期中测试卷-B卷提升能力（原卷版）

【外研版】八年级下册期中测试卷（B卷·提升能力）学校：__________班级：__________姓名：_________考号：___________温馨提示：本试卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题；满分为100分，考试时间为100分钟。第Ⅰ卷选择题完形填空（15分）Oncetherelivedanoldmaninasmallvillage.Hewasthoughttobeoneoftherudestmenintheworld.Allthepeopleinthe1weretiredofhim.Hewasalwaysunhappy,hewasalwayscomplainingandwasalwaysina2mood.Whenpeopletriedtocheerhimup,hewouldjust3turnthemaway.So,thelongerhelived,themorebad-tempered（脾气）hebecame.People4awayfromhimbecausehisbadmoodwascontagious（有传染性的）.Itwasimpossibleforpeopletofeelhappyaround5.Daybyday,hemadethepeopleinthevillagefeel6aswell.Butoneday,infact,thedayheturned7yearsold,anunbelievablethinghappened.Theman'smoodsuddenly8.Hewasnolongerrudeorangry,instead,heseemedcalmandkind.Thevillagersallfeltverysurprised,theoldmanishappytoday.Hehasn'tcomplainedaboutanything,heis9andhisfacelookskindrecently,doyouknowwhy?Thewholevillagewenttoseetheoldman.Theycouldn'tbelievethathis10couldchangesosuddenly.Oneofthevillagerscouldn'thelpaskinghim.“Whathappenedtoyou?”Actually11specialhashappened.Themansaid,“For80yearsI'vebeenlookingforhappiness,anditwasnouse.Andthen,Idecidedto12lookingforitandlivewithouthappiness.Ijustwantedtoenjoylifeatthemoment.That'swhyI`mhappynow.”Itisthewayyouthinkthatchangesyourlifeatthemoment.Sometimeswhatyouarealwayslookingforisjust13you.What'smore,itisimportanttorealizethatyourmoodcanaffect（影响）themoodsofthosearoundyou.Everyonehasbaddayssometimes.Ifsomeonetriestocheeryouup,don'tberudetothem.Justtryto14theirhelpandhelpothersinreturn.Whenwegoforhappiness,itiseasyforustotreatperfectness（完美）ashappiness.Infact,nooneis15,onlybyenjoyingthetruelifeyouhavenow,canyoufindthetruehappiness.1．A．village B．city C．town D．forest2．A．happy B．angry C．bad D．confident3．A．happily B．excitedly C．kindly D．rudely4．A．flew B．stayed C．drove D．took5．A．her B．them C．him D．it6．A．unhappy B．excited C．glad D．uncomfortable7．A．sixty B．seventy C．eighty D．ninety8．A．happened B．changed C．thought D．appeared9．A．shouting B．crying C．singing D．smiling10．A．mood B．body C．family D．friends11．A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything12．A．continue B．keep C．stop D．enjoy13．A．around B．behind C．like D．without14．A．receive B．refuse C．offer D．accept15．A．successful B．clever C．rich D．perfect二、阅读理解（分2节共45分）第一节、阅读选择（40分）AAyoungmanwantedtofindajob.Hewentintothecompany（公司）Microsoft.Themanagerofthecompanyaskedhimsomequestionsandthenwatchedhimcleaningthefloorasatest."Youarein,”hesaid.“Givemeyoure-mailaddressandI'llsendyoutheinformationyouneedtowritedown,aswellasdatewhenyoumaystart.”Themanreplied,"ButIdon'thaveacomputer,neitherane-mail."“I'msorry,"saidthemanager.“Ifyoudon'thaveane-mail,youarenotlivingintheworld.Soyoucannothavethejob."Themanleftwithnohopeatall.Hedidn'tknowwhattodowithonlytendollarsinhispocket.Hethendecidedtogotothesupermarketandbuy10kgtomatoes.Hethensoldthetomatoesfromdoortodoor.Inlessthantwohours,hedoubledhismoney.Hecontinuedtodoitafewtimes,andreturnedhomehappilywith60dollars.Themanrealizedthathecouldliveinthisway.Thenhestartedtogoeverydayearlier,andreturnlate.Sohismoneydoubledanddoubledeveryday.Inashorttime,heboughtacart（手推车）,thenatruck,andthenhehadhisownteam.Fiveyearslater,themanisoneofthebiggestfoodretailers（销售商）intheUS.Onedaythemanwashavingatalkwithabusinessman.Whentheconversationfinished,thebusinessmanaskedhimhise-mail.Themanreplied,“Idon'thaveane-mail.”Thebusinessmanansweredsurprisedly,“Youdon'thaveane-mail,andyethavedonesuchasuccessfuljob.Canyouimaginewhatyoucouldhavebeenifyouhadane-mail?"Themanthoughtforawhileandreplied,“Yes,I'dbeanofficeboyatMicrosoft!”16.Themanageraskedtheyoungmanto_______________.A.sendhimtheaddressB.createanewe-mailaddressC.givehimthee-mailaddressD.writedownthedatehewantedtostartwork17.Theyoungmanmade_______________bysellingtomatoesonthefirstday.A.10dollars B.20dollars C.50dollars D.60dollars18.Whatdidthebusinessmanmeaninthelastparagraph?A.Hedidn'tbelievethattheyounghadnoe-mail.B.HewantedtheyoungmantoworkatMicrosoft.C.Theyoungmanwouldnotbesuccessfulifhehadane-mail.D.Theyoungmanwouldbemoresuccessfulifhehadane-mail.19.Fromthearticlewecanknowthemanwas______________.A.smartandhardworking B.patientandhelpfulC.popularandfriendly D.braveandhonest20.Whatdoesthestorywanttotellus?A.Computersareveryimportantinourdailylife.B.Everyonecanmakealotofmoneywithonly$10.C.Themanagedidn'tliketheman.D.Nothingintheworldisimpossibleifweworkhard.BAIisadouble-edgedsword.Itcanhelpus,butalsocauseusharm.WhoisusingAI?IsAIreplacinghumans?WhatshouldwedotoavoidtherisksanddangersthatAImightbring?Artificialintelligenceissettobenefitmankindinmanyways.Itwillmakeeverydaytaskseasierandbringefficiencytovariousindustries.Itmightjustprovetobeoneofman'sgreatestinventions.Andyet,likeanyothertechnology,▲.InFebruary2018,agroupofAIexpertsgottogethertodiscussthepossiblemisuseofAI.Whattheyfoundwasthat"EveryAIadvancebythegoodguysisanadvanceforthebadguys,too,"accordingtoQuartz.Theirbiggestconcernwasthatcriminals(罪犯)coulduseAIforwrongfulpurposes.OneoftheareastheylookedatwastheuseofAItocreatewebsitesthatcouldbeusedtostealpeople'spersonalinformation.AnotherpossibilityisthatAIprogramscouldbetaughttohacksoftwareandbreakintocomputersecuresystems.Therearesomeotherconcernsaswell.ItispossiblethatAIcouldbeusedtocreatefakeimagesandvideos.ChinesetechgiantBaidu,infact,hasdevelopedaprogramcalledDeepVoicethatcan"clone"anyone'svoicebystudyinga3.7-secondaudiosample.ManyleadingfiguresinthetechworldhaveexpressedconcernaboutAI.PeoplelikeBillGatesandElonMuskhavecalledfortheindustrytobemorestrictlyregulated,astherearefewlawsrightnowontheuseofAI.However,thisissettochange.InMarch2018,theEuropeanUnionplanstosetupagroupthatwilldiscussthemoralandethicaldangersofadvancedAI–andhopefully,suggestsomeregulationsthatwillhelpuskeepitsafeformankind.21．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin▲inParagraph3?A．AImakesourlifeeasier B．AIwillalsobringrisksC．AIisarounduseveryday D．AIbeatshumaninmanyways22．SomeexpertshaveconcernsaboutAIbecause________.A．itmakespeoplelazier B．itisdevelopingtoofastC．itwillreplaceworkersinthefuture D．somepeoplemayuseittodobadthings23．DeepVoiceismentionedtoshow________.A．howAIisdeveloped B．whatAIcandointhefutureC．whyBaiduisatechgiant D．howAIcancopyvoices24．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_______.A．theremaybenewlawstoregulatetheuseofAI.B．AIwillbringmoreharmthanbenefittomankind.C．manyAIprogrammerswillbecomecriminals.D．therewillonlybefakenewsandvideosonline.25．Thispassageiswrittenmainlyto________.A．tellreadersthatAIisanewinvention B．introducewhatAIisreallyaboutC．showthatAIalsohasdisadvantages D．suggestsomerulesforAICTheMid-AutumnFestivalhasahistoryof2,000years.Duringthese2,000yearslotsofMid-AutumntraditionshavebeenthoughtupbyChinesepeople.Allthecelebrationsshowthehappinessandexcitementofpeople.ThemaincelebrationsduringtheMid-AutumnFestivalareappreciatingthemoon,eatingmooncakestogetherandmakingChineseMid-AutumnFestivallanterns.Thesethreecelebrationshavebeenpassedfromgenerationtogeneration.ChinesepeoplemaythinktheMid-AutumnFestivalisnotcomingiftheydon'tdothesethreethings.InsomeplacesinChinapeoplecelebratethefestivalindifferentways.InChaozhou,GuangdongProvince,peopleeattaro(芋头)tocelebratethefestival,becausethetaroharvestoccursatthesametimeasthefestival.Theyeattaroandhopetheharvestisgoodinthenextyear.InNanjing,peoplecookduckwithsweet-scentedosmanthus(桂花),becauseNanjingpeoplethinksweet-scentedosmanthusisasymbolofpeace.Insomeplacespeoplemakefiresinsidetowerstocelebratethefestival,becausetheythinkthefireisasymbolofgoodbusiness.IntheliteraryhistoryofChina,manypoetspennedpraisetothepuremoonofmid-autumnnightandgavewordstotheirdelicatefeelings.Thefollowingisoneofthebestofthosepoems.ThoughtsintheSilentNight-LiBaiThemoonlightisshiningthroughthewindow,Anditmakesmewonderifitisthefrostontheground,Lookinguptoseethemoon,LookingdownImisssomuchaboutmyhometown.LiBaiusedhislinestoexpresshishomesicknessattheMoonFestival.26.AllthecelebrationsoftheMid-AutumnFestivalshow______.A.thehappinessofpeopleB.thedifferencesofpeopleC.theimportanceoftheFestivalD.thehappinessandexcitementofpeople27.Howmanymainkindsofcelebrationsarementioned?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.28.Whydopeoplemakefiresinsidetowerstocelebratethefestivalinsomeplaces?A.Becausetheythinkthefireisasymbolofpeace.B.Becausetheythinkthefireisasymbolofgoodbusiness.C.Becausetheyhopetheharvestisgoodinthenextyear.D.Becausetheyhopetheywillbehealthierinthenextyear.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"frost"meaninChinese?A．霜B．雾C．影D．光30.WhatdidLiBaidotoexpresshishomesicknessattheMoonFestival?A.AstoryofMoon.B.ApoemnamedThoughtsintheSilentNight.C.AsongcalledThoughtsintheSilentNight.D.Ajoke.DConfidenceisveryimportantindailylife.Itcanhelpyoutodevelopahealthyattitude.Astudyshowsthatthepeoplewhoaremoreconfidentaremuchhappier.Theycanhavemorechancestomakethemselvessuccessful.Buthowtobemoreconfident.Herearesomesuggestions：SpeakloudlyWhenyouarenotconfident,youcan’tdowellwhatyouwanttodo.Youspeakinavoicesolowthatotherpeoplecanhearyou.Trytospeakaloudenoughsothatpeoplecanhearyouclearly.Thehighvoicecanhelpyoubecomemoreconfident.PlaysportsPhysicalexercisemakesyoutiredbutcompletelyrelaxed.Whenyouareathletic,youwillbefullofconfidence.EncourageyourselfWritedownalistofthingsyoudidduringthedayandseehowmanythingsyouhavedonewell.Didyoufinishyourhomework?Didyoutellajokethatmadeeverybodylaugh?Giveyourselfpraiseforthegoodthingsyou’vedone.Getridof(消除)fearFearcomesalongwithfailure(失败).Butit’seasytogetoverifyouknowthatfailureisapartofyourlife.Don’thideyourheadjustbecauseyousaidsomethingfoolishlasttime.Trytostartagainandbelieveyoucandobetter.PickupahobbyIfyoulikesinging,singingasmuchasyoucan.Insomeways,ahobbycanmakeyououtstanding.Anditwillmakeyouhappyandconfident.31．Confidencecanhelp.A．todevelopahealthyattitudeB．togetcompletelysuccessfulC．toplaysportsD．tohaveahobby32．Therearesuggestionsthathelpyoutobemoreconfidentinthispassage.A．three B．four C．five D．six33．Howdoyouencourageyourself?A．Finishmyhomework.B．Makeeverybodylaugh.C．Tellajoke.D．GivemyselfpraiseforthegoodthingsI’vedone.34．Whichofthefollowingisright?A．Whenyouareconfident,youcan’tdowellwhatyouwanttodo.B．Physicalexercisemakesyoutiredbutnotrelaxed.C．Feariseasytogetoverifyouknowthatfailureisapartofyourlife.D．Ahobbycanmakeyououtstanding,butitwon’tmakeyouhappyorconfident.35．Thebesttitleforthepassageis.A．EncourageyourselfB．HowtobemoreconfidentC．PickupahobbyD．Getridoffear第二节、阅读选择（5分）Tea,coffeeandcocoaarethreemajordrinksallovertheworld.____36____Teahasahistoryofover4,000yearsandChinaisthehomeoftea.InancientChina,teawasusedasakindofmedicine,whilenowadayspeopledrinkiteveryday.ThewordforteainmanydifferentlanguagescamefromChineselike“tea”inEnglish;“cha’i”inRussian.____37____Overthepastcenturies,Chinesepeoplehavedevelopedtheirspecialteaculture,whichincludesteaplanting,teamaking,teadrinkingandsoon.____38___Whenweusethewords“kungfu”,wearenottakingaboutfighting.Instead,“kungfu”means“work”or“skill”.Kungfuteatakesworkandskilltomake.Itisnotassimpleasjustputtingteainateapotwithsomehotwater.First,weputhotwaterintotheteapot.Thenweemptytheteapot.___39____Next,weputtealeavesintotheteapotandputhotwaterintotheteapotagain.Thenwepourthehotwaterintotheteacups.___40____Finally,weputhotwaterintotheteapotathirdtime,andwait.Atthesametime,thehotwaterisemptiedfromtheteacups.Thenwepourtheteaintothem.Everyonethenpicksuptheirteacups,andenjoysthelovelysmelloftheteabeforedrinkingit.A.Today,wearegoingtomakeChinesekungfutea.B.Thiswashesthetealeaves,andwarmstheteacups.CAndtheJapanesewordforteaiswrittenexactlythesameasitisinChinese.D.However,teaisdrunkbythelargestnumberofpeopleintheworld.E.Thisisimportantforwewanttowarmtheteapotbeforewemakeourtea.第II卷非选择题（共三节，满分40分）第一节、词汇运用（10分）A、根据首字母完成单词（5分）1.Wewillhaveapartyandi_________allofourfriendstocome.2.Wearenotinterestedinahistory．Weareinterestedinmodemhistory．3.Manycompaniesusee­mailsintheiroffices,soit'seasyforpeopletoc________withoneanother.4.Weallknowl______travelsfasterthansound.5.Hearingthefunnystory,allthestudentsbegantolloudly.

B、完成句子（5分）1.我都等不及要见你了。I_________________________________you.2、她的梦想是有一天在一所好的大学学习。Herdream___________________________atagooduniversityoneday.3.我们都在期盼着暑假。We________________________________thesummerholidays.4.这个孩子足够大了，能照顾自己了。Thechildis___________________________lookafterhimself.5.从那时起,它成了我生活中的一部分。____________________,it__________________partofmylife.第二节语法填空（10分）阅读下面短文,根据文章大意用所给单词的适当形式填空(未提供单词的,限填一词),使文章意思完整、正确,并将答案写在答题卷上。Bikingisapopularformofexercisebecauseit'shealthyandenvironmentallyfriendly.Manycitieshavemadeeffortstomakecycling___1___(easy)andmorepopular.IntheUS,BiketoWorkDay___2___(hold)onMay20theveryyear.Theaimofthedayistoencouragemorepeople____3___(ride)bikes.Copenhagen,thecapital___4___Denmark,istheworld'smostbike-friendlycity.Duringrushhour,traffic-lightsarealwaysgreenforbikes.Whenit'ssnowy,peopleclearthesnowinbicyclelanes(车道)____5____(one),andthecarlanescomenext.InAmsterdam,peoplecanrent（租）___6___bikealmostanywhereinthecity.Youcanalwaysfindbikerentalcompaniesnearbusy___7___(area).InChina,wehavebike-sharingcompanies.Theymake____8____moreconvenientforpeopletousebikes.However,bikingisnotthateasyinmanyChinesecities.CarsoftentakeupBicyclelanesand____9____(bike)havetoridenexttocarsincarlanes.Itisverydangerous.Chinesegovernmentisdoing___10___itcantoimprovethesituation.第三节、阅读回答问题（5分）ZhaoJingisnowafamouscalligrapher(书法家)inAnhui.Hisworksaregettingmoreandmorepopular.ZhaoJingwasaworkerinafactoryseveralyearsago.HisfamilylivedahappylifeuntilanaccidenthappenedtoZhaoJing.Oneday,hewasbadlyhurtbyalargemachine.Theoperationlastedforthreehours.Hewokeuptofindthathehadlostbothofhisarms.Thatmadehimsosadthatheeventhoughtofendinghislife.However,hiswife'sandparents'selflesslovehelpedhimtocheerupagain.“Ishouldn'tdependonmyparentsormywifefortherestofmylife.Iwanttolearnpenmanship(书法)．”ZhaoJingtoldhisfamilyabouthisresolution.ZhaoJingwentfromdoortodoortocollectwastepaper.Hebit(咬)thewritingbrushwithhisteethandbegantowrite.Hekeepsonwritingforthirtyyears.Thepilesofusedpaperandsomanyoldbrushesintheroommadehisdreamcometrue.Heissogoodatpenmanshipthathehaswonlotsofprizes.“NeverGiveUpYourDreams”isZhaoJing'smotto(座右铭)and