人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（II ）卷(19).doc

人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（II ）卷(19)一、 单项选择 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分） _ accident happened last night. Yes, just because the traffic was heavy.A . TheB . AC . AnD . /2. （2分）What _ is our Chinese national flag (国旗)?Its red.A . dayB . nameC . colorD . time3. （2分）We should save every drop of water. Remember to _ the tap(水龙头) after you finish washing.A . turn onB . turn offC . turn upD . turn down4. （2分）Have you ever gone?A . surfingB . to surfC . surfD . surfed5. （2分）I was completely shocked when I entered a room _ strangers. A . was full ofB . was filled withC . full ofD . filling with6. （2分）Peter gives money to poor children, _he isnt rich. A . becauseB . butC . although7. （2分）Is English _ than Chinese?No, English isnt so _ as Chinese.A . more difficult; difficultB . more difficult ; easierC . difficult; more difficultD . easier; more difficult8. （2分）Look, here comes your dream girl. Invite her to dance. _what if she refuses me?A . I dont know.B . Why me?C . With pleasure.D . So what?9. （2分）When we see the sign “No photos!”, we cant_. A . see photosB . send photosC . take photosD . get photos10. （2分）Excuse me, _ is the way to the park? Sorry. I dont know.A . whereB . howC . whichD . when11. （2分）I hear two high speed railways will be built in Xiangyang _ a few years.That sounds great. Itll be more convenient and faster for us to go out.A . afterB . onC . inD . at12. （2分）Do you know Deng Lijun? Of course. Shes one of _ in China.A . a famous singerB . the more famous singerC . the most famous singerD . the most famous singers13. （2分）Have you got information on the Internet?A . aB . anyC . severalD . many14. （2分） you travel your life experience will be. A . The least; the richestB . The most; the richestC . The more; the richerD . The less; the richer15. （2分）“我请你吃饭”应该说： A . I invite you to eat.B . I treat you.C . You eat and I pay the money.D . Go to eat.二、 完形填空 (共1题；共1分)16. （1分）完形填空China has made big progress in running competitions! The young 1Su Bingtian made history on Sunday by becoming the 2Asian athlete to appear in the mens 100m final at the world athletics championships.As the 3man in China, Su was born in a 4family in Guangdong in 1989. His parents were both farmers and had a lot of work to do on the farm every day. So Su often helped them with housework at home. Though his study was not very good, he was 5at running than many other boys in his class. He6this kind of sport very much, so he practised running as often as possible. In 2004, Su started to take part in different competitions and has won many prizes since then. And this year, he managed* to finish 100 metres in 9.99 7. That was the best result in Asia. His dream8! When he heard the news, he could not believe 9ears.Though Su is famous now, he never behaves arrogantly*. Instead, he still works hard 10he wants to have a better chance of winning! I believe there is a lesson there.（1）A . jumper B . runner C . swimmer D . writer （2）A . one B . first C . two D . second （3）A . fastest B . fattest C . cleverest D . slowest （4）A . small B . rich C . famous D . poor （5）A . good B . better C . bad D . worse （6）A . played B . improved C . enjoyed D . hoped （7）A . seconds B . minutes C . hours D . days （8）A . came out B . came on C . came true D . came back （9）A . their B . her C . his D . our （10）A . because B . so C . but D . or 三、 阅读理解 (共4题；共30分)17. （6分） Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer! Were a non-profit (非盈利的) organization. We have volunteer jobs of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer.You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.“As a volunteer, I dont want to get anything. Seeing the childrens happy faces, Im happy, too,” said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62. “I often played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers,” said another volunteer at the age of 18.If everyone helps out a bit, well have a better world to live in. Interested? Call us at 010-800-555-5756 or visit our website: .（1）can be a volunteer.A . ChildrenB . Old womenC . Anyone aged 12-70D . Young people（2）Volunteers want to get when they help others.A . moneyB . computersC . everythingD . nothing（3）Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with .A . animalsB . childrenC . computersD . older people（4）We can probably read such a passage .A . in a newspaperB . in a storybookC . in a picture bookD . in a textbook18. （8分） Thousands of years ago, people only ate food that was grown near their homes. Some kinds of food were only grown in one place, so people from other places didnt know about them. When Europeans first traveled to Central and South America in the 1500s, they discovered strange kinds of food that they had never seen before. Today, these are grown in a lot of different countries and theyre sold in supermarkets all over the world. They dont seem strange any more!Potatoes were first grown in the Andes in South America. In 1586, they were taken to Europe by explorers(探险家). In 1719, they were taken to North America. Before 1719, nobody in North America had ever seen or eaten a potato. Today each American eats more than 60 kilos of potatoes a year.Tomatoes were also first grown by native(本地的) Americans. When European explorers visited the south of America in 1500, they took tomato seeds(种子) back to Europe. Soon, tomatoes were grown in Europe, but people in England didnt eat them. At that time, a lot of English people thought that tomatoes were poisonous!Chilies(辣椒) have been eaten in Central and South America for more than 8, 000 years! In the 1500s, chilies were taken to Europe by explorers. Today, they are grown in hot countries all over the world.（1）How many kinds of food are mentioned in the passage?A . Two.B . Three.C . Four.（2）People in Central and South America have eaten chilies for more than years.A . 1,500B . 1,586C . 8,000（3）The underlined word poisonous in the passage means in Chinese.A . 有毒的B . 重要的C . 辛辣的（4）According to the passage, we know that .A . people only ate food grown near their homes after 1719B . people in Europe were the first to plant potatoesC . the European explorers took chilies to Europe in the 1500s（5）Which of the following is the best title(标题)for the passage?A . Traveling to AmericaB . Strange FoodC . The Earliest Explorers19. （8分）NewsA MATCH(比赛)Time: Friday 5:00 p.m.Place: the school playgroundProgram: basketball matchTeam(队): between Class 9, Grade 7and Class 4, Grade 7Poster(海报)The Red Star Cinema(电影院)Monday- SaturdayThe Old Man and the Sea(老人与海)Time: 7:15 p.m.Tickets(票): Grown-ups(成人) : ￥20Students:￥10LostA red purseThere is an ID card and some money in it. My name is David. Please call 366-0597根据表格信息，选择最佳答案。（1）If(如果) you are a team member(队员) of Class 4,Grade 7, youll have a match with _on Friday.A . Class 9, Grade 7B . Class 7, Grade 9C . Class 4, Grade 7D . Class 9, Grade 9（2）If you want to see the movie The Old Man and the Sea, you can go to _.A . the school playgroundB . the Red Star CinemaC . Longtan ZooD . the Lost and Found（3）You may_ at 7:15 p.m. every Friday.A . watch a basketball matchB . watch a movieC . watch the dolphin showD . come to the Lost and Found（4）If you find a red purse and there is an ID card in it, you can call_.A . 623-3456B . 366-0579C . 355-0597D . 366-0597（5）The Greens(格林夫妻) with their twelve-year-old daughter and nine-year-old son want to watch the movie. How much are the tickets?A . ￥60B . ￥30C . ￥40D . ￥5020. （8分） Earthquakes happen without warning(前兆). They can happen any time of a day, at any point during the year. When an earthquake is happening, you should know what you should do or not do.Do NOT go outside. You could get injured from falling glass or parts of buildings. If you are outside, stay away from buildings and power lines(输电线).Stay under a desk, table, or other strong furniture. Hold on to it. Or stay in a corner of the building. Cover your face and head with your arms and cover your mouth with a towel or clothing. Stay inside until shaking stops and it is safe to go outside.Keep away from windows, pictures or advertisements on the wall or the building, and anything else that could fall and hurt you. Most people get injured by falling things during an earthquake, not by the shaking itself.Also keep away from a fire. You could fall down and burn yourself on the fire.If you are driving when an earthquake happens，stop the car if its safe. Stay inside your car until the earthquake stops, and dont drive near bridges. Try not to stop by power lines or trees. These could fall and hurt you.（1）It isnt safe for you to _ while the earthquake is happening.A . run out of the buildingB . stay in a corner of the buildingC . cover your head with your armsD . cover your mouth with a towel（2）From this passage, we know _ .A . all people are frightened at earthquakesB . earthquakes may happen at any timeC . we cant save ourselves in an earthquakeD . people wont get injured in an earthquakes if they are careful enough.（3）The best title for this passage should be “_”.A . How Earthquakes HappenB . How to Drive a CarC . What We Should Do in EarthquakesD . Why Earthquakes Happen四、 词汇运用 (共10题；共10分)21. （1分）We _ (回家) at 3 oclock every day. 22. （1分）When I have t_learning English, I ask my teacher for help. 23. （1分）This is_(女士)Li 24. （1分）When I feel _(不开心), I always go to her. 25. （1分）根据下面句子及所给的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的正确、完全形式（每空限填一词）。（1）I have dancing lessons t_ a week, on Monday and Thursday.（2）- What do you think of this restaurant?- I think it is the w_. It has really bad service.（3）We were surprised that n_ percent of our students use the Internet every day. The other ten percent use it three or four times a day.（4）As the old saying goes, Old habits die hard. So start exercising b_ its too late.（5）The students are having a d_ about how to learn English well.26. （1分）The Stonehenge is _(value) . It was built 5，000 years ago. 27. （1分）The earthquake brought families and neighbors _(close) than before.28. （1分）You plan _(practise) English every day. 29. （1分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个（最多两个）适当的词或使用括号中词语的适当形式填空。On November 5th, 1872, the ship Mary Celeste left New York _ Italy. The captain (船长), his wife and daughter and seven sailors(海员) were on this ship. But something terrible happened. The captain of another ship _ (find) Mary Celeste floating (漂浮) in the middle of the sea on December 4th, 1872. _, nobody was on the ship._ were the captain, his family and the sailors? Why did they leave the ship? Mary Celeste was not _ (break). Everything was good. It seemed that the captain, his family and the sailors had _ (leave) the ship in a hurry. We could tell all these because there was half-eaten food on the table. The sailors also left all _ (they) clothing behind. The lifeboat (救生艇) was still on the ship. The captains diary was found on the ship and the last passage _ (write) on November 24th. What happened _November 24th and December 4th. How and when did the people leave the ship? So far, nobody can answer all these _ (question). It is still a mystery.30. （1分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。AThere were many people on a bus. An old man _(look) here and there. He wanted to find _empty seat. Then he saw one and went to it. A small bag was on the seat. And a young man was beside it.Is this seat empty? asked the old man.No, its _an old woman. She went to buy some bananas.” said the young man.Well, let me sit here, please. Ill leave here when she _(come) back, replied the old man.After a few minutes, the bus started. The old woman _(not come), but her bag is here. Let me give her the bag. Then the old man threw the bag out of the bus window.The young man jumped up and shouted, Dont throw! Its my bag!五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共1分)31. （1分）任务型阅读 Travel is a valuable experience, because you can not only go sightseeing but also enjoy the culture where you go. But how can we enjoy our travel? Here is some advice to follow.Download a mapTry to get a map of the city and its public transportation system to download on your phone before you arrive. Then you will still have a method to find your way around even if you dont have WiFi or cell service. Ask for recommendations(推荐)Make sure to ask someone local for their tips for the top sights to see. The hotel concierge(礼宾部), your cab(出租汽车)driver, or your waiter will probably be able to tell you which tourist traps (旅游陷阱)arent worth your time.Rent a bikeTheres no better way to get to know a new place than to bike around. It is faster than walking, but slow enough that you can be tempted(引诱)by the sight of a house museum or quirky(离奇的)shop. Skip(精简)the tourGenerally speaking, walking tours and guided museum visits are long and regimented. So be your own tour guide and choose what you really want to see. Do some research and get ready for your travel before you arrive! It can help you open your eyes and make you enjoy your day. （1）The underlined word its refers to_. （2）Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. （3）Translate the underlined word bike into Chinese. （4）How can you skip your tour? （5）Give a proper title to the passage. 六、 单词拼写