冀教版2019-2020学年初中英语八年级上册期中考试模拟试卷（3）A卷.doc

冀教版2019-2020学年初中英语八年级上册期中考试模拟试卷（3）A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分） As we know，there1four seasons in China . Its 2in spring（春）, hot in 3 , cool in autumn(秋) and cold in 4 . My 5season is winter. Sometimes it snows（下雪）. Everything is all white. The world 6 clean and fresh(新鲜). I can go skating then.But Kitty likes summer 7than winter. She says summer is 8 for sports. She can go9 , sometimes in a lake and sometimes in a river. She 10it very much .（1）A . have B . is C . are D . be （2）A . warm B . cool C . cold D . hot （3）A . spring B . summer C . autumn D . winter （4）A . spring B . summer C . autumn D . winter （5）A . best B . better C . like best D . favourite （6）A . looks B . watches C . sees D . looks at （7）A . good B . well C . better D . best （8）A . bad B . good C . well D . very （9）A . swiming B . swim C . to swim D . swimming （10）A . enjoy B . enjoys C . wants D . like 二、 阅读理解 (共3题；共30分)2. （10分）阅读理解 Everyone has his own birthday. People in different countries celebrate their birthdays in different ways. Now here are four people from different countries. They will tell us how they celebrate their birthdays in their countries.Sandy comes from Madrid(马德里). She says happily, My 21st birthday is on Saturday, and Im going to go out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday, they are going to pull on my ear 21 times, once for each year. Its an old custom. Some people pull on the ear just once, but my friends are very traditional.Mr. and Mrs. Sato are from Tokyo. Mr. Sato is going to be 60 tomorrow. In Japan, the sixtieth birthday is called Kanreki(花甲)its the beginning of a new life. The color red is for a new life, so we always give something red for a sixtieth birthday.Liu Mei from Beijing feels very excited and tells us, Tomorrow is my 16th birthday. Its a special birthday, so were going to have a family party. Maybe I will get some lucky money from my relatives(亲戚). My mother is going to cook noodles for a long life.Phillip, from Paris, smiles to us, Im going to be thirty next week, so Im going to invite three very good friends out for dinner. In France, when you have a birthday, you often invite people out.How do you usually celebrate your birthday? （1）Sandys friends will pull on her ear on her birthday. A . onceB . twiceC . 21 timesD . we dont know（2）Kanreki is on everyones in Japan. A . 16th birthdayB . 14th birthdayC . 30th birthdayD . 60th birthday（3）Perhaps Mr. Sato will receive on his 60th birthday. A . some red flowersB . some lucky moneyC . a white shirtD . a pair of black leather shoes（4）Liu Mei will eat for a long life on her birthday. A . riceB . noodlesC . dumplingsD . birthday cakes（5）Phillip will celebrate his thirtieth birthday by . A . eating out for dinner with his friendsB . pulling on the ear of his friendsC . cooking noodlesD . receiving some lucky money3. （10分）阅读理解ANew York is a very large city with eight million people. How do so many people move on their way to work or school? In New York you can travel by subway, bus, taxi and private car. The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. Travelling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city. The second way to travel around the city is by public bus. It is a slower way to travel. This is because the traffic is very heavy.You can also travel around the city by taxi. This is very expensive, but the taxi will take you to the very place you want to. If the traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow, too. During the mornings and afternoons, there is the “rush hour”. This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work. The last way to get around New York is using your own private car. It is inconvenient（不方便的） because you will perhaps be driving during the“rush hour”. The best time to travel around the city is from 9 am to 4 pm, because it isnt the “rush hour”.（1）How many ways of travelling around the city are mentioned (提到) in the passage?A . Two.B . Three.C . Four.D . Five.（2）The fastest way to travel in New York is_ .A . by public busB . by subwayC . by taxiD . by private car（3）How about travelling by taxi？A . Its cheap, and the taxi will take people to the very place they want to.B . Its expensive and slow.C . Its expensive, but the taxi will take people to the very place they want to.D . Its cheap and fast.（4）From the passage we know that in New York_ .A . there is no “rush hour” from 9 am to 4 pmB . the traffic is heavy at noonC . most people have lunch at homeD . people go to work or school at 9 am（5）Why is it inconvenient to use private cars?A . Many people cant buy private cars.B . We will perhaps be driving during the “rush hour”.C . Most people arent at school or at work.D . The traffic is very heavy.4. （10分）阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。EIs there intelligent life on other planets? For years, scientists said no or we dont know. But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers (天文学家). They believe intelligent life exists somewhere in the universe. They also think we will soon contact these beingsWhy do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first reason is timeScientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years oldThis is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life， “say Shostak and BarnettThe second reason is sizethe universe is huge“Tools like the Hubble Telescope(哈勃望远镜)have shown that there age at least 100 billion galaxies，”says Shostak“And our galaxy，the Milky Way，has at least 100 billion starsSome planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth”In the past，it was hard to took for signs of intelligent life in the universe，But now. powerful telescopes(高倍望远镜)allow scientists to discover smaller planetsthe size of Mars or Earthin other solar systemsThese planets might have intelligent lifeHave beings from space already visited Earth?“Probably not”says Shostak“Its a long way awayHowever，intelligent beings may contact us in other way，such as radio signalsIn fact，they may be trying to communicate with us now，but we dont have the right tools to receive their messagesHowever，this is changin9By 2025，we could make contact with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other”（1）Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are _A . astronomersB . farmersC . singersD . drivers（2）What is the best title for Paragraph two?A . The Age and Size of EarthB . Our Galaxy：The Milky WayC . Why Intelligent Life Might ExistD . Earth：The Only Planet with Intelligent Life（3）Why was it hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe in the past?A . There were not any smaller planetsB . There were not any powerful telescopesC . The astronomers were not interested in themD . The Milky Way didnt exist at that time（4）Why havent beings from space visited us yet according to Shostak?A . Theyre afraid of usB . Its a long way awayC . They dont want to see usD . They dont know how to Use radio signals三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共8分)5. （8分）选词填空。work, buy, tour, they, onBetty wrote to her grandma about her visit with Jenny in ParisHer aunt and uncle met_at the airport on WednesdayOn Thursday they visited the Louvre Museum with many worldfamous_of artThen they enjoyed dinner in a French restaurantOn Friday morning they took a walk in the street markets and did some shoppingBetty_a present for her grandmaOn Friday afternoon they went to the top of the Eiffel Tower with lots of_It was wonderful for them to see all the lights_at nightOn Saturday they will take a boat tour on the River Seine 四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）单词翻译。 (外)孙女_ 表现，举止_ 除之外_逐步地；渐渐地_ 青少年的_ 建议_迫使_ 最近，不久前_ 友谊_五、 语法填空 (共10题；共10分)7. （1分）We should not tell our personal information to _(strange). 8. （1分）The boy often _ (draw) pictures in the park.9. （1分）They provided us_food and drinks last Sunday. （填介词） 10. （1分）Stop _(complain), Tom! You should try to make things better. 11. （1分）Maybe we take a wrong_(turn). What can we do then? 12. （1分）Its really bad for people _(drop) rubbish everywhere. 13. （1分）My mother often tells me_(read) more books. Because they can open up my eyes. 14. （1分）Everyone must stay _(health). 15. （1分）What time are you _ (suppose) to be there? 16. （1分）The teacher told Nancy _ (not spend) too much time on the computer games. 六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)17. （5分） Put a group of strangers in a room together, and theyll probably start a conversation. Hot today, isnt it? one might say. You said it. another replies.Why do we talk so much about the weather? When we meet new people, we dont begin by telling them our life story. We start with small talk, a polite conversation about something like traffic or weather.Research suggests that small talk can build new friendships. When we begin conversations with new people, we want to feel comfortable, and so do they. We use small talk to find common interests. Once we have a common interest, a friendship can begin.Small talk even helps people get hired. In order to impress at a job interview, you need to bond with the interviewer right away. Proper small talk can make that first impression get you the job.So, how can you make small talk lead to a new friendship or job? First off, find common ground. Choose something around you that you share with the other person.Next, keep the conversation going. Praise the other person to make him or her feel comfortable, and ask questions to show interest.Third, keep eye contact. When you look people in the eye, they feel you take interest in what they are saying. It makes you