甘肃省临泽县第三中学2017-2018学年八年级英语下学期期中试题（考试时间：80分钟 试卷满分：100分一、单项填空（本大题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分）在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应的选项涂黑。1. Oh, I have a bad tooth. I cant eat anything. I think you must go to the _ and ask for help. A. teacher B. scientist C. dentist D. driver2. Dear kids, take it easy! Its just _ usual exam. To me, you are _ best. A. a; the B. an; the C. a; / D. the; a3. Linda, how is your classmate, Lisa? She never says a bad word _ her friends. Shes a kind girl. A. for B. in C. with D. about4. Some students were talking loudly _ the head teacher came into the classroom. A. while B. as soon as C. when D. as long as5. My teacher _ to help me with English. A. brought B. offered C. gave D. lent6. This story _ the facts. Its true. A. pick up B. agrees with C. checks in D. arrange for7. Everyone _ be polite to their parents. A. could B. may C. should D. can8. The number of the students here about 2000. A. is B. are C. has D. have9. Mr. Smith _ our school next year. A. will visit B. visits C. was visiting D. visited10. The class meeting _ from 3:00 to 4:00 yesterday. A. began B. starts C. lasted D. started11. Of the two shirts, Id like to choose _ one. A. the less expensive B. the most expensiveC. less expensive D. most expensive12. Could I come to have a talk with you this afternoon or tomorrow morning? _ is OK. Im free these days. A. Both B. Neither C. Either D. None13. In the near future, there will be _ new buildings in my hometown. A. hundreds of B. hundred ofC. two hundreds D. two hundreds of14. Tom _ in the river when he suddenly heard Help! Help! A. has swum B. will swim C. swam D. was swimming15. I think it is _ for a man to pull the plane with his teeth. A. important B. necessary C. easy D. impossible16. How terrible! The truck hit the wall to avoid the child. A. hurt B. to hurt C. hurts D. hurting17. It rained _ and lasted for a long time. Thats terrible. Even some streets were full of water. A. hardly B. strongly C. heavily D. lightly18. _ my mother was cooking, I got home. A. Though B. Because C. When D. While19. I got up very early this morning, but I still missed the early bus. _! A. Well done B. What a shame C. Congratulations! D. Be careful!20. What did he say? He said _. A. he is having a surprising party for him B. if she go to her home C. why she want to do that. D. the earth moves around the sun二、完形填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应的选项涂黑。Dad wanted to take us for a trip. We 21 to go to Greece(希腊). It is 7,980 kilometers from India to Greece. The thought of traveling so far for the first time 22 my sister and me excited.It took 23 about ten hours to get to Athens(雅典). We felt a little tired. After 24 for some time, my sister and I went out for the evening sightseeing tour(观光旅游). My parents didnt seem to like it, 25 they stayed at the hotel.On the first day, we went to the Acropolis hill, the symbol 26 the city Athens. We started to climb it at 9：00 a. m. At 10：30 a. m., we got to the 27 . The view(风景) from the Acropolis was 28 . We took some photos. For dinner, we had a special kind of dumplings. The 29 day was sunny and hot. We went to the beach. We 30 the sunshine and swam in the sea. On the third day, we went to visit a museum.We had a great time in Greece.21. A. wondered B. decided C. described D. worried22. A. made B. stopped C. waited D. turned23. A. him B. her C. them D. us24. A. washing B. drinking C. relaxing D. feeding25. A. because B. but C. so D. if26. A. of B. with C. as D. from27. A. farm B. top C. building D. moon28. A. bad B. straight C. boring D. wonderful29. A. fourth B. third C. second D. first30. A. enjoyed B. spent C. tried D. showed三、阅读理解（本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）阅读A、B两篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应的选项涂黑。ACome to Austria（奥地利）Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria. And the Post Hotel is clean and not expensive. It is owned by a local family. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forests and the mountains. Temp