学年八年级英语第二学期期中试题.docx

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学年八年级英语第二学期期中试题

2017-2018学年八年级英语第二学期期中试题

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concert

6.IhavemanybooksonChinesefood.Youcanborrow_____ifyoulike.

A.oneB.itC.eitherD.every

7.Mysisterhasabeautiful_____andshewantstobeasinger.

A.soundB.shoutC.voiceD.noise

8.---Iwasatthecinemaat8o’clocklastnight.Whataboutyou?

---I_____theInternetathome.

A.amsurfingB.surfedC.willsurfD.wassurfing

9.---Who_____thetennisgameyesterday?

---Jack,he_____alltheothers.

A.beat;wonB.won;wonC.beat;beatD.won;beat

10.---WillyoupleasetellJohntocometomyoffice?

---______.

A.ThankyouB.That’sallrightC.Yes,IdoD.I’llbegladto

【参考答案】BCCDAACDDD

完形填空

WhenIwas12yearsold,Ireallywantedanewbike!

I__1__myparentsmybirthdaywish,butIknewtherewaslittlehopebecausemyfamilycould__2__havethatmoney.

Onmybirthdaymyparentstoldmetheyhadmy__3__outsideinthebackyard.AtonceI__4__outtotheyard.Therewasmybike,__5__itwasn’tthebikethatIthoughtitwouldbe.Thisonewaspink,oldandwornwithage.Itwasso__6__!

IthoughtI__7__myparents’feelingsbecauseIcouldseethedisappointment_8__theirfacesandIwassuretheycouldseeitonmine.I__9__theoldbikeandrodeit,feeling__10__thatIhadmademyparentsfeelthisway.SoIputonasmile,rodeasfastasIcouldanddidn’t__11__.

Astimewentby,Ibegantounderstandmyparentsgaveme__12__muchmorethanjustarustyoldbike.Theygavemealifelessonabout__13__.Whenyougivesomethingoutoflove,itdoesn’tmatterwhatitisinfact.Whatmattersisthelovethatisinit.Iliketorememberthis__14__becausegivingagiftisnotaboutmoney.It’sabouthowmuchloveyoucanfeelfromit.Doremember,agiftthat__15__twodollarsisn’tanylessvaluablethanonethatcostsonehundreddollars,orevenmore.

1.A.talkedB.spokeC.saidD.told

2.A.hardlyB.quicklyC.slowlyD.easily

3.A.guitarB.giftC.cakeD.card

4.A.rushedB.rodeC.climbedD.came

5.A.andB.orC.butD.because

6.A.excitingB.interestingC.relaxingD.disappointing

7.A.likedB.hatedC.hurtD.thanked

8.A.onB.inC.atD.for

9.A.gotinB.gotonC.gotoffD.gotup

10.A.surprisedB.excitedC.happyD.bad

11.A.lookaheadB.lookbackC.comeupD.comedown

12.A.anythingB.nothingC.somethingD.everything

13.A.loveB.moneyC.friendshipD.knowledge

14.A.ideaB.newsC.adviceD.story

15.A.spendsB.costsC.paysD.offers

【参考答案】DABACDCABDBCADB

阅读理解

A

Oncetherewasamantravelinginafarawayvillage.Ashewaspassingtheelephants,hesuddenlystopped.Hefoundthatthesehugeelephantswerebeingheldbyonlyasmallropetiedtotheirfrontleg.Nochains,nocages.Itwasclearthattheelephantscould,atanytime,breakawayfromtheirropesbutforsomereason,theydidnot.

Hesawatrainernearbyandaskedwhytheseanimalsjuststoodthereanddidn’ttrytogetaway.‘Well,’thetrainersaid,‘whentheyareveryyoungandmuchsmallerweusethesamesizeropetotiethemand,atthatrage,it’senoughtoholdthem.Astheygrowup,theystillbelievetheycannotbreakaway.Theybelievetheropecanholdthem,sotheynevertrytobreakfree.’

Howcoulditbe?

Theseanimalscouldatanytimebreakfreefromtheirropes.Butbecausetheyalwaysstuckrightwheretheywere,theybelievedtheycouldn’t.

Justliketheelephants,howmanyofusgothroughlifebelievingthatwecannotdosomething,justbecausewefailedatitoncebefore?

___________________.Weshouldnevergiveupthestruggleinlife.

根据材料内容选择正确答案。

1.Whatdidthewriterseeinthevillage?

A.ChainsB.ElephantsC.CagesD.Farmers

2.Whydotheelephantsnevertryuptobreakfreefromtheropes?

A.Becausetheythinktheycannot.

B.Becausetheyaretoooldtodoit.

C.Becausetheyliketheirlivingplaces.

D.Becausetheygetonwellwiththetrainer.

3.Howdidthemanfeelafterheheardwhatthetrainersaid?

A.MovedB.SurprisedC.AngryD.Nervous

4.Whichofthefollowingisthemissingpartinthelastparagraph?

A.Failingispartoflearning.

B.Weshouldbedifferentfromothers.

C.Helpinganimalsishelpingourselves.

D.Travelingalwaysmakespeoplerelaxed.

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthistest?

A.PleasanttripB.ACruelTrainer

C.ElephantTrainingD.TheElephantRope

【参考答案】BABAD

B

TheyoungviolinplayerVanessa-Maewasthefirstmusiciantousedanceandrockmusicinclassicalmusic.Vanessa-Maelovepopmusic,andshewasalsoaverygoodclassicalviolinist,andshebroughtthesekindsofmusictogether.

Vanessa-MaewasborninSingaporeonOctober27,1978.ShemovedtoLondonwithherfamilywhenshewasfour.Ayearlater,shestartedtolearntheviolin.Whenshewaseight,shewenttoBeijingtostudytheviolin.Whenshewasten,sheplayedwithaveryfamousgroupofclassicalmusicians.ButVanessa-Maedoesn'tonlyplaytheviolin.Shelearntthepianobeforeshestartedtoplaytheviolin.

Shelikeslotsofdifferentkindsofmusic,fromBeethoventotheBeatles,andshewantstoplaythemusicshelikes.Notonlyhassheplayedinclassicalconcertsallovertheworld,butshehasalsoplayedinpopconcertswithpopstars.

Alotofpeopledon'tlikethewaysheusesmodernrhythms,noisydrumsandguitarsintraditionalmusic.ButVanessa-Maehasdoneoneimportantthing:

shehasbroughtmanynewfanstoclassicalmusic.Forthefirsttime,manyyoungpeoplebegantolistentoclassicalmusic.

1.WhendidVanessa-Maebegintolearnviolin?

A.Attheageoffour

B.Attheageoffive

C.Attheageoften

D.Attheageofeight

2.WhattypeofmusicdoesVanessa-Maelike?

A.Onlypopmusic

B.Rockmusic

C.Onlyclassicmusic

D.Lotsofdifferentkindsofmusic

3.Whydotheyoungpeopleliketolistentoclassicmusicnow?

Becausetheylike________.

A.Vanessa-MaeB.TechnoC.ViolinD.Piano

4.WhohasVanessa-Maeplayedwith?

A.BeethovenandtheBeatles

B.Manyyoungpeople

C.popstarsandclassicmusicians

D.Agroupofclassicmusicians

5.Thebesttitleofthispassageis______.

A.Vanessa-Mae

B.Abestviolinist

C.Thefirstmusician

D.Classicmusic

【参考答案】BDACA

C

Pigsdoit.Micedoit.Dogsalsodoit.Kangaroos?

Notsomuch.Whydosomeanimasshake?

Theshortanswerisbecausetheyarewet.Butthereisactuallymorethanthat---alotmore.

Inanarticle,AndrewDickersonandotherstookalookatthisstrangeproblem.Thescientistswrotedowntheshakingof33animals,ofthemare5kindsofdogs.

Itshowsthatmammals（哺乳动物）cankeepstrongerbydoingtheircutelittleshakes.Iftheydon’tshake,animalswouldhavetouseupto20percentoftheirdailyenergysimplystayingdry.Andnearlyallfurryanimalsshaketohelpthemselveskeepdry.

Thoseanimalsthataresimilartokangaroosshakeonlypartoftheirbody.Theyusuallyliveindryplaceswherekeepingdryisn’tveryhard.Butnotallanimalsshakeinthesameway.Alsosomeshakelessoftenthanothers.Smalleranimalsseemtoshakemorequickly,30shakespersecondforamouse,whilebears,tigersandbigdogsonlyaboutfour.

Inaninterestingfinding,Dickersonandhisteamhaveshownthattheseanimalsdothejobaswellaspossible.Ineachexample,theanimalsshakeoff70percentofwaterinafewseconds.Thisshouldallbegreattopeople.Ittakesusnotsecondsbutminutestodryourhair---justoverthreeminutes.

1.Whichanimaldonotshakealotaccordingtothearticle?

A.PigsB.MiceC.DogsD.Kangaroos

2.Ifwetanimalsdon’tshake,itwouldtakeabout______oftheirenergytostaydry.

A.5percentB.20percentC.33percentD.70percent

3.Biggeranimalsshake_______thansmalleronesaccordingtothestudy.

A.morequicklyB.moreslowlyC.moreoftenD.lessoften

4.Fromthearticle,wecanlearnthat________.

A.allkindsofanimalsneedtoshaketokeepdry

B.allfurryanimalsshakeatthesamerate

C.biggeranimalsliketigersdon’tshakeatall

D.animalssaveenergybydoingtheirlittleshakes

5.Whatisthemainideaofthestory?

A.Furryanimalsarestronger

B.Animalsshaketodrythemselves

C.Animalslearntoshakewell

D.Smalleranimalsshakemore

【参考答案】DBBAB

任务型阅读

把A-E五个句子填入文中空缺，使文章内容完整正确。

A．It’s“beingpolite”

B．Welookpeopleintheeye

C．Whenweleaveourfriends,wetaketimetosaygoodbye

D．Peoplehavefairordarkhair,andmanypeoplewearglasses

E．Wedon’tstandveryclosetothepersonwearetalkingto

MostAmericansarenicepeople.Weareusuallyquitelively.Wespeakloudlyandsmilealot__1__,butweneverstare---wethinkthat’srude.

MostAmericansareveryfriendly.Whenweseesomeoneweknow,weusuallysay“Hi”or“Howareyou

doing?

”Butremember“beingfriendly”isnot“beingfriends”___2__.IttakestimetomakegoodfriendsintheUSA.

Wedon’tusuallytouchpeopleverymuch.Wesometimesshakehandswhenwesayhello__3___.

SomeAmericansarequitetall,perhapsover1.80metres.Wehaveblueorbrowneyes.__4___.Weareshyaboutourage.Weneversayweareold,onlythatwearenotyounganymore.

__5___.Wesay”Seeyousoon”and“Callme!

”or“Let’shavelunchoneday.”Thisisforbeingpoliteandfriendly---it’snotarealinvitation!

【参考答案】BAEDC

选词填空

usualmistakeresthundredmakealthoughtheythinkflyhow

Everymorning,kidsfromahighschoolareworkinghard.Theyare___1__andsellingspecialcoffeeatacoffeeshop.Theyarealsomakingalotofmoney.

Thesestudentscanmakeuptonine___2___dollarsaday.Theyaresellingthesespecialcoffeetoairplanepassengers.Afterthes