2019-2020学年下学期初中八年级英语期末测试D卷.doc

2019-2020学年下学期初中八年级英语期末测试D卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 单项填空。从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择可 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）_ different countries，people eat different things _ their birthday. A . By; atB . For; inC . In; onD . On; for2. （2分） Why were you late for school this morning, Tom? I was about to go to school _ it began to rain.A . sinceB . whileC . asD . when3. （2分） Peter says Red Rock Canyon is a great place for rock climbing. Hes right. I_ there twice.A . was goingB . wentC . have beenD . have gone4. （2分）There _ a speech contest next Monday.A . will haveB . areC . will beD . has5. （2分）My parents _ in Nanjing for about twenty years.A . workedB . are workingC . have workedD . work6. （2分）I was _ last weekend. I stayed at home alone and there was nothing to do. A . boredB . difficultC . worriedD . busy7. （2分）Excuse me. I _ I was blocking(挡) your way.A . didnt realizeB . dont realizeC . havent realizedD . wasnt realizing8. （2分）Youve let me down too often and I shall not trust you.A . madenervousB . madehappyC . madedisappointed9. （2分）Lao Shes Teahouse the changes in Chinese society over fifty years. A . describesB . improvesC . prepares10. （2分）What are you looking for?My keys. I cant remember _.A . where did I put themB . what I put themC . where I put themD . what did I put them二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)11. （10分）完形填空 A group of frogs(青蛙) were travelling through the forest, but unluckily two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how1the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. The two frogs didnt 2and tried their best to jump out of the hole. The other frogs3saying that they were sure to die. 4, one of the two frogs, who heard what the other frogs were saying, 5. Then he fell down and died. The other frog, however, 6jumping as hard as he could, and at last he made it. When he 7, the frogs asked, Didnt you hear us? The frog, who had poor 8, explained(解释) , I thought you were encouraging me all the time. The story teaches us a 9that there is power(力量) of life and death in the tongue(舌头). 10words to those who are down can help them out while discouraging(使人泄气的) words can kill them. （1）A . small B . deep (深的) C . big D . wide （2）A . care B . help C . think D . play （3）A . kept B . finished C . practised D . stopped （4）A . Luckily B . Finally C . Suddenly D . Happily （5）A . went on B . ran away C . jumped out D . gave up （6）A . happened B . went on C . planned D . wanted （7）A . got out B . ran away C . got off D . woke up （8）A . smelling B . eyesight C . hearing D . looking （9）A . way B . skill C . sentence D . lesson （10）A . Interesting B . Exciting C . Excellent D . Encouraging 三、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共38分)12. （10分） There was a famous church in London. It was 110 meters high. The center of the church was like a bell. The ceiling of the church was painted by a famous artist. A platform （平台）was built so that the artist could put up the ladder on it and paint the ceiling. The platform was about 70 meters over the ground.One day the artist was working hard and had nearly finished one popular corner of the ceiling. Also on the platform was his assistant, who was mixing paints. The artist stepped back so that he could see how his work was progressing. To have a better look at his painting, he stepped back again. Suddenly, his assistant shouted, picked up a small bowl of paint and started to paint the artists work on the top. The artist was very angry and rushed forwards to stop him.“What do you think you are doing?” he shouted angrily. “Are you mad?” His assistant replied, “I saw you walking backwards to have a better look at your painting. But you didnt notice that you had reached the very edge of the platform. You were in great danger. I wanted to make you move forwards. If I had not made you run forwards, you would have fallen backwards off the edge of the platform. （1）The story happened in _.A . AmericaB . FranceC . GermanD . England（2）Why did the artist step back again?A . To see how his work was progressing.B . To have a better look at his painting.C . To paint a bow in his painting.D . To pour some paint on his painting.（3）What did the assistant do to stop the artist falling off the platform?A . He painted a famous painting himself.B . He ran forwards to stop him.C . He shouted to the artist and painted his painting.D . He stopped mixing the paints.（4）Which picture shows the same situation as the underlined sentence in Paragraph2?Note: a: artist b: assistant c: painting : the direction of the movement.A . B . C . D . （5）After reading the passage, what do you think the artist would probably do?A . He would be angry with what the assistant had done.B . He would punish the assistant for having destroyed his painting.C . He would be thankful to be the assistant for having saved his life.D . He wouldnt allow the assistant to work with him any more.13. （10分）阅读理解（1）If you want to go to Betty and Simons party, you can call .A . 555-2891B . 555-3956C . 555-2125D . 555-2981（2）Mike Green has to sell his computer because A . he wants to celebrate in the new house.B . he will go abroad.C . he wants to buy some books.D . it is only six months old.（3）Smiths Book Club is open a day. A . eight hoursB . ten hoursC . twelve hoursD . twenty hours（4）When you want to read some books, you can go to A . 44 North StreetB . 6 King StreetC . 25 Big Apple SquareD . 44 North Street and 25 Big Apple Square（5）You can use the email “” if you want to A . buy a computerB . read booksC . Drink coffee and teaD . visit a new house14. （10分）阅读理解Do you look like your name? Scientists say theres a good chance you do.This comes from a new study published in a magazine. Researchers from Israel found that our given names may have something to do with our facial (面部的) appearances.Lead writer Yonat Zwebner of a university, along with her team, did eight different experiments (实验) in Israel and France. The different experiments were set up to answer two main questions: whether people can correctly guess a persons name based only on a photo of a face and what is behind this matching effect.During the experiments, researchers asked students to look at photos of peoples faces and guess each persons name from a list of four choices. They correctly guessed the right name 38 percent of the time, which was better than the 25 percent of a random (随机的) guess.Whats more, when the faces the students looked at came from within their own country, they were able to best match the faces to the names. French students were better at matching only French names and faces while Israeli students were better at matching only Hebrew names and Israeli faces.Researchers believe it is possible that people change their appearances without paying attention to it, to match their names. One study especially backed up this idea, showing that a hairstyle, something that can be changed by people easily, was enough to guide others in correctly guessing their names.“Earlier research has shown there are cultural stereotypes (偏见) carried by names, including how someone should look. For example, people are more likely to imagine a person named Bob to have a rounder face than a person named Tim. We believe these stereotypes can, over time, influence peoples facial appearances,” Zwebner said.The results of the experiments may even make parents think twice when choosing a name for their children.“If a name can influence appearance, it can influence many other things. This research opens an important direction that may suggest how parents should consider better the names for their children,” said Zwebner, who recently had a baby herself.“As parents, it was really difficult for us to name our 12-day-old daughter as we know the meanings of names.”（1）One of the purposes of the experiments is to _. A . give the students a chance to know each otherB . explain what influences our facial appearancesC . find out different characteristics carried by different namesD . see if people can correctly guess a persons name based only on a photo of a face（2）People could match the faces to the names more easily . A . when they did a random guessB . when the faces are from other countriesC . when the faces are from their own countryD . when they have more knowledge themselves（3）The underlined part “backed up” in Paragraph 6 most probably means “ ”. A . supportedB . changedC . comparedD . cancelled（4）Paragraph 6 and Paragraph 7 are mainly to show . A . the results of changing namesB . names have something to do with appearancesC . the importance of cultural stereotypes carried by namesD . the importance of a hairstyle in guessing different looks（5）According to Zwebner, we know that . A . facial appearances may influence namesB . we shouldnt think of others just according to their namesC . a name may influence many things and should be well chosenD . we should pay less attention to the meanings of names and be ourselves15. （8分） The Winter Olympics is also called the White OlympicsAt this time，many colorful stamps are published to mark the great GamesThe first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25th，1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on，publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November l936. The five Olympics rings were drawn on the front of the sportswearIt was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White OlympicsIn the 1950s，the stamps of this kind became more colorfulWhen the White Olympics came，the host countries(主办国) as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those GamesChina also published four stamps in February 1980 when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White OlympicsJapan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White OlympicsAltogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meetingDifferent kinds of sports were drawn on these small stampsPeople can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.（1）The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics_A . are the same thingB . are different gamesC . are not held in winterD . are held in summer（2）The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world games_A . after the year 1936B . after the 3rd White OlympicsC . before the 3rd White OlympicsD . before the year 1932（3）Which of the following is TRUE?A . Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those GamesB . Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those GamesC . All the countries can publish stamps to mark those GamesD . Japan cant publish stamps to mark those Games（4）What may appear on the stamps of the White Olympics?A . BasketballB . Table tennisC . FootballD . Skating四、 阅读短文。 (共1题；共5分)16. （5分）阅读下列与学校日常生活有关的信息，并把相关的内容与它们的标题匹配起来。Plan your time.Be active in school.Talk about problem.Dont be too disappointed if things go badlyExpect to work .Do todays work today.Your schooldays should be some of the best and happiest days of your life. You shouldnt waste this wonderful opportunity to learn. Here is our advice for you to have a happy school life.Advice 1:_. Dont say things are difficult or boring. Be interested in school life and your school subjects. Join lots of activities. Be quick to put your hand up.Advice 2:_.School is not a holiday camp. If you are not working, you are not learning, and you are wasting your time at school. Teachers can not make everything enjoyable.Advice 3:_. Do todays work today. Do not say you will do things tomorrow. If you get behind the class, it is very difficult to get back in front. You can not finish a race if you rest all the time.Advice 4: _. Sometimes they are only the result of misunderstanding . Dont be too embarrassed to ask for help. You are young. No one thinks you can do everything!Advice 5:_. Dont waste life lying in bed on Saturday morning. Go and play a sport, learn the piano, work on a project, read a book, practice English, or help someone with problems. There are always a lot of things to do.五、 阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题。 (共1题；共10分)17. （10分）阅读理解DDear Dr Jackson, My parents are never pleased with me. They are always criticizing (批评)my clothes, my hair and the music I listen to. They hate my friends looks and they keep complaining when I go with them. Im not allowed to stay out as late as my friends do, so I cant have any fun. My parents only seem to care about my school marks. Although I love them, sometimes I feel we live in different worlds. If they love me, why dont they understand me?AngelDear Angel, Your problem is common to both teenagers and parents. Dont worry, because all this is natural. You see, your parents have grown up at a different time and they have different experiences. So, they think some things are strange, but you find the same things ordinary. For example, the music you like may sound like noise to them. Your parents love you, so they feel they must protect you from whatever they find strange. On the other hand, you dont want to be different teenagers, so you feel that your parents restrict you. I think you should talk about this problem with your parents. Try to explain to them what you want and make them know they can believe you. Sooner or later, theyll find you are a responsible(有责任心的)person and they will give you more freedom.Dr Jackson（1）Why does Angel write to Dr Jackson? A . Because her parents make her happy.B . Because her parents cant understand her.C . Because her friends dont like her parents.D . Because her parents dont think she is good at school.（2）Angel thinks she has _ than her friends. A . more funB . less freedomC . better gradesD . less clothes（3）What advice does Dr Jackson give to Angel? A . Be different from the other teenagers.B . Dont tell her parents what she wants to do.C . Take care of her parents and do whatever they like.D . Discuss her problem with her parents.（4）What does the underlined word restrict mean in Chinese? A . 限制B . 保护C . 放纵D . 抛弃（5）Which of the following is TRUE? A . According to Dr Jackson, Angels problem isnt usual.B . Angels father likes the music that Angel likes.C . Angel should show her parents that she is a responsible person.D . Angel doesnt love her parents at all.六、 根据中文意思, 用所给词语写句子。 (共1题；共1分)18. （1分）那只猫打翻了我的茶杯。(knock over)_七、 文段表达。 (共1题；共5分)19. （5分）假定你的好友名叫Bill, 是一名美国中学生, 他打算今年暑假来宁夏旅游。请你根据以上内容和所给提示用英语写一篇介绍他的短文。短文首句已给出, 不计人总词数。提示: (1)家庭情况、性格及爱好