2018-2019学年中国中学八上英语期中考试

1、第 1 页 / 共 6 页2018 学年第一学期初二英语期中考试试卷学年第一学期初二英语期中考试试卷(考试时间考试时间 90 分钟，满分分钟，满分 100 分）分）part i listening (第一部分 听力第一部分 听力)part 2 vocabulary and grammar(第二部分词汇和语法）第二部分词汇和语法）i. choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案选择最恰当的答案):(共共 15 分）分）()26. which of the following is right?,a.what do you do at weekends?b.when will

2、 the next train arrive?c.how do you help others?d.would you like some coffee?()27. the twin sisters have different hobbies. jenny likes playing_ badminton whilejune likes playing_ guitar.a./;/b./; thec. the;/d. the; the()28. it is not safe for teenagers to give out too much_ about themselves on thei

3、nternet.a. informationb. questionsc. ideasd. knowledge()29. some of the work is_because its too simple_ us to finish.a. bored, tob. bored, forc. boring, tod. boring, for()30. jenny is growing fast. she is old enough to dress_ now.a. herb. shec. hersd. herself()31. which of the following is a fractio

4、n?a. 25%b.2.5c.2/5d.25()32. perhaps jimmy will be a famous painter if he_ practicing drawing.a. will keepb. keepsc. is keepingd. kept()33. the patients followed the two_ to that tall building.a. woman doctorb. women doctorc. woman doctorsd. women doctors()34. peter, _rude to your classmates.a. dont

5、beb. isntc. be notd. arent() 35. shanghai art museum holds more than _ art collections.a. four thousandsb. four thousandc. thousands ofd. four thousand of() 36. _ useful information you gave me!a. what ab. what anc. whatd. how a37. dad_ the telephone and quickly dialed 120 to save my grandma.a. pick

6、edb. picked upc. put upd. put on第 2 页 / 共 6 页38. shanghai is my destination, it is one of _ in china.a. most beautiful citiesb. the most beautiful citiesc. the more beautiful citiesd. the most beautiful city39. lucy likes learning more things, so she _ many classes after school.a. attendsb. take par

7、t inc. joind. joins40.a: _b:ive lost my purse.a. what do you think of your purse?b. what would you like to buy?c. whats going on?d. where did you buy your purse?ii. complete the following passage with the words in the box, each one can be used once(下列单词的编号填入空格， 每空格限填一词， 每词只能填一次下列单词的编号填入空格， 每空格限填一词，

8、每词只能填一次)most people think that girls are better students than boys. in england, girls score higher marksin tests in most subjects and at most ages. at the age of seven, 88% of girls _41_ theexpected level(水平) for their age, but only 80% of boys do. by the age of 11, the difference is80% to 69% , and

9、 the gap is wider at 14 years old. a _42_ situation exists in the usa andmany other countries.however , two american scientists, william draves and julie coates, believe that it is not theboys who are the problem, but the schools. their book, nine shift: work, life and education in the21stcentury ex

10、plain that in fact boys are better prepared for the future. boys are more_43_ computers and the internet. they like taking risks, and thinking about ways ofmaking money and teamwork-things that are important for _44_ at work.the problem is that school punish boys for their behavior because they are

11、bad at listening andobeying_45_.iii. complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms(用括号的单词适当形式完成下列句子。 每空格限填一词用括号的单词适当形式完成下列句子。 每空格限填一词)（共（共 8 分）分）46. tomorrow will be my _ birthday. (twelve)47 when i passed the english test, my mother became much_ than before.(happy)48.yesterday,

12、a_ (rob) took place at the famous restaurant, the pizza pal.49. though he was tired, he continued_without taking a rest (work)50. doing_ exercise or sports regularly is good for our health. (physics)51.please tell jon about your age, _ and weight.(high)52.my friend often_ (assistant) me with my engl

13、ish.53. computers can give us more information quickly and_ (accurate)iv. rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，改写下列句子根据所给要求，改写下列句子, 每空格限填一词每空格限填一词)（共（共 12 分）分）54. the two young men stole my friends purse.(改为否定句）第 3 页 / 共 6 页the two young men_ _my friends purse.55.1 often play chess wh

14、en i am free.(保持句意不变）_hobby is _chess.56. he gets up in the morning feeling happy almost every day.(对划线部分提问）how_ _ he get up in the morning feeling happy?57.alarge number of people are keen on “plants vs zombies” these days.(改为反意疑问句)alarge number of people are keen on “plants vs zombies “these days,

15、 _ _?58. the flowers are so beautiful that everyone likes them (保持句意不变）the flowers are beautiful_for everyone_ like.59. stole, run away, my purse, tried to, the thief, and (连词成句）part 3 reading comprehension:a. choose the best answer(阅读短文，选择最恰当的答案。 ）阅读短文，选择最恰当的答案。 ）a boy and a girl were playing toget

16、her. the boy had a collection of marbles. the girl hadsome sweets with her. the boy told the girl that he would give her all his marbles in exchange forher sweets. the girl agreed.the boy kept the biggest and the most beautiful marble in his pocket and gave the others tothe girl. the girl gave him a

17、ll her sweets as she had promised.that night, the girl slept peacefully. but the boy couldnt sleep. he kept wondering if thegirl had hidden some sweets from him, just like the way he had hidden his best marble.what can you learn from the story? if you dont give your hundred percent in relationship,y

18、oull always keep doubting if the other person has given his/her hundred percent. this can beused for any relationship like love, friendship, employer-employee relationship and so on. giveyour hundred percent to everything you do and sleep peacefully.60.the boy had some marbles and the girl had some_

19、.a.chocolatesb. dollsc. sweets d. cakes61. the boy gave_to the girl.a.all his marblesb.some of his marblesc.the biggest and the most beautiful marbled.all his marbles except (除了) the biggest and the most beautiful one62. the girl probably felt_ when she got the marbles.a. happy b. sad c. angryd.disa

20、ppointed63-why couldnt the boy sleep well? because he_a. didnt like the sweetsb.wanted more sweetsc.wanted his marbles back第 4 页 / 共 6 页d.thought the girl had kept some sweets for herself64. the underlined word “doubting” means _a.相信b.怀疑c,希望d. 害怕65. from the passage, we know that_ is the most import

21、ant in the relationship betweenfriends or lovers.a. healthb. honestyc. beautyd. kindnessb. choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或短 语， 完成短文。 ） （共选择最恰当的单词或短 语， 完成短文。 ） （共 6 分）分）maggies diet blogweek lthis week i have decided that i have to start keeping fit. i cant let peop

22、le see my unhealthy bodyin a swimsuit this summer. i must do something! ive decided to eat _66_sweets andsnacks._67_. “im going to eat more fruit and vegetables. its difficult, but i know its importantfor me to stay healthy.week 2it has been a really hard week eating vegetables and fruits only. but

23、i_68_go onmy diet i will also have to do some exercise this week _69_ im serious about getting fitby this summer. so i go jogging for 30 minutes every evening.week 3this week i feel im getting fit! i also feel more energetic. i guess its because ive been eating alot of healthy food and have sports e

24、very day. i read an/a_70_ in the newspaper todaysaying that walking can also help people keep fit effectively. i think ill start walking to school. itonly _71_ me 15 minutes, but i can get more weight. i believe if i keep practicing thesegood habits, ill look great in my swimsuit this summer!66.a. f

25、ewerb. lessc. mored. no67.a. nextb. besidesc. of coursed. instead68.a. mustb. mayc. cand. neednt69.a. becauseb. ifc. whend. until70.a. newsb. reportc. articled. letter71.a. costsb. takesc. spendsd. paysc.read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.(在短文的空格内填入适当词，使其内容通顒，每空格限填一词，首字母已给在短文的

26、空格内填入适当词，使其内容通顒，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)( 7 分）分）what time of day to you feel most clear-headed? are you more of a morning person? ordoes it take you a few hours to get your brain going? a lot of recent studies show that we shouldpay attention to our body c_72_. it can tell us at what time of day we are able t

27、o performbest, says the report.when it comes to the human brain(大脑)，many people work best later in the morning. this第 5 页 / 共 6 页is because the bodys temperature takes time to r_73_through the day. taking a warmshower when you wake up can help speed this up.but everyones body clock is d _74_and some

28、 have special patterns (模式). morningpeople will get up early and work better early in the day. e_75_ people will wake laterbut their brain work better towards the end of the day.studies show that we are better at some activities at certain times of the day. physicalperformance is at its best b_76_ 3

29、pm and 6pm, so its better to exercise later in the day.f _77_, it is best to eat during our active periods. this allows our body to burn caloriesbetter and s_78_our blood sugar levels (血糖水平）from getting too high.d.answer the questions 概据短文内容回答下列问题概据短文内容回答下列问题)： （： （6 分）分）edward sims was boom in 1892

30、. he was the fifth child and only son of herbert and dorasims. herbert was a carpenter(木匠), and did a successful business making fortune. he decidedthat his first-born son would be a carpenter just like him. for this reason, edward was kept awayfrom school and worked with his father.however, edward

31、was not born to be a carpenter. although he had a fit body, he didnthave strong arms like his father. when he tried to find another job, he found it difficult because hehad never learnt to read or write.one day, he went for an interview at a law office. the job was a runner, taking papers fromthe of

32、fice to other offices in the city. the lawyer was pleased to see that edward was physically fit,but when he discovered that the young man couldnt read or write, he decided not to employ him.“how can you deliver documents to other offices, he asked, if you cant read the addresses onthem?greasy disapp

33、ointed(失望的), edward left the building and went to wait for a bus to takehim back home. next to the bus stop, a man was selling newspapers from a stand (摊位).excuse me, young man? he said. would you look after my stand for a moment?for the next 20 minutes, edward sold newspapers, lots of them. when the man came back,he was so happy to see his new helpers honesty that he offered him a job. edward took itimmediately.in a months, the two menprogressed(进展）from working on newspaper stands to s