沪教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中联考卷B卷.doc

沪教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中联考卷B卷一、 单项选择。 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）Have you watched the boat races this Dragon Boat Festival? Yes. wonderful races! A . What anB . What aC . WhatD . How2. （2分）My mother likes to go to theto enjoy the paintings and the old things. A . libraryB . museumC . buildingD . playground3. （2分）Water is important to _, so there are many water festivals around the world. A . everyoneB . nobodyC . somebodyD . something4. （2分）Though Kongfu Panda 3 is popular with teenagers, it wont be liked by _. A . nobodyB . somebodyC . everybodyD . anybody5. （2分）I dont like spring, because _days make me sad.A . rainyB . rainingC . rain6. （2分）How much do you _ a single room every night? A . payB . pay forC . takeD . spend7. （2分）一 How long did it you to finish the work? About two hours.A . takeB . spendC . costD . pay8. （2分） Does your son _ an bout _ his homework after school? No, shorter than that now, about half an hour.A . spend; to doB . spend; doingC . spends; to doD . spends; doing9. （2分）I wont be able to understand what you say, you speak too quickly. A . ifB . thoughC . becauseD . but10. （2分） Did you buy the book Becoming by Michelle Obama? Yes. I _ it since it came out. This is a best-seller.A . have boughtB . have givenC . have hadD . have borrowed11. （2分）She often helps her mother with some _ at home. A . homeworkB . houseworkC . homeworksD . houseworks12. （2分）The policeman told the children _ play in the street.A . cantB . to notC . dontD . not to13. （2分）I will go camping if it this weekend.A . wont rainB . isnt rainingC . dont rainD . doesnt rain14. （2分） Jim knows little English._ I failed the English exam again.A . So am I.B . So do I.C . Neither am I.D . Neither do I.15. （2分）Jay Chou is popular with the young.So the audience that attend Jay Chous concerts are mainly _ young people.A . made fromB . made up ofC . made of二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）完形填空 Electricity is very useful in our daily lives. It is said to be one of the greatest1in human history. It lights our world, 2our homes, cooks our food and gives us lots of happiness. Electricity brings brightness. Today, almost everyone around the world uses electricity in one way or another. It is 3to imagine our life without it. When the power is off, schools, offices, shops and factories cannot 4at all. Without electricity, our5would be very difficult. In large cities, electricity lights the streets and buildings. It warms people and 6. People can heat food in microwaves. Electricity also cools our food in7. Electricity drives underground trains, works traffic lights and lifts the machines in factories. Radios, televisions and computers use electricity to bring entertainment（娱乐）and news to millions of 8every day. In the countryside, electricity also helps a lot. In villages and on farms, electrical machines milk the cows. They also cool the milk and keep it 9for us to drink. In fact, electricity is used as much in villages as it is used in 10. （1）A . toys B . designs C . inventions （2）A . burns B . heats C . destroys （3）A . easy B . happy C . hard （4）A . work B . go C . use （5）A . work B . study C . life （6）A . trees B . nature C . animals （7）A . fridges B . baskets C . kitchens （8）A . schools B . factories C . families （9）A . fresh B . clean C . cold （10）A . shops B . cities C . houses 三、 阅读理解。 (共3题；共30分)17. （10分）Look at the centre circles of Diagram (图)A and Diagram B. Which of the centre circles looks larger? In fact, they are exactly the same size.Then look at the picture on the right. What do you see? A vase? Or two faces？Does the picture change quickly from one to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can never see them at the same time.“Whats happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?” You may wonder at what you see. Dont worry. Here is how it goes:When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interpret（解读）the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received information in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it “visual illusion(视觉错误)”.Movie makers often make use of visual illusions. They make the objects around actors much smaller or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Parkand Honey I shrunk the kids just make use of visual illusions.（1）Why does the centre circle in Diagram A look smaller than that in Diagram B?A . something is wrong with our eyesB . the two circles are not the same sizeC . our brains interpret the information in a wrong wayD . the two pictures change quickly from one to the other（2）What do movie makers make use of visual illusions for ?A . To help the actors look betterB . To make the actors much braverC . To help the actors become strongerD . To make the actors seem different in size（3）In the picture below, it seems that Line AB is shorter than Line CD, but in fact Line AB is as long as Line CD.Which paragraph can explain what has happened to our eyes?A . The second one.B . The third one.C . The fourth one.D . The sixth one.（4）Whats the right order according to the passage?a. We look at things with our eyes.b. Our brains interpret the messages.c. Our brains tell us what we have seen.d. Our eyes send messages to our brains.A . a d b cB . c a b dC . a c d bD . b c a d（5）Where may this passage be from?A . A letterB . An English newspaperC . A science bookD . An advertisement18. （10分）阅读理解。Some advice(忠告)： Always play in a safe place. A park is a safe place because there are no cars or trucks. But do not talk to anyone you do not know. Never go with a stranger into a motor car. Before crossing the road， stop and look both ways. Look left， look right， look left again. Keep away from houses or building that are being built or knocked down. Something might fall on your head， or you might cut yourself on broken grass. Medicines or pills can be dangerous. Never swallow（吞下）any pills or medicines you find in the cupboard. Wear a life jacket whenever you go out in a boat. Even if you are not in the open sea and the water is not deep， you should have your life jacket on. Its easy to fall out of a boat. Do not put your head out of a car， bus or train. Many children have been killed by doing this.（1）We are safe from truck or cars _. A . if we play in the streetB . if we play on the roadC . if we play in the parkD . if we play by the road（2）Its _ to take any pills you find in the cupboard. A . safeB . safetyC . dangerousD . danger（3）Even if your friends ask you to play in a house that is being built， you _. A . should goB . shouldnt goC . did goD . didnt go（4）Which is wrong? A . Do not talk to anyone whom you dont know.B . Look both ways before you cross the road.C . Wear a life jacket if you fish from a boat in a lakeD . Put your head out of a moving bus for a better view（5）Which is not mentioned (提及) in the passage? A . A strangerB . BuildingsC . A planeD . Medicines19. （10分）An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for his journey back home, As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell(铃子). When dinner time came, he didnt go to dinner room, saying that he was not feeling very well.The next morning he still didnt have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room. But at dinner time he was so hungry that he went to the dinner room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel(吵架).“Bring me the bill (账单),” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise, “There isnt any bill, On our ship meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter.（1）The story happened_.A . in EnglandB . on a ship from Norway to EnglandC . in NorwayD . on a ship from England to Norway（2）Why didnt the traveler go to the dinner room first?A . Because he had no moneyB . Because he didnt feel very well.C . Because he didnt want to eat anything.D . Because he didnt hear the sound of the bell.（3）The traveler went to the dinner room to eat something because_.A . his friend had given him some moneyB . The waiter had asked him to change his mindC . he learned that there was no bill on the shipD . he was too hungry（4）How many meals did the traveler have on the ship?A . Only one.B . Two.C . Three.D . None.（5）After the traveler finished eating,_.A . he had a quarrel with the waiter over the billB . he drank a lotC . he asked the waiter to bring him the change (零钱)D . he came to know that travelers on the ship had free (免费的)meals四、 任务型阅读。 (共1题；共4分)20. （4分）根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的选项补全短文。May 12th, 2018 is the 10th anniversary of Wenchuan Earthquake. Many of us may have remembered what happened on May 12th, 2008. The devastating 7.9 magnitude Sichuan earthquake which killed about 90, 000 people in western China. It has been concerned(担忧) widely about what we can do when we encounter(遭遇) certain accidents. Therefore, how to deal with accidents in our daily life?Earthquake is the first thing that I am going to talk about. Firstly, you need to rush to open space quickly if you are in a lower floor. Meanwhile, you should avoid trees or wires around you. On the contrary (相反), you need to stay in a corner which seems firm if you are in a higher building. _You should keep your body safe and wait for others to help you.When it comes to fire, you need to distinguish the root of the fire and find out security exits. _Then you should crawl (爬行)on the floor. Do not use elevators or any electronic equipments.Another accident is drowning. Every summer, about 5, 000 kids die because of swimming alone in the river or the lake. Experts say that we have the more possibilities of drowning if we struggle as possible as we can. So what we should do is: “_” The summer holiday is coming. My dear friend, take care of yourself.In a word, all kinds of accidents will happen in our daily life. _We should believe that the rate of danger can be minimized(机会少)and we can not only get a chance to save ourselves but also help more others if we learn about how to deal with them in the first place.A. The most necessary thing is to keep calm and find the exact wayB. Do not be a jumper!C. To take a deep breath, lie on the water and wait for others to save us.D. The best way is to cover your nose and mouth with a wet towel.五、 选词填空。 (共1题；共10分)21. （10分）选词填空 friendly a happily classmates promised write for best that mePablo and I were walking home from playing football. On the way, I told him that our school needed _football team. At once, Pablo suggested, Why not run for(.竞选) class president so that you can set one up ?Who would want _？I asked, surprised at the idea.Pablo made a list of reasons: I was the _student of all in sports and lessons; I was _to everybody. When I told him running for president would be much work, he _that he would help me.I did run, and Pablo did help me. Fir