成都中学八年级下学期英语期中试题配答案.docx

1、成都中学八年级下学期英语期中试题配答案成都石室联合中学2018年八年级下学期英语期中试题（配答案 无听力）A卷第1部分 基础知识运用（共30小题，计40分）六、 选择填空。（共15小题，计20分）A. 从以下各题的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案。（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）31. He thought it was _ unfair rule, so he refused to accept it.A. a B. the C. an32. Yang Liweis first flight in space _ Chinese people.A. has something to B.

2、 is meaningful C. has meaning to33. Whats the matter with your leg? The road was so _ that I fell down and hurt my leg yesterday.A. icy B. long C. dirty34. The boy called his parents _ he arrived in that city.A. as soon as B. as long as C. as a result35. Susan went to the bookstore by bus, but she g

3、ot off the bus at the _ stop and walked back to the bookstore for a long time. A. right B. wrong C. third36. Dale wanted to copy others answers when taking an exam. The head teacher found it and stopped him _.A. right now B. at once C. at times37. Though your parents cant understand what you did, it

4、s necessary for you to have a _ with them.A. relation B. competition C. communication38. I feel _ after running for a long time. Youd better go to see a doctor.A. sick B. clever C. excited39. Parents often _ their children _ some good advice.A. provide, with B. offer, to C. compete, with40. What wer

5、e you doing at seven last night? _A. I finished doing my homework. B. I was making my way to the bus stop. C. You were busy sweeping the floor, werent you? B. 补全对话。根据对话内容，从下面方框中选出适当的选项补全对话，并将选项的字母编号依次填在题号后的相应位置。（共5小题，每小题2分；计10分）A: Hey, Betty. You werent at home yesterday afternoon, were you?B: No. 4

6、1. _A: Well, I called you but no one answered. 42. _B: When did you call me?A: At about eight oclock.B: Oh. I was at Lindas home. 43. _ What did you call for?A: 44. _B: Did you work it out at last?A: Yes, I did. 45. _B: Oh, he is better at math than me.A. Whats wrong?B. Where were you?C. It was her

7、birthday yesterday.D. Your good friend Alan helped me.E. I wanted you to help me work out a math problem.七、完形填空。阅读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，从A，B，C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。（共15小题，计20分。A篇每小题2分，计10分；B篇每小题1分，计10分）AEveryone changes in his or her life. Mostly these changes take place because of an experience. 46. _ me, ju

8、nior high school was such an experience. It taught me about myself, and that is the most important lesson I have ever learned.I used to be quiet and shy, not wanting to show my inner self (内在自我). I would never talk about 47. _ was in my mind. I was afraid that someone would tell me I was wrong. I ca

9、red too much about what others thought of me.Now I am no longer afraid to tell others my worries and let them know how I feel. I have changed a lot with the help of my teachers and friends. They taught me that it is not a big deal to fail in something as long as I have learned from my 48. _. By find

10、ing the courage to believe in 49. _, I have become much stronger in mind. The thought of a challenge 50. _ make me feel afraid, but now I want to work even harder to deal with the difficulties that stand in my way. I have learned that the ideas I did in the past can now be contributed (贡献) to the wo

11、rld.46. A. In B. Around C. For 47. A. where B. what C. how 48. A. life B. teacher C. mistakes 49. A. yourself B. herself C. myself 50. A. is used to B. used to C. is useful to BEmily was an eighth grader. To pass her Civics course (公民课程), she had to volunteer in a nursing home for a week.Emily arriv

12、ed there on Monday, and she was told she would 51. _ an hour every weekday with an elderly lady, Mrs. Blair. When she finally met the old lady, Emily 52. _ awkwardly (别扭的) in front of the lady and said, “Good afternoon. Im Emily.”“Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please.” Mrs. Blair replied.Then,

13、 53. _ filled the space between them. Emily wondered what to say. Then she went on, “Im here because I have to 54. _ here to get a good grade for my Civics class.”Mrs. Blair said, “Many people, especially teens, dont seem to 55. _ about old people like me. Now you are here, and Im going to change th

14、at about you.” Then she told Emily stories about the past. “I was an actress in Broadway in the 1950s. Back then, only the lead actress had the honor to wear a 56. _ bracelet (手镯). I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet. Till this day, I still have it.”Emily listene

15、d carefully. She became so interested in Mrs. Blairs 57. _ that she decided to come earlier the next day. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday passed by quickly. Then came Friday. As she was leaving, Emily was really 58. _ to say goodbye.“Dont be sad. You can still visit me,” Mrs. Blair comforted her an

16、d handed her a gift. Emily 59. _ opened the box and was surprised to see Mrs. Blairs bracelet in it. With tears in her eyes, she said, “Im sure to visit you 60. _ Im free.”51.A.waste B.spend C.plan 52. A.asked B.sat C.stood 53.A.warmth B.sadness C.silence 54.A.study B.live C.volunteer 55.A.care B.wo

17、rry C.talk 56.A.strange B.special C.common 57.A.dreams B.jokes C.stories 58.A.upset B.nervous C.surprised 59.A.suddenly B.worriedly C.carefully 60.A.whatever B.wherever C.whenever 第2部分 阅读理解（共15小题，计30分）八、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的写“A”，错误的写“B”。（共5小题，每小题2分；计10分）Students have to take tests. Sometimes, rob

18、ots do too. Torobo from Japan is one of these robots. Torobo is a robot brain with two arms. It is part of a project called “Can a Robot Get into, the University of Tokyo?” A group of Japanese scientists started it in 2011. To go to the University of Tokyo, Torobo has to take Japans national college

19、 entrance exam (高考). So in 2013, the robot started to take the test with Japanese students. Sadly, Torobo has failed the test every year. It couldnt get a good enough score for the University of Tokyo. This year it was the same. Torobo has a big database (数据库). So it is good at knowledge and calcula

20、tions (计算). Thats why it got high scores in physics, history and math. But Torobo is not good at thinking by itself. So it got low scores in language and writing. Scientists started the Torobo project to learn about the intellectual abilities (智能) of machines. Now after Torobos five years of hard wo

21、rk, they may have learned a lot.61. Torobo is a robot from Japan and it has a head and two arms and legs.62. Japanese scientists started a project called “Can a Robot Get into the University of Tokyo?” in 2011.63. Torobo passed Japans national college entrance exam and got into the University of Tok

22、yo in 2013. 64. Torobo is good at physics, history, math, language and writing.65. Scientists want to learn about the intellectual abilities of machines by starting the Torobo project.九、阅读下列两篇短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。（共10小题，每小题2分；计20分）AHigh-speed trains, Alipay (支付宝), shared bikes and online payment are seen

23、 as the new Four Great Achievements of China by young foreigners, according to a video survey by the Silk Road Research Institute of Beijing Foreign Studies University. In the video, young people from 20 countries along Belt and Road Routes (一带一路) were asked to name great inventions that had changed

24、 their lives in China. The following is what they said from 4 young people of them.Justin:Im from Romania. China is really a great country and its high-speed railways are very fast and tidy. It takes me only about 6 hours from Beijing to Shanghai by train. It saves a lot of time and its cheaper than

25、 airplane. I wish we would have high-speed railways in our country someday.Yala:Im from Nepal. I always go out by bike. Bicycle-sharing system allows people to borrow a bike from point “A” and return it at point “B”. Its not only cheap but also a low-carbon and healthy way of life. I like it very mu

26、ch.Archuna:My life in Beijing is quite different from that in India. Here in China, I seldom take money with me when I go out. I can pay for almost everything by Alipay. Oh, its amazing. However, in India, if you dont take wallet with you, youll be in a tough spot.Bond:You can find many wonderful th

27、ings that we dont have in Thailand. We dont have Alipay or other online payment Apps with which I can go shopping without stepping out of the doors. How I wish I could bring them back to my country!66. What does Justin think of the high-speed railways in China according to his words?A. Fast and tidy

28、 B. Convenient and wonderful C. Cheap and amazing67. What do “A” and “B” refer to (指) in Yalas words? A. Two bikes B. Two riders C. Two places 68. What does the underlined phrase “be in a tough spot” mean?A. Get into trouble. B. Lose your way. C. Stay in silence.69. Which of the following is TRUE ac

29、cording to the above information?A. Bicycle-sharing system provides bikes for free.B. Therere no high-speed railways in Romania now.C. Alipay is the only way of paying for things in China.70. What conclusion (结论) can we draw about the new four great achievements?A. They were created by young foreign

30、 people. B. They are the signs that China is improving quickly.C. They were brought to the countries along Belt and Road Routes. BDear Sunday Globe,I am writing to tell you about your article Smartphones Make Life Easier in last Sundays newspaper. You did an excellent job explaining the good points of smartphones, but you didnt talk about their bad points at all. So, I hope youll let me give your readers some a