八年级（下）英语半期考试题一、单项选择题。（15 分）( ) 1. Whats _? I have a sore back.A. the wrong B. the matter C. matter D. trouble( ) 2._ more vegetables is good for our health.A .Eating B. Eat C. ate D. eats( ) 3.My brother used to_computer games at home after supper. But now he is used to _ his homework after supper.A. play, do B. playing, do C. playing, doing D. play, doing( ) 4. Gina eats _ junk food so she is _fat.A. too many, too much B. too much, too many C. too much, much too D. too many, much too ( ) 5. The old woman lives_, but she doesnt feel_.A. alone, alone B. lonely, lonely C. lonely, alone D. alone, lonely ( ) 6. Could you _ pictures on the wall?A. not to draw B. dont draw C. not draw D. not drawing ( ) 7.Bob wants to fix up the bikes and _ to the poor children.A. give away them B. give them away C. give out them D. give off them ( ) 8. Aron likes to climb the mountains by_. A. him B. himself C. his D. he ( ) 9. - Would you like the red shirt or the black one? -_. Id like the white one. A. Both B. Either C. Neither D. None ( ) 10. The _ you work at your lessons, the _ results you will get.A .hard, good B. harder, good C. hard, better D. harder, better ( ) 11.He looks upset. He doesnt know_.A. what to do it. B. how to do it. C. how to do D. what do ( ) 12. Im afraid _ in front of a lot of people.A. of speaking B. speaks C. speak D. for speaking ( ) 13.She always gets up early_ she can catch the early bus to school.A. although B. so that C. but D. because ( ) 14.When it began to rain heavily, she _ for a bus at the bus stop.A. waited B. waits C. is waiting D. was waiting ( ) 15.Jim called me yesterday, but I didnt _. A. pick up B. put up C. turn up D. set up 二、完形填空（10分） The Americans were getting ready to send their first man to the moon, an old Irishman (爱尔兰人) was _16_ them on TV in a hotel room. There was an Englishman in the room_17_. And he said to the Irishman, “The Americans are very _18_, arent they? They are going to send some men to the moon. Its a very _19_ way from our world.” “Oh, thats _20_,”the Irishman answered quickly.” “The Irishman is going to send some men to the sun in months _21_. Thats much _22_ away than the moon, you know. “The Englishman was very _23_ when he heard this. “Oh, yes it is,” he said, “But the sun is too _24_ for people to visit.”The Irishman laughed and answered, “Well, the Irish are clever, too, you know. We _25_ go to the sun during the day, of course. Well go there during the night.”( ) 16.A. reading B. watching C. making D. mending( ) 17. A. too B. also C. of course D. only( ) 18.A. kind B. bad C. clever D. good( ) 19.A. short B. long C. far D. near( ) 20.A. nothing B. all C. wrong D. great( ) 21. A. later B. ago C. long ago D. time( ) 22.A. far B. never C. farther D. longer( ) 23.A. angry B. surprised C. glad D. sorry( ) 24.A. warm B. big C. cold D. hot( ) 25. A. dont B. wont C. want to D. Must三、阅读理解. （40分） 来源:学*科*网Z*X*X*K A来源:学#科#网 XKIn many English homes people eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge，eggs or bread. English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one oclock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soups, and then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that they eat some other things, like bananas，apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very necessary. ( ) 26. Many English people have _meals a day. A. two B. three C. four D. three or four ( ) 27. People may have _ for their breakfast. A. tea and eggs B. porridge，eggs，bread，tea or coffee C. tea and coffee D. bread and eggs ( ) 28. People have lunch at _ A. any time B.