2020届八年级下学期期中考试英语试题B卷.doc

2020届八年级下学期期中考试英语试题B卷一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）In order to find _ better job in the future, he planned to learn _ second foreign language.A . The, aB . the, theC . a, a2. （2分）There _ some tea in the cup. A . beB . areC . isD . has3. （2分）The iPad isnt _. It belongs to _.A . he; meB . her; mineC . his; meD . hers; mine4. （2分）There are 8 keepers at the Chengdu Research Base. Two are young, and _ keepers are old.A . the othersB . the otherC . otherD . another5. （2分）You have worked for a long time. You _ be very tired.A . mustB . cantC . couldD . mustnt6. （2分）The environment is getting worse and worse.But many people still dont realize how serious the problem is.A . believeB . knowC . mind7. （2分） Perhaps we will have no water to drink in the future. _A . Thats great.B . Its my pleasure.C . I dont think so.D . Thats all right.8. （2分）Whats his telephone number?_ 625-7886.A . ItsB . ImC . ShesD . Hes9. （2分） Wheres your father? He _ Beijing. He _there last month.A . has gone to; wentB . has been to; wentC . has gone to; has goneD . has been to; has gone10. （2分） Havent seen you for ages, Mike. ? Pretty good! Everything goes well.A . What are you doingB . How are youC . Hows it going二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11. （10分）根据短文理解, 从A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案填空。What do you usually do at the weekend? Some people like to stay at home, but some like to go1 or to play football. My friend Wang Hai works2a school. At the weekend, he3 the same thing.4 Saturday he washes his car, and on Sunday he goes to the village 5 his family. His aunt and uncle have a 6 there. It isnt a big one, but theres always7 work to do. In autumn, the children8 them pick apples. Wang Hai and9 wife help in the field. In the evening, they are all hungry and Wang Hais aunt give them a big10.（1）A . swims B . swim C . swimming （2）A . on B . in C . of （3）A . do B . does C . make （4）A . On B . In C . For （5）A . about B . with C . like （6）A . factory B . farm C . shop （7）A . many B . a lot C . a lot of （8）A . want B . carry C . help （9）A . her B . his C . hers （10）A . apple B . orange C . dinner 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共28分)12. （8分）阅读理解Do you find it hard to learn math and history? A recent study carried out by scientists from University of London, may be of help to you. They found that teenagers could get higher marks in math if they studied in the morning and better grades in history if they were taught in the afternoon.The researchers did a study at a secondary school in Bulgaria over nine years. The results showed that when teenagers had math classes earlier in the day, they scored on average (平均) 7 percent higher in tests than when taught in the afternoon. Lower-ability students did worst when they were studying math in the afternoon.In history, students taught in the afternoon scored on average 6 percent higher than when they were taught in the morning. However, it doesnt work for other subjects such as languages or geography.Velichka Dimitrova, leader of the study, said the findings show that we do better at different times of the day.In the morning, our brains are better and fresher, so we are better at doing something that repeats a lot like problem solving, where we require more speed and attention, Dimitrova told The Telegraph.In the afternoon, it seems that this process (过程) slows down. On the other hand, history is better suitable for the afternoon, when we are more creative and open to discussion, she said.Subjects such as foreign languages require both memory and repetition (重复), and they also need people to be creative. This is perhaps why the time of day has no influence on learning.Time-of-day effects such as those are believed to be connected to the body clock. This is the system in our bodies that controls when we need to sleep. Some schools in the US and UK have tried out later school starting times for teenagers, whose body clocks change as they grow into adults.Dimitrova believes schools should take this chance to improve students performance just by changing their timetables.（1）History is better suitable for the afternoon because _. A . it is an easy subject for students to learnB . we are more creative and open to discussionC . our brains are better and fresher in the afternoonD . its easier to pay more attention to the work we are doing（2）It is believed that the time-of-day effects have something to do with a students _. A . ageB . hobbyC . body clockD . learning habit（3）Dimitrova is sure that _. A . it is better to learn history and math in the morningB . changing timetables properly can improve students performanceC . different times of a day have some influence on learning languagesD . it makes no difference for lower-ability students to learn math in the afternoon（4）What is the main idea of the passage? A . The good advice on managing a school.B . The importance of learning history and math.C . The good ways to get higher scores in history and math.D . The influence of timetables on history and math learning.13. （10分）根据短文阅读理解，选择正确答案。BA good way to pass an examination(考试) is to work hard every day in the year. You may fail in the examination if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the examination. If you are taking an English examination, dont learn only rules of grammar.Try to read stories in English and speak in English whenever you can. A few days before examination you should start going to bed early. Do not stay up late at night studying and learning things. Before you start the examination, read carefully over the examination paper. Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you have at last finished your examination, read your answers, correct any mistake that you see and make sure that you have not missed anything out.（1）How do you know to pass an examination?A . Work hard every day in a year.B . Work hard many days in a year.C . Work hard most of time in a year.D . Work hard only before the examination.（2）If you are going to take an examination, _ .A . study hard and sleep lessB . get up early and do a lot of readingC . go to bed early and have a good restD . go to bed late and get up late（3）What should you do when you are taking the examination?A . Pick up your pen and write at once.B . Go over your paper before you hand it inC . After you finish the examination, hand in at once.D . Try to understand every word while you are reading.（4）What should you do if you want to learn English well according to the passage?A . Speak more, listen less, never write.B . Speak less, write more, never listen.C . Read more, listen more, speak less.D . read and speak as much as possible.（5）What does “missed.out” mean according to the passage?A . 遗漏B . 增补C . 缺乏D . 丰富14. （10分）根据短文理解，选择正确的答案。ASeveral years ago, a television reporter was interviewing three of the most important people from local businesses. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.The reporter was talking to them about being important.“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President is really important.”The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. Youd only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President said he was too busy to answer it.”The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”“No, I dont.” he said. “I dont think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, its for you.”（1）This story happened in _.A . U.N.B . U.S.AC . U.KD . P.R.C.（2）There are_ in this passage.A . three menB . three women and one manC . four menD . three men and one woman（3）The banker and the owner of one of the largest companies in the world _.A . had similar opinions about the reporters questionB . disagreed with each otherC . had been invited to the White House many timesD . didnt reply to the reporter（4）The owner of one of the largest companies thought _.A . he himself was really important because he owned one of the largest companies in the worldB . the President was really important because the president of another country called himC . the visitor was really important if the President would rather treat him than answer an important phone call from another countryD . none of them was really important（5）The underlined wordyouin the last paragraph refers to (指的是) _.A . the television reporterB . the owner of many buildingsC . the PresidentD . the visitor to the White House四、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共17分)15. （17分）任务型读写。There was a very rich man named John. He gave a great puzzle (谜语) to the people in the town.In his house, he had a very large room. If anyone of you can fill my room in one day, I will give you 100,000 dollars. Everyone in the town wanted to try.The first man tried to fill the room with stones. At the end of the day, he was very tired, but the room was still empty.The second man tried to fill the room with wood. He worked all day, but the room was not full. That room is too big, he said. No one can do this.The third man said, I can do it. Its easy. Everyone laughed. They thought he could not do it. Then, the man went to the park and played all day. His friend said, Why are you playing? You should be working. The man said, I can do it. Dont worry. At 8 oclock at night, the man came to the room with a small bag. The rich man said, Hahathat bag is too small. It doesnt fill the room. The man reached into the bag and took out a candle. He lit (点亮) the candle and said, You see, the whole room is filled with light!（1）How much would John give to the man who works out the puzzle? (根据短文内容，回答问题)（2）Did the second man fill the room in one day?(根据短文内容，回答问题)（3）How did the third man fill the room? (根据短文内容，回答问题)（4）从短文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思最相近的单词。He worked all day, but the room was not full. _（5）In the passage, the underlined word It refers to _.五、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)16. （1分）My cousins pet dog_(die) last year. He missed it very much. 六、 用动词的适当形式填空。 (共1题；共10分)17. （10分）阅读下面短文，根据语境，音标或单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词， 使短文意思完整，行文连贯。Many things around us may affect our feelings and moods, such as colors, weather, news and the environment.I think the moon can affect my moods, _ispelwhen the full moon is high in the sky on the Mid-autumn Festival. The moon is so _and bright. But I cant get together with my family. I feel very _lunli, and my eyes fill with tears.Colors can affect my feelings and moods. Orange and yellow make me feel confident. When I am feeling sad, these colors _me up. Blue and white can make me feel calm. _is the color of nature. It can give me more energy. _(wear) red often makes me feel active.The environment can change my feelings. I live in a big city. It is always l _(noise ) and crowded with people. I feel _nvs and I have trouble _(sleep) at night. I hope to live in the countryside some day. It is clean and _. I think I could relax and sleep well七、 单词拼写 (共1题；共1分)18. （1分）（2016连云港） Lisa, pay attention to the instructions, please! This sweater _（应该被洗）by hand in cold water.八、 翻译题 (共1题；共1分)19. （1分）北京的天气和伦敦的天气有很大不同。The weather in Beijing_in London九、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)20. （5分）假如你叫Sandy，学校将组织一次去敬老院的公益活动，你很想参加此次活动。请根据下面提供的信息，用英文给Mr. Smith写一封简短的自荐信。个性开朗(outgoing)、友好、喜欢足球能力勤奋、成绩优异、能歌善舞、善于和老人沟通事迹1、经常参加一些为贫困儿童募集衣服、书本的活动2、帮助社区里的老人打扫卫生3、(自拟1-2点)要求:1.意思连贯，书写规范，要点齐全，注意格式。2.词数80词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。3.不要出现真实的人名和校名.Dear Mr. Smith,Im writing to recommend myself to take part in the activity to the old peoples home.请将内容写在答题卷指定I think I have all the qualities of being a good volunteer. Im looking forward to your reply.Yours sincerely,Sandy第 13 页 共 13 页参考答案一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1-1、2-1、3-1、4-1、5-1、6-1、7-1、8-1、9-1、10-1、二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11-1、三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共28分)12-1、12-2、12-3、12-4、13-1、13-2、13-3、13-4、13-5、14-1、14-2、14-3、14-4、14-5、四、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共17分)15-1、15-2、15-3、15-4、15-5、五、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)16-1、六、 用动词的适当形式填空。 (共1题；共10分)17-1、七、 单词拼写 (共1题；共1分)18-1、八、 翻译题 (共1题；共1分)19-1、九、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)20-1、