外研版英语八年级第一学期期中学情评估（含答案）

第一学期期中学情评估 一、单项选择。(共10小题， 每小题1分， 共10分) 1. Hong Kong is a big city. It has about seven _____ people. A. millions B. million C. millions of D. million of 2. There are two rulers on the desk. This ruler is as _____ as that one. A. longer B. much longer C. the longer D. long 3. —How _____ she is writing! —Oh, she is the _____ girl in my class. A. carefully; most careful B. careful; most careful C. carefully; careful D. careful; careful 4. The tall man is famous _____ playing basketball _____ a basketball star. A. for; as B. as; for C. to; at D. at; to 5. My favourite sport is basketball. I _____some of my free time playing basketball. A. spend B. cost C. take D. pay 6. We can make a fire _____ the room warm so that we can sleep well at night. A. keeping B. to keep C. keep D. kept 7. —I think it's a good habit to _____ new words in a dictionary. —Yes, that's helpful to us. A. look after B. look up C. look at D. look for 8. This is the telephone number. Do you want to _____？ A. write down it B. write it down C. write down them D. write them down 9. I got up early this morning _____ I could come to school early by train. A. in order to B. such that C. because of D. so that 10. —Bob，what kind of shows do you like to watch, sitcoms or soap operas —_____. Either will be OK. A. I don't mind B. I can't stand C. No problem D. Thank you 二、完形填空(共10小题， 每小题2分， 共20分) When I was young, my mum used to give the family something special for meals—she would make breakfast food for dinner. I still remember one night my mum __11____ some bread in front of my dad, some very burnt bread. I waited to see if anybody noticed. To my surprise, my dad just took his __12____， smiled at my mum and then turned to ask me how my day at school had been. I've forgotten what I told him that night. __13____ I do remember watching him put some butter on that bread. He __14____ as usual, every single bit. After dinner, my mum said sorry to my dad for burning the bread. And I never forget what he said, “I__15____ burnt bread, dear. It doesn't matter at all. ” Later that night, I went to kiss Dad good night. I asked him if he really liked his burnt bread. He held me in arms and __16____， “Your mum worked very hard all day. She's really tired. And you see—a bit of burnt food never hurt anyone！” Now I know life is not perfect. __17____ is perfect, either. As for me, I often forget birthdays and some other special days. But I've learned something __18____ over these years. What we really need is the understanding of each other, whether it is between husbands and wives, parents and __19____， or just between two friends. This is the key to a happy __20____. 11. A. spent B. put C. found D. bought 12. A. glass B. milk C. spoon D. bread 13. A. But B. So C. Because D. And 14. A. threw it away B. ate it up C. put it away D. looked it up 15. A. hate B. love C. make D. save 16. A. shouted B. said C. laughed D. continued 17. A. Everybody B. A ... ...