八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（3）A卷.doc

八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（3）A卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）完形填空 Dear Tom,How is it going now? In your last e mail to me, you asked me to 1with you this Saturday. Im so sorry that I wont be free on Saturday. So I cant; accept your 2. On Saturday, I have to do my homework and then I have to prepare for my English exam. 3will be on next Monday. In the afternoon, I must 4my mother to do some housework. She is very busy. And she wont 5back home until 7:30 p. m. from work. On Sunday, I have to 6my grandparents. They live far from us. It usually 7me about one hour to get there by bike.By the way, next Wednesday is my birthday. And there will be a big 8in my house in the evening. The time is from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p. m. Can you come to the party? If you come here, I will be very 9to see you, I hope you will not 10me, I really hope you can come to my house for the party next Wednesday. Please write to me soon.Yours,Helen（1）A . work out B . hang out C . look out D . come out （2）A . preparation B . gift C . answer D . invitation （3）A . That B . This C . It D . One （4）A . invite B . help C . tell D . need （5）A . send B . call C . come D . look （6）A . invite B . visit C . find D . reach （7）A . uses B . pays C . spends D . takes （8）A . game B . talk C . party D . dinner （9）A . sad B . shy C . bored D . excited （10）A . catch B . hate C . refuse D . accept 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2. （10分）阅读理解 Are you still doing the V for victory sign? Its out. The latest popular hand gesture (手势) is to curl (卷曲) both of your hands and put them together to make a heart shape. Known as Hand heart, many young stars in the US including Justin Bieber, Blake Lively and Taylor Swift have done the gesture in recent photos. The heart hand gesture means something between I love you and thank you, said the country singer Taylor Swift. Its a sweet, easy message which you can send without saying a word. Taylor Swift often puts her hands above her head in the heart shape at her concerts. And she as believed to be the first to make the gesture popular. Last month during a charity show, Justin Bieber and his superstar friends did the hand heart and put the photo online. They did it to help three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident. The gesture became more popular after that. It used to take longer for nonverbal (不用语言的) culture to move. But now, with smart phones and the Internet, its much faster, said Patti Wood, an American language expert (专家). In our neighbor countrySouth Korea, the hand heart has been popular for a long time. In a different way, people there like making a bigger heart by putting their hands above their heads and making a heart shape with their arms. It means I love you. （1）What is the meaning of doing the V gesture? A . Weve won.B . Good luck.C . Best wishes.D . That is OK.（2）Among the young stars, _ is the first to make the hand heart gesture popular. A . Justin BieberB . Blake LivelyC . Taylor SwiftD . Patti Wood（3）A charity show is a show that is put on to _. A . make a gesture popularB . help people in needC . express your love or thanksD . show your special gesture（4）From the passage we can learn that _. A . the V gesture is not popular nowB . the hand heart gesture only means-I love youC . it takes longer for nonverbal culture to move nowD . people in South Korea dont like the gesture（5）The best title of this passage may be _. A . The Heart GestureB . A Strange GestureC . Nonverbal cultureD . Smart phones3. （10分）阅读理解。Mrs. White lives at Tenth Street. Every morning, her husband takes children to school. She stays at home every day. She does the housework. At noon, she always eats her lunch. She usually see her friends in the afternoon. They often drink tea together. In the evening, the children come home from school. They arrive home early. Later her husband comes home from work. He arrives home late. At night, the children always do their homework, then they go to bed. Mr. White reads his newspaper and Mrs. White watches TV.（1）Where do the Whites live? （2）Who take the children to school every day? （3）What does Mrs. White does everyday? （4）When does Mrs. White see her friends? （5）What does the children do at night? 4. （10分）阅读理解 One of the most famous buildings in the United States is Carnegie Hall, the home of classical and popular music concerts in New York. Carnegie Hall is known not just for its beauty and history, but also for its amazing sound. It has been said that the hall itself is an instrument. It takes the music and makes it larger than life. Carnegie Hall is named after Andrew Carnegie, who paid for its construction. He was a wealthy man who also gave a lot of money to schools and public libraries. Construction on Carnegie Hall began in 1890 and the official opening night was on May 5, 1891.The hall was owned by the Carnegie family until 1924 when it was sold to Robert E. Simon. The building became very old and in 1960, the new owner made plans to destroy it and build an office block. Isaac Stem led a group of people who fought to save Carnegie Hall and finally, the city of New York bought it for $5 million. It was then fixed up between 1983 and 1995.In 1986, people realized that Carnegie Hall had never kept proper records of its history. Advertisements and stories in newspapers about how Carnegie Hall needed help to recover its history led people to send in old concert programmes and information from all over the world. Over 12,000 concert programmes were received and with these it was possible to make a proper record of Carnegie Halls concert history.Because the best and most famous musicians of all time have played at Carnegie Hall, it is the dream of most musicians who want to be great to play there. This has led to a very old joke which is now part of Carnegie Halls history. Question: How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Answer: Practise, practise, practise.（1）What do music lovers expect in Carnegie Hall? A . Musical concerts presented by first class performers.B . Exhibits and photographs of historical events.C . Musicians practicing for opportunities to play.D . People dancing merrily at parties.（2）What is the correct order of the following events? a. Robert E. Simon bought it in 1924. b. Carnegie Hall got its name. c. Carnegie Hall recovered its history.d. New York City paid $5,000,000 for it. e. Construction on Carnegie Hall began in 1890. A . a; c; b; d; e;B . e; d; c; a; bC . e; b; a; d; cD . a; e; c; d; b（3）How long did it take Carnegie Hall to be fixed up? A . 9 years.B . 10 years.C . 11 years.D . 12 years.（4）How did Carnegie Hall recover its concert history? A . Through newspaper reports.B . Through old concert programmes.C . Through old photographs.D . Through old jokes.（5）Why is the Carnegie Hall joke funny? A . Because you expect the answer to be directions and not advice.B . Because Carnegie Hall is a place where performers practice a lot.C . Because it is difficult to find your way to Carnegie Hall.D . Because you dont expect the same word to be repeated three times.5. （10分）阅读理解 Welcome to our club(俱乐部)! Here is a good place for students. We have eleven sports teachers and eight music teachers. Here you can learn to play tennis and soccer. And you can learn(学习) music. We have many great activities(活动). January and February are busy months. On January 25th, we have a trip in the morning. And on January 30th, we have two games, a tennis game and a soccer game. Your parents can come to the club to watch the games. On February 1st, we have a music festival. Its very interesting. And on February 9th, we have a party. In the club, we have a food store. You can have lunch or dinner here. Boys and girls, please come here!（1）The club is a good place for _. A . parentsB . old peopleC . studentsD . teachers（2）They have _teachers in the club. A . 11B . 8C . 15D . 19（3）Students can learn to play _in the club. A . basketballB . ping-pongC . tennisD . volleyball（4）Your parents can come to watch the soccer game on _. A . January 25thB . January 30thC . February 1stD . February 9th（5）We know students can _in the club. A . have breakfastB . learn EnglishC . have a trip in FebruaryD . learn sports or music三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使对话通顺、正确。每词仅用一次(每空一词)。 too be he brother whoA: Good morning! _you Grace ?B: Yes, I am. Whats your name?A: My name is Jane.B: Hi, Jane. Nice to meet you.A: Nice to meet you, _.B: Jane, _is she?A: She is my friend.B: Whats her name?A: Mary.B: Are those your _?A: Yeah! _are Tom and Jim.四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）Remember to turn off the lights if you are the last p_to leave. 五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 Haikou is the capital of Hainan. Here, we can enjoy the fresh air, the clear sky and the long beaches. The weather here is neither too hot _ too cold. We can also visit many _ (interest) places, _ as the Holiday Beach, the Wanlv Park and so on. It attracts lots of _ (visit) every year.Mandarin Hotel is a 5-star hotel. _ was _ (build) in 1997 and is one of the _ (good) hotels in Haikou. The hotel has rooms _ computers, TV sets and telephones. And it offers hot water 24 hours a day. There is a free _ (swim) pool. You can enjoy _ (you) there.Haikou is a wonderful place to take a holiday. Come and have a great time!六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。 On March 14, one of sciences brightest stars went dark. Stephen Hawking, the world-famous British scientist, died at 76 in Cambridge, UK. 霍金是历史上最伟大的科学家之一。 He came up with the theory that the universe (宇宙) began with the Big Bang (大爆炸) and will end in black holes. His theories became the base for a lot of later research. 他还写书帮助人们了解宇宙。 His most famous book is A Brief History of Time (时间简史), which has sold more than 10 million copies around the world. Hawking has great scientific achievements. He is also a man with strong will.When Hawking was 21, a serious illness stopped him from walking and talking. Later in life, he had to sit in a wheelchair and speak using a computerized voice. But this didnt stop him from living a meaningful and colorful life. If one is physically disabled (身体残疾), one cannot afford to be psychologically (心理上) disabled as well, he once said.（1）霍金是历史上最伟大的科学家之一。 （2）他还写书帮助人们了解宇宙。 （3）His most famous book is A Brief History of Time (时间简史), which has sold more than 10 million copies around the world. （4）He is also a man with strong will. （5）When Hawking was 21, a serious illness stopped him from walking and talking. 七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10. （5分）上周你去了深圳野生动物园(Shenzhen Safari Park)，请根据你的所观所感，写一篇短文，词数80左右。 要点：1）有很多游客，可以开车进入动物园，并且可以和马、大象一起玩，它们很友好；2）看到了大熊猫，它们黑白相间，性情温和，看起来像熊，喜欢吃竹子；3）老虎很孤独，也许它们想回到森林里；4野生动物变得越来越少，保护野生动物很重要。要求：要点全部表达清楚，可适当拓展，语法正确、语句通顺。第 12 页 共 12 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40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、5-5、三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共5分)6-1、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、9-2、9-3、9-4、9-5、七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10-1、