鲁教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷B卷

鲁教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷B卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）根据短文理解，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。Some people say that their dogs become upset when they are left home alone for a long time. We cant always1 our dogs with us on our trips.Thats a common problem. Ive heard of lots of2 to ease(缓解) your pets stress, like leaving the TV or radio on when they are 3 alone. Studies have suggested that TV and radio can actually4 our pets because of the changes in programming and the musical styles.Dog owners sometimes ask, Does5 ease pets the same way it can relax people? The answer is yesbut it6 on the music.Classical harp(竖琴) music is used around the world to7 ease stress in dogs, cats and other animals. There are even sound systems in animal rooms to create a8environment.Studies show that dogs and cats seem to show9 stress when listening to classical music. Cats will relax in front of the speakers when classical music is10, and many dogs will actually bark lessespecially when listening to the music of Bach.（1）A . bring B . take C . ask D . leave （2）A . people B . time C . ways D . places （3）A . away B . here C . there D . home （4）A . influence B . hurt C . make D . listen （5）A . time B . food C . music D . news （6）A . takes B . depends C . works D . lives （7）A . let B . make C . feel D . help （8）A . higher B . lower C . better D . bigger （9）A . less B . more C . lighter D . fewer （10）A . coming B . going C . playing D . following 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共34分)2. （6分）根据短文理解，选择正确答案。CWhy does the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side!Thats an old joke in the west, but it came to my mind again when I saw people crossing the road at the intersection of Shaanxi Road and Huaihai Road in Shanghai.When the traffic light was red, a group of people were waiting for the light to change. Suddenly one man began rushing to the other side of the road. Soon others followed him at the crossing and more people did the same. Just like chickens, they didnt mind the honking horns(喇叭声) and kept crossing the road in a mess.Every year several thousand people are either killed or hurt on the roads in Shanghai. And at least one third of them were jaywalking(乱穿马路). Jaywalking is very common in Shanghai. It seems that jaywalkers are not afraid of the danger to themselves.Traffic laws are to keep people safe. So we should obey them, and have good road-crossing habits. When someone starts to jaywalk, we should stop him, and never follow him. That way we can avoid the traffic accidents.（1）The underlined word intersection here probably means .A . roadB . bridgeC . crossingD . traffic（2）The writer saw people _ in Shanghai that day.A . crossing the road in a messB . waiting for the green light patientlyC . crossing the road with chickensD . hurting each other in the street（3）How does the writer like what he saw in Shanghai that day?A . He thinks its OKB . He thinks its wrong.C . He has no idea of it.D . He doesnt mention(提及) it.3. （10分）阅读理解，判断正误。Ina and her brother, Billy, were visiting Lost Valley Farm. In the afternoon they wanted to go horse-riding. Ina and Billy were good riders, so their parents said it was OK. They took a map and some food for a snack(快餐) and set off.Ina and Billy were riding slowly through the hills when they saw a wild horse. They decided to ride after it. The race lasted a short time. The horse ran too fast and was soon far away. Ina and Billy stopped and tied their horse to a tree. Then they knew they were lost!They werent afraid because they had a map. In the end they found their way back to the farm by reading the map. They were very happy. （1）Ina and Billys parents let them go horse-riding. （2）Ina and Billy were riding fast when they saw a wild horse. （3）The wild horse ran very fast. （4）Ina and Billy were afraid because they were lose. （5）In the end, Ina and Billy found their way back to the farm by using the map. 4. （8分）阅读理解James William comes from America. People call him “Big Cat” because hes two meters tall. He is famous because he plays for the Chicago Bears, an American football team . American football is different from European football . American football players need to be big and strong , so James needs to eat a lot .Every day James has three big meals . For breakfast ,he has orange juice , fruit , bread , milk , eggs and cakes. For lunch , he has fish , meat ,vegetables and ice cream. He loves ice cream best.In the evening he has his big meal, tomato soup, pork and beef, potatoes, chicken, rice and his favorite chocolate cakes.But that isnt everything , James also eats between meals, bread, hamburgers, sweets and two or three bars of chocolates.（1）James come from _. A . USAB . UKC . FranceD . Canada（2）He eats_ between meals. A . Bread, eggs, milk, fruits and orange juiceB . Rice , potatoes, chicken and tomato soupC . Bread, milk, eggs, cakes and vegetablesD . Bread , sweets, hamburgers and chocolates（3）According to the passage, which of the following is true ? A . He only eats three meals.B . He is good at playing basketball.C . He eats different kinds of food.D . He likes bread and chocolate cakes best.（4）James eats a lot because _. A . hes two meters tall and he is very strongB . he likes eating and playing football every dayC . he wants to be a famous player two years laterD . American football players should be big and strong.5. （10分）阅读理解Mrs. Brown lives in London.She has two sons.One is James and the other is Bill. They were born on the same day and they look the same. Mrs.Brown likes them very much and always dresses them in the same clothes，hats，shoes and even socks.One day James lost(丢失)his hat when he played football on the playground after school.His mother didnt blame(责备)him because she loved him so much.The next day after lunch she went to a shop with Bills hat.She hoped to buy the same hat for James as Bills.She wanted them to have the same kind.She asked the shopkeeper to bring out most of the hats.It took her more than an hour to find the same one.At last she chose(选择)one and said happily，Excuse me，sir.Could you take it to my car，please？”Im afraid I cant，madam， said the shopkeeper in a polite(有礼貌的)voice.Why？the woman asked in surprise.Its your hat，madam，the man said with a smile.You dont have a new one here.（1）James and Bill are _. A . friendsB . twins(双胞胎)C . classmatesD . sisters（2）Mrs.Brown doesnt blame James because _. A . hes too youngB . she loves him very muchC . she has enough money to buy a new hatD . the hat is too broken to wear（3）It takes Mrs.Brown a long time to choose a hat because _. A . the shopkeeper doesnt help herB . she cant do itC . it is difficult for her to do itD . there are too many hats in the shop（4）What does the phrase(短语)“in surprise” mean？ A . 兴奋地B . 烦乱地C . 神秘地D . 惊讶地（5）The shopkeeper wont take the hat to the womans car because _. A . she doesnt pay for(付款)itB . it is the womans own(自己的)hatC . she buys many things in his shopD . she is strong enough to do it herself三、 单词拼写 (共5题；共23分)6. （7分）根据音标或汉语提示完成句子。（1）As a result, their performance was _. / sksesfl/（2）He _swim when he was five. （能够）（3）I _listening. （在做得不好）7. （1分）_ me, is this your baseball? 8. （1分）My mother _ (坚持) that I should study when I was young.9. （4分）(A) 根据句意,写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。 （1）I met many students from different _ (国家) at the party.（2）My friends new house is about 200 _ (平方的) metres in size.（3）Do you know any _ (信息) about these exchange students?（4）You should go _ (径直地) home after school. Dont stay out too long.10. （10分）阅读下面短文.然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式(每空一词)。Curt Von Badinski is an engineer of a company in San Francisco. _ (然而)，his home is in Los Angeles, which is 770 _ (英里)away from his workplace, so he has to take a plane work and back.Every workday morning, von Badinski gets up at 5 a.m. for the 15-minute drive to the airport. After_(停放)his car, he goes straight to take the plane. After a 90-minute flight, he _(着陆)at Oakland Airport and drives to his company. The _ (整个的)trip takes him about 3 hours.Von Badinski pays the airline 2,300 dollars monthly so that he can fly_ (自由地)at any time to and from San Francisco.Flying to work every day is not _ (容易的)for von Badinski because he can only sleep five hours every night, but he believes_ (没有什么)could be more important to him than his family. He had thought about several ways to solve the problem，_ (包括)moving his family to San Francisco, but none of them worked.The six-hour round trip shows that I have the_ (能力)to have all the things I want. he explains. I am always excited to start a new day四、 语法填空 (共10题；共45分)11. （1分）Many April Fools jokes may end up _ (be) not very funny. 12. （2分）They_already_(lose) the match13. （1分）My grandpa _(like) living in the big city because its too noisy. 14. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 About ten years ago when I was at university, I worked at my universitys museum. One day _ I was working in the gift shop, I saw two old people come _ with a little girl in a wheelchair (轮椅).As I looked closer _ this girl, I realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and body. She was _ (wear) a little white dress. When the old people pushed her up to me, I was looking down at the desk. I turned my head and gave _ (she) a smile. As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest, _ (happy) smile I had ever seen.Just at that _ , her physical handicap (生理缺陷) was gone. All I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just impressed me _ almost gave me a completely new idea of what life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy university student and brought me into her world, a world of smiles and love.That was ten years ago. Im a _ (success) business person now and whenever I feel frustrated and think about the trouble of the world, I will think of that little girl and the unusual lesson about life that she _ (teach) me.15. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（最多限填3个单词）。 We live in a small town and almost everyone knows each other. It used to be very quiet. Nothing much ever happened around here. However, these days something unusual is _(happen) in our town. Victor, a teacher at my school, is really nervous. When he was interviewed _the town newspaper, he said, Every night we hear strange noises outside _(we) window. My wife thinks that it could be _animal, but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having fun. My parents called the policemen, but they couldnt find anything strange. They think it might be the wind. I dont think so!Victors next-door neighbor Helen is _(worry), too. At first, I thought that it might be a dog, but I couldnt see a dog or anything else, either. So I guess it cant be a dog. But then, what could it be? One woman in the area _(see) something running away, but it was dark so she is not sure. I think it was too big to be a dog, she said. Maybe it _(be) a bear or a wolf.Everyone in our town is feeling_(easy), and everyone has his or her ideas. There must be something visiting the homes in our neighborhood,_what is it? We have no idea. Most people hope that this animal _person will simply go away, but I do not think that is going to happen. The noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood.16. （6分）26、用括号中所给动词的正确形式填空，使短文完整Donnie Darko is a fantastic film. Its a dark comedy, which is sometimes funny and sometimes frightening. The film_ (set) in an American town. One night, Donnie Darko, who is a teenager, meets a frightening man_ (dress) as a rabbit. When a plane crashes into Donnies house, the man saves his life and then tells him that his enemies plan_ (end) the world in 26 days. The film is about the next 26 days. Its a teenage love story, a thriller, a science fiction film, and a comedy, all in one film. Donnie Darko was written and directed by Richard Kelly, who_ (be) only 25 when he made it. It_ (win) plenty of film awards so far, but no Oscars. The music is really good, and it_ (include) 1980s pop songs. Watch this film now and see what you think of it.17. （10分）阅读下面短文，根据文章大意用所给单词的适当形式填空(未提供单词的，限填一词)，使文章意思完整、正确。 One of the most well-known Chinese skills is kung fu. Chinese kung fu is a series (系列) of fighting skills with a long history in China. And it _(think) as a traditional sport and part of Chinese culture. It _(include) Shaolin, Tai Chi, Yongchun and so on. It has lots of followers all over the world. Some Westerners think that all Chinese people are good at kung fu. Thats not true, _this traditional skill has much influence in the locals life style._kung fu is a fighting skill, it advocates (提倡) virtue and peace. This has been its common value _generation (代人) to generation. With a number of movements and fighting actions, kung fu keeps _(it) first function (作用) of self-protection. Now more and more people of different ages practise it _(keep) healthy. Many kung fu training centres or clubs appear. Kung fu movies also attract great attention outside China. Even foreigners make _(they) own movies about kung fu. Kung fu movie stars, including Bruce Lee, Jet Li and Jackie Chan, are famous for the fantastic kung fu _(skill). They help kung fu become _(popular) than ever around the world.18. （1分）Is Kate good at _ (swim)? 19. （2分）My grandfather keeps two_(pig) and three _(sheep). 20. （2分）I was nervous. I didnt know what _ (do) and what _ (not do) then. 五、 翻译 (共5题；共10分)21. （3分）让我们尽最大努力使之成功。（完成译句）Lets _ _ _ to make it a success.22. （1分）一些学生在微信群里花了太多的时间与同学聊天。 It takes some students too much time _ in WeChat groups.23. （1分）在许多国家，朋友们第一次见面时都应该握手。In many countries, friends are _shake hands when they meet for the first time.24. （3分）玛丽把她所有的钱都花光了。Mary _all her money25. （2分）兵马俑有两千多年的历史。The Terracotta Army is _2,000 years old.六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)26. （5分）任务型阅读 Good morning!