人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（I）卷(20).doc

人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（I）卷(20)一、 单项选择 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）_ indoor roller coaster is too old. Dont you think it is _ useless one? A . A;theB . An; theC . The ;aD . The; an2. （2分）It takes about 30 minutes _ a bicycle from my home to school.A . rideB . ridingC . to rideD . rides3. （2分）The price of cotton has _a lot. As a result, the factories plan to _the price of their cotton clothes. A . raised /raiseB . raised /riseC . risen /raiseD . risen/rise4. （2分）My uncle served in the army in the 1950s when he was in his_. A . twentyB . twenty-twoC . twentiesD . twentieth5. （2分）Since then, we _ friends. We always go to school together. A . areB . wereC . will beD . have been6. （2分）He has never been to Hong Kong before. has he? . Its the third time he has been there.A . Yes, he hasB . No, he hasC . No, he hasntD . Yes, he hasnt7. （2分）As good friends, we should help each other. Thats_ friends are_.A . what; forB . why; forC . what; onD . why; on8. （2分）We cant achieve our dream we keep hard.I agree with you.A . until; workB . if; workingC . unless; workingD . unless; work9. （2分）He is a much better (好得多) tennis player (运动员) than（比）me. When we play, he always wins（获胜）_A . fastB . quicklyC . happilyD . easily10. （2分）Hello, this is Lilys speaking. Can I speak to Mr. Lee?Sorry, hes _ to Tianjin.A . beenB . goneC . wentD . go11. （2分）My friend Max started to play football _ he was seven years old.A . sinceB . whenC . ifD . while12. （2分）The old man worked in Nanjing _.A . in his thirtyB . on his thirtyC . in his thirtiesD . on his thirties13. （2分） Whats on TV tonight? There _ a good progamme called Across the Sea to See You (漂洋过海来看你) on Zhejiang Satellite TV.A . is going to haveB . is going to beC . are going to beD . are going to have14. （2分）Can I use the computer?Its Mikes. You should ask him for _.A . apologyB . permissionC . excuse15. （2分） Excuse me, is Yangzhou Science Museum open every day?_. Its only open from Monday to Friday.A . Yes, of course.B . Thats right.C . Im not sure.D . Im afraid not.二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）完形填空 Sally is an 8yearold girl. She likes 1very much. She thinks they are peoples friends. Of all the animals, 2are her favorite, and she goes to the zoo to see them every month.One Sunday afternoon, Sally goes to the zoo with her parents by bus. When they 3there, she runs to the pandas house quickly. There are 4pandas at the zoo. They are Lucy and Lily. She is happy to see them every time.But when Sally gets to the pandas house, she 5lots of people talking in front of the house. And its kind of noisy(热闹).Whats wrong with the pandas? Sally asks anxiously(焦急地).Oh! Dont worry(担心), little girl. The pandas are 6.an old woman answers.Then Sally 7into the house. Lucy and Lily are in the house. They are playing with a ball. And she 8finds another（另外的） panda in it.9is he? She asks.Hes Peter. He 10another zoo. a man in uniform says. Next year, you may see a small panda here.A small panda! I love that, Sally says happily.（1）A . sports B . names C . rules D . animals （2）A . pandas B . koalas C . giraffes D . elephants （3）A . leave B . take C . arrive D . bring （4）A . two B . three C . four D . five （5）A . reads B . looks C . watches D . sees （6）A . friendly B . scary C . healthy D . terrible （7）A . puts B . looks C . takes D . asks （8）A . too B . also C . either D . only （9）A . What B . How C . Who D . Where （10）A . thinks of B . comes from C . hears of D . learns from 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共22分)17. （6分）根据短文内容, 选择正确答案。ADuring the day we work and play, and at night we sleep. Our body rests when we sleep. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. Our body grows most when we are asleep. Children who are tired usually need sleep. We can get better at our lessons after having plenty of rest. Boys and girls who are eight or nine years old need ten hours of sleep every night. Our body needs plenty of air when we are asleep. If we do not get enough fresh air, we will feel tired when we wake up. While in bed we must not cover our head, our lungs need to get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night, we can have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air. （1）Our body grows most while we are _.A . eatingB . playingC . sleepingD . exercising（2）How many hours of sleep should 9-year-old children have every night?A . 8 hours.B . 9 hours.C . 10 hours.D . 11 hours.（3） What may cause us to feel tired in the morning? _ during the sleep.A . Too much airB . Not enough fresh airC . Too much cold airD . Too much sleep18. （8分）阅读理解 PREFACECONTENTSAbout This Book1How to Use This Book3Part I ChristmasThe History of Christmas .8The first Santa Claus18Part II Mothers DayEnglands Mothering Sunday28The First Mothers Day30Part Fathers DayHow Did Fathers Day Begin?.36Fathers Day in Different Countries43（1）If you are interested in Fathers Day, you can read . A . PrefaceB . Part IC . Part IID . Part III（2）If you want to know something about the first Santa Claus, you can turn to . A . Page 8B . Page 18C . Page 30D . Page 36（3）When you turn to Page 38, you can know . A . how Fathers Day beganB . when the first Mothers Day wasC . when Fathers Day is in different countriesD . how Fathers Day is celebrated in different countries（4）According to the contents, we can know the book is about . A . EnglandB . parentsC . festivalsD . countries19. （8分）If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better.Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is. When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it. With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.All children soon learn what Dont touch! means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things we might buy: food, clothes. To see something well, we have to touch it. The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor. All feel different under your feet.There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them!Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say, Do touch!There you can feel everything on show.If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see!（1）By touching things .A . you will have a strange feelingB . you will learn how to reach out your handC . you can learn more about themD . you can tell what colors they really are（2）Which of the following can be the best title of the story?A . Touching by FeelingB . To See or to FeelC . To See BetterFeelD . Ways of Feeling（3）Which of the following parts can tell you the difference between two coins in your pocket?A . Your fingers.B . Your eyes.C . Your skin.D . Your back.（4）Which of the following is NOT true?A . Touching is helping us to see better.B . Our skin may help us enjoy music.C . People dont have to learn to feel.D . Visitors cant feel the things on show in any museums.四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共6分)20. （6分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。A：Hi! Jane. Would you like to help save the environment?B：_. But what can I do?A：Well, first, you can start by _off the lights.B：Yes, thats easy. Sometimes I turn on the lights without thinking. Whats next?A：Second, you can ride a bicycle. Dont take a bus or a taxi if you dont have to.B：That will save money, too, Whats else?A：_(three), try _(recycle)paper.B：Mm, newspapers, magazines, mail.We get a lot of paper at home. Good idea!A：The fourth idea is turning off the shower when youre _(not use) it.B：You mean when I have shampoo in my hair?A：Yes. Get wet. Turn off the shower. Put the shampoo in your hair and then turn on the shower and wash it out.B：Thank you for giving me these suggestions.A：_.五、 选词填空 (共1题；共5分)21. （5分）根据句子意思，从方框中选择合适的短语填空。so that , give a speech, be different from, under the weather as well,（1）If you know that hes been _, you must ask him to see the doctor.（2）Hes sunbathing _ he can get browner.（3）A famous scientist will come to our school to _ about the universe next Friday.（4）Not only I like this movie, but my mother likes it _.（5）Our classroom _ theirs, ours is brighter.六、 口语应用 (共1题；共5分)22. （5分）找出相应的答语 Good evening, Helen!_A. Good morning, Cindy!Good morning, Dale!_B. Good afternoon, Eric!Good afternoon, Frank!_C. Good evening, Bob!Hi, Tina!_D. Fine, thanks. How are you?_E. Hi. Dale!七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)23. （5分）如何减压让生活更美好。情景设定:许多学习生活中的烦恼都会使人产生压力,为了更好地发现及解决同学们中存在的心理压力问题,你们班特意开展了一次以Less Pressure, Better Life为主题的英语演讲比赛,请你准备发言稿,谈谈你的一些缓解压力的好办法,与同学分享, 内容包括:(1) 同学们中普遍存在的压力是什么;(2) 我的压力是什么;(3) 我是如何成功缓解我的压力的；(4) 词数80100。 第 13 页 共 13 页参考答案一、 单项选择 (共15题；共30分)1-1、2-1、3-1、4-1、5-1、6-1、7-1、8-1、9-1、10-1、11-1、12-1、13-1、14-1、15-1、二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)16-1、三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共22分)17-1、17-2、17-3、18-1、18-2、18-3、18-4、19-1、19-2、19-3、19-4、四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共6分)20-1、五、 选词填空 (共1题；共5分)21-1、21-2、21-3、21-4、21-5、六、 口语应用 (共1题；共5分)22-1、七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)23-1、