广东福泉奥林匹克学校八年级下期中英语试卷

—Will you go to Hangzhou by _____ car?   —No, I'll take _____ train.

It’s impossible for us ____ there on foot in two hours.

It is about _______by bus from here to Harbin.

—Mary can’t help ___the house. Why? —Because she is busy ____a hotel reservation.

I was doing my homework _______ a dog came in.

I can’t swim. And she can’t, _______.

---- why not swim in the river?
---oh, no. our teacher told us _____ here. It’s dangerous.

It ______ forty-five minutes ______ there by bus.

—We'll go to visit Chengdu next week.
—_____

--–Excuse me, ______is Qinhuangdao from Beijing?
----It’s about three hours by car.

—We’ll go hiking if it ____ rain tomorrow.
—That would be fine.

Li Lei isn’t ____ Liu Ming.

My parents are always strict ____ me.

On my way ____ home, I lost a ticket ____ Titanic.

—John isn’t happy today. Let’s go and ____.
—Good idea.

The weather in Beijing is not ____ good ____ that in Hainan.

Chinese culture stands for the culture in the east. It is different from that in the ______.

Guangzhou is  ___   the southeast of China .

 —I’m sorry that John is out.  —Please ask him to call me as soon as he ____.

Sally always likes to sit ____________ Mr. zhang, because she enjoys talking ______ him.

Everyone wants to be successful. But failure is a common(普通的) thing for us to meet with.
         , sometimes we fail the exams, sometimes in the sports meet, others           but we fail. So     everybody meets with the failure in his life.
However, different people have different       to deal with the failure. Some people lose hope when they fail. They seem to think that it is the        of the world. Others, on the other hand, don’t take failure      . They seem to think that failure is the first step(步骤) to success. They will keep up and try their best      the final success.
Now let’s imagine (猜想) the ends of the two ways. If we are afraid of the failure and always feel
     , and don’t try our best to change ourselves, we may meet with more and more failures. But as long as we are hopeful and brave to face them, and never give up, we will          successful and our dreams will come true some day.
So, please remember: Life doesn’t give us the pleasure we want. But if we never give up and
       do little by little, it will make a big difference.

A．At first B．All the time C．For example D．Of course

A．lose hope B．win C．get D．accept

A．almost B．never C．always D．still

A．activities B．answers C．ideas D．ways

A．area B．end C．start D．shock

A．seriously B．serious C．angry D．angrily

A．getting B．gets C．to get D．get

A．careful B．happy C．angry D．upset

A．become B．turn C．get D．grow

A．often B．always C．never D．Seldom

Some Advice on Travel
1. Forget fashion(时尚)! Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on longjourneys(旅行).
2. Traveling on trains and buses can be boring, so take a good book to read.
3. If you’re going somewhere cold, remember to put on your warm clothes!
4. If you are going somewhere sunny, remember to bring your sun-block(防晒霜) and sunglasses.
5. Always take a camera with you to capture those special moments.
6. Be careful with your things whenever you go to a busy place, like a train station. There are many thieves there!
7. Most countries have lower prices for students, so if you are a student, take your student card with you.
8. Always leave room in your bag and buy presents on the way home.
9. Bus tours often stop at expensive shops along the way, save your money by buying presents at local shops.
10. If you travel abroad(国外), remember to take your passport. Whatever you do, don’t lose it!
If you go to Hainan Island for a trip in summer, you should take ____ with you.

According to the passage, ____ is a good way to keep away from boredom(单调) whileyou’re on a train or a bus.

You must always ____ while you are at busy places because there are often thieves there.

If a student wants to buy some presents at lower prices while traveling, he should show
____ to the shop assistant.

The underlined word “capture” in this passage means ____.

Mr. Zhang, our geography teacher, held a map of the world and asked us where we would like to travel. Li Ming said, “I like countries with an interesting history, such as China, Egypt, Greece and Italy. They are all old countries with a long history. You can see many old buildings in these countries, such as the Great Wall, the Pyramids(金字塔) and the Acropolis(卫城).”
The teacher asked, “Do you want to go to places with beautiful beaches?”
Yang Ying said, “Of course. It’s pleasant to visit places with fine weather and beautiful beaches. For example, the U.S.A., Australia and Malaysia(马来西亚) have beautiful beaches.”
Shanshan said, “I know many countries in Southeast Asia have beautiful beaches. But I like visiting countries where the people are very friendly and helpful to visitors.”
Mr. Zhang said, “Remember: hotel, food and souvenirs (纪念品) always cost us much money. So we should make a good plan before we go to visit other countries.”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
How many countries were mentioned (提到) in the passage?

Mr. Zhang and his students were talking about _______ in class.

Who wants to visit countries with a long history?

Which of the following countries do you think Yang Ying would like to visit?

Which do you think is the most important thing for you before you go to visit other countries?

Do you want to make friends with others? Please remember to keep your words all the time. In this way, people around you will get along well with you.
To make friends and keep them, you have to keep your words. If you agree to meet someone at a certain time, you should arrive at the place on time or a little earlier. If you agree to help others, you must do it. Of course if there is something unexpected(没有预料到的) happening and you can’t do what you have agreed to do, your friends will understand this.
He is always lying or making excuses for breaking his words. Would you like to have him as one of your best friends? You wouldn’t. And your own friends feel the same way.
So, be more careful when you have to agree to do something for your friends. Don’t have “Maybe”in your mind when you say something about what you are going to do.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
The underlined phrase keep one’s words means ____ in Chinese.

If you want to make friends, it is very important to ____.

You wouldn’t mind if ____.

Who can be your best friend?

We can know that ____ from the passage.

David wants to _____________(邀请) some friends to his birthday party this Friday evening.
The old man lives _____________(单独地) and he often feels very lonely.
They both study at Beijing ______________（国际的）School now.
The _____________ (气味) of roses is very nice.
My classmates all ___________( 接受 ) me and they are very kind to me.
I want to book a ____________(标准的)room with two single beds.
The fresh air in the countryside makes me feel _____________(舒服的).
I saw a traffic accident yesterday. Many__________(乘客) were hurt.
It has the highest altitude _______(在……中) all races hosted by the International Cycling Union.
I spent Christmas Eve with my _____________(法国的) friends in Paris.

我一停好自行车就去爬山了。
I climbed the mountain __________  __________  ___________ I parked my bike.
别紧张！ 我会帮助你。
___________  it  ___________ !  I will help you.
请不要拒接帮助我。
Please don’t __________   _________  __________ me.
明天似乎要下雨了。
It __________   ___________ it will rain tomorrow.

Lin Xin’s family like traveling very much. May Day is coming, and they plan _____ Beijing. After a year’s hard work, they all want _______ themselves. Now they’re preparing for the trip. They want to go by plane. So Lin Xin and her father _______ some information about the cost on the Internet. Oh , the cost for plane is too ____ and they can’t afford (付得起)it. Tomorrow the family will have a meeting and _______ the best way. I hope they’ll have a good trip.

随着人口的增长和家庭轿车的普及，交通安全问题已成为千家万户关注的焦点。作为初中生的你是怎样去上学的呢？围绕下面的几点要求展开思考，写一篇80词左右的短文。
1. 乘什么交通工具去上学？是公交车，小汽车还是自行车？
2. 乘车时应注意哪些交通规则？
要求：结构完整，条理清晰，语言通顺。