八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷 .doc

八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷 一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）完形填空 One afternoon, A boy carefully took his father who cant see anything to a seat in a noodle restaurant. He called 1for two bowls of beef noodles. When the restaurant owner was about to 2the food, the boy suddenly stop him with his eyes and said in a low voice, Only one bowl with beef, 3withoutjust plain noodles.In fact, the boy didnt have much money and couldnt afford two bowls of beef noodles. He called loudly just to let his 4know.When the noodles were sent to them, the father wasnt in a hurry. He 5his chopsticks（筷子）to search in his bowl, trying to a piece of beef. 6he found one, he picked it up and put it into his sons bowl,.The boy didnt 7his father. He accepted silently(默默地)and then quietly put the beef 8to his fathers bowl. The restaurant owner saw this, he was moved（感动的） 9what they had done, then he asked a waiter to bring them a dish of sliced beef from the 10. The boy thought it was sent to a 11table. The boss of the restaurant camp up explaining（解释） with a smile, Today is 12restaurants anniversary(周年庆). The dish is 13. So you neednt pay for it.After the father and son left, the waiter cleared the bowls. He was 14to find under the bowl of the boy were some money. They were just the 15of the sliced beef dish.（1）A . slowly B . loudly C . unfriendly D . hardly （2）A . eat B . ask C . cook D . order （3）A . another B . each C . the other D . both （4）A . friend B . father C . son D . waiter （5）A . watched B . used C . stayed D . kept （6）A . until B . so C . before D . when （7）A . stop B . mind C . care D . wait （8）A . up B . down C . off D . back （9）A . with B . by C . on D . for （10）A . bedroom B . shop C . kitchen D . hotel （11）A . wrong B . great C . far D . useful （12）A . her B . his C . your D . my （13）A . cheap B . expensive C . delicious D . free （14）A . surprised B . excited C . interested D . angry （15）A . weight B . price C . number D . place 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共47分)2. （6分）根据材料内容选择最佳答案。WantedAre you hard-working? Do you like to meet people? If your answer is Yes; then we have a job for you as a waiter. Call AL Hotel at 5564779!Summer JobDo you like to talk with people? Do you like to write Stories? If you want to work for our magic as a reporter, please call Karen at 5583366.Help WantedDo you like babies? Can you look after a baby for two days? If you are sure to take good care of it, call Mr. Green at 7665898. $80 or more. Today! Be quickCleaner wantedCan you make a large house clean and tidy? If you hope to get paid $20 once, call us this evening from 18:00 to 20:00. Our telephone number is 6338001.（1）If you want to be a, you can call AL Hotel.A . waiterB . reporterC . cleanerD . driver（2）If you work as a cleaner every weekday, and once a day, how much will you be paid every week?A . $100.B . $150.C . $200.D . $240.（3）What is NOT mentioned in the ads?A . Jobs you can choose from.B . Email addresses.C . Telephone numbersD . Time when you are supposed to work.3. （8分）阅读理解Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were going to give birth to their babies. The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir. Youre the father of twins!”“What a surprise! Believe it or not! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎).“Wow! Thats unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company.”An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I dont believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fallen down. The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.”（1）Why were the fathers there? A . They were waiting for their wives.B . They were seeing doctors.C . They were waiting for their babies to be born.D . They were working at men nurses there.（2）Which of the following is true about the third man? A . He thought the nurse made a mistake.B . He was very surprised at the nurses words.C . He didnt want to have these babies.D . He should never have worked at 7-Eleven.（3）Why did the fourth man fall down after hearing the nurses words? A . He was afraid of having so many babies.B . He was seriously ill.C . He was too excited.D . He was very glad to have 7 babies.（4）At least how many babies would be born according to the story? A . 9.B . 10.C . 11.D . 16.4. （25分）根据短文内容，完成下列小题。A TV program has become popular in China recently. It has made people all over China become interested in writing Chinese characters(汉字).The increasing use of computers and smart phones has left most young people hardly able to write by hand. Many of them are even unable to remember the 10,000 characters used in daily life without electronic help.CCTV started the Chinese Character Dictation Competition to improve the populations handwriting skills. Contestants(参与者) on the show were school pupils, but it was found that 70% of adults in the audience(观众) were unable to remember how to write the word chan chu.Because computers allow people to type characters simply by entering pinyin, they dont need to remember how to write them. The keyboard age has had a big influence on the handwriting of Chinese characters, Guan Zhengwen, who designed and directed the show said.He added that he hoped to encourage people to keep it alive as an art form.Hao Mingjian, an editor of a magazine, putting his heart into Chinese characters, said, Learning Chinese characters goes on throughout your life. If you stop using them for a long time, it is very likely that you will forget them.（1）Are Chinese people interested in writing Chinese characters now?（2）What has left most young people hardly able to write by hand?（3）Why did CCTV start the Chinese Character Dictation Competition?（4）How do computers allow people to type characters simply?（5）What can you learn from the passage?5. （8分）根据短文内容，选择正确答案。CMichael Jackson is one of the worlds best singers. Michael Jackson was born in the middle west of the city of Gary, Indiana, in 1958. He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group “The Jackson Five”. The group became very popular after appearing on a television program. They started singing in 1965, and became popular soon. In 1970 the group made their first record with the name of “I Want You Back”. It was very popular. One of their hit records was “Never Say Goodbye”.Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking. He was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time, and in the same year he made a record on his own, which sold eight million copies all over the world.Michael nearly didnt go out because he was too famous. Once his fans went off in a faint(晕倒) when they saw him at the concert. No one can do it by now. He lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. He never ate meat. He often raised money for charity. This made him win the Guinness World Records(吉尼斯世界记录) in 2006. He died on June 25th, 2009, but he would live in our heart forever.（1）How many people were there in Michaels group?A . Three.B . Five.C . Four.D . Six.（2）Whats the name of their first record?A . Never Say Goodbye”.B . “See You, See Me”.C . “I Want You Back.D . “On the World”.（3）The underlined word “copies” means “_”.A . write down somethingB . single examples of a magazine, book, newspaper, etcC . write or draw something to look like another thingD . take as examples or models（4）Why did Michael have to stay at home most of time?A . Because he was too famous.B . Because he often felt lonely.C . Because he had no friends.D . Because his company asked him to do so.三、 单词拼写 (共2题；共15分)6. （5分）单词拼写Can you help me, please? I cant find my son. He is four years old. His name is Peter. He has a r_face, big black e_and a small n_His hair is brown. He w_a blue T-shirt and blue pants (裤子). If you find him, please call me a_63832458.My name is Mary Brown. Thank you very much.7. （10分）阅读下面短文，并借助上下文补充所缺信息。 每个空格只能填写一个单词。One day , a woman walked into a _ shop. The shopkeeper smiled and said , Good afternoon , madam.Good afternoon,the woman answered , There is a green hat _ red flowers on it in your _ .Will you take it out of there？Yes， madam, the shopkeeper said, Im happy to do that _ you. Usually women look at a _ of hats , but they dont buy any. So he thought , Good, I can _ this hat very quickly today.Do you want it in a box or _ your head, madam. Oh, I dont want it, she answered , I _ want you to take it out of the window. I pass your _ every day and I dont like to _ the ugly(丑的) thing there.四、 选词填空 (共1题；共5分)8. （5分）用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，每空一词 good laugh health someone touch（1）Mr. Bean is such a funny comedy and it makes us_. （2）A true friend reaches for your hand and_your heart. （3）We met_interesting and friendly on our vacation in Yunnan. （4）Too much junk food is pretty bad for your_. （5）He is_at drawing than me. 五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共25分)9. （25分）任务型阅读We can see many people riding shared bikes in China now.Bike-sharing helps people to borrow a bike from one place and return it at another place easily.This kind of bike has GPS or Bluetooth on it. You must have a smart phone if you want to use it. First, you have to download (下载) an APP on your smart phone. Then what you need to do is to find a nearest bike through the APP, scan (扫描) the QR code on the bike and you will get the bike.Then you can enjoy your trip. Whats more, you can easily find one and dont have to worry about where to park it. Every hour you ride, you need to pay only one yuan. It doesnt cost so much, does it?Science changes our lifestyles. Bike sharing makes our life easier. And we also hope that people can not only enjoy it but also put it to good use.回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过5个词。（1）What can you see many people riding in China now according to the passage? （2）What must you have if you want to use the shared bikes? （3）What NEEDNT you worry about after using the bike? （4）How much should you pay if you use the bike for two hours? （5）How does bike sharing change our life? 六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10. （5分）假如你叫Ben，应母校的邀请给学生们作演讲。你的主题是“忆过去，谈现在”，请根据表格写一份演讲稿 ， 并对学弟学妹们提出希望。10年前现在职业中学生中央电视台记者饮食垃圾食物一周两次每天喝咖啡业余活动爱打篮球难以忍受肥皂剧周边环境空气(air)更新鲜更多的车，更少的树Hopes：My name is Ben. Im so glad to give a speech here. Ten years ago, I studied here as a student.第 12 页 共 12 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47分)2-1、2-2、2-3、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、4-1、4-2、4-3、4-4、4-5、5-1、5-2、5-3、5-4、三、 单词拼写 (共2题；共15分)6-1、7-1、四、 选词填空 (共1题；共5分)8-1、8-2、8-3、8-4、8-5、五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共25分)9-1、9-2、9-3、9-4、9-5、六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10-1、