冀教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（I）卷(9).doc

冀教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（I）卷(9)一、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分） A boy lost his arms in an accident and his father lost his life. Since then, he had to1the arms of his younger brother. Except for writing with his toes(脚趾头), he could hardly do 2in his life.As the two brothers grew up together, they had lots of 3and they often argued(争吵). Then one day, his younger brother 4him. So he was very sad and didnt know 5to do.A girl lost her hands because of a fire. Though her elder sister wanted to 6her, she decided to be completely independent (独立的). At school, she always studied hard. Once she wrote the following in her composition, “I am 7. Though I lost my hands, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still fly.”One day, the boy and the girl were both invited 8a television interview program. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote “My younger brothers arms are my arms”9the girl wrote Broken wings, 10heart”.（1）A . go on B . work on C . look for D . depend on （2）A . anything B . something C . nothing D . everything （3）A . questions B . hobbies C . problems D . differences （4）A . hit B . left C . loved D . hated （5）A . who B . where C . what D . which （6）A . leave B . take care of C . write to D . forget （7）A . sad B . lucky C . excited D . shy （8）A . to B . on C . for D . from （9）A . as B . so C . while D . when （10）A . jumping B . broken C . beating D . flying 二、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共38分)2. （10分）阅读理解 We often hear stories of animals rescuing people. But now someone has managed to return the favor.The event took place on a snowy January morning. Thomas Smith was walking his dog, Jack, in the park. As I was walking, I just saw Jack running into the ice towards the ducks in the middle, and then he fell into the water and couldnt climb out, said Smith. He realized he had no choice but to try and save his dog. Someone else told me the lake was only one meter deep, but it was at least twice that. I had to break my way through the 6-cm ice. Finally, I got Jack by the neck and pulled him out. I didnt think I had ever felt so cold by the time we got back to dry land. And when we got there, everyone was asking if Jack was okayno one was particularly worried about me!A neighbor, Julie Brown, saw it all happen. The dog went onto an icy lake. All of a sudden, it started to go under. There were crowds of people around, and they were all shouting and screaming. Before I knew it, the owner (Smith) was in the water forcing his way through the ice, I couldnt imagine how cold it was. Everyone was very nervous, but he was as cool as a cucumber-he just crawled back out, put the dog on its lead, and went home.Many regard him as a hero, but Mr. Smith is quite laidback about it, Most dog owners are the same as me. They would do what I did without a second thought. But in the future, Im going to make sure hes on a lead near any icy pond.Pets are members of our family. Would you do the same for them?（1）What happened on a cold January morning? A . Mr. Smith met Jack in the park.B . Mr. Smith ran after Jack on the ice,C . Jack fell from the ice into the water.D . Jack played with the ducks in the water.（2）How did Mr. Smith save Jack? A . He asked a neighbor for help,B . He broke the ice and shouted to Jack.C . He got Jack by the leg and pulled him out.D . He pulled Jack out of the icy water by the neck.（3）The underlined phrase as cool as a cucumber in Paragraph 3 means _. A . relaxedB . proudC . shyD . brave（4）In the last paragraph, the writer asks a question to . A . suggest keeping pets for funB . remind people to put their dogs on the leadsC . encourage people to take good care of their petsD . advise people not to leave their dogs near icy ponds（5）What is the best title for the passage? A . A mans pet dogB . A dogs best friendC . The danger on the icy lakeD . Suggestions for pets owners3. （10分）阅读文章，选择最佳选项。COn a small farm in Mexico, there are no schools. A bus is the school. The driver of the bus is the teacher. Its a school bus, but it doesnt take the children to school. It just goes round from place to place, and sometimes it comes to this farm. The bus will stay here for three weeks. The farmers call it a school on wheels. Every time when the bus comes, the farmers will come, running to it, shouting and laughing. They warmly welcome the school bus.When the bus is on the farm, in the morning, the teacher teaches the small children. In the afternoon, the bigger children come to have their lessons because they must work in the morning. At night, the fathers and mothers come to school. They want to learn, too. How the farmers hope that some day they can have a real school on their farm!（1）The driver of the bus is _. A . the teacherB . the studentC . the farmerD . the school（2）The bus school will _. A . take the children to schoolB . stay here for a long timeC . take the fathers and mothers to schoolD . go round from place to place（3）When the bus school comes the farmers will _. A . stop workingB . warmly welcome itC . be happyD . both B and C（4）The bigger children have their lessons in the afternoon because _ in the morning. A . they cant get up earlyB . the teacher wants to teach the small children firstC . they have a lot of work to doD . they have to do their homework（5）Whats the best title of the passage? A . A school bus.B . A school on wheels.C . A small farm.D . A moving driver.4. （10分）根据短文内容，选择正确答案。American country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland, and Great Britain. Its a mixture (混合物) of music from all of these places.In West America, cowboys (牛仔) had to take care of the cattle. They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle sometimes ran away. A cowboys life was lonely and dangerous. When he was alone in the desert (荒野) with the cattle, he drank strong coffee to stay awake at night. He sang about the stars and the moon, about his family and his friends. The cattle listened to the cowboy and went to sleep. They didnt run away if he sang beautiful songs.In South America, many people came from Ireland and England. Other people came from France and Canada. They enjoyed their own kind of music. When they visited their friends and families on holidays like Christmas, they usually sang and played country music.American country music describes (描写) life. It talks about love, jobs, home and money. People in many parts of the world like western country music because everyone knows something about these ideas.（1）The passage is about _.A . the cowboys lifeB . the life in AmericaC . American country musicD . the people who lives in America, Canada, Ireland, and Britain（2）The word cattle means _ in the passage.A . 牛B . 小羊C . 小马D . 鹿（3）What was a cowboys life like?A . LonelyB . Very interestingC . DangerousD . A and C（4）Why didnt the cattle run away when a cowboy sang beautiful songs?A . Because the cattle knew he didnt leave them.B . Because the cattle enjoyed the music so much that they went to sleep.C . Because he didnt let them go.D . Because he was very bad.（5）What does American country music describe?A . Love.B . Money.C . Jobs.D . Life.5. （8分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Workers wear them. Swimmers wear them. Scientists wear them. Woodcutters wear them. People who play sports wear them. Goggles protect the eyes. They keep out water and chemicals. They keep out bits of wood or stone. They might look funny, but goggles do serious work!Why do people need to wear goggles? They need to keep the can hurt our eyes. Have you ever gotten a piece of sand or dirt or other small particle in your eye? What happens? It hurts. Your eye begins to fill with tears. Those tears are your bodys way of getting the sand or dirt out of your eye. Sometimes this works. Your eye feels much better.But what happens if your tears dont work? What happens if the piece of sand has gotten stuck in your eye? Eyes are delicate. They can be scratched or cut easier than skin(皮肤). If the particle is not washed out by tears, you might have to go to the doctor. You could even have problems seeing out of that eye.Instead of waiting to see if tears will help, some people use goggles. This can prevent things from getting in their eyes at all. If they use goggles. Their eyes are protected from the things that can cause problems, Goggles are a better way to protect eyes. They are made of plastic or glass, and they are tied around your eye area. Some of them hook behind your ears like glasses. Other goggles have a strap (带子) that goes around your head. Both kinds stay right where you put them until you take them off. That way, you can use both hands to work or play sports, and you don t have to worry about something getting in your eyes.Your eyes are safe, and you can get busy working or playing!（1）Which of the following is a kind of goggles? A . B . C . D . （2）From the passage, we know that tears _. A . work better than gogglesB . stop things getting into eyesC . help to wash out the sand or dirtD . show ones sadness or happiness（3）The underlined word delicate in Paragraph 3 means _. A . easily hurtB . quite importantC . easily protectedD . quite special（4）The fourth paragraph mainly _. A . describes different types of gogglesB . tells how goggles developC . introduces the problems of gogglesD . encourages people to use goggles三、 词汇运用。 (共2题；共15分)6. （10分）阅读下面短文，用方框内所给词汇的适当形式填空，使短文语义完整。from I sit will like window friendly more not thinkOne sunny spring morning, Clark and I were _in the school library. Then I looked out ofthe _and saw Mr. White, my English teacher crossingthe school yard. “I dont want to meet him,” I said. “Why _?” asked Clark. “He just doesnt like me.”I explained.Clark thought for a second and said, “Maybe youve gotit wrong. He probably _you dont like him, so hes not _toyou. People like people who like them. If you show interest in him, he _beinterested in you. Get to talk to him.”At last I walked down and greeted Mr. White warmly. Helooked at _,surprised. And then we laughed together and talked happily. I could imagineClark watching _the window, smiling.Learn to _people first. Youll find that the light you shine on others will soon be shining back at you even _brightly.7. （5分）根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。（1）Do you know who the _(总统) of America is?（2）Lets meet at the _(大门) of the school, shall we?（3）Many artists and poets draw their _(灵感) from nature.（4）“Strike while the _(铁) is hot” is a popular saying.（5）There is no software development without _(创造力).四、 语法填空。 (共1题；共1分)8. （1分）In England, nobody under the age of 18 _ (allow) to drink in bars. 五、 任务型阅读。 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）阅读下面信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格，每空一词。Everyone wants to find happiness. But sometimes looking for happiness can be as hard as looking for lost treasure. Just when you think you nearly reach it, something unexpected happens. This may puzzle(使困惑) you a lot. Here are some tips for helping you find happiness.lDont put all your eggs in one basket. If you depend, on one thing or one person to make you happy, it may be impossible. You need to enlarge your circle of friends and activities.lFollow your heart. When we go against our own thoughts, we usually feel sad. Follow your strong feeling and let it guide you toward people and things that will improve your life. Day by day, you will be happier than before.Organize your ideas. Many people push away happiness when they think too much. Dont keep everything in head. Try making a list of the things that seem too big to manage on your own. You may find the list isnt as long as you thought. You can do most of the things by yourself.lLook at your life as a whole. Most of the things that prevent us from feeling happy .are just some little things. Remember life is always going on, and whatever the little thing is, it will end.lRemember your values(价值观). We all have a value system, a way we have decided to go through life, which makes us feel like a good person. The important thing is to remember your values when life becomes hard. Keeping your values strong will help create happiness.Happiness can be hard to feel at times, so dont think there is something wrong with you if you dont feel it. The ways above will help you to feel more of it.Something puzzlingHappiness is sometimes hard to get.Tips forsolving thepuzzlel Make more friends and take part in rmre activities. There may be no _ for you to find happiness if you depend on one thing or one person.l Let your heart guide you toward people and things that will improve your life. In this way, your happiness will _. Write down the things that you seem _to manage on your own. You will be happy to find you can do more things than you thought. Look at your life as a whole. Most unhappy things will end sooner or later. Keep your values strong after youve made a _on how to spend life. Being a good person even when life is hard will help create happinessConclusion You will _get happiness with the help of the five tips.六、 书面表达。 (共1题；共5分)10. （5分）假设你是思考，你的美国笔友Lucy来信想了解曹冲称象的故事。请根据如下图片及要点提示用英语写一封80词以上的回信给她。内容要点：1.回信目的2.故事简介3.故事给你的启示注意：1.信中不允许出现与考生本人相关的真实姓名和校名等信息。2. 信的开头已给出，不计入总次数。3. 参考词汇：scale n.称; calculate v.计算Dear Lucy, I learn from your letter that第 13 页 共 13 页参考答案一、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)1-1、二、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共38分)2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、2-5、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、3-5、4-1、4-2、4-3、4-4、4-5、5-1、5-2、5-3、5-4、三、 词汇运用。 (共2题；共15分)6-1、7-1、7-2、7-3、7-4、7-5、四、 语法填空。 (共1题；共1分)8-1、五、 任务型阅读。 (共1题；共5分)9-1、六、 书面表达。 (共1题；共5分)10-1、