冀教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷（I）卷.doc

冀教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷（I）卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解 (共3题；共28分)1. （10分） Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?Certainly, there are some differences between British and American English. There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you got a pen?” while Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?”. Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the “r” in words like “bird “and “hurt”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour” and “honour” are British, while “color” and “honor” are American.These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.（1）Are there many differences in grammar between British and American English?A . There are few differences between them.B . There are many differences between them.C . There are some differences between themD . There are great differences between them.（2）Americans dont say “Have you got a pen.” do they?A . Yes, they do.B . Yes, they dont.C . No. they dont.D . Sorry, they do .（3）Who says “ in hospital ”? Who says “ in the hospital ”?A . Americans say “ in the hospital ” while Englishmen say “ in hospital ”B . Americans say “ in hospital ” while Englishmen say “in the hospital ”C . Both Americans and Englishmen say “ in the hospitalD . They are the same .（4）From the article we can know_.A . American English is better than British EnglishB . its not so difficult for a British English speaker to understand American EnglishC . the spelling of “color” is wrong while the spelling of “colour” is rightD . British English is better than American English.（5）Whats the main idea of the article?A . We should learn both American English and British English.B . British and American English are two different languagesC . Speakers of British and Americans speak the same language.D . We should learn other languages .2. （8分）阅读理解 American boys and girls love to watch television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Sunday.Televisions are like books or films. A child can learn bad things and good things from them. Some shows help children to understand the news and places from other countries or other times in history. With television a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home.Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programmes show crime and other things that are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.（1）American children usually spend a day in school. A . six hoursB . more than eight hoursC . five hoursD . four hours（2）Some children spend eight hours or more on Sunday. A . studyingB . playingC . watching TVD . helping their parents（3）On television children can see .A . gamesB . big animalsC . oceansD . almost everything（4）Television brings many places and events into our homes. means . A . Television makes things happen in homes.B . We can know places and events without going to see them.C . We can see houses and buildings on TV.D . We can find them easily.3. （10分）阅读理解Making Music with WaterHave you ever tried making music with glasses or bottles filled with water? I bet your favorite band hasnt. Experiment with your own special sounds by turning glasses of water into instruments, make some cool music and find out how it works.What youll need:Five or more drinking glasses or glass bottles.Water.Wooden stick such as a pencil.Instructions:Line the glasses up next to each other and fill them with different amounts of water. The first should have just a little water while the last should be almost full, and the ones in between should have slightly more than the first.Hit the glass with the least amount of water and watch the sound, then hit the glass with the most water, which makes the higher sound?Hit the other glasses and see what noise they make. See if you can get a tune going by hitting the glasses in a certain order.Whats happening?Each of the glasses will have a different tone when you hit with the pencil. The glass with the most water will have the lowest tone while the glass with the least water will have the highest. Small vibrations are made when you hit the glass, and this creates sound waves which travel through the water. More water means slower vibrations and a deeper tone.（1）How many glasses or bottles are needed in the experiment according to the passage?A . Two.B . Three.C . Four.D . Five or more.（2）What can we get from the experiment in the passage?A . Light.B . Music.C . Water.D . Glasses.（3）Which glass can have the lowest tone in the experiment?A . The glass with no water.B . The glass with the most water.C . The glass with the least water.D . All the glasses.（4）What does the underlined word vibrations mean?A . 破碎B . 响声C . 震动D . 裂纹（5）Where may the passage come from?A . TV program.B . Storybook.C . Science book.D . Advertisement.二、 根据首字母、中文提示填空 (共8题；共8分)4. （1分）Mr smith h_ is a lawyer. 5. （1分）They want to eat some special and delicious _(菜肴)in Xian. 6. （1分）The film was so b_ that I fell asleep in the cinema. 7. （1分）China is the biggest country in A_. 8. （1分）I like these _ (对白) of the cartoon movie. 9. （1分）What is the p_of this pair of shoes? It costs 200 yuan.10. （1分）My new t_number is 212-7188. 11. （1分）His b_ is on October 3rd. 三、 用所给词的正确形式填空 (共10题；共10分)12. （1分）Lily _ (not do) her homework at school. 13. （1分）I hope our school _(provide) us students with a better environment next term. 14. （1分）He hopes _(travel)to Australia. 15. （1分）P.E. is short for _(physics) education. 16. （1分）Hows your summer vacation _(go)? 17. （1分）I decided _(go) to Shanghai. 18. （1分）I walk to school_(one) a week.I usually ride my bicycle. 19. （1分）My cousin is going to be a pilot when he _(grow) up . 20. （1分）Nowadays people wish to have_(health) food than before as their life improves. 21. （1分）Im going to _(visit)my friend on Sunday. 四、 用单词的正确形式完成短文 (共1题；共10分)22. （10分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文正确，通顺。（每词限用一次）large population five live other find short crowed and becomeThe population in ChinaChina has the_population in the world, and about one _of the people in the world live in China. Because of the large_, there is less_space for each family. And its difficult for lots of people_jobs. The large population also causes many_difficulties for the whole nation .For example, were _of energy and water. Most cities are _ than before, _the traffic is much heavier .The large population_a serious problem.五、 阅读短文，回答问题 (共1题；共5分)23. （5分）任务型阅读SubjectHow can we have a colorful summer vacation?Place & TimeClass 1 Grade8, at 10:00 am on _Ideas from StudentsZhao Pei: I want to make myself stronger, so Id like to _more exercise.Liu Yue: I prefer to take a vacation _my parents in Hainan. Being together with families is my way to show love to them.Zhang Li: I have made a plan to read some books I like. Reading can help me get lots of knowledge. When I grow _I want to be a writer.Chen Tao: Ill do more chores. My