上海新世纪版初中英语八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（2）B卷.doc

上海新世纪版初中英语八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（2）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。 One day, a teacher came into her classroom with a glass of water. She wanted to explain stress(压力) management to her students. She asked them how 1the glass of water was. They gave many 2answers. Some students said it weighed 200 grams, while others 3said they didnt know. She smiled and 4, Actually, the weight of the glass doesnt matter. It depends on the 5. If I hold it for a minute, its not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, Ill have an ache in my 6. If I hold it for a day, Ill have to call an ambulance (救护车). In each case, the glass of water is the same weight, but the 7I hold it, the heavier it becomes.Lost in thought, all the students kept 8and listened to the teacher carefully.The teacher continued, Our stresses and worries in life are the same as that glass of water. If we carry 9all the time, we will soon feel tired as if the weight is 10. We will not be able to move on. Just 11putting down this glass of water, you have to put your stress down for a while and take a rest. When were not tired, we can 12ourburdens(负担) - holding them more easily each time.More often than not, life gets terrible when we 13too much. And the moment you let go of your burdens, youll find yourself feeling so much more 14.So, 15being upset and feeling sorry for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to give yourself up to anything that is not making you happy.（1）A . hot B . full C . clean D . heavy （2）A . strange B . funny C . different D . necessary （3）A . mainly B . simply C . really D . suddenly （4）A . replied B . remained C . repeated D . replaced （5）A . time B . place C . energy D . temperature （6）A . foot B . leg C . neck D . arm （7）A . better B . more C . longer D . earlier （8）A . calm B . busy C . silent D . awake （9）A . it B . them C . that D . this （10）A . winning B . missing C . growing D . following （11）A . for B . like C . about D . before （12）A . look forward to B . carry on with C . take pride in D . count down to （13）A . escape B . enjoy C . compare D . think （14）A . relaxed B . bored C . excited D . worried （15）A . more than B . because of C . even though D . instead of 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2. （10分）阅读理解 If you love reading books, you must know about the book The Little Prince. Its a famous novel written by a French writer. As one of the best-selling books in history, it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialects(方言). Now, around seventy years after the birth of the book, an American director has found a way to make it into a 3D animated film(动画片).The book tells the story of a pilot, called The Aviator, who crashes(撞击) into the desert and meets a young prince there. However, in the film, the story starts years after the crash when The Aviator is much older. He has got a new neighbor called The Little Girl, whose mother wants her to get ready to enter the grown-up world. Slowly The Aviator shares his story with The Little Girl by writing it down and sending her a page at a time. The pages are complete with the pictures in the book, speaking about his time in the desert and taking The Little Girl to an amazing world where anything is possible.China is the first country in the world to see the film in two versionsin Chinese and English. The film shows The Little Girls life and tells The Little Princes story at the same time in a beautiful way.Huang Lei, who voices the film together with his 9-year-old daughter, says the film is like a childhood dream which is lost by most adults in this stressed-out society.The most touching part is that every one of us was a good-natured kid like the Little Prince, and its a pity that this good characteristic(品质) goes away as time flies, he says.（1）The novel The Little Prince was written in the . A . 1900sB . 1940sC . 1990sD . 2010s（2）The book The Little Prince is one of the best-selling books in history because . A . you must know about it if you love reading booksB . it shows The Little Princes story in a beautiful wayC . it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialectsD . the director has made it into a 3D animated film（3）How does The Little Girl get to know the story of The Little Prince? A . She reads the pages that The Aviator writes and sends to her.B . Her mother wants her to get ready to enter the grown-up world.C . The Aviator takes her to an amazing world.D . She moves home next to The Aviator.（4）What does the underlined word good-natured mean? A . Kind.B . Friendly.C . Helpful.D . All above.（5）According to the passage, which is Huang Leis opinion? A . He doesnt believe the good characteristic is lost as we grow older in this stressed-out society.B . He thinks all of us should keep our better nature and never let it disappear.C . He feels excited because he can see the film in two versions first.D . He and his daughter voice the film together.3. （10分）阅读理解 It is easy for people to have a flu in spring. We should learn something to protect ourselves from it.Typeset of flu virus: Type A flu: This virus includes H1N1 and sub-type H3N2.Type B flu: This virus can cause seasonal epidemics.Type C flu: This virus causes epidemics that are generally at a stable level in different years.Type D flu: This virus can infect pigs and cattle but not human beings.Spreading:Two main sources of seasonal flu epidemics(流行):flu patients and infected(被感染的)people in sick.The airway is the main route of spreading.Common latent (潜伏)period:1 to 4 days, 2days on average.Direct and indirect connect with the mouth , nose and eyes. People who are easy to have a flu:Children, the elder, pregnant women, medical workers, patients with some diseases such as breathing, diabetes and heart disease.Good personal healthy care:Wash hands frequently;Avoid crowed in flu season.Cover mouth and nose and dont touch them after the beginning of the flu:Reduce contacts with people who are easy to have flu;Wear masks if you should go to the hospital. （1）The number of flu viruses that the article tells us is .A . 5B . 4C . 3D . 6（2）Mr.Li works in a middle school . There are some people who have a flu this month. So he should keep himself from flu EXCEPT .A . keep away from the flu patientsB . exercise more every dayC . open the window as often as possibleD . talk to sick people without a mask（3）From the passage, we know that .A . its easy for the medical workers to have a fluB . the flu will last for only 1 dayC . if your classmates have a flu, you have to cover your mouth and noseD . children arent easy to have a flu（4）According to the passage, which of the ways are NOT right to keep yourself from flu? A . If someone has a flu, he should keep clean and wash hands as often as possible.B . In flu season, youd better not go to the crowded places.C . Parents and children shouldnt wear face masks when they go to see the doctors.D . Youd better not stay with your best friends who have a flu on weekends.（5）You can most probably find this passage in .A . an advertisementB . a posterC . a bookD . a health magazine4. （10分）阅读理解 I once knew a man who was rich in his love for birds, and in their love for him. He lived in a grove full of all kinds of trees. He had no wife or children in his home. He was an old man with blue and kind eyes, and a voice that the birds loved.While he was at work in the grove, the birds came close to pick up the worms(蠕虫) in the fresh earth he dug up. At first, they kept their distance from him, but they soon found he was a kind man, and would not hurt them, but liked to have them near him.They knew this by his kind eyes and voice, which tell what is in the heart. So, day by day their faith in his love grew in them.All the birds of the grove were soon his fast friends. They were on the watch for him, and would fly down from the green tree tops to greethim with their chirp(叽叽喳喳叫).When he had no work to do, he took bread with him, and dropped the pieces on the ground. Down they would dart(俯冲) on his head and feet to catch them as they fell from his hand.He showed me how they loved him. He put a piece of bread in his mouth, with one end of it out of his lips. Down they came like bees at a flower, and flew off with it piece by piece.When they thought he slept too long in the morning, they would fly in and _.They went with him to church, and while he sang his hymns in it, they sat in the trees, and sang their praises.So the love and trust of birds were a joy to the old man all his life long.（1）The birds didnt get close to the old man at first because _. A . he often hurt themB . he disliked them near himC . they knew little about himD . they got no food from him（2）The underlined word faith in Paragraph 3 means_ in Chinese. A . 承诺B . 祝福C . 希望D . 信任（3）Which of the following is the best expression to fill in the blank in the passage? A . follow him here and thereB . wake him up with their chirpC . drop pieces of bread on himD . look for worms in the house（4）It can be learnt from the story that _. A . birds are humans best friendsB . everyone gets on well with animalsC . one can get love in return for giving loveD . a person who loves birds is warm-hearted5. （10分）根据地图信息，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 （1）There are two _ on the map. A . parksB . clubsC . supermarketsD . banks（2）The bank is _ the supermarket. A . next toB . in front ofC . across fromD . behind（3）Next to Green Garden, you can see a _. A . hotelB . schoolC . libraryD . cinema（4）The restaurant is on _. A . Long StreetB . Park StreetC . Green StreetD . Third Avenue (大街)（5）Which (哪一个) is TRUE (正确的)? A . The post office is between the bank and the bus stop.B . The library is behind the sports club.C . The restaurant is next to the supermarket.D . There is an English club across from the sports club.三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每个单词或短语仅用一次。 notice feel joy alone sick（1）Who did you go to Canada with? No one. I went there_.（2）She jumped with_when she heard the exciting news. （3）If you want to sell your old sofa, why not put a_in the newspaper? （4）I cant go with you. I have to visit my _grandmother in hospital. （5）I have a strange_that she wouldnt come to the party today. 四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）There are sixty seconds(秒) in a m_. 五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）_ (potato) are a kind of popular vegetable in North America. 六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在每小题句子空白处填入适当词语，使其意思与短文内容一致（每空词数不限）。 Confidence(自信) is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chances to make themselves successful. But how to be more confident? Here are some suggestions:Speak loudly When you are not confident，you cant do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud enough so that people can understand you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident.Play sports Playing sports makes you tired but completely relaxed. When you do sports，you will be full of confidence.Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day and see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everyone laugh? Give yourself praise