上海市西南模八年级初二上学期英语期中复习试卷+答案.pdf

1、Part 1Vocabulary and Grammar.Choose the best answer.1.The editor wrote _ 800-word article._ article has been published on the newspaper.A.a;AnB.an;AnC.a;TheD.an;The2.The shirt is _ small for me.I cant wear it.A.too muchB.much tooC.too manyD.many too3.Hes a basketball fan and he wants to see YaoMing

2、_ one day.A.himselfB.himC.hisD.he4.Can I come this evening or tomorrow evening?_ is OK.Im free today and tomorrow.A.BothB.NeitherC.AllD.Either5.The boy asked,“Can you see _ stars on a fine summer night?”A.thousand ofB.thousands ofC.thousandD.thousands6.They knew that the rescue team _ to accident sc

3、ene tomorrow through the current report.A.is comingB.will comeC.was comingD.came7.He _ an engineer since he _ from the university.A.is;graduatesB.will be;graduatesC.has been;has graduatedD.has been;graduated8._ these children are playing over there!A.How happyB.How happilyC.What happyD.What happily9

4、._ great help they have given us!A.What aB.WhatC.HowD.How a10.Your picture is quite _ the other girls.A.familiar toB.familiar withC.similar toD.similar with11._ like Hawaii,Lenovo used to do _ with foreigners.A.Business;businessB.Businesses;businessesC.Businesses;businessD.Business;businesses12.The

5、woman in red would be _ the management of the department.A.in the charge ofB.responsible toC.take charge ofD.responsible for13.The little boy was so tired that he fell _ as soon as he lay on the bed.A.sleepB.sleepyC.asleepD.sleepless14.The girl is very clever.Im sure that she _ the winner of the gam

6、e.A.may beB.must beC.cant beD.mustnt be15.Sharon,would you do me a favor to move the bags?_.A.OK.I wouldB.Yes,pleaseC.Its a pleasureD.With pleasure.Fill in the blanks with the words in the box in their proper forms.1.The manager takes full _ for the restaurant.（responsible）2.The result of the compet

7、ition is beyond our _.（expect）3.Alarge number of students _ in passing the final exam and had a pleasant holiday.（success）4._,the boy was saved by doctors after the accident.（luck）5._ managers are looking at the report about this quarter.（sell）6.The _ of the magazines surprised us a a lot.（popular）7

8、.How _ they are to attend the lecture!（bore）8.He made great _ in his study and won a lot of prizes.（achieve）.Complete the following passage with the words or expressions in the box.A.nearestB.ask forC.are soldD.throughoutE.are shownF.followVisitor InformationHow to Make the Most of Your VisitPlease

9、allow at least 1 hour and 30 minutes to enjoy the whole experience.And remember,though the entranceis at the North Tower,your visit does not end at the South Tower._1_ the line to the Engine Room,Hands-onGallery and Gift Shop.Books and other gifts of your visit _2_ in the Gift Shop.Visitors are welc

10、ome to take photographs that _3_ in the Gift Shop.Ask a guide for the next time when the bridge will be lifted.Visitors with weak hearing should _4_ an audio guide at the collection point at the entrance.If you need first aid,a member of staff is ready to help you on each floor.In the unlikely event

11、 of an emergency,security staff and guides will show you the _5_ emergency exists.（The exits are located on al floors.）Thank you for visiting the Tower Bridge Experience.Rewrite the sentences as required.1.Jack used to have a cup of tea after supper.（否定句）Jack _ _ to have a cup of tea after supper.2.

12、Will Mum go shopping with us or not?Please tell me.（合并一句）Please tell me _ Mum _ go shopping with us or not.3.The box on the shelf is so heavy that the boy cant carry it.（保持句意基本不变）The box on the shelf isnt _ _ for the boy to carry.4.The doctor asks the patient to take the medicine twice a day.（对划线部分提

13、问）_ _ does the doctor ask the patient to take the medicine?5.speaking,be,places,dont,in,afraid,public,of（连词成句）_Part 2Reading comprehensionA.Choose the best answer and complete the passage.Men sometimes say,“We are better and cleverer than women.Women _1_ invent things,we do.It is truethat men have i

14、nvented a lot of useful things:machines,radios,and guns,too.But scientists and archaeologists（考古学家）now agree that women invented one very important thing.It has changed _2_.They inventedagriculture.Before the invention of agriculture men were _3_.They went out every day.Sometimes theykilled animals

15、and sometimes animals killed them.Life was difficult and dangerous.Women had to go out everyday,too.They collected roots,fruit and grass.Then,one day more than 10,000 years ago,a woman dropped somegrass seeds near her home in the Middle East.They grew,and the first wheat was _4_.The idea grew,too.Wo

16、men planted roots and fruit trees.Then they could stay at home and look after the children and the animals.Women like baby animals.Archaeologists think that women _5_ the first domestic animals:dogs,cows sheepand goats.That idea grew,too.Then their husbands did not have to go hunting for meat.They s

17、tayed at home.They built villages and _6_.Civilization began.Men began civilization after women invented agriculture.1.A.everB.neverC.sometimesD.often2.A.historyB.ideaC.opinionD.society3.A.farmersB.workersC.huntersD.inventors4.A.appearedB.bornC.soldD.bought5.A.likedB.boughtC.keptD.brought6.A.countri

18、esB.nationsC.statesD.citiesB.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the proper words whose initials are given.Exercise is good for you,but most people really know very little about how to exercise p_1_.What do youknow about exercise?Some people think that in case you want to reduce the waistli

19、ne,the best way is to do waist exercises.In fact,exercise burns fat from all over the body and not from one p_2_ of body.When you reduce the fat t_3_your body,you will certainly reduce your waistline,too!Exercise only twice a week is not enough,becauseunexercised muscles lose their strength very qui

20、ckly.After 48 to 72 hours,you must use the muscles again to keepgood physical fitness.So if you have enough time,exercise every day is best.Some people think that in order to lose weight you should always“work up a good sweat”when exercising.Thatis a w_4_ idea.Sweating only lowers body temperature s

21、o that you wont overheat;it does not help youreduce your weight.After exercise,you may weigh less,but this is b_5_ of water loss.Once you replace thewater,you replace the weight.Exercise is very important for everyone.It keeps us healthy.One of the best exercises is walking.Walkinghelps circulation

22、of blood throughout the body,and it has a direct e_6_ on your feeling of health.And if yourbreathing does not return to normal in minutes after you finish exercising,that means you have exercised toom_7_.Youd better spend 20 minutes a day exercising,and that will keep you feeling good.1.p_2.p_3.t_4.

23、w_5.b_6.e_7.m_C.Answer the questions.For millions of people,the American dream of owning a home seemed to be slipping out of reach.“Maybe young couples can no longer afford to buy a ready-made house as their parents did,says 40-year-oldbuilding instructor Pat Hennin.“But they can still have a home.L

24、ike their pioneer ancestors,they can build itthemselves,and at less than half the cost of a ready-made house.”The owner-builders came from every occupational group,although surprisingly few are professional buildingworkers.Many take the plunge with little or no experience.“I learned how to build my

25、house from reading books,”says John Brown,who built a six-room home for$25,000 in High Falls,New Jersey.“If you have patience and thecarpentry（木工）skill to make a bookcase,you can build a house.”An astonishing 50 percent of these owner builders hammer every nail,1ay every pipe,and wire every switchwi

26、th their own hands.The rest contract（承包）for some parts of the task.But even those who just act ascontractors and finish the insides of their homes can save from 30 percent to 45 percent of what a ready-madehome would cost.One survey revealed that 60 percent of owner-builders also design their homes.

27、Many others buy commercialhouse plans for less than$100 or use plans available from the U.S.Department ofAgriculture.1.Maybe American young people cant afford to buy a ready-made house,can they?_2.How canAmerican young couples have a home?_3.All all the owner-builders experienced?_4.Why do the owner

28、-builders build houses with their own hands?_5.How many percent of the owner-builders design their homes?_6.How much does a commercial house plan cost?_KEYS1-5 DBADB6-10 CDBAC11-15 CDCBD1.responsibility2.expectation3.succeed4.Luckily5.Sales6.popularity7.bored8.achievement1.F2.E3.D4.B5.A1.didnt use2.whether,will3.light enough4.How often5.Dont be afraid of speaking in public places.1.B 2.A3.C 4.B5.C 6.D1.probably2.part3.throughout4.wrong 5.because6.effect7.much1.No,they cant2.By building it themselves3.No,they arent4.Because itscheaper5.60 percent6.Less than$100