冀教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷A卷 (2).doc

冀教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷A卷一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）The sweater is _ for me, Dad.Well, lets buy a big one this afternoon.A . longB . shortC . smallD . old2. （2分）（2016江西）I didnt do very well in this exam. Unluckily, he did it .A . worseB . badlyC . betterD . worst3. （2分） Mrs. Green is always kind to her students. Yes. And she _ cares about them like their parents.A . trulyB . hardlyC . quietlyD . clearly4. （2分）一How was your birthday party?一 . A . Excellent，thanksB . Sounds goodC . Lucky youD . Have fun5. （2分）Mary likes drinking milk _ honey every morning. A . andB . withC . inD . has6. （2分）I think the man over there must be Tom.It _ be him. He has _ to America.A . cant；goneB . cant；beenC . may not；beenD . mustnt；gone7. （2分）Tom likes playing _ football， but his sister likes playing _ piano.A . the； /B . /； theC . /； /D . the； the8. （2分）The girls were seen _ table tennis. A . to playB . playC . playingD . to playing9. （2分）The lake near our village is _. Its dangerous to swim in it.A . 40 metres deepB . 40-metre deepC . 40 metres deepD . 40-metres-deep10. （2分）They are singing to _ money for the poor children in rural areas.A . haveB . takeC . makeD . raise二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11. （10分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。A secret Santa brought an early Christmas gift to cash-strapped(囊中羞涩的) shoppers.After overhearing1 shopper say she may not be able to afford her outstanding(未付的) bill, Mr Parady walked over to the layaway(分期预付) department to see2he could do to help.He paid the bills of six shoppers who were in the store at the time, 3 paying off half of every bill over $200.Staff at the store 4 how the holiday hero swiped his card for customers who came up to the till (收银台) to cancel their orders, simply saying 5 afterwards.They didnt know what was happening 6, said Wal-Mart operations manager Deb Davis, This one girl in particular, she goes, What do I owe? My workmate goes, That gentlemen right there just paid for you.7, the woman, began to cry and had to sit down on a bench.The man used three different cards, took up two cashiers, and also made payments over the phone during the hours-long spree(狂欢) which employees described as 8they had ever seen.I didnt intend for the attention but I hope it 9other people. he said.I hope everyone will use it as a tool to give in their own way. It doesnt have to be 10, it can be time, or just something kind.（1）A . other B . the other C . another D . others （2）A . what B . why C . how D . where （3）A . while B . as well as C . when D . if （4）A . found B . remembered C . knew D . recalled （5）A . Pardon me? B . What? C . With pleasure. D . Merry Christmas. （6）A . at last B . at first C . at once D . at the end （7）A . Surprised B . Excited C . Moved D . Amazed （8）A . the most generous B . the friendliest C . the most interesting D . the funniest （9）A . inspires B . interests C . improves D . surprises （10）A . value B . attitudes C . money D . life 三、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共34分)12. （12分）Choose the best answer. On a freezing January morning 29 years ago, Vicki Myron opened the library in Spencer, Iowa. She heard a cat cry and finally found a yellow kitten(小猫) in a pile of books.His little feet were frozen, Myron recalls. We gave him a bath just to warm him up and he purred(咕噜叫) the whole time. That was 1988 and it was a Cinderella story for Dewey, the cat who has lived happily among the books ever since.His story has a life of its own, Myron says while reading the cats fan mail. We have people drive hundreds of miles out of their way just to see Dewey. We even had a Japanese public television crew come here to make a short film of him.Shortly after the kittens rescue, a photo of the librarys new employee sitting on the card catalog(目录) appeared in local newspapers. Local people were invited to help name the kitten and many cast votes(投票).We have never had such a big crowd for a contest and there wasnt even a prize, Myron says with a laugh.Dewey grew from a popular local library employee to a national star with his pictures on calendars. However, he is not the only cat who lives among books. Library cats greet people in about 125 libraries across America. Most live and work in comfortable, small town libraries where they dont get lost in the books. Library cats used to earn their keep by catching rats, but modern library cats have more white-collar duties: to act charming and make the library a pleasant homey place.Library cats just create a nice , warm atmosphere(气氛),says Gary Roma, producer of Puss in Boots , the film about library cats. The cats attract children to the library and the elderly who maybe cant have pets in their apartments, Roma says. Books, libraries, and cats just go together.（1）The cat Dewey was found by Vicki Myron in the _ of 1988. A . springB . summerC . autumnD . winter（2）A contest was held after the kittens rescue to _ the cat. A . killB . nameC . catchD . feed（3）We probably wont be able to see the picture of Dewey in _. A . a Japanese filmB . the calendarsC . the card catalogsD . the local newspaper（4）People keep cats in the libraries because _. A . cats dont like big placesB . cats can create a nice and warm atmosphereC . there are more rats thereD . librarians are more friendly（5）Library cats can do many things including arranging card catalogs greeting people acting for a filmcatching rats making people feel at homeA . B . C . D . （6）From the passage we can infer(推断) that _. A . library cats only attract children and old peopleB . Dewey is one of the cats who live among booksC . library cats are not as popular as they used to beD . every library in America has at least one cat13. （10分）阅读理解I grew up in New Hampshire, a small town in South Canada, where in my fathers words for the seasons were “Spring, Summer, Fairtime and Winter!”At that time, a week-long fair was held in the town every autumn. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things. It was the busiest time of the year.When “Fairtime” came, my grandma became the busiest person of the family. Grandma was a kind old lady. She was good at cooking. All her relatives liked the food she cooked. During “Fair time”, they would come to live in her house and have meals there. Grandma was always happy to look after them.Year after year, many people moved to big cities. There was no longer “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually going blind. My parents and I moved to live with Grandma. We did our best to make her life comfortable. I was at high school then. What I often did at home was to help Grandma with the daily newspapers crossword puzzle. However, she didnt look happy. She often sat in her room for hours, without saying a word.To attract（吸引） people to move back, the Town Hall decided to reopen the fair. One day, when I came back from school, I saw Grandma wearing her glasses, washing the dishes in the kitchen. With a big smile on her face, she looked much younger. She told me that her two nieces(侄女) would come. “They said the food I cooked was very delicious and they wanted to stay in my house again,” Grandma said happily. “They will stay here for one week and we can have a big party. That must be the busiest week Ive had in years!”I suddenly realized that Grandma didnt want to be looked after. She wanted to be “useful” and helpful.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（1）What do thousands of people come to the town to do at the Fair? A . Enjoying Grandma food.B . Selling and buying things.C . Learning to cook.D . Having a big party.（2）When “Fairtime” came, who became the busiest person of the family? A . The writers father.B . The writers grandpa.C . The writers mother.D . The writers grandma.（3）Why was Grandma unhappy after there was no longer “Fairtime”? A . Because she was too busy.B . Because no one lived with her.C . Because she was no longer “useful”.D . Because she couldnt see anything.（4）Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A . Grandma was good at cooking.B . Many people moved to big cities.C . Grandma didnt like “Fair time”.D . Grandma was a kind old lady.（5）Whats the best title for the passage? A . Fair timeB . My “Old” GrandmaC . A Small TownD . Grandmas Family14. （6分）One day, Jacks parents told him that his grandpa would retire (退休) after working for forty years. Jack said in surprise, “Im only seven, so it means Grandpa has been err A really long time!”His parents said, “Yes. Thats why we are going to have a surprise party for him.”Jack loved his Grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position (职位) on that card, so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa.When the big day came, Jack was ready. But he didnt want to put his gift together with others. He carried it around with him the whole evening.When all the other people left, he took his grandpas hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift.His grandpa smiled, “Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now? Sure! Jack said excitedly.As Grandpa opened the gift, tears came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with his new position: FULL-TIME GRANDPA! Jack said, “Now your full-time job is my grandpa!”“Well, how much do I get paid? his grandpa asked, smiling. As many hugs (拥抱) as you want!” With these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug. “Well, I guess that means Im the richest man in the world!”said Grandpa.（1）What did Jack decide to do for his grandpa?A . To build a new position for him.B . To hold his hands warmly.C . To give him a new business job.D . To give him a warm hug.（2）Which of the following is TRUE?A . Grandpa would be forty-one years old next year.B . Jack was the last one to give the gift to his grandpa.C . Others didnt want to put his gifts together with Jacks.D . Jacks parents give Grandpa some money for his job.（3）Why were there tears in Grandpas eyes?A . Because he would lose his positionB . Because others didnt like him at all.C . Because he was moved by Jacks gift.D . Because Jack wasnt with him that evening.15. （6分） Better think twice before choosing a password for e-mail, online bank or shopping. Simple passwords are easy to be stolen.A password is like a key to your home. If someone steals it, hell get chances to steal something else. We use passwords everywhere in our life. We are so used to passwords that we dont pay any attention to them until we lose or forget one.A study of 28,000 passwords recently stolen from a popular website showed that people often do the easy thing. It found that 16 percent took a first name as a password. Another 14 percent used the easiest keyboard combinations such as “12345678” or QWERTY. Five percent of the stolen passwords were names of television shows or stars popular with young people. Three percent of the passwords expressed feelings like “I dont care,” “Whatever,” “I love you,” or their opposite, “I hate you.”Robert Graham, who did the study, advises people to choose a password that is longer than eight characters with one capital letter(大写字母) and one symbol.Of course, safe passwords dont mean those hard to remember. Forgetting your password is sometimes a big headache for you. Maybe, the perfect password is easy for you and hard for others.（1）The underlined word “password” in Paragraph 1 means _.A . 标志B . 护照C . 密码D . 口诀（2）About 40% passwords are easily stolen because the users are _.A . busyB . lazyC . stupidD . careful（3）Which of the following passwords is considered the safest?A . ZXCVBNB . password56.C . wy64#0Mv.D . I hate you.四、 补全对话。 (共1题；共5分)16. （5分）根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对话，其中有两项多余。A: Hello, Ms. Green. _ Is it here?B: Is your name on it?A: No, it isntB: _A: Its blueB: _A: No, it isntB: Is that one yours?A: _ Thank you, Ms. GreenB: _AWhat color is it?BYou re welcomeCIs it on the table?DIs this one yours?EOh! Yes, its mineFI cant find my notebookGIts my English notebook五、 综合填空。 (共7题；共15分)17. （5分）从方框中选择合适的选项补全对话。W：How was your weekend?M: It wasnt very good._W:Are you good at English？M: Yes, I am. I like English very much.W:_M: I learn it by listening to English songs.W:_What about history?M: I dont like history._well, how was your weeken