人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷（I）卷.doc

人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷（I）卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 When you meet Esther Okade, she seems really like a 110-year-old child. She loves dressing up as Elsa from Frozen（冰雪奇缘）,2 Barbie toys and going to the park or shopping. But what makes the British youngster stand out is the3that shes also a university student.Esther, from Walsall, a town of the UK, is one of the countrys4college student. The talented 10-year-old girl5the Open University in January this year and is already top of the class.Its so interesting. she says. It was super easy. My mom taught me6a nice way.She adds, I want to finish the7in two years. I want to have my own bank by time Im fifteen years old8I like numbers and I like people and banking is a great way to help people.And when people think her parents have9her into starting university early, Ester disagrees. Esther10wanted to start when she was seven. But her mom thought she was too young. After three years of11, mother Efe agreed to take the idea at last.Esthers mother noticed her daughters natural ability for12shortly after she began homeschooling her when Esther was only three.13, Esthers parents took her into a private school. But after a few short weeks, Esther cried out in tears and she said, I dont want to go back to that school. They14dont let me talk!In the UK, you do not have to start school until you are five. Education is not compulsory（义务的）until that age so I thought OK, and15will be doing little things at home until then.Maybe by the time shes five she will change her mind. said Esthers mother.（1）A . strange B . common C . brave D . helpful （2）A . putting on B . waiting for C . laughing at D . playing with （3）A . fact B . news C . report D . prize （4）A . wildest B . youngest C . funniest D . friendliest （5）A . finished B . left C . entered D . owned （6）A . in B . by C . with D . on （7）A . game B . course C . match D . report （8）A . because B . if C . although D . unless （9）A . put B . brought C . pushed D . pulled （10）A . finally B . properly C . especially D . actually （11）A . following B . teaching C . asking D . shopping （12）A . toys B . math C . dresses D . music （13）A . In fact B . So far C . At first D . As usual （14）A . only B . still C . just D . even （15）A . I B . we C . you D . they 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共36分)2. （10分） In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men and women. And they all got the same answer: The sexes (性别) are different, because their brains are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men and women see the world in different ways.Boys, for example, generally are better than girls at mathematical (数学的) ideas. Boys also generally are better than girls at the kind of hand and eye movements necessary for ball sports. Girls, on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than boys. And they generally see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.What makes men and women better at one thing or another? The answer is the brain. The brain has two sides connected by nerve(神经) tracks. The left side generally is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is used for artistic creation and the expression for emotions. In men and women, different areas in each side of the brain develop differently. In boys, for example, its the area used for mathematics. In girls, it is the area used for language skills. Another interesting difference is that the two sides of a mans brain are connected by smaller nerves than the two sides of a womans brain area.（1）Which of the following is best to outline(概括) the article?A . Research on the BrainB . Differences between Men and WomenC . Who are Better, Boys or Girls（2）_ men and women think differently.A . The different brains makeB . The different experiences makeC . The influences of society make（3）According to the article, girls are generally better than boys at _ in your school.A . mathematicsB . physicsC . English（4）Which of the following is true?A . he left side of brain in boys generally develops better than that in girls.B . The left side of brain in girls generally develops better than that in boys.C . The area in girls used for language skills develops better.（5）In men and women the number of nerves connecting the halves of brain _.A . is the sameB . is differentC . is zero3. （10分） A rabbit is running into his hole. You may ask, “What happened?”Well, when a rabbit sees something dangerous, it runs away. Its tail moves up and down as it runs. When other rabbits see this tail moving up and down, they ran, too. They know there is danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.Many other animals use this kind of language. When a bee finds some food, it goes back to his home. It cant tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does dance in the air. This tells the bees where the food is.But animals say things by making sounds. A dog barks, for examples, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs(发出呼噜呼噜的声音) when pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning.But human beings have something that no animals have- a large number of words about things, actions, feelings or ideas. We are able to give each other information to tell or inform other people what is in our mind or how we feel. By writing words down we can remind ourselves of the things that have happened, or send messages to people far away. No animals can do this. No animals has the wonderful power of language.No one knows how man learned to make words. Somehow he learned to make them. As centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.People in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. A very large English dictionary, for examples, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we dont know all these. The words we know are called vocabulary. We should try to make our vocabulary larger. Read as many books as possible. When we met a new word, look it up in the dictionary. A dictionary is the most useful book.（1）Whats the meaning of the underlined word?A . 标语B . 信号C . 唱片D . 图像（2）A dog can tell something_.A . by giving signalsB . by making different soundsC . by purringD . by barking（3）It has been proved that no animals are able to_.A . give the others informationB . express their actions and feelings with wordsC . tell others how they feelD . make different sounds, each with its own meaning.（4）Generally speaking, what we mean by “vocabulary” is_.A . all the words that we knowB . more and more words we useC . all the words we needD . the dictionary which contains thousands of words（5）What must we do in order to make our vocabulary larger?A . Make more and more new wordsB . look up some new words in a dictionaryC . learn more languageD . Try to read as many books as possible4. （10分） A crow(乌鸦) is about twenty inches(英寸) long and black all over. Crows are dirty birds because they live on bad food. Crows eat a lot of waste food. In this way they are more useful to us than any birds. They clean up the dirty things in our streets. Crows are always hungry. They look for food all day, and in the evening you can see them in large numbers flying back to their nests(巢) in the trees. They sleep there at night.Crows are much noisier than other birds. Very often a large number of crows will get together on one house and talk. Sometimes they talk together, and sometimes they do it by turns(轮流) like human beings(人类). It is easy to tell(判断) from crows sound if they are pleased or angry. Perhaps crows talk a lot because they are friendly birds. A pair of crows will live together all their lives, and if one of them dies, the other one becomes very sad and quiet for the rest of its life and some time later it dies too.（1）Crows “live on bad food” means “ _ ”.A . Crows eat old bad foodB . Old bad food is crows nests.C . Crows make their nests on old bad food.D . Crows sleep on old bad food.（2）Crows are more useful to us because they _.A . are clean birdsB . can move away waste foodC . can make our streets cleanD . arent dirty（3）Crows always look for food _.A . in the eveningB . all dayC . in the morningD . at night（4）People cant hear crow talk _.A . togetherB . by turnsC . noisilyD . quietly（5）If a pair of crows loves each other, _A . they will not live togetherB . neither of them can live alone happily.C . they will dieD . one of them will die5. （6分）Comets(彗星) are parts of our solar system. Like the planets, they go around the sun.But comets are not made of solid rocks like planets. A comet is a ball of dust, stones, and ice. Many people call comets dirty snowballs.The snowballmay be only a few miles across. But when the sun heats the snowball,much of it is changed to gases. The gases spread out and form the comets head, which may be thousands of miles across.A comet moves fast in its trip around the sun. But when we see it, the comet does not seem to move. Thats because it is so far away. The moon moves fast, but when you look at it, you cant see any motion(运动). Thats because the moon is far away.Each year astronomers(天文学家) discover new comets. Some of them are seen only once. They make one trip around the sun and then go away out into space. The suns gravity cannot hold them.Other comets, like Halley, keep returning. They have been captured by the sun. Halleys earliest visit was probably 3,000 years ago. It may keep returning for another 3,000 years.But every time a comet goes around the sun, the comet loses part of itself. Gases and dust are pulled out of the comet. Thats why Halley is now dimmer（暗淡的） than it used to be. Next time it visits us, in 2062, it may be even dimmer. Each visit it may get dimmer and dimmer, until it finally disappears.（1）What is this passage mostly about?A . Comets and the sun.B . Why comets are like snowballs.C . Who discovered the first comet.D . Facts about comets.（2）How does the writer help the reader understand what a comet looks like?A . By telling about a famous one.B . By explaining how far away it is.C . By describing how fast it moves.D . By describing it as a dirty snowball.（3）What is the most likely reason the writer wrote this passage?A . To give information about comets.B . To tell readers about famous comets.C . To explain the importance of comets.D . To encourage readers to look for comets.三、 选词填空 (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）根据句意，选用方框内的词组完成句子。注意形式的变化。believe in, be thankful to, be thirsty for, give up, grow up（1）Dont_, my children. Keep working hard and you will win the match.Thank you, Mr. Zhang. Well try our best.（2）The woman_the people who have given her a hand when she was in trouble. （3）You _. So you must be able to look after yourself. （4）If you_yourself, you can succeed in doing everything. （5）The children in the mountains_knowledge. They want to open up their mind.四、 单词拼写 (共2题；共15分)7. （5分）根据首字母或汉语提示完成句子 （1）All of the_(行星)go around the sun （2）On MidAutumn Festival，my family always watch the_(月亮)together at night （3）I hope to fly to space by_(宇宙飞船)like Yang Liwei one day （4）The_(地球)is our motherWe must look after it well （5）Who_(发现)America in 1492？ 8. （10分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Are You Homesick（想家的）?Are you ready_leaving home? You cant help yourself feel less homesick. Here are some helpful ways：Bring a little bit of home with youIf you are going away from home,_(bring) your pillow or your favorite pajamas（睡衣）. You can also bring _picture) of the people youll miss and look at them when you want to.Keep busyThe more fun things you do, the _time youll have to feel homesick, so you can try to join in some_（activity）. Even if you are not completely（完全地） into them at first, you might soon start to have a good time.Stay in touchYou can plan _youll call your mom or dad. If you have a two-day visit, maybe you need to stay out for a night. Youd better call _(one) that night and again in the morning to make sure your parents know youre safe. With a camping trip, you might set a regular（规律的、定时的） day and time for a phone call home. You can also to stay in touch with your family and friends through the Internet. When you get in touch with someone, be_(sure) to talk about the funny things youre doing.Talk to someone when you need toSometimes, just telling someone that youre feeling a little homesick will help you feel better. Maybe you can tell a friend that you feel homesick and the two of you can do something fun- like_(tell) each other jokes. If youre at camp, a camp teacher would be a good person to talk _. He or she might have some ways to help you feel better.五、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共10分)9. （10分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格。(每空限填一词)We have only one earth. It is the only environment for humans, animals and plants to live or grow in. However, we are polluting our earth every day. Good news is that the whole world has realized the serious problems and has taken action to fight against it.World No Tobacco Day (May 31)The first World No Tobacco Day is April 7, 1988. Since 1989, it was changed to be May 31st every year. The purpose of the World No Tobacco Day is to encourage people not to smoke.World Water Day (March 22, 1993)United Nations named 22 March as the first World Water Day in 1993. Its a day to celebrate water. Its a day to prepare for how we manage water in the future. It is celebrated around the world every year.Earth Hour ( 2007)Earth Hour started for the first time on March 31, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. Since then, the last Saturday of every March was named as Earth hour day that year. On March 19, 2016, more than 350 famous buildings in 178 countries around the world turned off the lights for one hour to remind people to save electrical power.Actions in China to save our environmentSmoking is not allowed in all indoor public