外研版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷(4).doc

外研版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷(4)一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）完形填空Stephen Hawking, a famous British physicist, died aged 76 on March 14th, 2018. He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday, his family said.As one of the well-known 1on space and time in the world, Hawking devoted his whole life to discovering the secrets of the Universe, and he is called the King of the Universe. However, this geniuss life was not smooth and he had been 2from the disease since he was 21 years old. When he studied maths and science at Oxford University, he became 3ill, causing his life very harsh: he could neither speak with his mouth nor stand on his legs or move his body.4, he was given only a few years to live. But he refused to 5his hope of living and went on to study at Cambridge University after6from Oxford University. In 1965, he got a doctors degree in philosophy. Then he worked as a professor at Cambridge University. He was known for his work with black holes and relativity, and wrote several popular science books,7A Brief History of Time, The Universe in a Nutshell, The Grand Design, etc.Although he lost many most important living conditions ordinary people have, he still felt he was rich, such as a finger that could move, a brain that could think all these made him8to life. Last year, Hawking was invited to China. His self-confidence and humorous conversations 9us deeply.From Stephen Hawkings10experience, we learn that nobody should lose hope, no matter how bad the situation is. As he once said, Life is not fair, you just have to do the best you can in your own situation.（1）A . astronauts B . artists C . scientists （2）A . separating B . suffering C . supporting （3）A . seriously B . probably C . naturally （4）A . As a result B . Whats more C . For example （5）A . take up B . put up C . give up （6）A . graduating B . furthering C . completing （7）A . according B . including C . during （8）A . thankful B . harmful C . regretful （9）A . increased B . improved C . impressed （10）A . universal B . unusual C . ordinary 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共44分)2. （10分）阅读理解Click and shopDo you always go shopping at the supermarket or often forget to buy something? If you do forget something, we believe you never want to go back for it. But with Webshop, our new Internet shopping service, you wont have to. Also avoid standing so long to pay for what you get. Start shopping online now!Eat what you likeDo you usually want to avoid eating any spicy （辛辣的）food? Do you always regret drinking too much fizzy（泡沫）drinks? Well, now its time for you to hold a chance to change the things. Youd better take our Gasgo and begin to feel the difference!24 hours to successDo you regret not working harder at school? Do you want to improve your languages? With Polygots system, you can learn to speak any language in 24 hours! Try following our system and see how different it is form the rest. Why not make an early start in a class today?Youre never too old to surfDo you want to surf the Internet but think youre too old to start learning new skills? If so, why not take some classes at CompuWia? We promise to make you master a computer whatever your age is. Dont forget to callus before July 1st at 2839-0818, and receive a 50% lower price on lessons.（1）With Webshop, you _.A . often forget to buy what you needB . have to stand to pay for the thingsC . can buy something you need easilyD . can call for everything you want（2）If you dont like to eat anything spicy or drink anything fizzy, you may try _ to see how different it is.A . PolygotB . GasgoC . CompuWizD . Mosso（3）Try to _ and you will learn any language in a very short time.A . click on the WebshopB . call at 2839-0818C . send e-mails to friendsD . follow Polgots system（4）You can save 50% of your money if you _ before July 1st.A . learn surfing the Internet at CompuWiaB . hold a chance to try GasgoC . start early with Polygots systemD . buy something from the Webshop（5）According to the passage, we can know its _.A . a piece of newsB . an adC . a storyD . a survey3. （10分）根据材料内容，选择正确答案。(B)Sandwich was an Englishman. He lived in the 18th century. Sandwich was rich(有钱的), but he liked to play cards for money. He often played for 24 hours, and didnt even stop to have his meals. He ordered his servants(仆人) to bring him some meat and bread. He put the meat between the two pieces of bread and held the food in his left hand while he played cards with his right hand. People liked Sandwichs idea, and from then on they ate bread and meat as Sandwich did.From the name of the man, Sandwich, we have the word of the food sandwich today.（1）Sandwich was the .A . name of a servantB . name of a man with a lot of moneyC . poor man who lived on playing cards D . name of food which was liked by the rich（2）Sandwich .A . often had no time to have his mealsB . was so interested(兴趣) in playing cards that he often brought some bread with him to play cardsC . never ate anything when he played cardsD . had no money to play cards with at last（3）People liked Sandwichs idea because .A . bread, together with meat was cheapB . he always won when he played cardsC . they liked Sandwich himselfD . when they ate with one of their hands they could do something with the other（4）Today, sandwich is .A . also a name of a rich manB . two pieces of bread with meat in betweenC . not interested in playing cardsD . not liked by most of the people（5）As food, sandwich .A . is usually made of (用制作) bread and chickenB . sometimes smells (闻) good, but sometimes notC . is made of bread and meatD . is easy for us to play4. （16分）What can we learn from the special, very successful people in the world who make the impossible possible?Lesson 1: Ways of creative thinking are neededBill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg both dropped out of college. They prefer to teach themselves because they like to develop their own ways of thinking. They think standard ways of teaching might stop people from being creative and having new ideas.Lesson 2: The answer might not be what you expectFind your answers from facts not start with an expectation of what you will find. Stephen Jacobsen from Northwestern University believed what he was taught: that water on Earth came from icy comets(彗星) or planets which hit into Earth.However, by studying a special rock, he discovered that it acts like a sponge(海绵). This suggests that Earths water may have come from inside, driven to the surface to form the oceans, by geological activity.“I had a pretty hard time making others believe it,” he said. “But thinking about the fact that you may the first person to see something for the first time doesnt happen very often. When it does, its amazing.”Lesson 3: A little luck goes a long wayYears of planning went intoa recent achievement in space travel. The European Space Agencys “Philae”, a robot landing craft, met up with Comet 67P, which is 480 million kilometers away. The trip from Earth by Philae had taken ten years!The scientists had no idea what the surface of the comet would be like. If the landing failed, it would be impossible to get information from the spacecraft. Twenty years of work would have been wasted.When “Philae”tried toland, it bounced(弹起) away from the comets icy surface twice. Luckily, however, “Philae” landed successfully and began sending information back to Earth.（1）Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didnt finish college because_.A . they preferred to learn by themselvesB . they needed standard ways of teachingC . their teachers didnt like their new ideasD . their teachers werent able to teach them（2）Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didnt finish college because_.A . they preferred to learn by themselvesB . they needed standard ways of teachingC . their teachers didnt like their new ideasD . their teachers werent able to teach them（3）In Lesson 2, the writer mainly wants to tell us that _.A . we should get answers from factsB . we can believe what we are taught C . its hard to make others believe somethingD . an expectation can help get an answer in research（4）In Lesson 2, the writer mainly wants to tell us that _.A . we should get answers from factsB . we can believe what we are taught C . its hard to make others believe somethingD . an expectation can help get an answer in research（5）The example Philae”in Lesson 3 shows that _.A . Comet 67P is not far away from EarthB . it took Philae”20 years to reach Comet 67PC . “Philae”landed on Comet 67P with a little luckD . scientists know nothing about the surface of Comet 67P（6）The example Philae”in Lesson 3 shows that _.A . Comet 67P is not far away from EarthB . it took Philae”20 years to reach Comet 67PC . “Philae”landed on Comet 67P with a little luckD . scientists know nothing about the surface of Comet 67P（7）The best title for this passage is _.A . Ways of discoveringB . Lessons for successC . Ways of being specialD . Lessons for experiments（8）The best title for this passage is _.A . Ways of discoveringB . Lessons for successC . Ways of being specialD . Lessons for experiments5. （8分）阅读理解In our daily life, we always come to the question “What is the real beauty?” . Different people have different ideas. Last night, I read a true story from the newspaper. Its about a poor, ordinary looking old woman. She lived alone, making a living by picking things from rubbish heaps (垃圾堆). However, she took in more than ten homeless children and tried to bring them up .Every day she worked from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. In order to earn as much money as possible to raise the children and to keep them in school, she even went to a local hospital to sell her blood(血) once a month. She got so weak because of the loss of blood that she sometimes felt sick on her way home. When asked why she chose to take care of so many children, she smiled and answered,“Oh, I love children and I like to live together with them because they always bring me great happiness.” Though the old woman was poor, she was full of love and rich in spirit.So the local government and people in her city truly respected her. Maybe you cant help thinking,“What makes that poor woman so different?” It is nothing else but her inner (内部的) beauty, her true devotion of love without any thought of money. So the real beauty is the beauty in ones heart, that is, the inner beauty!（1）Whats the article mainly about? A . How can we be a real beautiful person?B . Why is it important to be a real beautiful person?C . What is the meaning of the real beauty?D . How did the old woman become a beautiful person?（2）How did the old woman bring the homeless children up? A . By raising (募捐) the money.B . By picking rubbish and selling blood.C . By working in a local hospital.D . By working in the school.（3）What does the word “devotion” mean in Chinese? A . 索取B . 奉献C . 价值D . 因素（4）Which of the following is TRUE? A . Most of us realize the meaning of the real beauty.B . The old woman worked hard to be the most beautiful person.C . The old woman was the person with the real beauty.D . People respected the old woman because of her looks.三、 单词拼写 (共2题；共20分)6. （10分）单词拼写It was very cold. It was snowing fast and almost dark; the eveningthe last evening of the old year was drawing in. In the cold and darkness there went along the street a poor little girl, w_a cap and shoes. When she l_her home she had shoes on . H_, they were much too large for her f_shoes that her mother had used till then and the poor little girl l_them when she was running across the street when two carriages(四轮马车) were p_by terribly fast. When she looked for them one was not to be found, and a boy hid the o_and ran away with it, saying he would use it as a house for his mouse.In the old c_that she wore were boxes of matches, and she carried a box also in her hand. No one had brought so much as a box all the long day, and no one had g_her even a penny.Poor little girl shaking with cold and hunger, she walked slowly, q_and carefully along , a perfect picture of great unhappiness.7. （10分）根据段文意思填空，完成短文，并注意单词的正确拼写形式。（每空一词）Every society has _ (it) special words, expressions and ways of saying things. One of the popular expressions in the United States is Hitting the books. It _ (mean) studying a subject with great effort(努力).One of the great challenges for students _ (be) taking tests. Students spend long hours _ (prepare) for a test. They read all their books carefully, and then read them _ second time and a third time. They prepare for every possible question. They study every night. They are hitting the books.In the United States, most children go to school _ they are five years old. Public education is free and most children go to schools near their homes. School in these early years is fun. Children learn _ (read) and write, but they also play games and go on trips. There is no reason at such an early age for them to hit the books.This situation changes as children become older. The subjects become _ (difficult). Students must learn _ world history, algebra(代数) and life sciences. Tests become more common.Pressure is growing to hit the books, study hard, and advance(升级). _, most students only really begin hitting the books for long hours when they reach high school.Knowledge is a prize that is not easy to gain. 四、 选词填空 (共1题；共5分)8. （5分）根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空。enjoyable, give, laugh, serious, talent（1）The boy was hungry so his mother_him something to eat. （2）Of all the cinemas near here, the five-star cinema is the _place