上海新世纪版八年级上学期英语期中质量检测A卷

第 1 页 共 12 页 上海新世纪版八年级上学期英语期中质量检测上海新世纪版八年级上学期英语期中质量检测 A A 卷卷 一 一 阅读理解 阅读理解 共共 3 3 题 共题 共 2424 分分 1 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 Vanuatu is an island nation in the South Pacific It is one of the smallest countries in the world But for those who are interested in adventure and sports there is a lot to do Vanuatu s islands offer visitors two of the most exciting and dangerous activities in the world volcano 火 山 surfing and land diving Volcano surfing On Tanna Island Mount Yasur rises 300 metres into the sky Yasur is an active volcano and it erupts 爆发 almost every day sometimes several times a day For centuries people have climbed this mountain to visit the top Recently people have also started climbing Yasur to surf the volcano In some ways volcano surfing is like surfing in the sea but in other ways it s very different Volcano surfers try to escape the erupting volcano without getting hit by flying rocks It s fast fun and dangerous the perfect extreme sport 极限运动 Land diving Most people are familiar with bungee jumping but do you know bungee jumping started on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu and is almost fifteen centuries old The activity first called land diving is part of a religious ceremony 宗教仪式 A man ties tree vines 藤 to his legs He then jumps head first from a high tower to touch the earth with the top of his head without breaking the vine Every spring island natives men only still take part in this amazing activity 1 According to the passage Mount Yasur A is no longer active B is on Pentecost Island C erupts almost every day D rises 800 metres into the sky 第 2 页 共 12 页 2 People have recently staffed climbing Mount Yasur to A enjoy the hot spring B make money C watch snow on it D surf the volcano 3 Which of the following about land diving is TRUE A It is almost five centuries old B It was first called bungee jumping C It is a traditional activity in Vanuatu D It is a religious ceremony of many countries 4 What is the purpose of the passage A To tell people not to do dangerous sports B To introduce what volcano surfing and land diving are C To talk about the world s best volcano surfer and land diver D To compare activities in Vanuatu with sports in New Zealand 2 10 分 根据短文内容 选择正确答案 Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift It was a smile It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school and my old school was far away As a result no one knew who I was I was very lonely and afraid to speak to anyone Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing I felt my heart break I couldn t talk with anyone about my problems Then one day when my classmates were talking happily with their friends I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual At that moment a boy entered the classroom I didn t know who he was He 第 3 页 共 12 页 passed by me and then turned back He looked at me with a smile Suddenly I felt the touch of something bright and friendly It made me feel happy and warm That smile changed my life I started to talk with other students and made friends Day by day I became closer to everyone in my class The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now One day I asked him why he smiled but he couldn t remember doing so It doesn t matter because all the dark days have gone I believe that the world is what you think it is If you think it is lonely you might always be alone So smile at world and it will smile back 1 When did the writer get the gift A At the age of 16 B After making friends with the boy C In the first year at a middle school D After becoming closer to everyone in the class 2 Why was the smile an important gift A Because the writer s old school was far away B Because the writer didn t know who the boy was C Because the smile didn t mean anything to the boy D Because the writer felt lonely and had no friends and it made her feel happy and warm 3 Why didn t the writer talk to anyone in her new school about her problems A Because she was always unhappy B Because she didn t know anyone at the time C Because she was in the first Year at the junior high school D Because she didn t want her parents to worry about her 第 4 页 共 12 页 4 How did the smile change her life A She started to make friends B She became the best friend of the boy C Her parents didn t worry about her any more D She realized that she was lonely 5 Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from A From her old school B From her parents C From herself D From her classmates at the new school 3 6 分 根据短文内容 选择正确答案 A During the day we work and play and at night we sleep Our body rests when we sleep In the morning we are ready to work and play again Our body grows most when we are asleep Children who are tired usually need sleep We can get better at our lessons after having plenty of rest Boys and girls who are eight or nine years old need ten hours of sleep every night Our body needs plenty of air when we are asleep If we do not get enough fresh air we will feel tired when we wake up While in bed we must not cover our head our lungs need to get enough fresh air If we open our windows at night we can have plenty of fresh air Cool air is better than warm air 1 Our body grows most while we are A eating B playing C sleeping D exercising 第 5 页 共 12 页 2 How many hours of sleep should 9 year old children have every night A 8 hours B 9 hours C 10 hours D 11 hours 3 What may cause us to feel tired in the morning during the sleep A Too much air B Not enough fresh air C Too much cold air D Too much sleep 二 二 信息匹配 信息匹配 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 4 4 分分 4 4 分 根据短文内容 从下面方框中选择适当的选项补全短文 Man has a big brain He can think learn and speak They know now that dogs rats and birds can learn too They are beginning to understand that men are different from animals because they can speak Animals can t speak Apes 猿 can understand some things more quickly than humans and one or two of them have even learnt a few words They can t think like us because they have no language Language is a wonderful thing Man has been able to build a modern world because he has language How do children learn it Scientists do not really know What happens inside our body when we speak They only know that man can speak because he has a brain A Almost every child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five but no animal learns to speak B But they can t join words to make sentences 第 6 页 共 12 页 C They make noises when they are afraid or angry or unhappy D Scientist once thought that men are different from animals because they can think and learn 三 三 完形填空 完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 5 10 分 阅读下面短文 掌握其大意 从各小题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中选出最佳选项 Years ago I celebrated my 40th birthday with friends in a 1 restaurant Many arrived earlier and waited outside the restaurant as I was on the roadside a homeless man came near to me and 2money I let him know I didn t have any cash 现金 with me With a quiet smile on his face he moved on Just then a friend arrived and called out Happy Birthday Hearing this the man turned and asked Hey man it s your birthday Yes I said He walked 3 smiled and said Happy Birthday I was not 4 ready for what happened next He took out a dollar from his dirty bag and gave it to me saying Here man take this Happy Birthday That s 5 I expected he was making a joke Although I 6 deeply by his generosity 慷慨 accepting money from a homeless man was embarrassing for me I felt very uncomfortable 7I replied Thanks but Looking directly into my eyes he said God so good to me Every night I always end up with a place to sleep and enough food to eat Please take this I held out my hand 8 thinking twice saying thank you This was one of my9 life lessons however poor we may feel we always have something valuable to share with others From then on I often helped people in need and treated everyone with kindness and 10 spreading love and joy everywhere I went 1 A two floors B two floors C two floor s D two floor 第 7 页 共 12 页 2 A asked for B looked for C paid for D cared for 3 A down B along C back D ahead 4 A completely B wisely C Hardly D simply 5 A enjoyable B lucky C impolite D amazing 6 A moved 第 8 页 共 12 页 B was moved C was moving D am moved 7 A But B As C So D Since 8 A with B in C without D for 9 A great B greatest C bad D worst 10 A fame B warmth C disbelief 第 9 页 共 12 页 D power 四 四 语法填空 语法填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 6 10 分 根据短文内容 完成填空 使短文完整 通顺 If you go to another country what kinds of things would you buy Would you buy a camera in Japan some beautiful clothes in French or a watch in Switzerland No matter you may buy you might think those products make in those countries However you could be wrong Kang Jian is 18 year old student from Shanghai Last year he go to visit his aunt and uncle in San Francisco He found it interesting that so many products in the local shops were made in China I wanted to buy a toy car my cousin but even though most of the toys were American brands they were made in China Toys are not the only things made in China I wanted to buy a pair of basketball shoes he explains But I had to visit five or six stores before find a pair made in America He realized that Americans can hardly avoid buy products made in China In fact he continues there be many other things there made in China footballs handbags pet food mobile phones Even American flags are made in China Kang Jian thinks it s great that China is so good at making these everyday things However