人教版八年级下册英语期中测试题及答案

人教版八年级下册英语期中测试题及答案

人教版八年级下册英语期中测试题及答案 笔试部分(75分)‎ 二、完形填空(共15小题, 每小题1分, 满分15分)‎ Everyone has a dream. Caroline Colberg's is to own a bakery. ‎ The 14yearold American girl is a homeschooling student. She became ________16 in baking(烘焙) and decorating(装饰) cakes when her mother first taught her how to do it. Since then, she has shown a great ________17for making cakes. ‎ She made her first cake for her sister's ________18. “I was so excited about it because I had ________19really done anything like it before. ” she said. “It actually turned out pretty good and I actually realized how much I liked cake decorating. ”________20making her sister's birthday cake, Caroline tried decorating her own birthday cake, and a friend's, too. ‎ Caroline ________21 starting her own business for a few years. But it wasn't until she ________22pictures of her cake designs on Facebook that she started receiving orders. ‎ ‎“Somebody saw Caroline's cake designs and said‘Will ________23 make a cake for my daughter's birthday? ' and that was her first ________24 cake, ” her father Erich said. ‎ After the family realized the public's interest in Caroline's ________25, Erich said that they decided to ________26a business for her. Caroline said ________27 that she had made about 35 cakes since she started, including birthday, wedding and baby shower(迎接新生儿聚会) cakes. ‎ Erich said his daughter's customers were ________28 that she could create such impressive designs at such a young age. ‎ Caroline makes her cakes ________29drawing a sketch (草稿). “ I don't usually draw out my cakes, because usually they're not big. ” she said, “But I always talk with my dad if I need extra(额外的)________30. It works for me all the time anyway. ”‎ 11‎ ‎ ‎ ‎(　　)16. A. interested　 B. worried C. proud D. confident ‎(　　)17. A. hope B. progress C. success D. gift ‎(　　)18. A. playing B. birthday C. wedding D. acting ‎(　　)19. A. never B. always C. sometimes D. often ‎(　　)20. A. When B. While C. After D. Before ‎(　　)21. A. worried about B. cared about C. talked about D. thought about ‎(　　)22. A. gave B. made C. passed D. put ‎(　　)23. A. you B. we C. he D. she ‎ ‎(　　)24. A. loved B. divided C. paid D. completed ‎(　　)25. A. designs B. experiences C. decisions D. choices ‎(　　)26. A. provide B. start C. set D. make ‎(　　)27. A. politely B. tiredly C. proudly D. noisily ‎(　　)28. A. bored B. excited C. surprised D. relaxed ‎(　　)29. A. by B. without C. to D. on ‎(　　)30. A. time B. support C. order D. energy 三、阅读理解(共10小题, 每小题2分, 满分20分)‎ A The Sunshine Public Library offers teenagers two different volunteer jobs. ‎ A: If you are good at reading, you can read stories for a child in Grades 1—5. ‎ B: You can also choose to be a homework tutor(家教) for students in Grades 1—6. Their subjects are English, math, history and geography. ‎ You can choose a child, and you two will meet at the library weekly for a halfhour reading course. Meetings are between 3 p. m. and 5 p. m. on Mondays and Tuesdays and between 6 p. m. and 7 p. m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays. ‎ Teens who are good students and enjoy working with children make excellent tutors. Tutoring is offered from 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. (Monday—Friday) in the Elle Children's Room.‎ Teenagers who are interested in either role can go to the Elle Children's Room, call them at 8453445, or visit www. poklib. org and click(点击) on Programs and ‎ 11‎ ‎ ‎ Events. ‎ ‎(　　)31. Which of the following is TRUE?‎ A. You have to meet the kid at your own house. ‎ B. The reading course lasts(持续) twenty minutes. ‎ C. A tutor helps kids with homework on weekends. ‎ D. A good tutor should enjoy working with children. ‎ ‎(　　)32. The purpose(目的) of writing this passage is ________. ‎ A. to teach children how to read better B. to ask teenagers to volunteer in a library C. to help more adults to be homework tutors D. to tell people the importance of volunteering ‎(　　)33. The passage may come from ________. ‎ A. a music book B. a storybook C. a newspaper D. a cookbook B There was a young woman. She liked growing flowers in her yard. Her grandmother taught her to love and care for flowers. So her yard was the most beautiful one in her village. ‎ One day, while looking through a flower website, a picture of a plant caught her eye. She'd never seen a flower like it before. “I have to have it, ” she said to herself and she ordered it right away. ‎ When it arrived, she planted it at the bottom of a stone wall at the back of her yard. It grew vigorously, with very beautiful green leaves all over it. Day after day, she continued to take good care of it. And she also looked forward to enjoying the flowers, but still there were not any. ‎ One morning, as she stood looking at the plant, she felt sad. “It grows well, but why don't I see any flowers? ” She wanted to know the reason why her plant had not flowered, but still there was no idea. ‎ However, at this moment, her friendly neighbor invited her to his yard and said, “Thank you so much! You can't imagine how much I have enjoyed the flowers that ‎ 11‎ ‎ ‎ you planted. ” ‎ ‎“Did I plant? Where? ” the young woman was quite surprised. Quickly, she walked through the gate into her neighbor's yard. She saw that on the other side of the wall, the plant was full of flowers. She couldn't believe her eyes. ‎ They were, indeed, the most beautiful flowers she had ever seen. The plant had grown up through the crevices(裂缝) in the wall. ‎ Just because you can't see the results of your work, it does not mean that there isn't any fruit. ‎ ‎(　　)34. ________taught the young woman to take care of flowers. ‎ A. Her friend B. Her grandfather C. Her neighbor D. Her grandmother ‎(　　)35. The underlined word “vigorously” in Paragraph 3 means “________”. ‎ A. healthily B. seriously C. shyly D. badly ‎(　　)36. ________ could probably be the best title for this passage. ‎ A. How to plant Flowers B. The Other Side of the Wall C. What Beautiful Flowers D. An Unbelievable Experience C Many expressions that we use in American English come from movies and books. Today we will explore (探索) some expressions from Lewis Carroll's famous book Alice's Adventures(奇遇) in Wonderland. This book is better known as Alice in Wonderland. ‎ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland came out in 1865. The story is about a young girl falling for a long time down a rabbit hole. When she finally lands, she finds herself in a strange world. ‎ In this strange world are some of the most popular characters in children's books. ‎ 11‎ ‎ ‎ Many of them, and other expressions from the book, have found their way into American English. ‎ The first character Alice meets is the White Rabbit. The White Rabbit is not a usual rabbit. Alice chases(追逐)after him, and that is where her adventures begin. ‎ In English, “chase a white rabbit” means to chase the impossible dream. “following the white rabbit” means following a quite unreal clue, and it leads you to find yourself in the middle of an unusual situation. This situation often challenges your thoughts and changes your life. And usually we use “fall down the rabbit hole” to mean we get interested in something to turn our attention away. We lose ideas about time. It often happens by accident and is about something not that meaningful. ‎ Later in the story, Alice is the guest at a tea party—a crazy tea party! There she meets the March Hare (野兔). The Hare seems to be truly crazy. “To be mad as a March hare” means that someone is completely mad, or crazy. ‎ Using expressions from popular books can add a special flavor to your English. And when used properly, they also show that you have a deeper understanding of the culture of the English language. I'm Shirley Carter. Thanks for listening. ‎ ‎(　　)37. It can be seen that Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ________. ‎ A. is Lewis Carroll's first novel B. describes a story between Alice and a rabbit ‎ C. is the most popular book for children D. describes a story happened in a strange world ‎(　　)38. We can say “someone ________” when he should do his homework, but is still playing soccer. ‎ A. chases a white rabbit B. falls down the rabbit hole C. follows the white rabbit D. gets mad as a March hare ‎(　　)39. We can learn from the passage that ________. ‎ A. most of the expressions people use in English come from popular books ‎ B. English expressions are difficult for us Chinese to understand and use 11‎ ‎ ‎ C. using expressions from popular books can make your language better D. using expressions properly can help you understand English better ‎(　　)40. This passage is from a radio program called ________. ‎ A. People in America B. Words and their stories C. Books and their writers D. Science in the News 四、词汇运用(共15小题, 每小题1分, 满分15分)‎ A)用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空 drink , stomach , foot , get, able ‎41. I'm feeling terrible. I have a ________. ‎ ‎42. We all know that everyone has two ________. ‎ ‎43. You should ________ enough water every day. Our body needs much water. ‎ ‎44. Though he is ________, he made his dream come true. ‎ ‎45. His mother is used to ________ up early every morning. ‎ B)根据短文内容和所给中文提示, 在空白处写出单词的正确形式, 每空限填一词。‎ Honey from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar(糖), but it is also delicious. Most people and many animals like eating it. ________46(然而), the only way for them to get that honey is to find a ________47(野生的) bees' nest(巢) and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. But in ________48(部分) of Africa, people and animals looking for honey have a ________49(奇怪的) and unexpected helper. It is a little bird ________50(名叫) a honey guide. ‎ The honey guide does not ________51(实际上) like honey, but it does like the wax(蜂蜡) in the beehives(蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax because it is much ________52(深的) inside the bees' nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives out a loud cry. Once the passing animals or people notice the cry, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the animals or people as it ________53(领路) them to the nest. When they finally ‎ 11‎ ‎ ‎ arrive at the nest, they reach in to get the delicious honey as the bird waits and watches. Some of the honey, along with the wax, always falls onto the ________54(地面), and this is when the honey guide takes its share. ‎ Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive ________55(无论何时) the beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even go into houses when beeswax candles are lighted. ‎ 五、语法填空(共10小题, 每小题1分, 满分10分)‎ 阅读下面短文, 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求, 在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空(每空不多于3个单词)。‎ A lot of people around the world enjoy jogging. Jogging means running ________56(slow), but it is still faster than ________57 (walk). In the mornings and evenings, you can see people jogging ________58 parks or along city streets. Jogging is cheaper ________59 many sports—to start, just get some comfortable sports clothes and good running ________60 (shoe). ‎ I enjoy jogging with ________61(I) friends Tommy and Anna. In the early mornings, we often go jogging in the park. Then we get ready ________62(go) to school. At weekends, we sometimes go jogging in ________63 countryside. It is more fun than jogging in the city ________64 we feel good in the fresh air. The more you go jogging, the ________65(healthy)you will be. Just try it!‎ 六、书面表达(满分15分)‎ 假如你是李华, 你在某英文网站上看到一则招募中国志愿者(volunteer) 的广告。请根据广告中所提供的两个志愿者项目, 选择其中一个, 结合自己的实际情况, 给项目负责人写一封电子邮件, 表达你希望参加这个项目的愿望, 并阐述理由。‎ 11‎ ‎ ‎ Project 1‎ Place: A small village in the west of China Activities: ‎ ‎●teach children English ‎●visit the old people's home ‎●work on the farm Project 2‎ Place: A primary school in the north of Thailand Activities: ‎ ‎●set up a small library ‎●give Chinese lessons ‎●play games with children 注意: (1)邮件中必须包括招募广告中的信息, 可适当发挥。‎ ‎(2)文中不得出现与你身份相关的信息。‎ ‎(3)词数: 不少于100 。短文首尾句仅供参考, 不计入总词数。‎ Dear Sir/ Madam, ‎ I'm Li Hua, a middle school student from China. I want to be a volunteer.______ ‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Looking forward to your early reply!‎ Yours, ‎ Li Hua 参考答案 笔试部分 二、16. A　要点解析: 由上文可知Caroline的梦想是拥有一间面包房, 当她妈妈第一次教她怎么做的时候, 她就对烘焙和装饰蛋糕感兴趣。become interested in“对……感兴趣”。‎ 11‎ ‎ ‎ ‎17. D　要点解析: 句意为“从那以后, 她展示出了在制作蛋糕方面极大的天赋”。gift“天赋”。‎ ‎18. B　要点解析: 由第三段中“…making her sister's birthday cake…”可知, 她为姐姐的生日做蛋糕。‎ ‎19. A　要点解析: 这是她第一次做蛋糕, 所以她以前从未做过这样的事。never“从不”。‎ ‎20. C　要点解析: 给姐姐做的是第一个蛋糕, 从那以后, 她给自己, 给一个朋友也装饰了蛋糕。‎ ‎21. D　要点解析: 由下文可知, 但是直到她把自己设计的蛋糕的照片发布在Facebook上, 开始收到订单后, 她才开始创业。而她思考这个事情已经有好几年的时间了。think about“思考”。‎ ‎22. D　要点解析: 句意为“但是直到她把自己设计的蛋糕的照片发布在Facebook上, 开始收到订单后, 她才开始创业”。put…on“把……发布在”。‎ ‎23. A　要点解析: 看到Caroline的蛋糕设计, 发来订单的人问“你能为我的女儿制作一个生日蛋糕吗? ”故选A。‎ ‎24. C　要点解析: 由上文可知, 有人发来订单想要Caroline为他的女儿制作一个生日蛋糕, 所以这是Caroline第一个有报酬的蛋糕。paid“有报酬的”。‎ ‎25. A　要点解析: 由上文可知, Caroline在Facebook上发布了自己设计的蛋糕的照片, 开始收到订单, 所以家人开始意识到公众对Caroline的设计的兴趣。design“设计”。‎ ‎26. B　要点解析: 看到公众对Caroline的设计的兴趣, 她的爸爸Erich说他们决定开始做生意。start a business“开始做生意”。‎ ‎27. C　要点解析: Caroline说自她开业以来, 她已经做了大约35个蛋糕, 说明大家都很喜欢她的设计, 所以她是自豪地说。proudly“自豪地”。‎ ‎28. C　要点解析: 由空格后的句意“她可以在这么小的年纪创造出如此令人印象深刻的设计”, 可知Caroline的顾客感到非常惊讶。surprised“感到吃惊的, 惊讶的”。‎ ‎29. B　要点解析: 由下文I don't usually draw out my cakes可知, Caroline通常不画草稿。‎ 11‎ ‎ ‎ ‎30. B　要点解析: 由上文可知, Caroline的家人支持她创办自己的蛋糕房, 所以在她需要额外支持的时候, 她会告诉爸爸。support“支持”。‎ 三、A　31－33: DBC B　34－36: DAB C　37. D ‎38. B　要点解析: 词义猜测题。由第五段可知fall down the rabbit hole指的是因对某物感兴趣而转移了注意力, 所以当一个人应该做作业, 但他还在踢足球时, 我们可以说他“fall down the rabbit hole”。‎ ‎39. C　要点解析: 推理判断题。文章最后一段提及: 使用受欢迎的书籍里的表达方式可以为你的英语增添一种特殊的味道。如果使用得当, 它们也表明你对英语文化有更深的理解。故C项表述正确。‎ ‎40. B　要点解析: 主旨大意题。通读全文可知, 文章主要讨论了美式英语中来自《爱丽丝漫游仙境》中的一些表达方式。故B项最为恰当。‎ 四、A　41. stomachache　42. feet　43. drink　44. disabled　45. getting B　46. However　47. wild　48. parts　49. strange ‎50. called/named　51. actually　52. deeper ‎53. leads　54. ground　55. whenever 五、56. slowly　57. walking　58. in　59. than ‎60. shoes　61. my　62. to go　63. the　64. and ‎65. healthier 六、范文: ‎ Dear Sir/Madam, ‎ I'm Li Hua, a middle school student from China. I want to be a volunteer. I hope I can help for the local students in a primary school in the north of Thailand. ‎ I have already made some plans for this project. First of all, I will set up a small library, which can help children get more extra knowledge. Then I will give them some Chinese lessons. The purpose is to let them know more about Chinese culture. In addition, I will play games with them. I am good at playing basketball and football. Maybe I can set up a basketball team for them. If you give me the chance, I will do my best to help them. ‎ 11‎ ‎ ‎ Looking forward to your early reply!‎ Yours, ‎ Li Hua 点评: 本文采用了“三要点法”介绍所选的志愿者项目。说明所选的项目(第一段)；介绍要做的事(第二段)；提出反馈(第三段)。‎ 添彩点: 1. 恰当地运用所学的逻辑词, first of all, then, in addition等。 2. be good at, set up, do one's best, make some plans等词组运用恰当。 3. if 引导的条件状语从句应用合理。‎ 11‎ ‎ ‎