人教版第九中学2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷

人教版第九中学2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解 (共4题；共38分)1. （10分）阅读理解Ann wanted to play in the city orchestra (管弦乐队), but she was nervous (紧张的). She thought it might be too difficult. The first day she was so nervous, and she could hardly breathe. After a few rehearsals (排练), she could comfortably play along with everyone else. She found that there was no reason to be nervous and began to enjoy herself.In rehearsals, Ann became friends with Danny. Danny sat next to her and always helped her. Ann often asked him questions about music. Dannys parents were musicians. They started teaching Danny music when he was only five years old. Ann couldnt imagine playing the violin at that age.Anns another friend in the orchestra was Marie. After rehearsal, Marie would tell Ann funny stories. Though Marie was much older than Ann, the two became good friends.The orchestra was rehearsing music for a concert. Ann invited some of her friends at school to come. Though they didnt understand music, they promised to come. They all liked Ann and wanted to cheer her. Anns family also planned to go to the concert. Ann looked forward to the event, and she hoped it would not rain on the night of the concert.On the night of the concert, Ann was excited. Danny and Marie both told her that the concert would be fun. Ann knew that she would enjoy it. The conductor (指挥) Mike was nervous. Ann was surprised because she knew that he conducted many big concerts all over the world. After the concert was over, the conductor seemed happy. He said the orchestra gave a fine performance.（1）From the first paragraph we can learn that Ann _. A . didnt want to learn musicB . was excited to try new thingsC . thought there was no reason to be nervousD . wasnt interested in playing in the orchestra（2）Ann made _ friends in the orchestra. A . 2B . 3C . 4D . 5（3）Some of Anns friends promised to come to the concert because _. A . they enjoyed the musicB . they wanted to cheer herC . they wanted to learn to playD . they wanted to make new friends（4）How did Ann feel on the night of the concert? A . Excited.B . Tired.C . Nervous.D . Sad.（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A . Anns parents were musicians.B . Marie was two years older than Ann.C . Danny started playing the piano at age 5.D . Mike had much experience in conducting concerts2. （10分）根据短文理解，选择正确答案。There are two mice. They are called Bill and Paul. They are good friends. One mouse lives in the country; the other mouse lives in the city. On a sunny day they meet in the street.Paul: Hi, Bill! Have a look at my house in the country. Im sure you can enjoy yourself.Bill: Id love to. But I hear that the food is not delicious, and your house is not good. Is it so?Paul: No, thats not true. Go and see!Then Bill goes to the countryside with Paul.Bill: Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have better food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city.Paul: Thanks! Maybe you are right. Ill visit your house one day._days later Paul goes to Bills house in the city. The house is big and beautiful. They are sitting in the sitting-room, having a big dinner comfortably. Suddenly, there a great noise.Bill: Run! Run! The cat is coming!Paul: Oh, no! Its terrible! Both the house and the food are nice, but I do not like living in the city. I enjoy living in my hole in the field, for it is nice to be poor but happy than to be rich but afraid.（1）What the relationship between Bill and Paul?A . They are friends.B . They are relatives.C . They are brothers.D . They are neighbors.（2）Where does Bill live?A . In the hole.B . In the country.C . In the city.D . In the field.（3）What does the underlined word several mean?A . Few.B . A few.C . A little.D . Many（4）Why does Paul hate living in the city?A . Because he likes to be rich.B . Because he likes to be poor.C . Because the house in the city is big and beautiful.D . Because he enjoys happiness.（5）Which is the best title?A . The City Mouse and the Country MouseB . Two friendsC . Two Beautiful MiceD . The Country and they City3. （8分）阅读理解 Each of us makes mistakes from time to time. In fact, we can get a lot from our mistakes.Donnie was a shy student and never answered questions in class. He was afraid to make mistakes. He never finished his homework because he didnt want to make any mistakes. Nothing changed till Marry Anne, a teacher, came to our class.One morning, Marry Anne asked Donnie to answer some questions. After a while Donnie was in tears because he made a mistake. Suddenly Marry Anne got a box full of erasers from the desk.Look, Donnie, she said standing beside him. I have something to show you. She took out the erasers, one at a time, and put them on the desk. See these erasers, Donnie? she asked. Do you know why the erasers become smaller and smaller? Thats because we make mistakes. But we erase the mistakes and try again. Thats what you must learn.Here, she said, Ill leave one eraser on your desk, so you will remember that everyone may make mistakes. Donnie looked at Marry Anne and smiled. Donnie changed a lot from then on. He knew that everyone had the permission(许可) to make mistakes as long as you learned them and tried again.（1）Why did Donnie never answer questions in class? A . Because he couldnt answer themB . Because he was afraid to speak before his classmates.C . Because he was afraid to make mistakesD . Because he was afraid of his teachers（2）What did Marry Anne show Donnie? A . mistakesB . erasersC . questionsD . homework（3）What does the underlined word erase here mean in Chinese? A . 擦掉B . 承认C . 认识到D . 减少（4）What can we infer(推断)from the passage? A . Donnie would like to be a teacher like Marry AnneB . Donnie would buy lots of erasers for Marry AnneC . Donnie wasnt afraid to make mistakes any moreD . Marry Anne wouldnt ask Donnie to answer questions in class4. （10分） It is a Sunday morning. There are many children in the beautiful park. They are having a good time. Some are playing games under a big tree.Some are singing and dancing. Some boys and girls are running up the small hill. Others are boating（划船）on the lake.Where is Dick ? He is sitting by the lake. Whats he doing? He is drawing.Look ! What is Jane doing? She is on the grass. She is running after a nice butterfly. She wants to get it.（1）It istoday.A . MondayB . FridayC . SundayD . Saturday（2）The children under the big tree.A . are dancingB . are singingC . are running up the treeD . are playing games（3）The children are boating .A . on the lakeB . in the riverC . on the hillD . under the tree（4）What is Dick doing ? A . He is running after a birdB . He is singingC . Hes drawingD . Hes boating（5）Where is Jane? A . Shes in the boatB . Shes on the grassC . Shes by the lakeD . Shes on the hill二、 任务型阅读 (共2题；共20分)5. （15分）任务型阅读 A week in the sun relaxing in the beautiful March weather of Varadero, Cuba is a fantastic place for anyone. Luckily, my wife, two friends and I had the chance last year.To see Cuba, you have to talk to the Cubans .Our friends met us at the airport even at 1：00 a. m. which started our trip on a positive note .After a few days at the hotel, we got to know a local guide, Victor. The trip started off on a sunny morning. Our return trip would be along the coastline from Havana, but our trip to Havana would be through the countryside and the small towns. This trip was designed for us to visit the Cuban countryside. At first Victor brought us to Revolutionary Square, where Fidel Castro made his yearly speech praising the ideas of the revolution.Our second stop was the Bocoy Rum Factory. We walked through and learned how 5, 000 bottles of rum(朗姆酒)are produced every day. The smell of rum, and the huge barrels were interesting.The final stop was the market in Old Havana. Here my wife and I went away from our friends and we toured through this large shopping center. From store to store we saw so many items that all had a clear Cuban feel to them. We bought a picture and some special local things, and then we took off to meet up with Victor. As a tourist I was able to have a quick look at Cuban life with the help of Cubans .I felt lucky to have the chance. It was an interesting experience in my life.（1）What time did the writer arrive in Cuba？(不超过10个词) （2）How many tourists were there on the tour trip？(不超过5个词) （3）What did the writer think of the trip of Cuba？(不超过10个词) 6. （5分）任务型阅读Last summer, Jeff became a middle school student. He was a good student, and he always worked hard. He had a test in the first month and he finished the questions easily until he read the last one:”_Whats her name?”Of course, this question was a little special._She was tall and her hair was dark. But Jeff didnt talk with her and didnt know her name. The test was over._Then a student asked the teacher, “Is the last question very important in this test?”“Yes,” said the teacher. “In our life, we will meet many hard-working people. They are important._We may smile at them or say hello to them._He also learned that womans name later. It was Kathy.根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。A.Jeff gave his paper to the teacher.B.Jeff never forgot that question.C.Jeff saw the woman sometimes.D.Everyone sees our schools cleaner every day.E.We should care about them.三、 选词填空 (共2题；共14分)7. （4分）将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词或词组，每词或词组只能填一次 A. quietly B. are connected to C. allows D. problems E. slowerMost spyware just collects information about your surfing habits for advertising reasons. But some spyware can be more powerful and will often make your computer_. Adware is a type of spyware which is advertising software. It makes advertisements appear now and then while you_the Internet. It is not dangerous but very annoying(令人心烦的).If this is the first time youve heard of spyware, youve probably got some on your PC. Surveys have found that 90% of computers have several pieces of spyware on them. And spyware will stay on your computer for a long time,_collecting information and sending it back to its owners.There is some anti-spyware software that will remove most of your_. However, some anti-spyware software is spyware itself, so be careful.8. （10分）选词填空 stay, near, return, visit, flower, know, I, thing, and, pictureBill, Frank and I are good friends. We like doing different _ on holiday. Last summer, Bill went to Paris. He said he liked Paris. He wanted _ more about it. There he _ some famous museums and other interesting places. Frank went to China. He went to the Great Wall _ the Tiananmen Square. He took many photos during his trip. He showed(展示) them to us when he _ home. They were really nice. He said he would keep these _ forever(永远). I didnt go out last summer. I only _ in my city and went to the park _ my home. The park was beautiful. There were trees and _. There were also many kinds of birds. I enjoyed _ in the park.四、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）假如你是王宁，你的英国笔友Linda想了解你的周末生活。请根据下面的内容提示，给Linda写一封电子邮件，告诉她你是如何度过上个周末的。内容提示： 1）上周六上午，你和父母一起骑自行车去了一家草莓采摘观光园；2）听采摘观光园主人讲述自己的人生故事：16岁时一场车祸夺去了她的双腿，在政府和家人的帮助下创建草莓采摘观光园，每年收入近百万元，吸引大量游客：3）和采摘观光园主人合影，在采摘观光园餐馆就餐；4）你的感受。要求：1）语言规范，语句通顺，内容充实；2）字数：不少于100词；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。可能用到的词汇：Picking and Sightseeing Garden采摘观光园；strawberry草莓；government地方政府；attract吸引；tourist游客Dear Linda,Thanks for your last email. Yours Wang Ning第 13 页 共 13 页参考答案一、 阅读理解 (共4题；共38分)1-1、1-2、1-3、1-4、1-5、2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、2-5、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、4-1、4-2、4-3、4-4、4-5、二、 任务型阅读 (共2题；共20分)5-1、5-2、5-3、6-1、三、 选词填空 (共2题；共14分)7-1、8-1、四、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)9-1、