人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷 .doc

人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解 (共3题；共24分)1. （10分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。BSunshine Secondary School Science FairSUNSHINE SECONDARY SCHOOL PRESENTSStudent Science FairFor Students in Grades 7-9Dates: October 30-31Location: Sunshine Secondary School GymExplore Your World Think Like a ScientistThe Student Science Fair offers a great way for you to put your science knowledge to use! Whether you win or not, youll have fun at this contest.Science Fair EventsThere is plenty to do during the science fair. Of course, you will want to take a look at all of the students projects. There will be other exciting things to see and to do as well. These events will highlight the wonderful world of science. The big event is the announcement of the winners in each grade. This announcement will take place at the awards ceremony(典礼)on Friday afternoon. Several of the other events are listed below.Meet a Robot!Can people and robots work together? Learn about the latest research being done to make that happen. Scientists will be at the fair on Thursday. October 30, with Modo. Whats Modo? It is a robot helper being developed to help people with jobs they do. Learn how Modos large blue eyes are able to see. Watch Modo take and hold objects and move them from side to side to get a feel for their size. Then see how Modo puts the objects on a shelf. Touch Modo on the arm. Watch what happens! It will respond to your touch. If you push it too hard, it will say, Ouch!Our Own _!Make sure youre in the gym at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Thats when local genius Ray Allen will give a talk about his life as an inventor. He will also show what his inventions can do. At the end of his talk, Mr. Allen will take questions from the students.SCIENCE FAIR SCHEDULE(日程表)Registration Science Fair ViewingOctober 27 7:30 A.M.- 5:00P.M. October 30 10:00 A.M. 3:00P.M.Set-up of Projects October 31 10:00 A.M. 3:00P.M.October 28 10:00 A.M.- 3:00P.M. Awards PresentationOctober 29 10:00 A.M.- 3:00P.M October 31 1:00 P.M.（1）When will the Sunshine Secondary School Science Fair be held? A . From October 27 to October 28.B . From October 28 to October 29.C . From October 29 to October 30.D . From October30 to October 31.（2）What can we tell from the information in Paragraph 3?A . Scientists are still developing Modo.B . Modo falls over easily.C . Scientists will be at the fair on Friday.D . Modo robots will be for sale.（3）Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 4?A . William ShakespeareB . Nelson MandelaC . Christopher ColumbusD . Thomas Edison（4）Why will many students be in the gym at 1:00 p .m.on Friday? A . Modo will appear.B . Registration will take place.C . The awards will be announced.D . Ray Allen will give an interview.（5）Which of the following belongs in the empty box?A . A School Science FairB . A Public AppearanceC . An Awards Ceremony.D . A Schedule of Events2. （6分）阅读理解(B)Mr. Evens works in Sydney. Last week he had a two-week holiday, but he didnt know where to go. He said to his friend Robert, I hate the hot weather here, but I cant find a cool place in Australia. How will I spend my holiday?Thats easy, said Robert. Youd better go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground now.Mr. Evens agreed with his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon arrived in Moscow. He made a happy journey there. But one day, he got into trouble. After lunch he w ent to a park outside the city. He saw a dog following him while he was walking past a house. It was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to send it away, but it began to bark at him. He wanted to look for a stick but couldnt find anything except snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone in the ground. He tried to pick it up but he failed.How strange Russians are! Mr. Evens said to himself. They do not tie their dogs, but firmly (牢牢地) tie the ground!（1）Mr. Evens wouldnt spend his holiday in Australia because . A . it was very hot in his countryB . he liked to make a long journeyC . he had never been to Moscow beforeD . Robert told him to leave his country（2）Mr. Evens couldnt find a stick because . A . there werent any trees in Moscow in winterB . the ground was covered with snow and iceC . the Russians had taken all the sticks homeD . the Russians didnt tell him about it（3）Which of the following is TRUE? A . Russians are all very strange.B . Russians never tie their dogs.C . Russians always tie the stones firmly.D . The stone was firmly frozen (结冰) on the ground.3. （8分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Here are some tips on listening. We hope it can help you in one way or other.Relax yourself.Before you start to listen to something, you need to relax. Dont get nervous or excited. This will help you with your listening.Listen carefully to the first sentence.The first sentence tells a lot about the whole passage. For example, if at the very beginning, you hear Many shops in many parts of China have decided to talk away all kinds of Japanese goods off their shelves but some people say its not a good idea. Our reporter says. you know you will hear a piece of news, not a childrens story, or a science report.Think when youre listening.When youre listening, try to do some thinking. For example, you can think of the following questions: What happened When, where and how? What was the result and what does the speaker want to tell us? This way, you may understand the passage better.Listen for important facts.Its important for you to remember some important facts. For example, if the passage is a science report, you should try to remember its findings and how the scientists got their results.Dont think about one or two words for too long.You may hear some words that you dont know, but dont spend too much time on them. Very often, youll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening. But you can remember some words or sentences that you think are important, and you can use them when youre answering the questions.（1）This whole passage is mainly about. A . tips on thinkingB . tips on finding the factsC . tips on listeningD . tips on remembering words（2）Its better for you to keepwhen you begin to have a listening exam. A . excitedB . relaxedC . nervousD . worried（3）When youre listening, its important for you to remember. A . every wordB . every sentenceC . some important factsD . the whole passage（4）Who is the passage the most helpful to? A . Foreign language learnersB . DoctorsC . ScientistsD . Journalists二、 根据句意完成已给出首字母或汉语提示的单词，使补全后的句子意思 (共8题；共13分)4. （2分）This is a photo of Anns f_. Look! This is h_ father. 5. （1分）Although his family was poor, he was e_ at very good school. 6. （1分）The girls wish is to work in the a_ in the future. 7. （1分）Who would know the _(差别) between the two pictures? 8. （5分）根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词_Luckily, the car a_ wasnt serious and nobody was badly hurt._I will have an i_ tomorrow, so I need to get ready for it._This is a piece of _(令人失望的) news._Lets have a s_party for Lana on her birthday. She will be very happy._I think thats a good _(决定).9. （1分）Mothers Day is coming. The card is _(专门地) made for my mother. 10. （1分）The blue _(夹克衫) is Dales. 11. （1分）The_(太平洋的)Ocean is the largest of the four main oceans三、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)12. （10分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Nelson Mandela was one of the greatest leaders in the world. He was born in Transkei, South Africa _ July 18th, 1918. _ bad news! He died on December 5th, 2013. He died at the age of 95. Nelson Mandela was an important person all over the world.When Nelson Mandela was young, he went to school and studied at school. In the 1950s, almost all black people didnt go to school. Only a few black people had rights _ (go) to school. Nelson Mandela was _ (luck). He went to school and finished his schoolwork _ (successful). After _ (graduate) he became a lawyer.Nelson Mandela _ (elect) President in 1994. He became his countrys _ (one) black president after spending 27 years in prison. He loved his country and served it with all his heart. He tried to bring people of different _ (race) together. He once won about one hundred prizes. The most important prize was _ Nobel Peace Prize. He won the prize in 1993.四、 选词填空 (共1题；共4分)13. （4分）选词填空A. calm down B. even C. also D. uncomfortable E. solutionTheres not just one reason why kids cant fall asleep, though, so theres also more than one_.If theres anything about your room that makes you feel _at night, like a picture that looks strange in the dark, or a noisy tap that leaks drop after drop, be sure to ask one of your parents if it can be moved or fixed.It may not_make sense why something bothers you, but if its keeping you from sleeping, it should be changed. Another idea could be getting ready for bed earlier than usual. Try to take more time to _by taking a warm bath, or listening to a bedtime story at least30 minutes before you want to go to sleep.五、 阅读表达 (共1题；共5分)14. （5分）请阅读关于五位同学生活习惯的描述以及Dr. Jackson给出的五条健康小贴士（A-E）, 从A-E中选出最适合每位同学的小贴士。Susan, a heavy girl, eats much meat and few vegetables every day. _Mike doesnt like drinking milk or fruit juice. He only drinks a little water each day. _Paul always has sweet cake for breakfast or dinner. But he only brushes his teeth three or four times each week._Lisa is a quiet girl. In her free time, she always reads or plays computer games at home._Larry usually gets up late in the morning. So she often rushes to school and seldom eats breakfast._Healthy tips from Dr. JacksonA. Do you know that more than half of your weight is water? To keep healthy, you need at least 8 glasses of water a day.B. Our bodies need energy to work. So, before you leave for school, start the day with breakfast. It can give you energy.C. You need over 40 different nutrients every day for health. You can get enough nutrients if you eat different foods like vegetables, fruit and meat.D. Care for you teeth! Brush your teeth at least twice a day. Also, after brushing your teeth at bedtime, dont eat any food or drink anything but water.E. Our body needs to keep moving. Outdoor activities can help your body healthy and strong.六、 写作 (共1题；共5分)15. （5分）假如你是李华，你最近认识的美国笔友David给你发了一封电子邮件，向了解你进初三以来在学习和生活方面的一些变化、收获和感受。请根据下面的提示及你的实际写封回信。 提示：less free time，much homework，more pressure，get into a good high schoolmore exercise，lose weightjoin the English Comer，improve English a lotcolorful and meaningful，learn more knowledge注意：1）词数80左右，开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数；2）回复须包括所有药店，可适当发挥，使全文连贯、通顺；3）文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。Dear David，Thank you so much for your mail. Im happy to tell you about how my life has changed recently.第 10 页 共 10 页参考答案一、 阅读理解 (共3题；共24分)1-1、1-2、1-3、1-4、1-5、2-1、2-2、2-3、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、二、 根据句意完成已给出首字母或汉语提示的单词，使补全后的句子意思 (共8题；共13分)4-1、5-1、6-1、7-1、8-1、9-1、10-1、11-1、三、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)12-1、四、 选词填空 (共1题；共4分)13-1、五、 阅读表达 (共1题；共5分)14-1、六、 写作 (共1题；共5分)15-1、