2019年下半期 湖南省常德市常德英语中学 八年级上期中考试测试卷(无答案)

第一部分 阅读技能 （共20小题， 每小题2分，满分40分）

A

There are three different shops

Herther’s Clothing Shop

Good news! Men’s business suits , shoes, ties, shirts and sports sweaters are 50 % off. This week only! On the corner of First Street and Second Street. Opening hours 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. every day.

Fashion Shop

Come and see what we have on sale for ladies.

Fashion scarves and hats are 60 % off. Ladies’ spring dresses, coats, trousers and shops are 20 % off.

On Fifth Street

Opening hours:9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. except Tuesday

Happy Times

There are all kinds of clothes in our store Welcome! Everything is 40 % off.

Only this weekend on Center Street

Opening hours: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. every day.

( ) 1. How many kinds of clothes are 50 % off in Heather’s Clothing Shop? A. Six B. Four C. Five

( ) 2. A spring dress for ladies was $ 66 before, you can buy one for about ______ now in

Fashing Shop. A. $ 30 B. $ 50 C. $ 60

( ) 3. Today is Tuesday and it’s 8:00 p.m. now. We can go to ______ to buy clothes. A. Heather’s Clothing Shop B. Fashing Shop C. Happy Times ( ) 4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned? A. All the shops’ telephone numbers B. Fashion Shop’s opening hours. C. Ladies’ clothes in Fashion Shop

( ) 5. We can read the three advertisements mostly in a newspaper about ______.

A. Fashion B. Shopping C. healthy life

B

Mrs. White was very fat. She weighed (体重) 100 kilos, so she went to see a doctor. The doctor said, “You need a diet(节食)， Mrs. White, and I have a good way here.” He gave Mrs. White a small book and said.” Read this carefully and eat the things on page 11 every day. Then come back and see me in two weeks.”

Mrs. White came again two weeks later, but she wasn’t thinner. She was fatter than before. The doctor was surprised and asked, “Are you eating the things on Page 11 of the small book?” “Yes, doctor.” she answered . the next day, the doctor visited Mrs. White during her dinner. He was very surprised at what he saw. “Mrs. White,” he said.” Why are you eating

potatoes and bread? They aren’t in your diet.” “Doctor,” Mrs. White answered,” I follow my diet at lunch time. But this is my dinner.”

( ) 6. Mrs. White went to see a doctor because

A. she had a bad cold B. She felt terrible C. she wanted to be thinner

( ) 7. The doctor asked her to ______

A. eat more food B. eat less food C. eat nothing

( ) 8. Two weeks later, Mrs. White became ______

A. fatter B. thinner C. healthier

( ) 9. The doctor was surprised when he visited Mrs. White during her dinner. Because

______

A. she ate nothing B. she was eating meat C. she was eating potatoes and bread

( ) 10. “ I follow my diet at lunch time. But this is my dinner. “means” ______\\\\

A. She didn’t follow the diet B. She didn’t like the diet

C. She only followed the diet at lunch time, and she didn’t follow the diet at dinner.

C

I have two daughters and one son. They are Mary Laura and Eric. Mary is seven, Laura and Eric are five. They watch a lot of television, maybe five hours a day. I’m worried that it’s too much. What should I do?

Television can be a way of learning and relaxing. But studies show that too much television can make kids more likely(可能的) to be fast and fight with others.

The American Academy of Pediatrics(AAP,美国儿科协会) says that older kids. shouldn’t watch more than 1-2 hours of television every day, and that kids under the age of two should not watch any television. The shows kids watch should be educated. All in all, kids shouldn’t watch too much television. You should ask them to spend more time playing with friends, exercising or reading. ( ) 11. Catherine has ______kids. A. two B. three C. four ( ) 12. Catherine writes this letter because her kids ______

A. are too fat B. don’t like exercising C. watch too much television ( ) 13. Studies show that kids who watch too much television are likely to be ______

A. fat B. lazy C. shy ( ) 14. According to AAP, older kids can watch TV for ______ a day.

A. 4 hours B. less than 2 hours C. 5 hours ( ) 15. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Laura and Eric are 5.

B. Catherine’s kids watch TV for 3 hours a day C. Kids should watch educational shows.

D

People use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need. When they work, they usually get paid in money.

Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper. But long ago, people used to

use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shell.(贝壳)

In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks(牙)，monkey tail and salt were used in some pans of the world. Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands(岛). Some animals were used as money, too.

The first copper coins (硬币) were made in China, they were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver(银). But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.

Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today. ( ) 16. People usually use money _______.

A. to buy gold B. to get something they want C. to buy shells

( ) 17. Long long ago people all over the world used ______as money.

A. all kinds of things B. the same paper C. the different metals

( ) 18. In the past, the ancient (古代的) Chinese used to have cloth and knives ______

A. as a tool（工具） B. as money C. as a gift

( ) 19. The first paper money ______ A. looked more like a note B. kind of interesting

C. looked like a coin

( ) 20. ______ was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands.

A. Coin B. Animals C. Rice

第二部分 知识运用 （共两节， 满分30分）

第一节 完形填空 （共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

Friends are very important in 21 lives. Some friends have the same view(观点),

and others have the same interests. Should friends be different 22 the same? 23 my opinion, I don’t 24 . I have two good friends. Li Qin and Qian Huan. Li Qin 25 me. I’m 26 than most of the students in my class, and LI QIN is 27 quiet. And we both 28 going shopping. On weekends, we often go to the markets to buy something. But the other friend of 29 Qian Hua is quite different from me. She is more outgoing, and she likes 30 jokes. She often makes me 31 . She also likes books, so she often

to the library and does some 32 there. I don’t think 33 are important in a 34 .What’s your opinion? ( ) 21. A. people’s B. person’s C. people ( ) 22. A. and B. but C. or ( ) 23. A. To B. In C. At ( ) 24. A. think B. want C. care ( ) 25. A. like B. better C. different ( ) 26. A. quite B. quiet C. quieter ( ) 27. A. too B. also C. either ( ) 28. A. enjoy B. hate C. play ( ) 29. A. me B. mine C. my ( ) 30. A. speaking B. reading C. telling

( ) 31. A. to laugh B. laugh C. laughing ( ) 32. A. go B. went C. goes ( ) 33. A. washing B. reading C. cooking ( )34. A. different B. difference C. differences ( ) 35. A. match B. concert C. friendship

第二节 语法填空 （共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式（1个或几个单词），使句子通顺正确。

36. There is ______umbrellas on the table. Do you think whose it is?

37. Wei Fen doesn’t like soap operas. She thinks they are ______ (meaning). 38. Mary plays the piano much ______ (good) than Lily.

39. There is an old ______ (say),” A friend in need is a friend indeed.” 40. ______ is important for the students to have good learning habits. 41. ______ do you think of talk shows?

42. Don’t take these shows too ______（serious）. 43. I’m ______ (friendly) than Tim.

44. I ______ (break) my arm last weekend.

45. My father often watches TV ______ (two) a week.

46. I think you are old enough to take the train by ______ (you). 47. It was so hot. We decided ______ (go) to the beach.

48. Eric wants to be the ______ (win) in the dancing competition. 49. I can’t stand ______ (listen) to rock music.

50. I think Xi Yangyang is as ______(famous) as Mickey Mouse.

第三部分 写作技能（共三节 满分30分）

第一节 英汉互译 （共5个小题，每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读短文，将文中划线部分译成汉语或英语。

Long long ago, there was a big fish. The big fish lived in a small pond(池塘). In the small pond, there were lots of fish. 51. He was a big fish and he was bigger than any other fish. The other fish were kind to him. They became friends. 52. 他们快乐地生活在一起。But one day, he changed his mind. He decided to leave the small pond. He wanted to live in a big river. The next day, he left the small pond and swan away. He even didn’t say goodbye to his friends.

53. Two days later, he swam into a big river. The fish in the river were much bigger than him. The biggest fish didn’t like the fish. They were unfriendly to him. He didn’t have any friends here. He wasn’t happy 54. 他想念池塘里的小鱼们。He wanted to go back in the small pond. 55. The pond was small, but it was very quiet and comfortable.

51.____________________________________________________________________________ 52. ____________________________________________________________________________ 53. ____________________________________________________________________________ 54. ____________________________________________________________________________ 55. ____________________________________________________________________________

第二部分 回答问题（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下列问题， 然后根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。

Every person needs water and a diet of healthy foods. These foods contain (包含) some fat, some fibre , a little salt and so on.

People need energy(能量) to live. They eat different kinds of foods which change into energy. The energy is measured in calories (卡路里). Even when you are sleeping, you are using energy -- about 65 calories an hour. While you are at school, or walking home, your body is hurrying up 100 calories an hour. When playing football or basketball, you might be using 400 calories an hour.

The Chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest in the world. It contains lots of fruit and green vegetables. It is rich in fibre and low in sugar and fat. The Chinese eat less sugar than many other countries in the world. That’s why lots of people in China have healthy white teeth.

People in the Western world do not eat such healthy food. They eat too much fat and sugar and don’t take enough exercise. Because of this, they put on weight very easily. They eat a lot of sugar in the form of potato crisps, potato ships, butter, cream and chocolate. They eat a lot of sugar in the form of cakes, soft drinks, sweets and so on. The result is that many of them because fat. And some have bad teeth. In some parts of Britain one person in ten by the age of thirty, has no teeth left!

56. What does a diet of healthy foods contain?

_______________________________________________________________________________ 57. When are we using the most energy?

_______________________________________________________________________________ 58. Why is the Chinese diet considered to be the healthiest?

_______________________________________________________________________________ 59. What are the eating habits of people from the Western world?

______________________________________________________________________________ 60. What is the result of the diet in the Western world?

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第三节 基础写作 （共1小题，满分15分）

61. 请以下面所给出的内容作为参考，以My friend and I 为题，介绍一下你和你的一位好朋友的相同之处和不同之处，用英文写一篇短文，60词左右。 外貌：long hair, big eyes, heavy, round face 性格：outgoing, serious, funny, quiet, interesting

爱好：music, study, sports, drawing, English, playing basketball, play the piano