人教版2019-2020学年初中英语八年级下学期期中考试模拟试卷（1）C卷

人教版2019-2020学年初中英语八年级下学期期中考试模拟试卷（1）C卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）完形填空 High school does not encourage students to know about the new things in life, but college sets the stage for it. I myself went through this 1process(过程) and found something that has changed my experience at college for the better: I discovered ASL-American Sign Language.I never felt it necessary to learn any sign language before. All of my family members can hear, and so are all my friends. The 2language was enough. Little by little, I discovered my 3for ASL.The 4began during my first week at college. I watched it carefully when the ASL club performed their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the idea of communicating without speaking attracted me. What I saw was completely different from anything I had experienced in the past. This new form of communication just made me want more.After that, feeling the need to 5further, I decided to join one of ASL clubs. I only learned how to express my feelings 6my hands about the letters that day. Although my process was 7, I wasnt disappointed about it. I then tried my best to take part in those clubs meetings and learned all I could.The following term, I decided to be a member of an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking wasnt 8. I soon realized that silence was not unpleasant. 9, if there had been any talking, it would have caused to learn less. Now, I enjoy the silence and the 10way of communication. （1）A . talking B . planning C . searching D . looking （2）A . body B . spoken C . written D . foreign （3）A . love B . question C . need D . goal （4）A . map B . trip C . story D . task （5）A . ask about B . know about C . worry about D . talk about （6）A . at B . on C . in D . with （7）A . ready B . slow C . common D . nervous （8）A . allowed B . welcomed C . turned D . repeated （9）A . Finally B . Besides C . Instead D . However （10）A . easy B . popular C . new D . quick 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2. （10分）阅读理解 Angelo Casimiro made something new at the age of fifteen. Casimiro made a device(装置）. It can charge（给充电）your cellphone as you walk! When you run, jump or walk, a pair of discs(唱片）inside the shoes can produce electricity. It can be used to charge your phone or any other devices with a USB port!People have to move a lot if they use the device to charge. Those who like travelling in the wild will love it. It takes about eight hours jogging to charge a lithium-ion（锂离子）battery and two hours playing basketball will only give the cellphone about 10 minutes charge. A device called SolePower is a kind of insole（鞋垫）that can produce electricity. SolePower is like Casimiros device, but it can fully charge a cellphone after over a four-kilometre walk. So theres a lot for Casimiro to do to make his invention（发明）better. Anyway, Casimiros device is quite good. After all, his invention started something new, right?（1）In Casimiros deveice, can produce electricity when people walk. A . a pair of discsB . a pair of socksC . the shoes topD . the shoes heel（2）Which of the following will probably need the device most? A . Secretaries（秘书）.B . Travellers.C . Businessmen.D . Engineers.（3）It will take them about to charge a lithium-ion battery if people use the device. A . eight hours joggingB . two hours playing basketballC . four hours joggingD . eight hours walk（4）What can Casimiro do to make his invention better according to the writer? A . Make the discs smaller.B . Make it charge more quickly.C . Make the shoes lighter.D . Make the shoes more comfortable.（5）What does the writer think of Casimiros invention? A . Boring.B . Bad.C . Great.D . Perfect.3. （10分）阅读理解In 1987, a small company names Huawei was started in Shenzhen. After more than 30 years of development, the company has now beaten Apple and become the worlds second-largest maker of smartphones behind Koreas Samsung. It has also become the worlds largest supplier(供应商) of 5G.But recently, Huawei faced some difficulties. The U.S. government ordered a ban on its sales in America. American officials said Huawei gave information that it collected to the Chinese government. At the same time, the U. S. government planned to stop selling parts and services to Huawei, which was believed that Huaweis business would be hurt.We have never received such a request from the Chinese government and we have never tried to get into other systems to collect information. Ren Zhengfei, Huaweis founder and president said. This ban from the U.S. would have little effect on our company. Huawei has enough ability to deal with the problems. Ren added.In an interview several years ago, Ren Zhengfei said, I started Huawei with only 4,000 at the beginning, but now it has become a $100 billion company. The experience was not as romantic(浪漫的) as you imagine.Facing the ban of the U.S., Huawei is growing. Huaweis smartphone sales around the world rose 50 percent compared to a year earlier in the first three months of 2019.At the same time, sales from both Samsung and Apple fell. So far, Huawei has grown into the worlds largest telecommunications equipment(电信设备) supplier, selling in17 O countries! It may beat Samsung as the largest smartphone maker in the near future.（1）Which company is the largest supplier of 5G in the world? A . Apple.B . Samsung.C . Huawei.D . Nokia.（2）Why did the U.S. order a ban on Huawei? A . Huaweis sales in America were growing faster than Apple.B . Huawei refused to supply services to the U.S. government.C . They didnt want Apple to sell parts and services to Huawei.D . They thought Huawei, collected information for the Chinese government.（3）From what Ren Zhengfei said, we can learn that Huawei . A . is deeply affected by the banB . has go to the system of the U.S.C . can solve the problems they are facingD . is asked to supply information to China（4）The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 means . A . Huaweis developing experience was hardB . it is romantic to start a company with 14, 000C . the romantic experience was a large amount of wealthD . people can understand Huaweis developing experience easily（5）What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph? A . Huawei will grow slowly.B . Huawei is full of hope.C . Huaweis sales will be doubled.D . Huawei is the largest smartphone maker.4. （10分）阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Once upon a time, a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing weaker day Toy day and was unable to take care of himself, so he decided to hire (雇佣) a nurse to help with housework and take care of him.One day, the old man interviewed two nursesAnthony and Peter. Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite ordinary (普通的). The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said, Anthony has given me a very bad account (描述) of you. He said you are rude (粗鲁的) and untrustwarthy (信赖的) . Is this correct?Peter thought for a minute and said, If Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I shoutd take some time to change these things.The old man was very impressed by Peters character. Meanwhile, Anthony returned with a cup of tea for the old man, The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then turned to Anthony and told him, Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone. What do you think ahout this? After hearing this, Anthony became angry and started cursing (咒骂).In the end, the old man hired Peter. Altbough Peter looked quite ordinary, he had impressive inner (内在的) beauty.（1）What did the old man want a nurse to do? A . Live with him.B . Help with housework and look after his wife.C . Work as a doctor.D . Help with housework and look after him.（2）What did Anthony look like? A . HandsomeB . OrdinaryC . OldD . Ugly（3）The old man told Peter that Anthony _. A . had had some bad words of himB . had praised himC . did not trust himD . considered him to be not important（4）How did Peter react (反应) when he heard the old mans words? A . He was angry.B . He took it seriously.C . He didnt believe him.D . He blamed (责备) Anthony.（5）What can we learn from the passage? A . Ordinary people are more trustworthy.B . Handsome men must be good men.C . Inner beauty is more important than appearance.D . Others opinions are always correct.5. （10分） Americans usually eat three meals a day. Breakfast usually comes before eight oclock in the morning. They usually have eggs, some meat, bread, fruit juice and coffee. Lunch is between twelve and one oclock. It is like a light meal and working people must take lunch with them or get it near workplace.Children in school take sandwiches, fruit, and cookies with them or eat in school. Supper, the main meal, is between six and eight in the evening. People cook it carefully. They may have meat or chicken, turkey and duck. They may all have potatoes or rice, vegetables or salad. The drink is coffee, tea or milk. Then comes the dessert.（1）Americans have breakfast _.A . after eight oclockB . at eight oclockC . before eight oclock in the morningD . in the morning（2）_ is the most important meal in a day.A . BreakfastB . LunchC . MealsD . Supper（3）Americans usually have breakfast and supper at _.A . homeB . officeC . innD . work place（4）When Americans have supper, _ comes last.A . drinkB . meatC . dessertD . vegetables三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空限填一词，每词只能填一次A. weak B. break C. confident D. at the end ofE. possibly F. breath G. do well in H. hobbies I. politelyA headmaster is giving a speech about how to perform successfully in an interview to a new school. Interviews are held so that you can learn about the school and the school can learn about you. You should spend a couple of hours getting ready for the interview carefully. Then you will _understand your questions better and get right answers on the day of the interview.First find out about the school. Read the school introductions and look at the school websites. Then think about yourself- your strong points and _ones. Try to find a few examples you could give the interviewers. What else you want to tall the interviewer about yourself?. For example, you might want to speak about your interests and_outside school. These tell the interviewer what kind of person you are. Be ready to talk about why you enjoy them. Dress properly on the day. Arrive a few minutes early. When you first meet the interviewer, greet him or her _ Dont forget to smile and make eye contact. First impressions (印象) are very important. You want the interviewer to think you are _and friendly. If you get nervous, take a deep _to calm yourself down. Listen to the interviewer with great care. If you dont understand the question, ask the interviewer to repeat it. Last but not least, _the interview, dont forget to thank the interviewer and say goodbye. Im sure that you will _ your interviews. Best of luck, boys and girls!四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）What was the_(日期)yesterday?五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）We decided_(play)football after school. 六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）完成表格。阅读下面短文，根据其内容完成表格中所缺的信息。 Hello, my name is Bill. Im an English boy. My last name is Green. My phone number is 222-7854.This is Grace. Her last name is Miller. Her telephone number is 235-9076. Look! This is her jacket. Its yellow. My jacket is green.NameBill _MillerPhone number_235-9076Color of the _Yellow七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10. （5分）假如你是Alan，今天第一次参加我们学校的社团活动，请根据提示内容和图画，为自己写一个自我介绍同时根据图画描述一下自己的房间。文章可以适当拓展；意思清楚；语言连贯；字数在60个词以上。提示：1.你是英国人；2.你十三岁；3.Jenny和Jim 是你的朋友；4.你在阳明中学；5.你和父母在中国；6.根据图画描述一下自己的房间。第 15 页 共 15 页参考答案一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1-1、二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、2-5、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、3-5、4-1、4-2、4-3、4-4、4-5、5-1、5-2、5-3、5-4、三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)6-1、四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7-1、五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8-1、六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9-1、七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10-1、