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中学2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷C卷一、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共35分)1. （10分）One day, in an English class, the students are having their lessons. Their teacher, a young woman is very happy. She sings some nice songs with them and then she goes to the blackboard and writes “SMILES” on it. “This is the longest（最长）word in English,” she says to the class.A girl stands up and says, “It has only six letters. How can it be the longest word in English?”The teacher smiles and says, “Oh, look! There is a mile（英里）between the first letter and the last one.”（1）One day, the students are having _.A . a good timeB . a big mealC . a long meetingD . an English lesson（2）The young woman sings some nice songs with _.A . her childrenB . her studentsC . the teacherD . a girl（3）What does the teacher write on the blackboard?A . A letter.B . A word.C . A song.D . Her name.（4）A girl _ what the teacher says.A . asksB . believes(相信)C . doesntD . doesnt believe（5）Is the word “SMILES” the longest in English?A . Yes.B . No.C . Certainly.D . Sure.2. （10分）阅读理解Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands but never made it because most people were afraid of the awful storms.Finally, a short, thin man, approached(联系) the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.“Well, I can sleep when the wind blows,” answered the little man.Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer still hired(雇佣) him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy all day, and the farmer felt pleased with the mans work.Then one night the wind blew strongly. Jumping out of the bed, the farmer carried a lantern and rushed next door to the hired mans sleeping quarters. Farmer shook the little man and shouted, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!”But the little man said firmly, “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.”The farmer had no time to lose his temper. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his surprise, he found everything had been prepared. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away. The farmer then understood what his hired man meant.When youre prepared, spiritually, mentally and physically , you have nothing to worry about. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life? The hired man in the story was able to sleep because he had protected the farm against the storm.（1）Nearly nobody came to the farmers land to work ,because _ A . The farmer is unkindB . People fear the terrible weatherC . It is too far from the cityD . The work is too hard（2）The farmer was _ with the little mans word at first. A . angryB . pleasedC . excitedD . puzzled（3）What did the little man mean when he said” I can sleep when the wind blows? A . He had prepared everything ready for the storm.B . He liked to sleep with the wind blowing.C . He was able to sleep though the wind blew hard.D . He hated to get up at night when wind blew.（4）Which is the right order according to the passage?a. The little man went to bedb. The wind blew stronglyc. The farmer rushed to prepare for the stormd. The little man prepared everything.A . d-a-b-cB . d-c-a-bC . a-b-c-dD . b-a-c-d（5）The writer wanted to tell us _. A . always hire a hard-working manB . never blame your man when you dont know everythingC . never sleep soundly when wind blowsD . always be prepared before things come3. （10分）阅读理解My grandfather is eighty years old now. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.Families arent families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now not any more. Everyone is busy working. Mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now the family dont eat home-cooked food any more.And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter. But nowadays students dont. And in school, children dont have to think any more. In math class, for example, they used to add, subtract, multiply and divide(加减乘除)in their heads. Instead, they use calculators.And people today have TV and computers, and they dont talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think.Life used to be simple, but it isnt any more.（1）What does my grandfather think of the life now? A . He thinks the life now is very good.B . He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.C . He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.D . He thinks the life is the same as it used to be.（2）What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese? A . 生活B . 工作C . 婚姻D . 家庭（3）What has happened these years according to the passage? A . Children dont have to think any more in school.B . Students use calculators in math class.C . Some used to walk to school, but now they dont.D . All of above.（4）What changes have happened to some families?a. People have TV.b. People like to eat home-cooked food.c. Lots of families have computers.d. Lots of couples (夫妇)live apart because of unhappy problems.A . a, b, dB . b, c, dC . a, b, cD . a, c, d（5）Which is TRUE according to the passage? A . Life now is much simpler.B . People have too much time to talk with each other now.C . The writers grandfather only complains and pays no attention to better life now.D . Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children.4. （5分）请阅读短文，根据短文内容，将短文后所给的AE分别填入文中相应的空白处，使短文意思完整、连贯。Ben is a writer. He is very busy. He has a lot of things to do every week. On Monday he visits his grandmother at the nursing home(养老院). _ On Tuesday he coaches(训练) his sons soccer team. He thinks its fun to be with the children. Ben likes music a lot. _ On Thursday he works at the gym. On Saturday he volunteers(志愿)at the hospital. He brings books and toys to the children. He usually makes the children happy. _ On Sunday he plays tennis. _ Ben always says, _A. He is a good player.B. They often have a good time.C. I like to keep busy.D. The children like him.E. On Wednesday he takes violin classes.二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)5. （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。Hello, Im Daisy. I get up1half past six in the morning. And2I wash my face. I 3breakfast at seven oclock. After that I go to school at half past seven.I study in a4schoolabout 30 students in it. My favourite5is history. We have three6in the morning. We have lunch at 12 oclock. I have rice with meat and potatoes. Theyre very 7. In the afternoon, we have two lessons. I go home at half past four. I do8 homework at home. Then I 9my mother to make dinner. After dinner, I go to the park.My school day is10, but Im very happy.（1）A . on B . of C . at D . for （2）A . then B . now C . last D . again （3）A . put B . eat C . like D . play （4）A . right B . left C . small D . big （5）A . subject B . sport C . food D . colour （6）A . students B . jobs C . lessons D . books （7）A . cold B . delicious C . bad D . sweet （8）A . your B . my C . their D . her （9）A . want B . see C . listen D . help （10）A . new B . warm C . busy D . first 三、 语法填空。 (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）阅读下面的材料，在空白处填上适当单词或根据所给单词选择适当形式填空。Strange things happened in Tangshan. _ three days, water in the wells kept _ (rise) and falling. _ (smell) gas came out from the cracks of wells. Animals became _ (nerve). There were other signs of an earthquake but the people thought little of these events. At 3: 42 a. m., everything began to shake. The world seemed _ (be) at an end. One-third of the nation felt the _ (great) earthquake. In fifteen seconds the city lay ruins. Two-thirds of the people died or _ (injure). Thousands of families were killed and many children were left _ parents. Then later that afternoon, _ big quake shook Tangshan. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last. _ all hope was not lost. Soldiers came to help the rescue work. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.四、 根据下列句子及所给词的首字母，写出各单词的完整形式。每空一词 (共10题；共14分)7. （1分）Though he is only ten，he has a very strong_(意志) 8. （1分）Boys, theres bread on the table. Help _. 9. （5分）根据括号里的中文提示回答问题。（1）What color is this apple? It is _(红色的).（2）What color is his car? It is _(黄色的).（3）What color is his skin? It is _(白色的).（4）What color is her dress? It is _(粉红色的).（5）W