北师大版东部2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（II ）卷.doc

北师大版东部2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（II ）卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完型填空 (共1题；共1分)1. （1分）根据短文理解, 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。Have you ever taken a tour of a zoo? If so, its likely that the person who led you through the zoo helped you to learn a lot about the 1.Amelia Rinas is a high school student who lives in Ohio. One day Amelia 2 the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. The moment she saw the gorillas there, she left3 about them. She wondered if they were getting the right foods.Amelia read all she could about gorillas and learned what they like to4 . Then she started a gorilla garden. She grows the fruit and vegetables that gorillas love to eat. Some of those foods are tomatoes, carrots, and strawberries. Amelia works with other volunteers in her community who use their5 time to help Amelia and the gorillas. When they take the food to the zoo, the gorillas are thrilled. They look so excited!Who is responsible for Amelias interest in animals? Amelia is a member of Roots& Shoots. Its members are young people who 6 animals and the environment. They helped Amelia understand that animals need our care too. The slogan on the Roots &Shoots Website is Inspire, take action, make a difference. These words tell7the group is all about. The group urges(力劝) kids and grown-ups, including parents and teachers, to do what they can to make a 8where they live.When interviewed about her project, Amelia said, I joined Roots & Shoots9 I wanted to make a difference in the world.There are many10 to make a difference in the world. Amelia Rinas gorilla garden has helped make gorillas happier and healthier.（1）A . gardens B . foods C . plants D . animals （2）A . opened B . bought C . visited D . started （3）A . bored B . tired C . worried D . relaxed （4）A . eat B . bite C . fight D . kick （5）A . paid B . last C . extra D . lost （6）A . care about B . look fo C . run after D . laugh at （7）A . when B . what C . how D . where （8）A . living B . mistake C . mistake D . difference （9）A . because B . but C . though D . unless （10）A . ways B . mysteries C . courses D . inventions 二、 单词拼写 (共1题；共1分)2. （1分）阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，空白处填入一个适当的单词。 Exercise not only improves your appearance, but a _improves your health. Health experts(专家) advise people c_ physical activities that they find fun. So, what are some of the most popular forms (形式)of exercise in the USA?Walking tops the list. It is considered to be the casiest way to get exercise. You can walk at any time and any p_ Walking is also said to be the least harmful to the knees and feet. So, its a w _choice for the old. A_ popular form of exercise is jogging. In the 1970s, Bill Bowerman brought jogging to the USA. He did so after seeing the popularity of the activity during a trip to New Zealand in the 1960s. He started the f _jogging club in America. He also helped find Nike.Swimming is also very popular. It was the second most popular sporting activity in America in 2008. The top activity was walking. When one is swimming, the w _ body is put to work. It is said that swimming is good for people w _ special needs, like pregnant(怀孕的)women.Dancing can also be a fun way to exercise. This is especially true for those who see exercise as something that they should do. A dance fitness programme c_ Zumba(尊巴)has grown in popularity in recent years. It was created by Alberto Perez in Colombia in the 1990s. In 2001, he brought the programme to the USA. S_ then, it has spread around the world.三、 阅读理解 (共2题；共20分)3. （10分）Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say, How do you do? and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they havent met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.（1）It is _ if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.A . not usefulB . not helpfulC . very helpfulD . very bad（2）English people usually shake hands when they _.A . meet every timeB . meet for the first timeC . say goodbye to each otherD . say hello to each other（3）Usually English people dont shake hands _.A . when they will be away for a long timeB . when they say How do you do? C . when they just meet or say goodbyeD . after they havent met for a long time（4）Which of the statement（陈述）is right?A . German people shake hands as often as possible.B . English people like shaking hands very much.C . German people hardly shake hands.D . Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands.（5）This story is about _.A . shaking handsB . customsC . languagesD . languages and customs4. （10分） Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. Football, tennis Cricket anything with a round ball, I was useless. he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in Englands rural Devonshire.It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon.The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgways school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older mans cold-water exploits (成就). Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future. Journeys to the Pole arent the usual holidays for British country boys, and many people dismissed his dream as fantasy. John Ridgway was one of the few who didnt say, You are completely crazy, Saunders says.In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite, had a closer encounter (遭遇) with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and hes skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not believe the transformation.This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis.（1）The turning point in Saunders life came when _.A . he started to play ball gamesB . he got a mountain bike at age 15C . he ran his first marathon at age 18D . he started to receive Ridgways training（2）We can learn from the text that Ridgway _.A . dismissed Saunders dream as fantasyB . built up his body together with SaundersC . hired Saunders for his cold-water experienceD . won his fame for his voyage across the Atlantic（3）What do we know about Saunders?A . He once worked at a school in Scotland.B . He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole.C . He was chosen for the school sports team as a kid.D . He was the first Briton to ski alone to the North Pole.（4）The underlined word Intrigued in the third paragraph probably means _.A . ExcitedB . ConvincedC . DelightedD . Fascinated（5）It can be inferred that Saunders journey to the North Pole _.A . was accompanied by his old playmatesB . set a record in the North Pole expeditionC . was supported by other Arctic explorersD . made him well-known in the 1960s四、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共1分)5. （1分）根据短文内容，回答问题。Liu Mingxiao, 13, is a pretty and smart girl. She comes top in her class. But many students try to stay away from her because her mother has AIDS(艾滋病). Lius father has died of AIDS. But Liu didnt get it.AIDS means fear(惧怕)for most people. “Nobody wants to play games with me. They call me bad names behind my back. Even a teacher who used to like me turns her back on me now. It makes me feel sad.” said Liu.Lius mother didnt know what happened to her daughter until one day Liu came back home with her nose bleeding(流血的)，“ She fought with a boy who said something bad about her father.” said Lius mother. “My heart really hurts. My daughter did nothing wrong!”For many of these children, the biggest problem they now face is how other people look at them. Many of them have to drop out of school(辍学)because they can no longer stand others indifference(冷漠).“People are afraid of AIDS because they know little about it,” said Wang Chongrun, head of a group to help children living with AIDS. Wang went to the villages and gave lessons about AIDS to the people there.“Many of these children are just as healthy as others,” Wang said.“Even if they have AIDS, its still safe to eat and play with them. They need our love and understanding. A friendly smile means a lot to them!”（1）判断正误Nobody wants to play games with Liu Mingxiao because she comes top in her class.（2）Is it safe to eat and play with the people who have AIDS? （3）Why do many children whose parents have AIDS leave school? （4）People _AIDS because they know little about it, （5）翻译划线的句子。 五、 根据所给汉语和提示词完成下列句子。 (共5题；共5分)6. （1分）你父母一直这么做，因为他们关心你。Your parents are always doing this because