人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷 .doc

人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷 一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）阅读短文, 从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Once upon a time, a little fish lived in a pond. But she wanted to go to the forest. The pond was deep, and high banks keep it from the view of the forest. Wanting to see the forest, the fish would jump out of water now and then, reaching 1over the pond with the strength of her tail. It seemed to her that, with a little more effort, she could fly, but unfortunately each time she would fall right back into the 2.The fishs mothera big fish with kind eyes would 3, “What would you want the forest for? We fish must live in water, and that is the way it is.”The fish would answer, “I want to go to the forest and that is my 4. And it must come true.”So she went to the little fairy(仙子) who had been friends with her for her whole life and pleaded(恳求), “Oh little fairy! I have been living in the water all the time. Now I am 5my small world. I want to see those big trees covered with beautiful flowers, leaves and fruits. I want to meet 6and animals.”To make her friend happy, the little fairy swung her little wand(魔杖). The rain started falling on the earth, and a few days later, the forest around the pond was covered with water,7the small pond into a lake. The fish swam to the forest. How 8it was! The fish was very excited because her dream would come true soon.“Hello,” the fish said to the flowers and the trees. She 9on and saw animals sitting on fallen trees which were sticking out of the water. But as soon as she swam closer to the trees, she saw that all the animals were very sad. “We are without 10. The water has flooded the whole forest,” the animals told the fish 11. All this made the fish very unhappy.“I am 12with this rain but my friendstrees and animals are quite unhappy. Oh little fairy! Please 13the rain. I will go back to my pond. I will be more pleased when trees, animals and birds are happy,” pleaded the fish. The water began to 14, and the animals were very glad and ran off, and the fish 15to the pond and she was happier than ever before.The art of happiness is to serve all. To be really happy, we must think not only of how we can help ourselves, but how we can help others.（1）A . lower B . farther C . higher D . faster （2）A . land B . pond C . lake D . forest （3）A . say B . speak C . shout D . laugh （4）A . way B . dream C . reply D . future （5）A . pleased with B . angry with C . tired of D . worried about （6）A . friends B . insects C . fish D . birds （7）A . rushing B . taking C . going D . turning （8）A . beautiful B . terrible C . quiet D . noisy （9）A . insisted B . jumped C . walked D . swam （10）A . food B . water C . sunshine D . idea （11）A . excitedly B . happily C . hopefully D . sadly （12）A . unhappy B . happy C . sorry D . busy （13）A . continue B . stop C . restart D . keep （14）A . rise B . appear C . fall D . lose （15）A . went B . came C . returned D . rushed 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共38分)2. （8分）Toys AnnoThe worlds smallest, but the most beautiful exhibition space for old-day toys.Opening hoursMondayFriday: 10a.m.6p.m.Sunday:9a.m.1p.m.National Museum, LondonBus 26/91/206FREE service for all young peopleaged 8-16Homework staff(工作人员) on hand to help youSpace to workBooks revision guidesFREE Internet useFREE printingManchester LibraryInformation ServiceEscape(逃脱) from the Mummys Tomb!Let our new online game take you to anold Egyptian tomb(埃及古墓).Become a brave explorer and collect wonderful things thousands of years old. But he carefultheres a mummy(木乃伊) going around the tomb.Can you bring the wonderful things safely back to World museum without being hurt by the mummy?Visit uk/ mummystomb and find out!Learning from poo (粪便)!1:30 p.m, 2:15 p.m, 3 p.m. JulyIt might sound terrible but archaeologists(考古学家) can find out many things from poolike how people in the past lived and what they are. If you have interests, come and join us to watch some samples(not real pool) and see if you can recreate the diets of our ancestors(祖先).Pick up a free ticket from the World Museum welcome desk.（1）What service does Toys Anno give?A . Offering largest toysB . Making beautiful toysC . Showing old-day toysD . Selling smallest toys（2）A boy aged ten CANT _ with Homework Support Service.A . ask the staff to do his homeworkB . print without payingC . search for information onlineD . review lessons with guides（3）Escape from the Mummys Tomb is a (an) _.A . guide bookB . online gameC . science fiction filmD . popular magazine（4）What information can we get from Learning from poo?A . Archaeologists can learn what people are in the past by studying their poo.B . The activity is open every morning in June.C . You can have a chance to watch the real poo of ancestors.D . You must buy a ticket to join in this activity.3. （10分）At school I have a good friend. He is an English boy .His name is Tom .He is twelve.We are in No. 3 Middle School .Were not in the same（同一个） class .He is in Class 2,Grade 1 .Toms sister is not a student .Her name is Jane .She is five .She is a nice girl .Miss Gao is my English teacher .She is thirty .Mr Wang is Toms Chinese teacher .He is thirty ,too .Theyre good teachers .请根据短文内容，回答问题： （1）Tom is _.A . EnglishB . EnglishC . ChineseD . JapaneseE . American（2）Tom is in _.A . Class four ,Grade TwoB . Class Two,Grade OneC . Class four ,Grade OneD . Class Three, Grade One（3）How old is Jane? A . fourB . five C . twelve D . six（4）Miss Gao is my _teacher .A . EnglishB . ChineseC . mathD . French（5）Tom and I _in the same class ,we _ in the same school .A . are ,aretB . are , areC . arent ,areD . arent, arent4. （10分）In every little girls toy box. there might be a Barbie Doll. Barbie is 50 years old this, year. It was designed(设计)in 1959 by an American businesswoman named Ruth Handler. She and her husband Elliott started the toy company Mattel. She named the new doll after their daughter Barbara. The first Barbie Doll appeared at the toy fair（交易会）New York on March 9th, 1959. This date is used as Barbies birthday.Mattel sold three hundred thousand Barbie Dolls in the first year at a price of three dollars. Today, a fifty-year-old Barbie in good condition might cost more than twenty-seven thousand dollars. Mattel says 90% of the girls in the United States aged from three to ten own at least one Barbie Doll. And girls aged three to six own an average（平均）of about twelve.When Mattel created Barbie Dolls half a century ago, they never thought this doll would become a legend. Now Barbie Dolls are famous all over the world. They are sold in one hundred and fifty countries, and every second three Barbie Dolls are sold around the world.（1）Who designed the first Barbie Doll in 1959?A . Mattel.B . Elliott.C . Barbara.D . Ruth Handler.（2）A Barbie D011 cost _dollars in the first year after it appeared.A . 3B . 50C . 90D . 27,000（3）What does the underlined word “legend” mean in the passage?A . 传播B . 传奇C . 传承D . 传达（4）The writer doesnt tell us _.A . Barbie Dolls are very popular with girlsB . Barbie Dolls sell well around the worldC . what the first Barbie Doll was based onD . the doll Barbie was named after Barbara（5）Whats the best title of the passage? _.A . Barbies birthdayB . Barbie DollsC . A lovely girl named BarbieD . Why are Barbies popular5. （10分）根据短文内容，选择正确答案Here is the result of a survey(调查) of the changes of means of transportation in China since 1970s. In the 1970s, people usually went to work on foot or by bike. There were few buses or cars. From the 1980s to 1990s, bikes and buses were the most popular means of transportation. Most people went to work by bike or by bus. Nowadays, more and more people have their own cars. They usually drive their cars to work. People can travel anywhere by train or by plane. Its fast and convenient(方便的) for most people to take the subway to work in some cities. Such as Beijing and Shanghai. In a word, more and more means of transportation will come to peoples life. It is believed that more and more people can go to the moon or other stars by spaceship someday.Passage 2Look at the chart. There are 50 students in Class Two. Here is the result of a survey of how students get to school in Class Two.Ways of getting to schoolOn footBy bikeBy busBy carBy subwayPercent(百分比)20%30%30%10%10%（1）Passage 1 mainly tells us in China. A . the most popular means of transportationB . people can fly to the moon by spaceship somedayC . the changes of means of transportation（2）In the 1970s, Chinese people usually to work. A . walked or took a trainB . took a bus or rode a bikeC . walked or rode a bike（3）Whats the Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase in Passage 1? A . 人们猜测B . 据调查C . 人们相信（4）There are ways of getting to school in Class Two. A . fiveB . sixC . seven（5）There are students riding their bikes to school in Class Two. A . 10B . 15C . 20三、 选词填空 (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。go, loud, eight, radio, read, music, live, restaurant, when, outJim and Bill work in the same factory. They_in the same building, too. Jims room is on the seventh floor and Bills is on the _. They often go work in the morning and have lunch in the same _at noon. After work they go home.Bill likes listening to music so he bought a radio and turns it on _he is at home. It is so _that Jim can hear it in his room. He likes_. The loud music often makes him close the window. Its very hot in the room, he has to stop reading and goes _for a walk.One evening Jim was very tired. He _to bed after supper. But he couldnt fall asleep because of the music. He had to get up and went to Bills room and said, “Could I borrow your _, please？”“Certainly,” said Bill, “Are you interested in_, too?”“No,” answered the young man, “I want to have a good sleep tonight.”四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共4分)7. （4分）词汇检测（1）Please tell me about the accident in_(详细)（2）Whats _(特别) about the picture?（3）Can you offer me a _(乘坐)?（4）_(确切)speaking, I have no intention to go abroad next year.五、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)8. （1分）There are many_(potato) on the table. 六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，完成下面表格，把答案写在答题卡指定的位置上。 Four students were invited to an interview by the local English newspaper to share their opinions on after-class activities. The following is what they said in the interview.Mary: In our school, after-class activities are very popular. Students in our school enjoy many different kinds of after-class activities, such as the English corner, swimming, playing the piano and singing. I take part in the chess club. I play with other club members after class every day.Erin: Im a member of the music club in our school. I can learn different kinds of music instruments, including the violin, the piano, the guitar and so on. I like playing the piano best. Its very interesting.John: I take part in the poem club after class. I have learned a lot from the activities which are held by the club. I can not only improve my skills of poem writing, but also make a lo