上海版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中测试（I）卷.doc

上海版2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中测试（I）卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 单项选择. (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）My mother is _ English teacher in _ university.A . an; anB . an; aC . a; anD . a; a2. （2分）Im sorry, Mr. Chen, I _ my English book at home.Thats OK. But dont forget _it to school tomorrow.A . forget; to takeB . left; to bringC . forgot; to bringD . left; to take3. （2分）The meeting _ for a week now. A . has finishedB . has endedC . has been overD . was over4. （2分）Tom works very hard. he won the first place. A . At the end ofB . At lastC . UnluckilyD . The end5. （2分）_, she didnt tell me the truth.A . So farB . As far asC . For example6. （2分）Her birthday is October.A . inB . onC . duringD . from7. （2分） Im learning to surf. Could you tell me something about it? _A . No problem.B . Have a good time.C . Thanks a lot.D . My pleasure.8. （2分）Tom was very_. He would like something to eat.A . tiredB . hungryC . littleD . alone9. （2分）Our class won first in the school sports meeting!Really? _A . Thats too bad!B . Im sorry to hear that!C . Have fun!D . Congratulations to you!10. （2分）My sweater is made wool. A . withB . inC . onD . of11. （2分） Jenny, we buy Mom presents. We can clean the house from top to bottom. Good idea! Its a special present for Mothers Day.A . cantB . mustntC . shouldntD . neednt12. （2分）Because of the terrible earthquake, some people in Yaan became homeless and they had to _the tents for the night.A . put awayB . put upC . put offD . put down13. （2分）Nice to meet you, Mr Green. Im Sandy and this is Brad, Ken and Emily.A . See you laterB . Youre welcomeC . Pleased to meet you allD . You have a point there14. （2分）Our Chinese teacher asked us to write a composition _ environment.A . byB . onC . atD . in15. （2分） Would you like to play football with us this afternoon, Lucy? _. I will go shopping with Linda.A . Id love toB . Im afraid notC . Sounds goodD . Youre welcome二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。Most people like tomatoes. And they think of tomatoes as a1, because they are not sweet and are used for providing flavor（口味）to food. But they are actually fruit.Tomatoes are from Mexico. Spanish explorers who went to South America about 500 years ago,2the tomatoes to Europe. Because the tomatoes look like apples, the French called them love3, while the British called them apples of gold. So we think4is the tomatos hometown.The first people in Europe to5tomatoes were Italians. As far back as 500 years ago, the joys of eating fried tomato6salt and pepper, was known to them.In some7like England and Mexico, tomatoes were thought to have poison in them.That is because tomatoes look like plants called the belladonna（颠茄）. But people grew them in their garden because of their beautiful8and look. They even thought that tomatoes caused diseases. But they soon got over the fear.It is believed that the British brought the tomato to India. This was about 300 years ago.Gradually, the people in9started discovering that the tomato tasted10. Today, the whole world is crazy about the tomato.（1）A . fruit B . drink C . vegetable D . medicine （2）A . brought back B . look after C . think of D . ask for （3）A . pears B . apples C . tomatoes D . bananas （4）A . Mexico B . Spain C . France D . England （5）A . grow B . buy C . eat D . dislike （6）A . in B . of C . with D . for （7）A . towns B . countries C . cities D . villages （8）A . shape B . taste C . name D . color （9）A . England B . America C . China D . India （10）A . bad B . good C . strange D . sour 三、 阅读理解。 (共3题；共32分)17. （10分）阅读下面的语言材料，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。My name is Jenny. I have been volunteering for about 16 years. I got a serious illness so I had to stop working. My sister suggested that I should do voluntary work which I had never thought of before.I then decided to start volunteering in a hospital. The volunteers were making a team and chatting and I thought Id like to help patients in that way too. In the Chapel (小礼拜堂), we take it in turns to do prayers (祈祷) for patients and we each have a room where we go and talk to patients. In the hospital, I often make tea and speak to patients especially if I see the patients who are sitting there on their own or dont have visitors. I go to the Chapel every Wednesday afternoon and go to work in the hospital on the second Monday in a month.There are so many good things about volunteering meeting a lot of new people and building a friendship with them. I get as much as the patients do. I feel useful now and its terrific to think I am making a difference to somebody. Some people are looking forward to seeing you the next week. Volunteering is the best thing Ive ever done.（1）Why did Jenny decide to be a volunteer? A . She felt lonely.B . She liked to do voluntary work.C . She couldnt work because of her illness.D . She thought voluntary walk was good for her.（2）Which of the following is TRUE about Jenny? A . She doesnt have a sister.B . She never makes tea for the patients.C . She goes to the Chapel every Wednesday.D . She doesnt like to speak to patients.（3）How many times does Jenny go to work in the hospital every month?A . Once.B . Twice.C . Three times.D . Four times.（4）What does the underlined word terrific mean?A . Terrible.B . Great.C . Common.D . Sad.（5）We can infer(推断) from the passage that_. A . Jenny did voluntary work when she had a jobB . Jenny makes many new friends when doing voluntary workC . Jenny feels bored when she does voluntary workD . Jenny is not satisfied with her life18. （12分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。While many young people were enjoying the summer vacation, Zach Bonner was working his hardest. Zach started walking from Valrico, Florida, his hometown, on Christmas, 2009. He reached Los Angeles nine months later in September, 2010. He covered a total of 2,478 miles and raised $120,000 for kids in need. Along the way, Zach attended school online. His mother, brother and sister took turns to walk or drive together with him.Although he is very young, Zach has a long history of helping others. When a terrible storm hit town in 2004, Zach, when six, pulled a wagon（小推车）through his community and collected food for people in need.He has raised $400,000 for his Little Red Wagon Foundation since then. It gives money to projects which help homeless children. In 2007, Zach began walking to support a childrens charity（慈善组织）in Tampa, Florida. He finished his journey 23 days later, 280 miles away in Tallahassee. Then in the summer of 2009, he trekked about 670 miles from Atlanta to Washington, D.C., in just two months.“As long as there are homeless kids, I will never stop walking for them.”Zach says.（1）Which of the following best describes Zach? A . Friendly and shy.B . Silly but lovely.C . Kind and helpful.D . Clever but lazy.（2）What did Zach do during the summer vacation in 2010? A . He stayed at home to look after his family.B . He travelled to his hometown with his family.C . He joined in a school activity with other kids.D . He walked to collect money for kids in need.（3）We can learn from Paragraph 2 that Zach . A . began to help people at a very early ageB . made money to pay for his educationC . enjoyed playing around in his communityD . worked very hard for his family（4）At what age did Zach start walking to support a Tampa childrens charity? A . At six.B . At nine.C . At eleven.D . At twelve.（5）The underlined word “trekked” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ”. A . 延伸B . 挖掘C . 跋涉D . 飞行（6）Which of the following best describes Zach? A . Friendly and shy.B . Silly but lovely.C . Kind and helpful.D . Clever but lazy.19. （10分）根据短文理解，选择正确答案。（A）Dear Linda,I have been in England three months now. I hope you dont think Ive forgotten you. There have been so many places to see and so many things to do that Ive not had much time for writing letters.I shall soon be starting my studies at Kings College. So far Ive been learning about England and British ways of living. I wont tell you about London. There are plenty of books you can read and plenty of pictures you can look at. Im sure youll be more interested to know what I think about the life here.I find some of the customs new and interesting. People here do not shake hands as much as we do in Europe. During the first few weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them. Men raise their hats to women but not to each other.YoursAlice（1）The writer came to London from _.A . AsiaB . EuropeC . AmericaD . Africa（2）The writer _.A . has never been to EnglandB . came to England just nowC . came to England three months agoD . will come to England in three months（3）She has _.A . not written any lettersB . much time to write lettersC . no time to write lettersD . a little time to write letters（4）She came to England to _.A . studyB . make a livingC . learn British ways of livingD . learn about life there（5）Englishmen _.A . do not often shake hands with friends when they meetB . often shake hands with friends when they meetC . raise their hats to all friends when