人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷A卷 (2).doc

人教版2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷A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 Abdul Sadiq, an Afghanistans only professional cyclist, began by training his daughter. And when she competed successfully abroad, he set up the team. It is the worlds most unlikely sporting team, because the sport breaks taboos in a country where in many traditional communities, women are not allowed out of the house.The head coach faces frequent threats and the girls families do not always approve If its not their fathers trying to stop them, its a brother or uncle.Two members of the team, Massouma, 18, and Zarab, 17, are sisters. Their father and their brothers approve, but they know that their uncles complain to their father. They will never come in front of us to say Why are you cycling?, but they say bad words to our father, she said. His team have, however, competed and won regionally against Bangladesh and Pakistan.We want to go cycling because we want to be heroes one day, said 16-year-old Jella, one of the latest riders. In one of the mildest and driest winters for many years, training has gone on without stopping. And next spring, the girls will go up into the mountains. We say that women should not sit at home, they need to come out and do sports, said Abdul Sadiq, And 18- year-old Zainab said she wished that she could just go cycling alone on the street one day. Its my ambition, and I hope that one day girls will be allowed to go cycling on the streets, not having a coach, or anyone with them, and they will not have problems, she said.（1）What does Abdul Sadiq do? A . A teacher.B . A cyclist.C . A reporter.D . A driver.（2）What does the underlined word taboos mean in Chinese? A . 禁忌B . 警告C . 符号D . 风俗（3）From the third paragraph, we can know A . Massouma and Zarabs parents approve of their joining the teamB . Massouma and Zarabs uncles are against their cyclingC . Massouma and Zarab dont want to join the teamD . Massouma and Zarab are both very old（4）What was Zainabs dream? A . Her mother approving her cycling.B . Going cycling alone on the street.C . Joining the team.D . Winning against Bangladesh and Pakistan.（5）Where may you see the passage? A . In a storybook.B . In a fashion magazine.C . In a travel guide book.D . In a sports newspaper.2. （3分）阅读理解 North American back bears are shy animals. They are fearful by nature, and will usually run away if they see or hear people. Because of this, it can be difficult for scientists to learn about these animals.In order to study black bears, researchers from New Jersey, USA, catch bears and use drugs to help them go to sleep. Researchers then work out the size and the weight of the bear, take blood to test for diseases(疾病), remove a tooth and take it to the lab to find out its age. From these studies, researchers want to find out how many bears live in New Jersey, how long they live, and how many babies they produce.But in Minnesota, USA, researchers study bears that are completely awake. The bears know the researchers voices and they are not afraid of die research team. With the help of a few grapes to keep the bears busy, researchers can touch them to check their hearts, look at their teeth, and do other jobs. Researchers can also walk or sit with bears for hours and make videos to learn about their everyday lives. In both places, the main purpose is the sameto make sure there is a healthy population of black bears. But the research methods and the kinds of information that researchers, are able to collect are quite different.（1）In the first paragraph, we can learn that North American black bears are _. A . shy and fearful animalsB . not found todayC . well known to scientistsD . not afraid of people（2）The word remove in the second paragraph probably means _ in Chinese. A . 拔下B . 移植C . 清洗D . 修补（3）Which of the following ma y NOT be included in the New Jersey studies on bears A . The age.B . The way of their communication.C . The weight.D . The number of babies they produce.（4）In the Minnesota studies, researchers _. A . can never get close to the bearsB . study the bears while they are asleepC . use grapes to make the bears fullD . learn a lot about the bears everyday lives（5）What do the two studies have in common？ A . Research places.B . The main purpose.C . Research methods.D . Collected information.3. （4分）阅读理解 Kathy could still remember the night she had to leave her home in Hungary. It was the beginning of World War II and her family had to leave their country as soon as possible. She quickly filled a bag with a few pieces of clothing, her diary, and her treasurea beautiful silk scarf.Kathy and her best friend, Monica, had asked their parents to buy them matching scarves. They each would wear the scarves as a symbol of their friendship. Kathy had no idea that she was going to America that night and would not be returning.Kathy kept that special silk scarf for many years. One day she decided to give it to her granddaughter, Eliza, to wear to her first job interview for good luck. Kathy was afraid that Eliza would lose the scarf, but the granddaughter promised, Dont worry, Grandma, nothings going to happen to your scarf. Youll see. It is going to bring both of us luck today, And with that, Eliza kissed her grandmother and left for the interview.That afternoon Eliza left the interview, feeling sure that she had got the job. So she decided to celebrate by going to a restaurant. As she was sitting at her table, she felt someone looking at her. Sitting next to her was an old woman, who could not take her eyes away from herIm sorry, do I know you？ Eliza asked.Im sorry, dear, but you make me think of someone I once knew, the old woman replied. My best friend looked like you and used to wear a scarf just like the one youre wearing around your neck. Eliza listened carefully, with her eyes and mouth wide open. She had heard stories of her grandmothers best friend and knew the meaning of the scarf. Could this be Monica, her grandmothers childhood friend？Eliza introduced herself and waited to hear the name of the other woman.My names Monica, dear, I lived in Hungary as a child, but my family had to leave when I was fourteen years old. Ive been living here in California ever since, said the old woman.ELiza could not believe her ears （1）Kathy and her family left their country because_. A . Kathy found a job in the USAB . Kathy would study in CaliforniaC . they had no friends in EuropeD . they wanted to get away from the war（2）From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6, we can infer that Eliza felt _. A . surprisedB . thankfulC . sorryD . nervous（3）What would Eliza most probably do after the dinner？ A . She gave the silk scarf to Monica.B . She went for another job interview.C . She showed Monica around California.D . She took Monica to meet her grandmother.（4）The best title for this passage can be . A . A Gift from ParentsB . A Scarf of LuckC . A Successful InterviewD . A Story in the War4. （4分）阅读理解 A series of Chinese landscapes (风景) created by an AI (人工智能) robot, named Gemini, is shown in London.It was believed to be the first AI-made ink work. Ink Now Chairman Calvin Hui sees it as the start of the tech ink times.It took Victor Wong, the Hong Kong artist, around three years to build and program Gemini. He has been interested in traditional art since he was young. Few younger people nowadays care about ink, so I decided to bring technology and ink art together. says the artist, I want to tell them that ink painting is not that hard to do.Each landscape painting can take around 60 hours to finish. First, the robot artist creates his own landscape in his AI mind. Then hes traveling inside his mind and picking up an angle (角度) because its 3D. After that he uses an arm that puts the brush into ink and water before sweeping across Xuan paper to create Chinese Shuimo artwork.However, in some peoples opinion, whether robots can create ink art like human artists is not sure because the ink lines were too, straight while works created by human hands are better. Im open to all comments, he said, Im keeping an open mind as to whether machine-made art can be seen as art. But I hope it will bring an imagination to artists on how to mix technology while painting or creating.（1）The underlined word it in the first paragraph refers to _. A . GeminiB . the ink workC . Chinese landscapeD . AI（2）Victor Wong decided to bring technology and ink art together because _. A . Younger people arent interested in inkB . younger people know little of AI.C . he wants to build GeminiD . ink painting is not hard（3）According to paragraph 4, Gemini works in the order of _. sweep across Xuan paper put the brush into ink and watercreate his landscape pick up an angleA . B . C . D . （4）The underlined word comments means _. A . 想象B . 创造C . 进步D . 评论（5）The purpose (目的) of the passage is mainly to _. A . show us Chinese Shuimo artB . tell the story of Victor WongC . introduce AI ink artD . make Gemini more popular二、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共1分)5. （1分）根据短文内容，在文章后表格的横线上填入最恰当的词。 China and Western countries may have different cultural beliefs about certain animals, but when it comes to pigs, somehow we have the same idea that pigs are ugly and lazy.But the truth is that pigs do have some finer qualities. And maybe theres m better time to clear their names than now, with the arrival of the Year of the Pig on Feb 5 this year.For starters, science long ago proved that pigs arent stupid at all. According to a research, pigs are mentally (精神) and socially like dogs and chimpanzees. They like to play. They can remember things for a long time. And they can tell who treat them welt and who dont.There are lovable pig characters in cartoons too. Peppa Pig, a UK animated television series that begin in 2004, has now become one of the most popular cartoons in 180 countries and areas. The four members in the cartoons pig family teach children from all over the world to get on well with fiends. Their dally stories show that family members are the most valuable persons to cherish (珍惜). And in China, the adventures of McDull, a piglet who works hard towards his dreams even though he keeps failing, have been made into films since 2001. McDull is slow and patient, and not afraid of repeated failures. He has a heart of gold.Perhaps these are the qualities of pigs to keep in mind when we celebrate this Chinese New Yeartheir intelligence (智力), cuteness, patience and innocence.Traditional ideasChina and Western cultural beliefs somehow _ an agreement on pigs.Truth about pigsPigs intelligence is _ to that of dogs and chimpanzees.Pigs have long-term memories.Pigs can tell who treat them well and who dont.Pig characters in cartoonsPeppa PigHer family teach kids friendship and the _ of family.McDullHe works hard to _ his dream.New impressionsPigs are clever, cute, _ and innocent.三、 完形填空 (共1题；共1分)6. （1分）完形填空 My family has had a cat for years, and we all love her. But one day, a 1came to my house as a new pet. The little dog was 2and everyone in my family wanted to play with him. 3, the cat didnt like him, because she didnt want to live with4pet in the house. But the dog loved her and followed her all the time, 5to play with her.One day, a lynx(猞猁)6the cat, and the lynx planned to have the cat for lunch. When the little dog saw this, he ran towards the lynxquickly,7any hesitation(犹豫). The dog was much 8than the dangerous animal. He did everything he could9his friend. The children happened to see him, so, after that they gave the dog a new name: Hero Dog.From then on, the cat began to be friendly to the dog. 10followed the hero dog everywhere and even let the dog eat from her bowl. It was clear that the cat considered(认为) the little dog as a hero dog.（1）A . cat B . dog C . lynx （2）A . lovely B . lazy C . dangerous （3）A . And B . So C . However （4）A . other B . others C . another （5）A . tried B . trying C . to try （6）A . caught B . played C . followed （7）A . except B . besides C . without （8）A . small B . smaller C . smallest （9）A . save B . saved C .