沪教版八年级上学期英语12月考试卷A卷

沪教版八年级上学期英语12月考试卷A卷一、 阅读理解 (共3题；共30分)1. （10分）阅读理解In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射) so that they wont carry diseases. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of stores. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.When you visit peoples houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it.People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: Their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.（1）The passage mainly talks about . A . how to keep diseases from petsB . Canadians have pets as friendsC . how to take good care of petsD . life of the old in Canada（2）Pets are given injections in animal hospitals . A . in order to keep them safeB . after being taken homeC . because they carry diseasesD . because they are sick（3）The word “bird feeder” in the second paragraph probably means . A . a person who gives food to birdsB . a container that has food for birdsC . something that catches birdsD . an animal that eats birds（4）In Canada, children leave their parents when they grow up because . A . they dont love their parents any moreB . they can only find jobs far from their parentsC . their parents houses are too smallD . they wouldnt depend on their parents any more（5）Which of the following is TRUE? A . People buy animal food only at the animal food stores.B . Pets eat better than people.C . Almost every family has a birdcage(鸟笼) in his house.D . Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat.2. （10分） Everything happens for the best, my mother said whenever things werent going my way. Dont worry. One day your luck will change.Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education, I had decided to try for a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host a sports programme. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadnt got enough experience. Get some work with a small station and work your way up, she said.I went back home. I couldnt get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didnt get the job.I felt really down. Your luck will change, Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Lowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.As I left his office, I asked, How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员) if he cant get a job in a radio station?I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. What did you mean? Do you know anything about football? He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.On my way home, Moms words come back to me, One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, itll feel doubly good because of all the hard work youve had. At that moment I knew just what she meant.（1）Whats the writers ideal job?A . A sportsman.B . A shop assistant.C . A sports announcer.D . A businessman.（2）Why didnt the writer get the job in Chicago?A . Because he was too young.B . Because he didnt get college education.C . Because hes got a good-looking person.D . Because he hadnt got enough experience.（3）The sentence But I got turned down every time. means .A . But I was refused every timeB . But I was successful every timeC . But I lost my way every timeD . But the door of every station was always closed（4）What made the writer succeed in the end?A . His mothers words.B . A kind ladys help.C . His fathers car.D . His own hard work.（5）Whats the best title of this passage?A . Mothers Words.B . Everything Happens for the Best.C . No One Is Always Lucky.D . To Find a Job in Radio Is Difficult.3. （10分）阅读理解CWelcome to Findley Lake in New York! It is a beautiful small village. Its a good place to take a holiday all the year round. Therere lots of activities and they begin in March. At Findley Lake during the summer, there is boating, fishing and water sport activities. You can watch a boat parade (游行) in July. The Harvest(收获) Festival and the following Autumn at the Lake in October show that autumn is coming. In November, Findley Lakes Christmas through the Village starts off the holiday shopping season.Shopping at Findley Lake is wonderful. It is wonderful to walk along Main Street and visit all the shops. More than twenty shops sell different kinds of gifts.In the center of Findley Lake is the Blue Heron Inn. It is a nice place to stay in and the food there is delicious. Eat dinner outside looking down the lake or inside the nice dining room. Take time to shop at its store, Nostalgia(怀旧), for special things.Findley Lake has something for everyone. It is a fantastic way to spend an afternoon. With different kinds of shops, delicious foods and wonderful activities, it is sure to make the visitors love this village.根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。（1）There arent any activities in at Findley Lake. A . FebruaryB . JulyC . OctoberD . November（2）Which of the following shows the correct order(顺序) of the activities at Findley Lake in a year? Harvest Festival Christmas through the Village Autumn at the Lake A boat paradeA . B . C . D . （3）According to the passage, we can at the Blue Heron Inn. A . buy special thingsB . sell different kinds of giftsC . do water sport activitiesD . learn the history of Findley Lake（4）What can we learn about Findley Lake? A . Its crowded with visitors all the year round.B . Its a small village far from New York.C . Its a good place to spend holidays.D . Its famous for its long history.（5）We can see the passage in . A . a story bookB . a health magazineC . a history bookD . a travel magazine二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)4. （10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。Once, Mike went to a big dinner party. His coat was 1. When he went in, nobody looked at him and nobody gave him any 2, either. He was very angry. So he went home, put on his 3, and then came back to the party. Everybody stood up at once and came to 4him. He was taken to the best table and was given the best food. Then Mike put the food in the 5and said, please eat, dear coat. The other people were very surprised and 6, Why? Why do you put food in your coat? Mike answered, Im asking my coat to 7. When I came here just now(刚才), 8gave me 9food. After I changed(更换) my coat, you gave me the best food. 10you gave this food to my coat, not to me!（1）A . clean B . big C . old D . colorful （2）A . drink B . food C . seat D . welcome （3）A . new shoes B . hat C . best coat D . old clothes （4）A . look after B . call C . tell D . meet （5）A . plate B . coat C . bowl D . shoes （6）A . asked B . said C . told D . smiled （7）A . sing B . drink C . eat D . go （8）A . everyone B . you C . they D . nobody （9）A . many B . any C . a lot D . a few （10）A . So B . Because C . But D . And 三、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)5. （5分）任务型阅读，每空一词。There are some differences between British English and American English. In grammar, for example, speakers of British English say in hospital and Have you a pen?. Americans say in the hospital and Do you have a pen?. Pronunciation is sometimes different. For example, when a learner speaks British pronunciationda:ns (dance), he may not understand the American pronunciationdns. There are differences between British English and American English in spelling. For example, travelled and honour are British spelling, traveled and honor are American spelling. However, in most situations(情况), British English and American English are not different languages._between British English and American EnglishBritish EnglishAmerican EnglishIn grammarIn _In the hospitalIn _.travelledtraveled_is sometimes differentda:nsdnsUsually, British English and American English are the _language.四、 短文填空 (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）阅读下面材料,在横线上填入一个恰当的词语,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。Students at Shanming Middle School in Jiangsu often take part in activities_(hold) by nearby communities. Does it sound fun? Well, students have mixed feelings. They enjoy the time outside school. But they dont find the activities _ (interest).Why not design_(they) own activities? Some students got this idea and soon students joined the project.They first thought about activities ideas and listed them in an “activity menu”. They included: visiting science museums and companies; watching movies and basketball competitions.“The menu looked great,_we soon found problems,” said Wang Ziming, one of the_(designer).First they needed a place to hold the activities. The students decided to talk to the local government to let them use the district stadium.“We first presented the benefits of these community activities to them,” said Wang. “ Then we promised wed use the stadium _(careful ) and clean it afterwards”.The local government agreed that they could use the stadium and some sports equipment once_month.The students also designed a virtual (虚拟的) bank to encourage volunteering.Students_volunteered as librarians or cleaners would be rewarded with “gold coins”. A certain amount of coins gave you free entry to entertainment events such as_(watch) a movie.Now, this special activity menu _(become) popular in Wuxi communities. The students are happy with this.五、 单词拼写 (共1题；共1分)7. （1分）Every day Tom eats too much and he never exercises一Yeah!So he is very h_now六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)8. （5分）假如你是 Wang Tao，你在网上认识的美国笔友 Mike 希望了解一些你的情况，以下是你的部分个人信息表，请你将信息表补充完整，并向 Mike 介绍自己。NameWang TaoAge14Personality(个性)外向，Lifestyle Favorite book健康、每天吃蔬菜水果、热爱运动、每周打篮球三次注意：文章必须包括表中所有要点，可适当发挥；文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；词数：不少于 80 词。Dear Mike,Now Id like to tell you something about myself.Can you tell me something about yourself?Yours,Wang Tao第 13 页 共 13 页参考答案一、 阅读理解 (共3题；共30分)1-1、1-2、1-3、1-4、1-5、2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、2-5、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、3-5、二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)4-1、三、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)5-1、四、 短文填空 (共1题；共10分)6-1、五、 单词拼写 (共1题；共1分)7-1、六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)8-1、