冀教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期末质量试卷（II ）卷.doc

冀教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期末质量试卷（II ）卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 单项填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分） (共15题；共15分)1. （1分）_ prize for the winner of the competition is _ two-week holiday in Paris. A . A; theB . A; /C . The; aD . The; /2. （1分）A computer _ think for itself, it must be told what to do. A . cantB . couldntC . may notD . might not3. （1分）The water is _ and we can see the fish _. A . clear; clearlyB . clearly; clearlyC . clearly; clearD . clear; clear4. （1分）This kind of drink tastes _ ,but theres_ in this bottle. I need to buy some. A . good; a littleB . well; a littleC . good; littleD . well; little5. （1分）The children were to see the strange creatures. A . frightenedB . frighteningC . frightens6. （1分）Whats in the box? There _some oranges in it.A . isB . areC . wasD . were7. （1分）Mr. Smith, would you please speak a little ? Sorry! I thought you could follow me.A . quietlyB . youngestC . the youngerD . slowly8. （1分）Your answer isnt right. You forget to this number. A . give upB . put upC . add upD . look up9. （1分）On the first day of Chinese New Year, we_ new clothes and visit people. A . pick upB . put onC . take offD . throw away10. （1分）Do you know _ there are a few boys _ basketball on the playground? A . if; to playB . if; playC . that; are playingD . that; playing11. （1分）I found _ hard for me to get to the station on time. A . thatB . itsC . it12. （1分）is my good friend. A . Mr. frankB . Frank Mr.C . Mr. BlackD . Black Mr.13. （1分）I the Internet for two hours last night, so I am very sleepy now. A . useB . am usingC . usedD . use14. （1分）Be quiet, Robin! You are making noise. I cant hear the radio. A . too manyB . much tooC . too much15. （1分）- I just came back from Shanghai Disneyland. Can you guess ?- Ive no idea. But it cant be cheap. Ive heard everything is very expensive there.A . how I came back homeB . how many days I stayed thereC . how much I paid for the Mickey Mouse toy二、 完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）完形填空。阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 I grew up in a poor family where none of us kids believed in Santa Claus. My parents refused to let us believe in him. They couldnt provide us 1expensive presents. And they didnt want us to think we werent as good as other kids who, on Christmas morning, found all kinds of toys under the tree that were 2to be left by Santa Claus.That year when Christmas came, we had no money at all. On Christmas Eve, Dad took us three kids out into the night one after 3. I had a blanket (毛毯) with me, and when it was my turn, I offered to share it with Dad, but he said, No, thanks. The 4never troubled him. I sat next to Dad and we looked up at the sky.Pick out your 5star. Itll be your Christmas present, Dad said.You cant give me a star! No one owns a star. Thats right, Dad said. No one else owns a star. You just have to claim(认领) it 6anyone else does , just like Columbus claimed America. I 7it for a while. I want that one, I said.Thats Venus(金星). It is a planet. It shines only from reflected (反射的) light. I like it anyway, I said.Its Christmas. You can have a planet if you want. That evening, we discussed outer space and I realized Dad was a man with much 8of the stars and planets. We all 9about the other kids who believed in Santa Claus and got nothing for Christmas but some cheap plastic toys. Years from now, when all that they got are broken and long forgotten, Dad said. Youll 10have your stars.（1）A . to B . with C . for D . of （2）A . used B . reported C . supposed D . chosen （3）A . another B . other C . the other D . others （4）A . heat B . night C . cold D . stars （5）A . big B . first C . different D . favorite （6）A . when B . before C . after D . until （7）A . heard of B . waited for C . thought about D . looked for （8）A . information B . advice C . experience D . knowledge （9）A . laughed B . talked C . eared D . worried （10）A . also B . even C . still D . already 三、 阅读理解（本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分） (共3题；共30分)17. （10分）阅读理解 For most people, the word fashion means clothes. But people may ask the question, What clothes are in fashion? And they use the word fashionable in the same way: She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable colour.But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs and in languages.Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.Today fashions change quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and televisions send information from one country to another in a few hours.New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.（1）Most people think that fashion means _. A . booksB . clothesC . holidays（2）By _ we can see that fashions change as time goes. A . wearing a fashionable coatB . eating in a new restaurantC . looking at pictures of people（3）In the 4th paragraph the writer mentions _ kinds of ways to send information. A . threeB . fourC . five（4）There is money in fashion. means _. A . people like fashion and moneyB . fashionable things are expensiveC . one can make money through fashion（5）The passage is mainly about _. A . the changes of fashionB . the kinds of fashionsC . the money in fashion18. （10分）阅读理解 People have told stories about Robin Hood for over 700 years. Nobody knows if he was a real person or an invented character. In the legends, Robin was extremely smart and humorous, he helped strangers, and later his kindness paid off.The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood was just a young man, who was good at archery (射箭术). One day he was walking through Sherwood Forest, a royal hunting forest near Nottingham in England. There he got into trouble with a group of men. Among them, he killed the cousin of the Sheriff (郡长) of Nottingham. Robin became a legendary outlaw, and soon the leader of one hundred outlaws, known as his Merry Men.Robin and his Merry Men always looked for rich people and asked them to their camp in Sherwood Forest. When they arrived, Robin gave them a good meal and played music for them. Then he took their gold away to help the poor. Robin became most famous for robbing from the rich and giving to the poor.The Sheriff of Nottingham was Robins greatest enemy. He was cruel and treated the poor badly. It was his job to keep the woods safe and to make sure that nobody stole the kings deer. He hated Robin because Robin was an outlaw. But most of all, he hated Robin because everyone else loved him. The Sheriff of Nottingham kept trying to catch Robin Hood and his Merry Men, but never succeeded.（1）What was Robin Hood like according to the passage？ A . Clever and full of fun.B . Smart and serious.C . Cruel to the poor people.D . Good at telling stories.（2）The underlined word outlaw in Paragraph 3 means . A . enemyB . criminalC . kingD . fighter（3）What was Robin Hood best known for？ A . Playing beautiful music for the rich.B . Robbing the rich and helping the poor.C . Stealing the kings deer in Sherwood Forest.D . Killing the cousin of the Sheriff of Nottingham.（4）Which is the right order of what happened in the story？ Robin became the leader of a group of outlaws.Robin asked the rich people to Sherwood Forest.Robin killed the cousin of the Sheriff of Nottingham.Robin gave poor people the gold he took away from the rich.A . B . C . D . （5）What can we learn from the first and last paragraphs？ A . Robin Hood was a real man who once lived in England.B . People can only read stories of Robin Hood from books.C . The stories of Robin Hood are still very popular nowadays.D . Robin Hood didnt get help from strangers who he once helped.19. （10分）阅读下面材料，完成信息记录表。 People who buy property (房产) or move into a new apartment or house usually hold a housewarming party (乔迁派对). The party is an opportunity for friends and family to congratulate (祝贺) this person on their new home. It is a tradition (传统) to bring a gift to a housewarming party. Decorations (装饰品) for the new house, such as pieces of art or potted plants (盆栽植物), are good housewarming gifts. You can also bring food or drinks to share with the other guests. The host or hostess of the party will give all the guests a tour of their new home. Sometimes, because housewarming parties usually happen shortly after a person moves into their new home, guests may be asked to help unpack boxes. This isnt common, though.A long time ago, people would bring firewood (木柴；柴火) to their friends new homes as a gift. This is where the name housewarming comes from. This allowed their friends to keep their homes warm for the winter. These days, most homes have central heating, so firewood isnt needed.Housewarming PartiesWhen and why do people have housewarming parties?When someone moves into _.The parties are an opportunity for friends and family to _.What do people do during the party?_.Eat food together.The host or hostess will give _ to all the guests.Unpack boxes.Where does the name housewarming come from?A long time ago, people would _, so that the houses owners could keep their homes warm for the winter.四、 短文填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）。 (共1题；共15分)20. （15分）短文填词 Walking down the city streets, you look up and see a red telephone box. Behind it, on the road, a big red double-decker bus _ by, carrying citizens and tourists. This is London. And the red bus has been a _ of the city.Modern transportation has changed the way we live. One important kind of transport has been the bus. In London, buses play a _ role than other kinds of transport. They are _ to go around the city. Red tourist buses have open roofs, which let people _ many photos as they drive past Big Ben, the Thames, the London Eye, _ so on.But how did the bus become special to London culture? Horse-drawn buses have been used in London _ 1829. By the early 20th century, motor-buses were driving around London. Bus companies used different _ at that time. The biggest company chose red. In 1933, when London transport was grouped into a single company, they chose _ most widely used color at that time-red.And so the color red stayed in London. But it was during the mid-1950s that the red double-decker was born. All of them were built _ 1954 and 1968. That is why they still look traditional.五、 读写综合。（本大题分两部分，共20分） (共2题；共20分)21. （5分）阅读下面短文，从方框中所给的AD四个选项中选择正确的答案，使短文意思连贯，然后回答问题。 （1）阅读下面短文，从方框中所给四个选项中选择正确的答案。 _ Smoke from a fire causes the alarm to go off. The alarm makes a loud sound. T