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上海新世纪版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_考试须知： 1、请首先按要求在本卷的指定位置填写您的姓名、班级等信息。 2、请仔细阅读各种题目的回答要求，在指定区域内答题，否则不予评分。一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分） (2017七上泸县期中) 完形填空ALisa is thirteen years old. 1lives (居住) in Beijing. Beijing is very big and you need a2to find your way (路). The stores there are big and good. You can3everything there.Tomorrow is Lisas birthday and she will have a4. Today she needs to5something.Lisas good friend, Martha, is6too. She wants to buy a birthday gift for Lisa. She7Lisa likes music, so shell give her a8Martha doesnt have much money,9shes lucky (幸运的). The music shop near her school is10sale. Shell go there and get it.（1）A . He B . She C . I D . You （2）A . watch B . card C . radio D . map （3）A . spell B . find C . love D . excuse （4）A . party B . habit C . game D . class （5）A . think B . eat C . buy D . meet （6）A . ten B . eleven C . twelve D . thirteen （7）A . thanks B . knows C . asks D . sounds （8）A . hamburger B . volleyball C . CD D . clock （9）A . but B . and C . so D . because （10）A . in B . with C . on D . under 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共38分)2. （10分） (2016襄阳) 阅读下面材料，根据材料内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe homestay(寄宿家庭) provides English language students with the good chance to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of an American home.What to ExpectThe host will provide places to live and meals. Rooms will be cleaned every day. And the host is there to offer help and advice on your physical and mental(精神的) health.Living AreaHost families are mainly in Zones 2, 3 and 4. Most hosts dont live in Zone 1 because much of central New York is trading center. Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger houses in uncrowded areas.But its very convenient to travel to the center of New York by subway.Meal PlansIts important to know that few American families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast.Your breakfast mainly includes fruit juice, bread and coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not part of the breakfast. Dinners are usually made up of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert, fruit and coffee.FriendsIf you wish to invite a friend to visit you, you must ask your host for permission(许可) first, because some families feel uncomfortable when there are strangers at their home.（1） Which of the following will the host provide?A . Room cleaning.B . A swimming pool.C . Free transport.D . Traveling guide.（2） Most hosts would like to offer you _ for breakfast.A . fruit juice, cheese and coffeeB . bread, fruit juice and coffeeC . fruit, fish and cold meatD . fruit juice, dessert and vegetables（3） We can infer(推断) that _ is in central New York.A . Zone1B . Zone 2C . Zone 3D . Zone 4（4） Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A . The hosts will care for your physical and mental health.B . Few American families offer the traditional cooked breakfast.C . You cant invite any friends to the house without asking the host.D . Most of the rooms in Zone 4 are smaller than those in Zone 2.（5） The passage is probably written for _.A . hosts who want to receive foreign studentsB . travelers planning to visit families in New YorkC . English learners who want to live in American homesD . foreigners hoping to study American culture3. （10分） 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。Mike is in charge of (负责) a shopping centre. He is a little worried these days. because there is a new shopping centre nearby and many of his customers are now shopping there. Mike wants to do something to get them back. Before he starts, he gives out questionnaires (调查表 ) to shoppers. Here is one shopper, Miss Watsons questionnaire.1. Age group:（ ）1012 （ ）1315 （ ）1618 （）19 and over2. What do you think is important for a shopping centre?(Circle the number. 1 as the most important and 5 as the least important)a) all kinds of shops1 3 4 5b) beautiful window shows1 2 4 5c) good prices 2 3 4 5d) lucky draw (抽奖) with great prizes (奖品)1 2 3 4 e) sitting areas1 3 4 53. Name five kinds of shops that you think should be in a good shopping centre.a) clothes shops b) shoe shops c) play areas for childrend) restaurants e) movie theatres4. On which of the following do you spend most of your money? (List 1, 2 and 3 with 1 as the most)a) clothes （1） b) shoes （ ） c) books and CDs （2）d) food （3） e) others （ ）Thank you for taking the time to fill in (填写) the questionnaire!（1） Mike is worried these days because A . he has to work longer hoursB . he cant give out the questionnairesC . his shopping centre will close down SoonD . there are fewer shoppers in his shopping centre（2） How old may Miss Watson be? A . 14.B . 16.C . 18.D . 20.（3） What is Miss Watson least interested in when she goes to a Shopping centre? A . Lucky draw prizes.B . Window shows.C . Sitting areas.D . Prices.（4） Miss Watson thinks a good shopping centre should A . be close to restaurantsB . be close to a movie theatreC . have a place for children to playD . have a sitting area in every shop（5） Miss Watson spends most of her money on clothes foodshoes books and CDsA . B . C . D . 4. （8分） A teacher from a western country visited a school in an eastern countryIn one class，she watched sixty children learn to draw a catThe teacher drew a big circle on the blackboard, and sixty children copied it on their paperThe teacher drew a small one on the top of the big one and then put two small triangles(三角形)on the top of itThe children drew in the same wayThe lesson wept on until there were sixty-one cats in the classroomEach students cat looked exactly the same as that on the blackboardThe visiting teacher watched the lesson and was surprised because the teaching methods were different from those in her countryA childrens art lesson in her country produced a lot of pictures，and each one is quite different from the othersWhy? What makes this difference in educational methods? In a classroom in any country, a teacher teaches more than art or history or languageIn a country such as the United States or Canada，students are asked to work and find answers by themselvesThe students are helped to learn to have their own ideasIn countries such as China and Japan，students often work together and help each other in the classroom，but the teachers teach，and the students listenThe students are asked to memorize a lotThey have to learn the same textbook；do the same homework and give the same answer（1） The visiting teacher comes from A . an Eastern courttryB . ChinaC . a Western countryD . South Africa（2） Why was the visiting teacher surprised when she watched the art lesson?A . Because it was her first time to watch an art class in a Western country.B . Because she found there were so many children in one classC . Because she had never seen such a beautiful cat as the teacher drew beforeD . Because she found all the cats students drew looked the same（3） According to the passage，_in ChinaA . students are asked to work by themselvesB . students are expected to have different ideasC . students are encouraged to learn knowledge by themselvesD . students are asked to memorize a lot and do the same homework（4） Whats the best title of the passage?A . Different ways of teachingB . Differences between the East and the WestC . An art teacherD . Education in the United States5. （10分） (2019广州模拟) 阅读理解 On October5, Tu Youyou, 84, became the first Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in natural science. She is only the12th woman in history to be awarded the honor.Tu was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China on 30 December 1930. She once studied at Xiaoshi Middle School and Ningbo Middle School. Her teacher said that Tu liked reading books and she was very hard-working. From 1951 to 1955, she attended Beijing Medical College. Later Tu was trained for two and a half years in traditional Chinese medicine.Tu was given the award for her discovery of artemisinin(青蒿素), which has been developed to fight against malaria(疟疾). When Tu started her search in the late 1960s, over 240,000 compounds(化合物) around the world had already been tested, without any success. Her interest in traditional Chinese medicine drew her to ancient texts and finally found the sweet wormwood(青蒿),which had been used to treat malaria in China around 400 A.D. After more than190 failures, she invented the right drug in 1971.Tu Youyou doesnt have a Ph.D., neither has she ever studied or worked overseas. One former colleague, Liao Fuming, who has worked with Tu for more than 40 years, describes her as a tough and stubborn(固执) woman. Tu is stubborn enough to spend many years putting ancient texts together and use them in modern scientific practices. The result is millions of lives saved.She has done wonderful contribution to the world with her work, she really deserves it! Its a blessing for the Chinese people, as it is for the world! Mats Wahlgren, member of the Nobel Assembly said. （1） How old was Tu Youyou when she graduated from Beijing Medical College? A . 12 years old.B . 21 years old.C . 25 years old.D . 28 years old.（2） By saying over 240,000 compounds around the world had already been tested, without any success., the writer wants to tell us that_. A . Tus research work against malaria was very difficultB . scientists at that time were good at testing medicineC . Tu got a lot of help from the world with her research workD . scientists had successfully inventing medicine against malaria（3） Where did Tu finally find the medicine she wanted? A . At her middle school library.B . In Chinese ancient texts.C . In universities abroad.D . In modern science magazines.（4） Which of the words best describes Tu Youyou? A . Proud.B . Humorous.C . Active.D . Hard-working.（5） What is the best title for the passage? A . Tu Wins the Nobel PrizeB . Tu, a clever Chinese womanC . Traditional Chinese medicineD . How malaria was defeated三、 选词填空 (共1题；共10分)6. （10分） 选词填空 saw waited asked traveling take remember rest drinking think crossingOnce upon a time, a father and his son were walking from one town to another. While they were _, they happened to pass by a river. They were tired and stopped there to _. Then the father asked his son to get him some water from the river.Then the son walked to the riverside and he _ some women washing clothes there. Right at that moment, a bullock cart(牛车) started crossing the river. As a result, the water became very dirty. I mustnt take the dirty water to my father, he thought. So he came back and said, Look, Father. A bullock cart is _ the river now, so the water is dirty and it cant be drunk. Father said nothing.After a while, the son was _ to get some water again by his father. The water was still dirty, but he didnt go back. He thought, My father is so thirsty. I must _ back clean water this time, even though it will take me a long time. Then he sat there, waiting until the water was clean. He collected some in a bowl and took it back.Oh, you are back at last. I have _ for you for almost half an hour, Father said. After _ the water, he looked up at his son and said, Now, _ about what made the water clean. You let it be and the water became clean on its own. It is also the same with your mind. When it is disturbed(打扰) ,just let it be, and it will calm down on its own. The son thought for a while and said, Thank you, Father. I will _ this forever. We can make best decisions when we stay calm. 四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共1分)7. （1分） He is ready to help others, and he always o_money to the people in the poor villages.五、 语法填空 (共1题；共5分)8. （5分） 语法填空。Dear Mary,Now Im at Bills home. Please _(help) me do some things. First, _(get) some food for my dog Robot. After Robot finishes eating his food, you can_(clean) his small room. Then, _(take) him for a walk. _(not let) him be with Moms dog Frank. They will fight. Many thanks. Your sisterMona六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共17分)9. （17分） (2016八上龙华期中) 任务型读写。There was a very rich man named John. He gave a great puzzle (谜语) to the people in the town.In his house, he had a very large room. If anyone of you can fill my room in one day, I will give you 100,000 dollars. Everyone in the town wanted to try.The first man tried to fill the room with stones. At the end of the day, he was very tired, but the room was still empty.The second man tried to fill the room with wood. He worked all day, but the room was not full. T