1、上海民办和衷中学2019学年第一学期八年级英语期中考试试卷Part 1 Listening（听力）Listen to the sentence and choose the right picture.（根据你所听到的句子选择相应的图片）：A B CD E F1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最佳答案）：6. A. By bus. B. By car. C. On foot. D. By bike.7.
2、 A. Cindys. B. Sammys. C. Kellys. D. Joes.8. A. Tom. B. Mary. C. Toms wife. D. Marys husband.9. A. At 8:45. B. At 9:00. C. At 9:15. D. At 9:45.10. A. Long curly hair. B. Long straight hair. C. Short curly hair. D. Short straight hair.11. A. a thief stole her purse. B. Her friend took her purse.C. Sh
3、e lost her purse on her way home. D. She couldnt find her purse.12. A. John has many great ideas. B. John doesnt have a computerC. Johns ideas come from books. D. Johns hobby is surfing the Internet.13. A. The woman worried about how to get to the restaurant.B. The man likes the restaurant though it
4、 is very far.C. The man has been to the restaurant several times.D. The speakers are having supper together.Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false. （判断下列句子是否符合你所听到的短文内容,符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“P”表示）14. Next Thursday, Dr Robert will give us a talk about space travel
5、.15. Dr. Robert is famous for travelling around the world.16. Students in our school will listen to the talk in their own classrooms.17. After all classes have finished, the talk will start at half past two.18 Parents can also listen to Dr. Roberts talk if they would like to.19. All parents and stud
6、ents have to pay for the tickets for the talk.Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences.（听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词）：20. Last Friday, the students in our class had _ an _ homework.21. Mrs, Lin asked us, “What will you _ _ to you future self?”22. To realize my dream. I would _ some _ in the
7、coming years.Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar（词汇与语法）Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）1.Computers can work out the problems _ than human beings.A. much fastB. more fasterC. much more fastD. much faster【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：电脑计算这些问题比人类快得多考查形容词比较级用法。much fast多快；more faster单音节形容词fast的原级前不能用more，形式错误；much more fas
8、t 单音节形容词的比较级不是加more，格式错误；much faster 比较快得多。副词much修饰形容词fast的比较级faster，故选D。【点睛】单音节形容词的比较级是在词尾加er，如smaller更少；多音节形容词的比较级是前面加more，；一部分两个音节的形容词的比较级是加er，如happy的比较级是happier。形容词和副词的比较级前可以用副词much，a bit，a little等修饰。本题的有介词than比，应该用形容词比较级。2.The lights in his room are on. He _ be working.A. canB. cantC. mustD. mu
9、stnt【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：他房间的灯开着，他一定在工作着。考查情态动词用法。can能够，可能； cant不能，不可能； must一定，表肯定推测； mustnt一定不要，严禁。根据上一句房间的灯亮着，可知表示肯定猜测，一定，故选C。3.About _ of English teachers in our school are under the age of 40.A. three-fifthsB. three-fifthC. third-fifthD. third-fifths【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：我们学校大约五分之三的英语老师是40岁以下。考查分数的表达法。分数表达
10、法：分子用基数词分母用序数词。五分之三的分子大于一，用基数词three；分母用序数词fifths,故选A。4.Mrs. Whites head hurt, so she found _ very difficult to get to sleep.A. thatB. itC. thisD. those【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：怀特夫人的头痛，所以她发现难以入睡。考查代词it作形式宾语的用法。that那；it它；this 这；those那些。本句的动词不定式to get to sleep做真正的宾语，代词it作形式宾语，故选B。5._ bad news it was that there
11、was something harmful in some kinds of fruit.A. What aB. What anC. WhatD. How【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：几种水果出了毛病是多么不好的消息！考查what引导的感叹句。How引导的感叹句中心词是形容词；what引导的感叹句是名词。感叹句的中心词news是不可数名词，感叹句用what引导，news前面不要不定冠词，故选C。6.The old man lives _ and sometimes he feels _.A. alone, aloneB. alone, lonelyC. lonely, aloneD. lon
12、ely, lonely【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：这个老人独自生活，有时他感到孤独。考查形容词alone和lonely的用法。alone表示客观独自；lonely表示主观感觉孤单。根据句意前一句表示老人客观上独自生活用alone；后一句根据feel可知是主观感受用lonely，故选B。7.In recent years, dogs _ peoples friends.A. wereB. will beC. have beenD. may be【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：在近年来；狗已经成为人的朋友。考查现在完成时用法。were过去式，构成一般过去时；will be构成一般将来时；hav
13、e been构成现在完成时，已经成为；may be可能是，含有情态动词may。根据时间状语in recent years和现在完成时连用，可知选C。8.Well have a _ holiday. What about going to Changxing Island?A. three daysB. three-dayC. three-daysD. three-days【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：我们将会有一个三天的假期。去长兴岛怎么样？考查数词作定语用法。three days三天，表示名词复数；three-day三天的，作形容词；three-days的格式错误；three-days 属
14、于三天的，表示所有格。空格后有名词holiday假期，可知用形容词作定语，故选B。9.Every day, we use water _ some washing and cooking.A. to doB. to doingC. for doD. do【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：每天，我们用水洗嗽和做饭。考查动词不定式作定语用法。to do是动词不定式；to doing是介词to加动名词；for do是介词加动词原形；do是动词原形。短语use sth. to do sth.意为“用某物做某事”，动词不定式作目的状语，故选A。10.Between the two buildings _
15、a swimming pool.A. beB. isC. areD. were【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：在两栋楼之间有一个游泳池。考查be动词的用法。be是动词原形；is是一般现在时的单数第三人称形式；are是一般现在时的复数形式；were是are的过去式。描述客观状况用一般现在时，排除D；根据后面的a swimming pool可知用单数第三人称形式，故选B。11.When the ferry came, people _.A. hurry aboardB. hurried to aboardC. hurry to abroadD. hurried aboard【答案】D【解析】【详解
16、】句意：当渡船来到时，人们匆忙登上了船。考查一般过去时态和副词词义辨析。hurry.动词 仓促（做某事）；催促；（朝某方向）迅速移动；abroad，adv. 在船（或飞机、车）上，上船（或飞机、车）hurry aboard匆忙登船；排除BC；根据前一句渡船到来是一般过去时，可知主句用一般过去时，排除A，故选D。【点睛】含有when引导的时间状语从句是一般过去时，主句的动作和从句动作是先后发生，也可以是同时发生。本句的渡船到来是先发生，人们匆忙登船是后发生，主句用一般过去时，所以选择D。12.He is a man of _ words and he seldom goes out with h
17、is friends, either.A. a littleB. littleC. fewD. a few【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：他是个寡语的人，也很少和朋友一起外出。考查形容词词义和语境辨析。a little一点，修饰不可数名词；little很少，几乎没有，修饰不可数名词；few很少，修饰可数名词；a few有几个，修饰可数名词。根据空格后的words是可数名词，可排除A和B；根据后一句很少跟朋友外出可知他是几乎不说话的人，故选C。13.Would you please open the window? _A. Im afraid you cant.B. Of course not.
18、C. All right.D. I dont think so【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：请打开窗户好吗？ 好吧。考查情景交际。Im afraid you cant.恐怕你不能；Of course not.当然不能；All right.好的，用于应答对方的劝告和建议肯定回答；I dont think so我认为不是那样的。根据上一句是提议开窗户，可知对于别人的有礼貌的请求肯定回答好吧；如果作否定答语先说sorry，这里没有。故选C。【点睛】英语中的情景交际通常考查学生的语言运用能力，考查功能意念句的用法，社会交际通常包含介绍、感谢和应答、道歉、邀请、祝贺、约会、打电话、用餐、问路、购物、建
19、议和提醒注意，询问时间、空间等。本题的前一句提议对方打开窗户，后者作肯定回答用all right好吧。Complete the following passage with the words or expression in the box. Each word can only be used once. A. think about B. experiments C. results D. worry about E. leadTalking to human-like devices (设备) can be great funjust ask Siri to tell you a jo
20、ke. But it may also _14_ to problems.A recent study by scientists in the US found that human-like devices keep people from finding out normal human interaction when they feel lonely.During a series of _15_, participants (参与者) were asked to write about a time when they felt lonely. Participants were
21、then introduced to human-like products. They were also asked to _16_ their phone in human-like terms.The _17_ showed that the participants were happy with the comfort they got from the machines and didnt need to find out normal human interaction.A. companies B. important C. talking D. developing E.
22、impossibleBut the team also found that there were limits to how far this effect would enlarge (扩大).Researchers believe the study is _18_ for people to realize how these types of products could affect their social interaction with real people.“If someone notices they are _19_ more to Siri lately, may
23、be that has something to do with feeling lonely,” Olson said. “From that point of view, it s necessary to be aware of it.”The study could also help _20_ design products that can increase the well-being of people who feel lonely, without losing normal social interaction.“Maybe it is more about improv
24、ing our relationships,” Olson said, “such as taking a break from screens and focusing on _21_ your real personal connections.”【答案】14. E 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. A 21. D【解析】【分析】本文是说明文，短文介绍了苹果公司的语音助手对于我们的生活产生的影响。它影响我们人际交流。【14题详解】句意：但是它可能导致问题。短语lead to 意为“导致，造成”，情态动词may后用动词原形，故选E。【15题详解】句意：在一系
25、列实验期间，参与者被要求写关于他们感觉孤单的时间。 根据上一段内容可知科学家作了一系列实验，故选B。【16题详解】句意：他们还被要求用人类的术语来考虑他们的电话。根据句意可知，这些要更多考虑他们的电话，故选A。【17题详解】句意：实验结果表明，他们对于从机器获得的舒服感感到高兴，不需要找到正常的人类互动。上一段介绍了实验过程，所以这里是结果，故选C。【18题详解】句意：研究人员相信，该研究对于人们了解到这些类型产品如何影响它们与真人的社会互动是重要的。固定句型“It is+adj. for sb. to do sth.”意为“对某人来说做某事是的”，根据句意可知这项研究是重要的，故选B。【19
26、题详解】句意：如果有人注意到他们最近在更多地谈论关于Siri，也许这跟孤独感有关。本句中are和现在分词talking构成现在进行时态，作句子的宾语从句，所以用现在分词talking，故选C。【20题详解】句意：这项研究还可以帮助公司设计出能够增加孤独者幸福感的产品。根据常识可知，设计产品的是电子产品的公司，故选A。【21题详解】句意：比如暂时离开屏幕，专注于发展你真正的人际关系。上一句提到improving our relationships改善我们的关系，此处是发展我们的真正的人际联系，和improving相近的是developing发展，故选D。【点睛】这篇短文介绍了苹果公司语音助手对于
27、我们的生活产生的影响。它影响我们人际交流。在做题时，应先通读短文，掌握其大意；然后根据所给单词在句中的作用以及句中使用的句型等，填写每个单词的正确形式。例如第7小题，这句话说的该研究可以帮助公司设计产品来增加孤独者的幸福感的产品，针对的不是一家公司，应用可数名词复数，故这里应填companies。Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号内所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词）22. Light is one of the most important _ in the world. (i
28、nvent)23. Through “car sharing”, but you dont need to _ it. (owner)24. My pen friend lives in _. (German)25. We had _ with the waiter about the bill. (argue)26. There are fifty _ teachers in our school. (woman)27. Ive put my bag on the chair. You can put _ on the table. (you)28. Mrs. Li was angry be
29、cause Mr. Li came home later than _ last night. (usually)【答案】22. inventions 23. own 24. Germany 25. arguments 26. women 27. yours 28. usual【解析】【22题详解】句意：电灯是世界上最重要的发明之一。短语one of +形容词最高级+可数名词复数，意思是“最之一”，所给invent是动词，所以变为可数名词复数inventions。【23题详解】句意：通过“共享汽车”，你不需要拥有。本句的动词need是实意动词，to是动词不定式符号，后面需要动词原形，所给own
30、er是名词，应该变为动词own。故填own。【24题详解】句意：我的朋友住在德国。所给单词German是形容词，德国的，介词in后跟表示国家的名词Germany德国，故填Germany。【25题详解】句意：我们和服务员关于账单发生了争吵。短语have arguments意为发生争吵，所给动词argue意为争吵，空格前动词had是过去式，需要名词作宾语，故填arguments。【26题详解】句意：在我们学校有五十个女老师。考查可数名词的复数形式，根据空格前的数词fifty可知，用复合名词的复数，两部分都变为复数，即women teachers，故填women。【27题详解】句意：我已经把我的包放
31、在了椅子上，你可以把你的放在桌子上。考查名词性物主代词用法。所给的your是形容词性物主代词，作动词put 的宾语用名词性物主代词，故填yours。【28题详解】句意：昨晚，李太太很生气，因为李先生比平时回家晚了。所给单词usually是副词，than usual比平常，属固定短语，故填usual。Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空限填一词)29. Lin Dan played badminton very well. He won the Thomas Cup again. (合并为一句)Lin Dan p
32、layed badminton well _ _ win the Thomas Cup again.30. He got up early: in order to catch the first bus. (句意不变)He got up early _ _ he could catch the first bus.31. I dont know when I should go to watch The Lion King. (改为简单句)I dont know _ _ go to watch The, Lion King.32. Choose the perfect grapes only
33、, or you wont be able to make the best wine. (句意不变)You _ be able to make the best wine _ you choose the perfect grapes only.33. I dont think he is right. (改为反意疑问句)I dont think he is right, _ _?34. idioms, you, with, do, what, colour, know? (连词成句)_?【答案】29. (1). enough (2). to 30. (1). so (2). that 31
34、. (1). when (2). to 32. (1). wont (2). unless 33. (1). is (2). he 34. What colour idioms do you know with?【解析】【29题详解】句意：林丹打网球打得很好。他又一次赢了汤姆斯杯。 短语enoughto do sth.足以做某事，这里意为“打网球好，足够获胜”，故填enough; to。【30题详解】句意：他起床早：为了赶上第一班公交车。改为用短语so that引导目的状语从句的同义句，故填so that。【31题详解】句意：我不知道我什么时候去看电影狮子王。原句的含宾语从句的复合句，改为有动
35、词不定式复合结构的简单句，用疑问词when+动词不定式作宾语，故填when to。【32题详解】句意：选最好的葡萄，不然你就不能酿出最好的酒来。原句是祈使句，其同义句是连词unless引导的条件状语从句，主句应该是否定句，；连词unless意为如果不，故填wont; unless。【33题详解】句意：我认为他是不对的。反义疑问句的主语是第一人称，谓语动词是think，宾语从句是否定形式，否定转移到主句，用I dont think，附加问句的主语和宾语从句的主语he一致，用be动词的疑问形式，故填is he。【34题详解】句意：你知道关于颜色的什么习语？短语know with知道关于某事，本句是
36、what引导的特殊疑问句。Part 3 Reading and Writing（第三部分 阅读和写话）Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking is worth reading, especially for those who love science, space, physics, and the universe (宇宙). About half of Hawkings text is rather hard to understand, which must be
37、 the reason why he added pictures to newer editions. Some of the “abstract (抽象)” things are hard to imagine, so the pictures help you understand.This book is based on theoretical physics (理论物理). Most people read the cover and think that it will be way over their heads, but its not. There are two way
38、s to read it. You can read the chapter overviews, which are basic and youll still learn a lot, but it wont be too difficult. Or, you can read the full details (细节) in each chapter, which is how youll learn the most.This book makes references (参考) to other physicists, history, and current social and
39、economic issues (问题), and explains how each of us is involved in the universe. Dr. Hawking also openly says “I think” about things. He gives his view on matters and shows the facts to help you see what you think the answer is, so it seems as if (好像) he was talking directly to you.The reason why I lo
40、ve this book more than any other physics “text” is because Dr. Hawking wrote it like a novel. Hes telling a story, the story of the universe, and its just fun to read!I always want to know how and why something is, and in this book Dr. Hawking always answers this question as best he can. If he cant
41、give you a definite answer, hell tell you what he thinks and help you develop your own opinion. I truly hope that you will read this unusual book.35. Stephen Hawking added pictures to A Brief History of Time to _.A. make it more attractive to readersB. make it easy to understandC. help you to develo
42、p your imaginationD. show you more about the universe36. The underlined phrase “over their heads” in Paragraph 2 means “_”.A. higher than their headsB. rather difficult for them to understandC. very easy for them to readD. too high for them to reach37. If you _, youll learn the most about the book.A
43、. read the full details in each chapterB. read the chapter overviewsC. draw pictures according to the bookD. read the cover of the book38. What makes you feel as if Dr Hawking was talking directly to you? _A. He tells me what he thinks and helps me develop my own opinion.B. He openly says “I think”
44、about things.C. He always answers how and why something is as best he can.D. He gives his view on matters and shows the facts to help me see what I think the answer is.39. According to the writer, A Brief History of Time is _.A. expensiveB. boringC. interestingD. confusing40. We can get the idea fro
45、m this passage that _.A. Hawking doesnt answer all the questions about the universeB. the book cant make references to other physicistsC. the book doesnt deal with the economy but scienceD. Hawking can talk to everyone face to face【答案】35. B 36. B 37. A 38. D 39. C 40. A【解析】本文是记叙文。短文介绍了霍金的时间简史一书的主要内容和作者对这本书的看法。他觉得这本书读起来有趣，人们看这本书好像霍金在当面介绍。【35题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段Some of
