八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（1）D卷.doc

八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（1）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三个选项中选项能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 You have probably heard the expression, Its raining cats and dogs outside. It means that its raining very hard but not that 1cats and dogs are filling from the sky. 2, one day in June, 1882, it really did rain 3over Dubuque, Iowa. The frogs began falling along with hailstones (冰雹) during a 4storm.Hail is 5when drops of rainwater are caught by heavy winds and are carried high up into the air. There the raindrops become 6. Many drops may freeze together to form 7of ice; these ice balls, or hailstones, then 8to earth.During the storm in Dubuque, the strong winds 9small frogs from nearby ponds into the air along with raindrops. When some of these frogs became covered 10ice, both hailstones and frog-stones fell onto the ground.（1）A . blind B . real C . dead （2）A . And B . So C . However （3）A . cats B . frogs C . dogs （4）A . common B . terrible C . weekly （5）A . formed B . failed C . fixed （6）A . broken B . frozen C . golden （7）A . types B . pieces C . balls （8）A . fall B . lose C . keep （9）A . lifted B . pushed C . pulled （10）A . of B . about C . with 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2. （10分）阅读理解 I want to know how to speak English well. What can I do？Bill asks this question like many students do. I ask him, How do you learn English？He answers, Only in the English lessons. The first thing I will say is, That is not enough!If you want to speak English well, you have to practise. Speak to friends, classmates or foreigners in stores. Speaking is the best way to learn a language.In my lessons I usually ask my students how they feel about speaking English, and they often say nervous scared or some words like these. The second advice I can give is to relax. Dont worry about making mistakes. If you cant think of the right word to use, dont worry about it and just say what you want to say.Speaking English well isnt just about practising your speaking. It is also important to listen to English. Listen to the English programmes.（1）How does Bill learn English？ A . He learns English by himself.B . He learns English with friends.C . He learns English at home.D . He learns English only in English lessons.（2）Whats the best way to learn English according to the passage？ A . Listening.B . Writing.C . Speaking.D . Reading.（3）Why do the students feel nervous when they speak English？ A . Because they dont like English.B . Because they are too shy to speak.C . Because they are students.D . Because they worry about making mistakes.（4）What isnt mentioned（被提到）about how to speak English well in the passage？ A . Speaking English as often as you can.B . Relaxing yourself when you speak English.C . Listening to English as much as you can.D . Living in England for some time.（5）Which of the following is TRUE？ A . The writer is an Englishman.B . The writer knows little about English.C . The writer is an English teacher.D . The writer is Bills father.3. （10分）阅读理解 What can a poem writer and a film director share? More than you think! Langston Hughes began writing poems in high school and soon became one of Americas greatest writers. Most of his writing is about his experiences as an African American. He wrote poems about people who worked hard through life but still found things to be happy about. He wrote plays and books about justice(正义)for all people, and he wrote kids books too. The Sweet and Sour Animal Book is a book of his animal poems. Pictures and photos were used in the book. Hold fast to dreams is a line in Hughes famous poem. Thats exactly what he did throughout his life.When Steven Spielberg was in middle school, he wanted to make a film. He had an idea for a film, but no money. He started a tree-planting business and made his film with the money he earned. Spielberg never stopped making films, even after many film schools refused him. Now he is one of the most popular and important filmmakers in the world. His films are about people who are adventurous(爱冒险的), brave and kind. His characters often fight for what is good. Some of his films are about his Jewish background, such as Schindlers List. Spielberg once said, I dont dream much at night because I dream for a living. In different ways, both Hughes and Spielberg have encouraged people of all ages to achieve their dreams.（1）What is the best title for the passage? A . Two men who were afraid to dreamB . Two filmmakers who were afraid to dreamC . Two writers who werent afraid to dreamD . Two men who werent afraid to dream（2）When Langston Hughes became great, he was _ Steven Spielberg, who became popular. A . as old asB . as young asC . younger thanD . older than（3）Which of the following is NOT Langston Hughes writing about? A . His experiences as an African American.B . The fair treatment of animals.C . Hard working and happy people.D . The fair treatment of people.（4）What did Langston Hughes do in his whole life? A . He never gave up his dream.B . He sometimes had a dream to achieve.C . He always had no dream to achieve.D . He always wrote poems for films.4. （10分）阅读理解 Dear diary,Today is my seventh day of school. I am in Grade Eight this year. On the first day of school, all the students of Grade Eight are reunited (重组). I am in Class Four this year. I have more friends and more fun this year! There are twenty-two students in our class, ten boys and twelve girls. We are all good friends now. And we have our lessons from eight oclock in the morning to four oclock in the afternoon. Our class enjoy playing football and basketball together, but we dont always go to the same class at the same time. Because every teacher has a different classroom. And each of us is different. We have different likes and dislikes. So we go from room to room for our classes. Its good exercise for us. In English class this morning, we talked to our classmates. I talked to a girl named Delia. Then we played games. How happy we were!Our class is like a big family. We love our class!Good-bye for now!Elise（1）Elise met some new in Class Four on the first day of school. A . classmatesB . boysC . girlsD . teachers（2）Last year, Elise was in . A . Class FourB . Grade EightC . Grade SevenD . Class Three（3）In Class Four, there are girls. A . tenB . twelveC . twenty-twoD . eight（4）Every teacher of Class Four . A . goes to the same class at the same timeB . goes from room to room for their classesC . enjoys playing football and basketballD . has a different classroom（5）When the students of Class Four have lessons, they are . A . in different classroomsB . happyC . in the same classroomD . all good friends5. （10分）阅读理解 We often talk about the weather. If we want to know about the weather, we can turn on the radio and listen to the weather report. We can also turn on the TV and watch the Weather Show. And we can ask other people in two different ways, Whats the weather like today? or How is the weather today? Sometimes you can call at 12121 for the weather. When its cold, we shiver and need to wear warm clothes and scarves. When its raining, we need raining-coats or umbrellas（雨伞）. When its hot, we need a cool place and want a cold drink. （1）You can watch the Weather Show _. A . on radioB . on TVC . at 12121D . on other people（2）We want a cold drink when its _. A . coldB . warmC . hotD . raining（3）The word shiver is _ in Chinese. A . 颤抖B . 出汗C . 看病D . 避暑三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）用方框中短语的适当形式完成句子。 act out make jokes about except Io be full of succeed in（1）The room _ people. Lets go out to look for a quiet place. （2）The students are _ the story of Snow White. （3）I have finished all the Maths homework _ the last two questions. （4）The little girl was sad because some students _ her hats. （5）He _ doing that project finally. 四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）Hu Ge is a very famous a_. 五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）The little boy has the _ (able) to stand on his head. 六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) When Paul was a boy growing up in Utah, he happened to live near a copper smelter, and the chemicals that poured out had made a wasteland out of what used to be a beautiful forest. One day a young visitor looked at this wasteland and called it an awful area. Paul knocked him down. From then on, something happened inside him.Years later, Paul was back in the area, and he went to the smelter office. He asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees back. The answer from that big industry was No.Paul then went to college to study the science of plants. He told the teacher about his plans. Unfortunately his teacher says, It will be a waste of your time to try to do it. Everyone knew that, he was told. Even if he was knowledgeable as he had expected, he wouldnt get his idea accepted. Paul later got married and had some kids. But this dream would not die. And then one night he did what he could with what he had. Under the cover of darkness, he went to secretly into the wasteland and started planting.Every week, he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass. For fifteen years he did this against the common sense. Slowly rabbits appeared. Later the company actually hired Paul to do what he was already doing.Now the place is covered with fourteen thousand acres of trees and grass and bushes, and Paul has received almost every environ