人教版2020学年上学期八年级期末调研测试英语试卷A卷.doc

人教版2020学年上学期八年级期末调研测试英语试卷A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空。 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。One night in November, Itzhak Perlman gave a concert in a theatre. If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that becoming a violinist is not a small1 for him. He had to walk2 the help of two walking sticks as a result of the disease he caught as a child.People sat3 while he made his way to his chair and began his play. But this time, something went4. Just as he finished the first few parts of the music, one of the wrings(弦) on his violin5. We thought that he would have to stop the concert. But he didnt.6, he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then7 the conductor(指挥) to begin again. The orchestra(管弦乐队) began and he played with such strong feeling and purity as they had8 heard before.Of course, everyone knows that it is9 for a violinist to play a pleasant work with just three strings. I know that, and you know that,10 that night Itzhak Perlman didnt want to accept that.When he finished, there was a terrible11 in the room. And then people rose and 12 from every corner of the theatre.Perlman was excited. He smiled and said, You know, sometimes it is the artists task to13 how much music you can still make with what you have left.So, suppose our task in this fast-changing world is to make14, at first we should try out best with all that we have. And then, 15 it is no longer possible, try to play it with what we have left.（1）A . achievement B . advantage C . accident D . application （2）A . for B . by C . to D . with （3）A . widely B . closely C . quietly D . noisily （4）A . wrong B . well C . smoothly D . slowly （5）A . fixed B . broke C . burned D . lost （6）A . Instead B . Anyway C . Indeed D . Otherwise （7）A . followed B . asked C . directed D . forced （8）A . often B . usually C . already D . never （9）A . comfortable B . possible C . uncomfortable D . impossible （10）A . so B . and C . but D . or （11）A . fear B . silence C . thought D . thunder （12）A . cheered B . left C . smiled D . whispered （13）A . hand out B . carry out C . find out D . put out （14）A . fun B . music C . progress D . money （15）A . unless B . before C . until D . when 二、 阅读理解。 (共3题；共30分)2. （10分）Dogs like living with people. A dog can be a very good friend. He can do a lot of things for people. Some dogs help people to look after sheep, other dogs help them to find lost children. And some of the dogs can help the blind (盲人) do things.Many years ago there was a very good dog. His name was Seeing Eye dog. Now we can see this kind of dogs all over the world. They are working for the blind.The Seeing Eye dog is strong, good and easy to train(训练). He helps the blind to walk from place to place.Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye dog, he must go to a training school for about three months. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainers call. In his next lesson the dog learns to make his trainer across busy streetsThe dog has many things to learn. And in every lesson he must learn to do one thing again and again for many times.At the end of the training school he must take tests. When he passes the tests, the Seeing Eye dog will do the things by himself.Now he can help blind people. The new master may be a man, a woman, or even a child. It takes the dog and his blind master about a month to learn to work and live together.（1）We can see the Seeing Eye dog _.A . only in the countryB . only in small citiesC . all over the worldD . only on the busy street（2）What can the Seeing Eye dog do?A . Look after sheepB . Help blind peopleC . Find lost childrenD . Train blind people（3）If you want a dog to become a Seeing Eye dog, you must let him _.A . go to a training schoolB . go to a middle schoolC . go to an evening schoolD . go to a children school（4）First the dog has to learn to sit or stay _.A . when he hears the telephone callB . when he hears another dogs callC . when he hears the masters callD . when he hears the trainers call（5）How long will it take the dog and his blind master to learn to work and live together?A . one yearB . five yearsC . about a monthD . one week3. （10分）根据材料内容，选择正确答案。(B)The police in London were searching for a thief. At last they caught him. But while they were taking photos of him from the front, from the left to the right, with a hat and without a hat, he suddenly hit the policemen and ran off. The police try to catch him but he got away.Then a week later, a telephone rang in the police station and somebody said, You are searching for a thief, arent you? Yes. Well, he left here for Waterbridge an hour ago. The police in London at once sent four different photos of the thief to the police in Waterbridge.About ten hours later, the police in London got a telephone call from Waterbridge. We have caught three of the man, they said happily, and well catch the fourth this evening, we think.（1）In the sentence The police in London were searching for a thief. searching for means .A . findB . looking forC . look atD . look after（2）The police in London took photos of the thief .A . twoB . threeC . fourD . five（3）According this passage, which of the following is TRUE?A . The thief left Waterbridge for London.B . The police caught many thieves in London。C . The police in London tried to catch the thief with a hat.D . The police in London kept searching for the thief.（4）Waterbridge is a .A . riverB . bridgeC . placeD . policeman（5）The best title(标题) for this story may be .A . Several ThievesB . Police and ThievesC . Four ThievesD . The police in London4. （10分） Mary had some troubles, so she went to see the doctor. He was a new doctor, and did not know her. So he first asked her some questions. One of the questions was, “What is your age?”“Well.” Mary answered, “I dont quite remember, doctor, but I will try to think.” She thought for a while and then said, “Yes, I remember now, doctor. When I married, I was twenty-two years old, and my husband was thirty then. Now he is sixty, I know, and that is twice thirty. And so I am twice twenty-two. That is forty-four, isnt it?”（1）Mary went to see the doctor because _ .A . she had a headacheB . she had a feverC . she had caught a coldD . she wasnt feeling well（2）At first the doctor _ .A . asked her some questionsB . examined her carefullyC . gave her some medicineD . asked her to have a rest（3）The doctors first question was “ _ “.A . You are no more than forty, are you?B . Do you have a fever?C . What is your age?D . Have you had any medicine?（4）Mary _ .A . answered the doctors questioned at onceB . answered the question after thinking for a whileC . just kept silentD . refused to tell her age（5）Mary should be _ .A . forty-fourB . forty-fiveC . fiftyD . fifty-two三、 词汇运用。 (共2题；共16分)5. （11分）用所给动词的适当形式填空（1）Millie often _ (fly) a kite with her brother.（2）We are looking forward to_ (have) a Christmas party.（3）Lucy! _ (be) your twin sister often late for school?（4）_he _ (wait) for the bus now?（5）They finished _ (celebrate) his 14th birthday yesterday.（6）Its great for you _(tell) me about Thanksgiving Day.（7）Look! There is a baby _ (lie) on the couch.（8）I need you _ (help) me with my Maths and English.（9）Can you tell me how _ (start) the computer?（10）Lucy goes shopping alone without _ (ask) her mother for help.6. （5分）单词拼写(单句首字母填空)。（1）Be q_, or well be late for the train.（2）I couldnt find a s_on the bus and had to stand all the way.（3）We Chinese always use c_to eat, but English people dont use them.（4）He went to town with the p_of buying a computer.（5）Its hard to i _how he can improve English so quickly.四、 语法填空。 (共1题；共1分)7. （1分）I dont think they can improve themselves in _ (write) English in two weeks. 五、 任务型阅读。 (共1题；共5分)8. （5分）方框所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，补全短文。其中一项为多余选项。Are you sometimes a little tired in the early afternoon?_. They may think its because we eat too much. Or, in summer, they may think it is too hot. _. About eight hours after you wake up, your body temperature goes down.In many parts of the world, people take naps(打盹) in the middle of the day. This is really true when its warmer, and the hot weather makes work difficult in the early afternoon. Now researchers are saying that naps are good for everyone at any time. _ If people often take naps, there are often few problems with their hearts._Though doctors may ask them to take