2019年八年级上学期英语期中卷（II ）卷.doc

2019年八年级上学期英语期中卷（II ）卷一、 单项选择 (共20题；共40分)1. （2分）Whats this in English?_A . Its a orange.B . This is a pen.C . Its a key.D . Its red.2. （2分）- How can we live a greener life?- We should save energy and reduce pollution.A . noB . lessC . more3. （2分） give him a watch?A . What aboutB . LetsC . Why dontD . Why dont you4. （2分）The new iPhone X is much _ than iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. A . expensiveB . so expensiveC . more expensiveD . the most expensive5. （2分）Dont decide _ important matters too quickly. A . toB . inC . onD . by6. （2分）Would you show me your room? I heard you_ a really pretty picture on the wall. A . put upB . put offC . put outD . put in7. （2分） You wont mind me _ some photos here, will you? _. You can just enjoy them with your eyes, I think.A . taking； Better not.B . taking； Of course notC . to take； Better notD . to take； Of course not8. （2分）Mike is _, but his brother Sam is much _.A . heavy; heavierB . heavy; heaviestC . heavier; heaviestD . heavier; the heaviest9. （2分）Stop _ the tree! The forests are getting smaller and smaller. A . cutting downB . cutting offC . putting downD . putting off10. （2分） What do you think of John? I cant _ him.A . mindB . standC . agreeD . standing11. （2分）You have much time _ photos. Yes. What _ can you see in the photo?A . taking; elseB . to take; otherC . to take; elseD . taking; other12. （2分）（2016莆田）Whos the man _ black over there.Hes Mr. Green.A . withB . inC . on13. （2分）（2016莆田）Look! The twins are carrying the table away, because it _ too much space. A . makes upB . picks upC . takes up14. （2分）What are you thinking about? Im just looking at the skyA . EverythingB . AnythingC . SomethingD . Nothing15. （2分）He speaks English well, but of course not _ a person born in England. A . so clearly asB . as clear asC . more clearlyD . clearer than16. （2分）Linda is _ her mother in many ways. For example, they are both tall and thin.A . similar toB . kind toC . friendly toD . different from17. （2分）Everything is getting.A . good and betterB . better and betterC . best and betterD . best and best18. （2分）Rememberoff the lights when you leave the classroom. A . turnB . to turnC . turningD . turned19. （2分） will Mr. Brown be back? In an hour. A . How longB . How oftenC . How muchD . How soon20. （2分）Most teenagers dont like to talk with their parents, but I am _ them. I love to talk with my parents.A . the same asB . different fromC . interested inD . angry with二、 完形填空 (共1题；共7分)21. （7分） When Bill and Kate married(结婚), neither of them had much money, so they were not able to 1 a house. Two years later, Bills father died (去世了) and2 him some money, so they bought a house. When they moved into 3for the first time, one of Bills friends sent him a bottle of wine4 a present. The bottle was in a paper box.At that time, Bill and Kate had a lot of 5to do. They had to clean the house and decided where to put their TV sets, beds, cupboards, desks and tables. They were so busy that they forgot about the bottle of wine. They put it in a cupboard and didnt 6open the paper box. A few months later, when they had a baby, Bill7 some friends to his house. He thought of the wine and found it out from the cupboard. It was so sweet. Bill had never thought that would be the best present for the wonderful party for his wife and his baby.（1）A . borrow B . live C . buy D . move （2）A . gave B . lent C . returned D . left （3）A . that B . it C . there D . here （4）A . to B . like C . as D . for （5）A . job B . work C . thing D . working （6）A . yet B . ever C . even D . just （7）A . took B . invited C . asked D . brought 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共43分)22. （10分） Here are two stories from different parts of the world. They seem strange but, believe it or not, they re all true!John Lee was an Englishman who refused to be hanged! In 1884 the police said Lee had killed an old woman who he used to work with. There was nothing to show that Lee had killed the woman. Lee told the police he hadnt done it, but no one believed him and he was going to be hanged. On the day of the hanging, however, the door in the floor, through which Lees body would fall, did not open. They tried three times but each time the door stayed closed, even though it had worked well the day before. In the end they sent Lee back to prison, where he lived for the next twenty-two years. At all times, John Lee said he hadnt killed the woman, and he believed it was the hand of God that had saved him from death by hanging.The police in Venezuela (委内瑞拉)in South America followed a man home one night. He was the thief they wanted to catch. However, half of his house was standing in Venezuela and the other half was standing in Colombia (哥伦比亚). Venezuelas neighbor. When the police entered the house, the man ran upstairs to his bedroom, which was in Colombia, and called his lawyer (律师). The Venezuelan police were not allowed to enter Colombia so they could not enter the bedroom. They asked the police in Colombia to help. The Colombian police refused to help because the mans crime (罪行)was not a crime in Colombia. In the end, the Venezuelan police gave up and went back to the police station.（1）The underlined（下划线) word hanged in this passage probably means _.A . shut in a roomB . questioned by the policeC . killed by putting a rope around the neckD . kept in a place（2）What do we know about the door in the floor?A . It had opened the day before the hanging.B . It had been broken a long time.C . After three times, it opened.D . John Lees dead body fell through it.（3）From the story we know that the thiefs bedroom was_.A . in VenezuelaB . in ColombiaC . in neither Venezuela nor ColombiaD . in both Venezuela and Colombia（4）Why didnt the Venezuelan police go into the mans bedroom?A . They didnt know where it was.B . The Venezuelan police were not allowed to enter Colombia.C . The police in Colombia told them that (hey would help.D . The police in Colombia told them not to go inside.（5）The police in Colombia didnt help the police in Venezuela to catch the thief because .A . they didnt know where he wasB . the police in Venezuela didnt ask for helpC . the mans lawyer told them not to helpD . the mans crime was not a crime in Colombia23. （8分）阅读下文，然后从各顺所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案.Every night in Jinan University in Guangzhou, a group of students plays diabolo(空竹)as a crowd watches on in amazement.Chen Zhelun, 25, a Malaysian-Chinese started the diabolo club, which helps to increase the popularity of this traditional Chinese game, He is one of many students expressing their interest in the countrys cultural heritage(通产)by starting clubs.The diabolo, which came from China, is popular among Chinese living in Malaysia.We played diabolo from primary school onward. I thought I could find someone to play with in China, but only a few students knew about it. So I started a club to develop it, says Chen.To Chens surprise, the old game has interested a huge crowd-more than 1,000 students have joined the club.It keeps your body strong and its fun, says Chen.But some prefer quieter activities. Every weekend, one classroom in Shenzhen University is always crowded, but its unusually silent. The members of Lanting Calligraphy Club are writing Chinese characters with traditional brushes.Fan Dongling, 21，a student in Shenzhen university, says its a shame that young people no longer enjoy the beauty of Chinese characters.Although her club is quiet. Fan says it keeps members healthy, mentally and physically.Some students think traditional things are outdated. They like celebrating Western festivals like Christmas or Valentines Day, but they seldom pay attention to traditional ones.says Kong Yanquan, 21，a student in Guangxi University.As head of the traditional Chinese local operas club. Kong plans to put modern elements(元素)into traditional culture to get students to join his club.I think its everyones duty to save and develop Chinas traditional culture among young people, he says.（1）The passage is organized by giving three _. A . examplesB . tasksC . lessonsD . speeches（2）The underlined word It in Paragraph 6 refers to _. A . watching diabolo showsB . playing diaboloC . talking about old gamesD . going to primary school（3）It can be learned from the passage that Fan Dongling _. A . comes from MalaysiaB . is good at local operasC . loves quiet activitiesD . is interested in sports（4）Kong Yanquan advises young people to _. A . practice writing Chinese charactersB . celebrate Western festivalsC . pay attention to traditional cultureD . make friends with the elders24. （25分）阅读下面短文，完成相关任务。 Lei Haiwei, a 37-year-old fast food courier(快递员) from Hunan Province, got first place in a televised Chinese poetry knowledge competition. He beat other competitors, including a masters degree（硕士学位） graduate from Beijing University, in the third season of the Chinese Poetry Conference on CCTV on April 4, 2018.My interest in ancient poems began as early as I was six years old. My father hoped I would grow up to be a man who keeps the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas in mind, the courier said.In 2001, the younger Lei found a job in Shanghai and began to read books related to ancient poems at bookstores or libraries in his spare time, since he didnt make much money. The young man also developed a habit of reciting poems he liked and writing them down after returning home.Though Lei works as a fast food courier in Hangzhou later, his love for poems never died. Even on his busiest work days, he used any available moment to recite poems. For example, I am used to reciting poems when I wait for food at restaurants, and traffic lights on my way to deliver food. Reciting poems not only enriches my knowledge, but also makes my job less boring. As for my future plan, I will stick to reading and reciting poems, Lei said.（1）How old is Lei Haiwei? （2）What habit did Lei Haiwei develop when he worked in Shanghai? （3）What is Lei Haiweis future plan? （4）把短文最后一段中划线句子翻译成汉语。 （5）给短文拟一个恰当的标题。 四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共12分)25. （12分）（2016咸宁）阅读下面短文，在空白处写出适当的单词，单词首字母已给出。【有的词请注意词形的变化】There was a boy who was forced to a boarding(寄宿的)school by his parents. Before being sent away, this boy used to be the b_ student in his class. He was at the top in every competition. But things changed after he went to the new school. His grades started d_. He hated being in a group. He was l_ all the time. He felt he was worthless and that no one loved him.His parents began to worry a_him. But even they did not know what was wrong with him. So his dad decide to visit the school and have a t_with him by himself.They sat on the beach near the school. The father started asking him q_ about his classes, teachers and sports with a smile on his face. After some time his dad said kindly, ”Do you know w_ I am here today, my dear son?”The boy answered back q_, “To check my grades.”“No, no.”his dad replied calmly, “I am here to make you u_that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I dont care about grades. I care about you. Nothing could be more va