仁爱版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期末检测试卷B卷

仁爱版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期末检测试卷B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_ 一、 单项填空 (共5题；共10分)1. （2分）Mr. White is my English teacher. He _ in this school for about 5 years. （ ）A . has workedB . will workC . is workingD . works2. （2分）Shenzhen was not prepared for the heavy rains which caused deaths and disasters in May, 2014.A . helpfulB . usefulC . ready3. （2分）Thank you very much for us so well.A . teachingB . teachC . teachesD . to teach4. （2分）I wont get good grades_ I study hard.Thats _ everyone is trying his best to prepare for the exam.A . until; whyB . unless; whenC . unless; why5. （2分）My aunt left her office after her work _. A . overB . is overC . was over二、 完形填空 (共2题；共20分)6. （10分）完型填空，阅读短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中找出一个最佳的选项填空，使短文完整、通顺。（每小题1分，共10分）Chriss parents were proud of him when he graduated from college. But after six months, he still didnt find a job. In fact, he had no idea 1he wanted to do. He was living at home with his parents and things were becoming not good. His father thought of 2as a lazy man who was afraid 3the real world.Chris thought his dad was unreasonable(不讲道理的). After all, he was young and he needed some space. During a recent argument, Chris said, Im not you, Dad. I have my own way 4 doing things. I want a job I enjoy. His dad said, Thats a nice idea, 5anyway we call it job because its about making a living, not 6fun. There are many young people like Chris. They are having trouble getting started with a serious job and becoming 7 They just dont want to grow up. They think when the time is right, everything will be all right.8 it doesnt work that way. Things happen and opportunities appear most often when we are moving, not standing still（静止）.The 9 step is the hardest, but the key to 10 in anything is getting started.（1）A . how B . what C . where D . why （2）A . he B . his C . it D . him （3）A . to enter B . entering C . entered D . enter （4）A . to B . with C . at D . of （5）A . however B . and C . but D . so （6）A . have B . to have C . having D . had （7）A . funny B . independent C . strange D . famous （8）A . Unluckily B . Luck C . Lucky D . Luckily （9）A . last B . first C . one D . only （10）A . success B . successful C . succeed D . successfully 7. （10分）完形填空 Dear Pet,Without knowing more about you, its hard for me to give you some good advice.But first, I am sure that you are 1. You said that nobody would care if you left home. What about your2? And other family members? It seems that you are very 3. Youd better go to see a doctor or talk4your parents. They will be able to help you.Second, Im sure theres someone else in your class who feels lonely, 5. You never know 6other people feel. Try to make friends with your classmates. And you could 7a club to meet new people and make friends, too.You 8find happiness in yourself. So my 9advice is to write a list of all the good things about yourself and to learn to like yourself. Then 10will see your confidence ( 信心)and like you, too.Editor（1）A . right B . wrong C . OK D . clever （2）A . teachers B . classmates C . parents D . friends （3）A . popular B . tired C . sad D . happy （4）A . in B . about C . of D . to （5）A . too B . either C . also D . to （6）A . why B . how C . when D . where （7）A . take part in B . join C . join in D . take part （8）A . mustnt B . shouldnt C . need to D . cant （9）A . finally B . last C . end D . first （10）A . other B . the other C . others D . another 三、 阅读理解 (共4题；共48分)8. （10分）根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Dear David,How are you? Im fine. Im in London, at the International（国际的） School of English. Im in Class 3 with eight students. Theyre from different countriesSpain（西班牙）, Japan, Argentina（阿根廷）, Switzerland （瑞士） and Thailand（泰国）. Our teachers name is Henry Briscall. Hes very nice. Hes a very good teacher.Im living with an English family. Mr and Mrs Brown have three children. Thomas is fourteen, Catherine is twelve, and Andrew is seven. They are all very friendly, but it isnt easy to understand(懂) them!London is very big and very interesting. The weather is goodcold but sunnyand the parks are beautiful! Hyde Park, Green Park, and St. James Park are all in the city centre(中心 ).English food is OK, but the coffee is horrible(可怕)!Write to me soon.Love,Paul（1）The letter（信 ） is from _. A . DavidB . PaulC . Paulas classmateD . Not A, B or C（2）The writers (作者的) class has _. A . many studentsB . nine studentsC . eight studentsD . eight girls（3）The writer lives (住) _. A . at schoolB . in a hotelC . with her classmatesD . at Mr. Browns home（4）Hyde Park is _. A . in a schoolB . in LondonC . in JapanD . small（5）How many people are there in Mr. Browns family? A . TwoB . ThreeC . FourD . Five9. （8分）阅读理解 Dear Clark,How are you? Im happy to get your e-mail and know your daily life. Now let me tell you something about my daily life, From Monday to Friday, my day starts at 6:30 and I do some exercise for thirty minutes. At 7:30, I have some bread and milk for breakfast. Then I take the school bus to go to school. My class starts at 8:20 and finishes at 5: 30. And I like having classes and my favorite subject is math. Most students think its difficult but I dont think so. Its interesting and easy for me. At 5:45, I go back home and then I play tennis with my friends for about one hour. At 7:00, I have dinner with my parents. After dinner, I watch some music games on TV.On weekends, my life is a little different (I不同的) from that on weekdays. I can go shopping or go to the park with my friends or my parents. Sometimes I stay (待) at home and clean my room. I love my life.Yours,Laura（1）What does Laura do with her friends after school on school days? A . Plays basketball.B . Plays tennis.C . Watches volleyball games on TV.D . Does her homework.（2）What does Laura think of math? A . Easy and interesting.B . Easy but boring.C . Interesting but difficult.D . Interesting and useful.（3）Laura usually does all of the following on weekends EXCEPT (除了) . A . going shoppingB . cleaning the roomC . going to the parkD . playing computer games（4）The passage is mainly about . A . Lauras schoolB . Lauras favorite subjectC . Lauras weekendD . Lauras daily life10. （10分） One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class, How heavy do you think this glass of water is?The students answers ranged from 20 g to 500 g. It does not matter on the weight itself. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance (救护车). It is exactly the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier. What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again.”We have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can be refreshed (使恢复) and are able to carry on.So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Dont carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.（1）The teacher brought a glass of water to the class because_.A . he was very thirstyB . his arms were strongC . it was a good exampleD . he wants to share the water with students（2）A glass of water in this passage referred to (指)_.A . knowledgeB . the burdenC . the timeD . the money（3）According to the teacher, you may feel_ if you put down the burden sometimes.A . more stressedB . much heavierC . more relaxedD . much happier（4）This was a lesson about_A . how to relax oneself in lifeB . how to solve a physics problemC . how to keep fit by drinking waterD . how to study well（5）Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A . You could become heavier and heavier if you held a glass of water in your hand.B . All the students in the class knew what the weight of the glass of water exactly was.C . The teacher had a good way of making his lesson clear and easy to be understood.D . All the students can understand the teachers lesson.11. （20分）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）Where did the first house cats come from?A . Asia.B . Africa.C . Europe.D . America.（4）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.（5）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.（6）What does the underlined word “tamed” mean in Chinese?A . 驱散B . 捕捉C . 驯化D . 引进（7）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.（8）What does the underlined word “tamed” mean in Chinese?A . 驱散B . 捕捉C . 驯化D . 引进（9）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.（10）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.四、 、单词拼写，根据下列句子中所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正 (共5题；共10分)12. （1分）She has an English class on M_. 13. （6分）根据下列句子及所给的首字母，在答题卷上按题号写出各单词的正确、完全形式 (每空限填一词)。 （1）Yesterday is history. Today is present and tomorrow is m_. We never know what will happen in the future.（2）The boys toy fell into a hole with 3 meters d_. He couldnt get it out.（3）Please tell Judy that a classmate of h_ is going to visit her tomorrow.（4）If you follow the teachers s_, youll successfully pass the High School Entrance Examination.（5）It was really cold because the temperature was below z_ last night.（6）Nowadays the price of the house is getting higher and higher in Hangzhou. Some people cant a_ it.14. （1分）My dear child, I believe that you can solve the problems by y_. 15. （1分）In the film, a _ (wealth) doctor was murdered in his house. 16. （1分）Our school is so famous that_(千)of people come and visit it. 五、 短文改错 (共1题；共5分)17. （5分）找出错误并改正 六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)18. （5分）根据下面提示写一篇不少于50词的短文。 我的朋友Tom是学生，是一个有趣的人，所有人都喜欢他。因为他父亲是美国人，母亲是日本人，他出生在中国，所以他会说中文、英文、日文。他的美式足球踢得不错，想成为一名像Beckham那样的足球运动员。他加入了足球俱乐部，并成为了队伍的队长（captain）。第 20 页 共 20 页参考答案一、 单项填空 (共5题；共10分)1-1、2-1、3-1、4-1、5-1、二、 完形填空 (共2题；共20分)6-1、7-1、三、 阅读理解 (共4题；共48分)8-1、8-2、8-3、8-4、8-5、9-1、9-2、9-3、9-4、10-1、10-2、10-3、10-4、10-5、11-1、11-2、11-3、11-4、11-5、11-6、11-7、11-8、11-9、11-10、四、 、单词拼写，根据下列句子中所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正 (共5题；共10分)12-1、13-1、13-2、13-3、13-4、13-5、13-6、14-1、15-1、16-1、五、 短文改错 (共1题；共5分)17-1、六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)18-1、