沪教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷

沪教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_ 一、 阅读理解 (共3题；共20分)1. （6分）阅读理解Driver Wanted1. Clean driving record 2. Good looks 3. Age over 25Apply (申请) to: Capes Taxi, Shenzhen Tel: 0775-6561382Air Hostess (空姐) Wanted1. Age between 20 and 33 2. Height from 1.60 m to 1.75m3. Two foreign languages 4. College graduate Apply to: China Airlines, Beijing Tel: 010-88488970Teacher Needed1. For private language school 2. Teaching experience necessaryApply to: Instant Languages Ltd, Dalian Tel: 0411-4313861（1）If you want to work in the south, you can apply for a job as _ .A . a driverB . an air hostessC . a doctorD . a teacher（2）Mary, 1.50m tall, knows English and Japanese, having taught English at school. Which job can she apply for?A . Driving for Capes Taxi.B . Working for China Airlines.C . Teaching at Instant Language Ltd.D . None of the above.（3）Which of the following is not mentioned (提及) in the three ads? A . HeightB . AgeC . LanguageD . Health2. （6分）阅读理解Mike found a job in a bookstore after he finished middle school. He wouldnt do anything but wanted to get rich. It was a cold morning. It snowed and there was thin ice on the streets. Few people went to buy books and the young man had nothing to do. He hated to read, so he watched the traffic. Suddenly he saw a bag fall off a truck and it landed by the other side of the street.“It is full of expensive things.” Mike said to himself. “I have to get it right now, or others will take it away.”He went out of the bookstore and ran across the street. A driver saw him and began to whistle (鸣笛), but he didnt hear it and went on running. The man drove to the side, hit a big tree and hurt himself in the accident. Two weeks later, Mike was taken to the court (法庭). A judge asked if he heard the whistle when he was running across the street. He said that something was wrong with his ears and he could hear nothing.“But you heard me this time,” said the judge.“Oh, Im sorry. Now I can hear with one ear.”“Cover (盖住) the ear with your hand and listen to me with your deaf (聋的) one. Well, can you hear me?”“No, I cant , sir.”“You told a lie. There is nothing wrong with either of your ears,” the judge said.（1）Mike found a job as a _ when he left school.A . driverB . judgeC . bookseller.（2）One day he saw _ in the street.A . an accidentB . a lot of moneyC . a lost bag（3）Which of the following statements is NOT true?A . Mike didnt do well in his work.B . The judge believed Mikes words.C . The car hit a tree beside the street.3. （8分） Your homework habits might be affecting your grades. Are you feeling tired or bored when it comes to homework time? Are you arguing with parents about your grades? You can change the way you feel by taking better care of your mind and your body. Get the sleep you need.Studies show that teens natural sleeping habits are different from those of adults. This often causes less sleep among teens, since they tend to have trouble going to sleep at night, and have trouble waking in the mornings. You can avoid some of the problems that come with less sleep by changing some of your nighttime habits.Improve your memoryA great way to improve your homework habits is to improve your memory with brain exercise. There are many theories and ideas about improving memory, but there is one mnemonic（记忆的） method that has been around since ancient times. Ancient accounts show that early Greek and Roman orators used the “loci” method of remembering long speeches and lists. You may be able to use this method to improve your memory at test time.Fight the desire to delayDo you get the sudden desire to feed the dog at homework time? Dont fall for it! Delay is like a little white lie we tell ourselves. We often think well feel better about studying later if we do something fun now, like playing with a pet, watching a TV show, or even cleaning our room. Its not true.Avoid repetitive(重复的) stressDuring text messaging, Internet surfing, and computer writing, you are using your hand muscles in all new ways, and youre very easily to be influenced by something dangerous or the repetitive stress injury. Find out how to avoid pain in your hands and neck by changing the way you sit at your computer.（1）What differences between the teens and adults are mentioned in the passage?A . Eating habits.B . Sleeping habitsC . Reading habitsD . Writing habits（2）can help people to improve the memory.A . Using the brain moreB . Doing morning exercises every dayC . Dancing after mealsD . Listening to the music（3）What should people do to avoid the repetitive stress when they playing computer?A . Changing the way they sit.B . Cutting the timeC . Wearing some special glasses.D . Using the hand muscles in a new way.（4）Which statement is NOT right according to the passage?A . Homework habits can affect the study grade.B . Only Roman orators were able to use the “loci” method to rememberC . Its not good to desire to feed the pets when you are doing the homework.D . There are four ideas of behaving Healthy Homework Habits mentioned.二、 根据句意完成已给出首字母或汉语提示的单词，使补全后的句子意思 (共8题；共25分)4. （1分）Im _ (确信的) that our dreams will come true through our efforts. 5. （1分）That man looks s_He always carries a big bag. 6. （10分）根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处填入单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。 David is only sixteen years old, but he is_(已经)a famous basketball player in his home town. Davids mother is an_(女演员). She _(建议)David to be an actor when he was young. _（然而）,Davids father liked basketball very much, so he thought being a basketball player was a better _(选择). David also thinks that the basketball game is very interesting. David is famous because he helped his school team win the high basketball state championship(州冠军) last year. Now David is the key player in his school basketball team, but he thinks there are still a lot of things he needs to do before becoming an_(优秀的)basketball player. He _(花费)an hour playing basketball at school every day, because he believes that the more he does, the_(更好地) he will become. When the _(教练)teaches them a new skill, he always does it for many times. Sometimes he thinks these practices are not_(足够的), so when he gets home, he will continue his practice until very late. David dreams of becoming a professional(专业的) basketball player in the future.7. （1分）There have been great_(改变)in America since I left there. 8. （1分）Andy and Millie are _ (表兄妹). 9. （1分）There are lots of visitors on the beach. They_(大部分地)come from China. 10. （1分）I think the_(科学家) can tell us something about the problem. 11. （9分）单词拼写(根据中文提示拼写单词)。（1）John is _(聪明) and friendly.（2）I think _(攀登) is as exciting as diving.（3）It (碰巧) to be a fine day that day, so we had great fun.（4）The reporter are trying their best to find out the _(真相) behind the accident.（5）My mother is making _(味美的) soup.三、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)12. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 Friends are important to everyone, _, some people may have trouble _ (keep) their friendships. Here are some tips on how to make your friendship _ (deep) and stronger.Be yourself. A lot of teens try not to lose the friendship once they become friends with some people. Though your identity (身份) is always changing, some of your personality will stay pretty much _ same. Find out _ those things are, think hard about who you want to be, and then show yourself _ (honest) to the people around you.Avoid gossip (八卦). Friends shouldnt spread rumors (谣言) about other friends. If youve heard something bad about your friends, _ (find) a proper way of asking them about it by _ (you). If youre not sure how to talk to them about it, ask a trusted friend for advice.Protect your friends. Very often, somebody that youre not close to doubts one of your _ (friend). Its important to find out both sides of the story, but its also a good chance to show your friend that you trust him by telling him.Return the care. There are times when a friend will lend you a textbook, or a shoulder to cry on. A good friend will cheer you up when youre in trouble and listen patiently when your friend shares a problem _ you. Be sure you are as helpful as your friend, because he will take notice and feel good you.四、 选词填空 (共1题；共10分)13. （10分）选择合适的词填空neither,nor; not only,but also; either,or; both;and（1）_ his parents _ he stays at home. They are watching TV. （2）Why do you think Xiao Lin is hopeless?Hes _ clever _ hard-working.（3）Tom can never wake up himself. _ his brother _ his father calls him every morning. （4）_ Kate _ I are girls. （5）_ he _ I am going to meet you. We are both busy. 五、 阅读表达 (共1题；共5分)14. （5分）任务型阅读 Every year, thousands of people get hurt or die when they are crossing the road. _. Old people often get hurt or die because they cant see or hear very well. Children usually meet with accidents (事故)because of their carelessness. _.How can we lessen(减少) traffic accidents? Everybody should follow the traffic rules. For the drivers, they shouldnt drive too fast. If they drive too fast, it will be very difficult to stop the cars in a very short time. _. So, when we walk across the road, we must try to walk along the pavements(人行道). _. Look left first, next look right, then look left again. Only when we are sure that the road is clear, we can cross it. The right way to cross the road is to walk quickly. _. If people run across the road, they may fall down. Teens should try to help children, old people or blind people to cross the road, and never play in the street.A.Its not safe to run.B.They forget to look and listen before they cross the road.C.We must stop and look both ways before crossing the road.D.Most of these people are old people and children.E.For the walkers, its very important to be careful when they are walking on the road. 六、 写作 (共1题；共5分)15. （5分）假如你是李华，你最近认识的美国笔友David给你发了一封电子邮件，向了解你进初三以来在学习和生活方面的一些变化、收获和感受。请根据下面的提示及你的实际写封回信。 提示：less free time，much homework，more pressure，get into a good high schoolmore exercise，lose weightjoin the English Comer，improve English a lotcolorful and meaningful，learn more knowledge注意：1）词数80左右，开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数；2）回复须包括所有药店，可适当发挥，使全文连贯、通顺；3）文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。Dear David，Thank you so much for your mail. Im happy to tell you about how my life has changed recently.第 12 页 共 12 页参考答案一、 阅读理解 (共3题；共20分)1-1、1-2、1-3、2-1、2-2、2-3、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、二、 根据句意完成已给出首字母或汉语提示的单词，使补全后的句子意思 (共8题；共25分)4-1、5-1、6-1、7-1、8-1、9-1、10-1、11-1、11-2、11-3、11-4、11-5、三、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)12-1、四、 选词填空 (共1题；共10分)13-1、13-2、13-3、13-4、13-5、五、 阅读表达 (共1题；共5分)14-1、六、 写作 (共1题；共5分)15-1、