人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期末英语试题A卷（测试）

人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期末英语试题A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . He won in the story competition and his parents were very.AsmartBproudCsorryDupset2 . 一_your day?Its OK.AHowsBWhatsCWheresDWhens3 . Ill tell youI experienced when I was in Africa.Aall whichBwhereCall thatDwhich4 . The charity show was very successful with the help of all the classmates, just as the old saying goes, “_.”AThe early bird catches the wormBPractice makes perfectCMany hands make light workDYou cannot burn the candle at both ends5 . -Lets play_guitar.-Sounds good. But I dont have _guitar.Aa;theBthe;aCa;aDthe;the6 . The meeting room is very clean.Yes, it _by us every day.Ais cleanedBis cleaningCcleans7 . The chief Wheat agreed with his staff _. Some of the ideas were great.Aby the wayBon the wayCin a wayDin the way8 . I am afraid I will have to give up Chinese chess. I have made _ in the past few years. Youd better not. It takes time and patience, you know.Agreat progressesBmuch progressCfew progressesDlittle progress9 . He is very smart, but he is not enough. Thats why he is afraid of the exams.AcorrectBconfidentCpoliteDgentle10 . -What do we have to do when there is much haze(霾)?-In order not to _ the dirty air, we should go out less.Atake offBtake inCtake downDtake up11 . - Whose dictionary is this?- It must belong .ACarolBCarolsCto CarolDto Carols12 . A new bridge _ in my home town next year.AbuiltBwas builtCwill buildDwill be built13 . Is Jim at home by himself? -No, there is another boy _ with him.AplayingBplayCplaysDto play14 . Whats your favorite, Jim?My favorite is_ . I often listen to it on MP3.AsportsBdanceCscienceDmusic15 . （题文）Do you have a music festival _ your school?Aon.BatCforDfrom二、完型填空One day, a Chinese student goes to study English in England. His family name is Sun. It is the_as the word sun .England is a country with bad weather. It is often cloudy or misty(多雾的), and it_again, so the days there dont get _ sunshine all the year.When the Chinese student gets to London, a tall _ policeman with a long face opens his passport to check it. The policeman finds the Chinese name sun in the passport. He_it is pronounced(发音) just like the English word sun. So he says to the Chinese student, I see your name is Sun, youre wanted here. You bring sunshine_England, so we dont want you to go away. They smile.16 . AsameBlikeCdifferentDmeaning17 . ArainyBrainingCrainsDto rain18 . AmanyBmuchCa littleDa few19 . AChineseBChinaCEnglishDEngland20 . AreadsBhopesCfeelsDthinks21 . AtoBatCforDof三、阅读单选Corky was a brave young man and he dreamed of becoming the best fighter in the world.To become stronger and get better fighting skills, he went to many schools. One day, he went to the best school in the world. Before entering the gate, he was made to hand in all his weapons (武器).“You wont need those any more. Here youll get better ones,” said the guard. Corky handed his weapons to him. A serious old teacher took Corky to his room. Before he left, he said to Corky, “In a hundred days the training will start.” A hundred days! At first Corky thought that was a joke, but he soon realized the old teacher had been serious. Corky felt nervous during the first days and he tried many ways to try to get the teacher to start the training. However, it didnt work. At last Corky waited patiently and enjoyed each day in the school.“Youve already learned how to use your main weapon patience,” said the old teacher. Corky could hardly believe it, but he really understood that the teacher was right. Finally, the lesson began. “Now its time to learn how to win every fight,” said the old teacher. That sounded good to Corky until he found himself tied hand and foot. Many villagers tried to hit him because they were told that Corky was a dangerous man. The same thing was repeated for days, and Corky knew he had to do something. He realized that the only way would be to deal with the villagers anger (怒气). In the following days, Corky kept talking to them until he managed to make them believe that he was not an enemy. In the end, the villagers made friends with Corky.Finally, Corky knew what the most powerful weapon was. He said thanks to the teacher and left.22 . Why did the old teacher tell Corky that the training would start in a hundred days?A. Because he didnt feel well.B. Because he wanted Corky to leave.C. Because he wanted Corky to be patient.D. Because he thought Corky needed a good rest.23 . Which of the following is the RIGHT order according to the story?Corky was hit by the villagers.Corky handed his weapons to the guard.Corky tried to get the teacher to start the training.A. B. C. D. 24 . What can we infer(推断) from the story?A. Corky went to the school to kill his enemy.B. Corky stayed at the school for over 100 days.C. Corky was tied hand and foot because he was dangerous.D. In the end, Corky killed the villagers.25 . According to the passage, what was the most powerful weapon?A. Strength. B. Fighting skills. C. Patience. D. Words.A Deaf Persons JokeSomething was wrong with Jacks ears after he was much better from a serious illness. Several months later he went to a doctor. The doctor told him that he was deaf of both ears. Jack was sad. He was afraid to lose his work. So he did not like people to know this.One evening he asked some friends to dinner. While they were sitting at the table, one of his friends told an interesting joke. Everyone laughed and Jack laughed louder than anyone else. He said, “That was a very interesting joke, but I know a more interesting one. Would you like to hear it?” All his friends said OK to him, so Jack began to tell his joke. All his friends were listening to him with smiles. When the joke ended, everyone laughed louder than before and Jack laughed happily, too. He was very glad because he thought that his must be more interesting than his friends. But he didnt know that he had made a fool of himself（出丑；闹笑话） because his joke was the same as the first one.26 . When was Jack deaf of both ears?AAfter he came back from work.BAfter a serious illness.CAfter seeing a doctor.DAfter being a doctor.27 . Why did Jack not like people to know he was deaf?AHe was afraid to lose his work.BHe was afraid of his friends.CHe didnt want to lose his face. DHe was afraid that his wife would leave him.28 . What did Jack do after hearing his friends joke?AHe laughed as loudly as others.BHe didnt laugh.CHe laughed louder than anyone else.DHe only smiled.29 . Jack laughed because _.Aall the others were laughingBhe could tell the same joke himself, too Che wanted to show that there was nothing wrong with his earsDhis friends joke was interesting30 . Jacks friends laughed a lot louder than before because _.Athe joke he told was more interestingBit was as interesting as the firstCall his friends liked his joke betterDit was the same joke as his friendsJackie,Are you good at fixing printers? The one in my office doesnt work.Please help!GraceYou can make a cake in about fifteen minutes.First，heat the oven to 350F.Then，put the flour（面粉）in a bowl and add the milk，butter，eggs and salt.FoundA purple schoolbag.Found at the gate.Call Janet at 457-4611.Telephone MessageFrom:Luke Sanger To:Mr.Miller Message:Call him back at 3:00 p.m.on June 29 at his office number (234-3688).Our running club members meet at7:00 p.m. every Wednesday.We run in two groups: Beginners(for anyone)The experienced(for runners who can do12miles or more)Join us to keep fit! Call Esteban Lopez at617-555-3697. 阅读上面的信息，选择正确答案。31 . There is something wrong with Graces in Text .AofficeBmobile phoneCprinterDcake32 . We may read Text in a .AcookbookBmusic magazineCweather reportDstorybook33 . Text should be a .Athank-you noteBletterCpostcardDnotice34 . According to Text，Luke Sanger should beat 3：00 p.m.on June 29.Aat homeBin the officeCon the planeDat the restaurant35 . In Test ，the running club members meet.Aonce a weekBtwice a weekConce a monthDtwice a monthThere are different ways in which people try to deal with the problem of energy. One way is thegreater production of common energy sources(能源)， such as coal， oil and gas. The trouble with these sources， however， is that they are not renewable.Another way is energy conservation(节能)， which means using energy more efficiently(有效地).In some very cold countries people build special houses to save energy. They place materials between the inside and the outside of the walls of the house to keep the cold out and the warmth in. The house is heated by the lights， the body heat of the people and the other equipment in it.Finally， renewable energy sources are used even though they are often expensive to develop.One form of these is_In certain parts of the world the temperature of the earth increases thirty degrees centigrade with each kilometre down. At six kilometres， therefore， it rises to nearly two hundred degrees. To get the heat， water is pumped(压；抽)down into the rocks and back up to the surface. Heat from the earth is already used in certain countries.36 . The writer tells about the special houses because they _Ashow the excellent skills of the buildersBserve as an example of energy conservationCare heated by different sources of energyDare warmer than other types of houses37 . The underlined words geothermal energy in the third paragraph mean_Arenewable sourceBunderground sourceCheat inside the earthDtemperature of the earth38 . At a place where the surface temperature is 15， how deep do you have to dig so as to get a temperature of 75?AOne km.BTwo km.CThree km.DFour km.四、根据首字母、中文提示填空39 . The doctor _(建议) my father to give up smoking,but my father didnt listen to her.40 . In order to know the football result, he kept himself _ at night. (醒)41 . The nice _(气候) of Nanjing is suitable for birds to live in spring.42 . He believes his daughter can make a right _(决定) about which camera to buy.43 . We can still feel the _(热) of the sun in winter.44 . To everybodys_(惊奇), the fashionable young lady turned out to be a thief.45 . Spud Webs childhood dream came true _(凭借) hard work.46 . Our work are need to reach a new _(标准).47 . She has made two _(演讲) about how to learn English well recently.48 . Mike is ready to take on _( 挑战).五、单词填空A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple tree he grew.One day, his friend 49 . (give) the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it.The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know 50 . to plant it. He was afraid that51 . he planted the tree near the road,52 . (strange) would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night 53 . (steal) some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.54 . (Final) he planted the tree in his house. But55 . sunlight and good soil(土壤),the tree soon died.Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in 56 . a poor place. “Whats the difference?” the farmer said angrily and then told him57 . he had thought.“Yes,” said the friend, “but at58 . (little) someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (毁掉) a good apple tree !”六、填空Have you ever had the feeling that no one can understand you? Well, here comes “Pepper”, it could be about to change all that. Pepper is the first robot to read human feelings. Using its emotion recognition functions(情感识别功能), Pepper can make jokes, dance and even sing to people when they are around it.The robot looks like a lovely girl. It is four feet tall with a tablet computer in its chest. It has human-like hands, a girl-like body and baby-like voice. It was shown to attract people at stores on Friday.Pepper can tell facial expressions, human voice and signs, then make an answer. Pepper is designed to be a family robot, but it isnt like the household robot on the cartoon. Pepper is used at home or store, where we enjoy pleasure and entertainment.At home, not only can it tell jokes, it also helps people in trouble. If a natural accident happens, it can encourage them, make them laugh and feel relaxed.Pepper will be on sale at the price of $2,000 in August, 2015. At present, several Peppers are on show at stores for people to visit. Before selling Peppers, the creators want them to store more knowledge in order to get better along with human beings.请根据短文内容完成所缺信息。PepperA Robot Of Human WisdomBasic feature (特征)The first robot to read59 . with its emotion recognition functions.Description of appearanceIts four feet tall with a60 . in its chest.It has human-like hands, girl-like body and baby-like voice.Brief introductionThe creators designed it to be used at61 . .It can not only make an answer by telling facial expressions, human voice and signs, but also can help people who are62 . .Preparations for salePeppers are now still at stores for people to visit.When63 . is stored in Peppers, the more perfect robots will be on sale soon.七、汉译英：整句翻译句子64 . 我想给我的朋友买一份礼物。_65 . 这鞋子看起来很漂亮。我可以试一下吗？_66 . 埃米有足够的钱买这些发卡。_67 . 这是个看书的好地方，因为这里很安静。_68 . 这顿饭给我整个下午提供能量。_八、材料作文69 . 假设你是Andy, 你打算在寒假期间去某个城市旅行，现在你正写一封电子邮件给你的笔友Bob讲述你的旅行计划。首先把空格1补充完整，正文不少于50个词，标点符号不占格。第 15 页 共 15 页参考答案一、单选题1、2、3、4、5、6、7、8、9、10、11、12、13、14、15、二、完型填空1、三、阅读单选1、2、3、4、四、根据首字母、中文提示填空1、五、单词填空1、六、填空1、七、汉译英：整句1、八、材料作文1、