人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷C卷(5).doc

人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷C卷(5)一、 阅读理解 (共4题；共34分)1. （6分） James and Harry came to London and stayed in the same hotel.James came in in a great hurry one eveningA friend had offered him a ticket for a play. He saw a 1etter on the hall table.That will keep till I get back，”he thought，“no time to lose now”And he went offHarry came in a minute after JamesThere was a letter for him，too，which he opened at once.It was from the secretary(秘书)of a company，offering him a post(职位)in their office. He Was told to be there at 10 a.m. the next morning，as there were others who wanted the job.James got back from the play at midnightHe was sleepy“That letter can be opened in the morning，”he thoughtThe next morning when he woke up，he at once jumped out of bed，tore(撕)it open-his face fell .It was a similar letter to the one Harry had received the night before. But James chance was gone .It was five to ten, and he could never be at the office in time. （1）One evening James came in in a great hurry because .A . he knew there was a letter on the hall tableB . he had to tell someone to keep his letter until he got backC . he was afraid he would be late for the playD . his friend was waiting for him outside the hotel（2）As soon as he woke up，James.A . wondered where Harry had goneB . was eager(急切的)to know the timeC . knew he could never be at the office in timeD . remembered the letter from the company（3）The underlined sentence “his face fell” in the passage means“”.A . he knew there was something wrong with his faceB . he felt very sorry for missing the chanceC . he fell down on his faceD . he realized that he had lost his face2. （10分） Years ago, I lived in a building in a town. There was another building across from mine, and it was only a few metres away. There lived a woman whom I had never met. I could see her sit by the window each afternoon, drinking or reading.Several months later, I noticed her window was very dirty. Everything was not clear through the window. I wondered why the woman didnt wash her window.One sunny morning, I decided to clean up my apartment, including washing my windows. Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down for a rest by the window. What a surprise! The woman sitting by her window was clearly seen! Her window was clean! Suddenly, I realized I had made a mistake. I was watching her through my dirty window all the time!That was quite an important lesson for me. Since then, whenever I wanted to judge （判断） someone, I asked myself first, Am I looking at him through the dirty window of my heart? ”Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world clearly.（1）The writer lived in _years ago.A . a hotelB . a villageC . a townD . the countryside（2）The woman often drank and read by the window _.A . in the morningB . in the afternoonC . in the eveningD . the whole day（3）One sunny morning, the writer decided to do some_.A . ReadingB . CleaningC . ShoppingD . cooking（4）The writer was surprised to find the womans window was_A . FarB . BrokenC . CleanD . dirty（5）From the passage（文章）, we can learn _.A . we should judge ourselves before we judge othersB . we should judge others through the dirty windowsC . we should clean others windows firstD . we shouldnt clean the windows often3. （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。 After a serious earthquake happened, a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to his sons school, only to find that the building where his son studied had collapsed and looked like a pancake.He was shocked. He didnt know what he should do for a while, and then he remembered the words he had said to his son, No matter what happens, Ill always be there for you! And tears began to fill his eyes. He started digging through the ruins (废墟).As he was digging, other helpless parents and the firemen arrived and tried to pull him off the ruins, saying, Its dangerous here! Theres nothing you can do! To them he replied with one line, Are you going to help me now? And then he kept on digging.He went on because he needed to know for himself, Is my boy alive or is he dead? He dug for eight hours 12 hours 24 hours 36 hours Then, in the 39th hour, he pulled back a rock and heard his sons words. He shouted his sons name. Armand! He heard back, Dad?! Its me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, youd save me, and when you saved me, theyd be saved. You promised, No matter what happens. Ill always be there for you! You did it, Dad!Whats going on there? How is it? the father asked. There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. Were frightened, hungry, thirsty and thankful youre here. When the building fell down, it made a triangle (三角形) and it saved us.Come out, boy!No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know youll get me! No matter what happens, I know youll always be there for me.（1）The underlined word collapsed in Paragraph 1 probably means _. A . fallen downB . shaken awayC . stood byD . fallen into（2）How many students were already dead when the father found his son in the ruins? A . Fourteen.B . Nineteen.C . Thirty-three.D . Four-seven.（3）What do we know about the father? A . He felt shocked when he came to his sons school.B . He didnt need others help and kept on digging by himself.C . He believed his son was alive when he was digging.D . He didnt teach his son how to save himself in an earthquake.（4）We can learn from the passage that _. A . it took the father one day to find his son and other studentsB . the fathers wife died in the earthquakeC . the son was the first one to come out of the ruinsD . the son believed his father would come to save him4. （10分）根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。CToday is Childrens Day. There is a show in the zoo. Many children are in the zoo. Look at the animals. They are so cute. The birds are flying and singing in the sky. The tigers are running. The pandas are climbing trees. They are good climbers. The kangaroos are jumping. Look at the mother elephant and the baby elephant. The mother elephant is eating bananas and the baby elephant is drinking water with its trunk. Look，what are those? They are two lions. They are playing with a ball. And the monkeys are swinging.（1）Where are the children? A . In the zoo.B . In the park.C . In the pool.D . At school.（2）What are the tigers doing? A . Flying in the sky.B . Climbing treesC . Running.D . Jumping.（3）According to this passage, what animals are good climbers? A . The kangaroos.B . The mother elephant.C . The pandas.D . The monkeys.（4）What is the mother elephant doing? A . Jumping.B . Climbing trees.C . Drinking water.D . Eating bananas.（5）How many kinds of animals are talked about in this passage? A . Four.B . Five.C . Six.D . Seven.二、 任务型阅读 (共2题；共28分)5. （25分）阅读理解I have a friend. His name is Jeff. He is 14 years old. His father is 40. His mother is 41. He has a brother and a sister. His brother is 9 and his sister is 6. Today is his mothers birthday. Its October fifth. There is a big birthday cake(蛋糕) on the table. It is 20 dollars. Many friends come to the party.根据短文内容回答下列问题。（1）Whats my friends name? （2）How old is his father? （3）When is his mothers birthday? （4）Does he have a sister? （5）How much is the birthday cake？ 6. （3分）阅读下面的短文，然后用英语回答问题。Mom! Get my annoying(令人讨厌的)brother off me, I shouted. I woke up because of my brother. It happens almost every day. I got out of bed and put on my clothes hurriedly. Then I realized a huge problemit was the first day of high school! It meant I had to go to the same school as my brother. But I didnt want to go there. At that exact moment, a thought came into my mind. I had never thought of it before.I had to go to school in 30 minutes. I had to eat, pack and think of a plan to get my brother embarrassed(尴尬).20 minutes later, I got my bag and slowly walked out of my bedroom. I saw my mom taking the school uniform downstairs and in exactly a second I had a great plan. I quickly ran after my mom and followed her downstairs. Like a cat I hid behind a couch, seeing her put the uniform on the couch and make her way back upstairs. I only had one chance. I quickly wrote something that would make my brother embarrassed on the back of a shirt as my brother ran downstairs. We put on out clothes right away and we wore the same size. It was quite a cold day, so I took a jacket and put it on.A couple of minutes later, we were in the car and were almost at school. I was secretly waiting for my great plan to happen. I got out of the car and ran to my classroom. I unpacked and decided to take off my jacket, because the day was heating up. Once I took my jacket off, everyone started laughing. I had no idea why everyone was laughing until suddenly I realized what had happened.（1）When did the story happen?_（2）What did the writer realize at the end of the story?_（3）Do you think the writer will do such kind of thing again? Why or why not?_三、 选词填空 (共2题；共10分)7. （5分）用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。sleep friend miss wash America（1）Many _ like to come to China.（2）Tom is always _ to his classmates.（3）He cant get up early beca