人教版第九中学2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷A卷

第 1 页 共 13 页 人教版第九中学人教版第九中学 2019 20202019 2020 学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷 A A 卷卷 姓名姓名 班级班级 成绩成绩 一 一 阅读理解阅读理解 共共 4 4 题 共题 共 3838 分分 1 10 分 阅读理解 Ann wanted to play in the city orchestra 管弦乐队 but she was nervous 紧张的 She thought it might be too difficult The first day she was so nervous and she could hardly breathe After a few rehearsals 排练 she could comfortably play along with everyone else She found that there was no reason to be nervous and began to enjoy herself In rehearsals Ann became friends with Danny Danny sat next to her and always helped her Ann often asked him questions about music Danny s parents were musicians They started teaching Danny music when he was only five years old Ann couldn t imagine playing the violin at that age Ann s another friend in the orchestra was Marie After rehearsal Marie would tell Ann funny stories Though Marie was much older than Ann the two became good friends The orchestra was rehearsing music for a concert Ann invited some of her friends at school to come Though they didn t understand music they promised to come They all liked Ann and wanted to cheer her Ann s family also planned to go to the concert Ann looked forward to the event and she hoped it would not rain on the night of the concert On the night of the concert Ann was excited Danny and Marie both told her that the concert would be fun Ann knew that she would enjoy it The conductor 指挥 Mike was nervous Ann was surprised because she knew that he conducted many big concerts all over the world After the concert was over the conductor seemed happy He said the orchestra gave a fine performance 1 From the first paragraph we can learn that Ann A didn t want to learn music B was excited to try new things C thought there was no reason to be nervous D wasn t interested in playing in the orchestra 第 2 页 共 13 页 2 Ann made friends in the orchestra A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 3 Some of Ann s friends promised to come to the concert because A they enjoyed the music B they wanted to cheer her C they wanted to learn to play D they wanted to make new friends 4 How did Ann feel on the night of the concert A Excited B Tired C Nervous D Sad 5 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage A Ann s parents were musicians B Marie was two years older than Ann C Danny started playing the piano at age 5 D Mike had much experience in conducting concerts 2 10 分 根据短文理解 选择正确答案 There are two mice They are called Bill and Paul They are good friends One mouse lives in 第 3 页 共 13 页 the country the other mouse lives in the city On a sunny day they meet in the street Paul Hi Bill Have a look at my house in the country I m sure you can enjoy yourself Bill I d love to But I hear that the food is not delicious and your house is not good Is it so Paul No that s not true Go and see Then Bill goes to the countryside with Paul Bill Why do you live in a hole in the field You should come and live in the city You would live in a nice house made of stone You would have better food to eat You must come and see me at my house in the city Paul Thanks Maybe you are right I ll visit your house one day days later Paul goes to Bill s house in the city The house is big and beautiful They are sitting in the sitting room having a big dinner comfortably Suddenly there a great noise Bill Run Run The cat is coming Paul Oh no It s terrible Both the house and the food are nice but I do not like living in the city I enjoy living in my hole in the field for it is nice to be poor but happy than to be rich but afraid 1 What the relationship between Bill and Paul A They are friends B They are relatives C They are brothers D They are neighbors 2 Where does Bill live A In the hole B In the country 第 4 页 共 13 页 C In the city D In the field 3 What does the underlined word several mean A Few B A few C A little D Many 4 Why does Paul hate living in the city A Because he likes to be rich B Because he likes to be poor C Because the house in the city is big and beautiful D Because he enjoys happiness 5 Which is the best title A The City Mouse and the Country Mouse B Two friends C Two Beautiful Mice D The Country and they City 3 8 分 阅读理解 Each of us makes mistakes from time to time In fact we can get a lot from our mistakes Donnie was a shy student and never answered questions in class He was afraid to make mistakes He never finished his homework because he didn t want to make any mistakes Nothing changed till Marry Anne a teacher came to our class One morning Marry Anne asked Donnie to answer some questions After a while Donnie was in 第 5 页 共 13 页 tears because he made a mistake Suddenly Marry Anne got a box full of erasers from the desk Look Donnie she said standing beside him I have something to show you She took out the erasers one at a time and put them on the desk See these erasers Donnie she asked Do you know why the erasers become smaller and smaller That s because we make mistakes But we erase the mistakes and try again That s what you must learn Here she said I ll leave one eraser on your desk so you will remember that everyone may make mistakes Donnie looked at Marry Anne and smiled Donnie changed a lot from then on He knew that everyone had the permission 许可 to make mistakes as long as you learned them and tried again 1 Why did Donnie never answer questions in class A Because he couldn t answer them B Because he was afraid to speak before his classmates C Because he was afraid to make mistakes D Because he was afraid of his teachers 2 What did Marry Anne show Donnie A mistakes B erasers C questions D homework 3 What does the underlined word erase here mean in Chinese A 擦掉 B 承认 第 6 页 共 13 页 C 认识到 D 减少 4 What can we infer 推断 from the passage A Donnie would like to be a teacher like Marry Anne B Donnie would buy lots of erasers for Marry Anne C Donnie wasn t afraid to make mistakes any more D Marry Anne wouldn t ask Donnie to answer questions in class 4 10 分 It is a Sunday morning There are many children in the beautiful park They are having a good time Some are playing games under a big tree Some are singing and dancing Some boys and girls are running up the small hill Others are boating 划船 on the lake Where is Dick He is sitting by the lake What s he doing He is drawing Look What is Jane doing She is on the grass She is running after a nice butterfly She wants to get it 1 It is today A Monday B Friday C Sunday D Saturday 2 The children under the big tree A are dancing B are singing C are running up the tree 第 7 页 共 13 页 D are playing games 3 The children are boating A on the lake B in the river C on the hill D under the tree 4 What is Dick doing A He is running after a bird B He is singing C He s drawing D He s boating 5 Where is Jane A She s in the boat B She s on the grass C She s by the lake D She s on the hill 二 二 任务型阅读任务型阅读 共共 2 2 题 共题 共 2020 分分 5 15 分 任务型阅读 A week in the sun relaxing in the beautiful March weather of Varadero Cuba is a fantastic 第 8 页 共 13 页 place for anyone Luckily my wife two friends and I had the chance last year To see Cuba you have to talk to the Cubans Our friends met us at the airport even at 1 00 a m which started our trip on a positive note After a few days at the hotel we got to know a local guide Victor The trip started off on a sunny morning Our return trip would be along the coastline from Havana but our trip to Havana would be through the countryside and the small towns This trip was designed for us to visit the Cuban countryside At first Victor brought us to Revolutionary Square where Fidel Castro made his yearly speech praising the ideas of the revolution Our second stop was the Bocoy Rum Factory We walked through and learned how 5 000 bottles of rum 朗姆酒 are produced every day The smell of rum and the huge barrels were interesting The final stop was the market in Old Havana Here my wife and I went away from our friends and we toured through this large shopping center From store to store we saw so many items that all had a clear Cuban feel to them We bought a picture and some special local things and then we took off to meet up with Victor As a tourist I was able to have a quick look at Cuban life with the help of Cubans I felt lucky to have the chance It was an interesting experience in my life 1 What time did the writer arrive in Cuba 不超过 10 个词 2 How many tourists were there on the tour trip 不超过 5 个词 3 What did the writer think of the trip of Cuba 不超过 10 个词 6 5 分 任务型阅读 Last summer Jeff became a middle school student He was a good student and he always worked hard He had a test in the first month and he finished the questions easily until he read the last one What s her name Of course this question was a little special She was tall and her hair was dark But Jeff didn t talk with her and didn t know her name The test was over Then a student asked the teacher Is the last question very important in this test Yes said the teacher In our life we will meet many hard working people They are important We may smile at them or say hello to them 第 9 页 共 13 页 He also learned that woman s name later It was Kathy 根据材料内容 从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项 使短文意思通顺 内容完整 并将其 标号填写在下面题号后的横线上 A Jeff gave his paper to the teacher B Jeff never forgot that question C Jeff saw the woman sometimes D Everyone sees our school s cleaner every day E We should care about them 三 三 选词填空选词填空 共共 2 2 题 共题 共 1414 分分 7 4 分 将下列单词或词组填入空格 每空格限填一词或词组 每词或词组只能填一次 A quietly B are connected to C allows D problems E slower Most spyware just collects information about your surfing habits for advertising reasons But some spyware can be more powerful and will often make your computer Adware is a type of spyware which is advertising software It makes advertisements appear now and then while you the Internet It is not dangerous but very annoying 令人心烦的 If this is the first time you ve heard of spyware you ve probably got some on your PC Surveys have found that 90 of computers have several pieces of spyware on them And spyware will stay on your computer for a long time collecting information and sending it back to its owners There is some anti spyware software that will remove most of your However some anti spyware software is spyware itself so be careful 8 10 分 选词填空 stay near return visit flower know I thing and picture Bill Frank and I are good friends We like doing different on holiday Last summer Bill went to Paris He said he liked Paris He wanted more about it There he some famous museums and other intere