人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语第二次阶段（12月）考试试卷（I）卷.doc

人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语第二次阶段（12月）考试试卷（I）卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共1分)1. （1分）完形填空 Dear Mr. Smith,Im a middle school student in Shanghai. My parents are1with me, so they make lots of 2for me at home. I have to get up 35:40 every morning. I have to4English for an hour before breakfast. I cant play with my friends after school, 5I have to get home early. In the evening, I cant go out. I have to do my homework and then6the piano for two hours. I have no time to7. On weekends, two tutors(家教)come to my home. They8me with my Math and English. I am really not 9with all these rules. I never have fun at home. 10can I do？Please help me.Yours,Zhang（1）A . strict B . good C . right D . same （2）A . clothes B . food C . rules D . work （3）A . in B . on C . to D . at （4）A . listen B . read C . look D . talk （5）A . but B . also C . because D . so （6）A . buy B . find C . clean D . practice （7）A . speak B . fight C . relax D . wear （8）A . teach B . help C . learn D . call （9）A . sorry B . healthy C . busy D . happy （10）A . Where B . What C . Who D . When 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共15分)2. （3分）阅读理解 Tom Longboat had always been fast. He learned to run as a young boy on the Six Nations Grand River Reserve in Ontario, Canada. He ran a long distance each day to get to school or to visit his family and friends.Sometimes running was the easiest part of Tom Longboats life. As an aboriginal(土著的) athlete, life was hard for him. Other people tried to control how he trained and where he raced. But he chose to depend on his own spirit, mind and body, and would never back down.Tom Longboat won the Boston-Marathon in 1907 with a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes and 24 seconds, 4 minutes and 59 seconds faster than the world record(纪录) at that time. The Boston newspaper said he was the most excellent runner who had sped over their roads.He took part in the Olympics and won many international marathons.His spirit lives on. Every year, the best aboriginal athlete in Canada is given the Tom Longboat Award.（1）Where was Tom Longboat probably from?A . CanadaB . The USC . China.D . Australia.（2）How was Tom Longboats life as an aboriginal athlete? A . Easy.B . Hard.C . Lucky.D . Funny.（3）How long did it take Tom Longboat to finish the Boston Marathon in 19077? A . 2 hours, 19 minutes and 24 seconds.B . 2 hours, 29 minutes and 24 seconds.C . 2 hours, 24 minutes and 24 seconds.D . 2 hours, 24 minutes and 29 seconds.（4）Which of the following is NOT true about the Tom Longboat Award? A . It is given every year.B . Tom Longboat had won the award.C . It is named after a famous aboriginal athlete.D . It is given to the best aboriginal athlete in Canada.3. （4分）阅读理解 On Thanksgiving Day, about 88 percent American eat turkey. But one lucky turkey not only will not be eaten but also will become famous. Every year, turkey farmers present turkeys to the US president. But instead of eating this turkey, the president gives it a Pardon. The turkey is flown to Florida for a thanksgiving parade (游行).Then it lives on the farm for the rest of its life.Turkeys come from America and have been part of American culture for centuries. Benjamin Franklin even wanted the turkey to be Americas national bird.Turkeys that are kept on farms are large, awkward birds that can not fly. But wild turkeys are quite fast. They can fly at speed up to 88 kilometers per hour. They can also run at 40 kilometers per hour.Turkeys dont have ears. They hear by using the growth of beaks(尖喙).But their hearing is about five times better than human hearing.Turkeys are such interesting birds. No wonder Benjamin Franklin wanted them to be American national birds.（1）_ people eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. A . A fewB . SomeC . MostD . All（2）The underlined word pardon means _. A . 赦免B . 赐死C . 礼物D . 原谅（3）A wild turkey can fly at the speed of _. A . 88 kilometers per hourB . 40 kilometers per hourC . as fast as a kept oneD . five times faster than ma（4）The turkey doesnt have _. A . eyesB . earsC . a mouthD . wings（5）Whats the best title of this passage? A . The Turkey on the FarmB . The History of the TurkeyC . How to Keep the TurkeyD . The Star of Thanksgiving4. （4分）阅读理解 China successfully launched its new heavy-lift carrier rocket(重型运载火箭)Long March V at 8：43 p.m. Beijing time, on Nov.3, 2016.It is the second launch from the Wenchang Launch Centre.The rocket, which looked much fatter than other Long March rockets, was launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in south Chinas Hainan Province. About 30 minutes later, it was successfully sent into an orbit(轨道)about 2, 000 km above the Earth.The major purposes of the task are to check the design and performance of the new rocket and test the rockets flight program. The successful launch has made China from a major player in space to a major power in space. The successful launch shows that China has become a real space power in the world.The Long March V is a large, two-stage(二级的)rocket and one of Chinas largest carrier rockets. Its carrying capacity is about 2.5 times that of the present Long March rockets, which is up to 25 tons.The rocket is about 57 metres long. It has eight liquid oxygen rocket engines in four boosters(助推器), two liquid oxygen engines in the-first stage and two small liquid oxygen engines in the second stage.The new rocket is of great meaning as Chinas space program. With the heavy-lift carrier rocket, China can send more astronauts to the space station and get prepared for exploring the Moon and Mars.（1）The rocket was launched from . A . the Jiuquan Launch CentreB . the Wenchang Launch CentreC . the Taiyuan Launch CentreD . the Xichang Launch Centre（2）China launched the rocket in order to . A . check the design and performance of the new rocketB . repair the rockets flight programC . become a real space power in the worldD . explore the Moon and Mars（3）The underlined word capacity in the fourth paragraph probably means in Chinese. A . 人数B . 时间C . 长度D . 能力（4）Where does the passage probably come from? A . A travel magazine.B . A science book.C . A news report.D . A picture book.5. （4分）根据表格内容，判断正误 Sunny English ClubFor students16:00-18:00 every Saturday150 yuan a monthTel: 3785290Foreign teachers, English songs and films and more!Music Class For children under 159:00-17:00 every Sunday20 yuan a class Art School of FujianTel: 5409871Learn to play the piano, the guitar and the drum.Health Centre9:00-17:3016 Heping StreetTel: 3801451Give you good advice to keep healthy!Free examinations for those over 70. （1）Youll pay 150 yuan if you want to study in the English club for a month. （2）Music Class is open from 9:00 to 17:00 every Sunday. （3）Children under 15 can learn to play the piano in Art School of Fujian every Saturday. （4）If you want to know how to keep fit, you can go to Health Centre. （5）Those who are over 60 years old can get free examinations in Health Centre. 三、 选词填空 (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空。 wash look work do break（1）I _ my homework in the classroom when Mr Wu came in and told us to go home. （2）My uncle _ a window to get into his house yesterday. （3）Look! Lindas mother _ at Lindas photos on her home page. （4）How often _ you _ your hair？ （5）Zhu Li says she _ hard to improve her English in the new year. 四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共1分)7. （1分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容及括号中所给中文提示拼写单词，补全短文。 There are many different stories as to the origin of coffee and how it _（发现）. The common one goes like this：In around 600-800 AD, a shepherd, called Kaldi, in the _（东部的） Africa, was tending his animals on the mountainside. One night, he _（注意到） that all his sheep were acting _（奇怪）. After a check, he found that they had been eating the cherry-red berries of a _（附近的） shrub（灌木）.As a result of this, they _（保持） awake, jumping and leaping around the whole night-even the older sheep. Kaldi was curious and tasted some berries _（他）. He found that he became wide awake, too.It happened that a monk（和尚） named Chadely was passing by. The shepherd told him about the sheep and showed him the berries that the sheep ate. They were from the coffee shrub. The monk threw a few into the boiling water to make a drink. This was the first cup of coffee. After _（喝）it, he felt wide awake and didnt feel any bad effect on his intellectual abilities（智力）.So he took the new discovery back to his monastery to help his fellow monks stay awake _（在期间） their long hours of prayer（诵经）.Coffee soon spread（传播） from monastery to monastery. In the 16th _（世纪）, it came into Europe and since then it has spread around the world and become one of the most popular drinks.五、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)8. （1分）The trees_（grow）well along bank soft he river. 六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）下面5位同学有不同的爱好，他们想参加志愿者活动，请你给他们分配合适的工作。 A. My boys want to join the sports club, but they dont have more coaches（教练）. B. In the kindergarten（幼儿园）, many girls like to listen to stories, but the kindergarteners are too busy. They have no time to do that. C. In this school, some teachers want the students to learn to sing and dance in their free time, but the school doesnt have any volunteers（志愿者）. D. In the pet center, many dogs, cats and other small animals are ill（生病）, but they dont have people to work for them. They really need volunteers. E. Many old people live alone（单独地）. They need someone to talk with them and make them happy. （1）Helen likes to read. She likes reading to the children. （2）Lily loves animals and likes being with them. （3）Alan likes singing. He wants to be a singer. （4）John likes talking with other people. He is very good at making others happy. （5）Jim thinks sports are interesting. He does well in basketball, and in his school his friends call him the second Jordan. 七、 书面表达 (共1题；共1分)10. （1分）暑假即将来临，同学们可能会去旅行，请以“Be a Good Tourist”为题，就文明出行，用英语写一篇短文，谈谈自己的看法。 提示：1）保护环境，不乱扔垃圾，不乱涂乱画；2）过马路时，必须遵守交通规则；3）在公共场所禁止大声喧哗并做到排队等候；4）待人友善，主动给老人、小孩让座；5）无论你去哪儿，都应当尊重当地的风俗文化。要求：1）词数不少于80词，开头已给出，不计入总词数；2）条理清晰，语言连贯，可适当发挥。参考语汇: in public places; respect the local culture and custom; be supposed toBe a Good TouristThe summer vacation is coming. Some of us students would like to go on a trip.第 12 页 共 12 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、4-4、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、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、9-2、9-3、9-4、9-5、七、 书面表达 (共1题；共1分)10-1、