人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷A卷 .doc

人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷A卷 一、 单项填空（选择最佳选项） (共15题；共15分)1. （1分）Jenny was late for work this morning, because she met accident. A . aB . anC . theD . /2. （1分）How much _ do you want? A . biscuitB . sausagesC . lemonD . chicken3. （1分）What about to eat? A . good anythingB . anything goodC . good somethingD . something good4. （1分） _ your classroom? Its on the right of the reading room.A . WhereB . WheresC . WhatD . Whats5. （1分）He didnt go to Beijing. He went to Shanghai _. A . tooB . thoughC . instead6. （1分）Do you think Peng Mama is one of _ first ladies in the world? Yes, she is _ more attractive than any other first lady.A . the most fascinating; a fewB . the fascinating; a lotC . the most fascinating; evenD . more fascinating; many7. （1分）My deskmate and I are going to _ a talk show at the party to celebrate the 70th birthday of our motherland. A . hand inB . put onC . take out8. （1分）Lets go climbing if it _ this Saturday. Good idea. But nobody knows if it _.A . is fine; rainsB . is fine; will rainC . will be fine; rainsD . will be fine; will rain9. （1分）What is your fathers hobby? basketball matches his favourite when he is free. A . Watching；isB . Watch；areC . Watching；are10. （1分）of people come to the New York City Lost and Found Office every day. A . HundredB . Two hundredC . HundredsD . Two hundreds11. （1分）The sports you do, the you will be. A . much; healthyB . more; healthierC . much; healthierD . more; healthy12. （1分）You cant reach for something _ someones plate. OK, I wont.A . aboveB . overC . acrossD . on13. （1分）I like doing sports listening to pop music. A . such asB . asC . as well asD . for example14. （1分）What will you do if you _ to the old folks home for a visit? A . goesB . goC . are going15. （1分）We failed in the dancing competition. Better times are waiting for you.A . Cheer up.B . Best wishes.C . You did?D . Lucky you.二、 从下面各题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出与划线部分相同或 (共5题；共5分)16. （1分）Which country will host the Olympic Games in 2020? A . attendB . holdC . win17. （1分）Dont rush in the classroom, boys. It is easy for you to fall. A . run quicklyB . walk slowlyC . shout aloud18. （1分）Tom can always find excuses for his being late. A . choicesB . reasonsC . marks19. （1分）Dad, I dont know how to repair my bike. Could you give me a hand? A . hand inB . help meC . find outD . drive me20. （1分）Not using eye contact can cause problems. A . letB . stayC . make三、 完形填空 (共1题；共1分)21. （1分）完形填空 Suzhou is my hometown. This beautiful city is in Jiangsu Province. 1it is not as big as Beijing, everyone in China knows this beautiful place. People 2it as Venice of the East (东方威尼斯). Suzhou has a long history. There are many ancient Chinese3in Suzhou. Now, these beautiful gardens are becoming famous tourist places in Suzhou. In the past 30 years my hometown has4rapidly in many ways. The biggest change I have found is the5. On the one hand, many people here dont live in the 6houses anymore. They have moved into the new high buildings and are enjoying a comfortable life. On the other hand, nowadays builders have 7thousands of modern buildings of different styles (类型). I think this change is 8because it has made Suzhou become more modern and more beautiful. To be honest, everything has changed9my hometown. I think you should think about 10the beautiful city. Im sure you will love it. （1）A . Although B . Because C . If D . Unless （2）A . check B . accept C . control D . regard （3）A . gardens B . towers C . pictures D . walls （4）A . collected B . searched C . changed D . moved （5）A . people B . environment C . pollution D . food （6）A . expensive B . cheap C . new D . old （7）A . set up B . given up C . given out D . cleaned up （8）A . dangerous B . great C . strange D . fair （9）A . to B . for C . about D . in （10）A . protecting B . holding C . visiting D . achieving 四、 阅读理解 (共3题；共15分)22. （5分）阅读理解 How should you begin and finish an email message to someone you dont know? Find out here.Starting and finishing emailsHere are some important points to consider when starting and finishing an email.Formal or informal?We write a formal email when we want to be polite, or when we do not know the reader very well. A lot of work emails are formal. We write informal emails when we want to be friendly, or when we know the reader well. A lot of social emails are informal. Here are some examples of formal and informal messages:FormalInformalA job application（申请）An email to your managerA complaint to a shopAn email from one company to another companyA birthday greeting to a colleague（同事）An email to a colleague who is also a good friendA social invitation to a friend at your workplaceA message to a friend on a social networking siteBefore you start writing an email, decide if you want to write a formal email or an informal one.Layout and punctuationStarting an email: We normally write a comma after the opening phrase. We start a new line after the name of the person were writing to.Finishing an email: We normally write a comma after the closing phrase. We start a new line to write our name at the end.FormalInformalDear Mr Piper,I am writing to thank you for all your help.I look forward to seeing you next week.With best wishes,John SmithHi Tim,Many thanks for your help.See you next week.Cheers,JohnPhrases for starting and finishingHere are some phrases which we use for starting and finishing emails. We use these in formal and informal emails:Starting phrasesDear Tim,Good morning Tim,Ending phrasesRegards,With best wishes,With many thanks and best wishes,（1）Where can you find this passage? A . From a school magazine.B . From a newspaper.C . From a textbook.D . From a website.（2）What is the passage mainly about? A . Writing email address.B . How to write an emails.C . Writing messages to strangers.D . Reading different emails.（3）Which of the following belongs to an informal email? A . An email to your classmates.B . An email to an online shop.C . An email to your boss.D . An email to an ad company.（4）After writing the opening and closing phrase, we both need a _. A . ,B . .C . !D . ?（5）When we say With many thanks and best wishes, we mean to _. A . start our emailB . change our topicC . end our emailD . express our opinions23. （5分）阅读理解The Internet, mobile phones and Ipads are part of our lives now. Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play. And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning humans.We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives a lot. There is no doubt that humans will continue to use more and more technology. Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.Global positioning system (GPS) (全球定位系统)Its a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact information. It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. Its made up of three parts: satellites, control equipments(设备) on land and receivers.Space TechnologyRussian and American scientists have worked together for the international Space Station (ISS) for a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless (无限的) advantages. Its even hoped that one day space technology will take humans to their new houses in space.Underwater RobotHercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments. It will be used to look for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.The world is changing so quickly that its hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. Its important for us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives. So we should be willing to accept modern technology, or we will fall behind the times.（1）Where did you most probably see this passage?A . a story bookB . a newspaperC . A news reportD . a science magazine（2）About the ISSA, which is NOT correct ?A . It has carried people to other planets.B . It will provide a long-lasting lab for us.C . Russian and American are working for it.D . Humans will get a lot of advantages from it（3）Hercules is used to _. A . save lives in the seaB . take picture in the sea.C . repair the broken shipsD . search for the ancient ships in the sea（4）From the passage, we may know that _. A . the use of GPS is affected by the weather conditions.B . its easy for us to catch up with all the new inventions. C . its very important for us to learn about new technology.D . technology brings us many advantages such as cloning humans.（5）Why did the author write this passage? A . To help us study some new technology.B . To tell us technology is changing the world.C . To help solve the problems that technology causesD . To remind us the advantages of technology are limitless.（6）Whats the best title for the passage? A . The Importance of High TechnologyB . The Kinds of New TechnologyC . The World Is Changing QuicklyD . How Modern Technology Affect the World Greatly24. （5分）阅读理解。CA team is a group of people with a common goal. A schools football teamhas two goals. One goal is to win. That is what the team wants to do. The othergoal is to build character. Character is what a person values, how a persongets along with others. That is why schools have football teams. They want tohelp students build good values.Each team member builds character. They learn to cooperate (合作). They learn tomake good decisions. They work hard. They practice every day. They learn tofollow the rules.Each team member has a position (位置). Each position is part ofwinning. No one player has the ability to winthe game for the team. Only if the team works together does a team win. Peopleoften say, “There is no I in TEAM.”Whether the team wins or loses, at the end of the game they congratulatethe other team. That is called sportsmanship. While they fight to win duringthe game, it is just a game. They cannot be angry with the other team. If theyare, theyll hear from their coach.makes sure the team reaches the schools goal.The coach cares about the whole team. Thecoach gives each player advice. When the team wins, everyone celebrates. Andthe coach is glad. But after the season is over, the coach is still happy. Thecoach gets to see the players as they go to school every day. The characterthey have built is part of their success in school, too.Some coaches say that if you go into a classroom at their school youll be able to tell the players. It is not that they are bigger than the otherstudents. It is the ones who are helping other students work. Teamwork is partof their lives.（1）Schools build football teams mainly to help students _.A . get good gradesB . become leadersC . build good valuesD . improve football skills（2）What does the underlined sentence “There is no I in TEAM.” in Paragraph 3 mean?A . I never take part in the game.B . I am not a member of the team.C . A famous star is the key to success.D . Teamwork comes first during the game.（3）Schools build football teams mainly to help students _.A . get good gradesB . become leadersC . build good valuesD . improve football skills（4）Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 5?A . The captainB . The coachC . The headmasterD . The monitor（5）What does the underlined sentence “There is no I in TEAM.” in Paragraph 3 mean?A . I never take part in the game.B . I am not a member of the team.C . A famous star is the key to success.D . Teamwork comes first during the game.（6）Some coaches think football players are different from others because they are _.A . tallerB . biggerC . more helpfulD . more talented（7）Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 5?A . The captainB . The coachC . The headmasterD . The monitor（8）Some coaches think football players are different from others because they are _.A . tallerB . biggerC . more helpfulD . more talented五、 补全对话。 (共1题；共1分)25. （1分）将下面所给的句子填入后面的对话中，使其语句通顺，意思完整。A: Excuse me, are you Jane?B: _A: My name is Pingping. Jane, this is Helen.C: _B: _A: Are you from Canada?B: _A: Im from China.C: _A. Im from America, but my family is in Canada now.B. Yes, I am. Whats your name?C. No, Im not. Im from Korea. Where are you from?D. How do you do, Helen?E. How do you do, Jane?六、 句型转换 (共5题；共5分)26. （1分）I went to Yunnan on vacation last month.(对画线部分提问) _ did you _ on v