译林牛津版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷B卷

译林牛津版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解 (共4题；共15分)1. （4分）阅读理解 Qian Xuesen was born in Shanghai on December 11th, 1911. He is known as the father of Chinas space program and The king of the rocket.When he was 24 years old, Qian went to America for further study. After graduation, he worked in America for a few years, where his working conditions were better. In the early 1950s, he heard New China had been founded(成立) and decided not to stay in America any longer. He succeeded in coming back to his motherland in 1955 though the American government tried to stop him.In 1956, Qian Xuesen suggested setting up a special organization, which later became the leading organization for Chinas rocket and air travel program. In June 1964, China successfully created its first medium rocket. Qian also played an important role in developing Chinas first man-made satellite(卫星). On April 24, 1970, Dongfanghong-I was successfully sent into the air.In 1964, a young man wrote Qian Xuesen a letter and pointed out a mistake in his published article. Qian immediately answered the letter and encouraged the young man to write an article out the mistake.Zhu Yilin, who was said to be the last student of Qian Xuesen, once said, I learned a lot of professional knowledge as well as the spirit and attitude that a scientist should have from Mr. Qian, especially his deep love for the motherland. Without that, they couldnt have helped to develop science and technology when New China was badly development. Without that, he would not have made the great contribution(贡献)to industry in the late 1950s and early 1960s when conditions in China were too hardMr. Qian has been dead for ten years, but he will live in the memory of Chinese people forever.（1）Why did Qian Xuesen go to America when he was young? A . To find a new job.B . To receive further study.C . To meet with his parents.D . To find better working conditions.（2）When was Chinas first medium rocket created? A . In 1955.B . In 1956.C . In 1964.D . In 1970.（3）What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us? A . The way Qian Xuesen tried to return to China.B . The reason why a special organization was set up.C . The role Qian Xuesen played in making the satellite.D . The contribution Qian Xuesen has made to China.（4）In Zhu Yilins opinion, what made Qian Xuesen work hard for his motherland? A . His love for the motherland.B . His professional knowledge.C . His working experience.D . His anger towards America.（5）We can learn from the passage that _. A . Qian was not welcome in America in 1950sB . the young man couldnt understand Qians articlesC . New China was in great need of scientists like QianD . hard conditions made it easier to develop rocket industry2. （3分）阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Shenzhen, Jan 1st, 2018Shenzhen has become the worlds first city to make about 16, 359, run on electricity (电；电能). 12,518 taxis in the city are electric ones. We will replace (替换) the rest of the taxis with electric ones by 2020. said Mr. Chen from the government.I have been a driver for twenty years, said Mr. Zhang, a driver who started to drive electric buses a month ago. We had a lot of training and passed strict exams before we were allowed to drive the electric buses.The city has built 8, 000 charging poles (充电桩) and 501 bus charging stations. A bus can be fully charged in two hours and the charging poles can serve 300 buses a day at our station. Since the replacement, the bus station has become quiet. said Mr. Guan, the manager of Qinghu Bus Station.The use of electric buses and electric taxis plays an important role in making air fresher. In a year, the electric buses use 72. 9 % less energy than the traditional ones. The electric taxis will save the energy of 119, 000 tons of standard coal.Shenzhen was one of the first 13 cities to take part in the National New-Energy Vehicle Program. In 2017, the city spent 3. 3 billion yuan on electric buses and the charging equipment (设备). The city also encourages people to bus new-energy cars or electric cars by spending less money.（1）How many electric taxis were there in Shenzhen in January, 2018? A . 8, 000B . 12, 518C . 16, 359D . 11, 900（2）To drive an electric bus, a driver should _. A . have at least 20 years driving experienceB . charge the electric bus every dayC . take part in the National New-Energy Vehicle ProgramD . have a lot of training and pass strict exams（3）What is the influence of the replacement according to Mr. Guan? A . 200 buses can be charged a day.B . It causes air to be worse.C . The bus station has become quiet.D . People will pay more if they buy e-cars.（4）The city encourages people to _. A . buy new-energy cars or electric cars by spending less moneyB . spending more money in buying new carsC . use traditional cars as long as possibleD . avoid driving electric buses（5）The passage is most probably taken from _. A . a textbookB . a diaryC . a story bookD . a news report3. （4分）阅读理解 It was Mothers Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mothers Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs（丁香）in the garden. Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs, he said, I know where we can find all that you want. Get the children and come on. So they went, driving down the country roads. There on a small hill, they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. Carefully, she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face. When they were passing a nursing home（养老院）, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. She had no children with her. They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again. She smiled happily, too. When the young mother came back to her car, her children asked her, Who is that old granny？Why did you give our flowers to her？I dont know her, their mother said. But its Mothers Day, and she has no children. I have all of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers meant to her.（1）The young woman was a little unhappy on Mothers Day because . A . she didnt have a presentB . she was a long way from her motherC . she didnt know it was Mothers DayD . she wanted to see her father（2）There were many beautiful purple lilacs . A . in her gardenB . in the marketC . in her mothers gardenD . in the nursing home（3）The young woman had . A . one childB . no childC . more than one childD . a boy and a girl（4）The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because . A . she was her motherB . she didnt like those flowersC . her mother asked her to do soD . she wanted the old granny to be happy, too（5）Which of the following is NOT true？ A . The young woman was kind.B . The young woman was understanding.C . The young woman was friendly.D . The young woman was surprised.4. （4分）阅读理解 Why is music so important to children? Here are some of my thoughts on the subject.Music has a positive（积极的） effect on young childrens development!New research shows that music has a good influence on young childrens cognitive（认知的） skills, such as spatial reasoning（空间推理） and memory. Research also shows that offering children an interesting environment can support childrens healthy growth and development.Young children enjoy making music with others!Making music with others gives children a wonderful feeling of belonging to the group. Children might have difficulty joining in activities with others because they are shy, have limited language ability or special needs, but they can freely take part in a music activity.Music makes young children happy!Children seem to experience much pleasure and joy when listening to music, making music and dancing to music. Whether they are singing along to a CD, playing an instrument or dancing to music around the classroom, most children seem to thoroughly（彻底地） enjoy participating in a music activity. How wonderful it is to offer children the chance to do some activities about music!（1）New research shows that music can improve young childrens skills. A . cognitiveB . readingC . writingD . speaking（2）Which is one of the reasons that children have difficulty joining in activities with others? A . They dont know others.B . They want to play games alone.C . They are shy.D . They dont like music.（3）Which one of the following has the same meaning as participate in? A . come intoB . arrive atC . take part inD . get used to（4）There are of the authors thoughts on the subject. A . twoB . threeC . fourD . five（5）Whats the best title for the passage? A . How to Make Music with OthersB . The Influence of Music on ChildrenC . What Wonderful MusicD . The Importance of Music in Early Childhood二、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共1分)5. （1分）阅读下面的短文，然后根据文章内容简要回答问题。 Flowers have habits or ways of doing things, just as people have. Would you like to hear about some of these?There is one habit that almost all flowers have. They turn to the light. If plants are kept in a room, the flowers turn to the window. Some flowers shut up at night. It seems that they go to sleep. They open again in the morning. Tulips（郁金香）do this.One morning Lingling was looking at some tulips. When one of them opened, a bee flew out. He stayed too late last night, and so was shut up in the flower. He might be hard at work all day getting honey. He stopped to rest in the tulip, and was shut in when it closed. He had a fine bed that night. Lingling wondered if he slept any better than he would have slept in the hive（蜂巢）!（1）If plants are kept in a room, what happens? (no more than 6 words) （2）Some flowers shut up at night, dont they? (no more than 3 words) （3）When did a bee fly out? (no more than 5 words) （4）Why did the bee sleep in the tulip? (no more than 16 words) （5）What did Lingling wonder? (no more than 15 words) 三、 完形填空 (共1题；共1分)6. （1分）阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Johnnie Martin was born in a workers family. His parents lived a simple life, saving money for the day when they could send him to a good university. They had dreamed that their son could get a good1and live a better life. However, to Johnnie, school lessons seemed like a wall that was impossible to go through. One day when he was in Grade 11, Johnnie went2the school psychologists(心 理学家的) office to ask for help.Johnnie, Ive been studying your marks of all the tests at school. Ive made a3study of them, said the psychologist.Ive been trying hard, Johnnie was about to4.The psychologist put his hand on the boys shoulder, People have different kinds of talents, Johnnie. There are painters who are5able to learn math, and engineers who cant sing on key. Some day you will find6you are good at, and when you do, you will make your parents and all of us very7you.Johnnie didnt go to university. He found a job working in the gardens around the town. Soon8amazing happened. His customers began to notice that Johnie had what they called a green thumb The plants he9grew, and the roses blossomed(开花). People started to accept his10for gardening， because he had an eye for color and light.One day while he was downtown, he happened to11an unused dirty land behind the city hall. He volunteered to make it into a garden. That afternoon as soon as he got the permission(许可), he started the work,12he couldnt afford all the tools or the plants that were13. People gave him young trees, rose-bushes, benches and many other things. Before long, it had become a beautiful little14.Today Johnnie is the head of the business in gardening. Wherever he and his men go， they15beauty before the eyes of people.（1）A . job B . garden C . lesson D . present （2）A . into B . past C . along D . through （3）A . funny B . public C . careful D . similar （4）A . lie B . cry C . laugh D . agree （5）A . always B . usually C . sometimes D . never （6）A . how B . when C . what D . where （7）A . strict with B . proud of C . angry with D . sure of （8）A . nothing B . anything C . something D . everything （9）A . picked up B . pointed at C . talked about D . looked after （10）A . suggestions B . invitation C . situation D . attention （11）A . buy B . rent C . clean D . notice （12）A . but B . and C . so D . or （13）A . common B . natural C . possible D . necessary （14）A . farm B . lake C . park D . market （15）A . find B . spread C . collect D . d