八年级英语期中试卷出卷人：黄荣（考试时间120分钟，卷面总分120分）
一．单项选择（每小题1分共15分）
（）1. My school is different ____ theirs .
A. in
B. by
C. of
D. from
（）2. I think a good friend should make me ____ .
A. laugh
B. laughing
C. to laugh
D. laughs
（）3. This classroom is ____ than that one .
A. many big
B. much big
C. many bigger
D. much bigger
（）4. Do you look ____ Tom ?
A. the same as
B. same as
C. the same
D. the same so
（）5. ____ do you exercise ? Once a week .
A. how long
B. when
C. What time
D. How often
（）6. He is a good student .He is ____ late for school .
A. usually
B. often
C. hardly ever
D. always
（）7. ____ Mr. Green is not in good health these days , ____ he works hard .
A. Because ,so
B. Because ,/
C. Although , but
D. Although ,/
（）8. Lily finished ____ the book yesterday .She wanted ____ .
A. reading , go swimming
B. reading , to swimming
C. to read , to go swim
D. read , to go swimming
（）9. Eating a lot of vegetables ____ good ____ our health .
A. are , to
B. is , at
C. is , for
D. are , for
（）10. After a long walk in the sun ,they wanted to drink ____
A. cold something
B. something cold
C. nothing cold C. cold anything
（）11. With the help of the new skill, Liu Xiang can run ____ than before .
A. fast
B. faster
C. fastest
D.fasts
（）12.How often do the students play sports ?
A. Twice a day
B. Since last night
C. For two hours
D.A month ago
（）13. I don’t feel like____ to the mountain today .
A. going
B. goes
C. to going
D. go
（）14. ____ is important for us ____ fruit and vegetables every day .
A. It , to eat
B. It ,eat
C. That , to eat
D. This , eating
（）15. I am going to Hainan for vacation .
A. Have a good time
B. I’m sorry to hear that
C. That sounds like fun
D. I think so
二．完形填空（每小题1分共10分）
Xiao Qiang, a 12-year-old Chinese boy, has too many activities. His father __1__ him away from school four afternoons a week and drives him across town to practice. "I did most of my __2_ in the car when we are __3__ to practice, and I have to do the rest when I get home. I am too tired, I just want to sleep. "he said.
"More and more kids become unhappy __4__ they have too many activities to do." said Mr. Wang, an expert of child development."41% of the children aged 9~13 said they felt __5__ most of the time, and more than 75% of them said that they wished they had more __6__ time to play."
"Over-scheduling is a growing problem for Chinese families." said Mr Wang. It is not good for both kids and their parents. More families eat dinner __7_ or often eat fast food __8__ their way to football practice or music lessons. We all know it is important for kids to learn how to relax. If they don't learn that now, it will be more difficult to learn when they get __9__.Kids need time to relax. Parents should __10__ about what is right for kids.
( ) 1 . A. take B. takes C. took D. has taken
( ) 2. A. sports B. business C. homework D. housework
( ) 3. A. riding B. flying C. walking D. driving
( ) 4. A. but B. or C. because D. so
