2018年人教版八年级上期中考试练习题          Name:

一、语言知识。

(  )1. Two weeks ago, Deng Chao arrived _____ Xi'an and many people went to the City Wall to

  meet them.   A. in B. at C. with D. of

(  )2. Lucy walks to school every day because her home _____ the school.

  A. is far from B. is close to C. lives close to D. is far

(  )3. In 1999, not many people _____ computers.

  A. buy B. buys C. buying D. bought

(  )4. There are _____ apples and _____ water in the fridge.

  A. a little, a little  B. a little, quite a few  C. a few, quite a few D. quite a few, a little

(  )5. ---Li Ping always gets good grades in the tests. --- Yes, she is _____ in our class.

  A. works hard B. works hardest C. the most hard-working D. more hard-working

(  )6. After we got to Grade Eight, we were _____ than before.

  A. busy B. the busier C. busiest    D. busier

(  )7. He is a funny boy and he always makes us _____.

  A. laughs B. laughter C. laughing  D. laugh

(  )8. --- Liu Ying is an outgoing girl. --- Yes, and her sister is as _____ as her.

  A. more outgoing B. outgoing C. most outgoing  D. less outgoing

(  )9. We all expect other people _____ us. But you should help others first.

  A. help B. helps C. to help  D. helping

(  )10. _____ sitcoms are interesting, _____ I don't watch them often.

  A. Although, \   B. Although, but C. If, so  D. But, \

二、完型填空   

  Time is very important in our life. But it never had any importance in my life until I got a watch from my father．It    11   me the importance of time in my life．   

  I got this gift on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the  12    at 9:00 am to pick up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house．However, I forgot it    13    I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11: 00 am, I remembered my uncle, but I was late to go there. He got out of the plane and took a taxi to my father’s house．  

  I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm   14  . My father looked at me angrily. I said “Hi” to him and my   15    uncle. My father asked me to sit   16    him and handed me this watch. It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver．Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun   17  your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your  18   .” I felt sorry and said I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder（提醒物）for you. I hope today you have learned something   19  .”        

  I learned a lesson from my father: to respect（尊重）time and  20   be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its price, but because I learned something important from it．

(  )11. A. learned   B. found   C. sent   D. told

(  )12. A. airport   B. school C. hospital   D. station

(  )13. A. so   B. because   C. if   D. though

(  )14. A. one day before B. the next day  C. that day   D. the other day

(  )15. A. surprised   B. tired   C. happy D. lonely

(  )16. A. next to   B. around   C. behind   D. away from

(  )17. A. of   B. for   C. with   D. about

(  )18. A. words   B. actions   C. play   D. fun

(  )19. A. important    B. interesting C. expensive   D. exciting

(  )20. A. never   B. usually   C. sometimes   D. often

三、阅读理解

(A) 根据下面一篇短文的内容判断下列句子的正误，正确的用“A”表示，错误的用“B”表示。

A Mobile phones help us find people anywhere at any time easily. However, using mobile phones too often may cause cancer(癌). It’s said that if people use a mobile phone for 10 years or more, they will get brain cancer more easily. So you should follow these tips:

◆When using your mobile phone, try to keep it away from your body as much as possible. Don’t put it under your pillow or next to the bed when you go to sleep.

◆When you’re on the mobile phone, use the speaker(喇叭). An earphone is also a good idea. Try to keep your conversation short. If you need to talk longer, use a common phone.

◆Change ears when you’ re using your mobile phone. Before putting it to your ear, wait until the person on the other side picks up the phone.

◆Your phone gives out radiation(辐射) when you talk or text, but not when you’re listening or getting messages. Listening more and talking less can lower the risk of cancer.

◆Do not use your mobile phone when moving at a high speed(速度), for example in a car or train.

(  )21. When you are sleeping, you should put the mobile phone on your bed.

(  )22. When you want to talk on the phone for two hours, you should use your mobile phone.

(  )23. Your phone gives out radiation not only when you talk but also when you listen.

(  )24. Do not use your mobile phone when the car is running fast.

(  )25. Xiao Ming always uses his mobile phones for a long time, so he may get brain cancer more

      easily.

 (B) 阅读下面的短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出正确答案:

B  Mrs. Green’s telephone number was three-four-six-three, and the number of the cinema near

her house was three-four-six-four, so people often made a mistake and telephoned her when they

wanted to go to the cinema.     One evening the telephone rang and Mrs. Green answered it. A

tired man said, “At what time does your last film begin?”   “I’m sorry”, she said, “but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.”   “Oh, it began twenty minutes ago,” said the man.”

That’s too bad. Goodbye.”   Mrs. Green was very surprised, so she told her husband. He laughed and said, "The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening , and her husband will be happy!”

(  )26．Mrs. Green’s telephone number was__________.

  A. 3634 B. 3463 C. 3464 D. 3644

(  )27．People often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted to go to __________.

  A. the cinema B. the shop C. the factory D. the park

(  )28．Why was Mrs. Green very surprised after she answered the telephone?

  A. Because the man had the wrong number  B. Because the man said sorry to her

  C. Because the man didn’t say to her but said something else.

  D. Because the man’s voice was very low

C  Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "If anyone asks for me, you can tell him your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."        "OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, so he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.     Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt(烧) it that evening.     The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he burnt it, so he said, "No more."    The man was

very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"

    "Burnt yesterday evening."

(  )29. Mr. Brown told his son that _____.

  A. he would be away from home for four days B. he would be back in seven days

  C. he would be back in a month    D. he liked a cup of tea

(  )30. Mr. Brown wrote the words down on ________.

  A. the wall   B. the door   C. a piece of paper    D. his son's pocket

(  )31. A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

  A. the second day B. the third day  C. the fourth day D. the fifth day

(  )32. The man was very surprised because _________.

  A. he thought the child's father died B. the child didn't ask him to sit down

  C. the child gave him a cup of tea D. he couldn't find that piece of paper

(  )33. ---What was burnt in fact?   --- ___________.              

  A. The piece of paper   B. Mr. Smith  C. The visitor   D. The boy

D  In nature, you may see many insects (昆虫）and animals of different colors. Have you ever thought about why?  Locusts are delicious food for birds, but it is not always an easy job for birds to catch them. It is not because locusts are good jumpers or runners and not because they are smarter than the birds. The reason is that the colors of locusts change with the colors of crops(庄稼). When crops are young, locusts look green. But when autumn comes, locusts change to the yellow and brown color.      Brown bears, tigers and other animals move quietly through forests. They can’t be seen easily by their enemies(敌人). This is because they have colors similar to the trees. For the same reason, polar bears are white because they live on a land of snow and ice. Butterflies and bees living among the flowers are colorful like flowers. Soil insects are mostly dark-colored and they live under the earth. However, insects with colors different from plants can easily be found and eaten by others. So in order to survive, they have to hide(隐藏) themselves in the daytime and appear only at night.       The ink fish in the sea can send out some very black ink when it faces danger.  Then its enemies find themselves suddenly in a dark world. At the same time the ink fish swims away. That is how it keeps itself safe though it is not strong at all.

(  )34．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “survive” in the passage?

  A. 繁殖  B. 产卵  C. 觅食  D. 生存

(  )35．What is the main idea of this passage?

  A. Some insects and animals have different colors.

  B. Some insects and animals are cleverer than we think.

  C. Some insects and animals use colors to protect(保护) themselves.

  D. Some insects and animals can change their colors easily.

第II卷 非选择题

四、完成句子。A) 根据句子意思及首字母提示完成单词。

36. The big party is next Sunday. I hope you can enjoy y____________.

37. People like going online very much because they can get a lot of i___________.

38. Don't take Peter's words s__________. He is just joking.

39. Hu Ge is a f___________ actor. He acts in many successful soap operas.

40. The old man d__________ two years ago. His wife misses him very much.

B) 用所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。

41. My mom loves "The Voice of China" so much that she watches it ________ (two) a week.

42. He left the room angrily and didn't say __________ (something).

43. Doing exercising often can help us keep __________ (health).

44. In Xi'an, summer is much ________   (hot) than spring.

45. We have lots of classes every day, at ________ (little) nine.

五、任务型阅读。

   These days, a new kind of restaurant is becoming popular. People can not only enjoy their meals, they can also enjoy playing computer games and have fun with their family and friends on the Internet. Sailor is the restaurant’s name. It is in Los Angeles, and it’s about fun and food.  In Sailor, there are no waiters or waitresses around you. You can order the food you want by touching(触摸) the screen in front of you and runners will bring it to the tables. You can also play video games with the people at the next table. The screens can show music videos, movies and so on. But mainly the screens are used to show video games.    It’s an interactive (互动的) restaurant. Here you can control your meal and your fun. The service is fast and the runners know clearly where to go. There is no waiting for a waiter, and no misunderstanding in the kitchen. The restaurant serves different kinds of food at any time of day. In Sailor, people sitting at all tables in the restaurant can have a video game competition at the same time because they have "room games".    The owner of the restaurant hopes that Sailor can make it easy for people to have fun and enjoy meals.

46. ---Where is Sailor?  ---Sailor is __________________.

47. How can you order the food in Sailor?You can order food by_____________________.

48. When can you order food in Sailor?You can order food ______________________.

49. What does the owner of the restaurant hope?

  The owner hopes the Sailor can make it easy for people to__________________.

50. If you don't want to play video games when you are eating, what can you do?

  You can _________________or _______________.

六、根据汉语提示完成下列句子。 

51. Students in China _____________ (几乎不) go camping in the mountains. They think it's dangerous.

52. The twin sisters ___________________ (相似) each other.

53. Did you go _______________________ (任何有趣的地方) last year?

54. Oscar Cinema has ____________________ (最舒适的座位).

55. She _________________ (不介意) talk shows. She loves games shows.

56. You can _____________________________(坐得最舒服) in Oscar Cinema.

57. I think a good friend _______________________ (真地关心) me.

七、短文填空。请从方框中选择适当的词语并用其适当形式完成短文。

 

  Melbourne is in Australia. It is a beautiful city with huge gardens, great 56      and many amazing buildings. Many people come to 57       it every year.

   Melbourne is also an ancient city in Australia. It has a(n) 58        history of more than 150 years. The 59       people came in 1835, and in the 1850s, gold was discovered. 60       this, Melbourne became a very rich city. Many new 61    __   were built at that time.

   And today, Melbourne is one of the world's 62       cities. It is known for its beauty and its famous universities. It is also Australia's top city for sports. Many of 63      are very popular. For example, young people are mad about football here. In 1956, the Olympic Games 64        to the city, and for the first time they were showed live on TV around the world.

   Melbourne is a nice 65          and you can always have great fun here.

八、补全对话: 根据下面对话中的情景，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。

A: What are you looking at, Mary?  

B: I am looking at my photos.

A: Wow, they are so beautiful. 66 ______________________?

B: I took the photos in Gansu.         A: 67_______________________?

B: I went there last summer vacation.   A: 68_______________________?

B: I went there with my parents.       A:69 _______________________?

B: The food there was terrible. I can't stand it.

A: But the place is beautiful. The photos are so beautiful.

B: Yes, you are right.                A: 70______________________?

B: Yes, I want to go there again, although the food was terrible.