上海新世纪版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷D卷

上海新世纪版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷D卷一、 单项选择。 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）You can see _ u and _ e in the word excuse. A . a, anB . an , theC . an, a2. （2分）I hope to visit the moon one dayThat possibleA . soundsB . tastesC . smellsD . looks3. （2分）Why not _ an English language club to practice _ English. A . join; speakingB . join; to writeC . prefer; to writingD . prefer; to write4. （2分）In order to improve our spoken English， we should make much in our pronunciation.A . practiceB . attentionC . attractionD . progress5. （2分）Do you think math is _ than English?A . difficultB . as difficultC . more difficultD . most difficult6. （2分）It is selflessthe doctor to devote all the time he had to caring for the patients.I think so, they are so great.A . forB . ofC . withD . to7. （2分）The flowers in the garden are more beautiful than _ in doors.A . themB . thoseC . itD . what8. （2分）Do you like eating sea food?Of course. Nothing can be _, I think.A . deliciousB . much deliciousC . more deliciousD . most delicious9. （2分） _ is your phone number? Its 267-5831.A . WhatB . HowC . WhoD . Where10. （2分） All of my classmates have passed the PE test. _ exciting the news is!A . HowB . WhatC . What anD . How an二、 完型填空 (共1题；共1分)11. （1分）阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Students learn their lessons in class. In class 1teach them. Students sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. This is a way of 2. Is this the 3way for students to learn something? Of course not. There is 4way to learn. Students can teach 5. For example, if you cant remember something 6you are doing your homework, you can look at your book to find the 7. This is a way to teach yourself. And it is not a 8thing. We can do this at any place and at any time.How do you teach yourself? The first thing you must do is 9. Read something you are 10in, or you have to read. The second is that you must ask yourself questions. The question is something you dont 11or you want to know more about. You can write down these questions. A 12student is usually good at asking questions. The 13you must do is that you must answer the question yourself 14thinking hard, by reading the text of other books, but 15by asking other people. This is the way of teaching yourself. And you must do this by yourself. If you keep doing like this for a long time, you are sure to be successful in your study.（1）A . students B . teachers C . classmates D . friends （2）A . learning B . reading C . writing D . listening （3）A . first B . second C . last D . only （4）A . other B . others C . another D . a （5）A . themselves B . ourselves C . yourselves D . himself （6）A . before B . after C . when D . because （7）A . words B . sentences C . answers D . questions （8）A . boring B . interesting C . easy D . difficult （9）A . writing B . remembering C . drawing D . reading （10）A . excited B . interested C . surprised D . relaxed （11）A . learn B . read C . understand D . meet （12）A . kind B . bad C . clever D . stupid （13）A . first B . second C . third D . fourth （14）A . in B . at C . on D . by （15）A . always B . often C . sometimes D . never 三、 阅读理解 (共5题；共38分)12. （6分）阅读理解 Dear Sally,When you go to see your brother, you can take some things to him: his math book, a baseball, notebooks, CDs and a video cassette(录像带), You both can play baseball tomorrow afternoon. Your brother needs the CDs. And you can enjoy the CDs together. The math book is on the desk. The baseball is under the bed. The CDs are in the bookcase. The video cassette is behind the computer,Have a good time! Baby!Mom（1）Sally can take _ things to her brother when she goes to see him. A . fiveB . sixC . threeD . four.（2）The math book is _. A . on the bedB . under the bedC . on the deskD . in the desk（3）Sally doesnt have to take _ with her. A . CDsB . a baseballC . notebooksD . a soccer ball（4）Why does she take CDs? A . To give them back to her brother.B . To enjoy them with her brother.C . To sell them to her brother.D . To play with them.（5）Where is the video cassette? A . Its on the computer.B . Its in the desk.C . Its behind the computer.D . Its behind the bed.13. （8分）阅读理解A computer can get very hot when it works on a lot of programs. It can cost a lot to cool the computer. So some scientists want to know what would happen if the heat from the computer could be used.Large Internet companies such as Google and Microsoft have thousands of computers. As these computers deal with information， they produce lots of heat， so they need huge cooling systems. These systems send the heat into the air.A company in Holland thinks paying to make the computers work and then paying again to cool them are a waste of energy. So the company developed a special devicethe e-Radiator.Boaz Leupe， head of the company， says that e-Radiator works as a heating system and saves money. He explains that the energy is used twiceonce to heat the home and once to cool the computer and that the users dont have to pay to cool their computers.Five homeowners in Holland are testing the heating system in their homes.“We pay for the computer using， so， in that way， homeowners get heating for free.” Boaz says.Jan Visser is one of the homeowners. “If you use the computer more， the e-Radiator producers more heat，” he says， “It cannot provide enough heat if you dont use your computer often.” But he is ready to try it. Its a great help for his family.The company says e-Radiators produce heat temperatures of up to 55. It says the system could save its users about $440 a year.（1）Before the e-Radiator appears， usually the heat of a computer _.A . is sent into the airB . helps the five homeownersC . is used twiceD . makes the computer work better（2）The e-radiator is mainly used _.A . to help MicrosoftB . to provide heatC . to heat the computerD . to drive the computer（3）How much could the system save its users a month?A . About 20 dollars.B . About 440 dollars.C . About 36 yuan.D . About 36 dollars.（4）The best title of the passage may be “_”.A . An Environment ProblemB . The Future ComputersC . A New Way to Heat HomesD . The Energy to Be Wasted14. （8分）阅读理解 One afternoon, Kate and her brother, Bob, went out to play. Kate was eight, and Bob was ten. Lets go to the bridge and we can see fish in the river. said Kate. I dont know Bob said. Mum told us, Dont go on the bridge. She said its dangerous.Kate said, I am not afraid. Are you?They walked onto the bridge and began looking for fish in the river. The bridge was a train bridge. Trains went over the bridge three times a day. The children were standing in the middle of the bridge when they heard a loud noise. A train is coming! Bob shouted. Run! He ran to the end of the bridge. He was safe. Kate ran, too, but she fell. The train was coming fast. Kate ran towards Bob. She fell again right on the train tracks（铁轨）. There was no time to leave. She had to lie down between the tracks. A few seconds later, the train went over the girl, but she was not hurt at all. She stood up and said to Bob, Dont tell Mum! Dont tell Mum!At last their mother found out the story. She was angry because they went on the bridge. But she was happy that Kate was all right. （1）When the train came, the children were . A . in the middle of the bridgeB . at the end of the bridgeC . on their way to the bridgeD . away from the bridge（2）Where was Kate when the train was going over her？ A . She fell again right on the train tracks（铁轨）.B . She ran towards Bob.C . She had to lie down between the tracks.D . She stood up and cried.（3）When their mother knew about the story, she was . A . happyB . angryC . sorryD . both angry and happy15. （8分） My friend Matt and I arrived at the Activity Centre on Friday evening. The accommodation wasnt wonderful，but we had everything we needed(beds，blankets，food)，and we were pleased to be out of the city and in the fresh air.On Saturday morning we met the other ten members of our group. Cameron had come along with two friends，Kevin and Simon，while sisters Carole and Lynn had come with Amanda. There were some other members I didnt know. We had come from different places and none of us knew the area.We knew we were going to spend the weekend outdoors，but none of us was sure exactly how. Half of us spent the morning caving while the others went rock-climbing and then we changed at lunchtime. Matt and I went to the caves(岩洞) first. Climbing out was harder than going in，but after a good deal of pushing， we were out at last. Though we were covered with mud，we were pleased and excited by what wed done.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（1）The writer spent the Saturday morning _.A . rock-climbingB . sleepingC . meeting friendsD . caving（2）There were _ members in all in the writers group.A . 6B . 8C . l0D . 12（3）We can learn from the passage that _.A . some of the group had been there beforeB . the group had done rock-climbing many timesC . some of the group already knew each otherD . group all came from the same city（4）The write thought her weekend was _.A . interestingB . relaxingC . frighteningD . unpleasant（5）This passage mainly talks about _.A . the writers friends at the Activity CentreB . the writers experience at the Activity CentreC . outdoor sports at the Activity CentreD . how to go rock-climbing and caving16. （8分） In many English homes people eat four meals a day. They have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge(粥) eggs or bread and drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one oclock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soup, then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After they eat some other things, like bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very simple. （1）Many English people have _ meals a day.A . twoB . threeC . fourD . five（2）People may have _ for their breakfast according to the passage.A . tea and eggsB . hamburgers and teaC . coffee and saladD . eggs and fish（3）People have lunch at _.A . any timeB . nineC . fiveD . one（4）People dont have _ for their dinner.A . bananas and applesB . soup and meatC . meat and fishD . porridge（5）Most Englishmen have dinner _.A . at oneB . at any timeC . at noonD . in the evening四、 口语应用 (共1题；共1分)17. （1分）阅读材料，从每个小题所给的六个选项中选出最佳选项。 Mike: Hi, Jim._. Jim: I am going to the gym.Mike: _ .Jim: Im going to take part in the football match there. _.Mike: Of course. Ill go there to cheer you on.Jim: Oh. Its very good._.Mike: Yes, I do. But I dont play it very well.Jim: You need more practice.Mike: Yes, youre right._.Jim: At five oclock.Mike: Oh, its ten past four now. Lets hurry.A. How long will it last?B. Do you like playing football?C. Would you like to go with me?D. Where are you going?E. When will the match start?F. What are you going there for?五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共20分)18. （20分）阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的短文，每空一词.A Brazil is the biggest country in South America, where the 2014 World Cup was held. The name Brazil comes from a tree named Brazilwood. Its beautiful landscape, various cultural events and delicious food make it a great travelling place. However, what makes it more famous is football. It has won the World Cup five times. Christ the Redeemer-World Wonder As one of the New Seven Wonders and an icon of Brazil, Christ the Redeemer is a famous statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro. It stands 30metres tall and its arms stretch to a width of 28metres. Carnival-Cultural Festival As Brazils best known festival, Carnival(嘉年华)is 46 days before the Easter and lasts about 5 days. Nowadays, the most famous Carnivals celebration is held in Rio de Janeiro, where thousands of people wearing masks and colourful costumes dance samba to the sound of drums and music. AcarajeLocal Food Made from black-eyed peas that are rolled into balls and then fried, acaraje is a popular street food and beach snack with a long history in Brazil. It is usually filled with fruit, peanuts and egg.Brazil is the biggest country in South America. It has one of the worlds New Seven Wonders, Christ the Redeemer. Its _is 30metres and its arms stretch to a width of 28metres. Carnival, Brazils best known festival, is celebrated by people dancing samba with masks and c_costumes. Local food acaraje is popular among people. People m_it from black-eyed peas and it is usually_of fruit, peanuts and egg. As we know, it is much more _for its football than to its landscape, cultural events and food. Brazil held the World Cup in 2014. Many football fans were crazy about watching the matches then.六、 完成句子。根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。 (共5题；共5分)19. （1分）We went to the beach on holiday.（改为否定句）We_to the beach holiday.20. （1分）The Great Wall is about 6, 300 kilometres long. (对画线部分提问) _the Great Wall?21. （1分）Ann works hard. Tina works harder. (将两句话合并)Tina works _Ann22. （1分）在那个年代，书籍是靠手工制作的。In those days, books were produced_ _.23. （1分）很难相信他这次考试不及格了。It is hard_ _ that he _ in the exam.七、 短文填空 (共1题；共1分)24. （1分）根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。Oliver TwistOliver Twist is a famous novel _(写) by Charles Dickens. It mainly talks about the boy named Oliver Twist. His parents _（死）, he has to grow up with many poor _(陌生人). One day, when nobody pays _(关注) to him, he runs away in a _(仓促) to London. After he gets to London, he is cheated by one bad guy called Fagin who is very _(不礼貌的)and then he starts his life of _(偷). In Fagins house, Oliver also meets some good partners who really care about him. When Oliver is taken to the police station, a good man Mr. Blano saves him and is quite _(耐心的) with him. He teaches Oliver how to read books, how to learn _(明智的) and how to be a gentleman. These abilities are very _（有帮助的）to him. More importantly, Olivers happy childhood has finally come to an end.八、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)25. （5分）假如你是李雷，你的笔友打算到你的家乡江阴来旅游，他想了解江阴的情况，请根据所给提示，以My hometownJiangyin为题用英语写一篇短文介绍你的家乡。家乡名称江阴(Jiangyin）要点位于中国东部，是一个非常美丽而现代的城市。中山公园（Zhongshan Park）很著名，人们喜欢在公园里.最喜欢的地方是万达广场（Wanda Plaza），我们可以.社区里有很多志愿者，能帮助人们解决各种各样的问题，例如.你对家乡的感受.（自由发挥1-2点）要求：文中不得出现自己的真实姓名；词数80词左右。My hometownJiangyin第 22 页 共 22 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、 完型填空 (共1题；共1分)11-1、三、 阅读理解 (共5题；共38分)12-1、12-2、12-3、12-4、12-5、13-1、13-2、13-3、13-4、14-1、14-2、14-3、15-1、15-2、15-3、15-4、15-5、16-1、16-2、16-3、16-4、16-5、四、 口语应用 (共1题；共1分)17-1、五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共20分)18-1、六、 完成句子。根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。 (共5题；共5分)19-1、20-1、21-1、22-1、23-1、七、 短文填空 (共1题；共1分)24-1、八、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)25-1、