人教版八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷A卷.doc

人教版八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共1分)1. （1分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 Jim is a middle school student. He is a tall boy with glasses. I think he is a 1boy because he hardly speaks in front of the class. We became good 2last December.On that day, when I went 3the classroom, I saw Jim walking home with his books in his hands. At that moment, two little boys ran and knocked 4down. Then they ran away as 5as possible. Jims glasses fell down to the ground. I ran to pick up the glasses and6them back to him. He thanked me. And then I helped him 7his books and asked him where he lived. I found we lived very close to each other. We talked about our 8on our way home. He is interested in reading and playing football. I am 9interested in football. After that, we often go to school and play football together. The more I get to know him, the more I 10him.（1）A . crazy B . shy C . nice （2）A . neighbours B . cousins C . friends （3）A . into B . up to C . out of （4）A . us B . me C . him （5）A . clearly B . slowly C . quickly （6）A . gave B . threw C . lent （7）A . throw away B . pick up C . clean up （8）A . schools B . hobbies C . parents （9）A . even B . still C . also （10）A . like B . teach C . help 二、 阅读理解 (共3题；共10分)2. （3分）阅读短文，从下面每题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 George: What are you doing?User: Saying hello to you.George: Are you a monkey?User: Do you think monkeys can type?George: Sure.User: Are you a monkey?George: Do you think monkeys can type?User: You told me they could.This is a conversation between a human user and a computer. The computer was made to be as human as possible. It was taught to talk to humans. It has also learnt from what people have said to it. This has helped it become more human.What makes George talk is called Jabberwacky. It won the Loebner Prize not long ago. The prize is a contest to find the most realistic artificial intelligence (现实的人工智能). In 2006, scientists talked to the computer. They typed questions to it, and it answered.Jabberwacky first appeared in 1982. It has been gelling better every year since then. The list of things that the computer says to a human is getting bigger and bigger. It means the computer has more things to say when you talk to it.It is hoped that a computer like this will do our jobs in call centres. When Jabberwacky is more realistic, this will be possible.（1）From the passage, what can we know about George? A . Hes a computer.B . Hes a monkey.C . Hes an engineer.D . Hes a scientist.（2）Why does the passage start with a conversation? A . To tell us a joke about a monkey and human.B . To show us the computer has become more human.C . To show us what the computer is able to do now.D . To tell us the computer cant be as clever as humans.（3）Whats the main function (功能) of Jabberwacky? A . To tell people jokes.B . To look like humans.C . To talk with people.D . To type questions.（4）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A . Jabberwacky has been getting better since it appeared.B . When you talk with the computer, it has fewer things to say than before.C . The computer may do our jobs in call centres in the future.D . The Loebner Prize is a contest in computer science.3. （3分）阅读理解 One evening Nicks mother looked at Nicks shoes and said, Nick, look at your shoes. How dirty they are! You must clean them. Oh, mother, said the boy, but I cleaned them only yesterday.They are dirty now. You must clean them again. I dont want to clean them today. Even if I clean them today, they will be dirty again tomorrow. Nicks mother thought for a moment and said, All right, dont do it. The next evening Nick came back from school. He was very hungry. Mother, give me something to eat, please. he said. You had your breakfast in the morning, Nick, and you had lunch in the school, mother said. Im hungry again, cried the boy. Oh, hungry? But even if I give you something to eat today, you will be hungry tomorrow.（1）One evening Nicks mother found his shoes were _. A . very oldB . very cleanC . too smallD . too dirty（2）Nicks mother wanted him to _ his shoes _. A . clean, that eveningB . clean, the next eveningC . threw out, that eveningD . threw out, the next evening（3）Nick _ that evening. A . didnt clean his shoesB . kept his shoes dirtyC . Both A and B are rightD . No right answer（4）Nick has his _ at school. A . breakfastB . lunchC . supperD . All of the three（5）What was the possible result to the story? A . Nick didnt clean his shoes the next evening.B . Nick didnt have supper the next evening.C . Nick cleaned his shoes the next evening.D . Nick bought a pair of new shoes the next evening.4. （4分）阅读理解 Rob Frenette had problems with bullies (欺辱) at school for eleven years. He was often lonely and afraid. When he was fifteen, however, he decided to do something about his problems. He walked into a newspaper office and told them about the bullying. His story went into the newspaper and soon all the TV stations in Canada wanted to talk to him about his experiences. They also wanted to hear his ideas to stop bullying.After that, Rob continued his studies at school, but in his free time he helped other people with bullying problems. With a friend Katie Neu, he made a website called www.bullyingcanada.ca. Visitors to the website can find advice, stories and poems about bullying, in both English and French. When people are upset, they can talk on the phone or online to Rob and his team. Every weekend Rob has to answer e-mails to the website. He also speaks to children, teachers and members of government around the country about bullying.Robs most important message is: When bullies are unkind to you, it isnt your fault. Theres nothing wrong with you, so you should try to keep believing yourself. And remember that people care about your problems. You just have to find those people.One of Robs ideas is Blue Day, a special day for stopping bullying in schools. Students have to wear blue clothes and in class they learn how to stop bullying. More than 150 Canadian schools now celebrate Blue Day, but Rob wont stop until theres a Blue Day in every school in Canada.（1）How did Rob often feel at school before he was fifteen? A . Relaxed.B . Unhappy.C . Proud.D . Tired.（2）We can learn from this passage that Rob suffered from bullying since he was _. A . fourB . sevenC . elevenD . fifteen（3）www.bullyingcanada.ca is a website where people can _. A . learn how to write poemsB . get advice about bullying problemsC . get blue clothes for freeD . practice both English and French（4）The underlined words those people in Paragraph 3 means _. A . people who always bullied others beforeB . people who help others with bullying problemsC . people who are members of the governmentD . people who write e-mails about their problems（5）What was the correct order in which these events happened? a. Rob and his friend made a website. b. Rob was bullied at school.c. Rob created Blue Day. d. Rob told his story in public.A . b-d-a-cB . a-b-c-dC . b-a-d-cD . c-b-a-d三、 选词填空 (共1题；共5分)5. （5分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。 play get choose final love（1）Can you tell me how _to the bookshop? （2）Its time _games. （3）_,Id like to thank my parents. （4）The girl in red looks _.（5）His father is very happy about his _. 四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共1分)6. （1分）Who p_the prize at the meeting last night? 五、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)7. （1分）阅读下面短文,根据文章大意用所给单词的适当形式填空(未提供单词的，限填一词),使文章意思完整、正确。 Children today have many things to play with. They can watch television, surf _Internet, or play video games. But what do you think children _(do)for fun long ago? They read books.Some of you might ask, Are books _(real) fun?”Believe it or not, books can provide many things that televisions or computers cannot. Since books use only words _(tell) a story, they can improve your imagination. You can picture the characters and background in your head and you can also imagine _the characters feel.The words and sentences that are used in stories are also very interesting and usually cannot _(find) often on television or on websites. They are sometimes so beautiful and touching _they can bring tears to your eyes Books also help us to think harder and _(deep). As we continue to read, we ask questions to _(our) and try to find answers.These are some of the _(reason) why books are so fun to read. Remember that the more you read, the more you grow.六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共1分)8. （1分）阅读表达阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。In the village of Kila Raipur, people would like to take part in their unusual Olympics. Even though the villagers dont spend millions of dollars on the sport, these games seem to be much more fun than the real Olympics!Now in its 77th year, the sport took place in the village Kila Raipur in an Indian state from January 31st to February 3rd. A villager by the name of Inder Singh Grewal wanted to organize an event which would allow farmers to show their skills, keep their culture and just have a good time.Over the years, it has become popular and now includes not just the farmers, but also some of the worlds finest athletes from 7 to 70 years of age. In keeping up with times, there are different modern sports, such as hockey and race and traditional ones such as tug-of-war and even Kabaddi.However, the ones that interest the biggest crowds are the special sports like the bull(公牛)races. In the races, bulls run at high speed against each other, with athletes balanced on small carts(手推车). Then there is the game that challenges athletes to lift bicycles with their teeth. Another sport is using their teeth to pull a car. If that is not special enough for you to get excited about this, there is a competition that allows a tractor(拖拉机) to run over an athletes body!All in all, the sport not only tests the skills and strength