上海新世纪版第一中学2019-2020学年八年级（1）班下学期英语期中考试试卷C卷

第 1 页 共 18 页 上海新世纪版第一中学上海新世纪版第一中学 2019 20202019 2020 学年八年级 学年八年级 1 1 班下学期英语期中考试试卷 班下学期英语期中考试试卷 C C 卷卷 姓名姓名 班级班级 成绩成绩 一 一 单项选择单项选择 共共 7 7 题 共题 共 1414 分分 1 2 分 the job you should speak English well A To get B Getting C Get D Gets 2 2 分 Where is Peter He dinner for his parents at home A cooks B cooked C has cooked D is cooking 3 2 分 Our Geography teacher told us that the Earth the sun A went around B goes around C is going around D was going around 4 2 分 What about to the supermarket with me That s a good idea A going B to go 第 2 页 共 18 页 C went D goes 5 2 分 Do you think the rain will stop tomorrow It has rained for ten days It s too wet everywhere A I hope not B I m sure it is C I m afraid it will D I hope so 6 2 分 About of the workers in the factory were born in the A two thirds 1970 B two thirds 1970 s C the two third 1970 D two third 1970 7 2 分 David finds difficult to communicate with his parents A one B it C this D that 二 二 完形填空完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1515 分分 8 15 分 阅读下面短文 掌握大意 然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项 It was a cold winter s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work I felt 1 and had a slight headache 第 3 页 共 18 页 I worked in a 2 doctor s office During those days the office was often 3 people who had a cold which made me even busier than usual It seemed I was going to be late 4 home and my husband would be ready to pronounce me late once again But maybe 5 I hurried I could still make it I was heading inside to 6 for my gas when I noticed an old couple 夫妻 at the counter I heard them asking the 7 to the nearest hospital It was the hospital that I had just 8 a few minutes ago The young man at the counter was trying to be 9 by explaining how to get there But the fact was that he was telling them a whole 10 route So I walked over to the couple and said Would you like to 11 me to the hospital Then I saw a look of relief 轻松 over their faces I m going there too I said which wasn t a lie since I had just 12 up my mind to do it perfectly I got in my car and began to drive 13 I looked back several times to be 14 they were right behind me It took us only fifteen 15 to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to die down I felt better than I did all day and my headache was nearly gone 1 A boring B sad C free D tired 2 A busy B free C proper D noisy 3 A called for 第 4 页 共 18 页 B asked for C filled with D pleased with 4 A getting B making C calling D working 5 A unless B if C though D while 6 A cost B take C pay D spend 7 A distance B number C price 第 5 页 共 18 页 D way 8 A waited B gone C arrived D left 9 A careful B thankful C helpful D wonderful 10 A wrong B same C special D perfect 11 A lead B take C show D follow 12 第 6 页 共 18 页 A kept B made C taken D fixed 13 A back B up C out D down 14 A worried B sure C angry D surprised 15 A minutes B hours C days D weeks 三 三 选词填空选词填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 9 10 分 第 7 页 共 18 页 Hangzhouhua 杭州话 use it or lose it There are about 6 000 languages in the world and some experts say that as many as half of these languages will disappear 消失 in the next one hundred years Will Hangzhouhua be one of It s a that more people are asking In China Putonghua is the official language That it s the language of government business and the media 媒体 And it s also the language that is in schools Hangzhou is a special city It used to be the capital of Wu and Yue States in the 10th century during the Five Dynasties period Now it is modern fashionable and also beautiful And Hangzhouhua shows that by being modern fashionable and beautiful Young people still speak Hangzhouhua but not as as their parents and grandparents They are under more and more pressure to speak Putonghua So the language is being used often in everyday life Some people want to keep the language from disappearing completely building museums and having cultural festivals to save it But a language isn t a painting a book It s a living thing and you use it or lose it If people using it in their daily lives a museum or a festival will not help It will be lost forever like the Yangtze River dolphin 四 四 阅读理解阅读理解 共共 4 4 题 共题 共 3636 分分 10 10 分 Like many people I have no clear idea about heroes At some point we all wonder if we need a hero and what a hero really is Although there are a lot of differences in cultures heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics 特点 which give us courage and make us want to learn from them A hero does something worth talking about A hero has a special story to tell and people think highly of it But a hero is not just the person with great fame 声誉 A hero has powers 力量 larger than himself Some people want to live like a hero and they have to experience life with new and further meaning A sure test for would be heroes is what or whom they serve What do they want to live and die for If the answer suggests they serve only their own fame they may be famous persons but not heroes 第 8 页 共 18 页 A hero has a vision from the mountaintop He has the power to move people He creates new possibilities Without Gandhi India might still be part of Britain Without Martin Luther King Jr Americans might take different buses eat in different restaurants go for walks in different parks and shop in different stores because of the different colors of their skin There might be changes in society without a hero but the speed of change would be rather slow Thanks to heroes in history they make the society develop so rapidly 1 According to this passage a hero is a person who always A gives us courage B thinks highly of others C shares great fame D stands on the mountain top 2 If you want to live like a hero you should A experience a new and meaningful life B listen to something worth talking about C erve your own fame and try to be famous D know where and how you want to live and die 3 The underlined word vision in the passage means A 风景 B 想象 C 远见 D 形象 4 Black people in America used to before Martin Luther King Jr A shop at the white s stores 第 9 页 共 18 页 B drive buses with the white C take walks in the white s parks D eat in restaurants without the white 5 What can we learn from the passage A We don t need heroes anymore at some point now B Heroes are all the same though different in cultures C People get power from heroes to move to a new place D Our society has developed faster because of heroes in history 11 8 分 阅读理解 Many of us wish we would have longer weekend but for about 18 000 students in Colorado that wish is coming true A school district outside Denver has decided to shorten its week to four days from Tuesday to Friday and the first school year on this new timetable just started CBS Denver reports It began on Tuesday August 14 because the day students get off is everyone s least favorite Monday Although this may sound like a dream come true it means students will have to sit though longer school days to work more for the hours they ve lost according to The Denver Post So the timetable seems more crowded than ever The decision wasn t made just to give students more days off though it had practical purpose The district says that it will save 1 million by not having buses on Mondays and spending less on things like electricity and water That means a lot to the school However there are different voice Parents may pick up some the cost of this change though since many will now need to stay home with their kids If they go to work they have to find people to take care of their children This isn t the first district in the state to introduce a four day week 55 of the state s schools do this but most of them are in the countryside according to The Denver Post Several school in Oklahoma made the some move earlier this year and some them told CBS News Reports that more teachers wanted to teach there after the change Most of these teachers have a lot of teaching 第 10 页 共 18 页 experience About 560 districts in timetable influence students performance 1 What happens to the students in Colorado A They have shorter summer holidays B They go to school every day C They have classes only on Monday D They have longer weekend 2 What does the underlined phrase pick up in Paragraph 3 mean A go for B pay for C look for D stand for 3 Why do more teachers want to come to Oklahoma A They would like to work here with four day week B They ll be given more money than those in other states C Students are much more money creative in class in this place D Students behave better because of longer weekends 4 What can we infer from the last paragraph A Students need to study harder to make up for the time B Parents may spend more time and money on their children C People in Colorado speak with one voice when facing the decision D It s not clear whether the new timetable is good for students or not 12 8 分 阅读下列短文 从下面每小题的 A B C D 四个选项中选出最佳选项 第 11 页 共 18 页 Wu Dajing won China s first gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang He broke world record in men s 500m short track speed skating 短道速滑 on 22 February World No 1 Wu proved his ability in the event He broke the world record twice The young man won the gold medal with a time of 39 584 seconds It raised our spirits His performance was so perfect that even the other athletes showed respect for him I carried a lot of pressure into the final today after what we went through previously I am just so proud of myself to bring out myself best in the race said Wu He won a silver medal at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia I really want to say Thank you to my teacher I just followed what she had told me before the final I will still work hard and do better in the following races Later Wu and his teammates added another silver medal in the men s 5 000m team relay bringing the Chinese delegation its ninth overall medal in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang Wu Dajing was born in Jiamusi in the north of China in 1994 He started short track training at the age of 10 He used to train in Jiangsu and Jilin He has become the most competitive athlete in the world and the hope for China 1 According to the passage how many Olympic medals have Wu got by himself in total A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 2 The underlined word It in Paragraph 2 refers to A the 2018 Winter Olympics B Wu s ability in the event C the men s 500m short track speed skating D winning the gold medal 第 12 页 共 18 页 3 Which of the following is NOT true about Wu Dajing in 2018 Winter Olympics A He broke the world record twice B He won a silver medal by himself C He was under great stress in the final D He has done his best in the competition 4 The passage is probably from A an advertisement B a science fiction C a news report D a poster 13 10 分 阅读理解 No one can change the weather Nobody can control the weather But if we read correctly the signs around us we can tell what the more important changes in the weather will be This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting For many centuries and in all countries people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain Many people feel their joints 关节 hurt in their bones if wet weather is coming Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way It is probably because of the insects 昆虫 which they are hunting that they fly low If you see a rainbow 彩虹 during rainy weather this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine Such rainbows come in the evening If the stars twinkle clearly at night then fine weather will continue If a fog appears in the morning just above a river then the day will be warm If the sunset is mostly red in color then the following day will be fine If a rainbow appears in the morning rainy weather will probably come Most of the above sayings have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting 1 Which is true about weather forecasting 第 13 页 共 18 页 A Weather forecasting is a recorder about the weather on the following day or two B Weather forecasting is a way of telling what the weather will be like C Weather forecasting is a sign of coming rain D People can change the weather 2 According to the passage people s joints ache A is a sign of coming rain B without any reason C because they are ill D because of the insects 3 The birds fly high and the stars twinkle clearly is a sign that the weather will A be warm B be rainy C become clear and fine D be cold 4 A rainbow is a of the weather A method B way C sign D road 5 We must to make weather forecasting A use our eyes and brains B study the weather hard 第 14 页 共 18 页 C read correctly the signs D All of the above 五 五 七选五七选五 共共 2 2 题 共题 共 1515 分分 14 5 分 许多同学们爱喝汽水 但这是一种健康的饮料吗 请从以下选项 A B C D E 和 F 中选出 符合各段意思的小标题 其中一项为多余选项 A Children shouldn t drink too much soda B Water is the healthiest thing that you can drink C Have different kinds of fruits every day D Most soda is too sweet E Fruit juice is also a good choice F The more soda you drink the thirstier you become Most of us enjoy a can of Coca Cola from time to time After all who doesn t like soda 汽水 It s refreshing and delicious There s a lot of information going around about whether or not soda can be part of a healthy diet In fact there are 10 teaspoons of sugar in a can of soda The sugar makes soft drinks delicious but of course not healthy Too much sugar in a person s diet can lead to many health problems One of the biggest problems about sugary soda is that drinking too much can lead to weight gain and even obesity 肥胖症 During hot summer days everybody would like to drink something to avoid the