初中英语八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（1）（I）卷.doc

初中英语八年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（1）（I）卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。David is a middle school student. He lived in a small 1for fifteen years. His father, Mr. Hill, was arich farmer and later on he 2a shop in our town. He bought a house here last month. His 3moved to the new house and his son began to study in our class. But he had a few 4here. At first he often played by 5.His neighbor Cathy is a kind girl. She has many friends. She finds the boy never talks with anybody and decides to help him. David 6to stay with her and talks to her a lot. Now theyre good friends.One afternoon, Cathy told David. Itll be my sixteenth birthday tomorrow, Ill have a birthday party. Will you come please?Certainly. Im glad to, the boy said 7.David got home and thought of a 8he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he 9to ask the girl what she liked. He couldnt 10her because he didnt know her telephone number. At that moment Mrs. Hill came and asked, Whats the matter, dear?What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday, Mummy?Nothing, the woman said, I just wish I were 16.（1）A . town B . city C . village D . country （2）A . lost B . sold C . opened D . closed （3）A . home B . house C . building D . family （4）A . parents B . friends C . teachers D . classmates （5）A . himself B . herself C . itself D . yourself （6）A . wants B . refuses C . disagrees D . likes （7）A . creatively B . carelessly C . angrily D . happily （8）A . prize B . progress C . present D . price （9）A . forgot B . tried C . failed D . remembered （10）A . miss B . call C . introduce D . refuse 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2. （10分）阅读理解 Cindy is an English girl. She is 15 years old and studying in No.1 Middle School. She has three friendsWang Lin, Li Jing and Jack. They are all 15 years old. Cindy thinks China is a great country and she likes it very much, so her favourite subjects are Chinese and Chinese history. Wang Lin likes playing sports. His favourite sport is basketball. So he thinks the P.E. class is the most interesting. Li Jing likes playing the piano(弹钢琴)very much. Her favourite subject is music because she can practise(练习)the piano at the class. Jack wants to know Chinese history very much, so he loves Chinese history best.（1）Cindy is from _. A . ChinaB . EnglandC . AmericaD . Canada（2）Jack is _ years old. A . 11B . 13C . 15D . 16（3）Wang Lin likes _ best. A . basketballB . P.E.C . musicD . piano（4）_ is Wang Lins favorite subjects. A . ChineseB . Chinese historyC . P.E.D . music（5）Li Jing likes music because _. A . she can sing wellB . she likes the music teacherC . she can practise the piano at the classD . it is interesting3. （10分）阅读理解 The famous scientist and thinker, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809. His family lived not far from the River Severn, England.Darwins father was a well-known doctor and the son of an still greater doctor and scientist. Darwins father hoped that his son would also become a doctor.As a boy, Darwin liked to go for walks in the fields and forests. He watched nature, and compared what he saw with everything he had read in science books. He also liked collecting very much. He collected many things, birds, eggs, stones and leaves. His father did not like that, a Darwin not studying very well at school.At the age of sixteen, Darwin was sent to Edinburgh University to study in order that he could become a doctor. But he was interested in the history of nature.Then he was sent to study in Cambridge University. There he studied until 1831.Some time later he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and needed a centrist. His professor advised him to go. He said the trip would be just for Darwin, So when the ship left England in December 1831. Darwin was on it. He research lasted almost five years. The Beagle studied the waters in the sea near South America. It also visited New Zealand, Australia and islands in the Pacific. Darwin saw many new plants and animals. He collected all kinds of plants.In 1842 Darwin went to live in Kent, where he continued his studies of changes in nature. Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same, and that they really change.By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book The origin of Spedes （物种起源）. It made a great hit in the world of science. He was opposed by the church and even by some scientists. But later, more and more scientists agreed with him.（1）What did Charles Darwins father do? A . A worker.B . A doctor.C . A scientistD . A teacher.（2）Charles Darwin had so many hobbies except that_. A . he liked to go for walks in the forests.B . he liked watching nature.C . he preferred collecting coins and stamps.D . he was fond of the history of nature.（3）When did Daiwin leave England for a trip to South America? A . In 1831.B . In 1832.C . In 1842.D . In 1859.（4）The underlined word opposed means _. A . 接受B . 开除C . 反对D . 尊重.（5）What can we learn from Charles Darwin? A . Dont care what parents say to us.B . The trip can bring us wealth.C . We should ask teacher for help when meeting problems.D . Keep doing what we like and work hard, well succeed.4. （10分）阅读理解 Last week, students at Northridge High school held a Chinese week. During the Chinese week. Many people enjoyed the Chinese food fair, they could eat traditional Chinese snacks, and learn to make different kinds of Chinese dishes. It was wonderful! I love Chinese food, and welcome the chance to learn Chinese Cooking! One student said.There were talks on Chinese Culture and history. Along with a talk on traditional Chinese medicine. James Manson and Alice Simpson talked about their experiences in China. Mr Manson has been working in Shanghai for three years, and Ms Simpson was a teacher in chengdu for two years, there were several traditional Chinese music shows and one modern Chinese music show. Along with this, there was a show of Chinese traditional dance. Many students were also excited in the Chinese film Festivals in the evenings.In the morning there were lessons on speaking and writing Chinese, and in the afternoon, there were kungfu and Tai Chi classes. However, to most students, the best part of the Chinese week was a Chinese culture and history show. It had Chinese inventions, such as kites, fireworks. Chinese paintings and traditional Chinese clothes.The Chinese week was a big success! We hope to have another week next year! said Chinese week manager. David Williams.（1）Where could students enjoy traditional Chinese snacks during the Chinese Week . A . The Chinese Food FairB . The Chinese Culture TalksC . Traditional Chinese Music ShowD . The Chinese Film Festival（2）If you wanted to know about Students school life in Sichuan. Whose talk would you probably go to? A . James MansonsB . Alice SimpsonsC . David WilliamsD . We dont know（3）What could do in the afternoon in the Chinese week according to Paragraph 3? A . Learn to speak ChineseB . Learn to write ChineseC . Attend a Kung fu classD . Buy some Chinese clothes（4）Where could you most probably read this passage? A . In a story bookB . In a travel guideC . In a fashion magazinesD . In a school newspaper5. （10分）阅读理解 Mrs. Brown is a worker. She works in a big factory. She gets up at five every morning. She often has breakfast at six fifty. After that she goes to the factory by bus at half past seven. She cleans the machines when she gets there very early. Then her workmates come. They begin to work at 8:00. They all work very hard. She goes home at five. Then she does some cooking. After supper she usually helps his son Tom with his homework. Sometimes she reads books. She usually watches TV with her family on weekends. （1）What time does Mrs. Brown get up? A . 5:00 a.m.B . 5:30 a.m.C . 6:00 a.m.D . 6:30 a.m.（2）Whats Mrs. Browns job? A . A teacher.B . A worker.C . A farmer.D . A driver.（3）What does she usually do after supper? A . She helps her son with homework.B . She watches TV with her son.C . She goes shopping.D . She takes a walk.（4）When does Mrs. Brown usually watch TV with her family? A . On weekdays.B . On weekends.C . In the morning.D . In the afternoon.三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）用所给短语适当形式填空 in front of act in a play do a class project have to go fishing（1）You can _or camping and also enjoy the clean air. （2）I like acting and want to _. （3）The bus stops are right _our house. （4）He _go away before the party ended. （5）She is _ on the importance of trees. 四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）Look, Mary! There is a new movie t_over there. We can see a movie there next Sunday. That sounds great!五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（最多限填3个单词）。 What will the car be _in the future? Maybe we can sit in a car _can drive itself.About 40 years ago, scientists from the United States started to develop self-driving cars（无人驾驶汽车）. The _（famous） recent one was made _Google in 2009.There are cameras and radars（雷达） on the top of the car. They allow the computer in the car _（draw） a 3D map of the environment. Chinese scientists have also _（success） developed a self-driving car. The car made a t trip from Changsha to Wuhan.Is a self-driving car _（safety）? Yes, a recent study shows that robots make less dangerous drivers than _（human）. If only 10%of cars on the street are self-driving, 1, 000 people will be saved every year. If 90%of vehicles（交通工具） are self-driving, they will save 21, 700 people a year. _, a self-driving car is expensive and each costs about $100, 000.So _is impossible to be very popular in the near future.六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）配对阅读，左栏是对五位学生想做的事情的描述，右栏是一些简介，请为左栏的五位学生选择一个合适的场所。 _Ann goes out for picnic this Sunday. She wants to buy some food._Lin Fang likes animals very much. She goes to see all kinds of animals._Deng Dan has dinner with her classmates. They like Guangdong food._Yao Jiahao likes English a lot. He often reads English book._Wang Dongs T-shirt is old. He wants to buy a new one. His favorite color is white.A. Welcome to the Restaurant Sichuan Food Guangdong Food Jiaozi Milk EggsB. Welcome to Our Shop, Buy More and Save More bananas 3 yuan 1 kilo, Buy 2 kilos for 5 yuan Apples 8 yuan 1 kilo, Buy 2 kilos for 14yuanOranges 4 yuan l kilo, Buy 2 kilos for 7 yuan.C. All kinds of English books for the students. Th