北师大版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷(3).doc

北师大版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷(3)一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）完形填空Nine-year-old Louis Pasteur rushed into the little house.With his face white. “Mother!” he cried, “A mad dog has 1my friend Henry, and now they are burning him with red-hot irons(烙铁). Its terrible!”“Rabies(狂犬病), Louis. Burning the bites is the only 2of stopping Henry from catching the disease.Henry did get rabies and died, in great 3some days later. Louis Pasteur never 4“One day,” he thought, “I must do something to help people like Henry.”Sixteen years later Pasteur became a Doctor of 5And he began his work in this special field. Pasteur achieved great success in his life.6the years of research he lost the use of his left arm and leg, yet he never lost heart. He worked on and on, as hard as ever,7he had a strong will to find a way for curing rabies.After many dangerous experiments on mad dogs, he 8found the answer. Just then a boy who had been badly bitten by a mad dog arrived at his lab. A few days later Pasteurs treatment, the boy got9He did not catch rabies.The discovery gave new hope to people in many countries. People sent money to help10the Pasteur Institute in Paris. Today it is one of the worlds most famous centers for the research.（1）A . knocked B . pulled C . kicked D . bitten （2）A . result B . hope C . truth D . value （3）A . pain B . trouble C . sadness D . danger （4）A . forgot B . refused C . continued D . remembered （5）A . French B . Law C . History D . Science （6）A . From B . Before C . During D . Until （7）A . when B . though C . if D . as （8）A . hardly B . finally C . even D . again （9）A . easier B . harder C . better D . worse （10）A . build B . close C . buy D . repair 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共34分)2. （10分）阅读理解BSchool Programs根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。（1）Which school offers Music Programe? A . Emerson SchoolB . Hillbrook SchoolC . Monarch SchoolD . Almaden School（2）If you are interested in group classes in art, you can call _. A . 650-968-5957B . 650-903-0986C . 650-720-1677D . 650-403-3575（3）Which program helps improve thinking skills? A . Development ProgramB . Art ProgramC . Sports ProgramD . Woodshop Program（4）Tony is interested in sports. To get more information, he can visit_. A . B . C . D . （5）Which of the following sentences is true for the school programs? A . Music Program is offered twice a year.B . Woodshop Program starts on February 15th.C . Development Program helps students of Grades 1-3.D . Art Program is only for beginners.3. （8分）Many people think it is very exciting and admirable(令人羡慕的) to be an actor. The actors often wear the most beautiful and fashionable clothes and they can make a lot of money. Many people like them and they have so many fans. But in fact, the job of an actor can be very tiring and hard. To make good movies, for example, action movies, the actors need to go to some remote(偏远的) places. There they dont have good places to stay or nice food to eat. They often have to get up early and go to bed very late. When they are too busy, they dont have time to sleep or relax. Its very hard.（1）Why do so many people think it is admirable to be an actor?A . They think actors are fashionable.B . They think actors are rich.C . They think their clothes are beautiful.D . All of the above.（2）The author(作者) thinks actors life is _.A . fashionableB . excitingC . tiring and hardD . good（3）The actors find it difficult to sleep well or relax because_.A . They dont like sleeping.B . They are too hungry to sleep wellC . They sleep in clod roomsD . Their job is too busy（4）Which is NOT true?A . Sometimes, the life（生活）of actors is not so exciting.B . Actors often have nothing to eat.C . Actors often work late at night.D . Many people think it is good to be an actor.4. （10分）根据短文内容, 判断正误。AWhen we play a game with our classmates or friends, we usually need to make some rules first. I think its very important to have rules.There are lots of rules in my school. We must get to school on time. We have to wear the school uniform on Mondays and Thursdays. We cant run in the hallways. We cant fight. I think its very good to have rules at school.We must follow traffic (交通) rules. We can go at green lights (灯) and have to stop at red lights. The traffic rules make us safe (安全的). When we take a car and sit next to the driver, we must wear the safety belts (安全带). Also, children must sit on the safety seats.（1）The writer thinks its very important to have rules.（2）The students have to wear the school uniform on Mondays and Tuesdays.（3）The students cant run in the hallways.（4）We can go at red lights (灯)and have to stop at green lights.（5）When we take a car and sit next to the driver, we shouldnt wear the safety belts.5. （6分）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。While it is common for restaurant owners to connect with their customers, a restaurant owner in the U.S. is taking it to a whole new level. Tim Harries gives out free hugs（拥抱）to every customer at the end of each meal. The atmosphere（气氛）at his restaurant “Tims Place” is so positive(积极的)that customers often call it the Worlds friendliest restaurant”.Tims Hug” is in fact an item on the menu described as a love” treat. Tims hugs are doubly special because of everything he has achieved. The 26-year-old is probably the only Down syndrome sufferer(唐氏综合症患者)in the U.S. to own a restaurant，but he has several other things to be proud of hes a skillful special Olympian, an excellent sailor, and all experienced fisherman. He was also chosen as Homecoming King and Student of the Year in high school! So when a man like Tim hugs you，it is sure to be a special and unforgettable experienceWhen Tim expressed interest in opening a restaurant，Keith，a small businessman himself, supported him. Tim hired other people to manage the place and do the cooking, and he introduced the idea of free hugs. He realized that people want to feel at home at a restaurant. That is why he included love” as all item on the menu. Customers can order the free hug from Tim，and even if they dont, hell probably hug them anywayThe restaurant has been around since 2010，and Tim has given out over 19,000 hugs in the past five years he keeps count using a special Hug CounterMany customers love visiting Tims Place. Ive been coming here once a week. said Michelle Garth-Jones, a regular customer. I love local restaurants, and this special one has a story that stays with you.（1）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A . Customers prefer to feel relaxed at a restaurant.B . Unless you order Tims Hug, he will not hug you.C . As soon as you enter Tims Place, you will get a warm hug.D . Michelle Garth-Jones loves listening to the story in the restaurant.（2）Which of the following words can best describe Time Harris? A . HumorousB . CreativeC . SeriousD . Curious（3）What may be the best title for this passage? A . Tims AchievementsB . A Special ExperienceC . A Down Syndrome SuffererD . The Worlds Friendliest Restaurant三、 单词拼写 (共2题；共13分)6. （5分）根据短文内容在空白处填入适当的单词。Its Sunday morning. Many boys and girls are in the park. Some of them are singing under the tree, some are _in the river, other children are playing games behind the hill.Maria is _American girl. She is in the park, too. Where is she? Oh, she is on the hill. What is she _over there? She is sitting and _a book. She likes reading very much. Tom is an English boy. He is five. He is too young. He cant go to school. Now he is _a kite with his father in the park.7. （8分）根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。Chen Qingyuan, 13, is an ordinary student in Grade 8 in the United States. But he has made himself a “star” on WeChat! He has a public WeChat account ( ID: mgzxxx0811) to share his life in the US, from study to after-class activities. He has about 1,200 followers. All his posts are original and he updates (更新）it almost every day.In the beginning, only a _ people read his stories. But he didnt give up. “Gradually, I realized that followers prefer things that are useful to _. Parents are more interested in how to apply for US schools,” he said. For example, his most popular article was how to _ with interviews when applying (申请) for a US private high school. He shared his several interview experiences and gave suggestions. The article had more than 2,200 views and hundreds of reports.To write high quality articles every day, Chen worked very hard. He observed（观察）life _，read a lot of books and even learned how to design pages. “I found everything in life could be written about. The key is to find a point and make it clear,” he said.Recently, he wrote an article about the _ between the first school day in the US and China. Through pictures, he showed that US students would receive many materials _ the first school day, including the Principals Letter and various forms to fill in. While in China, students would have a class meeting to discuss their class rules for the new term or share their different experiences of the last vacation with each other. Many readers encourage and thank him by _ messages and money. So far he has received about 1,500 yuan. And he said he would keep writing at least until high school _ he wouldnt let his followers down.”四、 选词填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。每词限用一次。sleep think, they. water, about, money, real, happen, see, smartBao Gong was a famous and smart official (官员) in China about 1,000 years ago. One day, he _a boy crying (哭) on the street. He asked the boy what_I sold meat this morning and got 100 coins (硬币). Then I had a short _But when I woke up, I couldnt find my money, said the boy.Bao Gong looked the boy up and down and _for some time. Then he pointed at a horse and said it was the thief (小偷). He shouted at the horse and asked it to give the boys _back.People around laughed and said quietly, What is he doing? Shouldnt Bao Gong be _Bao Gong heard that and shouted, How could you say bad words _an official? You are all .fined (被罚款) one coin Then he took out a large bowl full of _And asked everyone to put a coin into it.When one man put his into the bowl, Bao Gong said, This is the _thief! When he put the coin into the bowl, there was a film of oil (一层油) on the water. All the boys corns have oil from the meat on_At last the boy got his money back. Everyone said that Bao Gong was a really smart man.五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共3分)9. （3分）阅读表达 阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。The way we spend our time can be. divided into three groups，or jars(罐子).These would be the necessary tasks jar, the voluntary tasks jar and the happiness jar.Every day，we spend time filling the necessary tasks jar. We fill this jar with useful things，like making money，doing housework，buying food and paying bills. We then fill another jar with voluntary tasks like taking children to activities and cooking family meals. Those jars are very important，but we may not enjoy them. If we dont fill them each day，our family wont run properly.However, we often forget to fill the third jarthe happiness jar. This is the jar that we fill with activities that make us happy. Is your happiness jar sometimes empty at the end of the day? We all have days like that. Between doing all the necessary, and voluntary tasks，time flies by on some days，and before we know it，it is time for bed.That is why each day we try to fill our happiness jar. Most days，I fill mine by going to the ballroom dance(社交舞