学年八年级五四学制上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、学年八年级五四学制上学期期中考试英语试题20162017学年度第一学期期中质量检测初三英语试题亲爱的同学： 你好! 答题前，请仔细阅读以下说明：1本试卷共分第卷和第II卷两部分。2请将I卷答案填写在II卷指定位置上，将II卷答案用蓝色或黑色钢笔、圆珠笔填写在试卷上。第卷一、阅读理解(30分)（成题）AOne day in summer, little Jack was playing on the beach with his father. Suddenly, he saw a little tortoise moving slowly on the sand. He started to

2、look at it carefully and began to touch it with his hand. To his surprise, the tortoise stopped moving. It pulled in its head and legs, and closed its shell tightly. He touched it again but the tortoise didnt move at all. Jack became angry. He used a stick and tried to force(强迫) it to open. When his

3、 father saw this, he stopped him and said, “No, son, you mustnt do that! You will kill the tortoise. You wont get it open with a stick. ” Jack was curious and asked, “Why?” “Just wait and see, ” his father replied. Then he picked up the tortoise and put it in a bag. After they came back home, the fa

4、ther took the tortoise out of the bag. He put it near the fireplace. After a few minutes, the tortoise began to move a little. Then the tortoise stretched out its head and legs. At last, the tortoise began to crawl across the room. How excited Jack was when he saw this. “Son, now you see, ” said his

5、 father, “sometimes, you cant force someone to do things he doesnt like. But if you get him warm first, he will do what you want him to do. ”1. One day Jack and his father were playing _.A. near the sea B. in the zoo C. on the hill 2. Jack used a stick to _ the tortoise.A. close B. feed C. open3. Th

6、e father picked up the tortoise and _.A. killed it B. put it in a bag C. threw it into the sea4. After the tortoise got _near the fireplace, it began to move a little.A. warm B. cool C. hungry5. The story tells us that _.A. people will do things we want them to doB. we cant force people to do things

7、 they dont likeC. we can force people to do things they dont like BOne day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, Look! Theres a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag. Thomas said, It isnt worth the trouble. His father said nothing but he picked it up himself

8、. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries (樱桃).The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasnt a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt to

9、o thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost on time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth. And so they went on. The old farmer dropped th

10、e cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, My dear son, if you had bent (弯腰) down early to pick up that horseshoe, it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that he who do

11、es not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things. 6. Who picked up the horseshoe at last? A. The son B. The father C. Both the father and the son 7. The farmer bought _ with the money after he sold the horseshoe. A. some bread B. some waterC. come cherries 8. When th

12、e son refused to pick up the horseshoe, the father _. A. beat the son B. said nothing C. felt very happy 9. The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _. A. he wanted to teach his son a lesson B. he wanted his son to do more exercise C. he wanted his son to eat them all10. From the story, w

13、e can learn that _. A. cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat them B. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money C. if we dont worry about the little things, we cannot do the great things C Our reporter asked people what they were doing on July 20th，1969 when man

14、first walked on the moonHere is what they said：Kate Jones，waitress I remember that day very wellI was fifteen years oldIt was a hot and humid day，and I was with my family in the mountainsWe were having a picnicWe didnt see the moon landing when it happened，but we were thinking about it. We saw it la

15、ter on the TV newsJohn Bates，postman I was eighteen years oldIt was a very exciting dayI was watching TV at home when the astronaut walked on the moonHis name was Neil Armstrong. I remember he could jump really high because people arent so heavy on the moon. When he returned，he became a national her

16、o in America，and famous all over the worldPaul Robinson，doctor I was twelveI remember the day，but I dont remember what I was doingI remember I wanted to go to the moon，too. My dream was to become an astronaut and fly in a rocket. I wanted to see the earth from the moonThe astronauts on the moon said

17、 that the earth looked very beautiful from thereLinda Brown，clerk I was working that dayI was twenty thenI didnt see the man land on the moon because I was busyOf course I knew about it. I read about it in the newspaper the next day. I thought it was amazingMaybe one day people will travel to the mo

18、on for vacations！Mark Green，teacher I was only seven years old thenMy parents talked about it，and I learned about it later in school，but I dont remember the day. I was too young to remember. Maybe I was having fun in the playground with my friends when it happened.根据短文内容，判断正误（T/F）。 ( )11.Man first w

19、alked on the moon on July 20th, 1969.( )12.The waitress Kate Jones was having a picnic with her friends in the park when man first walked on the moon.( )13.The postman John remembers that he was watching TV at home, but the doctor Paul doesnt remember what he was doing when Neil Armstrong landed on

20、the moon.( )14.The clerk Linda saw the man land on the moon while she was working that day.( )15.Mark, the teacher, can remember clearly that he was having fun in the playground with his friends when it happened. DPeople find that children as young as 18 months can help with chores. When parents say

21、 to those children, Just look at the paper, they will pick it up.Some parents think childhood is just for playing, so they dont ask their children to do chores. Other parents say, “I know its wrong, but its quicker to do it by myself! But most parents believe that chores are a way of teaching kids r

22、esponsibility(责任).Children learn to help, share and care about others by doing chores. Things like taking care of a pet or a baby and helping make meals are some examples(例子)of helping others. Reasons for doing chores: to learn responsibility: Most people believe that doing chores is good for kids.

23、To share the workload: Kids that help clean wont make a big mess. To learn skills: Kids will learn how to cook, clean and do other things in the house. There are benefits(益处)and challenges(挑战)when doing chores, so start to help your parents with the chores. You will learn a lot by doing them.16.chil

24、dren as young as 18 months can _.17.Most parents think that chores is a way to_.18.Taking care of a cat, looking after a baby and _are helping others.19.If kids help clean, they wont _.20.When children help their parents do chores, they will_.A. learn a lotB. help with choresC. make a big messD. hel

25、ping make mealsE. teach kids responsibilityEHe who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man. US President Barack Obama is a true man.Obama had a four-day visit to China in November, 2009. He has a very busy schedule（日程表）. But he still spent some time visiting the Forbidden City and the Gre

26、at Wall. When a leader visits another country, he or she sometimes goes to the countrys most famous places to show respect for the local culture. For the leaders, its also a good chance to relax during a tiring foreign trip.Obama spent 50 minutes in the Forbidden City on Tuesday.He thought the Forbi

27、dden City was a magnificent place to visit. He said, “Ill come back with my girls and my wife.”On Wednesday afternoon, he took a quick tour of the Great Wall at Badaling. There, he only enjoyed a moment of peace.“Its magical. It reminds you of the sweep of history,” Obama said about the Great Wall.根

28、据文章内容，回答下列问题。请将答案填写在第7页答题区内相应的位置上。21. How long did Obama stay in China?_22. Why do leaders sometimes visit a foreign countrys most famous places? _23. What did Obama think of the Forbidden City?_24. Will Obama come back to visit China one day?_25. Did Obama have a good look at the Great Wall? _ 题号第卷第II卷等级一二三四五六七得分第卷答题卷题号123456789101112131415答案题号161718192021. _ 22. _ 23. _ _24. _ 25. _第卷注意事项： 1第卷共4页，用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试题卷上。 2答题前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。二、词汇（共8 小题，计8分）（改编题） 根据句意及所给音标提示写出句中所缺的单词。26.Doing chores helps to _dvelp the childrens independence.27.We should often _ k