新目标版（Go for it）2019-2020学年初中八年级英语上学期期末测试卷A卷

新目标版（Go for it）2019-2020学年初中八年级英语上学期期末测试卷A卷 一、 听力技能 (共8题；共20分)1. （1分）Who runs the fastest? A . Lucy.B . Lily.C . Kate.2. （1分）How did Mr. Brown come back from Shanghai? A . By plane.B . By train.C . By bus.3. （1分）听第四段对话，回答小题。How does the woman like the city?A . She is not used to the weather there.B . She thinks the traffic there is very good.C . She likes the shopping environment there.4. （1分）What color is the boys jacket? A . Purple.B . Blue.C . Black.5. （1分）选择最佳应答语（ ） A . Hes TonyB . Its TomsC . Its Betty6. （2分）听第六段对话，回答小题。（1）Where is Jane going? A . To her classroomB . To the playgroundC . To the gym（2）What classes are in the basketball game? A . Class 3 and Class 5B . Class 5 and Class 6C . Class 3 and Class 9（3）What does the boy have to do first? A . Take some waterB . Do his homeworkC . Put on his shoes7. （3分）听下面一段对话，回答问题。 （1）Which subject is Kathy poor at? (PhysicsEnglishChinese) （2）How can Kathy improve her Physics according to Tom? (ask the good students for help/listen to the teacher carefully/buy more Physics books) 8. （10分）听下面一段较长的对话，回答下列两小题。 （1）What color is Jacks pencil? A . Red.B . Blue.C . Yellow.（2）Whose(谁的) is the pen? A . Marys.B . Jacks.C . Toms.二、 知识运用 (共2题；共15分)9. （7分）完形填空 Language is humans greatest inventions. The ability to read and write is1to express ones feelings. Most humans can speak very well2they are about three years old. But how can we become a better reader? Here are some ways.First take it slow. Many readers feel that they read too slowly, especially compared3others. But the truth is that the faster you read, 4you are to understand what youre reading. The best readers can slow down when needed. If you get to the5of a passage and realize you cant understand, please read it again. Learning to read6will help you become faster without missing anything.The second way is to read aloud. When humans first began7written words 8was unusual to read in silence. Reading aloud is one of the best ways to improve your reading ability. You may feel it9to read to your cat or to no one at all. But once you get into the rhythm(节奏) of the authors voice, you will begin to read more accurately(精确地) and with better vocal(有声的) expression.Feeling it is also a good way. Can you remember the first piece of writing that take you to10world? Learning to enter into the lives of imagined stories is important to you. As you read, allow different ideas to11. Youll appreciate novels like fine wine.The12way is to write. Writing and reading go hand-in-hand: how and what you read influence how and what you write. And the best readers often make the best13. There are many pleasures to language14can only be experienced through the practice of writing.The last way is to tell your friends. There is15magical about sharing books with friends or a book club. Its a good way to see the world from someone elses eyes. And you can understand the story that youre reading better.（1）A . important B . difficult C . similar D . willing （2）A . before B . when C . since D . unless （3）A . in B . on C . with D . of （4）A . the better B . the less C . the more D . the fewer （5）A . first B . beginning C . last D . end （6）A . quickly B . loudly C . easily D . slowly （7）A . copying B . reading C . writing D . speaking （8）A . it B . that C . this D . he （9）A . sad B . sorry C . happy D . silly （10）A . other B . another C . the other D . others （11）A . come in B . come true C . come on D . come out （12）A . second B . third C . fourth D . fifth （13）A . writers B . teachers C . students D . artists （14）A . what B . who C . that D . where （15）A . anything B . something C . everything D . nothing 10. （8分）完形填空How can you think in English? I think the best way is to practice as what a football player does every day. During the1the football player will pass the ball to his teammates over and over again. So he wont have to2passing the ball in the game; he will just do it. You can train yourself to3in English this way. The first step is to think of the words that you use daily, simple everyday words4book or shoe or tree. For example,5you see a “book” you should think of it in English instead of in your mother language.After you have learned to think of several words in English, then move on to the next step-thinking in6. Listening and repeating is a very useful7to learn a language. Listen first and dont care too much about8you fully understand what youre hearing. Try to repeat what you hear. The more you listen, the9you learn. After you reach a higher level,10having conversations with yourself in English. This will lead you to think in English.（1）A . practice B . break C . game D . day （2）A . wait for B . think about C . look at D . give up （3）A . speak B . say C . tell D . think （4）A . in B . about C . like D . from （5）A . whatever B . whichever C . whenever D . however （6）A . sentences B . passages C . lessons D . classes （7）A . idea B . step C . way D . plan （8）A . which B . if C . how D . unless （9）A . harder B . less C . later D . more （10）A . remember B . stop C . start D . finish 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共30分)11. （10分）阅读理解Cindy:Your red notebook is in the lost and found case.MikeFound: BackpackIs this your backpack? Its black and white. My name is Tony Green.Phone 2360731Lost:My school ID card. Its number is 2007712. My name is Mary BrownPlease call 6956358（1）Marys school ID card number is_ A . 236-0731B . 695-6385C . 2007712D . 2007722（2）The backpack is_ A . greenB . whiteC . black and whiteD . black（3）Tonys last name is _ A . BrownB . GreenC . MikeD . Tony（4）Cindys _ is in the lost and found case. A . school ID cardB . schoolbagC . notebookD . baseball12. （10分）任务型阅读A traveler came out of the airport. There were a lot of taxis. He asked every taxi driver his name. Then he took the third one. It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel. How much does it cost for the whole day? The man asked. 100 dollars, said the taxi driver. This was very expensive, but the man said it was OK.The taxi driver took the man everywhere. He showed him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening they went back to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxi driver 100 dollars and said, What about tomorrow? Its another 100 dollars. But the man said, Thats OK! See you tomorrow. The taxi driver was very pleased.The next day the taxi driver took the traveler everywhere again. They visited all the parks and museums again, and in the evening they went back to the hotel. The man gave the taxi driver 100 dollars again and said, Im going home tomorrow. The taxi driver was sorry because he liked the traveler and, above all, 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. So youre going home. Where do you come from? he asked. I come from New York! said the traveler. I have a sister in New York. Her name is Susanna. Do you know her? Of course I know her. She gave me 200 dollars for you! （1）Where did the traveler come from?_（2）Why did the traveler take the third taxi?Because _（3）Usually the cost traveling one day by taxi may be _.（4）Who asked the traveler to give the money to the taxi driver?_（5）The driver was unhappy _13. （10分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。CPeople often ask why Uncle Sam is a nickname (绰号) for the United States of America. The reason is strange but simple.Once there was a man called Samuel Wilson. He was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, on 3 September 1766. His nickname was Uncle Sam. When Sam Wilson was 14 years old, he joined the army and fought in some battles (战役). At the end of the war (战争) he went to live in the state of New York. He opened a meat-packing business (生意) there.Sam Wilson worked hard and loved his country. People in the city liked him. One day in 1812, a reporter from a newspaper visited his business. The reporter looked at some boxes of meat. He saw the letters EA-US on the sides of the boxes.What do those letters mean? he asked one of the workers.The EA stands for (代表) Edward Anderson, the workman replied. The boxes of meat are for him.What about the letters US? the reporter asked.These letters really stood for United States, but the workman wanted to have a laugh. Oh, he said. They stand for Sam Wilson. He has this company(公司). We call him Uncle Sam.The worker did not think that the reporter would believe him. But the reporter wrote a story about his visit to Sam Wilsons business. He wrote that his workers called him Uncle Sam and that Uncle Sam meant the United States.Many people liked using the name Uncle Sam as a nickname for the United States and soon they were all using it. In 1961, almost 150 years later, the United States government(政府) made the nickname Uncle Sam official (官方的).（1）What did Samuel Wilson do when the reporter visited him?A . He worked in an army.B . He worked for his own company.C . He worked for a newspaper.D . He worked for the government of the USA（2）Why did the workman tell the reporter the letters US stood for Uncle Sam?A . He wanted to have a laugh.B . He wanted to let him leave.C . He wanted to tell the fact to the reporter.D . He wanted to give the government a nickname.（3）What kind of box of meat did the reporter see?A . B . C . D . （4）The story is mainly about _.A . why the USA is called Uncle SamB . why the reporter visited Samuel WilsonC . how Samuel Wilsons nickname cameD . how Samuel Wilsons company became successful四、 任务型阅读。根据短文内容回答问题。 (共1题；共10分)14. （10分）任务型阅读。 In Japan, the latest timesaving invention is a dog-washing machine. Dog owners can buy one for their dogs. They can save time by putting their dogs in the machine and then 33 minutes later, a clean, fresh-smelling dog comes out. The machine becomes more and more popular. The sales of the dog-washer are increasing. The machines save a lot of money for pet owners. However, its bad news for pet hospitals because they are losing many customers. The washing machine has many advantages. First, the whole cleaning process includes a shampoo（洗发）, rinse（冲洗） and blow-dry. Second, tests showed that dogs enjoyed the wash and were very happy when the blow-dryer started working. Third, the most important is that the makers of the machine say its very safe and does not harm dogs in any way. One dog-owner, Michiko Kobayashi, loves her new machine. She said her dog was happy, too. Michiko explained to the reporters, Before I bought my washer, I only took my dog to the pet hospital a few times a year. Now, I wash her every week and she looks great. I also save a lot of money. It is welcomed by most people who raise dogs. And it takes over the market quickly. What a beautiful invention!（1）The dog-washing machine can help dog owners _when they wash their dogs. （2）The washing is bad news for _as they are losing many customers. （3）How often did Michiko Kobayashi take her dog to the pet hospital before buying the machine? （4）找出并写下第三段的主题句。 （5）将划线句子译成汉语。 五、 补全对话 (共1题；共10分)15. （10分）根据所给汉语提示完成对话。A： Bill，_.(这些天我们太累了。) Lets go somewhere to relax this evening.B： OK._ ?(你想去哪里?)A： Some new films are on this week. Shall we go to the cinema?B：_.(听起来不错。) Which film would you like to see?A： Let me look through the poster in the newspaper. ErHow about Coming Home?B： Yeah， Ive heard of it._.(它很感人。) Lets go.A： But look at the sky， its going to rain soon.B： Well， its better to take umbrellas with us.A：_.(电影将在两小时后开始。) We can go after supper.B： All right.六、 书面表达 (共1题；共15分)16. （15分）提示：假如你叫王明，是七年级一班的一个学生。上周五晚上，你所在的班级举行 了一场英语派对（an English party)。在派对上，大家尽情地唱歌、跳舞、表演节目、做 游戏等。你的老师们也参加了这次派对并表演了节目，师生们一起度过了一段美好的时 光。 请根据提示内容，以A Wonderful English Party为题写一篇书面表达。 注意：1、短文中不能出现真实的班级、姓名等信息； 2、使用提示内容中提供的信息，并可以适当发挥；3、书写规范，注意大小写和标点符号；4、书面表达内容不少于60个单词。A Wonderful English Party第 19 页 共 19 页参考答案一、 听力技能 (共8题；共20分)1-1、2-1、3-1、4-1、5-1、6-1、6-2、6-3、7-1、7-2、8-1、8-2、二、 知识运用 (共2题；共15分)9-1、10-1、三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共30分)11-1、11-2、11-3、11-4、12-1、12-2、12-3、12-4、12-5、13-1、13-2、13-3、13-4、四、 任务型阅读。根据短文内容回答问题。 (共1题；共10分)14-1、14-2、14-3、14-4、14-5、五、 补全对话 (共1题；共10分)15-1、六、 书面表达 (共1题；共15分)16-1、