2019-2020年八年级下学期英语期末考试试卷B卷.doc

2019-2020年八年级下学期英语期末考试试卷B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分) (共4题；共30分)1. （6分）阅读理解 Let children learn to Judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other peoples. In the same way, children learning to do all the other things: they learn to do without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle, compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not. If it is a matter of right answer, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine(常规)work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he cant find the way to get the right answer. Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, and how to know what they know or do not know. （1）According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by . A . listening to skilled peoples adviceB . asking older people many questionsC . making mistakes and having them correctedD . doing what other people do（2）Which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do? A . Give children correct answers.B . Allow children to make mistakes.C . Point Out childrens mistakes to them.D . Let children mark their own work.（3）According to the writer, teachers in school should . A . allow children to learn from each otherB . point out childrens mistakes whenever foundC . give children more book knowledgeD . correct childrens mistakes as soon as possible（4）The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are . A . different from learning other skillsB . the same as learning skillsC . more important than other skillsD . not really important skills2. （8分）阅读理解Every year hundreds of people try to climb the worlds highest mountain or walk through rainforests(雨林). Lets take a look at two of the 21st centurys(世纪的) greatest adventurers(冒险家).A mountain climberDo you know that more than 4，000 people have climbed Mount Everest? Gerlinde is one of them. She is one of the worlds greatest climbers and has climbed all the mountains over 8，000 meters in the world. Its difficult to climb mountains in cold weather, but Gerlinde loves it. She started climbing the mountains near her home as a teenager. When she left school, she became a nurse but always went climbing in her free time.An Amazon adventurerEd Stafford is the first person to walk along the Amazon River from the mountains of Peru to the mouth of the river in Brazil. His journey took two years and four months. There are many dangerous animals in the rainforest. But Ed was lucky and he was only bitten(咬) by small insects(昆虫). On his trip, Ed had to look for fruit or catch fish each morning. Sometimes food was hard to find and Ed was often tired and hungry. So he used a radio to ask the people of the rainforest for food and help.（1）Gerlinde started going mountain climbing when she_. A . left schoolB . became a nurseC . was a teenagerD . finished the trip to Amazon（2）What does the underlined word “it” refer to(指的是)? A . To climb all the mountains in the world.B . To climb mountains in cold weather.C . To be the worlds greatest climber.D . To climb Mount Everest.（3）What can we know from Eds journey? A . It was very dangerous.B . It was cold in the rainforest.C . It was easy to find food.D . It took four years and two months.（4）Ed might NOT see _in the rainforest. A . peopleB . snakesC . fruitD . insects（5）Which of the following is TRUE? A . Ed was once bitten by snakes on his trip to Amazon River.B . Gerlinde is the first person to climb Mount Everest in the world.C . More than 4，000 people climb Mount Everest every year.D . Gerlinde has climbed all the mountains over 8，000 meters.3. （8分）阅读理解 You wake up and dont feel well. You have a headache and dont want to get out of bed. And you cant breathe out of your nose. Whats wrong? You may have a cold！Signs (迹象) of a coldlow fever sore throat coughing runny nose and watery eyes feeling cold, tired and not hungry hard to breathe because of your stuffy (不通的) noseHot drinks make you cough less, and your sore throat will be better, so have some chicken soup. A steamy shower (热水澡) helps your nose feel better. Have a good rest. Go to bed a little earlier for a few nights. If youre stressed, you will feel worse when you have a cold. So try to relax and use the time to read, listen to music or watch a movie. （1）Which may NOT be a sign of a cold? A . Having a sore throat.B . Having a low fever.C . Getting a bad cough.D . Always feeling hungry.（2）When your nose is stuffy, _. A . you can sleep wellB . its difficult for you to breatheC . youll have a high feverD . its hard for you to hear clearly（3）Your sore throat may get better if you_. A . have some hot soupB . have a steamy showerC . exercise moreD . get some sleep（4）The underlined word “stressed” means “_” in Chinese. A . 放松的B . 焦虑的C . 瞌睡的D . 精神的（5）The last part is mainly about_. A . what the signs of a cold areB . why young children catch a cold easilyC . what we can do to feel better if we have a coldD . why we should develop healthy habits4. （8分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Whats the first thing that you notice when you walk into your favorite restaurant? Is it the smell of fresh pizza, or the sight of your favorite desserts? Food that looks and smells good will probably taste good, but what about sound? Is that important, too?Scientists now believe that the taste of food can change when your ears hear different sounds, but it has to be right kind of sound. When you turn on a microwave with popcorn in it, it soon starts to pop. Do you think, That sounds tasty!?Not really, you probably think its nearly ready. But when you smell it, you go to get the salt and the butter. Hearing the popcorn makes you think about it, but smelling it tells you that it tastes good. So what arc the sounds to change the tastes of the things?In an experiment(实验)in a fish restaurant, customers(顾客)listened to the sound of the seaside while they ate. Did it make a difference? Yes, it did Listening to the sea seemed to improve the taste of the food. It was fresher and saltier. When the restaurant tried the same experiment with the sound of the farm animals, there was no difference in taste. The results are going to be useful for restaurants. Perhaps they will try to use fewer unhealthy things, like salt and sugar in food With the right music or sounds, perhaps we wont taste the difference. Restaurants are also beginning to set a connection(联系)between food and the sound that the packet(包装袋)makes. Pick up a packet of your favorite potato chips, what does it sound like? One restaurant recently changed the material(材料)that they used to make their potato chip packets because experiments show that the packet which makes a right noise will make customers think the potato chips are fresher. Another idea is that a list of music will begin to appear on food packets, so if you dont like your green vegetables, the right music or sounds could help you learn to love them. （1）According to the passage, what do you do when popcorn makes noise in the microwave? A . You plan what you will put on it.B . You start to smell it.C . You take it out of the microwave.D . You begin to imagine the taste of it.（2）What does the word improve in Paragraph 3 mean in tile third paragraph? A . Make something better.B . Make something worse.C . Make something useful.D . Make something bigger.（3）Why is the material of the food bag important? A . Customers want it to sound and look right.B . Customers enjoy looking at the different materials.C . Customers think the food is good if it makes the right sound.D . Customers dont like noisy packet.（4）The writer wrote the passage. A . to find out if people like pizzaB . to explain how sound can change the tastes of foodC . to tell different tastes and smells of foodD . to make people eat more green vegetables二、 任务型阅读(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分) (共1题；共10分)5. （10分）阅读短文，回答问题。 When Mike was little, his father died. Life became difficult for Mike and his mother. Sometimes they couldnt have enough food to eat. Though it was difficult, his mother worked hard to raise Mike up with the best possible care and education.When Mike grew up, he got a chance to move to America for his further study. He studied hard and became an engineer, living a good life. He often sent home letters with much money for his mother. However, with many reasons, he didnt go back to visit his mother year after year.When his mother died, Mike returned and held a big funeral (葬礼). His mother left behind a box that she always carried around. Mike opened it and started to cry loudly.The box was filled with $100 dollar bills and a piece of paper. It read, Son. I dont need to spend much money. I miss you a lot. Every time I hear a car passing by, I run out of the door but it isnt you. I save the money for you so that you can use it whenever you need it.（1）Why did Mike move to America? (不超过10个词) （2）What did Mike send home when he was in America? (不超过10个词) （3）Why did Mikes mother save all the money? (不超过20个词) 三、 完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分) (共1题；共15分)6. （15分）完形填空 Dorothy lived in a small house in Kansas, with her uncle, aunt and a little black1called Toto. Sometimes there was a cyclone（飕风）in Kansas. It could, blow everything away. 2usually there were cellars（地窖）under all the houses. People went into their cellars when a cyclone came. One day, a cyclone was coming. So they3went into the cellar, but the dog Toto was so4that he ran under the bed. Dorothy had to pick5up. But6she got to the cellar door with Toto, the cyclone arrived and the house was moving！It went slowly up into the sky. Dorothy was afraid. “But we7do anything about it, ”she said to Toto, “So lets wait and see. Soon, they went to sleep. When Dorothy8, the house was on the ground. She opened the door and found she was in a new place. Then, she saw three short men and a little old woman9a white dress. The woman walked up to Dorothy and said, Thank you！You killed the Witch（巫婆）of the East, and you10us. Dorothy was really surprised. （1）A . cat B . dog C . mouse D . bird （2）A . So B . But C . Then D . And （3）A . slowly B . strictly C . quickly D . usually （4）A . lucky B . afraid C . sad D . happy （5）A . her B . them C . him D . you （6）A . before B . after C . then D . soon （7）A . wont B . neednt C . cant D . mustnt （8）A . woke up B . listened to C . slept up D . went along （9）A . buying B . wearing C . getting D . putting （10）A . saved B . killed C . loved D . got 四、 语法填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）They allow people _ (keep) in touch with each other anytime, anywhere. 五、 单词拼写(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) (共10题；共10分)8. （1分）Saturday is my _ (最忙的) day in a week. 9. （1分）He always comes first in the tests because he is the mo