上海版八年级上学期英语期中质量检测试卷（I）卷

上海版八年级上学期英语期中质量检测试卷（I）卷一、 单项选择。 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）My parents want to go _ on vacation.A . somewhere peacefulB . dangerous somewhereC . somewhere boringD . fascinating somewhere2. （2分）How much did you _ on the beautiful dress?I paid 198 yuan _ it.A . spend; forB . pay; onC . spend; toD . pay; to3. （2分）How do you like this book? I dont want to read it, because there is _ in it.A . something interestingB . nothing interestingC . interesting nothing4. （2分）_ do you think of the shows of “If You Are The One”?I dont mind them!A . HowB . WhenC . WhatD . Who5. （2分）April is _ month of the year in Thailand. A . hotterB . the hotterC . hottestD . the hottest6. （2分）We must thank trees _ oxygen into the air . A . produceB . to produceC . for produceD . for producing7. （2分）Have you read todays newspaper?Yes. Its really boring. There is _ in it.A . something newB . nothing newC . new anythingD . new nothing8. （2分）当你被介绍认识某人后, 你应该说: “_”。 A . Good morning!B . How are you?C . Nice to meet you!9. （2分）Theres a basketball game in the sports hallLets go to the players A . catchB . checkC . collectD . cheer10. （2分） Its cold outside. You can take my coat. _. I have one in my car.A . It doesnt matterB . Thanks all the sameC . No problemD . Never mind二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)11. （10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped to 1.“What are you doing?” asked one of the 2.“We plan to dig a hole all the way through the Earth!” one of the brothers answered.The older boys began to laugh, telling the brothers that digging a hole all through the Earth was 3.After a long silence, one of the diggers 4 a box full of different kinds of insects. He5 the wonderful things to the visitors. Then he said quietly, “Though we cant dig all the way through the Earth, 6what weve found!”Their goal was too 7 to reach, but it did lead them to dig. And that is what a goal is for to lead us to move in the direction we have chosen.Not every goal will be fully 8. Not every job will end successfully. Not every dream will be realized. But when you fail, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what Ive found along the way! Look at the 9 things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!”We live in the digging. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, and in the end that is 10important.（1）A . report B . dig C . watch （2）A . visitors B . workers C . brothers （3）A . amazing B . harmful C . impossible （4）A . checked B . lifted C . hid （5）A . showed B . sold C . threw （6）A . look at B . look for C . look after （7）A . easy B . hard C . short （8）A . changed B . achieved C . introduced （9）A . funny B . simple C . wonderful （10）A . secretly B . usually C . truly 三、 阅读理。 (共3题；共24分)12. （6分）阅读理解 Most dictionaries will tell you a number of things about a word. There are three important things. These three things are spelling, pronunciation and meanings.First, a dictionary will tell you the spelling of a word. If you are not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in alphabetical order-a, b, c and so on. For example, on a dictionary page the word poorp, o, o, r - comes before povertyp, o, v, e, r, t, y-and the word poverty comes before power-p, o, w, e, r. The words are always given in an alphabetical order.The second thing, a dictionary will tell you pronunciation. Most give phonetic, or sound, alphabet.The phonetic spelling will tell you how a word is pronounced. There are a few different phonetic alphabets. Many dictionaries use the International Phonetic Alphabet to show pronunciation.The third thing, a dictionary will tell you the meaning of words. You can look up a word and find out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning, and a better dictionary will tell you all of the words meaning. For example, in English the common word get has over 20 different meanings.（1）In the passage, which of the following is among the three important things? A . How to write a word beautifully.B . How to use a word.C . How to lookup a word.D . How to pronounce a word（2）Of the three words: remove, remote and remount, _ in a dictionary. A . remote comes first and remove comes lastB . remove comes first and remote comes lastC . remote comes first and remount comes lastD . remove comes first and remount comes last（3）A better dictionary can tell you . A . More of the words pronunciationB . More of the words meaningC . More of the words spellingD . More of the grammar13. （10分）阅读理解 If you are like me and you love drawing a lot, then Im sure youll love Drawing with Mark. Drawing with Mark is a great program and Mark is really helpful. He teaches kids how to draw and some history about the things they draw. Kids can also learn three or four fun facts about what they are drawing. Happy Tails is about cats and dogs. Mark shows how to draw them. and talks about how to look after them, too. In A Day with The Dinosaurs, Mark visits the Museum of Boston and speaks to an expert to learn how the dinosaurs lived, what they ate and how long they lived. In Reach for the Stars, Mark is also at the Museum of Boston. He speaks to another expert about the stars. I learned how far we are from the stars. I thought that the stars were just about 100 miles from us, but they are thousands of miles from us. Thats really far! If you love drawing, you can watch this program. You can have fun with Mark. He will help you become an artist.（1）What is Drawing With Mark? A . A movie.B . A book.C . A show.（2）Whats Happy Tails about? A . Cats and dogs.B . Stars and the moon.C . Artists.（3）How does Mark learn how long the dinosaurs lived? A . By reading a book.B . By talking with an expert.C . By watching TV.（4）Where does Mark go to learn about the stars? A . To a zoo.B . To a museum.C . To a library.（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A . Kids cant learn any history about the things they draw.B . Mark thought the stars were very far from us.C . The writer likes Drawing with Mark a lot.14. （8分） When we talk about stars ,especially women stars ,it seems that they are always young, pretty and own charming body shapes. But recently a Britains Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely.Simon Cowell, one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyles voice. “This lady camp up, and Im thinking, This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea. That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed to Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face widway through it was one of my favorite moments,”Cowell said. The performance was posted on line and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hasnt thought of changing her appearance. She said that her friend helped her with make-up. “I mean, thats hardly a makeover,” she added.Ms Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents, “I was kind of slow at school, so getting like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence.”（1）Susan Boyle is _ .A . a judgeB . a reporterC . a beautifulD . a Scottish woman（2）Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because_.A . she was confident of her singingB . she was satisfied with the judgesC . she was pretty and in good shapeD . she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables（3）According to the passage,which is NOT true?A . It was the vocal talents that built Susans confidenceB . Susan Boyle was not good at her lesson when at school.C . Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance.D . Simon Cowell didnt think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight.（4）What can we learn from Susan Boyles success?A . Its never too old to learn.B . Its easier to succeed at the age of 47.C . If you have a dream,try to make it come true!D . If you are not able to study well,to be a singer instead.四、 信息匹配。 (共1题；共5分)15. （5分）请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺。选项中有一项为多余项。（C）This year 2,300 teenagers from all over the world will spend about ten months in US homes. They will attend US schools, meet US teenagers, and form impressions of America. _They will learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world._Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with Georges family. In turn, Georges son Mike spent a year in Freds home in America.Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months study, the language began to come to him. _Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities._The fathers word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than one of the members. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.Meanwhile, in America, Mike, a German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize (批 评) American schools,” he said. “It is far too easy by our level. _In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There should be some middle ground between the two.”A. Family life, too, was different.B. But I have to say that I like it very much.C. Here is a two-way student exchange in action.D. School was quite different from what he had expected-much harder.E. In fact, there are many differences between the two countries cultures.F. At the same time, about 1, 300 American teenagers will go to other countries.五、 语法填空。 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。A better town for teenagersI believe there are many things that we can do to make life in our town a lot better for teenagers.First of all, I think more bike lanes should _ (build). A lot of teenagers in my town bike everywhere, _ its very dangerous because there is a lot of traffic. If there are more bike lanes in the future, it will be much _(safe) for us._ (two), I believe that we need more places for teenagers to go to. _ my opinion, teenagers wont cause problems in the street if there are more places for us to go to. So we need more _ (club) and other places where we can meet.Thirdly, teenagers here need more sports facilities. There _(be) places to play ball games so far like tennis and basketball, but what about other sports, _ skating and rollerblading?Finally, Im sure well make the town better _ we dont drop litter. If we all do something _(help) now, our town will be much better for everyone in the future.六、 单词拼写。 (共2题；共2分)17. （1分）They scored five g_in that football match. 18. （1分）Helen works in a hospital. She is a n_. 七、 句型转换。 (共1题；共1分)19. （1分）They are going to clean the rooms.(同义句转换) They_clean the rooms. 八、 书面表达。 (共1题；共5分)20. （5分）你听说过某些濒临灭绝的动物吗？请以“Why Should We Protect Wild Animals？”为题，用英语写一篇短文，说明为什么要保护野生动物。词数80词左右。 提示：为什么有些野生动物处于危险之中；为什么保护野生动物很重要；我们应该采取什么措施来保护野生动物。提示词语：wild野生的；endangered，tiger，panda，destroy破坏；fur，take measures采取措施；plant，tree，build a birdhouseWhy Should We Protect Wild Animals?Do you know any endangered animals? Why are they in danger? 第 15 页 共 15 页参考答案一、 单项选择。 (共10题；共20分)1-1、2-1、3-1、4-1、5-1、6-1、7-1、8-1、9-1、10-1、二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)11-1、三、 阅读理。 (共3题；共24分)12-1、12-2、12-3、13-1、13-2、13-3、13-4、13-5、14-1、14-2、14-3、14-4、四、 信息匹配。 (共1题；共5分)15-1、五、 语法填空。 (共1题；共10分)16-1、六、 单词拼写。 (共2题；共2分)17-1、18-1、七、 句型转换。 (共1题；共1分)19-1、八、 书面表达。 (共1题；共5分)20-1、