译林牛津版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷（I）卷.doc

译林牛津版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷（I）卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）完形填空 Each one of us shares this planet with about seven billion others. And we all need1. People and products need to move from city to city and country to country. However, we all know2most cars, motorcycles, boats and planes cause air pollution. They are also noisy. This is a serious problem in many cities.3inventors are coming up with creative ideas to try to reduce the air pollution and noise.In many cities around the world, motorcycles are very4. Now Vietnam has around 33 million motorcycles and China has almost 120 million, Motorcycles are a faster and cheaper way to get around a city than5. Yet air pollution is a growing problem. In large cities, people complain it is difficult to breathe. To solve these problems, a US company designed an environmentally friendly motorcycle. It uses electricity as fuel (燃料). As a result, there is6pollution. Its also quiet and fast. This makes it a good choice for getting around a city.The Italian city of Venice is a city with only a few roads. There are no cars in the city centre.7cars, water taxis and buses carry people along the citys canals. However, they cause pollution,8to the water. English engineers Dick and Jem designed a solar powered(太阳能的) water taxi. The water taxi can run for a day after being charged.Planes also cause air and noise pollution. Designing an environmentally-friendly airplane is a real9. Some airplane companies have10to solve the problems. Swiss engineers have gone one step further. They developed a solar airplane. This plane holds the world record for the longest solar powered flight1, 541 kilometres from Arizona to Texas in America.（1）A . air B . food C . transportation D . communication （2）A . how B . why C . when D . that （3）A . Since B . So C . Because D . Although （4）A . popular B . valuable C . dangerous D . safe （5）A . bikes B . subways C . buses D . cars （6）A . much B . some C . no D . more （7）A . Instead of B . Thanks to C . Because of D . As for （8）A . probably B . only C . especially D . hardly （9）A . question B . job C . decision D . challenge （10）A . disagreed B . refused C . started D . remembered 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共36分)2. （10分）根据材料内容的理解，选择正确答案。Hello, Jenny,Today is Mid-Autumn Festival. We will watch the moon tonight, and look for Change and Wu Gang. We usually eat moon cakes. They are round, like the moon.National Day is also in autumn, on October 1st. My mother and father are usually free for 7 days! We will domany things together. I like going to the national celebration. But the best thing in autumn is my birthday. Its in October. I will be 15 years old.Yours,Li MingDear Li Ming,Thank you for your e-mail! I love autumn too. In Canada, we have an autumn holiday called Thanksgiving Day. Family members always celebrate it together. I will go to my grandmother and grandfathers house. My uncles, aunts and their children will be there too.Canadian Thanksgiving Day is in early October. In the USA, they celebrate Thanksgiving Day in late November.Have a good time on your birthday, Li Ming! On my birthday, I have a cake with candles. Everyone sings the song Happy Birthday. Then I blow out the candles! Will you have a cake for your birthday?Your friend,Jenny（1）When is Li Mings birthday? A . On September 29thB . After OctoberC . Before September 29thD . After September 29th（2）Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day _. A . in early OctoberB . in early NovemberC . in late OctoberD . in late November（3） What do Canadians usually do on Thanksgiving Day? They usually _.A . eat cakesB . stay togetherC . watch the moonD . sing a song（4）The subject(主题)of Jennys e-mail should be _. A . AutumnB . My birthdayC . Thanksgiving DayD . National Day（5）What must Li Ming and Jenny use when they write to each other? A . PensB . PaperC . ComputersD . Telephones3. （10分） More than anything else in the world, Lion liked being King of the jungle. He walked around, showing off his power and pride.Each day Lion took a long lazy sleep under the shade of his favourite tree. He always dreamed of weaker animals bowing(鞠躬) before him.One day Mouse ran through the jungle and tripped over Lions huge paws. Lion woke up with a start. “How dare you wake me up! ” he shouted angrily. Lion grabbed Mouse with one paw. “On the second thought, Im in the mood for the snack, and youll make a delicious meal.he said.Mouse cried out, “King Lion, please spare（饶恕） me! If you let me live, Ill always remember your kindness. And, some day, I might be able to help you.”“ How could such a powerless little mouse ever help me? That thought made Lion laugh so much that he decided to let Mouse go. A week later, Lion was walking through the jungle on the way to his favourite tree when he stepped onto a hunters net. The net scooped him up. No matter how he twisted and turned, he couldnt escape.When Mouse heard Lions frightened shouts, he raced to help. Mouse quickly chewed（咬）through the ropes to make a hole in the net. Soon, Lion moved out and was free. Lion looked down at the little mouse. “Thank you for saving my life,”said Lion, smiling his widest smile. “I was mistaken. You are not a powerless little mouse. You are a great friend!”（1）What did Lion do each day?A . He stepped onto a hunters net.B . He bowed before weaker animals.C . He showed kindness to animals in the jungleD . He had a good sleep under his favourite tree.（2）How did Mouse wake up Lion?A . He made a hole in the net.B . He shouted at Lion angrilyC . He tripped over Lions paws.D . He prepared a delicious meal for Lion.（3）Why did Lion let Mouse go?A . Because he was trapped in the net.B . Because he took Mouse as his good friend.C . Because he believed Mouse could save him.D . Because he doubted if Mouse could be of any help.（4）What do you think of Mouse?A . Clever and honestB . Silly and lazyC . Humorous and stubbornD . Proud and selfish.（5）What can we learn from the passage?A . Pride makes you lose what you have.B . Dont put all your eggs in one basket.C . Even the small can show great strengthD . When the cats away, the mice will play.4. （8分）从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。DBilly has a dream. He wants to fly(飞) like a bird(鸟). His mother tells him, You cant fly like a bird because you are too big. Why cant I? Some birds are big, but they can fly! The boy doesnt understand（理解）.Cathy is crippled（跛的）. She wants to walk and run like other kids. Why cant I walk or run like other children? Cathy thinks.One day, the two children meet in a park. Do you want to fly like a bird? Billy asks Cathy. No, Cathy says, I only want to walk and run like you.Then Billy walks to Cathys father. He asks, _ ?. Thats OK, says the father.Billy goes to Cathy and says, Get on to my back（爬到我背上）. Lets run., Then Billy runs with Cathy on his back. Cathy is very happy and says, We can fly, Billy! We can fly!（1）Why does Billys mother think he cant fly? A . Because he is too young.B . Because he is too big.C . Because he is too short.D . Because he is too sad.（2）Where do they meet one day? A . In the street.B . In a park.C . At school.D . At home.（3）Billy asks Cathys father, _? A . Can I fly with Cathy?B . Why Cathy cant run?C . Why do you run with Cathy?D . Can I run with Cathy on my back?（4）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A . Billy wants to fly like a bird.B . Cathy cant run like Billy.C . Cathy can walk like other kids.D . Cathy is very happy that day.5. （8分）阅读理解 John is thirteen now. He began to study in a middle school two years ago. His home is in a small village and its nearly five kilometers from the school. He has to get up early in the morning.After a quick breakfast he has to run to school and get there on time. His father hopes to borrow some money to buy a bike for him, but he knows his mother is always ill and his father spends much money on medicine. He doesnt agree with his father and keeps running there every day. Now hes very strong. He is never late for class and his teachers often praise him.Last week there was a sports meeting in his school. John ran faster than any other boy and won the boys 800 meters, 1, 500 meters and 3, 000 meters. The whole school knew him. He was very happy. He told his grandma about the good news as soon as he got home.I broke two school records（记录）today, Granny, called out the boy.To his surprise, the old woman wasnt happy. She thought for a while and said, Im sorry to hear that. We have no money to pay for them, you know!（1）John began to study in a middle school at the age of_. A . nineB . elevenC . thirteenD . fifteen（2）John runs to school every day in order to_. A . keep healthyB . win the boys raceC . get to school on timeD . make his teachers happy（3）John doesnt ask his father to buy him a bike because_. A . he doesnt like riding a bikeB . he doesnt like his fatherC . his home is near the schoolD . his family is not rich（4）Johns grandma wasnt happy because_. A . she thought John broke some things in the school and they had to pay for themB . she thought John didnt do well in the school sports meetingC . Johns father was poor and he couldnt buy a bike for himD . Johns mother was ill and they spent much money on medicine三、 单词拼写 (共5题；共29分)6. （10分）阅读下面短文，根据括号内所给汉语写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。Li Fang is a very common woman who _(驾驶)a taxi. She _(通常) has to start work early in the morning, and goes home late at night. She works hard in order to make more money because her family is in _(贫穷的)condition.It seems that life is hard for her. Instead of complaining about the hard situation, she works with joy. She always greets her passengers _(用) smiles. And she cleans the rubbish out of her car as long as she is free. When she sees the old people who are going to cross the road, she stops and waits _(耐心地). She is always ready to help people, like carrying the luggage and _(讲述) some new information about the city. In her opinion, its worth the trouble if she wants to live a happy and _(有意义的) life.Every year she wins the prize from her company because of her hard work. And she is the _(骄傲) of her whole family. She says, _(没有什么) can stop us from smiling at life and working hard to get better life, even some of us are still in the _(底部) of the society.7. （8分）根据句子意思,用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空.(每空一词)Moreover, Chinas developmentdepends largely on the modernization of science and _(技术).The hall is beautifully decoratedwith many lights _(悬挂)fromthe ceiling.Our present challenge is toprevent the percentage of people who are out of jobs from_ (增加)sharply.The company is dropping theprices in order to win _(优势) overits competitors.You always have to smile if youwork in the _ (serve) industry.The young artist remained_ (know) for many years until his works spoke for him.Its great of Yuan Longping tosolve the problem of _ (hungry) for many people.Driving during the rush hour is_ (tire).8. （1分）Chinese is our first _(语言). 9. （5分）根据首字母及汉语提示，写出下列句子中的完全形式。 （1）Bad news. There is a big e_happened in Japan on March 11, 2011.（2）I have n_been to Beijing. Its my dream.（3）Sleeping late is bad for our health , e_for children.（4）I have a toothache; I must go to see a d _.（5）This Sunday morning we are going to have a picnic u_ it rains.10. （5分）单词拼写 （1）We all realize the_(重要性) of education. （2）Its said that our teacher will get_(结婚) next month. （3）To our_(惊讶)，the paper factory is still pouring polluted water into the Huai River. （4）_(辛运地是)，I bought the last ticket for the World Cup. （5）The boy is so young that he couldnt look after_(他自己)。 四、 语法填空 (共10题；共46分)11. （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者使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。One year ago， eleven of my friends and I got together and made a group. We called _ (our) “12 Caring Women”.We meet once a _ and take turns to hold the activity. We each donate(捐赠) 20 dollars， so we have 240 dollars each month for _ (do) good things.When we_(meet)， we discuss what to do in the month. Last month， we donated the money to a_ lady. She had a baby in an earthquake， but didnt have money _(raise) her baby.Over the past year， we have helped many people_ need. We work with the government and _ (school). They help us find people in need. If we dont have people to_ in one month， we give the money to the nursing home(养老院).When we help people， we feel very happy. Im writing this passage _ (ask) more people to join us.12. （10分）语法填空Mary works in a bank. She is _busy every day that she_no time to make dinner. There is a(n)_near Marys house. After Mary comes back home from work, she likes to go to the restaurant_dinner.One day,_Mary was in the restaurant, she saw_old man next to her looking for (寻找)something on the floor(地板).Mary felt surprised. So she_the old man._are you looking for?Oh, a piece(块)of bread, the man answered.A piece of bread? Oh, the floor is so_.Please take this piece. Mary gave(给)a big piece of bread to the old man.But my teeth_in that piece of bread.13. （1分）These are my dogs. I know how _ (look) after them.14. （10分）阅读下面短文，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。 Strangely enough, some inventions are lost _people cant imagine their _(valuable). A use may need to be invented along with the invention. An example is the fax machine. The technology for faxing _(invent) in the 1800s. It took more than one hundred years, however, for the fax to be seen as useful. In 1843 Alexander Bain invented a machine to _(electrical) transmit（传输） writing. At first, it was considered _(use) since few people thought there was _need for transmitting writing over _(wire). Eventually the value of the invention was realized, and it was improved _office use. By the 1980s, the fax machine became a piece of standard _(equip) in offices. The reason is _it can very quickly transmit written documents. Who knows how many other inventions just need to be recognized as valuable?15. （1分）_ (her) is Ms. Smith and her first name is Gina. 16. （1分）I am so happy to see an old friend of _in the street. (I) 17. （10分）语法填空 A long time ago, the monkey and the turtle were good friends. One day, they saw a fallen banana tree and decided _(plant) it. They divided the tree into two parts. The monkey took the part with leaves, thinking that it would grow _(fast), then they went home and planted the two parts. Many days passed, the monkeys plant died _the turtles grew well and produced fruit. When the fruit was ripe(成熟的) the turtle asked the monkey to share it with him. The monkey climbed up the tree and ate_the fruit. So the turtle got angry. He found some sharp sticks and put them around the tree. When the monkey came down, he hurt _(he). The turtle laughed and hid himself under a big shell(贝壳). The monkey got very angry and _(catch) the turtle. Ill cut you into _(piece), said the monkey. Good, _there will be many turtles.No, Ill put you into the fire. Thats _(good). My skin will be red. No, Ill throw you into the river.No, said the turtle, Ill die.The monkey threw the turtle into the river, and the turtle swam _(happy). 18. （1分）_(walk) after dinner every day makes people healthy. 19. （1分）Volunteering our time to help these people is a good way to spend our free time. 志愿帮助这些人是一种度过我们闲暇时间的好方式。 点拨：Volunteering our time to help these people是动名词短语，在句子中作主语，谓语动词用单数形式。如：Helping others _(make) me feel happy.20. （1分）She would do anything_(win) her students love. 五、 翻译 (共5题；共10分)21. （3分）我没有通过这次考试。 I _ _ _ this exam.22. （4分）通过读这本书你可以对中国历史了解很多。Read the book, and you can _ _ _ _ Chinese history.23. （1分）布朗先生总是乐意帮助别人。Mr. Brown is always _help others.24. （1分）昨天他把我介绍给了他的朋友们。 (introduceto)_25. （1分）我住得离学校远。 I live _my school.六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共14分)26. （14分）根据短文内容, 完成各题。Reading is a good habit, but the problem is that theres too much to read, and too little time to read every word of it. So we need to find good ways to read faster. There are hundreds of skills (技巧) to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good.Preview (预看) if its long and hard. This skill is especially useful for ideas of heavy reading like long magazine articles (文章) and business reports (报告).Heres how