第一學(xué)期八年級(jí)英語期中考試測(cè)驗(yàn)卷

1、2015學(xué)年第一學(xué)期八年級(jí)英語期中測(cè)驗(yàn)卷（滿分100分）一、聽力部分 20分（孟）二、 語法知識(shí)及運(yùn)用 （共一節(jié)；滿分15分）（張）第一節(jié) 單項(xiàng)選擇（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）( ) 1. this computer is_ than that one.a. expensive b. more expensive c. much expensive d. most expensive( ) 2. mary depended _ her grandparents after her parents died in the accident.a. on b. in c. by d. wi

2、th( ) 3. lucys mother_ a teacher in a big school. she is kind to all her students.a. works out b. works as c. works in d. works on( ) 4. sam is an excellent engineer. _, he is a good footballer.a. in trouble b. in time c. in addition d. in future( ) 5. we use the mouse for_ the computer.a. control b

3、. controls c. controlled d. controlling ( )6. your room is as _ as your brothers, but much cleaner and brighter.a. big b. bigger c. biggest d. the biggest ( )7. everyone became very _ when arriving at the top of the hill.a. excite b. exciting c. excited d. excitedly ( )8. tom, dont just sleep and do

4、 nothing _ the daytime!a. on b. in c. at d. over ( )9. _ people use the ballpoint pen all over the world every day.a. millions of b. million of c.a million of d. many millions of( )10. who is _ at english, jim or sally? a. good b. better c. best d. the best第二節(jié) 語法選擇 （共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）computers are v

5、ery popular and useful in _11_daily life. you depend _12_ computers more than you realize. there may _13_ hidden computers in your home, _14_ you might be unaware of them. for example, they may be inside you tv set, telephone or washing machine. computers are very fast at _15_.they can also type, pr

6、int and draw things like pictures. more importantly, they can even operate railways _16_ fly planes and spaceships. is a computer _17_ than a human brain? the answer _18_ this question is: “no”, for the time being. now a human brain _19_ do some things much better than a computer. but in _20_ future

7、, computers may be better at doing jobs than doctors, judges and teachers.11. a. we b. our c. us d. ours12. a. at b. in c. for d. on13. a. are b. is c. be d. have14. a. but b. and c. or d. no15. a. calculates b. calculate c. calculated d. calculating16. a. but b. so c. and d. since 17. a. clever b.

8、cleverer c. more clever d. cleverest18. a. to b. at c. in d. after19. a. need b. must c. should d. can20. a. a b. an c. / d. the三、完形填空 （共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）（張）some inventions are very important. for example, the telephone allows people to communicate all over the world. the _21_ lets people travel a l

9、ong way in a short time. life is much _22_ with these important inventions. some inventions are fun .a company in japan invented _23_ flowers. music comes through real flowers. people in restaurants can smell the beautiful roses and listen to pleasant _24_ while eating. people in the dentists office

10、 can look at pretty lilies and listen to mozart while the dentists are examining their _25_! there is now a vehicle(車輛)and it can get you around with almost no effort _26_.in fact, you find no seat on the vehicle. when you drive this invention, you _27_ on it! this vehicle runs by electricity. it _2

11、8_ quite easily. when your body moves forward, it goes forward, and when you move backward, it goes backward! you can buy a new kind of bubble(泡泡)liquid. if you _29_bubbles with this liquid, they can last for several minutes! they are very _30_.you can even pick them up and throw them around! do you

12、 have your own ideas about inventions now?21. a. bike b. bus c. ship d. plane22. a. happier b. easier c. more difficult d. worse23. a. dancing b. talking c. singing d. walking24. a. music b. stories c. words d. voices25. a. ears b. eyes c. noses d. teeth26. a. in all b. at all c. after all d. for al

13、l27. a. sit b. lie c. sleep d. stand28. a. carries b. makes c. operates d. plays29. a. catch b. eat c. blow d. make30. a. strong b. big c. small d. good四、閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）（段老師） （ a ） the zipper(拉鏈，拉鎖) is a wonderful invention. how did people ever live without zippers? they are very common, so

14、we forget that they are wonderful. they are very strong, but they open and close very easily. they come in many colors and sizes. in the 1890s,people in the united states wore boots with long rows of buttons. clothes often had rows of buttons, too. people wished that clothes were easier to put on an

15、d take off. whitcomb l. judson, an engineer from the united states, invented the zipper in 1893.however,his zippers didnt stay closed very well. this was embarrassing(使人尷尬的),and people didnt buy many of them. then dr. gideon sundback from sweden solved this problem. his zipper stayed closed. a zippe

16、r has three parts:1.there are lots of metal or plastic hooks(called teeth)in two rows.2.these hooks are connected to two strips(條)of cloth.3.a fastener slides along and joins the hooks together. when it slides the other way, the hooks go apart and the zipper opens. dr. sundback put the hooks on stri

17、ps of cloth. they dont come apart very easily. this solved the problem of the first zippers.( )31.we open and close zippers by _.a. sliding a fastener b. pushing a fastenerc. tying a fastener d. choosing a fastener( )32.mr. judsons zippers didnt sell well because _.a. the people were embarrassing b.

18、 they were hard to open and closec. buttons were popular d. they came open very easily( )33.dr. sundback was_.a. a professor b. an american c. a swede d. from swiss( )34.according to the passage, which of the following is not true?a. dr. sundback invented the zipper.b. zippers are common but very wo

19、nderful.c. mr. judson was an american engineer.d. the hooks on a zipper are metal or plastic.( )35.whats the main idea of this passage?a. mr. judson and dr. sundback tried to sell more zippers.b. mr. judson and dr. sundback gave us a wonderful invention, the zipper.c.a zipper has hooks, clothes stri

20、ps, and a slide fastener.d. people didnt like the first zippers. ( b ) the designer of the apple computer, steven jobs, was not quite successful in his early years. he was not among the best students at school, and from time to time he got in trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers. but

21、he was full of new ideas, and few people saw the value of his new ideas. things remained the same when he went up to college and dropped out half way. steven jobs worked first as a video game designer at atria. he worked there for only a few months and then he set out to travel to india. he hoped th

22、at the trip would give him more ideas and give him a change in life for the better. after he had returned from india, he began to live on a farm in california. and then, in 1975, steven jobs set about making a new type of computer. along with his friend steven woziak, he designed the apple i compute

23、r in his bedroom and actually built it in his garage. he chose the name “apple” because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent on an orchard in oregon. his apple computer turned out to be such a great success that steven jobs soon became worldwide famous. today he has lots of factories and

24、he is very famous all over the world.( )36.steven jobs set out to travel to india, because he wanted_.a. to have a look at india b. the trip to give him more ideasc. to give him a change in life for the better d. both b and c( )37.steven jobs made his first computer_.a. in his garage b. in his bedro

25、om c. at a college d. in a workshop( )38. steven jobs gave his computer the name “apple” because_.a. he only liked apple b. his first computer was like an applec. it could remain him of a hard summer in oregond. he wished to remember he had once spent a happy summer on an orchard in oregon( )39. fro

26、m the passage we can know that_.a. steven jobs was successful in his early yearsb. steven jobs didnt finish his collegec. steven jobs went to india and stayed there all the timed. steven jobs designed the apple computer by himself( ) 40.which of the following is true according to the passage?a. stev

27、en jobs was one of the best students at school when he was young.b. steven jobs got on well with both his schoolmates and his teachers.c. steven jobs, the designer of apple computer, is very successful and famous now.d. steven jobs worked first as a video game salesman at atria.（ c ）what do you thin

28、k is the most important invention of the past 2000 years? the tv? the printer? the telephone? or the computer? a report shows that these are not the only important inventions. here are four other important ones. paper is one of the most important inventions. you cant have printing without paper. in

29、105 ad, cai lun invented paper in china. long before the printer and internet, cai luns invention allowed us to write down information, stories and history. one of the simplest inventions to save life is the toilet. before toilet, waste ran into the rivers from peoples houses. illnesses were common

30、in big cities, and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water. animal food is another invention. before the invention, most animals were killed every autumn because there was not enough food for them in the river. after hay(牧草)became a kind of common animal food, animals could live through

31、the long winter. reading glasses is the fourth invention. people start getting farsighted from the age of 45.glasses mean that anyone can read, write, and do “close work” after that age. without glasses, the world would be difficult for people above 45.( )41.cai luns invention of paper makes it poss

32、ible to_.a. having printing b. feed animals c. drink clean water d. do “close work”( )42.the invention of the toilet can stop people from _ so easily.a. saving water b. getting ill c. living in big cities d. finding clean water( )43.why couldnt the animals live through the winter?a. it was very cold

33、 in winter. b. they didnt have enough food to eat.c. they had no drinking water. d. they died of illness.( )44.what does the underlined word farsighted mean according to your understanding?a.遠(yuǎn)視 b.近視 c .頭暈 d.遲鈍 ( )45.from the last paragraph we learn that_.a. all people need reading glasses b. anyone

34、must do “close work” after 45c. reading glasses are useful d. life is more difficult for the people under 45五、寫作（共三節(jié)，滿分25分）（李老師）第一節(jié) 單詞拼寫 （共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）46. tom wanted to i_ a new machine to do the boring work.47. these lovely things are nor for h_ beings but for animals.48. its dark now. please tu

35、rn on the l_.49. he told a f_ joke and everyone laughed.50. have you decided to s_ your car? id like to buy it.第二節(jié) 完成句子（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）51. 人們白天勞作，夜晚休息。people work _ _ _ and rest at night.52. 飯后散步有益于我們的健康。its good for our health to _ _ _ _ after dinner.53. 我的臥室和廚房一般大。my bedroom is _ _ _ the kitchen

36、.54. 此外，你必須會(huì)講日語。_ _, you must be able to speak japanese.55. 你通常怎樣和朋友保持聯(lián)系？how do you usually _ _ _ _ your friends?第三節(jié) 書面表達(dá) (滿分10分)請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下提示，寫一篇意思連貫，符合邏輯，不少于60-80詞的短文。 1. 現(xiàn)在電腦非常普及(popular)，很多人都擁有電腦。2. 人們用電腦上網(wǎng)看新聞，購物，聊天(have a chat)等。3. 但很多學(xué)生花太多時(shí)間在打電腦游戲上(spendin doing)。對(duì)眼睛和學(xué)習(xí)都沒好處(be bad for)。4. 我們應(yīng)該合理使用電腦( in a right way)，讓電腦成為學(xué)習(xí)上的好幫手( a good helper)。 computers _參考答案口語部分：第二節(jié) 情景應(yīng)答 1. never/ twice a week.2. about two hours.3. i usually look for information on the internet.4. i would like my computer to sing songs for me.5. lucky you!第三節(jié) 簡短說話 many students lik