2019年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题D卷.doc

2019年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题D卷一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）The prize for the _ /wn/ of the competition was an Ipad. A . winterB . winnerC . wonderD . wallet2. （2分）Tom _ coke, but now he _milk. A . used to drink; is used to drinkingB . used to drinking; drinksC . is used to drinking; used to drinkD . is used to drink; is drinking3. （2分）John takes after his father. They have the same eyes, nose and hair. A . looks afterB . is similar toC . takes careD . likes4. （2分）Young people usually_ city life to country life while old people _ enjoy country life.A . would rather; preferB . prefer; would ratherC . would rather; would ratherD . prefer; prefer5. （2分）She has to get up early every morning and _. A . so have IB . so do IC . I do soD . I have so6. （2分）We must act now because time is_.Yes. Lets start.A . cutting downB . running outC . pushing inD . handing out7. （2分）My aunt arrived _ Guangzhou _ March 13. A . at; inB . in; onC . in; inD . to; on8. （2分）_plastic bags we use, _ it will be to the environment.I agree _ you.A . The less; the better; withB . The fewer; the better; withC . The less; the worse; toD . The fewer; the worse; to9. （2分）Class was over, but some students continued _ in the classroom.A . studyB . studiedC . studiesD . studying10. （2分）Landing on the moon sounds _. I hope I can go there one day. A . wonderfulB . boringC . terribleD . silly二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11. （10分）阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，使短文完整、通顺。One evening, I went out for a walk on the path (小路) near my house with my husband. On my finger was a very special ring with a diamond (钻石) that my grandmother gave me for my 23rd birthday. At the end of the path, when I looked down at it again and found the diamond was 1. I started back along the path hurriedly 2the tiny stone. In my heart, I knew it seemed impossible for me to find it. The path was very long and 3with leaves. As I searched the ground, crying and upset, I met an old lady. Whats the matter, love ? She asked kindly. I4about the missing diamond and showed her my ring. She said, Thats going to be hard to find. Tell me what, love, I walk along this path every day, Ill keep my eyes 5for it. I thanked her, 6nothing, but still told her that we sometimes walked our dog along the path if she might find something.A few days later, my husband and I met the old lady on the path. Guess what? She said, I found your diamond! To our7, shed found the tiny stone and was willing to hand it back to me. It was lucky that I found it. When we 8her with some money for her help, she 9politely. I was deeply moved. She could have easily kept the diamond, or sold it, for its worth several thousand dollars, but she didnt.Every time I look at my ring and 10myself that therere kind and beautiful hearts in the world. Ill spend the rest of my life trying to do something like that.（1）A . changing B . shining C . burning D . missing （2）A . looking for B . staring at C . running after D . taking away （3）A . fed B . filled C . covered D . taken （4）A . explained B . asked C . cared D . learned （5）A . opened B . closed C . close D . open （6）A . getting B . expecting C . wondering D . telling （7）A . attention B . sadness C . surprised D . surprise （8）A . gave B . offered C . provided D . showed （9）A . refused B . received C . accepted D . confused （10）A . ask B . remind C . warn D . promise 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共28分)12. （10分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。BHi, Kate! I saw your name and address in Penfriend magazine(杂志), and I would like to be your penfriend. First, I will tell you some things about myself. My name is Sidney. Im fourteen years old. Im of medium height. I have short black hair and brown eyes. My hobbies(爱好) are playing computer games and playing chess.I live with my parents. They came to England about 30 years ago. They came from Hong Kong, but I never went there. No w my parents have a Chinese restaurant in Newcastle. We live in a small house near our restaurant. I was born(出生) in Newcastle in 2000. I can speak Chinese, but I cant write it very well. Edwin is my brother. He is 23 and works as an architect(设计师) in London.Im in Walker School. It is near my house, so I can walk to school. I like my school because the teachers are friendly. My school has many sports fields(运动场地). I like sports very much. I enjoy playing rugby(橄榄球) and badminton in winter, and tennis in summer. My favorite subject is physics. I want to be an engineer(工程师).Ill send you a photo of myself with my school friends. I am in the middle. I hope you will write to me soon, and tell me all about you.（1）Sidney wants . A . to tell Kate about her familyB . to make friends with KateC . to tell Kate about her school life（2）How many people are there in Sidneys family? A . Three.B . Four.C . Five.（3）Whats Sidneys favorite sport in winter? A . Tennis.B . Computer games.C . Badminton.（4）Which is Sidney in the photo? A . The first one on the right.B . The first on the left.C . The one in the middle.（5）Which of the following is NOT TRUE? A . Sidneys favorite subject is math. Sidneys school has many sports fields.B . Sidney is of medium height with short black hair and brown eyes.C . Sidney knows Kates name and address in a magazine.13. （8分）阅读理解DI remember the green coat in my fifth and sixth grades.When I needed a new jacket, my mother asked what kind I wanted. I described something like bikers wear. She listened long. I thought she understood for sure the kind I wanted.The next day when I got home from school, I discovered, on my bed, a jacket which was not what I had expected. I went close to the jacket slowly, as if it were a stranger.From the kitchen mother shouted that my jacket was in the closet. I rushed and pulled at the clothes in the closet, hoping the jacket on the bed wasnt for me but my brother. No luck, I wanted to cry because it was so ugly and so big. But I knew Id have to wear it a long time before Id have a new one. I looked at the jacket, like an enemy, thinking bad things before I took off my old and small jacket.I put the big jacket on. I stood in front of the mirror（镜子）, turning right and left. I looked ugly.I threw it on my brothers bed and looked at it for a long time before I put it on and went out, smiling a thank you to my mom.The next day I wore it to school. At the morning break, my best friend, Steve, looked at me for a long time. The girls turned away to whisper. The teachers looked my way and talked about how foolish I looked in my new jacket. When it was time for the whole school to get together on the playground, . Although they didnt say out loud, Man, thats ugly! I heard their talk and even laughter.And so I went, in my jacket. So embarrassed, so hurt, I couldnt even do my lessons the rest of the day. I received Cs on tests.I wore that thing for three years. All in those years no love came to me.I blamed（指责）that jacket for those bad years. I blamed my mother for her bad taste and her cheap ways. It was a sad time for the heart. Anyway, I spent my sixth-grade year, looking forward to something good to happen to me.And it was about that time I began to grow, still in that green ugly jacket, which had become my brother who went along wherever I went.（1）The writer went to school in the new jacket because _.A . his jacket was too old and smallB . his brother asked him to do soC . he wanted to show it to his friendsD . he would act in school play（2）The sentence that shows the writer cared about his mothers feelings is _.A . I thought she understood for sure the kind I wantedB . I blamed my mother for her bad taste and her cheap waysC . I put it on and went out, smiling a thank you to my momD . From the kitchen mother shouted that my jacket was in the closet（3）Which of the following sentences can be put in the ?A . it began to rainB . everyone saw meC . my mother cameD . I got angry（4）The changes of the writers attitude（态度）to the jacket can be described as _.A . enemystrangerbrotherB . brotherstrangerenemyC . strangerbrotherenemyD . strangerenemybrother14. （10分）阅读理解Mr Brown has got a dogIts name is BenAnd the dog is very good to Mr BrownOne hot day,Mr Brown returns home from workI want to know where the water jar(罐子)isThen he finds the water jar with clean waterMr Brown wants to drink some waterBut the dog barks(吠叫)OhBen!Please be quiet!I will give you some waterBut the dog doesnt stop barking and even jumps up to himWhat?Let me drink some water firstThen I will give you something to eatBut the dog doesnt stop barkingAnd the dog still jumps up and even breaks the jar at lastMr Brown gets angry(生气的)But soon，he finds a snake (蛇) in the pieces of the jarHe knows about the snakeIt is poisonous It can be very dangerous for him to drink the water.Brown thanks the dog a lot根据材料内容选择最佳答案。（1）Mr Brown wants to after work A . have some foodB . drink some waterC . thank his dogD . play with his dog（2）The dog stops Mr Brown because A . it wants to eat somethingB . it wants to drink waterC . the water is too hotD . the water is dangerous（3）Mr Brown is when the dog breaks the jar A . happyB . warmC . angryD . cool（4）The underlined wordpoisonoushere means in Chinese A . 有毒的B . 美味的C . 甘甜的D . 苦涩的（5）From the passage we can know that A . the dog helps Mr BrownB . the dog helps the snakeC . the dog and the snake are friendsD . Mr Brown thanks the snake四、 任务型阅读 (共2题；共15分)15. （5分）阅读下面有关企鹅活动的周期表，在短文的空白处填入或选择恰当的词，完成对其活动的介绍。The Penguin CalendarThe chart above shows five activities of penguins over a period of one year, month by month. They are hole staying, nest building, _, chick raising and moulting. The penguins stay in the _most of the year, from January to October. In July, they begin to build nests, just _(before/ after) they lay eggs. Chick raising lasts five months, from September to the next _. After chicks come out of the eggs, they begin to lose their baby hair, which is called moulting. It usually takes about _months, from February to May.16. （10分）请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。每个词限用一次。know life different back and interesting sign real find theyThe planet Mars is the closest and most similar planet to Earth. It is very_to scientists. For example, Mars has seasons with_weather, but other planets have the same temperatures all year round. Was there_on Mars?To find out, scientists need_if Mars ever had water. In 2004. two robot explores (探测器), or rovers, called Spirit and Opportunity were sent to look for_of water. These rovers can drive over rocks_all kind of rough ground. They can also use cameras and send photos_to Earth. First, the two rovers found chemicals and patterns (图文) in the rocks that were probably made by water. Then, they moved to another area and_other rocks which may have been created by water. Now scientists think there was probably water on the planet long ago. Today _are still not sure if there was life on the mars. They_need more information to decide. The discoveries of the two rovers answered some old questions, but they also brought up many new ones.五、 句型转换 (共5题；共9分)17. （2分）Leo asked meWhat are you doing?Leo asked me_I_doing18. （1分）Lily usually watches TV after dinner. (用now替代usually改写句子)_