人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期末检测试卷A卷

人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期末检测试卷A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_ 一、 单项填空 (共5题；共10分)1. （2分）Recently public bicycles _ in some big cities in China. It makes peoples life much more convenient when they go around. A . appearB . will appearC . have appearedD . were appearing2. （2分）Have you ever read the book HarryPotter?Yes, and I think its very _.I want to read it again.A . boringB . excitingC . boredD . excited3. （2分）I felt it hard to keep up with my classmates. But whenever I want to _, my teacher always encourages me to work harder. A . go onB . give upC . run awayD . give back4. （2分）Our coach is pleased _ we are playing better as a team now.A . soB . ifC . becauseD . before5. （2分）They _ 20,000 yuan for the Project Hope last year. A . roseB . raiseC . raisedD . risen二、 完形填空 (共2题；共20分)6. （10分）完形填空通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Hello, Im Peter. In our school there are some1, such as the music club, the chess club, the sports club and so on. Lots of boys want to2the sports club. What sports can3 play? Some can play basketball, some can play volleyball and tennis, but they4basketball best (最). They think its interesting and5. We all know that Lin Shuhao is6 great basketball player (运动员). Some boys7 to be a basketball player like him. Some girls8 like playing basketball.Can you play basketball? If not, I can tell you9 to play it. Im in the basketball club. I can play it well. Its not10 to be a good player. But ifyou work hard and often play it, you can do well.（1）A . classes B . clubs C . subjects （2）A . see B . help C . join （3）A . they B . we C . you （4）A . thank B . need C . love （5）A . boring B . relaxing C . busy （6）A . a B . an C . the （7）A . sound B . want C . get （8）A . also B . too C . only （9）A . where B . what C . how （10）A . small B . easy C . difficult 7. （10分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Sometimes choosing where to eat in Suzhou is something of a challenge. No matter how 1the food tastes at a chosen restaurant, one may always wonder. Is there anything better on the next street? However, Ive found the 2to this question. When Im asked to name my favourite place to eat in Suzhou, I will reply 3. Song He Lou Restaurant. Why is Song He Lou so special 4hundreds of restaurants? Well, for me it comes down to a perfect balance of delicious food, pleasant atmosphere(氛围)and a near perfect location.Before coming to Suzhou, I was 5by my friends from other cities in China that the food could be too sweet. For the first few months I chose to eat in Sichuan or Hunan style restaurants instead of eating much 6food. However, after falling in love with the city. I came to realize that the food is so closely 7with its local culture. 8I asked a local friend to recommend the best place to try real local style food. She came up with the 9of Song He Lou.For a first-time visitor, Song Shu Gui Yu and Xie Fen Tofu are excellent 10. Suzhou has slow become my home and I have a lifetime to enjoy each and every dish on the menu.（1）A . bad B . hot C . good D . cold （2）A . attention B . excuse C . answer D . distance （3）A . right away B . in surprise C . at most D . over there （4）A . between B . against C . among D . beyond （5）A . changed B . warned C . encouraged D . supported （6）A . fresh B . local C . Chinese D . frozen （7）A . connected B . covered C . compared D . charged （8）A . Or B . But C . Yet D . So （9）A . suggestion B . way C . money D . design （10）A . conditions B . habits C . challenges D . choices 三、 阅读理解 (共4题；共44分)8. （6分）根据短文理解，选择正确答案。Everybody has heard of fast food，but have you ever eaten slow food？Well，you might just want to try itHere are some Americans talking about slow food（1）Who runs a slow food snack bar called Good Food？A . KarenB . MarkC . JoshuD . Susi（2）What does Mark teach children about？A . FarmsB . FoodC . BusinessD . Restaurants（3）Joshua wants to find out more about slow foodA . at the schoolB . in the barC . on the InternetD . in the library9. （10分） Sarah is from France. She lives in Paris. She can speak French and English, but she cant speak Chinese. She has a pen pal in the United States. Her name is Jane and she lives in New York. Sarahs favorite sport is basketball and she can play the guitar, too. Janes favorite sport is tennis. She cant play the guitar, but she can play the piano and sing.（1）Sarah comes from _.A . FranceB . AustraliaC . the United StatesD . the UK（2）Jane is _.A . a ChineseB . a KoreanC . an AmericanD . a Japanese（3）What language does Sarah speak?A . FrenchB . ChineseC . EnglishD . A and C.（4）What is Sarahs favorite sport?A . TennisB . SoccerC . VolleyballlD . Basketball（5）Which sentence is NOT right?A . Sarah has a pen pal in the USA.B . Sarah can play the piano and Jane can play the guitar.C . Sarah and Jane like different sports.D . Jane lives in New York.10. （8分） Angela Chang (张韶涵) didnt know it would be so hard to turn singing into a career (事业). She went to many different record companies. But she was always turned down for looking too young and small.“Id never had such difficulties before,” Chang said. But Changs talent was finally accepted in 2002. When she got a piece of work, she cried.She soon became a star. Her first album Over the Rainbow sold very well. She won many awards.“You wouldnt believe such a beautiful voice could come from such a small body,”said one musician after hearing Chang sing. “She has a special voice. You cant forget it.”But the 25-year-old girl has other talents too. Chang is also an actress. She has played a role in the popular TV plays, My MVP Valentine and At Dolphin Bay. Many people remember her common-girl parts in the plays. But acting is difficult. Chang once acted so badly that she was nearly fired (解雇). Another time it took her 27 tries to get a scene (一场戏) right.“I cried when I got back home,” Chang said. “But I knew that I wouldnt always fail. You only fail when you give up.”Now with four albums behind her - Over the Rainbow, Aurora, Pandora and Flower in the Wonderland, its clear that Chang and music were made for each other. As she sings in one song, “I have a pair of invisible wings (隐形的翅膀). They fly me to the skies and give me hope.”（1）The phrase “turned down” in the first paragraph means “_”.A . 承认B . 拒绝C . 开除D . 雇用（2）Many record companies refused to co-operate (合作) with her because _.A . she looks very commonB . she is too youngC . she doesnt sing very wellD . she looks young and small（3）Although acting is difficult for her, she never gives up because _.A . she is strong-mindedB . people like her filmsC . she is interested in actingD . she acted in the popular TV plays（4）Which do you think is the best title of the passage?A . The Small Girl.B . Four Albums.C . I have a Pair of Invisible Wings.D . A Poor Actress.11. （20分）Tornadoes(龙卷风) are one of the worst weather events on earth. Each year, tornadoes kill many people. The storms often carry homes, cars and trees from one place to another. And they can also destroy anything when they pass by.A tornado comes from a thunderstorm(雷雨) in the sky down to the ground. It is big at the top and small at the bottom.A tornado appears when winds in different directions meet in the cloud and begin to turn in circles. People can see tornadoes almost everywhere in the world. But most happen from late winter to middle summer. There is a second high season in November. During spring, warm air moves north and mixes with the cold air left from winter. In November, the opposite happens. Cold air moves south and mixes with the warm air left from summer.Tornadoes always come suddenly. Weather scientists have done something to predict(预测) tornadoes. But the storms often move too fast for people to protect themselves. Last year, tornadoes killed more than one hundred people in United States.Scientists say the best place to be in is a small room, without windows, in the middle the lowest part of a building when tornadoes come.（1）According to the passage, we know the shape of the tornadoes may be like _.A . B . C . D . （2）According to the passage, we know the shape of the tornadoes may be like _.A . B . C . D . （3）In the United States, most tornadoes happen _.A . from late summer to middle summerB . from late autumn to middle winterC . from late autumn to middle springD . from late winter to middle summer（4）In the United States, most tornadoes happen _.A . from late summer to middle summerB . from late autumn to middle winterC . from late autumn to middle springD . from late winter to middle summer（5）According to Paragraph 4, tornadoes appear when _.A . warm air and cold air mixB . cold air and cold air mixC . warm air and warm air mixD . warm water and cold water mix（6）According to Paragraph 4, tornadoes appear when _.A . warm air and cold air mixB . cold air and cold air mixC . warm air and warm air mixD . warm water and cold water mix（7）Whats the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “destroy”?A . 保护B . 珍惜C . 毁灭D . 惩罚（8）Whats the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “destroy”?A . 保护B . 珍惜C . 毁灭D . 惩罚（9）From the passage, we know that _.A . the United States has very few tornadoesB . tornadoes are one of the worst weather events in the worldC . people should stay in big rooms with windows when tornadoes comeD . more than one thousand people were killed by tornadoes in the USA last year（10）From the passage, we know that _.A . the United States has very few tornadoesB . tornadoes are one of the worst weather events in the worldC . people should stay in big rooms with windows when tornadoes comeD . more than one thousand people were killed by tornadoes in the USA last year四、 、单词拼写，根据下列句子中所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正 (共5题；共5分)12. （1分）Last week we learned _ (单元) Eight. 13. （1分）You can k_in touch with each other by QQ or WeChat. 14. （1分）Dont worry about me. I can take care of m_. 15. （1分）Thanksgiving Day is a t_ holiday in the United States. 16. （1分）Our school is so famous that_(千)of people come and visit it. 五、 短文改错 (共1题；共5分)17. （5分）下面短文中的画线部分是错误的，请改正，但不得改变原文意思，并将正确答案写在右边相应题号的横线上。Once there was a boy which worked for a king. But the king was bad to him, so the boy ran away. He met a lion in the forest.The boy was afraid because of the lion looked angrily The lion said, “I am angry because there was a thorn(刺) in my foot.” So the boysit down and pulled the thorn out. The boy and the lion became goodfriend One day the boy went back to the town. That day the king went hunting in the forest and he caught the lion in a net. Then he seen the boy in the town and he caught he as well.“I will punish you for run away. I will throw you to the lion.” said the king. So the king threw the boy into the lion cage. But when the lion saw the boy, he lay down and smiledThe boy smiled too and put his arms around his friend.The king was surprising and he let the boy and the lion go.六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)18. （5分）假如你是李梅, 想邀请英国交流生Kitty来你家。根据下面提供的信息，用英语写一封邀请信。要点：位置新家位于镇中心环境空气清新，鸟语花香邻居友好善良,乐于助人（补充一点）可做的事情去博物馆看精美的艺术品和中国画 （补充一点）路线沿着花园路走（Garden Road），在第二个十字路口向右拐，你会看见我家在你前面。要求：不要逐句翻译，包含所有要点，注意格式，字数80左右。Dear Kitty,I would like to invite you to my new home. The neighboursThis is the way to my home.Yours,Li Mei第 20 页 共 20 页参考答案一、 单项填空 (共5题；共10分)1-1、2-1、3-1、4-1、5-1、二、 完形填空 (共2题；共20分)6-1、7-1、三、 阅读理解 (共4题；共44分)8-1、8-2、8-3、9-1、9-2、9-3、9-4、9-5、10-1、10-2、10-3、10-4、11-1、11-2、11-3、11-4、11-5、11-6、11-7、11-8、11-9、11-10、四、 、单词拼写，根据下列句子中所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正 (共5题；共5分)12-1、13-1、14-1、15-1、16-1、五、 短文改错 (共1题；共5分)17-1、六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)18-1、