外研版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷D卷 .doc

外研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）This is _orange. A . aB . anC . /D . the2. （2分）The boy doesnt like _ red sweaters. He is _ a blue one now. A . wearing; putting onB . putting on; wearingC . put on; wearing3. （2分）Youd better _ too much meat. You are much too fat.A . not eatB . not to eatC . dont eat4. （2分） Who is she? She is my fathers _, My aunt.A . sisterB . motherC . grandmaD . daughter5. （2分）You are relaxing yourself here?Yes. It feels _ to walk slowly along the river.A . fantasticB . boringC . strangeD . terrible6. （2分）- Thanks for me with my English.- Its my pleasure. Im glad youve made such great progress.A . helpB . to helpC . helpingD . helped7. （2分）Which of these shirts do you like best? Ill take _. They are both expensive and out of fashion.A . neitherB . eitherC . noneD . both8. （2分）The temperature is 30C today. I prefer staying in to going out.It will be _ tomorrow. The temperature will reach 35C.A . colderB . hotterC . hottest9. （2分） _ is his brother?Hes fourteen.A . How manyB . How oldC . How much10. （2分）Look! playful the boy is! He is jumping up and down with excitement.A . WhatB . HowC . What aD . How a二、 完型填空 (共1题；共1分)11. （1分） Failure is part of life .No matter what we do, there are always two results：1and failure .All of us 2 to be successful, but we cant always keep ourselves away from failure.People have different opinions 3failure. Some people think failure is a 4thing. They hope they could always do everything 5. If they fail in something, they will lose6confidence. Other people think failure is just a chance to learn. If they fail in something, they will do it 7. They know that complaining wont help .As an old saying goes,“Failure is the8of success.”9we work hard, we will succeed one day. In my opinion, failure is not bad and its not good, 10.Whats your opinion about failure?（1）A . subject B . fault C . success D . prize （2）A . want B . face C . enjoy D . call （3）A . at B . about C . in D . like （4）A . good B . so-so C . bad D . hard （5）A . equally B . badly C . great D . well （6）A . their B . our C . your D . her （7）A . else B . again C . ever D . once （8）A . son B . daughter C . mother D . uncle （9）A . If B . Before C . Until D . Before long （10）A . too B . also C . either D . so 三、 阅读理解 (共5题；共38分)12. （6分）阅读下面材料，从每题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出最佳选项。Martin Luther King was born in Georgia, U.S.A. When he was a boy, he sang with other children in the church. Little Martin knew that it was very important to love and be kind to others.Although the church was very important to Martin, he was interested in other things, too. He liked sports very much. He was not tall, but he was very strong. The boys in his town often met at Martins house for a game of football or basketball.Martin liked school and was a very good student. He went to college at fifteen. At first, he didnt know what he wanted to study. He knew the black people didnt have the same rights as the white people, and he also knew that the black people were not as happy as the white people. He wanted to work for the black people. He wanted to help the poor black people.Later he really became a famous man. He was fighting for the mens rights all his life. At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. He became not only the symbolic leader of American blacks but also a world figure. He was murdered(谋杀) on the evening of April 4, 1968.（1）Martin was from_.A . America B . England C . Japan（2）When Martin was a boy, _.A . he didnt like singingB . he was not strongC . he enjoyed playing football and basketball（3）When Martin was a little boy, he knew that it was very important_.A . to like sports B . to go to the churchC . to love and be kind to others（4）Marin knew that_.A . he would not study againB . he would work for the black peopleC . the black people had the same rights as the white people13. （8分） How dangerous it would be if there was a fire! Winter is the time for us to learn a lot more about fire, especially what to do if we are caught in a fire.1. Shout outIf you smell smoke or see fire, shout out “Fire!” Shout as loudly as you can, because people may be asleep.2. Call 119Never try to put out the fire yourself, even if it is a very small one! Get help from your parents or call 119.3. Keep down close to the floorIf there is a lot of smoke in your room, keep down close to the floor.4. Test the doorTest the door before you open it. If the door is cool, open it carefully. If the door is hot, do not open it! Try to find a different way out.5. Get outIf you can, get out of your home as soon as possible.6. Dont use the liftNever use the lift during the fire. It may also go wrong.7. Dont go backNever go back into a burning building!（1）The passage is mainly about _A . how to look after yourself when you are on fireB . what to do when you are caught in a fireC . when to leave the burning placeD . why to call 119 when there is a fire（2）When people are asleep, what will you do when a fire breaks out in your building?A . Call 120 for help as quickly as you canB . Only wake your parents up fastC . Shout out “Fire!” as loudly as you canD . Run away as fast as you can and dont call others（3）Why shouldnt you use the lift when a fire breaks out?A . Because taking the lift is so slowB . Because the fire can burn youC . Because the lift is too crowdedD . Because the lift may not work（4）When a fire is burning, you test the door to _.A . find a different way outB . notice the fire clearlyC . call for a much quicker helpD . see if it is close（5）If you realize you have left an expensive thing at home in a fire, you shouldA . go back for itB . keep down close to the doorC . not get outD . not go back for it14. （8分）根据短文理解，选择正确答案。Peter Owen has been making wigs (假发) since the 1980s. He has made wigs for the stars of more than seventy movies, including Tom Hanks in Philadelphia, Johnny Depp in Sleepy Hollow, and Nicole Kidman in The Others. One of his biggest jobs so far has been designing the hair and make-up(化妆) for the three Lord of the Rings movies. He had just six weeks to design and make more than a hundred wigs, each one a different style, colour, shape and length.The hair and make-up in a movie are just as important as the costumes(戏装) or the sets. Over the years, Peter has made actors look older, younger, healthy and sick. For one movie he even made a female actor look like a man!“What people dont realize about wigs is that we are not always making people more beautiful,” he says. “Often we are covering up beauty and making them look ordinary.”All Peters wigs are hand-made using human hair, so they look as real as possible. This also makes them very expensivebetween US$4,500 and US$12,500 each! He knows hes done a good job when people dont realize the star of the movie is wearing a wig. So he was pleased when one newspaper said that Nicole Kidman had dyed（染色） her hair dark brown for a movie. “It was a wig and no one knew that,” he says.（1）What is Peter Owens job?A . An actorB . A directorC . A wig makerD . A manager（2）How many wigs did Peter make for the three Lord of the Rings movies?A . More than one hundred.B . Seventy.C . Sixty.D . Three hundred.（3）What special feature（特点）about wigs does Peter mention?A . They can make people more beautiful.B . They can change peoples hair styles.C . They can cover up beauty and make people look ordinary.D . They can make people look younger.（4）Why are Peters wigs so expensive?A . They are made in foreign countries.B . Peter makes the best wigs.C . They are only made for rich film makers.D . They are hand-made using human hair.（5）Which statement is NOT TRUE about Peter?A . Peter Owen has made wigs for lots of movies.B . Designing and making the wigs for The Lord of the Rings was a huge job.C . If people know the star is wearing a wig, Peter will be happy.D . Peter can make actors look quite different from their real looks.15. （8分）Napping(小睡) after learning something new could help improve your memory- as long as you dream, scientists say.They found people who dream about a new task do it better on waking than those who do not sleep or do not dream.Volunteers were asked to learn the layout(布局，设计) of a 3D computer maze(迷宫) so they could find their way several hours later. Those allowed to take a pap and who also remembered dreaming of the task, found their way to a landmark quicker.The researchers think the dreams are a sign that unconscious(无意识的) parts of the brain are working hard to process information about the task.Dr. Robert Stickgold of Harvard Medical School, said dreams may be a marker that the brain is working on the same problem at many levels.Study tipsCo-author Dr. Erin Wamsley said the study suggests our non-conscious brain works on the things that it deem(认为) are the most important.“Every day we are gathering lots of information and new experiences,” she said. “It would seem that our dreams are asking the question, “How do I use this information to inform(影响) my life?”The scientists say there may be ways to use this phenomenon(现象) for improving learning and memory. For example, students might be better studying hard before bedtime, or taking a nap after a period of afternoon study.（1）Scientists say _ could help improve your memory.A . dreamB . napC . nap and dreamD . nap without dream（2）What were volunteers asked to do?A . Take a nap.B . Dream a task.C . Learn about 3D computer.D . Find their way out of a maze.（3）Which is right about dreams?A . They are a sign that parts of the brain is unconscious.B . They can help us fall asleep and improve learning and memory.C . They tell us how to use this information to inform our life.D . They may be a marker that the brain is working on the same problem.（4）When is the best time for study?A . Before bedtime.B . After bedtime.C . Before taking a nap.D . In the afternoon.16. （8分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you, and self-driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves? Although it might sound a little far from you, living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think.Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city of Songdo. Every home there will have a “telepresence” system(远程遥控系统) allowing users to control the heating and looks, take part in video meetings, and receive education, healthcare and government services. Around the city, escalators(自动扶梯) will only move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all be connected to the system.The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. In fact, technology companies around the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business.About 75% of the worlds population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to deal with the coming problems. “making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener,” said Dan Hill, head of a research company. （1）According to the text, living in a “smart” city _. A . is not a green wayB . will be far from youC . will soon become trueD . is completely impossible（2）What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? A . A city of the future.B . A meeting in Songdo.C . A plan to build a house.D . A report on public health.（3）Which company offers the great mind to build Songdo? A . Cisco.B . IBM.C . Siements.D . Microsoft（4）Dan Hill thinks that making cities smarter is one way to _. A . drive people out of citiesB . control the worlds populationC . develop his own companyD . solve the cities coming problems（5）Which of the following might be the best title for the text? A . Future EducationB . Smart Cities.C . Government Services.D . Famous Companies.四、 口语应用 (共1题；共1分)17. （1分）补全对话A：Come on，baby! Dinner is readyB：Oh，yeah，Mom! Im coming_A：Hes still working overtime at his office.Lets eat first.B：Oh，Mom!_A：Theyre good for your health._B：OK! Although they taste bad，Ill try to have them.A：_I hope you can be in good health.B：Sorry，Mom! I wont._A：OK，but you have to be back by ten.B：I will，Mom!A.You eat too much unhealthy food.B.Youre not a baby any more!C.You like eating unhealthy food.D.Wheres my dad?E.What did you do?F.Why did you make broccoli and eggs again?G.By the way，can I go to a movie with my friends tonight?五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共20分)18. （20分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。During rush hours, you never know when a bus or a taxi might come. Walking might be too tiring. If its about two or three miles away, which kind of transportation will you choose? _Bike shares are a growing convenience in many cities around the world. _Riders usually have to pick up a bike at a self-serve station and return it at another station later. However, a Chinese bike-sharing company called Ofo, is bringing this idea to a new level.Like any other bike-sharing service, Ofo users can get a bike at any time. _Instead, they can pick one up wherever and whenever they please. To get a bicycle, riders with the app are able to find the nearest one. _After parking the bike, all they have to do is to lock it.This Chinese company already has its bicycle throughout China, the United States and Singapore. _“We want to reach more cities, connect more bikes and serve more people”, said Ofo founder Dai Wei.A.Thousands of bike sharing programs have been set up by the governments.B.When a rider is done with the bike, returning is just as easy.C.This month, 500 Ofo bicycles will be set up in Cambridge, England.D.For short journeys, riding a bike could be the best solution.E.The big difference is that they dont need to find a self-serve station.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）Please throw away the broken wheel. (改为否定句) _ _ away the broken wheel.20. （1分）Toms birthday is on August 23rd. (对画线部分提问) _ _ Toms birthday?21. （1分）Jane is more careful than Maria.Maria isnt _ careful _ Jane.22. （1分）史密斯夫妇沉默无语地走了一会儿。The Smiths walked for a while_23. （1分）与其说他是教师，还不如说他是音乐家。He is a musician _a teacher.七、 短文填空 (共1题；共1分)24. （1分） Do you know how to make friends with a group of people? Let me t_ you the steps about making friends with the group. Maybe its h_ to you.First, you need to know what k_of group they belong to. If people of the group are shy(害羞的), never ask them “Why dont you talk?” or “Why are you quiet?” They dont like it, so d_ do it.N_, remember that each group is different. They will use different words, find different things funny .Then, the important thing is that you should try to be outgoing(外向的). I_ you are outgoing, you will become very popular . Remember, n_ wants to make friends with a quite shy person.F_, find a right topic to talk with the group. For example, you can ask people w_they will do before the weekend, but dont make plans at once. S_ things can change, so just talk with them.八、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)25. （5分）假如你是李华，上周你去北京旅游。请根据下面表格中的内容提示给你的美国笔友Andy写一封电子邮件，向他介绍你的这次北京之旅。天气情况晴朗，但有点热旅行时间一周参观景点长城(the Great Wall)、故宫（the Palace Museum)、颐和园(the Summer Palace)等许多名胜古迹(places of interest)你的感受虽然人特别多，很拥挤(crowded)，但玩得非常开心要点：1)内容须包括所有要点提示，可适当发挥；2)词数60左右，电子邮件的格式和开头已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Andy,How is everything going?第 17 页 共 17 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、13-1、13-2、13-3、13-4、13-5、14-1、14-2、14-3、14-4、14-5、15-1、15-2、15-3、15-4、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、