冀教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（I）卷(8).doc

冀教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（I）卷(8)一、 单项选择 (共5题；共10分)1. （2分）Among all Chinese traditional arts, Nancy likes Beijing Opera best because it is really_ fun. A . /; aB . / ; /C . the; aD . the; /2. （2分）We have art _ Friday.A . inB . onC . atD . to3. （2分）This math problem is too difficult. students in our class can work it out. A . A fewB . FewC . Little4. （2分）Youd better speak as _ English as you can. A . moreB . manyC . muchD . little5. （2分）Lanzhou is the only capital city that the Yellow River, the second river in China, passes through.A . longB . longestC . longerD . length二、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)6. （15分） These days computer games have bcome more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy 1 have changed into computer game houses in order to get more 2 These places are always crowded with peopleIn the computer game houses, people 3 a lot of money matching on the machine. Its4 for one to beat a computer, but one can do well after trying again and again. People want to 5 when they play computer games. The more they 6 the more they want to win, and at last they even cant7without it.The result is that some people dont want to 8 and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys, things are 9. They dont want to have 10. When school is over, they rush to the computer houses near their 11. Some of them can get enough money from their 12. Some of them are not13 to get the money. So they have to steal or rob others and become14 . Computer game addiction(上瘾) is a15 problem in our life. Something has to be done to stop it.（1）A . streets B . schools C . towns D . cities （2）A . boys B . money C . computers D . houses （3）A . take B . spend C . cost D . pay （4）A . possible B . easy C . good D . hard （5）A . read B . learn C . win D . download （6）A . lose B . try C . waste D . watch （7）A . come B . eat C . study D . live （8）A . watch TV B . go out C . stay there D . work （9）A . better B . exciting C . even worse D . interesting （10）A . lessons B . games C . families D . sports （11）A . classes B . rooms C . schools D . shops （12）A . classmates B . teachers C . sisters D . parents （13）A . lucky B . unlucky C . careful D . polite （14）A . good B . bad C . rich D . poor （15）A . important B . serious C . unusual D . wonderful 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共24分)7. （6分）阅读下面短文，然后从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。AImagine there is a bank that gives you $86,400 every morning. Every evening the bank deletes(删除) the part you fail to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course! Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME.Every morning, time gives you 86,400 seconds. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the days deposit(存款), the loss is yours.* To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed in SSC Exam.* To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature(早产) baby.* To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.* To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.* To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train.* To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident.* To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask a person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.The clock is running. Make the most of today. And remember that time waits for no one.（1）If you want to realize the value of one week, you can ask _.A . a student who failed in SSC Exam.B . a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.C . an editor of a weekly newspaper.D . the lovers who are waiting to meet.（2）If you ask a person who just avoided an accident, you can realize the value of _.A . one weekB . one hourC . one minuteD . one second（3）What does the writer want to tell us?A . To treasure friendship.B . To spend time with our family.C . To value our time.D . To count our loss.8. （10分） Everyone has worries. How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it wont solve your problems.Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. ff you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions: Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me? How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isnt a test? Do I have a good place to do my homework? Have I tried different ways of studying?If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down al! the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.You can ask for help when youre worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.（1）What do kids often worry most about?A . Their hobbies.B . Their homework.C . Their marks at school.D . A fight with their friends.（2）According to the passage, when youre worried, youd better _.A . work hardB . talk to someoneC . get ready for classD . write down your worries（3）If youre worried about grades, DONT ask yourself _.A . Why are grades important?B . What do grades mean to me?C . How do I get ready for class?D . Why not give up my studies?（4）If you had a fight with a friend, you could _.A . invite him or her to watch a gameB . put the blame on him or herC . try to make new friendsD . leave him or her alone（5）What does the passage mainly tell us?A . Who is often worried.B . When people are worried.C . How to deal with worries.D . What kinds of worries people have.9. （8分）阅读下列材料，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。(C)Customs(习俗) are social habits. They have been handed down through generations(代) among groups, social classes, etc. Customs can be described as ways of doing things. They are especially strong in social practices on the occasions(场合) of births, marriages and deaths.In China, these days, some people in cities are learning from Western customs. For example, some brides(新娘) dress in the long white dress that is usual bridal wear in many Western countries. Every people(民族) has special customs for the New Year. The Han people have many interesting Spring Festival customs. And now, quite a number of people living in the cities have followed the Western custom of sending New Year greeting cards.One interesting custom in China is that Mothers Wrap(包) up their babies tightly(紧紧地). This is not the custom in Western countries, where babies are usually dressed in loose garments.（1）In the last paragraph of this passage, the underlined word garments means _. A . a kind of foodB . a bedC . a sort of clothesD . a room（2）How do the Chinese young people learn from Western countries at their marriages? A . The brides wear the white dress.B . Men wear the white coat.C . Their parents all have attended their marriages.D . Their marriages are only held in the mens homes.（3）From this passage, we know _ A . the people all over China spend the New Year in the same way.B . people in the villages and cities send New Year greeting cards to each other.C . each people has special customs for the New Year.D . most of Chinese people take the Spring Festival seriously.（4）The difference about clothing between Chinese and Western babies is that _. A . Chinese babies are usually dressed in new clothes.B . Chinese mothers are used to dressing their babies in colorful clothes.C . Western babies are dressed in bigger clothes while Chinese babies are usually wrapped.D . Western babies have more clothes than Chinese babies.四、 单词拼写 (共2题；共2分)10. （1分）Would you like _(have) a large bowl of noodles?11. （1分）Yesterday the man d_some holes hem to plant trees. 五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)12. （5分）任务型阅读 _Mr. Brown is a history teacher in America. He thinks China is a great country with lots of ancient and beautiful cities. He wishes to visit such a city which has a rich culture and long history, and he wants to visit some famous persons in history. Also he may taste some local traditional food._Miss Shute comes from Canada. She is a young artist who enjoys something creative and exciting so she expects to visit such a Chinese city where there are millions of young people who like modern things. Whats more, she may describe the citys building with her painting brush._Mr. White is a successful businessman from Australia. Hes ever been to many countries in the world, but he thinks China is one of the most amazing countries, so this time he wants to go to such a city which is one of the most developed cities in China and has all kinds of business chances._Mr. Miller is a TV reporter from UK. After a busy month, shed like to go to such a Chinese city where she may enjoy swimming eating good food and buying her favorite clothes. At the same time, she hopes the cities are always warm and full of sunshine. She doesnt mind the coast. She only wants to have fun._Mr. Green is a famous pianist. He often tours around the world and gives his concerts. This year he plans to have a concert in the Chinese city where there are lots of music lovers and he may taste different food from all over the world and me all kinds of friends. At the same time, he wants to do some shopping there.A. Shanghai is an international city. Here you can get many chances to make money because there are so many stores companies and factories. Also is a fantasy city that has so much to see.B. Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake. Its a great city to travel and shop. There you can taste all kinds of good food. The good news is that its not so expensive to travel around the city.C. Guangzhou is an international city. Many musicians like the city because there are so many fans of theirs. Its also a travel city that attracts lots of tourists from all over the world. Here you may taste Chinese food, Indian food French food and even Italian food.D. Why not consider visiting Sanya. Its a big city where you can enjoy all kinds of water sports. Whats more the weather is never too hot or too cold there all year round. However, it is kind of expensive to live and shop there.E. Wuhan is a large and live