沪教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（II ）卷.doc

沪教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（II ）卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）I spend some time _ newspaper every day. A . readB . readingC . on read2. （2分）（2016泰安）I usually ride _ bike to school. But this morning, I went to school by _ bus. A . a ; theB . the; aC . 不填; aD . a; 不填3. （2分）_ Mike didnt win the race, he was still wearing a smile on his face. A . IfB . SinceC . AlthoughD . Because4. （2分）Lets go to the National Mining Park(国家矿山公园)this weekend. Ive never been there. _! Id like to go there again.A . Good jobB . Well doneC . Good ideasD . Not at all5. （2分）If you dont go to the meeting tomorrow, _?A . he will, tooB . he wont, eitherC . he does, tooD . he doesnt either6. （2分） _ is your phone number? Its 267-5831.A . WhatB . HowC . WhoD . Where7. （2分）Worrying too much is unnecessary. It doesnt change _. Exactly right. There are _ meaningful things to do.A . everything; the moreB . anything; moreC . something; the mostD . nothing; most8. （2分）（2015辽宁葫芦岛） can you finish the report?In two weeks.A . How farB . How longC . How oftenD . How soon9. （2分）Some people walking taking a bus, because they think walking is good for their health.A . enjoy; toB . likes; /C . prefer; toD . like; better10. （2分）Have you watched the new movie Kungfu Yoga, Richard?Not yet. But I _ it with my cousin this evening.A . watchedB . was watchingC . have watchedD . will watch二、 完形填空 (共2题；共20分)11. （10分）（2015哈尔滨）完形填空.How can we keep a feeling of balance(平衡) in our lives? How can we live with a positive attitude? To answer the two questions, lets1the following points.Life Isnt Fair (公平的) Our life isnt always 2of pleasure, is it? Life doesnt always give us a hand and doing our best doesnt always bring good results.Failure Failure is necessary to life, almost as necessary as the3we breathe. Failure is part of trying. The only thing that we need to think about is 4 to deal with it. In fact, failure can be a great teacher that leads( 引导)us to success.Loneliness Its5for us to be with our family and friends for ever. Sometimes we have to be alone. Dont be afraid when we feel lonely. Treasure(珍惜)the friendship, kindness and love we own now.Suffering Growing up is not easy and pain is part. of our lives. Almost6gets hurt. Take a deep breath and give life a big smile when we suffer pain.Personal Responsibility(责任) We each have a choice to be either a 7or a loser. We should have responsibility for the choices we make. What we will have in the future depends on what we do 8.Self-confidence We should believe we can do something well. Nothing in the world is difficult for the man who9himself.Life is like a long journey. 10with a positive attitude and look at the bright side of things. There will always be sunshine and flowers in our eyes.根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（1）A . cheer up B . fall off C . focus on （2）A . full B . filling C . fill （3）A . water B . air C . food （4）A . what B . that C . how （5）A . possible B . impossible C . impolite （6）A . someone B . no one C . everyone （7）A . driver B . winner C . farmer （8）A . today B . yesterday C . past （9）A . is confident of B . is angry with C . is similar to （10）A . To travel B . Travelling C . Travel 12. （10分）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。There are so many English expressions (表达) about weather. They mean 1different.Raining a lot isnt a good thing, but there is good news about rain: Save for a rainy day 2people are working hard for a future plan. And as right as rain tells us that someone is as 3as usual. So when your friend says, I was ill, but now I feel as right as rain, you know he is OK.However, the expressions about 4dont sound so good. If a person only wants to do something great but 5starts with small things, we may say he has his head in the cloud. And if someone passed (通过) a difficult test (测试) and felt very 6we may say he is on cloud nine.On hot days, wind makes you feel 7and comfortable. The expressions with wind mean a lot more. Sail (航行) close to the wind tells us it is dangerous to 8a dishonest (不诚实的) man. While the expression know which way the wind blows () suggests that a man wont tell his idea about something 9he knows it very well.Snow has many meanings. When there is too much work for you to 10on time, you may say “Ive been snowed down by my work. And as white as snow Means being honest.（1）A . anything B . nothing C . everything D . something （2）A . wishes B . warns C . means D . knows （3）A . shy B . tired C . hungry D . healthy （4）A . rain B . cloud C . sun D . storm （5）A . always B . usually C . often D . never （6）A . excited B . nervous C . afraid D . bored （7）A . cold B . hot C . cool D . warm （8）A . teach B . believe C . beat D . remember （9）A . when B . after C . because D . till （10）A . finish B . forget C . mind D . throw 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共30分)13. （10分） A lot of teenagers are good at art at school, but how would you feel if people called you “the new Picasso(毕加索)”or if presidents and other famous people collected your paintings?Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world. She visited Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and her familys native place (祖籍) Romania where 5,000 fans came to see her at the airport. Alexandra said, “When it all started, I was moved. It was very exciting and I loved the traveling, but I got very tired. And I missed home.”Alexandra is a good student. Her studies always come first. She only starts painting after shes done her homework. She works on two or three paintings at a time. The paintings sell for thousands and Alexandras parents have given up their jobs to work for their daughter. Life for the Nechita family is very different from what it was like a few years ago.Alexandras father Niki left Romania for political reasons in 1985. At first he tried his best to learn English and had different kinds of low-paid jobs. In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America. The family was very poor. Alexandra began to draw at the age of three.She was drawing for four or five hours a day. Soon people offered to buy her paintings and she had her first art show at the age of eight. Stories about this child appeared in the newspapers and television. They now live in a large house with a swimming pool. Her mother said, “We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of.”（1）Alexandra became well-known all over the world for her paintings at the age of _.A . 18monthsB . threeC . eightD . ten（2）Which country does Alexandra live?A . America.B . Britain.C . Romania.D . France.（3）Alexandras painting _.A . took her a lot of time at schoolB . made her drop out of schoolC . didnt influence her studies at schoolD . made her fall behind others in studies at school（4）When her family arrived in America in 1987, _.A . their life was very hardB . they lived by selling Alexandras paintingsC . Alexandra began to draw her paintingD . her parents left their jobs and worked for her（5）From the passage, we can learn _.A . Alexandra was not interested in travellingB . Alexandras success changed her familys lifeC . Alexandras parents were good at EnglishD . Alexandras stories appeared often on the radio and TV14. （10分） Summer holiday is coming , what do you like to do ?here are four students telling us what they will do in the coming summer holiday.Mai hajui Baihetiya, 14 .I am from Xinjiang . I am studying at Tianjin No.2 Middle School now. I will go on a trip to Beijing . I am going to the Great Wall , the Summer Palace and the Palace Museum . I will go to Wangfujing Street to buy a sweater for my mother, a scarf for my father and a T- shirt for my brother.Wu Jun, 13.I come from Shanghai . My favourite season is summer . I like going swimming with my friends in the swimming pool. It is very exciting .Mike ,13 .I am studying at Nanjing No. 5 Middle School . I miss my parents very much . I will go back to America to see my family . Summer is a good season to go out . I will have a picnic with my friends in the countryside . I can also play football and baseball with my friends . How happy we will be .Liu Shuyi, 14,I am from Shanghai . I like summer best because I can eat ice cream and wear a dress. I am not good at English . I will join an English club to learn English . （1）How many family members will Mai hajui Baihetiya buy presents for?_A . ThreeB . FourC . FiveD . Six（2）Who likes swimming according to the passage?_ .A . Wu JunB . MikeC . Mai hajui BaihetiyaD . Both A and B.（3）Who likes playing baseball according to the passage?A . Wu JunB . MikeC . Liu ShuyiD . Mai hajui Baihetiya .（4）Liu Shuyi likes summer best because she can _ .A . eat ice creamB . go boatingC . eat fishD . go fishing .（5）Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage ?A . Mike is from AmericaB . Liu Shuyi speaks English very wellC . Mai hajui Baihetiya lives in Tianjing nowD . Wu jun and Mike are of the same age.15. （10分） If babies are given more love and feelings by their mothers, they will deal better with stress and anxiety when they grow up , research has shown.The study of eight-month-old children shows even the very earliest life experiences can influence our happiness.Lots of mother love makes children form a safe bond with their mothers , so they are able to feel safe in relationships when they grow up ,and they will have better social skills and deal with lifes difficultiesThe researchers, led by DrJoanna Maselko of Duke University in North Carolina, studied the relationships of 482 eightmonth - old babies with their mothers during daily development.They studied how well the mother had dealt with her childs developmental text and how she had responded childs performanceMental health was then assessed when the babies had grown up at the average of 34.The more feelings and attention a mother gave to her child, the better her child would be. This kind of child had the lowest levels of anxiety, hostility and general difficulties.（1）If children are given more love and attention, what will they have in the future?A . They will have a successful life.B . They will have less stress and anxiety.C . They will work better.D . They will grow up better.（2）The research studied children who are _A . 8 - month - oldB . 8- day - oldC . 8 - year - oldD . 18 - month - old（3）Which of the following is right according to text？A . Mental health was then assessed when all the babies were 34.B . The very earliest life experiences can influence our lives.C . All the mothers love makes children feel safe in relationship when they grow upD . Lots of mother love makes children form safe bond with their mothers .（4）What should many mothers do?A . They should let children do things by themselves.B . They should give a safe life to their children.C . They should give more love to their children.D . They should teach their children how to deal with other people.（5）Which can be the best title for this text?A . Mother love is important to childrenB . Children need loveC . Love childrenD . Love is important四、 补全对话 (共1题；共5分)16. （5分）根据语境, 用恰当的语言完成对话。A: Excuse me, I am a reporter from a student magazine. _？B: Sure, please.A: _?B: I am from Germany.A: _?B: I got here the day before yesterday.A: How do you like Lanzhou?B: I like your city very much. The people here are very friendly. But Im still not used to the weather here. I have a sore throat today.A: The weather in Lanzhou is kind of dry. Drinking more water can make you feel better.B: Thanks for your suggestion.A: _?B: Of course not. I come here for watching Lanzhou International Marathon. And then Im planning to go to Dunhuang for a tour.A: Great. Thank you for answering my questions. _!B: Thank you.五、 短文填空 (共1题；共5分)17. （5分）用方框内所给词的适当形式填空。rent，country，month，live，floor（1）What kind of home do you live in?Its a town house with three _.（2）Mr. Brown wants _ a quiet room for his son. （3）There are twelve _ in a year. （4）In Beijing, we often meet many people from different _. （5）Do you like _ in the country?Yes, I like it very much.六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共10分)18. （10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。Some students, parents and teachers in Shanghai were surveyed last month. According to the result of the survey, the generation gap (代沟) between students and parents as well as teachers is becoming wider. Here is what they said.Voice of the students:“Our parents hold too high expectations（期待）which put us under lots of pressure（压力. They care too much about our lives and studies,” one student said.“Its impolite that some students parents read their childrens diaries without permission!”one student said angrily.“Some of our teachers are so serious that we cant make friends with them at all,” another student said sadly.Voice of the parents:One mother said, “After school, my daughter usually locks herself into her room and spends lots of time talking with others on the phone. And I cant stand her clothes and hairstyle!”“I thought my son was doing very well in his studies. I didnt realize I was being cheated (欺骗)by him until I got a call from his teacher,” said a father.Voice of the teachers:An English teacher said, “Today, the role of the teacher is to put knowledge into students brain. The power teachers have kept students away from them.”“Some parents pay too much attention to their childrens grades. They never create a lively and colorful environment at home,” another teacher said.“In the past, teachers and students often played games together or talked with each other. Today, only studies and grades are talked about,” said a teacher.Voice of scientists:Scientists say that a school should be a place where students can lea