人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中卷C卷.doc

人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中卷C卷一、 单项选择 (共20题；共40分)1. （2分） _ did you visit the Great Wall? （ ） Last Sunday.A . WhereB . WhatC . WhenD . How2. （2分）With Xu Mings help, Zhang Lei does his homework_ than before.A . more carefulB . more carefullyC . much carefully3. （2分）Everyone should help save the planet. Yeah. Ive stopped _ plastic bags when shopping.A . to useB . usingC . useD . used4. （2分）Lucy is than Lily. A . much outgoingB . a little outgoingC . many outgoingD . much more outgoing5. （2分）What do you think of your host family, Jim? Great. They try _best to make me feel at home. A . theyB . theirC . themD . theirs6. （2分）Can I help you, sir?Yes, please help me when the movie Dangal (摔跤吧！爸爸) starts this afternoon.A . care aboutB . find outC . make upD . look for7. （2分）Sometimes I play _ my pet cat, or it may feel lonely. A . toB . withC . atD . for8. （2分）Lets go shopping at the new mall.Why not shop online? Its .A . expensiveB . more expensiveC . less expensiveD . the most expensive9. （2分） My father is good at playing the piano. He often teaches me how to play the piano well. It must be fun.A . does well inB . is interested inC . is famous for10. （2分）Do you like eating dumplings?Of course.Its food for Chinese people.A . successfulB . dangerousC . traditionalD . difficult11. （2分）After training for two months, we won the first prize for the competition. A . actuallyB . finallyC . usuallyD . hardly12. （2分）Would you please explain the problem them?A . withB . ofC . toD . on13. （2分）Im not good at English, but I wont_.A . give up itB . give it upC . put it upD . put up it14. （2分） Is there _ in todays newspaper? Oh. Nothing.A . interesting anythingB . interesting somethingC . anything interestingD . something interesting15. （2分）Liu Ying is as _as her sister. A . tallB . tallerC . the tallestD . the taller16. （2分）Mr. Zhang is mad at the children who often copy others homework.A . argues withB . cares forC . is angry withD . is pleased with17. （2分）Now, people have more free time. Square Dancing is becoming more and more _.A . comfortableB . difficultC . differentD . popular18. （2分）We are often told _ alone in the river in summer. A . not swimB . not to swimC . not swimming19. （2分）Are you Tina? A . No, I amB . Im notC . Yes, I amD . Yes, Im not20. （2分）I hope _my parents soon. What about you? Me too. A . seeingB . seeC . sawD . to see二、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)21. （15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出一个最佳选项。A young painter had just completed a beautiful painting. To get peoples opinions about his painting skills, he put his 1at a crossing on a busy street. And below it a board read, Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. 2Im new, I might have made some mistakes in my work. Please put a cross 3you see a mistake.When he came back in the evening to 4his painting, he was completely shocked to see that the whole painting was filled 5crosses. And some people had even written their opinions on the painting. 6 , he ran to his master and said to him, Im 7and if this is what I have learned to paint, Im not worth teaching. The master 8and suggested, Ill let you know that you are a great 9. Now go to paint the same painting once again and give it to 10.Then they went to the same street the next morning and put the same painting exactly at the same place. Now the master 11another board which read, Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. I might have made some mistakes in my painting. I have put a box with colors and 12just below. Please give me a hand. If you see a 13, pick up the brush and correct it. The master and the young painter went back home. Two days later, they came back to the place. The young painter was 14to see that actually there was not a single correction done!Its easier to criticize(批评) but difficult to improve. If you want to help people 15 their behavior, youd better learn how to help people change their attitudes or skills. Also, always remember not to judge yourself by someone elses criticism and feel upset.（1）A . discovery B . invention C . writing D . painting （2）A . When B . Since C . If D . Although （3）A . whoever B . wherever C . whenever D . however （4）A . collect B . draw C . find D . buy （5）A . of B . at C . with D . in （6）A . Luckily B . Sadly C . Normally D . Clearly （7）A . useless B . nervous C . afraid D . angry （8）A . smiled B . agreed C . shouted D . argued （9）A . engineer B . programmer C . artist D . nurse （10）A . them B . him C . her D . me （11）A . fixed up B . took out C . handed in D . gave away （12）A . rulers B . erasers C . brushes D . pencils （13）A . picture B . hole C . word D . mistake （14）A . pleased B . proud C . careful D . surprised （15）A . improve B . enjoy C . teach D . doubt 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共24分)22. （8分） Andi Davise, 49, regularly crossed the trail through the Phoenix Mountains Preserve with a few other hikers before sunrise. This morning, however, she met nobody and heard only the sounds of animals.Some time later, Andi got to the steep slope(陡坡), she climbed up to the top by using her hands. When she finally reached the top, she noticed a dark shape several inches from her left foot. She was frightened and then looked carefully. Its a dog and its dead. she said to herself. It took her a few seconds to realize that the dogs eyes were open. A thin, dirty bull dog was looking at her.She greeted in a low and soft voice to show she was friendly. The bull dog shook when he heard her voice.Andi inched closer and dropped some water into the dogs mouth. He tried to stand up but failed. Something was wrong with his left front leg. Andi pulled out her phone to contact her husband, Jason, but he didnt respond. She knew that if she didnt carry the dog down the mountain, he would die.She carefully put her arms under the dogs body. He was so weak that he fell into her chest.Andi had great trouble going down the steep, rocky mountainside with the 50-pound animal in her arms. Even her arms and back started aching, she didnt give up. The trip up had taken 30 minutes while going back down took twice that.Andis husband received her messages at last. He and their son, Justin, jumped into the car and drove to pick up Andi.Later that morning, an X-ray showed that the bull dog was badly hurt, he was likely to lose his left leg.A few days later, the Davises returned to the animal hospital. The first thing he did was to give me a kiss, then he went right to my son. Andi said. They named the dog Elijah and brought him home that day.（1）How did Andi get to the top of the mountain?A . Her husband sent herB . Another hiker helped herC . She climbed by herself.D . She reached there by car（2）What does the underlined word respond, in Paragraph 4 mean?A . Pull.B . Contact.C . SpeakD . Answer.（3）Which of the following is the correct order?a. Audi found a dying dog on the top.b. Andi climbed up the steep slope.c. The Davises brought the dog home.d. Andi had much trouble carrying the dog down.e. The Davises drove the bull dog to the hospital.A . badceB . badecC . abdceD . adbec（4）The best title should be _.A . A woman hiker saved the life of a 50-pound bull dogB . A woman hiker carried a bull dog down the mountainC . A woman hiker got on well with a 50-pound bull dogD . A woman hiker found a 50-pound dog on the mountain23. （10分）Peter is from Japan. He went to America last month. One day, he walked into a small restaurant for dinner. He wanted to eat eggs, but he didnt know how to say them in English. He looked around, and he saw a girl eating eggs. So he pointed the eggs on the girls table. The waiter knew what he would like. After some time, he brought eggs to Peter.Then Peter wanted to eat mushrooms(蘑菇), but nobody ate mushrooms in the restaurant. He took out a pencil and drew a picture of a mushroom on the menu. The waiter saw the picture and then went away. After some time, he got back. He didnt bring mushrooms to Peter, but he gave him a black umbrella(雨伞).（1）Where did the story take place(发生)?A . In a libraryB . In a hospitalC . In a restaurant（2）How did Peter get the eggs ?A . He pointed the eggs on the girls table. and the waiter understood what he wanted to eat.B . He told the waiter what he wanted to eat.C . He drew a picture of an egg and the waiter understood what he wanted to eat.（3）Whats the Chinese meaning(意思) of “point”?A . 扔B . 卖C . 指向（4）Why did the waiter bring an umbrella to Peter?A . Because Peter wanted an umbrella.B . Because the waiter thought the picture on the menu was an umbrella.C . Because Peter drew an umbrella on the menu.（5）What can be the best title(标题) for the story？A. A happy Trip B. A Hard Dinner C. A Bad RestaurantA . A happy TripB . A Hard DinnerC . A Bad Restaurant24. （6分）阅读下面短文，请按文后的任务要求答题。When my wife and I went to live in an Arab(阿拉伯) country, we didnt know much about our future. _. Later, we realized that the advice given to us by our friends were right._ Here, the burning sun can cook an egg in a minute. The hot weather made us feel so tired that we were falling asleep at midday!_ We worked from Saturdays to Wednesdays, including Sundays. It was also strange to see people praying (祈祷) in a certain direction. _ They dont let people see their faces in public. They are not allowed to drive cars, either. All dresses worn by women have to cover the body completely. They believe that women cant be seen in public.At the weekend, we went camping in the desert. I will never forget watching the sun setting over the desert. We also enjoyed riding on the camels.Though their culture is very different from the American culture, _.（1）根据短文内容，从下列四个选项中选择合适的句子填入题的空白处，使短文通顺。A. They have strict rules for womenB. Another culture shock(文化差异) was the working weekC. The culture shock started with the weatherD. My friends told us to be prepared for a culture shock _ _ _（2）从下面四个选项中选择一个合适的选项填入题的空白处，使短文通顺。 A . we left there soonB . we enjoyed living thereC . we lived a hard lifeD . we still lived in our American way四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共10分)25. （10分）单词拼写。I was once a fat girl. I weighed 336 pounds (152kg) and looked as big as my fridge. I was never w_it. But one day I had a medical examination (体检) .The d_told me that I was having heart trouble. It w_me up. I began to feel nervous. Then I decided to do something!In a year and five months, I l_104 pounds. What a great thing I did! I didnt have any expensive food, medical treatment (治疗) or camp-style (训练营式的) exercise. What was the secret to my s_?First I looked through the Internet for do-it-yourself advice that people could f_on losing weight. Of course I saw countless ads (广告) which tried to get me to buy their products. But I bought nothing. The only thing I did was to c_my bad habits. I st