20xx年八年級英語上冊期中試卷(編輯修改稿)

　

【文章內容簡介】 es D. it’s easier to turn on TV than to turn on radio54. This article(文章) tells us . A. it’s good to watch TV B. not to watch TV any more C. students shouldn’t watch TV at any time D. to stop reading to watch TVB Man has a big brain(腦子). He can think, learn and speak. Scientists (科學家) once thought that man is different from animals because he can think and learn. They now know that dogs, rats and birds can learn too. They are beginning to understand that man is different from animals because he can speak. Animals can not speak. They make noises when they are afraid or unhappy. Apes(類人猿) can understand something more quickly than man. One or two of them have learned a few words. But they cannot put them together to make sentences. They cannot think like us because they have no language.Language is a wonderful thing. Man can build a modern world because he has language.Every child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five, but no animal learns to speak. How do children learn it? Scientists do not really know. What happens inside our body? They do not know. They only know that man can speak because he has a brain.55. Man is different from animals because . A. man can understand things quickly B. man can learn C. man has a brain D. man has learned to use language56. Apes cannot . A. speak like man B. make noise C. understand things D. learn words 57. Scientists now know .A. how children learn to speak B. why apes can learn a few wordsC. what happens inside his body when man speaks D. man’s brain helps him learn to speak58. Which of the following is not true? A. Some animals can learn B. Apes can understand some things more quickly than man C. Apes can put the words together to make sentences D. Apes have no language though they can learn some wordsC Jackie visited his grandparents on their farm. And he was playing with a slingshot(彈弓)in the woods. He practised in the woods but he could never hit the target. As he was walking back he saw Grandma’s pet duck. Without thinking, he shot, hit the duck in the head, and killed it. He was very afraid. He knew Grandma loved the duck. She would be sad or even angry if she knew that her duck was killed. He then hid the dead duck under a tree. His sister Susan saw it all, but she said nothing. After lunch that day Grandma said, “Susan, let’s wash the dishes.” But Susan said, “Grandma, Jackie told me he wanted to help in the kitchen today, didn’t you, Jackie?” And then she whispered（小聲說）to him, “Remember the duck?” So Jackie did the dishes.
Later Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing, but Grandma said, I’m sorry but I need Susan to help clean the house. But Susan smiled and said, Well, that’s all right because Jackie told me he wanted to help. and she whispered again, Remember the duck? So Susan went fishing with Grandpa and Jackie stayed. These remember the duck went on for many days. Then finally Jackie couldn’t stand (忍受) it any longer. He came to Grandma and told her that he had killed the duck. She gave him a hug, and said, Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I forgave you. But I just wanted to see how long you would let Susan make a slave (奴隸) of you. 59. Susan didn’t tell Grandma about Jackie’s secret because ______. A. she wanted Jackie to do something for her B. she was afraid Grandma would be very sad C. she didn’t want to make Grandma angry D. she loved her brother very much60. Jackie helped clean the house instead of going fishing with Grandpa because ______. A. he liked cleaning the house B. Grandma asked him to C. he didn’t like going fishing D. he wanted Susan to keep his secret61. What lesson does the story want to tell us?A. It’s dangerous to play with a slingshot on a farm. B. It’s impossible to let girls keep secrets for you. .C. It makes you feel better to tell than to hide.D. It’s dangerous to let others see what you’ve done.DSome friends invite you over and serve you a delicious dinner. Someone lends you his car while there’s something wrong with yours. You are sick, and a friend brings you a meal and cares for you.How do you show your gratitude(感謝) ? Sometimes simply saying thank you is enough. At other times, it is thoughtful to say thank you in a more different way. Be sure to tell that person what you are grateful for and why you are grateful. Here are some mon ways to say thank you. You can write a thankyou note. People are very busy these days. A handwritten note shows you took the time to tell someone you are grateful to him or her. Or you can call and thank the person. You would be surprised how this can make someone’s day. Another idea is to send a thankyou . This is not qui