人教版2019-2020学年八年级英语下学期期中测试A卷

第 1 页 共 16 页 人教版人教版 2019 20202019 2020 学年八年级英语下学期期中测试学年八年级英语下学期期中测试 A A 卷卷 一 一 单项选择单项选择 共共 1515 题 共题 共 3030 分分 1 2 分 Dong Guijun is first man of Lianyungang to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma He is pride of us A the B a the C the the D a 2 2 分 If people keep catching and killing these animals they will die out one day I agree with you Let s find a way to stop them A leave B disappear C appear 3 2 分 The boy misses his parents very much So he does They the hometown for nearly two years A have left B will leave C have been away from 4 2 分 Jack you are so tired these days Why Because I have homework to do A too much B too many 第 2 页 共 16 页 C much too D many too 5 2 分 What s the news about It is reported that some fans were injured in the crowd before the famous singer A looked up B thought up C gave up D showed up 6 2 分 Excuse me is the museum the library Yes The library is just in front of it A behind B beside C next to D from 7 2 分 The sign means A No parking B No U turn C No left turn D No right turn 8 2 分 There are birds in the tree 第 3 页 共 16 页 A much B a little C a lots of D many 9 2 分 对方帮你忙后 你应该说 A OK B Thank you C Hello D That s OK 10 2 分 There will not be enough space to the earth in the future A live on B live in C live on in D live in on 11 2 分 Mum must I finish my homework today You may do it tomorrow morning A No you mustn t B No you needn t C Yes you must 12 2 分 I met a friend of mine in the street yesterday A by accident B by the way 第 4 页 共 16 页 C by mistake D by car 13 2 分 Yes please I want to buy a dress A How are you B What color is it C Can I help you 14 2 分 Could you tell me the way the railway station Go along this road and soon you ll find it A at B to C in D between 15 2 分 Let s go and listen to Mr Black s speech on Western culture shall we It s getting to the end A Why not B That s all right C I m afraid not D Never mind 二 二 完形填空 完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 16 10 分 阅读下列短文 从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案 Venice Film Festival is considered to be the oldest film festival in the world The first 第 5 页 共 16 页 Venice Film Festival was 1 in Italy in 1932 It was 14 years earlier than the first Cannes Film Festival inFrance At the first Venice Film Festival there were no judges 裁判 and no 2 at all Only a list of good films was chosen by the public At the 3festival prizes started to be given The prize of the festival was the Golden 4 The lion is a symbol of the ancient republic of Venice 5the Venice Film Festival was first held the government has wanted to hold it every year But from 1938 to 1942 the festival was destroyed 6 special reasons Also from 1940 to 1942 the festival was not held in Venice so it was considered to have been 7 during that time In 1946 the festival became active again Now the festival becomes more and more 8 Each of the editors in the world wants to have a seat in this festival Venice Film has 9 a great opportunity for people around the world They can learn about other countries culture by watching films Many movie makers send their 10 to the festival and some of them hope to win the Lion Award 1 A watched B held C played D said 2 A prizes B winners C hosts D stars 3 A first 第 6 页 共 16 页 B second C third D fourth 4 A Tiger B Fox C Lion D Elephant 5 A Since B And C So D Before 6 A such as B because of C instead of D according to 7 A sent B dropped C brought 第 7 页 共 16 页 D stopped 8 A interesting B beautiful C important D comfortable 9 A bought B offered C got D caught 10 A songs B actors C movies D musicians 三 三 阅读理解 阅读理解 共共 3 3 题 共题 共 3030 分分 17 10 分 阅读理解 I first heard my mother crying one midnight in 1909 when I was only seven My dad s voice was low and troubled as he tried to comfort Mother And in their anguish they both forgot the nearness of my bedroom And so I overheard them While their problem of that time has long since been solved and forgotten the big discovery I made that night is still right with me life is not all hearts and flowers indeed it s hard and cruel for most of us much of the time We all have troubles 第 8 页 共 16 页 They just differ in nature That s all And that leads me to my first belief I believe the human race is very very tough almost impossible to discourage If it wasn t then why do we have such words as laugh and sing and music and dance in the language of all mankind since the beginning of recorded time This belief makes me proud to be a human being Next I believe in trying to be charitable in trying to understand and forgive people especially in trying to forgive very keen or brilliant people A man may be a genius you know but he can still do things that practically break your heart I believe most of our very finest thoughts and many of our finest deeds must be kept to ourselves alone at least until after we die This used to confuse me But now I realize that by their very nature these finest things we do and then cannot talk about are a sort of a better life to come I believe there is no escape from the rule of life that we must do many many little things to accomplish even just one big thing This gives me patience when I need it most Finally and most important to me I do believe in having the courage to BE YOURSELF Or perhaps I should say to be honest with myself Sometimes this is practically impossible I m sure I should always try 1 Why does the writer mention his parents quarrel at the beginning of the passage A To explain his belief B To introduce the topic C To show his big discovery D To show the relationship between his parents 2 What does the underlined phrase hearts and flowers refer to according to the context A life going without difficulties B difficulties and troubles in life C life with hard and cruel things 第 9 页 共 16 页 D ups and downs in life 3 According to Paragraph 2 why does the writer say that This belief makes me proud to be a human being A Because human race creates such words as laugh sing music and dance B Because human race is so tough that it is difficult to discourage C Because human race creates the language since the beginning of the recorded time D Because human race creates the language of all mankind 4 What can you learn from Paragraph 3 A Every man has his faults B God helps those who help themselves C Manners make the man D You cannot judge a book by its cover 5 Which one of the following beliefs is NOT mentioned by the writer A Being patient is necessary to accomplish tasks sometimes B For some thoughts and deeds good in nature we must keep as secrets C Try to forgive people unless he breaks your heart D Never give up the idea of being yourself 18 10 分 根据材料内容 选择正确答案 We spend hours days and years of our lives in school Imagine 想象 you could design 设计 your dream school what would it be like What would you be doing We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought Here is what they said Richard from the USA My dream school would have a big swimming pool and two soccer fields It would also have a cinema a gym and a shopping centre My school has none of these and I think 第 10 页 共 16 页 there should be more pleasant things for students to do while they are studying Sonia from Italy I d like a room where we can relax and play computer games I d also like to have a music room I think there should be a place for everyone to go and relax after class Wu from Beijing I think it would be great to have another day off 休息日 every week besides the weekend If that day was Friday or Monday we would have a long weekend every week How fun I also think school should start later at about 10 o clock and finish earlier Hannah from Australia In my dream school I think the teachers should give us more freedom 自 由 and choice about how we study and what we study I also think it s not necessary for us to wear schoo1 uniforms every day I really don t like wearing it 1 There would be in Richard s dream schoo1 A a big swimming pool and a music room B a room to relax and play computer games C a big swimming pool two soccer fields a cinema a gym and a shopping centre 2 How many days off does Wu want to have in a week A 2 B 3 C 4 3 Which country is NOT mentioned 提到 in the passage A Italy B Japan C Australia 4 From the passage we know that A Sonia from Italy would like a room where she can relax and play computer games 第 11 页 共 16 页 B Richard from the USA thinks his dream schoo1 should start at 10 o clock C Hannah from Australia likes wearing a school uniform every day 5 Which is the best title 标题 for the passage A Schools in the past B Schools today C Dream schools 19 10 分 Xia Ming was worried about his study so he wrote a letter to a magazine Dear editors I m a slow student in my class Most of my classmates are much better than me So I get very stressed out It s difficult to keep on working hard and it s really not fun And I think although I spend much time studying for the tests I can t get good grades My father gives me some help sometimes He tells me not to worry about it But what do you think I should do Xia Ming Two readers read the letter from the magazine and here are their answers Dear Xia Ming Many famous people are not so good at the age like you Edison the famous scientist had a bad headache for his studies when he was a 12 year old boy But everyone knows that he did a lot for the people in the world And Newton had the same story like him You should take it easy then try your best I believe you can do better Thumbelina Dear Xia Ming When you are feeling stressed out just smile and take a deep breath 深呼吸 you should believe tomorrow is another day Mr Unsmart 1 Xia Ming worried about 第 12 页 共 16 页 A his classmates B his life C his study D his father 2 Thumbelina gave examples in the letter A one B two C three D four 3 Thumbelina wrote about those famous people Which is NOT true A to make Xia Ming feel better B to make Xia Ming laugh C to show how much she knows D to show that she dislike them 4 Which is NOT true A Xia Ming doesn t have fun studying at school B Xia Ming s father always helps him with his study C Smiling can reduce the pressure D Edison is famous in the world 5 Tomorrow is another day t