2020学年上学期八年级期末调研测试英语试卷D卷.doc

2020学年上学期八年级期末调研测试英语试卷D卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）完形填空One sunny day, I decided to go for a walk with my husband. I was wearing a special1ring that day. It was my 20th birthday gift from my grandmother.As we were walking in the park, I just looked 2at my hand and found the diamond on my ring was missing. I was really 3so I went back to look for it. I knew how small the chances were of finding it, but I still wanted to give it a try.As I was fixing my eyes on the ground, I ran into an old gentleman 4.“Whats the matter, love?” he asked nicely.“Sorry that I ran into you,” I said. “But I lost something important. Im really nervous.”I explained about the missing diamond and showed him the5in my ring.“Thats not going to be easy to find it,” he said. “Tell you what, love, I take a walk here every day. Ill6my eyes open for it.”I thanked him, expecting7. However, a few days later, my husband and I met the old man again in the park.“Guess what,” he said. “I found your diamond!”I couldnt believe what I saw when the gentleman handed the diamond back to me. Then my husband8him money for his help, but he refused.As the diamond is worth several thousand dollars, the old man could have easily kept the diamond 9sold it, but he did neither of these.Now thanks to this man, I always look at my ring and remind10that there are still kind and generous souls out there. Ill spend more time trying to do something equally nice for other people.（1）A . gold B . silver C . iron D . diamond （2）A . back B . down C . up D . around （3）A . happy B . tired C . angry D . worried （4）A . in time B . by accident C . at first D . in general （5）A . hole B . picture C . word D . price （6）A . keep B . get C . take D . make （7）A . everything B . something C . nothing D . anything （8）A . showed B . lent C . offered D . carried （9）A . and B . but C . so D . or （10）A . myself B . himself C . herself D . ourselves 二、 阅读理解。 (共3题；共30分)2. （10分）根据文章内容，判断正误。It is impossible without travelling in modern life. The fastest way of travelling is by plane. With a modern plane you can travel in one day to place which it took a month or more time to get a hundred years ago.Travelling by train is slower than plane, but it has its advantages. You can see the country you are travelling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining-cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable.Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large ships and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different places. Travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day. You can stop wherever you wish, where there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is why travelling by car is popular for trips, while people usually take a train or plane when they are travelling on business. （1）The fastest way of travelling is by plane.（2）The seats are uncomfortable on trains.（3）Its better to take a plane if you are on business.（4）The writer talks about four ways of travelling in this passage.（5）If we travel by car, we can travel only fifty or one hundred miles a day.3. （10分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Tony stops his car by the side of the road. He is very tired and wants to get some sleep. Just when he lies down on the seat, a man comes and asks him the time. He looks at his watch and says, “Its a quarter past eight in the morning. “ Tony tries to sleep again, but there is another knock on the window of his car. “Sir, do you know what time it is, please?” a woman asks. He has to look at his watch again and tells her, “Its half past eight a. m.”Tony cant sleep well because there are too many people knocking at his window. He writes a note and puts it on the window of his car. It says, “I dont know what time it is!”Once again Tony tries to get some sleep. Just at that time, a young man knocks at his window and says, “Hi, sir ! Its a quarter to nine a.m. now!”（1）Why does Tony stop his car by the side of the road? A . Because he wants to buy something.B . Because he wants to know the time.C . Because there are too many people on the road.D . Because he wants to have a rest.（2）What time is it when the first man asks him the time? A . Its 7:45 a. m.B . Its 8:15 a. m.C . Its 8:30 a. m.D . Its 8:45 a. m.（3）Where does Tony put the note? A . He puts it in the front of his car.B . He puts it on the window of his car.C . He puts it at the back of his car.D . He puts it near his car.（4）The underlined word “It” refers to(指的是）_. A . the windowB . TonyC . the noteD . the time（5）Why does the young man knock at the window? A . Because he wants to ask Tony the time.B . Because he wants to tell Tony the time.C . Because he wants to give the watch to Tony.D . Because he wants to take a ride.4. （10分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。When my brother and I were children, we spent a few weeks each summer in the countryside with our uncle. He was a geologist and loved to go on long walks to find stones to add to his collection at the university. More often than not, we followed him.One day, we left early, and this time, our uncle gave us two backpacks. “ You can help me carry the samples(样本),” he explained.Surely, why not? The whole day, we walked around the countryside, and every now and then, our uncle put stones in our bags. We were a bit surprised that sometimes he also took some stones out from our bags, but thought he had just found better samples.We reached the house in the late afternoon. The backpacks were so heavy that we were really tired out when we put them on the ground. Yet our uncles backpack was half-empty.“Why did you give us so many stones?” we asked.“I didnt. You did,” he said, waiting for a while before continuing. “ You did not know it, but I made you go through a little attitude(态度) test today.”What do you mean anattitude test?” we wanted to know.“It is something someone once did to me. You see, I listened to every word you said. And whenever you complained(抱怨) about anyone or anything, I added a stone to your bags. And whenever you talked about something in an attitude of positive thinking, I took out a stone. And now look at your backpacks.”We did. They were full.“I hope you remember this little attitude test. You see, your negative thoughts are like stones. You carry them in your mind just like those stones and start paying attention to what you say and how you say things.”This little lesson was one of the most important lessons I ever had. And I remember my uncle with great love for teaching us one of the most important lessons in life the power of attitude.（1）A geologist is a person who _. A . grows plantsB . studies the earthC . sells stonesD . draws pictures（2）What did the writer and his brother often do when staying with their uncle in the countryside? A . They often followed him to collect stones.B . They often followed him to his university.C . They often studied the stones with him.D . They often took long walks to enjoy nature.（3）When the writer and his brother returned home late in the afternoon, _. A . they were tired but happy that they had helped their uncleB . they wished they could collect more sample stonesC . they found that their bags were filled with stonesD . they were angry to find their uncles bag half-empty（4）How did the uncle explain the attitude test to the author? A . By giving examples of good stones.B . By asking questions about stones.C . By using famous sayings about stones.D . By comparing negative thoughts to stones.（5）This article is mainly written to tell us that . A . we should do science tests from time to timeB . we should spend more time collecting stonesC . we should be more positive when facing difficultiesD . we should pay more attention to our backpacks三、 词汇运用。 (共2题；共10分)5. （5分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。modest born praise lead miss（1）Jack is a _ musician. He could sing well when he was young.（2）There is a saying, “A _ is as good as a mile.”（3）Daniel is _ boy in our class, and he never shows off.（4）Jackie Chan plays the _ role in the film.（5）Mr. Wu _ her already because of her great progress.6. （5分）根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。（1）He has two _(钢琴).（2）Thank you for _(教)us so well.（3）Do you like the school _(演出).（4）Toms sister _(跳舞) very well.（5）Theyre great _(音乐家).四、 语法填空。 (共1题；共1分)7. （1分）根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。As a pilot, I must pay attention to all the excellent _ (music) safety during their trip.五、 任务型阅读。 (共1题；共5分)8. （5分）阅读短文，并按要求完成小题Artificial intelligence (AI) (人工智能) is growing rapidly. We are living in a world that depends more and more on AI. AI is a group of technologies that help machines get, understand and use information to do tasks.AIs recent developments have got a lot of social attention. Some people have welcomed AI because it makes things possible. For example, AI will have a big influence on areas like medicine and engineering. But this attention has also produced a lot of fear. Especially, many workers are worrying that AI could make them lose their jobs.According to a recent study, nearly five percent of jobs will disappear because of AI. In some industries, AI is already doing the work that people used to do, such as assembling (装配) cars, digging the coal and lifting goods. Self-driving cars and trucks controlled by AI will also take away the drivers jobs in the future.On the other hand, AI will also create many new jobs for people. More people will be needed to write programmers for AI systems (系统) and they will set up and work on them, too. Meanwhile, jobs that require feelings, excellent communication skills with people will not be replaced (取代) by AI. These includes jobs in fields like teaching, nursing and personal training.AI is here. It is changing how people live and work in many ways. That makes AI important to watch, not to fear.题完成句子；题简略回答问题；题找出并写下第二段的主题句；题将问中画线句子译成汉语。 （1）AI is _ that help machines to do tasks. （2）_controlled by AI may make the drivers lose their jobs. （3）What will AI create for people?_（4）找出并写下第二段的主题句_（5）将问中画线句子译成汉语_六、 书面表达。 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）根据下列提示, 用英语写一篇题为My Hobby的短文, 不少于50词。提示: (1)What is your hobby? (2)When did you start it? (3)Why do you like doing it? (4)How much time do you spend on your hobby?(5)What kinds of things have you learnt from your hobby?My Hobby第 11 页 共 11 页参考答案一、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)1-1、二、 阅读理解。 (共3题；共30分)2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、2-5、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、3-5、4-1、4-2、4-3、4-4、4-5、三、 词汇运用。 (共2题；共10分)5-1、5-2、5-3、5-4、5-5、6-1、6-2、6-3、6-4、6-5、四、 语法填空。 (共1题；共1分)7-1、五、 任务型阅读。 (共1题；共5分)8-1、8-2、8-3、8-4、8-5、六、 书面表达。 (共1题；共5分)9-1、