冀教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷C卷(9).doc

冀教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷C卷(9)一、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分） What do you do at weekends? Some people like to 1 at home, but others like to go for a walk 2 have a picnic. My friend Jack works hard in a factory during the 3. At weekends he always 4 the same thing. On Saturday he 5his car and on 6 he takes his family to a nearby village. His uncle and aunt have a farm there. It isnt a 7 one, but theres always 8 to do. The children help with the animals and give them their 9, Jack and his wife help in the fields. At the end of the day, they are all 10 and Jacks aunt gives them a big meal.（1）A . play B . live C . stay D . like （2）A . and B . or C . but D . so （3）A . day B . time C . autumn D . week （4）A . does B . makes C . borrows D . has （5）A . watches B . drives C . sells D . washes （6）A . Monday B . Sunday C . Saturday D . Wednesday （7）A . small B . big C . hard D . short （8）A . much B . little C . fast D . far （9）A . clothes B . places C . food D . water （10）A . clean B . late C . happy D . kind 二、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共43分)2. （21分） Top student Liu Weijian had a problem recently. The 14-year-old from Xiamen used to get marks of over 110 points (out of 120 points) on his math tests. But during last semesters final exams, his math score was only 90 points.“I didnt know what happened,” said Liu, who kept feeling nervous and frustrated about math during the following month.Like Liu, many of us experience setbacks (挫折) in life. 你会怎样应对这些挫折呢？ Would you just let them be and give up?Liu chose to face his problem. His parents and teacher also gave him help. After some hard work, he now gets marks between 100 and 110 points on his math tests. “Dont be afraid of setbacks,” he said. “You will beat them.”Guo Xingjuan in Shenzhen also has a story to tell. The 15-year-old girl is not good at doing sit-ups (仰卧起坐), which is necessary for the coming high school P.E. entrance test (体育中考). One has to do at least 35 sit-ups in a minute to pass the test. However, she could only do 20.Feeling worried, Guo decided to do something. She did sit-ups for half an hour every day after school. Now, after a month, she can do 30 sit-ups a minute. “I finally found what made me slow through practice, and then I improved the skill little by little,” said Guo. “I believe next month I will be able to do 40!”根据短文内容，完成下列任务。（1）将文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。（2）将文中划线的句子翻译成英语。（3）指出文中处划线的关系词which指代的内容。（4）猜测词义。The underlined phrase “little by little” means “_” in Chinese.（5）回答问题。What did both Liu Weijian and Guo Xingjuan do when they met with setbacks?3. （10分） Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do the hard work, but he is paid less. He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on them.One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there. And all the tickets were sold out. He was sorry for it. He saw a pole（杆子）outside the playground and climbed it quickly. A policeman came and said, “It is dangerous to stay on it! Come down!”“Wait a minute, please!” Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, “Which team has kicked a goal（进球）?” “Ours!” “Wonderful! You can stay there. But take care!” The policeman said happily and left. When the match would be soon over, he came back again and asked, “Who has won?” “Theirs, 3:2.” “Come down,” the policeman said angrily. “Such a match is not worth watching!”Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, “Climb up quickly and see who has kicked a goal.”（1）From the passage we know that _.A . Henry doesnt like his workB . Henry comes from a rich familyC . Henry doesnt like the policemanD . Henry is paid less（2）Henry failed to get a ticket for the match that day because _.A . he had no money to buy a ticketB . he didnt want to buy a ticketC . he had no time to buy a ticketD . all the tickets were sold out（3）The policeman asked Henry to come down the pole at first because _.A . it was dangerousB . Henry had no ticketC . their team kicked a goalD . the other team kicked a goal（4）From the third paragraph（段落）, we can guess that _.A . the policeman wanted to teach Henry a lessonB . the policeman tried to please HenryC . the policeman didnt like HenryD . the policeman was also a football fan（5）The policeman asked Henry to climb up the pole _.A . to cheer for their teamB . to see the result of the matchC . to cheer for the other teamD . to say goodbye to their team4. （6分）Readers Digest is a monthly magazine. Before the 1980s, it belonged to a privately held company, which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace. This magazine is small and easy to carry, just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005, “America in your pocket.” It is the best selling magazine in the USA. At present, its circulation(发行量） in the USA has reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million. Its global circulation outside the USA has reached 40 million people throughout more than 70 countries in 21 languages.This magazines focus(焦点） is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people now can get timely news from somewhere else. They hope this magazine can give readers something that is about special personal experiences, something the readers can share with their families. In different countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local readers. Some parts of the magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers. The other parts give the local readers information from all over the world.This magazine actually used to be a family business until the Wallaces died in the 1980s. Because they had no children, there was no one to take over the company. Sixteen years ago, this company went public and became a public company.（1）How often does Readers Digest come out in the USA?A . Once a year.B . Once a month.C . Once a week.D . Once a day.（2）Whats the number of the readers of this magazine all over the world?A . 38 million.B . 40 million.C . 78 million.D . 108 million.（3）This magazines focus includes the following topics except _.A . something about the timely newsB . some special personal experiencesC . some information from all over the worldD . the local customs and interests of the local readers5. （6分） Air is a colorless, tasteless and invisible（看不见的）gas that is around us. An “empty” drinking glass and an “empty” room, in fact, are not really empty. Each is filled with air. When the glass is filled with water, the water pushes the air out of the glass.Air, as a gas, has no definite shape, but because it is matter, it takes up space and it has weight. It is easy to prove that air is something that takes up space. Stuff a piece of dry cloth（布）into the bottom of a glass so that it will not fall out when the glass is turned upside down. Push the upside down glass, holding straight up and down, into a jar of water till the glass is completely covered. When the glass is taken out of the water, the cloth is still dry. The air inside the glass shows that it takes up space and keeps the water from coming in.（1）Since air is matter, it has _.A . room , and weight as wellB . both room and shapeC . either room or weightD . neither shape nor weight（2）The word “Stuff” means _ in Chinese.A . 撕B . 盖C . 取掉D . 塞（3）The writer tells that the experiment（实验）_.A . is carried out in the spaceB . must be done in the labC . is made in the roomD . can only be done in the open air三、 词汇运用。 (共2题；共11分)6. （10分）阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。每词限用一次。size, with, find, why, spend, much, again, know, want, heIn the past there lived a man in a small town called Zheng. One day he _to buy himself a new pair of shoes. He measured (测量) his feet with a ruler first and wrote down his _on a piece of paper. Then he went shoe shopping.When he arrived at the shoe shop, he reached into his pocket (口袋), but he _the paper was not there. So he said to the salesman, I have left the measurement at home and dont _the size. Ill go back home to take it._these words, he ran out of the shop.He ran back home, found the paper and then ran to the shop _. But it took him a few hours and the shop was closed (关闭). He_the afternoon on the way and did not buy his shoes at last.Someone asked _Did you want to buy the shoes for yourself?Of course, he answered.Then _dont you try the shoes on by yourself?I trust (相信) the ruler _than my feet, he said.7. （1分）Your office is in a(n)_(杂乱)Please clean it up 四、 语法填空。 (共1题；共1分)8. （1分）Your money will be paid_(look) after the animals. 五、 任务型阅读。 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）阅读以下5段语言材料，请找出与他们相匹配的小标题。The Secret of Success_ Your best chance of success is by doing what you really want to do. Ask yourself, If money for free? Then just do what you like to do._ Think about what you are going to do. You have to start somewhere and it may be quite a real beginning. Whether you are beginning in business or youre dreaming to be a star, you have to start at the bottom._ Great ambition(目标) is necessary. An English student called Richard Branson opened a student magazine when he was only 16 years old. But he didnt stop there. He also opened a record business with many shops, and now his company has planes, trains and cars._ The only people who succeed without hard work are lottery(彩票) winners. You need a can do attitude(态度) and you must work step by step, which will help you get what you really want. You are on the right way to win the success._ If you always say someone is successful, it doesnt mean anything to you. Learn from those who have already succeeded in something, especially where they do the same as you want to do.A. Think big B. Start smallC. Follow the leadersD. Find the work you loveE. Be prepared to work hard六、 书面表达。 (共1题；共4分)10. （4分）观察图片并仿照所给例子写出对话。例: What are these?They are two cups（1）_（2）_（3）_（4）_第 11 页 共 11 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43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、5-1、5-2、5-3、三、 词汇运用。 (共2题；共11分)6-1、7-1、四、 语法填空。 (共1题；共1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4分)10-1、10-2、10-3、10-4、