北京市密云区2018-2019学年八年级第一学期期末英语试卷
一、单选题
This is my sister. ________ name is Julie.
A. She B. He C. His D. Her
We go to school ________ Monday to Friday.
A. of B. at C. from D. in
He got up early, ________ he was still late for school.
A. but B. and C. so D. or
— ________ was born, Sam
— I was born in 20xx.
A. When B. What C. Where D. Why
The beach is ________ than it was three years ago.
A. clean B. cleaner C. cleanest D. the cleanest
Winter is ________ season in a year.
A. cold B. colder C. coldest D. the coldest
It’s good to wash your hands before meals ________ it helps you stay healthy.
A. because B. although C. until D. before
My father ________ the bike to his factory every day.
A. rode B. rides C. was riding D. is riding
— Jason, what TV programme do you like
— I enjoy ________ Animal World.
A. watch B. watching C. watches D. to watch
— What did you do yesterday
— We went to the zoo and we ________ a good time there.
A. have B. are having C. had D. will have
I ________ models when Jack came in.
A. make B. will make C. am making D. was making
— Who ________ to our class tomorrow morning— Mrs. Brown.
A. come B. comes C. will come D. came
二、完型填空
Manu had to move house because of his father’s work. He was___as he had to leave his friends. Luckily, Manu got a new friend, Tom, soon when his family moved to the new city.
One day, Manu’s mother asked him to buy some things. Tom wanted to go with him. At first, Manu didn’t ___, because Tom was only six years old. He was too small. But finally, Manu decided to take his little friend with him.
After they reached the____, Manu started to search things his mother asked him to buy. Tom was standing close to him while he was talking with the shopkeeper. He told something to Tom and turned to the shopkeeper. But when he tuned again, Tom was not there. “Tom, where are you Tom…” Manu shouted loudly. He ___Tom everywhere but couldn’t find him.
Manu didn’t know what to do. He was____to go back home. How would he face Tom’s parents He cried.
It was getting dark and the children did not __ home. Manu’s mother was very worried. She went to the shop and found Manu was standing___ near the shop.
Manu told his mother he couldn’t find Tom. He didn’t know where Tom was. His mother called the police at once.
Police searched everywhere but didn’t find Tom, either. That night passed, Manu’s ___was broken down. He felt sick. He didn’t eat, drink or sleep. The next morning, the telephone rang suddenly and Manu almost was flying to take the phone. It was from the police station. They said a driver brought Tom back to the station. Manu was smiling then.
1.A. excited B. happy C. clever D. sad
2.A. understand B. notice C. agree D. change
3.A. hospital B. shop C. restaurant D. bank
4.A. ran after B. woke up C. took care of D. looked for
5.A. polite B. afraid C. tired D. glad
6.A. return B. build C. lead D. protect
7.A. happily B. safely C. alone D. abroad
8.A. health B. dream C. journey D. research
三、阅读单选
It’s the first day of school. The headteacher is walking around to see if everything in the school is in order. Then he hears a big noise from one of the classrooms.
He walks in and sees a boy. The boy is taller than the others. It seems that the boy is making the most noise.
The headteacher gets quite angry. He takes the boy out into his office. “You know you must stay here and wait,” he says to the boy. Then he goes back to the classroom.
“Stop talking!” the headteacher shouts. The class goes quiet at once. The headteacher talks to them for half an hour. He tells the students that it’s very important to behave themselves（守规矩）.
“That’s all, class. Now,” he says, “do you have any questions” One girl stands up slowly. “Please sir,” she asks, “may we have our teacher back”
1.On the first day of school, the headteacher hears a big noise from ________.
A. one office B. one classroom
C. many office D. many classrooms
2.After the headteacher shouts, the class ________.
A. goes quiet B. goes easy
C. is very happy D. is still making noise
3.The boy in the office is ________.
A. the new student B. the noisy student
C. the students’ teacher D. the headteacher’s student
Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her sitting by her window each afternoon, lying or reading.
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window. It really looks terrible.”
One bright morning I decided to clean my room, including washing the window on the inside.
Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was seen clearly. Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me. I had been complaining about her dirty window, but all time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.
That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and complained to others about something through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings
Since then, whenever I wanted to judge（评判）someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window”
Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world more clearly.
1.The writer could see the woman ________ each afternoon.
A. cleaning her room B. drinking a cup of tea
C. washing her clothes D. sitting by her window
2.The writer was surprised that ________.
A. the woman’s window was clean
B. the woman’s window was still terrible
C. the woman was standing by her window
D. the woman did cleaning in the afternoon
3.What does the underlined sentence “It dawned on me.” probably mean
A. I knew it grew light. B. It shouted at me
C. I began to understand D. It began to get dark
4.From the passage, we can learn ________.
A. one should often make his windows clean
B. one shouldn’t complain to others very often
C. one must judge himself before he judges others
D. one must look at others through his dirty windows
Robots（机器人）
If someone asked you to draw a picture of a robot, how would it look Look big Look like a person Like a ball Or like a … That’s how we often picture robots in our minds. But real robots look many different ways.
Some robots have TV cameras for eyes. Some have special cells（电池）that help them touch. Many have computer brains. How robots look depends on （取决于）the job they have to do. Some can even have their parts changed so they can do different jobs.
Some robots look like huge creatures. NASA sent Viking Landers to Mars in 1976. They moved around on Mars, picked up soil（土壤）and did experiments. They helped people have known more about Mars.
Robots can do many things. They are taking the place of many workers. They can do boring jobs. They can do dangerous jobs, too. They can do messy jobs, such as cleaning, painting and so on. They can do jobs no person could do, such as picking up very hot metal, exploring. Some robots can even talk to people.
Robots don’t get bored. They don’t get tired. They don’t mind getting messy. They can work for the time people want.
Some people are afraid robots will take jobs away from people. But that doesn’t have to happen. After all, robots just do what people ask them to do. People must remember that robots are good at some things and humans are good at others.
Some robots go around telling people that they don’t have to be afraid of robots. These robots help people understand that robots can do boring, dangerous and dirty jobs and people can do better ones.
1.What can we learn from the passage
A. Robots can get bored.
B. Robots don’t do messy jobs.
C. Robots do what people ask them to do.
D. Robots can do things better than people.
2.What are Paragraphs 4 to 7 mainly about
A. What robots look like. B. What jobs robots can do.
C. How robots are named. D. How people talk to robots.
3.The writer wrote “Robots” to ________.
A. help people think like robots
B. make people laugh about robots
C. give readers information about robots
D. tell readers a story about famous robots
Have you ever crossed the road to avoid talking to someone you meet Would love to go to a party and talk confidently（自信地） to every guest And are you nervous about the idea of being at a new environment in another country Don’t worry—we can help you!
You needn’t worry if you have good communication skills. And they are easy to learn. Here are a few ideas to help you.
◆ Learn how to do small talk
Small talk is very important and prepares for more serious conversations. Be prepared! Have some conversation openers ready. For example：
Think of a news story—not too serious, e. g. a story about a film or a sports star.
Think of “safe” things you can ask people their ideas about music, sports, films, etc.
Think of topics（话题）that you would avoid if you were talking to strangers—and avoid talking about them! That way, you don’t lose your confidence!
Train your listening skills
Listening is a skill which most people don’t have, but communication is a two-way process—speaking and listening. Always remember—it is not polite if you talk too much. Here are some ideas to make you a better listener:
Do …
show that you are listening by using encouraging noises or something like smiling, nodding, saying “uh—huh” and “OK”, etc.
keep good eye contact（接触）
ask for more information to show your interest
Don’t…
look at your watch or mobile phone
look away from the person who is talking to you
change the subject
finish other people’s sentences for them
Always remember: Talk to a man about himself and he will speak to you for hours!
◆ Learn the rules
If you go to a new environment in another country, remember that rules can be different. In some countries, for example, you have to arrive on time at a party; in other countries, you don’t need to. In most places, you don’t have to take a gift to a party—but find out first!
1.To learn to do small talk, we may start a conversation by ________.
A. looking at the mobile phone
B. talking about music, sports or films
C. taking some gifts to the person you meet
D. using encouraging noises or something like that
2.To train our listening skills, we’d better ________.
A. remember the rules are different
B. think of a news story about a sports star
C. smile from time to time to show our interest
D. look away from the person who is talking to us
3.What does the underlined（下划线的）sentence tell you about people
A. Men like to be good listeners.
B. Men like to show off through stories.
C. People will speak if they know each other very well.
D. People are more interested in topics about themselves.
4.Where might you read a passage like this
A. In a newspaper about how to make people happy.
B. In a book which helps you prepare for an opening talk.
C. In a magazine which tells you what to do at new environments.
D. In an English text book about how to help students listen and think.
四、回答问题
Lisa, 8 years old, used to argue with her mom about everything. One day, after an hour of arguing, Lisa said, “Mom, you never let me make decisions. You always decide what we are going to eat or where we are going. Why can’t you let me make decisions”
Thinking for a moment, her mom said, “Lisa, you can decide what you are going to eat for tomorrows breakfast. I’ll cook whatever you want, but you have to eat up（吃光）whatever you ask for.” A big smile spread across Lisa’s face. “Okay. I’d like bacon, sausages, toast, eggs and chocolate milk.”
The next day, at breakfast she ate the bacon, sausages and toast, but when she finished her first egg, she was full. Lisa made herself eat up and then she walked to school. When she got to school, her stomach hurt, but by the time she was ready to go home, she felt better.
“Mom, I’d like beef, pie, peas, bread and butter and chocolate cake for supper.”
As her mom made supper, she started smiling, knowing it wouldn’t be much longer before Lisa learned her lesson. Lisa had no problem finishing the beef, pie, peas, bread and butter, but when she started eating the chocolate cake, she felt very full. That night she had a stomachache. She was up all night crying and felt very sick.
The third morning she went to her mom, “Mom, I don’t want to choose the food any more. I want you to decide what we’ll have for meals in the future.”
Happy that Lisa had learned her lesson, her mom replied, “You can decide what to eat once a week, but don’ t ask for too much, all right”
From then on, Lisa didn’t argue with her mom that much, and her mom make more decisions. They were both much happier this way.
1.What did Lisa use to do
2.What did Lisa’s mom let her do after an hour of arguing one day
3.What was the matter with Lisa when she reached school the next day
4.Why did Lisa’s mom smile when she made supper
5.How did Lisa’s mom feel about Lisa’s change
五、完成句子
根据中文意思完成句子。
1.— 你想做什么
— 我想去散步。
— What would you like to do
— I’d like to ____________________.
2.不要嘲笑别人，很不礼貌。
Don’t ____________________ others. It’s not polite.
3.当离开房间时，我们应该把灯关上。
We should ____________________ the lights when leaving a room.
4.— 七点半了，该上学了
— 好，咱们走吧。
— It’s 7:30. ____________________for school.
— OK. Let’s go.
5.— 带我参观一下你美丽的校园怎么样
— 当然可以。
— ________________ showing me around your beautiful school
— Sure.
六、话题作文
在学习生活中，你一定经历了不少难忘的事情。某英语报刊正在征集主题为“An Unforgettable Experience（一次难忘的经历）”的英语文章。你希望参加，请你根据以下要求和提示完成一篇英语短文进行投稿。
提示词语： competition, nervous, prize, excited
提示向题：
What was your unforgettable experience
What happened
How did you feel
An Unforgettable Experience
Everybody has some experiences he can’t forget. For me, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
作为一名中学生，你学习的课程一定很多，同时学校里又有丰富多彩的.团队活动，有的同学参加英语小组，有的同学喜欢球类、跑步等体育类活动，有的同学喜欢音乐、舞蹈、美术小组等活动，还有参加电脑、摄影小组。某英语报刊正在征集主题为“My Team”的英语文章，请你根据以下要求和提示完成一篇英语短文进行投稿。
提示词语：good, friendly, encourage, make
提示问题：
What team are you in
Why do you join it
What do you think of the team
My team
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