沪教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题A卷.doc

沪教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题A卷一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）David is _ singer. He thinks it is _interesting job. A . a; theB . the; anC . a; /D . a; an2. （2分）There is going to a basketball game between Class One and Class Two this Friday. A . haveB . havingC . beD . had3. （2分）（2017福建） Our English teacher will work for 2017 BRICS Summit (金砖峰会）this September.Great! I am so proud of_.A . sheB . herC . hers4. （2分）Lilys mother made her _ up early this morning to catch up the early bus. A . to getB . gettingC . gotD . get5. （2分）（2016泉州）Whats wrong with Judy? She has been absent for two days.Oh, she _ be ill. Lets go to ask Mr. Green.A . mayB . needC . would6. （2分）Little Jimmy is fatter his bad eating habits. A . becauseB . because ofC . soD . and7. （2分） Why not have glasses of milk?A . Yes, I do.B . Good idea.C . Thats all right.D . No, I dont like it.8. （2分）There _ some tomatoes and milk in the box, but now there arent any.A . isB . wereC . wasD . have9. （2分）Is Jessica giving us a speech this evening?No, it _ be her. She _ to Japan.A . mustnt; has goneB . mustnt; has beenC . cant; has goneD . cant; has been10. （2分）Im sorry. Ive broken your glasses._.A . Never mindB . No problemC . Bad luckD . Youre welcome二、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)11. （15分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意。然后从A、B、C、D四个进项中选出最佳选项。A little girl was born in America. She was1ill when she was 4. The illness left the girl a useless(无用的)2. She couldnt walk like other children, 3she had to wear a leg brace(支架). 4, she had a good mother. Her mother5her to the doctor every week. So at 9, she could walk 6the leg brace, like other children.At 13, the girl 7running She took part in every race at school, but every time she was the 8to reach the finishing line. Everyone knew that it was really9for her to run a common person. The girl kept practicing. One day, she started to win. Then she had a10. She wanted to be the worlds greatest woman11.Later the girl went to university and met Ed Temple, a coach(教练). She asked Temple to be her coach and he12. Ed Temple trained the girl so13that she went to the Olympic Games in 1960. Guess14? She won two gold medals in the 400-meter and 200-meter races. With a good term, she also wen the 400-meter relay race(接力赛).The girl was Wilma Rudolphone of the15woman in the world.（1）A . comfortably B . seriously C . carefully D . quickly （2）A . eye B . hand C . leg D . arm （3）A . so B . or C . if D . hut （4）A . Finally B . Almost C . Then D . Luckily （5）A . asked B . made C . sent D . gave （6）A . with B . for C . of D . to （7）A . cut up B . took up C . picked up D . grew up （8）A . first B . second C . third D . last （9）A . different B . difficult C . simple D . same （10）A . team B . dream C . job D . word （11）A . runner B . doctor C . teacher D . swimmer （12）A . questioned B . discussed C . agreed D . diliked （13）A . well B . badly C . happily D . early （14）A . when B . where C . how D . what （15）A . tallest B . heaviest C . shortest D . fastest 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共24分)12. （8分）阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。Do you want to spend a holiday in space? Dennis Tito, a businessman, has become the worlds first “space tourist”. He went on a 10-day visit to the International Space Station. He paid 14 million pounds for his journey. A year later, Martin, a musician from an American band, wanted to do the same. He was only 22 years old and probably very rich too. He had to go for a lot of training to see whether he was fit enough to travel. He is still waiting for his holiday of a lifetime.Many people believe that this is only the start of something new. We made interviews among teenagers from around the world and the following is what they said about space travel.“Its a great idea. I hope space travel will be common in about 50 years time. Id really love to do it and I think Mr. Tito was very lucky.” (Kate from Australia)“I would like to see our beautiful Earth from space. There are lots of secrets to explore in space and I would go into space if I could.” (Ben from China)“I think space travel is really bad for the environment. Maybe in the future they will make a cleaner way of travelling but until they do, I dont want to go. We should look after our own planet first.”(Richard from Canada)“It must be very boring and dangerous to sit in that small space shuttle(舱). Id rather take a plane and go to another place on earth.” (Lisa from the UK)So, as you can see, many of our teenagers had different opinions. Whether you like it or not, space travel is going to become an important thing in the future. We are looking forward to hearing your opinions.（1）What can we know about Dennis and Martin?A . Dennis spent a lot of money travelling on the earth.B . Martin was a musician from an American band.C . Martin couldnt afford to go on training in the center.D . Dennis is developing a space journey to do business.（2）Ben supports the position that_.A . we will explore in space and discover its secretsB . we would rather travel on the earth than in spaceC . all of us can make a space travel in about 50 yearsD . we will take actions and look after the earth first（3）What does the writer ask us to do?A . To show respect for Dennis and Martin.B . To collect information about astronauts.C . To share our opinions about space travel.D . To get along well with space scientists.（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A . Its an honor for Dennis and his teammates to create a new spaceship.B . The teenagers are having a prediction about the school life in the future.C . Dennis entered the International Space Station and stayed for ten days.D . Martin is busy training hard and getting ready for his space travel now.13. （8分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Many students in China are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers(十几岁的青少年). Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English language (语言)over the radio, on television, or in films. One must work hard to learn another language. Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language and maths and English . Some people learn English because it is useful for their work. Many people often learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university(大学) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspaper and magazines in English.（1）Many students in China are learning English, arent they? _. A . No, they arentB . No, they areC . Yes, they areD . Yes, they arent（2）If one wants to learn another language well, he must _. A . learn at schoolB . study by himselfC . work hardD . study harder（3）The sentence It is difficult to answer that question means _. A . that question is not difficult to answerB . that question is difficult to answer itC . it is difficultly to answer that questionD . it is hard to answer that question（4）Whats the Chinese of study by themselves? A . 和他们一起学习B . 自学C . 向他们学习D . 通过学习14. （8分）阅读理解 Most people follow others blindly just because they feel it safe to follow a large number people. In some rare cases it might be right to follow the crowd, but in most cases this can be a big mistake. In fact there are reasons why we shouldnt follow the crowd blindly. According to a study, people often follow the crowd when they arent sure about the direction they should take. This means a large number of people could be following others without understanding whats right and whats wrong! This makes more people follow and as a result most people move in a certain direction even if it isnt right.A man who wants to be successful always hopes for others guidance and he usually follows the same path of most people, but the question this man never asks himself is: are all of those people successful? Of course not! If you want to follow a crowd, then follow a successful one. However, in real life youll only find one successful person among hundreds of people, and thats why following the crowd makes no sense at all.Most people act emotionally (感情用事地) without thinking wisely. If you always follow others because theyre greater than you in number, then sooner or later youll discover that youre taking emotional decisions you might regret later.However, should we never follow the crowd? No. Im not trying to say you should never follow the crowd, but instead Im just asking you to think wisely before you take a decision. If you find others are right, there is no problem in following them, but if you have doubts about the direction theyre moving in, dont follow them blindly.（1）According to the passage, most people like to follow others because_. A . they feel it kind of safeB . they dont want to be differentC . they believe they take the right directionD . they want to make good impressions on people（2）Which is right according to the authors opinions? A . It is wrong to follow other people.B . It takes much time to think wisely.C . You shouldnt be sorry for what you have done.D . You should use your brain before following others.（3）What is the text mainly about? A . Results of following others.B . Reasons for not following others blindly.C . Advantages of making wise decisions.D . Ways of finding successful people to follow.（4）Which of the following best shows the structure of the text? A . B . C . D . 四、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共6分)15. （6分）（2017青岛）阅读下面短文，按要求完成各项任务Every year animals all around the world take part in some wonderful journeysHere are the stories of two amazing animal travelersHumpback whales （ 座 头 鲸 ） prefer a slow journeyThe humpbacks，which travel over 10，000kilometers on their journey from Alaska to Hawaii，swim at a relaxing speed of about 1.6kilometers an hourAlthough they dont swim fast，humpback whales travel farther than any other kinds of whaleEvery August a fantastic sight can be seen in the skies above Ontario and Montrealmillions of amazing Monarch butterflies （ 帝 王 蝶） beginning their 4，000kilometer journey from Canada to Central MexicoIn fact，the journey，which takes about 3months，is longer than the average （ 平 均 的 ） life of the butterflyFinally many of the butterflies reaching their final place are the great grandchildren or even the great great grandchildren of the butterflies who began the journey in Mexico the year before（1）根据文章内容，完成下列句子（每空不超过3个单词）Humpback whales swim at a speed of _an hour from Alaska to _They travel slowly but _among all whalesMonarch butterflies spend _flying from Canada to Central MexicoIt lasts longer than their average lifeThe ones which arrive at the final place are _or even the great great grandchildren（2）请用英语简要概括出本文的主旨大意，不超过10个单词The passage is mainly about_五、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)16. （1分）The manager g