山东省威海市文登区2016-2017学年八年级英语下学期期中试题希望你能愉快地度过这90分钟，祝你成功！一、单项选择（共10小题，计10分）()1.---DoyouknowanythingaboutChopin?---Justalittle.Chopinbegantowrite_____musicat_______ageofsix.A.the,/B.the,anC./,the()2.---Wheredidyougo?---Thesciencemuseum.I______thattheTV_____afterthecar.A.learn;isinventedB.learned;wasinventedC.learn;wasinvented()3.---Whatdidyousayjustnow?---Iaskedyou________afterCandybecamefamous.A.howlifewasdifferentB.howlifedifferentwasC.howwaslifedifferent()4.---Isshereallyill?---______.She’sinhospital.A.Ihopeso.B.I’mafraidsoC.Notatall.()5.---Haven’tseenyoufordays.Wherehaveyoubeen?---IwenttoHongKongand_______aninternationalmeetingforaweek.A.tookpartinB.attendedC.joined()6.______terribleweatherwe’vebeenhavingthesedays!A.HowaB.WhataC.What()7.---_____thebus_____justnow?---Yes,butit_______.A.hascome;leftB.Didcome;hasleftC.Doescome;left()8.---DidCathyhaveproblems________outtheproblems?---Yes.Ifoundher_________onitfornearlyhalfanhour.A.work;toworkB.towork;workingC.working;working()9.You______anythinghere______youaretoldto.A.can’ttouch;afterB.can’ttouch;unlessC.won’ttouch,if()10.I’mnotsureifTom_____.Ifhe______,Iwillcallyou.A.comes;willcomeB.comes;comesC.willcome;comes二、阅读理解（共四篇短文，20小题，计25分）阅读下面A、B、C三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后面每小题所给的四个选项中选择最佳答案。（每小题1分，计15分）AOneSundayevening,itwasquitedarkwhenoldStanleywentforhiswalk.Hewaswalkingalongthesidewalk.Suddenly,hesawawhitecarcomingaroundthecornerathighspeed.Itwasgoingtoofastandcrashedintoaredcarinthestreetwherehewaswalking.Herusheduptothecarstoseeifanyonewashurtandneededhelp.Thetwodriverswerearguing.“Youcamearoundthecornertoofast,”onemansaid.“No!”saidthedriverofthewhitecar,“That’snottrue!Yourcarwasparkedinawrongplace.”Stanleylistenedtotheirargumentandthensaidthewhitecardriverwaswrongtodrivetoofast.ThedriverofredcaraskedStanleytoprovehewasrightincourt(法庭).Stanleygavethedriverhisnameandtelephonenumber.NextThursdaymorning,Stanleywasaskedtogotothecourt.Thelawyer(律师)forthedriverofthewhitecaraskedhimalotofquestionsaboutwhathehadseen.ThenheaskedStanleyhowoldhewas.“I’meighty-two,”answeredStanley.“Doyouusuallywearglasses?”askedthelawyer.“Yes,Ido,”answeredStanley.“Wereyouwearingthemonthenightoftheaccident?”thelawyerasked.“No,”repliedStanley.Thenthelawyersaid,“Whyshouldthecourtbelieveyou?Youareeighty-twoyearsold,youwerenotwearingyourglasses,anditwasdark.Howfarcanyouseeinthedark?”Stanleythoughtaboutitforaminute.“Well,”hesaid,“whenit’sdark,Icanseethemoon.Howfaristhat?”()11.Thecaraccidenthappened___________.A.oneSundaymorningB.nextThursdaymorningC.oneSundayevening()12.Thecauseoftheaccidentisthat______.A.theredcarwasgoingtooslowlyB.thewhitecarwasgoingtoofastC.thedriversweresleepy()13.Stanleywasaskedtogotothecourtbecause_________.A.hewantedtomakemoneyB.hepromisedtobeawitnessC.hewasalawyer()14.MaybetheredcardrivercontactedStanleyby______.A.writingalettertohimB.makingaphonecalltohimC.payingavisittohim()15.Wecanlearnfromthestorythat________.A.StanleywasacleverandhumorousmanB.StanleywasnotabletoseethemoonC.thelawyerthoughtthatStanleycouldseeclearlyBPerhapsyou’veseentheEnglishletters“WC”inyourcity.Theyshowpublictoilets.Butdoyouknowitisfarfromelegant(优雅的)English?Infact,foreignersfromEnglish-speakingcountriesr...
