人教版八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷（I）卷.doc

人教版八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷（I）卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共6分)1. （6分）Where are they?This is Tommys bedroom(卧室). You can see a small bed 1the room. Theres a toy(玩具)on the bed. You can see a light（灯）on the drawer. 2the photo? Its on the drawer，too. You can see 3on the chair. Where are the plants? They are4. The alarm clock, the pen and a cup 5on the table. 6you see a math book? Yes, its on the floor. （1）A . on B . under C . in D . of （2）A . Wheres B . Where are C . Wherere D . Whats （3）A . a book B . a cap C . a light D . a bed （4）A . on the bed B . under the table C . in the drawer D . on the table （5）A . are B . is C . am D . do （6）A . Are B . Can C . Is D . Need 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共36分)2. （6分） The number of rural(乡村的) left-behind children under 17 years old has increased to 61.02 million, according to a report. These childrens parents leave them with their grandparents or other family members in order to make money in cities.Sichuan Province and Henan Province have the highest percentage of rural left-behind children. Together with Anhui Province, Guangdong Province and Hunan Province, these five provinces have 43.64% of the countrys rural left-behind children, the report says.The report finds that left-behind children are mainly in the central and western provinces. But the developed eastern areas also face similar problems, the report says. Guangdong Province has the most left-behind children, with 4.34 million, followed by Zhejiang Province, Jiangsu Province, Shanghai and Beijing.“What Im worried about most is the schooling of my child, as I have no time to help her with her homework.” Said An Baiyou, a truck driver from Shangdong Province, who has been leaving his 10-year-old daughter with his parents while driving trucks in other provinces. “However, to make money or to take care of the child, you can only choose one side.”Wang Zhenyao, the president of Beijing Normal University Institue of Public Welfare, says that if the left-behind children problem cant be solved, it will affect the nations future.Compared with those who live with their parents, left-behind children need more care and protection. The country should think about ways to attract the rural workers in cities to return and work in their hometown to improve the development of these places.”In addition, it is important to set up laws to protect the basic rights of young people, especially those with illnesses or only one parent.These children are the future of the nation. People should offer them their love, care and protection.（1）Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?A . Wang Zhenyao has a 10-year-old daughter.B . An Baiyou chooses to make money in cities instead of taking care of his child in Shandong.C . Zhejiang Province has about 4.34 million left-behind childrenD . The developed eastern areas dont have the left-behind children problem.（2）Wang Zhenyao mainly wants to tell us that _.A . it is not easy to solve the left-behind children problemB . children with illnesses or only one parent are very poorC . it is important to solve the left-behind children problemD . rural workers like working in cities rather than their hometowns（3）The best title of the passage is_.A . Serious facts about rural childrenB . A choice of children or moneyC . More care to rural left-behind childrenD . A report on parents worry about rural left-behind children3. （10分） Mrs. Black was a poor old woman and she lived in a small village. Her husband died ten years ago. But she had a 24-year-old daughter. Her name was Alice. She worked in New York and lived there. It was far away from her mothers village, and she was not happy about this. One day Alice said to her mother, Ive found a good job in Boston, and I can make a lot of money there, so I will go to work in Boston next week. But dont worry, Mum. Ill send you some money every week. A month later, Mrs. Black was very angry. She decided to go to see her daughter in Boston on a train. When she saw her daughter, she said, Alice, why do you never call me?Alice laughed, But mother, she said, you havent got a telephone.No, she answered, I havent, but you have got one. （1）Mrs. Black lived _.A . in CanadaB . in AustraliaC . in EnglandD . in America（2）Mrs. Black lived _.A . aloneB . with her husbandC . with her daughterD . with her mother（3）Alice decided to work in Boston because _.A . New York was too far from her mothers villageB . Boston was near her mothers villageC . she had found a good job thereD . she thought Boston was a quiet and nice place（4）A month later, Mrs. Black went to see her daughter in Boston _.A . by airB . by trainC . by busD . by sea（5）Alice had never telephoned her mother because _.A . she didnt have time to do soB . her mother didnt have a telephoneC . she didnt want to spend money on callingD . her mother didnt know how to make a telephone call4. （10分）阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。To us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade (遮蔽) against the sun.Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, back in the 11th century BC.We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and power. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by royal people such as the kings or queens.In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece, but it is believed that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the middle ages in Europe, the use of the umbrella almost disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it became a symbol of power. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasnt until the twentieth century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors.（1）Ancient people first used umbrella as _.A . a symbol of honorB . protection against the sunC . a symbol of powerD . protection against the rain（2）According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented in ancient _.A . EgyptB . BabylonC . RomeD . China（3）The underlined word “royal” might mean _ in Chinese.A . 皇室的B . 富裕的C . 中产的D . 平民的（4）Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the umbrella?A . No one exactly knows who was the inventor of the umbrella.B . The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century.C . The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun.D . In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade.（5）This passage is mainly about _.A . the sales of the umbrellaB . the differences among umbrellasC . the invention of the umbrellaD . the history and use of the umbrella5. （10分） Do you want to be in good health? Try to do the following things! You can become strong.Drink eight cups of water every day. Water helps your body in many ways. If you feel,have a cup of water.Dont forget to eat your breakfast. Breakfast gives you everything your body needs for the morning. So do not forget your breakfast.Calcium(钙). Your bones(骨头) need it. Milk has more calcium. You may also drink orange juice with calcium in it.Go for a walk every day after meals. Walking is a good exercise, and people need exercise for good health, Its better to walk after meals.Stretch for five minutes after sitting for one or two hours. Stretching your arms and legs is good for your body.Use your brain(大脑) every day. For example, you can do crossword puzzles or read a new book.Have a rest about twenty minutes when you are tired. You may do something different to have a break. For example，get up and walk. Or sit down to listen to music.（1）How many things does this passage mention for you to do if you want to keep healthy?A . FiveB . SixC . SevenD . Eight（2）Which meal can provide(提供) what your body needs for the morning?A . BreakfastB . LunchC . DessertD . Dinner（3）Its better to take a walk after meals, isnt it?A . NO, it isntB . Yes, it isC . No, it doesntD . Yes, it was（4）What does the word “stretch” mean is Chinese?A . 锻炼B . 跳跃C . 跑步D . 伸展（5）What is the best title (标题)of this passage?A . Its Important to Keep HealthyB . Ways to Keep HealthyC . Why People Do ExerciseD . Take Care of Yourself.三、 选词填空 (共1题；共2分)6. （2分）将下列名字按照性别进行分类。Alice, Bob, Cindy, Dale, Eric, Frank, Grace, Helen, Tom, Jack_四、 单词拼写 (共2题；共20分)7. （10分）根据首字母提示完成短文。History is the story of us, human beings. Everyone who has lived and everything that has h_are part of history. But history is not only what happened in the past. The word also means the study of the past, through old w_records and other kinds of facts.Why do we study history? One r_is that we enjoy it. A good story is even better if it is true, and history is full of good s_though they can be terrible too. A more serious reason is to understand o_and the world we live in. To understand events happening now, we need to know their causes. We cannot understand the p_if we know nothing about the past. History helps us understand why things are the way they are.Of course, history books cannot tell us everything about the past, not even everything that i_recorded. A history of the world has to pick out the people and events t_changed the world.Since ancient times, great civilizations have appeared in d_countries and regions. Usually, only three or four existed at the same time. While they lasted they changed the l_not only of their own people, but of their neighbors, today.8. （10分）语法填空,阅读下面的短文，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。Im Maggie. I am _ 11-year-old girl. I like _ (travel) very much. And my favourite city is Hangzhou. _ October 1st last year, I went to Hangzhou _ (visit) my friends. I _(feel) very happy when I saw them. The weather was great. The sun _ (shine) all the time but it was not hot. After lunch, we went out and bought _ (lot) of nice things in the stores. We went to one of_ (beautiful) places West Lake and boated in the lake. How relaxing and _ (excite)! We really enjoyed _ (we).五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共8分)9. （8分）阅读短文,根据题目要求完成各小题。There was a man had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them to go and look at a pear tree far away in turnsThe first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe they had seen. The first son said the tree was ugly. The second son said no-it was covered with green leaves and full of hope. The third son disagreed, he said there were many flowers that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it wa