甘肃省武威市凉州区永昌九年制学校联片教研2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中英语试题（原卷版+解析版）

2023-2024学年第二学期甘肃省武威市凉州区永昌九年制学校教研联片 八年级英语期中考试试卷 一、单项选择题(共25分) 1. The organization WildAid is _____ to protect wild animals. A. cheered up B. picked up C. taken up D. set up 2. —Lisa, let’s clean the kitchen now. Could you _____ the rubbish —Yes, sure. A. take out B. take part in C. take care of D. take off 3. —Why me again Why not ask Mark to do it —I won’t _____ with you. Just do it! A. share B. live C. argue D. return 4. —_____ are you going to be an engineer —I am going to learn math well. A. When B. What C. How D. Why 5. —_____ is the weight of your new born sister —4.2 kilograms, a fat baby. A. What B. How much C. How many D. How heavy 6. —How was your trip to the park —It couldn’t be _____. We lost our way and it kept raining. A. nicer B. worst C. worse D. better 7. —What a nice watch! When _____ you _____it —Three days ago. A. do; buy B. did; bought C. were; buy D. did; buy 8. —Mum, could you buy me a car like this —Certainly, we can buy _____ one like this, but _____ this. A. a worse, as good as B. a better, better than C. more important, not as good as D. a cheaper, as good as 9. Parents usually _____ a role in _____ their kids. A. play; helping B. make; helping C. play; help D. make; help 10. —_____ do you usually share happiness with —My parents and my best friend. A. When B. What C. Who D. How 11. Hearing the good news, Betty laughed and ran out of her room _____. A. sadly B. quietly C. excitedly D. angrily 12. Although my grandmother is very old, she can take care of _____. A. herself B. himself C. itself D. themselves 13. We checked the machine carefully and couldn’t find _____ wrong. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything 14. —Where is my lovely dog I can’t find it. —Maybe it’s hiding _____ the door. A. in front of B. next to C. behind D. on 15. Our country is _____ known for its long history. A. wisely B. widely C. seldom D. heavily 16. — It rained _____ when I got out of work. — That’s terrible! Many people got all wet because it was rush hour. A. hardly B. strongly C. heavily D. lightly 17. Tiananmen Square is about 440,000 square metres in _____. A. area B. depth C. height D. length 18. In order to make the room warmer, you need to add much _____ to the fire. A. water B. light C. wood D. wind 19. We sat on the chair face to face _____ silence. A. on B. in C. with D. for 20. Don’t look out _____ the window when you are in the car. It’s dangerous. A. in B. of C. for D. with 21. Mary tried _____ a lot of vegetables and fruit to keep healthy. A to eat B. to eating C. eat D. eats 22 —What’s _____ with you —I have a cold. A. matter B. a matter C. the trouble D. the wrong 23. Lucy’s father works in No. 1 Hospital. He is a_____. A. teacher B. doctor C. postman D. policeman 24. We enjoyed _____ at the English party last weekend. A. us B. our C. ours D. ourselves 25. —What happened next —The heavy snow didn’t _____ the international airlines. A. ... ...