1、20102011 学年河南省义马市第二中学八年级下期期中考试英语试卷与答案 其他 阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词 ) A 10-year-old boy decided to learn judo though he had lost his left arm in a car accident. The boy was doing well, so he couldnt understand why, after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move. “ Master,”
2、the boy finally asked, “shouldnt I be learning more moves ”“ This is the only move you know, but this is the only move youll ever need to know,” the teacher answered. Several months later, the teacher took the boy to his first competition. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches
3、. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent (对手 ) became impatient and charged; the boy skillfully used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the final. This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. S
4、oon after the match started, the boy seemed to lose. Thinking that the boy might get hurt, the judge called a time-out. He was going to stop the match when the teacher appeared. “ No,” the teacher said, “Let him continue.” A short time after the match carried on, his opponent made a careless mistake
5、. At once, the boy used his move to pin (压住 ) him. The boy won the match and the competition. On the way home, the boy asked the teacher what was really in his mind. “ Why could I win the competition with only one move ” The teacher answered. “ First, youve mastered one of the most difficult throws
6、in judo. Second, your opponent can only attack your left arm to win you.” 根据短文内容完成下面的表格，每空一词。 Title: Ones weakness can become his 【小题 1】 _ A boy had lost left arm, 【小题 2】 _ he decided to learn judo After three months of training, the master taught him only one move. His first 【小题 3】 _ First three ma
7、tches He won.来源 :学科网 ZXXK Final His opponent was bigger, 【小题 4】 _ and more 【小题 5】 _ . At the 【小题 6】 _, the boy seemed to lose the match. The judge was 【小题 7】 _ that the boy might get hurt and called a time-out. His opponent made a mistake. The boy used his move and pinned him. He became the 【小题 8】 _
8、 of the match. 【小题9】 _ 1. He had almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. 2. The opponent can win the match by 【小题 10】 _ your left arm. 答案： 【小题 1】 strength/advantage 【小题 1】 but 【小题 1】 competition 【小题 1】 stronger 【小题 1】 experienced 【小题 1】 beginning 【小题 1】 afraid/worried 【小题 1】
9、 winner 【小题 1】 Reason(s) 【小题 1】 attacking 【小题 1】考查反义词：从前面的 weakness“弱项 ”可知是填反义词：strength/advantage“强项 ” 【小题 2】考查连词：从第一段的句子： A 10-year-old boy decided to learn judo though he had lost his left arm in a car accident.可知连词变成 but 【小题 3】原词重现：从第三段的句子： Several months later, the teacher took the boy to his f
10、irst competition.可知填 competition 【小题 4】原词重现：从第四段的句子： This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. 可知填 stronger 【小题 5】原词重现：从第四段的句子： This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. 可知填 experienced 【小题 6】词形转化题：从第四段的句子： Soon after the match started, 可知是比赛开始不久：
11、beginning 【小题 7】词义转化题：从第四段的句子： Thinking that the boy might get hurt,可知裁判害怕 男孩受伤： afraid/worried 【小题 8】词性转化题：从第四段的句子： The boy won the match and the competition. 可知男孩获胜了。 winner 【小题 9】词义转化：从最后一段的句子： Why could I win the competition with only one move ”可知填 Reason(s) 【小题 10】词形转化：从最后一段的 Second, your oppon
12、ent can only attack your left arm to win you.”可知 attack改成 attacking 单项选择 * She was the eldest _the three girls. A in B between C with D among 答案： D My grandma _the life in the city in the first two weeks. A didnt use to B isnt used to C wasnt used to D doesnt use to 答案： C How long _home For about th
13、ree months. A have you been away from B did you leave C have you left D are you away from 答案： A Boys, dont stop-please _with your work. A carry on B get on C turn on D work on 答案： A - Have you seen the film Kongfu Panda - No, but some of my friends_. A are B have C do D will 答案： B Great changes _in
14、our country since 1990. A were taken place B took place C have taken place D have been taken place 答案： C I think _is meaningful to help other people. A it B this C that D / 答案： A Everybody knows that blind people shouldnt A look down on B be looked down C look down D be looked down on 答案： D We didnt
15、 have enough money for the movie, so we went to the park _. A instead of B instead C in fact D ever 答案： B Why not _your best _ people in need A to try; to help B try; help C try; helping D try; to help 答案： D - How was _charity show - It was _big success. A the; a B the; C a; D a; the 答案： A - We plan
16、 to visit the museum next week. _. A. Sound interesting B. Sound interested C- Sounds interesting D. Sounds interested 答案： C _points you get, _levels youll go to. A More; higher B The more; the higher C Much; high D The more; higher 答案： B - Thank you so much for the gift. -_. A Its not good B Dont s
17、ay so C Im glad you like it D No, thanks 答案： C - Can you help me clean the room - OK, _I have to wash the clothes first. A so B but C because D as 答案： B 完型填空 John loved basketball. One day, as he was walking to a basketball game, he dreamed about playing basketball for the college team the next year
18、. Suddenly a car hit him and he was thrown three meters (36) . John woke up in a hospital room. When the doctor told him that both his legs were broken, he knew his college basketball (37) was over. John did what the doctors told him, but it (38) .When he left the hospital, John was sent to a rehab
19、center(康复中心 ). A week (39) he arrived there, he met Sunny Chen. Sunny used to be a coach（教练） .His legs were badly hurt in a skating accident. Though he couldnt move his legs, Sunny became the coach of a basketball team called the Suns. It was an on-wheelchair basketball team, because (40) on the tea
20、m played from a wheelchair（ 轮椅） .Sunny invited John to (41) the game. John played badly, but for the (42) time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself. After becoming a part of the Suns, John improved quickly. Basketball was like medicine for him. John was much (43) than before. Whe
21、n John became unhappy, Sunny was there to comfort him. The day before John (44) the center, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he could be so happy even with his broken legs. Sunny (45) and said, Its really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun, the shadows will fall behind. 【A aw
22、ay B from C out D in 小题1】 A game B dream C team D coach A worked B affected C didnt work D didnt affect A until B when C before D after A somebody B anybody C everybody D nobody A join B show C study D watch A next B last C first D early A worse B better C busier D smarter A arrived B got to C went
23、to D left A smiled B shouted C cried D turned 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 阅读理解 One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, Look! Theres a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag. Thomas said,
24、“It isnt worth the trouble. His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries. The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there w
25、asnt a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on, At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up a
26、nd putting it in his mouth. And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, My dear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe, it would not have been necessary for you to bend so
27、 many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things, 【小题 1】 The farmer bought _with the money after he sold the horseshoe. A some food B some water C some cherries D some pennies 【小题 2】 The fathe
28、r dropped the cherries one by one, because _. A he wanted his son to eat them all B he wanted his son to do more exercise C he wanted to teach his son a lesson D he wanted his son to pick them up 【小题 3】 From the story, we can learn that _. A cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat them
29、 B a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money C if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoe D if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D Everyone has worries. How do you deal with your worries There
30、 is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it wont solve your problems. Grades at school are often a top worry for kids, If you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions: Why are grades important What do grades mean to me How
31、do I get ready for class Do I go over my notes even when there isnt a test Do I have a good place to do my homework Have I tried different ways of studying If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down ail the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him
32、 or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back. You can ask for help when youre worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers, 【小题 1】
33、What do kids often worry most about A Their hobbies. B Their homework. C Their marks at school. D A fight with their friends. 【小题 2】 According to the passage, when youre worried, youd better _. A work hard B talk to someone C get ready for class D write down your worries 【小题 3】 What does the passage
34、 mainly tell us A Who is often worried. B When people are worried. C How to deal with worries, D What kinds of worries people have. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C A habit is any action that we have performed so often that it becomes something we do almost without thinking. Some of them are thought t
35、o be bad habits. People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to drop these bad habits but often fail. Why Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to achieve it. However, there is still some advice for you to follow. First, look at why you do it. In other words, whats the result of
36、 doing this thing If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure, what do you get from it It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Int
37、ernet! Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having more Internet time me
38、ans that you are losing the chance to learn the things that you need to learn. When you think that way, youll find that its not wise to keep your bad habit! Now it is time to make a decision. What will you choose Im sure you will choose to do what you think is more important. 【小题 1】 From the first p
39、aragraph we know that . A people always fail to break bad habits B we must change all the habits we have C a habit is a terrible thing we can never change D its difficult, but we should do something about bad habits 【小题 2】 The underlined sentence “there is no shortcut to achieve it” means that . A i
40、t is not easy to give up bad habits B there is a long way and a short way C something dangerous may happen D we must cut bad habits in a short time 【小题 3】 According to the passage, if you want to drop your habits, you have to . A talk to others when you are in low spirits B know why you do what you
41、do C finish your homework first D spend less time on the Internet 【小题 4】 The main purpose of this passage is to ask us . A not to shout at people when we are sad B not to spend much time on the Internet C to give up our bad habits D to decide what to choose 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C Ev
42、eryone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others its very difficult. Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get along with others. If
43、you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it. Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents that others will like. Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others. Be humorous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember
44、 to smile to others. Respect others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others ideas without trying to make them accept yours. Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show kindness. Open the door for someo
45、ne. Wave to a friend and so on. Dont complain. Learn to accept what you cant change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaining all the time. Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will und
46、erstand you. 【小题 1】 Why do we need friends according to the passage A Friends can do everything for us. B Friends can bring us happiness. C Friends accept our ideas all the time. D Without friends we could not live. 【小题 2】 Whats the first thing we should learn in order to make friends A To help othe
47、rs. B To smile to others. C To get along with others. D To listen to others complaints. 【小题 3】 Which of the following shows a sense of humour A Opening the door for someone. B Complaining to others all the time. C Laughing at ourselves and our weakness. D Finding someone who will understand us. 【小题
48、4】 Which is the best title A What makes good friends. B How to make friends. C What happiness means. D How to be friendly. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B Most people will rest and relax when they are old. They do not work. And most people are certainly not famous. But Grandma Moses is different. She starts a new job at the age of 76. This is her story. She was born in a poor farmers family in 1860. Her parents named her Anna Mary Robertson. She
