沪教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题B卷.doc

沪教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题B卷一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）You can try_ second time if you fail_ first time.A . the; theB . a; theC . the; aD . a; a2. （2分）There _a big earthquake in Japan this March. Yeah. Many Chinese volunteers went there to help the people in trouble.A . wasB . isC . were3. （2分）Little John, your toys are here and there. Why not _? A . put them awayB . put it awayC . put away them4. （2分） May I have some milk? Sorry, we have only _ left.A . fewB . a fewC . littleD . a little5. （2分）Driving in the rush hour _ be very dangerous, so you _ be too careful. A . should; canB . could; shouldC . might; mustntD . can; cant6. （2分） Tom, does everyone in our class take part in the meeting? No, Miss Wang. Jack is _.A . wiseB . braveC . absent7. （2分）Daming hurt his knee. We have to call off the trip to Jiangxin Island._.A . Pretty goodB . Thats too badC . What a surpriseD . Hurry up8. （2分）Do you mind telling us something about this area?Not at all. _ of the land in this area _ covered with trees and grass.A . Two fifth, isB . Two fifth, areC . Two fifths, isD . Two fifths, are9. （2分）She isnt at the cinema now because she _ the library. A . has been toB . have gone toC . has gone toD . have been to10. （2分）-Colin,whats this in English?-_. A . Its penB . Its a penC . This is a pen二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11. （10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。 Do you think doing housework is a hard task for you? Have you ever thought of inventing something to make it 1? A boy named Sam Houghton did and he 2a two-head broom (扫帚).Sam was just three years old when he came up with his 3. He saw his father sweep up (打扫) garden leaves and 4brooms while trying to gather large leaves and litter.Now he is the poster boy for a new show at the British Library in London called Inventing the 21st Century. To celebrate 5and encourage new inventors, the famous 6is telling the story of the most special inventions coming out of Britain in the past 10 years. Sams broom is produced by big companies, and the brooms are very7in England.Young Sam Houghton is now eight years old and has another invention. He has made a balloon popping machine (气球爆破装置) for play centers. He said, We dont want children to cry because of 8bangs (爆炸声) of balloons. I used a box to 9the bangs so that they cant scare (惊吓) the children.Have you ever wanted to be a great inventor? Watch 10, think it over and work hard. Maybe you will be an inventor. Do you think so?（1）A . easier B . harder C . funnier （2）A . bought B . invented C . saw （3）A . idea B . way C . information （4）A . pick B . change C . control （5）A . inventions B . birthdays C . festivals （6）A . school B . hotel C . library （7）A . popular B . interesting C . necessary （8）A . quiet B . loud C . harmful （9）A . turn on B . turn off C . take away （10）A . quickly B . successfully C . carefully 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共30分)12. （10分）阅读理解Young people can also have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hardOthers have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.Liu Wei, a Junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife.Another student, 14-year-old Yan Fang from Guangzhou, was afraid of exams. She got very worried, and when she looked at the exam paper. She couldnt think of anything to write.A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental(精神的)problems. Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy and having problems in learning and getting on with people. Many students who have problems wont go for advice or help. Some think they will look foolish if they go to see a doctor. Others dont want to talk about their secret.Liang Yuezhu, an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers:Talk to your parents or teachers often.Take part in group activities and play sports.Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.（1）Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because _. A . he was afraid of his teacherB . he wanted to frighten his parentsC . he was so worried about his studiesD . his finger was badly hurt（2）Yan Fangs problems happened whenever . A . she studied very hardB . she had examsC . she talked with her parentsD . she thought of something（3）The students who often have trouble getting on with others may have . A . mental problemsB . a headacheC . knives with themD . no parents（4）Students who have problems wont ask others for help because . A . they wont let others think they are foolishB . they dont think doctors can help themC . they dont want to tell their secret to othersD . both A and C（5）Liang Yuezhus advice tell us that _. A . its better for the students who have mental problems to communicate with othersB . its unnecessary for them to be with othersC . only group activities and sports can help themD . teachers and parents cant do anything about mental problems13. （10分） In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must be able to understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly, with confidence and without hesitation. Thirdly, we must be able to read the language and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to compose（组成）sentences that are grammatically correct. We must know how to arrange sentences in paragraphs, so as to write a good letter or composition.There is no easy way to succeed in language learning. A good memory is of great help, but it is not enough simply to memorize rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long lists of words and their meaning. We learn words not by ourselves, but in sentences. We must learn by using the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of advice for those who are studying a new language. Practice is very important. We must practice speaking and writing the language whenever we can.（1）The word “confidence” here probably means _.A . useB . eyesC . needD . feeling sure of ourselves（2）The writer advises us to _.A . speak more and write moreB . read moreC . speak moreD . use a dictionary（3）The first step in learning a language is _.A . readingB . speakingC . writingD . listening（4）Words should be learned _.A . from a dictionaryB . from a textbookC . in sentencesD . from a good grammar book（5）“Learn through use “is to say that _.A . we must practise speaking and writingB . we must learn by using the languageC . we must learn everything by languageD . we must remember grammar rules as many as possible14. （10分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIf you travel by air across the center of Africa or South America, you fly over forests for thousands of kilometers. These great forests are the oceans of trees. There are full of thousands and thousands of different kinds of plants and animals.However, the worlds forests are getting smaller all the time. We are cutting down the trees because we need wood, and we need more farm land. Some people say that there will not be any forests like these in 20 or 30 years. what will happen if they disappear?If we cut down our forests, a lot of plants and animals will disappear from the world. In a lot of places the new farm land will soon look like the old deserts. Crops will not grow there. It will not rain very often, and the weather will get very hot. Perhaps the climate of the world will change. This will be dangerous for everyone in the world. That is why we must take care of our forests. （1）The passage mainly tells us about .A . the importance of taking care of our plantsB . the result of cutting down the treesC . the locations of great forestsD . the reasons for forming the deserts（2）Which of the following is true according to the passage?A . Africa and South America are the oceans of trees.B . Forests are homes for different kinds of animals.C . Forests are usually several square kilometers large.D . Different plants cant be found in the same forest.（3）The need for more wood and more land results in （leads to） _.A . the change of the world climateB . the disappearance of many plants and animalsC . more deserts and less farm landD . all of the above（4）What will happen in 20 or 30 years in some peoples view?A . Well have more and greater forests.B . Well have enough land to support our people.C . Well have no forests like those in the center of Africa.D . Well have enough wood to do some cooking.（5）The writer thinks _.A . it dangerous for everyone to cut down the forestsB . it necessary for everyone to protect the forestsC . it important for everyone to take care of the worldD . it important for everyone to keep animals四、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共3分)15. （3分）阅读表达 阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。The way we spend our time can be. divided into three groups，or jars(罐子).These would be the necessary tasks jar, the voluntary tasks jar and the happiness jar.Every day，we spend time filling the necessary tasks jar. We fill this jar with useful things，like making money，doing housework，buying food and paying bills. We then fill another jar with voluntary tasks like taking children to activities and cooking family meals. Those jars are very important，but we may not enjoy them. If we dont fill them each day，our family wont run properly.However, we often forget to fill the third jarthe happiness jar. This is the jar that we fill with activities that make us happy. Is your happiness jar sometimes empty at the end of the day? We all have days like that. Between doing all the necessary, and voluntary tasks，time flies by on some days，and before we know it，it is time for bed.That is why each day we try to fill our happiness jar. Most days，I fill mine by going to the ballroom dance(社交舞)class. Playing music is another way that I fill my happiness jar. This week，I was happy to take part in an orchestra(管弦乐队)practice at my church(教堂).At the end of the evening, my happiness jar was full.Consider how your time is spent. Try to find ways to achieve a balance. At the end of the day，hopefully weve done all we can to make sure that our happiness jar is filled.（1）What will happen if we dont fill the necessary tasks jar and the voluntary tasks jar?_（2）How does the writer fill her happiness jar?_（3）Do you think it important to fill the happiness jar? Why or why not?_五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 People have always been interested in animal communication and scientists have done a lot of research _ this subject. Most animals communicate by smell. Dogs are famous for this. When a dog walks outside, it learns about other dogs by _ (smell) things. Dogs _ (help) the police since a long time ago. Everyone has heard birds singing. Research has shown that many other animals use sounds _ (communicate). Frogs and insects communicate with sounds. Usually the men make sounds to invite the _ (woman). Whales and elephants _ use sounds to communicate. These sounds can travel very far through water or the ground. However, it is _ (possible) for humans to hear some of the sounds. They are _ too low or too high for us. Animals have always used body language to communicate as well.