人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（II ）卷

人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（II ）卷一、 单项选择。 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）Mary has _ pet dog. She always takes it to go out for _ walk. A . a; theB . a; aC . the; a2. （2分）Columbus(哥伦布)_America and Edison(爱迪生) _ the light bulb. A . discovered; discoveredB . invented; inventedC . discovered; inventedD . invented; discovered3. （2分）It takes me two hours _ my homework every day.A . doB . to doC . doingD . does4. （2分）My brother has a good and he can sing songs very well. A . noiseB . ideaC . voiceD . time5. （2分）Who gets up _ of you all in the dormitory, Tony?Jimmy does.A . earlyB . earlierC . earliest6. （2分）As Im growing up, I find _ more and more difficult to make my own decisions. A . themB . itC . thatD . this7. （2分）I think important for us to learn a foreign language well.A . thisB . thatC . itD . them8. （2分）Shu-How Lin is now one of_ basketball players in the NBA. A . popularB . less popularC . more popularD . the most popular9. （2分） _ is the baseball? Its under the bed.A . WhereB . HowC . WhatD . Wheres10. （2分）_ clear the Lijiang River is!A . HowB . How aC . WhatD . What a二、 完型填空 (共1题；共1分)11. （1分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。There was a park near my home. 1I didnt go there often. Many people said there was 2.One afternoon, I went into 3and found it was really small. I walked4because there was nothing much to see. Suddenly*, I found myself standing in front of two paths. “Which way should I go?” I asked myself when I looked at the two different paths. One was wide and clean 5flowers on both sides. But6didnt look nice. It was narrow*and dirty. Grass grew everywhere. Of course I wanted to take the 7way. But a strange feeling made me choose the dirty path. It wasnt nice, but I didnt give up. At last, I came to the end of the path. Ah! There was a nice small garden there, maybe 8garden in my hometown. There were green trees, colorful flowers and lovely chairs. I thought it was the nicest area of the park. And I spent a 9afternoon in it.My trip to the park made me understand something about life. Why not 10a different way next time? Dont be afraid! You may get a big surprise.（1）A . But B . So C . Because D . And （2）A . something interesting B . anything interesting C . everything interesting D . nothing interesting （3）A . the garden B . the park C . the school D . the university （4）A . slow B . slowly C . quick D . quickly （5）A . have B . has C . with D . of （6）A . other B . the other C . others D . the others （7）A . good B . well C . better D . best （8）A . more beautiful B . the most beautiful C . more crowded D . the most crowded （9）A . relaxing B . relaxed C . boring D . bored （10）A . try B . to try C . trying D . tried 三、 阅读理解 (共5题；共38分)12. （6分）根据短文内容的理解，选择正确答案。Almost every Chinese person knows the famous poem, Every grain on the plate comes from hard work(谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦). But many of us dont get the real meaning: Dont waste food. A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010.Six million children die of hunger every year.What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips:Do not order too much in a restaurant. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.Dont be too picky(挑剔的) about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Dont buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.（1）The Chinese poem wants to tell us .A . to work hard.B . to waste foodC . not to waste foodD . to know the farmer.（2）Chinese people waste food according to a CCTV program.A . a littleB . a lot ofC . someD . no（3） people die of hunger every year. A . 200 million.B . 6 million.C . 925 million.D . 625 million.（4）Which of the following is a good way to save food? A . Ordering more than you need at a restaurant.B . Be picky about your food.C . Buy what you want.D . Take the food home if you cant eat up in a restaurant.13. （8分）阅读理解We all cry for water when we are thirsty. But do you know, in very hot, dry weather, plants also make very low sounds as if they are crying for help?You see, in a plants stem there are several hundred water pipes that bring water from soil all the way up to the leaves. When the ground turns dry, it becomes harder and harder for plants to do this.On very hot days, plants have to get any water that they can get.Scientist Robot Winter has found out that when plants can get no water, their water pipes snap(发出声音). When that happens, the whole plant vibrates(振动) a little.Robot knows that healthy, well-watered plants are quiet. He also knows that dry plants are many insects favourite and they often attack(袭击) them. How do the insects know which are healthy plants and which are not? Robot thinks that the insects may hear the plants crying and they may come to kill them.（1）There are many water pipes .A . in a plants stemB . in a plants rootC . in the sunshineD . in the soil（2）It for plants to get water when the ground turns dry. A . is easyB . is difficultC . takes little timeD . is not necessary（3）When plants can , their water pipes snap. A . grow wellB . get no sunlightC . have enough waterD . get no water（4）When water pipes snap, the whole plant . A . keeps quietB . gets wellC . vibrates a littleD . makes very loud sounds14. （8分）阅读理解 He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got at his familys small house on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day before the bass(鲈鱼)season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, catching sunfish and bass with worms. Before long, when his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully worked the fish alongside the bank and he very successfully lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass. The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish, the fish jumped up and down in the moonlight. The father looked at his watch. It was 10 P.M.two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy. You will have to put it back, my son, he said. I have never seen such a big fish before. cried the boy. There will be other fish, said his father. The boy looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could tell by his fathers voice that the decision was not be changed. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into the black water. That was 34 years ago. And he has never again caught such a beautiful fish as the one he landed that night long ago. But he does see the fish again and againevery time he comes up against a question of ethics(伦理). For, as his father taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult. We would if we were taught to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right lives fresh in our memory. It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren. （1）When did the story happen? A . Early morningB . Late nightC . Late afternoonD . In the bass season（2）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A . The fish was too huge to lift easily from the waterB . The fish went back to the water because of the writers carelessnessC . The writer and his father usually went fishing together on an islandD . As time goes by, the writer can still remember the thing（3）After reading this passage, we can infer _. A . fishing is a good hobby not only for teens but also adultsB . the bass is not allowed to catch in New Hampshire lakeC . the boy and his father are examples of the practice of ethicsD . its important to balance fishing the bass and protect it（4） might be the best title of this passage. A . Benefits of fishingB . An unforgettable experienceC . Catch of a life timeD . An adventure of a handsome bass15. （8分）阅读理解At East China University of Science and Technology, students will get a coupon（优惠券） if they eat up their food. Students can collect coupons and exchange them for small gifts, such as books, magazines, mobile phone covers and hand warmers.“Its been such a surprise”, said Liang zhaoyun,19, a student at the university in Shanghai. It has given us one more motivation to finish our food.”The measure is part of a national eatup campaign(运动) which is organized by students to deal with food waste on campuses.Why only on campuses, you might ask. Because according to a report by Xinhua News Agency, students waste twice as much food as the national average.The campaign on campus food waste is receiving attention across the country.The aim of the campaign is not only to encourage students to finish their food. We hope it can also encourage students to choose a more environmentfriendly and healthy lifestyle,” said Tao Siliang, secretary(秘书) of the Youth League Committee at Shanghai University.But some school food is poorly prepared, so students do not like to finish it all. Some schools have taken notice of this and they are taking measures to improve it.“Im glad that weve reduced food waste since the eatup campaign began. But if we call on students to waste less food, we should also improve the service and food standard on campuses.” said Tao.（1）From Paragraph1, we know that the students will get a coupon . A . when they eat school foodB . after they exchange giftsC . if they finish all their foodD . if they collect the waste（2）The underlined word motivation in Paragraph 2 means in Chinese. A . 动力B . 机会C . 试验D . 条件（3）The eatup campaign is carried out on campuses because . A . students get a good educationB . schools offer small giftsC . students waste too much foodD . school food is more delicious（4）The purpose of the campaign is mainly to . A . improve the school food standardB . encourage a greener and healthier lifestyleC . receive attention from the societyD . further improve the service in universities（5）The best title for this passage may be . A . Enjoy Your FoodB . Reduce Waste on CampusC . Meals in UniversitiesD . Eatup Campaign of Campus16. （8分） My name is Jack. I am a pupil of Grade One. Im in No.1 Middle School. On weekdays I get up at six oclock. I have breakfast at seven and then I go to school by bike. We begin our class at eight oclock in the morning. We have four classes in the morning and three in the afternoon.At noon, I havelunch at home. Classes are over at four fifteen in the afternoon. After class, we often play football in the afternoon. I go home at about five.I have supper at about six thirty in the evening. I do my homework at seven thirty.At weekend, I watch TV. I often go to bed at ten. Im very happy.根据短文的意思，选择正确的答案。（1）Jack is a pupil in _.A . Class OneB . Grade OneC . Class TwoD . Grade Two（2）Jack gets up at _ in the morning.A . fiveB . sixC . sevenD . eight（3）After class they often play _ on the playground.A . volleyballB . basketballC . footballD . ping-pong（4）Jack often watches TV on _.A . MondayB . ThursdayC . SundayD . Tuesday（5）Which is true (真实的)？ _ .A . jack is a good boyB . Jack has his lunch at schoolC . Jack watches TV every day.D . Jack is not happy四、 口语应用 (共1题；共1分)17. （1分）从方框中选择正确的句子补全对话。其中有一项是多余的。Alfred：Hi, Marcus. There s a new movie downtown. _Marcus: Oh, Id love to, but I cant.Alfred：Thats too bad. Then what are you busy with tonight?Marcus: Nothing much. _ I have to stay at home.Alfred：Why? What happened?Marcus: Well, you remember that my parents said _ But last night I did not get home until after half past ten.Alfred：Your parents must have been very angry!Marcus: Yes, thats why Im not allowed to go out for the next four weeks. _ This morning , I missed my bus and was late for class.Alfred：Oh, no. _Marcus: Yes, I did. I explained that I missed the bus, but the teacher said it wasnt a good reason to miss a test, and she wouldnt allow me to do it later.Alfred: You did have a bad morning.A. Theres something worse.B. I wasnt allowed to go out after ten?C. Would you like to go to see it with me?D. But I cant go out anywhere for four weeks.E. Didnt you have a big math test this morning?F. My parents should allow me to go out more often.五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共20分)18. （20分）任务型阅读My little dream of bookI have always wanted to write _When Harry Potter came out，I was so fascinated with itIn those books，every wonderful thing was created by ink on a pageThe problem is that I am not a very good writerThen I prepared a little black book and it looked very common _It started as somewhere to write down all of the interesting experiencesWhen an idea came into my head，I would write them downSometimes the first idea was not such a good one，but it might lead to better ideasI wrote down 10 ideas，no matter how bad they are _After that I would develop it into a few pagesNow I bring the book everywhere with me _It is full of colorful thoughts or what the world is likethe world is full of strange thingsEvery day，there is something special and unusual just waiting to be discoveredMy book is amazing1t lets me catch all of those small things and catch them before they can go awaySo far I have written a great novel and some poems _！For me，this book is more than just words on paperIt is my special wealthA. It is more important to me than my mobile phone.B. I fell in love with writing when I started reading.C. However, it was a little book of dreams.D. I never thought I would write poems.E. Then I picked the best three ideas and wrote a short story.六、 完成句子。根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。 (共5题；共5分)19. （1分）Please throw away the broken wheel. (改为否定句) _ _ away the broken wheel.20. （1分）My mother buys fruit at the market. (对画线部分提问) _ _ your mother _ fruit?21. （1分）The weather is bad today, and the weather was worse yesterday. (改为同义句)The weather was_yesterday_today.22. （1分）完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。（1）我们仔细地将海南的空气和北京的空气做了比较。We carefully_in Beijing.（2）在这家服装店里，有各种款式供顾客选择。In the clothes shop, there are_.（3）我们大家都要努力学习使我们的梦想成为现实。All of us should work hard in order _.（4）老板对他的行为一点都不满意。The boss was _ at all.（5）老师告诉我们地面每两个星期需要拖一次。The teacher tells us the floor _（6）他不知道如何处理这么严重的问题。He didnt know what he_23. （1分）完成这项工作花费了两年时间。Finishing the work has_七、 短文填空 (共1题；共1分)24. （1分）短文综合填空 Kate is a 10-year-old British girl. She just _her summer camp two days ago. Now she is writing a letter to her pen friend, Sato.Dear Sato,Hows it _? Are you having a good summer holiday?I just came back from a two-week camp with my brother. It was a lot of fun. Every day was different. We went to the forest and watched the birds. The weather kept fine, so we swam in the _ and slept in the sun a lot. It _rained and we had to water the plants in the garden every evening, _I enjoyed doing it.I made some very good _a boy and two girls. The boy played the guitar and danced very well. The two girls were classmates and they were _good at singing. In the evening we often made a fire, sat around it and sang. Sometimes we _up early in the morning and watched the _come up. It seemed to be the best summer in my life.I hope you are keeping well. Give _love to your parents and your sister.Yours,Kate八、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)25. （5分）外籍教师Richard想了解一下你所在班级学生的到校方式。假如你是李华，请以 “The way I go to school” 为题，写一篇英语短文，向Richard介绍自己到校的方式。提示：(1) How do you go to school? (2) Why do you prefer to go in that way?要求：(1) 短文须包括所有提示内容，并围绕你所选择的某种交通方式，写出二至三个理由，可适当发挥。(2) 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名。(3) 词数：80-100个。（短文开头已给出，不计入总词数）The way I go to schoolI am Li Hua. 第 21 页 共 21 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、 完型填空 (共1题；共1分)11-1、三、 阅读理解 (共5题；共38分)12-1、12-2、12-3、12-4、13-1、13-2、13-3、13-4、14-1、14-2、14-3、14-4、15-1、15-2、15-3、15-4、15-5、16-1、16-2、16-3、16-4、16-5、四、 口语应用 (共1题；共1分)17-1、五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共20分)18-1、六、 完成句子。根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。 (共5题；共5分)19-1、20-1、21-1、22-1、22-2、22-3、22-4、22-5、22-6、23-1、七、 短文填空 (共1题；共1分)24-1、八、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)25-1、