1、人教版八年级上册英语期中考试卷（有答案）一、完形填空（共1题；共15分）1.先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。Hi, Tony, How are you? Its great to 1 you. Im on a trip with my 2 . Let me tell you what we are doing 3 the moment. My father is 4 photos with his new camera (照相机). Hes always 5 and its difficult for 6 to take a holid
2、ay. 7 he looks very happy now. My mother 8 getting ready for the picnic (野餐). In a few minutes, we can have our delicious meal. My sister is calling her friend and 9 the warm sun as well. OK. I have to stop (不得不停下来) 10 Its time to have the meal. Yours Mike1. A. look forB. hear fromC. wait forD. come
3、 with2. A. familyB. friendC. classD. cousin3. A. inB. onC. atD. from4. A. buyingB. choosingC. takingD. making5. A. goodB. coolC. rightD. busy6. A. themB. youC. himD. her7. A. SoB. ButC. OrD. Because8. A. amB. areC. isD. be9. A. seeingB. singingC. catchingD. enjoying10. A. nowB. wellC. tooD. alone二、阅
4、读理解（共4题；共40分）2.阅读理解 Can you write down a Chinese word being read to you? Sometimes it can be difficult when you find the word is not included in most dictionaries. Lu Jialei, 14, from Hangzhou Foreign Language School, won the CCTV Chinese Character (汉字) Spelling Contest on Oct 18th, 2013. About 160
5、people competed. The host read a word to the contestant, explained its meaning and gave sample sentences. The contestant was required to write down the word. Winning the contest was a “surprise” to Lu. “I was not the smartest one,” she said. “But I paid attention to details.” To prepare for the cont
6、est, she and her teammates studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary for 10 days. There are more than 56,000 entries (词条) including characters, words and phrases in it. She also had a secret weapon. She studied how Chinese characters were formed. “When others paid attention to the plot of a story, she l
7、ooked at how authors use words and sentences to express themselves,” said Su Yunsheng, Lus Chinese teacher. Su is happy to see students like Lu find the beauty of Chinese language. “Besides using something Chinese and having Chinese traditional festivals, learning to write Chinese characters is also
8、 an important part of inheriting (传承) Chinese culture,” said Su.（1）Lu Jialei was born in _. A.1997B.1999C.2001D.2002（2）Lu Jialei studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary _ for the contest. A.for more than one weekB.as long as one weekC.for more than half a monthD.as long as half a month（3）The contestan
9、t was required to write down the word _. A.after the contestant read the word to the hostB.before the host read the word to the contestantC.after the host explained its meaning and gave sample sentencesD.before the contestant explained its meaning and gave sample sentences（4）Lu Jialeis secret weapon
10、 was that _. A.she paid attention to detailsB.she was the smartest contestantC.she found the beauty of Chinese languageD.she studied how Chinese characters were formed（5）From the passage we can infer _ isnt an important part of inheriting Chinese culture. A.trying to write Chinese charactersB.using
11、chopsticks when having mealsC.giving and receiving presents at ChristmasD.spending the Spring Festival with families3. Hu Yaohui, a schoolgirl in Zhejiang province, didnt want to speak or eat for a week. She kept worrying about her scores on the exam. “I cant stop thinking about my place in the clas
12、s,” she said. “I feel stressed out.” Hu is not the only one who faces stress. According to a recent survey conducted by Wuhan University of Hubei province, 70 percent of the 2,000 students who are going to take the college and high school entrance exams feel under pressure (压力). Stress is a normal p
13、hysical response (反应) to things that make people feel worried or break their balance of life in some way.Stress isnt always bad. Sometimes, peoples stress is important during emergency situations, such as when a driver has to stop his car to avoid an accident. Sometimes, stress can help people do th
14、eir best like while getting ready before a big competition or exam. However, too much or long-term stress gives people a stress overload (负荷过多). People with stress overloads may have problems remembering or concentrating on things. They are quick to get angry or lose patience. They may even have oth
15、er problems, such as sleeping problems, headaches and often getting colds. The most helpful way to deal with stress overloads is to learn how to manage the stress. For example, you might manage it by getting a good nights sleep, or by exercising every day.Another good way to deal with stress is to a
16、sk parents or friends for help. Everyone has stress. For many people, stress is so common that it has become a way of life. Dont be too shy to tell others that you are having a hard time. They may comfort you or give you some useful advice. Sometimes just sharing your problems with someone else can
17、make you feel better.（1）Hu Yaohui felt stressed out about _.A.her marks on the examsB.which seat to take during examsC.not being able to sit in the frontD.not being allowed to eat in class（2）According to the survey in Paragraph 2, _ of the 2,000 students who will take entrance exams feel stressed.A.
18、nearly halfB.about 1,400C.almost seven hundredD.about one seventh（3）Which of the following is TRUE?A.Stress is a kind of serious heart disease.B.Stress is always bad for people.C.Stress is always useless for an exam.D.Stress is greatly needed sometimes.（4）The best title of this passage is “_”.A.Many
19、 students face stress now.B.Peoples stress is sometimes important.C.How to get less stressD.How to get good results with the help of stress.4.阅读理解 Spain is famous for its tomato festival, called La Tomatina. It happens in a small town Hanoi on the last Wednesday of August every year. During the fest
20、ival there are all kinds of activities, but the most exciting part is the tomato fight. It takes place at the end of a week-long celebration. You are encouraged to throw tomatoes in the fight. Therere many stories about how the festival began. One of the stories goes that during the 1940s, some frie
21、nds started a tomato fight, while another story is about a local band. Anyway, everyone in Bunol seems to have a different story. Before the tomato fight, there are parades (游行), musical bands, street parties and so on. On the day of the fight, shopkeepers cover their windows and doors in order to k
22、eep away from the tomato fight. At the same time, thousands of tourists and local people come to the town square together. Then large trucks (卡车)full of tomatoes arrive. From the back of the large trucks, a great town band starts to throw tomatoes at others. Then the crowds fight back, throwing the
23、tomatoes at anything and anyone. Soon the streets are in the sea of red tomato juice. Everyone should obey a small number of rules: You must squash (压烂)the tomato before throwing it and you are allowed to throw nothing but tomatoes. It is usually over in less than half an hour. Everyone then sets of
24、f to the river to clear up. Sounds like fun!（1）The most exciting activity of the festival is . A.paradesB.street partiesC.the tomato fightD.the musical band show（2）The stories about how the festival began are according to the passage. A.very clearB.rather sadC.very famousD.quite different（3）On the f
25、ight day, . A.people fight for the whole dayB.people can throw everythingC.shopkeepers are not allowed to watch people fightD.lots of tourists and local people take part in the fight（4）People get tomatoes from according to the passage. A.a truckB.a shopC.their homesD.a garden（5）The best title of the
26、 passage can be . A.Travel in SpainB.The Tomato Festival in SpainC.The History of SpainD.Rules of the Tomato Festival5.根据短文内容, 选择正确答案。 Bats are the only “flying animals” in the world. They cant see very well. We often hear “as blind as a bat”. Yet they have no trouble flying on the darkest nights an
27、d finding their ways round. How can bats fly and see at night? They fly by radar(雷达). The bats radar system(系统) works the same way as the radar in ships and planes. As a bat flies through the air, it makes a sound. If the sound hits things, it will come back and the bats ears will receive the messag
28、e. In this way the bat is able to know where the things are. Bats go out for food at night. In the daytime they hang in some dark places. Some people think bats are bad animals. In fact they are useful animals.（1）We call bats “flying animals” because_ .A.they have the radar systemB.they look for foo
29、d at nightC.they are animals, but they can flyD.they are useful animals（2）As_ , bats can easily find food on the darkest nights.A.they can see everything all the timeB.they can “hear” everything around themC.they have good eyesightD.they can only fly to the places where they live（3）Bats make a sound
30、 so that_ .A.they can know where the things areB.they can find their friendsC.they try to tell their friends where they areD.their “food” can fly to them（4）From the passage, we know_ .A.bats are also birdsB.bats like singingC.bats ears are more useful than their eyesD.what bats favorite food is（5）Wh
31、ich of the following is the best title of the passage?A.Why Bats Fly at NightB.The Flying AnimalC.Animals or BirdsD.The Animal With the Radar System三、选词填空（词汇运用）（共1题；共5分）6.选词填空sleep two regular importance suggest easily learn feeling There are a number of ways to help improve your memory, so you shou
32、ldnt_sad. My first way is that if you want to remember something, you have to review it_.You may want to go over the material two days after you have_it, then a week later, then two weeks later, and then a month later. After a month you will find that you can remember the material. My second_is to u
33、se a colored pen to highlight(用颜色标出) the important parts on your book. This will help you in two ways. First, it will help you focus on the_parts when you learn the knowledge. It is always_than remembering everything._this will make reviewing better. When you open your book, the color parts will sho
34、w you the most important things immediately. Another good time for remembering information is in the morning because you have just _the whole night and your brain is fresh and clear. So its easy to remember the important information in the morning. 四、任务型阅读（共1题；共5分）9.任务型阅读。AF 是英语节才艺表演的主题，请你仔细阅读15 题中5
35、位学生的情况说明，从AF 中为他们选出最符合各自兴趣爱好的演讲主题。（其中有一项为多余）A.Music, B.Science, C.Sports, D.Cooking, E.Art F.Games（1）Helen likes drawing very much. She can draw nice pictures. She always reads books about artists._ （2）Tom likes almost every NBA game. He also knows a lot about tennis stars and basketball stars._ （3）
36、Mary studies in a junior school. She cant always get good grades, but she can cook well. She wants to be a cook. Thats amazing._ （4）John is a 12-year-old boy. He likes singing and dancing very much and he also does well in playing the piano._ （5）Jeff likes to say, “All work, no games, makes Jack a d
37、ull boy.” And he thinks playing games is very interesting. Sometimes games can help him work well._ 五、书面表达（共1题；共5分）10.书面表达请你以a trip to Hangzhou 为题，写一篇短文，包括以下要点：上周末你和你家人一起坐长途汽车去了杭州，花费你们两个半小时到达那儿；第一天你们欣赏了西湖美景，参观了一些名胜，拍了许多照片；第二天你们去购物，为亲朋好友买了一些礼物；你们玩得很开心，你的感受答案解析部分一、完形填空1. （1）B；（2）A；（3）C；（4）C；（5）D；（6）C；
38、（7）A；（8）C；（9）D；（10）A； 二、阅读理解2. （1）B（2）A（3）C（4）D（5）C 3. （1）A（2）B（3）D（4）C 4. （1）C（2）D（3）D（4）A（5）B 5. （1）C（2）B（3）A（4）C（5）B 三、选词填空（词汇运用）6. feel；regularly；learned/ learnt；suggestion；important；easier；Second；slept 四、任务型阅读9. （1）E（2）C（3）D（4）A（5）F 五、书面表达 A Trip to Hangzhou Last weekend my family and I went to
39、 Hangzhou by coach. It took us two and a half hours to get there. On the first day we enjoyed the beauty of the West Lake, visited some places of interest and took many photos. The next day ,we went shopping. We bought some presents for our relatives and friends. We had a fantastic time . I hope I can visit it again some day.
