2020年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题（I）卷.doc

2020年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题（I）卷一、 单项填空 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）（2017河南）Miho is student because she was born later than anyone else in her class. A . youngB . youngerC . the youngerD . the youngest2. （2分）Dont be nervous. Please deep , and then answer my questions.A . take a; breatheB . take a; breathC . breathe; breathD . blow; breath3. （2分）hat should we do to make our hometown more and more beautiful?I think everyone are suppose to make a contribution _ the environment.A . to protectB . in protectingC . to protectingD . for protecting4. （2分）English is _ but _.A . boring; difficultB . difficult; interestingC . good; niceD . many; more5. （2分）Keep and you will succeed. A . triedB . tryC . to tryD . trying6. （2分）They surveyed the area the tomb faced south.A . make sureB . making sureC . to make sureD . makes sure7. （2分）How about your English speech contest yesterday?Quite well.But my heart was in my mouth before it.A . I felt very happy.B . I felt very nervousC . I felt very easyD . I felt very cold8. （2分）Mr. Smith has to stay in_ bed because he has _ flu. A . a; theB . /; theC . the; /9. （2分）There will be a lecture (演讲) in half an hour.The meeting room with people.A . is fullB . is crowdedC . crowdedD . full10. （2分）I couldnt complete _the house _your support. A . decorating； withB . to decorate； withC . decorating； withoutD . to decorate； without二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11. （10分） Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they1their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”At last one of them said, “Whats the use of doing this foolish work? We can 2fill the basket.”3man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at4so foolish.” He5his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying 6. At last the well was almost 7.As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came.8he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You 9so well in this little thing,” he said, “ 10now I know I can believe you with many things.”（1）A . finished B . did C . began D . had （2）A . ever B . never C . easily D . no （3）A . The other B . Another C . One D . A second （4）A . anything B . something C . nothing D . everything （5）A . picked up B . put away C . took away D . threw away （6）A . water B . basket C . well D . work （7）A . full B . empty C . filled D . clean （8）A . While B . As soon as C . Before D . Since （9）A . have done B . will do C . do D . are doing （10）A . what B . why C . when D . that 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共26分)12. （8分）阅读理解CharactersEditor, Doctor, Scientist, Journalist, Traveller Scene 9 The men sit down with drinks ,and the time traveller tells his amazing story，Traveller: The time machine took me 150 years into the future.The word was is a very different place. There was two races（种类）of creatures: the Eloi and Morlocks. The Eloi are small, gentle creaturespeople who lead peaceful lives. They do not work but play games, eat food, and sleep. They are afraid of dark. Scientist: And the Morlocks? Traveller: These are apelike（似猿的）creatures who live underground. They are afraid of the light. They have machines. They provide the Eloi with everything they need. Doctor: So the Morlocks are the Elois slaves（奴隶）? Traveller: Sadly, that is not so. The Eloi are the Morlocks cattle（牲畜）.The Morlocks feed them and raise took them for food. Editor: That is awful. How did the Eloi allow this to happen. Traveller: They became lazy. At first, they allowed the Morlocks to provide them with everything they needed.Journalist: Then, they slowly lost all their skills. Traveller: Exactly. As the years passed, they became more and more dependent（依赖的） on the Morlocks. Finally, they could not take care of themselves. Then ,the Morlocks took control them.Editor: There is a lesson for us in this.Scientist: Only if his strange story is true.（1）When may the travellers story happen? A . In the past.B . At present.C . In the future.D . He didnt tell us.（2）Which of the following is TRUE? A . The Eloi are afraid of the light.B . The Morlocks raise the Eloi for food.C . The Eloi could take care of themselves.D . The Morlocks live a happy life without working.（3）What did the traveller think of the Eloi? A . CleverB . HardworkingC . CreativeD . Lazy（4）Why did the scientist say “Only if his strange story is true.”? A . He felt sorry for Eloi.B . He was making a joke.C . He was afraid to hear the story.D . He didnt believe the story.13. （8分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。CLadies and gentlemen, I returned to this year in a time machine. In the year 2500, we are able to travel through time to any year in the history of the earth. This year is your last chance your lifestyle to save the earth.Beginning in the middle of the 20th century, a few people were worried about polluting the earths water and air, but most people did not change their way of life. Instead, they continued to pour(倒) dangerous chemical(化学物品) and other waste into lakes and seas, to drive more and more cars and trucks, and to cut down trees.By the year 2200, the earths water was completely polluted. People could no longer drink water, and they had to use other types of liquids(液体). Scientists said that in the future there might be too many people on the earth. But not enough was done.So by the year 2300, there were so many people that food became scarce. There was no water to grow food and all of the fish in lakes and seas died because of pollution. Terrible wars broke out between the rich and the poor. Scientists were working very hard to find another planet in space where humans could live.By the year 2400, the air was too polluted for humans to breathe. So we had to leave the earth. But only the rich were able to leave. Where did we go? Nowhere. And everywhere. You see scientists did not find another safe planet, so now we must travel around the universe in our space ships. We are still looking for a place to call our home.So it is up to you to change history. There is still hope. You must change your lifestyle now, before it is too late.（1）Which problem is NOT talked about in Paragraph 2?A . Water.B . Air.C . Lifestyle.D . Food.（2）The underlined word scarce means _ in Chinese.A . 昂贵的B . 充足的C . 缺乏的D . 特殊的（3）Which of the following is NOT true?A . Only a few people changed their lifestyle in the 20th century.B . There was no clean water for people to drink by the year 2200.C . All the fish died because of the pollution by the year 2300.D . We found a new home in another planet by the year 2400.（4）Whats the best title of the passage?A . Stop pollutingB . Change or leaveC . Look for new homeD . Return to the earth14. （10分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 Meiyu, born in 1991, is from Turkey(土耳其). She is the youngest child of her family. After high school, many people learned English or Japanese, but Meiyu decided to learn Chinese in university. She learned Chinese for four years in Ankara University in Turkey, and got her name Meiyu there.Meiyu fell in love with Chinese after going to university. She became more interested after she knew more about Chinese history. In the beginning many people did not understand her decision. But they all said Meiyu had made a right choice when she graduated from university in 2013. Since then, more Chinese have been visiting Turkey. The trade between the two countries also requires Chinese-speaking people. Speaking Chinese means more job opportunities. said Meiyu.Now Meiyu has been in Wuhan, China for about two years. Besides going on studying Chinese, she shows great interest in Chinese kung fu as well, so she spends her free time on kung fu training with her coaches. Not only can kung fu help improve her health, but she is also fascinated by the history and culture behind it. Meiyu said, The more I know about China, the luckier I feel to have been here. But the truth is that fun and pain go together in the process of learning.Meiyu will graduate in June this year. Her friends want her to stay in China, but her parents hope she can come back home. Meiyu thinks it is difficult to decide. Even if I go back to Turkey, I will choose Chinese language education as my job, said Meiyu.（1）Where did Meiyu learn Chinese for four years? A . In China.B . In Turkey.C . In India.D . In Australia.（2）Whats probably the meaning of the word opportunities in this passage? A . 观点B . 顺序C . 机会D . 组织（3）Why does Meiyu spend her free time on kung fu training with her coaches? A . Because she is interested in kung fu.B . Because she has to learn kung fu to graduate.C . Because she wants to teach kung fu in Turkey.D . Because she wants to take part in kung fu competitions.（4）Who wants Meiyu to come back home after her graduation in June? A . Her parents.B . Her friends.C . Her relatives.D . Her classmates.（5）What can you learn from the passage? A . Meiyu lost courage when she was in Wuhan.B . Chinese culture has greatly influenced Meiyu.C . Its easy for Meiyu to choose whether to stay in China or not.D . Many people didnt accept Meiyus decision on education in 2013.四、 阅读下面材料，然后根据材料内容回答下面的问题。 (共2题；共30分)15. （5分）根据短文内容，将下面AE五个句子分别填入文中空缺处，使补全后的短文意思通顺，结构完整。(D)There are many different kinds of animals in the zoo. We see the zoo keepers give them food to eat. _. They just eat, walk and sleep all day. _. But in fact most of them are sad. Why? _.Animals like monkeys and tigers usually live freely and happily in forests or mountains. Tigers, for example, run, jump, play with their children. _. But now they have to stay in the small rooms in the zoo. Their life there is different