1、八年级英语试卷 第 1 页（共 8 页）头灶镇八年级期中练习 20181103一、单项选择（共15小题，每题1分，计15分）21. Do you watch _ new play Dream of the Red Chamber( 红楼梦 ), Sam? Yes, the child stars act so well in it. A. a B. an C. / D. the22. The new leaders of the CPC(中国共产党) met the people _ October 25, 2017. They will make our country better in
2、the future.A. in B. at C. on D. for23. After talking with the teacher, Anns mother looked much _.A. happy B. happier C. happiest D. happily24. Millie, _ do you take the course in DIY? Every Saturday afternoon.A. how long B. how far C. how much D. how often25. Tom is _ his twin brother. They are both
3、 1.75 metres tall.A. taller than B. shorter than C. as tall as D. so tall as 26. Tony, why do you decide _ the show The Rap of China?To learn more about the hip-hop culture.A. watch B. watched C. watching D. to watch27. The coffee in Starbucks smells quite _. Lets have a taste.A. greatly B. nice C.
4、well D. wonderfully28. _ popular shared bikes(共享单车) are in our city! Lets ride together.A. What B. What a C. How D. How a29. How can David say bad words about me? I thought we were good friends.Who told you that? Friends need _.A. support B. plan C. trust D. jokes 30. Dogs _ run through soccer games
5、 at the park. Its dangerous!A. should B. shouldnt C. need D. neednt31. During the summer camp, we found Alex was _ learner among all the boys.A. quick B. quicker C. quickest D. the quickest32. Before you choose a book, youd better _ the first few pages to know if it is too easy or too difficult for
6、you.A. look through B. look after C. look out D. look for33. Dad, Id like to own an iPhone X.Youd better _ one. With less money you can buy a better home-made mobile phone.A. buy B. to buy C. not buy D. not to buy34. Dont touch the wet paint, please. _A. OK. I wont. B. You are welcome. C. Thanks, I
7、will. D. Not at all.35. I am afraid I cant go to your party. You know, the exam is around the corner.Really? _ A. What a shame! B. What a pity! C. Youre welcome. D. Thats nothing. 八年级英语试卷 第 2 页（共 8 页）二、完形填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，计 10 分）Near the end of this summer vacation, I was very unlucky to get chicke
8、npox(水痘). I wasnt 36 by the time the new school year started.I didnt want to fall behind in my studies, 37 I decided to go to school. But every day I had to go back home to take medicine and to have an herbal(药草的) bath. During those days, my 38 sent me to school at 6:30 in the morning, and picked me
9、 up to go home at 9:25 in the evening.Every time she met me, her first 39 were, “Are you feeling better now?” Every time I left for 40 , she would always say, “Do not eat spicy(辣的 ) food at school.” She 41 the medicine well before I went back home and she cooked delicious dishes for me, even though(
10、即使) she had a lot of other work to do at the same time.I will never forget one thing she did 42 me. The doctor thought I should use traditional Chinese medicine, but one of the herbs could not be bought in drugstores(药房). So my mother decided to 43 it in the mountains. However, my hometown, Dongguan
11、, is a city without any mountains! But she didnt give up(放弃), and went to the far mountains in the neighboring city every few days! Once, the herb hurt her hand 44 she was picking it.With my mothers care, I became well quickly. It was my mothers love that helped me become well. Yes, mothers love is
12、the best 45 .36. A. good B. well C. sick D. bad37. A. and B. but C. or D. so38. A. father B. mother C. friend D. classmate39. A. words B. smiles C. ideas D. feelings40. A. home B. hospital C. school D. restaurant41. A. noticed B. prepared C. worried D. remembered42. A. at B. to C. for D. with43. A.
13、buy B. plant C. grow D. collect44. A. when B. because C. before D. after45. A. hope B. advice C. smile D. medicine三、阅读理解（计40分） A. 阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共10题，每题2分，计20分） A46. Who left the note to Greg?A. Dad. B. Mum.C. The dog. D. His teacher. 47. The note told Greg his mother was _.A. n
14、ot at home B. in the gardenC. washing the dog D. making afternoon tea八年级英语试卷 第 3 页（共 8 页）48. Greg had to do the following things EXCEPT(除了) _. A. look after the pets B. enjoy afternoon teaC. clean up the garden D. change his clothes 49. What did Greg have to do in his room?A. To wash his uniform. B.
15、 To feed the pets. C. To have a rest. D. To make it tidy. 50. Gregs mother asked him to _ first.A. go outside B. brush the cat C. have afternoon tea D. change his clothes B“I will think of it.” It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking? Sir Isaac Newton was si
16、tting in his garden when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he discovered how the sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places. A boy named James Watt sat quietly by the fire, watching the lid of the kettle move up and down. He wanted
17、to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the lid. From that time he went on thinking and thinking. And when he became a man, he improved the steam engine(蒸汽机) so much that it could easily do the work of many horses. James Ferguson was a poor boy. Once, seeing the inside of a watch, he wondered.
18、 “Why should I not make a watch?” But how could he get the materials to make the mainspring(钟表的主发条)? He soon found he could make it with whalebone(鲸骨). He then made a wooden clock which kept good time. His motto(座右铭) was “I will think of it.” And he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world.
19、 Boys and girls, when you have a difficult lesson to learn, dont lose heart, and dont ask someone for help before helping yourselves. Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.51. From the passage, we know that some great things come from _.A. listening B. reading C. speakin
20、g D. thinking52. The idea of Isaac Newtons discovery was from _.A. the falling of an apple B. the cleaning of a garden C. the falling of a tree D. the moving of a lid53. The achievement(成就) of James Watt was that he _.A. kept thinking B. found the steam in the kettleC. improved the steam engine much
21、 D. watched the lid move up and down 54. The right order of the following sentences is _. James Ferguson made a wooden clock. James Ferguson saw the inside of a watch. 八年级英语试卷 第 4 页（共 8 页） James Ferguson made the mainspring with whalebone.A. B. C. D. 55. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Lear
22、n to ask for help. B. A difficult lesson to learn.C. It is easy to say “I will think of it.”D. Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.B. 任务型阅读，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）We live in a world full of many different kinds of people. We want to get along well with
23、others. We also hope others will like us. The following ways will make others like you.Do This and Youll Be Welcome AnywhereBecome really interested in other people. A show of interest must be true. It brings good results not only to the person showing the interest, but also to the person receiving
24、the attention(注意). An Easy Way to Make a Good First Impression(印象)Smile as often as you can. Your smile is a sign of kindness. When someone feels sad, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds; your smile can help him or her realize that all is hopefulthere is still joy in the world.If
25、You Dont Do This, You Are Getting into TroubleRemember a persons name. A persons name is the sweetest and the most important sound in any language. We should realize the magic in a name. The name makes the person different from others; it makes him or her special among all others. A Good Way to Beco
26、me a Good TalkerBe a careful listener first. Ask questions that other people will like to answer. Encourage(鼓励) them to talk about themselves and their achievements. What you need to do is just to listen, because people are much more interested in themselves.Title: 56 to Make People Like YouBecome r
27、eally 57 in others. Your show of interest must be true. It brings good results to 58 of you. Smile as often as you can. Your smile 59 for kindness. Your smile makes others realize that all is 60 .Dont 61 a persons name. A persons name makes him or her 62 from others. A persons name is the sweetest a
28、nd the most important sound in any 63 .Listen 64 first. You ask questions that others enjoy 65 . Encourage them to talk about themselves and their achievements. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. C. 阅读短文回答问题。（共5小题, 每小题2分，计10分）Friday, 11 February八年级英语试卷 第 5 页（共 8 页）This morning, as I was getting
29、 on the school bus, I saw smoke. The bus driver said there was a small fire at Butterfly Creek, about ten kilometres away. We saw fire trucks and tankers rushing to the fire.The firefighters worked all day to bring the fire under control(控制). They put water on the fire and did backburning(逆燃), which
30、 is when firefighters light small fires ahead of the big fire. When the big fire gets to the burnt part, it cant go any further because theres nothing to burn.Saturday, 12 FebruaryThis morning, I heard helicopters(直升机).Yesterdays backburning didnt work, and the fire was bigger.The firefighters were
31、filling monsoon buckets(大水桶) in the river and dropping the water on the fires.I saw lots of birds flying away from the forest.Bushfires are bad for birds and animals, as well as trees. (改编于新理念英语阅读八年级第一册)每题答案不超过 7 个词。66. Where may the two reading materials(材料) be excerpted(摘录) from?_67. How far was t
32、he small fire on Friday morning?_68. Who worked all day to try to bring the fire under control?_69. What was the fire like on Saturday morning?_70. What do you think of bushfires?_ 四、词汇填空（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）A. 根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子。71. How much are two tickets to the film Bad Genius?You have to pay 20 _,
33、 please. (确切地，精确地)72. He drove so fast that I really felt my life was in _. (危险)73. Life is a _ to experience, to learn and to enjoy. (旅行；旅程)74. Mary doesnt like singing. She enjoys reading _. (反而，却)75.Xu Yuanchong, a 97-year-old man, hopes to _ translating all the works of Shakespeare before he is
34、100 years old. (完成；结束)B. 根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空。76. Failure isnt always bad. It can teach you _ lessons. (use)77. You can look up the _ of the new word in the dictionary. (mean)78. I usually ask _ some questions before I decide to do something. (I)79. There will be an English competition. I cant wait _ pa
35、rt in it. (take) 八年级英语试卷 第 6 页（共 8 页）80. Jenny spent the _ money, but her gift was the most special one to her mother. (little) C. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。A man had two water pots. One of the pots had a crack(裂缝) in it while the o 81 was all right.Every day, the man took the two pots to the rive
36、r nearby to get some water back home. When he a 82 home, the good pot was full of water while the cracked one was only h 83 full.The good pot was proud(自豪的 ) of h 84 . But the cracked pot was very sad. He spoke to the man, “Im sorry. I always lose water on the w 85 back to your house.” The man said
37、softly to the pot, “Dont be sad. Can you see that there are many flowers on your side of the path, but n 86 on the good pots side? Thats b 87 you have a crack, and I planted flower seeds on your side of the path in s 88 . Every day while we are on the way back, you water them. I can u 89 these beaut
38、iful flowers to decorate my house. W 90 you, I could not have enjoyed such beauty.”In our weakness we find our strength. (改编于初中英语读本八年级上册)81.o 82.a 83.h 84.h 85.w 86.n 87.b 88.s 89.u 90.W 五、书面表达（计 15 分）青少年是祖国的未来。 “广大青少年要坚定理想信念，志存高远，脚踏实地，勇做时代的弄潮儿，在实现中国梦的生动实践中放飞青春梦想。 ”这是习总书记在十九大报告中对我们的厚望。作为中学生，你们是如何绽放青
39、春梦想，成为更好的自己的呢？请根据下面的思维导图，谈谈你们的做法，开头已给出（不计入总词数）。注意：1. 语句通顺，条理清晰，段落分明，书写工整。2. 文章必须包括表格所提供的信息，并作适当的发挥。3. 词数不得少于 90 个词。4. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名或地名。We are the future of China. As middle school students, I think its our duty to work harder to make 八年级英语试卷 第 7 页（共 8 页）our Chinese Dream come true. At school, our l
40、ife is very colourful. _参考答案 20181103一、单项选择（共15小题，每题1分，计15分）2125 DCBDC 2630 DBCCB 3135 DACAB二、完形填空 3640 BDBAC 4145 BCDAD三、阅读理解（计40分） 4650 BACDA 51 55 DACBDB. 任务型阅读，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词.（共10小题，每题1分，计10分）56. How/Ways 57. interested 58. both 59. stands 60. hopeful61. forget 62. different 63. language 6
41、4. carefully 65. answering C.阅读短文回答问题。（共5 小题, 每小题2分，计10分）66. From a diary. / A diary.67. About ten kilometres away. 68. The firefighters. / The firefighters did.69. It was bigger. / The fire was bigger. 70. Theyre bad for birds, animals and trees. / I think they are bad. / (Any reasonable answer is
42、OK.)四、词汇填空（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）71. exactly 72. danger 73. journey 74. instead 75. finish76. useful 77. meaning 78. myself 79. to take 80. least81. other 82. arrived 83. half 84. himself 85. way86. none 87. because 88. spring 89. use 90. Without 五、书面表达（计 15 分）附：评分细则先根据文章整体内容和语言表达确定档次，然后在该档次内评出分数。第五档（131
43、5 分）完全符合题目要求，表达思想清楚，内容丰富。使用多种语法结构和丰富的词汇，语言通顺，语意连贯，具有逻辑性。允许个别语言错误。第四档（912 分）符合题目要求，表达思想基本清楚，内容完整。语法结构和词汇基本满足文章需要。语言基本通顺，语意基本连贯。有少量语言错误，但不影响整体理解。第三档（68 分）八年级英语试卷 第 8 页（共 8 页）基本符合题目要求，表达思想不够清楚，内容基本完整。语法结构和词汇错误较多，语言欠通顺。第二档（25 分）部分内容符合题目要求，表达思想不够清楚，内容不完整。语法结构和词汇错误很多，所写内容难以理解。第一档（01 分）不写或抄袭试卷中短文或与写作要求无关。