上海版八年级上学期英语期中考考试试卷（I）卷

第 1 页 共 16 页 上海版八年级上学期英语期中考考试试卷 上海版八年级上学期英语期中考考试试卷 I I 卷 卷 一 一 完形填空完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1 1 分分 1 1 分 请阅读下列短文 选择最佳答案 Mike and Dick work in the same office They don t like the cold weather And one day they decided 1 their holiday in Australia Their plane 2 Sydney at nine in the morning They had a good rest in a hotel The next morning they 3 a car in the city and began their travel A few hours later the sun 4 in the sky and there were no shade trees beside It was so hot that they could hardly go on driving They had to stop 5 around Mike found a river was about half a kilometer away from them They were both very happy and drove the car 6 there Soon they got to the river Before they jumped into the water Dick saw a boy 7 under a big tree He asked Are there any sharks in the river boy No there aren t answered the boy So they began 8 in the river After a while Dick felt something hit 9 his leg He told Mike about it They were afraid and stopped swimming Dick asked 10 Is it true that there aren t any sharks in the river Yes sir said the boy There re a lot of crocodiles 鳄鱼 in the water All the sharks 鲨鱼 have swum away 1 A to take B takes C taking D take 2 A arrived in B arrived C gets in 第 2 页 共 16 页 D got 3 A borrow B buy C lent D rented 4 A shines B shine C to shin D was shining 5 A looking B to look C to looked D look 6 A quick B more quickly C quickly D most quickly 7 第 3 页 共 16 页 A to play B play C playing D plays 8 A to swim B swam C to swimming D swims 9 A into B against C about D for 10 A happily B loudly C slowly D silently 二 二 阅读理解阅读理解 共共 4 4 题 共题 共 3030 分分 2 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 第 4 页 共 16 页 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 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 第 5 页 共 16 页 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 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 3 8 分 A little girl walked to and from school every day Though it was not fine and clouds appeared in the sky that morning the little girl made her daily trip to school as usual When school was over winds became stronger and it began to rain The mother of the little girl felt worried that her daughter would be afraid and that lightning might frighten 惊吓 her child Following the bright light of lightning the mother quickly got 第 6 页 共 16 页 into her car and drove to her child s school As the mother drove along the road she saw her little girl walking alone in the rain To her great surprise she found that when a lightning came her daughter stopped looked up and smiled Another lightning came and then another followed With each lightning the little girl stopped looked up and smiled Inside the car the mother asked her daughter What were you doing Why did you look up and smile when the lightning came The little girl answered with a smile Mum you know God was looking at me Each time I felt a little afraid walking in the rain God would take a picture of me I knew he was playing a game with me 1 The little girl went to school every day A by car B on foot C by bus D by bike 2 At first the mother felt worried because A she couldn t look after her daughter B her daughter hadn t taken her umbrella C she had something more important to do D her daughter might be afraid of lightning 3 According to the article we can know that the little girl was A proud B shy C brave D nervous 第 7 页 共 16 页 4 8 分 阅读理解 The year is 2045 A goal is scored at the soccer World Cup Is that possible Many scientists believe it is In fact there are already robots that can play soccer Today s scientists are working on robots with various skills When people started making robots they were made to do just simple things mainly in factories Since then however robots have changed a lot Early robots were operated by humans Today s robots function 运行 themselves Some can only move around a little like robot cleaners but others can do much more like running dancing and even playing soccer Then there are robots designed to be like humans These robots have faces and can show emotions 表情 Such robots can learn new things and show us how they feel Scientists aren t just building humanlike robots They are also making robots that look and act like animals At NASA scientists are making a robot snake It s a kind of vehicles with wheels These snake buts can enter holes and move over rough 粗糙的 ground They might one day help scientists look for signs of life on Mars But can a robot soccer team ever operate all on their own or play as well as a human team Many robot scientists think so Anything is possible One day they may even be world champions 1 Today s robots can A act like animals B think like humans C look for signs of life on Mars D win the world championship 2 The underlined word various in Paragraph 1 probably means A 良好的 B 多样的 C 复杂的 第 8 页 共 16 页 D 先进的 3 The second paragraph mainly talks about A how the earliest robots worked in factories B how today s robots are different from early robots C why early robots could not do things by themselves D why today s robots can do much more on their own 4 Which of the followings would the writer probably agree with A Scientists cannot build humanlike robots B Robots can learn new things without feelings C There won t be robot soccer players that think by themselves D There will be robot soccer Mavers that May as well as humans 5 8 分 阅读理解 To share is simply to let someone else have or use a part of something that belongs to you It doesn t mean we re losing anything because wharfs actually happening is that we re giving ourselves more of a chance to be sincere 真诚的 which in turn makes us feel better Sharing also means that you are not alone because others have the similar experience with you Here is a story about learning to share Once upon a time there was a beautiful flower with beautiful colors red orange and yellow The flower was very happy because everyone who saw it said it was beautiful As time went by she thought she was the most beautiful among all flowers And she was very proud of her colors but she didn t want others to enjoy them She was worried that others would imitate her In that case she would not be the most beautiful in this area So she only came out at night One day it began to rain during sunrise and didn t stop until nightfall 黄昏 When the flower woke up in the evening she opened her petals 花瓣 and realized that she had lost all colors Now she was all white like the snow What had happened The flower was so sad that she couldn t stop 第 9 页 共 16 页 crying Suddenly a fairy 仙子 wearing a dress with a colorful magic stick appeared in front of her What s wrong with you Why are you so sad be asked I ve lost my lovely colors The rain in the day has washed them away completely the flower cried Don t worry I can give them back to you hut under one condition Which one the flower asked I want you to I don t want to see that you just come out at night You should share it with others Now everyone who passed by the flower would stop This is the most beautiful flower I ve seen many of them said The flower was really happy because she understood that sharing good things with others was so wonderful 1 The underlined word imitate in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to A admire B laugh C copy D hate 2 How did the flower s feelings change according to the passage A Sad worried happy B Worried sad happy C Sad happy worried D Happy sad worried 3 Which of the following can put in the 第 10 页 共 16 页 A show your beauty at night B leave here as soon as possible C get on well with tuber flowers D show your beauty during the daytime 4 What can we learn from the passage A The flower didn t keep her promise to the fairy B Many people noticed the flower s beauty before C Learning to share with others makes us feel happy D The rain washed away the flower s colors on purpose 三 三 任务型阅读任务型阅读 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 3 3 分分 6 3 分 Have you been back to the place where your ancestors lived worked studied and played Robert Qian a Chinese Canadian already has Now in China he has found that his family is like a tall tree with long roots Robert is just one young overseas Chinese who has come to visit his ancestors homeland as part of the In Search of Roots summer camp program The program is organized by the local government of Guangdong Province This program started in 1980 and so far has brought thousands of overseas Chinese students to China to look for their families roots The young people are usually between 16 and 25 years old 1 Most like Robert can hardly speak any Chinese and have never been to China before The students mainly visit parts of Guangdong Province in southern China During the two week camp they study Chinese culture see changes that have happened in that area and visit interesting sights 2 Going to their ancestors village is often the most exciting part of the trip The students feel that they are part of the village and experience village life They drink from the village well go for walks through the countryside and watch the villagers do their daily activities Cathy Qian a young American student had this to say Thanks to In Search of Roots I am 第 11 页 共 16 页 beginning to understand my Chinese roots and who I am It has been a great trip and I have so many memories of China to take with me The program leaders believe strongly in the program and say that the purpose of it is to give young overseas Chinese the chance to learn more about themselves I ve really enjoyed the trip so far says Robert This has been a big step for me and I m looking forward to finding out more about my roots during my time here 将 1 处划线部分译成汉语 根据 2 处完成下面的句子 often the most exciting part of the trip their ancestors village 根据短文内容完成下面的句子 The program In Search of Roots has helped Robert and many other overseas Chinese learn more about their and 四 四 根据下列句子及所给汉语注释根据下列句子及所给汉语注释 写出空缺处各单词的正确形式写出空缺处各单词的正确形式 共共 1010 题 共题 共 1010 分分 7 1 分 根据句意及所给汉语提示完成单词 1 Being blind and deaf the poor boy can t 想象 what his future will be like 2 They all think the 死亡 of the young man is very sad 3 Sophie Marceau is a famous 法国的 actress 4 It s well known that no 指纹 are the same in the world 5 Her achievements went 超过 the film industry 8 1 分 Nowadays people wish to have 健康的 food than before as their life improves 9 1 分 Mr Li 睡过头 this morning and was late for the meeting 10 1 分 This one is the b among them but that one is the smallest 第 12 页 共 16 页 11 1 分 We were flying a the clouds 12 1 分 I m very happy 同义词 to meet you 13 1 分 Whatever Lilly says n of her parents agrees with her ideas 14 1 分 It s time for 甜点 Let s have some cakes 15 1 分 单词拼写 根据中文提示拼写单词 1 Please be 安静 The child is doing his homework 2 Don t forget to send me a 明信片 from Hong Kong 3 Christmas Day