Three man arrived in New York for a holiday. They stayed in a very large hotel and their room was on the forty-fifth floor. In the evening, they went to the theater and came back late. “I’m very sorry, ” said the attendant of the hotel. “The lifts are not working tonight. Do you want to walk up to your room or sleep in the hall for the night?” “Oh!” said one of the three, “We do not want to sleep in the hall. We’ll walk up to our room.” He turned to his two friends and said, “I think we can walk up to our room more easily. On the way, I’ll tell you some jokes, and then you, Alan, will sing us some songs and then you, Peter, will tell us some interesting stories.” Then they began to walk up to their room. Tom told the jokes. Alan sang the songs. At last they came to the forty-fourth floor. They felt tired and stopped to have a rest. “Well,” said Tom, “it’s your turn now, Peter. Please tell us a long and interesting story with a sad end.”

“OK, I’ll tell you a sad story,” said Peter. “It is not long, but it’s the saddest story of all. We left the key to our room in the hall.”

61. Tom, Alan and Peter went to New York to_________.

A. visit their friends B. live there C. have a holiday D. visit a large hotel

62. That evening, they went to _________.

A. see the sights B. watch a play C. their friends’ house D. a restaurant

63. The attendant of the hotel_________.

A. didn’t let them in B. told them they couldn’t use the lifts

C. wasn’t very happy D. got angry

64. Suddenly, they found __________.

A. the key was missing B. they left the key in the theater

C. they had to go back to thehall for the key D. the lifts started to work again

65. What does the underlined word “attendant” mean in this passage? ________

A. 服务员 B. 工人 C. 顾客 D.来访者

(D)

We know the mosquito(蚊子) very well. Mosquitos fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.

No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may love you. She?------Yes, she. It's true that male(雄性) mosquito doesn't bite and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs(产卵). She is always looking for thing or people, she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn't like your blood(血), she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You are different from the others.

If the mosquito likes you , she lands on your body without letting you know, she bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different .After she bites, you will have an itch on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, and she has flown away.

And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a well, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.

66.How many kinds of mosquitoes are there in the world?________

A. 2500 B. more than 2500 C. less than 2500 D. we don’t know

67.We know mosquitoes very well because ________.

A. they can be found easily B. they fly here and there

C. there are many kinds of them D. they can fly

68.If the mosquito doesn't bite you, it will _______.

A. get angry with you B. be afraid of you

C. make a lot of noise D. choose another one

69.The mosquito bites you ________.

A. when you 're asleep B. because you have choose it

C. too quickly to let you know D. but doesn't like you

70.Which of the following sentences is wrong?________

A. The itching begins after the mosquito bites you.

B. You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you.

C. Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs.

D. All the mosquitoes don't like to bite people for blood.

八年级英语下学期期中试题

第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共40分)

注意事项：

1. 用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试卷上。

2. 答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。

五、词汇运用(共15分)

(一)单词拼写(共5小题，每小题1分，计5分)

根据首字母或汉语提示补全单词并完成句子。

71. My brother has a _____________(胃痛). My mother will take him to hospital.

72. The old man lives a in a small village. He feels lonely sometimes.

73. Our parents often p__________ a clean and comfortable room for us to study.

74. Cathy closed her eyes and listen to him in s_________.

75. Don’t be (紧张的). Everything is OK.

(二)综合填空(用方框中所给的词补全短文, 每词只用一次。)(每小题1分，计10分)

It’s hard to make friends if you 76 at home all the time. Get out of the house and do 77 that will put you in 78 with other people. It’s easier to make friends when you have similar interests.