2019年八年级上学期英语第二次阶段（12月）考试试卷D卷.doc

2019年八年级上学期英语第二次阶段（12月）考试试卷D卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共1分)1. （1分）完形填空 A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life.Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most1day in our lives is? Is it the day when we were born or the day we2? Is it the day when we fall in love or the day we succeed? the young man asked.3. The most important day in our lives is today, the wise man replied calmly. Why? The young man felt more than4. Is it because there is a moving event taking place today? No. Nothing has happened today. Is it because of my visit? Even if nobody visits me today, today is5very important because today is the only wealth we have. No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone just like a ship going down into the sea. No matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come. But no matter how common today is, it is6our control.The young man still wanted to ask something, while the wise man7him and said, When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have8a lot of it.The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.Actually, today is the only 9we have. So, what we should do now is10yesterday and tomorrow and seize today!（1）A . important B . necessary C . comfortable （2）A . miss B . die C . grow （3）A . Nothing B . None C . No one （4）A . awful B . pleased C . surprised （5）A . still B . already C . ever （6）A . for B . under C . on （7）A . stopped B . refused C . encouraged （8）A . treasured B . handed C . wasted （9）A . excuse B . way C . wealth （10）A . forget B . remember C . call 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共15分)2. （3分）阅读理解 There was a boy and his family was very rich. One day his father took him on a trip to a place. He wanted to show his son how poor people were there. They spent several days on a farm. There were many poor families living on the farm. On their way home, the father asked the son, How was the trip? It was great, Dad, the son answered. Did you notice how poor people were there? asked his father. Oh, yes, said the son. So, tell me, said his father. The son said, Well, we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool in our garden, while they have a river that has no end. We have expensive lanterns(灯), but they have stars above their heads at night. We have only a small place of land to live on, while they have the endless fields。We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have high walls around our houses to protect us, but they dont need walls, because their friends will protect them.The father had nothing to say. Then the boy added, Thank you, Dad, for letting me see how poor we are.（1）When the father asked the son how the trip was, the son thought it . A . greatB . tiringC . terribleD . boring（2）According to the boy, people on the farm could see at night. A . expensive lanternsB . a lot of carsC . stars above their headsD . many horses（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A . The boy was from a very poor family.B . The father and the son spent several weeks on a farm.C . People on the farm had high walls around their houses.D . The boy thought that people on the farm lived a happy life.3. （4分）阅读理解. First name: JimLast name: MillerAge:16Telephone number: 997-5321First name: LisaLast name: SmithAge: 15Telephone number: 337-0127（1）The boys last name is . A . Miller JimB . MillerC . JimD . Jim Miller（2）Lisa is the girls name. A . firstB . lastC . oneD . family（3）Whats Jim Millers telephone number? A . 9975231.B . 3372016.C . 3370126.D . 9975321.（4）How old is Jim? A . 15.B . 16.C . 17D . 18.（5）How old is Lisa? A . 13.B . 14.C . 15.D . 16.4. （4分）阅读材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 In the past 2018, there were some amazing achievements in China which not only conquered (征服) the world but also sounded very interesting. Lets have a look at some of them!The tallest man-made waterfall in the world In Guiyang, there is a waterfall hanging in front of a building. Its reported that keeping it running costs about 800 yuan per hour, so it has been shown only for less than 10 times. And getting the waterfall ready isnt an easy thing because its on the top of a 121-meter-tall building.The first pit (坑) hotel in the world With 19 floors, this five-star hotel was built nearly 90 meters below the ground in Shanghai. Its the worlds lowest building. It costs around 600 dollars for one night. Compared with the height, the cost is pretty high.（1）The tallest waterfall has opened just a few times because of _. A . little waterB . its high costC . no visitorsD . its special design（2）What does the writer think of the hotel? A . The hotel is very high.B . Its uncomfortable.C . The price is too high.D . Its too low for people to live in.（3）The passage is mainly about _. A . some places of interest in ChinaB . some amazing achievements in ChinaC . the history of some old buildingsD . the importance of a modern technology5. （4分）阅读理解 Do you know London Zoo? It is very famous. Many people know it. It is in London. The zoo was first opened(开放) to people in 1847. Sometimes the zoo is also called Regents Zoo. Now there are over 16000 cute animals in the zoo. You can see many animals-pandas, lions, tigers, bears, giraffes, koalas and many other animals. You can also meet some African animals-elephants and hunting dogs. Its really great fun to see them.It also has many beautiful trees there. The zoo is usually open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Do you like animals? Do you want to go to the zoo? When you are in London, you can go to the zoo by bus or by subway.（1）The underlined word “famous” means _ in Chinese. A . 危险的B . 现代的C . 著名的D . 拥挤的（2）Usually, London Zoo is open for _ hours every day. A . 5B . 6C . 7D . 8（3）What does the second paragraph(段落) tell us? A . How to go to the zooB . What animals are in the zooC . Where the zoo isD . When to go to the zoo（4）We can know that . A . Tigers come from Africa.B . Lots of people know the zoo.C . People cant go to the zoo on Monday.D . People can go to the zoo before 9:00.（5）The best title of the passage is . A . African animalsB . London tripC . Beautiful treesD . London zoo三、 选词填空 (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。 swim join we sing can（1）Can your brother _that English song? （2）Do you like_? （3）The question is too difficult for her. She_answer it. （4）What club do you want_? （5）That is_classmates. 四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共1分)7. （1分）Mr. Li _ (睡过头) this morning and was late for the meeting. 五、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)8. （1分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（最多限填3个单词）。 It _(be) the day after Thanksgiving. Bobby Bear was so _(excite). His grandparents were visiting _Florida. They took Bobby Bear _(go) shopping for Christmas.Christmas is Bobby Bears favorite time of year, _he loves the holiday decorations. Bobby Bears grandparents took him to three stores. He bought some _(present) for his parents. Next, Bobby Bears grandparents took him to eat pizza for lunch.Bobby ate pepperoni pizza. For _, he had ice cream. _lunch, they got ready to get home. During the subway ride home, his grandparents told him _the true spirit of Christmas was _(spread) love everywhere he went. Bobby Bear would remember this day forever.六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）请阅读以下图表右栏对2018年最新科技发明的介绍，然后与左栏的图片相匹配。 Inventions have the power to change our world. Some inventions are designed for work. Some are just for fun. Others can help people and the planet. Every year, Time magazine shares its best inventions of the year. Below you can read about five of these inventions to learn whats special about each of them.A_Have you ever experienced a traffic jam during your way to school? Have you ever imagined how fun it would be to fly to school? This Iron Man-style suit from a British company could make your dreams come true.The suit allows users to fly just like Iron Man. Wearers can take off vertically (垂直地) and fly through the air.B_Food, water and shelter (居所) are basic human needs. But there are 1.2 billion people in the world who dont have a proper house to live in, according to the World Resources Institute. The 3D-printed houses made by ICON in Austin may help to solve this problem.C_People in some of the worlds most remote (偏远的) places cant get important medical products like vaccines (疫苗). But thanks to drones(无人机), this will no longer be a problem. It takes them about 15 to 30 minutes to send medical products to people in need.D_Smog is a silent killer. It can cause diseases that harm our lungs. US company 3M has created a new material for roofing shingles (屋顶瓦片). The material makes use of the sun to fight smog. When sunlight hits the roof, the material on the roof is activated (被激活). It then changes harmful particles in smog into water-soluble ions (水溶性离子). Later, the ions can be washed awa