人教版八年级下学期英语期中阶段性检测试卷A卷

第 1 页 共 14 页 人教版八年级下学期英语期中阶段性检测试卷人教版八年级下学期英语期中阶段性检测试卷 A A 卷卷 一 一 完型填空 完型填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 1 10 分 完形填空 In some science fiction films people in the future have their own robots These robots are just like humans They help with the housework and do the most1 jobs Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in the future However they agree it may take hundreds of years Scientists are now trying to make robots look like people and2 the same things as us Japanese companies have already made robots walk and dance This kind of robot will also be fun to watch But robot scientist James White disagrees He thinks that it will be3 for a robot to do the same things as a person For example it s easy for a child to4and know where he or she is Mr White thinks that robots won t be able to do this But other scientists disagree They think that robots will be able to talk to people 525 to 50 years Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people For example there are already robots 6 in factories These robots look more like huge arms They do simple jobs over and over again People don t like to do such jobs and will get bored But robots will7 get bored In the future there will be more robots everywhere and humans will have8 work to do New robots will have many different9 Some will look like humans and others might look like10 After an earthquake a snake robot can help look for people under buildings That may not seem possible now but computers space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago We never know what will happen in the future 1 A unpleasant B pleasant C interesting 2 第 2 页 共 14 页 A to do B doing C do 3 A easy B impossible C exciting 4 A lookup B wake up C turn up 5 A in B before C about 6 A work B working C to work 7 A no B ever 第 3 页 共 14 页 C never 8 A less B a little C fewer 9 A names B shapes C sizes 10 A turtles B snakes C monsters 二 二 阅读理解 阅读理解 共共 3 3 题 共题 共 2222 分分 2 6 分 第 4 页 共 14 页 1 Tom can t join the summer camp because he A doesn t speak English well B doesn t like the university C is 12 years old 第 5 页 共 14 页 D isn t a Canadian 2 How much will you pay when you visit Tate Modem Art Gallery with your parents A 5 B 10 C 15 D It s free 3 Where can we see the above reading A On a poster B In a textbook C In a letter D In a guide book 3 6 分 根据短文内容 选择最佳答案 Lasting a Lifetime Sidney Wilson s watch was old and it did not work well It was either too fast or too slow It spent more time in the repair shop than on his wrist 手腕 So he decided to buy himself a new watch He went into a jewelry shop and said to the saleswoman behind the counter I want to buy a new watch please Show me the best watch you have The saleswoman smiled happily This was the kind of customer she liked Certainly sir she said and showed Sidney a gold watch This watch is made of gold and has twenty four jewels she explained How much is it Sidney asked 5 000 the saleswoman said 第 6 页 共 14 页 Oh Sidney said I m sorry You did not understand me I want to see the best watch you have for under 100 The sales woman now lost interest in Sidney She pushed some cheap watches at him Choose one from these she said rudely They are all under 100 Sidney picked up one of the watches Will it last me a lifetime he asked Of course the saleswoman said Then I ll buy it Sidney told her He paid for the watch and left the shop Two days later the watch stopped Sidney could not make it work again He took it back to the shop This watch is broken he said to the saleswoman You told me it would last me a lifetime When you bought it sir the saleswoman said you didn t look very well Choose the best answer to each question about the story 1 Why did Sidney want to buy a new watch A He had plenty of money B His watch did not work well C There were many cheap watches for sale D He wanted one made of gold 2 What kind of watch did the saleswoman first show Sidney A A cheap watch B An old watch C A very expensive watch D A watch that did not work very well 第 7 页 共 14 页 3 Why did the saleswoman lose interest in Sidney A He did not want to buy an expensive watch B He didn t like any of the watches she showed him C He was rude to her D She had another customer 4 10 分 阅读理解 Maybe your childhood piano lessons made you never want to play the piano again Perhaps a piano is too expensive for you Now thanks to a program in Sydney called Play Me I m Yours people can play the piano in public places for free They share beautiful music and the program also helps them communicate with each other The government has placed thirty pianos in different parts of the city including in several parks at a bus stop and on some streets Play Me I m Yours are written on them People are invited to play music or sing songs with the pianos The program has interested lots of people to stop to watch or play the pianos Play Me I m Yours is a part of the Sydney Festival It is a project of the British artist Luck Jerram He wants to help people in the city know each other better He thinks that so many people are sitting in front of computers and busy with their work all hours and they almost have no chance to enjoy music So he hopes this can help them relax and make new friends The program Play Me I m Yours has also reached England and Brazil 巴西 before It was warmly welcomed there But its greatest success seems to come at the Sydney Festival It s a chance for people to be creative know others better and just have some fun Jerram said 1 According to the first sentence of the passage your childhood piano lessons may be A boring B valuable C interesting 第 8 页 共 14 页 D meaningful 2 Thirty pianos are placed in parts of the city EXCEPT A in parks B at a bus stop C on streets D in a school 3 Luck Jerram wants to help people A sing songs B play the piano for free C relax and make friends D enjoy beautiful music 4 countries have had the program A Two B Three C Four D Five 5 Which is the best title for the passage A Beautiful music B A British artist Luck Jerram C The Sydney Festival D A program Play Me I m Yours 三 三 词汇运用 词汇运用 共共 2 2 题 共题 共 7 7 分分 第 9 页 共 14 页 5 1 分 His father is 四十 years old 6 6 分 选词填空 make drink use eat be see sell The first chocolate was enjoyed by the people in Central and South America hundreds of years ago In those days the cocoa bean 可可豆 to make a chocolate drink In 1824 Mr Cadbury opened a small shop in the United Kingdom He chocolate drink In 1831 he opened a factory to make chocolate drink Mr Cadbury believed that wine was bad and he wanted to encourage people to drink chocolate instead A few years later a man invented a way to make chocolate bars 块 and so people had the chance to eat chocolate instead of only it At first only dark chocolate was made Milk chocolate came later and it was made by adding milk to the chocolate Mr Cadbury made their first milk chocolate bar in 1897 Their most famouschocolate Cadbury Milk Bar was made in 1905 It popular for over 100 years The Cadbury factory still chocolate in the United Kingdom now and the chocolate is eaten all over the world Every year thousands of visitors go to the factory how chocolate is made 四 四 语法填空 语法填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 7 10 分 阅读下面的材料 在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式 将答案填写在答题纸的相 应位置 Living in a new country means experiencing a different way of life This is very interesting and exciting it can also be a little challenging at times The culture of every country is special and unique which mean that people who have grown up in different places will have different ways of doing things and different ways of thinking about things Before you travel it is use to think about the local culture can help you get ready staying in a new country Think for a moment about culture What does it mean Culture is the same kind of ideas a group of people usual have the same ways of dealing with things and the same values see things This means that culture is like a kind of glue that holds the social together You learn about the culture of your own society in a very natural way as you grow up how 第 10 页 共 14 页 you treat people how you act and you believe in You can see some parts of country s culture when you visit it For example you can see different ways of greet people hear different languages and experience different activities World is diversified 多样化的 for us and we must feel the world with our heart 五 五 任务型阅读 任务型阅读 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 9 9 分分 8 9 分 任务型阅读 C Now more and more people in the world are getting fatter This troubles them a lot Experts 专家 say that it has a lot to do with our eating habits Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body Most of us like eating sweets and ice cream better than vegetables and rice Sweets and ice cream are not bad for us if we eat them at the end of a meal If we eat them before a meal they may take away our appetite It s important for us eat our meal in the same period each day When we feel worried or excited we may not want to eat A long time ago in England some judges 法官 often decided whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread If the man could not swallow 吞 the bread it meant that he wasn t telling the truth Because when a