20122013 学年度第一学期学年度第一学期 八年级英语半期考试试题八年级英语半期考试试题班级班级 姓名姓名 学号学号 得分得分 一、单项填空。一、单项填空。 （共（共 15 分，每小题分，每小题 1 分）分）从下列各句所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 ( ) 1. _ do you read English books? I like reading. I read English books about twice a week. A. How oftenB. How longC. How manyD. How much ( )2. You can go to the _ when you have a headache. A. moviesB. theaterC. doctorD. supermarket ( ) 3. What are you doing for vacation? I _ my friend in Hong Kong. A. visitB. am visitingC. visitingD. visits ( ) 4. _ do you get to school? Well, I usually walk but sometimes I take the bus. A. WhenB. WhatC. WhereD. How ( ) 5. Can you come to my party on Wednesday? Sure, _. A. I cant.B. Im sorry.C. Have fun.D. Id love to. ( ) 6. My sister is more outgoing and Im _ than her. A. quietB. quieterC. funnyD. funnier ( ) 7. The twins _. Others always mistake them. A. look sameB. look likeC. look the sameD. look different ( ) 8. What did you do last Sunday? I _ to the zoo. A. goB. am goingC. wentD. has gone ( ) 9. Class 6 had a _ time on the school trip. They all felt happy. A. terribleB. greatC. popularD. healthy ( ) 10. Uncle Martin was unhappy. _ one came to his sale because the weather was so bad. A. NoB. SomeC. AnyD. Every ( ) 11. When _ Shirley Temple _ a movie star? When she was three years old. A. did; becomeB. was; becoming C. does; becomeD. do; become ( ) 12. Lucy _ a reporter when she grows up. A. isB. wasC. is going to beD. was going to be ( ) 13 Thanks for _ my daughter to your birthday party. A. asking B. asks C. ask D. to ask ( ) 14. His ideas are the same _ hers.A. fromB. for C. as D. to ( ) 15. We dont agree with each other _ some ways. A. atB. onC. byD. in 二、完形填空。二、完形填空。 （共（共 17 分，每小题分，每小题 1 分）分） 阅读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 (A) Dear Isabel,Thank you for your last letter. Here are 1 of me and my twin sister Lily. As you can 2 , in some ways we look the same, and in 3 ways we look 4 . We both have black eyes and black hair, although my hair is shorter than 5 . We both like 6 , although Lily is more athletic than me. Shes 7 , and Im quieter. （ ）1. A. papersB. photos C. booksD. tickets （ ）2. A. seeB. hearC. guessD. feel （ ）3. A. someB. anyC. bothD. another （ ）4. A. pretty B. coolC. interestingD. different （ ）5. A. mineB. oursC. hersD. yours （ ）6. A. musicB. sportsC. jokesD. movies （ ）7. A. smarterB. thinnerC. more outgoingD. more serious(B)Do you know the story about the fox and the grapes? A fox is 1 food. He is very hungry. Now, he 2 near a wall. The wall is very 3 .The fox is looking up. He sees 4 fine grapes 5 the wall. He smiles and says, “ 6 nice they are! I want to eat them.”The fox jumps and jumps, 7 the wall is too high. He 8 get the grapes.The fox says, “I must go now. I dont like those grapes. 9 are green. They are not 10 to eat.” ( ) 1. A. seeingB. finding outC. looking forD. finding ( ) 2. A. standsB. goesC. comesD. gets ( ) 3. A. fatB. strongC. smallD. high ( ) 4. A. muchB. a littleC. fewD. a lot of ( ) 5. A. inB. onC. atD. for ( ) 6. A. VeryB. TooC. WhatD. How ( ) 7. A. andB. soC. butD. or ( ) 8. A. cantB. canC. mustD. doesnt ( ) 9. A. ItB. WeC. YouD. They ( ) 10. A. badB. cleanC. goodD. hard三、阅读理解。三、阅读理解。 （共（共 20 分，分， 每小题每小题 2 分）分） 阅读下面二篇短文，根据短文内容，从所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选 项。 (A)The Gomez family live in Mexico City.On Sunday they get up early. They dont have a big breakfast, only coffee, bread. Then they go to church. After church they all go to the park in the center of the city.First they go boating on the lake. Then they sit under the trees and have their picnic lunch. The children fly their kites. Mr Gomez always sleeps after lunch on Sundays!In the afternoon, the children ride the bikes. At about five oclock, they buy fruit and ice cream and then they catch the bus home.They have supper at home. Then the children go to bed. Mr and Mrs Gomez also go to bed early on Sundays. ( ) 1. The Gomez family live _. A. in China B. in Canada C. in the center of the park D. in Mexico City ( ) 2. They _ after breakfast on Sunday.A. go to school B. go to the cinemaC. go to the park D. go to church ( ) 3. They _ in the park.A. sing and dance B. read and writeC. do some cooking D. have their picnic ( ) 4. In the afternoon the children _.A. go swimming and boating B. read and listen to the musicC. ride the bikes D. fly their kites (