2020年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷 B卷.doc

2020年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷 B卷一、 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、 (共5题；共20分)1. （2分）Which club doesnt the girl talk about?A . The soccer club.B . The English club.C . The swimming club.2. （2分）选择正确的答案（ ）A . Because he was ill. B . Because he got up early. C . Because he went to bed too late.3. （2分）选择最佳应答语（ ） A . Really?Thank youB . Sorry to hear thatC . It doesnt matter4. （10分）听第二篇短文，回答下面5小题。（1）How many public beaches are there in Hong Kong?A . About fifty.B . About forty.C . About fourteen.（2）Where can you reach by bus?A . All the public beaches.B . Only one public beach.C . Most of the public beaches.（3）What cant you see in most of the beaches?A . Clothes shops.B . Shops for food and drink.C . Changing rooms.（4）How many instructions are mentioned(提及) in the passage?A . 2.B . 3.C . 4.（5）What does a blue flag mean?A . Women should not swim there.B . Children should not swim there.C . Nobody should swim there.5. （4分）请听一段长对话，根据对话内容回答下面2小题。（1）Which country did Kate visit last month?A . America.B . Australia.C . Canada.（2）How was her trip?A . Very nice.B . Not good.C . Just so-so.二、 听下面2段对话和1段独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题 (共3题；共9分)6. （5分）听短文，请根据所听到的内容，完成下面的表格。Part-time Jobs for KidsReasonsEarn their own money.Learn the value and the _of working hard.Working age and timeKids are allowed to do part-time jobs at the age of _.They can only work after 7 am and before 7 pm, but they can only work up to two _on a school day.Popular part-time jobsSending newspapers.Looking after _children.Sending milk to houses.Working in a shop or a restaurant._cars.7. （2分）Who has the boys bike now?A . Tom.B . Sally.C . Michael.8. （2分）选择正确的答案（ ）A . In a library.B . In a museum.C . In the zoo.三、 阅读理解 (共5题；共43分)9. （10分）阅读理解 Everyone, rich or poor, should have at least one good friend. Your good friend may be a good listener. When you want to speak, he will be there to listen to you. Your good friend may be a warm-hearted one. When you need him, he will be at your side and take care of you. Friends play an important role in our life. But how can we make a good friend and get on well with him? Here are some suggestions you can follow. First, you should choose a right person to be your friend. He should be easy to get on with and truly care about you. You can also choose someone who has something in common with you, so that you can spend more time together and share life with each other. Second, you should give a hand to your friend when he is in trouble or in danger. Friends should always care about each other and help each other. Third, if you want to keep a friendship, you should believe in him. Trust is the most important thing in a friendship. At last, if you have different opinions with your friend, please try to stand in your friends shoes and solve problems in a peaceful way. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. Friends are the sunshine of our life. Lets be good friends and keep a good friendship. （1）According to the passage, wed better choose someone _to be our friend. A . popular and smartB . who has different opinions with usC . who is in troubleD . who is easy to get along with（2）When our friend is in trouble, we should _. A . believe in himB . be a good listenerC . offer help to himD . stand in his shoes（3）What does the underlined word Trust mean in Chinese? A . 帮助B . 努力C . 关心D . 信任（4）In order to keep a good friendship, we should _. A . care about himB . solve the problems between friends calmlyC . always get ready to help each otherD . all of the above（5）Whats the best title of this passage? A . How to make a friend.B . How to keep a friendship.C . How to trust a friend.D . How to help a friend.10. （10分）阅读理解(A)My parents seldom encouraged me to ask for helpSo I trained myself to become as independent as possibleI thought if I asked for help，I would be a problem to other peopleA few years ago，I was on a tripIn order to save money，I planned to stay in a strangers house by couchsurfing （沙发客）when I arrived in the hosts city，it was rainyMy host was very friendlyShe invited me to go on a walk with her around her cityAt that time，I didnt even have the right shoes for the bad weatherI wanted to ask her whether she had any shoes for meBut I didnt want to trouble herFinally，I said nothingIt was really cold outside，and the heavy rain made my shoes wetWhen we got home three hours later，I had lost all feeling in my feetThat was all because I wouldnt askI wouldnt ask a simple thing like，Hey，could you find a pair of good shoes for me？From that day，I tried hard to get through my fear of askingIt has taken me a long timeFrom my experiences，I have discovered that people are always happy to offer helpWhats more，I have finally realized that asking is not a sign of weaknessAsking gives you the opportunity to discover the kindness of othersSo askThe worst that can happen is anoThe best can happen is an experience you will never forget（1）What was the weather like when the writer was on a trip？ A . CloudyB . SunnyC . WindyD . Rainy（2）Why did the writer say nothing in the end？ A . The host didnt have any good shoes for himB . The writer didnt want to trouble the hostC . The host was not friendly enoughD . The writer didnt want to be independent any more（3）From the passage we can learn that the writer A . learned a lesson from the tripB . got some good shoes in the endC . spent six hours visiting the city with the hostD . got through his fears of asking quite quickly（4）The underlined wordopportunitymeans A . taskB . chanceC . excuseD . truth（5）What can we learn from this passage？ A . Being independent is always a good thingB . Dont go out on rainy and windy daysC . Dont be afraid to ask for help if you are in troubleD . Wear good shoes during your trips11. （10分）阅读理解Do you have a good sense of direction？If not, please take with you a compass. But if you forget to take a compass, you can still find your way during the trip.Suppose you are hiking with your family somewhere in the mountain in Dan Xia Mountain, you need to find the direction of south to find your way back. But none of your family members can read the map and actually knows where the family is. Never mind. The sun is shining and its still morning. If you dont know the exact time，you can still find out where south is, but youll need to be patient.Find a straight stick and put it in the ground in a place where you can mark its shadow.Try to put the stick as vertically (垂直) as you can. You can check this by making a simple plumb line (铅锤线) with a piece of string (绳子) and weight. You havent got any string? Ok, use a thread from your clothes with a button tied at the end to act as a weight.After the stick is put vertically, you can see its shadow on the ground. Mark the end of the shadow.Wait about half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again.Keep doing this until you have made several marks.The mark nearest the stick will show the shortest shadow when it is midday，because at that time the sun is highest in the sky and pointing to the exact south.Pick a point in the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick.That point is south of where you are.Now you can turn the map, like you did before, and find which way you should choose for traveling.（1）To find the direction, we ought to be patient probably because . A . it is not easy to find a proper stickB . it is not easy to put the stick verticallyC . it takes hours to make the marksD . it takes hours to make a plumb line.（2）The passage would probably be most helpful to . A . those who draw mapsB . those who get lostC . those who make compassesD . those who likes making marks（3）According to the passage, which of the following are needed to find the direction of south?It is a fine day and the sun is shining brightly.You are travelling with your family.You have a straight stick, a piece of string and a button.You mark the shadow every half an hour .You check the marks on the stick.A . B . C . D . （4）The author tells us how to find the direction of south by . A . telling an interesting storyB . doing an experiment himselfC . testing an idea by reasoningD . introducing a useful method（5）In which of the following columns（栏目）can you find the article? A . Family LifeB . National GeographyC . Experience SharingD . Science Fiction12. （8分）阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。EIs there intelligent life on other planets? For years, scientists said no or we dont know. But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers (天文学家). They believe intelligent life exists somewhere in the universe. They also think we will soon contact these beingsWhy do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first reason is timeScientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years oldThis is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life， “say Shostak and BarnettThe second reason is sizethe universe is huge“Tools like the Hubble Telescope(哈勃望远镜)have shown that there age at least 100 billion galaxies，”says Shostak“And our galaxy，the Milky Way，has at least 100 billion starsSome planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth”In the past，it was hard to took for signs of intelligent life in the universe，But now. powerful telescopes(高倍望远镜)allow scientists to discover smaller planetsthe size of Mars or Earthin other solar systemsThese planets might have intelligent lifeHave beings from space already visited Earth?“Probably not”says Shostak“Its a long way awayHowever，intelligent beings may contact us in other way，such as radio signalsIn fact，they may be trying to communicate with us now，but we dont have the right tools to receive their messagesHowever，this is changin9By 2025，we could make contact with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other”（1）Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are _A . astronomersB . farmersC . singersD . drivers（2）What is the best title for Paragraph two?A . The Age and Size of EarthB . Our Galaxy：The Milky WayC . Why Intelligent Life Might ExistD . Earth：The Only Planet with Intelligent Life（3）Why was it hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe in the past?A . There were not any smaller planetsB . There were not any powerful telescopesC . The astronomers were not interested in themD . The Milky Way didnt exist at that time（4）Why havent beings from space visited us yet according to Shostak?A . Theyre afraid of usB . Its a long way awayC . They dont want to see usD . They dont know how to Use radio signals13. （5分）18 任务型阅读What has two wheels(轮子), runs on human energy and is red, pink, blue or any other color? A bicycle.In the US, the number of people who bike (骑自行车）in and around the city has increased. More people bike to work, to the store or to go to the movies. There are more bike lanes(车道)，bike signs, bike shops and there is even a popular bike idea, Capital Bikeshare, which allows people to rent(租用) bikes to get from place to place. Kids also like biking to school.In winter we walk, and in the rest of the seasons we ride our bikes, Olivia Steckler, 8, said. She studies in a public school in Northeast Washington.It makes me feel happy, she said about biking. It takes her about 15 minutes to ride from home to school.Olivia is one of many kids in Washington, especially in the Capitol Hill area, who bike to school with an adult.Malia Weedon, 8, a third grader at Maury Elementary School, likes to bike because its faster than walking. It takes her about five minutes to get to school on her bike. Shes been biking to school for several years now and likes to race her little brother, William,Jennifer Hefferan, whose job is to make sure kids in Washington get to school safely, said that more people are calling her to ask about bike safety for kids. She also said that schools ask for more bike racks (自行车停放架）almost every day.（1）根据短文内容简要回答问题：What does Capital Bikeshare allow people to do?_（2）根据短文内容简要回答问题：Why does Malia Weedon like to bike?_（3）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语：_（4）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语：_（5）请给短文拟一个适当的标题：_四、 完形填空 (共2题；共25分)14. （15分）完形填空Denny Crook was a famous photographer（摄影师）. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.“Ill do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “Ill go anywhere at any time, even if it is 1.”And he told the2. He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.He was a married(已婚的) man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always 3.”Ill travel for my work, not for 4,” he told her . “You wont enjoy yourself, and I wont have 5 to look after you. Sometimes theres not even anywhere to6, and I have to sleep outside. I often dont have a good 7or a bath for days. You wont like it.”“Denny, Im not a child,” his wife didnt 8. “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”Denny did not say anything, but he9about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. Ive got to take photos of wild 10there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”His wife was very11, and at first she had a very enjoyable time.Then Denny went to 12 some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated（分开）. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.Suddenly, Denny heard her 13. He ran back and saw her running towards him. A huge lion was running after her. Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and14 it at his wife and the lion. Then he shouted, “15, woman! I cant get you both in the picture!”（1）A . dangerous B . natural C . convenient D . impossible （2）A . lie B . reason C . news D . truth （3）A . agreed B . refused C . failed D . answered （4）A . wealth B . prize C . fun D . luck （5）A . money B . time C . interest D . ability （6）A . meet B . work C . shop D . stay （7）A . meal B . picnic C . room D . party （8）A . agree B . understand C . answer D . complain （9）A . worried B . forgot C . asked D . thought （10）A . land B . flowers C . animals D . people （11）A . afraid B . excited C . surprised D . disappointed （12）A . find B . feed C . drive D . shoot （13）A