冀教版八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷A卷(4).doc

冀教版八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷A卷(4)一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分） Arnold Pointer, a professional fisherman from the south of Australia, set free (释放) a big female white shark that was 1in his large fishing nets. He thought she would have more and more babies. But now the fisherman is facing a(n) 2problem. The white shark is so 3to him that for nearly 2 years she hasnt left him 4. She even follows him everywhere. 5this, Arnold Pointer cant do fishing all the fishes are scared at her, and he doesnt know 6to do anymore.It is hard to drive away such an almost 17-feet-long shark for Arnold Pointer. We all know the white sharks are protected7the wildlife conservation. At the same time, some special feeling has been 8between Arnold and “Cindy”, the name the fisherman has given the white shark.Arnold says, “Every time I stop the boat, she always comes to me, turns on her back and lets me pet (抚摸) her body and neck. She sings, turns her eyes, and moves her fins (鳍) up and down, hits the water9.”Cindy is 10an interesting animal that Arnold has to try to go fishing in different places. Doesnt Cindy know what her action means? Maybe she really doesnt understand.（1）A . built B . caught C . killed D . invented （2）A . strange B . exciting C . happy D . serious （3）A . thankful B . useful C . careful D . wonderful （4）A . alive B . aloud C . alone D . asleep （5）A . For instance B . Instead of C . Such as D . Because of （6）A . how B . when C . what D . why （7）A . up B . on C . by D . down （8）A . established B . achieved C . expected D . increased （9）A . sadly B . normally C . luckily D . happily （10）A . so B . such C . too D . much 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共32分)2. （6分）阅读理解English speaking people say many “thank you” every day. Early in the morning when a teacher asks a student，“Good morning. How are you?”, his answer should be.“ Im fine, thank you. And you? This is the first thank you of a day.When you hear “Your skirt is nice.” you say, “Thank you. Im happy you like it.” At your birthday party, when people give you something and say “This is for you. Happy birthday!”，you also answer, “Thank you.When your friend helps you clean the classroom after school, you say “thank you to him.When you hear people say to you Your English is very good. how do you answer it?（1）When people say to an English girl，“You look beautiful today.” she will say . A . Yes, Im always beautiful.”B . No，not at all.”C . “Do you think so?”D . Thank you. Im happy to hear it.”（2）When someone says thank you to you, your answer is “ ” A . Not at all.B . That s OKC . Its all right.D . A, B or C（3）You dont say “thank you when . A . you hear someone say to you，Your English is very good!”B . someone gives you a presentC . you meet an old friend of yoursD . you hear people say good luck(好运) to you3. （8分） I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice.“Mom，come here！Theres this lady here my size！”The mother rushed to her son；then she turned to me to say sorry to me. I smiled and told her，“Its OK.”Then I talked to the boy，“Hi，Im Dory Kramer. How are you？”He studied me from head to toe，and asked，“Are you a little mommy？”“Yes，I have a son,” I answered.“Why are you so little?”he asked.“Its the way I was born,” I said.“Some people are little. Some are tall. Im just not going to grow any bigger.”After I answered his other questions，I shook the boys hand and left.My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.It takes only one glance( 一瞥) to see Im different. I stand three feet nine inches tall(=1.14 metres).I was born a dwarf In spite of this，I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.I didnt realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids called me names (辱骂).Then I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year.But I learned to smile and face the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. What I lacked in height ， I made up for in personality. When people are rude，I remind myself，“Look what else I havea great family，nice friends.”（1）Why did the mother say sorry to Dory Kramer?A . Because the boy ran into the authorB . Because the boy hit the author.C . Because the boy said the author was fatter than him.D . Because the mother thought the boys words had hurt the author.（2）What does a dwarf look like?A . Of medium height.B . Very tall.C . Very short.D . Very thin.（3）When did the author realize that she was too short?.A . When she grew up.B . When she was 47 years old.C . When she began to go to school.D . When she met the boy in the supermarket.（4）What does the sentence “What I lacked in height ， I made up for in personality”mean?A . Although I am not tall, I often dress up to make myself different.B . Although I am not tall, I can make myself tall by dressing up.C . Although I am not tall, I try to keep it as my personal secrets.D . Although I am not tall, I can make myself good with good personal qualities.4. （10分）In Britain, some people say they will do anything if a famous person they love asks them to. One in three people in Britain have a new kind of disease(病)they love a famous person too much.Some people love famous stars like Britney Spears, David Beckham or even Tony Blair. It is not just the young, grown-ups have the same problem. One in four people are so interested in their heroes that it affects their life.There are two ways of worshipping(崇拜) famous people. One way is just to follow them or talk about them with friends for fun. The other is a more serious way. People have very strong feelings for them and think they are their friends. People who do so for fun are found to be happier. But those who have strong feelings for a famous person are perhaps to feel more lonely and worried.Worshipping famous people is not certainly a bad thing, Dr.John, an expert said, But like many things, overdoing it may not always be good for you.阅读上面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。（1）From what some people say, we know .A . they are friends of the famous peopleB . famous people can pay them a lot of moneyC . they must go to the hospitalD . there is something wrong with their mind（2）How many people in Britain have got this kind of disease?A . About one thirdB . About a quarterC . More than halfD . Just two or three（3）What does the writer think of the two ways of worshipping famous people?A . The first one is betterB . The second one is betterC . Both of them are goodD . Neither of them is good（4）People who have strong feeling for a famous person often feel worried because .A . they cannot become famous themselvesB . they think the famous person may be in troubleC . they are afraid the famous person may not like themD . they cannot get anything in return from the famous person（5）Dr. John tells us .A . worshipping of famous people is a good thingB . anything overdone may bring some troubleC . famous people are not always friendly to usD . we mustnt worship anybody or anything5. （8分）根据短文内容，选择正确答案。EIn most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution. They join “environment clubs”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.Here are some things students often do.Nogarbage (垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used (被使用) again.Nocar day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a carnot the students and not the teachers! Cars give pollution to our air, so remember: Walk, jump, cycle or run.Use your legs! Its lots of fun!Turn off the water! Did you know that some toilets can waste (浪费) twenty to forty tons of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small fiver! In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.We love our environment. Lets work together to make it clean. （1）Environment clubs ask students _.A . not to throw away lunch bagsB . to take exercise every dayC . Not to forget to take carsD . To run to school everyday（2）From the passage we know the students usually have lunch _.A . at schoolB . in shopsC . in clubsD . at home（3）On a nocar day, _ will take a car to school.A . both students and teachersB . only studentsC . no students or teachersD . only teachers（4）The writer wrote the passage to ask students to _.A . clean schoolsB . make less pollutionC . join clubsD . help teachers三、 选词填空 (共1题；共7分)6. （7分）选词填空 Canadian, helpwith, proud of, reply, competition（1）Can you _me _my English? （2）I asked him many questions but he didnt give me a_. （3）Jessica comes from Canada. She is a _. （4）There will be a swimming _next month. （5）Are you _your school? 四、 单词拼写 (共2题；共15分)7. （5分）根据括号内所给词的适当形式填空（1）That policeman is _kind.(real)（2）That dog _yesterday. (die)（3）Im sorry. I _to bring my homework to school. (forget)（4）My mother cooks nice_.(dish)（5）The boy is wearing _.(glass)8. （10分）阅读下面短文, 在空白处按要求填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。My name is Chi Ming.Im _(冠词) twelve-year-old student.This is _(I) father.He is very busy and I seldom(很少) have dinner with_(he). My mother is busy too,_(连词)she can have dinner at home. Ive_(get)a sister and_(代词)is ten years old. We are happy to be_(介词)our mother. I eat_(noodle). My mother and my brother eat rice with_(carrot). They are good for_(eye).五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）（2016菏泽）阅读下面邮件，请你填写李强申请学校俱乐部的有关信息。Dear Sir,My name is Li Qiang. Im in Class 3, Grade 2, and Im thirteen and a half years old. I want to be in a club in our school. I do wellin languages and I can speak English very fluently（流利地）. I can also play the pianovery well. I took part in several English competitions. Last year in SchoolEnglish Show I got the first prize. So I think I can be in the English club.Can I join you? Me email is liqiang666163.com. Please write me back and let meknow.Li QiangApplication（申请）for School ClubStudents name : Li QiangGrade and Class: _Age: _Club he wants to be in: _Result in School English Show: _E-mail address: _六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10. （5分）请根据以下表格中的信息介绍你的好朋友Nancy 姓名Nancy年龄12外貌高而苗条，棕色长发个人情况阳光中学七年级二班，擅长（自拟一点）家庭情况有一个幸福的家，父母来自英国，在中国工作；兴趣爱好网球是她的最爱，（自拟一点）在业余时间还喜欢阅读，（自拟一点）要求：1）根据表中的所给英语要点，不要简单运用，要有适当发挥。2）意思连贯，语言通顺，语法正确，主题明确。3）字数：70左右。My good friendNancy is my good friend. She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32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、 选词填空 (共1题；共7分)6-1、6-2、6-3、6-4、6-5、四、 单词拼写 (共2题；共15分)7-1、7-2、7-3、7-4、7-5、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、