人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷(9).doc

人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷(9)一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。It was a sunny winter day. I had gone down the tower when a blind man came toward me. He kept close to the wall, touching it lightly with his arm. I stood still and looked at him walking toward the tower.What does a blind man want to climb up the tower for? I wondered (疑惑). Not the view(景色) certainly, perhaps he wants to jump. Thinking of some terrible reasons, I thought I should1 him.He went up slowly and2 from time to time. I followed him a few steps behind. When he got to the first corner of the bell tower, I came close to him. Excuse me, I said as politely as I could, but I wonder3 you came up.He smiled, Perhaps climbing up the tower. You have noticed and yet, not being blind, perhaps you wont how the sun shines into the tower4 the windows here and there, so that one can5the cool steps suddenly become quite warm, even in winter. But behind the wall there is shade(阴影). There is no place so good as this for feeling the difference between light and darkness. Though Im blind, I also want to feel the6 brought by the sunlight. In fact, it isnt my first time to be here. He said and seemed as 7 as a child.I had never thought that even a blind man could have his way to8 the beautiful life. But we often paid no attention to its value because we never9 it.We went down the10 together and I left him. From then on, I began to treasure what life has given me.（1）A . stop B . follow C . watch D . protect （2）A . talked B . smiled C . stopped D . called （3）A . why B . how C . where D . when （4）A . by B . in C . through D . into （5）A . see B . feel C . know D . imagine （6）A . love B . peace C . happiness D . difference （7）A . pleased B . simple C . excited D . lovely （8）A . understand B . live C . enjoy D . have （9）A . noticed B . practiced C . had D . lost （10）A . street B . tower C . wall D . corner 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共70分)2. （25分）阅读与回答问题。New rules and behavior standards for middle school students came out in March. Middle schools are going to use a new way to decide who the top students are. The best students wont only have high marks. They will also be kids who dont dye(染) their hair. The following are some of the new rules.Tell the truth. Have you ever copied someone elses work on an exam? Dont do it again! Thats not something an honest student should do. If you have played computer games for two hours in your room, dont tell your parents you have done homework.Do more at school. Good students love animals and care for other people. April is Bird-loving month in China. Is your school doing anything to celebrate? You should join! In that way, you can learn more about animals and how to protect them. When more people work together, it makes it more fun for everyone. Have you ever quarreled with your teammates when your basketball team lost? Only working together can make your team stronger. Be friendly to the people you are with. Try to think of others, not only yourself.Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Maybe youll discover Earth some day. Dont look down on new ideas. Everyones ideas are important. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.Protect yourself. Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates? Dont let it happen to you. If you have to go home late, you should let your parents know.Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your studies. But some things on the Internet arent for kids, so try to look at web pages that are good for you. You can use the web for fun or homework. Cant you find any good websites for children? Here are some: / , /www. chinakids. net. com, http :/www. .（1）How many rules are mentioned in the passage?（2）Which month is Bird-loving month in China?（3）Why should we welcome new ideas? (in no more than 8 words)（4）If we go home late, what should we do? (in no more than 6 words)（5）What can we use good websites for?3. （10分） One day Mr Smith went to a dinner party. He was wearing very old clothes. He came into the room, but people in the room didnt look at him. They didnt ask him to sit at the table. He wasnt happy. But he said nothing.Mr Smith went home quickly and put on his best clothes. He went back to the party. Everyone in the room stood up and looked at him. They gave him good food to eat.Mr Smith took off his coat, and put it on the food and said, “Eat, coat!”The other people were surprised and asked, “What are you doing? Why do you do that?”Mr Smith answered, “I am asking my coat to eat food. When I wore old clothes, you didnt look at me. You didnt ask me to sit down. Now I am wearing these nice clothes. And you give me good food. Now see, you give the food to my coat, not to me.”（1）One day Mr Smith went to .A . a birthday partyB . a dinner partyC . an English partyD . a movie（2）When he came into the room, the people didnt look at him. Why?A . Because the people didnt ask him to comeB . Because Mr Smith wore old clothes.C . Because Mr Smith didnt say hello to them first.D . Because it was night and they didnt see him.（3）Why did he go home quickly?A . Because he didnt want to stay at a restaurantB . Because he went home for his best clothes.C . Because the people there asked him to leaveD . Because he didnt like the food there.（4）Whats the meaning of “surprised” in Chinese?A . 高兴的B . 不满的C . 感到奇怪的D . 生气的（5）Which statement is right?A . A person in good clothes should eat good foodB . A good coat should eat good food.C . We cant judge (判断) a man by his clothesD . Mr Smith is stupid (愚蠢的).4. （10分） Students learn their lessons in classIn class teachers teach themStudents sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. This is a way of learningIs this the only way for students to learn? Of course notThere is another way to learnThat is students can teach themselvesEvery student can teach himself, and every student is teaching himself when he is learning somethingFor example，if you cannot remember something when you are doing your homeworkwhat will you do? You can look at your book to find the answerThis is a way to teach yourselfAnd it is not a difficult wayWe can do this at any place and at any timeHow to teach yourself？ The first thing you must do is readingRead something you are interested in，not you have to readThe second is that you must ask yourself questionsThe question is something you dont understand，or you want to know more aboutYou can write down these questionsA clever student is usually good at asking questionsThe third is to answer the question yourself by thinking hard，by reading the text or other books，and sometimes by asking other peopleThese are the ways of teaching yourselfAnd you must do these all by yourselfIf you keep doing like these for a long time，you are sure to succeed in your study（1）Listening to the teachers is _for students to learnA . not a wayB . the best wayC . the only wayD . not the only way（2）If you want to succeed，youd better learn_A . your lessons in the classroomB . how to teach yourselfC . to read and write carefullyD . how to ask questions（3）In teaching yourself, the first thing you must do is_A . writingB . readingC . askingD . answering（4）A clever student is usually good at_A . asking questionsB . answering questionC . finding answersD . asking others（5）Which of the following ideas do you think is right?A . A student can teach himself but he doesnt like toB . It is a difficult way to learn to teach from the teacherC . A student can learn to teach himself if he wants to be successful.D . Students know very well how to teach themselves5. （25分）任务型阅读My name is SamYesterday I got up at about 8：00 in the morningAfter taking a shower ,I went into the kitchen to cook breakfastThen I heard there was a strange noise(奇怪的声音)I thought it came from behind the cooker（炉具）I took away the cooker, but I couldnt see anythingI called my friend Mike for helpHe said it could be a gas leak (煤气泄漏)I was scaredI ran out of my house to call the policeBut then I remembered that there was no gas in my houseSo I walked backBefore I opened the door, I remembered one thing my mom told me：a llama(美洲驼)ran out from the zoo last Wednesday. I put my key in the door, turned it and opened the door slowly. I heard the noise again !I walked into the kitchen. I found the noise was from a big box next to the cooker. I opened the box slowly. I saw a llama in the box !It was snoring(打鼾)!I called the zoo. The workers in the zoo came soon. They were happy to see the llama again and they gave me50 to thank me for helping them find the cute animal根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。 （1）When did Sam get up yesterday?（2）Where did Sam hear a strange noise?（3）Was the noise a gas leak?（4）What did Sams mom tel