2020黄冈中学八上英语期中考

黄冈中学2014学年八年级第一学期期中考卷二、语言知识与运用(一)单项选择16. --- Would you like _______ tea or coffee?--- ______ tea, please. I don’t like _______ coffee.A. some, some, anyB. some, any, anyC. any, some, someD. any, some, any17. Have you finished ________ this book?A. to readB. to seeC. readingD. seeing18. _______ is necessary for us to go over our lessons every day.A. ItB. ThisC. ThatD. The19. --- Will you come to my _________ birthday party next Sunday?--- I’d love to. And I’ll bring a nice gift for you.A. nineteenB. the nineteenthC. ninteenthD. nineteenth20. --- How do you like our city?--- It is becoming __________.A. clean and cleanB. cleaner and cleanerC. clean and cleanerD. more and more clean21. The young man doesn’t jump ________ his teacher.A. as farthest asB. so farther asC. so far asD. as farther as22. I am sure you could do the job ________ if you worked harder.A. much betterB. more betterC. more goodD. best23. My aunt isn’t here. She ________ Shanghai on business. She will be back in three days.A. have been toB. has gone toC. has been toD. has been in24. You’ve driven the car for 4 hours. Please stop _______ a rest.A. haveB. havingC. to haveD. to having25. ________ why she didn’t come to scho ol this morning, so Mr. LI called to ask her mother.A. Everyone knowsB. Nobody knowC. Nobody knowsD. Anybody know(二)语法选择The lovable teddy bear can be found all around the world. You can find it not only in toy stores, but also ___26__ T-shirts, posters and more. Do you know ___27__ the teddy bear got its name?On November 14, 1902, US President Theodore Roosevelt(西奥多·罗斯福) went to Mississippi to solve a problem. After a day's work, Roosevelt went hunting. However, he was ___28___ because he couldn't find any big game to shoot during the hunt.Legend has it that his host wanted the hunting trip to be successful, so he went out and ___29___ a bear cub and tied(系) it to a tree for Roosevelt to shoot. ___30___ Roosevelt refused and asked ___31___ to let it go.___32___ hearing about this, artist Clifford Berryman drew a cartoon of Roosevelt and the bear. He then published the cartoon in a newspaper.A few days later, ___33___ shopkeeper saw the cartoon and had his wife ___34___ many toy bears. They named them after Roosevelt’s nickname(别名) Teddy. In early 1903, they sold these teddy bears in the shop and many people came to buy them. Teddy bear has become one of the ___35___ toys for children today.26. A. in B. at C. on D. with27. A. how B. what C. where D. who28. A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. unhappy29. A. finds B. found C. finded D. find30. A. And B. So C. Neither D. But31. A. he B. his C. him D. he’s32. A. After B. If C. Although D. Because33. A. the B. a C. an D. 不填34. A. made B. makes C. to make D. making35. A. popular B. more popular C. most popular D. unpopular三、完形填空Not all heavy children have weight problems like adults. However, as children get __36___, their chance for staying fat goes up. The chance is even higher if one or both parents are also overweight. It's __37__ to work on weight problems early.Why is the healthy weight important? If you are too heavy and fat, you have a bigger chance of developing a serious health ___38___ such as heart disease. Maybe you also feel ___39__ and want to eat something, and you can’t work well at your studies. The best __40___to lose weight is to eat healthier food and to exercise often. Be patient. It may take a long time. Don't stop yourself ___41___ eating, but eat healthier food. Get your whole family to eat ___42__, and it will be good for everyone. When you go to a supermarket, try to buy food which is low in ___43__.Do exercise! The Internet, computer games, and TV __44__ kids from doing physical activities like dancing, running and so on. The whole family can go for a walk or a bike ride. It is good for their health and at the same time, they can __45__ themselves together.36. A. taller37. A. difficult38. A. diet39. A. excited40. A. experience41. A. to run42. A. quickly43. A. fat44. A. save45. A. help B. thinnerB. importantB. planB. happyB. differenceB.from runningB. quietlyB. chocolateB. dependB. suggestC. biggerC.interestingC. problemC. hungryC. abilityC. to eatC. healthilyC. grainC. controlC. challengeD. olderD. designD. accidentD. goodD. wayD. from eatingD. suddenlyD. waterD. stopD. enjoy四、阅读理解A.In England three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited . About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way . Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners looked embarrassed (窘迫的) . No one had told them about the British custom (习惯)of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus.If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself.In Europe it quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble . Also, you should try to avoid touching the head of an adult ——it's just not done in Thailand..46. The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen __________ .A. were foreignersB. didn't have ticketsC. made a loud noiseD. didn't line up for the bus47. According to the article, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you should _________.A. learn the language of the countryB. understand the manners and customs of the countryC. have enough time and moneyD. make friends with the people there48. In India it is considered impolite ___________.A. to use the right hand for passing food at table.B. to pass food with the left hand.C. to eat food with your hands.D. to help yourself at table.49. To cross one's legs at an important meeting in Europe is _______.A. a common habitB. an important mannerC. a serious troubleD. a bad manner50. The best title (题目) for this article is ________.A. People's Everyday LifeB. Mind Your MannersC. Shaking and Nodding HeadD. Taking a Bus in EnglandBMichael Jackson was born in Indiana, America, on August 29, 1958. He was the seventh of the nine children in the family.His father Joe Jackson had his own band. They would practice after work in the living room of their house. Joe soon discovered the talent of his sons and set up the family band “The Jacksons”. They later became “The Jackson 5”.Little Michael always watched his brothers practice singing. When he was about 5 years old, he joined the group and became the lead singer of “The Jackson 5”.Michael’s first public appearance was at a school program in first grade in 1964. Wearing black pants and a white shirt, he sang Climb Ev’ry Mountain.Michael said, “When I finished that song, people clapped their hands thunderously. People were smiling, and some of them were standing. My teachers were crying and I just couldn’t believe it. I had made them all happy. It was such a great feeling. I felt a little confused too, because I didn’t think I did anything special.I was just singing the way I sang at home every night.”Soon his father made the band take part in talent contests. He was very strict with young Michael and his brothers. Michael said, “If you messed up, you got hit, with a belt or some other things. My father is really strict with us--- really strict.”Under their father’s control, Michael and “The Jackson 5” started collecting prizes attalent shows.51.What can we know about Michael Jackson from the first paragraph?A He was born in India. B. He had eight sisters and brothers.C.He was the youngest child of his family.D.He died in his late fifties.52. When was Michael’s f irst appearance?A. In 1958B. When he was fiveC. When he was about sixD. In 200953. Which of the following is Not True according to paragraph 3?A. Michael Jackson’s teacher is happy with himB. People clapped their hands loudly for Michael JacksonC. Michael Jackson knew his success before he sang the songD. Michael Jackson’s song is a great success54. Which is the correct order of the following events?a. Michael Jackson joined “The Jackson 5”.b. The name of the band was changed into “The Jackson 5”.c. Joe set up the family band “The Jacksons”.d. Michael made his first public appearance.f. Michael felt both happy and confused after the show.A. c, a, b, d, fB. c, b, a, d, fC. a, b, c, f, dD. a, c, b, f, d55. What’s passage mainly about?A. the family bands “The Jacksons”.B. Michael Jackson’s whole lifeC. The first public performanceD. Young Michael and the family bandC56. It’s Friday afternoon, you can go to________.A. visit the museumB. play soccerC. play basketballD. read children’s stories57. If children want to watch new films, they should go to ________.A. 16 Yangtze RoadB. 89 North Main StreetC. 106 Green StreetD. 99 Brick Road58. If you call 66387901, you can _________.A. ask for some hotel informationB. do some shoppingC. have a good story timeD. order fast food in a restaurant.59. Lily’s father is ill. She should dial ________.A. 800-120-9847B. 79210583C. 68787451D. 9672564360. You can not get any information about_____ from the two notices．A. looking for a hotelB. doing eye exercisesC. eating fast foodD. taking a taxi五、写作(一)单词拼写61. My grandpa is a w_______ man. He knows lots of things.62. The teacher told us a f________ story. All the students laughed happily.63. I did not buy fish. I bought some beef i_________.64. You may come a_________. I’m always free to wait for you.65. I would first think about the p________. I never buy anything too expensive.(二)完成句子66. 元旦假期到了，我盼望着和父母一起到香港旅游。