浙江杭州萧山城区四校八年级上期中英语试卷

                 I Don’t Have to Be Like Them(保持真我)
All students have to face their own problems when they are growing up. You may not think that having a good family is a problem. But for me , it was. I had to face the problem of being the youngest of the Smith girls.
We live in a small town in Pennsylvania, US. There are three girls in the Smith family, Amanda, Theresa and me . People often say things to me , like “ Oh, the three of you , you’re such nice girls. Your sisters are so pretty and so thin! You’re really nothing like them . ” That made me sad.
At school , all of my teachers had taught my sisters . On the first day of school , they said , “Oh , the youngest of the three! I hope you’re just like your sisters. They’re such wonderful students.”
People always compared（比较） me with my sisters . So I couldn’t help comparing myself with them , too. Theresa was smarter（更聪明的）, Amanda was prettier . I began to work hard to be more like them . What my sisters did , I did , too. At last , I became drum major（主鼓手）of our school ’s marching band . Both Amanda  and Theresa had been drum majors . I became editor of the school’s newspaper . Theresa had been the editor two years before.
But last year, Amanda went to college（大学） , and Theresa went to high school . Now I’m by myself at junior high . Everyone knows me , because I’m the drum major and the newspaper’s editor .
Now I don’t feel like a Smith girl any more , I feel like myself . I’m proud of doing all of the same great things that my sisters did . But the best thing I did was to learn to stop comparing myself with them .
When people compare the author(作者) with her sisters , she feels________

The author _________

Why did the author become drum major of her school’s marching band ?

To the author , now the best thing is that ______________.

From the passage ,what does the author probably tel l us?

A young man went to a car shop. He was wearing rubber boots(橡胶靴子) and a dirty jacket. He needed a haircut(理发) very much. The young man looked at an expensive car carefully and then asked the shop owner(店主), “How much is this car?” “Nine thousand two hundred and eighteen,” the owner answered. “I want sixteen of them,” the young man said. The shop owner smiled coldly. He showed the door to the young man.
In another shop on the other side of the street the business was done(生意做成了). The young man took money out of his pocket and paid for the cars. He said the cars were for himself and his friends were. Each of them wanted to get one. He said that he and his friends were working on a fishing-boat. “We have got much money this season,” the y oung man said, “and we want to buy cars. ”
The shop owner showed the young man the door means _______.

How many cars did the young man want to buy for his friends?

How much did the young man pay for the cars?

－What was the man?－He was a _______.

The story tries to tell us _______.

Over the years I’ve been teaching kids about a simple but powerful spirit—the ant philosophy (哲学). I think we should study ants.
Ants have an amazing four-part philosophy, and here is the first part：they never give up. That’s a good philosophy. If they’re headed somewhere and you try to stop them, they’ll look for another way. They’ll climb over, and they’ll climb around.  They keep looking for another way. What a neat philosophy to never quit looking for a way to get where they’d like to go.
Second, ants think winter all summer. That’s an important view. You can’t be so naive (无知的) as to think summer will last forever. So ants are gathering their winter food in summer. An ancient story says, “Don’t build your house on the sand in summer.” There is some reason in what it says. It is important to think ahead. In summer, you’ve to think about the storm. You’ve got to think about rocks when you enjoy the sand and sun.
The third part of the ant philosophy is that ants think summer all winter. That is so important. During the winter, ants remind themselves, “This won’t last long；we’ll soon be out of here.” And on the first warm day, the ants are out. If it turns cold again, they’ll go back, but then they come out again if it is warm. They can’t wait to get out.
And here is the last part of the ant philosophy. How much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that he possibly can. What an incredible (难以置信的) philosophy, the “all-that-you-possibly-can” philosophy.
What a great philosophy to have the ant philosophy! Never give up, look ahead, stay active and do all you can.
If ants have trouble reaching somewhere, they will_________.

Which of the following phrases in the passage has the closest meaning to the underlined word “quit” in Paragraph 2?

In Paragraph 3, people are advised（建议） __________.

The third part of the ant philosophy is ___________.

Which of the following shows the “all-that-you-possibly can” philosophy?

任务型阅读 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)
维生素对人体很重要，大家了解他们吗？请仔细阅读第1-5题中的五种维生素的介绍和A至F材料说明，匹配需要补充该种维生素的人。

	Vitamin A What can high-vitamin A foods do for you? be great for night vision help you see in color help your grow properly and aids in healthy skin ﹡ vitamin A in carrots helps you see at night
	The B vitamins What can the B vitamins do for you? help make energy（能量） and set it free help make red blood cells（细胞） which carry oxygen(氧气) throughout your body ﹡ The B vitamins in leafy green vegetables help your body make protein(蛋白质)and energy.
	Vitamin C What can vitamin C do for you? keep body tissues(组织) in good shape help you heal when you get hurt help your body resist infection ﹡ Vitamin C in oranges helps yourself heal if you get a cut
	Vitamin D What can vitamin D do for you? help keep your bones（骨头） strong and healthy help keep your teeth strong and healthy help your body absorb吸收） the amount of calcium(钙) ﹡ Vitamin D in milk helps your bone and teeth.
	Vitamin E What can vitamin E do for you? protect your skin from ultraviolet(紫外线) light protect your lungs from becoming damaged by polluted air help make red blood cells ﹡ Sunflowers seeds are the richest in Vitamin E

E. Linda feel nervous before the new people.
F. Luke is so careless that he often gets hurt. And it takes a long time for his wound to heal.

完形填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Long long ago, there was a swan (天鹅) with golden feathers. She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house        the lake with her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round,  _____ still, they lived a hard life and sometimes they even didn’t have enough ______ to buy food.
The swan was  ____ to see that. She said to herself, “I’ll give one of my_  ___to them each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers.” That evening, she     ____ to the poor woman’s house and left a golden feather on the table without saying______. From then on, the swan came every day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy   because their life was much______than before.
But day after day, the woman became greedy（贪婪）.She said to her _    _. “The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all_______feathers if she comes next time.”
“Oh, no, Mom!” cried the daughters, “This will ______the swan. She helps us a lot!” But the mother wouldn’t listen. When the _______ came as usual, the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers _______chicken feathers.
Then, the Golden Swan said, “Poor Mother, I came to ______ you, but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and will _ ____come back. Never be greedy!” With these words, the swan left.

A．above B．over C．near D．under

A．and B．but C．so D．or

A．money B．time C．room D．energy

A．happy B．surprised C．sad D．excited

A．presents B．golden coins C．feathers D．collections

A．flew B．ran C．climbed D．walked

A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything

A．duller B．better C．busier D．harder

A．brothers B．sisters C．sons D．daughters

A．his B．her C．their D．our

A．hurt B．save C．protect D．help

A．woman B．daughter C．chicken D．swan

A．heard of B．changed into C．looked for D．came from

A．trouble B．help C．teach D．invite

A．sometimes B．always C．usually D．never

语法填空 (共10小题，计10分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Are You Homesick（想家的）?
Are you ready  leaving home? You can’t help yourself  feel less homesick. Here are some helpful ways：
Bring a little bit of home with you
If you are going away from home,      (bring) your pillow or your favorite pajamas（睡衣）. You can also bring      (picture) of the people you’ll miss and look at them when you want to.
Keep busy
The more fun things you do, the       time you’ll have to feel homesick, so you can try to join in some     （activity）. Even if you are not completely（完全地） into them at first, you might soon start to have a good time.
Stay in touch
You can plan       you’ll call your mom or dad. If you have a two-day visit, maybe you need to stay out for a night. You’d better call      (one) that night and again in the morning to make sure your parents know you’re safe. With a camping trip, you might set a regular（规律的、定时的） day and time for a phone call home. You can also to stay in touch with your family and friends through the Internet. When you get in touch with someone, be     (sure) to talk about the funny things you’re doing.
Talk to someone when you need to
Sometimes, just telling someone that you’re feeling a little homesick will help you feel better. Maybe you can tell a friend that you feel homesick and the two of you can do something fun---- like    (tell) each other jokes. If you’re at camp, a camp teacher would be a good person to talk         . He or she might have some ways to help you feel better.

单词拼写 (共10小题，计10分)
根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题卷上按题号写出各单词的完全形式 (每空限填一词)。
My classmate and I tried paragliding . I f______ like I was a bird.
The weather was really bad and rainy , we were wet and cold because we forgot to bring an u_________.
He did his homework all by h_______  yesterday.
I think Dream Clothes is the w_________. They can do a lot to improve their service.
A true friend reaches for your hand and t________ your heart.
When people watch the show, they usually play a role in d_______ the winner.
You can sit the most c____________ in Sun Cinema because they have the biggest seats.
All kinds of talent shows give people a way to make their dreams come t________.
The news and talk shows may not be very exciting , but you can e_________to learn a lot from them.
We had a d _________ about TV shows in class today.

书面表达 (共1题，计15分)
在我的学校附近有三家餐馆。它们是东北饺子馆（Dongbei Dumpling Restaurant），富来饭店（Fulai Restaurant），金穗饭店（Jinshui Restaurant）。我们经常光顾那里。三个饭馆各有各不同。
东北饺子馆：最旧，比较受欢迎，最便宜。
富来饭店：最大，最贵，最令人愉快的（enjoyable）。
金穗饭店：服务（the service）比较好。食物味道比较好。
There are three restaurants near our school. They are
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