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长沙市2019版八年级上学期期末英语试题D卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、补全短文5选5According to a recent report, kids in primary school spend about six hours every week doing their homework. 1 . However, their parents hate homework, too.2 . Of course, a great number of researches do show that kids can remember what they have learnt in class better by finishing their homework on time and homework itself plays an important role in developing their learning skills, such as independent thinking and creativity.3 . After a day of hard work, most of them feel like theyre going through school a second time when they sit down with their children each night to help with their homework. And a recent survey found that 46 percent of parents feel like they dont spend enough quality time with their children, 4 . And another 29 percent of parents have arguments with their kids often when they have different answers to the same question.Now several education scientists strongly advise parents to stop helping. They say it will give their kids more independence and give parents back their free time. At the same time, 5 . Katy Smith, an education scientist, says, “You dont have to know everything. Children need to put their hands up for help and so do parents. Use your resourcesonline teachers, or even your neighbourhoodjust ask.”根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使短文意思通顺、内容完整并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。Athe number of homework-connected arguments will be less at home.BIs it good for kids to do homework?CBecause they spend too much time doing the housework or helping with homework.DSo kids hate homework.E. But for parents, the result is not the same.二、完型填空请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。One day, a little dog _ relaxing in a park. Then he saw a cat on the _ of a high wall. He thought, “It must be so nice to be high on the wall. But I cant _.” The dog felt so _.Then he saw a fish in the _. He thought, “It must be so nice to live in the water. _ I cant swim.” The dog felt _ this time.Just then he heard the fish _, “It looks so nice and warm on the grass. I really want to lie down on it.”Hearing the words, the dog felt _. He thought, “The fish lives a great life, but she still feels bad.”After some time, a bird _ past. She saw the dog playing in the _. She said loudly, “I really want to play the whole day _ this dog. But I have to _ food for my family every day.”The dog heard the birds words. He knew it was_ to enjoy his own life. The life for _ is different. There is no need to envy(羡慕)others, so just enjoy our own life.6 . AwasBwereCisDare7 . AtopBfootCleftDright8 . AswimBdanceCrunDclimb9 . AhappyBbadCtiredDrelaxed10 . AriverBwallCparkDneighborhood11 . AAndBAlthoughCButDBecause12 . Amore seriousBbetterCworseDmore comfortable13 . AspeakBtellCsayDtalk14 . AangryBexcitedChungryDsurprised15 . AflewBranCwalkedDsang16 . AschoolBparkChouseDroom17 . AforBlikeCaDbelow18 . Alook forBmake upCfeel likeDfind out19 . AunluckyBimportantCmeaninglessDcreative20 . AnothingBanywhereCsomebodyDeveryone三、阅读单选The Skyline Hotel New York725 Tenth Avenue, Hells Kitchen New York, NY 10019, United States of AmericaThis hotel is located in the Clinton/Hells Kitchen District, which features world famous restaurants. The hotel has an indoor pool with views of the Manhattan skyline. WiFi is available throughout the hotel.Times Square and the Theater District are within 15 minutes walk from the hotel. The 50th Street Subway Station is close to The Skyline and provides access to the attractions of Manhattan.21 . Whats the information above mainly about?ACooking.BBooking.CParking.DSwimming.22 . Which is TRUE according to the information given?AThe price for two adults and a child for two nights is CNY 1,661.BYour pets are not allowed to stay with you in the Skyline Hotel.CWiFi is available throughout the hotel except the swimming pool.DIt may take you 15 minutes to get to Times Square from the hotel on foot.Today we find that school students hardly spend much time on sports. Is it because they arent interested in sports? No, they often say they have other important things to do.What are these important things? Tests! They have to spend much time on all kinds of tests at school. So many of them almost become bookworms(书呆子) . Books stop them from going out for sports. Because of thepressurefrom their parents and teachers, the students have to work harder and spend most of their time on books. As for the students, they want to get good results in order to improve their studies. So it is necessary for them to give all of their free time to their studies and stop their school sports.In fact, education cant go without body exercise, because a quick mind hardly goes along with a weak(虚弱的) body. If you dont have a strong body, you can never get anything or any great success in your life.23 . The underlined word “pressure” means _.A愉快B主意C压力D关爱24 . If you dont have a _, you can get nothing.Agood fatherBstrong body C weak bodyCgood face.25 . In the writers opinion, students should _.Awork all day and nightBnot have sportsChave sports after studyingDspend all their free time studying26 . Which of the following is NOT TRUE?AThe students dont go out for sports because of their parents.BBody exercise is very important for education.CA person cant become successful with a weak bodyDThe students stop their school sports because of studies and tests.What do you think our life will be like in 2050? Some people are talking about it on QQ.Blue SkyI think there wont be any TV channels (频道) in 2050. People will be able to choose ( 选 择 ) a programme from a “menu” and a computer will send the programme to the television. In 2050, we will be able to feel the things we see on TV with our hands.JuliaIn 2050, there wont be enough water. Some places will be drier and people will not be able to have enough food. There may be serious water shortage (缺乏).AshleyDont be so pessimistic(悲观的) about that, Julia! People will solve this problem. And I think there will be less water pollution. Water will be muchcleaner than it is now.LinkinI quite agree with Ashley. And I believe in 2050 doctors will be able to help blind and deaf people see and hear again. All people will be healthy because they will take a kind of special medicine when they are born. 27 . Linkin believes that a kind of medicine will be able to make peopleArichBseriousClive happilyDkeep healthy28 . Where are people talking about the life in 2050?AOn TVBIn the newspaperCOn QQDOn the phone29 . Ashley thinks people will havein the future.Acleaner waterBless healthy foodCmore healthy foodDdirtier water30 . Julia thinksin 2050.Athe water will be much cleanerBpeople will have less foodCthere will be more water pollutionDsome places will have more water31 . Blue Sky thinks the computer will send theto the television.AprogrammesBpicturesCmenusDchannels四、用单词的正确形式完成短文请根据语篇内容,用方框中所给词的正确形式填空,使短文通顺、连贯,并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。方框中有两个词为多余项。until, feel, happy, invite, answer, meaning, quiet, surprise, flu, without, you, acceptI still remember that day. It was Friday. I had the 32 . but I didnt go to the doctor. I went to school as usual. All of us were preparing for a test 33 . in the classroom. We didnt see our English teacher Mr. Smith come into the classroom 34 . he started to talk.“Who can describe what stress(压力) is like?” No one tried to reply to his question. Mr. Smith looked a little sad. But he still waited for our 35 . . Five minutes later, Mr. Smith still didnt get an answer. Mr. Smith looked not only sad but also 36 . . He raised(举起) a book and asked, How heavy is this book?” He 37 . Jason to answer the question. Jason said, It is 200 grams. At last, Mr. Smith said, Its real weight(重量) is not important. The important thing is how long you hold it. If you hold it 38 . putting it down, sooner or later (迟早), you will not be able to hold it up. This book is like stress. Unless you stop to take a rest, you 39 . stressed. Dont forget my advice, boys and girls! You should learn to take time to relax 40 . . If you do, I am sure you will enjoy your school life. Ill never forget Mr. Smith and that 41 . lesson.五、填写适当的句子补全对话补全对话A: Hello, Li Ming. Why didnt you come to the party last night?B:42 . . A: Tom? Who is he?B: Tom is from America. But he stays in China with his parents now. We are good friends now. A:43 . ? B: Because we have the same hobbies. Both of us like swimming and collecting things. A: That sounds great.44 . ?B: He is tall and strong. Its easy to get on with him. A: I also want to have a good friend like him.45 . ?B: No problem. By the way. I hear your mother is ill. A:46 . . B: Im sorry to hear that. I hope she will be better soon. A: Thank you.六、语法填空用所给词的适当形式完成短文The four great inventions of ancient ChinaIn the Song Dynasty, a man named Bi Sheng47 . (invent) printing. Later it was brought to other countries in the 1440s.Gunpowder began in the Tang Dynasty. They 48 . (use) in wars. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, some other weapons like “fire cannon” “rocket” were produced.China was the first nation who invented paper. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, a person 49 . (name) Cai Lun made a new kind of paper. The invention of paper is an epochmaking(划时代的) event in human history.The compass 50 . (invent) in the Spring and Autumn Period. The circular centre represents Heaven, and the square plate represents Earth. The handle of the spoon points south. The spread of the compass to Europe opened the oceans of the world to travel and led to the discovery of the New World.The four great 51 . (invent) of ancient China played an important role in the ancient history. Each Chinese is proud of every invention.七、材料作文52 . 刘明是你的好友,请根据下表以My Close Friend为题用英语写一篇100词左右的介绍他的短文,提示省略号部分需适当发挥。姓名Liu Ming相貌特征近视;高而壮。个人爱好喜爱下中国象棋;喜欢红色,因为;品性能力有幽默感,常;有组织能力,能。 主要烦恼太多的家庭作业要做,无暇;太多的考试使他焦虑;。愿望盼望没有作业的假期,有更多时间进行课外活动;希望父母。理想成为大公司的总经理注意:1.可以适当增加细节,使短文连贯、完整;2.文章开头已经给出,但不计入总字数;My Close FriendLiu Ming is my close friend. He第 9 页 共 9 页
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