人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题（I）卷.doc

人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题（I）卷一、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）Dear Dad，Happy birthday to you !On this special day Id like to talk to you1a special wayI dont think I am good at2you my thought face to face with you，so Im writing to show my deep love for youYoure not a rich man or a famous personBut in my heart，you are one of the greatest3 in the worldI am4 youYou are5 interested in fame and wealthYou do6 things like paying phone bills on time，and working as a worker in your factoryThe smile on your face shows you are pleased with the familyYou take good care of my grandparentsYou help me with my schoolwork and do some shopping with Mom on SundaysIn the past，I didnt care7 you were with me or notNow I am sorry to say I8 you the respect beforeBut I am thankful for what you have done for me I am quite lucky that I have9a great fatherAnd I feel happy that now I can let you10 how much I love youYou are successful as a son，a husband，a father，and a friendWish you happy forever!Yours，David（1）A . in B . at C . by D . on （2）A . talking B . saying C . speaking D . telling （3）A . businessmen B . man C . men D . worker （4）A . worried about B . proud of C . afraid of D . sorry for （5）A . always B . ever C . already D . never （6）A . ordinary B . interesting C . wonderful D . popular （7）A . whether B . that C . what D . where （8）A . will show B . dont show C . didnt show D . have shown （9）A . too B . so C . very D . such （10）A . to know B . know C . knew D . knowing 二、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共34分)2. （10分）阅读理解 The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy(同情) as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid for the drive and then, using her hands to feel the seats, sat in one of them.It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of darkness. Susans husband Mark wanted to help his wife and made her feel hopeful again. He made his plans.When Susan felt ready to return her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too afraid of getting around the city by herself. Mark volunteered to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening until she could manage it by herself.For two weeks, Mark went with Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to depend on her other senses, specifically her hearing, to decide where she was.At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip on her own. Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she held her husband tightly, her eyes filled with tears of thankfulness. She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their separate ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement took hold of Susan. She was doing it!On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, Miss, I sure envy you. Surprisingly, Susan asked the driver why.You know, every morning for the past week, a fine-looking gentleman in a blue uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely, the bus driver said.Tears of happiness ran down Susans face. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than sight. That is the gift of love that can bring light when there is darkness.（1）Susan thought she when she becameblind. A . felt boring in her lifeB . felt hopeless in her lifeC . felt alone in her eyesD . hated the accident（2）How long did Mark ride the bus with Susan? A . For two weeks.B . For one year.C . For one week.D . For two years.（3）Susan mainly depended on her to know where she was. A . feetB . eyesC . earsD . mouth（4）Who was the fine-looking gentleman? A . He was Susans husbandB . He was Susans brotherC . He was Susans friendD . He was Susans driver（5）Whats the best title of the passage? A . A Terrible AccidentB . A Blind WomanC . Going to Work by BusD . The Gift of Love3. （8分） Thousands of teenagers will be able to move to a new wave of “studio schools” at the age of 14 to improve their chances of finding a job in UK. Twelve new-style schools are open to act as a bridge to the workplace and cut the number of NEETs.Under plans, schools will operate longer days and work outside standard school terms.Each teenager will be expected to spend between four hours and two days a week on work placements with business related to the school and a personal coach will be sent to the teenagers to act as a school “line manager”.The reforms (改革) are put forward because of the fears that too many teenagers are finishing full-time education at present but they are short of the skills needed to succeed in the workplace. According to a recent report, more than two thirds of employers (雇主) believe school and college leavers have less important employability skills, while 55% say they are unable to manage their time or daily routine. And the number of NEETs who are not in education has hit a record high, with almost one-in-five young people being left without a job or a training place.The Department for Education will tell the public the building of 12 studio schools providing for around 3,600 teenagers in areas such as Liverpool, Stevenage, Stock-on-Trent and Fulham, west London. Each one will be connected to the local employers. Under plans, teenagers will be able to move out of ordinary schools to attend them between the ages of 14 and 19.The government said all subjects would be taught “through projects, often prepared with employers” with rules such as science being connected directly to local engineering companies or hospitals. Schools will operate a longer day to give teenagers a better understanding of the needs of the workplace. Along with their studies, students will carry out work placements for four hours a week, rising to two days a week of paid work for those aged 16 to 19. They will also get the chance to take professional qualifications (专业资历) connected directly to the needs of local employers.（1）According to the passage, NEETs refer to those who _.A . often miss classes from studio schoolB . prefer studio schools to ordinary schoolsC . refuse to take any part-time job after schoolD . are not in education, employment or training（2）Compared to ordinary schools, studio schools will offer the young more _.A . skills to finish full-time educationB . personal coaches to help with the workC . chances to get future jobs with job trainingD . jobs to make money without going outside（3）What makes the government decide to build studio schools?A . The worry about educated teenagers short of working skills.B . The doubt about whether full-time education is perfect.C . The decision to solve the problems of unemployment.D . The increasing number of teens who drop out early.（4）What can be the best title for the passage?A . Studio schools are popular in UK at present.B . More NEETs will find jobs from Studio schoolsC . Teenagers will get jobs without full-time education.D . Studio schools are built to improve teens employability skills.4. （6分） You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience to study here.In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didnt know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.When I first studied English, I was told to say,” I am fine” when people say “How are you?” But in the US, I found that people say, “I am good” or “Im tired”.One day, someone greeted me with “Whats up?” It made me confused . I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didnt know what to say.Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures.To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan(晒黑). However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter”.I was also surprised by how hardworking US students are. In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and thats it. But here, a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.The kids here are so talented, I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.（1）What does the word “confused” in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese ?A . 困惑B . 憧憬C . 悲痛D . 后悔（2）A good US student spends his / her time _ .A . only in doing homeworkB . on studies, sports or music and public workC . only in working for the publicD . only on sports or music（3）Which of the following is NOT true ?A . The writer is now in US.B . American girls love to have white skin.C . US students are talented and hard working.D . The writer regrets that he gave up playing the piano.5. （10分）阅读理解A beautiful and very successful actress was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didnt want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the center of the city, got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colour.It was very difficult to get tickets for her show in the evening, because everyone wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of month, when she got the painters bill. At the bottom of it were these words: “Four hours from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. watching Miss Hall sing and dance: 3 pounds,”with this note: “Before 5:00 p.m. I get 10 shillings (先令)an hour and after 5:00 p.m. 15 shillings.”（1）The actress bought a house in the center of the city because.A . she liked to live in the busiest placeB . she didnt like to live in the countryC . she wanted to work harder than beforeD . she didnt want to live in old house（2）In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress.A . gave him two tickets for her showB . sang and danced for four hoursC . decided to give him 3 poundsD . invited him for a big dinner（3）The actress got the painters bill.A . to ask for the money of his painting workB . to ask her to pay for his watching her showC . in which he showed his thanks for the ticketsD . in which he expressed his dissatisfaction（4）It can be learned from the text that one pound isshillings.A . 10B . 12C . 15D . 20（5）What kind of man was the painter?A . He was a careful man.B . He was a poor man.C . He was not friendly to others.D . He knew little about music and dance.三、 词汇运用。 (共2题；共18分)6. （8分）根据短文内容从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，使短文完整、通顺，有的需要变换形式。something; place, spend; through; seat sea popular, slowModem life is not possible without travelling. The fastest way to travel is by plane. With a modem plane, you can travel in one day to _which it took a month or more to get to one hundred years ago.Travelling by train is _than travelling by plane, but you can see beautiful places _the windows. Modem trains have comfortable _and dining cars. They make the long journey pleasant.Some people prefer to travel by _Ships are not so fast as trains or planes, but travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to _a holiday.Many people like to travel by car. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty miles a day, just as you like. You can stop anytime if there is _interesting to see. That is why travelling by car is _for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane for business trips.7. （10分）根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。Cao Wenxuan, Chinese childrens fiction (小说) writer, w_the Hans Christian Andersen Prize(安徒生奖)in April, 2016 , in Italy .Cao Wenxuan was b_in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province and he has t_in Beijing University for over 30 years. He has w_over 150 stories and novels. Some of them have been t_into English, F_, Japanese and so on. I like reading the novel n_“Grass House”. It is m_up of nine parts which touched us deeply. The novel tells us how groups of children bravely f_the difficulties and challenges of life. When the reporter I_him, Cao Wenxuan said , “All of my stories are set in China, all of them are Chinese stories, but at the same time, they are the stories of the humankind(全人类).”四、 语法填空。 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）短文填空。Li Ming comes out of the train station. He wants to see his friend, Lin Tao. Lin Tao is a _. He works in Zhongshan Hospital in this city. But Li Ming doesnt _the way to the hospital. This is his _visit to this city.Li Ming walks on the street _. Soon he comes to a school. Some students are walking _of the school gate. He comes over and _, “Excuse me, can you tell me the way to Zhongshan Hospital?”“Yes, I live near here._uncle works in that hospital, too. Its not _from here. Go along this road to the end, and youll find the_on your right. You cant _it,” a boy says, “Its about 500 meters from here.”“Thank you very much!”五、 任务型阅读。 (共1题；共10分)9. （10分） Now satellites(卫星)are helping to forecast the weather. They are in space and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere(大气), because this is where the weather forms(形成). They send these pictures to the weather station. So meteorologists(气象专家)can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare(比较)them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours .This may mean the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for 3 or 5 days. Soon, perhaps , they may forecast the weather for a week or more ahead(提前).（1）Satellites travel_.A . in spaceB . in the atmosphereC . above the groundD . above space（2）Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because_.A . the weather satellites can do it easilyB . clouds form thereC . the weather forms thereD . the pictures can forecast the weather（3）Meteorologists forecast the weather_.A . when they have received satellite picturesB . after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier onesC . before they receive satellite picturesD . while they study satellite pictures（4）Maybe well soon be able to forecast the weather for _.A . one dayB . two daysC . five daysD . seven days or even longer（5）The main idea of this passage is that satellite is now used in_.A . taking pictures of the atmosphereB . receiving pictures of the atmosphereC . doing other work in many waysD . weather forecasting六、 书面表达。 (共1题；共5分)10. （5分）假如你是李雷，你的笔友打算到你的家乡江阴来旅游，他想了解江阴的情况，请根据所给提示，以My hometownJiangyin为题用英语写一篇短文介绍你的家乡。家乡名称江阴(Jiangyin）要点位于中国东部，是一个非常美丽而现代的城市。中山公园（Zhongshan Park）很著名，人们喜欢在公园里.最喜欢的地方是万达广场（Wanda Plaza），我们可以.社区里有很多志愿者，能帮助人们解决各种各样的问题，例如.你对家乡的感受.（自由发挥1-2点）要求：文中不得出现自己的真实姓名；词数80词左右。My hometownJiangyin第 13 页 共 13 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34分)2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、2-5、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、4-1、4-2、4-3、5-1、5-2、5-3、5-4、5-5、三、 词汇运用。 (共2题；共18分)6-1、7-1、四、 语法填空。 (共1题；共10分)8-1、五、 任务型阅读。 (共1题；共10分)9-1、9-2、9-3、9-4、9-5、六、 书面表达。 (共1题；共5分)10-1、