上海新世纪版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（II ）卷.doc

上海新世纪版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（II ）卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）How can I improve my composition?First of all， you should pay attention to _ more.A . writeB . writingC . Written2. （2分）Is Doctor Green_ORBIS doctor?No， he is_UNICEF volunteer. But he sometimes works with ORBIS.A . a; anB . an; aC . an; anD . a; a3. （2分）We must get up early _ we can catch the first bus to school. A . so thatB . such thatC . according toD . such as4. （2分）My name is Jack.Im Gina._A . Whats your name?B . Thanks.C . Nice to meet you.D . Im OK.5. （2分）Dave goes to Hong Kong so he wants to go there.A . alwaysB . neverC . notD . usually6. （2分）_ is that quilt？Its white.A . HowB . What colorC . Whats colorD . What7. （2分）Taking the underground in Shanghai is _ Than _ a taxi. A . more cheap; takingB . much cheaper; takingC . a little cheap; to take8. （2分） _ is the sweater? Fifteen dollars.A . What colorB . How muchC . WhereD . What9. （2分）The English teacher keeps advising us _ more. A . to practice speakingB . practicing to speakC . to practise to speakD . practicing speaking10. （2分）Have you watched the new movie Kungfu Yoga, Richard?Not yet. But I _ it with my cousin this evening.A . watchedB . was watchingC . have watchedD . will watch二、 完形填空 (共2题；共20分)11. （10分）根据短文内容选出空白处的最佳选项。How do you get pocket money（零花钱） from your parents? In the western countries(国家), many 1do housework to get pocket money. They 2start to do this at the age of seven.Jimmy is seven years old. Now he 3the dishes. He can only do this, so he cant get 4money. But thats all right. He only wants to 5candy.Jenny is twelve 6old. She is older(更大) than Jimmy. She wants to buy many things. They are more expensive（更贵） than candy. 7she has to work harder! Now she is washing the car. If she has 8time, she will cut grass, walk the dog or cook dinner.Doing housework can 9kids learn new things. For example（举例）, you can learn how to cook. Of course, your 10will help you at the beginning.（1）A . old men B . women C . children D . workers （2）A . usually B . never C . dont D . cant （3）A . is washing B . wash C . to wash D . washes （4）A . many B . much C . a few D . few （5）A . buy B . send C . carry D . sell （6）A . months B . weeks C . days D . years （7）A . Because B . So C . And D . But （8）A . a B . good C . free D . shy （9）A . order B . help C . take D . to take （10）A . students B . teachers C . friends D . parents 12. （10分）根据短文理解，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。Manners are important to happy relations(关系)among people. No one1 a person with bad manners. A2 with good manners never laughs at people when they are in trouble. Instead, he3 to help them. When he asks for something, he says 4. And when he receives something, he5 says Thank you. He does not interrupt(打扰)6 people when they are talking. He does not talk loudly or laugh loudly7 public. When he sneezes or spits(吐痰), he uses a8. If you are late, you 9 make an apology (道歉)to the teacher either at the time10 after class.（1）A . thinks B . likes C . hates D . love （2）A . boy B . man C . person D . give （3）A . tries B . want C . has D . enjoy （4）A . Give me B . Please C . Yes D . Hello （5）A . never B . sometime C . usually D . still （6）A . every B . some C . his D . other （7）A . on B . at C . of D . in （8）A . book B . cup C . handkerchief(手帕) D . hand （9）A . should B . will C . could D . may （10）A . or B . nor C . and D . but 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共28分)13. （10分） Two farmers were on their way home one evening after a hard days work. Both were tired. They happened to look up at the sky and saw a black cloud overhead.Ah! said one farmer, tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well. The second answered, Nonsense (胡说), the rain will only kill the crops (庄稼).So they began to quarrel (争吵). Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling. Both farmers explained about the black cloud.What cloud? asked the third farmer. They all looked at the sky. The cloud was no longer there.Choose the right answer（1）The two farmers were _.A . going homeB . going to the fieldC . going to workD . going to see their friend（2）The two farmers _ on that day.A . had a holidayB . didnt workC . worked hardD . wanted to quarrel with each other（3）When there are black block clouds in the sky, _.A . it will rain soonB . it will be fineC . it will get hotD . the sun is shining brightly（4）The two farmers fought in words because _.A . they were hungryB . it rainedC . one said the rain would do good to the crops and the other didnt think soD . they both hoped for rain（5）The third farmer came with and said to the other two. He _.A . wanted to make friends with themB . joined them in the quarrelC . wanted to know why they were quarrelingD . had nothings to do14. （8分）阅读理解 There are many different kinds of museums in the world. But have you ever visited a museum of tap water? Beijing Museum of Tap Water may be the only one in the world.The museum has a large number of photos, models, maps and equipment which tell the water treatment history of China. Few of them are in English, so its a bit difficult for foreign visitors to understand them.Beijings tap water history began in 1908. At that time Empress Dowager Cixi(慈禧太后) ordered to build water plants and city pipelines to help fight fires that happened in Beijing.At first, people did not believe in tap water. They continued using well water(井水) which was not safe. Later, the government did everything to explain to people how safe tap water really was. Finally, more and more people started using tap water.The museum is one of the most wonderful places in Beijing. For those who want to try something different, this place near the Dongzhimen Subway Station is a very unusual one.（1）What CANT you see in Beijing Museum of Tap Water? A . Photos.B . Models.C . Maps.D . Pipelines.（2）How long has tap water been used in Beijing? A . For about 90 years.B . For about 98 years.C . For about 100 years.D . For about 110 years.（3）What does the underlined word unusual mean in Chinese? A . 普通的B . 特别的C . 糟糕的D . 便宜的（4）Which is TRUE according to the passage? A . There are many museums of tap water in the world.B . Foreign visitors can understand everything in the museum.C . In the beginning, Beijings tap water was used to fight fires.D . Tap water was popular as soon as it appeared in Beijing.15. （10分）阅读理解(B)In a map of the world you can easily find two big cities, London and New York. London is the oldest city in Britain. Its certainly the biggest city in Europe(欧洲).New York is as big as London, if not bigger. The streets in London are crowded and there is one of the worlds biggest underground railway systems(地铁系统). The streets in New York are just as crowded as in London. And the New York subway carries more people each day than the London underground. There are a lot of big stores in these two cities. But New York has more supermarkets than London.In London there are many palaces (宫殿)and churches, for example , St.Pauls. New York isnt as old as London, and it hasnt many old buildings. But New York has more skyscrapers(摩天大楼), and they are much bigger than the buildings in London.London has more parks than New York .But New Yorks Central Park is much bigger than the biggest park in London. （1）London is _ New York. A . as old asB . older thanC . younger thanD . as young as（2）London is the biggest city in Europe, and New York is the biggest city in _. A . Europe, tooB . CanadaC . AustraliaD . America（3）The word subway in American English means _. A . busB . trainC . underground railwayD . truck（4）New York has less palaces than London because _. A . it is a new cityB . it has less land , tooC . New Yorkers are not interested in themD . it has little money to build them（5）Which of the following is NOT true? A . London has more churches than New York.B . New York has more skyscrapers than London.C . New York hasnt many old buildings.D . London has as many parks as New York.四、 补全对话 (共1题；共5分)16. （5分）根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯，完整。A: Whats your favorite food?B: _A: I think chocolate will easily make you fat.B: Exactly. _?A: I like noodles and rice.B: _?A: Yes, I do. Vegetables are good for my health.B: Do you often drink wine?A: _. I think its very bad for me.B: _ ?A: Boiled water. I think its good to have enough water every day.五、 短文填空 (共1题；共10分)17. （10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从方框中选出恰当的单词，将其正确形式填入短文空白处。（每词限用一次）what, pull, another, with, some, found, still, decide, success, teacherA professor(教授) told his students to go into the city slums(贫民窟) to study the life of 200 boys. He asked them to write reports about each boys 1ife and future. One of the students wrote, “They dont have _hope”Twenty-five years later，_professor read about the earlier study. He told his students to find out _had happened to the boys. They tried very hard and_that 176 of the boys had become successful as doctors, teachers and scientists.The professor was very surprised and_to study it furtherLuckily, all of them were living near the place and he was able to ask each one, “What made you successful?” Each one answered, “It was a _.”The teacher was_living there, so the professor found her and asked the old woman what she had done to _those boys out of the slums, and change them into_people.The teachers eyes began to shine and said _a sweet smile, “Its really very easy. I love those boys.”六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)18. （5分）任务型阅读A young man went to visit a wise man who lived deep in the mountain_Excuse me!_Is it the day we were born or the day we die？Is it the day we fall in love or the day we are successful？the young man askedNoneThe most important day in our lives is todayThe wise man replied calmlyWhy？the young man was very surprised_So is it because of my visit？Even if nobody visited me today，today is still very important，because today is the only wealth we haveNo matter how important yesterday is，it has gone by；_No matter how ordinary and boring today is，it is in our handsThe young man still wanted to ask so