上海版八年级下学期期中考试英语试题B卷

第 1 页 共 21 页 上海版八年级下学期期中考试英语试题上海版八年级下学期期中考试英语试题 B B 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 She will come back in minute A B the C a D an 2 2 分 There heavy rain tomorrow A is B have C will be D will have 3 2 分 My wallet fell off the desk Can you help me Mary A pick them up B pick up it C pick up them D pick it up 4 2 分 Ben wanted to go to Spain but finally decided Greece A on B at C in D about 第 2 页 共 21 页 5 2 分 When traffic lights are red we stop and wait A may B can C must D might 6 2 分 How was your trip in Shanghai Not so good I stayed there for two days But it rained on of the days A neither B all C both 7 2 分 I m interested in paintings of wild animals A I m afraid I don t like that idea B So do I Do you have any other hobbies C That s amazing I love old paintings too D We have some famous paintings of tigers 8 2 分 The blue shirt sixty yuan and the shorts twenty yuan A is is B is are C are is D are are 9 2 分 Hello this is Lily s speaking Can I speak to Mr Lee 第 3 页 共 21 页 Sorry he s to Tianjin A been B gone C went D go 10 2 分 What do you think of your school A Very well B I think so C Very beautiful D I don t think so 二 二 完形填空完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1515 分分 11 15 分 请先阅读下面短文 掌握其大意 然后从各小题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中选出可以填入相 应空白处的最佳选项 Ashley Smith is a 26 year old single mother with a daughter She was moving into her house in Atlanta Georgia early on the morning of March 12 when a man 1 her to her door and put a gun 枪 to her side I started walking to my door and I felt really really 2 she said in a TV interview 采访 last week The man was Brian Nichols 33 years old He 3 at an Atlanta courthouse on March 11 The police were 4him Nichols tied Smith up with tape but set her free after she begged him not to take her 5 again and again I told him 6he hurt me my little girl wouldn t have a mum my she said with tears I just talked to him and tried to 7believe me Smith said She asked Nichols 8 he chose her He said he thought I was an angel 9 from God and God asked him to do so 第 4 页 共 21 页 Smith even 10for the man before he allowed her to leave Nichols was 11 when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched TV seeing 12looking for him I cannot 13that s me on the TV Nichols told the woman Then Nichols asked Smith what she thought he 14 do She said I think you should turn yourself in If you don t lots more people are going to get 15 Finally he let her go Then she called the police 1 A took B followed C found D noticed 2 A sad B angry C frightened D amazed 3 A slept B lost a car C caught a thief D killed three people 4 A waiting for 第 5 页 共 21 页 B thinking of C looking at D searching for 5 A money B life C daughter D clothes 6 A if B unless C that D when 7 A make him B help him C ask him to D tell him to 8 A how B why C when 第 6 页 共 21 页 D where 9 A sent B taken C given D come 10 A cooked dinner B made tea C made cakes D cooked breakfast 11 A surprised B excited C afraid D unhappy 12 A his family B his friends C the police D the little girl 13 第 7 页 共 21 页 A understand B believe C say D expect 14 A might B could C should D was able to 15 A tired B hurt C caught D worried 三 三 阅读理解阅读理解 共共 3 3 题 共题 共 2626 分分 12 10 分 阅读理解 Have you ever had the strange feeling that you were being watched You turn around and sure enough someone was looking right at you Parapsychologists 灵学家 say that humans have a natural ability to sense when someone is looking at them To research whether such a six sense really exists Robert Baker a psychologist 心理学家 at the University of Kentucky did two experiments In the first one Baker sat behind unknowing people in public places and stared at the backs of their heads for 5 to 15 minutes The subjects 受试者 were eating drinking reading studying 第 8 页 共 21 页 watching TV or working at a computer Baker made sure that the people could not tell that he was sitting behind them during those periods Later when he questioned the subjects almost all of them said they had no sense that someone was staring at them For the second experiment Baker told the subjects that they would be stared at from time to time from behind in a laboratory setting The people had to write down when they felt they being stared at and when they weren t Baker found the subjects were no better at telling when they were stared at and when they weren t Baker concludes that people do not have the ability to sense when they are being stared at If people doubt the outcome of his two experiments said Baker I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves 1 What s the aim of the two experiments for A Prove why humans have a sixth sense B explain when people can have a sixth sense C show how people act while being watched in the lab D study whether humans can sense when they are stared at 2 What sense does parapsychologists say that humans have A A natural ability to sense when they are stared at B A natural staring ability C A strange thinking D A looking feeling 3 The underlined word outcome in the last paragraph most probably means A Value B Result C Performance 第 9 页 共 21 页 D Connection 4 In the second experiment the subjects A could tell when they were stared at and when they weren t B couldn t tell when they were stared at and when they aren t C couldn t tell when they were stared at but could tell when they weren t D could tell when they were stared at but couldn t tell when they weren t 5 What can we learn from the passage A People are born with a sixth sense B the experiments support parapsychologists idea C the subjects do not have a sixth sense in the experiments D people have a sixth sense in all places 13 8 分 阅读理解 Bats are the only mammals that can fly a great distance but they have another ability Many bats live a very long time for an animal their size European researchers are studying bats to understand why they live so long They hope to make discoveries to fight the aging process 过程 in human beings Last week the group of scientists said they had found important biological qualities in some bat species The group studied bat chromosomes 染 色 体 a line of genes found in the nucleus 核 of cells The scientists were most interested in parts connected to the ends of the chromosomes They are called telomeres 端 粒 Telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes which shorten each time a cell divides Scientists believe this shortening process causes cells to break down A report on bats was published this month in the journal Science Advances Among the leaders of the study was Emma Teeling a biologist with University College Dublin in 第 10 页 共 21 页 Ireland Teeling said studying long living mammals that have developed ways to fight aging is another way to prove the molecular 分 子 basis of extended health length She added that studying bats made scientists able to learn more about the processes that drive healthy aging The European researchers studied 493 bats from four bat species The group used information that had been gathered over more than 60 years Of these animals the greater mouse eared bat generally lived the longest an average of 37 years The scientists said this and a related species which are grouped together under the name Myotis had telomeres that did not shorten with age Another Myotis bat holds the record for oldest age reaching 41 years The scientists findings suggest that these bats cells have the ability to keep and repair their telomeres This they said helps guard against the aging process Based on its body size a bat like the greater mouse eared bat would be expected to live four years But these mammals have been found to live nearly 10 times longer than that The scientists found that Eighteen of these are bats The only exception is an unusual African rodent the naked mole rat 1 Which sentence can be put at the end of Paragraph 3 A This makes scientists able to study bats B That s why bats can fly a great distance C They say this is what causes aging D They discover the cells connected to humans 2 Why do some species of bats live a very long time A Because they have a line of long living genes out of the cells B Because their cells have the ability to keep and repair their telomeres C Because they have another ability to live longer without any food or water D Because telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes to stop cells dividing 第 11 页 共 21 页 3 The underlined word that refers to A four years B body size C the aging process D the ability to repair 4 What s the best title of the passage A Differences Between Long Living Animals B A Science Report on Chromosomes C Do Bats Hold the Secret to Long Life D Are Humans and Bats Similar in Protecting Themselves 14 8 分 阅读理解 For years the word popular has been demonized 妖魔化 and made the same as mini skirt wearing hair coloring cheerleader types like Regina George in Mean Girls Today teachers and parents inform children that being popular is irrelevant 不相干的 unnecessary and a sure shortcut to upset misery and death And some people describe popular students as the ones most likely to bum out and end up as nobody while their less well liked counterparts enjoy a life of wealth and fame However the Oxford English Dictionary defines 定义 popularity as The State or condition of being liked admired or supported by many people This sounds like a 第 12 页 共 21 页 lovely thing and is not related to such behaviors as burn books or three way phone calls in Mean Girls In fact it is a truth widely acknowledged that young people who feel liked or supported are more likely to obtain impressive achievements than those who feel lonely unvalued and irrelevant socially So why then is popularity given such a bad name Why is this state of well likedness so demonized Basically the hatred 恨 shown toward what appears to be a very pleasant thing is caused by lack of understanding When we as viewers see characters such as Regina Georges on TV and in films we recognize them to be popular These characters if not exactly liked greatly admired by their peers 同伴 Our mistake comes when we try to understand their cruel and unkind actions using the deduction 推论 method Humans are imperfect and even the most intelligent mind is open to dishonesty through a very small slip in logic Unfortunately this occurs here with branding results We first learn that a character is popular Since this is important to the plot it is constantly emphasized leading it to be the most common thing in our minds when we consider the character Later we see that character do something unkind The character s most noticeable characteristic in our minds is his her popularity And now the character is mean and unkind This character is popular Therefore we jump to a quick conclusion 结论 that popular people are mean and unkind Things such as improper behaviors and rumor spreading are terrible and should always be seen in a very serious light However it is important to recognize that these are not the behaviors of popular people but bullies So in summary do not be afraid to be popular and have many friends If you are kind to everyone and treat others with respect there will be few who can criticize you for being widely 第 13 页 共 21 页 liked is not a curse but a blessing Just remember that being popular does give you a degree of power and with great power comes a large electricity bill 1 The writer mentions the definition of popularity in paragraph 2 to A bring up his opinion B give an example C come to a conclusion D offer his suggestion 2 What can we learn from the passage A Being popular might offer a shortcut to a life of wealth B Students who feel supported have a better chance to achieve more C Popular students are usually famous but mean and unkind D The less well liked people consider being popular as something bad 3 Paragraph 4 and 5 are mainly about A the importance of being admired by peers B the ways to clear up some misunderstanding C the advantages and disadvantages of being popular D the reasons why people show hatred to being popular 4 The writer probably agrees that A cheerleader types will surely end up as nobody B being popular is unnecessary for most students C treating others with kindness is beneficial to popular people D famous people are likely to make mistakes and be criticized 第 14 页 共 21 页 四 四 任务型阅读任务型阅读 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 2525 分分 15 25 分 研读这篇广告 根据广告所提供的信息 对后面的问题简要作答 Notes draw 抽奖 entry form 报名表 receipt 收据 claim 认领 1 When is the last day to enter the Lemonade Lucky Draw 2 Where will the draw for the car take place 3 Which one is more possible to win a free trip to Bangkok or a brand new car 4 If you want to enter the Lucky Draw what should you e mail to whlukydraw 第 15 页 共 21 页 5 How will the Lemonade T shirts be dealt with if they aren t claimed by 30 July 五 五 语法填空语法填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 16 10 分 阅读下面材料 在空白处填入 1 个恰当的词或括号内单词的正确形式 Linda is my good friend She is an America girl She is from New York the USA Linda often write to me From her letters I can learn some things about her There are many rules at Linda home She doesn t have to help her mom make dinner she has to do the dishes She has to help her mother clean the house every weekend Every day she has to help her brother with homework Linda likes animal very much weekends she often goes to the zoo near her house There she takes photos of the animals and plays with them Linda also likes music She can sing and play the piano good Her dream is to be a sing 六 六 用动词的适当形式填空 用动词的适当形式填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 17 10 分 阅读下面材料 在空白处填上适当的内容 1 个单词 或括号内单词的正确形式 Two girls are lie by the lake and talking about their childhood Dona You know what I used to have short straight hair When my mum s friends saw me they said Hey what a lovely son you have Isn t that funny Cathy Haha Did you use to be as wild a boy Dona Kind of I used to play with boys a lot You know we used to live in the forest I always went hunt with my dad It was fun Once I hunted for a whole day by I How brave I was I also climbed up a very big tree And my parents were so worried But I thought I had so wonderful experience Cathy Cool Well you don t look like a boy now Dona No I don t I m much like a girl now with long curly hair and I m a little bit shy Cathy So you are Well believe it or not I used to be a very fat girl with a round face 第 16 页 共 21 页 Dona How come You re so thin Cathy Well my mum said that