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冀教版2019-2020学年八年级上学英语期中考试试卷B卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共1分)1. （1分）完形填空On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She was worried. Her1had broken down. Just then a poor man named Robert came. He was on his way back home from work as usual.The lady wondered, “Is the man going to2me? He looks very cold and hungry.” But to her surprise, he stopped and said with a smile. “Whats wrong, madam?” The lady told him what was happening.After a while, the car was at last fixed by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him. “No, that is 3madam.” he said, “I was just helping someone in 4If you really want to pay me back, I hope whenever you see someone in trouble, you should give him a hand.” A few minutes later, the lady 5a shabby(破旧的)house by the road. She remembered Roberts words, so she stopped. The hostess(女主人)warmly asked her6. The lady could see that was a 7family and that they needed help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady8500 dollars on a table and went away quietly. Robert came home later than before, thinking how 9their life was. Their baby was to be born the next month but there was not 10money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Dont worry, dear! A stranger has helped us out!”Lets always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves.（1）A . bike B . motorbike C . bus D . car （2）A . help B . save C . kill D . find （3）A . nothing B . something C . everything D . anything （4）A . picture B . rain C . need D . danger （5）A . saw B . heard C . smelt D . felt （6）A . out B . in C . away D . along （7）A . terrible B . sad C . rich D . poor （8）A . dropped B . forgot C . left D . lay （9）A . exciting B . hard C . happy D . interesting （10）A . many B . some C . enough D . few 二、 补全对话 (共2题；共2分)2. （1分）阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话。 A. do some sports every dayB. going to bed early goodC. health is more important than moneyD. sport is very important, tooE. food is the most importantF. It is very healthyG. The less you eat, the healthier you areA: Which is more important, health or money?B: In my eyes,_.A: I agree with you. But how can we keep healthy?B: I think_. I always eat healthy food.A: Can we eat junk food?B:_.A: What else should we do?B: We should_. But remember not to do sports soon after meals.B: I see. Is_for our health?A: Yes, it is. Early to bed and early to get up makes you healthy.3. （1分）根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。A：Hi, Harry! Its great to meet you again. Where have you been so far?B：_.A：I see. Whats your plan for today?B：Im going to the book store._?A：Oh, sorry. I went there yesterday. Do you remember Anne, our old friend at Junior High School?B：Wait! _?A：Yes, exactly. She hasnt changed much. You know, she lives in this city now.B：Did you meet her by coincidence?A：_.At first, she was staring（盯着）at me, and I wasnt sure that she was Anne.B：_?A：Yes，I did. Its 115 848 2810.B：Let me write it down. I will call her sometime.三、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共25分)4. （25分）阅读下面短文，回答问题。每题答案不得超过5个词。A rich couple went shopping for their partyAfter buying everything they needed，they called a delivery(运送)man to send the things homeThe delivery man was quite old and looked like he might be too weak to carry everythingThe old delivery man asked for $20a very low priceBut the couple still tried to give him $15 for his serviceThe delivery man didnt like it but agreed because he needed all the money he could getThe couple gave the delivery man their addressThey returned to their home and waited for hours，but the delivery man never appearedThe wife started to get angryShe and her husband started to go back to the supermarketOn their way，they noticed that a young delivery man was carrying their things in his cart! The wife became angrier and shouted at the delivery manThe young man said，Maam，please listen to meThat poor old man has been sick since last monthHe hasnt been able to make enough money to buy himself foodI saw him take a bad fall on his way to deliver your thingsHe saidI will give you $15 if you can take my delivery to this addressOn hearing this，the couple felt ashamedThey asked where the old delivery man was and went to say sorry to him（1）When did the rich couple call the old delivery man? （2）How much did the couple pay for the old man in the end? （3）What happened to the old man when he was delivering the couples things? （4）Where did the couple go when they didnt see the old man? （5）What did the couple decide to do with the old man on hearing the truth? 四、 阅读理解 (共2题；共20分)5. （10分） Bamboo (竹子) is one of natures (自然) most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which grew 1. 5 metres(4 feet) in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo.Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimetres wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimetres (1 foot) across. This plant also comes in different colours, from yellow to black to green.Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools( 厨房用具). Because it is strong, bamboo is also used to build buildings.Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for buildings and supporting (支撑) new buildings and bridges while they are being built.In Africa, poor farmers are taught how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap way to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. Bamboo pipes( 管子) help poor farmers bring water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money.（1）How is bamboo like grass?A . It grows quickly.B . Its wood. C . it is easy to cut.D . It is very thin.（2）Though you can see bamboo everywhere, it doesnt grow.A . in ChinaB . in EuropeC . on mountainsD . in Africa（3）Why is bamboo used by African poor farmers? Because.A . it is cheapB . it has different coloursC . it is strongD . it has been used by Asians（4）Bamboo pipes can.A . make moneyB . be treesC . grow quicklyD . carry water（5）In Asia, bamboo has been used for.A . a short timeB . many thousands of yearsC . many hundreds of yearsD . about 100 years6. （10分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。The city Bank was broken into yesterday at 8 p.m. The police were asking two men, John Smith and his brother Joseph Smith.A policeman interviewed John SmithJohn Smith was asked, “What did you do last night?” He answered, “ I was with my brother, Joseph, all the time. I arrived at my brothers house at about 6:45 and we watched TV until about 7:30. We watched the news and a baseball game. Then we walked into the town centre and had a meal at a restaurant. I cant remember the name of the restaurant. It was a big one, but it was almost empty. We both had fish and chips. We left there at 8:40 and walked back to Josephs house.”The statement is true.Signed: John SmithA Policeman Interviewed Joseph SmithJoseph Smith was asked,” What did you do last night?” He answered, “I was with John all the time. John came to my house at fifteen to seven, and then we watched TV for about 45 minutes. We watched a movie about a basketball player, but I cant remember the name of the movie. Then we took a taxi to a restaurant. I forget what the restaurant is called. There were not many people there. I had steak and chips, and John had chicken. We left there at twenty to nine and we went back to my house.” The statement is true. Signed: Joseph Smith（1）The policeman wanted to find the person who _ A . told a lieB . knew the thiefC . went into the bankD . stole the baseball（2）John and Joseph are _ A . boss and workerB . workmatesC . policeman and thiefD . brothers（3）The two men told the police the same thing about _ A . How they got to the restaurantB . The time they left the restaurantC . What they ateD . The TV programmes（4）The two men didnt _ A . eat at a restaurant last nightB . watch a movie on TVC . know the name of the restaurantD . like to eat chips五、 单词拼写 (共1题；共1分)7. （1分）根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出正确的单词，每空一词。 Why is music important to people? Because life _ (没有) music wouldnt be exciting. Different kinds of music express different feelings and life _ (经历). So when we listen to different kinds of music，we can get different feelings. For example, rock music can make you _ (活跃的); classical music can make you _ (放松的) and country music can make you think of the beautiful _ (乡村) life.At different ages, people have different _ (想法) abo