银川市2019-2020学年八年级上学期期末英语试题B卷

银川市2019-2020学年八年级上学期期末英语试题B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . She wants _ a red coat because red makes her _ warm.Ato buy; feelBbuy; feelsCto buy; to feelDbuy; feel2 . Who will send you to the school, your Mum or Dad?. Ill go there alone.ABothBEitherCNoneDNeither3 . There is some paper on the floor. Lets _.Apick it upBpick up itCpick them upDpick up them4 . How about the new film“Operation Red Sea?It cant be better. I like it very much.Ais the bestBis the worstCis so so5 . Children, keep your eyes _ while doing eye exercises.AopenBopenedCcloseDclosed6 . Do you know what happened _ him?AatBforCtoDwith7 . She has already typed in the website, but she doesnt know _ next.AWhat to doBhow to doCwhat should she doDhow she should do8 . If this kind of thing at once, the whole situation will be much worse.Aisnt stoppedBwont be stoppedCdidnt stopDhasnt stopped9 . -Whos _ man in _ room?-Oh, its Marys father.Athe , aBa, theCthe , the10 . My art class isTuesday.AinBonCat11 . Mary likes singing dancing. In fact, she likes drawing best.Aneither.norBeitherorCbothandDnot onlybut also12 . Music is my favorite subject_ it is interesting.AbutBbecauseCsoDor13 . What is your mother going to do this Saturday?Im not sure. She _ go to see my grandmother.AcanBmayCmustDshould14 . Dont give up half way, and you will find the scenery is more beautiful when you reach the destination than when you _.Astart offBhave started offCstarted offDwill start off15 . _ the weather _ in Taiwan? Its windy.AHows; likeBHow; likeCWhat; likeDWhats; like二、完型填空At the age of 16, Einstein failed in several exams because he often played with some bad kids. One weekend morning, Einstein carried a fishing net and prepared to go fishing with those kids, his father stopped him and said to him calmly, “Einstein, you were spending too much time_, so you failed in the exams. Im_about your future with your mother.”“What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed, but they went fishing as usuall.” “My boy, you cant think so,” Looking at Einstein, his father said lovingly, “There is a_in our hometown. I hope you can listen to it carefully.”There were two cats playing on the roof._, they fell into the chimney(烟囱). When they climbed out of the chimney, one cats face was dirty_the others face was clean. Seeing the dirty-faced cat, the clean-faced one thought its own face was also dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. The dirty-faced cat saw the clean-faced one, thinking its own face was clean as well, so it walked happily in the street.”“Einstein,_can be your mirror(镜子). Only you are your own mirror. Some of the kids are not strict with themselves. If you take them to be your mirror, even a_person may become stupid.” Hearing this, Einsteins face turned red. He put down his fishing net and returned to his small room.After that, Einstein often took himself as a mirror to be strict with himself and kept telling himself.“I am special, so I neednt be as common as others.” This was why Einstein_in his career. 1,000 people have 1, 000 kinds of wishes in life. Different wishes will produce different ideas about life. You can learn from other people, but you can_follow others completely.You must see yourself clearly, and know what you want to get. You future doesnt_how others act, but on what you are going to act.16 . AplayingBworkingCreadingDstudying17 . AexcitedBcuriousCworriedDcrazy18 . AsongBstoryCspeechDsaying19 . ALuckilyBHopefullyCSuddenlyDNaturally20 . AwhileBorCsoDfor21 . AsomebodyBnobodyCanybodyDeverybody22 . ApoorBrichClazyDclever23 . AregrettedBgraduatedCsucceededDsurvived24 . AsometimesBoftenCalwaysDnever25 . Atry onBdepend onClive onDinsist on三、阅读单选The first bicycles were made of wood. After that, manufacturers used steel tubes. But the steel ones cost too much. The people in poorer countries want to have cheaper ones.Izhar Gafni had an idea to make a cardboard bicycle able to support the weight of a human being. After three years hard work, he succeeded in creating this special bike. It is made of cardboard and 100% recycled materials. It costs less than $12.The cardboard bike can hold a rider weighing up to 485 pounds. And if you dont want to have it any more, you could just throw it into dustbin. And this will do no damage to the environment because it is easy to recycle.When talking about his design, Izhar says, “Its strong. Its durable. It is cheap. What I like about it the most is: its made out of recycled cardboard.26 . What was the first bicycle made of ?AwoodBsteelCcardboardDiron27 . How much may a cardboard bicycle cost?A$9B$13C$15D$1628 . What are the main features of the cardboard bicycle according to the passage?Astrong, expensive, durable and recycledBstrong, heavy, expensive and durableCstrong, cheap, durable and recycledDstrong, heavy, cheap and durable29 . What is Izhars attitude(态度) towards the cardboard bicycle?AnegativeBunconcernedCfavorableDindifferent30 . The passage may probably be taken from.Aa novelBa fairy taleCa newspaperDa comic bookYou see people in movies have a white Christmas in England or the United States. But Christmas in Australia is very different.Christmas（December 25th）comes at the hottest time of the year in Australia. The temperature can be over 40C in some cities!Because it is so hot, people usually have a lunch outside and swim in the pool during Christmas. They also meet all of their family for Christmas lunch. Christmas lunch is usually a big meal of ham（火腿）, turkey, salad and seafood, Family members all cook something different to bring to the feast（大餐）. One year my aunt even made a gingerbread house（姜饼屋）that we ate for dessert!The sport of cricket（板球）is very Popular in Australia. So during Christmas, family members also play a game of cricket in the backyard（后院）.Australia might not have a white Christmas, but it is still a very exciting and fun time of the year.31 . When Christmas comes, the weather in Australia is very _.AcoldBhotCsnowyDcool32 . How do Australian families usually celebrate their Christmas?a. all the families have lunch togetherb. swimming in the poolc. having a white Christmasd. playing cricket in the backyardAa. b, cBb, c, dCa, c, dDa, b, d33 . What did the authors aunt cook for Christmas dessert?AHomemade chocolate cake.BBlueberry ice cream.CHam and turkey.DA gingerbread house.34 . Do Australian people love sport?AYes, they do.BNo, they dont.CMaybe they do.DPerhaps nobody does.35 . Although it is hot in December, Australians still think their Christmas time is _.AbusyBenjoyableCsimpleDdeliciousSchool PolicyFighting, saying bad words and all other bad behavior will not be allowed. Do not throw rocks, snowballs or sticks on the school grounds. Hand in a note or telephone to school if your child will be absent for the day. Parents and visitors need to check in at the office when entering the school. After-school ProgramThe after-school program will continue for the year 2019. The program will be open from 3:30pm to 6:00 p.m. every day. 3:30- 4:30 Homework & Reading4:30- 6:00 ActivitiesIf you have any questions, feel free to call the school at 524-9752. Class AnnouncementTesting Dates:The math testing will be on June 19th-20thThe science test will be on June 18th Parents meeting:The next parents meeting is on Friday，June 22nd at 7:00 pm in the meeting hall. Homework :Please check the Homework Board at the school homepage to find your homework. Report CardReport card about your school life and work will be given to your parents. Look at the marking key for your school workMARKING KEYGoes beyond grade level standards. 4Meets grade level standards. 3Does not grade level standards, making progress. 2Does not grade level standards, not making progress. 136 . What should school visitors have to do if they want to enter the school?AThey should hand in a note.BThey should call 524-9752.CThey must check in at the office.DThey must send an e-mail.37 . What helps parents know their kids school life and work?AThe school policy.BThe report card.CThe after-school program.DThe class announcement.38 . When is the parents meeting?AJune 15th.BJune 18th.CJune 20h.DJune 22nd.39 . Which of the following statements is true?AParents can get information for tests from After-school Program.BReport Card shows parents school rules and students activities.CStudents need to do their homework and read books for 3 hours.DParents need to hand in a note or call to school for the absent kids.Tom walked into a shop. It had a sign outside: “ Second-hand clothes bought and sold. ” He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, “ How much will you give me for these? ” The owner looked at them and said “ Two dollars. ”“ What? ” Tom said, “ I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars. ”“ No. ” said the owner, “ They werent worth a cent more than two dollars.”“Well,” said Tom, taking two dollars out of his pocket. “ Here is your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth.”Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the owner could think of anything to say.40 . At first, the owner thought that Tom _ .Awanted to steal the trousersBwanted to sell the trousersCwanted to fool himDwanted to buy the trousers41 . In fact, the trousers _ .Awere hanging inside the shopBwere stolen by Tom from the shopChad been the shop ownersDhad been Toms42 . From the story we know that _ cheaper than the list price.Athe owner sold the trousers two dollarsBTom sold the trousers one and a half dollarsCthe owner bought the trousers three dollarsDTom bought the trousers four dollars and a half四、句型转换Rewrite the following sentences as required43 . Toms parents will leave for France next week.(改否定句)Toms parents _ for France next week.44 . Alice has bought some paper flowers to decorate her new office. (对划线部分提问)_ Alice bought some paper flowers?45 . My sister has been a shop assistant since she left school. (划线部分提问)_ has your sister been a shop assistant?46 . Jack is not clever, but he works hard. ( 保持原句意思不变)_ Jack is not clever, he is_.47 . teaching, a, how, teacher, boat, students, his, the, to, paper, is, make (连词成句)_五、根据首字母、中文提示填空根据句意及首字母提示完成单词48 . Dont make any n_. Your younger brother is sleeping.49 . Yesterday，we went to a p_ in the field.50 . All the students are doing the experiment in the l_.51 . W_ bike is it?I think it is Janes.52 . Its cold outside. Remember to put on your c_.六、用单词的正确形式完成句子根据句意, 从方框中选择合适的词填空。comfortable, inexpensive, loud, salty, intelligent53 . I dont like the music that is too_. It makes so much noise.54 . Last weekend, we went to Sunshine Cinema that has the most _ seats in town.55 . The noodles taste kind of_. I cant stand them.56 . Of all the students, Kate is the most_. She can work out math problems quickly.57 . My mother likes wearing the clothes that are_选用方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余的。filled, skating, stands for, lead to, as a result, was covered with58 . Human cut down lots of trees. _wild animals became fewer and fewer.59 . It kept snowing a week. Everything _ thick snow.60 . DIY_ “do-it-yourself”.61 . Winter in many places means snowball fights and _.62 . Eating too much sugar_can A health problems.七、单词填空Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）Follow that trash（垃圾）People dont like to talk about trash. Trash is smelly, dirty, ugly, broken, useless stuff. Thats w63 . we throw it out. But everyone knows that trash affects our environment. It can pollute our land, water and air. So its important to recycle our trash as much as possible.Some Americans were very interested in recycling and they were curious（好奇的）about what r64 . happened to their trash. So, what did they do? They became d65 . and decided to Follow that trash!They took some items out of their recycling bin and puts e66 . tags（标签）on them. Signals would be s67 . to a computer by tags so the people could follow their trash on its journey. They found that some trash only travelling a few kilometres but some trash travelled hundreds of kilometres. Some trash was recycled, b68 . much of it went into landfills.Waste management companies in America think this detective work will be helpful to them. Getting rid of waste is very expensive and this trash tracking will help them to become more efficient. It will save them time and money.However, the trash detectives say its a69 . important to reduce the amount of trash we produce. After all, if we produce less waste, we wont have to worry about where it goes.八、回答问题A businessman was once deep in debt (债务) and could see no way out. He sat on a park bench, head in hands, wondering if anything could save his company.Suddenly an old man appeared in front of him. “I can see that something is troubling you,” he said.After listening to the businessmans story, the old man said, “I believe I can help you.”He asked the man his name, wrote out a check and pushed it into his hand, saying, “Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time.”Then he turned and disappeared.The businessman saw in his hand a check for $500,000, signed by Johnd. Rockefeller, then one of the richest men in the world.“It can solve my problem!” the businessman realized. But instead, he decided to put the check in his safe. “Just knowing it was there might give me the strength to work out a way to save my business,” he thought.With renewed optimism，he negotiated (协商). better deals and extended terms of payment. He closed several big sales. Within a few months, he was out of debt and making money once again.Exactly one year later, he returned to the park with the check. At the agreed-upon time, the old man appeared. But just as the businessman was about to hand back the check and share his success story, a nurse came running up and caught the old man.“Im so glad I caught him!” she cried. “I hope he hasnt been bothering you. Hes always escaping from the hospital and telling people hes John D. Rockefeller.”And then she led the old man away by the arm.The businessman just stood there, surprised. All year long hed been wheeling and dealing, buying and selling, believing he had half a million dollars behind him.Suddenly, he realized that it wasnt the money, real or imagined, that had turned his life around. It was his newfound self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.70 . The businessman had some trouble with his company, didnt he?_71 . What did the old man do after listening to the businessmans story?_72 . How did the businessman deal with the check?_73 . According to the story, who was the old man actually?_74 . Why was the businessman able to save his company at last?_75 . What can you learn from the story?_九、材料作文76 . 2020年宜宾国际马拉松精英赛将于“五一”期间举行.假定你是李华,想成为本届马拉松赛的一名志愿者.请用英语给组委会写封申请信,内容包括:个人优势1.擅长沟通交流;2.学了9年英语,能流利地讲英语;3.性格开朗,热爱运动,个人承诺尽力提供优质服务,个人愿望希望有机会被录取成为自愿者.注意:1. 词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.开头和结尾已为你写好.参考词汇:宜宾国际马拉松精英赛Yibin International Marathon Elite Race,志愿者volunteerDear Sir/ Madam,My name is Li Hua. Im very glad that_Yours,Li Hua第 14 页 共 14 页