沪教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题（I）卷

沪教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题（I）卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共6分)1. （6分）完形填空AHow do you keep cool during summer? Air conditioners or electric fans are good tools in modern society. But1that, people could only use fans.Over 3,000 years ago, fans began to be used. They were made of feathers (羽毛), bamboo or silk. They came in different2, including round and square.Later, with the invention of paper, folding(可折叠的) paper fans became popular during the Song Dynasty. There are usually beautiful3on fans. Some are landscapes（风景）. Others are flowers and animals. Moreover, many great people including Su Dongpo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, and Tang Yin, scholar (学者) and painter of the Ming Dynasty, once painted their masterpieces (杰作) on fans. This made fans not only4tools in daily life but also great artworks.So, with its value ofbeauty, people take fans as a symbol of status （地位）. Thats why in old China, emperors and scholars often held fans.Today, fans are also great collectors items (藏品) and gifts. On the opening ceremony of the2008 Beijing Olympic Games, folding fans were 5to leaders and officials (官员 ) of othercountries. While they were6fans to get cool, they were also experiencing Chinese culture.（1）A . before B . after C . from （2）A . colors B . sizes C . shapes （3）A . plants B . pictures C . persons （4）A . useful B . beautiful C . careful （5）A . bought B . posted C . given （6）A . holding B . waving C . playing 二、 阅读理解 (共3题；共30分)2. （10分）根据材料内容选择最佳答案。I m ready to do my first jump 10 months after a skydiving (特技跳伞) accident. I cant wait! That accident almost killed me and it made me stay in hospital for half a year. During the boring long days, I didnt feel glad to be alive. I was wondering how I could live without my favorite sport.It all started one evening after a nine-to-five day. I was sitting on the sofa when an ad (广告) came on the television. Try skydiving, it said. The next day, I went to the skydiving school in my town. At the end of the days lessons, I knew I found the fight sport for me.I will never forget my first jump. Five of us walled to the runway and got into a plane. I was scared, but the others were tailing and joking, and I started to feel a little relaxed. It was a beautiful, cloudless day and the sun was just going down. Soon it was time to jump. As I jumped from the plane, I shouted. But then everything became quiet. It was the most wonderful four minutes of my life.From the first jump, I was hooked. I started spending all my free time skydiving . It became my reason for living. Things were going really well. Then an accident happened on my 104th jump. I broke my both legs, right arm and nose. I stayed in hospital for six months, but I still couldnt forget skydiving.My mother couldnt understand why the only reason I wanted to get better was to go skydiving again. But for me, skydiving is life, and life is skydiving.（1）When the writer was in hospital, he A . thought of his workB . felt lucky to be aliveC . was worried about his parentsD . wondered how to live without skydiving（2）The writer first knew skydiving from a A . friendB . magazineC . TV adD . sports show（3）The writer tried his first skydiving A . in a morningB . in an afternoonC . ten months agoD . six months ago（4）What does the underlined word hooked in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese? A . 着迷的B . 感激的C . 失望的D . 遗憾的（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A . The writer had an accident on his 104th jumpB . The writers mother thinks skydiving is interestingC . The writers mother planned to try skydiving with himD . The writer wants to start a skydiving school in the future3. （10分） Most children like watching TV. Its very interesting. By watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world. Of course ,they can also learn over the radio. But they can learn better and more easily on TV. Why? Because they can hear and watch at the same time. But they cant see anything over the radio. TV helps to open childrens eyes. It helps to open their minds , too. They learn newer and better ways of doing things. Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening. They are always busy with their lessons. But a few children watch TV every night. They go to bed very late. They can t have a good rest. How about you, my young friend?（1）A few children go to bed late because they _.A . are busy with their lessonsB . do their homeworkC . watch TVD . listen to the radio（2）Children cant see anything _.A . in the radioB . on the radioC . on TVD . by watching TV（3）TV helps to open childrens _.A . eyes and mindsB . mindsC . eyes or mindsD . eyes（4）Why do many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening? Because _.A . TV is not goodB . they dont like watching TVC . they have no timeD . they want to play football（5）Children can study better and more easily on TV because _.A . they like to watch TVB . they can hear at the same timeC . they can watch at the same timeD . they can hear and watch at the same time4. （10分） The Green Magic Tree House, in India, is the perfect hotel for anybody who likes adventure（冒险）. Guests must drive for miles through the jungle to find it in the middle of tea and coffee plantation (种植园).There are two tree houses to choose from, one 30 meters and the other 35 meters above the ground. Both houses have two floors. The bedrooms are above the living area and there are bathrooms and showers. You can get up to rooms and move between floors by using ladders (梯子). You can go from one tree house to the other on a rope bridge. The houses sometimes move about in the wind but the views are fantastic.Guests can enjoy moving through the jungle, climbing in the mountains, and watching wildlife. There are many unusual plants, birds, and insects in the area.The Ice Hotel is in Jukkasjarvi, a village in Sweden 200 kilometers north of the Arctic（北极）Circle. Every winter, a team of architects（建筑师）, designers and snow builders build the hotel. This year there are 80 rooms.Everything is made of ice. The walls, the floors, the ceilings（顶棚）, and even the furniture are made of ice. The beds are made of ice, too, but guests sleep on warm deer skins. Outside it can be -37, so inside it feels quite comfortable. The hotel has a bar, where guests can drink vodka（伏特加） from glasses made of ice. Its very popular because there isnt much else to do.To spend a night at Jules Underwater Lodge in Florida, guests need to scuba dive (潜水) seven meters under the sea. They enter a small house through a door at the bottom of the building. Inside, the kitchen is stored with food and there is a fridge and a microwave oven(微波炉). There is a hot shower and comfortable beds and lots of books, DVDs and video games. Most guests, however, spend their time at one of the large windows watching different fishes swimming by.（1）The writer tells us three _ hotels.A . naturalB . unusualC . greenD . movable（2）The Ice Hotel _.A . disappears in AugustB . is totally（全部） made of iceC . organizes lots of activitiesD . is enlarged every year（3）Which of the following statements is True?A . The bar in the ice hotel is famous for beer.B . Fishes are watched through the hotels windows.C . Guests can live underwater for several days.D . The tree houses are of the same height.（4）The Green Magic Tree House is in _.A . USAB . SwedenC . IndiaD . Japan（5）Both of the Tree House have _ floors inside.A . twoB . oneC . threeD . four三、 补全对话 (共1题；共5分)5. （5分）选择合适的选项补全对话A: Hi,John!_I cant even seethe buildings clearly nearby.B: Thats true,The haze is getting worse and worse._A: Yes,I did. The haze will continue for a week.B: What?Im getting really worried.If the weather stays like this,I wont be able to play sports in the open air.A:_B: We really should do something to cut down the air pollution.What can we do?A:_B: We can also ride a bike.Its really good for health.A: You are right. Lets start with small things,_Youd better stay at home and drink more waterWhat bad weather!I believe well overcome the haze one day!How is it going?We can take buses and subways instead of drivingDid you listen to the weather report for tomorrow?四、 短文填空 (共1题；共1分)6. （1分）Can you tell me the_(different) between the two boys? 五、 单词拼写 (共1题；共1分)7. （1分）Ms. Brown is a great teacher.Yes, youre r_六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)8. （5分）A) 信息归纳: 阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容完成下面的信息卡。We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays. There are different customs (习俗) for each festival.Tan Xiaodong, 15, Hong Kong, China“Itll soon be Chinese New Year. Before it, well clean the house and decorate it for good luck. Every shop is going to close for a few days and well go out a lot to celebrate in the streets. We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center. I love this festival.”Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia“Australia Day is on 26th January and its an important holiday here. We always have a Monday off, so we celebrate for three days. My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over. Many people go to beach parties or street parties and theres lots of music and dancing. What fun！”Amy, 14, New York, USA“The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds of years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help. Its still a very important day for families to be together. This year were going to visit my grandparents and well eat a delicious meal of turkey. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year.”Information CardThe number of festivals mentionedt in the passage_.The age of Tan Xiaodong_.The Nationality(国籍) of Wendy_.The date of Australia Day_.The people who started the first Thanksgiving Day_.七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）假如你叫刘星。你择友的观点是：性格外向；擅长打乒乓球，并可以教你打乒乓球。最近你就结交了这样一位新朋友赵鹏。请根据表格提示，介绍一下你自己、你的新朋友及你的择友观。NameLiu XingZhao PengAge1514Personal traitsquiet，good at Englishoutgoing，play table tennis well第 12 页 共 12 页参考答案一、 完形填空 (共1题；共6分)1-1、二、 阅读理解 (共3题；共30分)2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、2-5、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、3-5、4-1、4-2、4-3、4-4、4-5、三、 补全对话 (共1题；共5分)5-1、四、 短文填空 (共1题；共1分)6-1、五、 单词拼写 (共1题；共1分)7-1、六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)8-1、七、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)9-1、