冀教版2019-2020学年初中英语八年级下学期期中考试模拟试卷（1）D卷

冀教版2019-2020学年初中英语八年级下学期期中考试模拟试卷（1）D卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_ 一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）完形填空。Not everyone has the chance to be a detective. But I ever got one when I was thirteen years old. It happened in 1988.One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my 1new car. I expected to see my father, but to my 2, I saw a young woman driving instead. “She stole my fathers car,” I thought. So I quickly stopped a 3and got in. I said to the driver, “Follow that new car 4. ” And I told him why.The taxi driver had a car telephone, and I asked him to 5the police. Soon we heard the 6of a police car and its loudspeaker. The policeman told the woman to 7her car. Our car came to a stop, too. I 8right then and said to the woman, “Its not 9car. Its my fathers.”The woman 10and said, “Oh. Youre Mr Jacksons son, right? Ive once seen your photo at your fathers 11.”Before I could say 12word, the woman explained that she was my fathers new assistant. My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it 13. He lent her his car. After hearing her words, we called my father and he told us what she said was 14. the police and the taxi driver laughed. I 15very sorry. It was both the first time and the last time for me to work as a detective. Dont you think my story funny?（1）A . mothers B . fathers C . aunts D . own （2）A . Joy B . way C . surprise D . surprised （3）A . taxi B . bus C . car D . bike （4）A . in front B . After C . at the back D . at the back of （5）A . tell B . call C . say D . ask （6）A . noise B . voice C . cry D . sound （7）A . leave B . take C . stop D . start （8）A . got in B . got into C . got out D . got away （9）A . my B . your C . mothers D . fathers （10）A . smiled B . frightened C . worried D . refused （11）A . home B . car C . office D . book （12）A . another B . other C . else D . others （13）A . washed B . repaired C . found D . seen （14）A . wrong B . interesting C . boring D . true （15）A . felt B . sounded C . fell D . looked 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2. （10分）阅读理解 Once there was an emperor. He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale(夜莺) singing very beautifully.One day, the emperor heard about this little birds beautiful voice. He asked his guards to bring her to him. When the emperor heard the nightingales voice, he said, Put her in a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear her.The little bird was so unhappy about being kept in the cage that she stopped singing one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird for him. The bird could sing very beautifully too. The emperor was pleased.Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emperor was ill and he became very weak. One morning, while lying in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once again. But the robot bird could not sing any more. Suddenly, the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became better and better each day.After the emperor was well, he changed a lot and became kind to his people. From then on, all his people cherished(爱戴) him for his love and kindness.（1）Why did the little bird stop singing? A . Because she was ill.B . Because she was not free.C . Because she was hungry.D . Because she was too excited.（2）What made the emperor become better and better? A . The robots beautiful voice.B . His mens voice.C . The little birds nice dance.D . The little birds beautiful song.（3）According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A . A little nightingale lived in the emperors beautiful garden.B . The nightingale went on singing songs for the emperor after she was kept in a cage.C . One day, the robot bird was broken and it couldnt sing.D . The emperor gave up listening to songs after he got sick.（4）What can we learn from the passage? A . If we keep a bird, we can enjoy the beautiful songs.B . Dont make a robot because it can get broken easily.C . A bird can help people get away from illness.D . If we are kind to someone, he or she will be also kind to us.3. （10分）阅读理解 Its a hot time for Chinese language learning across the world, not only because of Chinas higher position in the world but also because of the increasing economic (经济的) and cultural connections between China and other countries.For example, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)(阿拉伯联合酋长国) plans to open Chinese language courses in 200 public primary and middle schools, so experienced Chinese teachers are needed.Other Chinese courses opened across the world show the increasing need for Chinesespeaking talent. Mandarin(普通话) became an elective(选修的) foreign language in Russias college entrance exam. Following English, German, French, and Spanish, Mandarin has become the fifth elective test subject for the exam.Spain has more than 40,000 people learning Chinese. Last year about 8,000 people took the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) exam. The number of people who took the test was the biggest, according to Xinhua News Agency.In the US, learning Chinese has been thriving for many years and is now a popular choice for American children, especially those who were born in good families. The children begin to learn Chinese at an early age because their parents believe that learning Chinese will help them build successful international careers(职业).（1）Why is Chinese language learning so hot？ A . Because many foreigners like Chinas culture.B . Because China has the highest position in the world.C . Because China helps a lot of countries to develop.D . Because China has more international influence around the world.（2）The following languages are elective test subjects in Russia EXCEPT_. A . FrenchB . SpanishC . JapaneseD . Mandarin（3）The Chinese meaning of the underlined word thriving is_. A . 兴盛B . 衰落C . 改变D . 开办（4）What can we know about Chinese learning around the world？ A . The UAE needs experienced English teachers.B . All American children learn Chinese from an early age.C . About one fifth of the Spanish learning Chinese took the HSK in 2018.D . The Mandarin exam must be taken before going to Russias colleges.（5）The main idea of the passage is_. A . more people in the UAE begin to learn ChineseB . Chinese language learning is popular around the worldC . some foreign countries want more Chinese teachersD . many American children are learning Chinese now4. （10分）阅读理解 How The Little Kite Learned To Fly?By Katherine PyleI never can do it, the little kite said, As he looked at the others high over his head.I know I should fall if I tried to fly.Try, said the big kite, only try!Or I fear you never will learn at all.But the little kite said, Im afraid Ill fall.The big kite said, Ah, well, good-bye; I am off. And he rose towards the sky.Then the little kites paper stirred（微动）.And he shook himself free for flight.First whirling（回旋） and scared, then bravery grown, Up, up he rose through the air alone, While far below he could see the ground, And the boys like small ants moving round.Oh, how happy I am! the little kite cried.And all because I was brave and tried.（1）This writing is a/an . A . adB . poemC . noticeD . story（2）When the little kite was afraid, the big kite . A . helped it to flyB . laughed at it C . said nothing to itD . encouraged it（3）The little kite flew high at last because it . A . tried bravelyB . was carefulC . grew upD . was free5. （10分）阅读下面材料, 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Harold had a very difficult time last nightAIl the other students in his English class went to a party at their teachers housebut Harold never got thereHe followed his teachers directions(指引), but he made one little mistakeFrom their school, he walked along Main Street to Central Road and turned leftHe took the Central Road bus and got off at Fifth StreetHe turned left and walked up Park Street to the bus stop at the corner of the streetHe took Bus Number 42, but he got off the wrong stopHe got off at River Road instead of Rolling RoadHe turned left and walked along River Road one blockHe turned left again and walked two blocks, turned right, and got completely lostHarold was very upset(失落)He really wanted to go to the party last night, and he cant believe he made such a stupid(愚蠢的)mistake（1）The students went to their teachers house for a A . partyB . meetingC . visitD . dinner（2）Bus No42 goes to A . Main StreetB . Park StreetC . River RoadD . Central Road（3）Harold didnt get to the teachers house because A . he had no time to goB . he got off the wrong stopC . he took the wrong busD . he didnt like to meet his teacher三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）and real suddenly dream be around decide color friend speakLast night I had a wonderful dream. I _that I turned into a good swimmer.In my dream, the weather _fine and I came to a nice beach. There were few people on the beach and I _to swim in the sea. While I was swimming, some _fish followed me all the time. When I stopped, they came to swam _ me. Then, one of the fish began to talk with me. It _Chinese, too! We had a wonderful conversation. Soon we became good _and it invited me to visit the place where they lived._I heard a voice, “Weiwei, its time to get up! Breakfast is ready!” It was Moms voice. Just then I woke up from my sweet dream _had to face the real world again.My dream was _like a cartoon film, wasnt it?四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）There isnt any difference between the two_(塔)五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个恰当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 Monty was from a poor family. One day, the teacher asked the students to write _ (article) about what they wanted to be in the future. To describe his dream about having a horse ranch (马场) carefully, Monty _ (write) a seven-page article.However, he got his paper back with _ F on it. He went to the teacher and asked _. The teacher replied, This dream is too unrealistic (不现实的) and you probably cant achieve it, _ you have no money to buy land, pay for horses and do many other things. Write another one!That day Monty kept _ (think) about it. Then he asked his father _ advice. His father said, Its your decision. Make up your mind about it, because its _ (importance) to you.So Monty handed in the same paper. He decided to believe _ (him). He said to the teacher, You can keep the F and Id like to keep my dream.Finally, Monty had his own horse ranch years later. When his teacher visited it, he said, Sorry, Monty, I was your teacher. I almost stole your dream. It was _ (luck) that you didnt give it up.六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）根据短文及表格内容列要点。 In order to learn how the students in our school spend money, we made a survey by asking them some questions. First, we asked them how much money they spent last month. And then we asked how much money they spent on snacks, books, movies, computer games, phones, transportation and other things last month. Our maths teacher helped us make a graph(图表) of their answers as follows.In our school, each student spent about_yuan on average(平均) last month. According to the graph made by our_, teacher, we know how much money the students spent on different things in our school. As the graph shows, they spent most on_, covering 22% of all. It was followed by computer games and movies. Each of them was_. But to our surprise, the students spent_on books, only 6%.七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10. （5分）现在，越来越多关于中国传统文学的活动和节目兴起，逐步唤起人们对中国传统文学的关注，请你就此写一篇短文谈谈你的看法。内容包括：1)你喜欢中国传统文学吗？2)你认为中国传统文学有哪些值得欣赏的地方？3)请你给想学习中国传统文学的同学提出建议。至少两点写作要求：1)不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校真实的名称和学生的真实姓名。2)语气连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。Recently, more and more activities and programs about Chinese traditional literature have attracted peoples attention.第 16 页 共 16 页参考答案一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1-1、二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、3-5、4-1、4-2、4-3、5-1、5-2、5-3、三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)6-1、四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7-1、五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8-1、六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9-1、七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10-1、