上海版2019-2020学年下学期初中八年级英语期末测试A卷.doc

上海版2019-2020学年下学期初中八年级英语期末测试A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 单项填空。从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择可 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）This is Mary. She is _ Class 6 Grade 7. A . ofB . onC . atD . in2. （2分）_ you return the books to the library on time, you wont be able to borrow more books. A . UnlessB . WhenC . SinceD . If3. （2分）They _ all over the country, so they plan _ some other countries.A . have traveled, visitB . traveled, to visitC . have traveled, to visitD . traveled, visit4. （2分）What will the weather _ tomorrow? A . BeB . is likeC . be like5. （2分）（2016黔南州）Rick _ a lot about Chinese culture since he came to China. A . has learnedB . will learnC . learnsD . learned6. （2分）Her name is Emma. Shes from England and shes _. A . EnglishB . AmericanC . ChineseD . Australian7. （2分）The man is very poor. How did you help him?I him some money to buy food and clothes.A . giveB . gaveC . saveD . saved8. （2分）That is a good idea. Who it?A . stayed away fromB . took pride inC . came up withD . paid attention to9. （2分）(2015.山东淄博）The dog ran to the door when it _ Mr. Morgans steps.A . sawB . heardC . smeltD . sounded10. （2分） Tom, can you tell me ?Sorry, I dont know.A . how many people have been hereB . when is the meetingC . why did they decide to do itD . where will it start二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)11. （10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给三个选项（A、B、C）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My little brother sat in the corner of the living room, with a pen in one hand and my fathers book in 1.As my father walked into the room, my brother knew that he did something 2. And I just watched my brother scribble (乱写乱画) in the book. Now, he and I both waited for our fathers 3.My father 4his book and looked it carefully. He didnt punish us, but took the pen and wrote in the book: Johns work, 1959, age 2. Thank you for scribbling in my book. You have made the book 5.The years came and went. From time to time we would 6the book, look at the scribbles and read my fathers 7of love. My father taught us about what is really 8in life: people, not things.Now Im a father, too. Unlike my father, I dont 9my daughters to take books from my book-shelf and scribble in them. I take one down and give it to them to scribble. As I look at their artwork, I think about my father and the 10he taught me. （1）A . other B . another C . the other （2）A . funny B . wrong C . proper （3）A . advice B . promise C . punishment （4）A . picked up B . cleaned up C . fixed up （5）A . dirty B . special C . thick （6）A . open B . throw C . return （7）A . invention B . discussion C . expression （8）A . difficult B . important C . interesting （9）A . wait for B . depend on C . turn down （10）A . skill B . present C . Lesson 三、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共40分)12. （10分）阅读理解A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where lo plant it.He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come al night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.Finally he planted the tree in his woods (树林) where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. Whats the difference?” the farmer said angrily. If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit.”Yes, said the friend, but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed (抢夺) everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (摧毁) a good apple tree!（1）What did the farmers friend give him one day? A . An apple.B . Some apples.C . A young tree.D . Some young trees.（2）Why didnt the farmer want to plant the tree in his field? A . He thought strangers would steal the fruit.B . He thought the tree would die.C . He thought his children would take the fruit.D . He thought his neighbors would steal the fruit.（3）Where did the farmer plant the young tree? A . Near the road.B . In his field.C . In his woods.D . Near the house.（4）Why did the young tree die in the end? A . Strangers pulled out the tree.B . His neighbors cut down the tree.C . His children broke the tree.D . There was less sunlight and poor soil.（5）What does the story tell us? A . We should care about others feelings.B . We should learn to share beautiful things.C . The young tree can provide apples for us when it grows up.D . The young tree can grow up one day.13. （10分）Want ADs1. WANTEDAre you hard-working? Do you like to meet people? If your answer is Yes, then we have a job for you as a waiter. Call AL Hotel at 556779!2. SUMMER JOBDo you like to talk with people? Do you like to write stories? If you want to work for our magazine as a reporter, please call Jack at 558366.3. HELP WANTEDDo you like babies? Can you look after one baby for two days? If you are sure to take good care of it, call us at 766588, $80 or more.4. CLEANER WANTEDCan you make a large house clean and tidy? If you hope to get the job paid at $20 once, call us this evening, 18.00-20.00. Tel.633800（1）The above(上面的) job ads are probably(可能)from_.A . a newspaperB . a story bookC . a science bookD . a guide book（2）If you like children and have two days free, you can call at _ for a job.A . 556779B . 558366C . 766588D . 633800（3）If the owner of the large house asks a cleaner to tidy his house twice(两次) a week, how much will the cleaner get in a month?A . $120B . $160C . $200D . $240（4）_ are needed in AL Hotel.A . CleanerB . Baby-sittersC . ReporterD . Waiter（5）If youre a college student of English and you enjoy writing, you will want the job in _ during your summer holidays.A . ad 1B . ad 2C . ad 3D . ad 414. （10分）根据短文内容理解，选择正确答案。AMany people think the camel stores water in its hump (驼峰), but it does not. Instead, the camel stores something else therefood. The camels hump is really a hump of fat (脂肪). The camel is often called a ship of the desert. When the camel is not travelling and is in a place where there is much food and water, it eats and drinks a lot. As it does so, its hump rises from the fat its body makes. Then, when the camel is travelling through the desert and when there is no food, it can live off the stored fat.A camel can go on for days or weeks with little food or water. However, when its hunger reaches the starvation (饿死)point, its hump shrinks (收缩) and may even slip off its back and hang down its side.Camels are not fussy (挑剔的) about what they eat. Thorny (多刺的) plants dont hurt their mouths, grass of any kind will do and so will hay, dry grain and cactuses (干草, 干粮, 仙人掌).There are one hump camels and two hump camels. Camels with one hump are called Arabian camels. They come from North Africa. Camels with two humps are from Asia.（1）There are _ kinds of camels in the world. A . twoB . threeC . four（2）Camels eat and drink a lot _. A . after they finish their workB . when they find much food and waterC . before they go through the desert（3）Reading this passage, we know _. A . camels can live without food or water for yearsB . there is much food and water in camels humpsC . camels make food and water into fat, and store it in their humps（4）Why does a camels hump slip off its back? A . Because it tries to save some fat.B . Because there is no fat in it.C . Because it hopes to have a good rest.（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage? A . A camel is the most useful animal.B . Camels can live a very bad life.C . An African camel has one hump because there are many deserts there.15. （10分）阅读理解 Today, roller-skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasnt easy at all. Before 1750, no one had any ideas of roller-skating. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. He liked to make things and play the violin in his free time. He was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.One day Merlin was invited to a party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make an amazing entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought everyone at the party would show much interest if he could skate into the room. He tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was very surprised to see him. There was just one problem: Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly he ran into a mirror that was hanging on the wall. The mirror fell down, breaking into pieces. Merlins idea was so good that nobody forgot his special entrance for a long time. But could he find out a way to stop his roller skates?（1）The passage is mainly about _. A . a careless manB . a wonderful dreamC . the birth of roller skatesD . the birth of violins（2）People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he _. A . slept day and nightB . liked making thingsC . was an interesting manD . was full of strange ideas（3）Merlin wanted to _, so he put wheels under his shoes. A . play the violin wellB . arrive at the party soonerC . be taller than the othersD . surprise the people at the party（4）Merlin couldnt stop his roller skates, people _. A . didnt like his ideaB . also remembered his strange entranceC . forgot his strange entranceD . thought he was foolish（5）Which of the following is true? A . Nothing happened to Merlin at the party.B . Merlin made a surprising entrance that day.C . No one noticed Merlin when he entered the room.D . Merlin couldnt sleep well because he dreamed a lot.四、 阅读短文。 (共1题；共5分)16. （5分）根据短文内容从下面方框的7个选项中选出5个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺，结构完整，并将其答案的序号填到相应位置。Dear Zhang Wei,Im in New York now._. My English teacher is good-looking. Everyone in our class likes her very much._. They are Sara, Ben, Nick and Peter. Sara has long straight hair._ Ben has short curly hair and he can speak French very well, because his mother is a Frenchwoman. Nick and Peter are twins (双胞胎). _. They can sing well.What about your school life?_.Yours,He BinA. Please write me soon. B. I like my new teacher.C. They look the same (一样的) D. She can play the guitar well.E. My parents find an international school for me.F. I have some new friends here. G. Ben is a little short.五、 阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题。 (共1题；共10分)17. （10分）阅读理解There was a tree in my garden. One day,two birds came to the tree and built a house for their three new-born (新生的) babies.One day,I heard the sound of the little birds. I ran to the garden and found two babies eating food on the ground. I thought they dropped off their house,so I decided to help them get back to their house. At that time,the father bird and the mother bird came back. They had some food for the third baby. They put the food on the ground,far away from the third baby. To get the food,the baby had to fly to it.The third baby was hungry,but she was afraid to get out of the house. To my surprise,the father bird and the mother bird just stood there and did nothing.After about ten minutes,the third baby bird didnt have any other choice. She slowly went to the border (边 缘) of the house and began to fly. She flew off from the house. Finally,the third baby bird landed safely on the ground and found the food.These birds taught me a lesson：if you want your food,you will have to learn to fly.（1）I decided to_when I saw the two baby birds on the ground. A . given them some foodB . help them go back to their houseC . help them find their motherD . help them learn to fly（2）The father birds and the mother bird put the food_. A . in the month of the third baby birdB . next to the third baby birdC . near their three babiesD . far away from the third baby bird（3）The underline word“it”refers to_. A . the houseB . the thirdC . the foodD . the third bird（4）After reading the passage,we can know_. A . the third baby bird didnt get the foodB . the third baby bird got the food successfullyC . the third baby bird was still in the houseD . the third baby bird fell down to the ground and died（5）What does the writer want to tell us? A . Birds can not live without foodB . Birds can learn to fly with the help of their parentsC . Dont be afraid of making mistakesD . You must make efforts if you want something六、 根据中文意思, 用所给词语写句子。 (共1题；共5分)18. （5分）看!他钢琴弹得多认真啊! 七、 文段表达。 (共1题；共5分)19. （5分）假定你的好友名叫Bill, 是一名美国中学生, 他打算今年暑假来宁夏旅游。请你根据以上内容和所给提示用英语写一篇介绍他的短文。短文首句已给出, 不计人总词数。提示: (1)家庭情况、性格及爱好; (2)老师及同学对他的评价; (3)来宁夏旅游的原因。要求: (1)词数80左右; (2)合理增加细节, 以使行文连贯。Bill is my good friend.八、 根据短文内容从方框中选词, 并用其正确形式填空。 (共1题；共10分)20. （10分）从方框中选词并用其适当形式填空, 完成短文。although, around, different, favorite, influence, loud, million, popular, show, suchRock music began in the United States in the 1950s. It first became _in small clubs and on the radio. Later, with the introduction of rock music programs, people could watch their _bands on TV.Rock music has _many music styles since it was born. And it has been influenced by _cultures and musical traditions. _changes in rock music have often taken place in regional centers, _as New York City, Kingston and Liverpool, the influence of rock music is now felt _the world.Some people may not like rock music for its _, fast beats or naughty(粗俗的) lyrics. But _of rock music lovers all over the world are crazy about it because they think this kind of music can _their feelings completely.第 16 页 共 16 页参考答案一、 单项填空。从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择可 (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4题；共40分)12-1、12-2、12-3、12-4、12-5、13-1、13-2、13-3、13-4、13-5、14-1、14-2、14-3、14-4、14-5、15-1、15-2、15-3、15-4、15-5、四、 阅读短文。 (共1题；共5分)16-1、五、 阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题。 (共1题；共10分)17-1、17-2、17-3、17-4、17-5、六、 根据中文意思, 用所给词语写句子。 (共1题；共5分)18-1、七、 文段表达。 (共1题；共5分)19-1、八、 根据短文内容从方框中选词, 并用其正确形式填空。 (共1题；共10分)20-1、