人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷 .doc

人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷 一、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分） Michael Essany is the young star of his own TV talk show. When he was 14, he bought some 1machines and asked a local television station to air (播放) his show. Michael contacted 500 famous people but only three of them 2to be on his show. However, now many well-known people want to be on his show. In 2003, the Michael Essany Show became so 3that even the E! network made a show about his show!Michaels show is 4from the living room of his familys house. Before the show starts, his parents 5the guests at the airport and make them comfortable. While the show is 6, Michael tells jokes and interviews the guests, and his parents 7the video machines. After Michael finished the show, the guests eat dinner with Michael and his8in the dining room.Michaels fame (名气) is 9, but he still has plans and goals. “I would like to be the host of The Tonight Show. That is my 10, and its a dream I intend to realize one day.”（1）A . radio B . video C . Internet （2）A . forgot B . refused C . agreed （3）A . strange B . popular C . serious （4）A . recorded B . discovered C . introduced （5）A . help out B . look after C . pick up （6）A . on B . off C . up （7）A . mend B . run C . sell （8）A . family B . audience C . boss （9）A . falling B . disappearing C . growing （10）A . advice B . dream C . story 二、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共34分)2. （6分）Yuan Zai, the first Taiwan-born baby panda, climbs a wood log inside an enclosure(围栏) as visitors take pictures at the Taipei City Zoo, January 6, 2014. The cub(幼崽), which was born in July last year, made its public debut(公开亮相) on Monday.The Chinese Xue Long icebreaker(破冰船) that saved 52 passengers stranded aboard a Russian ship last week is waiting for chance to save itself from Antarctic(南极) ice, as weather conditions may turn fine on Monday, January 6,2014.Hong Kong media mogul(媒体大亨) Run Run Shaw(邵逸夫)， aged 107, passed away at home on Tuesday morning, January 7, 2014. Shaw was one of the founding directors of TVB in 1967. He did much charity work and donated more than 10 billion HK dollars to support the education in Chinas mainland.（1）Yuan Zai was born _.A . in July last yearB . on MondayC . in June last yearD . on January 6, 2014（2）Xue Long icebreaker belongs to _.A . ChinaB . the AntarcticC . RussiaD . America（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A . Run Run Shaw passed away at home in Taiwan.B . Run Run Shaw was a famous actor in TVB.C . Xue Long icebreaker saved 52 passengers stranded aboard a Chinese ship.D . Yuan Zai made its first public debut on Monday.3. （8分）阅读下列短文, 请从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。(B)Do you often talk with your parents? Here are some ideas on how to talk with them.Try to start your talk with something fun. This will make talking easier. For example, ask them questions about their day. Hows the work? They love this.Make it clear what you want to tell your parents. If they have some advice, let them finish and dont stop their talking. Ask them to do the same for you. Show them respect(尊敬) by listening to them carefully. Look them in the eye. Be honest(诚实). Honesty builds trust(信任). Life is good when your parents trust you. If your parents dont understand, thats OK. It doesnt mean they dont love you. Sometimes you have to explain the things to them again. When you finish the talk, thank them for listening. Say something like, thanks, you help me a lot. It will let them know this is important to you, and you make them do it more often. （1）If you want to start the talk easily, you should say something _ at the beginning. A . angryB . interestingC . sadD . unhappy（2）While talking to the parents, you should look them in the eye to show you _ them. A . likeB . understandC . respectD . agree with（3）When your parents dont understand you, you can _. A . ask them to stopB . argue with themC . look them in the eyeD . explain your idea to them again（4）Whats the main(主要) idea of this passage? A . We should respect our parents. B . Its important to trust our parents.C . We should love our parents. D . Some ways to talk with our parents.4. （10分） A small plane had some trouble with its engine while it was in the high sky. The pilot knew that there was nothing he could do to keep the plane long in the air, so he rushed back to where his three passengers sat and explained the dangerous situation. At last he said, I am a married man with three children. I am sorry to tell you that there are only three parachutes aboard. With that he took up one and jumped out.One of the passengers reacted quickly. “I am a great man, I am the smartest man and the world can not do without me. With that he too jumped out.The other two passengers, an old man and a young soldier, were quiet for a moment. At last the old man said, “Son, Im old and have lived a full life. I am ready to meet my God.”“You will have to give up that,”the young man said, smiling,“The worlds smartest man just jumped out with my backpack.”（1）There was something wrong with the plane when _.A . it was at the airportB . it was taking offC . it was flying in the skyD . it was landing（2）How many people were there in the pilot family?A . Four.B . Five.C . At least four.D . Three.（3）The word “pilot”in this passage means a man who _.A . repairs a planeB . is on watch at the airportC . travels on a planeD . flies a plane（4）By saying I am ready to meet my God，“the old man” means _.A . he wanted the young man to use the last parachuteB . he wanted to meet someone named GodC . he wanted to kill himselfD . he wanted the young man to give him the parachute（5）Who was sure to die?A . The pilot.B . The old man.C . The worlds smartest man.D . The young man.5. （10分）阅读理解 Travel to ItalyCitiesMilanVenice Population in 20101，307，900270，500AreaLarger than Florences7. 6 square kilometersTypical feature(特征)The second largest city in ItalyA water cityClimateWetWarm winter and hot summerCitiesFlorenceRomePopulationin 2010369 thousand2. 74 millionArea104 square kilometersOver 1，507 squarekilometers (City area)Typical feature(特征)The birthplace ofthe Renaissance(文艺复兴发源地)The capital cityClimatePleasant climateWarm and wet in winter while hot and dry in summer（1）There are _ famous Italian cities mentioned in the form. A . twoB . threeC . four（2）Milan has a _ climate according to the form. A . wetB . hotC . dry（3）According to the form, _ is the smallest in area. A . RomeB . VeniceC . Milan（4）Florence is well known as _. A . the largest city in ItalyB . the water cityC . the birthplace of the Renaissance（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the form? A . In 2010, the population of Florence was larger than that of Milan.B . The population of Rome was 2，740，000 in 2010.C . The capital city has an area of less than 1，507 square kilometers.三、 任务型阅读。 (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）阅读下面的短文，然后根据文章内容回答问题。I come from Singapore. Singapore is a lovely country. It is small in size, but large in fun. Do you know Singapore is called theGarden Country? There are so many trees and flowers in my country.Hainan chicken riceHainan chicken rice is popular in Singapore. Do you know it came from Hainan in China? In the 1920s, a Chinese man named Mo Lurui came to Singapore from Hainan. He made chicken rice for a living. You can find Hainan chicken rice in most restaurants in Singapore.The musical fountain(喷泉)The Fountain of Wealth in Singapore is one of the largest fountains in the world. Its a musical fountain. Usually, there are musical fountain shows at night. The water from the fountain can reach thirty metres high.Good habitsSingapore has different kinds of laws. People have good habits to keep our country clean. Chewing gum(口香糖)is not allowed(允许)in Singapore.根据短文内容, 回答下列问题（1）Why is Singapore called theGarden Country? （No more than 10 words）_（2）Where did the chicken rice come from? （No more than 6 words）_（3）How high can the water from the Fountain of Wealth reach? （No more than 6 words）_（4）Can we chew gum in Singapore? （No more than 3 words）_（5）How many aspects(方面)of Singapore does the writer give? （No more than 2 words）_四、 词汇运用。 (共2题；共15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. （5分）补全对话early，walk，homework，oclock，timeA：Hey,John!Whats the_?B：Its four_A：Its so_Lets play computer gamesB：Oh no.Its boringA：So,what do you want to do?B：How about doing our_in the library first?A：OKB：After that，lets take a(n)_at schoolA：Sounds goodLets go五、 语法填空。 (共1题；共10分)9. （10分）用所给单词的适当形式填空，未提供单词的限填一词。 Erica is 23 years old. She is happy and successful.First, Erica is successful as _English teacher. She _(live) a little far from her school, but she is never late _work. She works very hard. Because of her hard work, she is now one of the best _(teacher) in her school.