外研版 2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷.doc

外研版 2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）I did my homework instead of _ TV.A . watchB . seeC . seeingD . watching2. （2分）Lily is _ active girl and she is good at playing _ guitar.A . an, /B . a, theC . an, theD . the, the3. （2分）I can sing English songs I want to join the music club A . andB . soC . orD . but4. （2分）Good morning, class !_!A . HelloB . Good afternoon , FrankC . Good morning, Miss Liu5. （2分）As a doctor, you cant be _ carefulA . toB . tooC . alsoD . very6. （2分） _ your mother?She is a hotel manager.A . WhatsB . WhosC . Where isD . How is7. （2分）“Three” is three times _ “one” and twice _ “one”.A . as much as; as much asB . as much as; more thanC . more than; more thanD . more than; much as8. （2分）- How often does the girl eat fish?- _.A . TwiceB . A dayC . OftenD . Two hours9. （2分）Hangzhou is famous its beautiful sights A . asB . forC . ofD . to10. （2分）There _two basketball matches tonight.A . will haveB . are going to haveC . are going to beD . will be going to be二、 完形填空 (共2题；共25分)11. （15分） The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was 1cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she 2but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler,3happened? Is everything okay?”“Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was talking about the 4 .She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is5I can do to make a difference.”“Let me tell you 6.” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the 7, and it was too far up for them to make their way back by8. The man shook his head as he walked along, What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach. The man felt very sorry 9those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was 10to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as 11as he could, how silly you are! My 12, the man said, There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back? The boy didnt stop but kept throwing, 13I cant help them all .I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.”“Thinking for a moment, the man 14to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the15person.（1）A . drinking B . making C . selling D . washing （2）A . turned around B . turned down C . turned on D . turned off （3）A . what B . when C . where D . why （4）A . air B . land C . water D . environment （5）A . something B . anything C . everything D . nothing （6）A . a lie B . a joke C . a story D . a truth （7）A . wind B . rain C . waves D . sands （8）A . himself B . itself C . ourselves D . themselves （9）A . of B . for C . from D . forward （10）A . afraid B . surprised C . sad D . angry （11）A . slow B . fast C . soon D . high （12）A . father B . mother C . son D . daughter （13）A . Or B . So C . Because D . Though （14）A . began B . continued C . forgot D . waited （15）A . shortest B . tallest C . smallest D . biggest 12. （10分）完形填空This is a map of our school. There are1buildings in our school: a library, an office building, a class building, a dinging hall and a sports hall. The library is2the left of the class building. There3many books in the library. We study in the class building, and after class, we often read books in the4. Our teachers work in the5. This is a building6twelve offices. Four teachers are in one office. Our school is old,7we have a big sports hall. We8in it. Whats your favourite9? Lets play it in the sports hall. I 10my school very much. Its very good.（1）A . three B . four C . five D . six （2）A . on B . in C . at D . of （3）A . is B . am C . are D . be （4）A . library B . office building C . class building D . sports hall （5）A . library B . office building C . class building D . dinging hall （6）A . in B . with C . between D . to （7）A . and B . or C . so D . but （8）A . play basketball B . sit down C . stand up D . read books （9）A . book B . bike C . sport D . colour （10）A . open B . draw C . listen D . like 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共26分)13. （10分）阅读理解 My name is Tom and Im in Class One. Im from England. Lucy is my best friend. And we are in the same (同样的) class. My name is Lucy. My family name is Sun. Im not from England. I am from Shanghai, China. I am a Chinese girl. Im in Class Three. Tom is my friend. Were 12 years old. We like singing very much. My name is Wang Yu. Im from China. I am in Shanghai. I am 13 years old. Im in Class Four. I like reading books and listening to music. （1）Tom is from _. A . EnglandB . BeijingC . ShanghaiD . America（2）What class does Lucy in? A . Class one.B . Class two.C . Class three.D . Class four.（3）Tom is _ years old. A . 11B . 12C . 13D . 14（4）Wang Yu is in _. A . EnglandB . BeijingC . ShanghaiD . America（5）What does Wang Yu like? A . Singing.B . DancingC . WritingD . Reading books and listening to music.14. （10分）阅读理解 Dear Alice,I just received your letter. And I was very surprised to know that you decided to drop out of school and wanted to be a model.Being a model for a living is not easy. In fact, a famous person like me has a lot of problems that you couldnt see. I cant eat what I like, even though Im very hungry. Keeping thin makes me look more beautiful on the stage because no one would like to see a heavy model.Besides, I have to wear a heavy coat in the hot sun, in a swimming suit in the cold air. And practising walking nicely every day is tiring for me.You might say I made much money from modeling. But my dear niece(侄女)，you have to know that money is nothing, knowledge is everything. School is important and everyone should go to school for a certain period of time. The longer they stay at school, the better they will be. Very often, I hope I can give up my job and continue my studies at school. But it is very difficult for me to go back to school again. Im too old to go back to school now.You are a pretty young girl with a bright future. You only have one year to finish your studies in high school. A year is really short. Please do consider my words carefully before you decide. Of course, there is only one thing I care about, and that is your happiness.Love,Emma（1）What was Emma surprised about? A . Alice wanted to keep thin.B . Alice decided to do nothing.C . Alice ate too much and became a heavy girl.D . Alice decided not to finish her studies at school.（2）Emma cant go back to school again, because _. A . she is tired of being a studentB . she wants to make money from modelingC . she is so old that she has missed the best time in schoolD . she has done a good job and makes a lot of money as a model（3）How long does Alice still have to study in high school? A . One year.B . Two years.C . Three years.D . The longer, the better.（4）Emma only cares about _. A . Alices beautyB . Alices happinessC . Alices ageD . Alices swimming suit（5）From the letter we know that _. A . Emma is a famous modelB . Emma likes being a model for a livingC . Alice will go on her studies in high schoolD . Emma can eat what she likes when she is very hungry15. （6分） Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well.Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say if a person wants to be successful he has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks(手艺). They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rain in summer may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs. （1）If a person without lots of money wants to buy a car, he or she has to _.A . treat the dog wellB . live with lots of dogsC . work like a dogD . become sick as a dog（2）The saying you can never teach an old dog new tricks tells us older people _.A . have more ways to do thingsB . do things more slowlyC . dislike to learn new thingsD . know wonderful tricks（3）Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?A . Many dogs are loved and treated well by people in America.B . “Every dog has its day” means dogs are the most successful animal.C . “It rains cats and dogs” has the same meaning as “It rains heavily”.D . There are many expressions with the word dog in English.四、 补全对话 (共1题；共5分)16. （5分）从方框中选择合适的选项补全对话。A: Hi, Mary! _B: Yes, Bill. My birthday is next week.A: Do you want to have a birthday dinner?B: Yes, I do.A: Then lets think about the food. _B: I like apples, pears and bananas. _A: Well, I like apples and oranges. _B: No, I dont. But my mother likes oranges. _A: For vegetables, I like tomatoes and carrots very much.B: Great. I like them, too. Lets go shopping now.A: OK. Lets go.A. What fruit do you like?B. Is your birthday next week?C. What about you?D. What about vegetables?E. Do you like oranges?五、 短文填空 (共1题；共10分)17. （10分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。friend polite through which travel remind whether sad balance pourMake time for friendships.Nothing makes closeness fade away(褪色) more than never talking to or seeing each other. If you cherish a persons friendship, make time for him or her, _its just a phone call, e-mail or a weekly get-together.Remember: a true friend doesnt flee when changes happen. Nothing is _for new parents than to find that their unmarried friends have left them because of the coming of baby. A good friend is one who stays true _it all in life marriage, parenthood, new jobs, new homes, and so on.Make sure you arent being a burden to a friend.Friendships will lose if there isnt a _between the give and the take. Be sensitive to how much your friend can and cant offer you and dont overstep the mark.Be a good listener.It can be the hardest thing in the world to do simply to listen as he or she _ it all out or is seeking your advice or opinion. To be a better listener, follow this advice:Keep eye contact. Offer nods and murmurs to show that you understand his or her point of view. Dont finish your _sentences. While your friend keeps on talking, you should gently_ yourself to focus.Be in your friends corner if he or shes not there to defend him or herself.If youre at a gathering at _someone says something bad about your friend, stop him or her _. Say, Mary is my friend, and it makes me feel bad to hear you talk this way. Sooner or later, news of your loyalty (忠诚) will _back to your pal, and it will deepen your friendship.六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共10分)18. （10分）阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容，在空格里填入一个最适当的词。We often see top students around us and everyone knows about them. Let us take Jenny as an example. She is the monitor of our class. She spends a lot of time working for our class. But she always gets good grades in all subjects. How do students like Jenny do that? When I asked her, she said, Hard work is not the whole story. Its not how long you sit at the desk with your books open. Its what you do as you are sitting. In fact, we can see many top students spend fewer hours on their studies than their classmates. Jenny gave me some valuable suggestions.If your math teacher gives you five exercises, you should do six. If your Chinese teacher gives eight pages of reading, you should read nine. The more you practice, the more you learn.Studying is a matter of your personal interest, so choose the way you are most comfortable with. Some people like working at night when the house is quiet, while others like doing their work early in the morning. However, others like studying as soon asthey arrive home from school while the work is fresh in their minds. No matter(无论) which way suits you, try to do your best.Studying is your business and the business comes before entertainment(娱乐). When you are studying, phone calls should go unanswered, TV shows unwatched, snacks given up. Studying is the only thing in your mind. Nothing can pull your attention away from what you are studying.Studying is like eating. You should eat a little at a time. You can plan what to do today, but dont do too much. When you cant finish the work you planned to do, you will feel stressed and may lose confidence. On the other hand, you will not study well without a good plan. It all depends on how you manage your time.The students who hand in a clearly written paper are already half way to get