译林牛津版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷

译林牛津版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷一、 完形填空 (共2题；共2分)1. （1分）Last year Tome left school. He came to Taipei to 1 a job(工作). He went from one company(公司) to another but 2 wanted him. Now he had little money. He had to go back to his small town. So he came to the station. He felt 3 and tired. It was very late at night and 4 was full of people. They were waiting 5 tickets of the last train. He bought the last ticket, and he was very happy.At that time, a woman with a crying baby walked to him. She asked him to sell her the ticket. He gave her the ticket. He thought they needed it6 he did. After7 left, he sat on the bench(长凳) and didnt know 8 to go. Just then, an old man came and said, “Young man, I 9 what you did to the woman. I have a big company. I need a good young man like 10. Would you like to work for me?”（1）A . find B . see C . look for D . buy （2）A . everyone B . no one C . nothing D . something （3）A . happy B . interesting C . sad D . glad （4）A . the city B . the company C . the farm D . the station （5）A . to buy B . to sell C . to give D . to pass （6）A . less than B . more than C . smaller them D . worse than （7）A . Tom B . the bus C . the train D . the old man （8）A . what B . which C . why D . where （9）A . have seen B . dont know C . dont like D . have done （10）A . the woman B . you C . the baby D . her 2. （1分）通读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出一个最佳选项。 Germs (细菌) are1 . You cant 2 them, but they are on your desk, on your computer, and even in the air! Like people, germs move around the world. They fly with us on3. When food, clothes, and other things travel around the world, germs travel, too. Some germs are 4, but some are dangerous. Germs cause illnesses 5 colds and the flu. Warmer Weather Brings Germs The worlds weather is 6. Cooler countries are getting 7, so insects from hot countries can move there. Some of these insects, like mosquitoes, carry dangerous germs. These germs cause headaches, fever, and can8 kill people. Under Your Skin Your skin protects you 9 germs. It 10 some germs, but not all. They can enter your body when you eat, or when you have a cut. Germs are on your hands, too. They 11 your body when you touch your eyes, nose, or mouth. Fighting Germs Your immune system protects you, too. When germs get inside your body, your immune system finds and kills them. Special cells move around your body and fight germs. They help you stay 12. 13 cells make antibodies. Antibodies help your body 14 and stop germs. What can you do to fight germs? You should wash your hands with soap and water. Soap kills many germs, and water washes them15. （1）A . somewhere B . everywhere C . anywhere D . wherever （2）A . hear B . smell C . see D . look at （3）A . plane B . train C . ship D . bus （4）A . good B . bad C . safe D . terrible （5）A . as B . for C . such D . like （6）A . changed B . changing C . changes D . to change （7）A . warmer B . hotter C . hot D . warm （8）A . ever B . always C . even D . once （9）A . behind B . off C . away D . from （10）A . stops B . brings C . takes D . support （11）A . hurt B . watch C . stop D . enter （12）A . well B . special C . healthy D . safe （13）A . other B . another C . others D . the other （14）A . finds B . finding C . find D . found （15）A . off B . away C . out D . all 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共55分)3. （10分）阅读理解 Beijing Qingxin Court Teahouse53A，Dongdaqiao Road，Chaoyang DistrictA quiet traditional teahouse near the busy Silk MarketTel：6507 4872Lao She Teahouse3rd floor，3 Qianmen West Street，Xicheng DistrictRegular nightly performances of traditional Beijing OperaTel：6303 6830Ji Gu Ge Teahouse132136 Liulichang，Xicheng DistrictTraditional pottery and gift tea sets for saleTel：6301 7849Sanwei Bookstore60 Fuxingmen West Street，Xicheng DistrictTeahousebookstore with live music on Friday and Saturday eveningsTel：6601 3204Tian Hai TeahouseSanlitun Road，20 metres north of Workers Stadium Beilu，Chaoyang District IntersectionPerformances of traditional music by local artists on Friday and Saturday evenings（1）If you want to buy traditional pottery after drinking tea，which teahouse would you like to go to? A . Beijing Qingxin Court Teahouse.B . Lao She Teahouse.C . Ji Gu Ge Teahouse.（2）You want to watch the performances by local artists at weekends，and then you can go to _. A . Beijing Qingxin Court TeahouseB . Lao She TeahouseC . Tian Hai Teahouse（3）A foreigner shows great interest in Beijing Opera，so you can take him to _. A . Sanwei BookstoreB . Lao She TeahouseC . Ji Gu Ge Teahouse（4）Kelly from Australia likes reading and being quiet, so where would you like to advise her to go? A . Beijing Qingxin Court Teahouse.B . Sanwei Bookstore.C . Ji Gu Ge Teahouse.（5）You want to take four of your foreign friends to shop for silk stuff，and after that，you would like to have a cup of tea and rest. Which phone number can you dial to ask if they have a table for five? A . 6601 3204.B . 6301 7849.C . 6507 4872.4. （10分）根据短文内容回答下列问题。My father used to work in the city and seldom stayed at home. But he would come back and help to harvest(收割) rice every year.One autumn, he promised to help our neighbour, who lost his arms in a traffic accident in 1999, to harvest his rice. After father harvested our own, his little rice picker broke. Whats worse, he had to return to work the next day because his partner was ill in hospital. It meant that father wouldnt be back in a few days. It now seemed impossible to help out the neighbour.Father told us that he wouldnt let the neighbours rice rot(腐烂) in the field. He decided to harvest it by hand without a machine. If tonights weather is clear, I think I can do it, added my father. In fact, he was rather tired after a days harvest work.After dinner, father had a short rest and made his way to the field. A full moon was glowing(发光) in the sky and the weather was cold but clear. He spent the whole night keeping his word.I would never forget the image(画面): Father was cutting rice in the light of the harvest moon. Behind him, row after row of rice stocks(秸秆) stood at attention, showing respect for a man who kept his word.（1）Did father always stay with the family?（2）What happened to the neighbour in1999?（3）Why was father required to return to work?（4）How did father help the neighbour harvest rice in the field?（5）How long did father spend in harvesting the neighbours rice?5. （10分） A passenger（旅客）told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes.The air hostess was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up(延误) to take his medicine. Thirty minutes later, when the passengers ring for service sounded, she hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused.In the following hours on the plane, each time the air hostess passed by the passenger, she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never answered a word.When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers booklet（小册子）. She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him.Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and smiled, for the passenger put it. “On the flight, you asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?”Thats right! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?（1）Ten minutes later, the passenger didnt get the water because _.A . the plane didnt take offB . the air hostess was kept busy and forgot itC . it wasnt allowed to take medicine during the flightD . there wasnt enough water on the plane（2）The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to（指的是）the _.A . medicineB . waterC . cupD . booklet（3）At last the passenger was _.A . satisfied with the air hostessB . unhappy with the air hostessC . angry at what the air hostess had saidD . too tired to blame the air hostess6. （25分）根据短文理解，选择正确答案。The largest animal living on the earth is the blue whale. It weighs about 80 tonsmore than 24 elephants. It is more than 30 metres long. A newborn baby whale weighs as heavy as a big elephant.Cats can survive(存活) when they fall down from a very high place because they can keep their bodies safe. One cat fell 32 floors onto the street, but it was just hurt a little.A bear can run as fast as a horse.A newborn panda is smaller than a mouse, and weighs about 100 grams.Elephants are the most careful animals in their love. A male elephant may show his love to a lady for up to three years until the lady accepts his love. They often show their love by touching each others body.Usually, wolves dont attack(攻击) people. And wolves dont usually go together, but they may do this in winter.（1）Cats can survive when they fall down from a very high place because _ during the process of fall. A . they are smallB . they can keep themselves safeC . they can keep themselves awayD . they can put something under their bodies（2）Elephants often show their love by _ each others body. A . looking atB . touchingC . smellingD . movin