八年级上学期英语期中试卷

1、第 页/共19页第 页/共19页2019-2019八年级上学期英语期中试卷时间：100分钟满分：120分听力部分（30分）A）听对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳选项。每个 对话读两遍。1、What does Linda look like?A. Tall and fat. B. Tall and thin. C. Short and thin.2、What fruit did Daniel forget to buy?A. Apples. B. Strawberries.C. Pears.3、What is Lindas father going to buy?A. A bag.

2、 B. A bike.C. Some books.4、When did Paul play tennis?A. Last Saturday morning. B. Last Sunday morning. C. Last Sunday afternoon.5、How much is one glass of milk?A. $1.B.$2.C.$3.一.阅读理解AIn America : There are many more cars than in China. Maybe the number of cars in California is the same as the number

3、 in China. But there are fewer traffic jams and accidents in America than in China. We hardly see traffic police in the street, but all cars obey traffic rules strictly , and people hardly find that a car does not obey traffic rules in the street.About America traffic rules , there are many better t

4、ermis such asStop line： There are stop line in all crossing without traffic lights(some have two stop lines and others have four stop lines) ； all cars must stop while meeting the stop linesTraffic lights : There are traffic lights in the crossing of the road Cars may almost turn every direction, th

5、e traffic lights can give signals step by step including u turn. There is a kind of middle lane of turning left. When a car wants to turn left in the road, he may enter into the middle lane (车道) of turning left and give a signal of turning left. When he thinks being safe he may turn leftSpecific ite

6、m : Such as parking, there are three kinds of lines (its colors are white, blue or red) in the roadside. Every line may park different kinds of cars. There are streets in some residenti领住宅区) area and no car can park at any time or any period timeAbout the priority of passengers and cars At any case,

7、 passengers have the priority to cars . But only after passengers have passed the road and gotten the top of sidestep cars may go ahead In general, traffic rules of America are very specific, convenient and safeAccording to the passage we can know.there are more traffic jams and accidents in America

8、 than in Chinatraffic policemen are often seen in the street in AmericaCalifornia may have as many cars as ChinaYou can easily find that a car does not obey traffic rules in the street in AmericaWhat does the underlined wordprioritymean? A.优先权B.利益 C.权利 D.竞争This passage mainly talks aboutA. the prior

9、ity of passengers and cars B. the traffic lightsC. the stop lineD. American trafficrules.BA healthy lifestyle keeps our brain young and memory sharpFirst of all, it is necessary to have a healthy diet. Eating more food rich in B第 页/共19页第 页/共19页第 4页 /共 19页vitamins and vitamin E， such as vegetables an

10、d lean me，aht elps you have a better memory Doing exercise can keep your brain alive， too Proper exercise provides much oxygen for the brain Running ， riding a bike ， swimming and even walking two or three times a week are helpful Moreover， getting enough sleep is important Only when your brain gets

11、 a good res，t can it work well The healthier your lifestyle is， the better your memory will become But do not expect a sudden change 一it takes a long time to make a differenceMemory stills help you remember things better The following three are the most widely used Chunking is a way of remembering a

12、 piece of information by cutting it into small ones For example， to memorize a ten -digit telephone number 2127983630, you can divide the digits into three groups： first 212 ， then 798， and lastly 3630 This method is far more effective than remembering a string of 10digits Organization means organiz

13、ing information into groups of the same kind For example， trees， grass and flowers are plants； tigers ， pandas， horses and cows are animals Imagery is remembering newly learnt information by using your imagination and connecting it with something that you are familiar withHowever， memory skills will

14、 hardly work if you dont understand the information Whats more， only a regular review can make the memory last long That is why students are always advised to go overwhat they have learnt and then use it as regularly as possib leHuman brains are like muscles that needs nutrients and exercise to beco

15、me stronger. If you make a few lifestyle changes and try some memory skills, you can certainly improve your memory.How many ways of keeping a healthy lifestyle are mentioned in the passage Two.Three.Four.Five. Which of the following examples is the use of the skillorganization ? A. Remembering the w

16、ordsadby putting it into the group offeeling.B . Remembering the meaning of the wordredby connecting it withfire.Remembering a long and difficult passage by understanding its meaning.Remembering the number 0708591by dividing it into 070and 8591According to the passage why should we review what weve

17、learnt?To use it better every dayTo understand it in a better wayTo improve memory stills.To remember it for a longer time.The passage is written to tell us.not everyone has a good memorymemory skills are not difficult to learnmemory can be improved in some waysit is important to have a healthy life

18、style.CLife is full of surprises and you never know how things will turn out. Sir John Gurdon. Is a good example of this. As a boy, he was told he was hopeless at science and finished bottom of his class Now, aged 79, the very same Gurdon shared the 2019Nobel Prize in Medicine with Japanese stem cel

19、l （干名田胞） researcher Shinya Yamanak aLike so many scientists, Gurdon shows us where the power of curiosity and perseverance （坚持）can lead.At the age of 15in 1948 ， Gurdon ranked last out of the 250boys at his high school in biology and every other science subjec tGurdons high school science teacher ev

20、en said that his dream of becoming a scientist was quiteridiculous In spite of his teachers criticisms， Gurdon followed his curiosity and kept working hard He went to the laboratory earlier and left later than anyone else He experienced thousands of failuresI believe that we will ， in the end， under

21、stand everything about how cells actually work ，Gurdon saidIn 1962， Gurdon took a sell from an adult frog and moved its genetic （基因的） information into an egg cell The egg cell then grown into a clone of the adult frog This technique later helped to create Dolly the sheep in 2019， the first cloned ma

22、mmal in the world In 2019， Gurdons work was developed by Yamanaka to show that a sample （样本） of a persons skin can be used to create stem cells Using the technique， doctors can repair a patients heart after a heart attackLuck prefers the prepared mind Gurdon told the Nobel Prize organization Ninety

23、percent of the time things dont work ， but when they do， you have to catch the chance In what order are the followings mentioned in the passagecreate the sheep Dollytake a cell from an adult froguse a persons skin to create stem cellsmove the frogs genetic information into an egg cellgrown into a cl

24、one of a frogb_a_c_ d_ eb d e a- cb _ d _ a_ c_ eb_ e_d_ a_ cWhat does the underlined wordridiculousmeai? A.可能的B.现实的C.奇妙的D.荒谬的According to the passage which statement is True As a boy, John Gurdon was told he was hopefulJohn Gurdon ranked first at his high school in biologyIts impossible for the doc

25、tors to repair a patients heart after a heart attack.In spite of his teachers criticism, John Gurdon kept working hard.Whats the main idea of the passageNinety percent of the time things dont work.Luck prefers the prepared mindLife is full of surprises .How to know cells actually.DNot long ago ,peop

26、le thought babies were not able to learn things until they were five or six months old .Yet doctors in the united states say babies begin learning on their first day of life .Scientists note that babies are strongly influenced by their environment .they say a baby will smile if her mother does somet

27、hing the baby likes .A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other caregiver .This is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other human beings .第 页/共19页one study shows that babies can learn before they are born .The researchersplaced a tape recorder

28、on the stomach of a pregnant （怀 孕）woman .Then ,they played a recording of a short story .On the day the baby was born ,the researchers tried to find if he knew the sounds of the story repeated while in his mother .they did this by placing a device （ 装 置）in the mouth of the newborn baby .The baby wou

29、ld hear the story if he moved his mouth one way .If the baby moved his mouth the other way ,he would hear a different story .The researchers say the baby clearly liked the story he heard before he was born . They say the baby would move his mouth so he could hear story again and again .Another study

30、 shows how mothers can strongly influence social development and language skills in their children .Researchers studied the children from the age of one mouth to three years .The researcherstried to measure the sensitivity （敏感度）of themothers .The women were considered sensitive if they supported the

31、ir children acstivities and did not interfere （干涉 ）unnecessarily .They tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years old .Also ,the researchers observed the women for signs of depression如 有 B）.The children of depressed women did not do as well in tests as the 第

32、10页/共19页children of women who did not suffer from depression .The children of depressed women did poorly in tests of language skills and understanding what they hear .These children also were less cooperative and had more problems dealing with other people .The researchers noted that the sensitivity

33、 of the mothers was important to the intelligent development of their children .Children did better when their mothers were caring ,even when they suffered from depression .12.According to the passage ,which of the following is NOT the fator that influences intelligence development in babies ?Their

34、peers （同龄人）B.The environmentMother ssensitivityD.Education beforebirthhat is the purpose of the experiment in which newborn babies heard the stories ?To prove that babies can learn before they are bornTo prove that babies can learn on the first day they are bornlangTo show that early education has a

35、 deep effect on the babies skillsTo show mothers can strongly influence intelligence development in their babieshich group of children did the worst in tests of language skills ?Children with high communication abilitiesThe children of depressed but caring mothersThe children of women who did not su

36、ffer from depressionThe children of depressed mothers who cared little for their childrenhat is the main idea of the passage ?Scientific findings about how babies develop before birthScientific findings about how intelligence develops in babiesScientific findings about how the stories have effects o

37、n babies intelligenceA study shows babies are not able to learn things until they are five or six months old二任务型阅读When we think summer， most of us think of fun in the outdoors So it seems easy to lose weight over the summe rIn fact ， though， its quite possible for us to put on weight The good news i

38、s that we can avoid 第12页/共19页第 页/共19页第 页/共19页these problems if we know these waysHere are some ways to keep summer weight awa yWhen we dont have a plan, its easy to spend summer moving from bed to the computer. So it is necessary to make a work or study plan , like learning a new skill or working at

39、 a job.Because we dont have to go to schooj its easy to sleep late watch too much TV and eat more snakes as usual. So its necessary to make sure your summer days follow a schedule getting up at the same time each day and eating meals as usual time sWhenever youre free, find something special to do,

40、like making a dinner for your family .But remember： limit your screen time, no more than two hours a dayIf its too hot outside or you dont like going to a gym , you can do you exercise indoors If you love being outdoors, try swimming , running or playing soccer in the early morning or evening . Anyw

41、ay , dont let theheat stop your exercise plan sDont eat too much meat Choose some fresh fruit Its better to put your focus on talking with your family and friends , not on food. Also, dont eat too many frozen things like ice creamA. Beat the heat B. Make a work or study planC. Think about what to ea

42、t D. Stay busy E. Put everything in a schedule.三.完形填空One morning a student was walking with his teacher when they notic ed a pair of old shoes by the roadside.The owner of the shoes was working in a field nearby, and he had nearly finished his work. The student said to his teacher,Lets play a trick

43、on th e man:well 21 his shoes, and wait to see what he does when he cant find th em.Myyoung friend, we should never have 22 by tricking others like that, answered the teacher. Instead, lets put a 23 in each of the shoes, and watch w hat he will do. The student did so, and then they 24 nearby.The man

44、 soon came back to get his 25 , but when he slipped his foot intoone of his shoes, he felt something 26 in it. He bent down and found the coin.Surprise appearedon his face. He looked at the coin for a minute, and th en 27 , but nobody could be seen. He then went on to put on the other shoe, but he w

45、aseven more surprised to find the 28 coin.He then knelt down （跪下），looked up to heaven and said 29 alou d, in which he spoke of his wife, 30 and helpless, and his children without b read.The student was deeply 31 , and his eyes were filled with tears. Now, said the teacher, you must be much happier t

46、han if you had played your 3 2 .The boy replied, “Youhave taught me a lesson which I inever 3 3 . I feelmore blessnow the truth of these words, which I didnt 34 before:It is ed(神圣的)to 35 than to receive.()21. A. hide()22. A. lessons()23. A. stone()24. A. hid()25. A. lunch()26. A. terrible()27. A. lo

47、oked up()28. A. strange()29. A. goodbye()30. A. homeless()31. A. amazed()32. A. trick()33. A. learn()34. A. hear()35. A. workB. washB. experienceB. coinB. stoodB. coatB. hotB. looked aroundB. secondB. yesB. livelyB. excitedB. roleB. takeunderstandB. refuseC. sellC. funC. sweetC. workedC. drinkC. har

48、dC. looked downC interestingC. helloC. carelessC. pleasedC. gameC. forgetC. rememberadviserepairD. gamesD. clipD. restedD. shoesD. softD. looked outD. lostD. thanksD. sickD. movedD. cardsD. acceptD. writeD. give四.语法填空When I was 5years 01a I went to the USA with my mom . I can still remember the firs

49、t Halloween holiday I had in the USAOn Halloween, we paid a visit to a pumpkin farm in the morning. Each of us (36) (bring) a pumpkin to school I used the pumpkin to make a lantern which had two triangle (三角的) eyes and a scary mouth. In the afternoon, we put on the Halloween costumes and went on parade in school. Some of the costumes were nice (37) some of them looked scary. I chose to wear a suit of Supermans clothesI di