上海新世纪版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末教学质量抽查试卷B卷.doc

上海新世纪版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末教学质量抽查试卷B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 单选题 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）Can Amy play _ drums?Yes. And she can play _ chess, too.A . a; theB . the; theC . the; /D . a；/2. （2分）Peter likes pop music，but _ his father _ his mother likes it. A . both; andB . not only; but alsoC . neither; norD . either; or3. （2分）Are Mary and Tom good friends?Yes. They two often go to school together.A . with each otherB . in their spare timeC . one by one4. （2分）Could you tell me what time the train leaves Hefei for Beijing?Im afraid you need to _on the InternetA . look for itB . look at itC . look it overD . look it up5. （2分）This is my _day to be here. A . a secondB . the secondC . second6. （2分）There many planes in the sky tomorrow morning. A . will be, flyingB . are, flyC . is going to be, flew7. （2分）Toms uncle has devoted _ to charity since he came to China 20 years ago.A . heB . himC . hisD . himself8. （2分）I made a speech on my graduation ceremony, and my mother was _ to tears. A . almostB . beyondC . closeD . about9. （2分）_ is nice _ a cup of coffee in the morning. A . It, to haveB . This, to haveC . It, havingD . This, having10. （2分）Where is George?He _ be here just now. His coffee is still warm.A . needB . cantC . mustD . shouldnt11. （2分）What delicious cakes?Yes. But they would taste _ with butter!A . goodB . betterC . badD . worse12. （2分）What_ weather it is A . a coldB . an coldC . coldD . the cold13. （2分）I can hardly hear the radio Would you please _? A . turn it onB . turn it downC . turn it offD . turn it up14. （2分）He was reading a book while his mom_. A . cooksB . is cookingC . cookedD . was cooking15. （2分）一Could you clean the living room with me，Joe?一 Im free nowA . Thats rightB . Youre kiddingC . No problemD . Its up to you二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分） Are the days 1in summer or in winter? In China, the days 2longer in summer. There are 3than sixteen 4of daylight in the middle 5 summer. In 6 , there are only about eight hours of 7. When is the weather warmest in China? It is the 8during the summer months. During the winter, it is often very 9. In spring and autumn, the weather is usually neither very hot nor very cold. The south has a 10summer. The north has a cold winter.（1）A . longer B . longest C . long （2）A . is B . am C . are （3）A . many B . much C . more （4）A . days B . hours C . years （5）A . of B . on C . at （6）A . spring B . winter C . summer （7）A . day B . light C . daylight （8）A . warm B . warmest C . warmer （9）A . wet B . hot C . cold （10）A . cold B . rain C . hot 三、 阅读理解 (共4题；共38分)17. （8分）阅读理解 In the UK, Saturday evenings have always been a popular time for families to watch television together. One of the most popular programme genres is the talent show, partly because people of all ages are interested in it.Early shows, like Opportunity Knocks(19651978), required people to vote(投票)for their favourite acts and performers, although in those days voting was done by postcard instead of by telephone, text, or over the Internet. Today, the success of television talent shows has reached a new level. Here are the UKs top three TV talent shows：The X Factor In this wonderful singing competition, performers have to face a celebrity judge panel(名人裁判组)before the public vote. Many excellent singers became popular because of it. The show is now made all over the world, from China to Colombia.Strictly Come Dancing The programme is so fantastic that it attracts many celebrities. They team up with professional(专业的)dancers and come to the dance floor to win the title of Strictly Come Dancing Champion.Britains Got Talent In this modern-day version(版本)of Opportunity Knocks, the public can go and choose from many kinds of acts, from dancing dogs to ice skating. The prize is to perform for the Queen in the Royal Variety Performance.（1）When did the show Opportunity Knocks begin？ A . In1965.B . In 1978.C . In 2015.D . It is not mentioned.（2）If a person loves a skating act, he or she may go to . A . Opportunity KnocksB . Strictly Come DancingC . The X FactorD . Britains Got Talent（3）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？ A . The winners of Britains Got Talent can perform for the Queen.B . If you want your dog to have a performance, you can go to Britains Got Talent with it.C . Opportunity Knocks is still on television now.D . People of all ages enjoy TV talent shows in the UK.（4）The underlined word genres in the first paragraph means . A . listsB . typesC . choicesD . expressions18. （10分） A group of frogs were travelling through the woods. Two of them, Nick and Jack, fell into a deep pit(坑). All the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told Nick and Jack that they were as good as dead.Nick and Jack ignored(不理睬) what the other frogs said and tried to jump up out of the pit with all of their strength. The other frogs went on telling them to stop, and that they were as good as dead. Nick listened to them and gave up. Finally, he fell down and died.Jack continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the frogs around the pit shouted at him to stop the pain(痛苦) and just die. Jack jumped even harder and finally got out. When he was out, the other frogs asked, “Did not you hear us?” Jack explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him all the time.（1）Nick and Jack fell into a pit when they were _.A . holding a meetingB . taking exerciseC . travelling through the woodsD . sleeping in the woods（2）The other frogs told Nick and Jack to stop because they thought the pit was too _.A . bigB . strangeC . smallD . deep（3）From the story we know _ died in the end.A . NickB . JackC . Nick and JackD . all the frogs（4）When the other frogs shouted at Jack to stop the pain and just die, he _.A . stopped jumpingB . jumped harderC . fell down and diedD . gave up trying（5）Jack finally got out because _.A . the pit wasnt deepB . he thought the others encouraged himC . he climbed a ladderD . his friends pulled him out19. （10分）All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. They like their tea with nothing else in it.Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony(仪式). It is very old and full of meaning. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.Another tea drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is teatime. Almost everyone has a cup of tea. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.In the United States people often drink tea for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea“iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda(梳打).（1）How many countries are there in the text to drink tea?A . Two.B . Three.C . Four.D . Five.（2）The Chinese always drink tea with _ in it.A . nothingB . sugarC . coffeeD . milk（3）The _ have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony.A . ChineseB . AmericansC . JapaneseD . English（4）What time is the teatime in England?A . The morning.B . The afternoon.C . The evening.D . The late afternoon（5）The text mainly tells us about _.A . tea drinking customsB . people like drinkingC . tea is importantD . different countries20. （10分）阅读理解Every day some people are killed while they are crossing the roads. Most of these people are old people and children. Old people are often killed because they cant see or hear very well. Children are killed because they are not careful. They forget to look and listen before they cross the roads.A car or a bus cant stop quickly. If a car is going very fast, it will travel a few metres before it stops. Some people dont always understand this. They think a car can stop in a few metres. Its difficult to know how fast a car is moving. The only way to cross the roads safely is to look both ways, right and left. Then if the roads are empty, you can cross them.（1）What kind of people are often killed when crossing the road? A . Young people.B . Older people.C . Little children.D . The old and the young.（2）Old people are often killed in traffic accidents because_. A . they are not able to seeB . they are not able to hearC . they walk slowlyD . they cant see or hear very well（3）The children are killed in traffic accidents because_. A . they like to cross the roadsB . they are carelessC . they are carefulD . they cant see or hear very well（4）If a car is going very fast, it_. A . will not stopB . will travel a few metres after it stopsC . will move several metres before it stopsD . will be easy to stop in a few minutes（5）Which of the following is NOT right? A . None of the people know a traveling car can stop in a few metres.B . The only way to cross the roads safely is to look right and left of the ways.C . If the roads are busy, you cant cross the roads.D . Its not easy to know how fast a car is traveling.四、 补全短文 (共1题；共15分)21. （15分）阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题后面的词数要求)。 Mr. Reynolds, my teacher, handed us a list of thoughts, and asked us to write a paper on one of those thoughts. I chose the topic I wonder why things are the way they are.I wrote down all the questions that puzzled(困扰)me about life. I realized that many of them were hard to answer，and perhaps others could not be answered at all. When I handed in my paper，I was afraid that I might fail because I did not answer the questions. The next day, Mr. Reynolds handed me the paper and asked me to read it for the class. The other students became quiet as I began to read my story：Mum, why are the roses red? Why is the grass green and the sky blue? Why do I have to graduate(毕业)？Why do I have to grow up? Why do I have to be called Grandma one day？Dad, why cant I stay out until 12: 00? Why do I miss my old friends? Why do I miss being at home? Why do you love me so much？Mum, Dad, why did you have to leave me? I need you.At the end of my story, I looked at Mr. Reynolds, and I saw a tear slowly coming down his face. Then I realized that life is not built on the answers we receive, but on the questions we ask. （1）Why was the writer afraid that she might fail？(不超过10个词) （2）What did the teacher ask the writer to do for the class？(不超过15个词) （3）What did the writer realize at the end of the story？(不超过15个词) 五、 单词填空 (共1题；共5分)22. （5分）根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。（1）The time is too short. Its _(possible) for Daniel to finish this work.（2）Mothers Day is coming. Hell use what he has _(buy ) his mother a new dress.（3）Take care, children. Dont hurt _(you) when you play football.（4）Im surprised that Gavin is 50. I thought he was _(young), for he seems to be in his thirties.（5）Are you satisfie