湖北黄冈市罗田县八年级上期中英语试卷

— Oh, it is raining outside!
—Don’t worry. I have _____ umbrella.

—How was your weekend?
—Oh, it was kind of boring，there was _____ much to do but read.

—What a nice bag! Is it your birthday gift?
— Yes. My mother __ it to me on my birthday. She made it with my sister.

— How often do you have piano lessons?
— _______, on Wednesday and Friday.

—Would you like to go to movies with me, Jack?
—Sorry, I can’t. Tomorrow is quite _____ for me.

—What is the best way to relax?
—I think the best way to relax is _________ exercise.

—I can’t get the kite in the tree, it’s too high!
—Let me try. I am much ________ than you.

— Do you know the famous singer, Adele?
— Yes. Her songs are fantastic. I hope I can sing as ___ as her one day.

—Mike, your car looks very old. Why not buy a new one?
—_________ my car is very old, it still runs very well.

— What did you do in class yesterday afternoon?
— We _______. We talked about TV shows happily.

Chiang Mai(清迈) becomes one of ________ places for Chinese visitors after the movie Lost in Thailand(《泰囧》) was on.

—80 % of the people think news is more ________ than soap operas
—I agree. We can learn a lot from news.

—What’s the best movie theater to go to?
—New China. Because _______. I can walk there.

—What do you think of the movie The Wolverine?
—____________. It is so exciting!

—I plan to go to a movie. Would you like to go with me?
— ___________ . That’s my favorite.

I visited Mount Maofeng two weeks ago. I         the hotel at 7:00 and arrived at the foot of the mountain an hour later. On the bus, I happened to         Chen Zhi, an old friend of      . I was        to see him. We climbed the mountain happily together.         our way to the      of the mountain, we visited the Maofeng Cliff and the HalfPeak Temple and         some beautiful pictures with our cameras. Then, about two hours later, we         the top of the mountain. It was so great to      the view (风景) of the area at the highest part of the mountain. Mount Maofeng is also the highest place of Guangzhou,       it is only about 534 meters high.
After having ice cream, we began to go back. We almost ran all the way. When we got to the foot of the mountain, we saw       visitors there. And they were waiting       the bus there. When the bus arrived, most of them ran quickly towards it, but we didn’t. We           almost the whole day       and climbing. As last we were       but very happy.

A．lived B．got up C．left D．leave

A．find B．call C．meet D．invite

A．me B．mine C．my D．ours

A．shy B．happy C．sad D．serious

A．in B．at C．on D．of

A．foot B．middle C．top D．end

A．saw B．got C．drew D．took

A．got to B．got off C．went up D．went to

A．dream B．enjoy C．make D．travel

A．if B．when C．though D．however

A．a bit B．a little C．a lot D．lots of

A．in B．on C．at D．for

A．gave B．spent C．cost D．paid

A．walk B．riding C．walking D．ride

A．tire B．tired C．tiring D．tires

What time does the show “Chinese Mother” begins?

What type（类型） is the show “Tokyo Love Story”?

Which two shows begin at the same time?

Which program is a Fashion Show?

Which channel（频道）has the show “Good Friend Contest”?

Mr. Smith is an old man. He is very kind, so many people like him. He likes traveling. But he has a problem, he can’t see clearly.
One day he came to New York to visit his best friend. But his friend wasn’t at home. So he had to find a hotel to live in.
In the afternoon he went to buy two bottles of wine. When he came back to his room, he found a fly (苍蝇) was on the wall. But he thought it was a snail, so he put bottles on it. Of course, it came down to the floor and they broke. He had to buy another two bottles.
The waiter in the hotel knew this, then she put a snail into the wall.
When he came back, he looked up at the wall and found the fly was there again. So he walked carefully and hit it hard. At once he cried loudly.
People like Mr. Smith because       .

Mr. Smith stayed in        when he came to New York.

What does “snail” mean in Chinese?

In fact, the second time Mr. Smith saw        on the wall.

How many bottles of wine did Mr. Smith buy?

Being outgoing is good for your life. Those who are more outgoing meet lots of interesting people and have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not so hard as you think. Even the shy people can be outgoing.
You can start becoming outgoing with your best friend or a group of friends. But the real challenge (挑战) comes when you meet strange people or new friends. Smile more, and usually they will return your smile. In this way, you may have some talks.
Start a talk. Just a simple “Hello” or “How is it going” is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read the news and prepare (准备) your views. Surf the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind.
The easiest way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step (步). Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that you think can be fun, and you may make new friends there.
You should start to be outgoing with _______.

When you start a talk with a stranger, you should say “_________”

The easiest way to be outgoing is _________ .

Making new friends can make us _________.

Which is NOT the writer’s idea?

用所选单词的适当形式填空, 每词只用一次。（共5分。）

Her daughter is __________ for Hong Kong next Tuesday.
My American friend is going to _________ me next vacation.
Yesterday he didn’t come to the party because he was __________.
Tina is a little _________than Mary.
It usually ______ me about ten minutes to walk to school every day.

句型转换 （每空一词，每小题2分，共10分）
Li Na plays tennis every day. (就划线部分提问)
does Li Na play tennis?
I went to summer camp on vacation. (就划线部分提问)
you       on vacation?
This book is less interesting than that one. (同义句)
That book is               than this one.
He visited his uncle yesterday. (改为否定句)
He            his uncle yesterday.
Tom is 175cm, Sam is also 175cm. (同义句)
Tom is ____    _ as Sam.

补全对话。（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
A: _______
B: It was a great trip. I really enjoyed Beijing and Shanghai.
A: ________
B: For ten days.
A: ______
B: I was in Shanghai for about five days.
A: Wow, that’s a long time. _____
B: It was hot and sunny.
A: _____
B: Oh, they are very friendly.

书面表达（共一小题，满分15分）
在日常生活中我们都会遇到压力，尤其是初三学生。你是如何排解压力的呢？请以“How to reduce the pressure ” 为题，写一篇80词左右的文章，阐述自己的观点。
提示：
你遇到的压力(pressure)是什么？(如作业多、考试成绩不理想等)
你是如何减轻(reduce)压力的呢？(如听音乐、看电影、锻炼身体等)