仁爱版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题A卷

仁爱版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分） If you are writing or studying, it makes much difference where the light comes from. People use1and pens every day. They have to be very careful about the way of the light because the light shines on their work.Every2 gets its light either from daylight3 the window4 from the lamps or electricity,5no matter what kind of light it is, the way it shines towards our books or work is very important to the eyes.Take a book and sit with your6 toward the window, and try to read. Your shadow(影子) falls all over the page and makes it7 for your eyes as if you were in a8 room.Now turn around and face the window. The page is9 shadow again, while the bright light is in your eyes.Try sitting with your10side toward the window. This is very good for11 , but if you were writing, the shadow12 fall across the page and bother you13.There is another way sit14 your left side to the window. Now everything is perfect for writing as well.Whatever kind of light is in the room, the rule about the right way to sit is15 the same.（1）A . eyes B . heads C . books D . hands （2）A . man B . woman C . house D . animals （3）A . from B . through C . into D . inside （4）A . and B . then C . as D . or （5）A . but B . until C . if D . when （6）A . side B . back C . body D . front （7）A . good B . bad C . useful D . clear （8）A . bright B . clean C . dirty D . dark （9）A . in B . into C . on D . to （10）A . front B . back C . left D . right （11）A . speaking B . reading C . writing D . studying （12）A . can B . may C . would D . will （13）A . few B . a few C . little D . a little （14）A . by B . with C . against D . near （15）A . only B . never C . not often D . always 二、 阅读理解 (共3题；共28分)2. （10分） Michael and Dick are good friends, but they like to play jokes on each other. One holiday, they decided to go to London together. They went to the station and bought their tickets.Michael got on the train first. He dropped his ticket on the platform when he got into the carriage. Dick, who was close behind, saw the ticket fall and quickly picked it up. He put it in his pocket, but didnt tell Michael. After they had been in the train for a while, they heard the conductor coming down the corridor, shouting, “Tickets, please!” Michael looked for his ticket and of course couldnt find it.“Oh dear, I cant find my ticket, Dick,” Michael said.“Look for it carefully, Michael; it must be somewhere.” said Dick.“No, I cant find it anywhere. What shall I do?” said Michael.“Perhaps youd better hide under the seat; then the conductor wont know you are here.” So Michael hid under the seat. At this time, the conductor came in. “Tickets, please,” he said. Dick handed him tow tickets and said, “This is mine. The other is my friends. But he prefers to stay under the seat.”（1）Michael and Dick would spend their holiday in_. A . trainB . LondonC . PairsD . Rome（2）Where did Michael lose his ticket?A . On the platformB . In the carriageC . In the corridorD . Under the seat（3）What did Dick do after he picked up Michaels ticket? A . He gave it to his friend.B . gave it to the inspector.C . He put it in his bag.D . He put it in his pocket.（4）Michael hid under the seat when the conductor came to check the ticket because _.A . he didnt buy the ticketB . he liked to hide under the seatC . he couldnt find his ticketD . he wanted to lay with the inspector（5）From the last sentence we can know that when Michael heard Dicks words, he would feel_.A . angryB . happyC . sadD . worry3. （8分）阅读理解 Technology is changing our ways of life. Robby Pepper is Italys first robot gatekeeper. He can answer questions in Italian, English and German. He is placed at a hotel to help answer simple questions from visitors. A guest from Moldova, congratulated the robot on his skills. Hes like a real person. Hes really good. She said. He talked to me, and he shook my hand.Japans Softbank Robotics created Robby. It can provide hotel guests with information they need, like where to find a restaurant and its hours of operation. The use of robots is growing in service industries like tourism. But they are expected to become more useful as better artificial intelligence, or AI, is developed.The International Federation of Robotics says about 79,000 professional service robots were sold last year. It expects up to 25 percent sales growth each year. There are many different kinds of artificial intelligence machines: learning robots, cleaning robots, medical robots and public relations robots.We have made some progress in the development of AI, but we still have a long way to go. Experts say people in the United States and Japan seem more welcoming to robots than people in Europe do. Shoppers at a store in Scotland got one robot, Softbanks Fabio Pepper, fired out Customers were not willing to talk to the robot. And a security robot in Washington DC made news last year when it rolled itself into a fountain*and could not get out.In Brescia, the Cayu car sore is using another Softbank Pepper robot to sell cars Named Cayuiki .the robot is programmed to give information on cars, playing games and collecting information. It is helping to bring in possible car buyers .But the head of the Cayu car store said, To sell the cars, you still need human beings.（1）From the passage. We know Robby Pepper is a . A . learning robotB . cleaning robotC . medical robotD . public relations robot（2）How many service robots will be sold in 2019? A . 25.B . 79,000.C . 98,758.D . 59,250.（3）Why do people use Cayuiki in the car store? A . Help do some cleaning.B . offer information on cars.C . Prepare food and drinks.D . Provide some security service.（4）According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A . Robots are still at the early stage of development.B . Robots are useless in service industries like tourism.C . Robots are highly developed and can do many things.D . Robots are as popular in Europe as they are in the US.4. （10分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 Attention, please! Reporters wanted!Do you dream of being a reporter? Are you a good writer who loves the news? If so, you may have a chance to be a winner in the TFK Kid Reporter Talent Search.Were looking for 12 students from around the nation to be members of the TFK Kid Reporter team for the 20192020 school year. Next years team will continue the tradition of reporting local news stories for Time For Kids magazine and www.time forkids.com.Professional reporters from Time For Kids will decide who will be the winner. In the past year, TFK Kid Reporters have: Interviewed national leaders, famous people and other newsmakers. Written news stories, reviews, and opinion pieces for Time For Kids. Learned about the news business from prizewinning reporters who work at TIMES. Appeared on television to talk about their work.How to EnterTo apply, visit www.timeforkids.com/2019 kr and complete the official entry form. Be sure to read the official rules and share them with your parents or teachers, who must sign(签名) your entry form and send it to us by email. Entry forms must be sent by June 17, 2019. You must be 14 years old or younger on September 1, 2019.Contest opens: 10:00 a. m. on March 14, 2019Contest deadline: 12:00 p. m. on June 17, 2019All entries must follow the official rules for consideration. See contest rules on the next page. Good luck!（1）The 12 student reporters will work for _. A . more than a yearB . less than a yearC . about a yearD . half a year（2）If David is chosen as a member of the TFK Kid Reporter team， he will probably NOT _. A . play a role in some famous TV playsB . learn how to do well in the reporting jobC . do an interview with the American presidentD . write down his own ideas at www.time forkids.com（3）The contest will be closed on _. A . March 14, 2019B . June 17, 2019C . September 1, 2019D . December 31, 2020（4）_ is allowed to join in this contest. A . Mike who would like to be a writerB . Tom who was born on September 1, 2005C . Jack who is going to celebrate his fifteenth birthdayD . Lucy who handed in her entry form without the sign of her parents or teachers（5）This passage may come from _. A . a diaryB . a dictionaryC . a storybookD . a notice三、 补全对话 (共1题；共5分)5. （5分）补全对话。A. What does he look like?B. And he has funny glasses.C. Whos your favorite actress?D. Shes of medium height.E. Shes Very beautiful and shes a great actress.Anna: Dont you love Johnny Dean. Bob?Bob: Johnny?Anna: Dean. The singer.Bob: I dont know. _Anna: Hes really tall and really thin, and he has curly hair. _Look, there he is.Bob: Oh yeah, I see him.Anna: Here come the movie actors.Bob: Oh, WOW!Anna: _Bob: I like that woman with long blonde hair.Anna: Is she tall or short?Bob: _Anna: Oh, Tina Brown?Bob: Yeah. I think shes really cool. _四、 短文填空 (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）语法填空。Hello, we are students from Thailand, and we want _ (save) the elephants. The elephant is one of Thailands symbols. Our _ (one) flag had a white elephant on it. This is a symbol of good luck.Elephants are smart animals. They can _ soccer or music. They can also draw very _ (good). People say that an elephant never forgets . Elephants can walk _ a long time and never get _ (丢失). They can also remember places with food and water. This helps _ (they) to live.But elephants are _ great danger. People cut down many trees _ elephants are losing their homes. People also kill elephants for their ivory(象牙制品). Today there are only about 3,000 elephants (over 100,000 before). We must save the trees and not _ things made of ivory. Remember that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.五、 单词拼写 (共1题；共1分)7. （1分）I hope to travel around the _(世界). 六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共6分)8. （6分）阅读下面的小诗，看图，做后面的题目：Camp FunThe Green family goes to Camp Fun.At Camp Fun they ride, fish, and run.First they work, then they play.They put up their tent in one day!Soon they are tired. They want to eat.Can you guess where they will meet?给下列句子选择合理的图片:（1）The Green family will sleep in the _.（2）The Greens will fish in the _.（3）The Greens will meet to eat at the _.（4）The Greens can choose to do this sport at the camp_（5）According to the poem, what do they do at Camp fun?_ go fishing go dancing riding a bike shopping sleepingA . B . C . D . 七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）根据中文和英文提示词写出意思连贯、符合逻辑的短文。所给英文提示词需全都用上，词数在6080之间。假如你叫刘辉，是仁爱国际学校的学生。美食节过后，你和同学们积极清理现场，捡废纸，拾塑料瓶，再卖到回收中心，然后给贫困地区儿童捐款。提示词语：废纸 waste paper；塑料瓶 plastic bottle；回收中心 a recycling center；捐钱 donate the money；贫困地区 poor areas第 17 页 共 17 页参考答案一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1-1、二、 阅读理解 (共3题；共28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、三、 补全对话 (共1题；共5分)5-1、四、 短文填空 (共1题；共10分)6-1、五、 单词拼写 (共1题；共1分)7-1、六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共6分)8-1、8-2、8-3、8-4、8-5、七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)9-1、