2014 年春季期八年级英语期中测试卷 2014-4-11(满分 100 分 考试时间 100 分钟 编题：梁庆兰)（第 I 卷 65 分）一、听短文，根据短文内容填写信息。短文读两遍。 （每小题 1 分，共 5 分）Name of the girl Kate GreenAge of the girl She is (1) _ years old.Shape of the girl She is a bit (2) _.Clothes she wears She is wearing a green T-shirt and (3) _ jeans.Telephone number If you (4) _ the girl, please call 819-5586.Room of the (5) _ centerRoom 301.二、单项选择（20 分）6. Li Ming is very poor in English. But _ my surprise, He got an A in the test yesterday. A. to B. for C. of D. with 7. I borrowed this book _ Mary. I am going to give it back to her tomorrow.A. to B. from C. with D. for8. The Greens used to live in London and now they _ in Beijing. A. used to live B. are used to live C. are used to living D. are used for living9. I phoned you at 5:00 yesterday afternoon, but nobody answered me.Sorry. I _ the flowers in the garden at that time.A. am watering B. was watering C. water D. will water10. He couldnt take part in the singing competition his sore throat.A. because B. but C. so D. because of11. His right leg was hurt badly. The doctors _. A cut it off B cut them off C cut off it D cut off them 12. Aron likes to climb the mountains by _. A. him B. himself C. his D. he 13. Would you like the red shirt or the black one?_. Id like the white one.A. Both B. Either C. Neither D. None14. The harder you work at your lessons, the _ results you will get.A. good B. well C. better D. best 15. She always gets up early _ she can catch the early bus to school.A. although B. so that C. but D. because 16. When it began to rain heavily, she _ for a bus at the bus stop.A . waited B. waits C. is waiting D. was waiting 17. Jim called me yesterday, but I didnt _.A. pick up B. put up C. turn up D. set up 18. Hell send us a message as soon as he _ in America.A. is arriving B. will arrive C. arrived D. arrives19. I was cooking dinner _ my daughter was setting the table.A. while B. when C. after D. before20. They are good friends, but sometimes they _ each other .A. argue of B. argue C. argue to D. argue with 21. My dream is to have some free time _ things I like.A. doing B. to do C. do D. did22. My bike is . Could you help me to fix it up?A. fallen B. borrowed C. broken D. bad23. You can _ how our lives will be if there is no electric(电力).A. imagine B. think C. tell D. talk24. Why dont you _ and think of yourself?A. to learn to relax B. learning relax C. learn relaxing D. learn to relax25. Could you please not put the trash here? _. Im taking it away. A. Yes, I could B. Of course not C. Sorry, I wont D. Sorry, I cant三、完形填空(10 分)As iPads have become popular, many schools allow their students to take their iPads to school and to use them to help with schoolwork. But the Netherlands(荷兰) wants to do something 26 . It wants to let students use iPads instead of 27 .Eleven “Steve Jobs Schools” open in the Netherlands. This is a 28 education projects in the country. Nearly 1,000 29 aged four to twelve enter(进入) these schools. In these schools, there are no textbooks. 30 , children use iPads to study. Students study by 31 a learning app(应用程序) on their iPads. The app will act 32 a teacher and help students learn different subjects in a fun and interactive(互动的) way. So students get much more free time and dont need to 33 missing a class. Students can choose 34 they want to learn according to what they are interested in. The Steve Jobs Schools open from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm on weekdays. Students can go to and 35 schools as they like.The leaders of the project believe that it will help more children study happily.26. A. special B. exciting C. interesting D. good27. A. schoolwork B. textbooks C. teachers D. homework28. A. easy B. difficult C. old D. new29. A. child B. kid C. pupils D. student30. A. Instead of B. Instead C. In fact D. Actually31. A. reading B. using C. writing D. working32. A. like B. for C. of D. as33. A. care about B. think about C. worry about D. know about34. A. what B. that C. which D. those35. A. start B. help C. leave D. finish四、阅读理解（一） （每小题 2 分，共 30 分）阅读短文，选择最佳答案。AMany teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their families dont know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends.Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important