人教版中学2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题A卷.doc

人教版中学2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题A卷一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）What _ heavy rain it is! Thats just _ thing that farmers want now! A . the; aB . a; theC . /; /D . the; /2. （2分）There _ any homework tonight. Shall we go to see a film? A . isnt going to beB . isnt going to haveC . arent going to haveD . arent going to be3. （2分）Daniel, do you know the man in a white shirt?Oh, yes. He is Mr Wu. He teaches English this term.A . ourB . usC . weD . ours4. （2分）Stephen Hawking was famous a scientist, he made a great contribution to the world, and he died March 14th, 2018. A . for; onB . as; inC . as; on5. （2分） Is Peter here yet? Not yet, but he _ be here soon. He usually is on time.A . wouldB . couldC . shouldD . must6. （2分）All of us felt _ when we saw the girl speak very good English. A . surpriseB . surprisedC . surprisingD . in surprise7. （2分）一I heard Frank would join the music club一 Hes not interested in music at allA . Why not?B . No problemC . Youre kidding!D . Its up to you8. （2分）What kind of movies do you like?I like movies scary monsters.A . which hasB . that haveC . what hasD . why have9. （2分）Have you ever been to Shanghai, Mary?Yes. I _ there three times.A . have goneB . have beenC . wentD . was10. （2分）Michael was late for Mr Smiths chemistry class this morning. ? As far as I know, he never came late to class.A . So whatB . Why notC . Who caresD . How come二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11. （10分） Once there was a grasshopper(蚱蜢), who was the best hopper(跳跃者) in the world. She taught 1 grasshoppers how to hop. Soon all grasshoppers were hopping well, so she felt very proud.Then one day an eagle appeared. She immediately decided to teach the eagle how to hop, 2she was sure that hopping was the key to 3 . But every time she 4 the eagle to hop, he just said, “There is no need. You are satisfied with hopping, but I can fly. “Stop this silly talking of flying!” screamed the grasshopper. “Flying is 5 in your imagination. “The next day, some of the grasshoppers went to talk to the eagle. “How is it that you dont know how to hop, yet you still talk of flying? It is 6 our teachers orders.”“Hopping is useful and can make you happy, but when you can fly, it is no longer 7.” said the eagle.“Tell us more,” said the grasshoppers.The eagle began telling them what the world 8 the grass fields was like. It was a world that included mountains, rivers and oceans(海洋).Then the eagle took one 9 grasshopper in his powerful wings to the sky. The grasshopper could see the mountains, rivers and oceans that the eagle 10.After the eagle landed, he saw a spark (闪光) in the grasshoppers eyes. The grasshopper told others what he had seen in the sky. Therefore, the grasshoppers dreamt of flying in the sky.（1）A . another B . other C . others D . the other （2）A . as B . and C . or D . because of （3）A . business B . weakness C . happiness D . succeed （4）A . confused B . told C . advised D . asked （5）A . just B . even C . hardly D . ever （6）A . for B . well with C . against D . down （7）A . helpful B . dangerous C . necessary D . safe （8）A . on B . through C . across D . beyond （9）A . strong B . brave C . attractive D . beautiful （10）A . imagined B . had talked C . told D . had described 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共20分)12. （6分）阅读理解 Stress（压力）is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it，but also women and young people. The most important reasons（原因）of stress are; death, diseases，exams，making money，getting married，moving houses，changing jobs，ending friendships and so on. How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions? Do youYesNoeasily get angry? often sleep badly? get headaches a lot? take sleeping pills? find it difficult to relax? usually hide your feelings? smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet? find it difficult to put your heart into something? If you answer Yes to more than two of these questions，you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it? Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usually ways of relieving（减轻）stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways-people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile，your body relaxes. They also say that people，especially men, should cry more often, because crying is the natural way of relieving stress. （1）Which of the followings is NOT the reason of stress? A . Taking exams.B . Changing jobs.C . Taking sleeping pills.D . Making money.（2）According to the passage, which of the followings is TRUE? A . Women and young people never have stress.B . Stress is everywhere in our everyday life.C . People who answer No to all of the questions have great stress.D . People who answer Yes to more than two of the questions have no stress.（3）The main idea of the passage is . A . about stress and how to relieve your stressB . that there are many reasons for having stressC . that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stressD . that doing the Stress Test is a good way to help you to live a better life13. （8分）阅读理解Take a look at our library! Our library is open to everyone and the library card is free.Books books in 36 languages information about the world all kinds of stories picture books for children novels You can enjoy newspapers and magazines in the reading room. You can borrow two books at a time and keep them for three weeks.Videos all kinds of video films music videos TV plays You can enjoy yourself and watch your favorite videos at home. You can rent a video at two yuan for a week.Audiosmusic for everyonelanguage cassettes； 42 world languages Special rooms for you to enjoy listening. CDs and cassettes can be borrowed FREE. You can borrow one CD or one cassette at a time and keep it for two weeks.E-books many different kinds of e-books e-newspapers and e-magazines You can browse all the e-books in the computer room FREE.（1）How many CDs can you borrow at a time? A . One.B . Two.C . Three.D . Four.（2）How much should you pay if you keep two videos for a week? A . Two yuan.B . Three yuan.C . Four yuan.D . Free.（3）What can you do in the computer room? A . Enjoy music videos.B . Borrow some books.C . Borrow some CDsD . .Enjoy e-books.（4）How long can you keep the books at a time? A . For a week.B . For three weeks.C . For two weeks.D . For four weeks14. （6分）阅读理解More and more people are good at catching business chances to create wealth. Recently the Chinese Internet buzzwords (流行词) “thin blue mushroom” have become the name of a company in Shenzhen.How do the buzzwords come? In fact, they mean “sad and feeling like you want to cry” in English. When they were first spoken by a young man, they sounded similar to “lan shou xiang gu”. At that time, the young man just experienced a sad story of love and posted a video online. In the video, he said such words. Only a few days later, the words became popular among Internet users. Before that, some other buzzwords also became popular on the Internet.After Chinese swimmer Fu Yuan Hui got third prize in the Rio Olympics, she said that her success was because of “prehistoric powers (洪荒之力)”. As a result, her words became popular overnight. And just two days later, “Prehistoric Power” became a companys name in Shenzhen.Besides, Wang Jianlin, the richest man in China, ever discusses his “small” goal of earning 100,000,000 yuan on TV. His words became popular online quickly. After one week, a new company named “Earning 100,000,000 yuan” appeared in Shenzhen.So what will be the next company with a new buzzword?（1）What does the underlined word “earning” mean in English?A . Paying.B . Making.C . Spending.D . Borrowing.（2）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A . Many buzzwords become very popular on the Internet.B . Almost each buzzword could become a companys name.C . The writer thinks there might be some buzzwords in the future.D . In China, all Internet buzzwords were created by famous people.（3）Whats the main idea of the passage?A . Internet buzzwords have become great business chances.B . Why many companies with Internet buzzwords come from Shenzhen.C . Internet buzzwords have made every company more successful.D . How to create more Internet buzzwords in our daily life.四、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)15. （5分）任务型阅读With more and more cars on the road, traffic jams (堵车) are inevitable. Traffic jams can lead to more accidents as there are more cars, with more people trying to get to their destination, all the while getting worse. Although its impossible to avoid traffic jams altogether, there are some tips you can follow to reduce the amount of time on the road.Check for traffic jams before you leave. You can listen to the radio for traffic news, or check on the Internet to get up-to-minute information on traffic. If the route you want to take is heavy with traffic, you can choose another.Look for a different route all the time. Most traffic jams happen on busy roads. Using country roads could avoid a lot of traffic. Although the distance you may have to travel is further, it can work out quicker.Set your car radio to receive traffic bulletins. Many new car stereo systems (汽车音响系统) are equipped with a radio system by which you can hear the traffic channel. This way you can get the latest traffic information and change your journey if necessary._. Most traffic jams usually occur(发生) during rush hour, so try to avoid this time period if possible. Some jobs offer flexible working hours so that you can travel to work outside of rush hour. Some jobs even allow you to work at home so as to avoid moving altogether. Ask your manager to see what you can do if traffic is a problem for you.Use public transport instead. The easiest way to avoid traffic jams is to take buses or the underground instead of driving your own car. Not only will you avoid traffic jams but you will most likely be saving money.（1）How many suggestions are there mentioned to reduce_（2）Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese._（3）Which of the following can be put in the blank in the text? (no more than 8 words)_.（4）How can you get the latest traffic information? (List at least two ways)_（5）What might be the best title for this passage?_五、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)16. （1分）This movie_(appear)in the 1980s六、 用动词的适当形式填空。 (共1题；共10分)17. （10分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。(每空不多于3个单词) Technology（科技）makes our life easier and better than before. Many think it is great. For most people, technology means you can do _(much) in less time and have fun while doing it. Heres one example. People _( make) letters with smoke from planes. People can see the letters from the streets, buildings and places far _ the sky. Its called skywriting. It began in England. In 1922, the _(one) words written in the sky over America were Hello USA. That year skywriting started to be used for advertising. Then it kept popular for a long time. Its difficult _(put) a message into the sky. The pilot must count numbers to know when to turn the smoke on and off. _ wind moves the letters, the pilot should watch their shadows on the ground or their shapes in the sky. If its a _ (snow) day, the pilot in the plane cant see the white letters, _ we can see them in the sky on the ground. People are so _ (create) to have romantic time! However,