沪教版2019-2020年八年级下学期英语期末考试试卷A卷.doc

沪教版2019-2020年八年级下学期英语期末考试试卷A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分) (共4题；共30分)1. （6分）阅读理解 As summer comes near, many children are really happy to forget about school for a few months. The summer vacation is the best time for students. They can go outdoors and have fun. They can go to big cities to go sightseeing, or go to the countryside to enjoy the beauty of nature. However, studies have found that children forget between one and three months worth of school learning during the summer months. Spelling and math abilities are seriously influenced because of the long vacation, while reading is not really influenced by the time off. The most probable reason for this is that most children usually read at least outside of the classroom, whether newspapers, magazines, books, or video game guides. However, their math and spelling skills only get exercised in the school setting.The first summer vacation appeared because the farm children have time off to help work in the fields in the high growing season, but this reason is no longer valid since fewer kids actually work on farms today. Some cities in the United States, such as Los Angeles. Have moved to a year-round school calendar, which will bring less influence in their studies. Most cities still use the normal nine and a half-month calendars. To improve skills and to have a good level of preparation, experts suggested trips to museums, summer camps, and visits to libraries to keep kids active and interested the whole summer.There are other educational systems that provide vacations while still keeping students skills in a high level. For example, in Japan students attend class for seven weeks continuously, followed by two weeks of vacation. This continues go through all the year. In Italy, students attend class six days per week, but finish at 1:30 p.m. each day, so that school does not manage their life the way that it does in America.Educational experts fear that the three-month summer vacation stops the continuity of learning. Just as students get used to new ways in reading, writing, or critical thinking skills, then the summer vacation comes, they shut down for a long period. When they go back to school after the vacation, they take up to two months to return to their previous level of understanding. And so the debate continues: whether to continue the present vacations or to seek changes.（1）The students abilities of the spelling and math are influenced in the summer vacation because they . A . take the summer vacation too seriouslyB . do little work of math or spellingC . dont like spelling and mathD . have to help work in the fields（2）What can we learn from the passage? A . Students may keep reading in summer vacations.B . The United States has stopped summer vacations.C . The summer vacations have no influence on students skills.D . Now most children still work on farm in summer vacations.（3）What does the underlined word valid in the second paragraph probably mean? A . acceptableB . aimlessC . imaginableD . valueless（4）What is the best title for the passage? A . Do we need new Educational Systems?B . Do summer vacations confuse students?C . Should summer vacations be changed or not?D . Should students improve ability in vacations?2. （8分）阅读理解 My grandfather Jack is 96 years old, and he has had an interesting life. He has traveled a lot in his life in the Far East He visited the Taj Mahal in India and the Pyramids in Egypt. He hunted (狩猎）lions in Africa, and rode a camel in the Sahara Desert. He says the most beautiful place he has travelled to is Kathmandu in Nepal. Jack has married twice. His first wife died when she was 32. He met his second wife Maria while he was cycling round France. They have been married for 50 years, and they have lived happily in a small village since they got married. Jack says that he has never been ill in his life. The secret of good health, according to my grandfather, is exercise. He goes swimming every morning. He has done this since he was a boy. He also has a glass of wine every night Perhaps that is his secret!（1）Jack think _ is the most beautiful place. A . KathmanduB . the PyramidsC . the Sahara DeserD . Taj Mahal（2）Jack _ every night. A . goes swimmingB . has a glass of wineC . hunts lionsD . rides a camel3. （8分）阅读理解 Peter is thirteen years old. He is in Grade Seven this yea. He likes to play football and watch football matches. And he often reads newspapers. He does his best to know where and when there is going to be a football match. Now Peter is having lunch. He is listening to the radio, too. He is very happy because there is going to be a nice football match on TV at four this afternoon. He wants to watch it very much. But he is going to have English and Chinese lessons. He thinks hard and finds a way. Hello, Mrs Black, Peter says to his teacher on the telephone. Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a days leave(请半天假). ”Oh, Im sorry to hear that. says Mrs Black, But whos that?”Its my father, Mrs Black.（1）Peter will be in next year. A . Grade SevenB . Grade EightC . Grade NineD . school（2）Peter often reads newspapers because . A . he likes to read newsB . his father wants him to read themC . he likes to read storiesD . he wants to know when and where a football match will be（3）Which sentence(句子)is RIGHT? A . Mrs Black is going to take Peter to see a doctor.B . Peter is a stupid(笨的)boy.C . Peter likes to play football at four in the afternoon.D . Peter isnt an honest(诚实的)boy.4. （8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。 Fresh green grass, Hundreds of colorful wild flowers. Water running into little pools. Birds making their homes in boxes. The 9, 500-square-metre Augustenborg Botanical Garden may look just like any other well-organized park but theres a difference. It lies on the roofs (屋顶) of industrial and office buildings in the city of Malmo in Sweden.Green roofs are not a new invention. And now they are getting popular again. The common roofs of a modern city have endless black surfaces with no life or water. Perhaps thats why a garden on a roof becomes such a perfect choice for more and more people.Green roofs are not just pretty. They also help to moderate the city temperature. The high temperatures on common roofs in the summer can make top floor flats uncomfortably hot. What is more, they play a part in making the cities hotter than the countryside around them, causing the urban heat-island effect. On a green roof, however, with its plants and water, temperatures change only a little, as they do in a park. This can greatly cut the costs of heating and cooling in the building below.Also, a green roof takes in rain water, and protects the city drainage (排水) system. And small animals and birds can make their homes on it. Thanks to this, the city may become part of nature, rather than something completely separate from it.While the cost of building such a roof can still be higher, it can be cheaper in the long term as a result of energy savings. And wouldnt it be wonderful to be able to walk out into a garden high above the citys noise and traffic, whether youre at school or in an office or just at home in a ten-floor block?（1）With the example of Augustenborg Botanical Garden, the writer wants to explain _. A . how wildlife is protectedB . what a green roof is likeC . how to organize a good parkD . what to do with a spare roof（2）The underlined word moderate in Paragraph 3 is the closest in meaning to _. A . raiseB . checkC . recordD . control（3）Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in Paragraph 4? A . A green roof is alive.B . A green roof stops pollution.C . A common roof is noisy.D . A common roof increases the cost.（4）The purpose of the passage is to _. A . discover the problems with green roofsB . introduce the change of green roofsC . show the amazing beauty of green roofsD . describe the advantages of green roofs二、 任务型阅读(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分) (共1题；共10分)5. （10分）请根据下面张贴在学校公告栏的招领信息和寻物信息完成下列表格。 LostMy watch.Its black.Please call Tony at 2346 7902.FoundA book. Name: MaryPhone number：134 6788 5679FoundSome keys. My name is Nancy. Call me at 158 5578 9092.LostA pink wallet. Call Alice at5598 6734.NameLost/FoundThingPhone numberTonyLostA watch_MaryFound_134 6788 5679Nancy_Some keys158 5578 9092_Lost_5598 6734三、 完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分) (共1题；共15分)6. （15分）阅读下列短文，从下面每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 A father and his daughter were flying a kite in the park. The young daughter was a little bit tired, so they took a1on the beach when the daughter saw an old man selling apples, she asked her father to buy her an apple. Her father didnt bring much money with him but it was enough to buy two apples. So he did, and gave2of them to his daughter, smiling. His daughter held one apple in her left hand and the other in the right hand. Then the father asked her if she could 3one of the apples with him. When the girl heard this, she quickly took a bite from one apple. And before her father could speak she also took a bite from the 4apple. The father was5.He wondered what mistake he made so that his daughter acted in such a greedy way. He was lost in thought. Perhaps he was just thinking too much. His daughter was too6to understand about sharing and giving. A smile disappeared from his face. Suddenly, his daughter with an apple in her left hand said, Daddy have this one! It is much juicer and7. Her father was speechless. He felt8about making the judgment so quickly about a small child. But his smile9knowing why his daughter quickly took a bite from each apple. Dont judge anything or draw a conclusion too quickly.10spare some more time to understand things better. （1）A . walk B . shower C . break D . picture （2）A . both B . either C . neither D . all （3）A . cut B . wash C . share D . bring （4）A . first B . second C . third D . fourth （5）A . satisfied B . surprised C . moved D . happy （6）A . brave B . silly C . young D . old （7）A . sweeter B . bitterer C . saltier D . bigger （8）A . proud B . great C . bad D . good （9）A . went away B . came back C . ran off D . left out （10）A . Always B . Never C . Seldom D . Sometimes 四、 语法填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）China is a _(develop) country and it is becoming better and better. 五、 单词拼写(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) (共10题；共10分)8. （1分）根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出正确的单词，每空词。 Our school has _ of(许多) events this _ (学期). We have a School Day on _ (九月) 5th, a school _ (郊游) in October and an art _ (节日) in January. Tomorrow is our School Day. This is the _ (第十二) birthday. Tomorrow is _ (也) Kates birthday. She is 15 years _ (年纪) now. She will have a birthday _ (聚会) tomorrow. I hope she can have a _ (好的) time.9. （1分）The ship