上海版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中学业评价考试试卷A卷.doc

上海版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中学业评价考试试卷A卷一、 听对话，选择正确的答案。 (共5题；共14分)1. （2分）What did Mike take home? A . A dogB . A catC . A bird2. （2分）How is the weather today? A . Sunny.B . Cloudy.C . Rainy.3. （6分）听第二段对话，回答小题（1）Whats Sing!China? A . A TV programmeB . A computer gameC . Anew book（2）When was the singer born? A . In 1973B . In 1975C . In 1979（3）what does the singer like? A . Playing basketballB . DancingC . Travelling4. （2分）Where are the speakers? A . In a restaurant.B . In a classroom.C . In a bookstore.5. （2分）Why didnt the boy sleep well last night? A . Because he got a headache.B . Because its too noisy outside.C . Because he stayed up late doing his homework.二、 听对话，选择最佳答案。 (共2题；共12分)6. （6分）听下面一段对话，回答小题。 （1）What will happen if they turn on too many lights? A . They will waste a lot of power.B . The electricity will be cut off.C . Their washing machine will stop working.（2）Why did the woman go to the Smiths for help? A . The lights in her home went off.B . Something was wrong with her washing machine.C . She wanted to borrow some money to buy some wires（线）.（3）What did Smith advise the woman to do? A . To use more lights.B . Not to use her washing machine too often.C . To change the electric wires for better ones.7. （6分）听第二段对话，回答小题。 （1）What will Tony and Betty have? A . Breakfast.B . Lunch.C . Dinner.（2）What will Tony eat? A . Guangdong food.B . Shanghai food.C . Sichuan food.（3）When will Tony meet Betty? A . At 8：30.B . At 7：30.C . At 6：30.三、 听短文，完成信息记录表。 (共1题；共5分)8. （5分）听独白，完成信息记录表 Book CardName: 1Writer: Johnson HawkingDate published(出版日期) :2Kind of the book:3Content( 内容 ) :4Advantage:5（1）A . Animal World B . Amazing Sea C . Under the Water （2）A . March, 2012 B . May, 2013 C . July, 2014 （3）A . history B . science C . art （4）A . facts about the sea life B . sights of the sea C . ways to save water （5）A . funny stories B . beautiful words C . colourful pictures 四、 完型填空 (共1题；共15分)9. （15分）完形填空These days it is found that school students hardly have any sports. Is it because they have no 1in sports? It may not be true. They often say they have 2more important things to do.What are these important things? Exams! They have to 3themselves ready for all kinds of exams and tests in school. So many of them almost4bookworms(书呆子). In the past in the summer holidays, they could do5they liked, but now they have to 6all their time preparing. So 7have kept them away from going in for sports.Because of the pressure(压力) from 8parents and teachers, they 9to work harder and spend most of their time10books. As for the students themselves, they dont want to11the lessons because they want to further their studies. So it is necessary to give 12of their spare time to their studies and 13up their school sports.Its true a good education cannot go without physical training, the14is true a quick mind hardly goes along with a 15body. Without a strong body, you can never do anything well, how can you make great success in life?（1）A . interests B . interested C . interesting D . interest （2）A . another B . other C . much D . some （3）A . make B . have C . get D . let （4）A . turn B . grow C . look D . become （5）A . anything B . something C . everything D . nothing （6）A . give B . spend C . take D . cost （7）A . teachers B . parents C . studies D . holidays （8）A . his B . ones C . their D . others （9）A . try B . hope C . have D . enjoy （10）A . in B . at C . to D . on （11）A . miss B . lose C . leave D . fail （12）A . few B . any C . all D . none （13）A . give B . take C . put D . send （14）A . thing B . same C . word D . kind （15）A . strong B . heavy C . weak D . ill 五、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共30分)10. （8分）阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。DWhats it all about? OneSmallD is a website which lets the world know the good deeds（行动）they have done and to encourage others to do the same.Who are we? We are not a big organization, but just a group of people who wanted to find a way to make the world a nicer place. We live in London and come from different countries and cultures. The one thing we have in common is that we are kind and giving people who want to see more people like us.Want to join?All you need to do is just a small good deed as often as you can do. If you want to encourage others, then post your deeds on our website.Here are some suggestions for you to get started:1 Open the door for someone2 Give up your seat on the train or bus for someone who needs it more than you.3 If somebody asks for your help and you are really busy, find a way.4 If someone in need, like a man in a wheelchair to get across the street, help them.5 If you see someone crying, ask if you can help.（1）What is “OneSmallD” ?A . It is a nicer place.B . It is a big organization.C . It is a group of people.D . It is a website.（2）Why do they set up “OneSmallD”?A . Because they dont want people know their good deeds.B . Because they encourage others to do small good deeds.C . Because they would like to live in London themselves.D . Because they hope more people will look like them.（3）How can people join the One Small Deed organization?A . They must often do small good deeds and post on the website.B . They must come from different countries and different cultures.C . They should do big deeds to encourage others to do the same.D . They have to find a way to make the world a bigger place.（4）Which of the following is Not True about how to get started?A . Help those in need across the street.B . Refuse to help if you are busy.C . Give up your seat to others in need.D . Open doors for other people.11. （6分）阅读理解 Police arent sure how else to explain it. But when a policeman walked into an apartment on Thursday night to answer a 911 call, a cat was lying by a telephone on the floor. The cats owner, Gary, was on the ground near his bed having fallen out of his wheelchair.Gary said his cat, Tommy, must have hit the right buttons(按钮)to call 911. He said he couldnt get up because of great pain from his chest(胸口). He also couldnt reach the medicine on the table.The policeman, Patrick, said police got a 911 call from Grays apartment, but there was no one on the phone. Police called back to make sure everything was OK, and when no one answered, they decided to check things out. Thats why Patrick found Tommy next to the phone.Gary got the cat three years ago to help lower his blood pressure (压力). He trained him to call 911, but unsure if the training would work. The phone in the living room is always on the floor, and there are 12 small buttons including a speed dial (快捷键) for 911 right above the button for the speaker phone.Hes my hero(英雄). Gray said.（1）Who made a 911 call to the police? A . Gary.B . Patrick.C . The cat.D . Garys neighbor.（2）The police got the call because _. A . someone broke into Garys house through the windowB . Tommy liked to play with the phoneC . the cat was in great dangerD . Gary was in danger and needed some help（3）Which of the following is NOT true? A . Gary is a disabled man.B . Gary was saved at last.C . Gary thought the police was his hero.D . Tommy is very clever.12. （6分） Who are the top students in the world, do you know? Last week the Organization for Economic Co-operation Development (经济合作与发展组织) picked the best students in the world. They are Finnish (芬兰的). The OECD gave a test to 280 000 15-year-old students from more than 40 countries and regions (地区) last year. The OECD wanted to know how well students were doing at school.Finnish students were No. 1 in the reading test and second in maths after Hong Kong students. Those from Japan and Finland were top in science. In the problem solving, Finnish students came second to those from South Korea. The test also showed Finland had more top students than the other countries.Finns (芬兰人) of your age have done a really good job but dont have a sense of envy. You can learn from them. Most Finnish students make good use of the Internet. Of course not for computer games, but for doing more exercises and finding out more information.Libraries are also important. Finland spends a lot of money on them. Many students have a free card. They read for at least one or two hours a day.What do you usually do on the Internet? How often do you go to libraries?（1）Students from which country or region did best in the reading test?A . South Korea.B . Hong Kong.C . Finland.D . Japan.（2）Which of the following is NOT true?A . Hong Kong students were No. 1 in maths.B . Finnish students were the first of all the tests.C . Finnish students did well in the problem solving.D . Japanese students were top in science.（3）From this passage we know that_.A . the test can make the students lose their interest in learningB . the test is designed to find out good ways to use the InternetC . its hard to tell who the best students in the world areD . Finnish students make better use of the Internet and libraries13. （10分）(2015湖北孝感）On May 23, Shenzhen introduced tough new rules in order to discourage the Chinese style of crossing the road”.“Chinese people cross roads without thinking about traffic lights, so long as they are part of a crowd,”said a post on Sina Weibo.A CCTV news program showed that in only an hour, more than 600 people jumped red lights when crossing a road in Shijiazhuang, Hebei.Many people say that they jaywalk(乱穿马路) because the red light lasts too long. Such an opinion is supported by a research team at Tongji University. The team did research on peoples waiting times at different road crossings for three years. They found that Chinese people would wait for 70 to 90 seconds(秒) before they lost their patience. People are likely to ignore(忽视) the light when the waiting time is longer than they can bear,” said Ni Ying, a member of the research team.However, a survey on Sina Weibo suggested that people jaywalk mainly because they ignore rules. I always obey traffic rules. Time is important but safety should come first,”someone wrote on his Weibo.Many countries give out punishments to jaywalkers. In Singapore, the maximum can be three months in prison. Some Chinese cities have started taking some actions, too. For example, the first three people in a jaywalking group will be fined 50 yuan in Shijiazhuang.But calling on people to respect rules is more important. To completely solve the problem, everyone should realize the importance of obeying the traffic rules.（1）Which of the following is the “Chinese style road crossing”?A . To cross a road slowly.B . To follow the basic traffic rules.C . To wait for the traffic light to turn green. D . To cross roads without looking at traffic lights.（2）What does the phrase “the team” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A . A CCTV news program.B . A research group at Tongji University. C . A post on Sina Weibo. D . A daily newspaper.（3）How long will Chinese people wait for to cross the road before they lose patience?A . About five minutes.B . Less than one minute.C . Less than one and a half minutes.D . More than ten minutes.（4）Why do people jaywalk according to the survey on Sina Weibo?A . Because people dont pay much attention to rules.B . Because there are too many people on the road.C . Because the red light lasts too long.D . Because people have less patience.（5）The writer suggests that we should _ to solve the problem of jaywalking.A . punish the jaywalkersB . reduce (减少) the time of red lightsC . ignore the traffic rulesD . call on people to obey the traffic rules六、 词汇运用 (共2题；共20分)14. （10分）先阅读短文，掌握其大意。然后从方框中所给的词中选出恰当的10个，并用其适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。something, write, when, gift, understand, member,birthday, lucky, easy, like, different, secret.（1） If your birthday is coming, what presents will your parents buy for you? Its not_for Chinese parents to choose a birthday present for their children. Many American parents also have the same problem .But _ they have got American girlan American company. It is famous for its beautiful dolls. Though there are many famous dolls in the world. American girl dolls are becoming one of the most popular birthday _for girls.What makes American girl dolls so popular among girls ? The _is in her matching (相配的)hair, skin, eye color, clothing and so on. That is to say, there are _ kinds of dolls for buyers to choose and the dolls look_their owners. The company hopes their dolls can make girls _that it is OK to be different from others.The company gives each American girl doll her own name and special background. They also invite writers to _books about her. The stories in the books are mainly about different periods of American history. So _ the girls are playing with their dolls, they can get a lot of fun and they can learn _about history, too. 15. （10分）根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。Xiao Ming felt very unhappy those days, because he _ (失败) in the final English exam. He made so many _ (错误) that he was _ (害怕) of meeting his English teacher and his parents. As his teacher Ms Wang was very _ (耐心的) and kind, she found Xiao Ming and _ (教) him to be more confident in _ (他自己). Xiao Ming _ (意识到) his own problems and was no longer _ (担心) about learning English. Now he is very thankful to Ms Wang and he _ (将视为) her as his own mother. He decides to study _ (更努力) than before and get better grades.七、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)16. （1分）Police sometimes put pictures of criminals in newspapers _(find) them. 八、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)17. （5分）任务型阅读Memory(记忆) is very important. It helps you remember who you are, where you live, what you have learnt and what you plan to do in th