2019年八年级下学期英语期中阶段性检测试卷B卷.doc

2019年八年级下学期英语期中阶段性检测试卷B卷一、 完型填空。 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分） In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In 1way, failure may be a way towards success. The “Spider-story” is often 2Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider3 a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough 4 in the rock. He tried six times. On the 5 time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to 6 the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made7models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked8 he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have 9 failures. Now I know 50,000 ways it wont10.So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused11？Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? So things will go12 next times.Second, is the goal（目标 ） youre trying to reach the right one? Try to do some 13 about what your real goals may be. Think about this question. “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me? This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldnt be doing any way.The third thing to keep in 14 about failure is that its a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself even though you may have 15 （1）A . other B . another C . first D . second （2）A . told B . said C . talked D . spoken （3）A . doing B . taking C . making D . playing （4）A . room B . house C . place D . soil （5）A . tenth B . sixth C . eighth D . seventh （6）A . save B . help C . defeat(打败) D . kill （7）A . hundred B . hundreds C . hundred of D . hundreds of （8）A . why B . when C . what D . who （9）A . not B . no C . never D . nothing （10）A . do B . make C . took D . work （11）A . one B . it C . that D . this （12）A . high B . large C . right D . bright （13）A . Thinking B . shopping C . reading D . cleaning （14）A . heart B . eyes C . ears D . mind （15）A . failed B . succeeded C . finished D . passed 二、 阅读理解。 (共3题；共30分)2. （10分）House for Rent$150 each monthTwo bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroomWith a beautiful gardenFive kilometers from the city centreTel: 55697954Sunny Shopping CenterAddress: No. 13 New RoadWeekdays: 9:00a.m.-9:30p.m.Weekends: 9:00a.m.-10:30p.m.Enjoy shopping here!Tel:88468332Part-time JobIn Big SupermarketA girl18-25years old160-170cm tallSmart, active, hardworking800 each monthTel:40202434（1）How much do you have to pay if you rent the house for half a year? A . $150.B . $600.C . $900.D . $1800.（2）Which number can you call if you want to rent the house?A . 55697945.B . 88468332.C . 55697954.D . 40202434.（3）You can leave Sunny Shopping Center at_ on Sunday.A . 10:00p.m.B . 9:30p.m.C . 10:30p.m.D . 11:00p.m.（4）What may ad 3 be looking for?A . A salesgirl.B . A teacher.C . A babysitter.D . A dentist.（5）If you want to get the part-time job, you must_.A . speak EnglishB . work hardC . be busyD . be 180cm tall3. （10分）阅读理解Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.I dont sing, said the man.But the lady told the waiter, Im tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!The waiter shouted across the room, Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!He had talent(天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just _your talent. （1）The lady asked the player to sing a song because _. A . she had paid him for thisB . she knew him very wellC . she wanted to have a changeD . she enjoyed his singing（2）Nat King Cole succeeded because _. A . the lady helped him a lotB . he caught the chanceC . he continued to play in the barD . he stopped playing the piano（3）The words sit on in the passage probably mean“ ” . A . fail to realizeB . forget to useC . try to developD . manage to show（4）From the story we know if you have some talent, you should _. A . hide it and waitB . ask others for helpC . pay no attention to itD . work hard to improve yourself（5）Which could be the best title (标题) for the passage? A . Sing in the BarB . Achieve Success in LifeC . Never Lose HeartD . Find Your Hidden Talent4. （10分）阅读理解Inventions make the world better, smarter and a little more fun.The folding bike helmet (头盔)People hate to wear a helmet because its thick and heavy. Morpher is a bike helmet made from plastics. It is just as strong as the traditional ones, but flexible (灵活的) enough to fold almost totally flat. Also it is much easier to carry.Shoes that tie themselvesAfter we see the movie Back to the Future, almost everyone wants a pair of self-tying shoes. Now, thanks to Nike, the shoe dream comes true. When you press a button, the shoes can tie themselves.The smart alarm clockHello SenseAn alarm clock, called Hello Sense, can improve your sleep. It can control the temperature, light and even air quality in your bedroom to help you have a perfect sleep environment. And it can record your sleep cycles.Sweet potatoes that could save livesThe lack (缺乏) of vitamin A can cause blindness and many other illnesses for illnesses. In sub-Saharan Africa, plant experts are helping them grow a kind of new sweet potatoes. These potatoes can help them fight against some illnesses.（1）The folding bike helmet is . A . thick and heavyB . made from metalC . not as strong as a traditional oneD . flexible enough to fold almost flat（2）Which company makes self-tying shoes? A . Adidas.B . Kappa.C . Nike.D . Li-Ning.（3）The smart alarm clock can NOT . A . improve our sleepB . control our weightC . record our sleep cyclesD . control the temperature in the bedroom（4）If a child has a poor eyesight, he may be in the lack of . A . vitamin AB . vitamin BC . vitamin CD . vitamin D（5）You can find the passage in a . A . newspaperB . story bookC . guide bookD . cookery book三、 词汇运用。 (共2题；共6分)5. （1分）Hello! Can I use your_please?6. （5分）(A)根据所给单词，在空白处填入其正确形式，每词限用一次。twenty hide advice science far（1）Last night the thief _behind the door first. （2）Could you give me some _about learning English? （3）Of all the bookshops, the _one is two miles away. （4）_often do a lot of research to help pandas. （5）Lucy is very happy today because it is her _birthday. 四、 语法填空。 (共1题；共1分)7. （1分）Can the little boy in a blue shirt over there _ (stay) at home alone?五、 任务型阅读。 (共1题；共5分)8. （5分） Something interesting always happens（发生） in our life. John is a doorman(看门人) of a club in a big city. Every day hundreds of people pass his door and a lot of them stop and say to him, “Whats the time, please?”A few days later, John thinks, “