人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题A卷.doc

人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 单项选择 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）Its dangerous for you to go out at night on own. A . youB . yourC . yours2. （2分）People in the UK say autumn while people in the USA say . A . storeB . cookieC . soccerD . fall3. （2分）We a lot of vegetables every day.A . lookB . want C . need4. （2分）Teenagers should be encouraged to go _ and be close to nature.A . insideB . backC . outsideD . off5. （2分）-Whats wrong with you, Eric? You look tired.-I _ to prepare for the final exam last night.A . picked upB . woke upC . stayed upD . put up6. （2分）If you are late for school, you should apologize to your teacher. A . thankB . helpC . say sorry7. （2分） Miss Lin _ my desk mate with her lessons when I left school. She is really a nice teacher.A . helpsB . is helpingC . was helping8. （2分）Youd better look up the new word in a dictionary _ you dont know it .A . ifB . thatC . thoughD . whether9. （2分）My sister likes cartoons best. So she often spends a lot of time _ TV in the evening.A . to watchB . watchC . watchedD . watching10. （2分）The train is coming. Please take out our tickets. Oh, God! I _ them at home.A . leftB . lostC . missedD . forgot11. （2分）Remember to return the book to the school library in time, _ you will be fined (罚款).A . orB . andC . butD . then12. （2分）The oranges in her garden are _. A . enough sweet to eatB . sweet enough to eatC . enough sweet to eat themD . sweet enough to eat them13. （2分）It that everyone to laugh A . seems，lovesB . seem，loveC . seems，loveD . seem，loves14. （2分）_ is easy to plant trees in spring. A . ItB . ThatC . Its15. （2分）Could you please help me carry this box into my office? A . My pleasure.B . With pleasure.C . No, I cant.D . Of course, you can.二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）完形填空Mark lived in a village far away. One day he became very ill and everyone thought he would 1soon. They sent for a doctor. Two days 2the doctor came and looked over the sick man.3asked for a pen and some paper to write down the name of the medicine. But there was no pen 4paper in the village, because no one could write.The doctor 5up a piece of burnt wood from the fire and wrote the name of the medicine on the 6of the house. “ Get this medicine for him, and he will get 7soon. ” he said. Marks family and friends did not know8to do. They could not read the strange words. Then a young man 9an idea. He took off the door of the house, put it on his carriage(马车) and drove to the nearest 10. He bought the medicine there, and Mark was soon well again.（1）A . wake B . cry C . die （2）A . late B . later C . ago （3）A . The sick man B . Mark C . The doctor （4）A . and B . or C . then （5）A . picked B . held C . made （6）A . ground B . window C . door （7）A . well B . worse C . bad （8）A . when B . what C . where （9）A . thought B . hit C . caught （10）A . shop B . farm C . hospital 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共68分)17. （50分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答下列小题。Do you know what are the Worlds tallest animals? How do they sleep and drink?You may think its difficult for them to sleep, but they have no such problems because giraffes dont often stop for a snooze(打盹). As they are so tallmales can grow up to 18 feet, giraffes actually have the shortest sleep requirement of all mamma1s哺乳动物), with an average(平均) of half an hour a day. When they sleep, they seldom lie down and sleep for minutes at a time, since its difficult for them to get up again and its dangerous in the wild. But the giraffe in the zoo sleeps around 4.6 hours per day, mostly at night. It usually sleeps lying down.Drinking Water may cause problems for the animals because their long necks are too short to reach the ground. To drink they must spread their legs in an uncomfortable position, which makes them easily hunted by other animals like Africas big cats. As a result. thev get most of their water from the plants that they eat. They only need to drink water every few days.（1）How long do giraffes living in the wild sleep every day?（2）How does the giraffe in the zoo usua11y sleep?（3）What must giraffes do to drink water?（4）Whats the main idea of the passage?（5）请将划线句子翻译成汉语,（6）How long do giraffes living in the wild sleep every day?（7）How does the giraffe in the zoo usua11y sleep?（8）What must giraffes do to drink water?（9）Whats the main idea of the passage?（10）请将划线句子翻译成汉语,18. （8分）阅读下面的短文，完成短文后的阅读任务。 Who designed the first helicopter (直升机)? Who painted some of the most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most (1)_ of his time? (2)_(3)_ He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldnt build a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say that his idea would have worked.(4)_ He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he had been called a master (大师) painter, and as he got older he became even more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand ten different ways before he was ready to paint.(5)_ You may know one of his famous works, the (6)_ (smile) woman (7)_ (know) as the Mona Lisa.（1）选择能够填入(1)处的适当单词。A . artistsB . doctorsC . painters（2）用(6) _、(7) _两处括号中所给动词的适当形式填空，直接写在文中空白处。（3）从方框中选择适当的句子，将代号填入文中(2)(5)处的横线上。（2）_（3）_（4）_（5）_A. Many of Leonardos wonderful paintings are still with us today.B. Leonardo may have been the greatest genius (天才) people have ever known.C. Theres an answer to all these questionsLeonardo da Vinci.D. But Leonardo wasnt just an inventor.19. （10分）阅读理解Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.This is an old English saying. Have you heard of it before? It means that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich (wealthy) and clever (wise).This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of young age should have ten hours sleep every night. Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work very well. They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy!The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong. Exercise also helps the blood (血液) to move around inside the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood .Exercise helps us to think better!（1）If we get up early and go to bed early , well _ . A . have enough exerciseB . be healthyC . think betterD . have strong blood（2）If a child doesnt have 10 hours sleep, maybe he _ . A . becomes wiseB . wont do well in his workC . goes to school in timeD . has enough sleep（3）A person needs exercise because _ . A . it makes him healthyB . he has a lot of homework to doC . he is strong enoughD . he does exercise（4）Exercise makes the _ move quickly and smoothly(流畅) A . bodyB . bloodC . childrenD . head（5）Which of the following is Not TRUE? A . Exercise does good to a persons headB . A student should have 10 hours sleepC . Its good for you to get up early and go to bed early.D . If you have enough blood, youll be wise.四、 七选五 (共1题；共7分)20. （7分）任务型阅读（C）More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe thats why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighbourhood. You may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit(受益) from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You dont even have to ride all the way.Folding(折叠) bikes work well for people when they ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines（航空公司） are bicycle-friendly to travelers.Health benefits of bicycling:It helps to prevent heart disease.Bicycling helps to control your weight.A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year._ .Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.（1）写出划线句的同义句：Bicycling are becoming more and more _ _ people. （2）Why do Folding(折叠) bikes work well for people when they ride the train?_（3）将句译成汉语。_（4）你也尝试一下，用英文表达骑自行车的好处填入处。_（5）Which is TRUE according to the passage? _. A . Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for peopleB . Driving cars is healthier than riding bikesC . Riding a bike pollutes your neighborhoodD . Common bikes are welcomed by all airlines五、 翻译 (共1题；共10分)21. （10分）完成句子，每空一词。 （1）汤姆的祖父母在第一张照片中。Toms grandparents are _ the _ photo.（2）戴维必须找到他的钥匙？David _ _ his keys?（3）桌子底下有什么？_ is _ the table?（4）我想这件夹克衫是琳达的。I _ the jacket is _.（5）这些电子游戏怎么样？_ _ these computer games?六、 单词拼写 (共1题；共10分)22. （10分）根据文意及首字母提示补全短文。Have you ever thought of living on Mars? Our Earth is becoming more and more c_. And at the same time theres terrible p_here. If we move to Mars, things will probably change. However, it may be d_for people to have a conversation there, b