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第 1 页 共 17 页 人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷人教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷 A A 卷卷 一 一 完形填空完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1515 分分 1 15 分 阅读下面短文 从短文后各题所给的 A B C 和 D 四个选项中 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选 项 Mr Hawkins the headmaster stopped Anna one day at the school gate Now he said I want you to tell me the 1 my dear Feeling something terrible had happened Anna said slowly 2 I have had a most 3 accusation 投诉 made against you by Mrs Bond MK Bond said Anna not understanding Janet Bond was a quiet little 4of a Child As far as Anna could remember she had never had 5to speak an angry word to the girl Mrs Bond went on Mt Hawkins told me that you scolded 责备 her daughter yesterday afternoon Scolded cried Anna I certainly didn t do that 6not in school she added honestly Mr Bond s 7 is that Janet was a little late back to school in the afternoon She said she set out from home a little late Just a minute said Anna beginning to 8 She did come late very late I had marked her 9 of course Then she 10slowly in when we d started our paper cutting and I believe I said she was a nuisance 讨厌 She didn t appear to hear and was certainly quite11 A nuisance Mr Hawkins couldn t12 it and asked You re sure you said nuisance I may not even have said that Anna replied I was not angry at all at that moment 13I certainly didn t scold Mrs Bond said that you called her child nuisance Is that true 第 2 页 共 17 页 Indeed it isn t said Anna The child or the other had 14it up After Anna s explanation Mr Hawkins felt15 Just as I thought my dear but of course I had to make sure 1 A result B truth C news D secret 2 A Naturally B No way C Exactly D Certainly not 3 A mistaken B correct C serious D careless 4 A mouse B pig C rabbit 第 3 页 共 17 页 D bird 5 A courage B chance C time D cause 6 A At first B At least C In fact D After all 7 A explanation B excuse C story D question 8 A think B imagine C complain D understand 9 第 4 页 共 17 页 A absent B present C sick D early 10 A rushed B jumped C walked D pushed 11 A sad B tired C cheerful D proud 12 A guess B repeat C follow D believe 13 A as B and 第 5 页 共 17 页 C but D or 14 A put B picked C looked D made 15 A interested B satisfied C disappointed D surprised 二 二 阅读理解阅读理解 共共 4 4 题 共题 共 2626 分分 2 6 分 根据短文中的四则材料 选择正确答案 Besides calling 120 here is what you should do when no one is around to help If you get lost you may stay where you can be seen clearly and try your best to have a rest In a wide open area make a colorful cross out of rocks to show where you stay When you choke 噎住 at home make a sudden hit against the back of the chair If you can t breathe after six tries call 120 Leave the telephone open until help arrives If you get hurt use your hand or a scarf or any dry cloth you can find and push down on the wound 伤口 until the blood stops running Don t put the cloth around your leg tightly or you may lose your foot 第 6 页 共 17 页 When a fire happens you must move close to the floor Cover your mouth and nose with a wet towel 毛巾 make you wet from head to foot if possible and find a safe place outside 1 If you get lost in a wide open area you should A call out for help B make a cross C phone the police D draw a map 2 You move close to the floor in a fire to keep away from A smoke B light C noise D rain 3 can help to deal with a wound A A wet towel B A chair C A scarf D Some rocks 3 6 分 People have used pigeons to carry messages to one another for hundreds of years In the 12th century the royal palaces of Iraq and Syria included pigeon houses so the kings could be kept informed of their generals victories and defeats on the battlefield In fact pigeons were a common way to send messages right up through World War II Many countries such as the United States England France Germany and Italy in both World War I and World War II used carrier pigeons Not only were the birds often the fastest most 第 7 页 共 17 页 reliable way to send messages they could also be used to reach soldiers far behind enemy lines where radios and field telephone lines were useless Since they could easily be released 释放 from airplanes or ships every branch of the armed services used the birds In World War II more than 3 000 soldiers and 150 officers were needed to care for and train the tens of thousands of birds in the U S Pigeon Service Carrying messages could be a dangerous job Some pigeons performed with such bravery that they became famous and were even awarded medals such as England s Dicken Medal of Gallantry In a few cases pigeons even became prisoners of war In 1918 American forces captured a pigeon named Kaiser which had been trained to fly special missions for Germany during battle He was taken to America where he lived to the age of 32 The most famous pigeon of all may have been Cher Ami Stationed in France during World War I he carried twelve important messages for American forces On his last mission though wounded he carried a message that saved the lives of 194 American soldiers For his extraordinary service he was awarded the French Croix de Guerre Carrier pigeons are a slightly different breed 品种 from the kind of pigeons you see on city streets They are much thinner and taller with longer legs Many people find carrier pigeons ugly because of their big wattle a bent buildup of skin on the beak 鸟嘴 however people who raise pigeons often enjoy this strange appearance and consider carriers the best of their breed Today modern communication methods can carry information from one place to another hundreds of times faster than a pigeon could do However few people would argue with the fact that carrier pigeons especially those that served in the military have earned their place in history Stories about brave pigeons such as Cher Ami President Wilson and Colonel s Lady have the power to inspire us as no fax machine or high speed Internet connection could ever do 1 Many countries used carrier pigeons in the war because A they could be believed in B they were easily raised C they could reach the enemy lines D they could hardly be found by airplanes 第 8 页 共 17 页 2 Which is the best example to show the bravery of carrier pigeons A Carrier pigeons could fly to places where radios and telephone lines were useless B For his extraordinary service Cher Ami was awarded the French Croix de Guerre C In World War II more than 3 000 soldiers were needed to care for and train the pigeons D In the 12th century kings in Iraq were kept informed of the victories and defeats by pigeons 3 From the passage we can learn A how carrier pigeons developed in history B how to train carrier pigeons to get victory C carrier pigeons played an important role in the wars in the old days D pigeons inspired soldiers to fight before high speed Internet invented 4 8 分 阅读理解 The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe Africa and Asia People reached these different places along these roads Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3000 years ago By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world The Silk Road covered almost 6500 kilometers It went from Rome to China which is from the West to the Far East Merchants travelled along the Silk Road to carry silk of course They also carried and traded other things like spices 香料 cloth jewels and gold Along and around these ancient path 小路 have come many fascinating and mysterious stories It is said that Roman soldiers who lost a war travelled through central Asia They decided to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese villages Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the legend of the blond haired blue eyed tribes of China was started Some historians believe that the people of Kashmir were taken away from their country Israel They were prisoners 俘虏 of war almost 2800 years ago People say that these people travelled 第 9 页 共 17 页 along the Silk Road They kept their Jewish way of life for a long time During its busiest period the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable things and new ideas It included people and trading goods from different areas All these peoples travelled the Silk Road And they shared goods stories languages and cultures In modern times the old Silk Road routes 路线 are still used but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses There is even silk route museum in Jiuquan in China It has over 35 000 objects from all along the Silk Road In this way China protects the history of many countries and peoples 1 The underlined word Merchants in the passage probably means A foreigners B businessmen C soldiers D prisoners 2 According to the passage A the Silk Road began with the wars B the Silk Road covered almost 6500 kilometers in China C people began to travel the Silk Road about 3000 years ago D people from Israel were not included among people on the Silk Road 3 The old Silk Road routes are still used because A there are many old stories about them B the historians and scientists think highly of them C China will make good use of the Silk Road again D people can keep on traveling and trading along them 第 10 页 共 17 页 4 The best title for the passage can be A Stories along the Silk Road B Silk Route Museum C Trade for Silk D The West and the Far East 5 6 分 Sydney Tower Address 100 Market St Sydney Phone 02 9333 9222 Fax 传真 02 9333 9203 Open time 9 00 a m to 10 30 p m Saturdays to 11 30 p m Tickets 60 for an adult 30 for a child Website au How to get there train to Town Hall Station and a short walk along Market Street How to book tickets By phone fax or through the web Attraction Sydney s best views are just the beginning Sydney Tower takes you to the highest point above Sydney or exciting 360 views of our beautiful city 1 Sydney Tower is in Sydney Australia A the busiest street B the biggest station C the most beautiful park D the highest point 第 11 页 共 17 页 2 Last Saturday Johnson went to visit Sydney Tower He had to get down the tower A after 11 30 p m B before 11 30 p m C at 10 30 p m D by 10 30 p m 3 The passage above is probably A a piece of news B a conversation C a story D an advertisement 三 三 选词填空选词填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 6 10 分 从方框中选择正确选项 完成短文 方框中有两个选项是多余的 A makes B easy C them D heart E for F young G asked H same I at J wherever K faces L different An artist painted many pictures of great beauty But he found that he had not yet painted a real picture He began his trip to look the most beautiful thing in the world On the way he met an aged priest 神父 who him where he was going I don t know said the artist I want to paint the most beautiful thing in the world Perhaps you can direct me to it How replied the priest In any church you will find it Faith 信任 信仰 is the most beautiful thing in the world The artist traveled on Later a n mother told him the most beautiful thing is Love Love the world go round Without love there is no beauty Still the artist continued his search He asked a soldier the question and his answer was Peace He said War is ugly and you find peace you will find beauty faith and 第 12 页 共 17 页 love How can I paint all of Faith Love and Peace He thought and thought He was surprised that without thinking where he was going he had got to his familiar place On the of his wife and children he saw Love and Faith We are thinking of you all the time We prayed 祈祷 you would return to us safely said his wife The artist sat on his favorite old chair and his was at peace The artist painted the most beautiful thing in the world and called it Home 四 四 单词拼写单词拼写 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 5 5 分分 7 5 分 根据句意及汉语提示完成单词 1 The flower is 迷人的 at night 2 It is 方便的 to go shopping in this area 3 Please speak 礼貌地 to the old people 4 Do you know her email 地址 5 There is a small but beautiful garden around the 角落 五 五 语法填空语法填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1 1 分分 8 1 分 Lots of people surf the Internet to look for some information about the missing plane 六 六 任务型阅读任务型阅读 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 5 5 分分 9 5 分 从 A F 中选择其中五个填入短文中相应空格处 其中一个选项是多余 Giving directions in different places If 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 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 第 13 页 共 17 页 In Kansas America there are no towns or buildings within miles So instead of landmarks people will tell you directions and distance For example people will say Go north two miles People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions They will often say Follow me Sometimes if a person doesn t know the answ