八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（1）B卷.doc

八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（1）B卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）完形填空 Last year I had a chance1London. When I got there, I found the railway station was big and dark. I didnt know the way to the hotel. 2I asked a policeman nearby. I spoke slowly and3. To my surprise, he couldnt4me at all. I repeated my question several times and he understood finally. He answered, but I didnt know5. He was saying. My teacher never spoke English6that! Im a foreigner, I told him. Then he spoke7. I listened very carefully8I still couldnt understand him. The policeman and I looked at9and smiled and then he said, Youll soon learn English! At last I knew that the English spoken by me was quite different10the English spoken by English people. （1）A . to visit B . visiting C . visited D . visit （2）A . And B . In order to C . That D . So （3）A . clear B . clearly C . cleanly D . clean （4）A . understands B . know C . understand D . catch （5）A . what B . that C . which D . where （6）A . as B . likes C . of D . like （7）A . slow B . quick C . slowly D . quickly （8）A . so B . but C . and D . that （9）A . each other B . others C . another D . the others （10）A . to B . from C . for D . as 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2. （10分）阅读理解 Monday oh, I dont like Monday because Ill have to go back to school again after the weekend. Tuesday is not so bad. I usually play tennis with my friends after school. On Wednesday evening I dont go out. I stay at home and do my homework. I like Thursday because the next day is Friday. I always go out on Fridaymaybe to the cinema（电影院）. I love the weekend. On Saturdays I stay in bed until（直到）lunchtime, and I sometimes go to the shops in the afternoon. In the evening we go to a club. There are good bands there every Saturday. Then on Sundays I go to my friends house or she comes to mine. I usually visit my grandmother for an hour in the afternoon. Then the weekend is over（结束）and its Monday and I feel bad again！（1）The writer thinks Tuesday is not so bad because . A . he can play tennis with his friendsB . he has no homework to doC . he has a P. E. classD . he is free（2）The writer may go to the movies on . A . MondayB . TuesdayC . WednesdayD . Friday（3）What does the writer do on weekends? A . Stay in bed until lunchtime.B . Go to his friends house.C . Go shopping in the markets.D . A, B and（4）From the passage（短文）, we know that the writer . A . doesnt like school very muchB . likes to stay at homeC . only likes FridayD . only likes Saturday3. （10分）阅读理解 Think back to a time in your life when you tried something new.When I was a teenager I volunteered to pass out water at a local race. I was so excited to see all the different runners who passed by and quickly took a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past.I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! The next year I decided to run for the race, but I had little running practice. I just wanted to finish.On the day of the race, it was terribly hot. After running for about 5 miles, I was thinking, I must be crazy. Why did I do this？What was I thinking? And at one moment, I said to myself, I will never do this again!That first 10km race was quite an experience. I jogged (慢跑), I walked, and I jogged and walked. At times, I didnt know if I could finish.Near the end, a 70yearold man ran past me, very fast, and I felt a little embarrassed (尴尬的) that I was more than 50 years younger than him and I couldnt even keep up with him. But then I realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine. How often in life do we compare ourselves to others when we really shouldnt？I decided that I would not give up, and that one day I would be one of those 70yearold men who were still running.As I crossed the finishing line, I was proud of myself. I didnt regret (后悔) having such an experience.（1）What did the writer do at a local race as a volunteer? A . He helped old runners.B . He cheered up the runners.C . He passed out water to the runners.D . He took back the cups from the runners.（2）Why did the writer join the race? A . He just wanted to experience.B . He was crazy about running.C . He had practiced running very hard.D . He wanted to win a prize.（3）What does the underlined word terribly mean in the passage? A . veryB . a littleC . a bitD . a little bit（4）How did the writers feeling change in the running race? He regretted.He encouraged himself.He felt a little embarrassed.A . B . C . D . （5）What is the best title (标题) of the passage? A . To Be No. 1B . Lets CompareC . A Voluntary JobD . Running Your Own Race4. （10分）阅读理解 This happened (发生) about two years ago. I went to an art festival in France with my friends. The festival would last (持续) 5 days. When we arrived, the weather was great. It was very hot and sunny, so we went to the mountains for camping. But in the mountains the weather changed (变化) quickly. That night there was a terrible storm. At first we didnt worry about it, but it started to rain heavily and there was a strong wind. Later, water started coming into the tent. In the end, we had to leave and take our things to a hotel. There werent any rooms free, so they let us sleep in the dining room. The next morning, it was sunny again. But our tent wasnt there. The wind blew it away last night. （1）Where did the writer go for the art festival? A . To China.B . To the UK.C . To the USA.D . To France.（2）How was the weather when the writer arrived? A . Rainy and windy.B . Snowy and cold.C . Rainy and cool.D . Sunny and hot.（3）The underlined word storm means _ in Chinese. A . 暴风雨B . 雨夹雪C . 冰雹D . 大雾（4）Where did the writer sleep that night? A . At home.B . In a hotel.C . In the tent.D . At a friends home.（5）Which of the following is TRUE? A . The art festival was one week long.B . The writer didnt enjoy the camping.C . The writer couldnt find his bag the next morning.D . The bad weather in the mountains lasted two days.5. （10分）阅读理解 Hello, everybody. My name is Jimmy Green. I am thirty years old. I am from New York. I work at a lost and found office in New York. At the lost and found office, there are some different things. Lets have a look. Look！There are five wallets on the table. When you open the wallets, you can find some money in two of them. There is a shelf behind the table. There are some mobile phones and cameras on the shelf. Maybe we have about one hundred cameras. Are these your cameras？Come here and have a look. You miss your camera. Maybe your camera misses you, too. After finding it, you can take it home. It is open from 9：00 a.m. to 5：00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. It is also open at noon. Welcome here！Maybe you can find what you have lost. （1）In the lost and found office, there are some things EXCEPT_. A . walletsB . mobile phonesC . camerasD . computers（2）What does the underlined word miss mean in Chinese？ A . 错过B . 想念C . 丢失D . 购买（3）You can go to the lost and found office_. A . at 8：00 on MondayB . at 10：00 on SundayC . at 9：30 on SaturdayD . at noon on Friday（4）After reading the passage, we can know_. A . Jimmy Green is twenty years oldB . Jimmy Green is from LondonC . Jimmy Green works in New YorkD . Jimmy Green has a camera三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空 space travel, have been to, work hard, a group of, by spaceship（1）_people have seen a UFO already. （2）_and youll make it. （3）I_the Summer Palace before. （4）You can travel far enough_. （5）Im going to have_to Mars one day. 四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容及括号中所给中文提示拼写单词，补全短文。 The class in America is almost the same as that in China. But something is different. If you want to go there for study, its _（值得） spending a few minutes reading the following American classroom customs.In America, if the teacher asks you a question but you dont understand, you should put up your hand and ask the teacher to _（重复）it. If you dont know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher that you dont know _（直接地）. Then he or she knows what you need to learn.You mustnt be _（缺席） on a test day. If youre seriously ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows make-up test, you should take the test in one or two days after you go back to school. Theres no reason for missing a test _（除了） serious illnesses.Be on time! Students in America are _（很少） late. If you come in late, be sure to do it quietly. Take your _（课本） out of your bag after you _（进入） the classroom. Then go to your seat and sit down quietly. In the US, you dont need to_（敲） before you come into the classroom.If you have to leave during the class, do it quietly, too. There is no need to ask for the teachers _（同意）.五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空由处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 Most Chinese students think English is difficult to learn. What do you think? Here _ (be) some advice on learning English.When you learn a new word, dont just memorize it. Instead, try _ (use) it in the sentences. And use it as often as you can on the _ (one) day you learn it. You will remember new words much more easily in this way.Practicing pronunciation, you know, is difficult. Take the th sound for example: choose the words that begin _ th and repeat them over and over again _ you pronounce them well. Have a try!Read, read and read! Reading is one of _ (good) ways to increase your vocabulary and improve your grammar. _ is important to choose the books you are _ (interest) in.When someone is talking with you _ English, listen to the main points. If you hear a new word, ignore (忽略) it and go on listening. If you stop _ (think) about the word, you will miss everything else that the person is saying.六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）任务型阅读 Giving Directions in Different PlacesIf you ask people of different countries Could you tell me the way to the post office?, you will get different answers.In Japan, people use landmarks(路标) instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, Go straight down to the corner. _ The post office is across from the bus stop.In Kansas, America, there are no towns or buildings within(在之内) miles. So instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distance. For example, people will say, Go north two miles(英里). _People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions. They will often say, Follow me. _Sometimes if the