仁爱版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考考试试卷D卷.doc

仁爱版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考考试试卷D卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共1分)1. （1分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A young woman in her twenties was sitting on the train, next to her mother. They both looked tired but excited. The young woman was looking 1from the trains window. Suddenly, she shouted: “Mom, look, the trees are 2us!” Her voice was so loud that everybody on the train heard.Mom smiled. But a young couple 3nearby looked at the young womans childish behavior (行为)with pity. “Poor young woman. There must be something wrong with her 4.” they thought.A while later, the young woman 5again: “mom, look! The clouds are running with us!” Mom smiled again. And she seemed very happy with the young womans words. 6, the couple couldnt help asking the old woman: “sorry if we offend（冒犯）you. But 7dont you take your daughter to a good doctor?”The old woman smiled and said: “We have just come from a 8” “Then you should go to a better one. Because it seems that your daughters situation hasnt 9,” said one of them. They felt so bad for the old woman.“No, 10,Im very happy with the treatment(治疗），” said the mother, “My daughter was blind from birth. Today, she is seeing the world for the first time.”Every person has a story. Dont judge people before you truly know them? The truth might surprise you. （1）A . at B . up C . down D . out （2）A . under B . before C . behind D . beside （3）A . sitting B . working C . playing D . walking （4）A . voice B . mouth C . mind D . eyes （5）A . called B . shouted C . cried D . spoke （6）A . Finally B . Exactly C . Nearly D . Possibly （7）A . how B . where C . when D . why （8）A . school B . hospital C . park D . station （9）A . started B . gone C . improved D . refused （10）A . in fact B . at least C . by the way D . at first 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共30分)2. （6分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Whenever theres a terrible storm, there are plenty of sad stories. Many people lost their houses, their cars and their pets. But sometimes these stories have happy endings too.A family in New Jersey, US, had a cat named Vivien. She is very smart. She could even draw with her wet paws on the floor. They all love her very much. When hurricane (飓风) Sandy hit America in October, they moved to a safer place-13km away from home. Sadly Vivien went missing. The whole family were worried about her. They put up posters on the Internet to look for her. All the nine family members searched wherever they thought she could stay, but they didnt find it. The family thought Vivien was gone forever.But six months later, Vivien showed up at their house, according to Yahoo News. They considered her return as a wonder. No one can be sure where Vivien was for all that time.Many animals are good at finding their way home. People usually say that dogs and cats find their way home through using their sense of smell.But that doesnt explain how Vivien found her way back. Hurricane Sandy blew away the normal smells of home.I wish she could talk, said her owner.（1）From the passage we know Sandy is a_A . petB . houseC . girlD . hurricane（2）The cat was missing for A . 4 monthsB . 6 monthsC . 9 monthsD . 13 months（3）Which of the following is NOT true? A . Vivien could even draw.B . The family tried hard to look for the pet.C . The owner knew how the cat found her way home.D . Many people lost their houses, their cars and their pets because of the hurricane.（4）What can be the best title (标题) for the passage? A . A Terrible StormB . A Clever PetC . A Smart OwnerD . A sad story3. （8分） Mr Green is an Englishman. He teaches English well His English classes are very interesting. He likes us and we like him, too.Mr Green has two children-Mike and Nancy. Mike is eight and his sister Nancy is five. Mike goes to school but Nancy doesnt. Mr Green likes to wear a T-shirt and a pair of jeans. Football is his favorite sport. After school we often have a basketball match. Sometimes Mr Green watches and joins us. He plays basketball just for us.（1）Mr Green is _.A . a Chinese teacherB . an English teacherC . a Japanese teacherD . ran English teacher（2）How many sons does Mr Green have?A . Only oneB . TwoC . ThreeD . Not any（3）Nancy doesnt go to school because _.A . she looks beautifulB . she is sevenC . she is only fiveD . she doesnt like school（4）_ is Mr Greens favorite sport.A . BasketballB . FootballC . runningD . Volleyball（5）The story is about _.A . Mr Greens sonB . Mr GreenC . Mike and NancyD . a basketball4. （8分）阅读短文，从每小题的选项中选出最佳选项DVisitors can observe an exhibition of the copies of oil paintings by Cezanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh and Matisse at the Artron Art Gallery. Visitors will experience the expressive language of color and drawing in works created by the leading figures of modern art.The gallery also introduces virtual (虚拟的) reality technology into art education and visitors can use virtual reality to appreciate art works and learn about art history at the gallery.To honor the 120th anniversary of Liu Haisus birth, an exhibition of his paintings is also held at the gallery. It consists of introductions to the artists life, the books he wrote for his students, as well as 20 of his original paintings An oil painting of a vase of sunflowers, one of Lius early works, clearly reflects influence from Van Gogh. Another portrait of a naked woman mirrors the style of Gauguin. He formed a unique style drawing from Chinese painting traditions later.Dates: Until May 25Time: 9 a.m. -5 p. m. (weekdays); 10 a. m. - 9 p. m. (weekends)Venue: Artron Art Gallery, Meidong Road 2, Futian DistrictMetro : Longhua Line, Shangmeilin Station ,Exit A and then take a taxi（1）What can you see at the Artron Art Gallery if you go there today? A . Oil paintings by Cezanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh and Matisse.B . An exhibition of Liu Haisus paintings.C . Works created by the leading figures of modern art.D . Chinese painting traditions.（2）Visitors can_with the help of virtual reality technology A . experience Cezanne and Van Goghs expressive language of color and drawingB . honor the 120th“anniversary of Liu Haisus birthC . know about Liu Haisus life and read his booksD . get some art education（3）Whats Liu Haisus style of drawing like later? A . Traditional Chinese styleB . Sunflower style influenced by Van GoghC . Portrait style influenced by GauguinD . A special style from Chinese painting traditions（4）Which of the following statements is RIGHT? A . Cezanne，Gauguin，Van Gogh and Matisse are the leading figures of modern artB . There arent original paintings in Artron Art GalleryC . You can go to Meidong Road 2 to see the exhibitions at Artron Art Gallery at seven tonightD . Artron Art Gallery is right at Shangmeilin Station，Exit A5. （8分）阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Nodding your head generally means agreement. But Bulgarians and Greeks, for example, are known for their unusual manner of saying yes and no: Nodding up and down means no.Good eye contact is expected in the West. Strong eye contact is the most important in Spain, Greece and Arab countries. Finns and Japanese are embarrassed by anothers stare and look tor eye contact only at the beginning of the conversation.The Portuguese pull their ear to express tasty food, but in Spain it means someone is not paying for their drinks.A hearty nose blowing into a handkerchief is typical (典型的) in the West, while public nose blowing is disliked by the Japanese. Tapping your nose means confident in England but watch out in Italy.In some cultures, Filipino, Native American and many Latin American cultures, people use their lips to point instead of a finger. In the West, people often kiss when they meet or when they say goodbye. But in many Asian countries, it is considered too private (私人的) to be shown in public.The American goodbye wave can be considered as the signal for no in Europe and Latin America. The American gesture come here is a rude expression in most Asian countries. Shaking hands is polite in Asia when meeting.Sitting cross-legged is common in North America and some European countries, but its viewed as impolite to show your shoe to another person in Asia and the Middle East.（1）What is the material about? A . Body parts.B . Body language.C . Culture and history.D . Feelings.（2）The underlined word embarrassed means feeling _. A . uncomfortable because of shameB . happy because of politenessC . lucky because of moneyD . famous because of friends（3）Which gesture is considered as politeness in China? A . Public nose blowing.B . Sitting cross-legged.C . Kissing in public.D . Shaking hands.（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the material? A . In the US, strong eye contact is the most important.B . Touching nose means confident in Italy.C . Sitting cross-legged is common in some European countries.D . The Spanish pull their ear to express tasty food.三、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共3分)6. （3分）任务型阅读Perhaps youve already watched or heard about Readers(朗读者), a TV show that has recently become popular. It invites different people to read aloud on the stage, as well as tell the touching stories behind them. They can read everything, like poems, books, and letters.Many people are fans of the show and begin to enjoy reading aloud at home. Now the show gives people a special place to read across China. Reading pavilions(朗读亭) are now in cities like Shanghai Hangzhou and Xian.The pavilion is quite small. Only one person can come into it each time. There is microphone in it and it records peoples voices. Everyone can read anything they like for three minutes in the pavilion. The show will later pick some of the readers and invite them to read on TV.People of all ages have come and read in the pavilion, according to Peoples Daily. Reading should be just like singing and talking, said Dong Qing, the host of the show. We can actually express our deep feelings through reading aloud.Both the TV show and the pavilion are promoting(促进) reading among the public. In fact, this is also what our country is trying to do now.回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词 （1）According to the article, is Readers a popular TV show?_（2）What is in a reading pavilion?_（3）Who is the host of the show?_（4）How long can people read in the pavilion?_（5）What can you learn from the passage?_四、 根据下列句子及所给汉语注释, 写出空缺处各单词的正确形式 ( (共10题；共10分)7. （1分）Youd better not eat this kind of medicine because its _(harm) to your health.8. （1分）This sweater feels much_(软的)than that one9. （1分）The car _(花费) my cousin 10,000 yuan. 10. （1分）This is probably the _(丑陋的)painting Ive ever seen. 11. （1分）根据括号里的中文提示回答问题。（1）What color is this apple? It is _(红色的).（2）What color is his car? It is _(黄色的).（3）What color is his skin? It is _(白色的).（4）What color is her dress? It is _(粉红色的).（5）What color are their bags? They are _(绿色的).12. （1分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容及括号中所给中文提示拼写单词，补全短文。 Only Mother Love is true love. It gives everybody everything all her life. When you are a baby, your mother takes good care of you as much as _（可能的）. In your waking _（小时） she always holds you in her arms. When you are ill, she stops her work right now to look after you day and night and forgets about _（她自己）. When you are growing up day by day, she feels very happy. When you are old enough to go to school, she _（仍旧） looks after you all the time. On cold winter days, she always tells you to put on more clothes. She always stands in the wind _（等待） for you back from school. When you hurry to leave home for school with little breakfast, she always feels _（担心的） about you at home. She usually knows about your study and _（花费） much money on your school things. When you do well at school, you will see the _（最灿烂的） smile on her face.A mother is always ready to give everything she has to her children, not to _（收到）. What true love that is in the _（世界）! We will remember Mother Love forever!13. （1分）Weve already walked for a long time and still have to walk for a _ two hours before we get to the top of the hill. 14. （1分）She washed some _(盘子) yesterday evening. 15. （1分）A r_can help people do a lot of housework. 16. （1分）How is your grandpa?Hes well. But he cant r_things clearly. He always asks me how old I am.五、 选词填空 (共1题；共1分)17. （1分）根据短文内容，用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、完整。 sleep, who, sit, similar, active, off, raise, how, little, kindIn todays world, sleep experts often say that for a better nights rest, Americans should turn _ their smart phones or iPads before sleeping. Such electronic products make the brain more _, and then influence their sleep. But according to a latest survey, more than 90% of Americans regularly use a computer or some other _of electronic products in the hour before bed.Researchers find that man-made light from some electronic products at night may reduce(减少) the brain ch