2018-2019学年最新鲁教版八年级英语上学期期中考试模拟测试卷及答案-精编试题

第一学期初三英语期中测试

该试卷共6页，58小题，总计80分。请认真审题，按题目要求答卷，答案涂写在答卷纸上。

一．阅读理解

请阅读A、B、C、D四篇文章，根据文章内容选择最佳答案。答案涂在答题卡上。（每小题1分，共计20分）

A

In some Western countries, many children do chores to get pocket money . They usually start to do this when they are ten years old.

School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don't have much free time on weekdays. They often do chores on weekends.

Young kids only do easy chores. So they don't get much money. But that's enough. Many of them only want to buy candy . And candy is cheap! They often help do the dishes, sweep the floor, or feed the pet cat or dog.

When they get older, they want to buy more and more things. They want things that ate more expensivethan candy. So they have to work harder! They often help their parents wash the family car, cut the grass, or cook meals.

Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn how rouse a lawn mower or how to cook. Of course, their parents help them at first.

1. How do many children get pocket money in some Western countries?

A. They study hard.

B. They do chores.

C. They do part-time jobs.

2. When do many children usually begin to do chores in some Western countries?

A. At the age of 10.

B. At the age of 13.

C. At the age of 15.

3. Mary wants to get more pocket money to buy something expensive. She may_____.

A. do the dishes

B. feed the pet cat

C. cook meals

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Young kids do easy chores because they can get much money from their

parents.

B. School students often do chores on Saturdays and Sundays．

C. If kids get older and want something more expensive,they have to work

harder.

5. The passage mainly tells us how children in some Western countries _____.

A. find jobs

B. get pocket money

C. study at school

B

Dear Abby,

I'm a helpless mother. My son Tom is 15 years old. I find that the older he grows, the less we talk. I feel very sad and I really need help.

My first problem is about his hobbies. He spends almost all his spare time on computer games. When he gets home, he always turns on the computer and closes the door. I'm getting worried about him, especially when his English

teacher tells me he always gets low marks in the English exams.

Second, he likes new technology, but I don't have enough money and I can't afford all the things he wants.

Recently, I've found that he is always alone. I've never seen him talking to his friends on the phone or going out with anyone on weekends. That is the last problem I have.

What should I do to help him? Please give me some advice.

A helpless mother

6.The helpless mother has ________ problems.

A．two B．three C．four

7.Tom _______for almost all his spare time at home.

A．plays computer gamesB．talks with his mother C．does his homework 8.From the passage we know that Tom's mother _________. .

A．is not worried about Tom B．feels very happy C．is not rich

9.The helpless mother asks Abby to __________.

A．play with Tom B．talk to Tom C．give her some advice

10.Which of the following is TRUE about Tom？

A．He is 14 years old. B．He is not good at English.

C．He often phones to his friends.

C

One night there was a heavy snowstorm,and in the morning Mr. Smith's garden was full of snow. Mr. Smith wanted to take his car out, so he paid a man

to clean the road from his garage to his gate, he said to the man," Don't throw any snow on that side, because it will damage the shrubs in my garden and don't throw any on the other side, because it will break my fence; and don't throw any into the street, or the police will not be pleased. "Then Mr. Smith went out.

When he came back, the road was clean and there was no snow on the shrubs, or the street. Mr. Smith was pleased until he opened the garage to get his car out. There was full of snow from the road, and his car was somewhere under it all.

11 .What did Mr. Smith want to do that morning?

A. Cleaned the snow

B. Took his car out of the snow

C. Drove his car

12 .Why did a man help Mr. Smith to clean the road?

A. He was Mr. Smith’s friend

B. He was Mr. Smith’s servant

C. He got some money from Mr. Smith

13 .What was on both sides of the road?

A. Tall trees and young trees

B. Some shrubs and fence

C. Nothing but flowers

14 .When Mr. Smith came back into his garden he was _______.

A. very happy

B. not happy

C. afraid

15 . After you read this, you'd think____________.