人教版八年级上学期英语12月考试卷（II ）卷

第 1 页 共 13 页 人教版八年级上学期英语人教版八年级上学期英语 1212 月考试卷 月考试卷 IIII 卷 卷 一 一 阅读理解阅读理解 共共 3 3 题 共题 共 3030 分分 1 10 分 Did you visit the Shanghai World Expo last summer What impressed 给 留下印 象 you 21st Century Kids invites four kids to talk about their experiences They are back from the Expo What did they bring us Let s see what they have to say I went to the SAIC GM Pavilion 上汽集团通用汽车馆 I found my dream car there It is a green car Its name is Leaf Chinese engineers made the car Its roof is in the shape of a leaf The roof takes in CO2 and changes it intoelectricityfor the car The Japan Pavilion is full of high technology The Wonder Camera is cool It can find a smiling face in a crowd When you re smiling it takes a photo of you I want to invent something like that in the future My favorite pavilion is the Germany Pavilion I watched the Energy Source show Visitors made a ball swing back and forth 来回摇摆 by using only their voices It s amazing Although we had waited for quite a long time before we entered the hall I think it is well worth seeing with your own eyes I like painting so my parents took me to the France Pavilion to see the famous paintings But the French cooks caught my eye I saw them cook My mom told me that they are some of the best cooks in the world The dish they cooked looked like a painting So being a cook is my second dream job 1 The 21st Century Kids seems to be A a travel service B a newspaper C a group of tourists 第 2 页 共 13 页 D four children 2 What does the underlined word electricity mean in the passage A 电 B 汽油 C 灯光 D 指示 3 What activity did the writer experience in the France Pavilion A Using the Wonder Camera B Driving the green car Leaf C To have delicious French dishes D To see cooks painting 4 What made the ball in the Germany Pavilion swing A Visitors smiling faces B CO2 from cars C Some secret power D Noise made by visitors 5 The trip to the Shanghai World Expo made the four kids A hardworking and polite B amazed and frightened C patient and cheerful D excited and curious 2 10 分 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中选出最佳选项 第 3 页 共 13 页 When my brother and I were children we spent a few weeks each summer in the countryside with our uncle He was a geologist and loved to go on long walks to find stones to add to his collection at the university More often than not we followed him One day we left early and this time our uncle gave us two backpacks You can help me carry the samples 样本 he explained Surely why not The whole day we walked around the countryside and every now and then our uncle put stones in our bags We were a bit surprised that sometimes he also took some stones out from our bags but thought he had just found better samples We reached the house in the late afternoon The backpacks were so heavy that we were really tired out when we put them on the ground Yet our uncle s backpack was half empty Why did you give us so many stones we asked I didn t You did he said waiting for a while before continuing You did not know it but I made you go through a little attitude 态度 test today What do you mean an attitude test we wanted to know It is something someone once did to me You see I listened to every word you said And whenever you complained 抱怨 about anyone or anything I added a stone to your bags And whenever you talked about something in an attitude of positive thinking I took out a stone And now look at your backpacks We did They were full I hope you remember this little attitude test You see your negative thoughts are like stones You carry them in your mind just like those stones and start paying attention to what you say and how you say things This little lesson was one of the most important lessons I ever had And I remember my uncle with great love for teaching us one of the most important lessons in life the power of attitude 1 A geologist is a person who A grows plants 第 4 页 共 13 页 B studies the earth C sells stones D draws pictures 2 What did the writer and his brother often do when staying with their uncle in the countryside A They often followed him to collect stones B They often followed him to his university C They often studied the stones with him D They often took long walks to enjoy nature 3 When the writer and his brother returned home late in the afternoon A they were tired but happy that they had helped their uncle B they wished they could collect more sample stones C they found that their bags were filled with stones D they were angry to find their uncle s bag half empty 4 How did the uncle explain the attitude test to the author A By giving examples of good stones B By asking questions about stones C By using famous sayings about stones D By comparing negative thoughts to stones 5 This article is mainly written to tell us that A we should do science tests from time to time B we should spend more time collecting stones 第 5 页 共 13 页 C we should be more positive when facing difficulties D we should pay more attention to our backpacks 3 10 分 Peter was getting ready to graduate from the college He loved a beautiful sports car for many months and knew his father could well afford it for him He told his father all that he wanted As the graduation day was coming near Peter had got nothing from his father On the morning of his graduation his father called him into his study He told his son how proud he was to have such a good son and told how much he loved him Then he gave his son a beautiful gift box He opened the box finding a lovely book a Bible 圣经 with the young man s name in it Angrily he raised his voice to his father and said With all your money you give me a Bible He then ran out of the house leaving the Bible Many years later Peter was very successful in business He had a beautiful house and a wonderful family Realizing his father was old he thought he should go to see him He had not seen him since that graduation day Unfortunately he was told that his father had died When he reached his father s house he began to take care of his father s papers And then he found the Bible just as he had left it years ago With tears he opened it and began to turn the pages As he was reading from the back of the Bible dropped a car key That was the key to the sports car he wanted so much Sudden sadness and regret 悔恨 filled his heart Sometimes we don t realize the good luck that we already have because we don t know the gift box is packed in a different way The gift box may be the door to happiness It is just waiting for us to open 1 The son would like his father to buy him A a beautiful house B a Bible C a beautiful box D a sports car 第 6 页 共 13 页 2 The son ran out of the house angrily because A his father said something wrong to him B his father gave him nothing C he thought his father only gave him a Bible D his father didn t love him 3 Many years later the son A was told his father was still healthy B became a successful man C had a hard life D went to see his father quite often 4 How did the son feel when he got the car key A Excited and happy B Worried and sad C Disappointed and upset D Sad and regretful 5 From the story the writer wants to tell us A we may miss good luck because they are not packed as we expect B we should look after our parents carefully C our parents will give us everything we ask for D we should accept any gift that our parents give us 二 二 完形填空完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 4 10 分 根据短文理解从 A B C D 四个选项中选择最佳答案填空 第 7 页 共 13 页 Once a rich woman invited Martin Brown a famous singer to sing for her friends But she 1 him to have dinner with them She told him to eat 2 the servants 仆人 After the meal Martin stood up and said to the servants Now my good friends I 3 for you He sang several songs and the servants 4 quite pleased Then the rich woman asked 5 to come to the sitting room We are waiting for your songs 6 you ready the woman asked I am 7 Martin said I have sung already 已经 I usually sing 8 in one evening and I can t sing 9 And with a polite 礼貌 10 he left the rich woman s house 1 A doesn t invite B don t invite C didn t invite D haven t invite 2 A with B for C at D in 3 A sang B shall sing C sing 第 8 页 共 13 页 D was singing 4 A was B were C are D will be 5 A the servant B the friend C the woman D the singer 6 A Were B Is C Are D Be 7 A sad B sorry C pleased D glad 8 第 9 页 共 13 页 A one B two C once D twice 9 A one B two C once D twice 10 A Good night B Good morning C Good afternoon D Good day 三 三 任务型阅读任务型阅读 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 6 6 分分 5 6 分 阅读短文 从所给的选项中找出与前四个题相对应的选项 然后完成最后一题 Once the colors of the world argued All thought that they were the best and most important Green said Clearly I am the most important I am the sign of life and hope I m the color of grass trees and leaves Without me all animals would die Yellow laughed You are all so serious I bring happiness and warmth into the world Every time people look at a yellow sunflower they start to smile Without me there would be no fun Orange shouted I am the color of health and strength I have the most important vitamins Think of carrots vegetables and oranges When I appear in the sky everyone is shocked at my 第 10 页 共 13 页 beauty and nobody gives another thought to any of you Red couldn t stand it any longer I am the color of danger and bravery I bring fire into the blood Their voices became louder and louder The thunder got angry and the rain started to pour When they became calm the rain said You foolish colors Don t you know that each of you is special If you don t agree just follow me They did as the rain told them and together made the most beautiful rainbow 1 颜色配对 Green Yellow Orange Red A brings happiness and warmth into the world B is the sign of life and hope C is the color of danger and bravery D is the color of health and strength 2 Which of the following is the best title of the passage A All the Colors are Foolish B Getting United is Important C Every Color is Beautiful D All the Colors are Excellent 四 四 短文填空短文填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 6 10 分 请用适当的词完成下面的短文 每个空只能填写一个形式正确 意义相符的词 Mothers should be respected My mother is a kind and gentle woman She is very busy from morning till night As a she works hard As a mother she good care of us and gives us every comfort She teaches math at a middle school She goes to work in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon She loves her students and 第 11 页 共 13 页 for them She is respected by her students