北师大版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷A卷.doc

北师大版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷A卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。Have you seen the cartoons of two penguins(企鹅) on the Internet? They sit on either side of a small1They are friends, but each does something selfish（自私的）which 2their friend “ship” to sink(沉没).The cartoons have become very 3. It shows how much people value friendship and sometimes 4they may lose their friends. A friend is someone you can share your happy and5moments with. A friend is someone to talk to about your deepest feelings. And with a good friend you will never be alone.However, keeping friendship isnt always 6. The key to7your friend “ship” from sinking comes down to three simple things: sharing, caring and communicating. Good friends like to share everything with each other. They share their snacks, they share their8about schoolwork, sometimes they even share their clothes! And good friends also care about each other. They do9they can to make their friends happy. But the most important part of friendship is communicating.Communicating means talking to your friends and being honest with them. It also means that you keep in touch with your friends even though they may be in10schools or live far away. Without communication, it is sure to send your friend “ship” to sink into the sea.（1）A . house B . chair C . boat D . cave （2）A . causes B . finds C . catches D . sends （3）A . important B . interesting C . colourful D . popular （4）A . think B . worry C . speak D . wake （5）A . joyful B . meaningful C . angry D . sad （6）A . easy B . difficult C . serious D . helpful （7）A . running B . walking C . staying D . keeping （8）A . money B . food C . toys D . knowledge （9）A . whoever B . whenever C . whatever D . wherever （10）A . the same B . different C . expensive D . cheap 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共55分)2. （10分） Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. American schools begin in September. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Then the students have a great summer vacation.High school students have only four or five subjects each term. They usually have same lessons every day, and teachers dont ask them to do much homework. After school, they can do many interesting things like playing sports. Most students are seventeen years old when they finish high school.After high school, many students go to college（大学）. They can go to a small one or big one. They need a lot of money to go to college. So many college students work after school to make money.（1）American students always go to school in _after summer vacation.A . SeptemberB . JuneC . FebruaryD . January（2）Most children go to college when they are _ in America.A . twentyB . seventeenC . fifteenD . thirteen（3）划线词语“make money”的汉语意思是_A . 还钱B . 花钱C . 借钱D . 挣钱（4）We can know that high school students in America_.A . dont like playing sports after school.B . have six or seven subjects each term.C . dont have too much homework.D . have different lessons every day.（5）Many American college students work after school to _.A . help other childrenB . get money for their studiesC . meet lots of friendsD . see interesting things.3. （10分） Mary has a lot of hobbies. She usually gets up early so she can run before work. She doesnt often have time to skate, but she sometimes goes on Saturdays during the winter. Mary often rides a horse near here home. She sometimes goes after work, but she usually goes horseback riding on Sundays. She loves music. She always goes to choir practice(合唱团训练) on Wednesday evenings and sings in church(教堂) on Sundays. She doesnt have much money, so she seldom(很少) goes to concerts（音乐会） in the city. She seldom watches TV because she likes doing things outside. She usually goes to the gym（体育馆） if its raining outside. She isnt often alone（独自的） because she has a lot of friends. She sometimes does something alone, but she usually does her hobbies with one of her friends. Shes a happy woman!（1）Mary often gets up early because she wants to _.A . have breakfastB . clean her roomC . runD . skate（2）Mary usually goes horseback riding on _.A . WednesdayB . SundayC . SaturdayD . workday（3）Mary seldom _ because she likes doing things outside.A . goes to concertsB . goes to the gymC . goes to churchD . watches TV（4）Mary seldom goes to concerts because she _A . isnt rich(富有的)B . is busyC . doesnt like musicD . has many friends（5）Which of the following is not true?A . Mary is often alone.B . Mary likes running.C . Mary has lots of friends.D . Mary is a happy woman.4. （25分）阅读理解It was Zhang Leis first time to visit Singapore. He lived in his uncles home. It was sunny most days. He visited many places and had many kinds of nice food. Linda spent her vacation in Hawaii. She had a great time there. The beaches were beautiful and the weather was fine. She had lots of delicious food. People there were friendly. Mrs. Brown didnt enjoy her vacation in London. The bus trip was boring. And it rained every day, so she stayed at the hotel for 6 days. On the last day, she went shopping. But the shops were crowded and things were really expensive.根据短文内容，回答下列问题。（1）Where did Zhang Lei live when he was in Singapore?（2）How was the weather in Singapore?（3）Where did Linda go on vacation?（4）How were the people in Hawaii?（5）Why did Mrs. Brown stay in the hotel for 6 days?5. （10分）In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard.Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 or these libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription（订阅费） library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again.In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.（1）The main idea of paragraph 2 is_.A . Franklin started the first subscription libraryB . in a subscription library people pay money to become membersC . Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public librariesD . Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833（2）The underlined word borrowmeans_.A . read and write with no help from another personB . use for a short time and then returnC . like very muchD . lend（3）The reading does not say it, but we can guess that_.A . there were free schools in the United States before there were free librariesB . free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same timeC . the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in itD . there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools（4）Havard University began_.A . in 1731B . in 1730C . in 1833D . in 1638（5）At the library that Franklin started, _.A . children could use books for no money at allB . people paid a little money in the beginning but none after thatC . people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after thatD . both A and B三、 单词拼写 (共5题；共9分)6. （1分）My grandfather reads_(报纸)every morning.7. （1分）He is an independent boy. He could s_his family at the age iof twelve. 8. （1分）In order to protect our national _(产品), the Chinese government has taken action to control overseas purchasing(海外代购).9. （5分）根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。 （1）You can ask me some _（问题） （2）Please put_ (他们) in your desk （3）Dont be_ （迟到） （4）They have seven _ (盒子). （5）Linda doesnt like math. Its _(困难的). 10. （1分）She often _(放松) herself on weekends. 四、 语法填空 (共10题；共46分)11. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 One day Mrs. Green took her child Tom to go shopping. They _(go) to the supermarket in the shopping mall._do you buy things here, Mom? Tom asked. Because the things here are _(cheap) than those in other stores, Mrs. Green said, Help me check the prices.The Greens _(be) not rich, so Mrs. Green was always careful to spend the money. She looked _(careful) at the prices of the things. She bought many _(kind) of things there.When they got home, Tom said, I dont think you saved money by _(go) to the supermarket there. Of course I did, said Mrs. Green. Everything was cheaper there.Yes, said the child, _we must take the taxi home because we had too many things _(carry). The cost of the taxi was more _the money you saved!Then Mrs. Green added everything up and found her child was right.Well done, she said. Next time we will do shopping near our home.12. （1分）The prices of many _(flower) usually go up during festivals.13. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。I have a new friend. _ (he) name is Jack. He is _ (a) English boy in our school.His father and mother are _ (teacher). They teach English in our school. They can _ (speak) Chinese. They like pandas very much. The pandas are white _ black. They often go _ the zoo（动物园）to see them. Jack says they are his favourite. Sometimes he draws pandas _ the blackboard.Jack is a sports fan. He likes playing football and _ (swim). I like swimming, too. Its summer again. The weather here is very hot _ summer. Its the best time to _ (go) swimming with friends. How cool!14. （10分）（2017苏州）根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。 （1）_(最后), I would like to thank you all for coming here today. （2）In Switzerland, some of the old clothes are _(卖) in charity shops. （3）Life is like a race. Im ready to take on new _(挑战) any time. （4）Everyone, you need to have a dream. The future of China _(依靠) on you （5）My grandma always tells me_(没有什么）is more important than health. （6）It took him much longer - hundreds of_（额外的）hours to improve his skills. （7）Juice is to drink as pork is to _. （8）Can I have some more sweets?OK, but eating too much sugar can _to tooth problems.（9）Why are you all wet?Its_heavily. I forgot to take my umbrella（10）Do you still take the bus to school?No. Now I can come to school by underground_of by bus.15. （1分）It is _ (believe) that they finished the hard work in such a short time. 16. （1分）I hope our school _(provide) us students with a better environment next term. 17. （10分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法情况和上下文连贯的要求，在空白处填入适当的词或用括号中所给词的正确形式填空。 Hongbao, usually a red envelope(信封) with some money inside, is a kind of traditional gift in China. It is a way to show love, good_(wish) or blessings(祈祷). This tradition_(start) more than 2, 000 years ago when old people used to give money to their grandchildren for good luck in the coming New Year. Now something has changed. People prefer to send virtual(虚拟的) hongbao instead_the traditional one and it helps people give or receive hongbao more_(easy) on the mobile phones. This new form of hongbao has become very popular with the WeChat users. During the Spring Festival, I gave out at_(little) 300 yuan by using WeChat and was unable_(get) back most of the money I gave._I got the smallest hongbao with 0.01 yuan in it, I still had great fun. No matter how people send hongbao, the meaning behind it is_same. However, some people, especially the young, spend so much time on the virtual hongbao _they dont have much time with their family. This also makes_(they) tired and its bad for their health and study. So what do you think of the virtual hongbao?18. （1分）Id like to give my thanks to Alice for _ (share) her exciting experiences in Africa. 19. （1分）My mum was cooking when my brother_(arrive) home. 20. （1分）Why do you buy so many flowers, Justin? _（celebrate）my mothers birthday. 五、 翻译 (共5题；共14分)21. （4分）我在工作，你在做什么?Im working_?22. （1分）The bottle _ (充满了) water. 23. （4分）吉姆走出教室没有弄出任何噪音。Jim walked out of the classroom_24. （2分）医生建议多吃水果和蔬菜。 The doctor _ _ more fruit and vegetables.25. （3分）他把罐子装满了水，把皇冠放进罐子里，水就溢出来He_the pot_water，put the crown into it，then water_the pot六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)26. （5分） Something interesting always happens（发生） in our life. John is a doorman(看门人) of a club in a big city. Every day hundreds of people pass his door and a lot of them stop and say to him, “Whats the time, please?”A few days later, John thinks, “I dont want tothis same（相同的） question, Im going to the shop anda big clock. Then Im going to put it up on the wall here.” He buys a clock and puts it up on the wall.“No people are going to ask me the time again,” he says happily. But after that, a lot of people also stop every day, look at the clock and say to John, “Is that clock right?”_写出划线部分的同义句。 _在句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。_将句译成中文。_Whats Johns job?_找出或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子：七、 选词填空 (共1题；共6分)27. （6分）选词填空。love, birthday, fat， right, want, habitKaren is my good friendShe is a _ girl and she _to be thinSo I help her change (改变) her eating _She can only eat healthy food and she must play sports Its not easy, but its _for herNext week is her _ I think I can buy a volleyball for her because she _volleyball八、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)28. （5分）在英语课堂上，你的外教老师 Betty 做了一份有关同学们业余生活的问卷调查(Survey)。请你根据以下问卷调查内容， 写一篇英语短文，告知 Betty 你是如何度过周末的。要求：以提示问题为线索写；语言通顺，意思连贯，书写规范；词数 70 个左右，可适当发挥。第 15 页 共 15 页参考答案一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1-1、二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共55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、5-1、5-2、5-3、5-4、5-5、三、 单词拼写 (共5题；共9分)6-1、7-1、8-1、9-1、9-2、9-3、9-4、9-5、10-1、四、 语法填空 (共10题；共46分)11-1、12-1、13-1、14-1、14-2、14-3、14-4、14-5、14-6、14-7、14-8、14-9、14-10、15-1、16-1、17-1、18-1、19-1、20-1、五、 翻译 (共5题；共14分)21-1、22-1、23-1、24-1、25-1、六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)26-1、七、 选词填空 (共1题；共6分)27-1、八、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)28-1、