2017~2018学年第一学期八年级英语学科期中检测卷（满分100分，考试时间100分钟）第一卷选择题（共55分）二、单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）( ) 16. — I think English is ______ unimportant subject.— I don’t think so. It is ______ useful tool when we talk with foreigner.A. a, aB. an, anC. a, anD. an, a( ) 17. People in the UK say “holiday” while people in the USA say “______”.A. yardB. vacationC. truckD. soccer( ) 18. Christmas is coming. Let’s ______ a beautiful light in the living room.A. put inB. put outC. put upD. put on( ) 19. — What’s your best friends like?—______, she always helps me with my English.A. She is a nurse.B. She is helpful.C. She likes music.D. She is honest.( ) 20. —______ some paper ______ a pair of scissors is needed to make paper roses.— I’ll get them right away.A. Not only, but alsoB. Both, andC. Either, orD. Neither, nor( ) 21. If you follow the plan, you can finish the work with ______ money and ______ people.A. few, littleB. a few, a littleC. less, fewerD. fewer, less( ) 22. McDonald has changed its company’s name into Golden Arches（金拱门）______ Maidanglao, but most fans don’t like the new name.A. insteadB. instead ofC. as a resultD. because of( ) 23. — How long did it ______ you to decorate your Christmas trees, Judy?— I ______ about half an hour decorating it.A. take; costB. cost; spentC. take; spentD. spend; take( ) 24. — I don’t know how to put together a piece of furniture.— Don’t worry. Here are some ______.A. instructionsB. messagesC. newsD. advertisements( ) 25. — Which do you think is ______, Chinese or English?— It’s hard to say. I think Chinese is as ______ as English.A. interesting, interestingB. more interesting, interestingC. interesting, more interestingD. more interesting, more interesting( ) 26. — How about the film last night?— It was so ______ that I felt very ______.A. bored; boredB. boring; boringC. boring; boredD. bored; boring( ) 27. You look quite tired. You’d better ______ a rest.A. stop to haveB. stop havingC. to stop to haveD. to stop having( ) 28. As parents, we must tell our children how to look after ______ and keep safe when they are alone at home.A. ourselvesB. yourselvesC. himselfD. themselves( ) 29. — Tim, ______ late for class next time, will you?— Sorry, I won’t.A. doesn’t beB. don’t beC. won’t beD. Never( ) 30. — Dad, I am fixing the bike. Can you help me?— Just ______. Be sure of your own ability.（能力）A. wait a minuteB. do it yourselfC. help yourselfD. hope for the best三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Many object（物品）that people use each day started with a simple idea. These objects have often changed the way we 31 . Some help us to do a job more 32 . Others fill a need or solve a problem.In 1858, a man called Lipman had such an 33 . He took out a pencil, a piece of paper, 34 an eraser. Then he began to 35 . Sometimes he needed to change a word. Each time he had to search under his books and papers to 36 the eraser. “I wish my eraser would stay in one 37 !” he said.Then Lipman had his simple idea. He 38 a groove（凹槽）in one end of the pencil. He glued（粘牢）the eraser into the groove. Lipman had solved his problem. Later he thought that others might like to have such a pencil. So he sold his 39 . Some pencils with erasers were 40 . His design earned $100000.( ) 31. A. study B. live C. sleep D. walk( ) 32. A. easily B. correctly C. carefully D. normally( ) 33. A. article B. aim C. idea D. action( ) 34. A. so B. and C. but D. as( ) 35. A. listen B. read C. speak D. write( ) 36. A. look B. see C. watch D. find( ) 37. A. place B. desk C. book D. hand( ) 38. A. marked B. prepared C. cut D. invented( ) 39. A. books B. pencil C. design D. eraser( ) 40. A. wonderful B. expensive C. colourful D. popular四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项AWe surveyed 300 young people on what they like to do at weekends. One hundred people are from the ages of 11-18, one hundred 19-26 and one hundred 27-35. The following shows their answers:( ) 41. How many people enjoy playing computer games in the 11-18 group?A. 20.B. 50.C. 60.D. 75.( ) 42. The people of 27-35 enjoy ______ most.A. watching TVB. going to the moviesC. playing computer gamesD. taking a walk( ) 43. According to the survey, which two activities do most people enjoy doing?A. Playing computer games and watching TV.B. Watching TV and going to the movies.C. Playing computer games and taking a walk.D. Going to the movies and taking a walk.BYou are having dinner with your friends. The way you order food may tell something about your personality.Let’s do a quiz.A. You order your favorite food, not caring if your friends like it.B. You order whatever your friends’ suggest（建议）.C. You order first. Then you change your mind after asking for your friends’ advice.D. You have difficulty deciding what food to order.E. You order what the waiter suggests.Analysis（分析）A. You are always happy. You don’t worry about small matters. Sometimes you decide too quickly, without thinking about consequences（后果）.B. You follow rules and care others. You don’t forget to listen to your own voice.C. You are direct（直接的）. You speak out what you think. Sometimes you can be impolite.D. You care about details（细节）. But sometimes you fail to see the bigger picture.E. You are strong-minded（有主见的）. You think you are very important.This quiz is just for fun. Don’t take it seriously.( ) 44. If you order first and then change your mind, it means you are ______.A. indirect and politeB. happyC. strong-mindedD. direct and impolite( ) 45. You think you are very important, so when you order food, you may ______.A. order your favorite foodB. have difficulty deciding what food to orderC. order what the waiter suggestsD. order whatever your friends suggest( ) 46. The quiz is probably from ______.A. an advertisementB. a magazineC. a mapD. a storybookCOn a cold rainy day, a boy found a tortoise（乌龟）along the river. He was very happy, hoping to raise the tortoise as his lovely pet. He put the tortoise on a stone and watched it for a long time. But the tortoise didn’t move.Out of curiosity（好奇）, the boy started to find out what was wrong with it. But the tortoise pulled in its head and firmly（牢固）closed its shell. The boy was sad. He caught the tortoise and began to shake it. But the tortoise still stayed in its shell（壳）. The boy picked up a stick to try to pry it open. The boy’s uncle was watching all of this.“No, that’s not the way,” he shouted.“In fact, you may kill the tortoise before you make it open up with a stick.”The boy’s uncle took the tortoise into the house and set it near the fireplace. The tortoise didn’t move at all until it got warm. Then it pushed out its head, stretched（伸展）out its legs and began to climb. “Tortoises are like that,” said the uncle, “and people, too.”( ) 47. Why did the boy want to have the tortoise?A. To kill it for studyB. To sell it for moneyC. To keep it for funD. To eat it as food( ) 48. What did the boy do when he couldn’t open the tortoise’s shell?a. He caught it and shook it.b. He broke the shell.c. He tried to open it with a stick.d. He put it near the fire place.A. abB. acC. adD. cd( ) 49. Which of the following is the meaning of the underlined word “pry” in Paragraph 3?A. 杠杆B. 窥探C. 撬动，撬开D. 敲打( ) 50. What’s the meaning of the last sentence in the story?A. Like humans, turtles like to stay in warm places.B. Turtles will like humans only if they are warm-hearted.C. Like humans, turtles like to be treated nicely.D. There are many similarities（相似）between humans and animals.D“Where there is a will, there is a way.” Perhaps not many students can understand this better than 22-year-old Michael Ha. Because of his story of success（成功）, he has become an example to many young people.Michael Ha was born in a very poor family. His parents worked in Vietnam before they moved to Britain in 1980. They couldn’t find work in Britain because they spoke little English. The whole family had to live on benefits（救济金）and they lived in a small house in Hackney, a poor area in East London. Growing up was not easy for Michael, but he never gave up.At the age of ten, he set his heart on going to Cambridge University. It was not easy, either. Michael studied at a school, which used to be called “the worst school in Britain”. However, young Michael made his mind to try his best, no matter what kind of school he was studying at. The smart boy studied very hard and did well in every subject at school. Once he made a bet with his friend to learn further math. As a result, after just spending four months teaching himself from a textbook, he got an A in AS-level further math.Now Michael is the star medical student in John’s College, Cambridge and has just won an award（奖）for his excellent grades. He hopes he will be an inspiration（鼓舞）for other young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.( ) 51. Where did Michael’s parents work before 1980?A. In Britain.B. In Vietnam.C. In Cambridge.D. In Hackney.( ) 52. When did Michael set his heart on going to Cambridge University?A. When he was 10.B. At the age of 11.C. In 1980.D. In 1990.( ) 53. How long did he spend learn further math by himself and got an A?A. Four monthsB. Four yearsC. less than four monthsD. more than four years( ) 54.Which of the following is TURE?A. Michael’s parents couldn’t find work in Britain because they had little work exp erience.B. Michael had a dream of studying at Cambridge University when he was eleven years old.C. Michael studied very hard and did well in every subject at school.D. Michael has won two awards for his excellent grades.( ) 55.What is the best title of the passage?A. How to deal with the difficulties.B. How to become a good student.C. From a poor area to CambridgeD. From “worst school” to Cambridge University.第二卷非选择题（共45分）五、填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）A)根据括号中所给的音标或汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。