人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中联考卷（I）卷.doc

人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中联考卷（I）卷一、 单项选择。 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）_ music it is! Id like to listen to it again. A . How beautifulB . How a beautifulC . What beautifulD . What a beautiful2. （2分）Some foreigners like Chinese dishes very much.A . vegetablesB . foodC . fruitD . drinks3. （2分） Have you heard of the accident about Lucy and her father? Accident? No, I havent. Tell me about _.A . itB . herC . himD . them4. （2分）- Did you see _ at the door? There is a boy waiting for you.- No, I saw_.A . something; anythingB . anyone; nobodyC . nothing; anythingD . anyone; somebody5. （2分）We should obey the traffic rules in order to keep ourselves .A . saveB . safeC . safelyD . safety6. （2分）Jimmy, how was your trip?It was terrible!A . very goodB . very boringC . very bad7. （2分）Its dangerous to swim in this river. .Yes, you are right. The government has people not to swim in it.A . expectedB . allowedC . warnedD . attracted8. （2分）Whats that English? A . onB . atC . in9. （2分）（2015.海南）How is Nancy getting on with her lessons? She wont catch up with others she studies harder.A . afterB . unless C . as soon as10. （2分）This is a really old bike. Yes, I _it for seven years. A . have hadB . have boughtC . bought11. （2分）I havent started the project A . alreadyB . justC . everD . yet12. （2分）Mom, I need you _ me a notebook.A . buyB . buyingC . to buyD . to buying13. （2分）We wont go to the Great Wall if it _ the day after tomorrow.A . wont rainB . is rainingC . rainsD . doesnt rain14. （2分）The photo often makes me _of my teachers in the college. A . thinkB . to thinkC . thinksD . thinking15. （2分）Sandy has taken part in the coming English Speech Contest.She speaks English well. She will not _.A . cheer us upB . care about usC . let us downD . help us out二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）阅读下面短文。从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。Light travels at a very fast speed. It is about a million times 1 than the speed of sound. You can get some idea of this 2 by watching the start of a race (赛跑). If you stand some distance away from the starter, you can see smoke from his gun before the sound gets to your 3This great speed of light4some strange facts. Sunlight 5about 8 minutes to get to us. If you look at the light of the moon tonight, 6 that the light rays (光线) left the moon 1.3 seconds before they got to you. The nearest star is so 7 away that the light which you can see from it tonight started to 8 towards you several years ago. In some cases, the light from one of tonights stars had started on its journey to you before you were born.So, to be exact, we cant say, The stars are shinning 9. We have to say instead, The stars 10 pretty. They were shining several years ago, but their light has only just got to the Earth.（1）A . faster B . wider C . better （2）A . exchange B . change C . difference （3）A . ears B . eyes C . legs （4）A . gets B . produces C . creates （5）A . takes B . spends C . pays （6）A . imagine B . continue C . remember （7）A . far B . big C . close （8）A . get B . run C . travel （9）A . tonight B . yesterday C . tomorrow （10）A . look B . see C . watch 三、 阅读理解。 (共3题；共24分)17. （6分） Apples logo is one of the most familiar icons(图标) around the world. But whats the story about the Apple logo? The image of the apple is obvious, because thats the name of the company. What about the bite? The famous story is that the logo shows respect and honour for Alan Turing. He was the father of computer science. He researched artificial intelligence(人工智能) and unlocked German wartime codes(密码). However，after the war, he was put into prison，because of his beliefs. He could not stand the looking down and chose to bite a poisoned apple to end his life in the prison.However, Rob Janoff, who designed the famous Apple logo, said, “Its not the truth, but only a legend(传说, 传奇). The real reason why I designed it with a bite is very simple. I wanted people to get that it was an apple not a cherry (樱桃). When I go to markets to buy apples, I always mistake apples for cherries. It really has nothing to do with the scientist.”Are you kidding? An apple is much bigger than a cherry. Its very easy to tell. But if you use an apple to design a logo, some people may mistake it for a cherry.（1）Both the apple and the cherry are almost the same actually in _.A . shapeB . sizeC . colourD . weight（2）According to the passage, Alan Turing_.A . died in the prisonB . used an apple to design a logoC . was put into prison during the warD . was the father of a computer company（3）Whats the purpose of writing the passage about the apple logo?A . To introduce its designer.B . To tell us a legend about it.C . To try to find the truth of itD . To explain its market research.18. （10分）阅读理解CHi Ann，How are you？Do you like your school? I like my school a lot. My teachers are very nice. Some of my subjects are fun, but some of them are boring. I like English and art, but I dont like math.My brother likes his school, too. He likes math, but he doesnt like English. His favorite class is PE. He likes it very much. Does your sister like her school? What subject do you like?EmmaHi Emma,Its nice to hear from you. Im fine, thanks. Yes, I like my school, but my sister doesnt.She doesnt like homework! I like music and English, but I dont like PE.I like all of my teachers. Miss Lee is my favorite teacher. She teaches music. Her classes are always fun.Do you have a favorite teacher?Ann（1）Emma doesnt like _. A . EnglishB . the schoolC . mathD . art（2）Emmas brothers favorite class is _. A . mathB . ChineseC . musicD . P.E.（3）Who doesnt like the school? A . Ann.B . Emmas brother.C . Emma.D . Anns sister.（4）Who is Anns favorite teacher? A . Miss Lee.B . Mr. Lee.C . Miss Li.D . Mrs. Wang.（5）Ann mainly writes about _ in her email. A . her familyB . her school life(生活)C . her friendsD . her sports19. （8分）阅读理解。DIt was Christmas Eve. When everyone went to bed, Bunny couldnt fall asleep. He still couldnt think of what he wanted as a special Christmas present. He wondered how Santa Father Christmas would know what to bring him if he didnt know himself.As he was sitting up in bed, Bunny heard a big noise on the roof and a sound downstairs. It was Santa Claus, he realized. Bunny jumped out of bed and ran down the hall to the stairs. He hoped to take a look at the old m an before Santa left for his next stop.By the time Bunny was at the bottom of the stairs, everything was silent again. Lots of presents were put under the Christmas tree, but Santa was gone. A little disappointed(失望的), Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry.“Hello,” said Bunny. “Is somebody there?”He was answered by another cry. Bunny looked around the big pile of presents to see what was making the noise. Right under the tree was a funny looking brown animal with big feet and sad eyes. It also had antlers(鹿角) on its head. Bunny almost mistook it for a dog.“Are you a reindeer（驯鹿）?” asked Bunny.“Yes,” replied the brown animal with antlers. “My name is Ralph.”“And you were pulling Santas sled(雪橇)?”“I was until I got air-sick,” replied Ralph. “Santa had to leave me here and go on with the other seven reindeer.”“Isnt it a bit unusual for a reindeer to get air-sick? I mean, isnt flying what reindeer are famous for?”“Not me, Im afraid. It makes me frightened. I always feel sick when it comes to flying,” replied Ralph. “But everyone wanted me to pull Santas sled, so when it was my turn I gave it a try. Im afraid I just wasnt cut out for the job. Now Im trapped here and I dont know how to get back to the North Pole .”“Well, if you like, you can stay with us as a friend,” said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly realized the special present he wanted from Santa was a new friend!（1）Why couldnt Bunny fall asleep on Christmas Eve?A . He wanted to take a close look at Santa Claus.B . He was waiting for his special present from his father.C . He was thinking about what present to get from Santa.D . He was woken up by a noise on the roof of his house.（2）The underlined phrase “cut out” probably means .A . suitableB . famousC . readyD . bad（3）What can we learn from the article?A . Ralph is a brown dog with antlers.B . Ralph is afraid of flying in the air.C . Bunny got a sled as a Christmas present.D . Bunny sent Ralph back to the North Pole.（4）This article seems to tell us that .A . Santa lives in the South Pole with his reindeerB . Santa usually puts Christmas presents on the roofsC . Santa uses dogs to bring children presents on Christmas EveD . Santa knows what presents children want without being told四、 任务型阅读。 (共1题；共5分)20. （5分）阅读短文，把AE五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整。 The Internet is shaping our lives. We already have online shopping services and mobile payment. However, this is just a start. The worlds leading tech companies are planning to build smarter online communities. _It was held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang last year. The development of artificial intelligence(AI,人工智能) was a hot topic at the conference(会议). If a machine can learn and solve problems as humans do, it can be called AI.The company Alibaba uses AI technology in its unmanned supermarket in Wuzhen. There is no salesperson in the supermarket, just an iPad on a desk that says please smile. _The bigger you smile, the more discounts(折扣) you get. Payment is done automatically through your Alipay account. When you first enter the supermarket, the supermarkets AI recognizes(辨认) your face and your account.There is also AI that can read lips. _It recognizes your mouths movements and turns them into voice or text messages. This could be very useful when you are trying to talk to someone on your phone in a noisy place. Police could also use the technology to help them find criminals by lip-reading recordings from video cameras._Microsofts chatting robot XiaoIce can not only provide useful information, but also talk with people like a real friend. XiaoIce has a WeChat account(账户). After following the account, users can start talking with her. _She keeps improving herself by talking with users.These technologies are being put into wider use. We may see a smarter world and better lives in the near future.A. She knows when to comfort you or tell jokes.B. They discussed this at the World Internet Conference.C. Sougo brought its lip-reading system to the conference.D. If you smile, it will give you a special