1、八年级英语第一学期期中复习卷(满分:100 分 考试时间 :100 分钟 )一.单项选择 (每小题 1 分，共 15 分 )1. In order to findbetter job some day,the girl planned to learnsecond language. A the; aB. a; aC. the; theD. a; the2. 一 Why dont you keep long hair, Mary?一 The short hair looks fresh and cool. I also havetime to sleep in the morningdoing
2、 my long hair.A. more; insteadB. more; instead ofC. much; insteadD. less; instead of3. 一fine weather it is today !一 Yes. Lets go camping,?A. How; shall weB. What a; will youC. What; shall weD. How a; will you4. Footballis a popularsportmy fathermy mother is interested in watchingfootballmatches.A. B
3、oth; andB. Neither; norC. Not only; but alsoD. Either; or5. Excuse me, Mr Wu. May I ask you?A. some more questionsB. any more questionsC. some problemsD. any more problems6. 一 Beijing is bigger thanin Japan, isnt it?一 Yes. Beijing is also one of the biggest cities in the world.A. any cityB. any othe
4、r cityC. the other cityD. the other cities7. 一 Doctor, 1 want to know.一 Three times a day after meals.A. how many times do I take my temperatureB. how often I take my medicineC. how I do some exerciseD. when do I wash my hands8. You look so tired. Why notsome music?A. to stop to listen toB. to stop
5、listening toC. stop to listen toD. stop listening to9. ElvisPresleywasfamousthe kingofrockand roll( 摇滚 )whileBruce Lee was famoushis kung fu.A. for; forC. for; asB. as; asD. as; for10. 一 Judy is a thoughtful and organized girl.一 Yes. I think she isplan everything well.A. clever enough toB. too cleve
6、r toC. so clever thatD. enough clever to11. 一 Hi, I didnt see you at the party in the company yesterday evening.一 Oh, all my familymy sons birthday at home.A. celebratedB. have celebratedC. was celebratingD. were celebrating12. Mr. Smith told his sonthe football match because of the exam.A. not to w
7、atchB. to not watchC. not watchingD. doesnt watch13. 一 Excuse me,is the price of the iPhone 6 Plus?一 It costs about￥ 5 , 700.A. whatB. how manyC. how muchD. which14. 一 How is Berber in the new school?一 She is doing well. There isto.A. nothing; worriedB. nothing; worry aboutC. something; worried abou
8、tD. something; worry15. 一 The TV program Running Man is popular recently. How do you like it?一.A. I think soB. Pretty goodC. All rightD. Thats all right二.完形填空 (每小题 1 分，共 10 分 )Adaughter told her father about her life and said things were so hard for her. It seemed that, as one16was gone, a new one a
9、ppeared Her father, a cook, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil( 沸 腾 ).In one pot he17carrots, in the second he put some eggs, and in the last he put some coffee. He let them just boil ，18saying a word.The daughter wai
10、ted, wonderingwhat he was doing. Twenty minutes later he turned offthe fire. He fished the carrots and eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then he poured the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to her he asked, Dear, what do you see? Carrots, eggs and coffee, She replied.He brought her closer
11、 and asked her to 19 the carrots. She did and found that they were soft. Then he asked her to take an egg and 20 it. After pulling off the shell( 外 壳 ) ，she saw the hardboiled egg. Finally he asked her to drink the coffee. She smiled. As she tasted it, What do you mean, father?He explained that each
12、 of them had 21 the same trouble, boiling water, but each reacted( 回应 )differently. The carrot went in strong and hard 22 after being in boiling water, it softened and becameweak The egg had been easy to break. But after sitting through the boiling water,its inside became hardened. The coffee was23，
13、however. After it was in the boiling water, it24the water.25are you? he asked his daughter. When trouble knocks on your door, what do you do? Are you a carrot, an egg, or just coffee?16. A. question17. A. threwB. accidentB. placedC. problemC. tookD. businessD. dropped18. A. forB. byC. withD. without
14、19. A. smellB. acceptC. countD. feel20. A. openB. breakC. cutD. play21. A. facedB. calledC. decidedD. chosen22. A. becauseB. thoughC. orD. but23. A. usefulB. differentC. deliciousD. expensive24. A. becameB. keptC. changedD. made25. A. Which三.阅读理解 (每小题B. What2 分，共 24 分 )C. WhereD. WhoAThe Museum of C
15、hinese in America (MOCA) is very popular with people.The museum is closed to the public on Monday except the special dates.26. If Tom wants to visit the MOCA on Friday, he can visit it at.A. 6:00 in the morningB. 9:00 in the morningC. 11: 00 in the morningD. 9:00 in the evening27. IfMr Green wants t
16、o visit the MOCA with his wife and an eight-year-old son, he will spend.A. $10.B. $15.C. $20.D. $25.28. The passage may be.A. an advertisementB. a storyC. a novelD. a reportBThe history of tofu in ChinaTofu is very popular in the east today but tofu was first eaten in China over 2,000 years ago. The
17、 oldest evidence(证据 ) oftofuproductionis an ancient Chinese picture.It shows a kitchenscene that proves soymilk( 豆浆 )and tofu were being made in China. The oldest history of tofu appeared in China in about 164BC.The history of tofu in JapanKento, who went to China, brought tofu back to Japan. Tofu w
18、as eaten as part of a vegetarian( 素 食者)diet. The word tofu is first mentioned in Japan in the diary of Nakaomi.In 1489 the word tofu was first written in the actual Japanese characters(文字 ). Tofu gradually became popular in Japan. The cooking book Tofu Hyakuchin was published in 1782 andsold very we
19、ll.The history of tofu in Western worldIn 1603 The Spanish Dictionary was the first European document(文献 )with reference to the word tofu. Domingo Fernandez de Navarrete described in his bookA Collection ofVoyages and Travels how tofu wasmade. The first English reference to tofu was in 1704, when Na
20、varrets book was published in English. Tofuwas first produced in France by Paillieuxin 1880.Hirata & Co started to make tofu in San Francisco in 1895.29. The word tofu first appeared in Western world in.A. 1603B. 1704C. 1880D. 189530. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Th
21、e oldest history of tofu appeared in about 164 BC.B. The word tofu first appeared in Japan in Kentos diary.C. Hirata & Co first began to make tofu in the United States.D. Domingo Fernandez de Navarrete described how to make tofu.31. The main idea of the passage is.A. there are many books about tofuB
22、. how to make tofuC. the history of tofuD. there are all kinds of tofuCWe recycle( 回收利用 )rubbish, so why not language? Recycling language means using vocabulary that you have learnt before again and again. However, unlike rubbish that piles up(堆积 )in our environment. If we do not recycle language, w
23、e simply forget it. So how do you recycle language?There are basically three ways to do it. The first is through reading. Go back to your favourite articles and read them once more. Just reread them and do not worry about each vocabulary item. If them are some that you are not sure about, make a gue
24、ss and you will probably guess right. The second way to recycle is through writing. Look at some of your favourite articles and write either a short paragraph or a few sentences in your own words. .After you have done this a few times, go back and read through what you have written, choking vocabula
25、ry functions. Dont worry if you have made mistakes. Thats how you learn The third way to recyclelanguage is by havingan imaginarychat withyourselfabout your favouritearticles at home. Youcan pretend(假装 )there is someone with you who speaks English and tell him what you are thinking about or howyou f
26、eel32. According to the passage,recycling language means.A. repeating vocabulary at timesB. revising vocabulary at a proper timeC. learning new vocabulary as much as possibleD. using vocabulary that we have learnt very often33. If we recycle language, it may.A. be kept in our mindB. be forgotten eas
27、ilyC. pile up in our environmentD. disappear from our mind soon34. Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage?A. Why to Recycle LanguageB. How to Learn VocabularyC. How to Recycle LanguageD. Why to Learn V ocabularyDA man in Pakistan is now working to help children get an educa
28、tion. When he was a child, he did not go to school because he was too poor.It is reported that Pakistan has 25 million children who do not go to school. That is the second-highestnumber in the world. Only Nigeria has more. Many Pakistani children must work to support their families.Mohammad Ayub was
29、 once one of those children.He is now a firefighter.He also manages a smallschool. VOA recently visited the school in the capital Islamabad.Ayub started with just one student in 1982. He saw a boy cleaning cars for days. He asked him, Why dont you go to school? The boy answered that his parents were
30、 dead and he had to work to help support his five brothers and three sisters.Ayub was also an orphan and he, too, had to work to help support his five brothers and three sisters. He said, When my father died, everyone who came to the funeral said they were sorry, but no one helped. He sold newspaper
31、s and did other work to earn enough money to pay school fees for his brothers and sisters.Ayub wanted to help the young boy who washed cars, but he did not have enough money to pay the boysschool fees.Today, Ayub teaches many children at his school in a public park. Some ofthe children attend other
32、schools in the morning, but come to Ayub in the afternoon to get help with their homework.Ayub has helped a large number of poor children since he began teaching. Many of them come from very poor areas near the park.Ayub said, I used to argue withkids who worked Why are you washing someones dishes o
33、r their clothes? Why dont you study? One of the children he advised to attend classes wasFarhat Abbas. Ayub found himworking with hisfriends about 12 years ago. He followed us back home. He told our parents he wanted to teach us and asked them to send us to his school, Abbas said.Today, Abbas is tak
34、ing classes at a college and is helping Ayub.Many children are out of school, and those who do attend classes often get a poor education. Information gathered by an organization shows half of all Pakistani childrenin the 5th grade do not understand basic mathematics and cannot read a story in their
35、language.A group in Islamabad reports Pakistan spends less on education than any other country in South Asia.35. Ayub did all the following things to help the poor children EXCEPT .A. managing a small schoolB. teaching the poor childrenC. taking classes at a collegeD. visiting the childrens parents3
36、6. Which sentence can be put in the empty box in the passage?A. So he offered to teach him.B. So he asked his parents to help him.C. So he gave up his idea.D. So he forced him to go to school.37. From the passage, which are the best words to describe Ayub?A. hard-working and honestB. kind-hearted an
37、d helpfulC. creative and confidentD. humorous and popular四.词汇检测 (每小题 1 分，共 10 分 )A. 根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，每空一词38. I was fat in senior high, so my teacher(建议 )me to exercise more.39. Yesterday a thief broke into Toms house.(幸好)， nothing valuable was stolen.40. If you look up the word in the dictionary, you w
38、ill get different(意思 ) ofit.41. We have a(每月份 )test on each subject and it helps us know more about our study.42. How much does the gold bowl(花费 )? Thirty-five thousandyuan .B. 根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空43. It is(wide) known that Xian is an old capital city.44. She is the best teacher, even though he has the
39、(little) experience.45. Its impolite to ask someone about his or her( weigh) ， age and salaries.46. Who do you think(win) the first prize in the coming speech competition.47. Mr. Gao(choose) to make and cook dumplings in class because he wanted to encourage his students to work in teams.五.翻译句子 (每小题
40、3 分，共 15 分 )48. Mary 比她班上其他任何人都要更加努力学习。49. 现在我花在踢足球上的时间比以前少了。50. 明天你能代替我去参加那个会议吗?51. 保守这个秘密，否则，一切都会出错。52. 当他们到达农场时，他们迫不及待地往篮子里装蔬菜。六.阅读表达 (6 分)What do you usually do to get pocket money from your parents? In western countries ， many children do chores to get pocket money They usually start to do this
41、 at 10 years old School students have to do homework and study for tests They don htave a lot of free time in theweek They often do chores at the weekendYoung kids only do easy chores So they dont get much money But that s all right Many of them only want to buy candy And candy is cheap! They help w
42、ash up after dinner and feed the family cat or dog When they get older ，kids want to buy more and more things They want things that are more expensive than candyThen they have to work harder! They often wash the family Car ，cut the grass，walk the dog and cook dinner Some jobs are a good way for kids
43、 to learn new things For example， they can learn to use a lawnmower( 割草机 )or how to cook Of course Their parents help them at first 53. When do they usually start to get pocket money?54. Why do the school students usually do chores at the weekend ?55. How do they do the chores at the beginning?七.书面表
44、达 (20 分)假设你叫李俊，你的美国朋友David想要在中国结交更多的朋友。你通过电子邮件，把你的同学王明介绍给他 .王明情况见下表:要求 :1.注意文章条理，语句通顺;47. Mr. Gao(choose) to make and cook dumplings in class because he wanted to encourage his students to work in teams.五.翻译句子 (每小题 3 分，共 15 分 )48. Mary 比她班上其他任何人都要更加努力学习。49. 现在我花在踢足球上的时间比以前少了。50. 明天你能代替我去参加那个会议吗?51.
45、保守这个秘密，否则，一切都会出错。52. 当他们到达农场时，他们迫不及待地往篮子里装蔬菜。六.阅读表达 (6 分)What do you usually do to get pocket money from your parents? In western countries ， many children do chores to get pocket money They usually start to do this at 10 years old School students have to do homework and study for tests They don hta
46、ve a lot of free time in theweek They often do chores at the weekendYoung kids only do easy chores So they dont get much money But that s all right Many of them only want to buy candy And candy is cheap! They help wash up after dinner and feed the family cat or dog When they get older ，kids want to buy more and more things They want things that are more expensive than candyThen they have to work harder! They often wash the family Car ，cut the grass，walk the dog and cook dinner
