冀教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题B卷.doc

冀教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题B卷一、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)1. （10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。One day Eric was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a 1. Afew minutes later, Paul came along and tied his horse to the same tree.“My horse is wild,” said Eric. “Please tie your horse to another tree, 2 my horse will kill yours.”“No way!” Paul said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!”He tied up his horse and had his 3 nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible noise. The two horses were 4. They ran up to them, but it was too 5. Pauls horse was killed. “See what your horse has done! Youll have to 6 it,”shouted Paul. And he brought Eric before Mr. Know.Mr. Know asked Eric some questions. But Eric said 7. At last Mr. Know said, “This man cannot speak.”“He can!” Paul said 8. “He talked to me when I met him.”“Are you 9?”asked Mr. Know. “What did he say?”“He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”“Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he 10 you. Then can you expect to get money from him?” Paul had to leave silently.（1）A . tree B . stone C . window （2）A . so B . and C . or （3）A . breakfast B . lunch C . supper （4）A . fighting B . eating C . sleeping （5）A . strange B . late C . heavy （6）A . wait for B . look for C . pay for （7）A . something B . nothing C . everything （8）A . happily B . shyly C . angrily （9）A . sure B . afraid C . sorry （10）A . thanked B . warned C . followed 二、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共40分)2. （10分） Do you know how to write an English letter and envelope?When we write a letter in Chinese, we always put the date at the end of the letter. But it is different in English. We have to put it on the top of the right corner. And above the date, we also write the number of our house and the names of our street, city and country. To begin the letter, we always use the word like Dear sir, Dear Mr./Miss./Ms. To end the letter, we usually use words like Yours”, “Yours ever or Truly yours.Now read the following envelope, please.（1）We have to put it on the top of the right corner. The word it here means_.A . the dateB . the letterC . the passage（2）To what country will the letter be sent?A . P.R. ChinaB . ChinaC . The United States（3）Who writes this letter?A . Miss Susan BrownB . Zhang HuaC . You（4）From the passage, we know when we write an English letter, we should put down our address _.A . at the end of the letter on the rightB . at the end of the letter on the leftC . at the top of the letter on the left（5）How do you begin your letter if you write to John Smith?A . John SmithB . Mr. JohnC . Dear Mr. Smith3. （10分）阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。BDavid is a good student at school, but he is not clean. His face and hands are often dirty. He washes them with water only. He doesnt like to use soap(肥皂). He has an aunt. His aunt comes to see him. She looks at David and says, David, I know what you ate for breakfast this morning. What? David looks at his aunt and asks.Eggs, says his aunt. Your face and mouth tell me that.You are wrong, my dear aunt! says David. Not today or yesterday, but the day before yesterday.（1）What does David do?A . Hes a doctor.B . Hes a student.C . Hes a teacher.D . Hes a worker.（2）The underlined word dirty means _ in Chinese. A . 干净的B . 脏的C . 差的D . 高兴的（3）David has _. A . a sisterB . a brotherC . an uncleD . an aunt（4）When did David eat eggs?A . This morning.B . Yesterday.C . Today.D . The day before yesterday.（5）Which of the following is right? A . David washes his face and hands every day.B . His aunt thinks David had eggs this morningC . David doesnt like eggs.D . David isnt good at school.4. （10分）阅读理解Fathers Day has a very short history. It was started because there was a Mothers Day. And just because some Americans thought that if we had a Mothers Day, we should also have a Fathers Day. Fathers Day has become important in North America. And shopkeepers found it was a good way to get people to buy presents for their fathers, presents from their shops.By the way, very few countries have a Fathers Day, though some have Childrens Day, or a special day for boys and another for girls. More and more countries are having Mothers Day, so maybe Fathers Day will also become popular before too long. Now, what do people in North America do on Fathers Day? The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should dobuy a Fathers Day present for your father. They even tell a wife to buy a Fathers Day presentnot for her father but for her husband, even if he is not yet a father. And they tell grandchildren to buy a Fathers Day present for their grandfathers.The important thing to remember about Fathers Day is that American children can show their love to their fathers in a more open way.（1）Fathers Day was started just because _. A . there was a Mothers DayB . there was a Childrens DayC . people liked their fathers a lotD . fathers were more important（2）Which of the following is NOT true? A . Many countries have a Fathers Day.B . Fathers Day has a long history.C . Fathers Day has become important in North America.D . Maybe Fathers Day will become popular before too long.（3）In America, people have a Fathers Day to _. A . go shopping with their fathersB . help their fathers do somethingC . show their love to their fathersD . get money from their fathers（4）On Fathers Day, shopkeepers always want _. A . people to buy as many presents as possibleB . children to buy presents only for their fathersC . women to buy presents only for their husbandsD . grandchildren to buy a Fathers Day present only for their grandfathers（5）It can be learned from the article that _. A . the writer is against Fathers DayB . many countries have a Fathers DayC . shopkeepers can get more money on Fathers Day than usualD . We dont need to have a Fathers Day5. （10分）根据短文理解，选择正确答案。Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited(继承) a million dollars when he was 23. But he wasnt happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didnt have to. Jack decided to live a simple life like everyone else. He gave $10,000 of his money to a charity to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world by sending them $ 200 a month. The money was used for the childrens study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack received a report each year on the childrens progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. It was nothing special, he said.Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didnt know anything about their life. Once lack went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. When I met her, I felt very, very happy, he said. And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping these children. （1）Why didnt Jack need to look for a job?A . Because he is an office worker.B . Because he lives in Washington.C . Because he went to college.D . Because he got one million dollars.（2）How has Jack helped poor children all over the world?A . By sending them each $ 200 a month.B . By giving, $ 10,000 0f his money to a charity.C . By writing letters and reports to them.D . By buying food, medicine and clothing for them.（3）Jack learned about the childrens progress by _.A . visiting them each yearB . asking his college friendsC . getting a report every yearD . talking with them in English（4）The underlined words for a good cause mean“ ”in Chinese.A . 功绩B . 行善C . 优惠D . 赏赐（5）What does the writer want to tell us through the story?A . Help others and you will feel happy.B . Poor children need our help.C . Living a simple life is the secret to happiness.D . Giving your money to poor children, please.三、 词汇运用。 (共2题；共15分)6. （5分）keep out /expensive / lead /compare /take out /cheapRose took us out to dinner at an _restaurant, but the food was not good at all .I need a new coat .This one doesnt _the coldWorking hard at Science can _to a good job.Wait before you buy that computer, Lets _prices at another store.Her shoes were really _They only cost seven dollars.7. （10分）短文填空。Li Ming comes out of the train station. He wants to see his friend, Lin Tao. Lin Tao is a _. He works in Zhongshan Hospital in this city. But Li Ming doesnt _the way to the hospital. This is his _visit to this city.Li Ming walks on the street _. Soon he comes to a school. Some students are walking _of the school gate. He comes over and _, “Excuse me, can you tell me the way to Zhongshan Hospital?”“Yes, I live near here._uncle works in that hospital, too. Its not _from here. Go along this road to the end, and youll find the_on your right. You cant _it,” a boy says, “Its about 500 meters from here.”“Thank you very much!”四、 语法填空。 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）根据文意及首字母提示补全短文。My biggest problem is that I am too busy. When l was young, I used to have t_ much time, but these days I get up early and s_ in school all day. T_ I go home and eat dinner. Before I started h_ school, I used to spend a lot of time p_ games with my friends, but now I just dont have the time anymore. In the evening, I used to watch TV or c_ with my grandmother, but now I h_ to study. I love m_, and my father used to take me to the concerts. These days, I hardly ever have time for c_. I do homework and go to bed. I really m_ the old days.五、 任务型阅读。 (共1题；共10分)9. （10分）阅读理解 The American Computer &. Robotics Museum was open to visitors in 1990 in Bozeman, Montana. At first it was planned to build in Princeton, New Jersey. The founders moved to Bozeman in 1988 and after looking at the area they decided to build the museum there. With Yellowstone National Park to the south and Glacier National Park to the northwest, the museum attracts thousands of visitors from all 50 states and over 50 countries. The American Computer &. Robotics Museum has been written about in many publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, Los Angeles Times, QST and USA Today.When visitors first enter the museum, they are shown a video introducing the museum and its collections. All visitors are given the chance to join in tours led by friendly tour guides. We have had visitors aged from3 to 93- it is a big family. Over 1,000 exhibitions are shown in the 6, 000-squaremetre museum. Travelling through our museum, you will see the exciting 20,000 years of history of the information age. Technology becomes easier to accept when one learns about its origins(起源) in the natural process(进程) of human development.（1）Where is the American C