2019年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题A卷.doc

2019年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题A卷一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）flat A . ageB . practiceC . table2. （2分）You can _ on the snow hills. A . go skatingB . go skiingC . go boatingD . go swimming3. （2分）Miss White is a good teacher. She usually _. A . helps me to EnglishB . help me learn EnglishC . helps me with my English.D . help me leaning English4. （2分） Would you like _ some apples? Yes, please.A . to haveB . haveC . havingD . Has5. （2分）Della likes dancing, but doesnt like swimming._.A . So does MaryB . Neither does MaryC . So it is With MaryD . Nor does Mary6. （2分）一 What happened?一 Someone has_ out in the office. Lets call 120.A . passedB . lookedC . gone7. （2分）Jumping is difficult as well as _.A . runB . runsC . runningD . will run8. （2分）you practice, you can play the violin.A . The more; the wellB . The more; the more wellC . The more; the betterD . More; well9. （2分）They enjoy _ their friends to see their beautiful flowers. A . inviteB . invitedC . invitingD . to invite10. （2分） You _ younger than you are.Thank you.A . lookB . seeC . find二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11. （10分）完形填空One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to 1their time.He gave an example that those students would never forget.He pulled out a wide jar (罐子) and put it on the table. He also took out several rocks and carefully put them into the jar one at a time.When no more rocks would 2inside, he asked, Is this jar full?Everyone in the class shouted, Yes.The teacher replied, Really? He pulled out a box of small stones.He dumped some in and 3the jar.The stones went down into the spaces 4the big rocks.He then asked the group once more, Is this jar full?Probably not, one of them answered.Good! he replied.He brought out a glass of sand and dumped the sand into the jar and it went into all of the spaces 5.Once more he asked the question, Is this jar full?No! the class shouted.Once again he said, Good! Then he poured a cup of water in 6the jar was full.Then he asked, What is the key point here? One student put up his hand and said, The key point here is that even if you are busy, you can 7plan everything well if you try really hard!No, the speaker replied, thats not the point.The point is if you dont put the big rocks in 8, youll never get them in.What are the big rocks in your 9? Time with your loved ones, your education, or your dreams? Remember to put these big rocks in first, or youll never get them in 10.（1）A . spend B . take C . kill D . arrange （2）A . drop B . fall C . fit D . set （3）A . threw B . broke C . shook D . hit （4）A . between B . in C . under D . among （5）A . added B . made C . offered D . left （6）A . before B . until C . after D . when （7）A . only B . even C . also D . still （8）A . first B . later C . immediately D . finally （9）A . life B . family C . education D . study （10）A . at least B . at first C . at once D . at all 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共26分)12. （10分） One day, a tiger saw a frog(青蛙) He had never seen a frog before He said,“I want to eat you But first tell me who you are”The frog said,“Im the king(国王)of the frogs! I can do all kinds of wonderful things”“Really? said the tigerCan you show me what you can do?”“All right. Lets jump across the river. I can jump longer than you.answered the frogThey came to the river, The tiger jumped across itHe was surprised to see the frog was in front of him“Im waiting for you, Mr Tiger”said the frog, laughingWhile the tiger was ready for his jumpthe frog held(拉)the tigers tail(尾巴)and got some tigers hair in his mouthBut the tiger didnt know“Why do you have some tigers hair in your mouth? asked the tiger“Oh. said the frog,“Yesterday I killed(杀)a tiger and ate him”After hearing that, the tiger ran away quickly（1）What did the tiger want to do at first? He wanted to A . jump overB . run a race(比赛)with the frogC . eat the frog （2）What was the frog good at? A . RunningB . JumpingC . Eating（3）Why was the tiger surprised? Because A . he found the frog was the king of the frogB . the frog wanted to kill himC . the frog also jumped across the river（4）How did the frog jump across the river? By A . waiting for the tigerB . holding the tigers tailC . eating the tigers hair（5）Who do you think is cleverer?A . The tiger B . The frogC . Neither13. （8分）阅读理解 A cow, a tree and some flowers Mia Buckley, 12, drew this doodle（涂鸦）to show Ireland in her eyes. She is the winner of the Irish Doodle 4 Google competition. It is a national competition and students can make a Google homepage logo（ 徽 标 ）every year. At last, she beat other 74 competitors to get her pictures place on the Google Ireland homepage.Because she won, Buckley got a scholarship for 5,000 euros (35,885 yuan) and a computer.She studies at Summer cove National School, Ireland. And her school also got 10,000 euros.This years competition theme（主题）was Ireland Is. Buckleys work is called Ireland is a land so green. She used pictures of farm life, flowers, sports and music to show Irish life. The pictures had got the highest number of votes （Doodle team then chose the winner投票）in each of the five class groups. And the GoogleRonan Harries, head of Google in Ireland, likes her work. Mias doodle caught our eyes. She really showed Irelands rural heritage（乡村景观遗产）, as well as our love of music and sports, he told The Irish Examiner, an everyday newspaper in Ireland. And she did a good job showing the Google logo with bright colors and a clear theme. Ronan Harris also thanked all the students who took part in the competition.Mias doodle will go live in Ireland on the Google homepage on Easter Monday, March 28.（1）The first paragraph shows that Mia Buckley . A . is a 12-year-old girlB . can catch birds wellC . lost the competitionD . works for the Google（2）From the passage, we know it is for Mia Buckley to win the competition. A . easyB . meaningfulC . interestingD . dangerous（3）The writer uses Ronan Harries words to talk about . A . where Buckley comes fromB . where the competition beginsC . why Buckley was chosen as a winnerD . how Buckley drew her colorful pictures（4）What will happen with Buckleys work? A . It will be on a farm in March.B . Google Ireland will use it as a homepage.C . Buckley will give it to her school.D . Ronan Harries will sell it for money.14. （8分）根据短文内容，选择正确答案。DThe students are having their chemistry (化学) class. Miss Liu is telling the children what water is like. After that, she asks her students, “Whats water?”No one speaks for a few minutes. Miss Liu asks again, “Why dont you answer my question? Dont I tell you what water is like?”Then a boy puts up his hand and says, “Miss Liu, you tell us that water has no color and no smell. But where can we find such kind of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has bad smell. Most of the children agree with (同意) him.“Im sorry, children.” says Miss Liu. “Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. Thats a problem. （1）The students are having their _ class.A . EnglishB . ChineseC . chemistryD . Maths（2）Miss Liu is telling the children what _ is like.A . waterB . airC . the earthD . the weather（3）What is the water like behind the boys house?A . No color.B . Bad smell.C . Black.D . Both B and（4）The water in the river has color and smell because its getting _.A . longer and longerB . shorter and shorterC . cleaner and cleanerD . dirtier and dirtier四、 任务型阅读 (共2题；共10分)15. （5分）阅读短文，根据要求完成文后的题目。There was once a King and he wanted to find out who could paint the best picture of peace. And he would offer a prize to the artist. Many artists tried. The King looked at all the pictures but there were only two he really liked and he had to choose between them.One picture was of a calm(平静的) lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. Everyone thought that was a perfect picture of peace.The other picture had mountains too. But these were rugged(崎岖的） and bare（无遮蔽的）.Above was an angry sky. And it was raining and lightening. Down the side of the mountain, a waterfall fell quickly. This did not look peaceful at all.But when the King looked carefully, he saw behind the waterfall a bush(矮树丛)growing in a crack（裂缝） in the rock In the bush a mother bird had built her nest（巢，窝）, There, she sat on her nest in perfect peace.Which picture do you think won the prize?The King chose the second picture.Because, said the King, peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the middle of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.（1）What did the King want the artists to do? (no more than 10 words)_（2）What did everyone think of the 1st picture? (no more than 7 words)_（3）Why did the King choose the 2nd picture?(no more than 11 words)_（4）请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语_（5）请给短文拟一个适当的英文题目_16. （5分）根据短文内容从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，使短文完整、通顺，有的需要变换形式shop, have, because, I, onToday my uncle buys a computer for my birthday. It _a black keyboard and a white mouse. I am very happy _I can search for information about my homework _the Internet. I can also listen to music, learn English and go _on the computer. Do you want to be my friend? Please send emails to _五、 句型转换 (共5题；共34分)17. （15分）完成句子（1）He has more friends than me .（改为同义句）I _ friends than him .（2）He went back home after he cleaned the classroom yesterday . (改为同义句)He _ go home _ he cleaned the classroom yesterday .（3）The foreigners are visiting the park now .(用 tomorrow改写)The foreigners _ _ the park tomorrow.（4）I think you should finish your homework first .(改为否定句 )I _ think you _ finish your homework first .（5）You are not as popular as your best friend (改为同义句 )Your best friend is _ than you .（6）We were lisenting to the teacher when she came in .( 对划线部分提问 )_ _ you _ when she came in ?（7）He does his homework every day .( 用at this time yesterday改写句子 )He _ his homework at this time yesterday .18. （2分）My qq number is 67891369. （对划线部分提问） _ _ qq number?19. （14分）同义句转换, 每空一词。（1）I hope to receive a letter from you soon.I hope to _ _ you soon.（2）You seem to have a lot of hobbies.It _ that you _ a lot of hobbies.（3）Can you tell me how I can deal with these problems?Can you tell me _ _ _ _ these problems?（4）Why not plan your time more carefully?_ _ _ _ your time more carefully?（5）We need a discussion about when and where we shall have a sports m