese government do for pandas? B篇Going out is fun. There are many outdoor activities. Here are some of them.1. Swimming. It is easy to find a nice swimming place. Swimming in a lake or the sea can be more fun.2. Biking together. Riding bikes is fun. It is fast and cool on a bike. Do not ride too fast, or you may