沪教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷A卷

沪教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_ 一、 根据句意，选择与划线部分部分意思最近的选项。 (共8题；共16分)1. （2分）Bob, dinner is ready. Please wash your hands _ you eat. A . untilB . afterC . whileD . before2. （2分）This is the most beautiful park I have _ visited. A . everB . yetC . neverD . already3. （2分）Linda is _ of speaking in front of many people. A . sadB . goodC . gladD . afraid4. （2分）What a _ day it is!Yes. It hasnt been so wet for long days.A . sunnyB . windyC . rainyD . cloudy5. （2分）I dont like this T-shirt, so I want to see some _. A . otherB . anotherC . the otherD . others6. （2分）When is your birthday?Its_ December 21st.A . inB . atC . on7. （2分）What is your uncle doing?He is watching the children there a plane with some newspapers.A . makeB . to makeC . drawD . to draw8. （2分） Mary seems today. I hear someone took away her new bike.A . aloneB . sadC . angrilyD . pleased二、 从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案 (共7题；共14分)9. （2分）There is no enough _ in the corner to put the round table.A . floorB . groundC . placeD . room10. （2分） Hes under stress because he will take part in an important test this month.We all think its easy for him. He is so excellent.A . painB . pressureC . difficulty11. （2分）Yesterday our English teacher _ a lot of flowers, but she _ them.A . got; didnt acceptB . got; gotC . accepted; didnt acceptD . accepted; accepted12. （2分）一 What does she like to do in her free time?一 She enjoys reading novels or going to the park.A . likesB . hatesC . starts13. （2分）The place needs a large quantity of water for people to drink.A . a littleB . a large amount ofC . little14. （2分）Dont the wastepaper. We can collect and recycle it. Youre right. Everyone should be a greener person.A . blow awayB . put awayC . throw awayD . take away15. （2分）Do you know the of the test?Yes. I got an A.A . ruleB . placeC . timeD . result三、 完型填空 (共1题；共15分)16. （15分） Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) sent him to have his first piano lesson. I prefer that students begin at an earlier age, but Robby said that it had always been his mothers 1to hear him play the piano. So I 2him as a student.Although Robby worked very hard, he didnt have a basic 3of music. However, he never 4up and continued. And at the end of each weekly lesson hed always say: “My mom is going to hear me 5some day.” But it seemed 6. He didnt have a natural talent or ability for music.One day Robby 7to our lessons very late. He told me that his mom had been8and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still 9in class. He asked if he could take part in my concert and I 10.The night of the concert came. The high school gym(体育馆) was 11with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then, Robby came up on stage. He announced (宣布) that he had chosen Mozarts Concerto No 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next.His 12danced on the keysHe played so 13that everyone was on his feet, clapping excitedly. In tears, I ran up on stage, “Oh, Robby! How could you do it?”“Well, Miss Hondorf. remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, actually she had cancer(癌) and 14away this morning. And well she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play at the 15. I wanted to make it special and show her I could do it! My mothers dream came true at last.”（1）A . decision B . conclusion C . advice D . dream （2）A . considered B . accepted C . knew D . protected （3）A . sense B . education C . information D . thought （4）A . got B . gave C . stood D . put （5）A . sing B . speak C . play D . call （6）A . cheerless B . helpless C . hopeless D . meaningless （7）A . listened B . flew C . came D . went （8）A . asleep B . deaf C . well D . ill （9）A . writing B . practicing C . singing D . talking （10）A . agreed B . disliked C . expected D . decided （11）A . satisfied B . bored C . crowded D . familiar （12）A . fingers B . feet C . arms D . legs （13）A . carefully B . cheerfully C . meaningfully D . wonderfully （14）A . took B . passed C . moved D . ran （15）A . party B . concert C . meeting D . show 四、 阅读理解 (共4题；共32分)17. （6分）Millie is a little fat. She wants to join a body club in the summer holiday. She has found some information about a body club.（1）What can Millie do in the club?A . Playing basketball.B . Swimming.C . Playing chess.D . Hiking.（2）Which is TRUE according to the passages?A . If you join the club, you can get two free T-shirts.B . Its a good way to fight the fat and keep fit if you join the club.C . You can contact the club on 8366 6888 for more information.D . The club will offer one week free membership if you join it in two weeks.（3）The two passages are _.A . lettersB . diariesC . newsD . advertisements18. （10分） This story is about a young man. He worked hard at his lessons. He was too busy. He didnt have time to rest, so he was ill. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep（睡觉）. But he couldnt. He thought: “I must go to see the doctor.” He said to the doctor.“I cant go to sleep at night.“Try counting numbers. When you reach one thousand, youll be asleep.”The next day the man came back to the doctors office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today?”“Yes, he said,” I tried counting one, two, three. . . up to（直到）one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy (感到困倦). I had to get up and drank some tea. Then I went on counting up to one thousand. But I still couldnt fall asleep.（1）The young man couldnt go to sleep because _ .A . he didnt finish his lessonsB . he worked too hard and was illC . he was worried about his homeworkD . there was a lot of housework to do and he couldnt have a good rest（2）The doctor asked the young man _ .A . to count numbers before he went to bedB . to put all numbers from 1 to 1000 togetherC . to count numbers while he was lying in bedD . to go to bed earlier（3）The young man came back to the doctors office the next day because _ .A . he wanted to thank the doctorB . he was betterC . he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbersD . he still couldnt go to sleep at night（4）The young man _ .A . counted from 569 to 1000B . counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleepC . counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some teaD . counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep（5）The young man _ in fact.A . didnt understand the doctors wordsB . couldnt count numbersC . didnt try to sleepD . wasnt ill at all19. （6分）根据理解，选择正确答案。Landing cardWelcome to the United States of America1）. First (Given) name:2）. Date of birth (D/M/Y): 12/08/983）. Flight no.AA37514）. Number of family members traveling with you: None5）. Country of citizenship: Spain6）. Purpose of visit: To see family7）. Are you carrying any of these things: Food, animal, plants, guns or cash over 10,000? Some chocolate8）. Have you had any illnesses in the last 3 months? No9）. How long will you be staying in the USA? Two weeks10）. Is this your first visit to the USA?No11）. In which city will you spend the most time during your stay? New York12）. What is your next destination? Madrid, Spain（1）When is Williams birthday?A . August 8.B . December 8.C . August 12D . December 12.（2）How long will William stay in the USA?A . Two weeks.B . Two monthsC . One week.D . One month.（3）Where can you find the card?A . At the school.B . In the airplane.C . At the bus stopD . In the hospital.20. （10分） On the first day of school our teacher introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didnt already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.I turned around to find a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. Im eighty-seven years old.”“Why are you in university at such a young age?”I asked. She replied, “Im here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids, and then retire and travel.”I knew she was joking. I was curious(好奇) what might have encouraged her to be taking on this challenge at her age.“I always dreamed of having a university education and now Im getting one!” she told me. We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom(智慧) and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. Ive learned a few secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. Youve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.”“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesnt take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change”（1）When the author and Rose first met, they began their conversation in a _ manner.A . politeB . impoliteC . seriousD . humorous（2）Rose went to the university in order to _.A . meet a rich husbandB . make new friendsC . get a better jobD . get a university education（3）The author considered Rose as a “time machine” because _.A . she always came to class on timeB . she made friends easily at universityC . she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experienceD . she knew the difference between growing older and growing up（4）The word“That”in Paragraph 7 refers to(指)_.A . growing olderB . growing upC . staying youngD . being happy（5）From this passage we know Rose believed _A . Easier said than done.”B . Well-begun is half done.C . It is never too late to learn.”D . Reading makes a full man.”五、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)21. （1分）The weather in Guangzhou is _ than that in Shanghai. (warm) 六、 翻译句子 (共1题；共3分)22. （3分）这个周末我们为何不去游泳呢？_go swimming this weekend?七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)23. （5分）每个人喜欢的卡通形象(cartoon character) 各不相同，请你根据以下提示写一篇短文，描述你喜欢的卡通形象及原因。要求80词左右，可适当发挥。提示：1）你喜欢的卡通形象的外貌及衣着；2）你喜欢的卡通形象的基本特征，如饮食习惯、性格特点等；3）你喜欢他她它的原因。My favourite cartoon character is第 18 页 共 18 页参考答案一、 根据句意，选择与划线部分部分意思最近的选项。 (共8题；共16分)1-1、2-1、3-1、4-1、5-1、6-1、7-1、8-1、二、 从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案 (共7题；共14分)9-1、10-1、11-1、12-1、13-1、14-1、15-1、三、 完型填空 (共1题；共15分)16-1、四、 阅读理解 (共4题；共32分)17-1、17-2、17-3、18-1、18-2、18-3、18-4、18-5、19-1、19-2、19-3、20-1、20-2、20-3、20-4、20-5、五、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)21-1、六、 翻译句子 (共1题；共3分)22-1、七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)23-1、