2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷 (2).doc

2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷 (2)一、 听小对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答问题。 (共5题；共10分)1. （2分）Whats the weather like today? A . Its warm.B . Its cool.C . Its cold.2. （2分）（2017德州）Where is the man now？A . In the officeB . On a busC . At a bus stop3. （2分）Which animal are they talking about? A . B . C . 4. （2分）What is Millies school life like? A . It is interesting.B . It is busy.C . It is boring.5. （2分）Where is Bettys father? A . Hes in the bedroom.B . Hes in the living room.C . Hes in the classroom.二、 听长对话，从A、B、C 三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答问题。 (共2题；共14分)6. （10分）听下面一段对话，回答问题。 （1）Where will Anna go during the summer holiday? (Thailand/Britain/America)（2）How will Anna and Tommy help the left-behind children? (they will teach them to sing/they will teach them to draw/they will teach them to dance) 7. （4分）听下面一段对话，回答小题。 （1）How old was John when he began to draw cartoons? A . Six years old.B . Seven years old.C . Eight years old.（2）Who does John learn to draw cartoons from? A . His teacher.B . His friend.C . His mother.三、 听下面一段独白，从A、B、C 三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）Li Huas hometown is in the south of ChinaIt has changed a lot in the past thirty yearsThirty years ago，it was a village with 2，819 peopleAt that time, orange trees were in front of the village，strawberries were behind the village and rice was on the right of the villageIn 1988，people in the village set up the first factory for making paper and two years later they set up the second factory for making toysAfter that, people set up more and more factories for making bicycles and some other thingsMore and more people from other places came to work in the villageIn 1995，the village became a town and ten years later the town became a city （1）Where is Li Huas hometown? A . In the west of ChinaB . In the south of ChinaC . In the north of China（2）How many people were there in Li Huas hometown thirty years ago? A . 2，691B . 2，819C . 2，890（3）what could people see in front of Li Huas hometown thirty years ago? A . Orange treesB . StrawberriesC . Rice（4）What did the second factory in Li Huas hometown make? A . PaperB . ToysC . Bicycles（5）When did Li Huas hometown become a city? A . In 1995B . In 2000C . In 2005四、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)9. （10分）完形填空Time flies like an arrow. What is your most unforgettable experience in the year 2014? Three teens readers want to 1their stories with you.Ji Luyang, 13, from Jiangsu: This summer, I went for a budget trip(穷游) with my father to northern China. We took 2instead of plane. Hard seat tickets were our 3choice. We were happy because we 4the money for a hotel even though the time on the train was uncomfortable. After the trip, I have become an expert on saving money.He Zhuowen, 14, from Shanxi: The biggest thing for me this year is that I have made a new friend from Taiwan. Her name is Zou Mianzhi. She is of the 5age as me. I learnt a lot about schools in Taiwan from Zou. For example, they take logic class andhome economics(家政) class, which are new to 6. Now we still talk about our lives by WeChat(微信) every day.Zhang Yaozhi, 14, from Shanghai: In 2014, I tried teaching for the first time in my life. It was7of our schools community activities. Before, I thought it was easy,8I was wrong. To prepare lessons, I had to 9until midnight. From this experience I came to understand our teachers 10. It is really frustrating when you speak on the platform but nobody listens!（1）A . help B . share C . tell D . talk （2）A . taxi B . bus C . plane D . train （3）A . first B . second C . two D . one （4）A . raised B . put C . borrowed D . saved （5）A . different B . young C . same D . old （6）A . us B . her C . me D . him （7）A . part B . place C . life D . side （8）A . so B . but C . and D . or （9）A . begin B . work C . talk D . finish （10）A . better B . more C . less D . fewer 五、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)10. （10分）阅读理解Welcome to our food shop. All kinds of food are on sale! Do you need vegetables? We have many kinds of vegetables. They are not dear. Do you like milk? We have good milk, like Guangming, Mengniu and Yili, for just two yuan a bottle. Do you like chicken? Chicken is for just twelve yuan a kilo. Beef(牛肉) is for just eighteen yuan a kilo. Fish is for eight yuan a kilo. Come with your family and friends!根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（1）We can buy _ in the shop. A . bikeB . bookC . shoesD . milk（2）Two bottles of milk is just _ yuan. A . 1B . 4C . 3D . 2（3）A kilo of chicken is _ yuan. A . 2B . 12C . 20D . 24（4）Beef is _ yuan half a kilo. A . 9B . 18C . 36D . 8（5）I need two kilos of fish. Its _ yuan. A . 8B . 4C . 16D . 2011. （10分）根据短文内容，选择正确答案Boys and girls, here I will tell you something about my first trip to the USA.When I get to Kennedy Airport, I begin my visit to the USA. First, I go to Roy Senior high School. Im happy on the first night in America because I live with a kind family, the Edwards. Its a big family. They are very friendly to me. They help me do many things. When I want to write to my friends, they buy stamps for me; when I lose my camera, they help me buy a new one.After some days, I go to another school in New Haven. I live in the Palumbos house. There are three people in the family. Im surprised that the parents are from two countries.It is a nice trip and Im happy to be with the two families. They will be my friends for ever(永远).（1）Where does the writer live for the first night?A . In Roy Senior High School.B . In the Edwards house.C . In another school in New Haven.D . In the Palumbos house.（2）文中划线单词 stamps的中文意思是 _。A . 书籍B . 邮箱C . 邮票D . 杂志（3）How many school does the writer go to?A . One.B . Two.C . Three.D . Four.（4）Why is the writer surprised when he gets to the Palumbos house?A . Because there are only three people in the family.B . Because the family are not very helpful to him.C . Because the parents of the family are from two countries.D . Because the family is too big.（5）Whats the best title(标题) of the passage?A . American schoolsB . American familiesC . My first trip to AmericaD . My best friend in America12. （10分）阅读理解 Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, but to others its very difficult.Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get along with others. If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents that others will like.Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.Be humorous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile to others.Respect the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others ideas without trying to make them accept yours.Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.Dont complain(抱怨). Learn to accept what you cant change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaining all the time.Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.（1）Why do we need friends according to the passage? A . Friends can do everything for us.B . Friends can bring us happiness.C . Friends accept our ideas all the time.D . Without friends we could not live.（2）Whats the first thing we should learn in order to make friends? A . How to help othersB . How to smile to others.C . How to get along with others.D . How to listen to others complaints.（3）Which of the following shows a sense of humor? A . Opening the door for someone.B . Complaining to others all the time.C . Laughing at ourselves and our weakness.D . Finding someone who will understand us.（4）How many pieces of advice does the writer offer when we have trouble in making friends? A . Five.B . Seven.C . Nine.D . Eleven.（5）What should we do when we have trouble in making friends? A . Respect the others.B . Complain.C . Give up.D . Laugh at them.13. （10分）Do you know Marc Yu (余俊承). He is very famous . He is only nine years old. He is a Chinese American. His mother is from Macao. He likes music very much and he has great musical talent（天赋）. He can play forty pieces of classical music now.After hearing Mary Had a little Lamb one time at the age of three, he began playing it on the piano. Before that, he didnt learn the piano at all. He started to take the piano lessons at the age of three. His first public performance（表演） was at the age of three , too.Now he can play great music for people on the stage. He wants to be a famous musician like Lang Lang in the future. He likes LangLang very much. Lang Lang is his idol.（1）How old is Marc Yu?A . 9B . 3C . 7D . 8（2）Where is his mother from?A . His mother is from AmericaB . His mother is from MacaoC . His mother is from Tai WangD . His mother is from Hong Kong（3）When did he begin to learn the piano?A . At the age of 9B . At the age of 5C . At the age of 3D . At the age of 10（4）How many pieces of classical music can he play now?A . 14B . 4C . 40D . 400（5）What does Lang Lang do?A . A pop singerB . A rock singerC . A musicianD . A writer六、 选词填空 (共1题；共10分)14. （10分）选词填空 high, take, in, basket, with, look, enjoy, picture, travel, exciteDo you like a balloon (气球)? Do you like to play_it? Do you want to_with a balloon? Of course, its not a toy balloon. It is a hot balloon. You can have a(n)_trip with the hot balloon in Chicago (芝加哥).In Chicago, travelers from all over the world can_the wonderful view (风景) of the city by_a hot balloon. There is a big _under the hot balloon. They can stand _the basket. The basket can hold (容纳) 18 travelers. They can take a _of the beautiful city with their cameras. Each hot balloon is about 22 metres tall and can fly up to 120 metres_Sarah is one of the travelers from Canada. She says, “It is exciting and fun to _around from the basket！”七、 单词拼写 (共1题；共6分)15. （6分）根据音标,中文意思或首字母,填写单词或词组。（1）Mr. Smith is _(telling / talking) about the football game with his teammates.（2）Its impolite to_(斥责)your parents.（3）I wish I can _(尽最大努力).八、 语法填空 (共1题；共2分)16. （2分）_ Mary _ (buy) any music videos for her friend Kitty the day after tomorrow? Im afraid she isnt, because Kitty doesnt like music at all.九、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)17. （5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的A-E五个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 A. The next day, I went to a bicycle shop.B. and the bike was mine.C. a young woman kindly helped me.D. I still dont know who that young woman was.E. At the end of the day, I made some money from the selling!Thirty years ago, I walked into a bakery（面包房）and asked for some bread to sell. At that time, I was only 12 years old. Nobody took me seriously but _she gave me five loaves of bread and wished me good luck.I took the bread and went out to sell them. It took me all day, but I sold them all. _I was the happiest boy in the world as I walked home that evening._I paid a deposit（定金）on a new bicycl