沪教版初中英语八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（2）A卷.doc

沪教版初中英语八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（2）A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出填入空白处的最佳选项。 Bruce shook his money box again. There wasnt 1in it! He 2counted the coins that lay on the bed. All that he had was $24.52. The bicycle 3he wanted was at least $90. How on earth(究竟) was he going to get 4rest of the money? He knew 5his friends all had bicycles. It was hard 6out(闲逛) with people when you were the only one without a bicycle. He thought about what he could do. He couldnt get money from his parents,7he knew they had no extra(额外的) money.There 8only one way to get money, and that was to earn(挣钱) it. He would have to find a job. He decided to ask Mr. Clay 9advice.Well, you can start right here, said Mr. Clay. You see, my windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. That was the 10of Bruces part-time(兼职) job. For the next three months, he worked every day after finishing 11homework. He took dogs for walks and cleaned rooms. The day finally came when Bruce counted his money and 12$94.32. He wasted 13time and went down to the shop to choose the bicycle he wanted. He rode home proudly, 14forward to show his new bicycle to his friends. Bruce liked his bicycle very much because he had bought 15with his own money. At last, his dream came true, and his parents were proud of him.（1）A . nothing B . something C . anything D . everything （2）A . careful B . carefully C . careless D . carelessly （3）A . which B . what C . when D . who （4）A . a B . an C . / D . the （5）A . when B . what C . why D . that （6）A . hanging B . to hang C . hung D . to hanging （7）A . so B . but C . or D . because （8）A . has B . had C . was D . were （9）A . at B . for C . with D . of （10）A . begining B . beginning C . begin D . began （11）A . he B . him C . his D . her （12）A . found B . founded C . find D . finded （13）A . not B . no C . any D . a lot of （14）A . look B . to look C . looking D . looked （15）A . it B . them C . that D . one 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2. （10分）阅读理解 Mary was afraid of the dark. She thought there were terrible monsters（怪物） in the dark. One day her aunt Valerie came to visit. Valerie was a brave woman. Mary wanted to be like her. So Mary asked her aunt, Are you afraid of the dark?A lot of times answered her aunt. When I was small, I was afraid of staying in the dark.Hearing this, Mary felt better.I know a secret not to be afraid of the dark. Some blind children told it to me.Can you tell me? asked Mary.Of course! The secret is to change your eyes. Because blind children cant see, and their hands are their eyes. At night, if anything makes you afraid, close your eyes, get out of bed, and try to see what it is. But use your hands as eyes.That night when Mary felt afraid of something in the bedroom, she closed the eyes of her face and opened the eyes of her hands. She went to touch it with her hands.The next morning, Mary ran into the kitchen.There was a big smile on her face. The monster is so lovely, she cried. Its my toy dog!（1）The underlined word blind means in Chinese. A . 盲的B . 聋的C . 残疾的D . 生病的（2）When Mary was afraid of the dark, she should . A . go to bed earlyB . open her handsC . change her eyesD . all others for help（3）The passage tells us A . how Mary learned in the darkB . how Mary became a brave girlC . why Mary slept in a dark roomD . why Mary likes to stay with her aunt3. （10分）阅读理解 Are people less happy or happier when they get older? If you answer is happier, then you are right, based on a study published five years ago. It found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age fifty. In fact, it found that by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were at eighteen.The findings came from a Gallup survey of more than three hundred and forty thousand adults in the United States in 2008. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.Arthur stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were the highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.Levels of happiness were the highest among the kids and those in their early seventies.The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men did.So why would happiness increase with age? One theory is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.（1）Which would be the best title for the passage? A . Relationship between man and woman.B . Happiness increase with age.C . Relationship between age and happiness.D . People become more thankful when they are older（2）When and where did the survey come from? A . In New York in 2008.B . In the UK in 2008.C . In the United States in 2009.D . In the United States in 2008.（3）Which of the following is NOT true? A . People generally become happier and experience less worry after age fifty.B . People are happier with their life than they were at eightyfive.C . Street levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.D . Women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men did.（4）Why would happiness increase with age? A . Because old people have no emotion.B . Because when people get older, they become more beautiful.C . Because when people get older, they become more thankful and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.D . Because when people get older, they have no time to think about bad experiences.（5）In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read the passage? A . Shopping.B . Teaching.C . Family.D . Health.4. （10分）阅读理解 When Allison Winn was eight and her family adopted(收养) a dog named Coco, they had no idea how much the little dog would change her life. Coco helped me feel better, says Allison, who was recovering from cancer at the time. She would stay with me when I didnt want to play. Allison loved Coco so much that she told her parents she wanted to help other sick kids find the same kind of comfort.She started raising money by selling homemade dog biscuits in front of her house. Her first customer was the mailman. By the end of that summer, she had raised nearly $1,000, enough to adopt and train two dogs and give them to children with cancer. Now, a little more than two years later, an organization has been founded for Allisons cause.Her organization, the Stink Bug Project, is run to help families adopt pets. To date, the program has raised $ 33,000 and given ten dogs to ten kids with cancer. With the remaining money, Allisons mother, Dianna Litvak, who helps run Stink Bug, hopes to extend(扩大) the pet adoption program all over the state and help support cancer research.Her daughter is just as ambitious(雄心勃勃的).I wanted to do a million adoptions, but my morn made me lower it, says Allison. Still, shed finally like to get, dogs to sick kids in other states. Allison has figured out(理解) how to help in a way that no one else has, Litvak says proudly. We made her younger sister, Emily, her friends, and the adopting families take part. It took the love of a little girl to wrap(包) all that together into one amazing package.（1）The text mainly tells us .A . what pets bring to human beingsB . why the Stink Bug Project was foundedC . that Allison Winn gives dogs to kids with cancerD . how Allison Winn managed to overcome her cancer（2）Allison Winn gave sick kids dogs to . A . make friends with themB . bring them comfortC . protect the dogsD . raise money（3）According to the text, the Stink Bug Project .A . was founded to adopt and train dogsB . was against the will of Allisons motherC . plans to give money to support cancer researchD . has sent dogs to ten kids with cancer in other states（4）What can we learn from the last paragraph? A . Allison is less ambitious than her mother.B . Sick kids in other states ask Allison for help.C . More and more people joined Allison to help sick kids.D . Allison will help sick kids in other ways instead of giving dogs.5. （10分）阅读理解 Technology (科技) can help keep animals out of Japans farms. Scientists have made the Super Monster Wolf to scare away wild animals. The solar-powered robot looks real. It has wolf-like hair, scary teeth and red eyes. It also has 48 different wolf howls(嗥叫)so animals cant get used to it. Farms have lost millions of dollars every year because of hungry animals before. The robot will keep wild pigs and deer out of rice fields, farms and fruit gardens.Some Japans experts tested the robot in nine places. It is said that the robot really reduced crop losses(损失) and was better than electric fences at keeping animals out. The robot senses movement up to one kilometer away. The 65 cm-long robot will be sold from next month. The price is $4,800 but farmers can rent it by the month. Japans farmers hope this new electronic wolf will stop wild animals eating their crops.（1）Whats the meaning of the underlined phases scare away in Chinese? A . 吓跑B . 保护C . 搜索D . 追逐（2）What does the first paragraph mainly tell us? A . How to make a solar-powered robot.B . The solar- powered robot looks real.C . There are lots of hungry animals in the fieldsD . The Super Monster Wolf can scare away animals.（3）Farms have lost lots of money every year because of_? A . the bad weatherB . the Super Monster WolfC . hungry animals.D . all kinds of robots（4）How long is Super Monster Wolf? A . 62cmB . 63cmC . 64cmD . 65cm三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）用方框中所给词的适当形式填空 excite we love graduate（1）Their school is very beautiful, but _ is even more beautiful. （2）Jessica is a(n) _ girl with two big eyes. （3）Luke worked as a manager after _ from university. （4）Ill never forget the _ of the school art festival. 四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）I cant i_the man could be alive for 10 days without any food. 五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）_(thank) to you help,we could begin our work today. 六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）阅读短文，填写表格，每空一词。 The summer holiday is coming. What a perfect chance to plan a trip! How about backpacking (背包旅行)? Maybe youre too young to do it. But it doesnt matter. Follow me and youll learn about an interesting way to travel.Have you ever noticed foreigners with big bags on their backs? They wear jeans and T-shirts, and have guidebooks or maps in their hands. They look curious (好奇的) about everything they see. They enjoy themselves without a tour group. Thats right! They are backpackers. Backpacking is a popular way for Westerners to travel outside of their country. Its cheap so that people can travel more and see more places. Most backpackers are young people because backpacking needs a strong body, courage and freedom. Backpackers usually do some homework before setting out. They search for information about their destination (目的地) country: food, fun places to visit, hostels (青年旅舍) and things to buy. They are sure they know how to change planes or where to get the train.Backpacking is a freer way to travel. You can change your destination whenever you want. It also allows travelers to explore and see more. And you can decide how long to stay there. If you go with a tour group, there may be a lot of rules and you may not be free to do things as you like.An interesting way to travel BackpackingThe _ about backpackersThey are travelers who usually enjoy traveling without a tour group.Many Western backpackers like to travel _ and they can travel more and see more places.Most of them are young people who are strong, courageous and _.The preparations for backpackingBefore _, its necessary to search for the information about the destination country.The _ of backpackingThe backpackers can change the destination whenever they want and they can explore and see more.The backpackers can control their own time freely.七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10. （5分）每周星期一的升旗仪式（ Flagraising ceremony）是你们学校的常规活动，你的英国笔友Bob对你校的升旗仪式很感兴趣假定你是张华，请你给Bob写一封电子邮件，介绍下你校升旗仪式的情况 内容要点：1）升旗的时间和地点; 2）参加升旗的人员; 3）升旗活动的意义; 4）你的感想; 要求：1）包括所有内容要点，不要逐句翻译，可以适当发挥2）80词左右，语法正确（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）3）文中不得出现考生真实的姓名、地点和所在的学校名称Dear Bob，Hearing that you are interested in Flagraising ceremony of our school, I am glad to tell you something about it. Hope you can experience the Flagraising ceremony of our school.Yours,Zhang Hua第 13 页 共 13 页参考答案一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1-1、二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2-1、2-2、2-3、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、3-5、4-1、4-2、4-3、4-4、5-1、5-2、5-3、5-4、三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共5分)6-1、6-2、6-3、6-4、四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7-1、五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8-1、六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9-1、七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10-1、