第一学期天津市和平区期中考试八年级英语试卷

1、2015-2016 学年度第一学期天津市和平区期中考试八年级英语试卷I 卷（ 55 分）I 、听力理解（每题 1 分，共 15 分）（略）II 、单项填空（本大题共 20小题，每小题 1分，共 20 分）请从下列每小题所给的 A、B、C D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。()16. -Who isman in the picture?-He is very famous director in China.A. the;aB. a;theC.the; the;D.the;/()17. I'dlike to make more friends. Could you give m

2、e ?-Sure, no problem.A. an adviceB. some adviceC. any adviceD. some advices()18. In our school, Susan's handwriting isBetty.A. as well asB. as good asC. as wide asD. as big as()19.The population of our city is than of Shanghai.A. small; thoseB. small; thatC. smaller, thatD. smaller, those()20. M

3、r. Green, a famous scientist, our school next week.A. visitedB. visitsC .are visitingD. will visit()21. -Hi, Diana, how was your summer holiday?-! I enjoyed myself in the sea very much.D. I am not sureA. Good ideaB. Have a good time C. Pretty good()22. I didn 't watch the match last week. Can yo

4、u tell me what happened?-Our teamduring the last few minutes and the match.A. beat; wonB. beat; missedC. scored; wonD. scored; missed()23. -The air in our city is much better than before.-Yes, people drive, air will be.A. more; fresherB. the more; the fresherC. the less; the fresherD. the fewer; the

5、 fresher()24. -f you don 'k now the meaning of the world, why notitin a diet ion ary?-Good idea.A. ask, for.B. asking, forC. looking; upD. look; up()25. -Steven made many mistakes in his homework again.- He is a boy and he always does things .A. eareful; earefullyB. eareless; earelesslyC. earefu

6、lly; earefullyD. earelessly; earelessly()26. Tomorrow is Anna'sbirthday, so please a gift on your way home.A. buyingB. buyC. to buyD. to buying()27. Helen does well in her sehoolwork. She studies hard .A. at timesB. all the timeC. on timeD. in times()28. -What do you think isway, by plane, by sh

7、ip or by train?D. the better; to travel-By train.A. the best; to travel B. the better; traveling C. the best; travelling()29. -What was China like at the beginning of eentury?-It was poor. But now everything has ehanged.A. twentyB. the twentyC. twentieth()30. We shouldall the things after we have pi

8、enies.A. take outB. find outC. look for()31. In China, red is the of luek and happiness.A. nameB. showC. natureD. the twentiethD. take awayD. symbol()32. Please get up a little earlier tomorrowyou ean eateh the early bus.A. in order toB. as soon asC. so thatD. so as to()33. -Can Peter play games wit

9、h us, Mrs. Smith?-Wait a minute. He his ear in the garden.A. is washingB. washesC. washedD. will wash()34 . It my brother half an hour to do his homework.A. tookB. spentC. paidD. eost() 35. -What are you going to do this weekend, Judy?-. Do you have any good plans.- !A. Sou nds greatB. No ideaC. Tha

10、t ' all.D. That ' rightKeys: ABBCD CCDDB CBADD DCAAB三、完形填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A man came home from work late. He found his 5-year-old son36for him at the door."Dddy, how much money do you make37 ?”"If you must know, I make $20 each hour, ”“Oh,

11、” the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said,"Daddy, could you lend me $10?”The father was very38 ," If you asked for money to buy a silly39, youshould go to bed now ! "The little boy went to his room quietly. About an hour40, the manthoug

12、ht about several times. He felt41for what he did just now; he went to the littleboy' s room.Are you asleep, son? "he asked.No, daddy,“an swered the boy.“ Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, the He®e" sThe little boy sat up, smiling." Oh,thank you, Daddy!"

13、; Then he put out some crumpled(揉皱的)42_under his pillow. The little boy slowly counted, and then looked up at his father."Why do you want43money? Youve got some already. " the father asked angrily."Because I did n' t have eno ugh, 44 now I do. "The little boy replied, "

14、Daddy, I have $20now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner 45 you."()36. A. sleepi ngB. wait ingC. playi ngD. pain ti ng()37. A. a dayB. a weekC. an hourD. a year()38. A. surprisedB. shyC. bori ngD. happy()39. A. bedB. toyC. novelD. stadi

15、um()40. A. beforeB. afterC. earlierD. later()41. A. pleasedB. i nterestedC. sorryD. relaxed()42. A. toysB. moneyC. booksD. pictures()43. A. moreB. lessC. muchD. little()44. A. butB. soC. andD. although()45. A. atB. onC. i nD. withKeys ; BCABD CBAAD四阅读理解（共25分，51-60每小题2分，61-65每小题1分）阅读下面的短文，从 ABCD四个选项中

16、选出一个最佳答案。AAre you a good helper in the kitchen? Flynn McGarry, from the US, does more than that. The15-year-old boy bega n cook ing at the age of ten. And now he has his own restaura nt.McGarry practiced his cookery skills after school. He taught himself from books and the intern et. The boy really

17、loves cook ing. In his room, there are no video games but cook ing tools. He turned his room into an experimental kitchen called Club Eureka.Today, many famous people pay around $ 160 per person to eat in McGarry' s Club EiThleaNewYork Times magaz ine described his food as“ creative ”.As for the

18、 future, McGarry wants to ope n a Micheli n-Starred restaura nt. He hopes to make it one of the world ' s 50 Best and “ maybe top 5 ”.46. When did McGarry begi n to lear n cooki ng?A. When he was five.B. When he was ten.C. When he was fiftee n.D. When he was sixtee n.47. Who taught McGarry cooke

19、ry skills?A. His pare nts.B. His teachers. C. He himself.D. His classmates48. Why did McGarry lear n cooki ng?A. Because he loves cook ing.B. Because he wan ted to make mon ey.C. Because his pare nts asked him to lear n cook ing.D. Because he wan ted to be a teacher.49. Which of the following is NOT

20、 true about Club Eureka?A. McGarry is the owner.B.McGarry is the cook.C. The food is free.D.McGarry taught himself50. What does McGarry want to do in the future?A. To have an experime ntal kitche n.B.To have a world ' s top restaura nt.C. To cook for famous people.D.To cook for his frien ds.Keys

21、 : BCACBBFrom the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch I packed,I left a note. The note might be a thank-you for a special moment, or a few words of encouragement for the coming test or spri ng event.When they were little, they loved their notes. And whe

22、n I went back to teaching, they even put notes in my lun ches. As they grew older, my elder son, Marc, told me that he no Ion ger n eeded my daily no tes.Tell ing him that he no Ion ger n eeded to read them but I still n eeded to write them, I con ti nued the traditi on un til the day he graduated.S

23、ix years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could stay at home for a couple of mon ths. He had spe nt those years well, and he was very successful. He lived far away from home. With his younger sister leaving for college, I was especially looking forward to seeing Marc at home

24、.Since I was still making lunch every day for his younger brother, I packed one for Marc, too. Imagine my surprise whe n I got a call from my 24-year-old son, compla ining（抱怨）about his lun ch.“ Did I do somethi ng wrong? Aren 'I still your kid? Don 'you love me any more, Mom? ” he asked. I l

25、aughi ngly asked him what was wrong.“Myiote, Mom.“heanswered. "Where 'my note? ”This year my youn ger son will be in high school. He, too, has said that he is too old for no tes. But like his elder brother and sister, he will receive those notes till the day he graduates.51. Every time the

26、writer packed lun ches for her children,.A. she wrote them a letterB. she gave them a kissC. she gave some flowers to themD. she wrote them a note52. How many childre n may the write have accord ing to the passage?A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourD. Five53. Why did Marc call to complain about his lunch?A. Becau

27、se he did n 'like the taste of the lun ch.B. Because the lunch was n'te no ugh for him.C. Because his mother didn ' love him any more.D. Because he did n 'find the note in the lunch box.54. From the last paragraph we know that.A. the writer did n 'prepare lunch for her daughter.B

28、. the writer will continue writing notes for her younger son.C. Marc didn 'love the note in the lunch box.D. the writer ' s children wont getmoney from her any more.55. What 'the BEST title for the passage?A. Love notesB. Children s complaintC. My children s storyD. Lunches for childrenK

29、eys: DBDBAThe long trunk（ 象鼻）of an elephant is a wonderful example of skill. The neck of four-footed animals is usually long, to have them reach their food without difficulty, but the elepha nt has a short n eck, to make him more easily support the weight of his huge head and heavy teeth. His long t

30、runk lets him get his food easily.The trunk of an elepha nt is to him what the n eck is to other ani mals. It is also a nose to him, for at the end of it there is an empty place like a cup, and in the bottom of the cup are two holes, and the ani mal smells and breathes through them. It is an arm and

31、 a hand too, so that it has bee n said that the elepha nt carries his nose in his hand, and it might also have bee n said that he breathe by his hand.At the end of the trunk, there is a stra nge part, about five in ches long, which forms a fin ger. With this fin ger the ani mal can pick up the small

32、est piece of money from the ground, and he has bee n taught to make marks like letter with a pen.The trunk of a full-grow n elepha nt is about feet long. The elepha nt has such great stre ngth that he can kn ock dow n a man with it.56. The elepha nt has a short n eck to support.A. his leg.B. his bod

33、yC.his arm.D.his head and teeth.57. The trunk of the elepha nt helps him get hiseasily.A. side.B. tailC. foodD. ear58. The trunk of the elepha nt takes the place of the followi ng except.A. a n eckB. a nose and a fin ger C. an arm and a hand D. a leg59. How does the elepha nt smell? Through two hole

34、s.A. in the bottom of the cupB. at the begi nning of the trunkC. i n his headD. i n his face60. The elepha nt can knock dow n a man with his trunk. This shows that he is.A. weakB. strongC. quietD. angryKeys: DCDAB五. 补全对话（共5分，每小题1分）根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的句子，将对话补充完整。（选项中有两项是多余的）A. And I like football, too.B.

35、 Can you play basketball?.C. I ' not interested in it.D. Do you like table tennis?E. Who 'your favourite basketball star?.F. Where do you play it?G. Do you like him?A: Nice to meet you, Tony!B: Nice to meet you, too. Daming!A:61.B: Yes, I do.62A: But I think football is more dan gerous tha n

36、 table tennis.63.B: No. But I often watch basketball matches on TV.A:64B: Yao Ming.65A: Of course. And I think many Chin ese people like him, too.Keys: DABEG第II卷非选择题（共35分）六. 完成句子（共10分，每空1分）根据锁哥中文意思完成句子，每空只填一词。66. 太棒了，我同意你的看法。Excelle nt! Iyou.67. 我们大家应该帮助动物，是它们在宁静中生存。We should help an imals live.68.

37、在打篮球赛前我先热一下身。I ambefore the basketball match.69. 他住的离学校最远，所以他乘地铁。He lives theschool, so he takes the un dergro und.70. 丽丽昨天晚上把错误记在笔记本上了。Lilyher mistakes in her no tebook.Keys : agree with; in peace; warming up; farthest from;wrote down;七. 任务型阅读（共 5分，每小题1分）Is chatting on your mobile phone boring with

38、out colorful emojis（表情符号）？Those happy, sad and laugh ing faces help us talk.So what kind of emoji does a country like most ? It has someth ing to do with the en vir onment andculture of different countries ， according to a report in The Atlantic .France loves heart emoji more than any other country

39、. It ' s reported that55 % of emojis it uses arehearts .This adds to France ' s im形g象（）as a romantic countryAs for America ns , we see many users choose food pictures . America uses the burger and chicke nleg emoji more ofte n tha n other coun tries.Besides , a nation ' s seene（风景）and hi

40、story affect its emoji usage , too ?As it often snows in Russia, people there turn to snow emoji more than those in any other country. InChina , people like using panda emoji . And Australia uses more rabbit emoji tha n any where else .根据短文内容填空，每空填一词。71 . The colourful emojis can help peopleon the m

41、obile phone72 . France lovesemoji best because France is a romantic country.73 . The environment , culture , as well asand scenery of a country caaffect its emoji usage .74 . often choose food pictures like the burger and chicken leg as their emoji.75 . People in China like usingemoji .Keys : 71.cha

42、t72. heart;73. history.74. America.75. Panda八. 综合填空（共10分，每小题1分） 阅读下面的短文，根据每个空格中所给的词首字母填入适当的词，使短文意思完整。Red is the color of China. Among all the colors, red is most easily seen. The color red is fresh and pure, and in China we c76it China Red. Chin ese people are attracted by the color red notonly b77 it makes people exci