八年级上学期期中英语试题(模拟)

八年级上学期期中英语试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . Lucy and Lily are twin sisters, but they have nothing _ common.AwithBforCinDon2 . Do you mind if I open the door?_.ANo, of course notBNever mindCYes, pleaseDNo, you cant open it3 . I don t want this book because of the priceMay I have another one？How about this one ？ It is as interesting as that one and _ expensiveAmoreBlessClittle4 . On the morning of the Spring Festival, children cant wait totheir new clothes.Aput onBput upCput away5 . Would you like to introduce(介绍) to all of us?AyourselfByourCyoursDyou6 . The Yellow River is _ river in China.Athe longestBthe longerCthe second longerDthe second longest7 . Tom, have you _ been to the Great Wall? Its worth visiting.Not . I am going to visit it next Sunday.Aalready ; yetBever ; yetCnever ; ever8 . Drink-driving has _ many traffic accidents , so the government made new laws to forbid it .AconnectedBcausedCreceivedDprovided9 . （题文）I usually go to school byon weekdays.AbookBbikeCbackDbank10 . 一Do you _ Ms Wus phone number, Jane?Yes. Its 668-4525.AsayBknowCcall11 . Whats wrong?I cant do my homework now. Imy homework in the classroom this morning.AleaveBforgetCforgotDleft12 . There isnt milk in the bottle. We need to buy some.Aa fewBfewCmanyDmuch13 . -Mr. Bill always makes his class very lively and interesting.- You are right. No one teaches _.AgoodBwellCbetterDbest14 . Youve dropped o in the word understood!Sorry, I forgot letter o is doubled.Aan; theBa; theCan; aDthe; the二、完型填空Dear Grandmother and Grandfather，It is a nice sunny day in New Orleans and Im sitting in Audubon ParkIt is early afternoon and I am thinking of youThis is the best time of year in New Orleans _ it is not too hot and not too coldThe flowers are blooming and the air smells fresh and sweetThere are a lot of people in the parkSome of them are taking a walk while _ are sitting on park benches and readingSeveral people are riding their bicyclesBruno is playing soccer with some friends.We are fineI have a part-time job in a sporting store，but I only _ three days a week after schoolBruno also has a part-time jobHe works in a music store. The store sells musical instrumentsIt is a perfect job for himYou know that he is _ about music! Mom and Dad are fineThey are always busy，too.I hope that you are fineGrandfather，how is your _? Are you still coughing? Is Grandmother taking good care of you? How is the old neighborhood? Do my old friends still_me? Please say hello to them for meAlso，say hello to Uncle UmbertoI hope soPlease write soonMy parents and Bruno say hello.Your grandson，Roberto15 . AsoBandCbutDbecause16 . AothersBanotherCotherDthe other17 . AstudyBtakeCdoDwork18 . AworriedBcrazyChappyDsad19 . AhealthBstudyClifeDjob20 . AbelieveBforgetCrememberDrespect三、阅读单选I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At the end I said, “Son, remember: Be slow and steady (镇定的), and that will win the race. Dont you think theres something to learn from the tortoise?”Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when Im entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”I was shocked, “But the tortoise didnt wish that the hare would fall asleep!”“He must have wished that,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”“He didnt have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance (坚忍不拔), by pushing on steadily.”Sonny thought a while. “Thats a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadnt happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but hed never have won the race. Thats for sure.”I gave up. Todays children are not like what we used to be. Theyre just hopeless.21 . The writer wanted his son _.Ato learn from the tortoiseBto open his eyes wideCto enter for the 60-meter raceDto have a big wish22 . According to Sonny, it was the tortoises wish that _.Athe hare would be as steady as he wasBhe could run faster than the hareCthe hare would fall asleep during the raceDhe would have a sleep during the race23 . Sonny believed that the tortoise won the race _.Aby pushing on steadilyBby luckCby taking a riskDby telling a lie24 . It is clear that the writer _ in the end.Alearned a lessonBwon the argumentCbecame impatientDwas satisfiedHow was your Childrens Day? What kind of gifts did you get?Eight third graders in some poor places in Hebei Province got new schoolbags as Childrens Day gifts. They were very happy. There were pencils, pens, exercise books and many other school supplies in the schoolbags.These schoolbags are from students in Beijing Zhongguancun Fourth Primary School. They are in Class 5, Grade 3. They raised money by themselves. They printed out their writings. Their head teacher Mrs Hou helped them to make books. They sold the books at their school to make 800 yuan.Chen Hongsheng, 9 years old, is one of the students. “We use 800 yuan to buy eight schoolbags at the post office. The post office workers give us a list of the kids. These kids live in poor places. We can choose eight kids by ourselves and post these schoolbags to them,” she said very proudly. “These schoolbags are gifts of our class. This summer vacation, Ill send out a schoolbag by myself. I hope the kid with my schoolbag can go to school happily like us in the new term.”25 . How many kids got new schoolbags in Hebei Province?AThree.BFive.CEight.DNine.26 . Which of the following is True according to the passage?AThere were many school supplies in the schoolbags.BThese schoolbags are from teachers in Beijing.CMrs Hou helped them to sell the books.DChen Hongsheng will send out eight schoolbags by herself.27 . How do the students of Class 5, Grade 3 make 800 Yuan?AThey sold their books.BThey sold their schoolbags.CThey asked their teacher for it.DThey asked their parents for it.28 . How did Chen Hongsheng feel about their help to the poor children?ASurprised.BProudCSad.DWorried.29 . What is the best title for the passage?AChildrens DayBThe Gifts from Class5, Grade 3CLets Help Students in NeedDEight Schoolbags(A)Ma Yun Tu YouyouBom-in 1964, Hangzhou Zhejiang 85 years old, ChinaThe Chairman of Alibaba Group The 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine30 . When will Shanghai Disneyland start to open?A. On June 16,2016. B. On June 22,2016. C. On June 12,2016.31 . If Mr Li, Mrs Li and their 6-year-old son go to Shanghai Disneyland, they need to pay.A. 930 yuan B. 1020 yuan C. 650 yuan32 . Who is the Chairman of Alibaba Group?A. Lan g Lang. B. Li Yundi.C. Ma Yun.33 . What kind of the Nobel Prize did Tu Youyou receive? A. Medicine. B. Literature. C. Physics.34 . Where is Tu Youyou from?A. America. B. Japan. C. China.We often find that weekends and holidays feel so short while classes and work feel so long. Actually, though, we know that this is not true. But we still wonder where that strange feeling comes from. In fact, this is one of the ways that were tricked by time, according to the website All That Is Interesting. The website lists several wrong impressions we often have about time. Lets have a look. First of all, emotions affect our time-keeping abilities: Negative emotions, especially anxiety and boredom, make time seem longer because they make us concentrate more on the passage of time. However, when we are enjoying ourselves, we pay more attention to what we are doing and are likely to lose track of (失去对.的意识) time.Here is another example. In 2007, a group of scientists carried out a test. In the test, people fell 50 meters into a safety net and were then asked about their experience. Although the experience took shorter than 3 seconds, the people thought it was much longer than it actually was.This is because of the way our bodies reply to danger, according to the scientists. Our bodies produce a chemical called adrenaline (肾上腺素) when we are faced with danger. It allows us to concentrate better so that we can stay alive. As a result, we are able to remember far more details (细节) over a short period of time, which makes it seem like time is going more slowly.Another situation when we make mistakes about time is when we take afternoon naps（午觉）. Have you ever had trouble telling what time it is after a long nap? Thats because the best amount of time for a nap is 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, you enter a new stage of sleep called slow-wave sleep. If you wake up mid-way in this stage, it will take a while before you can correctly perceive（感知）time again. Yes, time can be mysterious and there is no way to control it. So, perhaps the best thing to do is to make good use of every minute.35 . According to the passage, what possibly makes people feel so long?Aweekends and holidaysBweekends and work.Cclasses and workDholidays and work36 . Which will not affect our time-keeping abilities according to the website listing?Anegative emotionsBpositive emotionsCadrenalineDscientists37 . According to the passage, in which situation dont we make mistakes about time?AWe wake up after a long nap.BWe fall down from a high place.CWe have many problems left in the test paper, but the time is up.DWe go to school on the school bus as usual on weekdays.38 . According to the passage, what will NOT happen when we are faced with danger?AOur bodies will produce a chemical called adrenaline.BWe are able to feel that time seems to go more slowly.CAdrenaline will make us concentrate better to stay alive.DWe will forget far more details over a short period of time.39 . Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?ANegative emotions make time seem longer.BWe feel like time is going more slowly while having fun.CTime can be mysterious and there is no way to control it.DIf we wake up mid-way after a long nap, maybe we cant correctly perceive time again soon.四、根据首字母、中文提示填空根据句意及汉语提示完成句子中的单词40 . Bill is a very_(富有的) man.41 . He is a _(成功的) actor.42 . Xiao Meng saved a child in the big_ (火灾).What a nice girl!43 . My uncle can speak three_ (语言).44 . Mr. Liu, when did you _ (建造) the school dining hall?Two years ago.45 . My parents got_ (结婚) in 1990.46 . My grandmother is 70 years old, but she still writes_ (诗).47 . Shakespeare wrote 38 _ (戏剧) in his life.五、用所给单词的正确形式填空Complete the sentences with the given verbs in their proper forms.48 . Since he _ (move) to China, Johnson _ (learn) over 1,000 Chinese words.49 . Thank you for _ (invite) me to the party.50 . When I entered the classroom I saw Jack _ (write) on the blackboard.51 . I prefer _ (stay) in the room rather than _ (stand) in the sun.52 . Dear passengers, the plane _ (take) off in ten minutes. Please fasten your seat belt.53 . If it _ (rain) tomorrow, I _ (stay) at home all day.54 . It took Mr. Smith 3 days _ (construct) the house.六、完成句子完成句子55 . 那样的话, 我们只能骑自行车去学校了。_, well have to go to school by bike.56 . 每个人偶尔都可能犯错误。Everyone may make mistakes _.57 . 在我们的一生中, 会经历许多变化。Well experience a lot of changes _.58 . 一旦你确定了目标, 你就得持之以恒直到实现。Once you set up the goal, you must _it until you achieve it.59 . 在你出去之前请把电源切断。Please _the electricity before you go out.七、填空请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所度内容在文章后表格中第 5665 小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填 1个单词。请将答案填写在答题卡标号为 5665 的相应横线上。The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cuba. It tells the story of a fight between an aging fisherman and a giant marlin (枪鱼).The novel opens with the fisherman, Santiago, who has gone 84 days without catching a fish. He is so unlucky that his young apprentice (徒弟), Manolin, hasnt been allowed by his parents to sail with the old man.On the 85th day, Santiago sets out by himself, far onto the Gulf Stream. He sets his lines and by noon, a big marlin takes his bait (鱼饵). After threedays struggle with the fish, Santiago manages to tie the marlin to the side of his boat. While Santiago sails back to the shore, sharks are attracted to the blood left by the marlin in the water. Though Santiago makes a great effort,they have almost eaten up the marlin. Santiago knows that he is defeated (打败) and tells the sharks of how they have killed his dreams. Once home, he is so tired that he goes straight to bed and falls into a deep sleep.Manolin feels much worried. The next day he brings him newspapers and coffee. When the old man wakes, they promise to fish together once again. The old man doesnt feel well and also coughs up blood a few times towards the end of the story.Readers think that the story is about mans fight against the natural world. In the story, Santiago and the marlin show similar qualities of pride, honour, and bravery, and bo