1、八年级英语期中试卷 8-120172018 学年度第二学期期中调研试卷八年级英语考生须知1. 本 试 卷 共 8 页 ， 分 为 三 部 分 ， 第 一 部 分 知 识 运 用 ， 20 道 小 题 ， 共 14 分 ； 第 二 部分 阅 读 理 解 ， 18 道 小 题 ， 共 36 分 ； 第 三 部 分 书 面 表 达 ， 1 道 小 题 ， 共 10 分 。2. 试卷所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。请使用 2B 铅笔填涂，用黑色字迹签字笔或钢笔作答。3. 考试时间 90 分钟，试卷满分 60 分。知识运用（共 14 分）一、单项填空（共 6 分, 每小题 0.5 分
2、）从下面各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. Could you please tell me ? In a village in Mentougou. A. when were you born B. when you were bornC. where you were born D. where were you born2. Many people want to know to eat KFC chicken. A. if is it safe B. if it is safe C. that it is safe D. that is it
3、safe3. Look! Our English teacher Miss White is over there. No, it cant be her. She abroad. A. has gone B. has been C. went D. was4. He his homework already and now he is watching TV. A. finishes B. finished C. will finish D. has finished5. Who will come to help us? Nobody. We have to depend on . A.
4、we B. us C. our D. ourselves6. Dont worry about me. I can take good care of . A. me B. myself C. him D. himself7. John and I his grandparents last Sunday afternoon. A. visit B. will visit C. visited D. have visited8. I called at 8:00pm yesterday, but there was no answer. We some shopping in the supe
5、rmarket. A. do B. did C. are doing D. were doing八年级英语期中试卷 8-29. If you want to learn English better, you can make friends with American students and often talk to . A. they B. them C. their D. theirs10. Mr Wang to work every day. A. walks B. is walking C. walked D. will walk 11. Last night Linda _ h
6、er homework before dinner. A. do B. does C. did D. will do12. Mr. Zhou, a famous scientist, our school next month.A. visits B. visited C. has visited D. will visit二、完形填空（共 8 分, 每小题 1 分）阅读短文, 掌握其大意, 从短文后各题所给的 A、 B、C、D 四 个 选 项 中 , 选 择 最 佳 选 项。An old man lived with his little grandson. Every day the ol
7、d man got up early to read books. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him every way he could.One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I want to 13 books as you do. But I dont understand it, and I always 14 when I close the book. What good does reading the book do?”The grandfather
8、15 turned from putting coal in the stove(炉子) and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”The boy did as his grandpa said, but all the 16 leaked(漏) out before he got back home.The grandfather laughed and said, “Youll have to walk faster next time.”The ne
9、xt time the boy ran faster, but the basket was still empty before he 17 home. The boy said, “See, Grandpa, its 18 to finish this task!”“Is it no use?” the old man said. “Look at the basket.”The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. Instead of a dirty
10、 old coal basket, it was 19 inside and out.“My child, thats what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but the words will change you inside and out. 八年级英语期中试卷 8-3That is the 20 of reading in our lives.” 13. A. close B. buy C. read D. open14. A. forget B. re
11、member C. understand D. read15. A. quickly B. suddenly C. slowly D. quietly16. A. water B. book C. coal D. basket17. A. went B. took C. returned D. brought18. A. easy B. impossible C. difficult D. different19. A. broken B. old C. new D. clean20. A. words B. work C. task D. way阅读理解（共 36 分）三、阅读下列短文, 根
12、据短文内容, 从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 、D 四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。 （共 26 分, 每小题 2 分）A10 day weather forecast in New York City (3/27/2018 4/2/2018) Date Weather Temperature Wind Humidity(湿度)Tue 27 Clear 3-8 10 KMPH 65%Wed 28 Mostly cloudy 7-11 6 KMPH 69%Thu 29 Mostly cloudy 11-13 3 KMPH 76%Fri 30 Mostly cloudy 7-17 18 KMPH 71
13、%Sat 31 Mostly cloudy 7-12 3 KMPH 45%Sun 1 Mostly cloudy 4-11 10 KMPH 59%Mon 2 Light rain 4-16 21 KMPH 55%Tue 3 Light rain 6-9 18 KMPH 28%Wed 4 Partly sunny 2-16 23 KMPH 40%Thu 5 Mostly cloudy 3 -13 19 KMPH 18%Note: KMPH=km/h 每小时千米21. The temperature on Sunday will be .A. 3-8 B. 3 -13 C. 4-11 D. 11-
14、1322. It will rain on .A. March 28 B. March 31 C. April 1 D. April 223. It will be a day on April 5.八年级英语期中试卷 8-4A. sunny B. windy C. rainy D. dryBWhen I came back to England, I felt like a stranger in the country. Many things were different, and not many people remembered me. I went home to York, b
15、ut my father and mother were dead, and also my two brothers. I did find the two sons of one of my brothers. They were happy to learn that I was alive, and I was pleased to find some family.After some months I decided to go down to Lisbon in Portugal. I had friends there who could help me to sell my
16、land in Brazil, and I needed the money. Friday came with me. He was always a good and true friend to me. In Lisbon I found the Portuguese captain, who took me in his ship to Brazil, all those years ago. It was good to see him again, and he helped me with my business. Soon I was ready to go home agai
17、n by land. No more adventures and dangers by sea for me!It was a long, hard journey. We had to cross the mountains between Spain and France in winter, and the snow was deep. Poor Friday was very afraid of the snow. In his country it was always hot, and he did not like cold weather.Back in England I
18、found a house and began to live a quiet life. My two nephews came to live with me. The younger one wanted to be a sailor, and so I found him a place on a ship. After a while I married, and had three children, two sons and a daughter. Then my wife died, and my nephew, who was now the captain of a shi
19、p, came home to see me. He knew that I did not really like a quiet life.24. When the writer came back to England, people remembered him.A. not many B. many C. a lot of D. no25. The writer decided to go down to Lisbon in Portugal because .A. he missed his friends B. he wanted to sell his land in Braz
20、ilC. he wanted to see his old captain D. he went there to have an adventure 26. The writer lived with his in England.A. parents B. friends C. nephews D. captain27. The writer had children altogether.A. two B. three C. four D. five 八年级英语期中试卷 8-5CAs young students, you may have many dreams. They can b
21、e very big like becoming Superman, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.If you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream come true? Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our d
22、reams come true is lifes biggest challenge.“You may think youre not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a star. These ideas stop you from realizing your dream,” the book says.In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first important thing you must
23、do is to remember what your dream is.Dont let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.Never give up your dream. There will be difficulties
24、 on the road to your dream. But the biggest problem comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will bring you better exam results. Saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, i
25、t may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.28. Follow Your Heart is .A. the name of a famous Australian writerB. the name of a book by Andrew MatthewsC. the most important dream to have for studentsD. the first thing you must do to
26、make your dream come true29. The biggest difficulty on the road to your dreams comes from .A. yourself B. your friends C. your school D. your parents 30. The best title (标题) of this passage is .A. How to become a writer B. Everyone can realize his dream八年级英语期中试卷 8-6C. How to realize your dream D. Sm
27、all dreams make up big dreamDIf you want to do a school project on childrens rights(权利), you can look on the Internet for some information. A United Nations website can show you plenty of useful information for the project. The United Nations lists the rights of children. Most countries agree with a
28、ll of them, but some countries do not. The following are some of the most important rights of children:Children have the right to be properly fed, clothed and sheltered(庇护) by their family. If their family cant do so, the government should take responsibility. Children have the right to an education
29、 and medical care, which should be provided by the government. Children must not be cruelly punished by their parents or any others. Children have the right to expect the government to protect them from all kinds of abuse(虐待) and neglect(忽略). No child under fifteen should be made to fight in an army
30、. Children have the right to be protected from being made to work too hard to make money for other people. In some countries children do not have these rights. Many young children are made to work long hours in factories and on farms. In some countries there are so few schools that only rich childre
31、n get an education. There are not enough doctors or nurses to help many children when they are sick. The rights of children are, therefore, the rights people think children should have. They are not always the rights children really have. 31. agree with the United Nations list of childrens rights.A.
32、 All countries B. A few countries C. No countries D. Most countries32. The underlined word “responsibility” in the passage means .A. something people have to do B. something people want to doC. something people know how to do D. something people love to do33. Some children cant get an education beca
33、use .A. there are no schools B. there arent enough schools八年级英语期中试卷 8-7C. they come from rich families D. they want to work in factories四、阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题。 （共 10 分, 每小题 2 分）I often walked along the shore, and one day I saw something in the sand. I went over to look at it more carefully, and stopped
34、in sudden surprise. It was a footprint the footprint of a man!Who could this be? Afraid, I looked around me. I listened. I waited. Nothing. I was more and more afraid. Perhaps this man was one of those wild people who killed and ate other men! I looked everywhere, but there was nobody, and no other
35、footprint. I turned and hurried home. “Theres someone on my island,” I said to myself. “Perhaps he knows about mePerhaps hes watching me now from behind a treePerhaps he wants to kill me.”That night I couldnt sleep. The next day I got all my guns ready and I put more wood and young trees around my h
36、ouse. Nobody could see me now. But, after fifteen years alone on the island, I was afraid, and I did not leave my cave for three days.One day, a year later, I was over on the west side of the island. From there I could see the other islands, and I could also see a boat, far out to sea. “If you have
37、a boat,” I thought, “its easy to sail across to this island. Perhaps that explains the footprint it was a visitor from one of the other islands.”I began to move more freely around the island again, and built myself a third house. It was a very secret place in a cave. “No wild man will ever find that
38、,” I said to myself.Then one year something happened which I can never forget. I was again on the west side of the island and was walking along the shore. Suddenly, I saw something which made me feel ill. There were heads, arms, feet, and other pieces of mens bodies everywhere. For a minute, I could
39、nt think, and then I understood. Sometimes there were fights between the wild men on the other islands. Then they came here to my island with their prisoners, to kill them, cook them, and eat them. Slowly, I went home, but I was very angry. How could men do this? For many months I watched carefully
40、for the smoke from fires, but I didnt see anything. Then, one morning in my twenty-third year on the island, I was out in my 八年级英语期中试卷 8-8fields and I saw the smoke from a fire. Quickly, I went up the hill to watch. There were nine men around the fire, and they were cooking their terrible food.34. W
41、hat did the writer see in the sand? 35. Why did writer stay in his cave for three days?36. What was the food of the wild men? 37. How many wild animals did the writer see? 38. How long did the writer stay on the island by the end of the story? 书面表达（共 10 分）五、文段表达（10 分）39. 假如你是李华，你和同学们准备清明节外出踏青，打算邀请你们
42、来自美国的外教 Peter 参加。请你用英语写一封电子邮件，告诉他集合的时间和地点，活动内容，以及需要准备什么。提示词语：the Qingming Festival, get together, Sports shoes, water, take a walk, fly kites, step on the grass, talk to the birds, flowers, trees提示问题： When and where are you going on the day? What are you going to do? What do you advise Peter to prepare?Dear Peter,How is it going? Im writing to invite you to go for a spring outing on Qingming Festival. Im looking forward to your early reply.Yours,Li Hua
