人教版八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷A卷(3).doc

人教版八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷A卷(3)一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）通读全文，根据短文理解，选择正确答案填空。Have you ever had problems in your life and dont know how to be happy? If1 , you will find Being a Happy Teenager by Australian writer Andrew Matthews 2 .In his book, Matthews 3 us how to have a happy life and answers the 4of teenagers. There are many subjects such as parents and friends, and the book 5 we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us of useful skills such as how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to 6 your memory better.Many teenagers think 7 happiness comes from a good exam result 8 praise (赞扬) from other people. But you can 9 be happy when there are no such good things.Success comes from a(n) good attitude（态度）. If you10 from problems, you will have success in the future.Some school students have problems such as being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that11 comes from thinking about things in a positive(积极的) 12 . If you are13, people notice you and you can get a 14view(视线) at the movie; if you are short, your clothes and shoes take less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews most important15 : you choose to be happy!（1）A . so B . not C . it D . do （2）A . wise B . smart C . useful D . simple （3）A . orders B . tells C . asks D . argues （4）A . problems B . questions C . ideas D . comments （5）A . says B . writes C . reads D . thinks （6）A . make B . turn C . let D . change （7）A . what B . how C . that D . whether （8）A . and B . but C . so D . or （9）A . yet B . already C . still D . forever （10）A . learn B . rescue C . struggle D . separate （11）A . success B . happiness C . failure D . height （12）A . way B . means C . manners D . spirit （13）A . short B . small C . tall D . fat （14）A . lower B . higher C . worse D . better （15）A . work B . lesson C . teaching D . Study 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共38分)2. （10分）根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。Are you a sports lover looking for skill development in the off-season?Joy of the Game (JG) has been working for the past 10 years. Come and join JG to develop skills as you prepare for the next season.Classroom InformationAgesBoys 8th12th GradeSkillsAll Skill LevelsDaysSunday (A 10week Program)Half Day: Morning: 9:00 am12:00 pmAfternoon:1:00 am4:00 pmSampleScheduleMorning Period: (9:00 am12:00 pm): Basketball, Volleyball, Floor HockeyLunch Break: 12:00 pm1:00 pm (Kids Must Bring Their Own Lunch)Afternoon Period: (1:00 pm4:00 pm): Basketball, Floor Hockey, Soccer, Relay RacesCostsHalf Day: $ 50 per dayFull Day: $ 90 per day（1）Joy of the Game (JG) has been working for _. A . less than ten monthsB . less than ten yearsC . more than ten monthsD . more than ten years（2）Who can join JG according to the information? A . A girl in the 8th grade.B . A girl who likes playing volleyball.C . A boy in the 11th grade.D . A boy who wants to improve baseball skills.（3）Allan likes soccer very much, so he can choose the class_. A . any time on SundayB . from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pmC . from 9:00 am to 12:00 pmD . from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm（4）Tom needs to pay _ to join the Half Day class for the whole program. A . $ 50B . $ 90C . $ 500D . $ 900（5）The passage is probably taken from a _. A . sports magazineB . guidebookC . story bookD . science book3. （10分）阅读下面的材料.从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 There are many ways to help improve your health like eating healthy food, taking exercise and getting medical help. But the easiest and cheapest way to improve your health is just to sleep eight hours or more every night. The general sleeping rule is that the younger you are. The longer sleep you need. But regardless of(不管)age, some people need to sleep more while for some a few hours is enough.The problem with sleep is that more and more people in the world are not sleeping enough.According to the World Health Organization over half the people in the world may be sleep-deprived. Having less sleep not only makes people feel tired but also causes accidents. In the United States alone, sleepy drivers cause at least 100,000 traffic accidents a year. Also sleep problems can cause medical problems such as high blood pressure(血压).Why are so many people sleep-deprived? Part of the reasons may be cultural. In the American culture, people put a higher value on work than on sleep. In fact, people who sleep a lot are usually seen as lazy. Also, you can sometimes hear some people say proudly that they dont have much time to sleep. They only sleep four or five hours a night. It seems that the less you sleep, the more work youll do.How do we teach these people to learn the value of sleep? Perhaps they may listen to the advice of Dr. James Maas. an expert(专家) in sleep. He says, Sleep is like a credit (信用卡) card. When you sleep less. You are only borrowing time. You always have to pay it back. The more hours you dont sleep, the more hours you should t sleep to pay back the hours on your sleep credit card.For those who value work more than sleep, they should listen to what a famous person once said. Dont think you will be doing less work because you sleep during the night. That is a foolish(愚蠢的) idea which is held by people who have no imagination. You will be able to do more.（1）According to the writer, the easiest and cheapest way to improve health is to . A . eat healthy food every dayB . take exercise as much as possibleC . get medical help whenever necessaryD . sleep eight hours or more every night（2）What does sleep-deprived mean in Paragraph 2? A . Having a good sleep.B . Excited about sleep.C . Having less sleep.D . Interested in sleep.（3）According to Dr. James Maas. What is sleep like? A . An hour.B . A report.C . A credit card.D . A piece of paper.（4）What do the words of the famous person mean in Paragraph 5? A . Sleeping during the night is foolish.B . Sleeping during the night is helpful.C . People have no courage.D . People always do less work.（5）What is the best title of the passage? A . The Value of SleepB . The Value of StudyC . The Ways of Eating LessD . The Ways of Making Money4. （8分） The day is like any other day in his life. Tom walks past the shop on the street corner. He stops to look at the front row of shoes, and he feels happy to see that the pair of shoes he wants very much is still there. Looking down at his old shoes, he feels sorry for himself. He really wants to have them for his birthday.He sadly walks away and thinks how to tell his mother about it. He knows very well she has little money. He decides not to go home at once , as he looks sad and his mother will notice(注意) it. So he goes to the park and sits on the grass. There he sees a boy moving a wheelchair（轮椅）with his hands . Tom looks at him and is surprised to see that the boy has no feet. He looks at his own feet. “Its much better to be without shoes than without feet”, he thinks. There is no reason or him to feel so sorry and sad. He goes away and smiles, thinking he is happier.（1）Tom passes the shop _.A . on footB . by bikeC . in a wheelchairD . by bus（2）Tom stops in front of the shop because he wants to _ .A . buy the shoesB . look at the shoes he likedC . buy a present for his friendD . get something for his birthday party（3）Why did Tom go to the park? Because _.A . many nice shoes are sold(卖) thereB . he wants to play there for a whileC . he wants to see his disabled(残疾的) friendD . he doesnt want to make his mother worried（4）We can learn from the story that Tom _ .A . doesnt like old shoesB . loves his mother very muchC . doesnt want to stay at homeD . has no feet5. （10分）阅读理解What will the house of the future look like? Could it have gardens on its walls, or a pool with fish for dinner? Architects(建筑师) believe that they are all possible. The only thing for sure is that the houses will be as green as possible.The tree house Many architects in the world would like to build a “tree house”. Like a leaf, the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day. The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even create fresh air for the home. The “root” (根) of the house is deep under the ground. It uses the soil (土壤) to keep the homes temperature.The Lizard house Like a lizard (蜥蜴), changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house. When its in the bright sun, the cover of the house will turn dark to protect it from strong heat. During dark days, it turns white and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy.Meals at home This design is perhaps as much about the future of food production as architecture (建筑风格). It has gardens on the outside wall of the house. People can plant tomatoes, carrots and green tea in them. So every day in the morning, you just need to walk outside and collect your meals.（1）The “root” (根) of the house uses the soil (土壤) to _.A . keep the homes temperatureB . produce electricityC . protect it from the cold windD . keep it clean（2）We can heat water, produce electricity or create fresh air for the home _.A . with the root of a leafB . with the energy from sunlightC . with the soil under the groundD . with gardens on its walls（3）What will happen to the cover of the lizard house when its in the bright sun?A . It will take in light.B . It will produce energy.C . It will turn dark.D . It will turn white.（4）The passage seems to tell us that meals at home in the future will _.A . be more deliciousB . need more cooksC . cost as much as possibleD . be greener（5）What is the best title (标题) of the passage?A . Green houses of the futureB . The greener, the betterC . How to build green housesD . Changes of the houses三、 选词填空 (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）选词填空。根据短文内容，选出适当的单词或短语，把其前面的字母序号填入空白处，使语意通顺完整。每个选项只用一次。A. couldnt B. seventh C. won D. quickly E. withoutF. winner G. While H. came I. dancing J. forWhen Helen was in the _ grade, she joined the city _ competition. She practiced dancing _ five hours every day and her dancing teacher came four times a week to help her. Then the big day finally _ .She was so nervous when they called her name. She went up and started to dance. _ she was dancing, everyone sat quietly and watched carefully. She danced _ making any mistakes. Then she waited for them to called out the _ of the competition. When she heard her name, her heart was beating so _ that she thought she would stop breathing. She _ believe it. She _ the first place in the city dancing competition. It was the happiest day of her life.四、 单词拼写 (共2题；共20分)7. （10分）综合填空。There are many sporting heroes, such as hurdling, marathon heroes on sports yearbook.Many of them broke the r_ and were awarded prizes in tough matches.They represent their country to get m_ in match season.Sometimes they are also invited to appear in advertisements.As sportsmen and sportswomen, they all know there is no overnight success.They must train hard.First of all, their coaches always e_ them to train regularly.Their races were recorded and their coaches used the information to change their training m_.Well never forget the scenes: An athlete got hurt in a r_ .He s_ a lot from his leg problem, and went on running and reached the finishing line.The audience all left their seats and c_ for him.An old man began to practice Taekwondo at the age of sixty and got a black belt in less than five years.So, in some degree, all these athlete s_ up a good example for us in spirit.They s_ for courage, fearlessness and strength.We take great p_ in them.8. （10分）阅读下面短文，并借助上下文和插图补充所缺信息。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。New Years Eve is _special time for us. We live in New York, and we often go to a big New Years Eve _in Times Square. We get_with our friends and sing traditional songs while we wait for the New Year. Then suddenly just _midnight, the music stops. _all count down from ten to zero. _the fireworks begin. I love the bright lights,_the noise makes me jump. We all say “Happy New Year” to our _.I usually _New Years Day at home with my family. We write our New Years resolutions together. We all promise to work hard and help_other more.五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）根据短文内容，从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整正确。 Some of you might often feel unhappy or forget how great you are. But do you want to make you feel good about yourself? _Look at the mirror and say to yourself, I am a special person and theres no one in the world like me. I can do anything. It may not sound good, but it really works!Smile. _Look for the good things in your friends and family.Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel good._Have you ever wanted to decorate(装饰) your own room or learn how to swim? Go for it! New challenges are fun and give you a sense of achievement when you have finished._Turn off the TV, be friends with the books and let your dream fly!Write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want! Writing always helps to open up your thoughts.Stay with your family. We all need our family time. _A. Learn something new.B. Read and start a diary.C. Ask your friends for help.D. Be friendly to people you meet.E. Here some suggestions for you.F. Talk with your mum or dad or maybe even your cousin.六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10. （5分）请根据课文More practice的内容和以下要点提示，对文章的主要内容进行复述。 A dogs storyHow did the two boys treat (对待) Robbie at first?Why did the two boys not feed or play with Robbie any more?Where was Robbie sent by the boysfather?Who took Robbie home in the end?What life does Robbie think he will live?你的介绍可以这样开始: One day, two little boys came to the farm and chose Robbie as their pet. 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、5-1、5-2、5-3、5-4、5-5、三、 选词填空 (共1题；共10分)6-1、四、 单词拼写 (共2题；共20分)7-1、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、