上海新世纪版八年级上学期英语期中卷B卷

上海新世纪版八年级上学期英语期中卷B卷一、 单项选择 (共20题；共40分)1. （2分）_do you improve your listening?I improve it _ listening to tapes.A . How; withB . How; byC . What; by2. （2分）My grandma cant sleep well. She sleeps six hours a night. A . more thanB . less thanC . lessD . more3. （2分）All the mountains and forests _ snow in winter in the northeast of China. A . cover withB . are cover withC . are covered withD . are covering with4. （2分）They are appointed to complete the work better with _ money and _ people. A . fewer; fewerB . less; lessC . less; fewerD . fewer; less5. （2分）Hong Kong Disneyland is well worth . A . to visitB . visitedC . visitD . visiting6. （2分）It is good for our health to go to bed early and not to _late. A . get upB . take upC . go outD . get to7. （2分）Tom and Tim are twins, but they totally each other.A . are; different inB . are; different withC . are; different fromD . are; different for8. （2分）Frank is _ friendly than his brother. A . a little moreB . a few moreC . muchD . a little9. （2分）Dontthe TV. My baby is sleeping now.A . turn onB . turn offC . look atD . pick up10. （2分）Your room is so tiny that theres space only for a bed and a table.Im thinking of moving to a bigger one.A . wideB . largeC . small11. （2分）My father doesnt like milk. My mother doesnt like milk, _. A . tooB . alsoC . orD . either12. （2分）Granny looked happy and smiled at me when she ran her hand my hair. A . throughB . acrossC . overD . towards13. （2分）It is raining heavily. So the school sports meeting must be _. A . put offB . put upC . put outD . put down14. （2分）Do you have _ to say about your study? A . special anythingB . special somethingC . anything specialD . nothing special15. （2分）In fact, listening is just as as speaking in language learning. A . importantB . more importantC . more difficultD . more interesting16. （2分）Tom often helps his mother _ housework.A . inB . withC . cleanedD . is cleaning17. （2分）Farmers have become in our hometown in recent years. A . more and more richB . richer and richerC . more rich and more richD . more richer and more richer18. （2分）A driver is supposed _ a seat belt in the car.A . wearingB . to wearC . to be wornD . to dress19. （2分）Jim, are these your keys? . Theyre hers.A . Yes, it isB . No, it isntC . Yes, they areD . No, they arent20. （2分）Whats this _English? A . inB . ofC . atD . for二、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)21. （15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。Every girl dreams and Li Xie is no exception. She has read dozens of books on how to be a ballerina and Swam.Lake is her favorite. She hopes one day her dream will come true. She has1ballet lessons and all her teachers confirm she is a good student.One day she saw an advertisement saying 2a famous ballerina troupe will be performing in her hometown. Her thoughts ran wild, I must meet up with the3 of the troupe and show him my skills, she murmured to herself. She dressed herself 4 her ballerina costume and managed to evade（避开） the guards and hid in the dressing room.To her luck the leader entered and she timidly(胆小地) knocked at the door.She 5. came close to him and handed him a bunch of red roses and in her 6. the thorns pricked（刺痛） her hand but she did not make much ado about the pain.The leader observed her action .7 she told him her dream. Alright, you dance and I will give you my verdict. 8 half way through the dance he stopped her and said, Im sorry youre not good enough! On hearing this Li Xie ran as 9 as her legs could carry her and was ashamed. She gave up her dream.Many years later, she heard that 10. ballet troupe was performing in her town again.Bitter memories of the leaders harsh words came flooding 11to her. This time she was determined to find out Why the leader 12 her she was not good enough when all her teachers thought otherwise.This was his reply, I tell this to every student. She angrily shot back, Youve ruined my life! Then she got a 13shock, I remember your gift of roses and how the thorns had pricked your fingers but you 14bravery.If you only had treated ballet like that and did not give up so easily; 15, you still deserve my verdict! （1）A . given B . taken C . learned D . made （2）A . that B . which C . when D . what （3）A . manager B . leader C . teacher D . captain （4）A . with B . on C . in D . At （5）A . excitedly B . hurriedly C . happily D . bravely （6）A . excitement B . disappointment C . relief D . sadness （7）A . since B . for C . As D . because （8）A . However B . Therefore C . So D . But （9）A . quick B . fast C . quickly D . slowly （10）A . different B . the same C . Another D . the other （11）A . back B . forward C . toward D . backward （12）A . tells B . told C . had told D . was told （13）A . farther B . better C . further D . more （14）A . carried out B . carried away C . carried on D . carried with （15）A . also B . instead C . otherwise D . therefore 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共38分)22. （8分）A long time before I was born, my grandma and grandpa moved into the house on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family of 4 little girls. During that time, it was hard to find a job. So, on weekend grandpa and grandma cleaned the garden to grow some of their own food. They planted tomatoes, beans, cabbages, potatoes and strawberries to feed their growing family. All summer long, the family ate food from the garden.The family grew up, and before too many years had passed, the grandchildren came to visit. Grandma and grandpa still planted their garden every spring. Everyone still enjoyed the good food from the garden and always took some home.Then grandpa died in one summer when he was eighty-nine years old. It was a lonely winter for grandma. She sat near the window, looking out at the yard and wondering if she could plant the garden in the spring. It would be hard to care for it by herself. When spring came, she planted only a little.One nice day in the early summer, grandma heard a noise in the front yard and looked out the window. There were thousands of bees in the air. Grandma wondered what she could do. She decided to wait and think it over. Before long, she decided the bees wont bother anyone, so she went about her business and didnt give them any other thought.That summer, grandmas little garden grew and grew. The neighbors all puzzled why they grew so well. One day, grandmas brother Frank visited her. Frank said，In my hometown, the farmers often hired beekeepers to set up bee houses near their fields. The bees helped them to grow. That was when Grandma realized that her bees had helped with her garden all summer.From that Time on, grandma always believed that since grandpa couldnt be there to help her that summer, he had sent the bees to take his place and make grandmas little garden grow and grow.（1）How did the grandparents feed their growing family?A . did whatever jobs he could.B . grow some of their own food in the gardenC . moved into the house on BeechwoodD . making a lot of money（2）In the passage, It was a lonely winter for grandma. probably means .A . The winter is really long.B . The winter is really cold.C . Grandma couldnt plant the garden in winterD . Grandma really missed the grandpa.（3）Who helped with the grandmas garden?A . GrandchildrenB . BeesC . FrankD . The neighbors（4）Whats the best title of the passage?A . The GardenB . My GrandparentsC . Grandpas BeesD . The Secret of Grandma23. （10分） Lisa never had the chance to know her father. He and her mother divorced when she was just a young child. Even though he didnt move far, he never came to visit his children.Lisa often wondered about her father. What did he looked like and what he was doing. All she knew was his name: Jeff White.After Lisa grew up, she became a nurse at a hospital, where she would help provide medicine and comfort for patients in their final days. A few weeks ago, she receieved a new patient whose name was Jeff White.When Jeff came into his room, Lisa asked him if he had any children. Jeff told her that he had two daughters, Lisa and Elly. Lisa couldnt hold her tears back. She told him, “ I am Lisa, your daughter.”Jeff embraced her, saying that he was not a good father. And the daghter held his hand and kissed him. Then Jeff began to sing This Magic Moment.Jeff could have just weeks left to live, so Lisa wanted to make the most of the time she had with him. Lisa also brought her kids to the hospital to meet their grandfather. The kid made cards for him with the words, “ I love you.”Forgiveness is also a kind of love.（1）What happened to Lisa when she was young?A . Her father lost his job.B . Her mother died.C . Her family moved to another country.D . Her father left the family.（2）What did Lisa know about her father?A . Her fathers looksB . Her fathers nameC . Her fathers hobbyD . Her fathers job（3）What does the underlined word “patient”mean in this passage?A . 医生B . 病人C . 家属D . 手术（4）From the passage we know that_.A . Lisa has a brother.B . Lisa hates his father.C . Lisa has a sister.D . Lisas father hates her daughter.（5）This passage mainly tells us that _.A . Kids should love their father.B . The father should love his kids.C . Forgiveness is also a kind of love.D . Fathers shouldnt leave their families.24. （20分）阅读下文并回答问题。 Im Sally. I was a shy girl. Bu this term, I decided to do a brave(勇敢)thing. In this term, we had a new subject to learn physics. When our teacher asked someone to be the physics monitor(物理课代表), I put up my hand and got the role. But it was not as easy as I thought.At the beginning, I found that many students did not hand in(上交)their homework, so I was a little worried. I shouted at the students. It made the students angry. One girl asked: Why are you shouting at me? Youre making it seem like it is all my mistake(错误). Then I found that, it was my mistake in fact. I should talk to my classmates in a kind way and not get so angry.After this, I changed(改变)how I spoke. Excuse me. Could you please finish your homework? I said. Later, I was surprised that many students understood me a lot better and finished their homework quickly.I found the best way to do this job is to talk with my classmates in a friendly way. Now, I am getting better and better with my classmates. This job makes me feel like I am growing up like a little tree day by day.（1）When did Sally have the new subject physics? （2）Is it easy for Sally to be the physics monitor at the beginning? （3）Why did Sally feel a little worried at first? （4）Do you want to be a monitor? Why? 四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共10分)25. （10分）单词拼写Time spent in a bookshop can be enjoyable . If you go to a good s_no assistant will come near to you and say , “Can I h_you ?” You neednt buy a_you dont want . You may try to find out where the book you want is . But if you w_, the assistant will lead you there and then he will go away . It seems that he is not interested i_selling any books at all .There is a story which t_us about a good shop . A medical student found a very useful book in a shop , but it is too expensive for him to b_He couldnt get it from the library , e_So every afternoon he went there to r_a little at a time . One day , however , he couldnt find the book from its usual place and was leaving when he saw an assistant signing to him . To his s_the assistant pointed to the book in a corner , “I put it there so as not to be sold out .”said the assistant . Then he let the student go on with his reading .五、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)26. （5分）假如你叫刘星。你择友的观点是：性格外向；擅长打乒乓球，并可以教你打乒乓球。最近你就结交了这样一位新朋友赵鹏。请根据表格提示，介绍一下你自己、你的新朋友及你的择友观。NameLiu XingZhao PengAge1514Personal traitsquiet，good at Englishoutgoing，play table tennis well第 18 页 共 18 页参考答案一、 单项选择 (共20题；共40分)1-1、2-1、3-1、4-1、5-1、6-1、7-1、8-1、9-1、10-1、11-1、12-1、13-1、14-1、15-1、16-1、17-1、18-1、19-1、20-1、二、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)21-1、三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共38分)22-1、22-2、22-3、22-4、23-1、23-2、23-3、23-4、23-5、24-1、24-2、24-3、24-4、四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共10分)25-1、五、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)26-1、