上海版2019年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷D卷.doc

上海版2019年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷D卷一、 完形填空 (共2题；共2分)1. （1分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 Painting from MemoryI was born in Damyang, a beautiful place known for its bamboo forests in Korea. I spent much time in the forests painting pictures of the1. Painting is one of my talents. I lived there until last year when my family moved to New York. My mother, a scientist, was asked to come work here. There are no bamboo forests, I said, there is nothing to 2in NewYork. Dont worry, you will find many things to see and paint there, my mother said. I still felt 3. But I will miss home, I said. Then you can paint pictures of your favorite places. They will make you feel at home even in New York, she said. So when we moved, I brought my forest paintings with me.New York was not easy at first. I missed home a lot. Yet when I looked at my paintings of bamboo, I felt much better. I soon 4friends at school too. They also like painting, and we now paint in a group after school.Last month, we had a new neighbor, Varvara, an old lady who moved from Russia, to be closer to her daughter. She was sad to leave her home. My mother and I often visited her. She told us her unbearable homesick and everything about her hometown Vyborg. I could 5her home in my head.Varvara missed her home so much that she became ill. I worried about her and I wanted to do something for her. I had ever been in her 6before. At least, I had my forest paintings of home. However, she didnt even have that. Unless A few days later, I met Varvara on the stairs. She looked better but still sad. I gave her my gift: a painting of Vyborg. I had painted it from her 7.She began to cry as she saw the painting. At first, I was worried that she didnt like it. Later, she told me that those were tears of joy. I knew just how she 8wherever you go, hometown is always with you.（1）A . trees B . house C . flowers D . bamboo （2）A . play B . buy C . paint D . study （3）A . unusual B . unsure C . unfamiliar D . unnecessary （4）A . missed B . found C . helped D . praised （5）A . picture B . change C . face D . name （6）A . direction B . imagination C . situation D . conversation （7）A . friend B . daughter C . secrets D . memories （8）A . felt B . cried C . chose D . lost 2. （1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。Most children love sweet food. However, eating too much candy or drinking too many sugary drinks is1 for our health. Many countries have started to do2 to control the amount of sugary drinks kids have.The sale and advertisement of3 drinks have been limited(限制) in Boston, US. It will be impossible to buy sugary drinks in 4. Its reported that about one half of the US population aged 2 and older5 sugary drinks every day. One in five American children aged 12 to 19 is overweight.Many other 6 have taken similar actions. The governments of France and Hungary started a new tax(税) on sugary drinks. They7 this will keep populations healthier. China is facing the same8 Middle school students in big cities in China each drink about 1,200ml of sugary drinks every day according to a recent study. The number of overweight9 has increased 5 to 10 times in the last 20 years.Gao Xiang of Harvard Medical School10 the Chinese government to deal with the situation actively. Gao gave some suggestions, including limiting the sale of sugary drinks in schools and their advertising.（1）A . bad B . healthy C . necessary D . important （2）A . nothing B . anything C . something D . everything （3）A . salty B . sugary C . awful D . tasty （4）A . schools B . hospitals C . supermarkets D . drugstores （5）A . drinks B . produces C . sells D . buys （6）A . countries B . provinces C . cities D . villages （7）A . realize B . hope C . announce D . wonder （8）A . way B . result C . chance D . problem （9）A . adults B . children C . officers D . babies （10）A . called out B . called up C . called on D . called for 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共55分)3. （10分）Developing school skillsBooks to help you to become better teachers or better learnersThese materials can help both teachers and students of different levels and grades.Reading and Language Arts:LessonsPriceBuilding Your Vocabulary37 Lessons$60.00Understanding What You Read43 Lessons$75.00Developing Your Reading Power70 Lessons$120.00Improving Your Study Skills79 Lessons$135.00Spelling Rules & Principles60 Lessons$100.00Review Topics in English34 Lessons$55.00READING AND LANGUAGE ARTSTOTAL LESSONS323 Lessons$545.00 Lessons with textbooks Activity Sheets Answer Key with ExplanationsHere are the lessons for you to choose（1）Tom needs to improve his study skills. If he takes the lessons, he has to spend _.A . $75B . $100C . $ 120D . $ 135（2）If you want to build your vocabulary, you will take _lessons.A . 37B . 43C . 60D . 70（3）The books in the picture are for _ to develop school skills.A . students of lower gradesB . students of different levelsC . both parents and childrenD . both teachers and students4. （10分）阅读理解Dear Rick,Thanks for your letter. Do you want to know about my evening? Well, I usually get home from work at 6:00 pm. I cook dinner for my familymy parents, my sister and my brother. After dinner I usually watch TV, play computer games or play chess. I like playing chess because my father works in a chess club. I take a shower at around nine oclock and then go to bed at around nine thirty. Sometimes I read some books because I can learn something about my work. How about your evening?Write to me soon, please.Best wishes.Tony （1）When does Tony get home from work? A . At 6:00 am.B . At 6:00 pm.C . At 9:00 am.D . At 9:30 pm.（2）Tonys family has _ people. A . twoB . threeC . fourD . five（3）What does Tony not do in the evening? A . Watch TV.B . Play computer games.C . Play the piano.D . Play chess.（4）Where does Tonys father work? A . In a chess club.B . In a swimming club.C . At a school.D . At a bookstore.（5）The letter is about _. A . Tonys workB . Tonys eveningC . Tonys familyD . Tonys dinner5. （10分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Zhang Ming, a college student from Shandong, created a 9-page “WeChat guide”. With drawings and simple words, the step-by-step guide explains how to send messages, take pictures and make video calls. Zhang made the guide for his parents. “My parents are getting old. They need an easy way to learn how to use new technology.” He said.Zhangs experience is common nowadays. Worldwide, 40 percent of parents learn about new technologies, including computers, mobile Internet and social media, from their children, according to a study from the International Communication Association in 2014.Parents used to teach their kids about almost everything. Now for the first time, the teachers become the students, and the students turn into the teachers.The change of roles comes from the rapid development of society and technology, says Zhou Xiaohong, a sociology professor from Nanjing University. Zhou said the Internet and other forms of media give children ways to get information besides from asking older generations(长辈). Therefore, in the age of information, its possible that children know more than their parents do.According to the China Internet Network Information Center(CINIC), 56.7 percent of Internet users and 67.2 percent of social media users in China are under the age of 30. The younger generation usually acts as a link between their family and the new environment. But when they teach their parents new technologies, parents can connect to the new world by themselves, noted Zhou.In Zhang Mings eyes, teaching his parents about WeChat brings him closer to his parents. “People can communicate more by using new technology. Why should we keep our parents out?” said Zhang.（1）According to the passage, Zhangs parents cant _ with the “WeChat guide”. A . make video callsB . send messagesC . grab the red envelopesD . take pictures（2）Why does children know more than their parents do nowadays? A . Because parents teach the children about almost everything.B . Because children can ask more older generations for help.C . Because parents are getting old.D . Because children can get more information by using new technoloies.（3）What does the underlined word “link” in paragraph 5 mean? A . teacherB . connectionC . treasureD . conversation（4）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A . Zhang Mings “We Chat guide” is made up of drawings and simple words.B . 40% of parents lean about new technologies from their children all over the world on 2014.C . 56.7% of social media users in China are under 30 according to the CINICD . Zhang Ming thinks that we should encourage our parents to use more new technolohies.（5）Whats the best title of the passage? A . Ways of using new technologyB . Kids can also teach parentsC . How parents connect to the worldD . Ways to get information6. （25分）阅读下面这篇文章，根据文章内容完成信息表格。（每空限填一词）ChaiJing, who worked for China Central Television (CCTV) from 2001 to 2013 as a TV reporter made a documentary(纪录片) named under the Dome （穹顶之下）to educate the public about smog. It is released（发行）online on March 1st, 2015.In the opening of the documentary, Chai tells the story of her daughter with a begin tumor （良性肿瘤）before her birth. “ I couldnt help worrying while seeing the polluted sky in Beijing,” she says. She only took her daughter outside when the air in Beijing was good. The rest of the time she had to keep her at home like a “prisoner（囚犯）”. And there were175 polluted days in 2014 in Beijing.In the documentary, Chai had an interview with a six-year-old girl, WangHuiqin, who live in Shanxi Province, a heavily polluted area in China. The girl told Chai that she had never seen stars, blue skies or white clouds in her village.Chai also went to London and Los Angeles, which had both suffered air pollution in the past, to learn how they had improved their environment.Chai spent one year making this 103-minute film, which cost her over 1 million yuan. In the documentary, Chai tries to answer three questions. They are “ What is smog”, “ Where does it come from?” and “What should people do?” And she calls on everyone to get into the fight against smog.The documentary Under the DomeProducerChai Jing, who used to be a TV _Release dateOn March 1st, 2015Running time_minutescostOver 1 million yuanpurposeTo educate the public about _contentsWhat is smog? Where does it come from? What should people do?DetailsIn the opening of the documentary, Chai tells the story of her _. Chai had an interview with Wang Hui qin