上海新世纪版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷D卷.doc

上海新世纪版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷D卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解 (共3题；共30分)1. （12分）Choose the best answer(阅读短文,选择最佳答案) You are going to read a radio guide and a transcript (文本) of a radio phone-inRadio station guideLive Radio YourSay-Phone-in Monday 14 April5-6pmGordon Lee hosts the young peoples phone-in programme. Todays topic: Understanding the opposite sex.Ring 5500 6069 to have your say on the similarities and differences between boys and girls.(Calls are free from landlines. S1. 10 per minute from mobiles)TranscriptGordon: Welcome to the show. Im sure everyone will have something to say about todays topic: Understanding the opposite sex. Boys like computers and football, while girls like talking and shopping. Is that true? Or is it nonsense? Lets hear from our first caller, Laura.Laura: I think girls like to chat and talk about everything. This helps us develop better language skills. In my school, all the best students at languages are girls.Gordon: Well, research does suggest that girls have better language abilities. These can be seen even at the age of three, when girls can express opinions better and know double the number of words as boys.Lanni: I like shopping with friends and looking for clothes together.Gordon: In general, girls have a more visual memory. Perhaps that is why they like shopping. They remember colours and shapes better, and also names and faces.Joe: My mother keeps telling me that my room is a mess, but my sisters bedroom is always tidy.Gordon: Girls can usually record details better, like the order and position of things and furniture in a room. So, when any of those are not in their place, girls can notice at once.Nathan: Boys are stronger than girls. Girls often need help with carrying heavy objects. We can run faster too.Gordon: Well, boys do have proportionally(成比例地) more muscle for their body weight. In general, they can carry more weight and can move more quickly than girls of the same size.Julius: We have better eyesight than girls. I can see the number of the bus that is coming long before my sister can.Gordon: Thats true. Boys tend to have better long-distance vision than girls. However, we often dont see things that are right under our noses!（1）The phone-in programme is mainly for. A . parentsB . young peopleC . hostsD . elderly people（2）The underlined word These in Paragraph 3 of the transcript refers to . A . The phone-in programmesB . Boys language skillsC . Girls better languageD . The radio station guides（3）According to Gordon, girls like shopping because_. A . they like going out with friendsB . boys can help them carry heavy thingsC . they pay more attention to detailsD . they can remember colours and shapes better（4） believes that boys have better eyesight than girls. A . JuliusB . LanniC . NathanD . Laura（5）According to the transcript, when comparing a boy and a girl of the same height and weight, the boy will usually_. A . have a better visual memoryB . record details betterC . be less tidyD . have a higher percentage of muscle（6）The best title of the passage might be . A . Developing better language skillsB . Understanding the opposite sexC . Recording more detailsD . Expressing opinions better2. （10分） If you look at the word Christmas, you can see the word Christ in it. On Christmas, people celebrate (庆祝) the birthday of Jesus Christ.Of course (当然) not everyone in America thinks Christ a great man, but Christmas is a holiday for all the people. Its on December 25. Shops and schools are not open. Almost (几乎) every family has a Christmas tree in the house. People make their Christmas trees very beautiful. They put many colored bulbs on the trees. The bulbs make the trees more beautiful at night. They also put some dolls, balls and small animals on the trees. On Christmas day almost everyone gives gifts to others and also gets gifts from others.（1）The word Christmas comes from .A . the name of a holidayB . the name of a treeC . the man of a manD . the name of some presents（2）In America people celebrate Christmas because .A . it is a holidayB . Jesus Christ diedC . shops and schools are not openD . they can get gifts（3）People have Christmas trees in their houses .A . to put some small things on themB . to make their houses beautifulC . because they like treesD . because shops will not open（4）The word “bulb”means something that _.A . can give us lightB . children can play withC . people can eatD . can make people sleep well at night（5）On Christmas, _.A . parents give gifts to childrenB . boys give gifts to girls or boysC . students give gifts to their teachersD . almost everyone gives gifts to others and also gets gifts from others3. （8分）根据短文内容，选择正确答案。BResearchers have discovered the first Earth-sized planet. It was first marked by NASAs Kepler telescope(望远镜) so its called Kepler-186f. It lies about 500 light years from Earth and goes around its star. The planet is the right distance from its star for water: not too close or not too far. Water is one important condition that scientists guess is necessary for life. So it could have water and possible life. Its called a true Earth cousin.This planet is an Earth cousin, not an Earth twin, said Barclay, who is among a team of scientists reporting on the discovery in the magazine Science this week.Its very exciting to find a planet similar to the Earth, Barclay said, Its not easy work because things change as we get more measurements.Scientists dont know anything about the air of Kepler-186f, but it will be a task for future telescopes which can study for chemicals that have something to do with life.Its possible for life to live in this planet, but that doesnt mean there is life in it, Barclay said.So far, scientists have found nearly 1,800 planets in the universe.The past year has seen a lot of progress in the search for Earth-like planets. Kepler-186f is very important because it is the first planet that is the same temperature and is almost the same size as Earth, scientist David Charbonneau wrote in an email.（1）Scientists have already found about _ planets now.A . 500B . 186C . 1,800D . 1,801（2）Which of the following about Kepler-186f is NOT true according to the passage?A . It could have water and possible life, so perhaps we might live there.B . Its almost as hot as and as large as Earth.C . In the future, scientists will study the chemicals of it by telescope.D . Its an Earth-like planet.（3）We can probably read this article in _.A . a story bookB . a newspaperC . a text bookD . a sport magazine（4）Which of the following is the best title?A . Space research.B . Journey to space.C . Is there water and possible life in Kepler-186f?D . Scientists discover the most Earthlike planet.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）We set up a w_about animals last month. Its name is .6. （1分）His brother teaches Maths in a j_ high school. 7. （1分）What do you think of the country of J_. 8. （1分）Surprisingly, my _ （祖父母）birthdays are on the same day. 9. （1分）I like reading books, because I think reading is _ (有趣的事). 10. （1分）How are you, Tim? Im fine. T_.11. （1分）English is an important_(语言). 三、 用所给词的正确形式填空 (共10题；共10分)12. （1分）Betty _(not have) lunch at school. She has it at home. 13. （1分）I _(volunteer) for three weeks in the summer if I have free time. 14. （1分）Many interesting activities are held to welcome the_of spring. (arrive) 15. （1分）Youd better _(not discuss) anything else when having a class meeting. 16. （1分）The lion is good at _ (run) on the grassland. 17. （1分）They are twins but they have little in _. 18. （1分）The firemen decided to cut the iron fence_ so as to save the girl.(immediate) 19. （1分）He will go to see the film after he _ (know) how wonderful it is. 20. （1分）Which girl looks_(pretty)，Lily or Lucy?21. （1分）How awful the weather is!Im afraid we have to_our sports meeting.四、 用单词的正确形式完成短文 (共1题；共10分)22. （10分）从方框中选择单词，并用其正确形式填空，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上。每词限用一次。spend time give happy children trouble have study for unableKate is a very kind girl. She is always willing to help people who are in _. Now Kate is _in the university of Texas. At the same time, she is volunteering to teach at Heart House in her free _. Heart House is a local (当地) after-school program for children. It provides some extra education _those children who are not doing well in their studies.Kate _also made a website (网站) for Heart House. In this way, more people have more chances to learn about Heart House and help the _there.Because of Kates website, every week 125 volunteers _about four hours helping the children at Heart House now. “Without Kates website, Heart House would be _to have enough volunteers. We thanked her so much. ” the program leader says.“I feel happy to teach those kids how to study. The _thing is that I can also learn a lot from them. I wont _up volunteering after graduation (毕业). I hope to continue teaching kids who need help,” Kate says.五、 阅读短文，回答问题 (共1题；共5分)23. （5分）阅读填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。A study shows that one million lives might be saved each year if people wash their hands with soap(肥皂) often. It also says that hand-washing with soap could be among the best ways to reduce diseases. Doctors say many diseases can be prevented from spreading by hand-washing. These include the common cold, influenza(流行感冒), hepatitis(肝炎), infectious diarrhea(腹泻) and so on.Doctors say you are easy to catch a cold by touching your nose or eyes after someone nearby has sneezed or coughed. Another reason to catch a disease is to eat food prepared by someone whose hands were not clean.They also say that hand-washing is especially important before and after preparing food, before eating and after using the toilet, after touching money and sneezing or coughing. The most helpful way is to wash them together while using soap and warm water. You do