冀教版八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷A卷

第 1 页 共 20 页 冀教版八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷冀教版八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷 A A 卷卷 一 一 从下面每小题的从下面每小题的 A A B B C C 三个选项中选出可以替换划线部分的最佳三个选项中选出可以替换划线部分的最佳 共共 8 8 题 共题 共 1616 分分 1 2 分 Exercising can help our health It can also make us become stronger A increase B improve C raise 2 2 分 The boy is not old enough to work in the field A old enough not to B so young to C too young to 3 2 分 Who is she She is my father s My aunt A sister B mother C grandma D daughter 4 2 分 If you feel tired you may stop A have a rest B to have a rest C have rest D having a rest 第 2 页 共 20 页 5 2 分 Bob where will the Olympic Games of 2016 In Brazil A take up B take away C take action D take place 6 2 分 Can you help me meet my friend Steve at the airport Joe With pleasure What does he look like He of medium height and he small eyes A has has B is is C has is D is has 7 2 分 The mother keeps on working although it is very late Yes She is preparing Christmas gifts for her children A continues B stops C remembers 8 2 分 I need to go to the bookshop the bank A as well B as well as C as good as 第 3 页 共 20 页 D also 二 二 从下面每小题的从下面每小题的 A A B B C C 三个选项中选出最佳选项 使句子通顺 三个选项中选出最佳选项 使句子通顺 共共 7 7 题 共题 共 1414 分分 9 2 分 Has Mr Zhang spoken at the meeting No he silent all the time A sounded B felt C fell D remained 10 2 分 The looking for a tall dark man with long hair A police are B polices are C policemen is D policeman are 11 2 分 Can you tell me some countries a long history Of course There are a lot of countries China India and so on A have for example B has such as C with for example D with such as 12 2 分 The exam is coming Many students feel A relaxed B thirsty 第 4 页 共 20 页 C stressed D funny 13 2 分 This dress is too expensive Do you have others Sorry but that s the one A biggest B smallest C cheapest D longest 14 2 分 Why don t you choose the red tie For me it doesn t my shirt very well A fit B accept C compare D match 15 2 分 I lost my ticket but the travel agent gave me another one A actually B firstly C luckily D exactly 三 三 完形填空完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 16 10 分 Someone says Time is money But I think time is 1 important than money Why Because when money is spent we can get back However 然而 when time is 2 it ll never 3 That is 4 we mustn t waste 浪费 time 第 5 页 共 20 页 So we say that 5 is usually short Even a second 秒 is very important We should make full use of our time to do something 6 But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time They spend their time smoking drinking and 7 They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own 8 In a word we should save time We shouldn t 9 today s work for tomorrow Remember we have no time to 10 1 A much B less C much less D even more 2 A cost B bought C gone D finished 3 A return B carry C take D bring 4 第 6 页 共 20 页 A what B that C because D why 5 A money B time C day D food 6 A sunny B interesting C useful D exciting 7 A reading B writing C playing D working 8 A time B food 第 7 页 共 20 页 C money D life 9 A stop B leave C let D give 10 A waste B save C spend D take 四 四 阅读理解阅读理解 共共 5 5 题 共题 共 4242 分分 17 8 分 阅读理解 Are you wearing old clothes Don t worry if you are Clothes bought at thrift shops are more popular than ever in the West nowadays A lot of young people have an interest in secondhand clothing Goodwill Industries one of the most famous secondhand shopping companies in the US said there had been an increase of 84 percent in money made from the sale of donated goods from 2007 to 2012 from 1 9 billion about 13 billion yuan to 3 5 billion Fanny Moizant an online group that sells used clothes from luxury brands 奢侈品牌 agrees that secondhand is part of fashion now 第 8 页 共 20 页 Fashion has changed she told the Financial Times last month People need our service they need a place to let go and get rid of this excess 过剩 It wasn t always this way Secondhand clothes used to be much less popular Keren Charles 37 from the US remembers how embarrassed she was the first time she entered a thrift store more than 20 years ago I didn t want anyone to see me Charles told CNN In high school people thought you were either poor or homeless Now the fashion fan says about 97 percent of her clothes are secondhand Her favorite find is a 5 blue evening dress that could be worth hundreds of dollars So what is a thrift shop exactly According to the US Association of Resale Professionals a thrift shop is run by a not for profit 非盈利的 organization to get money to charitable causes The shops have become popular in recent times due to economic reasons More customers began coming to thrift shops in the US at the start of the recession 萧条 according to CNN And now secondhand clothing and vintage items are showing up in Western high fashion and street wear Fashionable hip hop artist Macklemore and Ryan Lewis even wore a 2013 Billboard Music Award for their hit song Thrift Shop The song is about looking for a come up search for cheap things in a thrift store However thrift store culture may be great for new shoppers and for business but it s not so great for shoppers like Charles who are still looking for a come up The competition is tough now she told CNN You re in the thrift stores and you re seeing so many other people but it s still better than shopping at a department store 1 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article 第 9 页 共 20 页 A Vintage items sell better than other used clothes B Thrift shops are a new form of shops that have appeared in the last 10 years C Thrift shops sell used clothes in order to help people in need D Young people show less interest in secondhand clothing than older people 2 According to the article secondhand clothes have become popular in the West because A there are more thrift stores to shop in B people have to live on less money C artists and stars are often seen in secondhand clothes D people now care less about others opinions 3 The underlined word Vintage in paragraph 15 probably means A old but expensive B large and very beautiful C old but high quality D popular and new 4 What is the article mainly about A The popularity of thrift store culture B The importance of recycling secondhand clothes C Different attitudes toward thrift shops D The influence of the economy on fashion 18 8 分 根据短文内容 选择正确答案 C 第 10 页 共 20 页 Michael Jackson is one of the world s best singers Michael Jackson was born in the middle west of the city of Gary Indiana in 1958 He began singing with his four brothers They called the group The Jackson Five The group became very popular after appearing on a television program They started singing in 1965 and became popular soon In 1970 the group made their first record with the name of I Want You Back It was very popular One of their hit records was Never Say Goodbye Michael was good at dancing as well as singing for example his dance moves and moon walking He was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time and in the same year he made a record on his own which sold eight million copies all over the world Michael nearly didn t go out because he was too famous Once his fans went off in a faint 晕倒 when they saw him at the concert No one can do it by now He lived in a large house and kept lots of animals He never ate meat He often raised money for charity This made him win the Guinness World Records 吉尼斯世界记录 in 2006 He died on June 25th 2009 but he would live in our heart forever 1 How many people were there in Michael s group A Three B Five C Four D Six 2 What s the name of their first record A Never Say Goodbye B See You See Me C I Want You Back D On the World 3 The underlined word copies means 第 11 页 共 20 页 A write down something B single examples of a magazine book newspaper etc C write or draw something to look like another thing D take as examples or models 4 Why did Michael have to stay at home most of time A Because he was too famous B Because he often felt lonely C Because he had no friends D Because his company asked him to do so 19 10 分 根据短文内容 选择正确答案 B We can not live a modern life without travelling The fastest way of travelling is by air With a plane one can travel in one day to places which it takes a month or more to get to a hundred years ago Travelling by train is slower than by plane but one can see the country while he is travelling through Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars They make even the longest journey enjoyable Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible There are large luxury liners 客轮 or river boats They are not as fast as trains or planes but travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday Many people like to travel by car They can make their own timetable They can travel hundreds of miles a day just as their wish They can stop wherever they want to see something interesting or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant or to spend the night at a hotel That is why people choose travelling by car for pleasant trips while they usually take trains or planes for business 1 According to the passage the fastest way of travelling is 第 12 页 共 20 页 A by car B by train C by plane D by sea 2 If we travel by car we can A enjoy the longest journey B travel only fifty miles a day C make our own timetable D travel to a very far place in a few minutes 3 When people travel on business they usually take A a boat or a train B a car or a train C a plane or a car D a train or a plane 4 have comfortable seats and dining cars A Cars B Modern trains C Planes D Buses 5 If possible people like travelling by sea because A it is as fast as trains and planes B it is a pleasant way to spend a holiday 第 13 页 共 20 页 C it is very cheap D it can stop wherever they like 20 10 分 Live Music Late Night Jazz Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis the famous trumpet player He is known play well into the early hours so don t want to get much sleep PLACE The Jazz Club DATES 15 23 June PRICE 100 150 TIME 10p m till late TEL 4668736 Scottish Dancing Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn The wonderful dance from England will be given PLACE Jack Stein s DATES 10 20 May PRICE 150 TIME 7 10p m TEL 4021877 Shows Anhui Museum There are 12 000 pieces on show here You can see the whole of Chinese history PLACE Anhui Museum DATES 1 Mar 30 Jun PRICE 60 30 for students TIME Monday Friday 9 a m 5 p m TEL 4886888 Weekends 9 a m 9 p m Hotels Three star hotels whose service can make you feel at home Dates 1 Oct 31 Dec 1 Jan 31 Mar 1 Apr 30 Apr 1 May 31 May 1Jun 30 Sep SUN HOTEL Prices a night 168 148 closed 188 208 ROSE HOTEL Prices a night 198 178 closed 218 248 TEL 4686788TEL 4686755 1 If you want to watch dancing you can call 第 14 页 共 20 页 A 4668736 B 4021877 C 4886888 D 4686788 2 You can see the whole of Chinese history at in April in Anhui Museum A 3 p m every day B 9 p m from Monday to Friday C 7 a m at weekends D 7 p m every day 3 You can enjoy at Jack Stein s A American jazz B Scottish dancing C 12 000 pieces on show D yourself all night 4 Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for months of the year A nine B ten C eleven D twelve 5 You have 148 and you can in June A listen to Jazz B watch Scottish dancing 第 15 页 共 20 页 C go to Anhui Museum D stay in Sun Hotel for a night 21 6 分 阅读下列短文 从每小题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中选出一个最佳选项 There is a famous saying in the West Eat breakfast like a king It means breakfast should be the most important meal of your day Why The answer is in the word breakfast itself Breakfast means breaking of the fast 禁食期 There are about twelve hours between dinner and breakfast so it s important to eat breakfast to keep in good health Also the food for breakfast will give you what you need in the day Eating a good breakfast is important but not many people are changing their eating habits In the USA about 60 of people have their main meal in the evening For most Japanese and Australians the evening meal is the main meal of the day too In Mexico the main meal for many families is usually at 2 00 pm In Switzerland the main meal is also in the middle of the day Many nutritionist 营养师 say people should eat small low fat meals five or six times a day However most people think that what you eat is more important than when you eat it Eating healthy foods like vegetables fish and fresh fruit is a good way to enjoy a healthy life 1 What s the main meal of the day for most Americans A Breakfast B Lunch C The afternoon tea D dinner 2 People in have their main meal in the middle of the day A Japan and Australia B Japan and Mexico 第 16 页 共 20 页 C Mexico and Switzerland D Australia and Switzerland 3 Who thinks people should eat meals five or six times a day A Many nutritionists B Most people C Some doctors D A few old people 五 五 语法填空语法填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 5 5 分分 22 5 分 阅读下面一段文章 然后用恰当的词填空 Welcome to England The weather of England is very changeable It can be rainy sunny windy warm foggy or cold at any time of year If it s raining when you get up in the morning it can be hot and dry by the afternoon The west of England is wetter than the east and the north is cooler than the south Just be ready for any kind of weather In England shops are usually open from 9 00 am to 5 30 pm On Sundays some shops are open from 10 00 am to 4 00 pm But a lot of shops are closed Banks museums of ot