河北省八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷A卷

河北省八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷A卷 一、 单选题 (共20题；共40分)1. （2分） What about those two new shirts? I like them, _ of them looks good on me.A . AllB . eachC . bothD . none2. （2分）If you keep_, you will be good at swimming one day. A . practise to swimB . practising swimmingC . to practise to swimD . practise swimming3. （2分）means very old, or having existed for a long time.A . AncientB . EducationalC . Main4. （2分）We cant eat anything in the classroom.We cant, _.A . tooB . eitherC . alsoD . only5. （2分）Mount Xiaolei is not far away from here, but it will still take us a few hours there by bike.A . gettingB . to getC . gotD . get6. （2分）Helen is 15 years old，and Joan is 15，too. So Helen is _ Joan. A . as big asB . so old asC . as old as7. （2分）This pair of shoes _ very nice. I like _ very much.A . is; itB . are; themC . is; themD . are; it8. （2分）What do you think of the Navy Parade(海军阅兵式)in Qingdao? _ wonderful! Ive never watched a _ one before.A . What; goodB . How; goodC . What; betterD . How; better9. （2分） The cake looks _. Yes, and it tastes even _. A . well; goodB . nice; betterC . good; worseD . better; best10. （2分）The window _ ten minutes ago， and the room is bright now. A . can be cleanedB . is cleanedC . was cleanedD . will be cleaned11. （2分）Little Jimmy is getting fatter and fatter _ his bad eating habits . A . becauseB . because ofC . soD . and12. （2分）Bill _ watch a football match next week.A . isB . is going toC . goesD . is going13. （2分）I am getting ready a birthday cake for Lingling.A . for makeB . to makeC . makingD . make14. （2分）Will there be many robots in peoples homes? _. Robots will help people a lot.A . Yes, they willB . Yes, there willC . No, they wontD . No, there isnt15. （2分） Do you have a white skirt? Yes, I _.A . amB . haveC . doD . will16. （2分）There _ a book and four pens on the desk. A . hasB . isC . areD . have17. （2分）Are you Sally ? _ A . Yes, ImB . No, I amC . Yes, I am18. （2分）Wang Damin really enjoys _ with cormorants.Thats right. He takes the cormorants as his friends.A . to workB . workC . workingD . to working19. （2分）Our school sports meeting will be _ because of the heavy rain yesterday. A . put onB . put downC . put offD . put up20. （2分）We_ shopping unless it _ tomorrow.A . will go, will rainB . go, will rainC . will go, rainsD . go, rains二、 完型填空 (共1题；共10分)21. （10分）根据短文理解, 从A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案填空。Miss Richards was a teacher at a school for boys and girls. She1 chemistry and physics from the lowest to the highest classes in the 2. Sometimes the new classes3 rapidly, but sometimes they were very4, and then Miss Richards had to5things many times.One year, the first class had been studying chemistry for several 6 when Miss Richards suddenly asked, What is water? Who knows?7 up!There was silence for a few seconds, and Miss Richards felt sad, but then one boy8 his hand.Yes, Dick? said Miss Richards encouragingly. He was not one of the brightest children in the class, so she was 9 that he could answer.Water is a liquid which has no 10 until you wash your hands in it, Miss. Then it turns black, the boy replied with great confidence.（1）A . teaches B . teaching C . taught （2）A . schooling B . school C . schools （3）A . learned B . learning C . had been learned （4）A . slow B . being slow C . slowly （5）A . repeated B . repeating C . repeat （6）A . years B . minutes C . weeks （7）A . Put B . Hands C . Get （8）A . lows B . ride C . raised （9）A . sad B . glad C . angry （10）A . colour B . colourful C . colourless 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共26分)22. （8分） Hello, everyone. Because of the high rate of school violence (暴力) in some areas, teenagers safety becomes a serious problem. We are planning to set up an organization named School Watch to make sure that students have a safe environment. Please be part of our plan!What is School Watch?School Watch is a volunteer project in our school. It helps us stop violence and improve the quality of school life. It will keep yourself and your schoolmates safe. The other members of School Watch care for you and your classroom and you do the same for them.Is it for everyone?Anybody can become a member of School Watch because everyone has something to offer.What else can it do?School Watch makes it possible for us not only to help each other but also to make friends with each other. Some members may offer to help schoolmates who have problems with their homework.Who is the Best School Watcher?Our school will look for the Best School Watcher and give him or her lots of prizes. You could be the one!How do you start?To be part of this plan, the only thing you need to do is to talk to the director of the plan in your grade. If you want to get more information, check the official website at www. schoolwatch. com.（1）The members of School Watch are probably _.A . teenagersB . parentsC . policemenD . teachers（2）School Watch can help its members _.A . save the environmentB . organize sports activitiesC . improve the quality of school lifeD . go on school trips（3）Anyone can become a member of School Watch because _.A . everyone may have problemsB . everyone can give help to othersC . everyone needs to make some friendsD . everyone needs help with his homework（4）If you want to be a member of School Watch, you should _.A . check the websiteB . be good at your schoolworkC . talk to the headmasterD . talk to the director of the plan in your grade23. （10分） There are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Lets look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese is about the dog, for example, a homeless dog, “a mad dog, a running dog and a dog catching a mouse”, have negative(消极) meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive(积极的) actions. For example, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day”means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a persons serious illness, they say sick as a dog. The word dogtired means very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, cat is often used to describe a woman who is cruel(冷酷的). There are many other examples of how cat is used differently as well.The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose stands for love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.（1）The word dog in Chinese usually _.A . stands for friendshipB . has a negative meaningC . has a positive meaning（2）“Every dog has its day.” means “_”A . Everybody in the world is lucky.B . Each person lives his own way of life.C . Everybody has a time in life to be lucky.（3）Western people usually use cat to refer to “_”.A . a tired personB . a brave manC . an unkind woman（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A . Words show differences in cultures.B . Western people think cats to be good friends.C . Rose is the national flower of all western countries.（5）This passage mainly tells us _.A . negative or positive thingsB . different countries have different culturesC . what dog and cat mean in English and Chinese24. （8分）阅读理解 Its almost that time of year again. Beijing held the two sessions(两会)in March. They are the National Peoples Congress (NPC, 全国人民代表大会)and the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC, 中国人民政治协商会议).This year, the NPC opened on March 5 and the CPPCC began on March 3. How much do you know about the sessions? Read on to learn more.Q: What is the NPC?A: At school, every class has a class committee (班委会).The committee holds meetings to make decisions for the class and generally improve the classroom environment. The NPC does the same thing, but for the whole country.With nearly 3,000 deputies (代表), it is Chinas highest organ (机关)of state power. The deputies supervise (监督)the work that the government does. The deputies also make and change laws. Every five years, they vote for the leaders of the Chinese government.All of the NPC deputies are elected (选举).They use their power on behalf of (代表)the Chinese people. Any Chinese national who is over 18 can take part in an election. The term length for an NPC deputy is five years.Q: What is the CPPCC?A: Leaders need suggestions for what they should do for the country. Its like youre your friends give you advice on what to do with your life. The CPPCC does this for Chinese leaders. Its 2,000 members supervise the work of the government and give suggestions.The Communist Party of China (CPC) is Chinas ruling party (执政党), but there are also other political parties and organizations (组织). CPPCC members come from these parties and organizations. They are not elected like those of NPC but chosen by CPPCC. They include businessmen, teachers and even celebrities, such as Jackie Chan and Feng Xiaogang.Q: What are the biggest topics at this years sessions?A: Attendees at this years sessions discussed new prospects (前景)for the future. They set economic index (经济指标)targets for the year, such as what the GDP (国内生产总值)should be. They discussed environmental events, such as how to prevent groundwater pollution. In addition, they considered new efforts to fight corruption (腐败), according to Guangming Daily.（1）What is the duty for deputies of the NPC? A . To hold all the meetings for the government.B . To keep an eye on the work of the government.C . To decide the deputies of the CPPCC.D . To choose the leaders of the government every four years.（2）Who can NOT be a deputy of the CPPCC? A . An American doctor.B . A good teacher.C . A successful businessman.D . A famous star.（3）What is the hottest topic at this years sessions? A . To explore the outer space.B . To help develop the education.C . To prevent our environmental problems.D . To speed up the science and technology development.（4）Which of the following is right according to the passage? A . Two sessions is made up of the NPC and the CPC.B . In 2019, the CPPCC started earlier than the NPC.C . The CPPCC gives advice for the deputies of the NPC.D . Jack, a 17-year-old boy, can take part in the election of the NPC deputies.四、 句型转换 (共5题；共20分)25. （4分）To help our parents do the housework is right. (改为同义句) _ _ right _ _ our parents do the housework.26. （2分）Why dont you watch a talk show? (改为同义句)_ _ watch a talk show?27. （10分）根据要求完成句子改写。（1）The children are playing soccer in the park. (对划线部分提问)What _ the children _ in the park?（2）The boy exercises three times a week. (对划线部分提问)_ _ does the boy exercise?（3）Tara is smarter than Lisa. (改为同义句)Lisa isnt _ _as Tara.（4）The waiter brought him a bowl of noodles soon. (改为否定句)The waiter _ _ him a bowl of noodles soon.（5）Theres some milk in the glass. (改为一般疑问句句)_ there _ milk in the glass?28. （2分）I dont like documentaries. She doesnt like them, either. (改为同义句）_ _us likes documentaries.29. （2分）His name is Eric. (对画线部分提问) _his name?五、 补全对话 (共1题；共5分)30. （5分）补全对话A: Im going to spend my holiday in Yantai this summer. Have you ever been there?B: _.A: Do you like the city?B: Yes, I like the city very much. _A: I like it too. What is your impression（印象）about the city?B: It is clean and beautiful, besides the people are friendly.A: It is hot there in summer?B: No, it is not hot at all. It is near the sea. You many have a swimming.A: How interesting! _B: Im sure you will have a good time there.A: _?B: Sorry, I am too busy these days.A: _.六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)31. （5分）请根据以下提示介绍赵女士及她的工作。 要求: 80词左右，可适当发挥。提示: 1）. 赵女士40多岁, 不高，有一点瘦, 头发很长, 她很漂亮；2）. 她的工作是在春节期间制作年画, 年画不贵, 但是很漂亮; 春节期间, 很多人买她的年画；3）. 我觉得她很伟大，她挣钱不多，但是她坚持制作年画，使得这个传统技艺为人们所知。参考词汇：New Year Picture 年画 make money 挣钱 keep on doing sth. 继续；坚持做某事第 19 页 共 19 页参考答案一、 单选题 (共20题；共40分)1-1、2-1、3-1、4-1、5-1、6-1、7-1、8-1、9-1、10-1、11-1、12-1、13-1、14-1、15-1、16-1、17-1、18-1、19-1、20-1、二、 完型填空 (共1题；共10分)21-1、三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共26分)22-1、22-2、22-3、22-4、23-1、23-2、23-3、23-4、23-5、24-1、24-2、24-3、24-4、四、 句型转换 (共5题；共20分)25-1、26-1、27-1、27-2、27-3、27-4、27-5、28-1、29-1、五、 补全对话 (共1题；共5分)30-1、六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)31-1、