人教版八年级上学期期末考试英语试题（I）卷

第 1 页 共 16 页 人教版八年级上学期期末考试英语试题 人教版八年级上学期期末考试英语试题 I I 卷 卷 一 一 完形填空 完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1212 分分 1 12 分 There was once a boy whose greatest dream was to have a rocket 火箭 and send it up to the moon Unluckily he had little money and couldn t1 one One day at the side of a path he found a box for one of his 2 kinds of rocket Opening it he found there was only one rocket3 made of paper the result of a factory malfunction 故障 The boy was very disappointed but at least he now finally had a rocket of sorts He started 4 his plans For many days he collected paper of all the shapes sizes and colours and with all his soul 灵魂 he 5 drawing cutting sticking and colouring all the stars and6that would turn his rocket into an outer space in paper form It wasn t an easy job but the final result was so excellent From then on the boy 7playing with his paper rocket every day One day a friend came and in the boy s bedroom he saw that excellent sight The friend offered to exchange it with the boy for a real rocket he had at home The boy 8accepted Since then each day playing with his new rocket the boy would 9 more and more his old paper rocket with its planets stars and all the rest 10 he had much preferred playing with that one He realized that it was more fun playing with toys he had made himself with great 11and enthusiasm 热情 And so it was that the boy started12 all his toys by himself and when he grew up he became the greatest toy maker in the whole world 1 A make B borrow C afford D sell 2 A latest 第 2 页 共 16 页 B favourite C useful D best 3 A above B beside C nearby D inside 4 A giving up B talking about C choosing D preparing 5 A set about B went on C put off D worried about 6 A moon B planets C earth 第 3 页 共 16 页 D sun 7 A stopped B hated C continued D enjoyed 8 A happily B sadly C carefully D hurriedly 9 A take B care C miss D add 10 A Really B However C Besides D Interestingly 11 第 4 页 共 16 页 A success B effort C danger D difficulty 12 A selling B colouring C building D collecting 二 二 阅读理解 阅读理解 共共 4 4 题 共题 共 5151 分分 2 8 分 阅读下列短文 从下面每小题的 A B C D 四个选项中选出最佳选项 My mother had only one eye When I was growing up I hated her for it I hated how the other children stared at her and laughed at me My mother worked two jobs to provide for the family but I hated her and didn t want to be seen with her As I grew up I studied hard and got a job overseas so I wouldn t have to meet my mother I got married and started raising a family of my own I got busy with my job and family I didn t even think about my mother anymore Unexpectedly my mother came to visit me one day Her one eyed face frightened my young children and they started to cry I was angry with her and told her not to return to my home and new family life My mother quietly apologized and left without saying another word Several years later I came back to my hometown and drove pass my childhood home I stopped by the old small house My neighbor told me my mother had passed away and left me a letter My eyes were full of tears as I read the letter My dear child 第 5 页 共 16 页 I must begin by apologizing for my first visit to your home and frightening your beautiful children I m also deeply sorry that you were always laughed at by others because of me I have learnt that you may be coming back to town but I may be no longer there It is time to tell you that you lost one eye in an accident when you were a small child I wanted you to see the beautiful world so I gave you my eye I have never regretted my decision and I am at peace that you enjoy a complete life 1 Why did the writer not want to be seen with her mother when she was a child A Because her mother was poor B Because her mother didn t like her C Because her mother had only one eye and looked special D Because her mother worked two jobs and looked untidy 2 As the writer grew up she studied hard and got a job overseas in order to A make a lot of money B live a comfortable life C stay away from her mother D get married and start raising a family of her own 3 Why did the writer s mother have one eye A She had one eye when she was born B She got a serious disease and lost one eye C She lost one eye in an accident when she was a small child D The writer lost one eye in an accident and she gave her eye to the writer 4 After reading her mother s letter the writer felt A angry 第 6 页 共 16 页 B sad C bored D relaxed 3 14 分 根据短文内容 选择最佳答案 I am Alice My sister and I spent our last summer holidays with our uncle who is a geologist 地质学家 and loves to collect stones One day he bought us two backpacks and asked us to go to the mountain with him We walked the whole day Every now and then he put stones in our backpacks To our surprise he also took some stones out from them But we thought he had just found better stones When we returned to the house we were very tired The backpacks were so heavy that we felt relief 轻松 when we took them off 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 You didn t know it but I gave you a little attitude 态度 test today I listened to every word you said Whenever you were complaining 抱怨 I added a stone to your backpacks whenever you talked about something with positive 积极的 thinking I took out a stone And now look at your backpacks Our backpacks were full of stones Your negative 消极的 thoughts are just like stones You carry them in your mind just like those stones in your backpacks The mote negative thoughts you have the heavier your mind will be said our uncle With great love our uncle taught us one of the most important lessons it life the power of the attitude 1 The underlined word them refers to in the passage A the stones B the backpacks 第 7 页 共 16 页 C the positive thoughts D the negative thoughts 2 Alice s uncle likes to A collect coins B collect stones C collect stamps D collect books 3 The writer wrote this passage to encourage us to A be pleased to take others advice B have a positive attitude towards life C make a plan before doing something D help people in trouble 4 When Alice s uncle took out some stones from her backpack she thought A she said too many words B her uncle had found better stones C her uncle wanted her to feel a sense of relief D she talked about something with positive thinking 5 Alice s and her sister s backpacks were full of stones because they A complained 抱怨 too much on the way B were hard working C enjoyed collecting stones very much D chose wrong backpacks to carry the stones 第 8 页 共 16 页 6 The underlined word them refers to in the passage A the stones B the backpacks C the positive thoughts D the negative thoughts 7 The writer wrote this passage to encourage us to A be pleased to take others advice B have a positive attitude towards life C make a plan before doing something D help people in trouble 4 25 分 阅读短文 根据其内容回答问题 The British are known for their sense of humour However it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement Understatement means saying less than you think or feel For example if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain he might say It s a little damp 潮湿的 outside Or if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person someone else might say She isn t exactly friendly Understatement is often used in unpleasant situation or to make another person look silly Understatement plays an important part in British humour Another key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen to our everyday life when someone accidently falls over in the street They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society They like to make jokes about their accents the way they dress and the way they behave What s more the British love to watch comedies 喜剧 about people who do not know how to behave in society The comedies series Mr Bean is a good example of this kind of humor 第 9 页 共 16 页 Mr Bean is the character created by British actor Rowan Atkinson in 1990 Mr Bean doesn t talk often and instead he uses his body movement and facial expressions to make people laugh Perhaps what makes Mr Bean so funny is that he does things that adults in the real world cannot do Mr Bean is popular in many countries round the world because you do not have to speak English to understand the humour Because of this many people have become familiar with the British sense of humour 1 Is it difficult for foreigners to understand British jokes 2 What does understatement mean 3 What do the British love to watch comedies about 4 How does Mr Bean make people laugh 5 What are the key points for people to understand British humour 5 4 分 She is a beautiful red haired girl she has been shopping with her mom in Wal Mart It was raining hard outside We all stood there under the awning 雨篷 Her voice was so sweet Mom let s run through the rain she said What Mom asked Let s run through the rain No honey We ll wait until it slows down a bit Mom replied The child waited about another minute and repeated Mom let s run through the rain We ll get wet if we do Mom said No we won t Mom That s not what you said this morning the young girl said as she pulled her mom s arm This morning When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet Don t you remember When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer 癌症 you said we can get through anything The crowd 人群 became silent Nothing could be heard but the rain No one came or left in the next few minutes Mom thought for a moment about what she would say 第 10 页 共 16 页 Honey you are right Let s run through the rain If we get wet maybe we ll just need to get a wash Mom said Then off they ran People all stood watching smiling and laughing as they rushed past the cars and through the puddles 水坑 They held their shopping bags over their heads They got wet through But they were followed by a few who laughed like children all the way to their cars People can take away your money and health But no one can ever take away your memories So don t forget to make time to make memories every day 1 Mom told the girl s father we can get through anything in order to A show she is strong B encourage him C prove her ability D make memories 2 The best title of the passage is A A Mom and Her Girl B Shopping in Wal Mart C Health Is Most Important D Let s Run through the Rain 三 三 词汇运用 词汇运用 共共 2 2 题 共题 共 1414 分分 6 4 分 选词填空 brush tooth usually forty 1 Jimmy do you play soccer in the aftemoon 2 What s the time 第 11 页 共 16 页 It s ten 3 Mrs Miller s son is six months old He has only two 4 Mom can you help me to my sports shoes 7 10 分 根据短文内容及首字母提示 补全空格内单词 使短文完整 通顺 Cao Wenxuan Chinese children s fiction 小说 writer w the Hans Christian Andersen Prize 安徒生奖 in April 2016 in Italy Cao Wenxuan was b in Yancheng Jiangsu Province and he has t in Beijing University for over 30 years He has w over 150 stories and novels Some of them have been t into English F Japanese and so on I like reading the novel n Grass House It is m up of nine parts which touched us deeply The novel tells us how groups of children bravely f the difficulties and challenges of life When the reporter I him Cao Wenxuan said All of my stories are set in China all of them are Chinese stories but at the same time they are the stories of the humankind 全人类 四 四 语法填空 语法填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 6 6 分分 8 6 分 根据短文内容从方框中选词 并用其正确形式填空 Sometimes I wonder why I ever wanted to drive This morning as I was backing up the car I the car behind me After I dropped off my children at their school I started driving to a small town thirty miles away where I had a meeting While I along a beautiful quiet country road suddenly I saw some chickens the road Before I knew it I had run over one of them and the farmer ran out of her house shaking her fist 拳头 at me It seemed country roads were not so after all and I decided to take the highway instead I turned off at the third exit and before I knew it there was a police car me The policeman gave me a 150 ticket for going through a stop sign I swear I didn t see it Besides that s a stupid place to put a stop sign Anyway to make a bad day even on my way home after I picked up my children from school my car broke down It cost me 65 to pull it to the nearest mechanic and another 400 to get it fixed Next time I m going to take a taxi 第 12 页 共 16 页 五 五 任务型阅读 任务型阅读 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 8 8 分分 9 8 分 阅读理解 If you put your history notes under your pillow 枕头 and sleep on them the night before an exam will you do any better on the test Most of us have hoped this might help However can t go through the pillow into your brain But that doesn t mean you can t learn while you sleep Scientists aren t exactly sure how it works but they have discovered that the brain can learn things during sleeping hours In one experiment 实验 researchers gave German speakers some Dutch words to learn Then they divided them into three groups The researchers played Dutch words for people in Group 1 while they slept without telling these German speakers what they were doing The sound was low so it didn t wake them up and only the newly introduced words were used Another group listened to the same words while they were awake The researchers found the people in Group 1 were better able to identify 确认 and translate the words later This was true only for the words that were played while they slept The third group listened to words while they walked The walkers did not have the same succ