人教版八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷D卷.doc

人教版八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷D卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将相应的字母编号涂黑。A little boy sold magazines. He walked up to an old house, whose owner hardly ever came out. The boy knocked on the door and 1. As he was about to leave, the door suddenly opened.What do you want? an old man asked. Sir, I am selling these magazines, and I 2if you would like to buy one.As they were talking, the boy noticed some dog figurines (小雕像) inside the house. Then he asked the old man 3he collected dogs. The old man told him yes and they were all he had.The boy then felt 4 for the man, as he was very lonely. Well, here, I have a magazine for collectors. And I also have one about 5since you like dogs so much. The old man was ready to 6the door and said, No, boy, I dont need any magazines, now goodbye.Sad for the old 7man in the big house, the next day, the boy came back with a little dog figurine. He knocked on the door 8 , and this time the old man came right to the door, shouting angrily, Boy, I thought I told you no magazines The boy handed him the figurine, and the old mans face 9 . From that day on, the old man started coming out and meeting people.This simple nice act 10the old mans life forever.（1）A . waited B . left C . shouted （2）A . hope B . wonder C . decide （3）A . how B . when C . if （4）A . sorry B . happy C . afraid （5）A . birds B . cats C . dogs （6）A . break B . open C . close （7）A . happy B . lonely C . crazy （8）A . once B . again C . hardly （9）A . lit up B . let down C . popped out （10）A . changed B . hurt C . collected 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共34分)2. （10分）根据短文内容，判断正误。Gift giving is different from culture to culture and person to person.When giving gifts, sometimes color is important. For example, for many Chinese people around the world, red is a lucky color, and people often like to pack gifts in this color. However, did you know that in Korea, red is a color of death? That is why you should not pack gifts in this color if you are giving a gift to a Korean person.What about western countries? In western countries, the color of packing paper is not really important. But color does matter when giving flowers, especially roses. You should not give red roses to a western person you dont know very well because they are a symbol of love. You could give yellow roses instead as these are a symbol of friendship. You could also send pink roses as gifts to say thank you.What other things should you remember when giving gifts to someone from a different culture? Well, one thing you should keep in mind is the persons religion. When choosing a gift for a Muslim or Jewish friend, you should never get good food including pork or things made from pigskin. Another thing that you shouldnt get for a Muslim person is alcohol.（1）Red is a lucky color all over the world.（2）Yellow roses are a symbol of love.（3）When you give gifts to a foreigner, you should remember his religion.（4）Three kinds of color are mentioned in this passage.（5）We can give a Muslim friend a bottle of alcohol as a gift.3. （6分） Walt Disney began to make cartoon movies when he was young. But he didnt have much money and he didnt always have enough to eat. One day a mouse ran near his desk when he worked in his small office.“Would you like to be my pet? ”Disney asked the mouse. He caught the mouse and kept it as a pet. A few years later, Disney decided to make a cartoon about it. “I am making a cartoon about a mouse named Mortimer,” he told his wife. “Mortimer Mouse? I think Mickey Mouse would be a better name.” She said. “You are right!” Disney agreed and made many Mickey Mouse cartoons.People all over the world saw Mickey and loved it. Mickey Mouse made Disney famous. Then come Donald Duck, and Goofy Dog and others. Disney began to make full length (长) cartoons. Then he made cartoon movies for television. Millions of children watched the shows every week.In California, real boats, castles (城堡), trains, mountains, rivers, all in one beautiful park. Millions of people came to Disneyland. He died in 1966, but the world will not forget him quickly. Mickey Mouse and all his cartoons will help us to remember him.（1）When Disney began making cartoon movies, .A . he was very poorB . the mouse helped himC . his wife knew nothing about itD . People didnt like Cartoons at all（2）This passage mainly tells us.A . how Disney make Cartoon moviesB . how Disney built DisneylandC . something about Disneys childhoodD . something about Disneys life（3）Which of the flowing sentences is true?A . Disneys wife asked him to make a cartoon about the mouse.B . Mickey Mouse was the name suggested by Disneys wifeC . Disney caught a mouse and made a cartoon about it at once.D . People will remember Disney because of the Disneyland.4. （10分）根据短文内容，选择正确答案。George Devol who came from the USA designed the first programmable robot in 1969. It meant that the robot age had started from then on. However, in about 989 BC, during western Zhou Dynasty, a Chinese man whose name was Yan Shi made a wood robot. It looked like a real man and it was able to do many actions. It was good at dancing and it has a heart, a stomach and other things in its body. It also had teeth and hair. It could express its feelings by using its eyes. Its eyes could move and could show love to women, but it couldnt laugh. It was probably the earliest robot in the world.Not all robots always look like humans. They have various shapes. They are clever and they can do all kinds of jobs, especially difficult and dangerous jobs. They are widely used in factories, banks, hospitals and other places. In the future, robots will make fewer mistakes, even can correct themselves and they will be smarter. Its possible that we will have a robot in our own home. They will do more things for us. We will have more free time to have a rest, to relax ourselves with the help of robots. I believe that we can have a better life.（1）What started the robot age?A . The first programmable robot.B . The Chinese robot.C . The wood robot.D . The small robot.（2）What couldnt Yan Shis robot do?A . Dance.B . Tempt women with eyes.C . Express its feelings with eyes.D . laugh.（3）How old was the earliest robot in the world?A . About 50 years old.B . About 100 years old.C . About 2 000 years old.D . About 3 000 years old.（4）Which is NOT true about the robots now?A . Now robots are in all kinds of shapes.B . Now robots can do kind of difficult jobs.C . Now robots can help people do most of jobs.D . Now robots can help doctors in some ways.（5）What does the passage mainly tell us?A . Robots.B . The history of robots.C . The robots usage and start.D . People and robots.5. （8分）根据短文内容，选择正确答案。EHave you ever seen a horse with toes? Millions of years ago, horses had many toes. They had four toes on each front foot. They had three toes on each back foot. The horses were no bigger than cats.These small horses lived in the forest. Their many toes helped the horses run over the soft, wet ground.It was very hot in the forest. But the weather changed. It became cold. Many trees could not live in cold weather. The trees died and fell. Open fields took the place of forests. The sun made ground dry and hard.Horses began to change, too. They began to get bigger. This took a long time. On the dry, hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running. Their middle toes became hard. After a long while, horses had only one hard toe on each foot. We call this hard toe a hoof.（1）Long ago, the horse had toes on each of its front feet.A . fourB . threeC . oneD . two（2）Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?A . Animals have always been the same as they are today.B . When the earth changed, animals began to change, too.C . Weather stays the same all year long around the world.D . When the earth changed, animals didnt change.（3）What did the horses need on dry, hard land?A . On the dry, hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running.B . On the dry, hard land, horses needed a lot of hoofs for running.C . On the dry, hard land, horses needed to get smaller.D . On the dry, hard land, horses needed nothing.（4）The main idea of the whole story is about .A . the weather never changesB . cats were once much bigger than horsesC . horses changed very much over the yearsD . horses have no toes today三、 选词填空 (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）选词填空:请选用方框中的单词的正确形式填空。take west month talk eat1.Have you ever_Italian food ?2.Quzhou is in the_part of Zhejiang.3._a deep breath, and it will make you feel comfortable and relaxed.4.It has taken scientists several_ to get to Mars.5.All the students stopped _when the teacher came into the classroom.四、 单词拼写 (共2题；共16分)7. （6分）用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（1）一What are you going to do tomorrow?一I_(have)a party at home（2）I am going to enjoy_(my)during the trip （3）She_(be)a teacher when she grows up（4）一_you_(take)an English test tomorrow?Yes，we are（5）We_(stay) in Beijing for a week this summer holiday8. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。Once upon a time, an eagle(老鹰)was flying in the sky when he suddenly saw a beautiful hen. The eagle came near the hen and said, My pretty hen, I Love you. Will you be _(I) wife?The hen was scared for the eagle was so strong. Her husband, the cock had gone out to look for food and her kids had gone away somewhere lo play with other _(child). The hen quickly answered, Im willing to be, but let me first grow wings like yours, so I can fly _high as you. The eagle replied, OK! This ring is for you as a sign of our betrothal(订婚）. Tie it around your neck till I return.The hen agreed _(do) so, and the eagle flew away.When the cock met the hen the next day, he was very _(surprise) to see the ring around her neck. He said, Where did you get that ring? Throw it away immediately. The hen did this and the cock was cheerful I again. But at the weekend, the eagle came _.The frightened hen hid herself behind her door but the eagle soon found her out. Suddenly he cried, Where _(be) the ring that I gave you? Why are you not wearing it?The hen was very scared and said, Forgive me l I lost it yesterday. I was walking in the garden when I met a large snake. I was _frightened that I ran fast. When I got home, I couldnt find it.The eagle looked at the hen _(angry) and said, I dont believe you. You have hurt me. I will punish you. _you dont marry me, I will snatch( 抓）away all your chickens from you. But I will promise to forgive you only if you find my ring. Good-bye! Ever since, all the hens in the world have been scratching( 轻抓) the ground to find the eagles ring.五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）阅读短文，从AE五个句子中选择正确选项还原到文中，使短文内容完整，正确。 Many people do not like to stay at home on holidays. _or do something exciting. So people from the country go to the city and people from the city go to the country for holidays. During the holidays, trains, buses and planes are all very busy. _. Many people take cars or buses for travelling. Last May