2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷A卷 .doc
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2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷A卷 一、 完形填空 (共1题;共6分)1. (6分)完形填空When my daughter, Sophie, was admitted to a college we were very happy, but a little worried about becoming empty nesters(空巢老人). I knew I had to do something, starting with the summer before she was away from home.Sophie had a pack of colourful blouses. I knew she wouldnt wear them anymore, so I decided to make a quilt(被子) out of them. I tried to work on the quilt when Sophie 1 which turned out to be often. She was very busy with her friends. Even when she was at home, her door was shut more than usual. This made me feel a bit hurt.2we didnt have much time together before she went to college.When we arrived at the college, a wave of emotion flooded me. Sophie saw it in my face. She took a beautiful 3from her bag. “I made this for you, Mom,” she said. Then I knew why she had been staying behind a 4door that summer. It was an album of photographs recording the life of our family over the last 17 years.I broke into tears. Some of it was sadness at having to let her go, but some of it was 5I knew that our connection was more 6than ever as we would always be connected by the strongest link, the love that went into every stitch(针脚) of her quilt and every photo in my album.In Sophies dormitory room I unfolded the quilt on her bed. For a moment she was speechless. Then she threw her arms around me. “Mom, I love you,” she said. One of her new friends was calling her outside. Sophie turned, and I let her go.(1)A . felt tired B . went out C . had time D . fell asleep (2)A . By the way B . Whats more C . For example D . After all (3)A . model B . dress C . book D . card (4)A . heavy B . broken C . closed D . narrow (5)A . joy B . surprise C . desire D . fear (6)A . important B . powerful C . serious D . difficult 二、 阅读理解 (共4题;共38分)2. (10分)Saturday,March 24thWe have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand(泰国). All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.Tuesday, March 27thBangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.Friday,March 30thOur trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life - no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.(1)The diaries above show the writers _days in Thailand.A . 3B . 7C . 15D . 30(2)It seems that visitors _ in Bangkok.A . often feel hungryB . can always find cheap thingsC . cant take any photosD . can enjoy themselves(3)Which of the following is TRUE?A . Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.B . The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.C . Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.D . The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.(4)The people in the village _.A . are friendly to othersB . like to speak EnglishC . are very weakD . hope to live in the cities(5)The best title of this article is_.A . My First TravelB . The Outside WorldC . Traveling in ThailandD . A Country on the Train3. (8分)Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. Now the big name from China is playing for the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two basketball players and he learned how to play basketball when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA, he is working hard to show the world that Chinese basketball players can do well in this game, too!Pele was a famous football player. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He started playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didnt retire(退役) until 1977. He played for Brazil 111 times and he scored 97 international goals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in the streets. He played for Santos and quickly became an international star.Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final(半决赛) at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were surprised at the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and won most of the main matches.(1)Who is the youngest player in the passage?A . Pele.B . Yao Ming.C . Steffi Graft.D . No one.(2)_ comes from South America.A . PeleB . Yao MingC . Steffi GraftD . No one(3)Yao Ming began to learn to play basketball _.A . when he was 15B . when he was youngC . when he was tall enoughD . when he was strong enough(4)From the passage, we learn _.A . Steffi Graf was born in 1985 in WimbledonB . Martina Navratilova was also a tennis playerC . Steffi Graf won few of the main matchesD . Steffi Graf won the tennis final when she was 164. (10分)(2016黑龙江)Judge the following sentences true or false according to the passage.Have you ever seen a horse with toes? Millions of years ago, horses had many toes. They had four toes on each front foot. They had three toes on each back foot. The horses were no bigger than the cats. These small horses lived in the forest. The toes helped the horses run on the soft, wet ground.At first, it was very hot in the forest. But the weather changed. It became very cold. Many trees could not live in cold weather. The trees died and fell. Open fields took the place of forests. The sun made the ground dry and hard.Horses began to change, too. They began to get bigger. This took a long time. On the dry, hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running. Their middle toes became hard. After a long time, horses had only one hard toe on each foot. Now we call this hard toe a hoof(蹄子).(1)A horse had fourteen toes in total millions of years ago. (2)At first the weather in the forest was very hot. (3)The horses were much bigger than the cats millions of years ago. (4)On the dry, hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running. (5)Horses didnt have any changes over the years at all. 5. (10分)(2015河南)There is little doubt that house cat first developed naturally from ancient wild cats. The cleverest relative is the America wild cat which still lives in Africa today. This is understandable because the first house cats came from Africa.Cats first started to live around people in Egypt about 6,0007,000 years ago. From Egypt, cats started to move around the world. This is about the same time that Egyptians began storing grain(谷物)in buildings. Scientists used to believe that people tamed cats to catch mice and protect the grain. However, cats dont like to be told what to do! Now, scientists believed that cats followed the mice and learned to accept people. Finally, some of the cats began to grow comfortable around people, these were smaller cats that needed protection. As these cats and people got used to each other, then they moved in together. Around 5,000 years ago, cats started to live with people.Soon cats were in Greece, then the Middle East and China. They moved along Egyptian business roads keeping away mice and keeping people around them. After the Romans came to Egypt, they also accepted the cats and brought them to Europe. These cat likely bred(繁殖) with other cats to form the many kinds of house cats we have today.Cats are relatively recent house animals. House cats still have a lot in common with their wild relatives. Cats sleep a lot to save energy just like wild cats. They will often get food at night as well. House cats are generally peaceful and friendly, but be careful! If a cat feels it is in danger, it will fight backjust like a wild cat.(1)Where did the first house cats come from?A . Asia.B . Africa.C . Europe.D . America.(2)When did cats start to live with people?A . About 4,000 years ago.B . About 5,000 years ago.C . About 6,000 years ago.D . About 7,000 years ago.(3)According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?A . Cats started to move around the world from China.B . Cats get food at night to save energy like wild cats.C . Cats have a little in common with their wild cats.D . Cats were accepted and brought to Europe by Romans.(4)What does the underlined word “tamed” mean in Chinese?A . 驱散B . 捕捉C . 驯化D . 引进(5)What does the text mainly talk about?A . The development of house cats.B . Different cats in different countries.C . The relationship between cats and people.D . The differences between house cats and wild cats.三、 选词填空 (共1题;共5分)6. (5分)(2017武汉)仔细阅读下面五个句子,然后用方框中所给的单词或短语填空,使每个句子在结构、句意和逻辑上正确。(提示:选项中有一个是多余的。)proud / kept out / set up / attend / help / thirsty(1)The teacher can see in our eyes that we are _ for knowledge. She tells us that knowledge will give us wings to fly.(2)Jessica Wong sells her bags in a small shop, but she has also _an online business to sell them.(3)Our teachers and parents will be_of us because we have grown up and can be responsible for ourselves.(4)Although you may not like to do chores. You should _your parents around the house.(5)We will _the junior high graduation ceremony tomorrow. It is a very special time for us.四、 单词拼写 (共2题;共20分)7. (10分)(1)The rainforests can give us many _(use) things.(2)Dont keep your friends _ (wait) so long.(3)Han Mei spends two hours _ (practice) English every day.(4)When youre out, Youd better take care of _ (oneself).(5)If you want to be thinner, you must eat _ (little) food and take more exercise.(6)Running can help you keep _ (health).(7)Ann is going to go _ (skate) with her classmates tomorrow.(8)Can you tell me your reason for_ (leave) home in a hurry?(9)He is going away for at _ (little) a week.(10)Take care of your_(tooth) or youll have a toothache.8. (10分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Next time you hold a book in your hands, stop and think. Like most other things in the modern world, it is the result of thousands of years of human invention.First, came the invention of writing,_(probable) about 5500 year ago. With writing, people did not have to remember everything in their heads. They could communicate with people that they never _(see) and share their knowledge with future generations.Later, the Greeks were well-done for their literature( 文学 ) and science, but their “books” looked very different _the books of today. They were called scrolls(卷轴).They were different to use and took a lot of space in a library. About 2,000 years ago, books with lots of pages _(invent).For more than a thousand years, the pages of books were made from animal skin. That changed in _thirteenth century, when Europeans learned about a very _(use) Chinese invention: paper.But the biggest change for books in Europe came in 1439, when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. Before that, books in Europe were copied by hand, so they were very expensive. Many more people could afford the books _were produced on a printing press.These days it is difficult _(imagine) a world without books. But human invention does not stop. Every year, more _(story) are bought as e-books and read on a screen.Will anyone turn the pages of a traditional book in the future,_will books, like scrolls soon disappear?五、 任务型阅读 (共1题;共6分)9. (6分) Do your parents ever say, “Act like a lady” or “Be a gentleman” to you? But in the eyes of todays teenagers, what qualities (品质) should a lady or a gentleman have? Lets take a look.What is a gentleman?The girls have their say:Huang Xiaoyu of Guizhou: A gentleman is not a strong, stupid guy. He doesnt get angry. He cares about others feelings. Hes always ready to help. There is a boy in my class I think is a gentleman. I didnt do well in the mid-term English exam. He comforted (安慰) me by saying I would do better next time. His words made me feel happier.Chen Tingting of Henan: A gentleman always says, “ladies first”. When cleaning the classroom, he does the heavy work. He lets girls go into rooms first. There arent any gentlemen in my class. When there are snacks, the boys in my class are always the first to grab them!Boys tell us what they think a lady is:Wu Yifan of Dalian, Liaoning: A ladylike girl is gentle and quiet. But shes not shy; shes not afraid of expressing herself. She is kind and beautiful. To me, actress Dong Jie is a lady. She is pretty and gentle. She also has a kind heart. She does a lot for charity.Wang Lichao of Tianjin: A lady is not just pretty-looking but wise too. She never says rude words. She is not noisy. She is always calm and at ease. There arent any real ladies in my class, I think. Most of the girls are of a style I call “wild beauties”.任务型阅读:根据短文内容,填写下列表格。每空不超过两个词。PeopleQualities of gentlemen/ladiesExamplesHuangXiaoyu(A girl, Guizhou)He is not a strong, stupid guy. He doesnt get_ .He cares about others feelings and gets ready to help.A boy in her classChen Tingting(A girl, Henan)He says “ _” and lets girls go into rooms first.He does the heavy work when cleaning the classroom._ gentlemen in her class.Wu Yifan(_ , Liaoning)She is gentle, quiet, kind and beautiful.She is not shy or afraid to_herself.Actress Dong JieWang Lichao(A boy, Tianjin)She is both pretty-looking and_.She is not noisy. She is calm and at ease.No real ladies in his class.六、 书面表达 (共1题;共5分)10. (5分)假设你某英语报社的编辑Rina,收到Li Wei同学的来信,诉说了因为肥胖常遭到同学嘲笑的苦恼,并向你寻求建议。请你根据以下提示给Li Wei回信。 要求:1)须包括所有要点提示并适当补充,语句通顺,意思连贯;2)词数:100词左右;开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数;3)文中不得出现个入真实姓名和校名。参考词汇:laugh at; care about; high- fat food; the more, the healthierDear Li Wei,Ive received your letter and I can understand you. Yours,Rina第 13 页 共 13 页参考答案一、 完形填空 (共1题;共6分)1-1、二、 阅读理解 (共4题;共38分)2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、2-5、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、4-1、4-2、4-3、4-4、4-5、5-1、5-2、5-3、5-4、5-5、三、 选词填空 (共1题;共5分)6-1、6-2、6-3、6-4、6-5、四、 单词拼写 (共2题;共20分)7-1、7-2、7-3、7-4、7-5、7-6、7-7、7-8、7-9、7-10、8-1、五、 任务型阅读 (共1题;共6分)9-1、六、 书面表达 (共1题;共5分)10-1、- 配套讲稿:
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