陕西省2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中英语试题D卷

陕西省2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中英语试题D卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . My grandpa stays_in a (an) _house, but he doesnt feel_.Aalone; alone; lonelyBlonely; lonely; aloneCalone; lonely; aloneDalone; lonely; lonely2 . Thats the most beautiful place _ I have ever _.Awhere; visitedBthat; visitCwhere; visitDthat; visited3 . My cousin Jim invited me_ his home next weekend.Ato visitBvisitCto visitingDfor visiting4 . Is he Bill?.His name is Bob.AYes,he isntBNo,he isCYes,he isDNo,he isnt5 . If the season is autumn in Australia，it should be spring in_.ABrazilBNew ZealandCChinaDSouth Africa6 . _ you ever _ to England?ADo goBHave beenCHave goneDHave went7 . We _take the books out of the reading-room. We _ only read the books here.Amustnt, shouldBshould, mustntCcant, canDshould, can8 . The old man is used to _ tea after he gets up.AdrinkBdrinksCdrinkingDdrank9 . The boys in our school _ basketball and they play it after school.AlikeBdont likeClikesDdoesnt like10 . I usually go there by train. Why not try _ by boat for a change?Ato goBgoingCgoDwent11 . Where do I_to take bus No.14, sir?Well, this stop is the nearest.Adress upBtake upCget off12 . Australia is a beautiful country and its _ its Opera House.Afilled withBfull ofCfamous forDfamous as13 . Nicky Wu expressed his deep love to his wife, “I _ about my bad luck, but now Im the happiest man in the world.”Aused to complainBused to complainingCwas used to complainDwas used to complaining14 . Paul iskind and friendly boy.AanBtheCsomeDa15 . Ill always be there for you_you need any help.AwheneverBwhereverCwhateverDhowever二、完型填空These days it is found that school students hardly have any sports. Is it because they have no_in sports? It may not be true. They often say they have_more important things to do.What are these important things? Exams! They have to get themselves ready for all kinds of exams and tests in school, so many of them almost_bookworms. In the past in the summer holidays, they could do_they like, but now they have to spend all their free time preparing for exams. So_have kept them away going in for sports.Because of the pressure (压力)from their parents and teachers, they have to work harder and spend most of their time_books. As for the students themselves, they dont want to fail the exams because they want to continue their studies_So it becomes necessary to give _ of their spare time to their studies and _ up their school sports.It is true that a good education cannot go without physical training, and the same is true that a quick mind hardly goes along without _ body. Without a strong body, you can never do anything well, then how can you make great success in life?16 . A. interested B. interesting C. interests17 . A. very B. much C. another18 . A. turn B. look C. become19 . A. anything B. all what C. something20 . A. teachers B. parents C. studies21 . A. on B. at C. in22 . A. farther B. far C. further23 . A. few B. any C. all24 . A. take B. give C. put25 . A. strong B. ill C. weak三、阅读单选A garden of inventionsVisitors of all ages are welcomed to Port Discovery to see the new exhibit a garden of small inventions. There will also be many activities and gadgets (小器械）for the environmental protection. The exhibit will be on Saturday, July 8. It is $10.75 for each person and its free for kids under the age of two. Call 410-727-8120 if you want to know more information.The rain-barrel (雨水桶) meetingThe Parks and People Foundation will- hold a meeting on building rain-barrels for houses between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the foundations Stieff Silver Building. It will cost each person $50 and it includes the barrel and all materials. Call 410-448-5663 to learn more information.Priming (修剪) plantsVisitors can attend a meeting on pruning plants between 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Ladew Topiary Gardens. They should meet at the Visitors Center at Ladew, Jarrettsville Pike, Monkton. The price of the ticket is $10 which includes the money of visiting the gardens and Ladew members are free to go. Call 410-557-9570 or visit the website www.ladewgardens.com to get more information.ExhibitionPhotographs, paintings and drawings will be shown on July 9 at the University of Maryland. The show will be from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Call 301-985-7937 to know more information.26 . What may Port Discovery be?AA cinema.BA school.CA museum.DA store.27 . People can know more things about the rain-barrel meeting by_.Acalling 410-727-8120Bcalling 410-448-5663Cvisiting a websiteDcalling 301-985-793728 . If Mrs White likes growing flowers, she will probably be interested in_.Avisiting Port DiscoveryBattending the rain-barrel meetingCthe meeting at Ladew Topiary GardensDseeing the exhibition at the University of Maryland29 . Which of the information is NOT true?AIt will cost a couple with their one-year-old daughter $21.5 to visit Port Discovery.BThe rain-barrel meeting will last two hours in the evening.CNot all the people need to pay for the meeting at Ladew Topiary Gardens.DThe exhibition at the University of Maryland will be on Saturday.Mr. Black is short-sighted（近视的but he doesnt wear glasses, because he thinks it is not cool to wear glasses.It is Saturday and it is fine today. Mr. Black likes sunny days and he wants to take a walk. He puts on his black hat, takes his yellow bag and then goes out of his house. He walks on the street and looks around. The sun is shining and the birds are singing in the tree. Mr. Black feels very happy. Suddenly（突然）, a strong wind blows away his hat. “Oh, my hat!” Mr. Black begins to run after it. He runs and the hat “runs”, too. Mr. Black feels surprised. An old man shouts（喊叫）at him from a window.“Hey!What are you doing?”“Running after my hat!”“Your hat? You are running after my black cat.”30 . Mr. Black doesnt wear glasses because.Ahe has no glassesBhe lost his glassesChe doesnt like to wear themDhe doesnt need to wear them31 . From the passage, we can know it istoday.ArainyBcloudyCsnowyDsunny32 . 画线部分”blows away”的中文意思是_.A带来B吹走C远离D紧跟33 . Mr. Black runs on the street because _.Ahe wants to get his hatBhe wants to get a catCan old man runs after himDhe wants to do some exerciseThe British Museum in London had its most successful year ever in 2013. More than 6.7 million visitors passed through its doors. The previous record of 5.9 million was set in 2008. Over a million more people visited the museum last year than in 2012. The biggest attractions were two big exhibitions. One was Life and Death in Pompeii （庞培）, the other was Herculaneum. The director of the museum said he was very happy that so many people came. He told reporters that many things happened last year. Many exhibits were carried to the museum. He also said online access (网上购票) meant more people decided to visit. He added: “This is truly a dynamic collection that belongs to and is used by a global citizenship.”The British Museum has many exhibitions about human history and culture. It has about 13 million exhibits from all over the world. Some countries want the museum to return some of them. Greece wants the Elgin Marbles back. They were originally from the Parthenon in Athens （雅典）. China wants the museum to return many things the British took from China in the 19th century, and Egypt wants the Rosetta Stone. The museum first opened to the public in 1759. Back then, only about 75 people a day visited it. They could look at 71,000 objects, including 40,000 printed books, 7,000 manuscripts (手稿), and many stuffed animals (内部填充的动物), birds and insects （昆虫）. There were also very old objects from Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Near East, the Far East, and North and South America.34 . _ people visited the British Museum in 2012.A13 millionBMore than 5.7 millionC71,000D12.6 million35 . Britain take many things from China _.Alast weekBin 1849Cin the 19th centuryDat the beginning of the last century36 . Which country wants back the Rosetta Stone?AGreeceBEgyptCChinaDAthens37 . Which of the following is WRONG?AThe biggest attractions in 2013 were on Pompeii and Herculaneum.BThe museums director said the Internet meant fewer visitors.CThe British Museum has around 13 million exhibits.DThe museum contained about 40,000 books when it first opened.38 . What does the underlined word “exhibits” mean?A陈列品B假货C战利品D品种Hearst Castle is in California, America. A person called William Randolph Hearst built it between 1922 and 1939, at a cost of more than $30 million. Last year, I had a trip to that castle.I spent the whole day looking around. But there was much to see, and a day wasnt enough. Hearst Castle has four houses. The main house, “Casa Grande”, is the biggest one. Visitors can live in the other three ones. Many of them are Hollywood film stars, and they often come to the parties there.At Hearst Castle, there are also beautiful gardens and two swimming pools, one inside and a larger one outside. I loved the one outside, the “Neptune Pool”. It was a pity that we couldnt go swimming there!The guide told us that Mr. Hearst travelled around Europe with his mother at the age of ten and looked at paintings and castles. He never forgot that tour and wanted his house to look like a castle. When Mr Hearst died in 1951, his family gave Hearst Castle to the people of California. Now its a museum.39 . The underlined word “Castle” in the first paragraph means _.A城堡B胜地C城垛D楼阁40 . “Casa Grande” is _ the other three ones at Hearst Castle.Ayounger thanBbigger thanColder thanDsmaller than41 . There are _ at Hearst Castle.Abeautiful gardensBone swimming pool insideCone swimming pool outsideDall the above42 . _ made Mr. Hearst build this wonderful castle.AA tour around EuropeBThe paintings and castles in EuropeCHis motherDHis dream43 . Which of the following sentences is TRUE?AHearst Castle in California was cheap to build.BHearst Castle is on a mountain near the sea.CMany Hollywood film stars come to Hearsts parties.DAfter Mr. Hearst died, his family lived at Hearst Castle.四、句型转换按要求完成句子44 . My telephone number is 722-3567.(对画线部分提问)_ your telephone number?45 . Her last name is Smith. (对画线部分提问)_ last name?46 . My family name is Green. (写出同义句)My _ is Green.47 . He is Mike. (写出同义句)_ Mike.48 . Is he Bob? (作否定回答)No, _.五、填写适当的单词补全句子在下列各句的空白处填入一个适当的词，使句子意思完整、语法正确。49 . Confident people arent afraid to speak _ public.50 . In order not to let his parents_, David keeps studying hard.51 . Most Americans _Thanksgiving by having a big meal with their family.52 . Jim has a special _ to write with two hands at the same time.53 . Dont worry about young Jeremy. He is old enough to look after _.六、用所给单词的正确形式填空用所给单词的适当形式填空54 . He turned over in bed and fell _ (sleep) again.55 . The noise kept me _ (wake) last night.56 . Qingdao is a good place _ (take) a holiday.57 . Two _ (five) of the books _ (be) English books in the library.58 . Weve _ (simple) done what we should do.59 . School bus _ (safe) is a big problem in China.60 . You wont have any problem _ (receive) help.61 . We should practice _ (speak) English every day.七、用单词的正确形式完成短文Anow thatBjoinedCjustDright awayEdestroyedTwo men walked through the countryside toward another village. As they come to the edge of a river, they saw an old woman sitting there upset because the bridge was 62 . by the storm, and she was too weak to walk across the stream. The first man said 63 . , “We are tall enough, and we can carry you across” The second man thought it troublesome, but he agreed reluctantly（不情愿地）. So the two men 64 . the bridge, lifted her between them and carried her across the river. When they got to the other side, they set her down and she went on her way gratefully. After they had walked another mile or so, the second man began to complain “My back began to hurt for lifting her.” The first man 65 . smiled and nodded without a word.八、单词填空Do you like tea? It is the most 66 . （受欢迎的）drink in the world and it was invented by accident. Many people believe that tea was first drunk 67 . （差不多）5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong first68 . （发现）tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was 69 . （煮沸）drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea70 . （植物）fell into the water and remained there for some time. It produced a nice smell, so he tasted the 71 . （棕色的）water anyway. It was quite 72 . （美味的）, and so, one of the worlds favorite drinks was invented.Tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the sixth and 73 . （第七）centuries. In England, tea didnt appear74 . （直到）around 1660, but less than 100 years later, it had become the national drink. The tea trade from China to Western 75 . （国家）took place in the 19th century. This helped to spread the popularity of tea to more places around the world.九、填空Everyone has worries, but what do you do with your worries? Whether your worries are big or small, you can take three steps to deal with them.Try to find out the causes.The first step is to find out what youre worried about. Sometimes you know it, but sometimes you might not. If you cant make sure what your worries are, you will have more and more new problems in your life .So remember that you must try to find out the causes before you start to deal with them even though it might not be so easy.Think of ways to make it betterThere is always something you can do to help you feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it wont solve your problem.Grades at school are often a top worry for students. If youre worried about grades, ask yourself these questions. How do I get ready for class? Do I review my notes even when there isnt a test? Do I have a good place to do my homework? Have I tried different ways of studying?If your worry is about a fight you had with a friend, you might write down all the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to a basketball game, say sorry to him or her, etc. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose the one that gets your friend back.Ask for helpWhen youre worried, you can find someone to chat with. You can ask your parents, friends, or teachers for help .They can help you analyze(分析)your problems carefully and solve them easily.Three steps to deal with 76 . Try to find out the causesYou will have more problems unless (除非) you make sure77 . your worries are. It is 78 . to find out the causes first, although it might be hard.79 . of ways to make it betterDealing with worries about 80 . :Ask yourself some questions about your study.Dealing with a81 . with a friend: Get your friend back by writing a 82 . , inviting him or her to a basketball game , or83 . sorry to him or her.Ask for helpYou need to 84 . with your parents, friends or teachers when youre worried. With their help, you will solve your problems85 . difficulty.十、话题作文86 . 某英文杂志开辟中学生专栏，请你以Visiting Shenyang为题写篇短文（词数80-100），为该杂志投稿。步骤与要点如下：1.确定主题，并在文中说明原因。2.围绕主题，进行叙述。3.讲述一段与主题有关的故事或经历。要求：1.字迹工整，内容完整连贯，语言准确规范。2.鼓励写出真情实感，对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分。3.作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照短文中的内容，但不可以直接引用图文中的句子。Visiting Shenyang_第 16 页 共 16 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、句型转换1、五、填写适当的单词补全句子1、六、用所给单词的正确形式填空1、七、用单词的正确形式完成短文1、八、单词填空1、九、填空1、十、话题作文1、