上海市黄浦区八年级下学期期中英语试卷

Tom goes jogging daily. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word?

A new teacher will come to teach _________ chemistry next term.

You can’t take the two tickets, but you may take ____ of them.

Prince William __________the students playing football when he visited Shanghai.

Nowadays students have __________ homework to do every day.

You’d better water the flower in order to keep it __________.

The museum provides old people         wheelchairs.

My dream job is _______ a teacher of English in the future.

Some people like coffee while ______ prefer to have tea.

My parents as well as my sister _________playing table tennis .

Water is offered at the tourist attraction , so you _________ carry any.

________ the weather is very changeable these days, many people have caught a cold.

According to the broadcast, the plane __________ in two hours.

Could you tell me __________________________________?

— Please return the book as soon as possible.
— ____.

Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once（将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每个单词只能填一次）:
A. slowly  B. fact      C. because  D. happened      E. several
F. one          G. though
I’ve never thought about talking with a stranger online before. I thought it was dangerous, but last month I tried it. Let me tell you what ________. I set up my speaker and my microphone (话筒) and then began walking into different kinds of rooms________ I didn’t know which room was right for me. I just wanted to find a native English speaker to talk to, but I failed. Several days later, I went online again and found an English speaking room. I hoped this room would become a good place for English learners. The third time, I stayed in my room, and _______ people entered it. There were two native English speakers, ________was from the UK, and the other was from Australia. It was too bad because neither of them had a microphone. They couldn’t speak to us but just typed words so our conversation went on ________. However, I learned a lot from that conversation. I thought I have known a lot about English, but the ________ is that I still have a long way to go. I will work
harder.

Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子):
In the city center you can seldom see ___________running in the street. (lorry)
We enjoyed ourselves very much on my grandma’s _________birthday yesterday. (eighty)
We will ___________ presents with each other at the Christmas party. (change)
Look! My father is lying in the sand ____________ to relax himself.  (comfortable)
It seemed that the boss was not very interested in the __________. (produce)
I’m afraid it was _________ of you to solve the problem in that way. (fool)
The washing machine is like an important _________ in my house. (service)
Our teachers always ___________ us to face difficulties bravely. (courage)

Rewrite the sentences as required（按要求改写句子，每空格限填一词）：
There are few foreigners in this small town.（ 改为反义疑问句）
There are few foreigners in this small town, __________ __________?
We can turn off the tap as soon as possible to save water. ( 就划线部分提问)
_________ __________ we do to save water?
When will Mary arrive?  Please tell me. (改为宾语从句)
Please tell me ________ Mary ________ arrive.
Jenny went out after she finished her homework last Saturday.  (保持原句意思)
Jenny ________go out _________ she finished her homework.
wear, in , can ,shorts , not, we, restaurant, the .  (连词成句)
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Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子)：
G.E.M, a famous singer, has many other __________ besides singing songs. (ability)
We enjoyed ourselves very much on my grandma’s _________birthday yesterday. (eighty)
I’m afraid you have to __________this article, for there’re too many errors. (write)
The boy worked out all the problems __________ in a very short time. (correct)
The students are all very fond of the new __________ for his good service. (library)
Dongfang International School is a school with high __________ quality. (education)
You’d better make a ___________ at once, or someone else will take this opportunity. (decide)
With the help of the ___________ teacher, Li Na achieved great success. (experience)

Rewrite the sentences as required（按要求改写句子，每空格限填一词）：
The school has an excellent teaching staff of 60.（ 改为一般疑问句）
__________ the school _________ an excellent teaching staff of 60?
You can recall the book by filling in this form.( 就划线部分提问)
_________ _________ I recall the book?
How widely is English used?  Can you tell me? (改为宾语从句)
Can you tell me ________widely English __________ used?
Tom will go swimming if it doesn’t rain this weekend.  (保持原句意思)
Tom _________ go swimming _________ it rains this weekend
school, should, our, focus, campus, newspaper, on, life .  (连词成句)
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Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)：
David Copperfield is one of the world’s most famous magicians (魔术师). He became the youngest member of the Society of American Magicians (美国魔术师协会) when he was 12. Now he is famous all over the world. In 1983, he made the Statue of Liberty (自由女神像) in New York disappear(消失) for a few minutes. In 1986, Copperfield first came to China. He walked through the Great Wall in Beijing! During his second visit in 2002, lots of Chinese people were lucky enough to enjoy his shows.
Copperfield’s shows are not just magic. He also dances and does lots of interesting things to make his fans happy. He even asks his fans to help him do tricks (戏法)! One of Copperfield’s greatest tricks is flying. In his shows in China, he even made some fans fly around the theatre! In another trick, an electric saw (锯) cut Copperfield’s body into two halves. Copperfield’s magic is different each time. What do you think he will do next time? It will be fun to wait and see!
David Copperfield was the youngest member of the Society of American Magicians when he was ____.

When did Copperfield come to China first?

____ is one of Copperfield’s greatest tricks.

According to the passage, we can’t see Copperfield ____ in his shows.

Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

Which is the best title of this passage?

Two days ago, I carried a few bags from my apartment to the car. Then I went back into the apartment building. I went up to the second floor very soon. I saw two boxes at the corner, but I _______ they weren’t there before. Maybe someone just put them there while I was _________the bags.
I took out my _________and tried to open the apartment door, but it didn’t work. There were    two keys on the desk when I got out of the apartment. I just took one of them and the other one was left there. Maybe I took the _________ one. They looked the same and that was quite possible.
When I was _______again, a woman opened the door. She asked me if I needed any help. You could imagine how ________ I was. What was she doing in my apartment? Then I saw a new doorbell, and everything in the house looked different.
Then I realized that I had _________into the wrong building. I said sorry to the woman and left. Later I found that my apartment was the one in front of it.

A．found B．remembered C．forgot D．saw

A．making B．carrying C．buying D．opening

A．bag B．desk C．box D．key

A．wrong B．right C．new D．old

A．shouting B．climbing C．trying D．allowing

A．excited B．relaxed C．interested D．surprised

A．looked B．driven C．walked D．ran

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给):
When I was young, I hated to clean my teeth. I used to find many excuses to go to bed w______ brushing my teeth.
One day, I read a story about the tooth fairy. It said that if a child puts a fallen tooth under the pillow, the tooth fairy will take it away and leave money when the child falls a_______ at night.
I asked my mum: “Is there r_______a tooth fairy, Mum?”  “Maybe there is,” my mum smiled and answered. “But your teeth are terrible. The tooth fairy won’t l________ them.”
A few days later, one of my teeth fell out. Just like my mother said, it was very terrible. It was yellow with a black hole in it. I rushed into the b_________ to brush it and use a toothpick to pick it carefully. After that, I put it under my pillow.
The next day, I woke up early and c_______ my pillow quickly. The terrible tooth was missing! One yuan with a piece of paper was under my pillow! It said: “You should protect your teeth more carefully. If you give me a terrible tooth like that a______, I won’t take it.
Days passed quickly. I knew that the tooth fairy was my mum, though no one told me the truth.

Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)
Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats.
People like malls for many reasons. They don’t feel any danger around them because malls have police stations or private security guards. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest area with waterfalls and large green trees.
The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a seven-acre park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop every week.
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People loved doing all their shopping in one place. More malls were built all over the country. Now, malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course. They also eat in food houses that have food from all over the world. They see movies at theatres. Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport mall walking. Others go to malls to meet friends. In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even attend church. In other words, people can do just everything in malls. Now residents can actually live in their favorite shopping centre.
Why are some people in America called mall rats?
_________________________________________________________.
What is the purpose of having police stations inside the malls?
_________________________________________________________.
Do people need to pay for parking in malls?
_________________________________________________________.
When and where was the first indoor mall set up in the United States?
_________________________________________________________.
Why were more malls built all over the country?
_________________________________________________________.
Do you prefer to have a one-day trip to such malls? Please give your reason.
_________________________________________________________.

Writing (作文):
Write at least 60 words according to the given situation. （根据所给情景写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。）
Nowadays many students are busy with their study. They seldom help their parents with housework .What do you think of it? Try to show your opinions and tell your own experience.
（现在，许多学生忙于学习而很少帮助家长做家务，你是怎么看待这种现象的，请给出自己的观点及自己的经历。）