初二浙江省杭州市人教新目标版英语八年级下学期期中试题

十三中学2014学年八年级英语期中考试单项选择—________?—Mycardoesn’twork.A.WhyareyouhereB.HowdoyoudoC.What’swrongD.What’sthis2.Mygrandpalivesinasmallvillage________,buthedoesn’tfeel________.A.alone,lonelyB.lonely,aloneC.alone,aloneD.lonely,lonely—Couldyouplease________yourcarhere?A.don’D.notparking4.Theharderyoustudy,________gradesyou’llget.I________someclothstocharitybecausetheyaretoosmallforme.________talkwiththemaboutyourproblems?A.WouldyoulikeB.Whydon’tC.HowaboutD.Whynot7.Youcouldgotobedearlier________youwon’tbetiredatclass.A.untilB.sothatC.thoughD.if8.Youshouldtellhimthat________others’homeworkiswrong.A.copyB.copyingC.copiesD.copied9.—I’mgoingtoapartyonThursdaynightatJimmy’shouse.—________!You’llhavetwotestsatschoolonFriday.A.It’seasytosaysoB.That’sexciting.’tbeserious10.Mymotherwasdoingthedishes________Iwasdoingmyhomework.【参照答案】CACDCDBBDC完型填空WhenIwasseventeen,Ifoundawatchwhilewalkingdownthehallwayofmyhighschool.AsIpickeditup,greed(贪婪)suddenlycameovermeandIdecidedto__1__it.WhenIgothomefromschool,Ifoundmymothercookingdinnerinthe__2__.Iproudly（骄傲地）metogobacktotheschoolandtakethewatchto__4__attheoffice.Istartedtoargue,but1aftertakingagoodlookatmyMom’sseriousface,Irealizedthatitwas__5__.SoIreturnedtoschoolandhandedthewatchin.__6__timepassed，Iforgotallaboutthewatchuntilfouryearslater.WhileIwasstudyingincollege,Igotapart-time__7__atasupermarketpushingshoppingcarts（购物车）offtheparkingplaces.One__8__,Ifoundawalletthathadbeenleftinashoppingcart.Igaveittothemanagerthere__9__sothattheownercouldcomeandpickitup.Lateratnoon,asIwaspushingcartsoutside,amancameuptomeandtoldmethathehadlefthiswalletinashoppingcartthenightbefore.Whenhetoldmehisname,Irealizedthathewastheownerofthewallet.I__10__tohimthathecouldgoinsidethesupermarketandgetitbackattheservicedesk.Themanwasverythankfuland__11__mesomemoney,butIrefused.Iwasn’tabouttoletsomethinglike__12__ruin（毁坏）that.Suddenly,the__13__mymomhadtaughtmethatdaycameintomymind.Momwantedtomakesurethathersonwouldalwaysbe__14__.Becauseofher,Ididthe__15__thingwhenIfoundthatwallet.1.A.sellB.useC.keepD.wear2.A.studyB.bedroomC.bathroomD.kitchen3.A.sadB.angryC.worriedD.upset4.A.anyoneB.someoneC.nooneD.everyone5.A.usefulB.uselessC.rightD.helpful6.A.ThoughB.SoC.AsD.Because7.A.prizeB.jobC.positionD.choice8.A.morningB.afternoonC.eveningD.night9.A.happilyB.luckilyC.immediatelyD.proudly10.A.explainedB.toldC.promisedD.smiled11.A.gotB.offeredC.showedD.lent12.A.moneyB.paperC.walletD.pride13.A.storyB.wordsC.lessonD.class14.A.excellentB.confidentC.kindD.honest15.A.terribleB.importantC.rightD.wrong【参照答案】CDBBBCBACABACDC阅读理解A2Oneday,manyyearsago,whenIwasworkingasapsychologist(心理学家)inEngland,Davidwasbroughtintomyoffice.Hisfacewaspaleandhestared（凝视）athisownfeet.Davidlosthisfatherwhenhewastwoyearsoldandlivedwithhismotherandgrandfather.Buttheyearbeforeheturned13,hisgrandfatherdiedandhismotherwaskilledinacaraccident.Histeachertoldmethatherefusedtotalktoothersfromthenon.HowcouldIhelphim?Daviddidn'tsayaword.Ashewasleaving,Iputmyhandonhisshoulder."Comebacknextweekifyoulike."Isaid.everyWednesdayafternoon--incompletesilence.Usually,hearrivedearlierthanagreed.Itseemedasifheenjoyedmycompany.Butwhydidn'theeverlookatme?"Perhapshesimplyneedssomeonetosharehispain（难过）with,"Ithought.Monthslater,whenIwasstaringathishead,hesuddenlylookedupatme."It'syourturn,"hesaid.Afterthatday,Davidstartedtalking.Hefinallygotfriendsinschoolandheevenjoinedabicycleclub.Hewrotetomeafewtimes.Nowhehadreallystartedtolivehislife.possibletoovercome（战胜）whatseemstobepainful.Davidshowedmehowone—withoutaword—canreachouttoanotherperson.Allittakesisashouldertocryon,afriendlytouchandanearthatlistens.1.WhenDavidwasbroughtintothewriter'soffice,________.B.beforehewastwelveC.afterhisgrandfatherhaddiedD.whenhebecameanorphan（孤儿）3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Davidfinallygotfriendsinschool.B.Davidbegantotalkwiththewriteramonthlater.C.Daviddidn'tsayanythingtothewriteratfirst.D.AtlastthewriterlearnedalotfromDavid.4.Theunderlinedword“company”inParagraph3probablymeans“________”.35.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Weshouldalwayshelpeachotherandplaytogether.B.Weneedtoplaychesswiththosesilentboys.C.Weshouldpayattentiontohelpthosewhoarepainful.D.Timecanchangeapersonintoanotheronewithmanywords.【参照答案】CDBBCBDNAisthewhole"map"ofthehumanbody.Itissomethingthatallhumanshave,andittellsthebodywhattodo.DNAisthereasonthatwelooklikeourparents,becausewegetsomeoftheirDNAtomakeourown.Peoplehavebeentryingtounderstandthehumanbodyforalongtime.InI860,MrMendeldiscoveredwhywelookthesameasotherpeopleinourfamily.Itisbecauseofsmallthingscalled"genes"(基因)inourbody.In1953,twoscientists,WatsonandCrick,foundoutthatthosesmallpartsarereallymessages.They'rewrittenintheDNAwithaspeciallanguage.In1961,anothertwoscientistsfoundthefirst"word"thattheycouldunderstandinthatlanguage.ItshowshowDNAtellsthecell(细胞)tobuilditsparts,(有几个单词看不清)thewordsintheDNAmap,butwestilldonotunderstandwhattheyalldo.Byunderstandingwhatjustone"word"means,wecanhelptosavepeoplefromseveralillnesses.Sothemoreweunderstand,themoredoctorswillbeabletodo.Mostpeoplehopethatthiswillhelptomakebettermedicineandhelpsickpeople:Otherpeopleworrythatwhenwelearnmore"words"andfindoutmoreinformation,wewilluseitinthewrongway,justtomakepeoplemoreattractive(有吸引力的),orstopsickpeoplegettingjobs.ManwouldhavetomeetalotoftroubleifDNAtechnicwasn’tlimitedinuse.1.WhendidMr.Mendeldiscoverwhywelookthesameasotherpeopleinourfamily?A.In2000.B.In1961.C.In1953.D.In1860.2.Howcanwehelpsickpeopleifweunderstandmore“words”intheDNAmap?A.Makebettermedicine.B.Makethemgetjobs.C.Makemapsforthem.D.Makethemattractive.3.Whichoneisnottrueaccordingtothearticle?4A.Welooklikeourparentsbecauseof“genes”inourbody.B.WehaveunderstoodwhatallthewordsintheDNAmapdo.C.DNAisthewhole“map”ofthehumanbody.D.DNAtellsthecelltobuilditsparts.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“limited”mean?A.有限的B.充分的C.特其他D.部分的5.Wherecanweprobablyreadthearticle?A.Asportsnewspaper.B.Asciencemagazine.C.Ahistorybook.D.Anad.【参照答案】DABABCLonglongagoamanwenttoIndiaandhehadneverbeentherebefore.Whenhegotthere,hesawalotoffruit,butmuchofitwasexpensivebecausetheycouldn’cheapestintheshop.Sohewentupandasked,“Howmuchiseachkilo?”andtheshopkeepersaid,“Tworupees(卢比).“TworupeesinIndiawasnothing.Soheboughtawholekilogramofthefruitandstartedeatingit.Butafterheatesomeofit,oh,mygod!Hiseyeswatered,hismouthwateredandburnt,andhisfacebecamered.Hejumpedupanddown,saying,“Ah!Ah!Ah!”Buthestillcontinuedtoeatthefruit!Somepeoplewhowerelookingathimshooktheirheadsandsaid,“You’recrazy,man.Thosearechilies(辣椒)!Youcan’teatsomany!Peopleusethemasacondiment（调料）,butonlyalittlebittoputintofoodfortaste.Youcan’tjusteatthemlikethat.“Butthesillymansaid,“No,Ican’tstop!Ipaidmoneyforthem,andnowI’lleatthemup.It’smymoney!”Andyouthinkthatmanwassilly,right?Wesometimesdoalotofthingslikethat.Wespendmoney,timeoreffortdoingsomething.Andeventhoughit’sbeenalongtime,hardexperiencetellsusitwon’twork,andweknowthere’snomorehope,westillcontinuejustbecausewe’veputmoney,time,effortandloveintoit.Justlikethemanwhoatethechiliesandfeltsobadbutcouldn’tstopbecausehedidn’twanttowastethemoneyhe’dpaid.Soevenifyou’velostsomething,letitgoandmoveon.That’sbetterthancontinuingtolose.1.Themanchosetobuytheredandlongfruitonlybecause________.5A.hehadn’teatenitbeforeB.hewashungryC．itwascheapD．hehadn’tseenitbeforeWhichofthefollowingsentenceisTRUE?A．ThemanwenttoIndiatobuyfruit.B．Themandidn’twanttowastemoney.C．Themanboughtthefruitbecauseitwasexpensive.D．Indiacangrowalotoffruit.Whatthemandidissillybecause________.A.hewenttoaplacethathehadneverbeenbeforeB.heboughtawholekilogramofthefruitC.hisfacebecameredandhejumpedupanddownD.heateupallthechiliesthathehadpaid4.Theunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2probablymeans________.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat________.A．weshouldn’twastemoneyB．weshouldn’teatchiliesC．weshouldn’tbuysomethingcheapD．lettingsomethinggoisbetterthankeepingonlosing【参照答案】CBDCD任务型阅读阅读下边五个人的个人信息，选择他们各自可能感兴趣的杂志广告。CollinisnewinChina.HelikestomakefriendswithChinesepeople.Andheoftengoestodifferentactivitiesonweekends,likedancing,singing,andmountainclimbing.Shirleyisateacherwhoteachesartinamiddleschool.Shewouldliketoseetheshowsofthepainting.WuDongwillgotoAmericanextmonth.ButheispoorinspeakingEnglish.SohewantstoimprovehisspokenEnglish.4.JackisfromGuangdong.Thisyear,hespendshiswinterholidayinBeijingforthefirsttime.Heisn’tusedtothecoldweatheratall.5.Sandydoesn’thavemuchmoney.Shewantstobuysomedressesforthesummer.6Activitiesarepublishedinthelocalmagazine:A.EnglishCornerintheOpenAir(ThestudentsfromtheEnglishdepartmentofaForeignLanguageInstituteholdanEnglishCornerinChaoyangSquareeverySaturdayevening.)B.SpringArt(Morethan100artistsgettogetherandseetheworkofpainters,photographers.Therearemanyfamouspicturesforsale,too.)C.NewCenturyCenter(Itisaclothesshopinthecenterofthecity.Itisgoingtoholdanend-of-seasonsale.Thepriceofmanydressesischeap.)D.ClubRoom(Itisahotelofferingservicesforwhichyoucanuseatelephonetokeepintouchwithyourfamilyandchildrenforfree.)E.DanceTogether(AdancingballwillbeheldinthePeople’sSquarethisweekend.)F.AoiCo.Ltd.(Itisacompanywhichproducesthebodywarmer.Thebodywarmerisanewkindofmachinethatcanmakethebodywarm.)【参照答案】EBAFC选词填空sotruebothsaymucheventyouinsteadworryonWhensomeoneasksyoutodosomethingyoudonotfeellikedoing,whatshouldyoudo?It’sagoodideatosay“no”atthistime.It’sbettertospendmoretime1__________someusefulactivities.However,youmay2__________otherswillthinkyouimpoliteornotfriendly.Whatshouldyoudo?Herearesometipsthatmayhelpyou.ItisOKtomakeupwhitelies.Thatdoesn’tmeanyouaredishonest.3__________,itmaymake4__________youandtheotherpersonpleasedandcomfortable.Wheninvitedtoapartyorsomeother5__________thatyoudonotwanttotakepartin,youcansay,“No,“butmakethepersonwhoinvitedyoufeelcomfortable.Whenyoudon’twanttolie,justtellthe6__________.Youmaysaylikethis,“Iwanttospendmoretimeonmyself,7__________I’vedecidedtosay‘no’totheseactivities.”Inthisway,peoplewillseethatyourespect（尊敬）yourself,andasaresultthey’llalsopayyou8__________respect.Mylastsuggestionistojustdoit.Youmayfeeluncomfortableatfirst,butthisisnotthe