2019-2020学年初中英语八年级下学期期中考试模拟试卷（2）A卷.doc

2019-2020学年初中英语八年级下学期期中考试模拟试卷（2）A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Do you have a dog? I have a cute dog. Its a birthday present (礼物) 1my uncle. Its name is Dingding. Its an 2dog. It is big and it is yellow in color. It 3running, jumping (跳跃) and playing ball games with me, 4its great fun 5with it. Dingding is very 6. It can play basketball. It is a basketball star in my neighborhood (街坊). Can it put the 7into the basket (篮筐)? Yes, it can. 8does it do it? It uses (使用) its head. Dingding is really good at it. All my friends like to watch it playing basketball. Im 9to have it. It 10me more friends. It is funny, too. It can dance to the music. Look! It is dancing now. What a lovely dog!（1）A . on B . to C . for D . from （2）A . French B . Chinese C . American D . Japanese （3）A . likes B . dislikes C . helps D . finds （4）A . because B . so C . but D . or （5）A . sleeping B . playing C . swimming D . eating （6）A . busy B . shy C . smart D . scary （7）A . house B . box C . dog D . ball （8）A . How B . Why C . Where D . What （9）A . beautiful B . lazy C . sad D . happy （10）A . takes B . brings C . shows D . feels 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)2. （10分） Ive loved my mothers desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” shed said again, “its for Elizabeth.”I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughterThey never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”.As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peaceit seemed that nothing happened. I couldnt be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.Now the present of her desk told, as shed never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside- a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and refolded many times.Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.（1）The writer began to love her mothers desk_.A . after Mother died.B . before she became a writer.C . when she was a childD . when Mother gave it to her（2）The passage shows that _.A . mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughterB . mother was too serious about everything her daughter had doneC . mother cared much about her daughter in wordsD . mother wrote to her daughter in careful words（3）The word “gulf” in the passage means _.A . deep understanding between the old and the youngB . different ideas between the mother and the daughterC . free talks between mother daughterD . part of the sea going far in land（4）What did mother do with her daughters letter?A . She had never received the letter.B . For years, she often talked about the letter.C . She didnt forgive her daughter at all in all her life.D . She read the letter again and again till she died.（5）What is the best title of the passage?A . My Letter to MotherB . Mother and ChildrenC . My Mothers DeskD . Talks between Mother and Me3. （10分） What do you usually do in your free time? Play sports? Watch TV? How about reading books? You must know the Chinese saying: Read thousands of books; travel thousands of miles” Books are important in our life. Reading books is good for us. It can help us know and understand the world better. It can help us get a lot of knowledge(知识). It brings us a new and different world that we have never been before. Almost all the great men like reading, like Chairman Mao and Madame Curie.In a word, books are treasure(财宝) and we must love them. But before you read, remember to choose a good one. Ask your parents or teachers about what books to read. Be sure you are interested in them. There are many different kinds of books: I like biography(传记) because I can learn something from the characters.What about you? Young friends, please love books and read them, They are very helpful to you.（1）Which of the following is TRUE?A . Madame Curie doesnt like reading at all.B . We shouldnt ask teachers about what books to read.C . Reading books can give us little knowledge.D . We have to choose a good book before we start to read.（2）What does the underlined part Read thousands of books; travel thousands of miles. mean in Chinese?A . 读书百遍，其义自见B . 读万卷书，行万里路C . 滚石不生苔D . 读数千本书就能行数千里路（3）Reading books can help people_.A . get more sleepB . know little about themselvesC . get money from othersD . understand the world better（4）What kind of books does the writer like?A . Story-books.B . Comic books.C . Biography.D . Novels（5）Which of the following is NOT true?A . Only reading books can make people succeed.B . Chairman Mao likes reading very much.C . Books are helpful to human.D . Young people should read more books.4. （10分）阅读短文，根据短文内容选出最佳选项。 One day, Jack received a call. It was his mother: Mr Depp died last night, his mother said. Memories flashed through Jacks mind like an old film. He sat quietly remembering his childhood days. It had been so long since Jack thought of the old man who used to live next door. In fact, he had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his family.Well, he didnt forget you, his mother continued. Every time I saw him, hed recall the days you spent with him.He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important, Jack said. Mum, Ill be there for the funeral.Though Jack was very busy, he kept his word. He flew to his hometown. After the funeral, Jack and his mother looked at the old house next door one more time. Standing in the doorway, Jack stopped suddenly.Whats wrong, Jack? his mother asked.The box is gone, he said. There used to be a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All hed ever tell me was the thing I value most.About two weeks later, Jack received a parcel (包裹). On it, the name Harold Depp caught his attention. He couldnt wait to open it and a small gold box appeared in front of him. In it, there was a beautiful gold pocket watch with a note. Jacks hands shook as he read these words: Jack, thanks for your time! Harold Depp.The thing he valued mostwasmy time. Jack held the watch for a few minutes, and then called to cancel his appointments (预约) for the next two days.Why? Janet, his assistant, asked.I need some time to spend with my mother, wife and son, he said. Oh, by the way, Janetthanks for your time!（1）Mr Depp was Jacks _. A . pen palB . relativeC . neighbourD . teacher（2）The underlined word funeral in Paragraph 3 means _. A . birthday partyB . wedding partyC . ceremony for a special dayD . ceremony of a dead person（3）Which of the following is TRUE? A . Mr Depps box was full of gold.B . Mr Depp valued the time Jack spent with him.C . Jack knew what was inside the box before he opened it.D . Jack hoped to move to his hometown to live with his mother.（4）What can we learn from the story? A . We should be nice to old people.B . We should thank the people who teach us.C . We should work hard to support our family.D . We should spend more time with people we love.5. （10分）阅读理解Do you often talk with your parents? Here is some advice on how to talk with them.Try to start your talk with something fun. This will make talking easier. For example, ask them questions about their day. Hows work? They love this.Make it clear what you want to tell your parents. If they have an opinion, let them finish it and dont stop their talking. Ask them to do the same for you.Show them respect(尊敬) by listening to them carefully. Look them in the eye.Be honest. Honesty builds trust(信任). Life is good when your parents trust you.If your parents dont understand you, thats OK. It doesnt mean they dont love you. Sometimes you have to explain the things to them again.When you finish the talk, thank them for listening. Say something like, “thanks, that helped”. It will let them know this is important to you, and make them want to do it more often.（1）If you want to start a talk easily, you should say something _ at the beginning.A . funB . dishonestC . sadD . unhappy（2）While talking to your parents, you should look them in the eye to show you _ them.A . dislikeB . understandC . respectD . agree with（3）When your parents dont understand you, you can _.A . ask them to stopB . argue with themC . look them in the eyeD . explain your idea to them（4）When you finish the talk, you should _ your parents for listening.A . say goodbye toB . thankC . say sorry toD . ask（5）Whats the main idea of this passage?A . We should respect our parents.B . Its important to trust our parents.C . We should love our parentsD . There are some ways to communicate with our parents.三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）用方框中所给词或短语的适当形式填空。how about, cant stand, think of, sports shows, soap operas（1）What do you _ Healthy Living?（2）The boy doesnt like exercise, and he doesnt like _.（3）They _ game shows. They are too boring.（4）His mother likes _.She often watches them all day.（5）The girl doesnt like sports shows. _ you?四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）With his books, Mo Yan has won high _ (赞扬) from home and abroad . 五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）In Chinese, the family name is _ (one). 六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）七选五A. Take every meal.B. Get moving.C. Drink plenty of water.D. Cut down on the salt.E. Write it down.F. Snack smart.Make Changes to Lose WeightMaking these easy changes realty can help you lose weight._You can help prevent overeating by eating something about every three hours. Getting too hungry will get in your way to eat healthily. Make sure you know how many calories should come from snacks, and then aim for a healthy snack, such as an apple._One of the worst ways to lose weight is meal skipping. Many people think skipping meals is a great way to cut calories, but in the end, they fail to lose weight. Youll be more likely to overeat if you do not eat regular meals._Water helps you lose weight in several ways. Drinking water rather than other kinds of drinks can cut hundreds of calories. Dont wait un