The next morning the Browns met Mr Snow at the animal shelter. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.”
After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn't need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark（吠）and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn't checked her yet. So Mr Snow told them to return on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of her shots(预防针). She will be healthy.” The browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.
（1）From the reading we learn that _______. A . the Browns have never had a pet before.
B . the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper. C . Shadow is a small and healthy dog. D . Mr Brown didn't quite agree with his wife. （2）The underlined word shelter in the reading means _______. A . a place to sell small dogs B . a place to keep homeless animals C . a place to study animals
D . a place to sell books on pet care
（3）Mr Snow asked the Browns some questions to _______. A . see if they had moved to a new house B . find out how rich the Browns were C . know where they'd keep their new pet D . make sure they'd take care of pets （4）The Browns thinks that a small dog _______. A . doesn't need any room to keep B . can help them watch their house C . eats less food than a bigger one D . usually has a beautiful name （5）It's clear that _______.
A . Shadow will not be easy to get ill B . the Browns were not good with Shadow
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C . Mr Snow didn't check Shadow at all D . Shadow likes barking a lot 4. （10分）阅读理解
Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it?
The Internet is many different networks around the world. A network is a group of computers that are put together. These networks joined together are called the Internet.
Maybe that doesn't sound interesting. But when we've joined the Internet there are lots of things we can do. We can have a lot of fun on the World Wide Web(www). We can use the Internet instead of a library to find all kinds of information for our homework. We can find information about our favourite sports or film stars and do shopping on the Internet. We can also send messages to other people by email. It is much cheaper and quicker than calling our friends or sending a letter.
With the help of the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. People can now work at home with a computer in front of them, getting and sending the information.
They can buy or sell the things that they want on the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?
（1）The passage is mainly about _______. A . the Internet B . information C . computers D . email
（2）The quickest and cheapest way for people to send messages to their friends is _______. A . by post B . by email C . by telephone D . by TV
（3）The Internet cannot be used to according to the passage. A . find information for our homework
B . get some information about our favourite sports stars C . do some shopping D . do our housework
（4）Which of the following is NOT true?
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A . The Internet is a big computer.
B . The Internet is lots of computer networks. C . The Internet is very helpful.
D . People can work at home with the help of the Internet.
（5）What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences? A . The Internet is more and more popular. B . All the information is in English.
C . English is important in using the Internet. D . Every computer must join the Internet.
三、 词汇运用。 (共2题；共6分)
5. （1分）There're f________cars or people on the street， so it's very quiet. 6. （5分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每空限用一词，每词限用一次。
be you next eraser parent （1）—What is ________ QQ number? —It's 67656439.
（2）In the ________ photo, I see a girl and a dog.
（3）These are my ________. This is my mom and this is my dad. （4）Here ________ two photos of my friends. （5）I have two ________. They are in my pencil box.
四、 语法填空。 (共1题；共1分)
7. （1分）There ________ (be not) milk or chicken in the box.
五、 任务型阅读。 (共1题；共5分)
8. （5分）根据下列小题描述，从A-F中选择各位感兴趣的信息。（其中有一项多余） ① ________ Tom is looking for his schoolbag. He wants to do his homework. ② ________ Mike can't find the model plane. He is worried.
③ ________ Linda lost her ID card. She is asking her friends about it. ④ ________ An English book is in the teacher's office. Is it yours? ⑤ ________ Some keys are in the computer room. Call Mary if you lost keys.
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A. A nice model plane is on the playground. Is it yours? Email me at hz163.com. B. Tina lost some keys. She must find them. C. I have to read English. But where's it? Call Gina at 86805598. D. An ID card is in the school library. Its number is 123456AM. Is it yours? E. A schoolbag is found in the computer room. A computer game and some CDs are in it. F. A bag with some books and a pencil case is in Classroom 1206. Is it yours? 六、 书面表达（本题有1小题，共计15分） (共1题；共5分) 9. （5分）很快就要初中毕业了，中考完后每个人都有自己的计划或者愿望。下课时，有几位同学谈了自己的想法，有人想学习，有人想旅游，你又有什么想法呢？请根据提示写一篇短文介绍一下吧： Jim Amy You 以前很忙，没有时间玩，想去北京旅游放松一下，并且学习更多中国历史。 对电脑感兴趣，考完试后去学习电脑, 这样能在电脑上做很多事情。 …… 提示词：used to travel learn more about… after the exam hope 要求：1）所有提示词都应用上，语言运用准确得当，句子通顺，表达符合语言逻辑，可发挥适当想像，字数80左右。
2）不得出现真实姓名及所在学校名称等个人相关信息。
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2024年八年级下学期英语期中阶段性检测试卷A卷
