2017-2018学年度第二学期八年级英语期中试题二、 单项选择题（20分） ( )1. John was born _ June 6, 1985. A. at B. for C. in D. on( )2. Jenny plays _ piano, and I play _ basketball every day. A. /; / B. the; the C. /; the D. the; /( )3.This story _ me my childhood. A. remindfor B. remimds for C. reminds of D. remind of( )4. Did you finish _your homework last night? A. do B. does C. doing D. done( )5. I dont understant this word, Please _ in the dictionar y A.look it for B.look it up C.look up it D.look like it( )6. It is time to school. A. go B. to go C. goi ng D. goes( )7._ the way to the shopping centre I met a friend of _. A. On my B. On mine C. In my D. in my( )8.He asks me_ in the sun. A. dont read B. not read C. not to read D.to not read( )9.There are two cars in front of the house. -One is mine, _ is the mothers, A. other B. another C. the other D.others( )10.Do you think he is _size _Tom? A. the same; as B. same; as C. same; like D.the same; like( )11.I used to with my mother. Awalk B.walks Cto walk Dwalking( )12. _interesting book it is! A. What an B. What C. How an D. How( )13. There _ a meeting tomorrow. A. will be B. is will be C. is will D. will have( )14. The baby is crying. Can you make him _crying ? Ato stop B stopped Cstops Dstop( )15. A:Is there _ beef on the table?. B:No,there isnt.There is pork A.some some B. any anyC. some any D. any some( )16.If it _ rain, we will play football tomorrow. A.will B.would C isn t D.doesnt( )17.The heavy rain strops us from _ out. A.go B.goes C.went D.going( )18.Dont forget _him about it. A. tell B. to tell C. telling D. told( )19Im _ in the book. Do you think it very _? A. interesting; interesting B. interested; interested C. interesting; interested D. interested; interesting( )20.Thank you for_us,Mr Li A. help B. helps C. helping D. helped四、 完型填空（10分) Mothers day is a holiday for mothers. It is celebrated in the United States, England, Sweden, India, Mexico and any other _1_. Little by little, it _2_ widely celebrated. Mothers day falls on the second Sunday in May. _3_, many people send _4_ of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living _5_ a pink or red rose, while those whose mothers are _6_ wear a white one. The _7_ of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Ana Jarvis of Philadelphia. As a result of her hard work, the celebration for the first American Mothers Day _8_ in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. Soon the _9_ became popular all over the _10_ and around the world. （ ）1. A.homes B.schools C.countries D.cities （ ）2. A.gives B.becomes C.stays D.begins （ ）3. A.For a long time B.In the morning C.At a time D.On that day （ ）4. A.presents B.things C.hello D.calls （ ）5. A.put B.take C.wear D.dress （ ）6. A.ill B.healthy C.dead D.busy （ ）7. A.idea B.plan C.need D.meeting （ ）8. A.held B.was holding C.was held D.is he.ld （ ）9. 64.day B.holiday C.month D.time （ ）10. A.country B.America C.place D.England 五、 阅读理解（20分） A Tom woke up in the middle of the night and saw something white in his garden .It seemed to be moving towards the house.“This is a thief! ”He thought ,and he took his gun(枪） and shot at（射击） him .Then he went back to bed ,because he was too frightened （害怕)to go out of the house in the dark .The next morning Tom went out and saw one of his white shirts hanging on (挂在） the clothes-line in the garden ,his wife had washed in the day before and hung it out to dry .Now it had a bullet-hole（弹孔）right through middle of it . “my God” said Tom, “I was lucky last night .If I had been wearing that shirt, the bullet (子弹)would have killed me !” And he called his neighbours and asked them to thank God （上帝）for saving(救) him。 ( ) 1. At midnight Tom saw _in his garden.A. something strange B. a thief C.something white D. a ghost ( )2. Tom was so frigh