我们经常听见这样的问题：你的数学怎么那么好啊?教教我诀窍吧?其实学习这门课没有什么窍门。威廉希尔app 初中频道为大家准备了八年级上学期半期英语期中试卷，欢迎阅读与选择!

一、单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

(   ) 1 .The red pencil is _____ than the green one.

A. short      B. shorter    C. very short      D. the shortest

(   ) 2. Tony plays basketball as_____ as Paul.

A. good   B. better    C. best    D. well

(   ) 3.It’s going to rain. Remember ________ an umbrella,

A. to take    B. taking  C. take   D. taking

(   ) 4. Beijing is a big city ______ many old buildings.

A. of   B. for   C. with    D. has

(   ) 5.China is famous ___ the Great Wall. The Great Wall is famous ______ a place of interest.

A. of; for    B. for; of    C. for; as    D. as; for

(   ) 6. The city is _____ old.

A. hundreds years  B. hundreds of years   C. hundred years D. hundreds of year

(   ) 7.The actress is already 50,but she looks _____ than she really is.

A. young     B. old         C. older    D. younger

(   ) 8. What____ the population of Shanghai?

A. are    B. is      C. have      D. has

(   ) 9. Hong Kong has about seven ________ people.

A. millions    B. million of  C. millions of   D. million

(   ) 10. -----The T-shirt it too big for me, would you mind giving me a _______ one?

-----OK, here you are.

A .larger      B .smaller      C. fatter    D. smallest

二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Venice is a great city in Italy. It is a Water City. You can’t see ___11___ cars or taxis there. When you ___12___ to go to a far place, you can take a boat. There are many rivers around the city and there are many ___13___ of boats.  The best way to visit Venice is walking. __14___ you are tired, you can buy some __15___. The ice cream in Venice is good to ___16___.   Venice is a good place for __17___ to have fun. You can let your kids _18___ food to pigeons on San Marco Square. They are all ___19___ and beautiful. Or you can also take a water-bus to some nice places. Guggenheim Museum is near San Marco. It is a good place for kids to go, too. There kids can learn ___20___.  Don’t wait ! Go to Venice to have a good time soon.

(   )11. A. a         B. an          C. some         D. any

(   )12. A. think      B. want        C. teach         D. come

(   )13. A. kinds      B. colors       C. lots          D. bags

(   )14. A. And       B. But         C. When        D. How

(   )15. A. Food      B. vegetables    C. desert        D. ice cream

(   )16. A. see        B. listen        C. eat          D. drink

(   )17. A. parents     B. kids         C. girls         D. boys

(   )18.A.buy         B. sell          C. give         D. play

(   )19. A. black      B. white        C. red          D. green

(   )20.A. a lot of    B. lots of        C. a lot         D. lot of