冀教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷D卷.doc

冀教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷D卷一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）We have _ English at 9:00 and have _ break at 10:00. A . an; aB . /; aC . an; /D . a; a2. （2分）（2016重庆） This kind of watch is much today than last month. Would you like to have one? Really? Ill take one.A . the most expensiveB . the cheapestC . more expensiveD . cheaper3. （2分）They had a wonderful time _. A . chating on the InternetB . chatting on the InternetC . chating in the InternetD . chatting in the Internet4. （2分） Is Huanghe River the longest river in China? No. Its the second _. The Changjiang River is the longest.A . longB . longerC . longest5. （2分）Please _ who broke the window. A . find outB . findC . look forD . look out6. （2分） Not only the young but also the old are getting interested _ Wechat (微信). They can communicate more freely.A . byB . aboutC . inD . For7. （2分）（2015黑龙江牡丹江）Children in poor mountain villages _ learning about the outside world.A . are good withB . are thirsty forC . are thankful to8. （2分）Mr. Smith is a . He works in a police station.A . farmerB . teacherC . workerD . policeman9. （2分）（2017重庆）Peter is _ boy in our class and he often helps us carry heavy things. A . strongB . strongerC . strongestD . the strongest10. （2分）一 Excuse me, look at the sign No Photos!一 Sorry, I _ it.A . dont seeB . cant seeC . wont seeD . didnt see二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11. （10分）完形填空 There are many ways for us to learn English. Different people have different ways. But I think the best way to learn English is1it. Do you 2with me?Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all very3in learning English. So we should learn the four English skills. While learning English, we need to4many words, grammar(语法)rules and know about 5cultures. Some people learn English by listening to the 6or watching TV. They try to 7English with their friends every day. You dont need to care how badly you speak. The more you speak, the better your English will become. Some people go to the English corner to 8English. They also read English storybooks very often. When they meet a new word，they will look it up (查阅) in 9You should also practice 10in English every day. Keep trying and working hard to improve your English. （1）A . speaking B . writing C . using D . reading （2）A . start B . agree(同意) C . study D . talk （3）A . interested B . excited C . happy D . important （4）A . make B . know C . repeat D . follow （5）A . Western B . Chinese C . official D . national （6）A . book B . radio C . word D . movie （7）A . speak B . say C . tell D . listen （8）A . practice B . enjoy C . remember D . describe （9）A . an English corner B . a TV program C . a storybook D . a dictionary （10）A . writing B . listening C . making D . speaking 三、 阅读理解 (共4题；共56分)12. （8分）阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A Yu Dabao was born in 1988 in Qingdao. He loved playing soccer when he was a kid. When he was young, his father took him for training. People called Yu Chinas lucky star because he saved his team many times in important games. Zhang Dasheng is from Shanxi. When he was 5 years old, he fell in love in driving. Now, he is 24 years old and he becomes the first Chinese to be chosen in Porsches young driver development program. Emma Watson was born in 1991. She is a British actress. She played the beautiful princess in Disneys new movie. She also sang for the movie. It was the first time for her to do so in her career. The movie has been shown in China. On January 27, Emma Stone won the Best Actress Oscar. She is only 28 years now! Stone loved acting as a child. At the age of 14, she left high school. Then she moved to Los Angeles with her family in order to build an acting career.（1）Who took Yu Dabao for training? A . Himself.B . His mother.C . Nobody.D . His father.（2）What is Zhang Dasheng good at? A . Playing soccer.B . Singing.C . Driving.D . Acting.（3）How old is Emma Watson? A . 26.B . 30.C . 28.D . 29.（4）Where did Emma Stone move when she was 14? A . Shanxi .B . Qingdao.C . British.D . Los Angeles.13. （8分）阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Not so long ago, people lived in big families. Children grew up knowing their cousins, aunts and uncles, grandparents, and other relatives. These children felt connected.At that time, people were connected to their food. Most people grew their own vegetables and fruit. Many families had a house cow for milk, cheese, butter and cream. Most families also had meat animals. When visitors came unexpectedly, dad would be sent to kill the chook (鸡) for dinner. Everyone helped with cooking and mealtimes were a social event. When the meal ended, most of the families cleaned up and washed up together. But how different is the situation today?The fast life is all around usfast food, fast cars, fast conversations, fast families, fast holidays. Our fast-paced life has weakened these connections. We have been fooled into thinking we need to, or even must, be fast and have what the fast life gives us. Stress is leading to many new health problems.The way to solve the problem is the Slow Movement. It aims to deal with the problem of time poverty (缺乏) through making connections. It supports a growing cultural change towards slowing down. It has spread to more than sixty countries and become a worldwide movement.The Slow Movement tells us that we need to slow down and connect with our life. We need connection to peopleourselves, our family, our community, our friendsto food, to place (where we live), and to life.By being part of the Slow Movement, many people have known how they lost connection to most sides of their lives and to the natural world and rhythms (节奏) around them. And more importantly, they have reconnectedthey have lived a new connected lifestyle.（1）If we are connected to our food, we _. A . eat each meal slowlyB . buy our food by ourselvesC . prepare and cook our food by ourselvesD . enjoy our mealtimes with other family members（2）According to the passage, which of the following words groups can be used to describe todays life? A . Fast, disconnected, stressful.B . Rich, disconnected, comfortable.C . Healthy, busy, disconnected.D . Convenient, relaxing, fast.（3）By the underlined sentence, the writer mainly wants to tell us that many people _. A . have got used to fast lifeB . have benefited from fast lifeC . have diseases caused by fast lifeD . have unwise opinions about fast life（4）Whats the purpose of the passage? A . To compare modern life with traditional life.B . To support a world-wide movement.C . To explain the disadvantages of disconnected life.D . To explain the meaning of making a connection.14. （10分）For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshoppingwatching TV and buying things by phone.Now teleshopping is starting in Europe (欧洲).In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things.Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example.The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made 100 million.In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about 20 million a year to buy things through these channels.In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day.Then the government allowed (允许) more telepshopping.Other channels can open for telebusiness, including (包括) the largest American teleshopping company and a 24hour teleshopping company.German businessmen are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes.With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason.But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping.They call teleshopping “junk (垃圾) on the air”.Many Europeans usually worry about the quality (质量) of the things for sale on TV.Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies.They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell.They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.（1）Teleshopping is _ in Europe.A . not popularB . growingC . not possibleD . cheap（2）People like teleshopping because it is _ .A . AmericanB . cheaperC . easierD . more popular（3）Some Europeans dont like teleshopping because they _ .A . dont like to buy thingsB . dont watch TVC . believe the things sold on TV are expensiveD . think the things sold on TV are bad quality（4）In Germany, teleshopping may _ .A . help businessmen get more moneyB . keep the shops open longerC . have fewer buyersD . bring better TV programmes（5）The best title of this passage is _ .A . American TeleshoppingB . Teleshopping CompaniesC . Teleshopping in EuropeD . TeleshoppingJunk on the Air15. （30分）Answer the questions. When you hear the name Hollywood, you probably think of excitement, lights, cameras and movie stars. Famous actors are not the only important people in the entertainment business. Directors and producers are important, too. Today, Hollywood is full of producers and directors. And it is one of the tourist destinations in America.In 1911 the small, peaceful village of Hollywood in California voted to become part of Los Angeles. Today, over 100 years later, this village has grown into the home of one of the best-known industries in the world- the American film industry.With this growth, came many well-known symbols. There is the famous Hollywood sign which stands above the hills of the town. The first sign was built in 1923. Then there is Hollywood Hall of Fame, where great actresses, actors and directors leave their footprints or handprints. Norma Tallmadge was the first actress to do this in 1927. But most famous of all are the Oscar Academy Awards(奥斯卡颁奖). In March of every year a number of actresses, actors and directors wait nervously to find out if they have won an Oscar. The 85th Oscar Academy Awards was held on February 25, 2013, in Los Angeles. Ang Lee(李安),a Chinese director won the best director again. It was his second time to win an Oscar.Nowadays it becomes more and more common for films to be made away from Hollywood itself, but it remains the home of films, and thousands of hopeful young actresses, actors, writers and directors still come to the Dream Factory every year. But not all Hollywood dreams have been happy ones- as one actress, who later died tragically(悲惨地), said, Hollywood is a place where they will pay you 500 dollars for a kiss, and 50 cents for your so