上海新世纪版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中测试B卷.doc

上海新世纪版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中测试B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 单项选择. (共15题；共30分)1. （2分） Palace Museum is one of most famous places in Beijing. A . /; anB . A; /C . The; aD . The; the2. （2分）If you _ something, you give people reasons for it.A . describeB . explainC . offer3. （2分）When will the TV show Come Sing With Me begin tonight?It _ for ten minutes.A . will beginB . has been onC . will be on4. （2分）My mom advises me to go to Hong Kong during my summer holidays since I dont know where to go. A . asks me not to goB . gives me a suggestion on goingC . takes me to go5. （2分）The radio is too loud.Oh. Im sorry. Ill _ right now.A . turn it downB . turn it upC . turn it on6. （2分）_ Sunday morning, Peter goes to visit the museum _ a big garden in front. A . On; withB . On; hasC . In; hasD . In; with7. （2分）People in many countries celebrate Christmas. Its on .A . a Sunday in March or AprilB . the second Sunday in MayC . the fourth Thursday in NovemberD . December 25th8. （2分）You look in this black sweater.Thank you.A . coolB . fatC . tidyD . short9. （2分） Ill fly to Japan next week. _.A . Its dangerous to go by plane.B . Have a nice trip.C . Dont go to Japan.D . Its the safest way.10. （2分）You must be careful when you swim the lake. A . acrossB . belowC . over11. （2分）If you want to change the world, you _ change yourself first.A . needsB . have toC . needD . had to12. （2分）Nothing can stop Tommy _ hardA . to workB . with workingC . of workingD . from working13. （2分）_is your grandfather? Fine, thanks.A . WhatB . WhoC . HowD . Where14. （2分）Tony was born _ Cambridge _ England.A . in; inB . in; onC . at; inD . in; at15. （2分） Sally, could you clean the chalk off the blackboard? _. Ill do it right now, Miss Smith.A . I agreeB . With pleasureC . No way二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共6分)16. （6分）选择最恰当的单词或短语完成短文The word that has changed the worldApple is one of the most popular fruits in our life, and people eat apples every day. But there are 1apples that are especially important to the history of our human beings and they have changed the whole world.Long long ago when the world just started, apple was a forbidden(被禁止的) fruit in the Garden of Eden, however, a girl named Eve stole and ate it. Unfortunately, she was discovered by God, and was driven away from the Garden together with a boy called Adam. After they left the garden, Adam and Eve had their own babies and became the ancestors(祖先) of all of us. This is the 2of our world.In the Autumn of 1665, there was a young man sitting under an apple tree in his garden. His name was Newton. While he was thinking of one problem, suddenly, an apple dropped down from the tree and fell on his head. 3this, Newton discovered gravitation(引力) on that day and his new idea of science made people really surprised and happy, also he changed our opinions about nature and the way we think, then people began to 4what science was at that time.And today, Jobs Steve, this crazy old man changed the world by his apple products. For example, iPhones can be found 5in the street. Young people feel cool when they use this kind of new high-tech(技术) product. Dont you think that apple products have become a symbol of our time? As Jobs Steve often said he was born to change the world and he made it. 6he has died, people remember him and miss him. It is because he made our life more colorful and amazing.（1）A . one B . two C . three D . four （2）A . top B . beginning C . disaster D . end （3）A . Because of B . In favour of C . Instead of D . With the help of （4）A . watch B . talk C . share D . know （5）A . somewhere B . nowhere C . everywhere D . anywhere （6）A . However B . Although C . Since D . Unless 三、 阅读理解。 (共3题；共28分)17. （10分）根据材料内容，选择正确答案。Jim was clever, but he never liked to work hard. He often said to his friends, If I work hard, I will make a lot of money. But I want an easy job and a lot of money. Thats the best.So he could only be a thief (小偷). But he still thought it was too much work, so he only told his friends what to do and how to get money from others.One day Jim sent one of his friends into a very large and beautiful house. He told him to steal some money from that rich (富有的) family.It was evening, and when the man looked through one of the windows, he saw a young man and a girl in the room. They were playing duet(二重奏) on a piano. The thief left the house.When he got back, Jim asked him what he got. But he said, I didnt take anything. That family cant have much money. You know, two people were playing only the same piano there. They didnt have enough money to buy another one.（1）Jim wanted _.A . a lot of money without working hardB . to study hard and make lots of moneyC . to do little work with little moneyD . a lot of money after doing hard work（2）One day, Jim sent his friend to _ for him.A . get a beautiful house to live inB . look for a job from a rich familyC . get some money from a large houseD . buy a piano from a shop（3）The underlined word steal in this passage may mean .A . 买B . 抢C . 偷D . 要（4）Jims friend got nothing because_.A . he saw two people in the roomB . he thought the family was poorC . he found two people playing musicD . he thought the piano was too heavy（5）Jims friend didnt _.A . like a pianoB . leave the houseC . know musicD . want money18. （8分）根据材料内容，选择正确答案。How to become a better readerIf you wish to become a better reader, here are four important points to remember about speed of reading:1 Knowing why you are reading-what you are reading to find out-will often help you to know whether to read quickly or slowly.2 Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions(指导) for making or doing something, Maths problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important idea.3 Some things should be read quickly throughout. Examples are simple stories for enjoyment, letters from friends, news from local, or hometown, newspapers which tell what is happening to friends and neighbours.4 In some of your readings, you must change your speed from fast to slow and from slow to fast as you go along. You need to read certain pages quickly and then slow down and do more careful readings when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.（1）According to the passage, your reading speed depends on _.A . whether the reading material is easy or difficultB . what you are readingC . what your purpose in reading something isD . both B and C（2）If one wants to be relaxed by reading, he should take up _.A . a storybookB . a book on science and technologyC . letters from friendsD . some material full of information（3）Which of the following readings should you read slowly and carefully?A . Fairy tales.B . Aesops Fables.C . Directions for use of a machine.D . An evening newspaper.（4）Which of the following can best express the main idea of the passage?A . How to decide your reading speed.B . How to raise your reading speed.C . How to improve your reading skills.D . How to choose your reading material.19. （10分） “Cool”is a word with many meaningsIts old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit coldAs the world has changed，the word has had many different meanings“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anythingWhen you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“Its cool”You may think，“Hes so cool，”when you see your favourite footballerWe all maximize（扩大） the meaning of“cool”You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”Heres an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is usedA teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visitedOn one students paper was Just the one sentence，“Its so coolMaybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and feltBut the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of wordsWithout “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaningSo it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I canAnd I think they are also very cool （1）We know that the word cool has had _. A . only one meaningB . no meaningsC . many different meaningsD . the same meaning（2）In the passage，the word“express”means“_”. A . seeB . showC . knowD . feel（3）If you are _ something，you may say，“Its cool.” A . interested inB . angry aboutC . afraid ofD . unhappy with（4）The writer takes an example to show he is _ the way the word is usedA . pleased withB . strange toC . worried aboutD . careful with（5）In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “coo