上海版2019-2020学年初中英语八年级下学期期中考试模拟试卷（1）（I）卷

上海版2019-2020学年初中英语八年级下学期期中考试模拟试卷（1）（I）卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_ 一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）完形填空Have you ever been to the zoo? There are different kinds of 1in the zoo. We can see the zoo keepers (饲养员) give them food to 2. They dont have to 3food by themselves (他们自己). They just eat, walk and sleep 4day. So many of us think the animals in the zoo are 5and lucky. But most of them are sad. Why? They are not 6in the zoo.Animals 7elephants, monkeys and tigers usually live freely and happily in forests or mountains. Tigers, for example, run, jump, play with 8children and catch small animals for food. But now they 9stay in small cages（笼子） in the zoo. Their life in the zoo is quite 10from their life in the forests. Now many people think more animals should go back to forests and mountains so that they become free and happy again.（1）A . birds B . animals C . tigers （2）A . do B . eat C . drink （3）A . see B . buy C . look for （4）A . all B . some C . a （5）A . happy B . good C . sad （6）A . smart B . nice C . free （7）A . as B . like C . with （8）A . your B . its C . their （9）A . may B . cant C . have to （10）A . different B . difficult C . same 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2. （10分）阅读理解 Jack is 20 years old. He is short with a round face and small eyes. He has a job now. He works in a small restaurant. Jack has to get up at 5：00 a. m. and rides his bike to work. He usually works from 6：00 a. m. to 7：00 p. m. every day. People eating in the restaurant are very poor. They usually give him a little money for tips(小费). Sometimes they dont give him any tips. So he doesnt like the job and he wants to go to school. He wants to be a mechanic(机械工) because he likes to fix(修理) things. He wants to fix cars. He dreams of running(经营) a car shop, and then he is going to make much money. After he makes a lot of money, he can buy a big house and have a family. Now life is bad, but he is doing his best to make it good. （1）Where does Jack work? A . In a school.B . In a restaurant.C . In a hotel.D . In a car shop.（2）How long does Jack usually work every day? A . For ten hours.B . For eleven hours.C . For twelve hours.D . For thirteen hours.（3）Why doesnt Jack like his job? A . Because he gets little money from the job.B . Because he is very busy with his work.C . Because people there are not good.D . Because people never give him any tips.（4）What can we know from the passage? A . Jack is tall and has a round face.B . Jack goes to work by bus.C . Jack wants to open a car shop.D . Jack wants to buy a nice car.3. （10分）阅读理解 Rahanna Bisseret Martinez is a 13-year-old chef(厨师) from Cambridge, UN. Early this year, she took part in Top Chef Junior, a cooking competition show for 12 chefs, ages 11 to 14, from all over England. Rahanna finished second in the competition. Here is an interview with her.Reporter: How did you get into cooking?Rahanna: My earliest memories are of being in the kitchen and cooking. But I started working on recipes (食谱) at 10 years old.Reporter: What is your favourite recipe? Rahanna: I like to cook everything. I really like to cook whatever I havent cooked before.Reporter: _.Rahanna: Im better about making sure I have my ingredients (原料) in order. I m able to work a lot faster in the kitchen.Reporter: How did you get on the show?Rahanna: I went to London for a boot camp (集训营). There were 20 to 25 children, and we all had little challenges (挑战) that we had to do, showing our skills. They whittled the group down each day and the top 12 got to go on the show. Reporter: Whats next for you?Rahanna: Ill be looking for a part-time job in a restaurant kitchen. Im also working on a book. Itll be more than just a cookbook, therell be surprises too!（1）What can we learn about Top Chef Junior? A . 14 kids took part.B . Rahanna won first place.C . It took place in Cambridge, UN.D . It is a national cooking competition.（2）Which question can be put in _. A . Who cooks best in your family?B . What did you learn from being on the show?C . Are you satisfied with what you did on the show?D . Any advice for kids who are interested in cooking?（3）What does the interview mainly talk about? A . The introductions of the chef Rahanna about cooking.B . How he finished second in the cooking competition.C . What he will do after the competition.D . How he got on the show.（4）Rahanna plans to_. A . open her own restaurantB . go to more competitionsC . look for more part-time jobsD . make her cookbook special4. （10分）阅读理解 It was summertime. Donna walked into the classroom. Good afternoon, everybody! That was a joke Donna told every day. Usually the class started with only two or three students in the classroom, and then the other students came as the minutes went by.Donna knew that the students didnt like studying English. The head teacher had told her the reason. The students thought English was confusing.Donna waited until all the students were sitting in their seats. She smiled and said, Okay, well. Lets get started. Please turn to Page 36. Today were studying participles as adjectives（分词作形容词）. Students often feel confused when they learn about the present and past participles, so we need to practice a lot. Today, were just going to practice using present participles as adjectives. Donna looked at all the blank faces around the classroom. Then she wrote two sentences on the blackboard.The present participle tells us what kind of emotion the subject（主语）is causing. For example, when we say grammar is boring, we mean that the subjectgrammar causes an emotion of boredom. If we say, The movie is interesting, we are saying that the movie causes an emotion of interest. Any questions so far? Is anyone confused?The classroom was quiet. Donna knew it would take some time for everyone to understand what she was talking about. After a while, Donna got a little excited because she saw looks of understanding on some of the students faces.（1）When did the story take place ? A . On a spring morning.B . On a winter afternoon.C . On a summer afternoon.D . On an autumn evening.（2）How did Donna explain the usage of present participles as adjectives ? A . By telling a story.B . By asking questions.C . By giving examples.D . By showing a movie.（3）Why was the classroom quiet ? A . Because the students were afraid of Donna.B . Because Donna asked the students to be quiet.C . Because the students were doing their homework.D . Because the students didnt understand what Donna was saying.（4）From the passage, we can learn that Donna was a . A . teacherB . hostC . writerD . reporter5. （10分）阅读理解 AnnaI work in a bank from Monday to Friday. My house is near a park and is about ten kilometers from my office. I usually go to work by train. I usually get up at 6:30 a. m. and take the train at 7 a. m. It usually takes me about thirty minutes to get to my office. The train is quick and cheap. I am never late for work. JoeI am a student. My house is near a beautiful lake. My school is across from the lake. I can walk to school across a bridge. It takes me about thirty minutes. But I often go to school by boat, because it is more fun. It takes me about twenty minutes. NancyI am a waiter. I work in a restaurant from Monday to Saturday. I often go to work by bus. It is about five kilometers from my house to the restaurant. It takes me about twenty-five minutes to go to work. Sometimes I am late for work because the traffic is very busy. （1）Anna usually arrives at her office at about . A . 6:30 a. m.B . 7 a. m.C . 7:30 a. m.D . 8 a. m.（2）Joe often to school. A . takes a busB . takes a trainC . walksD . takes a boat（3）The underlined word traffic means in Chinese. A . 餐馆B . 交通C . 市场D . 车站（4）Which is right? A . Sometimes Anna is late for school.B . It takes Joe thirty-five minutes to school.C . Nancy often takes a boat to work.D . Anna works in a bank.三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）选词填空because, festival, dry, help, rise, several, luck, difficult, lively, usuallyAccording to Chinese history, sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming. He sent them out to ask for _when in trouble. Today, sky lanterns are used at_and other celebrations. They are made of bamboo and covered with paper. When the lanterns are lit, they slowly _into the air like small hot-air balloons for all to see. They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes.Paper cutting has been around for over 1,500 years. Paper cutting sounds very easy but it can be _to do. The paper, _red, is folded before it is cut with scissors. The most common pictures are flowers, animals, and things about Chinese history. During the Spring Festival, they are put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good _and a happy new year.Chinese clay art is famous _the clay pieces are so small but they look very real. The pieces are usually cute children or _characters from a Chinese fairy tale or historical story. The pieces are carefully shaped by hand from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to air-dry. After_, they are fried at a very high heat. They are then polished and painted. It takes _weeks to complete everything. These small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have for life and beauty.四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）Like other_(学生)，Dave dislikes the uniform五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）Millie would like something_(drink). 六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）任务型阅读 （1）阅读短文，把A-D四项填入文中空缺处（1一4），使短文内容完整、正确。A hobby is something you enjoy doing when youre free _Western people like to try exciting new things. They like to go on adventures（冒险）and often do something physically challenging（体力挑战）._They usually do something like handwriting or painting for fun.Hobbies can bring us great joy as well as a lot of knowledge. _Making things can develop our imagination（想象力）and creation（创造力）. Sports can help us stay healthy. Hobbies are fun. _Sometimes we have to spend a lot of time studying for our hobbies. But I think that if you really enjoy doing something，you should never give up. And then you will have a lot of fun with your hobby.A. However, most Chinese dont like adventures.B. In different countries people have different hobbies.C. However, some hobbies are difficult to learn.D. For example, reading can help us open our eyes.（2）According to the passage, which of the following sentence is TRUE?A . Chinese people like to try exciting new things.B . People in the USA usually do something like handwriting or painting.C . Hobbies can make one happy as well as knowledge.D . Sports can develop our imagination and creation.七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10. （5分）假如你叫李丽，下周你的英国朋友Alice想来找你玩。请你根据下表信息给Alice写一封，告诉她你下周的活动安排，并建议她在十二月五日以后再来。11月27曰11月28日11月29日11月30日12月1日篮球赛英语测验艺术节英语节Linda的生日派对要求：1）信的内容须包含表格提供的所有信息，可适当发挥。2）不少于5句话。信的格式和开头已给出，不计入总句数。参考词汇：那时thenDear Alice,You want to visit me next week.Yours,Li Li第 14 页 共 14 页参考答案一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1-1、二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、4-1、4-2、4-3、4-4、5-1、5-2、5-3、5-4、三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)6-1、四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7-1、五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8-1、六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9-1、9-2、七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10-1、