人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷C卷(11).doc

人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷C卷(11)一、 完形填空。 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Donald was not very good at math. He could not understand the teachers1. Even when the teacher explained it again, Donald still could not 2it. Never mind, Donald told himself. Im quite good at other3. Ill cheat in the math exam, then I wont be in4. My desk-mate is best at math, he thought, and Ill be able to 5his answers. The day of the exam came, and Donald sat6Brian Smith, who was always at the top of the7in math. Donald carefully copied Brians answers on to his own exam paper. At the end of the exam, the teacher 8the papers and graded(评分)them. Then she said, Well, boys and girls, Ive decided to give a 9to the student who got the highest grade. Its10for me to decide whom I will choose, however, because two students, Donald and Brian got the11grade. Let them share it. one of the other 12said. Ive thought about that, the teacher said, but Ive chosen Brian. Donald was13when he heard this. He stood up and said, Thats not fair. Thats14 the teacher said. However, Brians answer to Question 18 was I dont know. Yours was 15do I.（1）A . examination B . explanation C . decision D . spelling （2）A . understand B . know C . hear D . listen to （3）A . sports B . ways C . subjects D . kinds （4）A . surprise B . hurry C . tears D . trouble （5）A . write down B . copy down C . put on D . look for （6）A . next to B . in front of C . behind D . far from （7）A . group B . row C . family D . class （8）A . threw B . hid C . collected D . sold （9）A . job B . worry C . beat D . prize （10）A . difficult B . impossible C . possible D . easy （11）A . different B . same C . strange D . interesting （12）A . teachers B . players C . students D . assistants （13）A . angry B . excited C . sad D . happy （14）A . clever B . silly C . true D . wrong （15）A . Either B . Neither C . Any D . So 二、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共40分)2. （16分）To travel around the world is the dream of many adventurous people. But very few people can afford a global tour because hotels, food and airplane tickets are too expensive. Some people, however, have thought of some ways to realize their dreams.Laura Cody and Tanbay Theune, a couple from Britain, decided to travel around the world. They have found a good way to pay for their trips. They look after pets for rich house owners. In exchange, they can stay in the houses for free. They have looked after horses, cows, cats, dogs and fish. In two years, the couple has been to Australia, Germany, Spain and Italy. They have stayed in big cities and small villages. The home owners are usually very generous and have given them food, wine and day trips.Another person who tries to realize her travel dream is photographer Rhiannon Taylor. She travels around the world to visit, review and take photos of the best hotels. She shares the places she stays and the food she eats on the Internet with tens of thousands of followers.With these ways of making money, traveling around the world is no longer a dream. More and more young people are thinking creatively to make their dream come true.（1）It is known from the passage that Laura and Tanbay paid for their trips by _.A . staying in the house for freeB . being given food and day drinksC . going to Australia and other countriesD . looking after pets for rich house owners（2）According to the passage, Taylor is a photographer who shares her photos _.A . on the InternetB . during her travelC . with hundreds of followers D . during staying in hotels（3）What does the underlined word “generous” mean in Chinese?A . 吝啬的B . 友善的 C . 慷慨的D . 冷漠的（4）Why do most people feel hard to make their travel dream come true?A . Because they can hardly find hotels.B . Because the food is not healthy.C . Because the cost of travel is high.D . Because they are afraid of adventure.（5）The best word to describe the way of realizing the travel dream is _.A . specialB . creativeC . richD . adventurous（6）It is known from the passage that Laura and Tanbay paid for their trips by _.A . staying in the house for freeB . being given food and day drinksC . going to Australia and other countriesD . looking after pets for rich house owners（7）According to the passage, Taylor is a photographer who shares her photos _.A . on the InternetB . during her travelC . with hundreds of followers D . during staying in hotels（8）What does the underlined word “generous” mean in Chinese?A . 吝啬的B . 友善的 C . 慷慨的D . 冷漠的3. （8分） Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, Happiness depends upon (取决于)ourselves. In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions（建议） to help you be happier.The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future. For example, getting into college or getting a good job that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy lifes simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity.Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.（1）The best title of the passage is_.A . Money Makes You HappyB . The Secrets of HappinessC . Ideas for Helping Other People to Be HappyD . Good Friends Make You Happy（2）The passage gives us _pieces of advice on happiness.A . oneB . twoC . threeD . four（3）The writer thinks that_.A . everyone knows how to live a happier lifeB . its wrong to spend time on workC . hobbies take up too much timeD . doing good things for someone can make you happier（4）Which of the following is not mentioned（提及）in the passage?A . Reading a good book.B . Traveling to a foreign country.C . Traveling to a foreign country.D . Spending time with close friends.4. （6分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AThere was a fire in the factory at about 1:40 last night. A reporter interviewed some people about it this morning.Reporter: What were you doing when the fire broke out? I was preparing a report when I got the phone call from Jim. I quickly drove to the factory. The firefighters were putting out the fire when I got there. They arrived several minutes before me.TomThe manager of the factory I was on duty last night. I smelled something burning. When I got up, I saw smoke coming from the window of the workshop(车间). I called 119 and our manager at once. And they both arrived quickly.JimA worker We drove to the factory as soon as we got the phone call at 1:47 am. We arrived at about 1:55 am and soon put it out. No one got hurt in the fire. Its dry these days. We hope all the families and factories should be more careful.JeffA firefighter（1）What was Tom doing when he got the phone call? A . Sleeping.B . Watching TV.C . Hanging out with friends.D . Preparing a report.（2）When did the firefighters get the phone call? A . At 1:40 am.B . At 1:47 am.C . At 1:55 am.D . At 2:07 am.（3）Which of the following is TRUE? A . Jim arrived at the factory first.B . The reporter was working when the fire broke out.C . Jeff said it was dry those days.D . Jim helped the firefighters put out the fire.5. （10分） Many companies use guards and expensive alarm systems to protect their property(财产). Soon a new kind of protection will be used- robots. Engineers have been working on the first mobile robots for businesses. The robots will patrol(巡逻) factories, warehoues(仓库)，and museums at night.The mobile robots will move around slowly on wheels. They will be able to detect people through walls and pick up sounds, such as breaking glass. They can be fixed with lound sirens(警笛) to frighten thieves, or radios to signal police or guards.To protect a building, a robot will have to move around without knocking into the walls. Information about the building will have to be stored in the robots small, built-in computer. A floor map could be programmed into the computers memory, for example.A mobile robot will not be able to do everything. Unlike human guards, it will not be able to climb stairs, open doors, or move along rough ground. It wont be able to tell the difference between friends and enemies. Because of that, people will have to be barred from the area it patrols.One kind of mobile robot will be able to “sense” whether a chair or box has been moved and go around it. This robot will also judge size well enough so that it wont send an alam if a cat crosses the room. And if someone tries to steal this robot, it will sound a loud, painful siren. The three-foot-tall robot will be hard to steal anyway. It will weigh about 200 pounds.U.S companies pay almost $10 billion a year to protect their property with alarm systems and human guards. Mobile robots may be cheaper.（1）Why is the new kind of robots called mobile robots?A . Because they are able to climb stairs.B . Because they are able to send an alarm.C . Because they can open doors.D . Because they can move around slowly on wheels（2）How will a robot get directions for moving around a building?A . From a human guard.B . From a built- in computer.C . From another robot.D . From radio signals.（3）What does the underlined word barred mean?A . protected.B . allowed.C . marked.D . prevented.（4）According to the text, a mobile robot will NOT be able to _.A . sense whether something has been movedB . sense a cat crossing the roomC . move over rough groundD . detect people through walls（5）This text mainly describes how robots will _.A . protect the museumB . set off a sirenC . judge the size of a personD . patrol buildings三、 词汇运用。 (共2题；共11分)6. （1分）Tom Sawyer is a_(勇敢的) boy.7. （10分） either great kind for when green full hard belong pleaseOf all the seasons of the year, I think that spring is the loveliest and most _season. In the bitter cold winter, we long for the spring when the weather is _ hot nor cold. Everything seems to be fresh and wakening. It is a time _ going on picnics. It is also the time _ we Chinese have the_festival -the Spring Festival, according to our countrys custom.In spring, there are all _of flowers blooming in gardens and parks. Grass and trees turn _ . Birds sing in the woods. The climate is mild and the air is invigorating. Poets describe spring as a season_of hope, as the “years king”.Spring is a splendid picture in our life. Spring _to us and we should make good use of it. We should study and work _.四、 语法填空。 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）阅读下面的短文，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。What do American children think of Thanksgiving? This is _two of them wrote.Once we were at my grandparents home at Thanksgiving and we went to the store _(get)a turkey, _they didnt have any, so we had to get a live one. When we went to kill it, it had gone! There was nothing left except feathers(羽毛). That year we had to eat chicken instead _turkey.Eleanor, 15 yearsThanksgiving is _excellent day. It is celebrated because we are _(thank) for things that other people do. At Thanksgiving, you _(main)eat turkey, fruit, and vegetables. You can stay at home with your family and have fun with _. Thanksgiving is one of the most important _(holiday) in the USA. The first Thanksgiving was in 1621. Each year, it is on the _(four) Thursday of November. On that day there are always parades and hot balloons.Joss, 14 years五、 任务型阅读。 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）任务型阅读 Arctic foxes (北极狐) live in the Arctic. They grow about 50 centimeters long, not including the tail, 30 centimeters tall and weigh from 3 to 7 kilos. _ The white ones are white in winter, but graybrown in summer. The blue ones are bluegray all year round. _ And the long fur covers their whole body to keep them warm in the low temperature in the Arctic. Arctic foxes mainly feed on birds, birds eggs and other small animals. Teamwork is the way they look for food. _Baby Arctic foxes are very lovely. They dont open their eyes until a week after their birth. _ They begin to look for food on their own when they are about six months old. The next year they can live alone. Now the number of Arctic foxes is becoming smaller and smaller, because people kill them for their fur to make beautiful coats. _从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。A. We must do something to protect Arctic foxes. B. For the first half of the year, their parents offer them food. C. Arctic foxes are white or blue in color. D. They dont like to do that alone. E. Arctic foxes have long and thick fur. 六、 书面表达。 (共1题；共5分)10. （5分）假如你是中学生李华，你的美国笔友 Jim 一周前给你发了电子邮件，询问你暑假里的旅游计划及其他安排， 但由于某种原因你没有及时回复。请根据以下要点给他回封邮件： 没有及时回复的原因, 你打算去哪儿旅游，以及你暑假的其他安排。提示词语: exams, go on a trip， volunteer， visit some museums提示问题： Why didnt you reply to Jims email in time? Where do you plan to travel? What are your other plans for the summer holiday?To: JimFrom: Li HuaSubject: A planDear Jim,Im terribly sorry I couldnt reply to your email in time because Yours sincerely,Li Hua第 14 页 共 14 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、2-4、2-5、2-6、2-7、2-8、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、4-1、4-2、4-3、5-1、5-2、5-3、5-4、5-5、三、 词汇运用。 (共2题；共11分)6-1、7-1、四、 语法填空。 (共1题；共10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、