人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷(5).doc

人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷(5)一、 阅读理解 (共4题；共38分)1. （10分） Bob was cutting a branch（树枝） off a tree in his garden. While he was sawing（锯）, another man passed in the street. He stopped and said, “ Excuse me, but if you continue (继续)to saw（锯） that branch like that, you will fall down with it.” He said this because Bob was sitting on the branch and cutting it at a place between himself and the trunk（树干） of the tree.Bob said nothing. He thought, “ This is some foolish（愚笨的） person who has no work to do and goes about telling other people what to do and what not to do.”The man continued on his way. Of course, after a few minutes. The branch fell and Bob fell with it.“My God!” he cried. “That man knows the future!” and he ran after him to ask how long he was going to live. But the man had gone.（1）One day Bob was cutting a branch_a tree in his garden.A . onB . inC . atD . off（2）While Bob was sawing, another man_.A . told him to stop workingB . told him he would fall downC . would borrow something from himD . would help him saw that branch（3）After hearing the mans words, Bob thought that_.A . that was a foolish person.B . that was a wise personC . that was a proud personD . that fellow cheated him（4）What happened to Bob after a few minutes?A . The branch fell.B . Bob fell down to the ground.C . Bob was hurt himself. D . Both A and B.（5）This story is about _.A . a foolish manB . a wise manC . cutting a treeD . that we need to take good advice2. （10分）根据短文理解，选择正确答案。A lot of teenagers are good at art at school, but how would you feel if people called you “the new Picasso(毕加索)” or if presidents and other famous people collected your paintings?Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world. She visited Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and her familys native place (祖籍) Romania where 5,000 fans came to see her at the airport. Alexandra said, “When it all started, I was moved. It was very exciting and I loved the traveling, but I got very tired. And I missed home.”Alexandra is a good student. Her studies always come first. She only starts painting after shes done her homework. She works on two or three paintings at a time. The paintings sell for thousands and Alexandras parents have given up their jobs to work for their daughter. Life for the Nechita family is very different from what it was like a few years ago. Alexandras father Nike left Romania for political (政治的)reasons in 1985. At first he tried his best to learn English and had different kinds of low-paid jobs. In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America. The family was very poor. Alexandra began to draw at the age of three.She was drawing for four or five hours a day. Soon people offered(提出) to buy her paintings and she had her first art show at the age of eight. Stories about this child appeared(出现) in the newspapers and television. They now live in a large house with a swimming pool. Her mother said, “We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of.”（1）Alexandra became well-known all over the world for her paintings at the age of _A . tenB . eightC . 18 monthsD . three（2）Which country does Alexandra live?A . Britain.B . France.C . America.D . Romania.（3）Alexandras painting _.A . made her fall behind others in studies at schoolB . took her a lot of time at schoolC . made her drop out of schoolD . didnt influence（影响） her studies at school（4）When her family arrived in America in 1987, _.A . Alexandra began to draw her paintingB . her parents left their jobs and worked for herC . they lived by selling Alexandras paintingsD . their life was very hard（5）From the passage, we can learn _.A . Alexandras parents were good at EnglishB . Alexandras success changed her familys lifeC . Alexandras stories appeared often on the radio and TVD . Alexandra was not interested in travelling3. （10分）根据短文理解，选择正确答案。Two hunters rented(租用) a small plane to fly them to a forest. They told the pilot to come back and pick them up in about two weeks. By the end of the two weeks， they had hunted a lot of animals and they wanted to put all of them onto the plane.But the pilot said， “This plane can only take one lamb. Youll have to leave the others behind.”Then one hunter said， “But last year， another pilot with the same plane let us take two lambs and some other animals onto the plane.”So the new pilot thought about it. Finally he said， “OK， since you did it last year， I think this year we can do it again.” Then they put all the animals they had hunted onto the plane， and the plane took off. Five minutes later， it crashed.The three men looked around， and one hunter asked the other one， “Where do you think we are now?”The other hunter looked around and said， “I think were about one mile away from the place where the plane crashed last year.”（1）The two hunters stayed in the forest for _.A . one weekB . two weeksC . one yearD . two years（2）What did the two hunters do in the forest?A . They took a holiday in the forest.B . They learned how to fly a plane.C . They hunted a lot of animals.D . They found some lambs.（3）What did the two hunters take onto the plane at last?A . Nothing.B . One lamb.C . Two lambs.D . All the animals they hunted.（4）This year， what happened to the plane at last?A . It crashed.B . It didnt work.C . It landed on an island.D . It only flew one mile.（5）What can we infer from the passage?A . The two hunters knew the pilot before.B . The two hunters come to the forest every year.C . The new pilot didnt know the plane would crash at first.D . The plane the two hunters took last year also crashed after flying five minutes.4. （8分）阅读理解 Today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. These people are called the Heads-down Tribe. Are you a heads-down tribe member? Heads-down tribe members now can be seen everywhere.More and more traffic accidents are happening because more drivers use mobile phones when they are driving. In order to make drivers pay more attention to driving, some new traffic rules have been made. For example, heads-down tribe members who use mobile phones while driving in Taiwan are fined. Car drivers and motorcyclists（骑摩托车的人）who break the traffic rule will be fined NT$3,000 and NT$1,000 respectively.As we can see above, using mobile phones may cause accidents and even cost a lot of money. Besides, more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the Heads-down Tribe. Lets have a look at an interesting TV report. A man in America kept using his mobile phone on his way home. As a result, he bumped into（撞上）a big lost bear. When he lifted his eyes from the phone, he was so scared that he turned around and ran away as quickly as possible. Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones. Its strange that they dont talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have fun communicating with others on the phone.Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life. Are mobile phones good or not? It depends on how people use them. Lets be healthy users and try to be the Heads-up Tribe.（1）What do we know about the Heads-down Tribe? A . They are cool kids.B . They are dangerous drivers.C . They are good at using the Internet.D . They are always looking at their mobile phones.（2）What does the underlined word respectively mean in Chinese? A . 分别地B . 迅速地C . 特意地D . 逐渐地（3）Where did the American probably bump into the bear? A . In the forest.B . At a zoo.C . On the street.D . At a park.（4）According to the passage, what do the Heads-down Tribe do when they eat in a restaurant? A . They enjoy their meals.B . They take photos of their meals.C . They dont talk to the people who sit opposite.D . They talk to the strangers who sit next to them.二、 任务型阅读 (共2题；共10分)5. （5分）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空只填1个单词。True friends are rare to make these days. Even if you believe youve connected with someone, how do you really know he is a true friend? And often you will find that someone who you thought you could trust may disappoint you. There are ways you can know if a friendship is true and how you can hold onto that friend.A true friend is someone who will be there for you no matter what happens. Through good times and bad times, they will stand by you. They will accept you for who you are without trying to change you, and they will be there to help you grow in new ways.Trust is another important aspect. A true friend will keep your secrets. You can depend on them. They will listen and be someone you know you can talk things over with, even if they may not have advice to share with you.Friendship is a two-way street. To find true friends and keep them, you must in turn be the same as well. Be there for them in their hard times and share the good times with them. Be someone your friends can depend on and offer them the same things they give to you. A friendship will fall apart fast if only one person is giving and putting all the effort in. To keep a true friendship, you must be honest.There will be barriers in the road but that is the test of true friendship. If it can survive those barriers, it will be stronger and last forever. St Thomas Aquinas said, “There is nothing on this earth more prized than friendship” and it holds true.Title: Ways to find a true friendPassage outlineSupporting detailsOpinions onfriendsTrue friends are rare to make these days.Those who you regarded as your friends may make you _Characteristics oftrue friendshipA true friend will:support you _happens.keep your secrets and be a good listener.Tips on how tokeep friendshipStay with your friends when they are in trouble.Be someone your friends can depend on and offer them the same things_to you.Be_and you can keep a true friendship._True friendship can bear various tests and last forever.6. （5分）请阅读下面短文，再短文后表格中的空白处填上适当的单词Title: Inner voice helps a lot throughout our lives.When you couldnt open your mouth till the first two years on the earth, inner voice helps you understand things. Inner voice always shows thoughts and ideas in the body.It justifies（判断） what is right and what is wrong. When we go against inner voice, we usually feel uncomfortable throughout our lives.Sometimes when we are feeling sad, we seem to need some kind of support in spirit. We usually speak to our closest friend or our dearest family member during times of unhappiness to feel better. After talking to them, we suddenly feel active again, because our inner voice reminds us to get on with things and leave the things of the past in the memory.Inner voice is always right most of the time, because it knows us better than others and even ourselves. Its good to go by inner voice most of the time. Whenever you are trying to smoke, or whenever you are asked to choose one side in an argument, you are always worried about the result. During these times, your inner voice tells you what to do. If you dont follow your inner voice, you might be unhappy in the future. Its our own choice to either pay no attention to our inner voice or follow it and search for real happiness.Title: Inner voice helps a lot throughout our lives.Passage outlineSupporting detailsIntroduction to inner voiceBefore we can talk, inner voice_understand things, and shows thoughts and ideas in the body.Things that inner voice helps us withInner voice tells us what is right and what is wrong. We usually have an uncomfortable _throughout our lives when we go against inner voice.Inner voice reminds us to get on with things and leave the things of the past._why we should go by inner voiceIt knows us better than others and even ourselves.It tells us _to do when we are always worried about the result of our choice.We might be unhappy in the future without _our inner voice.三、 选词填空 (共2题；共11分)7. （1分）Could you tell me _ the girl under the tree is? (which/who) 8. （10分）选词填空 sometimes, first, unless, interest, main, size, keep, stick, because, smallIn November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story for the _ time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the _ character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West. The M