2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷.doc

2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解。 (共3题；共28分)1. （10分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Li Ping is going to England. He wants to know something about English people. One day he sees an English girl in the street. Then he comes up to her.“Excuse me, may I ask you some questions?”“Of course you may.” answers the girl politely.“Ill go to London. What should I notice when Im talking with English people in London? ”asks Li Ping.“Well, dont ask a woman how old she is and”“But how old are you? ”Li Ping stops the girl and asks suddenly.“I”The girl gets angry.“Why do you get so angry?”asks Li Ping. “Now we are in China, not in England, you see”（1）What does Li Ping want to know? A . He wants to know the girls name.B . He wants to know the girl.C . He wants to know something about English people.D . He wants to know something about America.（2）Whom does Li Ping see in the street? A . He sees a girl.B . He sees a boy.C . He sees a woman.D . He sees an old man.（3）Does the girl like to answer the first question? A . No，she doesnt.B . Yes，she does.C . No，she dont.D . Yes，she do.（4）Why does the girl become angry? A . Because Li Ping wants to go to London.B . Because Li Ping wants to know how old she is.C . Because Li Ping wants to know her name.D . Because Li Ping calls her name.（5）Does Li Ping say sorry to the girl or not? A . Yes，he is.B . No，he isnt.C . Yes，he does.D . No，he doesnt.2. （8分）阅读理解Do you know some great inventors and their inventions?What factors (因素) are needed for their success?Well, good timing for a start. You can have a great idea which the public simply doesnt want yet. The Italian Giovanni Caselli invented the first fax（传真）machine in the 1860s. Although the quality is excellent, his invention quickly died a commercial(商业的) death. It was not until the 1980s that the fax became very common in every office too late for Giovanni Caselli.Money also helps. The Frenchman Denis Papin (1647-1712) had the idea for a steam engine （蒸汽机）almost a hundred years before the better-remembered Scotsman James Watt was even born but he never had enough money to build one.You also need to be patient (it took scientists nearly eighty years to develop a light bulb which actually worked) but not too patient. In the 1870s, Elisha Gray, a professional inventor from Chicago, developed plans for a telephone. Gray saw it as no more than “a beautiful toy”. However, when he finally sent details of his invention to the Patent Office(专利局) in February，1876, it was too late. Almost the same invention had arrived two hours earlier and the young man who sent it , Alexander Graham Bell, will always be remembered as the inventor of the telephone.Of course what you really need is a great ideabut if you havent got one, a walk in the country and a careful look at nature can help. The Swiss scientist, George de Mestral, had the idea for Velcro(魔术贴) when he found his clothes covered in sticky seed pods after a walk in the country. During a similar walk in the French countryside some 250 years earlier, Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur had the idea that paper could be made from wood when he found an abandoned wasps nest(蜂巢).You also need good commercial sense. Willy Higinbotham was a scientist doing nuclear (核能的)research in the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, USA. In 1958 the public were invited to an exhibition in the Laboratory to see their work, but both parents and children were more interested in a tiny 120cm screen with a white dot which could be hit back and forth over a “net” using a button and a knob. Soon hundreds of people were ignoring the other exhibits to play the first ever computer gamemade from a simple laboratory instrument called an “oscilloscope”. Higinbotham, however, never made money from his invention: he thought people were only interested in the game because the other exhibits were so boring!（1）How many factors do inventors need? A . 3.B . 4.C . 5.D . 6.（2）The word “ignoring” in last paragraph probably mean? A . having no idea ofB . making no sense toC . getting no chance ofD . paying no attention to（3）What can you learn from the passage? A . Giovanni Caselli invented the first fax machine in the 1980s.B . Denis Papin afforded to build a steam engine a hundred years ago.C . Elisha Gray missed the chance to be the inventor of the telephone.D . George de Mestral got the idea from a walk in a French countryside.（4）What is the best title for the passage? A . How to be a successful inventor.B . How to get a great idea from nature.C . How to have good commercial sense.D . How to make money from inventions.3. （10分）根据表格内容，选择正确答案。(B) Hello! My name is John Brown. Im from England. Im an English teacher. Im in Beijing International School. My telephone number is 8523-3237. Zhang Hao, Alice and Yingzi are my students. Im Zhang Hao. My English name is Peter. Im eleven years old. Im from Beijing. My telephone number is 8876-5342. Alice Brown is my name. Im twelve. Im from Canada. My mom is a teacher. My telephone number is 7342-6979. Im Yingzi. Im fourteen years old. Im from Japan. 5673-6981 is my telephone number.（1）Where is John Brown from?A . B . C . （2）Peter is a .A . girlB . teacherC . student（3）Alice is a girl. Her telephone number is .A . 5673-6981B . 8876-5342C . 7342-6979（4）How old is Yingzi?A . 12B . 13C . 14（5）下面哪一项叙述是不正确的？A . Alice is a teacher.B . Zhang Hao is from China.C . John Brown is an English teacher.二、 信息匹配。 (共1题；共5分)4. （5分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。 Walking through the winter park, I noticed the trees stand cold and bare. The winter has shaken their yellow leaves to the ground. As I keep walking, a noise in the background is becoming louder and clearer. Now, 100 meters ahead, a group of Chinese women gathered at the side of a path. In the cold breeze of winter, theyre moving their arms and legs to a rhythm(节奏).They are, of course, the dancing aunties. It seems that if you go to any public place around China, youre likely to see these dancing aunties. When I first came to China, it was one of the things that surprised me. Thats because in Britain, dancing in public is not a cultural habit. You wont see any age group swinging their arms and trapping their feet in a park. Usually, they just take a walk for exercise. Now and again the dancing aunties have hit the headlines. Some people find them annoying. But others respect their rights to dance in public. With most of them middle-aged, they finally have some free time to do whatever they like. There is no more work, and their kids have left. Personally, I like seeing these women enjoying themselves. They remind us of the importance of exercise as we get older. Besides, most of them have raised the whole family. Now it is time for them to have fun and enjoy some peace.（1）Who likes dancing in public in China? _like dancing in public in China.（2）Why was the writer surprised when he first came to China? Because in Britain, Its not a cultural habit to_.（3）What do British people usually do in parks? They usually_for exercise.（4）What can the aunties remind us of? They can remind us of_when we get older.（5）Whats the writers opinion about the dancing women? He likes seeing these women_.三、 完型填空。 (共1题；共10分)5. （10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。Irene sat quietly by the window and sighed, Where are you, Fluffy? Please1 soon.Her mother came in, sat beside her and stroked (轻抚) her head, Dont worry, Irene, well find her. Irene hugged her mother and cried.Fluffy was Irenes pet dog. When she came home from school, Fluffy would be the first one to 2 her. After finishing all that needed to be done, Irene and Fluffy would play a 3of catch. Fluffy knew when Irene was too 4to play, and she would sit 5on her knees and let Irene stroke her. Irene felt that Fluffy was the only one who 6 her. So Irene loved her with all her heart.Then one day,7 terrible happened. Irene came home and found Fluffy was gone. Her mother had no 8where Fluffy was. Irene searched and called but Fluffy was still not around. Her father went out and looked for Fluffy. However, he came home empty-handed. That night, Irene 9 sleep at all. She thought she would 10 see Fluffy.The next morning, as soon as she walked into the living room, she saw Fluffy sitting on the sofa. What a surprise! Irene ran forward and hugged her.（1）A . set off B . come back C . pick up （2）A . expect B . greet C . call （3）A . joke B . role C . game （4）A . tired B . excited C . patient （5）A . heavily B . loudly