上海新世纪版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷C卷 .doc

上海新世纪版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷C卷 一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）- What do you think of Beihai?- Its great. _ air is so fresh.A . AB . AnC . TheD . /2. （2分）As far _ I know, Tim was the first _ the top of the mountain. A . so; to reachB . as; reachedC . so; reachingD . as; to reach3. （2分）Have you made a _ plan for your journey? Not yet. I dont think we should make a long list of the places well visit.A . simpleB . roughC . detailed4. （2分）Put your hands there, and you will feel it _ quickly. A . to moveB . moveC . movedD . to moving5. （2分）Good evening, Mrs. Bill. Im your new neighbour. May I ask you some questions?Sure. I have lived in the for around ten years.A . collegeB . communityC . companyD . capital6. （2分）I need some _. Can you give me _?A . advice; oneB . advices; oneC . advice; a pieceD . advices; a piece7. （2分）The hall can hold up to 1,000 people.Actually, when there are 800 people in it, its quite crowded.A . more thanB . onlyC . at most8. （2分）Who _ is on the second floor?Jenny, my sister.A . otherB . elseC . anotherD . others9. （2分）Dont worry about me too much, mom. I think Im _ to finish the work by myself.A . enough oldB . enough youngC . old enoughD . young enough10. （2分） Lets play ping-pong._.A . Thank youB . Sounds goodC . Sound good.D . Thats right.二、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)11. （15分） Ever since 1 was little, my favorite season was winter. I loved to play in the snow and enjoyed the hot chocolate.1, winter never gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday. I would ask my grandmother 2it didnt snow on my birthday. She would laugh and tell me I asked too many questions. 3one day, she promised that she would make it snow on my next birthday.That year, 4 my birthday, my grandmother died. I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow. The day of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, hopingto see just one snowflake(雪花). But there was no 5. I felt mad at my grandmother. She had broken a promise.By my sixteenth birthday, I 6 all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for it.During my party, I stayed with my friends and family and was truly 7. I 8 the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow 9 down all around. I was so excited that I ran around screaming and laughing. My friends all laughed 10me, but I didnt care.When I 11 home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me. I was 12 because he had given me a gift. It was a small white box, which looked old. I opened it. There was a crystal snowflake(冰晶雪花)with a card that 13, “Happy Birthday.”How could this be? My grandpa said it was my grandmothers final14 on my “sweet sixteenth”. I cried.I was 15 that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been watching over me.（1）A . Certainly B . Unluckily C . Importantly D . Luckily （2）A . when B . how C . whether D . why （3）A . But B . Or C . Then D . So （4）A . on B . after C . before D . in （5）A . season B . snow C . breakfast D . winter （6）A . had got B . had made C . had found D . had lost （7）A . happy B . sad C . angry D . sorry （8）A . had B . was C . played D . feared （9）A . fell B . standing C . disappearing D . falling （10）A . with B . at C . from D . off （11）A . arrived at B . reached at C . got D . flew （12）A . excited B . surprised C . pleased D . sad （13）A . wrote B . said C . explained D . appeared （14）A . order B . mistake C . wish D . decision （15）A . sure B . angry C . sad D . confident 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共24分)12. （6分）阅读理解Do you and your friends ever talk about your dreams with each other? If you do, you might have noticed something interesting some of your friends seldom remember their dreams, but some can always describe their dreams so clearly that it seems like theyre describing things that really happened to them. What makes those people different?The answer is simple. There are two different types of dreamers low dream recallers（回忆者）and high dream recallers.Low dream recallers usually remember their dreams only twice a month. But high dream recallers are able to remember them about five mornings a week. And a new study suggests that activity in a certain part of the brain could have something to do with it, reported The Huffington Post.Perrine Ruby, a French researcher at the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, studied 41 people (21 high dream recallers and 20 low dream recallers) and recorded their brain activity.She found that a part of the brain called the temporo-parietal junction (颞顶联合区) was more active in high dream recallers than in low dream recallers both when they were sleeping and awake.This brain area collects and processes（编程）information from the outside world. This means that high dream recallers know more about whats happening around them. For example, when they are awake, they respond (对有反应) more strongly to hearing their own names, and when they are sleeping, they are woken more easily by sounds and movements.By closely studying peoples brain activities, Ruby found that high dream recallers have twice as much “wakefulness time” during sleep as low dream recallers do. And it is during these short times of wakefulness that the brain remembers dreams.“The sleeping brain is not able to remember new information,” Ruby told The Washington Post. “It needs to wake up to be able to do that.”This is not hard to understand. Just try to think of your own sleeping experiences. If you are worried during the night, you are more likely to remember your dreams, but if you sleep well, you will remember little in the morning, and this is because “you never get a chance to remember”, Robert Stickgold, a Harvard Medical School researcher, told The Washington Post.（1）According to the article, high dream recallers _. A . have very little brain activity during sleepB . can remember their dreams clearlyC . dont know how to describe their dreamsD . remember their dreams twice a week（2）Compared to high dream recallers, low dream recallers _. A . have higher sleep qualityB . have more sleepless nightsC . are more easily woken at nightD . respond faster when hearing their names（3）What is the main purpose of the last paragraph? A . To show the advantages of being a low dream recaller.B . To suggest what to do to become a low dream recaller.C . To make readers interested in future studies.D . To further explain Rubys research.13. （10分）根据短文内容的理解，选择正确答案。My two little daughters and I usually go out and help others on Thankful Thursday. Last Thursday we were going to buy lunch for the beggars（乞丐） in the street. Then we went to the nearest McDonalds. I ordered 15 lunches from it and drove my car to hand them out.We gave the lunches to the beggars. They were excited. We were happy to see that.Then we noticed a small, old woman, asking for pocket money. We gave her our last lunch bag. Before we got into the car, she started to speak to us, No one has ever done anything like this for me before, she said with a smile. Well, Im glad that we were the first, I answered. So, when will you eat your lunch, I asked.She just looked at me with her big, tired brown eyes and said, OH, dear, Im not going to eat this lunch. You see, I have a little daughter. I usually cant buy her favorite food, but today she will be so happy!I dont know if the kids noticed the tears in my eyes. I have asked many times whether our actions of kindness were too small to change anything. Yet at that moment, I realized the truth of words: We cannot do great things only small things with great love.（1）Who were they going to buy lunch for? A . The beggars.B . The old woman.C . The little sister.D . Themselves.（2）How many lunches did the writer order? A . Three.B . Five.C . Fifteen.D . Fifty.（3）Has the woman ever got food from other people? A . Yes, she has.B . No, she hasnt.C . No, she doesnt.D . We dont know.（4）Who do you think will get the last lunch? A . The old woman.B . The writer.C . The womans little daughter.D . The writers daughters.（5）What can we learn from the story? A . We cannot do great things.B . Only small things with great love.C . Our actions of kindness were too small to change anything.D . We can do something small with great love.14. （8分）阅读理解 For years, the word popular, has been demonized(妖魔化)and made the same as mini-skirt-wearing, hair-coloring cheerleader types like Regina George in Mean Girls. Today, teachers and parents inform children that being popularis irrelevant(不相干的), unnecessary and a sure shortcut to upset, misery, and death. And some people describe popular students as the ones most likely to bum out and end up as nobody, while their less well-liked counterparts enjoy a life of wealth and fame.However, the Oxford English Dictionary defines(定义)popularity as: TheState or condition of being liked, admired, or supported by many people This sounds like a lovely thing, and is not related to such behaviors as burn books” or three-way phone calls in Mean Girls.In fact, it is a truth widely acknowledged that young people who feel liked or supported are more likely to obtain impressive achievements than those who feel lonely, unvalued, and irrelevant socially.So why, then, is popularity given such a bad name? Why is this state of well-likedness so demonized?Basically, the hatred (恨) shown toward what appears to be a very pleasant thing is caused by lack of understanding. When we, as viewers, see characters such as Regina Georges on TV and in films, we recognize them to be popular. These characters, if not exactly liked, greatly admired by their peers(同伴).Our mistake comes when we try to understand their cruel and unkind actions using the deduction(推论)method.Humans are imperfect, and even the most intelligent mind is open to dishonesty through a very small slip in logic. Unfortunately, this occurs here with branding results.We first learn that a character is popular. Since this is important to the plot, it is constantly emphasized, leading it to be the most common thing in our minds when we consider the character.Later, we see that character do something unkind. The characters most noticeable characteristic (in our minds) is his/her popularity. And now the character is mean and unkind. This character is popular.Therefore, we jump to a quick conclusion (结论) that popular people are mean and unkind.Things such as improper behaviors and rumor-spreading are terrible and should always be seen in a very serious light. However, it is important to recognize that these are not the behaviors of popular people, but bullies.So, in summary, do not be afraid to be popular and have many friends. If you are kind to everyone and treat others with respect, there will be few who can criticize you, for being widely liked is not a curse but a blessing. Just remember that being popular does give you a degree of power, and with great power comes a large electricity bill!（1）The writer mentions the definition of popularity in paragraph 2 to _. A . bring up his opinionB . give an exampleC . come to a conclusionD . offer his suggestion（2）What can we learn from the passage? A . Being popular might offer a shortcut to a life of wealth.B . Students who feel supported have a better chance to achieve more.C . Popular students are usually famous but mean and unkind.D . The less well-liked people consider being popular as something bad.（3）Paragraph 4 and 5 are mainly about _. A . the importance of being admired by peersB . the ways to clear up some misunderstandingC . the advantages and disadvantages of being popularD . the reasons why people show hatred to being popular（4）The writer probably agrees that _. A . cheerleader types will surely end up as nobodyB . being popular is unnecessary for most studentsC . treating others with kindness is beneficial to popular peopleD . famous people are likely to make mistakes and be criticized四、 选词填空 (共1题；共10分)15. （10分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空（其中两词多余）。four, with, cut, lose, understand, seem,long, child, find, honest, clear, shirtMy children are growing up fast. My daughter is 16 and my boy has just started junior high school. As they get bigger, our house _ to get smaller. So we have been _out a lot of things from our bedrooms for a yard sale.Weve decided to each sell five things that we no _ use. Well give the money we raise to a _ home. My son was quite sad at first. He _ a lot of toys that he doesnt play with anymore but still wanted to keep. For example, he has owned a train and railway set since his _ birthday, and he played with it almost every week until he was about seven. And he didnt want to _the toy monkey. I remember that he would never go to bed _ it. My daughter was more _, although she also felt sad to part with certain toys. As for me, I didnt want to give up my football shirts, but, to be _, I havent played for a while now. Im getting older, too!五、 短文填空 (共1题；共5分)16. （5分）语法填空Its April 12th today and it is my_(thirteen) birthday. Im in USA, but my parents are in Shanghai. This is_(I) first birthday in the USA. I want to_a birthday party but dont know how to do it. My sister and her nice_have a birthday party for me. I am very happy to have it h