山东省威海市文登区(五四学制)2016-2017学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

2016-2017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。

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（每小题1分，共计20分）AIn 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 expensive than 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 dishesB. feed the pet catC. cook meals4. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Young kids do easy chores because they can get much money from theirparents.B. School students often do chores on Saturdays and Sundays．C. If kids get older and want something more expensive, they have to workharder.5. The passage mainly tells us how children in some Western countries _____.A. find jobsB. get pocket moneyC. study at schoolBDear 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 mother6. The helpless mother has ________ problems.A．two B．three C．four7. Tom _______for almost all his spare time at home.A．plays computer games B．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 rich9. The helpless mother asks Abby to __________.A．play with Tom B．talk to Tom C．give her some advice10. 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.COne 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 snowB. Took his car out of the snowC. Drove his car12 .Why did a man help Mr. Smith to clean the road?A. He was Mr. Smith’s friendB. He was Mr. Smith’s servantC. He got some money from Mr. Smith13 .What was on both sides of the road?A. Tall trees and young treesB. Some shrubs and fenceC. Nothing but flowers14 .When Mr. Smith came back into his garden he was _______.A. very happyB. not happyC. afraid15 . After you read this, you'd think____________.A. the man would get his moneyB. Mr. Smith would give the man the moneyC. Mr. Smith would clean the snow himselfDOnce upon a time there lived a rich man and a poor tailor in the same house. The rich man lived upstairs and the poor tailor lived downstairs.The tailor liked to sing when he made clothes. He sang one song after another. But the rich man liked to sleep a lot, and the singing made him angry.One day, the rich man said," Tailor, I will give you a bag full of money every day if you stop singing." "Fine," said the tailor. And so the tailor stopped singing and became richer and richer. But the more money he got from the rich man, the unhappier he became. Because he wanted very much to sing again.At last he brought all his money back to the rich man. "Here," he said," Take your money back. I won’t be happy if I can’t sing." And so he gave the money back to the rich man and went away singing. He sang and sang and was happier than ever before.根据短文内容判断正(A)误(B)( )16. A rich man and a poor tailor lived in the same house.( )17. The tailor liked to sing when he made kites.( )18. The rich man liked to list en to the tailor’s singing.( )19. The rich man gave much money to the poor tailor to make him not sing. ( )20. The tailor liked singing better than money.E请认真阅读短文E，回答文章后面的问题，答案填在答卷纸上。