上海新世纪版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷D卷.doc

上海新世纪版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷D卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）通读全文，根据短文理解，选择正确答案填空。What do you do at weekends? Some people like to 1at home, but others like to go for a walk 2have a picnic. My friend Jack works hard in a factory during the 3. At weekends he always4the same thing. On Saturday he 5his car and on 6he takes his family to a nearby village. His uncle and aunt have a farm there. It isnt a 7one, but theres always 8to do. The children help with the animals and give them their 9, Jack and his wife help in the fields. At the end of the day, they are all 10and Jacks aunt gives them a big meal.（1）A . play B . live C . stay D . like （2）A . and B . or C . but D . so （3）A . day B . time C . autumn D . week （4）A . does B . makes C . borrows D . has （5）A . watches B . drives C . sells D . washes （6）A . Monday B . Sunday C . Saturday D . Wednesday （7）A . small B . big C . hard D . short （8）A . much B . little C . fast D . far （9）A . clothes B . places C . food D . water （10）A . clean B . late C . happy D . kind 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2. （10分）阅读理解One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.Whats the matter? I went to a party last night, so II feel so tired these days. I think youd betterOf course, she never stops talking. She is one of the mostYou can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So guessing is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)spoken English.（1）This passage tells us mainly about _. A . the importance of guessing in learning a foreign languageB . how to guess what one is going to talk aboutC . some examples of right guessingD . how important it is to guess all the time（2）From the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE I is _. A . so I didnt have a good time.B . so I went to bed very late.C . . So I felt unhappy.D . so I got up very early.（3）Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is _. A . I think youd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself.B . I think youd better have something to drink.C . I think youd better get some help from your friends.D . I think youd better be more careful.（4）Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 is _. A . she is one of the most famous film stars.B . she is one of the most beautiful women.C . she is one of the most famous speakers.D . she is one of the most talkative women.（5）From the passage we can infer (推断) that guessing is _in learning a foreign language. A . the only wayB . more important in spoken English than in written EnglishC . more important than any other wayD . more important in written English than in spoken English3. （10分） Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill. He decided to study medicine so that he could be able to help people.Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. He found many of the old medical books to be full of mistakes. So his wish was to write a new one.He did his best to study medical science. He studied not only the herbs（草药）in his own garden, but also the wild ones. He set out many times on long journeys to collect herbs and talk with old peasants. He learned a lot from the working people.After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished his great work “Ben Cao Gang Mu”（本草纲目）. At that time he was sixty. His book is now one of the greatest contributions（贡献）of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world. （1）Li Shizhens father was _.A . a soldierB . a doctorC . a teacherD . a peasant（2）Li Shizhen decided to study medicine because he wanted to _.A . making a livingB . become famousC . help the people who fell illD . get more money（3）Li Shizhen wanted to write a new medical book because _.A . he was a doctorB . he liked writing booksC . many medical books were full of mistakesD . he was a writer（4）“Ben Cao Gang Mu” is_.A . a medical bookB . a medical workerC . a herbD . a dictionary（5）Li Shizhen collected a lot of on his long journeys.A . flowersB . living thingsC . plantsD . herbs4. （10分）阅读理解Children love to play and laugh throughout their days at school or at home. Finding the time to laugh with your children may be the best thing you can do for the relationship. Encourage your children to develop a good humor by laughing at the jokes they make up on the spot. This will help them grow confident and build their self-esteem. If you do not get the joke, you can ask why they think the joke is funny.Honest feedback will help your children develop funnier jokes. You can take them to your local library and have them pick up a few joke books. Then you can head back home or out to the park and read it together for a good laugh. You can take turns reading jokes to each other from the book or make up a few yourselves. But if they make a joke at the expense of another person, you may want to discuss the difference between making fun of yourself and making fun of others. In turn , try not to make jokes at your childrens expense, you need to set an example that they can follow.Learning to laugh at oneself is a great quality to attain. You can set an example by laughing at your own mistakes. This is a great way to help reduce your own stress as well as your childrens. Laughing may make the situation seem lighter and easier to work through. By doing this, your children will be better prepared to handle any difficulties.Most importantly, laughing will bring you closer together as a family. You can have your family find different ways to laugh. You can play games. You can start a staring contest, arm wrestling contest, thumb wars contest and have a prize for the winners. You can all watch your best funny movies and act out the best parts together after the movies are over. You could hold a contest to see who can make the other members of the family laugh more by doing something funny. Kids will be able to enjoy the good time they had with their parents. The family that laughs together stays together!（1）If you often play and laugh with your children, you can _.A . develop a good humorB . become proud and confidentC . make up some funny jokesD . get along well with each other（2）The underlined word “them” refers to _.A . funny jokesB . interesting booksC . your childrenD . the family（3）We can infer that when your children make mistakes you should _.A . teach them to laugh at the mistakesB . blame them seriouslyC . punish them at onceD . tell them to do better in future（4）The author advises in Para.4 that people make their family members laugh by _.A . having a partyB . having some kinds of contestsC . doing some houseworkD . reading joke books（5）What can be the best title for the text?A . The More You laugh, the Better Youll BeB . Laughing Every Day Is SimpleC . How to Laugh in Everyday LifeD . Laughter Is Good for Your Family5. （10分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Dear Tommy,Im writing to you on your third birthday. I want to tell you something about your grandmas time. I was born sixty-eight years ago in a small village.Transportation used to be a big problem. When we travelled from village to village, we used to walk or ride horses.Shopping was not an easy job, either. There were no supermarkets in the neighborhood. We used to grow most of our own food: rice and vegetables. We kept things cool in a special underground room.The biggest difference is that you have electricity. We didnt have electricity until very late in our small village. We didnt have any televisions of course. We used to perform our local music and enjoy it very much.Life used to be very hard, but I was not upset. I would like you to know about the old days and be happy about what you have. Remember , feeling good about life is the key to happiness.LoveYour grandma（1）This letter is written by . A . a grandfather to a grandson.B . grandmother to a grandsonC . a father to a daughter.D . a mother to a son.（2）Tommy is _ when the letter is written. A . oneB . twoC . threeD . four（3）We can know about _ from the letter. A . the writers old life experience.B . the writers future life.C . what a kid can do for old people.D . how the writer has changed.（4）Which is not true about the writer? A . She was born in the countryside.B . She felt good about the village life.C . She used to grow vegetables in the village.D . She used to walk or ride horses from city to city.（5）Why did the writer write this letter? A . She wanted to show that life now is really happy.B . She wanted to tell others that life was hard in the past.C . She wanted the kid to be positive about life in the future.D . She wanted the kid to dream about his future life.三、 单词拼写 (共5题；共9分)6. （1分）Henry stopped his car and_(避免)a traffic accident7. （1分）Whose _(女儿) are the girls? Mr Kings. 8. （5分）根据英文释义或首字母提示写出单词。（1）_do sth. without problems or difficulties.（2）Are you facing any p_in working? If so, I can help you.（3）_sth. is really true（4）_producing a successful result or what is wanted（5）You can i_your vocabulary (词汇量)by watching movies.9. （1分）The _ (黄色的) pens are his. 10. （1分）Did you help the farmers with the rice _(丰收) last year? 四、 语法填空 (共10题；共43分)11. （10分）语法填空 Miss Evans is from the city _Chicago. She has _(stay)in China for one year. She was an English teacher in a middle school in Beijing last year. She worked five days _week. Every day she _(get)up early. After breakfast，she walked to school. At noon，she had lunch at school. At about 5:00，she _(finish)her work. Her son was new in Beijing. _Miss Evans helped him _his homework after supper. After that she liked_(read)or surfing the net. She _to bed late. Now she is in Shanghai. Shes busy. But she says she _(enjoy)working here because the Chinese people are very friendly. 12. （1分）We all think China has the _ (able) to solve (解决) the problems in the South China Sea. 13. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Hello, my name is Alan. Im 12 years old. Look! I have a picture. In the picture _(be) two boys and a dog. Do you know （认识）_two boys? I know them. They are Tom and Jack. They are _(English). Tom and Jack are _(brother). They have yellow hair and big blue eyes. They are my good friends. Now they are in China _their parents. We are in the same（ 相 同 的 ）middle school _in the same class. Their mother Mrs. Brown is our English teacher._(her) is very nice. _(I) classmates love her. Harry is the name _the dog. He is yellow and big. He is my friend, _. We four often play together on Sunday.14. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 In Britain you arent allowed _ (drive) a car until you are seventeen. You have to get a special driving license _ you can drive, When youre learning, someone with a full license always has to be in the car _ you. You arent allowed to drive the car on the road alone.You dont have to go to a driving school. A friend can teach you. The person who teaches you isnt allowed to take money _ the lesson unless he has got a teacher s license.You have to take a _ (drive) test to have a full license. If you dont pass the test, you will be allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970, a woman passed her _ (forty) test after 212 driving lessons! When you have passed your test, you are allowed to go on driving as long _ you like, if you are _ (health). Britains _ (old) driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100. Before 1904, everyone was allowed to drive, even _ (child). From then on car drivers must have licenses.15. （1分）Youd better drive carefully for your own _ (safe）. 16. （7分）根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空,每空一词。（1）He lives in a flat next to _(we).（2）She_(weigh) four kilos when she was born.（3）I dont like the train. It is hot,_(noise) and dirty.（4）The handbag is one of the_(manager).（5）Simon is a good student. He always does his homework _(careful).（6）Look at Mrs King. Is she saying to _ (she)?（7）I often hear my neighbour _ (sing) songs at night.17. （1分）The _ (high) of the wall is about ten meters. 18. （1分）He learns English by _ (listen) to the tape. 19. （1分）Many Americans like _(China) food.20. （1分）Would you like_a bedroom with your friends ? ( share ) 五、 翻译 (共5题；共16分)21. （5分）当铃响时，学生们马上冲出了教室。(rush out) 22. （1分）用筷子指着别人是无理的。Its impolite _ with chopsticks .23. （1分）I may listen to music _ (时不时地), but I often enjoy the silence. 24. （4分）因为这些原因，一小部分人不想参加这次活动。 For these reasons, _ _ _ _ people dont want to take part in this activity.25. （5分）他们想弄清楚今天是否有特价优惠。 六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共20分)26. （20分）阅读下列短文，根据文章内容回答问题。 Hello, my name is Kate. Im in a middle school. This is my schoolbag. Its black. What is in it? There are two books. Are these books mine? No, they arent. They are my teachers. What are those? They are two pens. One is red, and the other (另一只) is blue. The red pen is mine. The blue pen is Lilys. There are some keys and a map in my schoolbag, too. They are not m