冀教版初中英语八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（1）B卷.doc

冀教版初中英语八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（1）B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Do you like sports? All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports can help people to keep healthy, happy and to live1. What sports do you like? People often2different games in winter and summer. Summer is good3swimming. And in winter people often go skating. Some sports are very popular around the world4basketball, football and running. Do you often run? Are you good at it? Here is a funny story about running!Peter and Mike are in the5class. Peter was born in a poor family. But Mikes father is a shopkeeper and is6. When Peter gets into trouble, Mike always7him. Peter likes to have sports. And he is good at running. 8can catch up with him in his school and he often wins the 400-meter race.It was Sunday. Mike and Peter went to a forest to have a picnic, Mike took a lot of9there. They ate and drank and then began to go fishing in the river. The two boys enjoyed themselves there. Suddenly they10a great noise. They looked around and found it was11behind a big tree. They were both very12. Peter put on his shoes13and was going to run away. Mike14him and said, Its no use for us. The tiger runs15than us. Lets find a way. It doesnt matter, said Peter, Im sure Ill run faster than you!Dont you think you should learn to run fast?（1）A . shorter B . longer C . slower D . faster （2）A . go B . do C . play D . get （3）A . at B . in C . for D . on （4）A . for example B . such as C . so on D . for short （5）A . same B . different C . one D . our （6）A . hard B . poor C . rich D . unhappy （7）A . helps B . asks C . wants D . teaches （8）A . Nobody B . Everyone C . Anybody D . Someone （9）A . books B . clothes C . food D . movies （10）A . listened B . listened to C . heard D . watched （11）A . a lion B . a tiger C . a man D . a runner （12）A . excited B . bored C . tired D . afraid （13）A . slowly B . happily C . beautifully D . quickly （14）A . stopped B . asked C . wondered D . told （15）A . more slowly B . much faster C . less faster D . much slowly 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2. （10分）阅读理解 Everyone should have a dream. What if it comes true? MaYunThese words have encouraged lots of people to work hard. They may also tell us why Ma succeed. The 54-year-old man had a dream. He wanted to make a difference. He worked hard and founded Alibaba. The company changed the way people shop. It grew to be one of the worlds biggest companies. It also helped Ma become one of the richest people in China.However, Ma wanted to do more. On September 10, he said he would retire from his company next year. He would turn to education.Ma is always interested in education. Before he entered the business world, he was an English teacher. He taught in a college in Hangzhou for six years.With much money now, Ma wants to focus on charity(慈善). He creates a foundation (基金会) to make education better in rural China. His name on Sina Weibo is a spokesman for village teachers.I love teaching, Ma said. Its something I think I can do much better than being a CEO.（1）Which of the following is NOT related to(和有关)Alibaba? A . It changed the way people shop.B . It made education better in rural China.C . It grew to be one of the worlds biggest companies.D . It helped Ma become one of the richest people in China.（2）What does the underlined word retire in paragraph 4 mean? A . start doing the jobB . do more jobs C . stop doing the jobD . go on doing the job（3）Why does Ma create a foundation? A . To make more money.B . To make education better in villagesC . To speak for village teachersD . To give the money to the poor.（4）What can we infer(推断)from the article ? A . Ma entered the business world because he didnt want to be an English teacher.B . Ma will turn to education because he didnt do well in business.C . Ma will retire from his company because he wants to have a rest.D . Ma will make education better in rural China with the help of a foundation.3. （10分）阅读理解 Johnnie Martin was born in a workers family. His parents lived a simple life, saving money for the day when they could send him to a good university. They had dreamed that their son could get a good job and live a better life. However, to Johnnie, school lessons seemed like a wall that was impossible to go through. They were not so easy for him.One day when he was in Grade 11, Johnnie went to the school psychologists (心理学家的) office to ask for help. Ive been trying hard, but Johnnie was about to cry.The psychologist put his hand on the boys shoulder, People have different kinds of talents, Johnnie. There are painters, who were never able to learn math, and some day you will find what you are good at. When you do, you will make all of us very proud of you.Johnnie didnt go to university. He found a job in the garden in the town. Soon something amazing happened. People began to notice that Johnnie had what they called a green thumb. The plants grew well and the roses were in bloom (花). People started to accept his advice for gardening (园艺).One day while he was walking, he found an unusual dirty land. He volunteered to make it into a garden. That afternoon he started the work, but he couldnt afford all the tools or the plants. People gave him young trees, rose-bushes, benches and many other things. Before long, it had become a beautiful little park.Today Johnnie is the head of the business in gardening. Wherever he and his men go, they spread beauty before the eyes of people.（1）School lessons were for Jonnie. A . easyB . boringC . difficultD . interesting（2）Why did the psychologist say those words to Jonnie? A . To make Johnnie learn math well.B . To help Johnnie get good grades.C . To ask Johnnie to find a good job.D . To encourage Johnnie to believe in himself.（3）A person with a green thumb is a person who . A . can paint wellB . is good at gardeningC . has green fingersD . loves plants and roses（4）What can we learn from the story of Jonnie? A . People should make use of their own talent.B . People should grow plants and flowers.C . People must help others when necessary.D . People must study hard to live better.4. （10分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 When is World Animal Day? It is on October 4th. On that day, children in many countries often go to the zoo to see elephants, monkeys and tigers because they want to learn about animal life in the zoo. Most children like animals and play with them.The first World Animal Day was On October 4, 1931. World Animal Day is a day for remembering all animals and the people who love and respect(尊敬)them.Jenny often goes to London Zoo with her classmates on that day. They go there for an art lesson. Jenny thinks it is good for the students to get out of the classroom and do art and helped them see that they could draw anything anywhere. Many students can do their best work in the lesson. Jenny likes drawing some monkeys. And her classmates also draw their favorite animals.But now most of them dont need to go out to show their love of animals. They have pets at home. Almost every child has a favorite animal. Mike is one of them. He has two tortoises (乌龟). They are as big as his hand. Every day he changes the water for them. Sometimes Mike will have a walk with them in the park behind his home on weekends. He likes to play with them when he is free. But Lucy has a black cat. She gives it milk to drink and meat to eat from school every day.（1）Why do children often go to the zoo to see animals? A . Because they want to keep a pet.B . Because they want to draw animals.C . Because they dont do their homework.D . Because they want to learn about animal life.（2）When is the first World Animal Day? A . On October 4, 1933.B . On December 4, 1933.C . On October 4, 1931.D . On November 4, 1931（3）Who does Jenny often go to London Zoo to see the animals with? A . MikeB . Her classmates.C . Her friendsD . Her parents（4）What does Jenny like drawing in the art lesson in the zoo? A . Some monkeysB . Some tigersC . Some elephantsD . Some cats（5）Where will Mike take two tortoises to have a walk on weekends? A . In the zooB . At homeC . In the classroomD . In the park behind his home5. （10分）阅读理解 The car was invented just a century ago. You may know all kinds of cars names, but many people dont know who was the inventor of the first car.The first car was invented not by an Englishman, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford.Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest of the six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week.In the evening, he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.At that time, there was another interest in the life of the young Ford. He wished of making a machine.It could run without horses, so named horseless carriage. He overcame a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the horseless carriage was invented at last. It was the first car.Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company. He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.（1）Who really invented the first car? A . A Chinese.B . An Englishman.C . A Russian.D . An American.（2）From this story we can know the car was invented _ . A . only one hundred years agoB . less than one hundred years agoC . more than one hundred years agoD . long long ago（3）Henry Ford must have _ . A . five brothers and sistersB . six brothers and sistersC . five younger brothersD . five younger sisters（4）How many dollars did young Ford get every week? A . 2.5dollars.B . 1.5dollars.C . 3.5dollars.D . 3dollars.（5）Henry Ford invented the first car _ . A . with his brothersB . without any difficultyC . himselfD . difficult.三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）选词填空 rain, hope, start, stay, open, finish, enjoy（1）It was hot in the room, so I _ the door. （2）The concert yesterday _ at 7:30 pm and _ at 10:00 pm. （3）When Mary was a child, she _ to be a doctor. （4）It is a fine day today, but it _ all day yesterday. （5）We _ our holiday last summer. We _ at a very nice place. 四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）Close the window or the wind will b_ everything off my desk. 五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）语法填空 A new term has begun. Teachers are worried about the new students, as they like to _cellphones or MP3 players to school. What is _(bad), some students even use cellphones to surf the Internet in class. Some other students listen to MP3 players when they are having a lesson that they are not interested_. Are these new students really so rude? Mrs Kirk, a professor at Drake University says its not their fault. _, the teachers should be blamed(责备). She first began thinking about students manners six years _. In my first class, students were sleeping or talking to each other. It seemed that _(learn) well had nothing to do with them. She says, At first, I got worried about this. But then I said to _, Youre giving lessons, and you need to manage this kind of situation. Its time to help them develop some good _(habit). You know they shouldnt waste time doing nothing when they are young. Mrs Kirk also _(make) a list of suggestions to help the new students:On the first day, tell students they will learn a lot by listening _(careful) in class.Do not allow them to use cellphones or MP3 players in class.Tell them how to