冀教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷D卷(5).doc

冀教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷D卷(5)一、 阅读理解 (共4题；共36分)1. （10分） A boy and his father were walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell，hurt himself，and cried，AAAhhhhhhhh！To his surprise，he heard the voice repeating（重复），somewhere in the mountain,“AAAhhhhhhhh!Then the boy shouted，“Who are you?” He received the answer，Who are you? He got angry at the answer，so he shouted，Foolish! He received the answer，Foolish！”He looked at his father and asked，“Whats going on? The father smiled and said，My son，listen.”And then he shouted to the mountain，I love you！”The voice answered，“I love you!”Again the man cried，You are the best！The voice answered，“You are the best！”The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then the father explained（解释），People call thisEcho，but really this is Life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection（反映）of what we have done. If you want more love in the world，have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful，work hard. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.”（1）At first the boy cried because _ .A . he hurt himself and felt badB . he wanted to give himself a surpriseC . he felt it was so quiet in the mountainD . he hoped his father would help him（2）When the boy heard the voice repeating, he thought _ .A . it was foolish to hear others voiceB . someone else in the mountain liked his voiceC . there were many other people in the mountainD . he was laughed at by someone else in the mountain（3）The father shouted to the mountain to _ .A . find out who was repeating his voiceB . have fun with other people in the mountainC . show more examples to his son before giving him the answerD . let his son know whose voice was louder（4）The word Echo means _.A . life itselfB . repeating voiceC . love in the worldD . everything in life（5）From the story，we know _ .A . the boy didnt like others voice at allB . the father had his own way to teach his sonC . it is not polite to repeat others voiceD . the boy and his father were rather tired2. （6分） Much of the information we have today about chimpanzees（黑猩猩）comes from the research of Jane Goodall.From an early age, Jane was interested in animals and animal stories. At the age of 10, she was talking about going to Africa to live among the animals there. At that time, in the early 1940s, this was a radical（激进的）idea because women did not go to Africa by themselves.As a young woman, Jane finished school in London and then worked for filmmaker for a while. When a school friend invited her to visit Kenya, she worked as a waitress until she had earned（挣）the fare to travel there by boat. She was 23 years old at that time.Once in Kenya, she met Dr. Louis Leakey, a famous paleontologist（古生物学家）. He was impressed with her knowledge of Africa and its wildlife and hired her to help him and his wife on a fossil-hunting tour. Dr. Leakey soon realized that Jane was the perfect person to complete a study he had been planning for some time. she expressed her interest in the idea of studying animals by living in the wild with them, rather than studying dead animals like fossils（化石）.（1） When Jane was very young, she.A . studied chimpanzeesB . was interested in animalsC . told stories about chimpanzeesD . both B and C（2）In the second paragraph, the underlined word “this refers to（指的是） _- .A . interest in animalsB . going to Africa to live with animalsC . listening to animal storiesD . talking about animals（3）Jane worked as a waitress so that.A . she could attend school in LondonB . she could work for a filmmakerC . she could have the money to go to KenyaD . she could buy a boat for herself3. （10分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。A young lady was driving alone through the street. It was dark and rainy. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding up her hands as if she wanted a lift(搭便车). “I cant leave her out in this weather,” the young lady said to herself. She stopped her car and opened the door.“Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded and got on the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting for a long time?” The old woman shook her head, “Strange” the young lady thought. She tried again, “Bad weather, isnt it?” The old woman nodded.Then the young lady noticed the old womans hands, which were large and hairy. Suddenly she realized the woman was a man! She was frightened at first. Then she stopped the car. “I couldnt see out of the rear screen(后挡风玻璃),”she said, “Would you mind cleaning it for me?”“The old woman” nodded and opened the door. As soon as “she”got out of the car, the frightened young lady drove off as fast as she could.When she got home, she noticed “the old woman” had left her handbag behind, she picked it up and opened it. Inside there was a gun.（1）When the young lady talked with the old woman , she only nodded or shook her head because she . A . didnt want the young lady to hear her voiceB . didnt want to trouble the young lady any moreC . was so tired that she didnt want to talk with herD . was wondering if the young woman had seen her hands.（2）When the young lady found the old woman was a man, she . A . drove the car to the police stationB . began to cryC . thought of a good idea and got out of danger.D . went on driving（3）From the story, we know the young lady was _. A . beautiful and carefulB . kind and cleverC . careless and humorousD . foolish and shy（4）“The old woman” was probably a . A . policemanB . reporterC . robber(抢劫犯)D . friend of the young ladys（5）The young woman asked the old woman to clean the rear screen in order to . A . see more clearlyB . drive fast and wellC . make her speakD . make her get out and drive off4. （10分）根据短文内容选择最佳答案。Today is the fifth day of August. It is Judys birthday. When she comes back home from school, she sees a card on the table. It says, Theres a present (礼物) for you, Judy. Look for it in your bedroom. Judy runs into her bedroom. Her parents are looking at her and smiling. On the chair she sees a red box. She thinks her present must be in it. She opens it, and there is a piece of paper in it. She reads it, Dear Judy, Im your present. My first letter is in the word bag, but not in age. My second letter is in like, but not in lake. My third letter is in know, but not in now. And you can find my last letter in both desk and get. What am I? Judy thinks for a while and says, Aha, I know. But where is it? Her father tells her it is in her study.What is it? Do you know?（1）When is Judys birthday?A . Aug5thB . Aug6thC . Sept5thD . Sept6th（2）What does the piece of paper in the box tell Judy?A . The color of her presentB . The shape(形状)of her presentC . The place(地点)of her presentD . The name of her present（3）Where can Judy find her present?A . On the chair.B . In her study.C . In the box.D . In the living room.（4）What is Judys present?A . A book.B . A bag.C . A bike.D . A desk.（5）下列哪幅图片代表的是文中划线单词“smiling”的意思：A . B . C . D . 二、 任务型阅读 (共2题；共15分)5. （5分）阅读与回答问题。阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答文后问题。There is a little boy named Mark. He hopes he could fly like a bird. His parents tell him, “Dear, you cant fly.” “Why cant I? Some birds in the zoo are very big, but they can fly.” The boy cant understand.There is another little boy named Barry. He is crippled(跛脚的). He wishes he could walk and run like other children.“Why cant I walk or run like other children?” Barry asks his father. His father doesnt know what to say.One day, the two boys meet in a park.“Do you want to fly like a bird?” Mark asks Barry.“No,” Barry says. “ I just wish I could walk and run like you.”Mark thinks for a minute, walks to Barrys father and says something into his ear.“Thats OK,” says the father.Mark goes to Barry and says, “Get onto my back. Lets run together.” Then Mark carries Barry and begins to run. He runs faster and faster. He runs across the park with Barry on his back. The crippled boy flaps(拍打) his arms up and down in the wind. He shouts at the top of his voice, “Were flying, Mark! Were flying!”回答下面5个问题, 每题答案不超过7个词。（1）What does Mark hope to do?_（2）Why does Barry wish he could walk like other children?_（3）Where do the two boys meet one day?_（4）What may Mark say to Barrys father?_（5）How does Barry feel when he runs with Mark on his back?_6. （10分）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后小题的空格里填入一个最适当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。 If you think you are too shy and want to be a little bit braver, just try the following things.Be open to others.Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide(掩盖) it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel relaxed(放松的) in talks.Try to smile more.When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings, too, and most people dont like an angry-looking face.Learn to be a good talker.If you find it hard to start a talk, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesnt it make you want to keep talking to that person?Get your attention elsewhere.Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Dont worry about your looks or whether(是否) other people like you or not. You will become relaxed and find its not so hard to talk with other people.Title: _ to be a little braverWays_Dont hide the factLet people _you are shy, and they will understand you better._more.People will stay away from the one _an angry-looking face.Start a talk with _wordsPeople will feel _ and want to talk to you.Pay more attention to ways to _parties or games.Dont worry whether _like you or not. You will become relaxed and find its _to talk with other people.三、 选词填空 (共2题；共11分)7. （6分）选用方框内所给词组的适当形式完成句子。show up, go off, take off, givea lift, sell out（1）Youd better _your coat before having dinner here. Its so hot.（2）Mary had woken up before her alarm clock _.（3）On the way to school this morning, Jim _me _.（4）We waited for him until five oclock, but he did not _at last.（5）A ticket for the talent show. Please.Sorry. But all the tickets _an hour ago.8. （5分）用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。one hold mistake neither careful（1）Please finish your homework _ .（2）Its said that the sports meeting will be _ on April 18th.（3）Ivan is so careless that his homework is full of _.（4）My father bought me two storybooks but I like _ of them,（5）Her beautiful roses won the _ prize at the flower show.四、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）假如你是李华，你和你的家人正在海南度假，请你给你的笔友Linda 写一封Email, 信中应包含以下内容和图片信息： Where are you? Hows the weather there? What are you and your family doing there? Are you having a good time?注意：1）发言稿中不得涉及真实的人名和校名；2）词数：70个左右。Dear Linda,YoursLi Hua第 11 页 共 11 页参考答案一、 阅读理解 (共4题；共36分)1-1、1-2、1-3、1-4、1-5、2-1、2-2、2-3、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、3-5、4-1、4-2、4-3、4-4、4-5、二、 任务型阅读 (共2题；共15分)5-1、5-2、5-3、5-4、5-5、6-1、三、 选词填空 (共2题；共11分)7-1、7-2、7-3、7-4、7-5、8-1、8-2、8-3、8-4、8-5、四、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)9-1、