上海新世纪版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷（I）卷

第 1 页 共 15 页 上海新世纪版上海新世纪版 2019 20202019 2020 学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷 学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷 I I 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 1515 分分 1 4 分 阅读理解 I have some exciting news class said Mrs Pike It was almost lunchtime and Jenny Archer was hungry She drew a piece of apple pie in her notebook Sometimes Mrs Pike s news wasn t very exciting Once Mrs Pike had said it would be exciting to watch a filmstrip 幻灯影片 called Tommy Tooth and the Whole Truth about Teeth But it wasn t We re going to have a contest 竞赛 said Mrs Pike Jenny put down her pencil The whole school will take part Mrs Pike went on We re going to collect empty tin cans to sell We ll use the money to buy a video camcorder and a TV monitor for the school What kind of contest is that asked Clifford Stern Just collecting cans The class that collects the most cans said Mrs Pike will use the camera first We will make our own class movie You could all be star Me a movie star Jenny said to herself Now that was exciting The person in the class who brings in the most cans will direct the first movie Mrs Pike finished Wow Directing a movie might be even better than starring 主演 in one The director could make up the whole story He She would choose the actors and tell everybody what to do Jenny loved to make up stories And she was good at telling people what to do 第 2 页 共 15 页 She was sure she d be a great director The whole class was noisy at once She looked over at her friend Beth Beth s eyes were bright You can be the star of my movie Jenny whispered to her Your movie What do you mean Beth asked I mean when I win the contest Jenny said What if I win the contest Beth said But I have to win answered Jenny I ve always wanted to make a movie Since when Well I realised it just now Jenny admitted But don t you think I will make a good director I think I might make a good director Beth said Beth was one of Jenny s two best friends Jenny didn t want to fight with her But she really wanted to direct the class movie Let s not fight Jenny said We will both be good directors You re right Beth said We won t fight Let s just say may our friendship last forever Jenny shook Beth s hand May our friendship last forever she repeated 1 Why did Jenny start drawing in her notebook when Mrs Pike said that she had news for the class A Because Jenny didn t think the news would be exciting B Because Jenny was too busy thinking about the contest C Because Jenny didn t like being told what to do D Because Jenny was too mad with her best friend Beth 2 The whole class was noisy at once This sentence shows that the students in the class 第 3 页 共 15 页 were A happy to go to lunch B nervous about the contest C excited about Mrs Pike s news D not interested in collecting empty tin cans 3 What does the underlined word admitted mean A made a promise B allowed going to a place C left a room for something D agreed that something was true 4 Look at the following chart Which detail from the story can be put in the empty box A Jenny remembers watching a filmstrip B Jenny makes a drawing in her notebook C Jenny tells Beth she wants to make a movie D Jenny and Beth shake hands with each other 2 3 分 阅读理解 In 1945 six planes and 17 men disappeared without a sign all in one day This was Flight 19 Flight 19 s captain was Lieutenant Charles Taylor Flight 19 was a usual flight It took off at 第 4 页 共 15 页 about 2 10 p m from Miami The weather was very normal on that December 5th of 1945 It was never spoken directly to after its going down A message was received at 4 00 p m that told about pilot Taylor not knowing the way to go because his compass 指南针 was running around After that it was never heard from again While searching for it a search plane was also lost The search for the both continued until December 10th of that same year None of the things from Flight 19 s planes or from the search plane was ever found It is one of the most infamous disappearances Searching for Flight 19 lasted five days and covered 380 000 square miles Dr Kripke suggests a vortex 涡流 may have been involved 牵涉 in the disappearance of Flight 19 1 How many planes were lost in 1945 A 3 B 4 C 5 D 6 2 In this passage the underlined word pilot means A 飞行员 B 乘客 C 宇航员 D 空姐 3 People received a message after Flight 19 took off A two hours B half an hour C an hour D a hundred and ten minutes 4 Perhaps made the Flight 19 disappear 第 5 页 共 15 页 A the weather B a storm C a vortex D a creature 5 From the passage we can infer 推断 A people haven t found Flight 19 B people are still searching for Flight 19 C two planes were lost while searching for Flight 19 D people found something from the missing planes 3 4 分 阅读理解 A poor man worked for a rich man The rich man made the poor man work all day but didn t give him enough food So the poor man often felt hungry One day when the poor man was having breakfast the rich man came in and said to the poor man It s very troublesome to come back for the other meals So I want you to have your breakfast lunch and dinner together now before you go to the fields How can I eat three meals at breakfast time the poor man thought but he said All right He finished his meals and went out Two hours later the rich man went out for a walk he saw the poor man sleeping under a tree He was very angry and said Why don t you work in the fields The poor man sat up and said with a smile I ve already had my dinner and you know very well that after dinner it is time to go to sleep 1 Why did the poor man often feel hungry A The rich man didn t give him enough food B His parents didn t give him enough food C He ate only one meal a day D He was poor and lazy 第 6 页 共 15 页 2 What s the English meaning of the underlined word troublesome A nice B easy C annoying D wonderful 3 The rich man asked the poor man to A have breakfast with him B have a rest after breakfast C lie under a tree D eat three meals at a time 4 From the story we can learn that A the rich man had only one meal a day B the poor man ate too much C the poor man was clever D the rich man was kind to the poor man 4 4 分 阅读理解 Every year on April 22 People all over the world celebrate Earth Day It is a time to work to keep our earth clean People plan projects to clean up the land air and water U S Senator Gaylord Nelson first thought of the idea for Earth Day in 1962 when he saw 第 7 页 共 15 页 polluted rivers and cities with smoke He needed to get support from Americans to clean up the earth Finally on April 22 1970 20 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day Now many countries around the world celebrate it and you can too How can you celebrate Earth Day Here are a few ideas Join a clean up project Clean up your street or a favorite beach Save energy Turn off the lights when you leave a room and use public transportation Use less water Reduce 减少 Reuse Recycle Practice the three Rs First reduce how much you use Then reuse or recycle what you can You can make a difference on Earth Day and every day 1 People celebrate World Earth Day every year to A have great fun B keep our earth clean C get to know each other D get support 2 How do people around the world celebrate Earth Day A By using more cars B By helping clean up the land air and water C By polluting rivers and cities D By taking fewer buses 3 Which of the following sentences is NOT true A Americans celebrated the first Earth Day B Three Rs mean reduce reuse and recycle 第 8 页 共 15 页 C Now about 20 million people celebrate the Earth Day D People celebrate Earth Day by helping to do some public cleaning 4 The best title of this passage is A Three Rs B A Clean up Project C World Earth Day D Save Energy 二 二 任务型阅读任务型阅读 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1 1 分分 5 1 分 阅读下面的短文 回答短文后面的各个问题 Helen has always been interested in helping her community 社区 Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school When she was a school teacher she also found time to volunteer After she retired 退休 she started volunteering to help the old When her father was older he was not able to see as well as he used to which made her sad because he had always enjoyed reading She decided it would be fun to read to elderly people in her community She also helped one woman write her stories Ann was almost 100 years old and Helen wrote down information about her life when she visited her She put the information in a book and got it published 出版 Ann was very excited to share her life story with her children and grandchildren After a strong storm hit some southern cities Helen volunteered again for the American Red Cross She prepared food and answered phones in a care centre One day Helen read an article in the newspaper about refugees 难民 who needed to learn English She met once a week with Sahra a 38 year old woman from Somalia Helen gave Sahra a camera and asked her to take pictures of her daily life In the end they wrote a book together and used the photos in the book This helped Sahra learn many new words about her everyday life Helen says The real value of my volunteer work is becoming friends with the people I help 第 9 页 共 15 页 They enrich my life as well as I enrich theirs 1 When did Helen first volunteer for the American Red Cross 2 What did Helen do just after she retired 3 Why was Ann excited when her book got published 4 Why did Helen give Sahra a camera 5 What do you think of Helen 三 三 完形填空完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1 1 分分 6 1 分 阅读下面的短文 掌握其大意 然后从短文后所给的 A B C 三个选项中 选出可以填入空白处 的最佳选项 A wealthy man loved his son very much As he wanted his son to lead a happy life he decided to send him to see a wise old man for his advice on happiness When the old man learnt about his 1 he handed the boy an empty bowl and said Go to the river miles away and 2 it with water I will tell you about it 3 no water is spilt 洒 when you reach here Although the boy was very 4to hear this he had no choice but to carry out this task The boy 5 for the river on foot and some time later came back with a bowl of water The old man asked him Did you notice the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds singing in the trees The boy could say nothing about them because he paid 6attention to the bowl in his hands The old man smiled and said Bring me7bowl of water but this time enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds as well When he returned the boy was able to 8 everything he had seen to the old man But when he looked down at his bowl he found9that most water was gone He forgot all about his bowl while enjoying the beautiful things along the road Well young man the old man said Enjoy the beauty of the world but never forget the water in your bowl This is the 10 of happiness 1 第 10 页 共 15 页 A experience B promise C purpose 2 A wash B fill C compare 3 A if B until C while 4 A glad B pleased C surprised 5 A started B waited C sent 6 A little B full 第 11 页 共 15 页 C no 7 A any B other C another 8 A change B imagine C describe 9 A happily B sadly C excitedly 10 A result B decision C secret 四 四 语法填空语法填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1 1 分分 7 1 分 Teenagers should have some hobby to enjoy themselves 五 五 根据下列句子及所给的首字母 写出各单词的正确 完全形式 每空根据下列句子及所给的首字母 写出各单词的正确 完全形式 每空 共共 1010 题 共题 共 1010 分分 8 1 分 When there are people around the bees often fly away in different d 9 1 分 This book by Tony is of great use