外研版2019-2020学年八年级英语下学期期中考试试卷B卷.doc

外研版2019-2020学年八年级英语下学期期中考试试卷B卷一、 单项选择 (共10题；共20分)1. （2分）Its humorous _ you to tell funny jokes to those _ teenagers.A . of; lonelyB . of; aloneC . for; aloneD . for; lonely2. （2分）Sometimes, pictures of the food on Meituan look _ ,but eating too much delivery food (外卖) is bad _ your health. A . wonderful; forB . well; toC . beautifully; toD . disgusting; to3. （2分）Kitty, have you seen the film Tai Embarrassed (泰囧) yet?Yes. I _ it last month.A . seeB . sawC . have seenD . will see4. （2分）Jacks father can play computer games _ his mother _.A . because; canB . but; canC . because; cantD . but; cant5. （2分） Who the first practical light bulb? Thomas Edison.A . developedB . discoveredC . carried6. （2分）-I dont know about you, but Im sick and tired of this weather.-_. I cant stand all this rain.A . I dont careB . Its hard to sayC . So am ID . I hope not7. （2分）Jim had no why Lisa left the party without a word. A . needB . ideaC . mindD . chance8. （2分）There are many animals in the zoo，and some of them are scary A . kinds of；kind ofB . kinds of；kinds ofC . kind of；kinds ofD . kind of；kind of9. （2分）Dont forget _ an umbrella with you. Its raining outside. A . takeB . takingC . to takeD . to taking10. （2分） When shall we go and play basketball?Not until the work _ tomorrow.A . will finishB . has finishedC . will be finishedD . is finished二、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)11. （15分）阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。I stood in the doorway, watching my elder brother carefully putting clothes into his bag. I coughed uneasily. Finally 1 that I was there, Rocky turned towards me with a sad smile.“Im 2 tomorrow,” he said.“I know.”My 3 was almost a whisper. I was 4 at myself for being so weak, but I wasnt about to cry.“My 5 is early, so there is still 6 time to come to the airport,”he said. Seeing the 7 look on my face, he quickly added, “I promise I wont leave without saying goodbye.”I tried to say 8 , but didnt. Its always 9 to keep quiet if youre about to cry. “You promised you wouldnt cry,” he said to me, thinking that I was close to 10.I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike. 11 I thought he was always right behind me, holding the seat to keep me from 12. I was happy with this, but he knew he couldnt hold me up all my life. He told me that one day he would have to let go.His coughing stopped my thinking. What was left to say? How could I say 13 to the person who taught me everything?The next morning I 14 , looked at my alarm clock, and realized he had left 15 ago. We never even said goodbye.Goodbye, Rocky! Although he may have been many miles away, I knew he heard me, even if it was only an answer in his heart.（1）A . forgetting B . realizing C . watching D . learning （2）A . arriving B . living C . coming D . leaving （3）A . voice B . sound C . noise D . word （4）A . glad B . moved C . angry D . pleased （5）A . ship B . flight C . train D . bus （6）A . enough B . little C . no D . busy （7）A . surprised B . excited C . sad D . happy （8）A . anything B . everything C . something D . nothing （9）A . stranger B . better C . worse D . easier （10）A . tears B . smiles C . words D . sadness （11）A . At last B . Since C . At first D . So far （12）A . riding B . running C . walking D . falling （13）A . goodbye B . hello C . yes D . sorry （14）A . gave up B . stood up C . looked up D . woke up （15）A . minutes B . hours C . days D . weeks 三、 阅读理解 (共4题；共35分)12. （10分）The traditional school exercise book and pen could become history. Every pupil at Writhlinton School is being offered their own laptop (笔记本电脑) to use in class and for homework.Buildings with wireless (无线的) systems will open soon. The laptop project will cost the school about 400,000. Parents are being asked to pay 2 per week for their childrens laptop as long as the child stays at the school. Those unable to pay will receive economic aid (经济援助).The headmaster, Will Roberts, says parents think it is a “bargain (划算的买卖)” because its expensive to buy a laptop.“With the help of the laptop, any time they want to learn, they can. Pupils, who are aged between 11 and 18, can complete homework by connecting to the school servers (服务器) from home. And their work can be marked at once and teachers share pupils work away from the classroom.”Mr. Roberts insists, however, that children will continue to use traditional learning materials. “There will always be a place for traditional writing and textbooks here,” he says. “But we want to prepare our pupils for the real world.”The project was started with the help of the government-supported charity, the e-Learning Foundation (学习平台基金会). It is trying to make information technology (技术) more widely used in schools.Spokesman, Kevin Pay, says using computers improves pupils work speed“after all, there is no excuse for not having homework”.（1）For what purpose is the school giving each pupil a laptop?A . To prepare its pupils well for society (社会).B . To attract more pupils to study there.C . To draw the attention of the public and charities.D . To reduce the stress of teachers and pupils.（2）From the passage, what do we know about the project?A . It will begin in several months.B . It is not good for poor families.C . It is based on some researches.D . It received support from the government.（3）All the following statements are true EXCEPT _.A . computers can greatly improve pupils studiesB . the traditional book and pen will disappear from schoolsC . pupils unable to pay for the laptop can have the laptop tooD . computers make it easier for teachers to contact pupils（4）What is the parents attitude (态度) towards the project?A . They are against it.B . The dont care about it.C . They like it very much.D . They are worried about it.13. （10分）Hong Kong Harbor Cruise By NightEnjoy your wonderful dinner on the ferry(渡船)andsee the fantastic city lightsTime: 7:00 p.m.10: 00 p.m. dailyPrice: with dinner without dinnerAdult: HK$300HK$120Child under 12: HK $210 HK$84StartStop: Kowloon Pulic Pier (Near Star Ferry Pier)Ticket Office: Star Company(123 Canton Road)（1）The cruise(海上航游) will begin_.A . at seven in the morningB . at seven in the eveningC . at ten in the morningD . at ten at night（2）Mr. King will see_ during the cruise.A . treesB . buildingsC . bridgesD . fantastic city lights（3）Helen wants to have dinner on the ferry with her son, 14 and her daughter, 10, they should pay_.A . HK $ 810B . HK$204C . HK$324D . HK$51014. （10分）根据短文内容, 选择正确答案。ALots of kids hate school, a new study found. Usually this kind of feeling doesnt last long. But what happens if you feel this way too much? School is a fact of life and getting a good education can help you build the kind of future life you want. So lets talk about school and what to do when you dont like it.If you dont like school, the first step is to find out why. You might not like school because you dont have enough friends, or maybe you dont get along with your teacher. Sometimes its a big problem with your classes and schoolwork. You may be getting farther and farther behind, and it may seem like youll never catch up.When you know why you dont like school, you can start taking steps to make things better. Its a good idea to talk to someone about your problems with school. Your mum, dad, teacher or school counselor(顾问) will be able to help you. Another good idea is to write down your feelings about school in a notebook. Its a great way to let out emotions(情绪). Remember, you dont have to share what youve written with others.（1）Lots of kids _, according to the writer.A . like school very muchB . are good at reading and writingC . dont like doing homeworkD . have the thought of hating school（2）What does the underlined word it refer to in the first paragraph?A . A good education.B . School.C . Future life.D . Friendship.（3）How many reasons why you dont like school are given by the writer?A . Two.B . Three.C . Four.D . Five.（4）When you start taking steps to make things better, one of the good ideas is to _.A . keep silent about your problemsB . share what youve written with othersC . write down your feelings about schoolD . get along well with your classmates15. （5分）任务型阅读，根据上下文，选择正确的句子将短文补充完整。Mr. White lived in the country. One day, he bought a second-class train ticket and went to London to buy something. All the seats in the second-class carriages had been taken when Mr. White got on the train. _Half an hour later, _So he went into one of them and took an empty seat. The other four men seemed to be rich people because they all wore fine clothes. But just before the train started, a different kind of person jumped in and sat down._It was clear that he was very poor.Everyone in the carriage looked unhappy with the young man. Mr. White thought that he would not be the only person to pay more. _If so, he was wrong. For when the train had traveled an hour, the door opened and the ticket-collector came into the carriage. Of course, Mr. White had to pay more money for his ticket. But to his great surprise, one by one each of the four men held out a second-class ticket. _He was the only man who had the first-class ticket in the carriage.A. Only the young man sat there quietly.B. He was a young man in old and dirty clothes.C. Maybe the young man hoped that the ticket-collector would never come.D. he found that there were some empty seats in the first-class carriages.E. He had to stand up all the way.四、 写作部分 (共4题；共20分)16. （5分）The teachers say we must do morning _(操) every day. 17. （5分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每个单词限用一次。be, room, think, they, grandparents（1）Miss Lee_Anna is a nice girl. （2）My_bedroom is very clean and tidy. （3）Are these your notebooks?No, theyre _notebooks.（4）They are my sisters and my mothers _. （5）On the desk_my clock and some books. 18. （5分）根据句意、首字母或汉语提示写出正确形式的单词，每空限填一词。 （1）The tall boy with _（眼镜）is my brother. （2）My mother made many chocolate _（小甜饼）for me on my birthday. （3）I enjoy running. Its my _（每天的）exercise.（4）Therere many kinds of _（模型）planes in this toy shop. （5）Nemo and Shrek are favourite cartoon _（英雄）. （6）The poor villagers cant a_to buy food for themselves. （7）Our team won the match, so our teacher was very p_of us. （8）The earth and seven other p_go around the sun. （9）Ive been a m_of the school football team for two weeks. （10）This excellent film has won the h_of young people all over the world. 19. （5分）阅读下文并回答问题。Reading is fun. When you read, would you like a paper book or an e-book(电子书)? Some people choose e-books, some love paper books, and others prefer reading both.Li Ming, a university professor (教授), is busy doing some research. So he is often on business. When he is at the airport or on the train, he especially loves reading e-books. He also likes reading paper books in the library for the research work. Besides, he enjoys the smell of the paper books.Whats more, Li Ming would like to read with his family. There is a reading time from 8:00 to 9:00 each Friday evening at home. Everyone reads and shares what they learn from the books. One Friday evening, Grandma took out an old paper book and said to her grandson, “Li Lei, this is the first book your grandpa gave me. There is his name on the front page. Whenever I read it, I can get something new from his notes. And I can still remember the happy life we lived together.” Li Lei said, “But I enjoy reading e-books. E-books need no paper. Many forests will be sa