沪教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷D卷.doc

沪教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷D卷一、 阅读理解 (共4题；共38分)1. （10分） Alice was twenty-three years old, and she was a nurse at a big hospital . She was very kind and all of her patients (病人) likes her very much .One day she was out shopping. She saw an old woman. The woman was waiting to cross (穿越) a busy street . Alice wanted to cross the street, too. So she went over to help the woman cross the street. When Alice was near her, she suddenly laughed(笑) and said, “ Mrs Green ! You were my patient in the hospital last year.”Mrs Green was very happy to see her.“I will help you cross the street, Mrs Green,” Alice said.“Oh, thank you very much , Alice , ” Mrs Green said and stepped (走) forward (向前). “No, no, Mrs Green,” Alice said quickly . “Wait! The light is still red.”“Oh,” Mrs Green answered when she stepped back. “I can easily cross the street by myself (我自己) when the light is green .”（1）Was Alice old or young?A . She was old.B . She was young.C . No, she wasntD . Yes, she was young.（2）Did her patients like her?A . No, they didntB . Yes, they liked her a little.C . Yes, they liked her very much.D . Sorry, I dont know.（3）Did Alice know Mrs Green?A . No, she didnt remember.B . Yes, she did.C . No, she didnt.D . Sorry, I dont know.（4）When did Mrs Green want to cross the street?A . When the light was green.B . When the light was on.C . When the light was off.D . When the light was red.（5）When did Alice want her to cross?A . When the light was on.B . When the light was red.C . When the light was off.D . When the light was green.2. （8分）阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Michelle and Ryan often stopped by a pet shop on their way home from school. They stopped for Sugar and Spice. Sugar and Spice were two cats that shared a cage. They were cute and played nicely together. Michelle and Ryan thought that they must be best friends like them.Things got busy at school, so Michelle and Ryan didnt have time to stop by the pet shop. How they missed seeing Sugar and Spice! One Sunday morning, Michelle went to the supermarket. Her mother asked her to buy some fruit. She was happy that she could stop by the pet shop to have a look. To Michelles surprise, Spice wasnt there. She only saw Sugar. Maybe someone bought Spice and the two best friends would never be together again. She went home in tears.Two days later Ryans parents held a birthday party for him. At the party Michelle, Ryan and their friends played games, sang and ate cake. Then came the best partthe presents. Ryans dad brought out a small box with holes in it. Ryan carefully opened it and found Spice inside!Ryan was excited to have a new cat, but he was also sad that Spice was not with Sugar any more. Ryans dad realized his sad feeling and motioned (示意) to Michelles mum. Then she walked in with a small box with holes in it. The box looked just like the one that Ryan got. Michelles mum asked Michelle if she wanted an early birthday present. But before Michelle could answer, Ryan took the box aside and Sugar jumped out! Sugar and Spice started playing together. Ryan looked at Michelle and said. This is the best birthday ever!（1）What did Michelle and Ryan think of Sugar and Spice? A . They were perfect.B . They were good friends.C . They were easy to take care ofD . They were different from each other.（2）Which of the following shows how Michelle felt that Sunday? A . Happy Angry SadB . Surprised Angry HappyC . Happy Surprised SadD . Surprised Sad Happy（3）Who sent Ryan a cat for his birthday? A . His father.B . His mother.C . Michelle.D . Michelles mother.（4）The passage mainly talks about _. A . perfect pets for childrenB . how to make friends with petsC . how to plan a birthday party for childrenD . a story between two children and two cats3. （10分）根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. If we didnt see any rain soon, we would lose everything.One day when I was in the kitchen, I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking towards the forest. He was clearly trying to be as still as possible. Several minutes after, he had gone into the forest, he ran out again, towards. the house. This activity went on for an hour, walking carefully to the forest and running back to the house. I really wanted to know what Billy was doing.Finally I followed him into the forest. I found that he was holding a cup of water. He walked very carefully not to drop the water.I saw a baby deer lying on the ground. It lifted its head to drink the water in my sons cup. After the deer drank up, Billy jumped up and ran back to the house to get more water. When he saw me, he said, Im not wasting. I found that his eyes were filled with tears.“I know. I watched the most beautiful heart working so hard to save another life.Tears ran down my face. As my tear drops began to hit the ground, other drops and more drops and more suddenly joined them I looked up at the sky. It was raining.Some people would say this was all just a huge coincidence (巧合). Those miracles(奇迹) dont really exist（存在). would like to believe it was a miracle. All I can say is that the rain that came that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy saved a life.（1）We can know the writer was _.A . Billys friendB . Billys parentC . Billys sisterD . Billys brother（2）Billy walked towards the forest and ran to the house again and again because he wanted to_.A . take more exerciseB . practice runningC . get water for the baby deerD . get water for his mother（3）What does the underlined word lifted mean _ in Chinese?A . 抬起B . 电梯C . 摇晃D . 点头（4）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A . They hadnt got any rain for long.B . Billy used a cup to hold water for the baby deer.C . The writer cried because she was moved.D . Billy walked carefully in order not to wake up the baby deer.（5）Whats the best title for the passage?A . A Miracle of TearsB . A Baby DeerC . A Beautiful CupD . A Great Coincidence4. （10分） Once there was a piano player in a bar (酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.“I dont sing,” said the man.But the lady told the waiter, “Im tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!”The waiter shouted across the room, “Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!”So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!He had talent(天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.（1）The lady asked the player to sing a song because _.A . she had paid him for thisB . she knew him very wellC . she was tired of listening to the piano.D . she enjoyed his singing（2）Nat King Cole succeeded because _.A . the lady helped him a lotB . he caught the chance(机会)C . he continued to play in the barD . he played the piano well（3）The words “sit on” in the passage probably mean “_”.A . fail to realizeB . forget to useC . try to developD . manage to show（4）From the story we know if you have some talent, you should _.A . hide it and waitB . ask others for helpC . pay no attention to itD . work hard to improve yourself（5）Which could be the best title(标题) for the passage?A . Sing in the BarB . Achieve Success in LifeC . Never Lose HeartD . Find Your Hidden（隐藏的） Talent二、 任务型阅读 (共2题；共25分)5. （10分）A) 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。More and more British people are deciding not to eat meat and animal products. As a result, vegetarianism(素食主义) is increasing in the UK. According to the Vegetarian Society, 2000 people are giving up meat and “going veggie(素食)” in Britain every week. Theres even a National Vegetarian Week organized every year to encourage people to try a meat-free lifestyle.Vegetarians and vegansVegetarians are people who dont eat or use any animal products. They are becoming more and more common in the UK culture. A recent survey showed that 3 million people (5.7 percent of the countrys population) were vegetarians.A healthy dietSo why are British people cutting out meat? Many are unhappy about the poor treatment of animals and the effects of meat and fish production on the environment. Worries about food safety, for example mad cow disease, also play a part. Others choose to change their eating habits to get healthier. According to the Vegetarian Society, a meat-free diet could help prevent the certain cancers, as well as heart disease and high blood pressure(压力).Organic(有机的) farmingAnother rising trend appears in the UKs food production. They want their food to be organically produced. Organic farmers use very few or no chemicals. Organic meat is produced without the use of drugs. Organically farmed animals also have more living space and more good food. According to the Soil Association, three out of every four UK families now buy some type of organic food.Vegetarianism is becoming_in the UKVegetarianism is increasing in the UK _more and more British people are choosing to live a meat-free style.The government _a National Vegetarian Week every year to encourage people to stop eating meat.Vegetarians and vegansVegetarians dont eat or use any _products.It is reported that the _of vegetarians in the UK is about 3 million .A healthy dietThree_for cutting out meatSome people think the production of meat and fish may harm both the animals themselves and the_Some people are_about food safety. They dont think the meat they eat are safe enough.A meat-free diet could help reduce the _of the certain cancers, as well as heart disease and high blood pressure.Organic farmingOrganic farmers use very few or no chemicals. Organic meat is produced without _drugs.At present, about 75% of UK families buy some type of organic food.6. （15分）根据短文内容，回答问题Mr Hu is an English teacher in China. He loves teaching very much. One day when he is giving an English lesson, he finds the headmaster(校长)sitting at the back of the classroom. After class, the headmaster tells him that he comes to his class to find out how much English and how much Chinese he is using. The result is about half English and half Chinese. The headmaster tells him that he should use more English in his class. Mr Hu makes a plan like this: Talk with an Englishman every Sunday for two hours to learn more English expressions(习语);Write some English expressions on cards; Have a five-minute talk in English with students before class; Speak more English in English classes.One year later, he finds he can use English freely.（1）How many ways does Mr Hus plan have?（2）Why does the headmaster come to hisr class?（3）Do you think an English teacher should use more English in class? Why or why not?三、 选词填空 (共2题；共15分)7. （5分）用方框里的单词完成下列句子，注意正确的形式。result in as a result of in danger take in mountains of（1）Many wild animals will be _ if we dont protect them well.（2）Her hair started falling out _ radiation treatment(放疗).（3）Plants _ water through the soil they grow in.（4）As a worker in a restaurant, she has to wash _dishes every day.（5）Cutting down so many trees can _ floods.8. （10分）请