20102011学年上学期八年级期中测试题英 语 试 卷第I卷 （选择题 ， 共45分）一、单项填空（共l5小题；每小题l分，满分l5分）1. My father often _ newspapers in the evening A. look at B. watches C. sees D. reads 2. We bought some beautiful flowers for our mother. _, she doesnt like them.A. But B. So C. However D. And3. -Wheres your homework? -Oh, I _ it at home. A. forget B remember C left D. bring4. Can you give me some _? A. advice B. advices C. advise. D. piece of advice5. When the teacher came in, the students_ about the film. A. are talking B. were talking C. talked D. talk6. -What else do you need, Mum? -_ else, I think. Weve got everything ready.A. Something B. Anything C. Nothing D. Everything 7. -Wheres your father? -He _ to work. A. has gone B. went C. has been D. will go8. Jim has never been to Japan, _? A. was heB. has heC. didnt heD. has not he 9. -_ do you have an English party? -Once a month.A. How old B. How far C. How often D. How long10. Its bad for you, _ do it again.A. dont try B. try not C. try not to D. dont try to11.-How about _ for walks after dinner? -Thats a good idea. A. go B. to go C. going D. goes 12. I _ this English book since I came to Donge Middle School. A. have bought B. bought C. have had D. buy13. She _ the waiter ten dollars for lunch. A. spent B. cost C.took D. paid14. We have learned English _ six years ago. A. since B. for C. on D. at 15. -Have you finished your work _? -Yes, I have. Ive _ finished it.A. yet; already B. already; yet C. just; already D. already; yet二、阅读理解 第一节（共15个小题；每小题2分，满分30分） AAir is all around us. At the time we are born，air is around us everywhere. We live in airAll living things need air. Living things can not live without air. We can live without food or water for a few days, but we cant live a few minutes without air. When we are working, we need more air. When we are sleeping, we need less airWe live in air but we can not see itWe can only feel it. We can feel it when it is movingMoving air is called windHow can you make air move? Here is one wayTake an open book in your hands in front of your face. Close it quickly. What can you feel? It is air1. Where is air?A. Its on the tableB. Its all around usC. Its near usD. Its not here2. What do all living thing need?A. WindB. ClothesC. AirD. Food3. Moving air is called_A. wind B. rain C. snow D. cloud4. When do we need more air?A. SleepingB. SittingC. Working D. Standing5. What does the word “less” in the passage mean?A.较少B.少量C.大量D.更多BHave you ever seen this photo? The girl in the photo named Su Mingjuan is known as Big Eyes. The photo was taken in 1991 when she was seven, by a press photographer(摄影记者) called Xie Hailong. The photo shows Su at her desk with a pencil in the hand in a primary school. It made a strong impact（影响) and caused more support for Project Hope. Su Mingjuan comes from Anhui Province. Her family was so poor that she could hardly go to school. With the help of Project Hope， she was able to go on studying. She studied very hard and did quite well in her lessons. In 2002 she passed the National College Entrance Examination（高考). And she went to study financial (金融的) science at Anhui University（大学). Now she works in a bank (银行). Su Mingjuan is lucky. Project Hope changed her life.6. The photo was taken when Su Mingjuan was _.A. at school B. at home C. in the field D. in the street7. Xie Hailong is a_.A. teacher B. photographer C. doctor D. farmer8. Su Mingjuan passed the National College Entrance Examination at_.A. 17 B. 18 C. 19 D. 209. Which of the following is TRUE ? A. Su is studying at a university now. B. Su is known because she is a beautiful girl.C. Su is so poor that she can go to school D. Its Project Hope that has changed her life10. This passage mainly tells us_.A. a story of a beautiful girl B. How unlucky the girl isC. how Project Hope helps poor children D. an excellent photographer C Thomas wrote a play for television about a family from India. The play was interesting and an American TV company bought it. It invited Thomas to go to New York to help them. Thomas lived in Washington. It is an hour away from New York by air. The plane took off at 8:30 in the morning, so Thomas decided to be at the airport at about 7:30. So he asked a taxi driver to pick him up at 6:30 and went to bed. When he woke up, he felt something was wrong. He looked at the clock. It was ten. He