人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题D卷（模拟）

人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题D卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、完型填空It was the end of school. An exciting feeling held me _ my expected holidays arrived. Everything went according to plan till my parents told me they were making a three-week trip to Romania to visit _. Whether I liked it or not, I had to go because nothing would change their minds.After a long and tiring air journey, we were _ on Romanian ground. Everyone was _ us at the airport: my grandparents, great-uncles and cousins. Im sure you can _ the craziness of that moment since they hadnt seen me for five years.I spent my next few _ visiting the historic sites of Romania, the countryside and, of course, the beach. All my relatives looked forward to showing _ around so that I could see for myself the changes. I could tell that they were proud of their culture and way of life.Words cannot express _ the holidays made me feel. When it was time to say goodbye, I found it _ to let go. The trip to Romania made my summer. perfect. I wouldnt trade the _ for the world.1 . AandBbecauseCorDthough2 . AfriendsBrelativesCteachersDclassmates3 . AhardlyBprobablyCsuddenlyDfinally4 . Awaiting forBlooking afterCthinking ofDparting with5 . AadmireBimagineCmissDdescribe6 . AhoursBweeksCmonthsDyears7 . AmeBhimCherDthem8 . AthatBwhatCwhenDhow9 . AcertainBhardCcrazyDpossible10 . AdreamBadviceCexperienceDopinion二、阅读单选Jackson was driving back home along a road one evening. He just lost his job. It was winter and it was very cold, just like his feelings.An old lady with her car was standing on one side of the road. She needed help. No one stopped to help her. Jackson stopped in front of her and got out of his car. The lady looked very worried. Even when he put a smile on his face, the old lady still looked worried. Was he going to hurt her? He didnt look safe, and he looked poor and hungry.Jackson knew how she felt. He said. Im here to help you, madam. Why dont you wait in my car? By the way, my name is Jackson.The lady thought for a while and then went into his car. There was something wrong with her car. Jackson went under her car to repair it. When he finished, he got dirty and his hands hurt. Then the lady told him that her name was Anie. She asked Jackson how much she should pay for his help.Jackson never thought about getting money. This was not a job to him. This was helping i someone in need. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she should give that person help.11 . Jackson feltwhen he drove home that evening.A. strange B. happy C. sad12 . Why did the lady look worried?A. Because she lost her way. B. Because her car broke down.C. Because she felt very cold.13 . It wasfor Jackson to repair the ladys car.A. difficult B. interesting C. impossible14 . Jackson helped the lady because.A. the lady would pay himB. the lady felt coldC. he wanted to help someone in need15 . The old lady shouldthe next time she met someone who needed help.A. help that personB. leave that person aloneC. call Jackson for help againMy son Joey was born with club feet（畸形足）. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk, but would never run very well. The first three years of his life was spent in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldnt know he has a problem when you saw him walk.Children in our neighborhood always ran around during their play, and Joey would jump and run and play, too. We never told him that he probably wouldnt be able to run like other children. So he didnt know.In seventh grade he decided to join the school running team. Every day he trained. He ran more than any of the others, because only the top seven runners would be chosen to run for the school. We didnt tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didnt know.He ran four to five miles every dayeven when he had a fever. I was worried，so I went to look for him after school. I found him running already. I asked him how he felt. Okay, he said. He had two more miles to go. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept running.Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were out. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in seventh gradethe other six team members were all eighth graders. We never told him he couldnt do it, so he didnt know. He just took it.16 . Where did the writers son spend his first threeyears？AAt school.BIn hospital.CAt home.DIn the office.17 . Who told Joey the fact about his feet?AHis parents.BHis friends.CNo one.DHis teacher.18 . When Joey was in seventh grade, he trained every day in order to_.Akeep healthyBjoin the school running teamCget more moneyDbe famous in his school19 . When the writer went to Joeys school to look forhim, Joey was_.ArunningBsleepingCeatingDsinging20 . Which grade are Joeys teammates in？AGrade Six.BGrade Seven.CGrade Eight.DGrade Nine.Apples Iphone Users can scan their fingerprint to unlock their phone without using password. The technology is called Touch ID.The fingerprint sensorcan also be used to buy apps from the App Store. However, you cant use Touch ID to buy from online sites or use your fingerprint for banking Touch ID is designed to improve the phones security. Without passwords stored on your phone, accessis only granted by a person s unique fingerprint. That makes it hard for thieves to get hold of your details. But others think this promise of better security is false. Joe Schumacher, from the security company Neohapsis, saidthe fingerprint reader is more of a salestactic” rather than a stronger method of security. People from Germany hacked into the Touch ID. They took a picture of a fingerprint left on some glass, and printed it on plastic. Then they used it to unlock the phone! Scary, right? Although most thieves wont be able to do this, the problem is still there. One of the men, nicknamed Starbug, told the Daily Mail,Fingerprints should not be used to secure anything. You leave them everywhere, and its far too easy to make fake (假的)fingers.Who is right? Is a fingerprint scanner safer than a password? What do you think?根据短文内容选择最佳答案。21 . Theunderlinedwordsecurityinthepassagemeans“_”inChineseA性价比B清晰度C安全性22 . YoucanuseiphonesTouchIDto _AturnoffyourphoneBbuyappsfromtheAppStoreCbuythingsfromonlinesites23 . WhatdoesJoeSchumacherthinkofiphonesTouchID?AItimprovesthesecurityofthephone.BItmakesthephoneslookbetter.CItmakes the phone easyto sell24 . SomepeoplethinktheTouchIDisnotsecureenoughbecause_,Whichofthe followingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?ApeoplecanhackintotheTouchIDwithaspecialcomputerBitispossibletomakefakefingersCpeopleleavefinger everywhere.25 . Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?APasswordsforphonesdontworkBThepositiveandnegativepointsofapplesTouchIDCapplesfingerprintsensorisreallycool.If they eat up their food, students can collect coupons (优惠券) and exchange them for small gifts, such as books, magazines, mobile phone covers and hand warmers.“Its been such a surprise,” said Liang Zhaoyun, a student at a university in Shanghai, “It has given us one moremotivationto finish our food.”The action is part of a national “eat-up” campaign (行动) which is organized by students to deal with food waste on campuses (校园).Why only on campuses? You might ask. Because according to a report by Xinhua News Agency, students waste twice as much food as the national average (平均).The campaign on campus food waste is receiving attention across the country.“The aim of the campaign is not only to encourage students to finish their food. We hope it can also encourage students to choose a more environment friendly and healthy lifestyle,” said Tao Siliang, Secretary of the Youth League Committee at Shanghai University.Some school food doesnt taste delicious, so students do not like to finish it all. Some schools have taken notice of this and they are taking actions to improve it.“Im glad that weve reduced food waste since the “eat-up” campaign began. But if we call on students to waste less food, we should also improve the service and food quality on campuses.” said Tao.26 . From Paragraph 1, we know that the students will get a coupon.Awhen they eat school foodBafter they exchange giftsCif they finish all their foodDif they collect the waste27 . The underlined word “motivation” in Paragraph 2 means “”.AconditionBpowerCexperimentDchance28 . The “eat-up” campaign is carried out on campuses because.Astudents waste too much foodBschools offer small giftsCstudents get a good educationDschool food is more delicious29 . The purpose of the campaign is mainly to.Aimprove the school food qualityBfurther improve the service in universitiesCreceive attention from the societyDencourage a greener and healthier lifestyle三、用单词的正确形式完成句子从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空(每个词或短语只能用一次)。hide;woman;say to oneself; carry out;stand for;smooth; run away; tell the truth, look forward to; give up30 . -Look at the sign. What does it mean?- I am sorry that I dont know what it _.31 . -What are you thinking about, May?- Im trying to understand the _ meaning behind his words.32 . -Dad, smoking is bad for your health. -Dont worry. I _ smoking.33 . My grandma lives alone and is used to _.34 . Four passenger planes landed _ at Beijing Daxing International Airport on the morning of May 13th.35 . I bear that a survey _ in universities soon. It is about the food they order online every day.36 . Two kangaroos _ from a zoo in Ningbo and were caught after a two-day search by the police.37 . The Chinese National _ Volleyball Team won the match between China and Germany in Switzerland on May 14, 2019.38 . -You look so worried today. Whats up?- I _sons call. He left for America this morning.39 . _, the story is not interesting at all.四、单词填空请用适当的词完成下面短文,并将所缺单词填在答题卡指定位置上,每个空只能填一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。A poor young man went to Paris,expecting that his fathers friend could help him find a business 40 . living.“Are you 41 . at math?” his fathers friend asked him.The young man42 . his head.“How are your history and law?”The young man lowered (低下)his head sadly.His fathers friend asked again and again,but the young man could 43 . shake his head.He himself couldnt find out any advantages.“Then write down your address44 . .”The young man wrote his address and turned to leave,45 . he was stopped by his fathers friend.“Your name is written very beautifully,which is your advantage.You shouldnt satisfy yourself with 46 . a job for living.”Many47 . later,the young man wrote the classical works that were well-known in the world.He was Alexandra Dumas (大仲马),48 . famous French writer of the 18th century.There are many ordinary persons who all have many small advantages,but they cant find 49 . .In fact,there is a gold mine (矿)in every ordinary life.If youre willing to dig,you will dig out treasures that may surprise yourself.五、语法填空Harry Potter is a good read. It 50 . (open) up a whole new world to all the readers. But did you know that when the first Harry Potter book came out, all of the British publishing houses 51 . (refuse) to publish it? That was a difficult time for it. But the writer 52 . (not give) it up. Luckily, one year later, a small publishing house in London accepted it. Now the Harry Potter series has become a larger success. So far, people 53 . (translate) these books into many languages, such as Chinese, Japanese, Russian, German and French. Each year, millions of copies are sold. Do you want 54 . (know) more about the books and the writer? You can find the information on the Internet.六、填空任务型阅读Every year movies festivals around the world present awards for best director.Some of this festival began ten years ago,and their list of winners for best director are quite long. However,among all the names of winners, its not easy to find the names of female directors.The Cannes Film festival is the first major movie festival to name female director as best director of the year in 1961,A Russian director called Yuliya Solnsteva won at Cannes.Since then,some movies directed by female directors have one Best Picture.But no female directors have one Best Director at Cannes.The Best Director award at the Berlin International Film Festival is called the Silver Bear award. Only one woman has succeeded in winning it so far. She was Astrid Henning-Jensen from Denmark. Over her career, she directed more than 20 movies and in 1979, she won the Silver Bear for her movie Winterborn.It is the most difficult for female directors to win Best Director in the Oscars in the USA. In fact, since the Oscars began in 1929, only four women have ever been nominated for Best Director. The first woman to actually win this award was Kathryn Bigelow for directing The Hurt Locker. She received the award in 2010.Over the years, women have directed many wonderful movies. People like them even though they dont win awards. And they make nice films. For example, Nora Ephron directed the great romantic-comedy Sleepless in Seattle and Vicky Jenson directed a wonderful animated movie Shrek.阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格，每空一词。Female directors and Best Director55 . Only a few female directors have won Best Director in movie festivals.The Cannes Film FestivalA director from56 . won Best Director of the year in 1961. But since then, no female director has won the award, although some films directed by female directors have won Best Picture.The Berlin International Film FestivalAstrid Henning-Jensen is the57 . female director who has won the Silver Bear. She directed over 20 films throughout her career.The OscarsFour female directors have won nominations. Kathryn Bigelow is the first to win Best Director. The award was58 . to her in 2010.It seems that female directors can hardly win Best Director awards, but they are always liked by people for their nice films. Nora Ephron and Vicky Jenson are two59 . .七、书信作文60 . 书面表达假如你是Lucy，你的笔友Lily在英语学习上存在一些困难，她知道你很擅长英语，所以向你求助。请你给她写一封信提出一些建议，并对她提出鼓励。Lily存在的问题：1.不懂语法；2. 阅读有问题；3. 写作方面有困难。信件开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。提示词：grammar have trouble in Dear Lily,Im sorry to hear that you have some problems in English._Yours,Lucy第 13 页 共 13 页参考答案一、完型填空1、二、阅读单选1、2、3、4、三、用单词的正确形式完成句子1、四、单词填空1、五、语法填空1、六、填空1、七、书信作文1、