人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题（II）卷(练习)

人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题（II）卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . We have breakfast _ 7:30 _ the morning.Aon, atBat, inCin, onDat, on2 . Whose dog is this?Its. Both oflike it very much.AErics and Mikes； themBEric and Mikes； themCEric and Mikes； theyDErics and Mikes； they3 . -What do you think of his concert?-Oh，no one does_AgoodBwellCbetterDbest4 . We arent allowed to go and play basketball until our homework .AfinishedBfinishesCis finishedDwill be finished5 . -Excuse me! You cant smoke here. Look at the sign. It says “NO SMOKING”.-Sorry， I _ it.Awont seeBam going to seeCdidnt seeDdont see6 . Our math teacher _ to our school at the age of 20 and she _ in our school for more than 30 years.Acomes ; teachesBcame; taughtCcame; has taughtDhas come; taught7 . My father gave his old car to me and he is_a new car.Aconsidered buyingBconsidered to buyCconsidering buyingDconsidering to buy8 . Scientists say AI technology the place of humans in many ways in the future.AtookBtakeCwill takeDhas taken9 . They all look for Tom bag, but they couldnt find it .AeverywhereBsomewhereCnowhereDanywhere10 . Thanks for giving me so much useful advice._.AIm afraid notBI think soCNo problemDAll right二、完型填空What do the people usually do on weekends? Some people like to _ at home, but others like to go out for a walk or play football. Mr. Smith _ hard in a factory during the _. On the weekends, he usually _ the same thing. On Saturday he washes his car and on _ he goes with his family to a village by car. His uncle and aunt _ a farm there. It isnt a big one, but they always have _ things to do on the farm. The children help with the animals and give them some _. Mr. and Mrs. Smith help in the field. At the end of the day, they are all _ and Mr. Smith aunt _ them a big meal.11 . AplayBstayCbeDso12 . AworksBdoesCmakesDstudies13 . AdayByearCweekDmonth14 . AdoesBdoCmakeDhas15 . AFridayBSaturdayCThursdayDSunday16 . AhasBhaveCbringDfind17 . AmuchBmanyCanyDno18 . AcakesBriceCfoodDfruit19 . AhungryBangryCfullDhappy20 . AgivesBputsCmakesDdone三、阅读单选You may have seen many pumpkins（南瓜）in posters and TV shows recently, since Halloween came on Oct31.Lanterns（灯笼）made of pumpkins, also known as jack-o-lanterns, are often seen during Halloween. Many people in the US like to make them and put them in front of their houses. People hollow out（挖空）a pumpkin, carve（雕刻）a face on one side, and place a candle（蜡烛）inside to make the pumpkin glow. The lanterns can look funny or scary.This is not the only way in which pumpkins are part of American culture.During the Thanksgiving holiday, pumpkin pie is a common food. It is made from pumpkins and has some delicious spices to give it a nice taste. People often put some cream on top of it before serving it. It is one of my favorite things to eat during Thanksgiving.There is also “pumpkin chucking (丢). Its a competition where people build machines to throw pumpkins through the air. The person whose pumpkin flies the farthest wins the competition. The world record for pumpkin chucking was set in Utah in 2010. The distance for that world record was about 1 ,69 kilometers!Finally, there are also pumpkin growing contests. For these contests, farmers try to grow the biggest pumpkins they can. The person who has the biggest pumpkin will win first prize.21 . What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?Apumpkins.Bcandles.CJack-o-lanterns.Dpumpkin pies.22 . Which is the correct order of steps for making a jack-o -lantern?a. carve a faceb. place it in front of a housec. choose a pumpkin and hollow it outd. place a candle inside the pumpkinAa-b-c-dBc-a-d-bCc-d-a-bDa-d-c-b23 . Which of the following is NOT talked about in the story?APumpkin dinner.Bpumpkin pie.CPumpkin chucking.DPumpkin growing competitions.24 . What is the main purpose (目的) of the story?AIntroducing pumpkin-related culture.BTelling us why people love Halloween.CTeaching people to cook pumpkin food.Dintroducing some activities to try on Halloween.The New Year is important around the world. There are some interesting celebrations, but they arent only on January 1st. In Spain(西班牙), people usually eat 12 grapes(葡萄) when twelve oclock comes. It can bring them good luck for each month of the new year.People in Japan often clean their houses before the New Year to sweep away bad luck. Many people climb Mount Fuji to welcome the New Year with their families on that day.On New Years Eve, a lot of people in America watch the famous New Years ball(舞会) in New York City. Its really great!When is the New Years holiday in your country?25 . How many countries are in this passage?ATwo.BThree.CFour.DFive.26 . People in New York _ on New Years Eve.Aclimb the mountainBclean the houseCusually eat 12 grapesDwatch the famous ball27 . People in Japan climb Mount Fuji to _.Alook at the starsBmake New Years wishesCsweep away bad luckDwelcome the New Year28 . The passage is about _ all over the world.Aan important holidayBinteresting placesCdifferent holidaysDdelicious foodSurvey: Most Chinese think penalty(惩罚) for drunk driving too light2009-08-18 13:33:53 GMT2009-08-18 21:33:53 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English BEIJING, Aug.18 (Xinhua) - Most Chinese people consider drunk driving impossible to stop in the country while the current law(法律) too light for drunk drivers, a survey has found. According to the survey done by the China Youth Daily, more than 96% of the 1,792 respondents(被告) said people around them had driven after drinking, while more than 81% complained the current penalty was too light, the paper reported Tuesday. Now offenders(违规者) face a three-to-six month suspension(吊销)of their driving licenses and detention(拘留) for up to 15 days in serious cases.Drunk driving has attracted wide public attention in China after several serious accidents in recent months. On Aug. 4, a drunk driver in Hangzhou killed a 16-year-old girl. Two days later, another drunk driver in Shanghai killed a four-year-old boy and injured three others. Drunk driving is regarded as just traffic violation if no accidents result, according to the Chinese law. But some people have called for regarding it as a crime no matter whether it results in serious accidents. “If its a crime and anyone caught will go to jail(监狱), a lot more people will be afraid of risking it,” said Wang Mingliang, a professor at the Fudan University. However, other people disagreed.In 2008, Chinas alcohol（酒精）-related traffic accidents led to 18,371 deaths, 76,230 injuries, and a property(财产) loss of 250 million yuan ($36.7 million), according to official figures.29 . Most Chinese think its hard to stop drunk driving because of the _ penalty for it according to the current law.A. light B. less C. heavy30 . If a drunk driver is caught now, he or she will have to face _.A. a detention and an important reportB. a suspension of driving license and a detentionC. a suspension of driving license and a serious survey31 . How many people died of alcohol-related traffic accidents in China in 2008?A. 1,792 B. 18,371 C. 76,23032 . According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. A drunk driver in Shanghai killed a 4-year-old boy On August 4.B. Over 1700 respondents in the survey complained the current penalty was too light.C. Chinas alcohol-related traffic accidents caused a property loss of $36.7 million in 2008.33 . This passage may come from a _.A. newspaper B. science fiction C. story bookWhat can you make with pieces of paper? Look at Chen Yiyans work! The 14-year-old boy in Hangzhou Foreign Language School has an amazing talent for paper-folding. He has folded a “fantasy world with his hands.Chen wasnt born with this talent. When he was a fourth-grader, he found his brothers paper-folding book. It got him interested in it. Following the 50 steps shown in the book, he madehis first work-a paper elephant within two hours. Since then, he has read many books about paper-folding and practised folding paper in his spare time. So far, his fantasy world has many members, such as monsters and robots. He made his favorite work last year. It was a paper dragon that had almost 2,000 steps.Chen used to fold paper himself until he met Li Changnan, an eighth-grader in his school who also loved folding paper. They set up a paper-folding club last year. To their joy, their school sponsored it. With the encouragement and the money provided, they had a paper-folding class every Wednesday afternoon. The club soon attracted a lot of students. Now it has more than 20 members. They showed their works and taught other students how to fold paper. On February 14th this year, the club also held a speech for the kids in Wenzhou Childrens Library.It is really exciting to develop my hobby and share it with others at the same time, saidChen, I hope more and more people get to know paper-folding and love the art34 . What made Chen Yiyan interested in paper-folding?AA paper-folding clubBMeeting Li Changnan.CWenzhou Childrens LibraryDHis brothers paper-folding book35 . Which work did Chen Yiyan like best?AA paper monster.BA paper elephant.CA paper dragon.DA paper robot.36 . What does the underlined word sponsored” mean?ASupported.BPrevented.CRefused.DIntroduced.37 . Which of the following activities did the chub hold?holding competitionsshowing their worksgiving a speechreading books in the libraryteaching how to fold paperhaving paper-folding classesABCD38 . Why did Chen Yiyan put so much effort into paper-folding?ATo develop paper-folding art.BTo build his own fantasy world.CTo admire more paper-folding lovers.DTo make himself famous in the school.四、回答问题Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long long ago, the world had only a few thousand people. These people moved from one place to another. They moved over the land, hunting animals for food.No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to move houses any more.They could stay in one place and grow it. People began to live near each other, so the first village grew. Many people came to work in the villages, and these villages became larger and larger.Then people had machines, life in the villages changed again. People built factories. More and more people lived near the factories. So the villages grew into cities. Some of them grew very big.Today, its strange that some people are moving back to small villages. Can you tell me why?根据短文内容，完成下列小题。39 . How many people were there in the world long long ago? (no more than 5 words)_40 . What did the villages grow into after people built factories? (no more than 5 words)_41 . Why did people move from place to place long long ago? (no more than 5 words)_42 . Who knows when people learned about growing food? (no more than 5 words)_43 . Why are some people moving back to small villages?_五、书信作文44 . 假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Jeff向你了解你校的课堂教学形式，请你根据提示内容用英语给他写封电子邮件，并谈谈你的感受。要点提示：1.我们的课堂是开放自由、生动有趣的。2.我们在课堂上经常讲故事，做游戏。3.老师在课堂上经常使用电脑，给我们听音乐、看录像等，使我们学到更多知识。4.在课堂上老师给我们足够的时间进行自主学习和自由讨论。5.我们有更多的机会展示自我。要求：（1）短文须包含要点提示中的信息（不要逐字翻译），并在此基础上适当发挥；（2）词数：80左右（短文开头已给出，不计入总词数）；（3）文中不得出现真实姓名、校名和地名。可能用到的词汇：study and think for oneself, ability of independent study, discuss in groups freely, show/ express oneselfDear Jeff,I was glad to receive your letter and Id like to tell you something about how we study in class.六、其他I. Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）45 . _46 . _47 . _48 . _49 . _第 14 页 共 14 页参考答案一、单选题1、2、3、4、5、6、7、8、9、10、二、完型填空1、三、阅读单选1、2、3、4、四、回答问题1、五、书信作文1、六、其他1、