上海版初中英语八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（2）（I）卷.doc

上海版初中英语八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（2）（I）卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）完形填空 Come here, boys and girls! Story time, says Ms Lee to the class.Great! The children love 1very much. They all sit around Ms Lee, and she 2the story. Then, FatherChristmas (圣诞老人) comes.Excuse me, is Aaron in the 3? he asks.Everyone looks at Aaron. He walks up to Father Christmas and says, Im Aaron. Do I 4you?Get the beard (胡须) off my face, and you will know me.Aaron is very curious (好奇的), 5he gets the beard off Father Christmas face. 6does he see? His father!Aarons father is a soldier (士兵). He 7goes back home. This year he has a long holiday. He can 8with his family. Its great. He dresses up 9Father Christmas and comes to Aarons school.Aaron is 10to see his father. Its a great Christmas present for him.（1）A . shows B . tricks C . films D . stories （2）A . writes B . starts C . talks D . seems （3）A . world B . museum C . classroom D . building （4）A . know B . see C . hear D . find （5）A . so B . because C . but D . if （6）A . What B . Who C . When D . Where （7）A . seldom B . always C . usually D . often （8）A . get ready B . find out C . let off D . get together （9）A . with B . to C . as D . for （10）A . angry B . sad C . sorry D . glad 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2. （10分）阅读理解 It was Mothers Day. But the young mother was a little unhappy. Because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mothers Day. and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs(丁香)in the garden. Later that day. When she told her husband about the lilacs. He said. I know where we can find all that you want. Get the children and come on. So they went. Driving down the country roads. There on a small hill. They saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. Carefully. She picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face. When they were passing a nursing home(养老院). The young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. She had no children with her. They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman. Put the flowers in her hands. And smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again. She smiled happily. Too. When the young mother came back to her car. Her children asked her. Who is that old granny？Why did you give our flowers to her？I dont know her. their mother said. But its Mothers Day. And she has no children. I have all of you. And I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers meant to her. （1）The young woman was a little unhappy on Mothers Day because _. A . she didnt have a presentB . she was a long way from her motherC . she didnt know it was Mothers DayD . she wanted to see her father（2）There were many beautiful purple lilacs _. A . in her gardenB . in the marketC . in her mothers gardenD . in the nursing home（3）The young woman had _. A . one childB . no childC . more than one childD . a boy and a girl（4）The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because _. A . she was her motherB . she didnt like those flowersC . her mother asked her to do soD . she wanted the old granny to be happy, too（5）Which of the following is NOT true？ A . The young woman was kind.B . The young woman was understanding.C . The young woman was friendly.D . The young woman was surprised.3. （10分）阅读理解 According to scientists research, the month in which babies are born could affect them in some ways.Babies born in spring get sick easily. Children born under Aquarius (Jan. 21stFeb. 19th) may be less clever than those born in other seasons. They may also have shorter lives than those born in autumn. Scientists believe many of the differences can be explained by the mothers exposure to sunlight in pregnancy (怀孕). Sunlight helps lead to the production of vitamin D in the body. The lack (缺乏) of vitamin D in the first months of life may have a bad effect on health. Vitamin D is called the sunshine vitamin. It has a good effect on health. A study showed that people born from April to June had slightly shorter lives than those born in October, November or December. Similar studies in the US showed that people born in autumn lived about 160 days longer than those born in spring.Professor Russell Foster said the conclusions were surprising and interesting. He added, These are small effects but they are very, very clear. I am not giving voice to star signs and they are just for fun. But it is true that we are affected by our season of birth.（1）A childs season of birth can affect all the following things EXCEPT _ according to the first two paragraphs. A . his healthB . his heightC . his length of lifeD . his quality of being clever（2）What does the underlined word exposure mean in Chinese? A . 偏爱B . 抗拒C . 过敏D . 暴露（3）What can we know about vitamin D according to the passage? A . It comes from sunlight.B . It helps people live longer.C . Sunlight prevents its production.D . It does harm to peoples health.（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A . Women should get enough sunlight in pregnancy.B . Children born under Aquarius are cleverer than those born in autumn.C . People born in May will live longer than those born in October.D . Professor Russell Foster is interested in star signs and believes in them.（5）What does the passage mainly tell us? A . People can know the length of life by star sign.B . Women should choose to give birth to children in spring.C . A childs season of birth has an effect on him or her.D . Vitamin D is very important to peoples health.4. （10分）阅读理解 How The Little Kite Learned To Fly?By Katherine PyleI never can do it. the little kite said,As he looked at the others high over his head.I know I should fall if I tried to fly.Try, said the big kite. only try!Or I fear you never will learn at all.But the little kite said: Im afraid Ill fall,The big kite said: Ah, well, good-bye;I am off. And he rose towards the skyThen the little kites paper stirred(微动)And he shook himself free for flightFirst whirling(回旋) and scared，then bravery grown,Up, up he rose through the air alone,While far below he could see the ground,And the boys like small ants moving round.（1）This writing is a _. A . poemB . playC . diaryD . speech（2）When the little kite was afraid, the big kite _. A . laughed at itB . encouraged itC . said nothing to itD . told it not to move（3）The little kite flew high at last because it_. A . was freeB . grew upC . was carefulD . tried bravely5. （10分）阅读理解 Hello, my name is Peter. I study at a secondary school in England. School clays usually start at 9 am in England. So I usually go to school at 8:45 am. School is over at 3:30 pm. So I have much time to go to different clubs(俱乐部).I am good at all my lessons. My favourite lesson is cooking. All my teachers arc very friendly and helpful. I never(从不) go home for lunch, l have lunch at school with my classmates. After lunch, we often go to the school field. Sometimes we play hall games. Sometimes we just sit under the trees, reading or talking. Sometimes we also go to the Computer Centre 1o listen to music or send emails to our friends.I like my school and have a good time at school every day.（1）School days in England start at _. A . 8:45 amB . 9:00 amC . 3:30 pmD . 8:30 am（2）Peters teachers are all very _. A . beautifulB . busyC . niceD . friendly and helpful（3）Peter _ goes home for lunch. A . usuallyB . oftenC . neverD . sometimes（4）After lunch, the students can _. A . listen to musicB . write emailsC . play ball gamesD . A, B and C（5）Which of the following is NOT right? A . School is over at 3:30 pm.B . Peter does different things after lunch.C . Peter has no time to go to clubs every day.D . Peter has a good time at school.三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。in the hospital much be important for mention both（1）It _us to keep healthy. （2）Put _vegetables into a bowl. （3）The nurses _ were watching television. （4）The sun is _ larger than the moon. （5）He _ something about not sleeping very well. 四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）We make p _use of what weve learned. 五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）Whats your plan for tomorrow? Oh, I have nothing_(do) .六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）阅读下文并回答问题。 Jeff is a hard-working farmer. He grows very good corn (玉米), and he often wins the corn competitions.One day, a newspaper reporter found that Jeff shared his seed (种子) corn with his neighbors.Why do you share your best seed corn with your neighbors? They also take part in the competitions, the reporter asked.Jeff answered, Didnt you know? The wind picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and blows it from field to field. If my neighbors grow bad corn, my corn will be bad, too. If I want to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.This is the truth about life. You cant improve your corn