2018-2019学年下学期期中
八年级英语
（考试时间：90分钟试卷满分：90分）
本试卷分卷I和卷II两部分，卷I为选择题，卷II为非选择题。
卷I (选择题，共50分)
注意事项：1. 答卷I前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、科目填涂在答题卡上。考试结束，监考人员将试卷和答题卡一并收回。
2. 答卷I时，每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，答在试卷上无效。
笔试部分
I. 单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. —Could I come to have a talk with you this afternoon or tomorrow morning?
—__________ is OK. I’m free th ese days.
A. Both
B. Neither
C. Either
D. None
2. —Linda, how is your classmate, Lisa?
—She never says a bad word __________ her friends. She’s a kind girl.
A. for
B. in
C. with
D. about
3. I think it is __________ for a man to pull the plane with his teeth.
A. important
B. necessary
C. easy
D. impossible
4. This story __________ the facts. It’s true.
A. pick up
B. agrees with
C. checks in
D. arrange for
5. Everyone __________ be polite to their parents.
A. could
B. may
C. should
D. can
6. Mr. Smith _________ our school next year.
A. will visit
B. visits
C. was visiting
D. visited
7. Of the two shirts, I’d like to choose __________ one.
A. the less expensive
B. the most expensive
C. less expensive
D. most expensive
8. The class meeting __________ from 3:00 to 4:00 yesterday.
A. began
B. starts
C. lasted
D. started
9. Some students were talking loudly __________ the head teacher came into the classroom.
A. while
B. as soon as
C. when
D. as long as
10. I believe that these mountains __________ with trees in a few years’ time.
A. are covered
B. will be covered
C. are covering
D. will cover
II. 完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
It was 5: 30 in the afternoon. 11 people were going home by bus. Others were driving home 12 their own cars, Suddenly, a car driven by a woman hit the one in front. Both drivers stopped their cars 13 and got out to see what happened. The woman didn't think that it was her carelessness causing the 14 . But the other driver didn’t agree. So they called the police. 15 they were waiting, the woman made several calls to her friend. She was on her 16 to her friends party, because she was going to be late, she wanted to solve the problem 17 . Soon, the police came. After some checking. they said that the woman 18 take full responsibility(责任) for the accident. Although she was quite 19 the woman accepted the result and agreed to pay for the repair charge. Road safety has become more and more important for everyone. When we are 20 on the road. always remember: obey the traffic rules, be careful and stay safe.
11. A. The B. Some C. All D. Those
12. A. by B. in C. on D. of
13. A. immediately B. loudly C. especially D. probably
14. A. pity B. accident C. attention D. experience
15. A. If B. Before C. Then D. While
16. A. way B. road C. trip D. place
17. A. quietly B. quickly C. lately D. carefully
18. A. should B. could C. would D. might
19. A. shy B. glad C. upset D. interested
