译林牛津版初中英语八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（1）C卷

译林牛津版初中英语八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（1）C卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）完形填空 Walt Disney, the great filmmaker was born in Chicago in 1901. His greatest wish was to be a famous 1. When he was young, he went to a 2office in a city named Kansas. There he had some 3. He took some pictures of himself and wanted to get a job. But he had 4luck. They looked at the pictures and said, Sorry, young man. We dont think there is 5interesting in your pictures. But he didnt lose 6. He went on to draw pictures. His family was 7. One day a mouse came into his room and played on the floor. He stopped 8and watched it. The mouse came to him and sat on his desk, so he gave the mouse a piece of bread. Then the mouse came nearer and was given more bread. 9this way after some days the mouse became his good friend. Disney went to the west of the USA after a few years. He tried to get work as an artist, but he was still 10. One day he remembered the cute mouse. He picked up his pencil and began to draw. He drew some different pictures of the mouse. He called it Mickey Mouse. Now most people know and love him all over the world. （1）A . artist B . scientist C . inventor D . actor （2）A . book B . newspaper C . post D . photo （3）A . friends B . workers C . officers D . actors （4）A . every B . no C . any D . some （5）A . something B . nothing C . anything D . everything （6）A . head B . mind C . idea D . heart （7）A . rich B . happy C . poor D . sad （8）A . draw B . drawing C . to draw D . drew （9）A . For B . With C . In D . On （10）A . unsuccessful B . unimportant C . unkind D . unhappy 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2. （10分）阅读理解 Are you still doing the V for victory sign? Its out. The latest popular hand gesture (手势) is to curl (卷曲) both of your hands and put them together to make a heart shape. Known as Hand heart, many young stars in the US including Justin Bieber, Blake Lively and Taylor Swift have done the gesture in recent photos. The heart hand gesture means something between I love you and thank you, said the country singer Taylor Swift. Its a sweet, easy message which you can send without saying a word. Taylor Swift often puts her hands above her head in the heart shape at her concerts. And she as believed to be the first to make the gesture popular. Last month during a charity show, Justin Bieber and his superstar friends did the hand heart and put the photo online. They did it to help three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident. The gesture became more popular after that. It used to take longer for nonverbal (不用语言的) culture to move. But now, with smart phones and the Internet, its much faster, said Patti Wood, an American language expert (专家). In our neighbor countrySouth Korea, the hand heart has been popular for a long time. In a different way, people there like making a bigger heart by putting their hands above their heads and making a heart shape with their arms. It means I love you. （1）What is the meaning of doing the V gesture? A . Weve won.B . Good luck.C . Best wishes.D . That is OK.（2）Among the young stars, _ is the first to make the hand heart gesture popular. A . Justin BieberB . Blake LivelyC . Taylor SwiftD . Patti Wood（3）A charity show is a show that is put on to _. A . make a gesture popularB . help people in needC . express your love or thanksD . show your special gesture（4）From the passage we can learn that _. A . the V gesture is not popular nowB . the hand heart gesture only means-I love youC . it takes longer for nonverbal culture to move nowD . people in South Korea dont like the gesture（5）The best title of this passage may be _. A . The Heart GestureB . A Strange GestureC . Nonverbal cultureD . Smart phones3. （10分）阅读下面材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Mr. King is the manager (经理) of a hotel. One day all of the hotels in the city are full because there is a large meeting. In the evening, three men come into the hotel and ask for rooms. Mr. King says there are no rooms because of the meeting. The men are unhappy.Mr. King wants to help them. He remembers that Room 418, a very small room is empty. He asks them if they would share (分享) a room. The three men says yes. Mr. King says the room would be thirty dollars, ten for each one (每一个). Each man gives him the money and then they go up to the room.Mr. King soon begins to feel sorry. The price is too high for that small room, he thinks. He says to his assistant (助手), Here is five dollars. Take the money to the men in Room 418. I ask too much for their room.The assistant takes the money. While she is on the way there, she starts to think, How can three men divide (分配) five dollars? So the assistant returns (还) one dollar to each man and she keeps the two dollars for herself.Each man pays ten dollars at first. After the assistant returns them one dollar each, each pay nine. There are three men. So $9x3= $27. The assistant keeps $2. $27 + $2= $29. Where is the missing (消失的) dollar?（1）The three men are not happy because _. A . it is hotB . there is a large meetingC . there is only one small roomD . they think they dont have a place to stay（2）With the help of the manager, the three men _. A . sleep in a big roomB . go to another hotelC . stay together in a small roomD . get three small rooms for the night（3）At first, the three men pay _. A . $10B . $25C . $27D . $30（4）The assistant _. A . keeps two dollars for herselfB . keeps three dollars for herselfC . returns all dollars to the three menD . returns three dollars to the men and two to the manager（5）Where is the missing dollar? A . Mr. King takes it.B . The three men take it.C . The assistant takes it.D . There isnt any missing dollar.4. （10分）阅读理解 I walked into a stranger as he passed by me.Excuse me. I said.He replied with a smile and said, Please excuse me, too. I didnt notice you.We apologized(道歉) and went for our own ways.Later that day, when I was cooking, my daughter was standing too near. When I turned to reach for some milk, I nearly knocked her over. Move out of the way! I shouted.She walked away sadly. But I didnt feel like I had to apologize to her.While I was in bed that evening, my husband said to me. While dealing with a stranger, you were polite. But with a daughter you love, you were unkind. Your daughter brought you some flowers that she picked herself this afternoon. You will find them in the kitchen by the door. Have you seen the tears in her eyes?I quietly went and sat down by my daughters bed.Honey, I am so sorry. I said. Are these the flowers you picked for me?She said, I found them by the tree. I picked them because theyre pretty like you. I knew youd like them, especially the blue ones.I tearfully replied, Sweetie, Im really sorry for the way I acted today. I shouldnt have shouted at you. Its OK. I love you anyway. She said as she kissed me on my cheek.If we can be polite to strangers, why cant we do the same for the ones we love? （1）The writer was to the stranger who she walked into. A . madB . honestC . unkindD . polite（2）Where were they when the writer shouted at her daughter? A . In the kitchen.B . By the tree.C . In the bedroom.D . In the garden.（3）What did the writers husband think when he saw her action? A . The little girl shouldnt cry.B . She shouldnt shout at their daughter.C . She shouldnt say sorry to the stranger.D . Both he and his wife should apologize to their daughter.（4）What may be the writers favorite color according to the passage? A . Yellow.B . Pink.C . Blue.D . Red.（5）What do you think is the best title for the passage? A . Be friendly to strangers.B . Mothers like flowers.C . Be kind to loved ones.D . Love between parents and children.5. （10分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。 Theres no pizza on Mars, but scientists have found a way to solve this problem for hungry astronauts: a pizza printer! NASA has developed a machine that prints food. They showed a model of the printer in Texas, US.How does it work? Cartridges(墨盒) can be filled with powdered dough, cheese, sauce, water and oil. Put these ingredients onto a printer bed. The printer bed, which gets hot from below, cooks the food as its being printed.Most of the ingredients are powdered, so they call be sent into space and stored for many years without going bad. The food powder can mix with water and oil when theyre being printed.In outer space, there are fewer choices for astronauts for dinner. Most of their foodseven things like beefare eaten from bags as powder. Scientists hope me new food printer can be used to make more delicious food in outer space.The printer isnt only used in outer space. Scientists think it could be useful on Earth too. People can make meals at the dinner table according to their different needs.（1）What is the main idea of the second paragraph? A . How the printer works.B . The advantages of the printer.C . How me printer was invented.D . How food in outer space is stored.（2）In outer space, food can be stored for many years without going bad when its _. A . powderedB . mixed with oilC . mixed with waterD . put in the fridge（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A . A model of the food printer was shown in New York.B . Astronauts can eat beef powder in outer space.C . The food will be cooked after being printed.D . The printer can only be used in outer space.（4）What is the best title for this passage? A . Hungry? Just print!B . How to make pizzaC . How to make a printerD . Astronauts life in outer space三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）用方框内所给词的适当形式填空 invent wound tool operate Canada（1）Her sister got married to a _ engineer. （2）The sick man needed an _ at once. （3）The _ bird finally fluttered to the ground, dying. （4）Dont worry. I can use these _ to mend your car. （5）Thomas Edison is one of the greatest _ in the world. 四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）Its very i_ to teach the children about road safety. 五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 Dear Li Lei, Thank _your e-mail. I know you are _（come） to America next week. I _（hope） you can come to my home. My home is _New York. Now let me _（tell） you the way to my home. Take a taxi _the airport. Go _Long Street. You will go through First Avenue, Second Avenue and Third Avenue. When you _（see） a bank, _right. Go down Center Street and my house is _your left. Its Number 29. I hope to see you soon. Yours, Jim六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）阅读短文，从A-E五个句子中选择正确选项还原到文中，使短文内容完整、正确。 Dear daughter,You are a wonderful person and your mother and I love you. It will not be long before you leave school to make your way in the world. Can I give you some friendly advice? Here are some things that you should never do.Never get upset with your look.We think you look great. _ Eat well, take exercise and be healthy. Some girls worry too much about not getting the perfect shape. You look fine.Never put yourself at serious risk._ And sometimes you have to avoid things that look like they might be fun, like smoking._You are great and ab