八年级（上）英语期中测试考05卷Part 2 Vocabulary and GrammarⅠ. Choose the best answer.24.Which of the following sounds is different from all the others?【A】weighed【B】passed【C】touched【D】finished25. Both of us have decided to go to______university in Britain after we leave middle school.【A】a【B】an【C】the【D】/26. Those little boys were watching the ants moving rice_____great interest.【A】by【B】on【C】in【D】with27. The two young scientists are tough enough to do everything on_______own.【A】they【B】their【D】themselves28. Excuse me, sir, my headache is getting_____and I’ll have to leave early today.【A】badly【B】worse【C】worst【D】the worst29. Anna____her journey to Canada to us in the class meeting last week. It was great fun.【A】explained【B】shared【C】described【D】expected30. Luna noticed a small envelope on the floor______she opened the door quietly.【A】as【B】although【C】if【D】because31.---We’ll have to put so many books back to the shelves._____can we finish the job?---Who knows?! Just do it in a hurry【A】How soon【B】How long【D】How far32. Sophia used to be popular among old people in this area, but few young people____her.【A】know【B】will know【C】knew【D】has known33.I have asked my mum millions of times____my room. However, she doesn’t think I can deal with any kind of housework.【A】tidy【B】not tidy【C】to tidy【D】not to tidy34. I’ve never seen the notice about the baseball game. When and where did you____?【A】put it on【B】put it out【C】put it up【D】put it off35.---I succeeded in working out all the maths problems in just ten minutes!---____Let’s never give up working hard, sweet heart, shall we?【A】Well done【C】Great idea【D】I’m afraid not!Ⅰ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once.Are you a WeChat addict(成瘾者)？How many times a day do you check your WeChat account? Well, according to a study by Hong Kong University, if you check it more than 30 times a day, you are a WeChat addict. That means you are in danger of getting lower grades having36_____”meaningful” relationships, and becoming a really shallow(肤浅的) person.We all love WeChat because it’s useful. You can order a taxi, send and receive money, read what your favourite stars or important people have to say, and also keep in touch with your friends. Some people, however, go too far. They post(发帖) photos and comments(评论) several times a day and get37____when their “friends” don’t click(点击) on the little heart to show they like the post(帖子)People who post too much on WeChat may think highly of themselves too often.38____a student of mine thinks she should be a model and posts photos of herself, trying to look “shining”. Well, she’s pretty, but she’ll never be a model(too short). And I 39____about her because she cares too much about her image(形象) and may forget to develop(培养) her true talants and strengths.WeChat is fun and useful, but it’s bad to be a WeChat addict. There are better ways to spend your time...like 40______a science club, perhaps?Ⅰ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.41.What details have you got from those_________in the waiting room?(German)42.Shall we hold a big party to celebrate Grandma’s_________birthday together?(ninety)43.Why not raise the temperature? Ice needs_________to melt.(hot)44.We all wish you to be a________actress in Hollywood.(succeed)45.The manager told the secretary to deal with client more____________(politeness)46.What fun it is to do experiments with our young___________teacher in the lab!(physical)47.To Alex’s great surprise, he got an “A” instead of the_________ “C”s in music.(usually)48.My brother would like to spend time________toys for kids under5.(invention)Ⅰ. Rewrite the following sentences as required49.He often sold flowers along this street.(改为否定句)He__________sold flowers along this street.50.The man steals a lot of money at the ferry pier regularly.(将regular改为already)The man_____already______a lot of money at the ferry pier.51. Most girls in their class have piano lessons.(改为否定句)Most girls in their class have piano lessons,________ _______?52.The ladies at the school gate were tall and slim.(对划线部分提问)_______do the ladies at the school gate _________ _________?53.Jack never succeeds in working out a math problem by herself(保持句意不变）Jack always _______ _______work out a math problem by herself.54.hurry, the hospital, worried, although, looked,Tom, didn’t, to, he(连词成句)Part 3 Reading and WritingⅠ. Reading comprehension.A.Choose the best answer.When I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I got out of the car,went through a gate and walked along a path.In the east,the sky was becoming light,but beside the path,it was still very dark.I knew it was there,but there was nothing to see.After about a kilometer, a stranger appeared in front of me."Am I going the right way?"I asked.He knew where I was going."Yes,"he replied,"you'll get there in five minutes." Finally,I came to some rocks,and stopped.i looked carefully over them,but it was still too dark to see anything.Suddenly,the clouds cleared and the rain stopped.The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks.I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river,far below me.I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon,one of the wonders of the natural word.I looked down to the Colorado River about 2kilometres blow me.If you put the three tallest buildings in the worked at the bottle of the canyon,they still won't reach the top.Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon.How far is it?It's 20 kilometers,maybe more.Finally, looked to my left and to my right,and on both sides the can you disappeared into the distance...over 400 kilometers long. The grand Canyon is not just big.It's huge!That morning on the edge of the canyon, I asked myself a question.It's not "How deep is it "but" Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder anywhere in the natural world?"I know the answer.But what do you think?55.The passage may come from_____A.a guideB.a grammar bookC.a dictionaryD.a diary56. There was nothing to see because ______.A.there was nothingB.it was too darkC.it was rainingD.it was in the morning57. The writer was facing (面朝)the_____on the edge of the Grand Canyon.A.southB.northC.eastD.west58. According to the passage, which sentences is not right?A. The Grand Canyon is taller than three tallest buildings in the world.B. The Grand Canyon is longer than 400 kilometersC. The Colorado River was about 2 kilometers below the writer.D. The writer thinks the Colorado River is the greatest wonder of the natural world.59.The writer wrote this passage______A.to give facts about the Grand CanyonB.to tell how he feels about the Grand CanyonC.to describe the Grand CanyonD.to tell people to visit the Grand CanyonB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.It was December 25. Marie, a 13-year-old Australian girl, was happy. It was Christmas, and Marie' s mother was making a special cake. She put four small coins into the cake, and then she baked (烤) it. The four coins were for good _60__.After dinner Marie and her family ate the cake. They found three coins in the cake and put them on the table. Where was the fourth coin? It was missing, but Marie's mother didn't notice. After Christmas Marie got sick. She coughed, and she couldn' t speak. After six weeks she felt _61__, but she still couldn't speak. Marie's parents tookher to hospital.Doctors at the hospital looked at her. They took an X-ray of he r throat. Marie’s parents asked the doctors, “why can’t Marie speak?” The doctor said, “we don’t know. Maybe she will speak_62__. Maybe she won’t. We are sorry, but we can't help her.For 12 years Marie didn't speak. She grew up, she got a job, and she got married. But she__63_ spoke. One day, when Marie was 25 years old, she got a sore throat ( 嗓子疼) at work. She began to cough. She coughed up something small and black. What was it? Marie didn't know. She took it to the hospital. A doctor at the hospital said, "This is a _64__!"The doctor told Marie, "I think you can speak again. " Marie went to a special doctor, and soon she was talking. What a story Marie can tell.( )60. A) healthB)successC)hopeD)luck( )61. A)illB)worseC)betterD)fine( )62. A)onceB)tooC)againD)sometimes( )63. A)alwaysB)neverC)usuallyD)sometimes( )64. A)rollB)buttonC)coinD)stoneC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.“Moi, Sofia!" "Terve, Aleksi!” That's "hello" in Finland（芬兰）And that's how students and staff g 65 each other at this Finnish school. Students call their teachers by their first names. Anna Hansson has gone to this school since first grade, so she knows everybody Anna shouts "Moi" to her schoolmates as she arrives at 7:45 in the morningAt her school. Anna and her classmates d 66 . along with their teacher. what their weekly aims, tasks. and activities will be. Students work at their own pace. They don't always study together. Some may be in their home classroom. Others might be in a workshop, where they ' re learning by actually doing. Today, Anna's group is working on a magazine in the workshop.Anna and her classmates don't learn by memorizing facts. I 67 , they work together to gather information. They ask their teacher for help whenever they need to. The class is active and busy, but the teacher is in full control and doesn't have to tell students to behave. Parents are welcome at the school and volunteer(志愿者) in workshops and evening classes.After 90 minutes, students have a break for 30 minutes. Soon. it's lunchtime! In Anna's school, students get free hot m 68 every day. Today's lunch is everybody's favourite - meatballs and mashed potatoes. It is servedwith salad. bread and milk on the tables with flowers in vases.School is over between 12 noon and 2 in the afternoon. Most parents work, so city officials(官员) have built outdoor playgrounds and two buildings for younger students to do homework or play indoor games while waiting to be picked up. For o 69 students, there are clubs and hobby groups.They can study languages, learn to play instruments. and do arts and crafts.D. Answer the questions.Honey(蜂蜜) from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bee's nest(巢) and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper — a little bird called a honey guide.The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax(蜂蜡) in the beehives(蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees' nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.70.Where are wild bees’ nests?71.In fact, the honey guide isn’t interested in honey, is it?72.Why can’t the honey guide reach the wax in the beehives?73.How does the honey guide attract the attention of passing animals and people?74.What does the underlined word “share”refer to(指的是) in the article?It refers to75.After reading the article above, what do you think of the honey guide? Why do you think so?Writing. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “ the first time I understood...” ( 以“第一次我理解了...”为题写一篇不少于60词的文章。
