人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷(20).doc

人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷(20)一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （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 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共32分)2. （6分）阅读理解 If you go to Brisbane, Australia, you can easily get a small book called Discover Brisbane free. The book tells you almost everything in Brisbane: the restaurants, the shops, the cinemas, the streets, the buses, the trains, the banks, etc. Here is something about on page 49: ANZ Banking Group Corner of Greek & Queen Streets228 3228Bank of New Zealand 410 Queen Street221 0411Bank of Queensland 229 Elizabeth Street229 3122Commonwealth Banking Group 240 Queen Street237 3111National Australia Bank Ltd. 225 Adelaide Street221 6422Westpac Banking Corp. 260 Queen Street227 2666Banking Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fri.9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. All banks close Sat. Sun. & Public Holidays. Australia has a decimal currency with 100 cents to the Dollar. Notes available are: $100, $50, $20, $10, $5 Gold coins are: $2 & $1. Silver coins are: 50,20,10&5 Copper coins are: 2&1 cent（1）Page 49 of this book tells us something about _ in Brisbane. A . the restaurantB . the shopsC . the banksD . the cinemas（2）Where can you find ANZ bank? A . On the Queen StreetB . At the corner of Greek Street and Queen StreetC . On the Elizabeth StreetD . At the corner of Queen Street and Elizabeth Street（3）In Australia, the banks heavier longest service hours on _. A . FridaysB . SaturdaysC . SundaysD . public holidays3. （8分）根据短文理解，选择正确答案。When William Brown taught at Boston University, he once thought about the people that he hadnt thanked in his life. They taught him, encouraged (鼓励) him or cared a lot about him.Tina Johnson was a teacher. She once taught William geography, and William loved geography all his life. So he wrote a letter of thanks to her.He got the teachers letter later. It began, “My dear Willie”. He was happy. Now over 50, he didnt think someone would called him “Willie”. Here is that letter.My dear Willie,I cannot tell you how much your letter meant to me. I am in my eighties, living alone in a small room and cooking my own meals. You will be interested to know that I taught school for 50 years and yours is the first letter of appreciation (感激) I ever got. It came on a cold morning and it made me feel very warm.William cried when he read the letter. She was one of the people that William hadnt thanked in his past. She helped him to believe in himself. He would never forget her.There are some people we should always remember, because they helped to shape our life. William Brown found a way to show his appreciationhe wrote them letters.Who are some of the people that you need to say thank you to in your past? It may be too late to say “Thanks”.（1）William thought about the people that he hadnt thanked in his past when he _.A . was in a hospitalB . worked in a libraryC . was over 50 years oldD . studied at a university（2）The teacher _ when William was young.A . got her first letter of appreciationB . helped him to believe in himselfC . encouraged him to be activeD . made friends with him（3）What can we learn about the teacher?A . She was over 80 years old.B . She lived with her children.C . She taught geography for 40 years.D . She got the letter on a warm afternoon.（4）How did William show his appreciation to the people that he hadnt thanked?A . He called themB . He visited them.C . He wrote them letters.D . He sent them gifts.4. （8分） Stress is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.The most important reasons of stress are: death, diseases, exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on.How do you know whether you have stress or not? Could you give your answers to the following questions?Do you.YesNoEasily get angry?Often sleep badly?Get headaches a lot?Take medicine to help sleep?Find it difficult to relax?Usually hide your feeling?Smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet?Find it difficult to put your heart into something?If your answer Yes to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving (减轻) stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways-people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should Xmore often, because crying is a natural way of relieving stress.（1）Which of the following is NOT the reason of the stress?A . Taking exams.B . Changing jobs.C . Taking medicine to help sleep.D . Making money.（2）According to the passage, which of the following is true?A . Women and young people never have stress.B . Stress is everywhere in our everyday life.C . People who answer No to all of the questions have great stress.D . People who answer Yes to more than two of the questions have no stress.（3）X in the passage should be the word .A . cryB . laughC . smileD . smoke（4）The main idea of the passage is.A . about stress and how to relieve your stressB . that there are many reasons for having stress.C . that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stress.D . that doing the Stress Test is a good way to help you live a better life.5. （10分）uA LITTLE PRINCESSAuthor: Frances Hodgson Burnett￥18.3 (online)Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchins. Her father was very rich and she lived a rich and comfortable life. Then her father died and Sara lost everything. She had to learn to do with her changed life. Her strong character made her able to fight successfully against her poverty(贫穷) and the scorn(嘲笑) of her fellows(伙伴). Its an excellent book with 4 tapes(磁带) for children.uPETER PANAuthor: J.M Barrie￥15 (in bookstores) ￥12 (online)It is a childrens story full of imagination and adventures(冒险), which is about Wendy, John, and Michael Darlings adventures in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. The children are happy and lovely. (with 2 tapes)uUNCLE TOMS CABIN(小屋)Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe￥20 (in bookstores)The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Toms Cabin talked about the struggle between free states and slave(奴隶) states during the American Civil War(美国内战) and is as powerful today as when it first came out 150 years ago.uTHE SECRET GARDENAuthor: Frances Hodgson Burnett￥35 (in bookstores)￥30 (online)Mary Lennox, a sickly orphan(孤儿), finds herself in her uncles dark house. Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of the gardens locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Through the power of hope, friendship, and the magic of nature, the brave girl brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life.uGONE WITH THE WIND(乱世佳人)Author: Margaret Mitchell￥25 (in bookstores) ￥18 (online)Gone With the Wind is a best-seller, which tells a story that happened in the American Civil War. Scarlett OHara is a woman in the story who is full of energy. She is strong and saves her family but is very selfish at the same time.根据短文内容，选最佳择答案, 并在答题卡上按要求作答。（1）All of the following books have children as their main characters except _.A . PETER PANB . GONE WITH THE WINDC . A LITTLE PRINCESSD . THE SECRET GARDEN（2）We can know from the passage that _.A . two of the above books are written by Frances Hodgson BurnettB . we can buy 5 kinds of the above books in bookstoresC . there are only three books with tapesD . THE SECRET GARDEN is ￥5 cheaper in bookstores than online（3）If you buy THE SECRET GARDEN and PETER PAN online, you have to pay _.A . ￥30B . ￥12C . ￥50D . ￥42（4）Mary brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life with the help of _.a. the power of hope b. friendship c. her uncle d. natures magicA . a, b, cB . a, c, dC . a, b, dD . all of the above（5）How many stories happened in the American Civil War?A . OneB . TwoC . ThreeD . Four三、 选词填空 (共1题；共4分)6. （4分）根据语境从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式。stupid, sir, jacket, officer（1）Can I help you_?Yes, please, Id like some apples（2）They are_and they work at same police station. （3）How can you be so_? You shouldnt trust him. （4）Put on your _now, kids. 四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共7分)7. （7分）根据句意和汉语提示，在空格中填入正确的单词。(1)That lovely baby has a small _（鼻子）.(2)John looks_（酷的）in the new windbreaker.(3)The tall building is made up of millions of_（石头）(4)Please_（覆盖）the table with this piece of cloth.(5)The restaurant is_（在后面）the bookstore.(6)Be_（小心）when you cross the road(7)We should do something _（代替）of just talking about it.五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）用所给词的适当形式完成短文My name _(be) John Miller. Im 14_(year) old now. My birthday is on June _(twenty-one)I like _(sport) very much. We have a School Day every year. Its on April _(four)We also _(have) an art festival and an English speech contest(演讲比赛)But I like _(have) a school trip every year or a basketball game. My best friend Tina _(like) to have a volleyball game. She likes playing volleyball. She _(have) four volleyballs. She has _(she) birthday party every year. She and her parents are very happy on that day.六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）任务型阅读（C）配对阅读。左边是对5个人的简单描述，右边是6则告示，请为每一位选择最合适的一项。Michael wants a bike to ride to school ._Sandy owns some nice old photos of some famous film stars._Maria is looking for a job. She has worked for 5 years in an offi