冀教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷C卷 .doc

冀教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷C卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解 (共4题；共15分)1. （4分）阅读理解 An American boy has made a cheap machine that can help blind people read.The blind can read by using Braille-a system of small bumps (隆起物) that the blind touch to read the letters. The machine that makes these small bumps usually costs at least $2,000. It is called Braille typewriter. The American schoolboy, Shu ham Banerjee, made a new Braille typewriter from a Lego tool that lets people create robots. Banerjee has called his new machine the Braigo-a combination(组合) of the words Braille and Lego. It costs just $350. It works by changing electronic texts into Braille and then printing it using a computer or a mobile machine.Banerjee designed (设计) his Braigo for a school science project. Since then, he has caught the interest of Silicon Valley in the USA. The big technology company Intel spent money on Banerjees machine in November, but they did not say how much money they put in. Banerjee also got $ 35,000 from his father to help him start the project. His father works as a computer engineer (工程师) at Intel. He spoke about why he gave so much money to his son, saying, started to be interested more, thinking that hes on to something and this invention has to continue, dream would probably be having most of the blind people use my Braigo.（1）What is Braille in Paragraph 2? A . A system of bumps to help the blind read.B . The name of a new invention.C . A very cheap machine.D . A Lego robot.（2）What does the Braigo change into Braille? A . Photocopies.B . Voices.C . Electronic texts.D . Computer languages.（3）Why did Banerjee design his invention? A . He did it as a hobby.B . Intel told him to do it.C . He did it for a school science project.D . He wanted to get money from his father.（4）Banerjees parents wanted him to continue to _. A . catch Intels interestB . work on his inventionC . be a computer engineerD . use the new Braille typewriter2. （3分）阅读理解 As we all know, with the development of technology, smartphones have influenced the old people in our family a lot. A TV programme interviewed three teenagers on how smartphones influence their family.My grandfather asked me to teach him how to play the popular video game King of Glory(王者荣耀). I was surprised that he was interested in this! He chats with family members on Wechat every day. He tries to learn other new things as well. For example, he watches courses on learning apps. Although he is old, he still cares about technology and sports. So, as we can see, the internet can help elderly people.Xing Yuxi, 12, Chongqing I live in Hangzhou, a city of technology. People enjoy the convenience(便利) brought by the internet. However, I often worry about the elderly. Take my grandma as an example. On one hand, she would like to get discounts by using mobile phones. On the other hand, shes afraid of getting cheated online. I think it takes time for elderly people to get used to these things. We should help them keep up with the times. Sun Run, 14, Zhejiang Smartphones have made a big difference in my grandmas life. In the past, newspaper and TV programs were her only ways to get information. However, it was not good for her eyes, as she has severe cataracts(严重白内障). But now, she can listen to the news through all kinds of apps on her mobile phone. She doesnt have to look at the screen all the time. Sometimes, she even plays mobile games for fun. Thanks to the internet, my grandma now has a more colorful life. Wen Jiayi, 13, Sichuan（1）What does Xing Yuxis grandfather use a smartphone to do? A . Watch coursesB . Chat on WechatC . Play video gamesD . All the above（2）What is Sun Runs attitude(态度) of new technology for the elderly? A . He doesnt care.B . He is worried.C . He feels happy.D . We dont know.（3）Which statement is NOT TRUE? A . Wen Jiayis grandma used to get information from newspaper and TV programs.B . Xing Yuxis grandfather is interested in video games.C . Sun Runs grandma enjoys buying everything online.D . Both Xing Yuxi and Wen Jiayi think the internet is helpful.（4）Which of the following is the main idea of the passage? A . The elderly people enjoy playing smartphones.B . How smartphones influence the elderly people.C . Dont use smartphones too much.D . We should care more about the elderly people.3. （4分）阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 China isnt well known for its science fiction films, but recently a new film called The Wandering Earth has become a great success. It has earned over $697 million worldwide. It tells an amazing story of the Earth in danger, along with exciting scenes of spaceships and outer space.The Wandering Earth is based on a story by Liu Cixin. In the story, the sun was dying out, people all around the world worked together to move Earth out of the solar system and sail Earth to a new star system. The film began with the early life of a young boy who was born just after the project started. The engineers pushed Earth away and built underground cities that were vast enough for all the other humans to live in. Yet the 2500 years journey came with all kinds of dangers. In order to save the humans, a group of young people came out and fought hard for the planet.China is playing an increasingly important part in the film industry. Its growing middle class has seen the rise of film market across the country, and Chinese viewers have become an important part of film industry. Hollywood Projects like Iron Man 3 specifically filmed more scenes in China for its market. Chinese film industry is keeping growing. Just as Americans want to get into the Chinese market, Chinese filmmakers are looking for the way to the international market.According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Wandering Earth is Chinas first space film. Chinese science fiction writer, Anna Wu, says science fiction is a new challenge for the Chinese film industry. Some Chinese filmmakers have achieved a great success at this kind of film, but most of them still have a long way to go.Still, Wu notes that within China, Not all the science fiction films have had success. It still takes time to accept science fictions, and that with the development of our country, people are getting busier, wealthier and more stressed, which creates a perfect environment for this new kind of film and television. The Wandering Earth, she says, is a good example. I also care about the money it earns, which will affect the future of Chinese science fiction films.（1）The underlined word vast in Paragraph 2 means _. A . modernB . busyC . hugeD . noisy（2）Put the following statements in the correct order according to the film. a. The engineers pushed Earth away.b. Humans met all kinds of dangers.c. Many young people fought for Earth.d. A young boy was born after the project started.e. The engineers built vast cities under the ground.A . d-a-e-b-cB . d-c-e-a-bC . e-c-a-d-bD . c-e-d-a-b（3）Hollywood film Iron Man 3 filmed some scenes in China in order to _. A . reduce the cost of film makingB . attract more Chinese viewersC . make its story more interestingD . help improve Chinese film industry（4）Why did Anna Wu think science fiction was a new challenge for the Chinese film industry? A . Because there are few science fiction writers.B . Because there are too many Hollywood films.C . Because not every story can be made into a film.D . Because not every filmmaker can be successful.4. （4分）阅读理解 Trees are useful to man in three important ways: they give him wood and other useful things, they give him cool places, and they help to stop drought and flood. Unluckily, in many parts of the world, man has not found that the third of these points is the most important. Man wants to make money from trees, so he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And also, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees. So the forests slowly disappear. This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even worse: for where there are trees, their roots break up soil make the rain inand also bind the soil, thus stopping it from being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich top-oil. When all the top soil is gone, nothing is left but useless desert. （1）The most important points of trees to man is . A . they help him to make moneyB . they give him coolC . they give him wood and other thingsD . they help him to stop drought and floods（2）In many places forests slowly disappear because . A . many trees have been cut down by manB . new trees are not well looked afterC . man has not paid enough attention to planting treesD . all the above（3）Land becomes desert after all trees are cut down because . A . roots of trees break up the soilB . there are too many rainfallsC . strong winds bring a lot of sandD . there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top soil.（4）Which title best fits the passage? A . Trees and ManB . The Function of Tree WoodC . How Do People Do with TreesD . The Usage of Tree Roots二、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共1分)5. （1分）下面小题是五个人物的相关信息，方框中AG是七则建议，请为每个人选择最合适的建议（其中有两项多余）。 A. If you dont want to lose your friend, you should talk to your friend first. Also, you may invite her to your home to have dinner. B. If there is something wrong with your stomach, you should go to see a doctor as soon as possible and have some pills. C. You should visit your neighbor and have a talk with him. You can tell him not to play the CDs at night. D. You should tell your mother what you did and promise not to do it again. Your mother will forgive（原谅） you. E. You should take good care of your sister while your parents are not at home. F. You should do more math exercises and ask your math teacher to help you with math. G. If you want to become strong, you should eat more food and do some sports. （1）Sharons math is not very good. She feels a little worried because the math exam is coming. （2）John is a naughty boy. He did something wrong this morning. He isnt brave enough to tell his mother about what he did. （3）Jennys neighbor always plays the CDs too loud at night. Jenny cannot fall asleep. （4）Mary quarreled（争吵） with her best friend yesterday. She was very sad and she didnt want to lose her friend. （5）Kate has a stomachache. She doesnt feel like eating anything. 三、 完形填空 (共1题；共1分)6. （1分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填人相应空白处的最佳选项。 Joey OLeary, a ten-year-old boy, lived in a small town, in the USA. He had a pair of green pants that he 1most, but the pants were already short for him. One day, his father thought of a(n) 2. He said to Joey, Lets put your green pants into a big bottle(瓶子), and then float it 3the river. We can put a note with your name and 4. So whoever finds the pants will know that they are your favourite pants. Joey thought that it was a5idea, so they just did that.The bottle floated for weeks. Finally, it got to the Gulf of Mexico. It was caught by a 6Mexican boy Pablo and his father. They were so poor that they sometimes had nothing to eat. When they caught the bottle and saw the pants and note in it, Pablo was so 7. The pants were just what he had wanted. He later tried them on and was surprised to find that they were 8for him.When Pablo got home, he wrote a 9to Joey. After that, Pablo and Joey wrote letters to each other every week. They became lifelong 10. It was all because of a pair of green pants.（1）A . wanted B . hated C . liked （2）A . idea B . fact C . book （3）A . over B . down C . up （4）A . address B . class C . age （5）A . boring B . good C . bad （6）A . poor B . rich C . strict （7）A . worried B . tired C . excited （8）A . ordinary B . perfect C . bad （9）A . guide B . letter C . diary （10）A . friends B . neighbours C . relatives 四、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)7. （1分）Our parents often tell us not to talk with _(strange) . 五、 根据下列句子及所给的首字母，写出各单词的正确、完全形式（每空 (共10题；共10分)8. （1分）These _ (图片)are very beautiful. 9. （1分）Ann is _ than Sue. She likes telling jokes(讲笑话). 10. （1分）All the students choose him as their m_because he is helpful and kind-hearted. 11. （1分）He c_(导致)a lot of trouble for his parents. 12. （1分）We trust Wilson because he is always_ nist. 13. （1分）Linda is the_(获胜者)of the English speech contest. 14. （1分）I u_ go to school by bus. 15. （1分）Why not go to Mount Tai? It has l_scenery.16. （1分）Its our duty to protect our _(环境) well. 17. （1分）The bananas(香蕉)are _(黄色的). 六、 书面表达 (共1题；共1分)18. （1分）英语是一门重要的课程。但是，有的同学因学习方法不当而效果不佳。也许你有一些好的建议和方法。请就如何提高英语的听、说、读、写能力，写一篇80词左右的短文，谈谈怎样学好英语。 提示词：talk with others in English, read English books, practice writing skills第 12 页 共 12 页参考答案一、 阅读理解 (共4题；共15分)1-1、1-2、1-3、1-4、2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、4-1、4-2、4-3、4-4、二、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共1分)5-1、5-2、5-3、5-4、5-5、三、 完形填空 (共1题；共1分)6-1、四、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)7-1、五、 根据下列句子及所给的首字母，写出各单词的正确、完全形式（每空 (共10题；共10分)8-1、9-1、10-1、11-1、12-1、13-1、14-1、15-1、16-1、17-1、六、 书面表达 (共1题；共1分)18-1、