外研版八年级上学期英语期中质量检测（I）卷

第 1 页 共 14 页 外研版八年级上学期英语期中质量检测 外研版八年级上学期英语期中质量检测 I I 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 阅读下面材料 从每题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中选出最佳选项 A Pacific Science Center Guide Pacific Science Center Since 1962 Pacific Science Center has helped children develop strong interest in discovery and learning in science math and technology Today Pacific Science Center serves more than 1 3 million people a year and provides science education to classrooms and community events all over Washington State In fact we offer you more than knowledge Visit Pacific Science Center s Store Don t forget to stop by Pacific Science Center s Store while you are here to pick up a wonderful science activity or souvenir 纪念品 to remember your visit The store is upstairs in Building 3 right next to the Last Dome Hungry Our exhibits will feed your mind but what about your body Our cafe offers kinds of food and drinks The cafe is upstairs in Building I and is open on weekdays until 8 pm and 9 pm on weekends RentaI 出租的 information You can rent wheelchairs at the Information Desk and Denny Way Entrance ID needed 1 Pacific Science Center is a wonderful place to those who like A science math and English B history math and technology C science math and technology D history math and English 第 2 页 共 14 页 2 Where can you buy a souvenir at Pacific Science Center A In Building 1 B In Building 3 C At the Last Dome D At the Denny Way Entrance 3 What do you need to take if you want to rent a wheelchair A ID card B Ticket C Money D Mobile phone 4 What is the purpose 目的 of this passage A To tell you where to buy souvenirs B To guide you where to have lunch C To tell you where to rent wheelchairs D To guide you round the center 2 8 分 阅读理解 One year a college in the United States announced that it would offer a lot of money for the pure white marigold 金盏花 The high reward attracted so many people but in the nature besides golden the marigold is brown and it is not easy to get the white one So after they were excited for a time many people had forgotten the announcement One normal day after 20 years the college received a letter and 100 seeds of pure white marigold It was an old woman of over 70 years old Some experts in the college doubted it but in order not to let her down those seeds finally took root 根 in the earth The miracle appeared after one year the field was covered by pure white marigold 第 3 页 共 14 页 Therefore the old woman who was always unknown to the public became a new focus The old woman was a flower lover When she read the announcement 20 years ago she got very excited like others But her eight children were totally against her decision After all a woman who never knew the seed genetics 遗传学 couldn t complete what the experts could never do so her thought was only a day dream Still the old woman didn t change her mind and went on working She planted some of the most common seeds and took good care of them A year later when the marigold came out she chose one faintest 最暗淡的 from those golden and brown flowers and got the best seed The next year she again grew them and chose Day after day year after year through many seasons the old woman s husband died her children flew far a lot of things happened in her life but only the wish to grow the pure white marigold took root in her heart Finally after 20 years on the day we all know in the garden she saw a marigold which was nearly white but as white as silver or snow A problem even experts couldn t deal with was solved by an old woman who didn t understand genetics Was it a miracle 奇迹 To take root in the heart even the most common seed can grow into a miracle 1 According to the passage marigold is unusual A white B purple C brown D golden 2 It can be learned from the passage that A the children didn t agree on their mother s decision B the woman needed the great reward for her big family C the experts also succeeded in growing the white marigold 第 4 页 共 14 页 D the woman took good care of the flowers instead of her family 3 The woman successfully grew the white marigold at last because she A was luckier than experts B put her heart into flowers C got support from her family D studied the seed genetics well 4 The passage mainly talks about A the difficulties of getting the white marigold B the possibility of going beyond experts C the unforgettable development of marigold D the importance of holding on to dreams 3 8 分 根据短文理解 选择正确答案 We are all learning English but how can we learn English well A student can know a lot about English but maybe 可能 he can t speak English If you want to know how to swim you must get into the river And if you want to be a football player you must play football So you see You can learn English only by using it You must listen to your teacher in class You must read your lessons every day You must speak English to your classmates and also you must write something sometimes Then one day you may find your English very good 1 If you want to learn to swim you should 应该 A read books about swimming B learn from other people first C get into the river 第 5 页 共 14 页 D play football well first 2 If you want to be a football player you should A put your football away B practice football C buy a good football D watch others play football 3 The story of learning swimming and playing football tells us that A we learn English by using it B swimming needs water C playing football is easy D learning English is difficult 4 If you want to study English well you must often A write in English B speak English C listen to English D A B and C 二 二 信息匹配 信息匹配 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1616 分分 4 16 分 任务型阅读 C I m Sarah I used to have little passion 激情 in my life But what happened the other day changed my mind It was then that I learned how important it is to have a passion in life That day I went home in Mom s car When Mom stopped at a red light someone on the side of the road caught my eye It was a man dressed in rags 衣衫褴褛 He was homeless That didn t interest 第 6 页 共 14 页 me because I had seen many people like him before Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless But this man was different in some way He was not sitting alone with a sad look Instead he had a radio in his hand and was dancing happy to the music The radio seemed to be the most precious 珍贵的 thing he had Mom why does mat man have a radio though he s homeless I asked Maybe he bought it she replied But why didn t he use the money to buy food or clothes He paid for something that he didn t need Well Sarah sometimes food and clothes aren t me most important That man must care so much about music that he bought a radio instead of food or clothes I soon realized that happiness is the key to life Since then I am always thinking of what is truly important in life A home a meal clothes these things are only part of the life What we often forget is that we all need a joy a light on a dark day We all need a passion which gives a person the happiness they need to keep going 1 回答问题 How did Sarah go home that day 2 回答问题 What was the homeless man doing when Sarah saw him 3 判断正误 Sarah had a talk with the homeless man 4 判断正误 Sarah wanted her mom to buy a radio for the homeless mall 5 What can we learn from me passage A Be happy with what we have B Always ask for help when ill trouble C It s hard to give people the help they need D Happiness is more important than anything else in life 第 7 页 共 14 页 三 三 完形填空 完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 5 10 分 完形填空 The first note I ever wrote for my mother said Hi Mom Have a nice day Love Marie I was twelve when I wrote it and I folded 折叠 the1into her change purse 零钱包 My mother worked as a cleaner in a clothing factory I knew that when she 2meals in the dining hall she would have to look for change in her purse I didn t know that she would keep that note and always carry it with her From the day that I3folded the small piece of paper into my mother s change purse she and I left each other4notes They would be put in the fridge under a lamp or beside the TV set I5found one hidden in my shoe From the outside our notes may have been the records of our days ideas and wishes But to my mother and me they were a lifeline communication with each other that no one else6 On October 20 2009 my mother died after a long illness I stood near her bed 7her hand I didn t cry the day my mom died 8I didn t cry a week later when I went to collect her things I was so thankful that she no longer had aches and pains Recently I found a note that my mom9me It was hidden in the10of my favorite childhood book for years It read Dear Marie I love you always Miss you a lot Don t forget me Be happy Love Mom That day I cried 1 A note B book C diary D letter 2 A prepared 第 8 页 共 14 页 B gold C bought D cooked 3 A carefully B wisely C quickly D carelessly 4 A big B secret C funny D beautiful 5 A only B never C even D seldom 6 A believed B shared C thought 第 9 页 共 14 页 D remembered 7 A reaching B watching C pushing D holding 8 A and B but C or D because 9 A lent B sent C passed D left 10 A lines B poems C pages D pictures 四 四 语法填空 语法填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 第 10 页 共 14 页 6 10 分 语法填空 While travel abroad Mr Jackson Frank spent almost all the money he took with him So he wrote to his brother to send him 5000 by bank transfer 汇款 to the Fischer Bank After a week he begin calling at the Fischer Bank He showed his passport Nothing has come for you he told This went on for two weeks and Mr Frank got very worry He sent an email to his brother but there was no reply In the fourth week Mr Frank was arrested 拘留 for not be able to pay his hotel bill 账单 He tried to explain the problem but no one believed him He stayed in prison 监狱 sixty days When he came out he went immediately to the Fischer Bank The clerk he spoke was a new man Have you received 5000 for me he asked My name is Jackson Frank The clerk checked his books Yes Mr Jackson it s here It came by bank transfer more than two months ago We wondered where you were He showed Mr Frank the order 汇票 The order read Pay Mr Frank Jackson the sum of 5000 But my name is Jackson Frank not Frank Jackson Oh that s all right sir It was in our books under the letter J but it s your money The clerk laughed A human mistake sir We re all human beings aren t we And so we all make mistakes A family name like Frank sound strange to me Mr Frank was