冀教版2019-2020学年初中英语八年级下学期期中考试模拟试卷（2）B卷.doc

冀教版2019-2020学年初中英语八年级下学期期中考试模拟试卷（2）B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）完形填空。I have a good friend. His name is Nick. He is a middle school student. He usually 1at 5:30 every day. Then he has 2quick breakfast and 3to school at six. He usually goes to school by bus. First he 4to the bus stop. Then the bus takes 5to school. It usually takes him forty minutes6to school.My home is about two miles from school. I usually leave for school at about 6: 30. I usually get to school 7It takes me about twenty 8But sometimes I got there by bike. It takes me only ten minutes.There are different 9to get to school. But I like10best.（1）A . gets up B . get up C . got up D . gets （2）A . the B . a C . an D . / （3）A . go B . going C . goes D . went （4）A . walk B . on foot C . walks D . on feet （5）A . he B . his C . himself D . him （6）A . to get B . get C . gets D . getting （7）A . take a car B . ride a bike C . on foot D . take the subway （8）A . hour B . minute C . minutes D . hours （9）A . ways B . way C . the way D . the ways （10）A . walked B . walks C . walking D . walk 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2. （10分） Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and 1200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age.When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent(专利权) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.（1）How often did Edison make a new invention?A . About every fourteen daysB . About every seven daysC . About once a weekD . About twice a week（2）The underlined word “fired” in the passage means “_”A . Gave somebody a jobB . Set fire to somebodyC . Let somebody downD . Forced somebody to leave his job（3）Edison considered his deafness as_.A . something badB . a gift from godC . a kind of abilityD . a disadvantage（4）which of the following sentence is NOT true according to the passage?A . Edison had only 8 hours rest each day after his deafnessB . Edison got his education mostly by self-teachinGC . Edison had his first job in 1869D . Edisons inventions greatly improved the quality of peoples life（5）What does the passage mainly talk about?A . The function of the electric lightB . Edison and his experimentsC . The importance of inventionsD . The whole life of Edison.3. （10分） In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must be able to understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly, with confidence and without hesitation. Thirdly, we must be able to read the language and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to compose（组成）sentences that are grammatically correct. We must know how to arrange sentences in paragraphs, so as to write a good letter or composition.There is no easy way to succeed in language learning. A good memory is of great help, but it is not enough simply to memorize rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long lists of words and their meaning. We learn words not by ourselves, but in sentences. We must learn by using the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of advice for those who are studying a new language. Practice is very important. We must practice speaking and writing the language whenever we can. （1）The word “confidence” here probably means _.A . useB . eyesC . needD . feeling sure of ourselves（2）The writer advises us to _.A . speak more and write moreB . read moreC . speak moreD . use a dictionary（3）The first step in learning a language is _.A . readingB . speakingC . writingD . listening（4）Words should be learned _.A . from a dictionaryB . from a textbookC . in sentencesD . from a good grammar book（5）“Learn through use “is to say that _.A . we must practise speaking and writingB . we must learn by using the languageC . we must learn everything by languageD . we must remember grammar rules as many as possible4. （10分）阅读理解Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying(摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to the hospital, and a number of other people received light hurt.In total, over two hundred people were homeless. Mr Tan said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. “I was eating with my wife and children when we heard a loud noise,” he said. “Several minutes later, our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him safe but very frightened.”Mrs. Woo said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children. “There was no time to take anything,” she said. “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded(水淹的) area and the welfare department(福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.（1）How many homes were damaged in the storm in total?A . Fourteen.B . Twenty-one.C . Twenty-nine.D . Thirty-six.（2）Where was Mr. Tan when the storm began?A . He was in the park.B . He was inside the house.C . He was outside the house.D . He was on the roof.（3）Mrs. Woo and her children didnt get hurt because .A . her husband knew there would be a stormB . they were all outside the house when the storm cameC . she felt the house was moving and went out with her childrenD . the welfare department helped her（4）Soldiers were sent .A . to bring people food, clothes, etcB . to help people move into new housesC . to repair the damaged roofsD . to save people from the flooded area5. （10分）阅读理解Do you often talk with your parents? Here is some advice on how to talk with them.Try to start your talk with something fun. This will make talking easier. For example, ask them questions about their day. Hows work? They love this.Make it clear what you want to tell your parents. If they have an opinion, let them finish it and dont stop their talking. Ask them to do the same for you.Show them respect(尊敬) by listening to them carefully. Look them in the eye.Be honest. Honesty builds trust(信任). Life is good when your parents trust you.If your parents dont understand you, thats OK. It doesnt mean they dont love you. Sometimes you have to explain the things to them again.When you finish the talk, thank them for listening. Say something like, “thanks, that helped”. It will let them know this is important to you, and make them want to do it more often.（1）If you want to start a talk easily, you should say something _ at the beginning.A . funB . dishonestC . sadD . unhappy（2）While talking to your parents, you should look them in the eye to show you _ them.A . dislikeB . understandC . respectD . agree with（3）When your parents dont understand you, you can _.A . ask them to stopB . argue with themC . look them in the eyeD . explain your idea to them（4）When you finish the talk, you should _ your parents for listening.A . say goodbye toB . thankC . say sorry toD . ask（5）Whats the main idea of this passage?A . We should respect our parents.B . Its important to trust our parents.C . We should love our parentsD . There are some ways to communicate with our parents.三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）选词填空 A. different B. be harmful C. distance D. afford E. be carefulMake sure that the keyboard and the screen are in the right height for you. If they are not, you will get a backache.Make sure the screen is in the correct_from your eyes. If you wear glasses, make sure these glasses are suitable for using the computer. Some people use a_pair of glasses when they use a computer.Keep your screen clean and do not have it too bright. A dirty screen can hurt your eyes. A very bright screen can also be bad for your eyes. If you can_one, buy a computer screen. It will be better for you than using the screen of a TV set.When you use any software, you must_because some software can cause viruses in the computer. If your computer has viruses, it wont work or might even break down.四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）Eating too much meat is not good for _ (孩子). 五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）_(final)he won the prize. 六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）选择句子, 补全对话，其中有两项是多余的。A: Hello, Mary.B: Hello, everyone. You are all here._A: We are planning for a good-bye party, for the 3-year middle school life will be