2019年八年级上学期英语第二次阶段（12月）考试试卷B卷.doc

2019年八年级上学期英语第二次阶段（12月）考试试卷B卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共1分)1. （1分）阅读下面短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 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 1, his father stopped him and said to him calmly, Einstein, you were spending too much time 2, so you failed in the exams. Im 3about your future with your mother.What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also 4, but they went fishing as usual.My boy, you cant think so, Looking at Einstein, his father said lovingly, There is a 5in our hometown. I hope you can listen to it carefully.There were two cats playing on the roof. 6, they fell into the chimney（烟囱）.When they climbed out of the chimney, one cats face was dirty 7the others face was clean. Seeing the dirtyfaced cat, the cleanfaced one thought its own face was also dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its 8. The dirtyfaced cat saw the cleanfaced one, thinking its own face was clean as well, so it walked happily in the street.Einstein, 9can 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 10person may become stupid. Hearing this, Einstein was ashamed and lay down his fishing rod and returned to his small room. Since then, 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 11with himself and kept telling himself. I am special, so I neednt be as common as others. This was why Einstein 12in his career.1,000 people have 1,000 kinds of wishes in life. Different wishes will produce different 13about life. You can learn from other people, but you can 14follow others completely.You must see yourself clearly, and know what you want to get. Your future doesnt 15how others act, but on what you are going to act.（1）A . adults B . kids C . teachers D . artists （2）A . playing B . working C . reading D . studying （3）A . excited B . curious C . worried D . crazy （4）A . checked B . passed C . dreamed D . failed （5）A . song B . story C . speech D . saying （6）A . Luckily B . Hopefully C . Suddenly D . Naturally （7）A . while B . or C . so D . for （8）A . mouth B . tail C . nose D . face （9）A . somebody B . nobody C . anybody D . everybody （10）A . poor B . rich C . lazy D . clever （11）A . tired B . angry C . strict D . satisfied （12）A . regretted B . graduated C . succeeded D . survived （13）A . ideas B . reasons C . mistakes D . secrets （14）A . sometimes B . often C . always D . never （15）A . try on B . depend on C . live on D . insist on 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共15分)2. （3分）阅读理解 Johnnie Martin was born in a workers family. His parents lived a simple life, saving money for the day when they could send him to a good university. They had dreamed that their son could get a good job and live a better life. However, to Johnnie, school lessons seemed like a wall that was impossible to go through. They were not so easy for him.One day when he was in Grade 11, Johnnie went to the school psychologists (心理学家的) office to ask for help. Ive been trying hard, but Johnnie was about to cry.The psychologist put his hand on the boys shoulder, People have different kinds of talents, Johnnie. There are painters, who were never able to learn math, and some day you will find what you are good at. When you do, you will make all of us very proud of you.Johnnie didnt go to university. He found a job in the garden in the town. Soon something amazing happened. People began to notice that Johnnie had what they called a green thumb. The plants grew well and the roses were in bloom (花). People started to accept his advice for gardening (园艺).One day while he was walking, he found an unusual dirty land. He volunteered to make it into a garden. That afternoon he started the work, but he couldnt afford all the tools or the plants. People gave him young trees, rose-bushes, benches and many other things. Before long, it had become a beautiful little park.Today Johnnie is the head of the business in gardening. Wherever he and his men go, they spread beauty before the eyes of people.（1）School lessons were for Jonnie. A . easyB . boringC . difficultD . interesting（2）Why did the psychologist say those words to Jonnie? A . To make Johnnie learn math well.B . To help Johnnie get good grades.C . To ask Johnnie to find a good job.D . To encourage Johnnie to believe in himself.（3）A person with a green thumb is a person who . A . can paint wellB . is good at gardeningC . has green fingersD . loves plants and roses（4）What can we learn from the story of Jonnie? A . People should make use of their own talent.B . People should grow plants and flowers.C . People must help others when necessary.D . People must study hard to live better.3. （4分）阅读理解 Amsterdam is the most bicycle-friendly capital in the world. Biking is a fun and an easy way of getting around Amsterdam. Students go to school by bicycle. People ride their bicycles to work. Travellers ride bicycles freely around the city. Even the police work by bicycle. You can see these every day in Amsterdam. There are many roads and traffic signs for bicycles. There are also many places for bicycle parking. If you travel in Amsterdam, you dont need to take a bus or a taxi, just ride a bicycle. You can ride the bicycle along the roads and the streets to enjoy the scenery. The city has a lot of bicycle shops to choose from. If you do not want to buy a bicycle, you can go to bicycle rentals（租赁）. They are in almost every part of the city. Going for a ride is enjoyable. Its a good idea to find an experienced guide. Because he would take you to some of the citys most beautiful places. Riding bicycles in Amsterdam is great fun and relaxing；just remember to follow the traffic rules(规则) . （1）According to the passage, we know people like in Amsterdam. A . travellingB . selling bicyclesC . riding bicyclesD . buying bicycles（2）If a traveller wants to stay in Amsterdam for several days, he can choose to . A . take a busB . rent a bicycleC . take a taxiD . follow the guide（3）What does the underlined word experienced mean in Chinese? A . 经验丰富的B . 友善的C . 热心的D . 耐心的（4）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A . Its easy for people to park their bicycles in Amsterdam.B . Most people in Amsterdam ride bicycles to work or school, except policemen.C . Amsterdam is famous as a bicycle-friendly city.D . People can find bike rentals everywhere in Amsterdam.（5）Whats the best title for the passage? A . How to travel in AmsterdamB . The city of bicyclesC . How to rent a bicycle in AmsterdamD . A beautiful city-Amsterdam4. （4分）阅读材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 In the past 2018, there were some amazing achievements in China which not only conquered (征服) the world but also sounded very interesting. Lets have a look at some of them!The tallest man-made waterfall in the world In Guiyang, there is a waterfall hanging in front of a building. Its reported that keeping it running costs about 800 yuan per hour, so it has been shown only for less than 10 times. And getting the waterfall ready isnt an easy thing because its on the top of a 121-meter-tall building.The first pit (坑) hotel in the world With 19 floors, this five-star hotel was built nearly 90 meters below the ground in Shanghai. Its the worlds lowest building. It costs around 600 dollars for one night. Compared with the height, the cost is pretty high.（1）The tallest waterfall has opened just a few times because of _. A . little waterB . its high costC . no visitorsD . its special design（2）What does the writer think of the hotel? A . The hotel is very high.B . Its uncomfortable.C . The price is too high.D . Its too low for people to live in.（3）The passage is mainly about _. A . some places of interest in ChinaB . some amazing achievements in ChinaC . the history of some old buildingsD . the importance of a modern technology5. （4分）阅读理解（1）If you want to join the world for Earth Hour you can simply _ . A . call us on 555-3033 at 3 p.m. SundayB . turn off your lights for one hourC . take action at 8:30 a.m. on 28Mar.2009D . go around the world to 2,000 cities（2）The final soccer match is _ . A . at 7 p.m. on FridayB . at 2 p.m. on MondayC . at 3 p.m. on SaturdayD . at 3 p.m. on Sunday（3）There is a silk blouse which is ￥100 at New Star Mall. You can pay _ if you want to buy it on Mothers Day. A . ￥50B . ￥60C . ￥40D . ￥25（4）Which movie star can you see on Saturday night? A . Wentworth Miller.B . Michael Schofield.C . Harry Potter.D . Jackie Chan.（5）If you are interested in Harry Potter childrens show, you can find more information by _. A . visiting us at New Star MallB . calling us on 690-1856C . calling us on 555-3033D . turning off your lights for one hour三、 选词填空 (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空 true interest from dream dress give use career another know（1）I am always_in the beautiful fish. （2）I _to live in a small house but now I live in a better place. （3）She always_of beautiful clothes. She loves them very much. （4）She is well_all over the China. （5）Someone likes to_in strange clothes to entertain people. （6）If you really want something, you must work hard and never_up. （7）They greet one_with a kiss or a hug. （8）Your dream will come_if you work hard. （9）_that day on, she works very hard to make progress. （10）She finds her _studying the wild plants. 四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共1分)7. （1分）Do you like Liu Shishi? Her TV plays are really great. Yes, I think shes a good_ .五、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)8. （1分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 Christmas Day is one of_(important) festivals in western countries. People _(celebration) it on the 25th of December. No one knows the real birthday of Jesus(耶稣). No date is given in the Bible(圣经), but people began to spend Christmas on December 25th in the _(four) century. No matter how far a person is from his home, he will manage to go home to spend the festival with his family. Children love Christmas _Santa Claus brings them a lot of gifts. Small children believe on Christmas Eve, if they do well the past year, Santa Claus_(come) and bring them good luck. Santa Claus is a fat old man _long white beard and in red clothes. Santa Claus_(fly) through the sky with bags full _nice gifts. When children go to bed at night, they put stockings at the end of their bed. They believe _Santa Claus will fill the stockings with gifts and other good things they want. Actually, their parents put the gifts into the stockings. The true meaning of Christmas is _(give) love and joy to people around us.六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）下面是有关豌豆公主的故事，请将五段文字按照合理的顺序重新排列，使故事完整、通顺。 A. At that time they believed that the girl was really a true princess and they asked the prince to marry(娶)her. B. One night there was a storm. The guards(警卫)of the palace heard someone knocking at the palace gate. When they opened the door， they found a woman was standing outside the gate. And the woman said that she was really a true princess. C. The next morning, the queen asked the girl how she slept. Very badly! said the girl. I cant close my eyes all night. I am sure that theres something in the bed. I must lie on something hard so that my body is black and blue.D. Once upon a time, there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess. He travelled the whole world to find one. But he returned sadly. He didnt find one. E. The queen heard about this. She asked the servants to make the bed for the girl. They put a pea on the bottom of the bed, they also put twenty mattresses and twenty eiderdown(鸭绒被) on the pea. _七、 书面表达 (共1题；共1分)10. （1分）某校开展了一次关于困扰青少年的问题调查，发现问题主要分为三个方面： 困扰青少年的三大问题独生子女，父母忙，感到孤独；与同学相处不融洽；沉迷于电脑游戏，影响学习。请根据以上提示，针对这三方面的问题写一篇80词左右的短文，谈谈你的想法和建议。短文的开头已给出，不计入总数词内。A survey that teenagers are worried about many problems. 第 13 页 共 13 页参考答案一、 完形填空 (共1题；共1分)1-1、二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共15分)2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、3-5、4-1、4-2、4-3、5-1、5-2、5-3、5-4、5-5、三、 选词填空 (共1题；共5分)6-1、6-2、6-3、6-4、6-5、6-6、6-7、6-8、6-9、6-10、四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共1分)7-1、五、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)8-1、六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9-1、七、 书面表达 (共1题；共1分)10-1、