冀教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷D卷(4).doc

冀教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷D卷(4)一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）Is there _ to tell us ? No, nothing.A . exciting anythingB . anything excitingC . something excitingD . exciting something2. （2分）All the members of the team hope _ a wonderful result of the project. A . hadB . haveC . to haveD . having3. （2分） Would you please tell me _ in todays newspaper? Sorry, I havent read it yet.A . something importantB . important somethingC . anything importantD . important anything4. （2分） _ do you take a shower? At nine oclock.A . What dayB . How oldC . What timeD . How much5. （2分） I dont think Lily can sing _ Lucy. I disagree. I think Lily can sing _ Lucy.A . as better as; as well asB . as well as; worse thanC . so good as; better thanD . as well as; better than6. （2分）Which skirt do you_, the blue one _ the red one? I like the red one.A . like; andB . prefer; orC . prefer; andD . like best; or7. （2分）Summer vacation is coming! I am thinking about visiting some places of interest. Why not Jingzhou and have a look at the ancient city wall?A . come outB . come alongC . come up withD . come over to8. （2分）After working with each other for months, they felt so to each other that they began to share lunch together. A . closely; closelyB . closely; closeC . close; closeD . close; closely9. （2分） How do you like Guilin? Its really a beautiful city， and its fantastic landscape_ me a lot.A . expressedB . impressedC . explainedD . complained10. （2分）Hows your school life going, Daming? _!A . Its sunnyB . Its on the busC . GreatD . Its raining二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11. （10分） Miss Wang is twenty-three years 1. She likes children and her 2work. From Monday to Friday she stays at 3and gives the children classes. She has much work 4, but she often plays sports 5her students after school. The children like 6very much.7Saturday she drives her car to her fathers house and 8with her father and mother. Sometimes she goes to see her friends on Sunday. She drives back 9school on Monday morning.She 10singing and swimming. Shes a nice girl.（1）A . long B . short C . old D . tall （2）A . cleaning B . teaching C . cooking D . fishing （3）A . hotel B . home C . school D . bank （4）A . to do B . do C . does D . doing （5）A . and B . to C . of D . with （6）A . her B . she C . he D . him （7）A . In B . On C . At D . For （8）A . stays B . stay C . staying D . to stay （9）A . from B . on C . in D . to （10）A . like B . to like C . likes D . love 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共28分)12. （8分）阅读下面材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。BJuly 4, 2015 was Americans 239th birthday. This country had an International Hot Dog Eating Competition for the big day.Since 2007, Joey Chestnut is always the winner of the competition. His best show was in 2009. He ate 69 hot dogs in ten minutes. This year, Chestnuts winning history came to an end. Matt Stonie, a 23-year-old man won the competition by eating 62 hot dogs. He ate two more than Chestnut. Stonie took home 10,000 dollars as a prize.Though it was the young mans first win here, Stonie already won some other eating competitions. He once got the first place in eating the most birthday cake (5.5 pounds in nine minutes).Women took part in the competition too. The 2015 womens winner was Miki Sudo who ate 38 hot dogs.It is said the competition started on July 4,1916. Now it is one of the traditions (传统) on Americas National Day.（1）Why does America have the International Hot Dog Eating Competition? A . To sell more hot dogs.B . To celebrate(庆祝) its birthday.C . To let people have fun.D . To get more visitors.（2）How many times did Joey Chestnut win the competition? A . Once.B . Seven times.C . Eight times.D . Nine times.（3）What do we know about Matt Stonie? A . He ate 60 hot dogs in the competition.B . It was his first time to take part in the eating competition.C . He once ate 5.5 pounds of birthday cake in five minutes.D . He won 10, 000 dollars in the competition.（4）Who is probably the writer of the passage? A . A news reporterB . A story writerC . A great pianistD . The winner13. （10分） A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches (英尺) longer.He went downstairs to the kitchen. His mother and two sisters were washing up the tea-things there. “The new trousers are too long,” he said. “They need shortening（缩短）by about two inches.Could one of you do it for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything. But when his mother finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her sons bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother s trousers. She was a kind girl,so she went quietly upstairs withoutsaying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches. The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came home she,too, remembered her brothers trousers. So she ran upstairs and did as her mother and sister had done. You can imagine（想象）the look on the young mans face when he put the trousers on the next morning. .（1）What were the young mans new trousers like at first?A . They were a bit too long.B . They were just suitable.C . They were too short for him.D . There were about two inches shorter.（2）Why didnt the young mans mother and sisters answer him in the kitchen?A . Because they were very busy.B . Because they didnt hear him.C . Because they didnt like him.D . Because they couldnt do that（3）When did his elder sister shortened the trousers?A . In the evening.B . Before she finished the washing.C . After lunch.D . After she came back from the cinema.（4）What did the young man find about the trousers the next morning?He found that the trousers were _ inches too short for him.A . twoB . fourC . sixD . eight（5）How did the young man feel when he put the trousers on the next morning?A . Pleasant.B . ThankfulC . Surprised.D . Bored.14. （10分） Computers can injure you. Most other injuries happen suddenly. For example, if you fall off a bike and break your arms, it happens very quickly. But computer injuries slowly.You probably know how to ride a bike safely. Now learn to use a computer safely.Your eyesToo much light can injure your eyes, so never sit too close to a computer screen. Your eyes should be at least 50 centimeters from the screen. Remember to look away from it sometimes. This gives your eyes a rest.When you use a computer, the window should be on your left or your right. If it is behind you, the light will reflect on (反射) the screen. If the window is in front of you, the sun and the screen will both shine into your eyes.Your hands and wrists (手腕)Hand and wrist injuries can happen because the hands and wrists are moved in the same way hundreds of times. If you use a keyboard for a long time, follow these three rules: 1) Rest your wrists on something. 2) Keep your elbows (肘部） at the same height as the keyboard. 3) Stop something and exercise your hands, wrists and fingers in a different way.Your backSome people sit for many hours in front of a computer. If you sit in the wrong way, you can injure your back or your neck. So you should sit with your back straight. The top part of the screen should all be in front of your eyes. Your forearms（前臂）, wrists, hands and the upper（上部） part of your legs should all be parallel (平行) to the floor. If you are sitting for a long time, get up every 30 minutes and exercise your arms, legs and necks.Enjoy your computer, but use it safely.（1）A computer screen may injure your eyes if _.A . you sit 60 centimeters awayB . you remember to look awayC . your eyes are too close to itD . the window is on your left or your right（2）Hand and wrist injuries are caused when you _.A . get plenty of exerciseB . move in the same way again and againC . rest your wrists on somethingD . keep your elbows as high as the keyboard（3）Your eyes and hands will be safe if _.A . you work near a windowB . you often take a rest from workingC . you use a keyboard for a long timeD . the window is behind you（4）It is good for your back and neck if you sit _.A . in the right wayB . for many hoursC . with the screen below your eyesD . with your back leaning forward（5）What would be the best title for the passage?A . How to protect your eyesB . How to protect your hands and wristsC . How to use a computer safelyD . How to protect your back四、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)15. （5分）任务型阅读Having a cheetah （猎豹）as a pet in the house? Does it sound scary to you? But for a family in South Africa， one cheetah is treated as a VIP (Very Important Person) in the house. The big cheetah is named Jolie, after the film star Angelina Jolie_. She can often be found eating from the kitchen table, taking a short sleep on the sofa, or even sleeping on Lucy and Jeffs bed. The big cat also sleeps and plays with the Browns other pet, the more usual one- a sheepdog_Having a cheetah as a pet is unusual. Atfirst，Mrs.Brown wasnt willing to keep a cheetah as a pet. She said,_. But we are now happy that we did it- she is part of the family.Just like her name, four-year-old Jolie has achieved a celebrity(名人) status（地位）in the Browns hometown. Fans often come to take pictures of her_.However, a cheetah is always a cheetah_. She makes a lot of mess in the house, urinating （小便）everywhere and chewing everything. Its her wild instincts (天性), said Mrs. Brown. There must be some problems of having a cheetah as a pet in the house, but some unusual fun must also be waiting ahead.A. Interestingly, Jolie enjoys all the special attention that is paid to her.B. An impossible friendship has happened between these two animals.C. Though Jolie is now a pet in the home, she still has some wild habits.D. She is surely the VIP at Lucy and Jeff Browns home.E. I was really against the idea of getting a cheetah as a pet.五、 单词拼写 (共2题；共17分)16. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。I want to be a teacher _I grow up. I got the idea because of my mother. She is a university teacher. It seems that she isnt very busy. She only needs _(go) to work for two days in a week. She can get up late and go home very early, much earlier _me._(be) a teacher seems to be a very easy job. That was my first _(think). But then I found that her job was not easy. After I became a middle school student, I found that my mother goes to bed very late. She is _checking her students homework or preparing her classes for the next day. She does it many times a day _great patience. Once I asked her: Why do you work so hard? I bet some students dont take homework _(serious). Thats _a teacher should do, she answered, I should point out their mistakes.I knew she meant it. She loves teaching and loves her students. To realize my dream, I should work harder to learn more knowledge. _(succeed) is always there for those who are prepared. I believe that I will be successful.17. （7分）根据句意和首字母提示完成单词，使用了语法正确意义通顺。请将答案写在题后相应的横线上。（1）November is the e_ month of a year（2）Lakers will play a_ Rockets in the NBA match tonight（3）Lingling, Betty and I enjoyed o_at the party last night.（4）Dragon Boat Festival is one of the Chinese t_ festivals（5）F_, the soldiers arrived at the village after a few days long walk.（6）If theres something wrong with your teeth，youd better go to see a d_.（7）Many teenagers would like to s_ their photos or articles with others on the Internet.六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)18. （5分）写作假设你是大明，你的笔友给你来信了。请阅读以下来信，并根据内容写一封回信。要求：80词左右；文中不要出现作者本人的真实信息。Dear Daming,Id like to tell you something about my “important gift”It was a beautiful smileWhen I was nine years old，I went to a new schoolAs a result，no one knew who I wasI felt lonelyThen one day when I sat at my desk unhappily as usual，a girl walked to me and smiledThough she said no words，I felt the touch of something bright and friendly and it made me feel happy and warm againAfter that she became my good friendAs we all know，everybody may feel lonely or be in troubleCould you tell me something about your “important gift” that touched you or changed your life?Yours,Susan第 13 页 共 13 页参考答案一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1-1、2-1、3-1、4-1、5-1、6-1、7-1、8-1、9-1、10-1、二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11-1、三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共28分)12-1、12-2、12-3、12-4、13-1、13-2、13-3、13-4、13-5、14-1、14-2、14-3、14-4、14-5、四、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)15-1、五、 单词拼写 (共2题；共17分)16-1、17-1、六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)18-1、