八年级下学期英语期中测试卷.doc

初三英语第二学期期中考试题 笔试部分（共100分） Ⅰ．单项选择（每小题1分，共20分） （ ）1. Mary is _____ excellent student in her class. A. an B. a C. the D. / （ ）2. —How do you usually learn English? —__________ practicing conversation with my friends. A. By B. To C. With D. To （ ）3.—Why didn’t you write about your experiences in Disneyland, Tom and Mike? —Sorry, Miss Li. ________of us has been there. A. All B. Both C. Each D. Neither （ ）4. —I hear your son likes playing computer games very much. —That’s true.I think he ______ too much time on that. A. takes B. costs C. spends D. pays （ ）5.—I failed to pass the driving test this time. I’ve already lost heart. —Don’t ________ , and you’ll be successful at last. A. give back B. give up C. give out D. give off （ ）6.—We have many rules at school. How about you?--__________. A. So do we B. So we do C. So we have D. So have we （ ）7.—What do you think of my English. John? —Not bad, but you’d better ________ your spelling. A. looking at B. look at C. paying attention to D. pay attention to （ ）8.—Would you like to go hiking with us _______watching TV at home? —Of course，I’d love to. A. instead of B. instead C. even though D. as well as （ ）9.—Where do you often go on weekends? —To the East Lake. We_____ it as the best place to relax ourselves. A. add B. regard C. look D. find （ ）10. —How do you like the internet,Miss Li? —I think it can ________children’s eyes to the world. A. end up B. open up C. pick up D. wake up （ ）11. —Have you ever been to Taiwan? —Yes, I have. I ___to Taiwan last summer. A. have been B. have gone C. went D. was （ ）12. You will achieve nothing ______ you work hard. A. if B. unless C. when D. that （ ）13. Many teenagers like watching TV. But watching it too much can get _____ of schoolwork. A. on the way B. by the way C. in the way D. in a way ( ）14.—Could I speak to Linda? —Sorry, she isn’t in. She