译林牛津版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷

第 1 页 共 25 页 译林牛津版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷译林牛津版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷 A A 卷卷 一 一 单项选择 单项选择 共共 1010 题 共题 共 2020 分分 1 2 分 Is this car Yes it s English car A a an B a a C an a 2 2 分 Our ancestors 祖先 the compass 指南针 A discovered B invent C find D invented 3 2 分 Why not an English language club to practice English A join speaking B join to write C prefer to writing D prefer to write 4 2 分 Millie is using the search engine to find information about how to look after a pet Help her choose the best keywords A pet care B pet problems C e pet 第 2 页 共 25 页 D different pets 5 2 分 You are relaxing yourself here Yes It feels to walk slowly along the river A fantastic B boring C strange D terrible 6 2 分 It s not easy for me English well A study B studying C to study D studies 7 2 分 My school bag is larger than A she B her C hers D her s 8 2 分 Nothing is than riding I like it best A enjoyable B more enjoyable C most enjoyable D the most enjoyable 第 3 页 共 25 页 9 2 分 do you like P E it s fun A What color Because B Why Because C Where After 10 2 分 pale you look Are you feeling all right I m not feeling well I ve got toothache A How a B How C What a D What 二 二 完型填空完型填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1 1 分分 11 1 分 Liberal 自由 education is designed not only to teach and learn knowledge but also to develop a person s character Its aim is to 1 each student to think for himself and make wise decisions Now liberal education has a great 2 on the world Much work has been done to 3 a better way of teaching In a liberal class students are4 to have their own thoughts and own ideas when they have 5 which are often held in the form of group discussion They are properly guided to 6 the knowledge learned Punishment no longer exists 存在 7 and students are just like friends The idea is of course a perfect one if it can really be carried out However it 8exists in the imagination and will never be realized We must admit 承认 that 9 should at least be guided properly Just close your eyes and think how many students will 10 the duties of a student if they are not pushed 11 is the use of advice only if it is not supported by a reasonable 12 of control and punishment It is 13 for us to judge the success and failure of the kind of education now but 14 the 第 4 页 共 25 页 bad behavior of children which is really the 15of liberal education we can see that something must be done to help these children 1 A teach B order C learn D push 2 A organization B figure C effect D fact 3 A hold B find C make D answer 4 A encouraged B told C used D driven 第 5 页 共 25 页 5 A shopping B lunch C sports D lessons 6 A remember B use C review D act 7 A Enemies B Fathers C Teachers D Classmates 8 A also B only C even D never 9 A children 第 6 页 共 25 页 B families C adults D schools 10 A arrange B make C perform D return 11 A Why B When C What D Where 12 A degree B rest C person D master 13 A easy B possible C hard 第 7 页 共 25 页 D helpful 14 A with B against C about D from 15 A progress B goal C result D purpose 三 三 阅读理解阅读理解 共共 5 5 题 共题 共 3838 分分 12 6 分 Doctor Seuss was born in 1904 By the middle 1950s he had become one of the best loved and most successful children s book writers in the world His books are very popular with young readers They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants In 1954 life magazine published 刊登 a report about school children who could not read The report said many children s books were not interesting Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read He used words with the same ending sound like fish and wish He did not receive training in art Yet he drew the pictures for most of his books 第 8 页 共 25 页 In 1957 Dr Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six year old should be able to read it It was a fun story and easy to read Children loved it Their parents loved it too Today it is still one of the stories they like best The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children In 1960 he wrote a book using less than fifty words The book is called Green Eggs and Ham In 1984 Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize 普利策奖 He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents He died at the age of 87 but his influence remains Millions of his books have been sold worldwide People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read Yet his books are loved by people of all ages Doctor Seuss once said I do not write for children I write for people 1 Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that A some school children could not read B ny children s books were interesting C children wanted to learn to read D a writer for children was wanted 2 People like his books because the books A are cheap and easy to get B were written in different languages C are easy and interesting to read D were written with invented words 3 He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of A 50 B 53 第 9 页 共 25 页 C 56 D 87 4 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage A Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words B Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States C The Cat in the Hat was written only for six year old children D His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans 5 From the text we know that Doctor Seuss A won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his death B sold millions of his books himself worldwide C changed American children s way of reading D wrote the largest number of books in the world 13 8 分 请认真阅读下面短文 从短文后各题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 D Your body is special no two people in the world are alike although you are different from everyoneelse you have exactly the same body parts as the people around you doing differentjobs that keep all of us alive What is inside my head Your head housesthe most valuable part of your body your brain As you are reading your eyessend pictures to your brain which makes meaning from what you see Your brain helpsyou to remember and think and makes sure your body is doing what it should What is my skin 皮肤 for Your skin covers yourbody In most parts of your body the skin is just as thick as half a 第 10 页 共 25 页 centimeter If you have your skin cut it will have a quick cure and stop viruses from gettinginto your body Your skin also helps you feel the heat and coldness of the environmentaround you Hair grows from inside the skin When you feel hot extra heat comes out through your skin As a result your body temperature drops How do I move Muscles 肌肉 are found in most parts of your body They work with your bonesto help you move whenever you cry or smile eat or speak walk or dance etc Why do I breathe Your body needs totake in oxygen from the air and give out the unwanted carbon dioxide in the body When you breathe air comes through your nose and mouth into your lungs 肺 where oxygen flows to different parts of your body What makes me sneeze When dust or a strongsmell gets into your nose you sneeze This is the way your body cleans up the dustin your nose Your lungs push out the air and try to clear your nose What does my heartdo Your heart is a veryspecial muscle It is slightly bigger than your fist 拳头 and grows bigger as you do If you place your hand on your heart you will feel your heart beating which forces blood to move around your body 1 The underlined word houses in the passage probably means A stores B locks C creates D builds 2 The underlined word houses in the passage probably means A stores 第 11 页 共 25 页 B locks C creates D builds 3 If you have no skin covering your body what would happen A Extra heat can only stay inside our body B Viruses can t get into our body easily C We can t feel the changes in temperature D Our body can be guarded by our hair 4 If you have no skin covering your body what would happen A Extra heat can only stay inside our body B Viruses can t get into our body easily C We can t feel the changes in temperature D Our body can be guarded by our hair 5 What is the true fact about your body A Our heart is the same size from birth B We take in carbon dioxide to stay alive C Our muscles stop working when we nod D Sneezing is a way to clear our nose 6 What is the true fact about your body A Our heart is the same size from birth B We take in carbon dioxide to stay alive C Our muscles stop working when we nod 第 12 页 共 25 页 D Sneezing is a way to clear our nose 7 Which is the best title for this passage A What Your Body Needs B How Your Body Works C Why Your Body Grows D When Your Body Moves 8 Which is the best title for this passage A What Your Body Needs B How Your Body Works C Why Your Body Grows D When Your Body Moves 14 8 分 阅读理解 C A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers When he got home he went to his bedroom and put them on He found that they were about two inches too long He went to the kitchen His mother and sisters were washing up the tea things there The new trousers are too long he said They need shortening by about two inches Could one of you do it for me please His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything After his mother finished washing up she went to her son s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches Later on after supper the elder sister remembered her brother s trousers She was a kind hearted girl so she went quickly to his brother s bedroom without saying anything to anyone and shortened the trousers by two inches The younger sister went to the cinema but when she came home she also remembered her brother s trousers I nearly forgot that She thought Then she shortened them by two inches 第 13 页 共 25 页 The younger sister went to the cinema but when she came back she too remembered what her brother had said So she ran upstairs and took two inches off the legs of the new trousers 1 The young man s trousers were for him at first A long B short C big D small 2 His mother and sisters didn t say anything when he asked for help because they A didn t want to help him B had no time to help him C didn t know what to do D didn t hear him 3 His elder sister shortened the trousers A in the evening B when she finished the washing C after lunch D after she came back from the cinema 4 The next morning the young man found that the trousers were inches too short for him A two B four C six D eight 第 14 页 共 25 页 5 We can imagine 想象 that when the young man put the trousers on the next morning he would feel A happy B surprising C surprised D afraid 15 8 分 根据短文内容 判断下列句子的正 A 误 B People are so busy these days that many people have no time to cook This becomes a problem because most families love home cooking The food tastes good and warm and a family meal brings everyone together In some families meals are often the only times everyone sees one another at the same time Another reason 原因 people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying 满足 a child s sweet tooth she or he is sending a message The message says I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you There is also something about the smell of home cooking The smell of home cooking pleases peoples of all ages It makes most of us feel happy even if 即使 we are the ones doing the cooking 1 Now fewer people cook because most of them dislike home cooking 2 A parent spends an hour making cookies just to satisfy her or his child s sweet tooth 3 The writer thinks the smell of home cooking makes us happy 4 Meals often bring many people together then they can see one another at the same time 5 This passage mainly 主要 tells us that family meals are important 16 8 分 阅读理解 Deep in the forest of southeastern Mexico scientists found a surprise They found an ancient pyramid There were colorful murals 壁画 in it A mural is a painting on a wall Those murals are 第 15 页 共 25 页 helping scientists unlock a mystery about people who lived in ancient times The murals are about 1 350 years old That s more than five times older than the United States Scientists say the paintings belonged to the Mayas That was a group of Native American people They lived many years ago in what is now Mexico and Central America Scientists are excited about the discovery because they don t know much about the Mayas daily life explains Michael Coe an expert on the Mayas The paintings show how the Mayas worked shopped and dined One mural shows a man drinking from a bowl Another shows a woman selling food to a crowd of people Mostly we get the murals that show gods and kings never anything about the daily life Coe said This is like walking into a Maya supermarket So far scientists have found more than 30 murals in the pyramid They are not sure why the Mayas created them The experts hope to learn more as they continue their search We never had anything like this before said Coe These are really special murals Scientists learned a lot about the Mayas from the murals The Mayas were known for more than paintings Now the murals tell us some fun facts about the Mayan way of life Sweet Home The Mayas lived in what is now Central and North America Today the area includes parts of Mexico Belize Guatemala and Honduras Smart Starts The Mayas invented a type of Maths They also created a type of writing that used symbols or pictures Mayas used bark 树皮 to make books The Mayas often ate com and used it to make other foods They grew many crops 庄稼 including beans and sweet potatoes Cool Clothes Mayan men dressed themselves up with some cloth while women wore long dresses Rich Mayas wore 第 16 页 共 25 页 jewelry 珠宝 1 Which of the following is shown on one of the Mayan murals A A Mayan king and his family B A Mayan woman selling food C A crowd of people drinking water D A Mayan man using bark to make books 2 What can we know according to Michael Coe A The murals show gods and kings B The Mayas lived in a very hot area of the USA C The murals show scenes of Mayan everyday life D The Mayas created the murals because of a festival 3 What can be put back into the blank A Rich Foods B Different Plants C Useful Crop D Farmland 4 Why did the writer write this passage A To tell us Mayan clothes and cooking B To tell us the daily life of the Mayas C To tell us Mayan Maths and writing D To tell us some Mayan murals found in the forest 四 四 口语应用口语应用 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1 1 分分 第 17 页 共 25 页 17 1 分 阅读下面的对话 从方框内的 7 个选项中选出 5 个恰当的句子完成此对话 并将其序号填入题前 括号内 Miss Green is a new teacher in Class Two Now she is standing near the teacher s desk 站在讲桌 旁 A Good morning teacher B Good morning You can call me Miss Green A Nice to meet you Miss Green I m Bob B Nice to meet you too Oh what are these A They are notebooks B A No Mine are in the schoolbag I think they re Maria s B Maria A M A R I A B Oh I see A Yes it is Thank you B Ask Maria to come here A OK A Who is Maria B Are they yours C Is this your cup D You re welcome E What s your name F How do you spell it 第 18 页 共 25 页 G My name is Jane Green 五 五 任务型阅读任务型阅读 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 2020 分分 18 20 分 配对阅读 上面是 5 个人想参观的博物馆 下面是 7 个不同博物馆的简介 请为每人选择最适 合其参观的博物馆 1 Jerry is a super fan of cars His father bought him lots of model cars But he wants to know more about them 2 Communication technology makes the world smaller and smaller It s so amazing that Jenny would like to learn something about the history of it 3 Bob plans to go for a holiday to a western country to improve his knowledge about the history of some ancient countries 4 Daisy learns Chinese hard and wants to go to China to learn about the country and its history 5 Ken likes science very much He wants to know something about the Energy Machine and the history of it A Shanghai Science and Technology Museum has 13 main exhibitions and 4 science theaters Lights of Exploration is one of them and it shows human scientific achievement in the 20th century B Shanghai Auto Museum is the first museum with a wide range of exhibits including hundreds of cars from China and other countries It s a place where children can learn how the car works C Hong Kong Science Museum covers a wide range of science and food science The biggest exhibit is the Energy Machine Victors can learn about science there D Nanjing Museum is one of the largest museums in China It s just like a Chinese history book You can find what Chinese people used and how they lived in the past E British Museum is a museum in London which tells human history and culture You may find the history of ancient Egypt Greece Rome and even China It s free for every visitor F The communication Museum is a part of Macao Post which brings knowledge of communications to visitors You can enjoy the history of Macao Post collections of stamps and communication 第 19 页 共 25 页 instruments G Chemical Industry Museum of China shows the development of China s chemical industry It s an interesting place for children to learn more about chemistry by watching all kinds of experiments 1 2 3 4 5 六 六 完成句子 根据所给提示 完成句子 每空一词 含缩略词 完成句子 根据所给提示 完成句子 每空一词 含缩略词 共共 5 5 题 共题 共 5 5 分分 19 1 分 He went to New York City last month 改为否定句 He to New York City last month 20 1 分 Tom s birthday is on August 23rd 对画线部分提问 Tom s birthday 21 1 分 Jane is more careful than Maria Maria isn t careful Jane 22 1 分 根据中文 完成句子 1 以前张华害怕晚上独自出门 In the past Zhang Hua at night 2 我们盼望尽快收到你的来信 We soon 3 他们的校服与我们的大不一样 Their school uniforms 第 20 页 共 25 页 4 在公交车上给老人让座是礼貌的 It s polite to on the bus 5 安迪很有幽默感 他有很多朋友 Andy and he has many friends 23 1 分 迈克长大后想成为一名工程师 Mike wants to be an engineer when he 七 七 短文