广东深圳龙岭学校八年级上期中英语试卷

Perhaps it’s going to rain tomorrow.
A. Sometimes        B. Maybe    C. Often

The book includes eight novels and two short stories.
A. contains           B. adds      C. is about

— Who do you think is the wisest man in China?
— Confucius.
A. laziest            B. worst         C. smartest

She didn’t realize her mistakes. She felt very sorry about that.
A. didn’t remember
B. was unaware of
C. didn’t make

The football is popular among teenagers.
A. liked by
B. relaxing for
C. interesting to

They are going to have something special for supper today.
A. famous          B. delicious         C. unusual

We are looking forward to meeting our aunt in America.
A. hoping to meet
B. planning to meet
C. too busy to meet

Some people always leave the lights on in the daytime.
A. at night
B. during the day
C. day and night

I like to live ______ because the air is fresh there.
A. in a countryside
B. in countryside
C. in the countryside

Certainly he said sorry to me just now. _______ , I don’t want to forgive him.
A. Perhaps     B. However    C. Suddenly

. She showed great ______ when she went into the music school.
A. intelligent    B. intelligence   C. artist

He _____ me that he would return the money to me the next week.
A. said      B. promised    C. asked

—Is your sister _____ now?
—Yes, she is. And her family members are preparing a party for her _____birthday next month.
A. nineteen ; twentieth
B. nineteenth ; twenty
C. nineteen ; twentieth

When spring comes, it gets ______.
A. warm and warm
B. warm and warmer
C. warmer and warmer

Mr Green will take part in the meeting _____ Mr Brown.
A. instead of
B. in addition
C. instead

完型填空(10分)
根据短文内容，从各题后所给的A、B、C、三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（共10小题，每小题1分）
In the United States, teachers usually punish students in several ways. The teachers often call the students’ ___. Sometimes students have to stay for another hour after school. If a student behaves (表现) very badly, the teacher can ____ the student having classes. The student can't come to school for one, two ____ three days. Mr Johnson, the teacher of a middle school in Ohio, did not ___ to do so. When he didn't let the students come to school, they were ____. "A holiday!" they thought.
One day, a boy was in Mr Johnson's office. The boy didn't behave ____ in class. Mr Johnson called his parents. He let the father and the boy ____ classes together. Other students often ____ at the boy and his father in class. The boy was very embarrassed (尴尬的). After that he behaved better. And, of course, other students behaved ____ too.
Now many teachers in the USA are ____ to copy Mr Johnson's idea. They think his idea is very great.
A. brothers      B. sisters      C. parents
A. let       B. help      C. stop
A. or        B. so         C. but
A. hate     B. tell        C. like
A. sad      B. happy     C. worried
A. well     B. badly       C. slowly
A. having     B. have     C. leaving
A. looked      B. shouted       C. put
A. fewer     B. better          C. worse
A. doing     B. trying     C. finishing

阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I drove to Hurtwood Middle School last Tuesday. I was a student there ten years ago. When I got there, I thought I was at the wrong place! There were more buildings in the school than before! I went to the office building first. An old man was reading a book there.
"Sir, are you Mr Bhanot?" I asked.
"Yes. What can I do for you?" he said.
"I'm Alan Smith. I was your student before and you were very friendly and smart then."
"Alan, my dear. Tell me what you are doing now." he said.
We talked for an hour. Mr Bhanot was happy to accompany me and we went to the library, a popular place in old days. The library was now bigger. I said, "The library is great." He answered, "Yes, we have more books now. Everything has changed."
I went back home at 4:00 pm. I really miss those days when I was a student. I want to go there again someday!
How did the writer go to Hurtwood Middle School?

Where did the writer go first?

The writer thinks Mr Bhanot was _______ before.

What can we learn from the passage?

Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

Even in early time, people could realize the importance of dreams and knew that dreams gave meaning to life. Every great achievement has been the result of years of dreaming. If a person has a dream and holds fast to it, he or she will find a way to bring it into reality (现实).
Children do not have much experience or knowledge. However, they are natural dreamers. We should not laugh at them for being naive. Many great men were dreamers when they were children. One such dreamer was Thomas Edison. He used to be ostracized (排斥) when he was in primary school, but his achievements were greater than everyone else’s in his time.
Teenagers and young people should also be encouraged to dream. The world is full of successful teenagers and young people. They dreamt big and their dreams changed their lives and even the world. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are the good examples. They have developed technology and brought great progress to human besides making money for themselves.
Older people should believe that it is never too late to dream and that human mind is never too old to make dreams turn into reality. Colonel Saunders realized his dreams at the age of 67 and set up the biggest fried chicken company (KFC) in the world.
To dream is a wonderful ability which can lead to wonderful results. Olympic records were broken by players who were brave enough to dream. No one is too young or too old to dream and to make dreams come true.
People who ______ could probably realize their dreams.

Young people should be encouraged to dream because ______.

What does the example of Colonel Saunders show us?

The underlined word “naive” in the passage means “______” in Chinese.

The best title (题目) for the passage is “______”.

______ can join the three-day summer program.

If there is a rainstorm on 14th July, program A will start on ______.

Two members and one non-member should pay ______ for the program.

Free lunches aren’t provided because ______.

What can we know from the passage?

Taylor Burghard is a young businesswoman. She grew up around technology in her parents' computer shop. She even helped her dad make a sale when she was just 2 years old: she showed a customer how easy it was to use a computer. Now, she has her own business. “We recycle old computer pieces and turn them into jewelry," she said.
Taylor Burghard sells her jewelry, which is made of keyboard keys, memory hardware and other computer parts.
Taylor sells her jewelry online, in her parents' store and in a California toy store where her aunt works as a buyer. Taylor’s friends buy her jewelry for gifts. She said it made her feel so happy when people bought the jewelry.
Taylor said she was also happy to find a way to help recycle old computers and reduce electronic waste. Her dad even asked other businessmen to send their old keyboards and computer parts to the store for Taylor to use.
She has three goals. "I want to help pay for college, learn about business and have fun," she said.
How did Taylor help her dad make a sale when she was 2 years old?

Taylor sells her jewelry _______.
①in her classroom
②in her parents' store
③in a California toy store
④on the Internet

What does the underlined word "buyer" mean?

How many goals does Taylor have?

Which of the following can be used to describe Taylor?

语法填空。（每小题1分，共10分）
Since last year, Where Are We Going, Dad? has become the most popular TV shows. On the show, the five fathers and their children ________ (travel) around China riding camels through the western deserts, ______ (fish) on the east coast, and selling vegetables for their bus fare (费用) home in ________ (southwest)Yunnan province.
One dad doesn’t know how _______ (do) his daughter’s hair, so some people try to help him. Another one must survive (生存) with his son for three days in the desert because the father can’t cook, they only eat instant noodles (方便面).
Why is Where Are We Going, Dad? so popular? ______ it is about how Chinese parents look_____their kids. The show makes modern parents think about what they should do with their kids.” In _________ (tradition) Chinese culture, the father is strict and the mother is kind. But on the show, we see fathers who are much gentle on their kids and more involved (参与) in their upbringing (成长).” said Li Minyi, a professor of early childhood education.
In the past, children were taught their parents’ whishes and look after them in __ (they) old age. But today Chinese parents increasingly realize that respecting their children’s _____ (choose) may be a _____ (good) way to prepare them for modern society. As they raise their children, parents are growing up at the same time.

连词成句。（每小题2分，共10分）
inventions,  change,  world,  great,  the (.)
___________________________________________
are,  from,  two,  newspaper,  here,  articles,  the (.)
___________________________________________
living,  you,  computers,  imagine,  can,  without (?)
___________________________________________
do,  how,  play,  often,  computer,  you,  games (?)
___________________________________________
made,  gold,  the,  bowl,  is,  of (.)
___________________________________________

书面表达。
当前我国政府正致力于建设“节约型”社会，倡导节约，抵制浪费。作为学生我们也能做些力所能及的事情，如步行或骑自行车上学;随手关水、断电;减少物品的使用和废旧物品的回收、再利用等。以What can we do to build economized society?
为题写一篇作文，开头已给出，不计入人词数。
要求: 2. 80词左右；2.至少写出4点建议。
提示:tap(水龙头), uneaten food/leftovers(剩余饭菜)
What can we do to build economized society?
Our government is aiming to build an “economized society”. I think it is every citizen's duty to work hard to achieve this goal.
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