沪教版2019-2020学年八年级上学英语期中考试试卷B卷.doc

沪教版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）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。Do you like music?Do you know about Beethoven,a famous1in the world?He was born in GermanyHis father was a singer and2BeethovenWhen Beethoven was only four,his3asked him to learn different musical instruments(乐器).Beethoven loved music and he4very fast.He got high praise(赞扬）from Mozart ,the great musician at that time,5the age of seventeen.At that time ,it was difficult to have6happy life.Beethoven was hard-working，but it wasnt easy to make much moneyOne day,he found he couldnt7clearlyBut he still went on working and writing music piecesSome of his best pieces came out8he lost his heatingIn 1827，9more than 300 pieces，the great musician diedBut people remember his name and10today（1）A . actor B . farmer C . musician D . doctor （2）A . strict with B . bad for C . careful with D . ready for （3）A . uncle B . brother C . mother D . father （4）A . forgot B . learned C . ran D . spoke （5）A . from B . by C . with D . at （6）A . an B . the C . a D . 不填 （7）A . hear B . see C . sing D . read （8）A . because B . till C . after D . so （9）A . leaving B . taking C . turning D . paying （10）A . music B . poems C . voice D . movies 二、 补全对话 (共2题；共2分)2. （1分）补全对话, 其中有两个多余选项。A: Hello. This is John Brown. _B: Hello. This is Julie Stone. The window of my living room got broken this morning. _A: No problem. I will come tomorrow morning. _B: Could you come immediately?A: Well, I will get to your house as soon as possible.B: Thats nice. It costs about 60 dollars, right?A: Yes, as long as its a small window. Mrs Stone, didnt I repair a window for you a few weeks ago?B: Yes, you did.A: _Were they playing ball in the house?B: No. I told them not to do that again. _I was practising volleyball.A. Is that OK?B. This time I broke it.C. How can we do that?D. Can you come and repair it?E. Oh, my God. You broke it again.F. Your sons have broken the window again?G. Can I help you?3. （1分）根据对话内容，在每个空白处填入一个恰当的句子使对话完整、合乎情境。A: Hello Sandy This is Mary speaking, _？B. Im XianA. Are you taking a holiday there?B. Yes. _？A: Im writing a report.B: _?A: Its about the population.B: Well, I think you can write about the population of Xi an.A: Good idea. _?B: More than 8 million.A: Is the population of Xian larger than that of Dalian?B: _Let me ask my father. Maybe he knows it.A: All right.三、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共25分)4. （25分）任务型阅读 Making the most of time is important in our life. Here are some tips that might be of help to you.Make a plan. You should make a list of what you want to finish every week. The plan includes things you want to finish. You should know what the most important ones are, and try your best to do them first.Control your stress. No matter what kind of stress you have, try to keep cool. When you have a lot of things to do, too much stress may make you slow. Dont work all day without breaks.Focus on one thing at a time. Dont try to do many things at a time! You will lose your focus (注意力), and it will take you longer to finish your work.Just say no. If you really dont have the time to help out, just say no. Youre only one person, and you cant save the world by yourself!Stop wasting time on the phone. While talking on the phone, keep your conversations short. In this way, youll waste much less time.Relax. The most important thing is to take time to relax. Even if its a 10-minute walk, get away from your work and get relaxed.There are_Tips to Make the Most of TimeMake a plan.Make a _of what you want to finish every week.Control your stress.Take breaks instead of _all day long.Focus on one thing at a time.If you try to do many things at a time, you will need to _more time finishing your work.Stop wasting time on the phone.Much time will be wasted, so you keep your conversations short while talking on the phone.Relax.Getting_from what you are doing for a short while is the most important thing.四、 阅读理解 (共2题；共20分)5. （10分） Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics(特征)?The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They dont like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hardworking. They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean.In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers. They are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you.” Or “Sorry.” The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.The Frenchs holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They dont like to depend on others. So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in Americans eyes, success is an important part in their life.（1）According to the passage, _are very quiet.A . only the GermansB . only the EnglishmenC . only the FrenchmenD . both the Germans and the Englishmen（2）What does the underlined word “tidiness” mean in Chinese?A . 整洁B . 安静C . 时尚D . 随意（3）In the writers eyes, the gentlemen are_.A . the GermansB . the FrenchmenC . the EnglishmenD . the Americans（4）What can we learn about the Frenchmen from the passage?A . They are more outgoing than the Americans.B . It is very easy to make friends with them.C . They like traveling in their own country.D . They look serious and are always hard-working.（5）Which is the best title of the passage?A . Foreigners hobbies.B . Who are more outgoing?C . Characteristics of the foreigners.D . Success is an important part in Americans life.6. （10分）阅读下列短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 There once lived a rich businessman who had a lazy son. The businessman wanted his son to realize the value of labor.One day, he told his son, Today, I want you to earn something. If you fail, you wont have your meal tonight.The boy didnt want to find a job, so he asked his mother for help. She gave him a gold coin. In the evening, when the father asked his son what he had earned, the son showed him the gold coin. The father then asked him to throw it into the well (水井). The son did as he was told.The father guessed that the gold was from the boys mother. The next day, he sent his wife to her parents home and asked his son to earn something. Since no one helped him, the son had to go to the market to look for a job. A shopkeeper told him that he would pay him a coin if he carried heavy tools for him. The son accepted. As he returned home and gave the coin to his father, he was asked to throw it into the well. The boy cried, Dad! My body is aching. Im tired. How are you asking me to throw my hard-carned coin into a well?The businessman smiled. He told his son that one feels pain only when the fruits of labor are wasted. The son realized the value of hard work. He promised not to be lazy any more.（1）Who helped the son when he was asked to earn something for the first time? A . His father.B . His mother.C . His sister.D . The shopkeeper.（2）The underlined word aching has the similar meaning with _. A . PainfulB . hopefulC . helpfulD . powerful（3）Why did the father ask the boy to throw his coin into the well? A . To fill the well.B . To check if the coin is real.C . To keep the coin for the boy.D . To check if the boy had earned the co