人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题D卷.doc

人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题D卷一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）What _ heavy rain it is! Thats just _ thing that farmers want now! A . the; aB . a; theC . /; /D . the; /2. （2分）_ a lot of books for your classmates next term?A . Are there willB . Will there beC . Will there areD . Will be there3. （2分） The trousers _only 10 dollars. Do you want_? Sure, I do.A . are; itB . is; itC . are; themD . is; them4. （2分）Jane，dont throw your old booksYou can give them away to people need A . atB . onC . inD . of5. （2分）Must we clean the classroom at once?No, you _. You _ clean it after school.A . mustnt; mayB . may not; must C . dont have to; mayD . cant; must6. （2分）My favorite _ is apples. A . vegetableB . fruitC . foodD . drink7. （2分）-Im flying to Hainan Island for my vacation this weekend.-Wonderful! _A . Have a good time!B . I hope so.C . Why not?D . I dont think so.8. （2分）What would you like to have for supper?Either noodles or rice OK. I dont mind.A . areB . wereC . isD . was9. （2分）Look! The man looks like Mr. Li. It cant be him. Because he with his families _ Japan since last Thursday and they havent returned.A . has gone toB . has been toC . have been inD . has been in10. （2分） I think the best way to lose weight is doing exercise. _. I think eating less is a better way.A . I agree with youB . Im sorry, but I dont agreeC . I afraid I dont knowD . Im sorry to hear that二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)11. （10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Sometimes it is very helpful for some animals to live with people. And let me tell you a story that happened to me.My neighborhood is very busy, and I 1in a tall building. There are ten floors in the building and I am in 2floor. I have a 3. She is grandma Li. Her 4goes away so she lives alone. She likes 5very much. She has a cute dog in her house. She loves it very much and the dog is very 6to her.I often visit her when I am 7. Sometimes I play with the dog for a long time and take the dog out for a walk.Last night, when I was asleep, the dog barked a lot outside my door. So I quickly opened the door. Then I realized there was something 8with grandma Li. I went to her house quickly. There was a big 9in the house and grandma Li was insensible (无知觉的). I 10quickly and then the firemen came. They put out the fire soon and grandma Li was saved.（1）A . live B . work C . study D . drive （2）A . forth B . the forth C . fourth D . the fourth （3）A . driver B . pen pal C . neighbor D . teacher （4）A . father B . son C . daughter D . husband （5）A . pets B . cats C . ducks D . pigs （6）A . polite B . friendly C . strict D . mad （7）A . thirsty B . tired C . free D . hungry （8）A . dangerous B . sad C . upset D . wrong （9）A . fire B . dog C . snow D . river （10）A . visited B . called C . stopped D . told 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共28分)12. （8分）阅读理解One day all the employees got to the office. They saw a big sign on the door: “Yesterday the person whos been holding you back in this company died. We invite you to join the funeral in the biggest meeting room.” In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of this person. But after a while they started wondering who the dead person was.As more people started coming into the meeting room and getting closer to the coffin (棺材), the doubt grew. “Who is holding me back? Well, at least he died,” everyone was thinking.One by one the employees got closer. And when they looked inside it, they suddenly became silent. They stood there and couldnt say a word, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their hearts. There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself or herself.There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is only one person who can set limits to your growth: it is YOU.” You are the only person that can change your life. You are the only person that can make a difference to your happiness and your success. You are the only person that can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your partner changes or when your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go further than your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life. “The most important relationship you can have is the one you have with yourself.”（1）According to the sign on the door, the funeral was about a person that A . always treated people nicelyB . was strict with his workmatesC . had been holding someone backD . made great contributions to the company（2）What do you learn from the underlined sentence? A . They felt sorry for this persons death.B . They felt relieved (释然的) that this person had died.C . They used to love this person very much.D . They felt surprised about the bad news.（3）From the sign next to the mirror, we can see that _ can limit your growth. A . nobodyB . parentsC . workmatesD . you（4）What does the story want to tell us? A . Your future lies in your own hands.B . Getting along well with workmates matters.C . Change your life by being a nice person.D . Teamwork is important to get things done.13. （10分）阅读理解The aim (目的) of students who come to school is to study. But studying requires (需要) a right way, or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.The best time for reading is morning, because in the morning, the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason, we can get good results (结果).In studying we must have patience (耐心). If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We shouldnt read the next one till we have understood the first one.When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book, or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers, parents, or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what weve leaned can be used well and made better.Though there are many ways for studying, yet the above mentioned (提到的) will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.（1）The passage tells us _. A . the importance of readingB . to read in the morningC . to pay attention to the ways of studyingD . to have patience in studying（2）The passage has taught us _ ways of studying. A . threeB . fourC . fiveD . many（3）Wed better read in the morning because _. A . its easy to remember what we have learnedB . the air is fresh and the mind is clearC . its difficult to get good resultsD . both A and C（4）If we cant put our hearts into the book when we read, it is _. A . easy to understand it wellB . better to get something from itC . impossible (不可能) for us to get something from itD . possible (可能) to learn something from it（5）In studying we must always ask “whys” in order to _. A . understand the book wellB . write down the questionsC . do with the new wordsD . get some questions to ask our teachers14. （10分）阅读下面短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Life is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. I was born. I played a lot, and then I went to school. I learned many new things. There were happy days and sorrowful days: some days the Sun shone, and some days it didnt.At the age of twenty, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I got married and had a child. During those days, I didnt have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hair. The summer of my life passed quickly. Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking more slowly. One day I stopped working. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees changed their colours and gave us delicious fruit. But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left, but I will enjoy them till the end.（1）The writer was very busy in the _ of his life A . springB . summerC . autumnD . winter（2）According to the passage, which age is during the autumn of the writers life? A . 15B . 33C . 62D . 87（3）What does the underlined word sorrowful mean in this passage? A . SadB . ExcitingC . WonderfulD . Nice（4）Which of the following is TRUE? A . The writer was an engineer.B . The writer had a garden with flowers.C . The writer was always happy as a child.D . The writer now is old and weak, but he still enjoys his life.（5）The best title for the passage can be _. A . Four seasonsB . Four seasons in my lifeC . Four season in a yearD . My life四、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共7分)15. （7分）请先从方框中为文章第25段选择一个小标题填在第14小题的横线上，然后完成第5小题。A. Exercise at fitness centers.B. Exercise enough but not too much.C. Get your body ready.D. Stop playing when you are hurt.（1）为文章第25段选择一个小标题。Everyone knows that exercise is important. We all need to exercise. There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games, but you should remember to exercise in the right ways. Before you do any exercise, make sure to warm up for at least five minutes. During warming up, you should extend all parts of your body. Its best to exercise twice each week. Thirty minutes each time is enough. Try all kinds of things until you find one, two or even three sports that feel right for you. There are a lot of equipments (设备) at fitness centers. The equipments will help exercise your arms, legs and other parts of your body to make you fit. Some people buy equipments for their homes. But it is very expensive. If you get hurt when you are doing exercise, dont play again until you are well.（2）Which is the best title for the passage? A . How to keep HealthyB . Get enough exerciseC . Exercise in the right waysD . Dont get too tired五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Next time you hold a book in your hands, stop and think. Like most other things in the modern world, it is the result of thousands of years of human invention.First, came the invention of writing,_(probable) about 5500 year ago. With writing, people did not have to remember everything in their heads. They could communicate with people that they never _(see) and share their knowledge with future generations.Later, the Greeks were well-done for their literature( 文学 ) and science, but their “books” looked very different _the books of today. They were called scrolls(卷轴).They were different to use and took a lot of space in a library. About 2,000 years ago, books with lots of pages _(invent).For more than a thousand years, the pages of books were made from animal skin. That changed in _thirteenth century, when Europeans learned about a very _(use) Chinese invention: paper.But the biggest change for books in Europe came in 1439, when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. Before that, books in Europe were copied by hand, so they were very expensive. Many more people could afford the books _were produced on a printing press.These days it is difficult _(imagine) a world without books. But human invention does not stop. Every year, more _(story) are bought as e-books and read on a screen.Will anyone turn the pages of a traditional book in the future,_will books, like scrolls soon disappear?六、 用动词的适当形式填空。 (共1题；共10分)17. （10分）阅读下面短文，根据文章大意用所给单词的适当形式填空(未提供单词的，限填一词)，使文章意思完整、正确。Last night l went to a concert of Chinese folk music. One piece especially moved me. It _(play) on the erhu. I felt sad and painful. The piece _(name) Erquan Yingyue was one of _(moving) pieces of music that Ive ever heard. The erhu sounded _sad that I almost cried along with it when I listened. Folk musician Abing _(write) the music. He was born in Wuxi, _August 17, 1893. He could play many musical instr