2018-2019学年徐汇中学八上英语期中

1、第 1 页 / 共 5 页徐汇中学徐汇中学 2018 学年初二年级第一学期期中考试英语试卷学年初二年级第一学期期中考试英语试卷part 1listeningpart 2vocabulary and grammari. choose the best answer22. which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?a. dont throw the rubbish here and there.b. we can see a lot of trees through t

2、he window.c. do you know something about this book?d. they have stayed there for about two months up to now.23. my brother has just set up a new company and there is a need for _ accountant.a. ab. anc. thed. /24. nick is so clever that he always achieves an “a” _ math.a. inb. onc. atd. for25. he has

3、 an important meeting to _ this afternoon.a. joinb. attendc. taked. show26. linda continued _ when the music stopped suddenly.a. dancingb. to dancingc. danced. danced27. this pair of shoes is too small for me. can you show me _ pair?a. otherb. othersc. anotherd. the others28. its time for lunch now,

4、 and kitty _ in the school canteen.a. must beb. need bec. might bed. cant be29. wendy is good at all the lessons. i often ask her _ me with my lessons.a. helpb. helpsc. to helpd. helping30. what _ to her yesterday?a. was happenedb. happenedc. is happeningd. happens31. i saw mary _ english when i cam

5、e into the room.a. readb. to readc. readingd. reads32. some boys were in the playground, _ basketball.a. to playb. playc. playingd. played33. we can do it by ourselves, so we _ any help.a. dont needb. dont need toc. need tod. neednt to34. tom is afraid _ this coming english test because he didnt stu

6、dy hard.a. inb. ofc. ford. to35. there were no _ in shanghai fifty years ago.all of them were men.a. woman driversb. woman driverc. women driverd. women drivers36. _ ancient times, people in different countries wrote numbers _ many different ways.a. inofb. onwithc. inind. onin37. all the people bega

7、n to walk _ the ferry when the bell rang.a. aboardb. to aboardc. aboard tod. aboard for38. we should take care of our belongings when taking the train, especially when we get on and第 2 页 / 共 5 页_ the train.a. get upb. get intoc. get out ofd. get off39. the fishermans wifes ambition was _ the queen o

8、f the world.a. becomesb. to becomec. becamed. becoming40. -mum, i won the first place in the running race.-_!a. have funb. good luckc. best wishesd. well done41. -would you like me to bring you a cup of coffee?-_.a. yes, pleaseb. it is a pleasurec. it doesnt matterd. yes, id like toii. complete the

9、following passage with the words or expressions in the box. each one can only beused once.are your parents often angry with you? how do you deal with your parents criticism(批评)? here aresome students_42_:li jing, 13, shanghaieach time my parents criticize me, i always say im sorry at that moment. la

10、st month my mother had abad pain in her nose. it put her in a very _43_ mood(心情). she became angry easily. when shecriticized me, i just said sorry. later, she _44_ to me.ma xue, 14, beijingwhen i dont do well in exams, my father gets very angry and shouts at me. at that time, i dont _45_with him. i

11、 just talk with him when he calms down. i tell him i will work harder and do _46_ next time.usually, he listens to me and gives me a hug(拥抱).yao hui, 15, guangzhoumy mother often criticizes me. and she likes saying, “you shouldnt do ” sometimes i get angry andshout back, “dont _47_ about me! i dont

12、need you!” i run into my room, cross my arms and get readyfor a huge fight. but later, both of us forget it and talk with each other happily.iii. complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.48. we can find a lot of names and _ of penfriends in that magazine. (address)49. jack a

13、nd mary had an _ about who invented microwave oven. (argue)50. john usually goes to see his grandparents _ a month. (two)51. in order not to wake the sleeping baby, mary left the room _. (quiet)52. mary is a very clever girl and she can do the _ very fast. (calculate)53. toms mother bought an _ calc

14、ulator for tom as his birthday present. (electricity)54. this kind of car has a very _ engine. (power)iv. rewrite the following sentences as required.55. does wendy take any photos in the park? (改为肯定句)wendy _ _ photos in the park.56. peter seldom goes to school late.（改为反义疑问句）peter seldom goes to sch

15、ool late, _ _?57. david usually plays the piano after school.（划线部分提问）第 3 页 / 共 5 页_ _ does david play the piano after school?58. angel is keen on all kinds of pop music.（保持句意基本不变）angel is _ _ all kinds of music.59. people, today, are, so, fast and accurate, them, use, that, still, abacuses_part 3rea

16、ding and writingv. reading comprehensiona. choose the best answerhow does your lunch taste? students at the philips academy charter school in the us say theirlunch taste fresh and “proud”.fromgrades6to8studentsintheschoolhadtogrowtheirownlunch.on the small farm inside their kitchen, they grew crops

17、like broccoli and many kinds of asian greens.to most students, it was the first time for them to see how food is produced (生产). the greens grow under artificial lights (人造灯). each month, students from different grades come to observe (观察) and water them. the farm produced about 8 pounds (3.6 kg) of

18、leafy greens every three weeks. the fresh food was soon on the studentstable.“we harvest it and then its used in the kitchen and the salad bar. and were eating itduring lunch, and its fun,”said yves millien, 14.and this organic (有机的) project is not only for teaching science. it really helped change

19、studentseatingbehavior. catkin flowers, 13, hated green food before. she thought they tasted bad. however, after she grew her own crops, catkin changed her mind.“i made this and i want to eat it because its good and i am proud of it,”said catkin.60. the students say their lunch tastes “proud” becaus

20、e _.a. they grow their own lunchb. their lunch tastes deliciousc. they cook their own lunchd. their lunch is good for their health61. the students grow vegetables _.a. in their classroomsb. in their school kitchenc. on a nearby farmd. on the playground62. the farm takes _ to produce about 8 pounds o

21、f leafy greens.a. one monthb. two weeksc. a weekd. three weeks63. according to catkin flowers, the project has changes her _.a. attitude toward scienceb. eating habitsc. work styled. learning habits64. what can we infer from the story?a. the school doesnt have enough money to buy food.b. students in

22、 the us enjoy growing vegetables.c. the project is part of the schools science class.d. the project aims to change studentseating habits.b. choose the words or expressions and complete the passageimagine you are living in a moving house. inside the house, there is a small kitchen, bathroom and第 4 页

23、/ 共 5 页bedroom. everything you need is close at hand.in the us, you can really see these moving houses on the mad. they are called recreationalvchicles(rv,房车). people call them houses on wheels. when its holiday time, the whole family oftengets into this lovely house and hits the road for a _65_ acr

24、oss the country. compared to a real house,this home on the road is a bit _66_ for a family who has to spend every hour of every day together. butthe best thing about it is that it changes your journey into a free exploration.you can drive as long as you like _67_ worrying about finding hotels. or yo

25、u can just _68_somewhere nice and stay for a few weeks. you may also come across other _69_ who are on road trips.together, you take out your tents and snacks. its camping time with a lot of chat and laughter._70_, rvs are not always convenient. they can sometimes break down and you have to spend ti

26、memending them. but this type of road trip still wins peoples hearts because they can go whenever andwherever they want.65. a. saleb. walkc. showd. trip66. a. largeb. usefulc. smalld. heavy67. a. withoutb. withc. afterd. by68. a. hideb. appearc. leaved. stop69. a. teamsb. childrenc. familiesd. compa

27、nies70. a. howeverb. beforec.andd. moreoverc. read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper wordsthe bbc recently reported a great rise in british english in the us. words like “cheers”, meaning“thank you”, and “mate”, meaning “friend”, are becoming popular. no one knows h_71_ this hashappened

28、, although the success of british films like harry potter may have something to do with it.british english and american english are a little different. the two are the same in grammar butdifferent in the way they pronounce and spell some words. americans pronounce words like car, betterand sweater w

29、ith an /er/ at the e_72_. the british way of spelling “color” is “colour” and they write“favorite” a _73_ “favourite”.english is the most spoken language in the world because of the british empire. its colonies(殖民地)o_74_ covered 25% of the planet. in some parts of the us, people really like the brit

30、ish accent(口音).the british actor hugh grant, with his british accent was very s_75_ in hollywood. his accent is verypopular, and americans often think british accents s_76_ very elegant( 优 雅 的 ). maybe this hassomething to do with the queen.dont w_77_ about the difference between british and america

31、n english. when you have exams,it is fine to use the english that you learned from your textbooks. the differences are not so important.d.answer the question.the worlds first space travelhave you ever dreamed of travelling in space like an astronaut? if your answer is “yes”, you will behappy to hear

32、 that the worlds first space hotel will welcome customers by 2022.the space hotel plan was developed by a company in the us. it is named “aurora station”. the hotelwill host six people at a time, including(包括) two crew members, for a 12-day trip of space travel. it willorbit(绕轨道而行) about 213,800 metres ab